Mass Effect is a series known for having players make big decisions, and now BioWare has released a new infographic breaking down some of the major choices players have made so far in Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.From the stats revealed, it seems most players chose to go the Paragon route for most decisions, with one notable exception--confronting the reporter on the Citadel. BioWare says 68% of players chose to let their fists do the talking rather than put up with the reporter's questions.When it comes to what version of Shepard players gravitated towards, it seems most chose to go with Male Shepard, used the Earthborn service history origin, and selected the Soldier class to boot. Not exactly the most interesting character-creation choices, but it still gets the job done. As for choices in Mass Effect 1 specifically, more players chose to save Ashley over Kaidan, 93% of players saved the Rachni Queen, and an even more impressive 94% of players had Wrex survive the mission on Virmire.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Employees at Activision Blizzard have said they won't work on Wednesday out of protest for the publisher's "abhorrent and insulting" response to the ongoing lawsuit that documents claims of sexual harassment of women, pay violations, and a "frat boy" culture."We believe that that our values as employees are not being accurately reflected in the words and actions of our leadership," organizers of the protest said in a statement to Polygon. The employee group demands that executives at Activision Blizzard "improve conditions for employees at the company, especially women, and in particular women of color and transgender women, nonbinary people, and other marginalized groups."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Discord has added message threads similar to fellow messaging client Slack in order to make for a better user experience. As revealed in a lengthy VentureBeat piece as well as the above blog post, though the feature might seem basic to some, it took the company more than a year to implement it.The popular messaging client teased the addition earlier this week in a joking tweet. As the company told VentureBeat, Discord staff interviewed many monthly active users to determine if threading was a good addition to the software. They eventually decided that the feature would make it easier to follow conversations, as well as allowing messages to be searchable in a more systematic way.pic.twitter.com/EbkxHNSVc0 — Discord (@discord) July 26, 2021By default, Discord threads will be automatically archived after 24 hours, meaning that users don't have to worry about replying to ancient messages they missed. As with Slack threads, messages in the thread will stack up on a separate pane that users can either ignore or follow without interrupting the main business or conversation of the Discord chat channel.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It seems a "very small percentage" of Oculus Quest 2 users are experiencing skin irritation when the VR headset rests on their face. As a result, the company is doing a voluntary recall of the foam facial interface, giving Quest 2 owners the opportunity to swap the piece for a silicone one at no extra cost.Oculus announced the recall on Twitter following a small percentage filing reports of developing skin irritations or rashes after prolonged use. The company instructs users to immediately contact Facebook to receive a free silicone facial interface if they're experiencing any skin-related issues. Further, Quest 2 users can head to the official website to initiate a free swap.Our Oculus community comes first. We've heard from a small percentage of you that you've been experiencing skin irritation from the removable foam facial interface on the Quest 2 headset and we're taking steps to help. pic.twitter.com/HSYnhlSX3o — Oculus (@oculus) July 27, 2021Oculus Quest 2 owners of the main headset, the facial accessory, and Fit Pack models are eligible to swap the foam one for a free silicone piece.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The latest series of popular horror anthology show American Horror Story is subtitled "Double Feature," and apparently for very literal reasons. The latest teaser trailer showcases both of the parts that will make up the double billing, and gives some hints as to what they'll be about. And, unsurprisingly, it's really, really weird.Take a look at the new teaser now.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Logitech StreamCam $130 (was $170) See at GameStop Razer Viper 8KHz Wired Gaming Mouse $60 (was $80) See at GameStop Logitech G Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse $100 (was $130) See at GameStop KontrolFreek Performance Thumbsticks $10.50 (was $15) See at GameStop Razer Kraken Wired Gaming Headset (Pink) $70 (was $80) See at GameStop Razer BlackShark V2 Gaming Headset $90 (was $100) See at GameStop Back-to-school sales are in full swing as August approaches, with companies like Apple offering big discounts on their best products, and GameStop is getting in on the action with a nice selection of discounts on top-notch PC accessories and games. The back-to-school savings might be aimed at students, but GameStop's not exactly checking IDs, so anyone can take advantage of some solid discounts right now. See all deals at GameStop Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next season for Call of Duty: Mobile is coming up soon, and it brings back the Zombies mode that was removed in 2020. Season 6 is called The Heat, and it arrives Thursday, July 29 at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET on iOS and Android devices.The fan-favorite Zombies mode returns in the form of a new mode called Undead Siege, which premieres on July 21. In this mode, players drop into the battle royale map and are challenged to survive over a period of five days and five nights. In what sounds like the original pitch for Fortnite, players scavenge for resources during the day and then fight zombies at night.The Zombies grow stronger and more plentiful in numbers over time. To combat them, players can rack up experience that lets them unlock new items, like the Shorty weapon blueprint.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

ArenaNet shared more details on Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons expansion as part of a livestream event on Tuesday, including the add-on's release date, new features, and more. If you ask me, the most exciting announcement was the new mount: the Siege Turtle (more on that later).End of Dragons launches in February 2022, and it will have an "all-new story" that is set in the island of Cantha. This is not a totally new place in the Guild Wars universe, as it was first seen in 2006's Guild Wars Factions, but it has remained mysterious over the years."Canthan innovators have long sought practical applications for the material now known as 'dragonjade,' achieving solutions undreamed of elsewhere in the world thanks to this vast store of magical energy. But the dragon cycle that has sustained and blighted Tyria for ages is collapsing..." reads a line from the expansion's description.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Blizzard has revealed all of the cards from Hearthstone's upcoming United in Stormwind expansion, albeit without the usual fanfare. Most of the new cards, along with the new expansion track and other updates, were revealed via the 21.0 patch in preparation for the expansion launch on August 3.The patch is currently rolling out across all platforms. Now that it's been released, the official Hearthstone site has updated its card library with the full set of 135 United in Stormwind cards. That includes all 65 cards that were to be revealed during the official Blizzard stream, along with a few others from streamers who canceled their own planned reveals in light of allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct at Activision Blizzard.The 21.0 patch notes also detail more changes coming, including new content for Battlegrounds and Duels, and a new rotation for Arena. United in Stormwind will also introduce a new reward track with the Tavern Pass, so those rewards were outlined including new Diamond cards for Varian, King of Stormwind and Archbishop Benedictus. Finally, the patch revealed that the Illidan Book of Heroes single-player content is coming August 10.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Due to regulations that recently went into effect, Dell won't ship some of its power-hungry gaming PCs to certain states because of how much energy they require.According to the company's website via The Register, PCs like the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 Gaming Desktop won't ship to California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, or Washington because state standards won't allow them."This product cannot be shipped to the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont or Washington due to power consumption regulations adopted by those states," the site states before customization. "Any orders placed that are bound for those states will be canceled."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

EA Sports is revealing Madden NFL 22 player ratings all week, and this continued Tuesday with the announcement of ratings for the top 10 defensive linemen in the professional American football game.Leading the charge at No. 1 is Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams. He's rated 99 OVR, and is a member of the 99 Club with Davante Adams of the Green Bay Packers, so it's no surprise to see him sitting on top of the charts for Madden NFL 22's top defensive linemen.Rounding out the top five DL in Madden NFL 22 are Fletcher Cox (94 OVR), Chris Jones (92 OVR), DeForest Buckner (92 OVR), and Cameron Heyward (92 OVR). You can see the full list of the top 10 defensive linemen in Madden NFL 22 below. Note that this list does not include DE edge-rushers who are also linemen, technically speaking.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' version 1.11.0 update arrives on July 29. In addition to bringing back August's weekly fireworks show, the update will introduce a new slate of seasonal items to the game, which will be available to purchase from Nook Shopping and other vendors throughout August and September.To coincide with the fireworks show, which will once again take place every Sunday night in August, Redd will be selling popsicles, cotton candy, and bubble tea at his stall. The fireworks show is also being tweaked slightly for this year, with some new fireworks on display, including depictions of Tom Nook and Isabelle.Gallery From August 10-16, Nook Shopping will be selling two new items for Japan's Obon festival, while mooncakes and some other new moon-viewing food items will be available from September 12-21. You can take a look at the new items below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Gears 5's latest (and last) seasonal update is right around the corner, and when it arrives, it will add custom game support for previously time-limited Horde mode event gametypes.Come the release of Operation 8 on August 3, players will be able to play the following Horde event modes via custom games:Boss Rush – Survive 10 waves against bosses only.Escape from Kadar – Survive 10 waves against Niles’ creations.Horde Mania – Survive 25 waves with a short build period.Horde Roulette – Survive 10 waves of random enemy combinations.Jingle Juvies – Survive 20 waves of joyous Jingle Juvies.Mad Man’s Monsters – Survive 20 waves against the Mad Man’s Monsters.Nexus Siege – Survive 10 waves of Locust with no Fabricator.Predator Hunt – Survive 10 waves and battle the Wakaatu with no Fabricator.Operation 8 will add two "prototype" weapons that never made it into the final version of the game for use in custom games as well. The two "new" weapons take inspiration from Gears of War: Judgment, with one weapon mimicking the Breechshot and another inspired by the Stim-Gas Grenade, which can be used to revive "down but not out" players.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Marvel open-world action RPG for mobile devices, Marvel Future Revolution, will launch on August 25 across iOS and Android, publisher Netmarble and Marvel have confirmed.Pre-registration for the free-to-play game is available now on the App Store and Google Play, and everyone who does so gets a special costume box that comes with in-game cosmetics.For those just catching up, Future Revolution's story takes place in a timeline where there are multiple Earths in the multiverse that come together to create what's known as a "Primary Earth." This place includes several zones to explore, including New Stark City, Hydra Empire, and Sakaar, among others. Players are enlisted into the Omega Flight team of superheroes and work alongside others to defeat supervillains and save Primary Earth.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft Flight Simulator, the technologically staggering love letter to aviation, is now finally out on Xbox Series X|S, as well as Xbox Game Pass. While the game was greeted with an enthusiastic critical response when it was first released for PC late last year, the Xbox Series X|S versions of the game have managed to deliver the fidelity and performance you expect with only a few compromises.In our updated Microsoft Flight Simulator review, critic Alessandro Barbosa called the game visually breathtaking, though he criticized the game's clunky user interface. He also praised the game's updated tutorials, which are significantly improved from the PC original, and called Microsoft Flight Simulator the first game to truly push the Xbox Series X. Other critics agreed with our assessment, giving the game the highest Metascore for an Xbox Series X|S released in 2021 so far."Controlling flight on a controller is, thankfully, a lot better, with a decent balance of options mapped as default to give you a great sense of control in the air while not stripping away the enthusiast fundamentals of the series," he wrote. "Of course, all of this can be customized, letting you tune your experience however you see fit. More dedicated players will likely want to invest in a full HOTAS setup for the most authentic experience, but many are sadly still incompatible with the Xbox Series X."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com