2021-04-01
WWE's biggest PPV of the year is none other than Wrestlemania 37, which is coming to Peacock on April 10 and 11. The two-night event will see wrestlers from Smackdown and Raw battle each other on the biggest stage of the year.2021's Wrestlemania will span two nights, much like last year's, taking place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. However, this year, you'll be able to attend the event live if you so chose--but you'll have to buy groups of tickets as social distancing will be in place.If you can't or won't attend the live event, you'll probably want to watch from the safety and comfort of your own couch. If you live in the United States or Australia, Wrestlemania airs at a reasonable hour. If you live in the UK, we're very sorry if you want to watch live because it's going to be two long mornings for you. Check out some global start times below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
A Console Enhanced version of The Elder Scrolls Online will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on June 8. This port will take advantage of the systems' more-powerful CPUs and GPUs.This means that the Console Enhanced version improves The Elder Scrolls Online on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in a multitude of the familiar ways. This includes things like increasing the frame rate to 60fps, almost doubling the draw distances, unlocking high-resolution textures, updating antialiasing, and reducing load times.Publisher Bethesda Softworks posted a video showcasing the graphical changes ESO players can expect when they jump in on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S this June.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
One of PSN's biggest annual sales has kicked off once more on PS4 and PS5 to celebrate the start of a new season. This year's PlayStation Store Spring Sale is truly massive, with 700+ PS5 and PS4 games marked down. The PSN Spring Sale is so big that PlayStation is breaking the sale into two parts, the first of which includes discounts on a wide variety of titles like Ghost of Tsushima, FIFA 21, and Grand Theft Auto V. The second wave of deals will be added on Wednesday, April 14.In addition to those games, the primeval survival game Ark: Survival Evolved is on sale, along with Doom Eternal, Fallout 76, PUBG, and The Last of Us: Part II. EA's Star Wars: Battlefront II is also marked down nicely for its Celebration Edition, while No Man's Sky--which just got a big new expansion--is available for half off. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption II, GameSpot's 2018 Game of the Year, is marked down by 50%.The Spring Sale wraps up on Wednesday, April 28. Sony also warned that some games will leave the sale before then, as part of the second wave of deals going live, so you'll want to check a game's store page for its specific end date. We've highlighted a handful of the most notable deals below, but you can check out the full list of 700+ games on sale on the PlayStation Blog. We'll also be updating this story once the new batch of deals goes live at the midway point on April 14.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
The next film installment in the Resident Evil franchise, titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, has had its release date pushed back to November 24, 2021.The new release date is a two-month delay, as the movie was originally going to hit theaters on September 3. The new November 24 release means the film will hit theaters the day before Thanksgiving in the United States.GameSpot has reached out to Sony for further information about the delay. We'll report back with any additional details we receive.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
Comcast's NBCUniversal is reportedly weighing pulling its own movies from non-Peacock streaming services and bringing them home to its own platform, according to Bloomberg. Such a move would likely also bring with it a guarantee that future film releases from the company would be on Peacock either exclusively or for an initial window of exclusivity.According to unnamed sources, NBCUniversal hasn't yet made a final decision, and senior executives there "are open to new deals with third parties like HBO Max and Netflix," in deals that would be expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year. As Bloomberg correctly points out, this strategy indicates a fair bit about Peacock's thinking moving forward and also its assessment of its success so far since launching last July. While the nearly year-old service has amassed roughly 33 million accounts, it's also yet to make original programming as big of a budget priority as some rivals. However, Peacock has invested in and also planted flags with WWE content and streaming PPV events, and it will also have the Olympics streaming as well.Of course, the pandemic has been a huge unpredictable wrench in whatever plans NBCUniversal may have had for Peacock. Back in December, Warner Bros. made a bold move to potentially change movie-going as we know it when it suddenly announced it would put its entire theatrical line-up onto streaming in 2021--a first move that's set into motion many dominoes finding many major players in the space both rethinking and doubling down on betting which way streaming's future might go. As of this writing, a top Netflix executive said they think exclusive theatrical windows will go away; Warner Bros., intriguingly, still thinks they're important.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
Fortnite Season 6 Week 3 challenges go live on April 1 at 6 am PT / 9 am ET, and among them is a challenge that asks you to defeat one of three particular NPCs: Raptor, Zenith, or Blackheart. The Fortnite map features dozens of NPCs that gift you items, assign additional quests, and trade you Gold Bars, but this challenge doesn't require anything like that. You just need to defeat one of them. Here are the locations for Raptor, Zenith, and Blackheart.Where To Find Raptor, Zenith, And BlackheartRaptor can be found at the Crash Site, a landmark on the eastern cliffs beside Coral Castle. He's wearing a yellow ski mask standing among plane wreckage.Zenith is located at the Weather Station, a landmark atop a snowy mountain south of Catty Corner. He's dressed appropriately for the cold with a winter jacket and face mask.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
Discord has launched its own version of Clubhouse, called Stage Channels, that allows users to host audio conversations to a room of listeners. The feature is now available wherever Discord can be downloaded, including mobile devices and the web.The instant messaging app already allows for voice channels, rooms where all users present can talk freely with a mic connected. Stage Channels are more akin to public events like panels or town halls. In a Stage Channel, only certain people permitted can talk while everyone else is designated a listener, making for a more structured chat. The feature, however, is relegated to Community servers for now.A look at Discord's Stage Channels, courtesy of The Verge.An invitation-only audio app that's currently exclusive to iOS devices (though an Android version is in development), Clubhouse lets people setup conversations with a few individuals to be broadcasted to as many as 5,000 people. The app gained popularity throughout 2020 in large part because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reaching a valuation of $1 billion and exceeding over three million users.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
Netflix is reportedly working to secure a deal with Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) on turning Knives Out into a proper franchise with two more sequels, according to Deadline. The sequels would see Daniel Craig reprise his role as protagonist detective Benoit Blanc, and unnamed sources are indicating the deal could be at least $400 million--likely more--therefore making it "one of the biggest streamer movie deals in history."While the payday is eye-catching, the real big news here is Knives Out potentially turning into a trilogy. Until this news, only one sequel was expected. Of course, as most of the information on this is coming via unnamed sources--and none of the principals yet offering a comment--it's still unknown what release dates, potential plots, and production start dates might be.Johnson is doubling down on the mystery genre. Earlier this month, it was announced that Johnson had inked a deal with another streaming service, Peacock, for a 10-episode order for Poker Face. The show would be Johnson's first television series, and all that's known so far is it will be an hour-long series starring Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange is the New Black). Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live) and Danielle Renfrew Behren (Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck) will co-executive produce along with Lyonne.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
Fortnite Season 6 Week 3 challenges go live on April 1 at 6 am PT / 9 am ET, and one of them requires you to put down your guns and go fishing for a while. You'll need to collect five fish across Camp Cod, Lake Canoe, or Stealthy Stronghold. As two of those places aren't written on the map, you might be stuck. Here's where you can find all three fishing locations for this week's Fortnite quest.Catch Fish At Camp Cod, Lake Canoe, Or Stealthy StrongholdCamp Cod is at the southeastern corner of the map, south of the snowy weather station. You can find fishing poles on the docks on the far right of the landmark.Lake Canoe is the lake southwest of Dirty Docks. You'll find many fishing poles there in addition to, appropriately, lots of canoes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
It's hard to miss Randall Park these days; he's in a ton of stuff and is a consistent scene stealer. But now, Park is stepping behind the camera to bring a graphic novel to life. Park will helm the adaptation of Shortcomings, a graphic novel by cartoonist Adrian Tomine, Deadline reports, with Roadside Attractions and Imminent Collision producing.Shortcomings follows the life of a group of young Asian Americans living in the Bay Area in the early 2000s as they explore relationships both with each other and outside, navigating questions about race and culture."I am such a huge fan of Adrian's work, and I'm very excited to team with him and Roadside Attractions on this updated, modern take of Shortcomings," Park said in an official statement. "In these characters, I see version of Asian Americans in my own life, the ones I love and the ones I just kind of tolerate."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
Ready to start streaming on Twitch but not sure where to begin? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. From must-have gaming gear to pro-level Twitch tips, we asked streamers what they wished someone had told them before they started streaming.Essential Streaming GearAside from a computer and a game to play, there are three essential pieces of gear you need to start streaming: a microphone, a webcam and some streaming software.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-04-01
A new 1980s Cold War-themed map for Call of Duty: Warzone has leaked ahead of an upcoming nuke event, which will transition Verdansk to Black Ops Cold War.According to a VGC report, a supposed work-in-progress live-action advertisement, which features celebrities like rapper Young Thug, revealed the map. It showcases some points of interest being replaced by Black Ops Cold War-themed locations. This includes an under construction Stadium and an aqueduct replacing the Dam.The video, below, also highlights a mineshaft area and a spot that is reminiscent of the Duga-2 Radar Array from Black Ops Cold War's Ashes to Ashes story mission.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-03-31
The fantasy drama Game of Thrones, both a popular HBO series and run of novels, will also soon become a Broadway play, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The play, which is currently being developed by author George R. R. Martin, will also debut productions in London's West End and in Australia, with the first show expected to launch sometime in 2023.The play, which is still untitled, is expected to "for the first time take audiences deeper behind the scenes of a landmark event that previously was shrouded in mystery." Somewhat less shrouded in mystery already by this announcement, that landmark event is expected to be The Great Tourney at Herrenhal, a contest that took place 16 years before the events of the HBO series.Many fans and The Hollywood Reporter additionally are speculating, based on the books, that those in attendance at The Great Tourney included a young Ned Stark, his sister Lyanna, teenage Jaime Lannister, Lord Robert Baratheon, and many others. Fans who are only familiar with the HBO version may be in for a bit of a disorienting surprise, as Martin's timeline varies from the TV version--so many characters may be in play, or at a surprising age, than they may remember.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-03-31
CD Projekt Red has reaffirmed its plans to release next-generation patches for both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in its latest earnings report.The studio had previously announced the respective patches, but their timelines were uncertain given the additional development time needed for the big patch rollout the studio has planned for Cyberpunk 2077. Earlier this year the studio confirmed that the PS5 and Xbox Series X patches for Cyberpunk 2077 would only be coming after the work on performance updates completed, but today the company has committed to it launching before the end of 2021.Similarly, the previously announced PS5 and Xbox Series X patches for 2015's The Witcher 3 will also be released this year, bringing numerous visual enhancements to the critically acclaimed RPG. This will include ray tracing support according to CD Projekt Red, with work done on Cyberpunk 2077 and its engine aiding in the development of this patch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2021-03-31
Valorant's Masters tournament is now over, and Riot has rolled out a new patch for its competitive shooter that makes major changes to several characters and significantly nerfs the Bucky shotgun. The patch also includes a bundle of bug fixes and a new surround sound option, so check out the patch notes below for all the details.Riot has buffed Viper so many times that it's become a meme of sorts in the Valorant community, but this latest fix might finally boost her fortunes. Her Toxin now deals at least 50 decay on any contact with Viper's Poison Cloud, Toxic Screen, or Viper's Pit abilities, which is a major debuff. Her Poison Cloud can now also be instantly redeployed when picked up, but the charge you receive will be temporary, not permanent. Additionally, both Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud remain up for 2 seconds even after Viper dies, meaning she still has some bite even when she goes down.Yoru has received more straightforward changes, with his Blindside flash now lasting longer and taking less time to activate. Though his Gatecrash teleport is now on a 35-second refresh timer rather than resetting on kills, the fragment's lifetime has increased to 30 seconds. The popular Bucky shotgun has been altered as well, with a tighter spread on both its firing modes, and less pellets on its right-click, which is a significant nerf. Full patch notes are below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com