2020-10-10
Now that Lab Zero Games has essentially dissolved following controversy with game director Mike Zaimont, publisher 505 Games has confirmed that production has ended for Indivisible.At present, there is an update in submission for the Nintendo Switch that will add more challenges, a New Game+ mode, and couch co-op, bringing Indivisible on Nintendo Switch to the same developmental level as the other platforms. After this, 505 Games has no plans to introduce more content or updates for the game. This patch starts rolling out on October 13."At this stage, apart from content that is already in submission, there will unfortunately be no more production on [Indivisible]," 505 Games said in a development update post. "We understand that longtime players have been waiting for guest characters as well as some backer-created characters. Regretfully, this additional content will not be added to the game."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-10
Mosul, the military action movie produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, has found a home at Netflix, where it will release this November, according to a report from THR.Written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan, who co-wrote World War Z and 21 Bridges (also Russo-produced), the movie retells the real-world events as first described in The New Yorker's "The Desperate Battle to Destroy Isis." The story centers around a group of Iraqi police on the Nineveh SWAT team as they defend their Northern Iraq town.Mosul first premiered at Venice Film Festival in 2019, and then at the Toronto International Film Festival after that. The film was initially set for distribution in 2019 via 101 Studio, but plans fell through according to THR.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-10
Disney+ may be the main hub for MCU content in terms of streaming services but Hulu isn't abandoning its Marvel roster. Hulu's Helstrom, a live-action supernatural thriller is just around the corner and will soon be joined by Marvel's MODOK, an animated comedy done in the stop-motion style of classics like Adult Swim's Robot Chicken. At New York Comic Con's digital Metaverse event, the cast and crew presented a first look at the series to give fans an idea of exactly what's in store for the off-beat streaming TV show.The show stars Patton Oswalt as MODOK, Aimee Garcia as his wife Jodie, Ben Schwartz as his son Lou, and Melissa Fumero as his daughter Melissa. The show centers around MODOK's villainous organization, AIM, as it goes through some hard times--they're bankrupt and being bought out by a Silicon Valley tech firm to keep them afloat. So now, in the words of co-creator Jordan Blum, "MODOK is suddenly forced to sit through things like HR meetings."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-10
Looks like the chapter on Amazon Games' Crucible is coming to a close. Developer Relentless Studios is shuttering the game after its short-lived lifespan of a few months."We'll be discontinuing development on Crucible," Relentless Studios wrote in a blog post. "We very much appreciate the way that our fans have rallied around our efforts, and we've loved seeing your responses to the changes we've made over the last few months, but ultimately we didn't see a healthy, sustainable future ahead of Crucible."Currently, servers for custom games will continue to remain live. But even those will shut down on November 9 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET. All credit purchases are being disabled and refunds will be made to anyone who's already made any in-game purchases in Crucible.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-10
If you spent enough time around a bunch of humans, would you want to kill them less, or more? Alan Tudyk's character in Resident Alien will be asking itself the same questions this winter. Syfy has revealed the first seven mintues of its extra-terrestrial dramedy, which you can watch below, at New York Comic Con.Resident Alien, based on a comic from Dark Horse, stars Alan Tudyk (Doom Patrol, Harley Quinn, Firefly) as Harry, an alien that crashed on earth and has to pass himself off as a human doctor living in a small Colorado town. When he gets involved in helping solve a local murder, he begins to question his mission to kill all of humankind.Along with Tudyk, Resident Alien stars Sara Tomoko (Once Upon a Time), Corey Reynolds (The Closer), Alice Wetterlund (Silicon Valley) and Levi Fiehler (Mars). Chris Sheridan (Family Guy) serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series is still in production but Syfy says the crew is already back in Vancouver, British Columbia.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-10
It's common in games for death to go unexplored. When it's not used as a narrative device to motivate living characters, it's brushed aside as collateral for a game's mechanics, with few interrogating the effects of your actions. I Am Dead is nothing like that. Not only do you play as a recently deceased protagonist, but its warm and welcoming tale explores themes of what it means to leave a legacy--however big or small--on the people you shared your brief time with while alive.Playing as former museum curator Morris Lupton and guided by his equally dead pet dog, Sparky, you explore the recent history of the fictional island of Shelmerston in search of a new guardian for the tranquil settlement. The island's dormant volcano is being kept at bay by the waning spirit of a former inhabitant, forcing Lupton to search for a replacement from a handful of other Shelmerston inhabitants that have recently found themselves in the afterlife. With the ability to explore some of the island's picturesque locations and interact with objects in ways unique to your spectral form, you slowly unearth the island's history and touching vignettes of some of its residents.Before being able to ask a friendly resident ghost if they're up to the task of watching over Shelmerston, you need to first learn about their lasting impact on those who are still alive. This manifests in distinct levels where you explore stories of each character through the lens of those who remember them. The devout followers of a yoga instructor who reside in a repurposed lighthouse recall the calming nature of their late leader, coloring in his complex relationship with past trauma and how it shaped his pursuit for inner peace. Another tale set in the island's bustling port town tells the tale of a blossoming romance between two youths who both discovered more about themselves when apart, which cemented their relationship further when reunited. These stories help introduce you to the would-be caretakers before you get to meet them, giving you all the context you need to understand their decision to either accept or decline the position of island custodian.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
After a handful of delays, Baldur's Gate III finally launched in early access this week and quickly skyrocketed to the top of the best seller's list on Steam. Given that the game is still in development, players were quick to stumble across numerous bugs, some of which developer Larian Studios are squashing in a new patch.The first hotfix for Baldur's Gate III addresses four major crashes associated with entirely different in-game interactions, while also polishing up some other minor existing issues that players have reported. The studio mentions in the patch notes that players still experiencing performance issues should run the game using DirectX 11 instead of Vulkan, as some issues have been noted with the latter API.Larian Studios also thanks fans for the overwhelming support out of the gate and mentions that it is aware of several multiplayer issues currently. While this patch doesn't fix any, the studio says it is close to solving most of the pressing ones being reported.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
Almost a year after the console's unveiling, the retail box that the next-gen Xbox Series X will be shipped in has been revealed. Best Buy Canada's Jon Scarr grabbed a photo of the cardboard container and tweeted it online.Isn't this retail box of Xbox Series X gorgeous? 💚ðŸ˜ðŸŽ® pic.twitter.com/i962gh531a — Jon Scarr 🇨🇦🎮🎃 (@4Scarrs_Gaming) October 8, 2020 Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
David Fincher (Seven, The Social Network) is one modern cinema's most acclaimed directors, and was one of the first filmmakers that Netflix brought on board when it started developing its own shows. He directed and produced House of Cards and Mindhunter and is now set to release his first movie for the streaming giant. The film is titled Mank, and the first trailer has been released.The movie is set in Hollywood in the 1930s. It focuses on the real-life figure Herman J. Mankiewicz, the co-writer of the classic movie Citizen Kane, and charts both his own struggles and those with Kane director Orson Welles. Mank stars Gary Oldman as Mankiewicz, and it's shot entirely in black and white. Check the trailer out below:Mank co-stars Amanda Seyfried as actress Marion Davies, Charles Dance as William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper mogul that Citizen Kane was based on, and Tom Burke as Welles. The cast also includes Lily Collins, Sam Troughton, and Tuppence Middleton.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
Pokemon Go developer Niantic has been bringing a variety of Legendary Pokemon back to the game over the past few weeks, and one more is set to return soon. Origin Forme Giratina, the cover monster from Pokemon Platinum, will make another appearance in five-star Raids starting this Friday, October 9. If you're looking to add the Legendary to your collection (or just want to use this chance to stock up on more Giratina Candy), we've rounded up some tips that'll help you beat and catch Giratina below.Giratina Raid HoursOrigin Forme Giratina will appear in five-star Raids starting October 9 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET (immediately after the current Legendary, Moltres, leaves the game), and it'll remain available until the same time on October 23. These Raids can occur any time, but you'll receive an in-game notification when one is about to begin at a nearby Gym, so you shouldn't have too much difficulty tracking a Giratina Raid down.If you're eager to catch Origin Forme Giratina, your best chance to capture one will come during Niantic's weekly Raid Hour events. These occur every Wednesday evening from 6-7 PM local time. Giratina will be featured during two Raid Hours, on October 14 and October 21.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
After playing the opening hour of The Pathless, the next game from developer Giant Squid, what really struck a chord with me was how much it emphasized the importance of its setting. Like the developer's previous game, Abzu (an underwater narrative-adventure game), The Pathless focuses on communing with nature and freeing it from the grasp of an evil force. However, it incorporates that idea into an open-world framework, pushing the need to connect and explore its luscious setting.Coming to PC, iOS (and Apple Arcade), PS4, and to PS5 as a launch title on November 12, The Pathless has you guiding a nameless hunter across vast stretches of forest and within lost ruins to free ancient gods who have been corrupted. While I had the chance to play the first hour of the game, I also got to check out a quick presentation from creative director Matt Nava to learn more about the team's thoughts on making a more subdued, but still enticing adventure set in a large open landscape.Compared to the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Ghost of Tsushima, or Genshin Impact, The Pathless takes a more minimalist approach to its story and open-world gameplay. Taking cues from other pieces of fiction like Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke or the stories from Arthurian legend, The Pathless' main narrative is about the dichotomy of humanity and nature coming together. The core gameplay and premise of the lone hunter connecting with nature are the focus, and the mechanics surrounding that aims to highlight and elevate that narrative. Early on, the Hunter will partner up with an eagle who helps her reach high places, solve puzzles, and becomes a generally friendly companion on the journey. And yes, you can pet them at any time.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
Developer Infinity Ward has released a small update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One that makes one big change: It nerfs the overpowered SP-R sniper rifle. The full patch notes are outlined below.The SP-R is Warzone's new sniper rifle as part of the Season 6 battle pass. Previously, the gun's "basically hitscan" nature allowed it to break armor with a single chest-shot and kill in a single headshot. Couple this with its high damage and mobility and the SP-R proved to be quite a threat at long-range. The new patch adjusts the sniper's ADS speed, flinch, and ammo and attachment attributes.In particular, the SP-R's flinch has been increased while its overall ADS speed has been decreased. The variable zoom scope attachment for the sniper has also had its ADS speed slightly reduced. Meanwhile, the .300 Norma Mag and .338 Lapua Mag ammo types have reduced ADS speed and bullet velocity.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
Netflix's latest Adam Sandler movie is none other than Hubie Halloween, a film about a dim-witted man-child who is trying to protect the people in his town from the terrors of October 31. The movie is sitting at 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, dropping 10 points from a day before, and overall reviews haven't been too kind. However, Hubie Halloween may be this bad on purpose.Back in 2019, Adam Sandler delivered a memorable performance in the movie Uncut Gems. Many people were speculating Sandler would win some sort of award for his role of jeweler Howard Ratner. Alas, when the Academy Award nominations came out, Sandler was not nominated. From there, Sandler went onto the Howard Stern Show and made a threat. "If I don't get [nominated], I'm going to f***ing come back and do one [movie] again that is so bad on purpose just to make you all pay," Sandler said. "That's how I get them."While many laughed off the threat, Hubie Halloween may very well be the film Sandler was talking about. At about what I perceived to be the 40-minute mark of the movie, as Sandler muttered his way through his lines while whimsical music played in the background, I noticed that the movie was only 6-minutes in. Have I become trapped in a Sandler vortex? Is this how time works?Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
AMD has officially revealed its slate of Zen 3-powered desktop CPUs, skipping the 4000 series and jumping right into the new Ryzen 5000 series. The company revealed 4 new CPUs in total, boasting that the Ryzen 5900 is now the "world's best gaming CPU."The big difference with the new Zen 3 architecture is the increase in instructions per cycle, letting CPUs with the same core frequencies and core counts perform a lot better. Compared to Zen 2, which powers the current Ryzen 3000 series, Zen 3 achieves 19% more IPC, converting to an average of nearly 26% more performance in gaming alone when moving to the Ryzen 5000 series.The jump between generations alone is massive, but it's Intel's gaming crown that AMD really aimed for during the presentation. The flagship of the Ryzen 5000 series, the Ryzen 3950X, doesn’t match the Intel Core i9-10900K in sheer single-core speed (4.9Ghz vs. Intel's peak of 5.3GHz), but AMD's own benchmarks in a suite of games show the Ryzen inching ahead in most scenarios where the CPU is the bottleneck. Those results will need to be verified in real-world use, but if they hold, it's a big blow to Intel which only has new CPUs launching early in 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-10-09
It's an exciting time for PlayStation fans, as the PlayStation 5 launches November 12. We're also entering peak deals season for video games, with Amazon Prime Day 2020 next week and Black Friday following not too far behind. So, the question is: What kind of PlayStation deals can we expect throughout Amazon Prime Day? There will be tons of deals on games and accessories, though it may be quite challenging to find any PS5-centric deals.We'll be rounding up the best PS5 and PS4 deals for Amazon Prime Day 2020 as they go live on October 13. This will include deals from not just Amazon, but the confirmed competing sales at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Newegg, and more retailers. For now, let's take a look and what PlayStation deals to expect (and what not to expect) throughout Prime Day 2020.PS5 preorders probably aren't happeningOf course, there's practically no chance of any deals on the PS5 on Prime Day. Additionally, we doubt any units will be available to preorder. The PS5 has been sold out for weeks, and there hasn't been any indication that more stock will be made available before it launches on November 12.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com