More than two decades after beginning his work on the Street Fighter franchise and leading it through several console generations, executive producer Yoshinori Ono is leaving the company.Ono made the announcement via his Twitter page on August 9, stressing that "Capcom staff in the new generation" will be responsible for leading the Street Fighter brand moving forward and that he is looking forward to experiencing the series as a player rather than a developer now.pic.twitter.com/ym2pFtgZqy — Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) August 9, 2020"I've been trying to contact those whom I've gotten to work with in the past about my resignation," Ono added. "However, it's quite difficult to reach out to all of [the] people I've associated with throughout my career for almost three decades, so I'd like to humbly ask your kind understanding. When the opportunity comes, I'd like to extend warm greetings and my appreciation to those individuals and companies I've had a chance to work with."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Horizon Zero Dawn developer Guerrilla Games is looking into why the PC version of the game is crashing. The PC version launched on August 7, but it has some technical issues that have frustrated many players."I just downloaded game on PC and I'm trying to load in but after 40% game just crashes," said Redditor fortuneed. "Anyone have any solution?"Guerrilla Games said that they've seen the posts across social media and are continuing to investigate. They'll "update [us] as soon as we have more news." Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A clever Call of Duty: Warzone player played dead on August 8 in order to trick another player into lowering their guard. Redditor Lambeauleap80 dropped all of his weapons and items and went prone while waiting for a nearby enemy to walk by his trap.The other player, who Lambeauleap80 had been following, eventually ran up to the dropped loot and started going through it. That's when our opossum-like friend popped up and beat him all the way to the gulag."I couldn't stop laughing at this death chat reaction after faking my death actually worked," he said in a post recounting the trick.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's something of a nightmare for parents these days: You wake up only to discover your bank account has been drained by your children spending money online. We've seen it happen with microtransactions in games, but one teenager managed to spend close to $20,000 through Twitch donations.Speaking to Dot Esports, the teenage boy's mother revealed that over the course of two weeks in June, he donated more than $19,870 in Twitch donations using her debit card, and these donations went to both career Twitch streamers as well as professional athletes like Falcons quarterback Kurt Benkert.Nearly all of the money was returned to her bank account by contacting the firm Xsolla, which Twitch uses for payments. The son is now limited to an hour of gaming per day and must also pursue activities outside and with his family.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

New Releases highlights some of the top games releasing each week, and this episode has two games you can grab for free. Hyper Scape, Ubisoft's take on the battle royale trend, is totally free to play, while A Total War Saga: Troy will be free at lunch. This week you can also jump into Metamorphosis, EA Sports UFC 4, and Risk of Rain 2 as it leaves early access.Hyper Scape -- August 11Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PCUbisoft is mixing up the battle royale formula with Hyper Scape, most notably when it comes to looting. When you pick up the same weapon multiple times, you'll upgrade it with things like an improved fire rate and extended magazine. You'll also loot special powers, called Hacks. You don't have to defeat every other play to win either: hold onto the special crown at the end of the match long enough, and you'll win.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of Microsoft's worst-kept next-gen secrets is the rumored second Xbox model, which is believed to be called the Xbox Series S. Now, even more evidence of the console has emerged in the wild thanks to a controller that seemingly went on sale too early.The Verge has confirmed that the leaked images making the rounds today of a white next-gen Xbox controller are indeed real. The text on the packaging mentions that the controller works with the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S consoles, the latter of which has not been announced. The controller will also work on the standard Xbox One and PC, as well as iOS and Android for xCloud streaming.Apparently Xbox next-gen controller package leaked with mention of Xbox Series X|S https://t.co/sLrapK62yR — Wario64 (@Wario64) August 9, 2020The enduring rumor is that the Series S console is the cheaper next-gen Xbox model, the one known popularly by its "Lockhart" codename. This system is rumored to have 4 teraflops of GPU performance and 7.5 GB of usable RAM. It will reportedly have the same CPU as the Series X.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the most highly anticipated upcoming films is Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve's new Dune adaptation featuring a star-studded cast led by Timothee Chalamet. Art director Tom Brown has now spoken more about the film, likening it to The Lord of the Rings when it comes to the "sheer scale" of the project and what Villeneuve is trying to achieve with the story."I think what Denis Villeneuve is doing is what's called a seminal version of this story. I don't think it will be topped, to be perfectly honest," Brown told KIDS FIRST! Film Critics (via IndieWire). "The sheer scale of it is going to be daunting. But I do think it's going to be extremely special.""I heard in the paper the other day that they're looking at the new Lord of the Rings, and I firmly believe that. I think it's going to be up there with those kinds of films, really," he added.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

An American Pickle, the new Seth Rogen movie that debuted exclusively for HBO Max on August 6, has received mixed reviews that trend mildly positive. It's a film about a man who gets preserved in a vat of pickles for 100 years and then has to connect with his great-grandson in modern-day Brooklyn, but that's not the weirdest thing about it.One viewer noticed something interesting in the background of the film, and noted it on Twitter. At a bar that the characters frequent, there's a game playing on the TV, and it's the same one each time. It's unusual for a video game to be playing on a TV bar at the best of times, of course, but what makes it even weirder is that the game is PS4 launch title Knack.Here's the tweet from Michael Leri noting the cameo.An American Pickle is mediocre and bizarre but that still doesn't explain why Knack is *always* playing in the bar in the background. pic.twitter.com/vIJ58wOznh — Michael Leri (@OrangeFlavored) August 9, 2020The game, which launched in 2013, has become a bit of a meme over time. The launch title received a 4/10 from GameSpot, and is often the butt of jokes, with players ironically calling it one of the true greats of the console.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PGA Tour 2K21 is coming very soon, with the professional golf game scheduled for release on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on August 21. Ahead of that, the developers at HB Studios have answered some questions on Reddit regarding support for PS5/Xbox Series X, DLC, the new swing mechanics, and more.Beginning with the next-gen consoles, HB Studios will not release a "bespoke" version of PGA Tour 2K21 for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. However, like thousands of other games on both platforms, PGA Tour 2K21 will play on PS5 and Xbox Series X through backwards compatibility, HB said.Regarding DLC, HB said it plans to add more courses, modes, and MyPlayer options in the future. However, the studio did not say if this will come in the form of paid or free expansions.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Deadly Premonition 2 launched in July, and the Switch exclusive returned fans to the strange world of Francis York Morgan, the hero of the original game. However, while the first game is well regarded for its lovable shoddiness, the frame rate in the sequel was beyond the pale, and the game suffered in reviews as a result.In GameSpot's review, critic Kurt Indovina said that once you entered the open world, "the frame rate falls off a cliff; it feels as though the game is in a perpetual loading state." The developers promised that this would be addressed.Now, in a new patch, this issue has been partially addressed. Update 1.0.3 has arrived, and in a Reddit thread, fans are sharing their reactions and new footage, showing that the game is now far more stable, despite still having noticable frame drops.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tenet has, by virtue of the COVID-19 pandemic, become the most important movie of 2020--and whether Christopher Nolan's new film can succeed at the international box office when its rollout begins on August 26 will likely be an indicator of whether or not other studio films will see cinema releases this year. Now, in a new interview with The Irish Times, many of the film's stars and its producer have opened up about the challenges of the shoot.Emma Thomas, who produces Christopher Nolan's movies (and is also his wife), told The Irish Times that Tenet is their most ambitious film yet, even though the temptation is always there to go smaller rather than bigger. "With every movie, we have the same conversation," she says. "Are we going to do a small one this time? In a world where studios have become more and more risk averse, we’ve just been lucky that every movie we’ve done has worked. So we keep on capitalizing on the last movie."Thomas also says that while previous Nolan films often have one scene that they know will be tricky (citing the hospital explosion from The Dark Knight), Tenet has several. "With Tenet it felt like every time we would do one of those big things, you relax for five minutes and then you look at the set schedule for next week and then there’s another one," she said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

New reports from Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter have shined a light on the future of the Star Trek movie series, and this includes a project originally set to be directed by Quentin Tarantino that still could happen.The new movie boss at Paramount, Emma Watts, is said to be "re-assessing" the company's entire movie slate, and this includes the Star Trek series. There are three Star Trek projects currently in the works at different stages of production, including the sequel to 2016's Star Trek Beyond, another film from Fargo's Noah Hawley, and the Tarantino movie.Hawley's movie is supposedly being put on the back burner, and this could be due to its story. THR says the plot is related to a virus that wipes out a huge part of the universe, and Paramount may not want to pursue this story in the current climate.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Update: Herschel "Guy" Beahm, better known as Dr Disrespect, has returned, and he's now streaming on YouTube following an announcement on Twitter. It is still believed that there is no deal in place between YouTube and Beahm. Nevertheless, he has taken to streaming on the platform and, to begin with, addressed his banning from Twitch. Although he expressed frustrations, Beahm did not provide any explanation for why the ban was issued, instead noting that he was not given much notice and in the time since the justification has not become clear to him. "We still have no idea ... so just let the legal professionals just do what they need to do," he said.At the time of writing, his stream peaked at 510k concurrent viewers, showing that his popularity has transferred over from Twitch to YouTube. His move comes just as some other high-profile Twitch streamers, including Ninja, moved back to Twitch after the shutdown of Microsoft's Mixer. This is despite being reportedly offered enormous contracts to move to Facebook Gaming, which Microsoft has partnered with to utilize its streaming technology. The original story follows.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's new Joy Ride update has brought a lot of silliness to the battle royale. Players are taking the newly added cars seriously--with some running their own in-game gas stations to fill up enemy cars and provide healing items before sending them on their way. With the game on mobile, it turns out you can use your cell phone while you're at a gas station. "Thank you to this random Summer Drift [player] that protected me and helped me so I could fill up cars," said u/PokeStarChris42 on Reddit, who had been running his own gas stop in-game. "And thank you for avenging me when I died.""Excellent service, 10/10 would fuel up again" from r/FortNiteBRA number of players have started to run their own filling stations by surrounding the in-game ones with walls (except for an entrance and exit to drive through), loading up their enemies cars with gas after they drive up, and even giving out healing items to make sure they have a safe drive. Everyone wants to enjoy driving around the map--no one likes getting destroyed when they're pumping gas. If you're into that sort of thing, we won't judge. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Next week marks another Destiny 2 seasonal activity: the Solstice of Heroes. The summertime event brings a new region to play through, the European Aerial Zone, and new armor to chase down. Xur's back this weekend with a new crop of Exotics to help you get the most out of the new event. Here's where to find him and what he's selling.Head to Nessus to find Xur this week, in the Watcher's Grave area. For his weapon, Xur is offering Merciless. Hunters can pick up the Gemini Jester leg armor; for Titans, there's the Peregrine Greaves leg armor; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Nezarec's Sin helmet.Xur LocationSpawn in at the Watcher's Grave transmat zone and hop on your sparrow heading north. Head for Calus's golden barge. Climb aboard and look for Xur standing on the deck, waiting for you.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com