Apple products are so rarely discounted that whenever there is a deal, all of us tech nerds turn and look like deers that just heard someone step on a leaf in the woods. The latest Apple deal comes from Amazon and drops the latest generation of Apple AirPods to $130 (down from $159). It's worth noting that these aren't the AirPod Pros, though they are still great true wireless earbuds.The great thing about Apple AirPods is how easy they are to use. Once connected to your iPhone or iPad, all you need to do is pull them out of their charging case and put them in your ear--they turn on automatically as you do this. It also features touch controls, allowing you to double-tap the AirPods to play, pause, or skip to the next song.Apple AirPods (2019) with charging case$130 ($159)Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go developer Niantic has a ton of events lined up this month for its hit mobile game, and now one more has been added to that list. The studio has announced the first details on March's Community Day, which will take place around the world next Sunday, March 15.Unlike February's Community Day, which featured a Pokemon voted on by players, this month's event will feature another Pokemon selected by Niantic: the Psychic type Abra. Throughout the Community Day, Abra will appear more frequently in the wild than normal, and you'll have your first chance to catch a Shiny Abra.On top of that, you'll be able to learn a special event-exclusive move if you can evolve the Psychic Pokemon all the way into its final form, Alakazam, by the end of the Community Day. Niantic has not yet announced what that attack will be, but we'll learn more closer to the event.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Publisher Rockstar Games has announced that music from Red Dead Redemption 2 is getting vinyl pressings very soon--and they will come in double-LP packages.Both the game's original score and soundtrack will come in two double-LP bundles: The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Score and The Music of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Soundtrack, both of which are available to pre-order right now through the Rockstar Warehouse, the studio's official merch store.Is it me or is this vinyl a little ghostly?The original score will come on transparent vinyl and features various collaborations from musicians such as Arca, Colin Stetson, Senyawa, David Ferguson, Jon Theodore, and more. This double-LP vinyl pressing is a "one-time-only, limited release" composed and mastered by longtime Rockstar contributor Woody Jackson. It retails for $30 USD and is expected to release on April 10.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You can get a closer look at some Resident Evil 3 Remake gameplay today, March 4, as Capcom is set to stream the game at 7 PM GMT / 8 PM CET / 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. There's no indication of how long the stream will be or what parts of the game will be shown off as of yet, but we're expecting it to showcase some of the new things Capcom is doing to modernize the experience.Capcom recently announced that Resident Evil Remake 3 will be receiving a demo, but has yet to confirm a release date for this. It could be that the stream provides information for when the demo will launch.We recently got to see Resident Evil 3 Remake for ourselves and came away very impressed with the improvements Capcom has made to the classic survival horror. "It's intriguing to see how much Capcom is redefining what it means to revisit classic games, so much so that it makes me wonder how much these reimagined remakes will impact the series' legacy and identity moving forward," wrote Matt Espineli in a recent preview. "To re-experience a game I love in a new, but familiar way is truly special--it's not an everyday thing."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A pair of mid-week PS4 sales just kicked off in the PlayStation Store, bringing markdowns on around 200 games. The Double Discounts sale offers even steeper discounts for PlayStation Plus members, while the second sale features games under $15 for anyone on a budget. Between the two sales, there are plenty of games at great prices to keep you busy this week, and you have until March 18 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET to claim anything that catches your eye.It's been a while since the last Double Discounts sale on PSN, and considering these types of promotions are benefits of the membership, PS Plus subscribers should take time to check it out. The sale includes some of the best games on PS4 and other titles that may have flown under your radar. Acclaimed first-person shooter Titanfall 2 is just $8 as part of the sale, while Devil May Cry: HD Collection is down to $15. Considered one of the best RPGs of all time, Divinity: Original Sin 2: Definitive Edition is on sale for just $24. Meanwhile, you can also snag The Escapists 2: Game of the Year Edition for $9.17 and Dead Cells for $15. Plague Inc: Evolved, which has been trending lately, is also $6. While non-PS Plus members can still buy these games at a discount, they won't be as cheap. Be sure to sign in to see the lowest price. If you're not a PS Plus member, the Games Under $15 sale has some nice deals that won't drain your wallet. A pair of Assassin's Creed games, Unity and Black Flag, are down to $9 each, while the Assassin's Creed Chronicles Trilogy is on sale for $10. Survival horror game The Evil Within is marked down to $6. Plus, some great narrative-driven adventures are on sale, including The Wolf Among Us for $4.94 and Life is Strange's complete season for $4.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After former SIE Santa Monica Studio boss Shannon Studstill left the company to head up a new Google Stadia studio in Playa Vista, California, Sony PlayStation has announced that her replacement is Yumi Yang.Yang has worked at Sony Santa Monica for nearly 20 years, starting first as a senior producer and jumping all the way up to director of product development before taking over as studio head. During her time in the industry, she, like Studstill, had a brief stint at Electronic Arts as a development director before going back to the Los Angeles-based studio. And also like Studstill, Yang previously worked on 2018's God of War."We extend our warmest congratulations to Shannon Studstill on her new role," a Sony spokesperson told GameSpot. "Under her leadership, the studio she helped found over twenty years ago masterfully reinvented itself and its greatest franchise with 2018's Game of the Year, God of War. In her role as VP of Product Development, Shannon helped smaller independent teams incubate within the studio, leading to groundbreaking works like Journey and The Unfinished Swan. All of PlayStation is better for and grateful of her many years of exemplary service and bold creative vision.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With Matt Hardy's WWE contract having expired, he's now a free agent in the professional wrestling industry. However, it's starting to look like his next steps have already been chosen. While there's been plenty of speculation that Hardy would be making his next wrestling home in All Elite Wrestling, the evidence is starting to become overwhelming.At the end of the most recent episode of Being the Elite, the YouTube series created by AEW executive vice presidents Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks, the Bucks get a mysterious phone call from somebody in North Carolina, asking them to come for a visit. Immediately, fans speculated that the person on the other end of the phone was Hardy, who hails from Cameron, NC. Now, in the latest episode of Hardy's Free the Delete web series, it was confirmed he was the person calling.In the final moments of episode 10 of the series, the Bucks pull up to Hardy's home. "Bucks of Youth," he calls to them. "I know you'd come." The episode also sees Hardy playing with his children, building a cross, and carrying it across his property for one reason or another.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Sword and Shield's latest Max Raid event is coming to an end this week. The newly introduced Gigantamax Toxtricity will leave the games at 4:59 PM PT / 7:59 PM ET on Sunday, March 8, making this your last chance to catch it.Until that time, Gigantamax Toxtricity will appear in Max Raid dens around the Wild Area. The Gigantamax Pokemon is available in both Sword and Shield, but which form it takes differs depending on which version you're playing. Sword players will encounter Amped Form Toxtricity, while Shield players will find Low Key Form. Both variants have the same base stats, but each learns some different attacks.When Gigantamaxed, Toxtricity's Electric attacks will become the G-Max move Stun Shock. In addition to dealing damage, this attack will also either paralyze or poison all Pokemon on the opponent's side of the field.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

COVID-19, more commonly referred to as the coronavirus, is affecting the entertainment industry hard in recent weeks. Movie releases are being delayed, conventions are seeing talent and publishers drop out, and theme parks are closing. Much like how the coronavirus is affecting the gaming industry, these are precautionary measures in order to stop or slow the spread of the highly contagious disease.Conventions Affected By COVID-19While we saw companies drop out from the Games Developer Conference (GDC) in recent weeks before it was outright delayed, comic conventions are also seeing major companies drop out from the shows. Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), Seattle's convention taking place March 12-15, has seen DC Comics--which is also canceling all March conventions--Penguin Random House, and now, Dark Horse Comics drop out from the show amid coronavirus concerns.Important #ECCC2020 notice: Due to the severity of the COVID-19 virus, Dark Horse Comics has made the difficult decision to pull out of Emerald City Comic Con 2020. It is with the safety and well-being of our staff and creators in mind that we have come to this decision. 1/2 — Dark Horse Comics (@DarkHorseComics) March 3, 2020At the time of this writing, ECCC is still happening as scheduled, even though talent in artist's alley have also been dropping out. Eisner-winning illustrator Jen Bartel is the latest to cancel their appearance. She wrote in a tweet that ECCC is her favorite show but "due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, I will be canceling my appearance this year."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

DC's Stargirl has got a premiere date. The superhero show was announced back in October 2018, and the first trailer was released in December. It has now been confirmed that it will premiere on the studio's streaming service DC Universe on Monday, May 11.Unlike other DC Universe shows, such as Titans and Doom Patrol, Stargirl can also be watched on broadcast TV. It will screen on The CW the day after it appears on DC Universe each week, with the first episode set for Tuesday, May 12. Subscribers to DC Universe will also get access to extended episodes and behind-the-scenes footage.Stargirl stars Brec Bassinger as Stargirl, aka Courtney Whitmore, a teenager who comes into the possession of the Cosmic Staff, a powerful weapon that can only be handled by members of the Starman legacy of superheroes. The cast also includes Community's Joel McHale as Starman, plus Luke Wilson (Legally Blonde), Neil Jackson (Sleepy Hollow), and Amy Smart (Felicity).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After getting announced during Nintendo's Gamescom 2019 presentation, the indie skateboarding game Skater XL will launch on PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One sometime this year.Developer Easy Day Studios took to the PlayStation blog to detail some of the gameplay mechanics players can expect when Skater XL leaves Steam Early Access this year. To give you more freedom than EA's Skate franchise and the legendary Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, Skater XL assigns each foot to a thumbstick. Thus, the left stick controls your left foot while the right stick controls your right foot. This will allow for a deeper level of "expression, personalization, and style [of] gameplay," studio director Dain Hedgpeth wrote.Hedgpeth also said that Skater XL's "core gameplay is designed more as an expressive and creative tool than a traditional video game with pre-set challenges to complete, [featuring] several real-world locations based on iconic skate spots from California and the West Coast." A concrete release date has yet to be provided.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amazon Alexa users will be able to score a free movie ticket later this month through Atom Tickets. From March 16 through March 29, Atom will hand out one free ticket to a movie of your choosing when you use the Atom skill on an Alexa-compatible device to place your order. The promotion is only good in the United States.Alexa skills like Atom Tickets can be added to a variety of Alexa-supported devices, including the Fire Stick, Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Fire tablets, and Fire TVs. To add the Atom Tickets skill, you simply need to say "Enable" to prompt Alexa to ask which skill you'd like to add.With the Atom Tickets skill installed, Alexa will find theaters near you, ask you which movie you'd like to see, and even let you choose reserved seats (if applicable). The skill requires Amazon Pay to be enabled. After placing your order, your ticket(s) will be emailed to the address associated with your Amazon account.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the most memorable parts of The Witcher Season 1 on Netflix was the song "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" that the lute-playing bard Jaskier sings. The song has gone viral, inspiring many covers on YouTube. It's probably stuck in your head, and that's the same for actor Joey Batey.Asked by Variety for his thoughts on the song, he said, "It's pretty hellish, yeah. I think it's a crackin' song, but I've been listening to it for about a year now. I'll get in the shower and just start going, 'Toss a coin….'" Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The city of Los Angeles has officially declared a state of emergency in the wake of new cases of COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, that have been reported in the city that is home to E3 every year. In response to this, the organizers of E3 have released a statement that reiterates what was said earlier: the show is still planned to go forward in June as scheduled."The health and safety of our attendees, exhibitors, partners, and staff is our top priority. While the ESA continues to plan for a safe and successful E3 show June 9-11, 2020--we are monitoring and evaluating the situation daily," the statement from the Entertainment Software Association reads.The E3 planning team, and its partners, are monitoring the information about the virus supplied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization. Additionally, E3 2020 will feature increased efforts to reduce the risk of health risks.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix might be one of the premier players in the streaming landscape, but when it comes to viewership specifics, they're very tight-lipped. During a recent appearance on Conan O'Brien's podcast, comedian Ali Wong (Always Be My Maybe), revealed that not even she knows the exact viewership of her two Netflix comedy specials, Cobra Baby and Hard Knock Wife. The topic came up during a discussion of Wong's decision to work while pregnant, and whether or not it had an impact on her career."They're so secretive about their metrics," the comic said. "To this day, I still don't know how many people watched either of those specials. It was so confusing at first. When Baby Cobra came out in 2016, there were a lot of pieces written about it, specifically the fact that I talked about my miscarriages...but there was no way for me to know how well it did."This isn't the first time that Netflix's byzantine approach to their viewership statistics has attracted attention. Back in January, the streaming company revealed that if a user watches a piece of content for a scant two minutes, it counts as a view. At the same time, the company did reveal some viewership projections for some of its biggest shows, as well as giving users the ability to disable autoplaying video ads.Info from Gamespot.com