Microsoft has announced the Project xCloud preview is now also available for iOS devices. Previously, the preview was only available for Android."Ever since we launched the Project xCloud preview last year, we've continued to field requests for iOS support (I’ve seen your tweets)," Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb wrote in a blog post. "We've been testing an iOS client internally, and today, we're taking the next step by making the Project xCloud preview available for iOS users through the TestFlight program."The iOS version of the preview client for Project xCloud is only available in the US, UK, and Canada--and unlike Android, only the Project xCloud preview is available on iOS, not the preview for Xbox Console Streaming. At this time, space in the preview is limited (only 10,000 testers for now), but Microsoft expects to expand on the total numbers in the future.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bungie is preparing to issue a hotfix update to a pervasive Destiny 2 exploit, which gave Warlocks god-like powers. The glitch let Warlocks activate the Dawnblade super infinitely, creating an obvious balance issue. Bungie says a hotfix is coming tomorrow, February 13. This follows just after the Crimson Days event patch.The word of a fix comes from the Bungie Help Twitter account, which says that some recent background maintenance lays the groundwork for hotfix 2.7.1.2. That will be the patch that fixes the Dawnblade problem, as well as a server code fix to keep currencies from disappearing.This maintenance will prepare us for Hotfix 2.7.1.2 releasing on Feb. 13, which includes a server code fix so currencies won't disappear again, and a fix for the infinite Dawnblade issue. — Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) February 12, 2020The glitch began widely circulating on February 7, when Twitch streamer Gladd showed it in action. According to Gladd, the exploit has been quietly circulating for quite a while, and he helped popularize it just before it was preparing to become public. The more widespread knowledge has made some PvP matches a wild Warlock vs Warlock flame-fest.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After a brief delay, the Apex Legends Valentine's Day Rendezvous event is now live. This is the first limited-time event for Season 4: Assimilation, the latest major content drop for Apex Legends that added Revenant as a playable character, as well as the new Sentinel sniper rifle, World's Edge map changes, and another battle pass.Valentine's Day Rendezvous will continue for a week, ending on February 18. Log in at any time during the event and you'll earn a new badge. There are two new weapon charms that you can purchase as well. Duos mode also returns in Valentine's Day Rendezvous--last seen in November 2019, though there was a legendary-tier variation of Duos during the Grand Soiree Arcade event in January 2020 called Gold Rush Duos.The holiday-themed event also sees the return of the epic Through the Heart Longbow DMR skin and legendary Love the Game Pathfinder banner--both of which were available for only a limited time in February 2019. So if you happened to miss those cosmetics the first time around, here's your chance to nab them now.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

What is perhaps the most important film franchise of our time is ready to make its return. No, this isn't about Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings, more Star Wars, or even the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Honey, I shrunk the Kids is back, as previously reported. The big news, though, is that the project has even lured Rick Moranis back into the fold.The news comes from Deadline, which reports a new entry in the series--titled Shrunk--is in the works, with Josh Gad (Frozen II) starring alongside Moranis. Joe Johnston, who directed the original film, is expected to return, as well.In the film, Gad plays the son of Wayne Szalinski, the scientist Moranis played who developed a shrinking ray accidentally used on his children. Gad's character, like his father, aspires to be a great scientist but ends up also shrinking children. There's seriously something wrong with this family.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Naughty Dog's The Last of Us was one of the best games of the last decade, so naturally The Last of Us Part 2 is one of the most anticipated games of 2020. Arriving May 29 on PS4, the action-adventure sequel will be one of the last PS4 exclusives before the PS5 takes center stage this holiday season. With a game as big as The Last of Us 2, you can bet that there's some cool merch both on shelves now and available to pre-order.We've rounded up all of the best The Last of Us Part 2-themed products you can buy. About half of the items you'll find here are limited-edition, and it's a safe bet that they will become sought-after collector's items. You'll have one more chance to pick up one of those collector's items tomorrow, February 13 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET. The Last of Us 2's Ellie Edition will be restocked at all major US retailers and EB Games in Canada. But you will have to scoop one up quickly--pre-orders for the Ellie Edition sold out extremely fast last year. For more information on all of available editions, make sure to check out our The Last of Us Part 2 pre-order guide. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Home is now available, which means you can transfer Pokemon from old games into Sword and Shield. Currently, you can only transfer Pokemon that are in the Galar Pokedex, plus a handful of extras; however, any regional forms a Pokemon has occupy the same Pokedex number as their normal form, meaning you can get some alternate forms in Sword and Shield via Home even if they weren't originally available in the Galar region.This includes Alolan Vulpix and Ninetales, whose original forms are already included in the Galar Pokedex, as well as regular Darumaka and Darmanitan, who gained Galarian forms in Gen 8. Before Pokemon Home, there was no way to get the alternate forms of these Pokemon in Sword and Shield. Once you transfer them in, though, it's really easy to get more if you know how.Normally, when breeding a Pokemon with alternate forms, the offspring will hatch as the form native to the region you're in--so Vulpix will always be normal, because that's the kind of Vulpix you can get in Galar. Once you transfer in an Alolan Vulpix, though, you can breed more Alolan Vulpix by giving it an Everstone to hold before putting it in the Nursery. This will pass down the parent's form to the offspring, but it only works if the parent is female or if you're breeding with Ditto. This also only applies if the Pokemon that will hatch also has an alternate form; for example, breeding an Alolan Raichu that's holding an Everstone won't get you an Alolan Pikachu because there isn't such a thing. It will instead be a regular Pikachu, and in Galar, Pikachu will always evolve into regular Raichu.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Multiplayer hack-and-slash roguelite Conan Chop Chop has suffered yet another delay. Instead of launching on February 25, it's now expected to arrive sometime in "Q2 2020" (between April 1 and June 30) on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, developer Mighty Kingdom and publisher Funcom announced in a press release.Conan Chop Chop was initially teased as an April Fools' day joke during last year's E3 before getting an official announcement trailer. The game is a crudely-drawn rendition of Conan the Barbarian, featuring stick figures instead of a more traditional art style. It's a solo- and multiplayer romp that seems to share a lot in common with other hack-and-slash titles like Castle Crashers or Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe.Mighty Kingdom said the extra development time will allow the studio to optimize Conan Chop Chop for online multiplayer, as well as add some finishing touches to polish the overall experience. "It's basically all about getting that final Chop in place," studio head Philip Mayes said. "This isn't merely a one-chop game. This is Conan Chop Chop, and that necessitates extra attention to detail."Info from Gamespot.com

Disney+ has ordered a 10-episode Mighty Ducks series and, somehow, the Ducks are the bad guys in this one. "You either die the hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." This must have been what Harvey Dent was talking about in The Dark Knight.Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and Brady Noon (Good Boys) will star in the series as a mother and son who have been wronged by everyone's favorite hockey team. A description of the series from Disney+ reads, "In present-day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan (Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom Alex (Graham) set out to build their own ragtag team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of competitive youth sports."There's no word about whether or not anyone from the original trilogy of movies will make an appearance on the show. Still, it would be exciting to know what happened to the likes of Charlie Conway (Joshua Jackson) or Coach Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The live-action remake of the manga and anime classic Akira has been in various stages of development over the past decade, but it doesn't seem to be getting any closer to happening. Most recently, Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi has been attached to write and direct the movie. But in a new interview, Waititi suggests that the movie is likely to be made without him.Speaking to Variety, Waititi explained that delays to Akira meant that it ended up potentially clashing with work on his upcoming Marvel sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder. "The whole thing went on hold," he said. "We had to keep pushing the dates, and it encroached on the Thor dates, which were immovable. So Akira ended up shifting two years down the track."Waititi went on to say that Akira was now so far off that he no longer knew if he would be still be involved. "So I'm not sure if even in two years I'd be--I don’t know what I'm doing in f***ing two days," he said. "I think eventually it will happen. I'm just not sure if I'll be doing it."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After Parasite cleaned up at the Oscars, winning four Academy Awards including Best Picture, people appear to be pretty hyped to see the movie in the theaters. According to Deadline, advance ticket sales for the film jumped 443% on Fandango by the end of the day on Monday after the Oscars. The film distributor Neon has also decided to show the film in over 2000 locations across America, despite being out on DVD already.The film was already doing exceptionally well at the box office, making $35.5 million in North America before the Academy Awards, but after the Oscar win, analysts project it could make as much as $50 million, which would make it the fourth highest grossing non-English film of all time.Parasite, a thriller about people from different classes colliding in Seoul, South Korea, is the first non-English-language film in Oscar history to win best picture. The film also won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature. It was a pretty good night for all of Parasite's cast and crew, including director Bong Joon-ho who upon his Oscar win, said he was ready to drink "until next morning".Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Epic Games has a new president. Adam Sussman, who most recently worked at the sneaker and athletics company Nike, will be heading up the publisher. Sussman announced the news with a note on LinkedIn. An Epic Games spokesperson confirmed the move to GameSpot."While it's bittersweet, I am so excited to join Epic and honored to be part of the remarkable team that has built one of the biggest games in the world," he said. "2020 will be a big year... A Return to gaming, a move to North Carolina and an opportunity to help change the future of gaming."Sussman served as Chief Digital Officer at Nike. Prior to that, he was a senior VP at Zynga, a senior VP at Disney, and Vice President of Worldwide Publishing at EA.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Home is now live on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android devices. The new service lets you store Pokemon you've caught in various games in the cloud and bring them into the series' latest installments, Sword and Shield. (You can even nab free Pokemon just for using the service.)Through Pokemon Home, you can bring over Pokemon you have stored in Pokemon Bank on 3DS to the Switch, meaning it's now possible to get a handful of non-Galar Pokemon in Sword and Shield, including other regional forms. However, the transfer process can be a little confusing, so we've put together this guide explaining how to move Pokemon from Bank and other games to Home.Before we get into how to transfer your pocket monsters, it is recommended you first download Pokemon Home on your mobile device and link that to your Nintendo Account before doing the same on Switch. If you want to bring over monsters from Bank, you'll also need to have a paid Pokemon Home subscription, as that is one of the features reserved exclusively for the premium plan. You can learn more in our Pokemon Home pricing guide.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Cuphead is invading Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's Spirit Board on Friday, February 14 for a five-day event with four themed battles, developer Studio MDHR announced.The Cuphead Spirit event--called "Ready? Wallop!"--will run from February 14-19 and gives you the chance to collect four spirits based on the run-and-gun game's characters. It will feature four themed battles resembling Cuphead scenarios, where you can pick up Cuphead, Mugman, King Dice, and The Devil as spirits to use in Adventure or Custom Smash mode.Good Golly!! The five-day #SmashBrosUltimate Cuphead Spirit event "Ready? Wallop!" starts on 2/14.Participate in four themed battles resembling scenarios from Cuphead, and earn collectible Spirits representing Cuphead, Mugman, King Dice, and The Devil! pic.twitter.com/PivBwg7pis — Studio MDHR (@StudioMDHR) February 12, 2020This isn't Cuphead's only inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Players who create a Mii Gunner can purchase a Cuphead skin that replaces the entire model with a Smash Ultimate rendition of the titular character. This coincided with the launch of the game's eighth Fire Emblem character, Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Byleth. The inclusion of Byleth garnered some backlash, with some fans voicing disapproval at the number of Fire Emblem characters in the game. Smash Ultimate's director Masahiro Sakurai agrees there are too many Fire Emblem fighters.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Every week, dozens and dozens of games are discounted in the Nintendo Switch Eshop, and while many of them are normally pretty good, it seems the Eshop has gone the extra mile for Valentine's Day. Publishers like Blizzard, Capcom, Ubisoft, and WB Games have discounted a large number of their best Switch games, and if you're looking for something new to play, now's an excellent time to grab some absolute gems at great discounts.Activision Blizzard has a number of games available in the Switch's weekly Eshop deals. Spyro Reignited Trilogy currently costs $20, Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is $24, and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is $20, while Overwatch Legendary Edition is discounted to $30 and Diablo III: Eternal Collection is down to $40.All of the available Resident Evil games on Switch are on sale, including the most recently released Resident Evil 5 for $20 and Resident Evil 6 for $20. Capcom also discounted both Mega Man Legacy Collection games to $10 each and both Mega Man X Legacy Collections to $10 each. And if you're into fighting games, then Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection is only $14.79 right now, down from $40.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite is one of the biggest games on the planet, and as a free-to-play game, it makes money from the sale of microtransactions. Unlike other popular free-to-play titles, however, the game does not have loot boxes.Developer Epic Games stands against loot boxes as a monetization practice. CEO Tim Sweeney said during the D.I.C.E. 2020 Summit in Las Vegas that loot boxes share the same characteristics as gambling, and they have no place in games."We have to ask ourselves, as an industry, what we want to be when we grow up?" he said to an audience of some of the biggest names in gaming, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Do we want to be like Las Vegas, with slot machines ... or do we want to be widely respected as creators of products that customers can trust? I think we will see more and more publishers move away from loot boxes."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com