Amazon has taken down two job listings for intelligence analysts that generated controversy over their anti-union/labor organizing language. The positions were charged with gathering information on threats to Amazon and reporting that data. One of the alleged threats these positions were meant to monitor was "labor organizing."These analysts were also going to be set to monitor "sensitive topics that are highly confidential, including labor organizing threats against the company,'' "funding and activities connected to corporate campaigns (internal and external) against Amazon," as well as briefings on "dynamic situations" including protests, geopolitical crises and other topics "sensitive to human resources and employee relations," as reported by CNBC.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's been a busy year or so for the Kingdom Hearts franchise, with the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 3 finally releasing in 2019 and a follow-up expansion arriving earlier this year. The story will continue with Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory on November 13 for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The rhythm-action game is available to preorder now at multiple retailers.Kingdom Hearts is essentially getting the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy treatment in Melody of Memory. You move along an on-rails track and execute timing-based moves to the rhythm of beloved Kingdom Hearts and Disney tunes. All told, there will be more than 140 songs from the series, and gameplay takes place across Disney worlds such as Agrabah and Atlantica as well notable series locales like Twilight Town. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

September is here, and a lot is happening in Pokemon Go this month. On top of all the September events taking place over the next few weeks, new Field Research tasks are now live in the game, along with a new Research Breakthrough encounter: Alolan Raichu.Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough in September 2020, you'll get a chance to catch Alolan Raichu. There's a possibility this Raichu could be Shiny as well, giving you another incentive to complete as much Field Research as you can this month.While you'll receive one bonus Field Research task in the game each day, Field Research is typically obtained from PokeStops. There's no limit to how many tasks you can do daily, but you'll receive one stamp for the first task that you complete each day. Once you amass seven stamps, you'll achieve a Research Breakthrough, leading to the aforementioned encounter with Alolan Raichu.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PAX Online, a virtual event replacing both PAX Australia and PAX West due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is set to go live from September 12-20. For the event's first day, Borderlands 3 creator Gearbox Software has teased some sort of announcement related to the Borderlands franchise.Starting on September 12 at 12:45 PM PT / 3:45 PM ET, Gearbox will unveil "what's coming next" in Borderlands and from its publishing division, Gearbox Publishing. It's unclear how long the broadcast, titled the Gearbox Digital Showcase, will last or what specific announcements will be made. In either case, you can watch the presentation on Gearbox's official Twitch and YouTube channels.Before the Gearbox Digital Showcase goes live, though, the company will launch Borderlands 3's next DLC on September 10. Titled Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck, the new DLC will also increase the level cap again, add more mini-events leading up to its launch, and introduce new gear, among other things.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 releases this Friday, September 4, and if you want to preorder it ahead of time, you can do so for cheaper than its regular price. Amazon and Walmart have Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 for $33.88, down from its regular price of $40. Both retailers offer free shipping and can deliver the game as early as its release date, though this depends on where you live and when you order it.If you're interested in the collector's edition, you'll be happy to hear that GameStop currently has it in stock with release-day delivery. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2's Collector's edition costs $100 and comes with the game, Digital Deluxe content, and a limited-edition Birdhouse deck. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (PS4, Xbox One) $33.88 (was $40) See at Amazon See at Walmart Alternatively, you can buy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2's Digital Deluxe edition for $50, which comes with access to the Warehouse demo, "The Ripper" skater, retro content for Create-a-Skater, and retro outfits for Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, and Rodney Mullen. It's unclear if this content will be sold separately.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After months of programming that was, to be completely honest, subpar, WWE is finally rebounding. The first big move was to finally shift weekly programming away from the Performance Center and into the Thunderdome. The tone of the product immediately changed and Raw and Smackdown felt important again. Now, the return of a single talent has seemingly resurrected one of the company's two main roster shows, making it feel like can't-miss television once again.Roman Reigns is back. The Big Dog made his return at SummerSlam, attacking Braun Strowman and the newly-crowned WWE Universal Champion The Fiend, leaving them lying in the ring and showing the audience a new edge to his character. Then he added Paul Heyman as an on-screen advocate, and went on to take the WWE Universal Championship, picking his spot in a triple threat match after Strowman and The Fiend destroyed each other at Payback.This is the Roman Reigns WWE fans need right now. What's more, this is the shot in the arm that Reigns, who never fully rebounded as a top character in WWE after taking time off for health reasons, needed.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the latest 3D shooter iteration of the franchise, will get its last update at the end of the month. EA announced what's coming through this final month of content, which will culminate in an appropriately harvest-themed Fall Festival event.According to the announcement, this month will add two new characters: Wildflower and TV Head Zombie. Those were previously exclusive to weekly events in August, but you can pick them up with Coins in late September. You can use your Prize Bulbs in the Fall Festival map to score cosmetics like epic hats, victory slabs, emojis, and special costumes for Chomper, Imp, and Z-Mech. The Ranked Battle Arena will return to an unranked mode and away from the seasons.Moving forward, the game will begin rotating previous Festivals and their associated Prize Maps, so you can collect any cosmetics that you missed out on at the time. What's more, each of the Festival Prize Maps will remember your progress from the last time it came around, so you can just pick up from where you left off.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Pysonix has confirmed that once its soccar game Rocket League goes free-to-play later this summer it won't require online memberships on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 systems.A patch for Rocket League will be arriving "around mid-September," with the free-to-play update following "shortly after." While an exact date for when Rocket League will go free-to-play has not been disclosed yet, Psyonix made it clear that Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 players will not need active NSO and PS Plus subscriptions in order to participate in online matches against other competitors. This is just one of the many changes coming to Rocket League once it's free-to-play.Some other adjustments include the addition of a new difficulty for bots, the removal of the Solo Standard Playlist following Competitive Season 14's conclusion, Heatseeker being playable in private matches, tweaks to Rocket ID friends and Quick Chats, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

September is another busy month for Pokemon Go players. Niantic has a variety of events and activities lined up for the game over the next few weeks, from the Mega Evolution-themed Mega September event to a new Victini Special Research. There's also September's Community Day, which takes place on Sunday, September 20. To help you prepare for the event, we've rounded up everything you need to know about September's Community Day below.September's Featured Pokemon: PorygonPorygonThe Virtual Pokemon Porygon is the featured Pokemon for September's Community Day. Throughout the event, Porygon will spawn in the wild much more frequently than normal, making this a good opportunity to stock up on Porygon Candy. On top of that, you'll be able to catch a Shiny Porygon in the game for the first time during the event.September's Community Day Move: Tri AttackTrainers, get ready for September #PokemonGOCommunityDay featuring Porygon, the Pokémon that received the most votes in our recent Community Day poll! Here’s a look at what to expect.https://t.co/9gHJ7miqcq pic.twitter.com/z6zRl0MGbl — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) September 2, 2020If you can evolve Porygon2 (Porygon's evolved form) into Porygon-Z up to two hours after September's Community Day ends, it'll learn the event-exclusive move Tri Attack. This marks the first time this attack will be available in Pokemon Go, and it's a useful one; in addition to dealing damage, Tri Attack has a chance of lowering the opposing Pokemon's Attack and Defense stats.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Disney's new Mulan film comes to Disney Plus this Friday, September 4, but it's not included with the standard subscription price. Instead, it costs $30 USD on its own to stream through a "Premier Access" program.If you're willing to wait a few months, you can stream the movie at no extra cost on Disney Plus when it arrives on the platform for everyone in December. This was revealed through an updated page on the Disney Plus website, as first spotted by The Verge. The "Premier Access" offer for Mulan will be available until November 2. Starting on December 4, Disney will let all subscribers watch the movie for no extra cost.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft has already stated the Xbox Series X will support all third-party Xbox One accessories, but as far as the PS5 goes, it's been a little unclear which ones will be compatible. Thankfully, one company has cleared up the confusion for its gaming headset line. Astro Gaming announced that all of its headsets will be compatible with PS5 and Xbox Series X as well as PS4 and Xbox One, though some may require a firmware update to work with the next-gen consoles.Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X will work with Astro's A10, A20 Wireless, A40, A40 TR, and A50 Wireless gaming headsets. As for pre-amps, the MixAmp Pro TR will work with both PS5 and Xbox Series X, while the Xbox Series X will also support the MixAmp M60 and MixAmp M80--the latter two MixAmps are designed specifically for the Xbox One controller. Astro gaming headsets (PS5 and Xbox Series X) Starts at $60 See all at Amazon See all at Best Buy While Astro's C40 TR is one of the best PS4 controllers you can buy, it won't be compatible with PS5 games. It will, however, work with any PS4 games on the new console, thanks to backward compatibility. The best Xbox One controllers, on the other hand, will be fully compatible with the Xbox Series X.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After sharing more details about the Call of Duty: Black Ops character Frank Woods, developers Treyarch and Raven Software have now, as promised, shed some new light on another major character in the game, Jason Hudson.Hudson plays a major role in Black Ops Cold War. On January 17, 1981, Hudson partners with his old friend Russell Adler to create an "elite team of operatives" who seek out to hunt down a nefarious Soviet enemy, known as Perseus.Here is the official description for Hudson's involvement in Black Ops Cold War:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Avengers will launch for everyone on September 4, but many players have already had a chance to experience the game thanks to its beta program, culminating in an open weekend beta in late August. As it turns out, this was a big success--the biggest in the history of the PS4, in fact.Square Enix has announced that the Marvel's Avengers beta was the biggest ever on PS4. Or, more specifically, it was the "most downloaded," meaning that a lot of people installed it onto their system.A heroic achievement — the Marvel's Avengers Beta was globally the most-downloaded beta in PlayStation history. Congrats to our team @CrystalDynamics!#EmbraceYourPowers on September 4 https://t.co/UVFJmEgcrq pic.twitter.com/lAMniXczWg — Square Enix (@SquareEnix) September 2, 2020While the tweet does not provide numbers, Gamesradar estimates a figure close to 5 million people across PS4, Xbox One, and PC by extrapolating play data. The actual figures remain unknown--especially since there would be some who installed the beta and did not get a chance to play it, and this likely combines players across the earlier access beta and the open beta.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Welcome to Elk, a narrative-heavy adventure game with some intriguing twists, has announced a release date. The game will be available on Steam and Xbox One on September 17, letting players experience Elk Island and all the stories it holds.The announcement trailer, below, shows how the game mixes story-telling with puzzles and mini-games, and also introduces one of the game's most interesting elements--many of the events in it are based on real events, and the game features footage of people telling their stories.These events are often horrible moments within people's lives, and the trailer suggests that the game will switch tones throughout.GameSpot previously covered Welcome to Elk in the article 6 Upcoming Narrative Games To Get Excited About. The brief playable demo we played raised a lot of questions: "Is the island limbo? What's the connection between the real-world stories and the ones told in game? The Welcome to Elk demo was all of 10 minutes long, but I am already surprisingly invested in exploring this island."If you want to experience Welcome to Elk before release, you can play the recently released demo, Welcome to Elk: The First Stories, on Steam.Info from Gamespot.com

One of Hollywood's biggest stars, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, has contracted COVID-19.In a post on Instagram, The Rock revealed that in addition to himself, his wife and his two children contracted the virus about three weeks ago."My wife Lauren, as well as my two baby girls, and myself, we have all tested positive for COVID-19. I can tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com