Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which packages up upgraded remasters of the first three Mass Effect games as well as (almost) all of the DLC, is coming on May 14. However, it appears we already know what's coming in the game's day one update: performance tweaks, lighting improvements, and quite vague "miscellaneous content fixes."First noticed by Twisted Voxel, Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Patch 1.1 has already gone live on PlayStation servers. On the update's page on Orbis Patches, it comes in at 11.8 GB and brings with it a set of changes that isn't too surprising for a day one patch.The patch notes, which are quite sparse, reveal a handful of tweaks to make the game run better. These include stability improvements, bug fixes to prevent crashes, and lighting improvements. Finally, the patch also brings benefits to ambient occlusion, a graphics feature that increases the realism of shadows and lighting.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Steam is now hosting its Golden Week Sale, slashing the prices of thousands of Japanese-developed games. Until May 6, players can get discounts on titles like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Final Fantasy VII, and Yakuza Kiwami, all of which are 50% off.The Golden Week Sale has a ton on offer from a wide range of genres. Though all sales are specifically tied to games from Japan, the selection includes titles like Death Stranding at 60% off, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan for 67% off, and Devil May Cry 5 at 20% off. Other standout titles worth mentioning are SoulCalibur VI ($9), Street Fighter V ($8), Tekken 7 ($6), and Persona 4 Golden ($14).This is just the tip of the sale's iceberg, though, as there are also big-name games discounted. With Nier Replicant out now, it's a good time to pick up Nier: Automata on sale as well--it's down to $20 in the Steam Golden Week Sale. Yakuza: Like A Dragon is also on sale for $42, down from $59.99. Then there's Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, which is down to $24.79 from its usual $40 list price.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Guy Fieri, the Mayor of Flavortown, is on a mission to help small restaurants come back to life after the pandemic. He spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about why it's essential for Diners, Drive-Ins, And Dives to return to the air."Nothing can replace what this kind of recognition, appearing on TV, can do for these people and their businesses … for their lives," he said. "I need to keep doing this because it just needs to be done."At the start of the pandemic, Fieri remarked that the shutdown of small businesses like the mom and pop restaurants he highlights on his show really affected him. "I don't get pissed or lose my shit," he said. "But I was pissed."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Elliot Page's first interview since coming out as trans in December, the actor told Oprah about his mounting pressures and stressors around gender as a performer in TV and movies. One standout moment exemplary of the conversation, via Yahoo News, is Page's memories of fainting while on a press tour for Inception back in 2010."There was so much press and so many premieres all around the world and I was wearing dresses and heels to pretty much every single event," Page said of Inception's media campaign. Those expectations led and also contributed to a recurring pattern of panic attacks, which he says have "happened frequently in my life… every single aspect of who you are constantly being looked at and put in a box is a very binary system."Page's experiences promoting Juno, the still-lauded 2008 quirky comedy--which led to Page's nominations for Best Actress for his role--were similarly stressful. When Juno proved to be a surprise success, Page says, rather than excitement, he felt isolated: "It felt so impossible to communicate with people how unwell I was because obviously there is so much excitement… felt I couldn't express just the degree of pain I was in."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We're closing in on the final week of Destiny 2's Season of the Chosen, as well as the Guardian Games. Xur is back in the solar system with new Exotics that can help you with your last week of competition and to finish your Seasonal Challenges. Here's what he's packing and where you can find him.Head to the Tower, in the Hangar area, to find Xur this week. For his weapon, Xur is offering Arbalest. Hunters can pick up the Graviton Forfeit helmet; for Titans, there's the Mk. 44 Stand Asides leg armor; and for Warlocks, Xur has Astrocyte Verse helmet.Xur LocationSpawn in at the central Tower transmat zone and turn left to head down the stairs to the Hangar. At the bottom of those stairs, hang another left and pass under the structure to find a catwalk staircase in the back corner of the area, to the north. Xur is up the stairs a bit, surveying the Last City below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In May, HBO Max has plenty of new content coming to its service, including original content like Jean Smart's comedic series, which finally has a name. If you're looking for movies, TV shows, anime, and more, check out what's coming to HBO Max for May 2021 below.On May 13, Jean Smart's new comedy series Hacks premieres. The show follows a young comedian (Hannah Einbinder) who lands a job writing jokes for seasoned comic who works nightly in Las Vegas (Jean Smart). During the TCA winter press tour, Smart talked about Einbinder's character. "Ava's point-of-view is that if the masses thinks something is funny, then it's not cool," Smart said. "And if the masses like it, you know, if the people from Florida who eat at Panera like it, it's not funny."If you couldn't make it to the theaters because of the ongoing pandemic and missed out on Christopher Nolan's Tenet, don't worry because it's arriving to HBO Max on May 1. Making more than $363 million globally, Nolan's latest adventure bends time as the hero of the story--played by John David Washington--must find a way to stop World War III from happening. Essentially, Nolan's latest film is a palindrome, and leans heavily into that idea. It's a very unique movie, and the most unique way to watch Tenet is on a Game Boy Advance.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Stewie from Family Guy has a message for Lois--and the rest of the world: Get the vaccine. In a silly new clip posted on YouTube, the famous "Mom, Mum, Momma" scene from the Season 5 episode is remixed with Stewie blurting out "Get the vaccine" when Lois finally answers him.In case it wasn't already incredibly obvious, this is a PSA to encourage people to get the vaccine. The description of the video states, "It's up to you to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and get vaccinated in your region."This clip will run during the end credits of this Sunday's new Family Guy episode, according to Deadline. The new clip ends by directing people to GetVaccineAnswers.org.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Among the numerous upcoming projects that actor Chris Pratt is working on is The Terminal List, a new TV series based on the Jack Carr novels. Pratt is filming the show right now, and he shared a brutally bloody behind-the-scenes photo on Instagram recently.Posted to his Instagram story, and available below in an image shared by Carr, the image shows a series of bullet holes in a windshield, with blood splattered throughout the scene. The image also reveals that MJ Bassett directed this episode in particular.This level of bloodshed is expected from The Terminal List, as the story follows a former Navy SEAL--James Reece--who exacts revenge in brutal fashion upon those who wronged him. That being said, we don't have any context for the scene in question from Pratt's image. Pratt plays Reece, while the series also features Taylor Kitsch (John Carter, True Detective). It's directed by action movie veteran Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Shooter, Olympus Has Fallen).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

At its core, New Pokemon Snap is fundamentally the same as the original Pokemon Snap. You're on-rails, you have items at your disposal to help you get better pictures, and at the end, your photos are graded by the professor. But it's not entirely accurate to say that New Pokemon Snap is identical to its predecessor, so let's take a look at the biggest changes in New Pokemon Snap compared to the original.For more about the long-awaited sequel, be sure to read our full New Pokemon Snap review. And if you already picked the game up and are finding yourself getting stuck, be sure to check out our guide on how to find the Illumina Pokemon needed to advance the story.You Can Go Out At Night NowYou're still a kid in this game, but this time the adults let you go out at night. New to New Pokemon Snap are night versions of courses. At night, you'll encounter different Pokemon and a variety of new poses for Pokemon that were there during the day. For example, an Exeggutor who was walking around during the day can be found sleeping instead.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the first Metroid-like upgrades you get in Returnal is the Atropian Blade, a sword that gives you a melee attack. It also allows you to destroy red force fields that sometimes block your path, and more often, protect enemies from your guns. But not long after you encounter red force fields you can slice through with your sword, you'll start to find orange force fields blocking doors that your sword apparently can't handle.The good news is, you don't need to fight deep into Returnal's biomes to earn another permanent upgrade to your sword to breach those force fields. Though Returnal never makes it clear, there is a way to knock out orange force fields that doesn't require you to beat any bosses or unlock new biomes.How To Break Orange Door BarriersTo deal with this second brand of force fields, you need a specific artifact called "Balanced Blade." You can find the gear-shaped artifact in fabricators, in chests, or in random drops from enemies. When you get the upgrade, you'll increase the power of your melee attacks, while also being able to break orange force fields just like red ones by slashing them with your sword--and most of the time, when you clear an orange force field, you'll find a room full of health, weapon, or suit upgrades that will make any given run a little easier.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Square Enix has once again teamed up with Butterfinger for a special campaign for Final Fantasy. As part of the new promotion, people can purchase $5 worth of Butterfinger bars or other products, take a photo of their receipt, and upload it to get special DLC.This campaign runs May 3-June 30. Players who take part can get the "Chocorpokkur" DLC mount for Final Fantasy XIV. The redemption page is available at the Game With Butterfinger website.Buying Butterfinger bars is the only way to get the special mount, though it's possible it will be available for everyone at a later date. The name Chocorpokkur is a play on words, blending chocolate and Korpokkur, which is a type of creature in the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The prolific Taika Waititi will now star in, in addition to producing, the upcoming HBO Max comedy series Our Flag Means Death, according to Deadline. The period series is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet, a wealthy landowner who gave up fancy living in 1717 to hit the high seas as a pirate--a great premise for a comedy made all the better with the news that Waititi will be starring as the dreaded pirate Blackbeard.Waititi joins the previously announced series lead Rhys Darby, who will play Bonnet. Darby and Waititi have worked and also acted together on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords and the film What We Do in the Shadows. Until this announcement, Waititi was only expected to produce the series and direct Our Flag Means Death's pilot, when the series was first announced back in 2020."Our Blackbeard is a legend, a lover, a fighter, a tactical genius, a poetic soul, and quite possibly insane," said series creator David Jenkins. "Only one man could play this role, and that is the great Taika Waititi. We're thrilled beyond measure he's decided to don the beard."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Mobile's Season 3 is winding down, but Activision released a public beta test for Season 4 content, which is detailed in today's April 30 Community Update. This beta includes access to a new map, weapon balancing changes, and a new clan wars feature.The public test build is available for both iOS and Android users, and the 2 GB file size can be downloaded directly from Call of Duty: Mobile's official subreddit.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Riot Games is updating its privacy notice to inform players across all of its games that new voice chat moderation tools will be implemented to tackle toxicity. The first game to use these abilities, which will record in-game voice chat when a report is filed, is the tactical shooter Valorant.The studio will store audio data for use when players report those engaging in abusive or disruptive behavior. The data is then scrubbed through to see if anything violates Riot Games' Terms of Service or other policies. It will be made available to the violating player if an infringement occurred and deleted after it's no longer needed. Data will also be deleted if the recording contains no disruptive behavior.Riot said the new voice moderations tools don't involve actively listening to live in-game audio. The studio clarified that it will only listen to audio once a report has been filed. For now, the system will be beta tested in North America before expanding elsewhere around the world. Those concerned about their privacy can always opt for a third-party voice chat app like Discord.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We're nearly at the end of the Season of the Chosen, with only two more Trials of Osiris weekends before Destiny 2's next content season kicks off on May 11. Though you can't get one of the killer Trials guns for clearing out its weekly bounty this week, it's still worth dipping into for a chance to go flawless. Here's what you can expect to win from this weekend's Trials of Osiris and what map you'll play.As always, this weekend's Trials event continues to the Tuesday weekly reset, so you've got until May 4 to earn rewards and spend tokens with Saint-14.Trials of Osiris Map And Rewards (April 30-May 4)Map: Widow's Court3 wins -- Exile's Curse, Arc fusion rifle5 wins -- Hunter, Warlock, or Titan helmet: Pyrrhic Ascent Mask, Hood, or Helm7 wins -- Hunter, Warlock, or Titan leg armor: Pyrrhic Ascent Strides, Boots, or GrievesFlawless run -- Exile's Curse (Adept)If you can manage five or seven wins this week, you'll earn two pieces of Trials of Osiris-themed armor.The Trials of Osiris runs from Friday to Tuesday every week, providing one of the toughest challenges in Destiny 2 for Crucible players. Your goal in the PvP mode is to win as many matches as possible before you suffer three total losses, which forces you to reset your Trials run, or Passage, and try again. You'll earn loot at certain points as you rack up victories, but the best rewards in the event come when you go on a winning streak of seven matches in a row--a "Flawless" run.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com