Aquaman may only have a mid credits scene--sorry anyone hoping for more Deathstroke teases this time around--but it makes it count if you know what you're looking for. We'll break it down for you right here, right now, but first: Be warned, obvious and major spoilers from the movie to follow, so please proceed with caution.Black Manta fans may have found themselves just slightly disappointed at their favorite villain essentially being defeated at about the midpoint of the movie, but never fear: David Hyde is far from done in the franchise. The mid-credits scene follows him from where we last saw him, knocked unconscious and thrown into the water off the Italian cost, drifting on a piece of wreckage out at sea. He's not dead, but he's certainly seen better days. Fortunately for him, an unlikely ally shows up just in time to make a heroic rescue: Dr. Stephen Shin--you remember, that guy who showed up for about half a second on the news with some strong opinions about Atlantis, right?Don't panic if you don't. The movie doesn't give Dr. Shin a ton of time in the spotlight, but we promise he is there, and better yet, he is actually from the Aquaman comics, so we've got some history to work from. A relatively recent addition to the Aquaman pantheon, Dr. Shin was introduced at the start of the New 52 era in 2011 as a friend of both Tom and Arthur Curry. He believed, wholeheartedly, in the existence of Atlantis, and was thrilled for a chance to interact with Tom's half-Atlantean son. He even helped Arthur develop some of his abilities and powers, a role that was largely given to Vulko in the movie.However, as time passed, Shin became increasingly frustrated about Arthur's reluctance to share Atlantis's location and eventually turned on him. He even tried to murder him, so naturally, you can imagine there's some bad blood there. Shin eventually comes back around to help Arthur out when the aquatic monsters known as the Trench start attacking the surface world, however, so things (sort of) worked out in the end.Of course, things aren't exactly following the same trajectory for the movie universe. It doesn't look like Shin has had any real connection with the Curry family at all, so where and why he got the ideas about Atlantis in his head remain a mystery. He does, however, seem to be suitably unhinged, which leads us to believe he's definitely got "attempted murder in the name of science" potential somewhere down the line. Add to that the actual mid-credits scene itself, in which Dr. Shin rescues Black Manta and promptly becomes totally fascinated with his tech, and we're looking at a recipe for full blown villain catastrophe. Manta may not have hung out in the foreground for too long in this first outing, but an alliance with someone like Shin would lay some real groundwork for a comeback. After all, Manta knows more about Atlantis than any human on the planet right now, as far as we know, and Shin has both resources and scientific platforms at his disposal. The two of them putting their heads together could mean a world of hurt for both Arthur and Atlantis itself.That raises some questions. What, beyond the ethically dubious thrill of discovery, does Dr. Shin actually want? What beyond killing Arthur and avenging his father does Manta really want? What will Manta have to say about Orm now? And will Orm want in on Manta and Shin's little cabal if he ever finds out about it?Hopefully we actually will get an Aquaman 2 that is able to explore these potential plot threads--there are certainly enough of them to go around. Info from Gamespot.com

During a livestream, 343 Studios announced more details for Halo Infinite, the upcoming sixth mainline entry in Microsoft's first-party series. Based on what was announced, it seems like Halo Infinite is still a long way off.343 Studios is working on a new engine for Halo Infinite, which could push the game's release date to after 2019. We can expect four-player splitscreen in Halo Infinite as 343 is testing the feature in the new engine right now. During the stream, 343 Studios also announced the armor customization in Infinite will be inspired by the system seen in Reach. Also, players who reach level 152 in Halo 5: Guardians will receive a special reward in Infinite. The studio did not announce what that reward might be.The stream did reveal a few details for Halo 5 as well. 343 Studios announced the team did not have much left to add to the game in terms of armor and emblem customization. Although it was not explicitly expressed, it was implied that post-launch development on Halo 5 is winding down as more of the team refocuses on Infinite's development. For more of the announcements during the stream, check out Reddit user murwo's post.343 Studios has teased that Halo Infinite features the coolest design that Master Chief has ever had. The developer hasn't revealed many details about the game other than that. It hasn't even been decided whether Halo Infinite will strive for a Teen rating like Halo 5 or return to the franchise's Mature rating like in the past.Halo Infinite is currently in development for Xbox One and PC, but it has no definitive release date.Info from Gamespot.com

A new Legendary Pokemon has arrived in Pokemon Go. Heatran, another rare monster originally from the series' fourth-generation titles, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, has begun appearing in Raid Battles around the world following Cresselia's departure, and it'll remain as a Raid boss until January 15.As usual, in order to catch Heatran, you'll first need to visit a Gym where a Heatran Raid is taking place, then team up with other players to battle the Legendary Pokemon. Once Heatran has been defeated, you'll be rewarded with a handful of Premiere Balls along with an opportunity to capture the Legendary.Heatran is unique in that it is the only Fire- and Steel-type Pokemon in the entire series. This type combination gives it a resistance to Dragon and Psychic attacks, but it also makes the Pokemon very susceptible to Ground-types like Rhyperior and Groudon. Water and Fighting Pokemon such as Kyogre, Swampert, and Machamp will also be effective against the Legendary.In addition to Heatran, a handful of new Gen 4 Pokemon have also begun appearing in Go. In addition to the previously teased Snover and Munchlax, Pokemon fansite Serebii is reporting that Skorupi, Bronzor, and a handful of other Sinnoh Pokemon have been added to the game.Heatran's arrival also coincides with the start of Pokemon Go's third annual holiday event. From now until January 2, Ice-type Pokemon will spawn more frequently in the wild, and players will have another chance to catch Delibird and Santa hat Pikachu. Niantic is also offering different bonuses every few days throughout the event; from now until December 22, for instance, players will receive twice the usual amount of Stardust for catching Pokemon.Info from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's first big content update, Operation Absolute Zero, has arrived on other platforms. Following its release on PS4 last week, the big update is now available on Xbox One and PC, bringing a new playable character, Blackout area, and more to the online shooter.Among the additions to the game is the new Specialist, Zero--a hacker who can use her skills to "disrupt and distract enemies." Players can unlock her by completing tier 1 of the newly revamped Black Market, which now features 100 "clearly defined" tiers to streamline progression. Treyarch has also added a new batch of weapons and "more diverse content" to unlock in the Black Market, including Reactive Camos, Epic Outfits, Reticles, and Mastercrafts.On top of the new Specialist, Operation Absolute Zero introduces a new area to Blackout mode: Hijacked, which is inspired by the fan-favorite Black Ops II map of the same name. It can be found in the northwest quadrant of the map. Additionally, a new armored vehicle--the ARAV--has been added to the battle royale mode as well.Players who've purchased the Battle Pass on Xbox One or PC can access additional content, including two new multiplayer maps: Elevation and Madagascar. Reaper from Black Ops 3 has also been added to Blackout mode for Battle Pass holders, as has a new Zombies chapter: Dead of the Night, which features a cast of big-name celebrities including Kiefer Sutherland and Helena Bonham Carter.Along with Operation Absolute Zero, Treyarch has rolled out some changes to all version of Black Ops 4. Among them, the developer has made some balance tweaks to the aforementioned new Specialist, Zero. Treyarch has also updated the featured playlist in multiplayer and introduced Custom games for Blackout mode, which let players start a private match and "explore the map at their own pace." You can find the full patch notes on Reddit.Info from Gamespot.com

While Bethesda hasn't made any announcements about how well the controversial multiplayer-focused Fallout 76 did commercially, a report from the NPD Group contains some clues.The NPD Group's report for US game sales in November show that Fallout 76 was the fourth best-selling game of November, only behind Battlefield V, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and Red Dead Redemption 2. While the NPD Group's reports now contain digital sales numbers, this only applies to some publishers. Bethesda doesn't share digital game sales, so Fallout 76 ranking fourth with only physical sales accounted for is a more impressive achievement.Fallout 76's physical sales in the US in November amounted to the third highest launch-month sales in the history of the Fallout series, only behind Fallout 4 and Fallout: New Vegas.Critics generally did not enjoy Fallout 76, and GameSpot's review scored it a 4/10. While Bethesda hasn't announced any specific sales numbers for Fallout 76, the company said last month that "millions" of people have played the game.Fallout 76 will be supported with new updates for a long time to come, according to Bethesda. Marketing boss Pete Hines says he believes the game's servers will stay online until the sun burns out and humankind is left in ashes.While Fallout 76 might have had a good start sales-wise in November, it did not crack the top 10 list for best-selling games of 2018 so far. Grand Theft Auto V, a game originally released in 2013, has sold better than Fallout 76 this year.Some of the other game sales highlights for November in the US include:Red Dead Redemption 2 sales after just two months exceed the lifetime sales of Red Dead Redemption 1 by almost 40 percent.Black Ops 4 continues to be the best-selling game of 2018. It is also the second fastest-selling game on PS4 and Xbox One ever, only behind Call of Duty: WWII.Launch-month sales for Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee were the second-highest in Pokemon history, only behind 2000 Pokemon Stadium.Spyro Reignited Trilogy's launch-month dollar sales were more than 30 percent higher than the launch-month sales of all other Spyro games ever combined, except Skylanders.Hitman 2 didn't make it into the Top 20 list of best-sellers.Total software sales for the US in November amounted to $1 billion, which is down 15 percent compared to last year. NPD said Black Ops 4's shift from November to October this year is to blame for the downturn.On the hardware side, the Nintendo Switch was the top platform during November based on dollar sales, while the PS4 continues to be the leader year-to-date in terms of hardware dollar sales. Another notable takeaway is that, for the first time ever, three console systems sold more than 1 million units each in a November month; the Switch, PS4, and Xbox One each sold more than 1.3 million units during the month. In November 2010, the DS, Wii, and Xbox 360 each sold more than 1 million units, but the DS is apparently not counted as a console platform.Total hardware sales in the US for November 2018 came to $1.18 billion, which is up 3 percent. Looking at games, hardware, and accessories combined, total US spending on games in November reached $2.7 billion.November Best-Selling Games All PlatformsRed Dead Redemption 2Call of Duty: Black Ops 4^Battlefield V^Fallout 76*Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu*Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee*NBA 2K19Madden NFL 19^Spyro: Reignited TrilogyFIFA 19^Assassin's Creed: OdysseySuper Mario Party*Spider-ManMario Kart 8*WWE 2K19God of WarShadow of the Tomb RaiderJust Dance 2019Grand Theft Auto VForza Horizon 4All Platforms Year To DateCall of Duty: Black Ops 4^Red Dead Redemption 2NBA 2K19Far Cry 5Madden NFL 19^Spider-ManGod of WarMonster Hunter: WorldGrand Theft Auto VAssassin's Creed Odyssey12 Months Ended November 2018Call of Duty: Black Ops 4^Red Dead Redemption 2Call of Duty: WWII^NBA 2K19Far Cry 5Madden NFL 19^Spider-ManGod of WarMonster Hunter: WorldSuper Mario Odyssey*November Xbox OneRed Dead Redemption 2Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIIBattlefield VFallout 76*Madden NFL 19NBA 2K19Assassin's Creed OdysseyFIFA 19Spyro Reignited TrilogyForza Horizon 4November PS4Red Dead Redemption 2Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Fallout 76*Battlefield VNBA 2K19Spyro Reignited TrilogyMadden NFL 19Spider-ManFIFA 19Assassin's Creed OdysseyNovember Nintendo SwitchPokemon: Let's Go PikachuPokemon: Let's Go EeveeSuper Mario PartyMario Kart 8Super Mario OdysseyThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildJust Dance 2019Crash Bandicoot N. Sane TrilogyMario & Rabbids: Kingdom BattleDonkey Kong Country: Tropical FreezeNovember 3DSLuigi's MansionPokemon: Ultra SunPokemon: Ultra MoonSuper Mario 3D LandMario Kart 7Super Smash Bros.MinecraftDetective PikachuDonkey Kong Country ReturnsThe Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds * Digital sales not included^ PC digital sales not includedInfo from Gamespot.com

With the release of the latest Destiny 2 update, The Black Armory DLC's third Forge has been unlocked. Accessing it, however, is not especially easy. Like the first two Forges introduced in recent weeks, you'll have to complete a mission to locate the Izanami Forge, and it's not exactly obvious how to get started. This Forge quest is a lot more involved than those to open the first two, Volundr and Gofannon, and while the objectives are mostly pretty clear, there are a few best practices that can help you get through the quest more quickly.Unlocking the Izanami Forge will take you to Nessus, and it has you fighting all kinds of Vex enemies. You'll also need to knock out several Public Events, a few missions, and even a special Strike. Expect to get your Power level to at least 630 in order to unlock the Izanami Forge, and possibly even higher. If you can get a Fireteam together, you'll probably have an easier time, although it's fully possible to do everything alone.Here's everything you need to know about unlocking the Izanami Forge of The Black Armory and how best to get through all the steps. And check out a look at completing the Forge in action above.Get Some VexTo start the quest to access the Izanami Forge, you'll want to head to Nessus. The quest seems to trigger when you kill Vex, much like the Gofannon Forge quest was started by killing Fallen. However, the seemingly most reliable way to kick off the quest is by completing the Daily Heroic Adventure on Nessus. That's how we started our search for Izanami--the Vex Transponder item it requires dropped when the Adventure was completed.Fire Up The TransponderThe Transponder will take you to the Forge's location on Nessus, but first you'll need to get it going. It requires you to kill 100 Vex. You'll find them all over Nessus, so attack this the way you see fit--Lost Sectors are usually a good bet, as are Public Events. Both are also useful for completing the Nessus Flashpoint, which is one of the rare instances while you hunt for the Forge where you get to kill two birds with one stone.Vex Spire IntegrationNow head to the Nessus area known as the Hallows. You're waiting for the Spire Integration Public Event to start. That's the Vex event in which robots march toward a spire, which you need to defend. You need to complete the event on Heroic difficulty, which means standing on three round pressure plates scattered around the spire for a set amount of time. Complete the Heroic event and you're on to your next requirement.Kill Some MinotaursNext you have to rack up some kills on Vex Minotaurs. You need 20 Minotaurs in total, which can be tough because they're somewhat more rare than other Vex models. Check Lost Sectors and the Spire Integration event to find some.Find The ForgeFinally, you get to head to Izanami Forge. You'll now have a new Mission marker on Nessus, which will take you to the Forge's location and require you to clear it of Vex enemies. Your objective is to jump around the Forge room, hacking several Confluxes. After that, you'll kill a Forge boss, much like in the other two Forges.Unfortunately, you're not done here: the Forge's igniter is broken, and you're stuck repairing it. Take the Igniter to Ada to trigger the next step.Repair The IgniterTo fix the Forge, you need components from all the alien races. You'll get them from specific Public Events--the Hive Witches Ritual, Vex Spire Integration, and Fallen Glimmer Extraction--all of which you need to clear on the Heroic difficulty. You can reliably find Witches Ritual on Mars, in the Glacial Drift area, or on Titan, in Sirens Watch. Glimmer Extractions are easiest to find on Earth in Trostland. And you can get more Spire Integrations on Nessus in the Hollows and Exodus Black.Repair The Igniter, Uh, Some MoreAfter you've done the Vex stuff, you'll have a half-repaired Igniter with more steps to complete. They'll send you to Io for Condensed Blights, and in search of Fallen, on whom you need to rack up precision multikills.The Condensed Blights are a bit easier. Head to Io and venture into its three Lost Sectors. It doesn't matter which you visit, because each one has a Taken Blight inside that you'll need to find and destroy. It's always about midway through the Lost Sector, and there's always just the one. The good news is that you don't have to clear the Lost Sectors to get what you need, and it's quicker to just run in, find the Blight, and destroy it. The bad news is that you'll need to do so five times.For the Fallen multikills, Earth or the Tangled Shore are good bets, and you'll probably want to pick a Lost Sector where you can get at lots of Fallen at once, without having to deal with other players stealing your kills. Pick a scout rifle or something similarly precise, and concentrate on headshots. You need to get two headshots in a row fairly quickly, and getting a body shot kill in between two headshots will break the streak. This is an annoying step to be sure, but you only need two kills in a row for it to count as a multikill, and every headshot kill after the second will also drop the Ether you need. If you can get long chains, you can finish this one up pretty quickly. Each multikill only counts for 3% of what you need, though, and the game is a bit finicky about counting certain kills toward the goal.Gather Vex EnergyYou've got one more mission to complete, but this one isn't too difficult. This one will bring you back to Nessus and have you killing Vex, before venturing out onto a series of platforms to reach confluxes. There's a bit of a strange mechanic here, where you'll find that no platform is waiting for you to jump as you head out into the abyss. To make those platforms appear, you'll have to shoot some blue floating diamonds that hang nearby. Shoot them quickly, or the platform you're standing on will fade away before you can make the next one appear.Fire Up Volundr After you've killed all the Blights and Fallen you need, you'll be sent back to Earth's Volundr Forge. There's nothing special to this objective, and at this point, you're probably a seasoned Forge-igniter, so this is an easy step. This is a good opportunity to clear Forge bounties and other objectives as well. Finish the Forge and your next stop will be to talk to Ada with a fully repaired Igniter.Fight Through The Insight TerminusTime to go back to Nessus. You gathered Taken, Vex, and Fallen components for the Igniter, but you need something from the Cabal. To get it, you'll take part in a special version of the Insight Terminus strike on Nessus. The Recommended Power level on this Strike is 630, and it doesn't have matchmaking, so you'll need to find a crew of friends or run it alone. There's another caveat, though: If your team wipes on the Strike, you'll be kicked to orbit and have to try it all over again.Luckily, it sounds harder than it is. We completed the Strike solo at a Power level of 640, so it's possible to take it on alone and perfectly doable with a completed team. Just take your time and be careful, and bring along your best gear.One More Forge MissionFinally, it's back to the Forge. You'll face down a 630-Power mission to clear the Forge one more time. Complete it and you'll have full access to the Forge just like the other two, although Izanami is a bit weirder than the others thanks to its three-island layout. It ends with a Vex Hydra as its boss, and completing it this week can net you a Black Armory bow and pulse rifle. According to reports from players, there's also a chance Le Monarque, The Black Armory's Exotic bow, will drop from completing the Forge as well. Info from Gamespot.com

My Hero Academia Season 4 will begin airing in October 2019, it has been announced. The acclaimed anime series wrapped up its third season in September of this year, with main character Midoriya being introduced to three third-year students that have distinguished themselves in the hero course. One of those students, Mirio Togata, is featured on a new poster teasing the fourth season.Mirio is shown alongside Midoriya and is wearing his hero outfit, something which has not yet been seen in the anime. As indicated in Season 3, Mirio will play a crucial part in Midoriya's journey to fulfilling his role as All Might's successor, so it makes perfect sense that he'd be featured heavily in marketing around the new season. Having said that, we expect My Hero Academia's colorful--and beloved--cast of supporting characters will also get their time in the spotlight, ahead of the new season kicking off.My Hero Academia Season 3 was praised heavily by GameSpot. As part of our Best of Entertainment awards we highlighted it as one of the best anime shows of 2018 and the episode titled "One For All" was also named of the best episodes of a show you could watch this year. If that wasn't enough praise, My Hero Academia Season 3 was one our picks for Best Superhero Movie or TV Show of the year and was also one of our overall favourite shows of 2018.2018 was also the year the first My Hero Academia movie released. In our My Hero Academia: Two Heroes review, Dave Klein said the movie "may not hit 'Plus Ultra' levels of excitement, and it never matches the highest moments of the show, [but] if you’re looking for a fun extra dose of My Hero, Two Heroes is certain to satisfy that craving." Info from Gamespot.com

Media Molecule has been working on Dreams for a little while now, and it's finally ready to show more of the game off to the general public. The developer will hold a beta for the PS4 title in January, with sign ups going live December 19.The beta itself begins "the week of January 8," Media Molecule explains in a blog post, but invites will be sent out in waves. If you're on the developer's mailing list, you can register your interest now; others must wait until January 4 to sign up for the beta. Note that signing up does not guarantee you access: "Though we cannot guarantee space for everyone, we will try our best," Media Molecule states. The trial will remain open through January 21.Media Molecule says the purpose of this test period is to gather player feedback on Dreams' tutorials and creative tools, among other things. For this reason, the game's Story Mode is not included in the beta. To maintain the game's surprises until its final launch date, beta participants will be required to fill out an NDA and therefore won't be able to share screenshots, impressions, or videos publicly. However, the developer says its plan is for your creations to carry over to the final game.We don't yet know Dreams' PS4 release date--the closest we have to a release window is simply "2019." The game has a similar focus on player creation as Media Molecule's best-known franchise, LittleBigPlanet--you can even make a battle royale-style game inside Dreams.Info from Gamespot.com

Disney's catalogue of classic fairytale properties is proving to be highly lucrative business for the studio, as the company continues to give them the live-action remake treatment. A new version Aladdin is set to hit theaters in May, and now the first images have been released.The pictures come via Entertainment Weekly. They show the three main stars--Mena Massoud (Jack Ryan), as Aladdin, Naomi Scott (Power Rangers) as Jasmine, and Will Smith, who plays the Genie. And in case you're you're thinking that Smith looks a bit ordinary as this legendary magical character, EW have also confirmed that he will have a "floating lamp form," but that vfx isn't finished yet. Check the images out below: Aladdin also stars Marwan Kenzari (The Mummy) as Jafar, Navid Negahban (American Sniper) as The Sultan, Billy Magnussen (Game Night, The Big Short) as Prince Anders. It's directed by Guy Richie (Sherlock Holmes, Snatch) and is set to be released on May 24, 2019.In an interview with EW, Smith talked about taking on the role of the Genie, which was famously played by Robin Williams in the classic 1992 animated movie. "Whenever you're doing things that are iconic, it's always terrifying," he said. "The question is always: Where was there meat left on the bone? Robin didn't leave a lot of meat on the bone with the character."[But] I started to feel confident that I could deliver something that was an homage to Robin Williams but was musically different. Just the flavor of the character would be different enough and unique enough that it would be in a different lane, versus trying to compete."Aladdin is just one of several classic fairy tale remakes that Disney has on the way. In March, Tim Burton's reimagining of Dumbo hits theaters, while a new version of The Lion King arrives in July. Beyond that, the remake of Mulan is scheduled for 2020, plus movies based on Cruella De Ville (101 Dalmations) and Tinker Bell (Peter Pan) are reportedly also in development.Info from Gamespot.com

Hearthstone is making some big balance changes much sooner into a new expansion than usual. The patch, which is set to release December 19, is entirely breaking two popular combos, severely limiting another, and making some more fundamental changes to the Druid toolbox.The two decks that are being undone entirely are Shudderwock Shaman and Kingsbane Rogue, with nerfs to Saronite Chain Gang and Leeching Poison, respectively. Saronite Chain Gang's card text will change slightly to impact the way it copies itself. That copying mechanic was used in Shudderwock Shaman to create infinite copies of the Legendary card Shudderwock, so this change essentially cuts off that strategy. Leeching Poison is changing its effect to only give your weapon Lifesteal for a single turn, so that you can't use a powered up Kingsbane forever to stay alive. Its cost is also changing from 2 Mana to 1.The Paladin card Level Up will be changing to 6 Mana rather than 5. This severely hobbles but doesn't quite break the "Odd Paladin" deck, since it gets an upgraded hero power by limiting it to odd-costed cards. Since Level Up will no longer be allowable in Odd Paladin decks, players will have to choose between flooding the field with recruits or upgrading them, rather than both.Finally, Druid is getting a couple of changes to some of its classic cards. Wild Growth and Nourish are both going up by one Mana apiece, to 3 and 6 Mana respectively. Blizzard notes that these cards have been so dominant in Druid deck-building that the class can start to feel stale and repetitive, and "stifle creative deckbuilding decisions."The latest expansion for Hearthstone, Rastakhan's Rumble, launched in early December. Usually Blizzard allows more time to pass with a new expansion before rolling out balance changes, but the studio notes that it's "opted to make these changes earlier in the expansion cycle than we normally consider." It invites feedback from players regarding the timing of the update, along with the actual changes themselves. You can read more details at the Hearthstone Blog.Info from Gamespot.com

Fortnite is one of the most popular games on the planet, and the PS4 is currently the best-selling console of this generation. That means there are probably a lot of PS4 owners who enjoy playing Fortnite. If you fall into that category and you happen to be a PlayStation Plus member, here's some good news. You can grab the Fortnite: Battle Royale PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack for free.The Celebration Pack is a bundle of three in-game items: Prodigy outfit, Tabulator back bling, and a 2D Pizza emoticon. Like all Fortnite gear, these items are purely cosmetic and don't affect gameplay. And while you normally have to spend V-Bucks or complete challenges to get in-game items like these, this pack is available for free just for being a PS Plus member.The Prodigy outfit consists of glasses, a red handkerchief worn around the neck, and a blue sweater vest adorned with math symbols. The Tabulator back bling is a giant calculator that displays the number of eliminations you've gotten during the current match, and the 2D Pizza emoticon is a slice of cheesy pepperoni pizza.This isn't the first free pack of Fortnite gear for PS Plus members. Previous packs have vanished from the PlayStation Store after a few weeks, so it's safe to assume this one will do the same. Before it does, be sure to add it to your account.Info from Gamespot.com

Today only, anyone in the US with a Twitch Prime membership can get a copy of Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 or Xbox One effectively for free. You'll have to pay $15 up front, but you'll receive a $15 credit in your Amazon account within a week after purchase. At the time of this writing, the promotion works on the physical PS4 version and both the digital and physical versions for Xbox One. You'll want to hurry, because the offer goes away at tonight at 11:59 PM PT (2:59 AM ET December 20).As you might expect, there are a number of caveats. First off, you have to be an Amazon Prime member. Next, you have to have linked your Prime membership with your Twitch account to become a Twitch Prime member (here's how to do that). The offer also only applies to copies of the game sold by Amazon.com or Amazon Digital Services LLC, meaning it won't work with third-party sellers. The $15 promotional credit expires on January 31, 2019, so you'll want to spend it before then. Read the full set of terms and conditions for more information.PS4Get Grant Theft Auto V (physical) -- Free after $15 creditXbox OneGet Grant Theft Auto V (digital) -- Free after $15 creditGet Grant Theft Auto V (physical) -- Free after $15 creditEven with all that in mind, this is still a fantastic deal for anyone who doesn't have GTA V on PS4 or Xbox One. The single-player campaign is lengthy, and Rockstar has been updating the included GTA Online mode each week for years.In GameSpot's Grand Theft Auto V review, Mark Walton wrote, "Aside from a few mild frame rate issues that sometimes take the edge off its more dramatic moments, this is the definitive version of GTA V, and the bar by which all other open-world games, or indeed any game that aims for a cinematic feel, should be judged. It is beautiful, and thought-provoking, and thrilling throughout. Even if you've played through GTA V once already, it's worth going back just to be reminded of what an outstanding achievement it is." Info from Gamespot.com

Hide-and-seek is so central to a child's sense of play that it's surprising how infrequently it's been explored by video games. A recent vogue for “asymmetrical multiplayer,” in which one player at a time faces several others, does channel some of the exhilarating imbalance of being It. But even titles such as Friday the 13th or Dead by Daylight tend to emphasize escape over taking cover and ultimately feel more like run-and-chase than the slower, calmer, more observational game that's forever fascinated kids. So it is a considerable pleasure to discover that Typhon Hunter, the new multiplayer expansion for the science-fiction immersive sim Prey by Arkane Studios, very closely resembles the traditional format of the familiar childhood pastime--with the slight difference that this hide-and-seek involves bloodthirsty aliens and takes place on a space station orbiting the moon.In its previous incarnation, Prey was an ambitious and original game with a strong conceit and too many crude mechanics--intermittently intriguing but on the whole unrefined, sometimes outright broken. It cast players as Morgan Yu, among the few surviving humans aboard a space station overrun by aliens known as the Typhon. The Typhon are shapeshifters, capable of taking the form of the inanimate objects around them; wandering through the desolate station in a bid for survival, you often found them scattered about mimicking ashtrays and coffee mugs, poised to leap up and attack at any moment.Since the cool reception when Prey was released last spring, Arkane has continued to revise and expand the game. Most notably, it released a premium expansion in June called Mooncrash, a rogue-lite adventure set on a satellite that retained the mechanics and milieu of Prey but applied them to an entirely different genre. Another six months later, we now have Typhon Hunter, an expansion that once again takes Arkane's promising source material and attempts to reimagine the kind of game it can be.A hide-and-seek version of Prey is more compelling than Prey in its original form, it turns out. Like the rogue-lite twist of Mooncrash, the sneaky, delightful Typhon Hunter multiplayer is simply a more rewarding application of Prey's basic elements; it ports over the environments from the campaign and repurposes the unique enemy design for the core of the new experience. Typhon Hunter is a game for six players: five are Mimics, the crawling baby aliens that can morph into the stuff around them, and one is Morgan, the wrench-wielding human whose objective it is to eradicate them before the five-minute countdown elapses. Rounds mostly consist of Morgan hunting high and low as Mimics in the shape of garbage cans or cardboard boxes sit very still, hoping not to be seen or awaiting an opportunity to attack.Walking into a room littered with random furniture and detritus when you know damn well that five other players could be lurking there among it all feels overwhelming in the most satisfying way. There's a real sense of danger and suspense just wandering from one room to another, swinging your wrench at every errant martini glass that looks out of place or wine bottle that strikes you as suspicious, only to be petrified, again, when the stack of old magazines in the corner suddenly lunges at your face. When the Mimics kill Morgan, there's a 10-second breather that allows them to move around or find a new hiding place, and rather than frustrating I found these brief moments of repose pumped me up to charge back in there and scrutinize every item I happened upon. Each Mimic, meanwhile, only has one life, and players default to spectating until the round's end if they die.As a Mimic, hiding can sometimes seem almost too easy, because the environments are so extensively populated with the kinds of objects that lend themselves to mimicry--every kitchen counter covered in cups, every maintenance hallway strewn with boxes, all spread about in a disorderly fashion that makes it seamless for even a somewhat careless player to blend in. Objects are left in unlikely places and positions to throw the human player off, and in contrast to, say, the online infiltrations in Watch Dogs, it is never immediately obvious to the naked eye what's an innocuous component of the game and what's human-controlled. On several occasions I watched wracked with tension as a Morgan player strolled by just inches away without noticing me. It reminded me of the attraction of hide-and-seek, which is how wildly thrilling it is to hide.Imbalance is a common problem with asymmetrical multiplayer, as different character types and abilities expressly designed to be uneven are difficult to make seem 100% fair. I did find, over the course of my time with the game, that Mimics seemed to win matches much more often than Morgans, regardless of which side I chose; it didn't seem so much an issue of the Mimics being too hard to find as being sometimes difficult to kill once found, especially when using one of the underpowered pistols scattered across the maps. Still, I never felt any great injustice when I failed to vanquish the Mimics within the time allotted, just an urge to look harder and swing faster next time. Besides, the sensation of being alone against everyone is a fundamental part of being It.With such a limited number of maps and this one hide-and-seek game mode, Typhon Hunter is not a multiplayer experience of much longevity. As fun as it can be to skulk around a space station as an unassuming box of pizza, biding your time to strike, the format inevitably loses its novelty after a few dozen rounds, once it starts to seem that there isn't any object left that as a Mimic you haven't turned into and as a human you haven't been killed by or destroyed. That said, this is of course a free expansion to a game that came out almost two years ago, and one that takes Prey's best elements and applies them in better ways. It's commendable that Arkane continues to return to Prey with fresh ideas, and if you have the game already you'd be remiss not to play.A forthcoming (free) update, set to release in January, will bring Typhon Hunter to virtual reality, making it possible to ferret out Mimics with a VR headset. In the meantime, Typhon Hunter includes a kind of secondary mini-expansion called TranStar VR, which offers about an hour of virtual reality content set in the familiar Prey world. Like other VR supplements to non-VR titles, such as those included with Star Wars Battlefront and Rise of the Tomb Raider, TranStar has the feeling of an extended tech demo rather than a complete standalone game, both in the brevity of its runtime and the limited integration of the tech. There's certainly nothing here that would justify the purchase of a PSVR for anyone who doesn't have one already lying around.It's commendable that Arkane continues to return to Prey with fresh ideas, and if you have the game already you'd be remiss not to play.With that said, those who do have a headset may be surprised to find that TranStar is more interesting than expected, given that its late release and inclusion with another expansion suggests it was more of an afterthought. Arkane has landed on another pretty crafty, auspicious use for this material--this time as grist for a series of puzzle games designed to resemble the real-life escape rooms that have over the last several years become a worldwide craze. Players enter one of three self-contained environments--each pulled from the original Prey but lavishly recreated in VR--and follow a complex sequence of prompts that test your observation, problem-solving skills, and lateral thinking.The puzzles are well-conceived and, some technical problems aside, well-realized in virtual reality. For instance, in one level--familiar to Prey veterans as the simulated apartment from the beginning of the campaign--a giant display screen must be switched on by entering a code whose digits are printed in a cipher on clipboards hidden around the room. At one point a clipboard crucial to solving the puzzle fell straight through a table and clipped into the floor, both obscuring the information I needed and making it impossible to pick it up again. A wonderful moment that hinges on a voice synthesizer and a karaoke hologram had me feeling delighted when I solved it, until a glitch made it necessary to reset. Such problems are hardly the end of the world, but frustrating when they disrupt the flow of a puzzle that is coming together nicely.It's strange to say of a free add-on to an underwhelming game, but TranStar is actually on the upper end of experiences on the PSVR, succinctly showing off the immersive features of the technology. Considering it isn't even the main attraction of the DLC and is more like a bonus, it's clear that Typhon Hunter is another worthy, generous expansion from Arkane, who have by this point more than made up for Prey's shortcomings. This package highlights the strongest attributes of the game's already appealing core mechanics, and it's an excellent capper on the qualities that earned Mooncrash its place on our list of the best expansions of 2018.Info from Gamespot.com

The next Fast & Furious movie isn't scheduled to be released until 2020, but fans of the series won't have to wait that long for the next entry in that universe. Hobbs & Shaw is a spin-off focusing on the characters played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham and it arrives in August next year. A first official image has now been released.The picture comes via Entertainment Weekly. In it, former federal Agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and mercenary-for-hire Owen Shaw (Statham) are facing down some adversaries in what looks like a warehouse, armed only with bits of wood. Check it out below:This image follows some earlier behind-the-scenes shots that Johnson posted on Instagram. Hobbs & Shaw is directed by Deadpool 2's David Leitch and also stars Idris Elba as the movie's main villain, plus Mission Impossible: Fallout's Vanessa Kirby. It releases on August 2, 2019.In an interview with EW, Johnson spoke about what will set Hobbs & Shaw apart from the insane, over-the-top action of the main Fast & Furious movies. "The main thing that we can do and focus on is how can we evolve," he said. "So instead of thinking of whatever the biggest explosions are with the biggest vehicles and let's drop them from the moon, this is where finding the perfect director comes in with a very unique point of view and perspective, and someone who understands not only action but understands stylistic action mixed in with story and character.""David Leitch just did the new Deadpool and John Wick and Atomic Blonde," Johnson continued. "So you can see the stylistic approach that he has, and he really just stepped up to the plate and took great ownership of this spin-off. He's really been delivering, and if his past movies are an example of what he's been doing, wait until you see this one."In terms of the main series, the currently untitled Fast & Furious 9 is currently scheduled for an April 2020 release. The decision to delay the movie by a year to make way for Hobbs & Shaw caused some controversy last year, when co-star Tyreese suggested that if Johnson were to appear, he would not. This follows the reported on-set feud between Johnson and star/producer Vin Diesel during the production of 2017's The Fate of the Furious.Info from Gamespot.com

The Whisperers are coming. It's something we've known for a while about The Walking Dead and, thus far in Season 9, we've gotten lots of teases for the new villains on the show but have yet to actually meet any of them. Well, that changes now.AMC has released new key art for the show's return in February, which prominently features new cast member Samantha Morton as Alpha, leader of the Whisperers. If she doesn't look too familiar in the image below, there's a reason for that. The Whisperers are unlike any other force your favorite survivors have come up against before. They move among the walkers by wearing the skin of the dead over their own. Yes, it's as disgusting as it sounds and GameSpot will have plenty more details about the new group as we get closer to the mid-season premiere.However, in living among the walkers, it brings the Whisperers a kind of freedom many in this horrible world don't have. It seems they don't necessarily fear the dead, which is a powerful trait to have.A plot description of the show's return reads, "The second half of The Walking Dead Season 9 finds our groups of survivors, both old and new, continuing to deal with the impact of events that took place during the six years that have passed. Since the disappearance of Rick, many of these characters have become strangers to each other, and in some ways, strangers to themselves. What they do know is that they are in undeniable danger. They will soon realize the world just beyond does not operate as they thought. The group’s rules and ways of survival no longer guarantee their safety. A whole new threat has crossed their paths, and they soon discover it's unlike any threat they have encountered or endured before. The group will start to question what they think they see. What may appear to be normal in this post-apocalyptic world could actually be more disturbing and terrifying than when the apocalypse first broke out. All that is certain is the stakes are high and numerous."Morton won't be alone in leading the group. Sons of Anarchy and Bates Motel alum Ryan Hurst has also joined the cast as Beta, her second-in-command. Together, these two will lead the Whisperers as they attempt to take out the survivors in Alexandria, Hilltop, and the Sanctuary.Unfortunately, it'll be some time before we find out how successful they are. The Walking Dead returns Sunday, February 10, on AMC.Info from Gamespot.com