If you had any residual anxiety about the upcoming Scream relaunch, you can put those fears to rest. Not only are original cast members David Arquette and Courtney Cox making their returns to the franchise, so is the Scream queen herself. Bloody Disgusting reports that Neve Campbell will be reprising her role as Sidney Prescott in Scream 5.In addition, Deadline has reported that several new cast members have been signed to the project as well. Marley Shelton will be returning as Deputy Judy Hicks, while Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why) and Mason Gooding (Love Victor) will be new characters. They'll be joined by Kyle Gallner (Outsiders), Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers), and Mikey Madison (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood). Campbell was previously rumored to be in talks to return, but officially released a statement on the project to confirm: "After spending time speaking with Radio Silence, they have shown such love, respect and admiration for Wes Craven and all that he’s created in the Scream franchise. I am beyond excited to step back into the role of Sidney Prescott and return to Woodsboro."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In keeping with its mission to put players, not just a device, at the center of the "Xbox experience," Microsoft has confirmed that not only will existing Xbox One controllers be compatible with the Xbox Series X, but the brand-new Xbox Series X controller will also work on the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. The Xbox Series X will also be compatible with the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an accessibility peripheral designed to provide more customizable input options for players with disabilities.Xbox One and Xbox Series X Controller CompatibilityXbox One Controller will also work on Xbox Series X and Series SXbox Elite Controller will also work on Xbox Series X and Series SXbox Adaptive Controller will also work on Xbox Series X and Series SXbox Series X Controller will also work on Xbox One, Windows 10 PCsThis principle of backwards compatibility on the Xbox Series X has been core to its marketing in the lead-up to its November 10 launch, so rest assured if you recently invested in a new Xbox One gamepad, it won't be totally obsolete come this holiday season.See the best Xbox One controllers compatible with Xbox Series XIn fact, there's no reason to not still be in the market for a new Xbox One controller, even with next-gen coming up. If you're unsure about the new design of the Xbox Series X controller until you have one in your hands, or you just still love the feel of your existing gamepad, we have a roundup of all the best Xbox One controllers compatible with the Xbox Series X. Microsoft recently showed off the new Series X "robot white" controller, but we don't know the individual pricing just yet--which is another reason you may want to stick with current-gen controllers.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During today's Ubisoft Forward livestream pre-show, the studio announced a new kind of Far Cry game in virtual reality. Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity is the latest Far Cry title and it's coming next year.In a partnership with Zero Latency VR--a technology company that specializes in on-site, expansive free-roaming virtual reality experiences--Ubisoft is developing a VR Far Cry game that's not an on-rails shooter akin to Until Dawn: Rush of Blood. Instead, Dive Into Insanity will put players directly into the action of a traditional Far Cry game, replete with the explosions and gunfire that come accompany it. You can check out the Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity announcement video below.Playing Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity looks a lot like laser tag. Up to eight players strap on a backpack and headset to "explore the world, interact with the world, be under attack in the world, [and] to fight back," according to Zero Latency VR CEO Tim Ruse. No official release date has been announced and it's unclear which of the company's locations will host the game, but Far Cry VR: Dive Into Insanity is slated to launch sometime in 2021. And Far Cry 3 villain Vaas Montenegro will make an appearance.Info from Gamespot.com

If you've been playing The Division 2: Warlords of New York and think you've completed all the content the expansion has to offer, think again, as Ubisoft shared big news as part of its Ubisoft Forward presentation. In the game's next update, a new mode called The Summit is coming, sending agents on a deadly mission up a massive skyscraper. If you've seen The Raid, you aren't too far off.The Summit launches on September 22, and the mode tasks your squad with climbing 100 floors of a massive high-rise building, battling deadly enemies until you reach the roof for an even tougher challenge. There are permanent checkpoints located throughout the tower called Rally Points, and you can adjust the difficulty level and receive rewards that scale accordingly.Season 3 also contains a manhunt for Bardon Schaeffer, who is the leader of the Black Tusk group that set up shop following the conclusion of the campaign. He has four other former Division agents with him, and there is also going to be a mysterious "familiar face" appearing.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Immortals Fenyx Rising (previously called Gods & Monsters) now has a release date. The upcoming Greek mythology-inspired game will be released on December 3.During September 2020's Ubisoft Forward, a new trailer for Fenyx Rising was released. The trailer showcases protagonist Fenyx fighting mythological monsters across four different regions, each ruled by one of the four gods that Fenyx has to save over the course of the game.If you're looking to check out Fenyx Rising ahead of its release, a free demo is scheduled to go live on Google Stadia. To play the demo, all you'll need is a Gmail account.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rainbow Six Siege fans, rejoice! A huge, completely unannounced update has just snuck into the game. Ahead of today's Ubisoft Forward stream, Operation Shadow Legacy dropped and is live for players now, as some players on Reddit discovered.All this sneaking around is probably to honor Splinter Cell's stealth expert Sam Fisher, who's been added to Siege with this update, though his operator alias is "Zero." His operator loadout comes with a new set of gadgets to try out, including spy cameras with offensive lasers. While it's not a new Splinter Cell, at least Fisher isn't staying on the bench for another round of Ubisoft announcements.Fisher isn't the only change included with the 14 GB update, however. Some operators will be given the old Holo back, and others will be receiving the new one as a way to gather more info, according to patch notes. Rainbow Six's ping system has also been revamped, allowing you to alert your teammates to hazards and gadgets both in-person, or as a drone.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The rumors and leaks were true: Ubisoft is remaking the classic Prince of Persia game, The Sands of Time. A full, ground-up remake of the beloved 2003 adventure was officially unveiled during today's Ubisoft Forward presentation, and it's coming in January.Developed by Ubisoft's Pune and Mumbai studios, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is a faithful recreation of the original game with some visual and gameplay enhancements. Yuri Lowentha, who voiced the prince in the original Sands of Time, reprises his role in the remake.In addition to the overhauled visuals, game director Pierre-Sylvain Gires says camera and combat have been improved in the remake. In particular, the developers have added a targeting system to the game, which Gires says "enhanced the velocity of the Prince and his abilities to do amazing moves."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game is coming to current-gen consoles, Ubisoft confirmed during its Ubisoft Forward event. The re-release, called the Complete Edition, is coming this holiday season to PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia. It will cost $15.As it's the Complete Edition, it will include all of the DLC from the original game. An extended trailer showed off the iconic pixel-based art style and chiptune music. You can play with up to four players locally or online, as well as compete in subspace mini-games like dodgeball.Scott Pilgrim was delisted from both the Xbox 360 and PS3 digital stores in 2014. Fans have been requesting for it to come back, and it has gained momentum with hints from some people closely associated with the project.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

During its Ubisoft Forward stream, the company announced a new extreme sports game from the studio that made Steep. It's called Riders Republic, and it's coming on February 25, 2021 to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Google Stadia.The game from Ubisoft Annecy takes the downhill experience of Steep and applies it to a wide range of sports: biking, skiing, snowboarding, wing suiting, and rocket wing suiting. A career mode has you build up your reputation across a variety of sports and win over sponsors to unlock new gear.You'll be awarded for pulling off risky tricks in competitive races and trick challenges against other riders. It will include 6v6 PvP matches, online cups with leaderboards, and large-scale "Mass Starts" with 50 players all trying to make it to the finish first--and without colliding with one another. In some races you'll also be switching between different vehicle types mid-race, creative director Igor Manceau told GameSpot.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Watch Dogs Legion is set to release next month, and during Ubisoft's latest Ubisoft Forward event, it revealed some unexpected news: You'll be able to play a unique mission starring the massively popular British rapper Stormzy in the game alongside the other characters.The mission is called "Fall on My Enemies," and sees you helping Stormzy secure a broadcast to play his music to the people of London. For those unfamiliar with the UK underground rap scene, Stormzy is an outspoken award-winning rapper and songwriter. If you're not familiar with his work, be sure to check him out on Spotify, Apple Music, or whatever your choice of music streaming platform.This was confirmed along with the new Play As Anyone trailer shown off during the event. Watch Dogs Legion doesn't feature a main protagonist, as you are able to make up your roster of characters based on your personal preferences. That includes an army of hacker grandmothers, if you so choose.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developed by the team behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Immortals Fenyx Rising is scheduled to release on December 3. The game was previously known as Gods & Monsters, which, yeah, is quite the name change.Now look, I love the new name. I'm happy for the change to such an unusual combination of words. Google is an unholy beast that I repeatedly try and fail to understand--it's hard to come up with that perfect headline that accurately advertises what my article is going to be about, catches the eye of a reader who's looking through a sea of search results, and is promoted thanks to Google's ever-changing parameters of ideal search terms. So it helps when I'm writing about something that doesn't have a name that's already similar to something else. And do you know how many games, books, movies, and TV series already have some variation of "gods and monsters" in their title? Far more than "immortals fenyx rising," that's for sure.But, my very specific use case aside, there's still the question of why Ubisoft made the change in the first place. The developer probably doesn't care about my Google-related woes. So after playing through a two-hour demo of Immortals Fenyx Rising, I sat down with game director Scott Phillips to ask him about the new name. Turns out, Immortals Fenyx Rising represents a shift in narrative focus that occurred over the past year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For Immortals Fenyx Rising (the new name for Gods & Monsters), Ubisoft is aiming to tell a story that doesn't have you exploring the world in a linear manner. Coming off the heels of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the team behind Fenyx Rising wants the player to have agency in how they explore the world, choosing where to go and when to do so right from the start of the game."I would say this is quite a bit different from Assassin's Creed Odyssey," Immortals Fenyx Rising game director Scott Phillips told me. "We present the entire world to the player. We give them their main quests right from the beginning, and let them go free. We didn't want to level restrict. We didn't want to guide you through the world as we did on Odyssey, where we sort of said, 'Okay, go to Argolis, and then go to Phocis, and then go to this other area.' We wanted to be much more like, 'Here's four giant regions. Here's four gods you need to go save. Go for it, and figure out how you want to approach that.'"Frankly, it all feels very reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. With only a general idea of where you need to go, it's largely up to you in how you get there. Protagonist Fenyx can climb practically anything, sprint, tame wild horses for fast transportation, and jump from cliffs and glide. The only thing limiting your progress is your stamina, which you can improve by completing combat and puzzle challenges hidden in small tombs scattered across the map. Nothing is revealed to you until you actually see it, so you can't just climb a tower and get a bunch of markers added to your map in traditional Ubisoft open-world style.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The team behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey is creating a brand-new Greek mythology-inspired game called Immortals Fenyx Rising (previously known as Gods & Monsters). The game ditches Odyssey's linear narrative for an open world adventure that encourages player exploration, but still takes inspiration from some of Odyssey's mechanics, features, and quests. One of Fenyx Rising's features in particular is this scary take on an optional side mission from Odyssey's The Fate of Atlantis DLC.In the second part of The Fate of Atlantis, Kassandra visits the Underworld and temporarily works for Hades. During the DLC, you have the chance to meet most of the NPCs that died based on your decisions in the campaign. You also get a mission from Hades to help him recruit four Greek champions, and by recruit, he really means find and defeat. He sends you after Achilles, Agamemnon, Herakles, and Perseus.In Fenyx Rising, antagonist Typhon has recruited four Greek champions to his cause and he will send them after you when you cause too much trouble. Think along the same lines as raising your wanted level in Grand Theft Auto, only instead of cops coming after you, it's angry Greek warriors. And this isn't one of those, "Okay, I'll just quickly defeat them when they show up and move on." These warriors are supposedly very tough and they'll chase you. It's like some sick twist that after dooming some of these people in Odyssey, they're now coming after you in this game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The team behind Assassin's Creed Odyssey is creating a brand-new Greek mythology-inspired open world game called Immortals Fenyx Rising (previously known as Gods & Monsters). Fans of Odyssey may recognize the two voices you can choose when customizing protagonist Fenyx.The two actors who help bring Fenyx to life are Elana Dunkelman and Tyrone Savage. Dunkelman voiced Alannah Ryan in Odyssey--one of Layla's allies in the present day who's teased as a possible modern day descendant of Assassin's Creed Rogue protagonist Shay Patrick Cormac. Savage is the voice behind Alkibiades, the dude who basically tries to sex it up with Kassandra practically every single time they meet.In Fenyx Rising, Fenyx is a sword bearer--the lowest of the low in the tier of soldiers. While travelling with a group of fellow soldiers, they become shipwrecked on the coast of a mysterious island. It's here that Fenyx meets Hermes, who tells Fenyx that they are prophesied to save the Greek gods from their ultimate enemy, the titan Typhon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released in 2003, and despite spawning a trilogy of games that continued through 2005 and spin-off titles in 2008 and 2010, the franchise is effectively dead.Wait, that's not how it happened. Shall I start again?It seems that time has rewound to give Ubisoft another chance at Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. As revealed during the publishers Ubisoft Forward digital press conference, a full remake of the 2003 hit action-adventure is on its way from Ubisoft's Pune and Mumbai studios, reviving Sands of Time in Ubisoft's Anvil engine with improved gameplay and an expanded story that adds to the tale told in the original.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com