Madden NFL 21's new mode is The Yard, an homage to backyard football featuring fast-paced games with six-man teams. The mode will feature gameplay similar to the NFL Street series and other, more casual sports titles.The Yard will offer trick plays and house rules that can be customized from match-to-match. Players will also create an avatar for the mode, which will feature progression through an XP system and a constant rotation of fresh looks, courtesy of the Style Zone. The character is also the star of a narrative experience called The Yard: Underground, which will feature 5-on-5 gameplay, available through the Madden NFL 21 Mobile app.The main game and the mobile version will share progression, inventory, and in-game currency, so players can move between both versions of The Yard seamlessly.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite: Season 3's Week 8 challenges are coming tomorrow and one of them tasks you with dancing at an unusual location. The challenge asks you to dance on the Apres Ski Dance floor for 10 seconds. The Apres Ski Dance floor isn't a named location so some players may find it hard to locate. This guide will show you exactly where to find it and how to complete the challenge.These challenges have leaked early. Check back on Thursday to try them for yourself in Fortnite.Where Is The Apres Ski Dance Floor?The Apres Ski house is located on the southern edge of the island in the E8 tile on the map. It's a lodge-like building next to a snowy mountain. There is a fireplace and various ski-adjacent items scattered in front of it. Check out this map for an exact location:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Ubisoft Toronto has opened up about Watch Dogs: Legion, saying its online multiplayer mode is eyeing a "larger player count."As part of Game Informer's cover story, the team at Ubisoft Toronto confirmed that four-player cooperative play will be in the game when it drops this October on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One. In addition to talking about the expected multiplayer mode, GI's in-depth profile revealed that a "larger player count" for Watch Dogs: Legion was teased. Details about this mode remain scarce.Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2 featured plenty of multiplayer modes, with the 2016 sequel getting more sophisticated with its offerings. Instead of just eight-player competitive and cooperative multiplayer, Watch Dogs 2 allowed for players to battle one-on-one, two-on-two, asymmetrically (with multiple going against one), and more. And both titles featured seamless connectivity; Watch Dogs: Legion is expected to continue that seamless online multiplayer offering.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go's second Ultra Unlock event--Enigma Week--kicks off soon, and as part of the event, the Mythical Deoxys is returning to Raids. The DNA Pokemon will appear as a five-star Raid boss until August 14, and this time around, you'll have a chance to catch a Shiny variant. If you're looking to add the Mythical Pokemon to your collection, we've rounded up some tips to help you battle and catch Deoxys below.Deoxys Raid HoursDeoxys will appear in five-star Raids throughout Enigma Week, which runs from August 7 until 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET on August 14. These Raids will occur periodically, but you'll receive an in-game notification when a Raid is about to begin at a nearby Gym.Normal Forme Deoxys Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's a pretty big deal that another PlayStation 4 exclusive has made its way to PC. This time, it's the open-world action game Horizon Zero Dawn. It may be a little over three years old at this point, but proper PC ports of former exclusives tend to offer an optimal way to play for a mostly new audience. In my case, I was just hyped to replay one of 2017's standout games with cranked up visuals, higher frame rates, and, in this particular case, keyboard and mouse controls. After about 12 hours with this version, I've come away with some very mixed results.Horizon Zero Dawn is a visually captivating experience; its depiction of nature and the wilderness is rich with thick vegetation, vast mountain ranges, and sweeping deserts. Remnants of the world's high-tech past with imposing, beastly machines also contrast with the environments in a fascinating way that entices you to uncover more of the story's mysteries. That's all part of why a PC version is such a big deal. However, in the current pre-launch phase, performance hiccups and some graphical shortcomings can overshadow these elements.(You can watch the review of the PS4 version from 2017 in the video above, or read the original Horizon Zero Dawn review.)Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's been an incredibly strange and brutal year, but somehow, it's already August, and the busy holiday shopping season will be here before we know it. In the United States, Black Friday is known as the best time of year to save money on big-ticket items, to cross all those names off your shopping list and splurge for yourself a little (or a lot) too. But with COVID-19 still a very real threat in the US, some are wondering whether Black Friday 2020 has been canceled entirely.Fortunately, Black Friday has been developing a strong online presence for years now. With companies like Amazon proving that huge online sales like Prime Day can be a major success, retailers have slowly been offering more noteworthy Black Friday deals online over the years, and this year will be no exception. In fact, with retailers looking to avoid mass crowds that normally push into stores on Black Friday, there's even greater incentive to make sure the best deals are also available online--and earlier.So what has been confirmed so far regarding retailers' plans for Black Friday 2020? Here's what we know right now about Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday shopping this year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The back-to-school season looks different this year, but retailers are still holding their same annual sales, discounting a lot of laptops that are great for studying, work, or entertainment. Newegg and Best Buy are among those with the best deals, both of which are offering free shipping with their laptops. They can arrive quite soon as well, though the current pandemic may cause some delays.Among the discounted laptops are several Lenovo options. Lenovo is a great maker of all kinds of laptops, but it also has a bunch of great budget options that are great for students. They work well for schoolwork, entertainment, and social media, but they should also be good for most people's workdays as long as you're not handling heavy workloads like graphic design or video production.There are also a number of Asus VivoBook laptops on sale, which are among the best-looking and reliable Windows laptops out there. Similar to Lenovo, they have some budget options that are great for students.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

By all early indications, Watch Dogs: Legion is shaping up to be a particularly ambitious take on the open-world genre, giving you the ability to play as any NPC in the city of London. However, the game's focus on NPCs doesn't end there.According to a recent Game Informer cover story, all of the inhabitants of the game's digital London follow their own set schedules. Players will be able to use an upgrade to their tech called a "deep profiler" to access this schedule, which will make it easier for you to follow their every move and recruit them to your hacker collective. The story gives a specific example of a player using the upgrade to delve into a woman's calendar, knowing when she'll go to marriage therapy, when she'll relax with her cousin, or meet with her lawyer.Watch Dogs: Legion is far from the first game to feature NPCs that follow an hour-to-hour pattern--highly influential titles like Shenmue and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask popularized the concept--but Legion is likely doing it at a much larger scale. The cover story suggests that players will use this information to understand how individual citizens view the organization of DedSec, allowing you to come up with strategies to pull them over to your side. Legion may offer a multiplayer mode with a higher player count than its 4-player co-op.What exactly that means remains to be seen.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's Week 8 challenges include a few treks to named locations that have been previously flooded. Dirty Docks has been submerged in water for the majority of the season, but you'll need to head there to complete a new challenge that asks you to destroy shipping containers at Dirty Docks. This guide will show you a quick and easy way to complete the challenge.This challenge has leaked early. Check back tomorrow to try it yourself in Fortnite.Where Is Dirty Docks?Dirty Docks is a named location on the map, although it'll be hidden until you visit it for the first time now that it's no longer flooded. You can find it on the right-hand side of the map in the H4 tile. It's right on the water surrounded by green rolling hills.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Skater XL left Early Access last month and some players have been slightly disappointed with how bare bones the final package is. Modders have been trying to add new content to spice it up--including maps and other items from the Tony Hawk franchise.Fans have recreated boards, clothing, and some maps from multiple games including Tony Hawk's Underground and the Skate franchise (gabrielfluorite recreated Skate 3's Sanatorium). Modder Aaronb543 remade the New Jersey map from Tony Hawk's Underground from 2003.Tony Hawk's Underground Map in Skater XL"It's a great sized map with a huge amount of spots and creativity," he wrote. "You'll find an entrance to the skate store to the left and the bedroom is also accessible."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After seeing the success of other live-action remakes of Disney movies like The Jungle Book and others, the House of Mouse has plenty more re-imaginings in store, including Pinocchio. Now, the Robert Zemeckis directed film is reportedly eyeing Tom Hanks for a role.While the film is still very early on in the pre-production phase--with COVID-19 holding up most TV shows and movies--Deadline is reporting that Hanks is in talks for the role of Geppetto, the caretaker and father of the puppet who comes to life. Disney wanted Hanks in the role years earlier when Paul King was attached to the project.However, Zemeckis and Hanks have a history together, as the duo each won Oscars for their work on Forrest Gump. The upcoming adaptation will be written by Chris Weitz, whose previous work includes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The mustaches will live on. TruTV has announced a Season 3 renewal for firefighter comedy Tacoma FD. The series, created by Broken Lizard comedy troupe members Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme, follows a group of firefighters in Tacoma, Washington, a place without many fires to fight. But who needs fires when you can watch members of the team join a choir or compete in boxing matches with local cops?After debuting Season 2 in March, TruTV general manager Bryan Weitz said in a statement that the show's popularity is still increasing. "With Tacoma FD's fanbase continuing to grow, the show is a huge success story for us, and we can't wait to see what kind of Station 24 shenanigans Kevin, Steve, and the incredible cast come up with next," he explained.According to a press release, viewers will get to watch Lemme and Heffernan get the renewal news themselves, during the August 6 episode of Talkoma FD--the aftershow hosted by the duo. Naturally, their reaction falls right in line with the type of comedy fans have come to expect from the guys behind movies like Super Troopers.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fans of the comedy group known as The Tenderloins, a collective made up of Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano, will be happy to know there is a lot more of the Impractical Jokers headed to both truTV and HBO Max in the near future as production has resumed on Season 9 of the series.However, that's not all. 10 more episodes of the quarantine-friendly Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party--which will air this fall--have been ordered for truTV as well. Additionally, the Impractical Jokers movie will make its way to HBO Max on September 1. The film follows the group as they head to a Paula Abdul concert, and along the way, they challenge each other to embarrassing tasks, of course. Additionally, truTV's incredibly fun and purposely cringe-worthy game show The Misery Index, hosted by Jameela Jamil (The Good Place) and featuring the Impractical Jokers, has been renewed for Season 3. The second half of Season 2 will arrive this October.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the most tweeted about game during the first half of 2020 and, the US ranked second for countries tweeting the most about gaming. Twitter has released official stats for tweets about gaming, revealing there was a 71% increase in volume year-over-year and "over 1 billion Tweets sent in the first half of 2020."Japan tweeted the most about gaming, with the US and South Korea rounding out the top three. The PS5 event was the most tweeted about event, followed by Niconico Net Chokaigi 2020, a Japanese festival. The Xbox Games Showcase came in third, rounded out by PAX East 2020 and Ubisoft Forward.Animal Crossing was the most tweeted about video game, with Final Fantasy in the third spot and Fortnite at number five. Backing up Japan as the country tweeting the most about gaming, half of the top ten are Japanese language accounts. All of the games on the list are live-service games or have live service games in their series, like Final Fantasy XIV.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With just weeks left in Apex Legends Season 5: Fortune's Favor, Respawn has started dropping some serious hints for what might be on the way for Season 6. We've collected all of the teasers that we've found so far, and will continue to update this log as more show up.As with most new Apex Legends season teasers, Respawn is being rather cryptic. That said, maybe we'll get more information from whatever the developer has planned for Thursday, August 6 at 10 AM PT. Something will debut on YouTube at that time, implying that we may be getting a new Apex Legends Devstream, cinematic trailer, or Stories from the Outlands.Tomorrow morning, 10am. See ya there, mates. 😉 And while you're at it, be sure to hit that subscribe button to stay up to date on the latest in the world of Apex Legends. 👇 👀: https://t.co/xlcVEjg4pH pic.twitter.com/gBAewow7WX — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) August 5, 2020While you wait for the video to premiere, there are clues to Season 6's new character, storylines, and gameplay changes in Apex Legends right now. The most direct set of clues are found in the Season 5 Quest, so you should finish it if you haven't already--it both sees the return of a familiar face from Titanfall 2 and hints at a possible new map.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com