Inception director Christopher Nolan's next movie, Tenet, is coming to theatres--yes, theatres--in the US on September 3. Reviews for the film have been generally positive, and even Tom Cruise counts himself as a fan. To help promote the film further, Warner Bros. has released a neat behind-the-scenes video featuring Nolan, the cast, and the producers who talk about what a mammoth undertaking it was to make the big-budget blockbuster.In the video, Nolan explains the origins of the project. "Tenet is an espionage story; it's a classic spy story. I grew up loving spy movies," he said. "But to make it [appeal to] today's audiences ... I wanted it to have bigger possibilities."He's talking about Tenet's take on time-travel, known as "inversion." The idea here, which some scientists support, is that the entropy of an object or a person can be reversed. In essence, the people and objects in Tenet are moving backward while others are moving forward in time.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sky: Children of Light on Switch has been delayed. The game, which first came to iOS in 2019 and released on Android this year, will come to Switch in 2021. Nintendo fans will have to wait a bit longer for Apple's 2019 Game of the Year.The game, which was downloaded 20 million times in its first year, is the latest game by Journey developer thatgamecompany. On the game's website, the studio has announced that the game has been delayed for the same reason so many things have slipped or been cancelled this year--COVID-19."Since March, our studio has taken safe measures to ensure all of our team members stay healthy--emotionally, physically, and free from COVID," the post reads. "Through the pandemic, we’ve done our best to release Sky on Android, manage a live game, and launch two new adventure seasons too."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Grand Theft Auto V released in 2013, and has gone on to be absolutely enormous. Ned Luke, who plays Michael De Santa in the game, has said in an interview that while he knew and had played Grand Theft Auto, he didn't know the name "Rockstar Games" before he was asked to audition for GTA V--and now the company is a very big part of his life.In a huge interview with TheGamer, Luke has talked about the process of auditioning for GTA V, how it has changed his life, and what he's doing now. He recalls how, for a period before applying, he had stepped away from acting and returned to his hometown to open a restaurant with his brother. When he returned to acting, GTA V was the first audition he booked."I was like, ‘I’m not going to do a video game," Luke recalls, and when he was told it was a Rockstar title, he responded "Who the hell is Rockstar?"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

EA's NHL 21 has finally been officially announced with Alexander Ovechkin as the cover star and the reveal that high-skill moves like The Michigan have been added to the game. While EA has shared a good number of details on this year's game, the developer has lots more to share regarding basically all elements of the title before its release in October.EA has now shared a schedule for when more details will be released. On August 27, EA will talk about the new updates for the World of Chel social mode. Then in September, the developer will reveal more details on the general improvements to gameplay as well as what's new in the Hockey Ultimate Team mode. In October, EA will divulge more information about the greatly expanded Be A Pro mode and will, later on, share more details on Franchise.EA warned that these dates could change, so don't mark them on your calendar in pen.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Control's second and final DLC expansion, AWE, is out now. This expansion is designed to bridge the connection between Control and Remedy's earlier game, Alan Wake--it turns out Remedy was building a connected universe all along.All the time of writing, we're able to purchase and download the expansion on the PlayStation Store; it still says that it's "Coming Soon" on the Epic Games Store, and some players are reporting that they can't download it through the Xbox One Season Pass yet; but if you can't grab it right now, you'll certainly be able to very soon.Control creative director Sam Lake has tweeted enigmatically about what to expect from the expansion.AWE: ”An overwhelming feeling of terror and wonder inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime.” @ControlRemedy #AlanWake @remedygames pic.twitter.com/hEyi52axw0 — Sam Lake (@SamLakeRMD) August 26, 2020AWE is $15, or can be purchased with the earlier DLC pack, The Foundation, for $25 through the Expansion Pass. You'll also get both expansions in the Ultimate Edition, and if you don't have Control yet, this is the way to buy it--it's the only way to get a free upgrade to next-gen.Control made GameSpot's Best of 2019 list, and the AWE DLC will bring the game to a close. The DLC is also accompanied by a free update for the base game, which improves some accessibility issues and makes some areas less frustrating.Info from Gamespot.com

Frogwares, the developer behind the horror game The Sinking City, has revealed why the game was removed from several platforms recently. In an open letter, the developer has accused publishers Bigben Interactive and Nacon of withholding royalties, several contract breaches, and even attempting to imply that the studio was merely a "technical partner" on the game.When development on The Sinking City began in 2017, Bigben and Nacon signed a licensing agreement that would give the companies the right to sell and commercialize the game on Xbox One, PS4, and PC through the Epic Games Store and Steam. In exchange, Frogwares would receive financial contributions towards development and still own the intellectual property. Frogwares would receive payments whenever production milestones were completed, as well as a share of the revenue once The Sinking City was released.Not long after the deal had been signed, Frogwares claims to have encountered its first problem. Money owed for completed production milestones usually came in later than the agreed date, with payments being halted entirely for 4 months after the publishers allegedly demanded that the source code for The Sinking City be handed over to them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's classic post-apocalyptic novel The Stand is one of 2020's most anticipated upcoming shows. It has been announced that the series will premiere in December.As reported by Variety, The Stand will debut on CBS All-Access on Thursday, December 17. The series will have eight episodes, which will screen weekly, every Thursday. No footage from the series has been revealed yet, but the first images were released back in May.King's 1978 novel is one of the writer's most celebrated works, and it focuses on the the aftermath of a global pandemic, which has wiped out the vast majority of the world's population. The show stars Alexander SkarsgaÌŠrd as Randall Flagg, Whoopi Goldberg as Mother Abagail, Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, and Odessa Young as Frannie Goldsmith. King has written the final episode, as well as a new coda that takes the story beyond the end point of the novel.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Aspiring Jedi, rejoice! Former Oculus exclusive Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series is available on PSVR today. The three episode epic is set on Mustafar after the events of Revenge of the Sith and casts players as a smuggler who operates near Vader's fiery home.Vader Immortal takes place over three episodes. The first will introduce you to some new characters, including your co-pilot, a droid called Z0-E3. You'll also receive your lightsaber and begin to explore Vader's fortress to see what he's up to. In episode two you'll come face to face with the Sith Lord himself as he guides you beneath the planet's surface to fight fearsome foes and learn the ways of the force. Episode three will culminate in a final showdown where you'll have to use everything you've learned to ensure the fate of Mustafar.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This episode of New Releases has a double dose of sports, thanks to Madden NFL 21 and Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions. You can also work together as a team in Surgeon Simulator 2 and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition. Meanwhile, the first episode of narrative adventure game Tell Me Why debuts this week.Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition -- August 27Available on: PS4, Switch, iOS, AndroidAfter a delay, this GameCube remaster is just a few weeks away. The re-release has better graphics, new music arrangements, and even some additional dungeons. What's more, there will be a demo on day one that'll let you explore three full dungeons with players who own the full game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) Mobile is one of the biggest battle royale games worldwide, and it's clear that Tencent, the developer, hopes to grow the game's success with a set of new announcements. Tencent will launch a PUBG Mobile 1.0 update that, according to a press release, "fully upgrades the quality of the game." The PUBG Mobile esports competition will also be transformed into a $2 million USD event.Per Tencent's press release, the 1.0 update will include "improvements...to players’ characters, including Main Lobby lights and environments, as well its iconic environments." Other gameplay elements will also be upgraded: "Particles, smoke, air blasts, muzzle flashes, and the addition of scope interaction make every shot more realistic. Parachuting, sprinting, throwing and other key actions have also been optimized." With the new update, the game also promises an up to 36% improvement in frame rate and an up to 76% reduction of lag. In the esports arena, PUBG Mobile will combine PUBG Mobile World League (PMWL) and World Championship into one event called PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC). Due to the global pandemic, a live audience could be unlikely, "but if it is safe to do so, the League will begin in late November, taking place across multiple studios."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Because of COVID-19, many people's lives have been completely upended this year, and the list of things to be worried about just keeps getting longer, whether it's the health of your family or the security of your job. All that stress can be overwhelming, so it's important to find ways to disconnect and recharge when you can. PC games store Humble Bundle is hosting a new games sale to help you do just that: The De-Stress and Disconnect sale offers relaxing, contemplative games to help you step away and escape into another world for a while. It's a sale worth checking out, as some real gems are included, and nearly all of them redeem on Steam.There's nothing like a good story to help you take your mind off things, and some of the best narrative-driven games in recent years feature in the sale. The complete seasons of Life is Strange ($4) and Life is Strange 2 ($14.79) are up for grabs, along with a prequel game, Life is Strange: Before the Storm ($3.39). All three are worth playing if you're into choice-driven games where your actions have real consequences. Gone Home, a fantastic first-person exploration game, is down to $7.49. Other must-play games include the supernatural mystery Oxenfree for $4 and side-scrolling adventure Night in the Woods for $11.Of course, sometimes you just want to distract yourself by performing everyday tasks or jobs inside a video game, and the sale has plenty of options for that as well. You can pursue your dreams of becoming a restaurant chef in Cook, Serve, Delicious ($2.49) or tear down and remodel houses in House Flipper ($15). If you feel like building up a successful farm business, Farm Manager 2018 will suit your needs nicely for just $5, or you can hit the lake to practice your casting game with Ultimate Fishing Simulator, available for $8.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

War is raging on the planet Enoch in Outriders, and you're the secret weapon for the good guys. As a titular Outrider, you not only have expert training in weapons, tactics, and survival, you also have superpowers thanks to the unpredictable effects of a storm called "the Anomaly." Your powers might give you control of fire, or the ability to teleport behind enemies to stab them in the back, or the capacity to create devastating seismic waves. With Outriders' final character class, the Technomancer, you can create gun turrets out of thin air to seriously mess up your enemies' ability to fight back.If you're not familiar with Outriders, it's pretty much one part Gears of War, one part Destiny 2, and one part Mass Effect 3. Combat has you balance taking cover to avoid incoming gunfire and pressing the attack with your superhuman abilities, ripping apart enemies and healing yourself through victory. The game is structured like an action-RPG, with hub towns full of characters to talk to for story beats and side-missions, and twisting maps full of enemies to fight and stuff to discover. As you play through the game, you level up your character to unlock skills and perks in expansive skill trees, all while chasing better, rarer loot to make yourself more powerful.We previously got a sense of how Outriders works, and recently spent a few more hours playing with the game as the Technomancer, whose powers are somewhat more support-focused in comparison to the other classes in the game. It mostly relies on creating gun turrets that employ different effects--one can freeze enemies and leave them vulnerable, while another sprays toxic sludge that damages and slows them, and a third launches rockets that can rip past cover. The Technomancer is at its best when paired with teammates, excelling at controlling crowds before they become overwhelming, or hanging back and picking away at distant enemies while other classes get in close for the dirtier work.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Nintendo Switch eShop has been loaded with deals recently. Last week, two sales went live--the Indie World Sale and Share the Fun Sale--and now a pair of new sales join them. The Ubisoft Summer Blow Out Sale offers deals on Rayman Legends, Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection, and more. There's also a Mega Man Franchise Sale that discounts every Legacy Collection as well as Mega Man 11.Ubisoft's sale runs through September 7, so you have about two weeks to browse the deals. While there aren't a ton of deals up for grabs here, there are a handful of good ones. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle's Gold edition, which comes with the Donkey Kong Adventure expansion and other season pass content, is down to $20. Though this zany XCOM-esque tactics game is regularly on sale, this is the best price we've seen for the base game and DLC together.Rayman Legends - Definitive edition is on sale for $10, a superb price for one of the best platformers on Switch that doesn't star your favorite plumber. Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection, which compiles Black Flag and Rogue, is down to $20, while Assassin's Creed III: Remastered is slashed to just $14.79.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In April, veteran video game voice actor Rick May passed away after contracting COVID-19. While May amassed quite a few credits over his career, he might be best-known as the growling voice of Team Fortress 2's Soldier class, forever baying for blood on maps like 2Fort and Dustbowl. Though Valve added an in-depth tribute to the actor for the month of May--complete with talking bronze statues--it's now built out a more permanent memorial in a quiet corner of one of the game's most iconic maps.As spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, one of the gutted silos in the Granary map now holds one of the statues of the Soldier as a permanent tribute. Though it's difficult to see from the map itself, there's also a line of decapitated heads standing on a fence in front of the statue. As TF2 fans well-know, this is a reference to the iconic Meet the Soldier video, where Rick May says that Sun Tzu invented the concept of war, among other questionable claims.Online games often build memorials to community members who pass away unexpectedly. For example, Star Trek Online built a tribute to Leonard Nimoy when the beloved Spock actor died in 2015, and Overwatch honored a fan who tragically died one day before the game's release when he chased down a thief who stole a classmate's motorcycle.Info from Gamespot.com

If you're looking for a laptop that can handle your workday, entertainment, and gaming, then Newegg has a great deal on a laptop this week. The Asus ZenBook 15 ultra-slim laptop is $1,320--down from $1,500--with promo code 93XPR67. Boasting a 4K 15.6-inch display, the ZenBook 15 is great for design work and entertainment. It won't be able to max out your gaming to 4K resolutions, but it'll still work well with DLSS and lower resolutions. This deal is valid until August 31 and comes with free shipping. The laptop will arrive next week or as early as tomorrow if you increase your shipping speed.In addition to the ultra-slim profile, the ZenBook sports a touchscreen trackpad that you can use to launch apps and multitask. The Asus ZenBook 15 also features some pretty mighty specs that make it capable of performing heavy production tasks, such as video and photo editing. It boasts an i7-10510U processor, a GTX 1650 graphics card, and 16GB of RAM as well as a 1TB PCIe SSD. Asus ZenBook 15.6-inch 4K laptop $1,320 (was $1,500) with promo code 93XPR67 See at Newegg Of course, these specs aren't strong enough to take full advantage of that 4K display while gaming. Thankfully, it's more than capable of performing well at lower resolutions or when a game supports DLSS, which makes lower resolutions look like higher resolutions--it's a pretty impressive technology, though it's worth noting that it won't look as good as a true 4K image should. DLSS is used to improve your game's performance, so you still have a nice-looking image while also keeping that higher frame rate.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com