The next title to be added to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC is Halo 3: ODST, and Microsoft has now announced plans for the first beta test.This test, or "flight" as Microsoft calls it, will begin the first half of August, developer 343 Industries said in a blog post. To get into the beta, you must be a Halo Insider member, and you can sign up for the free program here. Assuming this beta test is similar to previous ones, the rollout will begin small, so you may not be invited in right away.Only a "slice" of ODST will be available in the PC beta test, 343 said. A beta test for Halo 3: ODST on Xbox One is also in the works, but this will presumably be related to the Firefight mode, as ODST's campaign is already available on Xbox One.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ice-T is known to be a big gamer, but he's only appeared in a few games himself. One of his most iconic appearances is in the Def Jam series, appearing in Def Jam: Fight For NY and its PSP spin-off Fight for NY: The Takeover. The Def Jam fighting series was beloved, and many people have called for its returning--and now Ice-T has joined their ranks.Ice-T has tweeted out a photo of himself in-game, and said that he thinks that "they really need to reboot this game for the new consoles." With the PS5 and Xbox Series X on the way, we can't help but agree.Gamer Stuff: I think they really need to reboot this game for the new consoles.. 💥🤛🏽 pic.twitter.com/o5SWG6W19B — ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) July 31, 2020Whether or not this eventuates--or if Ice-T's tweet catches the attention of anyone in a position to get the ball rolling--remains to be seen, but Fight for NY was a pretty great game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale game Warzone are set for a big week, as the much-anticipated Season 5 update is due to arrive very soon. Writing on Twitter, production director Paul Haile has now warned fans to expect yet another "big" update in terms of the file size. As with previous updates, the file size will be large, but the patch also contains back-end configurations that actually decrease the overall file size of the game. This happens through "optimization" of the game's asset packs, Hiele said."This means the download will be big, but the overall size of the game will actually shrink on your consoles after you download the patch, even though we're adding a bunch of new content for the season," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Mad Max: Fury Road came out five years ago, but is never far from our minds. Charlize Theron, who played Furiosa in the iconic 2015 film, hosted a charity screening of the film over the weekend as part of the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, and to celebrate she shared a wonderful video of her preparation for the role.The video, below, show's Theron's "point of no return"--her initial head shave for the role, which represents a full commitment to the part. It doesn't show the full process, but you get to see Theron's hair in a half-shaved state, which is a lot of fun.The video is set to music from Junky XL's Fury Road soundtrack, so we're not entirely sure what she's saying, but the huge smile on her face says everything. Watch it below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Halo Infinite gameplay reveal showed off many aspects of the Xbox Series X launch title, including its large world, grapple hook, and back-to-basics combat design. But it also showed off a visual engine that a lot of fans were not impressed by, which has been exemplified by "Craig", the Brute whose deadpan expression has become a gaming meme for the ages.Now, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has given his thoughts on the meme, and he seems to see the funny side of it. Asked by a fan for his take, Spencer called Craig "our new official Xbox mascot."Behold Craig, the face of Xbox.Continuing on, Spencer cited Craig as a great example of the creativity of the Xbox community. You can view the tweet below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fight Crab, a game about crustaceans fighting other crustaceans, begins innocently enough. You start as a plucky young snow crab, defending his rock pool from other, invading crabs. The next thing you know, that same snow crab is now kaiju-sized, fighting in city streets against a similarly kaiju-sized lobster wielding a giant knife and revolver pistol. Things, incredibly, only escalate from there.What if crabs had weapons? That's the ridiculous notion that Fight Crab bases itself on, and it commits to it wholeheartedly with an involved combat system and a variety of scenarios that grow increasingly bizarre. The game often exceeds your expectations of what you might anticipate from a game that pits these hard-shelled creatures against one another. At times the joke can start to wear thin, but it's hard to forget the delightful, laugh-out-loud surprises it continues to throw at you.A third-person, physics-based fighting game, Fight Crab is reliant on your ability to flip your shelled opponents onto their backs and make sure they don't get up. Damage dealt by striking with your claws, environmental objects, or weapons is tracked by a percentage meter, and higher percentages make it harder for crabs to regain their upright posture--a system that draws from Super Smash Bros., and one that allows for the occasional, unbelievable near-death comeback and matches that come down to the wire.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Moments of Triumph are well underway at this point in Destiny 2, and we'll soon see the start of the summer's Solstice of Heroes event. As always, it's a good time to stock up on Exotics you're missing from your collection by visiting Xur. Here's where you can find him and what Exotics Xur is selling this week.Head to the EDZ to find Xur this week, in the Winding Cove area. For his weapon, Xur is offering Telesto. Hunters can pick up the Aeon Swift gauntlets; for Titans, there's the Lion Rampant leg armor; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Ophidian Aspect gauntlets.Xur LocationSpawn in at the Winding Cove transmat zone and hop on your sparrow heading north. You'll need to climb the cliff face on the northern side of the area; look for a convenient cave that will provide a path to the top. Xur is standing beside a crashed Fallen dropship overlooking the area.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Halo Infinite's multiplayer component will be free-to-play and will support 120 FPS on Xbox Series X. 343 Industries announced this on Twitter, stating that more details about the game's multiplayer will be shared at a later time. For now, we'd like to call it "Halo Free."Halo is for everyone. We can confirm #HaloInfinite multiplayer will be free-to-play and will support 120FPS on Xbox Series X. More details will be shared later! pic.twitter.com/9bIrppFiON — Halo (@Halo) July 31, 2020Halo Infinite's campaign was shown off during the Xbox event earlier in July, but 343 Industries has yet to show any footage of the game's multiplayer component or offered details beyond confirming that the multiplayer will be available at launch. Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently said that Halo Infinite's multiplayer was "special" and the team worked alongside professional Halo players to fine-tune the experience.In a recent blog post, 343 Industries developers said that Halo Infinite might not have a multiplayer beta due to the difficulties of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the same post, 343 Industries said that the team is going with a more 'classic' art style for the game, but the studio has heard the complaints that the game looks "flat, simplistic, and plastic-like," after the single-player demo was criticized for its visual fidelity. The studio also said that the game will not feature real-money loot boxes the way Halo 5: Guardians did, but the game is expected to have microtransactions in some form.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' second summer update has arrived, and it adds a handful of new features to the game, including a weekly summer fireworks festival, the ability to fall on your face, and save backups. You'll need to have a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscription to take advantage of the latter, and it works a little bit differently than the typical cloud saves offered through the service. If you're unsure how the process works, here's how to back up your Animal Crossing save data.How To Back Up Your Save DataAfter installing New Horizons' 1.4.0 update, you'll see Backups - Not Set beneath the Settings option in the lower lefthand corner of the title screen. Press the Minus button to access the Settings menu, then select Island Backup from the list of options that Tom Nook presents you to begin the backup process.Once Island Backup has been selected, Nook will emphasize that this backup function is only intended to be used if your Nintendo Switch is lost or has been damaged. He'll then present you with options to Enable island backup or Listen to explanation. Select the former to enable save backups; select the latter to learn more about the process and its requirements.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Guilty Gear Strive had a busy weekend during the Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, dropping three big announcements. Developer Arc System Works has confirmed that the game will be launching on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam alongside the PlayStation 4 version in 2021.The roster is also receiving two additional fighters. Newcomer Nagoriyuki, who was briefly seen in Guilty Gear Strive's initial reveal, brings a vampire samurai energy to the mix, while the sword-wielding Leo Whitefang is also returning to action.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bandai Namco has announced that Setsuka is coming to Soulcalibur VI. She'll arrive in DLC 11 on August 4 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.A master of the blade with a lightning-fast offense and a passion for flowers, Setsuka is the third Season Pass 2 character following the release of Samurai Shodown's Haohmaru back in March and Hilde in November last year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Street Fighter 5 has improved tremendously over the last few years, evolving into a premiere competitive fighter with a great roster of characters. If you've yet to try the game for yourself, you'll have a chance to do so for a full two weeks, and the trial version features all 40 characters.Discussed during the Japanese Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable, there will be a free-to-play version of Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition available starting on August 5. It will run for about two weeks and features all of the game's characters. Because of this, you'll be able to start learning who your favorites are instead of being limited to only a few before deciding on a purchase.Street Fighter 5 took a different approach to updated releases than the series has in the past. Rather than force players to buy entirely new versions of the game like the Arcade or Championship editions, these are now available as free updates to existing owners. This keeps the community together, though the game has still never come to Xbox One.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite's battle royale map got a big overhaul at the start of the season due to "The Device" event causing a massive flood, and it has continued evolving ever since. In its latest update, Epic Games added an area previously hidden underwater, and it appears to essentially be the lost city of Atlantis.Technically, this area is called Coral Castle, and it is located north of the Sweaty Sands area. Previously covered with water from the flood, it has receded enough to show off a glorious and very small hidden city. The centerpiece here is a breathtaking castle, as you can see in the video below. There are plenty of points for cover in the castle, making it ideal for defending against multiple enemies late in a match.From the video, it appears the castle was originally called "Carl." This is almost certainly a reference to the popular Walking Dead meme.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

First shown during Digital Extreme's TennoCon 2020 livestream, Warframe's Heart of Deimos expansion introduces a dark storyline set in the game’s next open world location on Mars' moon. In this large-scale update to the online action-RPG, you'll face off against new hordes of the Infested who have taken control of the moon Deimos, wresting control from the lost Entrati family. While exploring the moon, you'll acquire new armaments of power, including a customizable mech suit, and even unlock the means to enhance your suite of characters further--but at a steep cost.Before its debut at TennoCon, GameSpot had the opportunity to check out an early look at the Heart of Deimos expansion. The new content will be open to all players who have unlocked Mars on the star map, allowing newcomers and veterans to jump into the new story focusing on the Infested control of Mars' moon. Encompassing the surface as well as a large, procedurally generated network of underground caverns, you'll explore a section of Deimos known as the Cambion Drift to aid the remnants of the Entrati family, while also unlocking the true power of the Helminth, which has been tucked away on your ship.In addition to a new open world, the expansion will add another layer to the game's extensive customization systems. One of the more surprising new additions to the update is the means to expand your Frame's powers by granting it abilities from different characters. For instance, if you want to give Volt's shock ability to Mag, you can do so by feeding Volt to the Helminth located on your ship. Doing so will permanently sacrifice your current Volt, and the only way to get Volt back would be to craft a new one. It's a tough choice, especially for long-time players who have an extensive stable of Frames to pick from. Still, it presents an interesting opportunity to heighten your favorite Frame's attributes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

TennoCon 2020 is happening today, August 1, and you won't want to miss out on the announcements or a chance to get free Warframe prizes via Twitch drops. TennoCon is Digital Extremes' annual Warframe fan event, packed to the gills with new information on the game, revelations, and prizes. Because of the ongoing pandemic, it's completely virtual for 2020, meaning you can catch all the action from your home through the streamed presentations.Heart of Deimos is the next major expansion coming to Warframe, and Digital Extremes has some other surprises in store for fans. It's a full day of content meant for fans, so you won't want to miss any of it.How To Watch TennoCon 2020All of TennoCon 2020 will be streamed on the official Warframe Twitch channel. We've also embedded the stream directly above, so you can see everything and keep your eye on the schedule of events. On the official TennoCon website, you can also purchase digital and physical merchandise, and a portion of the proceeds will go toward the Autism Ontario London and Alzheimer Society London and Middlesex charities.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com