Spiral: From The Book of Saw--the ninth movie in the Saw franchise--is finally debuting in theaters soon. It releases on May 14 after seeing numerous delays because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, members of the press who have seen the film prior to its release are discussing their thoughts on the latest Saw movie.Official reviews will arrive this week, but first responses to Spiral have arrived online. Critics from Bloody Disgusting, The Wrap, and others seem to love the new direction this horror movie takes. Check out some of the quick takes for Spiral below.I've been given the go-ahead to talk about #Spiral & as a #SAW nerd, it absolutely lives up to the legacy of the series & what I wanted out of a movie from the SAW-iverse. It's a bold & bloody new direction & I'm so excited for y'all to see it later this week. It rules. Hard. pic.twitter.com/9tTOYStr0C — Heather Wixson (@thehorrorchick) May 8, 2021#Spiral delivers. A confident companion piece to what has come before, it moves #Saw lore forward nicely, smartly retooling the guts of the franchise. Chris Rock and Darren Lynn Bousman embrace horror and thriller tropes and don’t squander the legacy, ushering in a new dawn. pic.twitter.com/JLUTtTmimy — Simon Thompson (@ShowbizSimon) May 10, 2021I really dug #Spiral: From the Book of Saw, the first of many sequels to actually have something to say. It was fucking bonkers to see Chris Rock & Samuel L. Jackson in a @Saw, especially one as gnarly as Spiral. It's downright nasty & I found myself cringing several times over. pic.twitter.com/uQTY15ECXd — B/R/A/D 📼 (@bradmiska) May 7, 2021I had a really bad day last Tuesday and then went to see #Spiral and MAN was I in a great mood after. Almost 20 years of the #Saw franchise and they still found new, creative, GORY kills to throw in there. — Beatrice Verhoeven (@bverhoev) May 10, 2021#Spiral is the latest film in the Saw franchise, but it’s nothing like whats come before. @darren_bousman crafts one of the best entries by switching up the whole game. It’s like 48 Hours with gore, which is the best combo. Full review coming to @flickeringmyth on Wednesday — EJ Moreno (@EJKhryst) May 10, 2021I made a triumphant return to the movies for #Spiral: From the Book of Saw! Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson lead a fresh return to form that evokes both Seven and the original Saw, complete with effectively sadistic traps, topical social commentary, and signature twists. pic.twitter.com/W0e9qF6c0h — Alex DiVincenzo (@alexislegend) May 8, 2021The latest installment of the Saw franchise follows Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock as two detectives who have teamed up with a rookie--played by Max Minghella--and come across a string of murders that are reminiscent of Jigsaw. While investigating, Rock's character has become the focal point for the killer's next game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Another Fortnite update is upon us, and this time, the 16.40 patch notes hint at what's to come for the next Wild Week theme, while also swapping one Exotic weapon for another. Here's everything in tomorrow's update according to the Fortnite 16.40 patch notes.Downtime for the Fortnite patch 16.40 will begin on May 11 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET, with the game coming back online some hours later, typically early morning Eastern time so long as Epic doesn't run into any complications.Once the game is back online, players can expect to find a new Exotic weapon on the island: the Marksman Six Shooter. It's unclear which NPC will be selling this new exclusive weapon, though Deadfire seems to be a good match. As one new Exotic arrives, another departs. The sawed-off shotty, The Dub, will leave the game with this update, so use it today if you want to say goodbye for now.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Stan Lee may have passed away back in 2018, but his legacy of popping up in Marvel movies lives on. The comic book co-creator was featured as a very stealthy Easter egg in the Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage trailer, which dropped earlier today--but the moment passed by so quickly it was easy to miss. Give the trailer another watch to see if you can spot him.If you need some help, here's a shot of the moment. As Eddie (and Venom) make their way into Mrs. Chen's convenience store, you can clearly see Stan's face as the cover of a magazine on the symbiotic duo's right hand side.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A popular Nier: Automata retexture mod is finally out. Modder GPUnity set out four years ago to fix and replace more than 300 textures in the PC version of Nier: Automata, and now the final version of the patch is out on NexusMods."NieR: Automata is one of my favourite games," GPUnity wrote on Steam. "Unfortunately, it suffers from some blurry textures that hurt the presentation. My goal is to provide a natural restoration to the low-res textures, maintaining the intended look."As with many Nier: Automata mods, the texture pack requires the Fix Automata Resolution (FAR) mod to inject the new textures into the game. You can also use a program called Special K for the Windows Store version. The above video shows off the changes, and they're pretty substantial. The full version of the mod (which clocks in at over 1 GB) might cause more slowdown on low-spec PCs, so GPUnity also included a "lite" version of the mod that should help with that use case.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix has released a short video diving into how it set about adapting the DC comic Sweet Tooth into a live-action series. The series, based on the Jeff Lemire comics by the same name, is set to premiere on the streaming service on June 4.In tandem with the recently released first trailer, this new video gives fans a great idea what to expect from the show. This new clip features interviews from showrunners Jim Mickle (In the Shadow of the Moon, Hap and Leonard) and Beth Schwartz (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow), executive producers Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr., cast members Christian Convery (Pup Academy) and Nonso Anozie (Game of Thrones), and Lemire. Check it out below.Sweet Tooth is set 10 years after the emergence of "hybrids"--children who are born part-human, part-animal, and are now feared and hunted by humans. The show focuses on a hybrid deer-boy named Gus, who befriends an adult wanderer named Jepperd, and sets off on a dangerous adventure to find out about Gus's origins. Note that this series, while similarly named, has nothing to do with the plans to adapt Sony's video game Twisted Metal into a new TV series, which is rumored to have cast Will Arnett as the character Sweet Tooth.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Riot Games has unveiled Valorant's new game mode. Called Replication, it follows the same rules as Unrated but with one major restriction: everyone on a team plays as the same agent. Replication goes live on May 11, which is when patch 2.09 is expected.Players aren't given an agent at random. Selecting an agent is a democratic process, with each team voting for which agent they want to play before Replication's start. The agent with the most votes becomes the pick.Gear up for VALORANT's newest game mode, Replication. Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/zuMO1rXlc4 — VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) May 10, 2021There are a few other modifications that come with Replication. Everything (except Ultimates) is refreshed every round and players receive a fixed number of credits. Additionally, players that are flashed twice within a four-second window will get a five-second protection against blindness called Flashguard.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With Army of the Dead getting ready to premiere on Netflix, star Dave Bautista is cementing his relationship with the streaming service. As first reported by Deadline--and confirmed by Bautista himself--the actor will star with Daniel Craig in Knives Out 2, from director Rian Johnson. Previously, the streaming service bought the rights to two follow-up films from the franchise.No details about the film have been released. Like the first installment, the movie will see Craig play master detective Benoit Blanc, solving a mystery where--most likely--there's a large pool of potential suspects. Per Deadline, production will kick off later this year in Greece.The news of Bautista's casting comes hot on the heels of the actor revealing that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will likely be his final film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "As far as my obligations, I've got Guardians 3, and that's probably going to be the end of Drax," he said previously.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Roblox has long been one of the most popular games in the world--it's had millions of fans for its nearly fifteen-year run. But it continues to grow and bring in new players, and it's now up to 42.1 million daily active users.According to Roblox's Q1 2021 earnings, the game has also achieved solid revenue in addition to its huge playerbase, earning $387 million in revenue. Both revenue and daily active users (DAUs) are way up year-over-year, with revenue up 140% from Q1 2020 and DAUs up 37% from Q1 2020.Roblox has exploded in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns went into effect across the world in March 2020. It has rapidly become one of the most popular games in the world--while showing off a particularly consistent streak in audience growth. Its recent successes have even surprised developer Roblox Corporation, which expected growth and revenue to decrease as lockdowns lifted throughout the world. However, while there was a slight downturn between February and March in monthly active users (MAUs), Roblox is now up to an all-time high 202 million MAUs.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go developer Niantic has shared more details about the game's upcoming Luminous Legends Y event. The event is divided up into two parts and introduces a few new Gen 6 Pokemon to the game, including the Legendary Yveltal, which will be appearing in five-star Raids throughout the entire event.Luminous Legends Y Part 1The first part of the event runs from May 18-24. During this portion, Pancham will make its Pokemon Go debut. The panda Pokemon will be hatching from Strange Eggs along with Qwilfish, Larvitar, Absol, Skorupi, Sandile, Scraggy, Pawniard, Vullaby, and Deino. Dark-type Pokemon such as Houndour and Carvanha will also be appearing in the wild more frequently, and you'll have more chances to catch Spritzee, Swirlix, and Goomy if you missed them during the Luminous Legends X event.Additionally, Niantic will offer Team Go Rocket-themed Timed Research tasks during the first part of the Luminous Legends Y event, as well as some exclusive Field Research. Completing these tasks will lead to encounters with Dark-type Pokemon like Galarian Zigzagoon and Scraggy. Certain Dark Pokemon like Alolan Rattata, Alolan Grimer, Sneasel, Poochyena, and Stunky will also hatch from 7 km eggs, while Alolan Meowth and others will appear as Raid bosses.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Genshin Impact, the wildly successful free-to-play gacha game with similar gameplay to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, may soon be getting some summer-themed skins for certain characters, if recent leaks turn out to be accurate.Per the Project Celestia Twitter account, which has accurately detailed various Genshin Impact leaks in the past such as new characters and events, it looks like new summertime skins for characters like Jean and Barbara are on the way. Project Celestia says the leaks come via datamining the game's latest available client, and that information obtained this way could be removed or changed at any time.Leaked images show a more casual outfit for the master of the Knights of Favonius, Jean--who is usually seen sporting a full body suit, pants, and a cape--now wearing shorts and a flowing top as she dips her toes into the ocean.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Anyone who has followed the labor market, even casually, over the last 20 years knows that jobs related to computer programming are perennially among the most sought after. As our society shifts ever more to complete reliance on computers, so do we shift towards reliance on the people with the skills to program them. This dependence makes learning to code a great decision even for those who don't want to pursue it professionally. Not to mention, coding is practically a necessity if you want to work at a game studio.While it is a great idea to learn to code, learning computer languages can get expensive. Some students go for four-year degrees to learn, others opt toward boot camps which can still cost tens of thousands of dollars.Thankfully, there are e-learning options like The Premium Learn to Code 2021 Certification Bundle that can teach you all you need to know without breaking the bank. This bundle contains 27 distinct courses, combining for over 270 hours of instruction. Best of all, it's currently available for only $60. The combined value of all 27 courses is $4,056 (that's a savings of 98%).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you're looking to expand your Nintendo Switch game collection but want to save some cash, then Walmart has just what you need right now. The store is currently selling a whole bunch of Nintendo Switch games at deeply discounted prices, and many of them are acclaimed first-party exclusives like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Given that Nintendo games rarely see price drops, it's a great time to pick them up. The aforementioned Super Mario Odyssey is just $40 right now with free pickup or two-day delivery, and the same options are available on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for $48. Both are absolutely essential for any Nintendo Switch owner, so it's a great time to buy them if you haven't already.The upgraded games New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury are on sale for $40 and $50, respectively. Note that for the latter game and some of the others included in the sale, you have to add them to your cart before the sale price will appear. They offer very different experiences, with New Super Maro Bros. U Deluxe playing like a classic 2D Mario game while Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is a course-based 3D platformer that also includes a free-roaming bonus game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During the ongoing trial between Epic Games and Apple, the latter company accused Epic Games of allowing "unspeakable" titles on its store because it supports Itch.io, an indie game platform where anyone can publish their work. Some of these were previously labeled as "adult" for a variety of reasons, Itch.io added an unspeakable search tag as a cheeky response, and organizers are now hosting The Unspeakable Jam to poke further fun at Apple's bizarre language. A whole bunch of developers seem interested, too. With more than 60 developers already signed up, The Unspeakable Jam is open for submissions until June 12 because, in the words of its organizer, "That's as long as this joke will be funny." In addition to making games that presumably contain some degree of adult content, participants' games must have a beginning and end with challenges in between. This is another jab at Apple, who used very rigid definitions for "games" during the trial.Game jams see developers getting together for very short periods of time to make complete video games, and they sometimes lead to larger, more fully realized projects coming about later on. This is certainly a bit harder to do during a pandemic like COVID-19, but we're hoping to see some creative results. We just hope that this combined effort doesn't lead to something truly monstrous.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Not long after a mysterious unknown object appeared in Call of Duty: Warzone's Verdansk '84, Activision has now revealed what it is and what it's all about. Activision and the Call of Duty League are partnering for a special in-game event, and you can watch the announcement video below.The mysterious object in the game is right outside Verdansk Stadium. During the Dallas Empire Home Series broadcast on Sunday, it will be lifted to unveil a statue that celebrates the Call of Duty League trophy. It will honor the 2020 Call of Duty League champions, the Dallas Empire, specifically."Dressing the front of the stadium will be banners featuring each of the starting five players from 2020's championship-winning team," Activision said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Activision is almost certainly planning to add Die Hard content to Call of Duty: Warzone, as the official Call of Duty Twitter account has released a teaser image that cannot be confused for anything else. Posted on May 8, the tweet mentions Nakatomi Duct Cleaning, a reference to the famous Nakatomi Plaza where the first movie took place. It says it has been in business since 1988, which is when Die Hard released, and it asks customers to "Say 'Yippee Ki Yay' to dust," playing on Bruce Willis' famous catchphrase as cop John McClane. Air ducts are a complicated network of danger. If yours are in need of repair, call the best in the business at Nakatomi Duct Cleaning. Learn more here: https://t.co/0PN0f3HliO pic.twitter.com/4vJEdiQ7OK — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 8, 2021"Does heat have your employees dying hard? Keep your workplace cool with help from Nakatomi Duct Cleaning," the teaser site reads. It also mentions Verdansk, as well as a Christmas party--despite the fact that Die Hard definitely isn't a Christmas movie. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com