Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2's development team had the steep challenge of remaking a classic game more than twenty years since it launched. The original's arcade action is just as fun as it was back then thanks to updated gameplay features and visuals."Playing through the newly remade levels is immensely enjoyable, and that on its own is enough to call Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 a success," said Mat Paget in GameSpot's Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 review. "However, smart additions and an engaging challenge system make it an experience that's more than just a brief skate through Tony Hawk's past."Critics from around the web have applauded Vicarious Visions and Neversoft for nailing the feeling of the original games. Modernizations, like graphics that let you actually recognize which skater you're playing as, make the two games feel like they fit right alongside new skating games like SkateBIRD, Skater XL, and Session.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Respawn Entertainment has implemented a new update for Apex Legends on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One that adjusts in-game armor. The full patch notes are outlined below.At the start of Season 6: Boosted, Respawn tweaked how armor works in Apex Legends by making them all Evo Armor and reducing their values by 25 points. Now, the studio is reverting all armor values back to pre-Season 6, meaning the 25-point reduction has been reversed. However, the studio clarified that all armor will remain Evo. This change is now in effect on all platforms.Design director Jason McCord detailed why Respawn made the change and the rationale for reverting it back, saying the entire point of the Season 6 change was to ensure that players getting the drop on someone gave them an advantage in battle. To that end, the Evo Armor and value adjustment was put in place to "promote strategy in battlefield positioning and map control" when confronting a team.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go's newly added Mega Evolutions have proven to be quite controversial among players, due to the steep cost to Mega Evolve a Pokemon and the fact the resource needed to trigger the transformation--Mega Energy--can typically only be collected through Mega Raids. Developer Niantic has promised to adjust Mega Evolutions as a result, and the studio has now revealed some specific changes it'll be implementing soon.In a new blog post, Niantic revealed it will add a few more ways to obtain Mega Energy. In particular, players will be able to earn Mega Energy by walking with their Buddy Pokemon. The studio says it will also offer Mega Energy through additional Research tasks and "other gameplay," and players will earn bonus Candy when they catch a monster that's of the same type as their Mega-Evolved Pokemon.Attention, Trainers! We’re making some changes to Mega Evolution and raids. Thank you for your feedback as we continue to update these features. Learn more: https://t.co/TpqHW8qfyu pic.twitter.com/yWC3bzzahD — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) September 3, 2020 Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fall Guys player and excessive Twitter user InventorBlades has more than 340 wins in the game show battle royale and he's been tweeting a video of each and every one of them. At the time of writing, he has cataloged 348 crowns and counting.I think I'll start a thread at this point so I'm not spamming peoples timelines. I'm having so much fun though! Win lucky number 7 on @FallGuysGame #FallGuysGame . pic.twitter.com/mJHkS0bcmP — InventorBLADES 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑 (@InventorBLADES) August 5, 2020The thread is full of impressive Hex-A-Gone, Jump Showdown, Fall Mountain, and Royal Fumble wins. He's perfected some of the best game-winning strategies, like jumping slowly from platform to platform in Hex-A-Gone, and played constantly on his Twitch channel. Just take a look at this Hex-A-Gone win:Win #347 on @fallguysgame UNBELIEVABLE! #fallguysgame #twitch @twitch https://t.co/kC82W4RNmu pic.twitter.com/gywRSZEAYS — InventorBLADES 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑 (@InventorBLADES) September 3, 2020"I'm playing this game like Tyler "Ninja" Blevins," InventorBlades said in the thread. He's been crowned 'Fall King' by other players and the infamous Fall Guys Twitter Account. "I've never seen anything like it," the account tweeted.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

At a certain point, Sony's Spider-Man-free universe is going to eclipse the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which actually has the web-slinger in it. Another project is in the works at Sony, making use of a character from the Spider-Man franchise. This isn't a new movie, though. Instead, it aims to be a live-action TV show.According to a report from Variety, Sony and Marvel are developing a series about Silk, otherwise known as Peter Parker's Korean-American classmate Cindy Moon. Shockingly, she also gets bitten by a radioactive spider, which gives her special powers. In the comics, she was trapped for years in a secret bunker to protect her from a guy who hunts down spider-people, which is a long story in itself. She then becomes a superhero in her own right under the name Silk. The character was first introduced in 2014, in the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man #1. It's also worth noting that it was reported in 2018 that a Silk movie was being developed.Should the TV show become a reality, this will not be the first time Moon has appeared in a live-action project. Tiffany Espensen played a version of the character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, in which she was on Peter's academic decathlon team. At this point, there's no indication as to whether Espensen would reprise the role, which would link the project to the MCU.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo is celebrating the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with a number of new games and other surprises, including a special update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons players. During the September 3 Nintendo Direct, the company announced that Super Mario-themed furniture items will be coming to New Horizons in March 2021. No other details were revealed at the time of the presentation.Mario furniture and other items have long been a staple of the Animal Crossing series. Every game in the series to date--aside from New Horizons--has included a series of Mario furniture items, and originally, you could only get them through special events and promotions. However, in Animal Crossing: New Leaf on 3DS, you could buy special Fortune Cookies at Nook's shop using Play Coins, which you earned outside the game by using the 3DS' pedometer. All the Fortune Cookie prizes were Nintendo-themed and spanned Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, and more Nintendo series.In previous Animal Crossing games, the Mario furniture series included a Fire Flower, a Super Mushroom, and a Green Pipe with a Piranha Plant coming out of it. There are also items from Mario Kart, like the Triple Red Shells and the Kart itself, as well as flooring and wallpaper themed after Super Mario Bros. World 1-1.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Despite receiving some of the lowest aggregate review scores in years, Madden NFL 21 is selling very well. Electronic Arts has announced that the game has sold more copies and reached more players in its first week than last year's Madden NFL 20.EA said in a press release that sell-through for Madden 21 in its first week, that is, how many copies were sold to consumers, is up by almost 20 percent compared to Madden 20. The company also announced that players have taken part in nearly 50 percent more games in Madden 21 compared to Madden 20 over its first week.Madden 21's new mode, The Yard, has proven to be very popular too, with people collectively playing more than 17 million games in the mode to date.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Alexander Ovechkin is the cover star for NHL 21, and EA Sports is going deep to hype up the athlete and promote the game with a new limited series focused on the Russian star.EA Sports partnered with Sporstnet to producer a new series called "From Alex to Ovi: The Story of the Great Eight." The first episode is out now, and it focuses on Ovechkin's childhood in Russia and his early days of hockey stardom in Russia before moving to the US where he would dominate the NHL.This is Ovechkin's second outing as an NHL video game cover star; the first was for NHL 07. EA chose Ovechkin for the cover this year in an effort to showcase a player who has helped grow the game of hockey with his excellent on-ice skills and also his off-ice personality and flair. "NHL 21 promotes creativity, personality and greatness--something that the game's cover star has been setting the standard for over the past 16+ years," EA said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Disney's live-action Mulan movie is out this Friday, September 4, through Disney Plus and some cinemas. Reviews for the big-budget action movie have now come online, and we're collecting review excerpts here to help you decide if it's worth your time and money.Written by Jurassic World's Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, along with Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin, the new Mulan arrives some 22 years after the beloved 1998 animated classic. That film was a musical, but the new one is not. The film, which is directed by Niko Caro, stars Yifei Liu in the title role, and it was recently revealed that "tens of thousands" of people auditioned for the part.Mulan was originally intended for a theatre-only release earlier this year, but plans changed due to the impact of COVID-19. The movie costs $30 USD to stream on Disney Plus, but if you're willing to wait until December, it will be included with the normal subscription price. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Avengers is a superhero game that blends fast-combat and thrilling set-piece moments with complex character progression that has similar shades to games like Destiny and The Division. Throughout the campaign, you'll play as many of Marvel's most iconic characters and steadily advance their gear and power in combat. Once you have finished the campaign, you'll open up the larger endgame of Marvel's Avengers, which not only expands on the different activities in the game, but it also reveals what's to come in the adventures ahead.In this quick explainer, we lay out what you can expect to find in the endgame portion of Marvel's Avengers. Once you've got the entire team together, it will quickly become apparent that it was only the first step in taking out AIM's influence across the world, and you need to make the most of your time to take on some of the more daring challenges in the game. We've made sure to keep this as spoiler-free as possible, so you won't be at risk of ruining what's to come in the story.For more on Marvel's Avengers, including editor Phil Hornshaw's thoughts on the game's current state, be sure to check out his impressions of the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Doom Eternal has changed composers for its upcoming DLC, The Ancient Gods Part One, after parting ways with Mick Gordon. The new composer is Andrew Hulshult, who has a lot of experience with Doom-inspired games.Hulshult, who announced his involvement in the tweet below, is working on the soundtrack with iD Software's David Levy. He says that he's "unbelievably happy" to be working on the game.Unbelievably happy to announce that I am indeed working on the @DOOM Eternal, The Ancient Gods DLC music with @DavidLevyMusic !Buckle up! :-)Trailer:https://t.co/dOVucf9D4d pic.twitter.com/RtK1UMdlNk — Andrew Hulshult (@AndrewHulshult) September 3, 2020Hulshult's previous credits include the soundtracks for Quake Champions, Dusk, Amid Evil, and Rise of the Triad. He was also a part of the 3D Realms Anthology soundtrack project. These are all games with similar vibes to the Doom series.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The upcoming Disney movie Jungle Cruise starring The Rock and Emily Blunt features a new, orchestral version of Metallica's famous "Nothing Else Matters." But how did one of heavy rock's most famous get associated with the family friendly movie studio in the first place?Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich told Collider that Disney executive Sean Bailey helped make it happen. A lifelong fan of rock music and generally a good dude according to the rocker, Bailey was the one who helped push it through and get Metallica synced up with Jungle Cruise composer James Newton Howard."I think he's always been a Metallica fan, and we've gotten to know each other well. My wife and I are big Disney fans, so there's a great friendship there, and he's always looked for the right match where there was a way that Metallica could contribute to some project of theirs," Ulrich said. "This was the right fit, with Sean leading the calvary, and with James Newton Howard and his track record, and what he's done."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Grand Theft Auto V Online has had its weekly update, and as usual there's a range of bonuses and discounts to look out for if you're diving into the game. This week, you can claim bonus RP and GTA$ in the Diamond Adversary series at the casino.There are double payouts in all modes for this series right now, and players will receive a one-off bonus payment of GTA$250,000 for their first win, deposited within seven days. That's a huge incentive to compete in the Diamond Adversary series. Bonuses are also doubled for the Gerald's Last Play mission set, so you can earn far more GTA$ and RP by completing them this week.While you're at the casino, you might as well take the Lucky Wheel for a spin--this week, you can win the Maibatsu Penumbra, a car with a very high acceleration. There are discounts on cars that can be purchased at the casino too--here's the complete list.Grotti Furia (30% off)Grotti Itali GTO (30% off)Overflod Entity XXR (40% off)Karin Kuruma (armored) (40% off)Mammoth Thruster (30% off)TM-02 Khanjali (30% off)Furthermore, casino-exclusive clothing is 50% off, and Master Penthouse Suites and customizations are 30% off.Because a new month has just begun, PS4 players can also claim a bonus GTA$1 million for September. This is all leading up to the release of the PS5/Xbox Series X version of the game. If you're playing GTA Online, watch out for any potential exploits you discover--they can get your account reset. Info from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Avengers is playable on Xbox One, PS4, PC, and Google Stadia, offering both a single-player, story-focused campaign about Kamala Khan and multiplayer, loot-focused follow-up campaign about the reassembled Avengers. For the most part, the game does an okay job of teaching you how everything works, but it can still be a bit confusing. If you're running into a bit of trouble, we've compiled nine tips and tricks to follow when you're first starting out.Just to clarify, these are general recommendations for how to play. We're currently working on specific guides for individual characters if you're looking for best practices in how to sculpt your ideal Ms. Marvel, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, or Thor. If you're still trying to figure out whether you want to pick up the game, check out GameSpot's early review impressions for Marvel's Avengers.Play Reassemble FirstWhen you boot up Marvel's Avengers, you'll have the choice of playing Reassemble or Avengers Initiative. The former is the single-player campaign, while the latter is an assortment of story-focused multiplayer missions. Though it may seem fun to immediately jump into some co-op with a buddy, it's better to go with Reassemble first.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's wild to think that long before there was a new Call of Duty game every year, Activision's big annual franchise was Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. It's a series in which you only have to worry about tying off each ludicrously long combo before you bail and lose hundreds of thousands of points. With the sounds of bands like Goldfinger and Rage Against the Machine burned into your head, you scour each dense park in search of S-K-A-T-E and that elusive secret tape. And as soon as you finally find them, it's time to restart the two-minute timer and jump back in for one last go--which you already told yourself was three sessions prior. The stimulating trick system keeps you clawing for larger numbers, while the cleverly crafted levels lead you to new gaps, lines, and secrets to add to your combo's path. It's a special series that is infinitely playable, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 captures that nearly perfectly.Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 revamps the levels and skaters of the first two games, though it borrows many aspects from later titles as well. While the trick system's foundation stuck through the entire series' history, various trick types were added with each new release. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 features many of the best ones, including reverts and spine transfers, and thankfully, it doesn't stray further than Underground's wallplants and grind/manual transitions. This makes 1 + 2's trick system feel complete, neglecting the less crucial mechanics--like Freak Out from Underground 2--and focusing on the best aspects of the series' tricks. One very nice touch, however, lets you switch between the revamped trick system and the first and second game's trick systems, offering a more authentic experience akin to the originals.No matter which trick system you go with, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 plays fantastically. While you still control it the exact same way you would the originals, it feels a lot less stiff. Tricks are as exciting to pull off as they've ever been, but the speed of the game moves faster and the skaters' animations are a lot more fluid. Transitioning from grab tricks and spins into a string of manuals and then finishing with a set of grind transitions feels incredible--it evokes the series' early days of nailing unrealistic and goofy combos, while also remaining engaging and exciting when you're checking off goals in 2020.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com