Tattoos are expensive, so if you're looking for a cheaper way to show your love for Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu on your bod, try the incoming merch from Fangamer instead. It's launching this summer but isn't available for preorder just yet. Anyone trying to rep Lady D has two upcoming pieces of merch to look forward to. The first is a simple grey T-shirt with a stylized Lady Dimitrescu standing tall on the front. She's backlit by a large moon that's been slashed by her monstrous claws. When it launches, this shirt will cost customers $28. Customers will also get a bonus sticker of the vampiress with this shirt. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

May 4 is Star Wars Day, and the global holiday that celebrates the most-popular sci-fi franchise of all time also means there are some great deals floating around the internet. Over at Amazon and Best Buy, there are plenty of Star Wars movies on both 4K and Blu-ray that have deep discounts.Every single movie in the Star Wars franchise is discounted today, from 1977's A New Hope--originally just titled Star Wars--to the most recently release, 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars 4K Blu-rays typically go for $23 each, so you're saving $7 on each one. We've only listed the 4K Blu-rays here, because they are actually cheaper than the standard Blu-ray editions. All of the 4K editions come with standard Blu-ray and digital copies, too. Most of the listings below are for Amazon, but Best Buy also has the same deals. Amazon has already sold out of several of the movies, so you may want to act fast.Best Star Wars movie deals:The Phantom Menace -- $17 ($23)Attack of the Clones -- $17 ($23)Revenge of the Sith -- $17 ($23)Solo: A Star Wars Story -- $17 ($23)Rogue One: A Star Wars Story -- $17 ($23)A New Hope -- $17 ($23)Empire Strikes Back -- $17 ($23)Return of the Jedi -- $17 ($23)The Force Awakens -- $17 ($23)The Last Jedi -- $17 ($23)The Rise of Skywalker -- $17 ($23)Outside of the movies, there are a ton of cool collectibles and more to pick up on Star Wars day. These include Nerf blasters, watches for fancy people, and a cool R2-D2 projector. And the same goes for video games--during the May the 4th holiday, there are some big discounts on games for PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A Lord of the Rings podcast is on the way, and it will be hosted by Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, who played the Hobbits Merry and Pippin, respectively.The podcast is called The Friendship Onion, and the first episode will debut on May 18. "They will bring banter, stories, and comedy to the podcasting space, each week digging into the latest in pop culture, put fans' Lord of the Rings knowledge to the test, reveal exclusive stories from filming and maybe even welcome surprise drop-ins from famous faces," reads a line from the show's description, relayed from Deadline.Episodes will debut weekly on Spotify and everywhere else you get podcasts; it will also be available on video on YouTube.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Returnal is getting its first big patch tomorrow, May 5. But ahead of that happening, developer Housemarque is warning players to turn off auto-update, one of the PS5's convenience features, so they don't lose progress. The patch is scheduled to go live at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET.The studio issued the warning in a tweet, telling players to turn off the feature and linking to a Sony support page for the how-to. It makes sense. If your PS5 is in suspend mode when the update goes live, it will automatically quit the game to apply the patch. If you were mid-run when that happened, that progress will be lost.PSA: #Returnal patch and patch notes will go live tomorrow (May 5) at noon PST, 7pm GMT.Set your #PS5 auto-update off to keep your run.https://t.co/ICzxVHvCEq — Housemarque (@Housemarque) May 4, 2021To turn off auto-updates, you can go to Settings > Saved Data and Game/App Settings > Automatic Updates. There you can toggle auto-download and auto-install when the console is in Rest Mode.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Activision Blizzard confirmed during its earnings call that the next Call of Duty entry will be led by Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer Games. A release date was not announced, but it's on track to launch this fall.Details are vague, but Activision Blizzard hinted at the usual features: a single-player campaign, multiplayer, and a co-op component. The studio also said this Call of Duty entry is "built for next-gen," suggesting the title will take advantage of hardware features like Quick Resume on Xbox and the DualSense's adaptive triggers.Coinciding with the news, Sledgehammer Games tweeted a GIF of WWE superstar The Undertake rising from a coffin. Sledgehammer has assisted development on Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War; the last Call of Duty game the studio spearheaded was 2017's Call of Duty: WWII. It also provides support on Warzone.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of Activision Blizzard's earnings report on Tuesday, the company shared some key details on the next Call of Duty game and the success of its existing games.Black Ops Cold War and the free-to-play battle royale game Warzone helped overall Activision says rise 72%. Cold War had "strong premium sales," while Warzone's in-game revenue--i.e. microtransactions--also made a positive impact. Call of Duty Mobile, meanwhile, performed well for Activision, helping operating income double.Activision said launching the free Call of Duty games, Warzone and Mobile, have "transformed the franchise," Monthly active users over the last two years has more than tripled in numbers, Activision said, helping Activision overall hit 150 million monthly active users during Q1 2021. Call of Duty specifically showed a 40% year-over-year growth in monthly active users, while this figure also grew sequentially.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Alex Navarro, Brad Shoemaker, and Vinny Caravella have announced that they are leaving Giant Bomb. The announcement was made during a live recording of Giant Bomb's podcast, where the trio confirmed that May 7 will be their last day at the company.Giant Bomb was established by former members of GameSpot and, alongside Jeff Gerstmann (who will remain at the site) and Ryan Davis, Brad and Vinny were founding members of the website. Alex, who worked alongside the others at GameSpot, joined sometime later, having initially founded Screened, a website dedicated to movies and TV.in case you didn't happen to tune into this week's Bombcast, I should probably say publicly that I have given my notice, and this Friday will be my last day @giantbomb. It's been an incredible 10 years, but I made the difficult decision that it was time to move on. — Yeet Takeshi (@alex_navarro) May 4, 2021This Friday will be my last day with Giant Bomb as per the announcement on the Bombcast today. I'm so proud of everything we've accomplished over the years and so thankful for everyone that has been a positive part of it. It has shaped who I am. — Vincent Caravella (@VinnyCaravella) May 4, 2021Today was my last episode of the Giant Bombcast. Friday is my last day with the company. After spending a third of my life helping to build this thing, it's tough to make my fingers even type that out. (Seriously, what?) — Brad Shoemaker (@bradshoemaker) May 4, 2021In a statement, Giant Bomb founder Gerstmann said: "I've spent a lot of the last year thinking about what's next for Giant Bomb and most of those roads lead to a full-on rethink of what it means to be a Website About Video Games in 2021. While I certainly would have loved to solve these challenges with my longtime friends and coworkers by my side, it just wasn't meant to be. I wish Vinny, Alex, and Brad the best. Meanwhile, we have a pretty exciting opportunity to broaden our horizons, rethink every facet of our operation, and get to a place where we're truly able to build that bomb all over again... or die trying."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Diablo Immortal, the free-to-play title designed for mobile devices, will launch sometime later this year, Activision Blizzard confirmed during its latest financial earnings release.During a recent earnings call, Activision Blizzard confirmed that Diablo Immortal is "on track for global release later this year." Though a date or window wasn't revealed, the studio said the game has finally entered the second phase of testing. A technical alpha kicked off late last year, but it was relegated to Australia only.Despite being announced in 2018, Activision Blizzard has stayed relatively quiet about the mobile spin-off. Aside from the technical alpha that took place in December 2020, the last official news about the game was confirmation that Diablo Immortal is part of Activision Blizzard's wider strategy to push mobile experiences.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

On Wednesday, May 5, AEW Dynamite will present the first-ever Blood and Guts match. While we don't know the exact rules for the War Games-esque bout, it will involve a massive cage structure and see two factions--The Inner Circle and the Pinnacle--face off to hopefully end their vicious feud once and for all. For Inner Circle member Jake Hager, though, this match has even more meaning. According to him, it's about redemption.It all stems back to the March 10 episode of AEW Dynamite, where Inner Circle members MJF and Wardlow betrayed the group and launched a rival faction in the Pinnacle. They then laid waste to the Inner Circle, a group that has been a cornerstone of AEW since its inception. Since that moment, Hager admits the Inner Circle has been taking stock of how to re-establish itself."That's a humbling moment. I mean, anytime you make a mistake, you need to sit back, humble yourself, and look at the reasons that caused it," he said during an appearance on Wrestle Buddies, GameSpot's wrestling podcast. "I look at the other four members of the Inner Circle as men. Real men can admit their mistakes and learn from them, grow from them, be better from them, stronger from them. And I think that's what we're really eager to prove is that we are better, we are stronger. But we have to show you for you guys to believe that."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

At its heart, New Pokemon Snap is a game about discovery. As you travel about the different islands of the Lental region photographing Pokemon, you'll need to use the various tools at your disposal to lure monsters out of hiding, encourage them to interact with each other, and uncover other rare photo opportunities.For those unfamiliar with the original Nintendo 64 game, this can mean a lot of repetition. You'll be playing through the same courses multiple times in order to snap better photos of Pokemon and increase your Research Level, which in turn will open new courses to explore and Pokemon to photograph. Moreover, the game can be cryptic; it's often unclear how to access new islands or trigger certain Pokemon reactions, so you'll need to experiment frequently to progress. If you ever find yourself at a loss for what to do or how to advance, here are some beginner's tips to help you out in New Pokemon Snap.Scan Your SurroundingsEarly on in your adventure, you'll unlock the scan function--an entirely new mechanic for New Pokemon Snap. Pressing the X button will cause your camera to emit an electrical signal over the immediate area, which will mark the names of any nearby Pokemon and other objects of interest on your screen. This isn't just a good way to see if any monsters are lurking out of sight; many Pokemon will also react to the signal and may even exhibit a special behavior you wouldn't normally see.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hot on the heels of their Castlevania Season 4 trailer, Netflix has released a collection of new images for the gothic action-horror show ahead of its release next week.The images show us most of the show's principal characters, from Trevor and Sypha getting ready to fight, to series antagonist Carmilla wielding a blood-red blade. Plot details are light. Here's the synopsis offered up by Netfilx:"Wallachia collapses into chaos as factions clash: some attempting to take control, others attempting to bring Dracula back from the dead. Nobody is who they seem, and nobody can be trusted. These are the end times."Gallery The series is based very roughly on the plot of 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System game Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. It follows Trevor Belmont and his vampire-killing whip as he befriends young sorcerer Sypha and Dracula's wayward son Alucard. The trio works with them to defeat the legendary vampire in his teleporting castle. With the big man out of the way, vampires like Carmilla and other powerful magic users like Isaac have their own designs on seizing power.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Flash is still running full-steam ahead in its seventh season, renewed for Season 8, but two of the show's original cast members won't be along for the ride. Tom Cavanaugh and Carlos Valdes will depart during The Flash Season 7, Deadline reports.Carlos Valdes, who has played the part of tech genius Cisco Ramon--and his super-powered alter ego Vibe--will reportedly end his run with the Season 7 finale.Tom Cavanaugh has played a variety of characters in the show. He has to be in the running for most characters portrayed in a live-action series, right? He began as Reverse-Flash/Eobard Thawne, disguised as scientist Harrison Wells. Upon Thawne's initial defeat, Cavanaugh returned as Harry Wells, H.R. Wells, Sherloque Wells, and Nash Wells--not to mention a whole host of silly one-shot Wells variants. Cavanaugh's departure is a bit muddier. The actor was reportedly set to end his run with the Season 6 finale, but The Flash's season was cut short like so many others.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Apex Legends Season 9 launched to an enthusiastic response from players--but developer Respawn's servers weren't prepared for just how enthusiastic they would be. Since the season's release earlier today, players have faced an array of problems with Apex Legends due to overloaded infrastructure, including extreme difficulty getting into matches.Respawn has been sharing its progress on rolling out fixes all day today on Twitter, but it has yet to fully squash the issues plaguing its servers. In its latest tweet, Respawn stated that unlocked characters and marketplace services should be returned to normal soon. In addition, some players have increasingly had success joining matches, but the problems seem to persist for others.It's always a shame when server issues pester a game during a launch window like this, but scaling server infrastructure is always extremely hard and Respawn has committed to focusing on regaining stability. We'll update this story when all of the issues are resolved.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Mobile may not capture all of the headlines that the full Call of Duty releases do, but it nonetheless has accumulated a huge audience. Activision has announced that the game has passed 500 million downloads across mobile platforms since its launch in October 2019.This is an enormous number of players in comparison with the console entries, which generally top out around 30 million in sales. Unlocking that many more players is likely a huge reason why Activision pursued a mobile Call of Duty at all, as it has undoubtedly brought in millions of new people to the series.It's also been very lucrative for the company. As Activision revealed in its earnings call, the free-to-play game has brought in over $1 billion since its launch from in-game transactions. Its rate of growth may actually be accelerating, too. It took a year for the game to cross 250 million downloads and reach $500 million in revenue; it took just six months to double those numbers again to their current values.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The enemy outnumbers us two-to-one and reinforcements are still days away. The raucous Gaul army is at our gates, baying for blood; each enemy soldier is coated in white and blue war paint and a select few operate battering rams that'll plough through our modest wooden defenses in a matter of minutes. The scent of death is in the air and we've got no choice but to stand our ground and fight. "One of you is worth any number of them," bellows our general, shattering the tense silence with an impassioned war cry. "We face adversity, a band of brothers, dedicated to the warrior's code of strength and victory," he continues, rallying the troops. "But we will never know defeat while we stand together! This day we add another triumph to the history of our people! We will be honored as men!"Whether you go on to achieve victory or succumb to overwhelming odds, moments like this are part of what made Rome: Total War such a beloved strategy game when it launched in 2004--and why its popularity still persists today. It put Total War on the map and laid the groundwork for what has since become a blockbuster series in the strategy genre. With Total War: Rome Remastered, developer Feral Interactive has updated Creative Assembly's seminal title by overhauling the visuals and adding a number of quality of life improvements that make it slightly more appealing for modern sensibilities. Under the hood, however, this is still very much the same game as it was back in 2004, for better or worse.Total War: Rome Remastered hasn't messed with this engaging setup, although you can now play as the other 15 factions without having to unlock them first--unless you'd prefer to do it the old-fashioned way by defeating each faction during the campaign as one of the Romans. When it comes to upgrades, the most obvious ones are visual, with improved lighting and more detailed terrain making both the battlefields and world map pop with added vibrancy. Environments are still overly sparse, which does make battles fairly lackluster to watch unless elephants are hurling soldiers 30 feet in the air, and the updated units aren't nearly as impressive either, falling some way short of the graphical fidelity we're used to seeing in modern Total War games. As a trade-off, however, Total War: Rome Remastered does feature an experimental "Extreme" setting for unit sizes, allowing you to partake in chaotic battles with an overwhelming number of forces, provided your hardware can handle it. Though loading times are still lengthy no matter which unit size you choose--even if you're running the game off an SSD--which can make the campaign fairly laborious at times.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com