Disintegration, the sci-fi shooter from Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto, is losing all its multiplayer modes over the next few months. Developer V1 Interactive said the game didn't build enough of a player base in order to sustain online multiplayer."We stand by the creative risks taken to launch such a unique, genre-bending game created by this small but talented and passionate team," a post on the studio's official site read. "While our player base showed interest in the single player campaign, the game unfortunately struggled to build a significant audience necessary for a compelling multiplayer experience. After weighing options, we have collectively made the decision to sunset the multiplayer support."The studio has already removed the in-game store where players could purchase cosmetics. The other multiplayer modes will be removed "in phases" up until November 17.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Following on from Sony's PlayStation 5 Showcase, where the console's price was finally revealed, PlayStation chief Jim Ryan has made it clear once again that there are no plans to launch a competitor to Xbox Games Pass.Microsoft offers the subscription service across both Xbox and PC, giving players over 100 games to download and play for as little as $10 a month. The kicker is that all of Microsoft's exclusives launch day and date on Games Pass, which is something Ryan doesn't see as sustainable."These games cost many millions of dollars, well over $100 million, to develop. We just don't see that as sustainable," Ryan said in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There's the common saying how iron sharpens iron, but is there an equivalent about chainsaw on chainsaw? In the climax of Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy, an enraged and blood-covered Nicolas Cage picks up a chainsaw and battles it out with a much bigger man who also happens to be holding a much bigger chainsaw.The memorable chainsaw fight is now captured in a brand-new collectible statue from Legion M and crafted by Level 52 studios, out this December. Just take a look below.It captures the intensity and raw violence Cage's Red Miller experienced throughout the film that gave horror fans one of the most insane duels ever.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You wouldn't like her when she's angry--or litigating. Progress is being made on the She-Hulk live-action series, which was first announced at the D23 convention in 2019, even though you might have forgotten it was happening. According to a new report, the title role of She-Hulk has been cast.Deadline says that Tatiana Maslany, who most will remember as the star of Orphan Black, has been picked to take on the role of Jennifer Walters, an attorney and the cousin of Bruce Banner. She becomes She-Hulk after a transfusion gives her some of Bruce's blood.Don't expect another rage monster like what MCU fans have seen for most of Mark Ruffalo's run as the Hulk, though. Instead, Jennifer Walters is a lot more like the Hulk, as portrayed in Avengers: Endgame, allowing her to keep her personality and mind for the law even when hulked out.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Growing up, you probably heard the old "my dad could beat up your dad" line from some random child on the playground. However, on a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, guest host Samuel L. Jackson took that idea a step further, asking the star of Tenet, John David Washington, if his character could beat up one of his father's characters.Washington has known Jackson his whole life, so it was a very friendly and down-to-Earth interview, like two old friends having a chat. Then, Jackson asked if Washinton's character in Tenet--called Protagonist--could beat up Denzel Washington's The Equalizer. "Because of the rules of inversion, Protagonist [would win]," Washington told Jackson. "There's a sci-fi element that we have that Equalizer didn't have---that gives him the edge."Washington tried to dance around a little about why his character could beat up his father's character, as he can't say much about the film. "So you're hitting us with a riddle," replied Jackson. "So now we got to go to the movie and make up our own minds whether The Equalizer can kick your ass or not."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Following yet another leak suggesting the existence of the Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy, a pre-order for a Dark Horse-produced replica of the Normandy SR2 from Mass Effect 2 has appeared on Amazon, also hinting at an imminent remaster.Currently on sale for $45.49, The Dark Horse Deluxe Mass Effect Alliance: Normandy SR2 is a small-scale figurine of Commander Shepard's shop from probably the most acclaimed Mass Effect entry. The figurine is just like the in-game ones you can collect and display in your personal quarters, with a metallic N7 symbol to really stand out when on show. Check it out below. Mass Effect 2 Normany model $45.49 ($50) The listing specifically mentions that this is a "Remastered Edition" of this model, which could line up with a potential trilogy remaster soon. The replica is set to launch on November 25, but a previous retailer leak suggested that the trilogy is coming to current-gen consoles and PC this October. EA, Mass Effect's publisher, has yet to formally announce anything. See at Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo showcased a variety of third-party Switch games during today's Nintendo Direct Mini. In addition to big surprises like Monster Hunter Rise and Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny, the video presentation gave us our first look at Rune Factory 5, the next entry in Xseed's fantasy RPG sim series.Whereas past installments primarily featured a top-down viewpoint, Rune Factory 5 lets players explore a full 3D world. The game casts players as an amnesic hero who recently arrives in a small but bountiful town, where they are recruited into a band of rangers who help keep the peace.Like Story of Seasons, the series from which it was spun off, farming plays a major role in Rune Factory 5. In addition to defending the town from monsters, you'll be able to tend crops, go fishing, and get married. The battle system also has a few new wrinkles; you can now team up with other characters to unleash powerful combo attacks.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that while the PlayStation 5 will have a 99 percent compatibility with all PlayStation 4 games, the company's next-gen console won't support PS1, PS2, or PS3 titles.In an interview with Famitsu (via Siliconera), Ryan said the PlayStation 5 development team didn't have enough time to implement backwards compatibility for the company's older systems."We keep in mind the engineering specialized for the PS5, as we produced the device," Ryan said. "In the midst of that, the PS4 already has 100 million players; we thought they ought to want to play PS4 titles on the PS5 as well indeed, so we included compatibility with the PS4. While implementing that, we also focused our efforts on taking in the high-speed SSD and the new controller DualSense at the same time. So, unfortunately, we couldn't reach the implementation of such compatibilities."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony finally announced the price and release date for the PlayStation 5, putting an end to the long wait for head-to-head next-generation console details after Xbox outlined its own hardware plans last week. Despite indications from Sony alluding otherwise, preorders unexpectedly opened shortly after, leading to confusion and frustration amid canceled orders and scrambling retailers. How did it go so wrong?Sony's messaging around preorders was sloppy and inconsistent. Shortly after the widely publicized presentation, the company noted in a separate announcement on the PlayStation Blog that preorders would begin the following day, September 17. Then we learned that some retailers planned to open preorders early--but with no word of which ones or when. What followed was a chaotic mess, with retailers opening their stock at different and largely odd times. Even buyers who were quick on the draw were sometimes met with out-of-stock notifications, leading many to flock from one retailer to another as they subsequently opened. Some fans wasted a long time refreshing Twitter or retailer sites, only to end up with nothing. Those who planned to preorder at a retail store had to rush for limited allocations.It's unclear how much of this is on Sony, and how much retailers took their own initiative and jumped the gun on preorders before the planned time. But given that Sony never detailed when that time was supposed to be, it's hard to tell.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Xbox Game Pass's xCloud streaming service is now in beta for Android mobile devices, and the arrival of a new cloud-based streaming platform again highlights how intriguing the streaming idea can be. But streaming games from the internet, rather than playing them on your own hardware, has been around in various forms for a while, and it has always suffered from something of a practicality gap between conception and execution. Sure, if you've got a stable enough internet connection, it's nice to play video games without having to spring for expensive hardware--especially in the often-confusing, technical world of PC gaming. But if you're already pretty interested in video games, you're probably already pretty invested in video games. For the largest audience of people who like games, what's the real upshot of streaming if they've already bought in?Playing with xCloud on an Android device, the thing that struck me most was how much the service can unlock you from the traditional places where games have to be played. It's the thing that has most endeared me to my Nintendo Switch: I can wander around my apartment with it, I can take it outside or to bed, and I can play it without tying up a TV or computer that other people sharing space with me might also want to use. Firing up xCloud on an Android phone and jumping into a Halo: Master Chief Collection multiplayer match, I had the same feeling--a feeling we've all come to enjoy.I'm speaking, of course, about enjoying a full-fledged AAA video game from the toilet.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite, including both the battle royale and the Save the World modes, is no longer receiving updates on Mac computers. Epic Games said that Apple isn't letting it push updates to the platform."Apple is preventing Epic from signing games and patches for distribution on Mac, which ends our ability to develop and offer Fortnite: Save the World for the platform," Epic Games said in a post on their official site. "Specifically, our upcoming v14.20 release will cause bugs for players on v13.40, resulting in a very poor experience. Since we are no longer able to sign updates and release fixes for these issues, beginning September 23, 2020, Fortnite: Save the World will no longer be playable on macOS."Fortnite's battle royale mode will still be playable on Mac devices, but Epic said that it will "no longer [receive] version updates due to Apple’s actions." Mac players will be stuck playing in the v13.40 Fortnite build.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rocket League goes free-to-play on September 23. Along with this transition, developer Psyonix has confirmed that Season 1 will begin that same day. Season 1 introduces a new Rocket Pass, competitive season reset, and several in-game changes.The new Rocket Pass (Rocket League's version of a battle pass) is the main attraction of Season 1, introducing over 70 tiers of items to unlock, most of which are inspired by Rocket League's five-year history. Like previous Rocket Passes, the premium track of the Season 1 Rocket Pass begins with a new battle car. Buy the pass and you'll immediately unlock the Harbinger, which can be seen in the trailer embedded below.The competitive season reset officially begins a little bit after 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET on September 22, so you can actually get a bit of a head start on working your way up through the ranks if you buy Rocket League or already own it ahead of the game going free-to-play.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A lot of changes are coming with the Beyond Light expansion to Destiny 2 that'll make your Guardian look cooler. Bungie already outlined how transmogrification will allow you to change the look of any piece of armor when its next expansion drops. Now it turns out that you'll soon be able to customize your Ghost sidekick to make it more useful as you play, and give you a chance to show off a little more.In its This Week at Bungie blog post, the developer outlined alterations it's making to Ghost shells, the customizable looks you can add to your robotic Ghost pal. Right now, Ghost shells are largely cosmetic, and while you can earn some through different gameplay activities, most are purchased through the premium currency Eververse store. Shells offer a bunch of different looks for your Ghost and often have themes--there are some for the Festival of the Lost Halloween event, for instance, while others align with the story underpinnings of certain seasons, or just have cool animations and styles.Each Ghost shell currently comes with a set of random perks that make using certain shells useful in specific situations. A Ghost shell might give you boosts to Glimmer or resource gains on a specific planet, make your Sparrow load faster, or give you extra experience boosts. Since perks are random, you'll often find yourself switching Ghosts for different activities, which might saddle you with a shell you don't particularly like to get the perks you need. Bungie is changing that in Beyond Light so that Ghost shells become more customizable, provided you're willing to put in a little work.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the surprises from Sony's PS5 event was that a free and public alpha for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War would be available for PlayStation 4 users starting September 18.With that date rapidly approaching, Activision has now shared all of the key details for the alpha, covering how to get in, what maps and modes are available, and more. We're rounding up all the key details here in this post, beginning with the dates.Black Ops Cold War Alpha Dates And Pre-LoadingThe alpha kicks off on September 18 at 10 AM PT, and it's scheduled to end at the same time on September 20. As mentioned, this alpha is free on PS4, and a PS Plus subscription is not required, except in Germany.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amazon's Lord of the Rings TV series has resumed filming in New Zealand, and now one of the stars has spoken about how enormous of an undertaking the production is.Morfydd Clark, who is rumored to be portraying a young Galadriel, told NME that she has been blown away by the sheer scale of the production. Not only that, but the production team is reportedly going very deep on the details."The amount of [people working] on this show is continually mind-blowing. One guy's job consists just of seeing how dust reacts to footsteps and breath!" Clark said. "That would never have even crossed my mind before. Other than something like Marvel, I don't think things could get much bigger than this."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com