It's been 20 years since the release of the Dreamcast cult classic Jet Set Radio, and fans are still waiting for Sega to do something with the license besides sit on it like Billy Hatcher with his egg. The studio behind Lethal League is the latest indie outfit to unveil an indie-fied unofficial follow-up to 2002's Jet Set Radio Future, and it looks slicker than most. Titled Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, the trailer features the cel-shading rollerblading that you'd expect, along with a big helping of graffiti.Team Reptile has made no attempts to hide its Jet Set Radio fandom. After all, the artstyle of Lethal League and its sequel Blaze bears a certain resemblance to the bright, busy aesthetics of JSR, as well as featuring a similar electrofunk soundtrack. Blaze featured a track from Hideki Naganuma, the composer behind many of the most beloved songs in both JSR and its follow-up JSRF.'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' pic.twitter.com/OzHK5bhYQi — Team Reptile (@ReptileGames) July 22, 2020As true JSR heads know, this is far from the first project to attempt to revive the spirit of the GG's. 2015's Hover was one of the first, as well as Neon Tail, which is still in Early Access. (Naganuma even contributed to the Hover soundtrack.) Given the Lethal League pedigree, perhaps Team Reptile will be able to do something new with the inline skating concept other than stoking nostalgia for a beloved (albeit very dead) franchise.Info from Gamespot.com

Two of Ubisoft's delayed games are still on-track for their release dates, despite not appearing in the most recent Ubisoft Forward presentation. During Ubisoft's Q1 financial earnings call, the company stated that both Gods & Monsters and Rainbow Six Quarantine have not been further delayed, but could be if necessary.The answer came during the Q&A session of the earnings call. Ubisoft confirmed that both are still coming this fiscal year, which means they'll release by March 2021. CEO Yves Guillemot did say the two are "doing well" and the teams are happy for the extra development time. He also suggested they may be released in Q4, which would include the period from January-March 2021.Guillemot also suggested that either of the games could slip to fiscal year 2022--which begins April 1, 2021--if it would help improve their long-term impact. In response to a later question, he said that they're both in the polish phase now. He also remarked that we'll hear more in the coming months, possibly alluding to another Ubisoft Forward that's due in September.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft has responded to the possible price hike in games from $60 to $70 during its latest earnings call, saying that the company "plans to come with the same price as the previous generation of consoles.""For the Christmas games, we plan to come with the same price as the previous generation of consoles," Ubisoft said. "That's what we're focused on at the moment."Ubisoft has some heavy-hitters coming this holiday season, with Watch Dogs: Legion arriving on October 29 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla launching on November 17. Both titles will hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X when they drop this holiday, and, based on Ubisoft's comments, it seems they will cost $60 instead of $70.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Logitech has revealed its collaboration with Herman Miller, the makers of luxury and ergonomically engineered office chairs. The result is a gaming chair that looks nothing like you would expect it to, and costs far more than you might want to spend.The Herman Miller X Logitech G Embody Gaming Chair is (aside from being a mouthful) almost unchanged from the original design Herman Miller has been selling for a while now. It features a range of comfort adjustments, including a back support segmented into 150 individual pieces that can be adjusted to perfectly match the curvature of your spine. There's also a finely tuned recline support as well as a seat adjustment that lets you get the perfect angle between your knees or thighs and your lower leg.Gaming-specific features are almost non-existent, aside from the all black finish and a very Logitech-looking blue hue to the back support that you can see on the rear of the chair. The one notable addition is the inclusion of a copper-infused material on the back cushioning, which is meant to help distribute heat and keep you cool while using the chair for hours on end. This is, for all intents and purposes, the same chair Herman Miller has been selling to offices for years, just marketed to Logitech's gaming audience.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Recent allegations of a toxic workplace environment at Ubisoft have dominated headlines, so the company's corporate earnings call was sure to have the stories looming over the proceedings. And while CEO Yves Guillemot and other executives addressed the allegations, those answers left a lot to be desired.Before the call began, Ubisoft said in its earnings statement that it would be proactively tying management bonuses to creating "a positive and inclusive workplace environment." When executives were asked direct questions during the Q&A period, though, the answers were less satisfying. The longest answer came from CEO Yves Guillemot, in response to a pointed question about his own responsibility and awareness of the problem. The questioner suggested he didn't know, he did know and did nothing, or he had been alerted but didn't act fast enough--none of them positive possibilities."Each time we have been made aware of misconduct, we made actually tough decisions and made sure that those decisions had a clear and positive impact, so that's very important," Guillemot said. "It has now become clear that certain individuals betrayed the trust I placed in them and didn't live up to Ubisoft's shared values. So I have never compromised on my core values and ethics, and never will. I will continue to run and transform Ubisoft to face today's and tomorrow's challenges."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

GameSpot's professional wrestling podcast has arrived. At long last, you can listen to GameSpot Entertainment's Mat Elfring and Chris E. Hayner discuss the most important topics in wrestling history--or, at least, the topics they think are important. Everyone wants to know more about Hulk Hogan's pasta restaurant and listen to a discussion of the best and worst wrestling video games ever, right?Wrestle Buddies is a celebration of professional wrestling history, rather than a weekly breakdown of what's happening across companies like WWE, Impact, ROH and AEW. Each week, Mat and Chris look back on their favorite wrestling moments, stories, characters, and more.With guests that range from fellow fans to the wrestlers themselves, Wrestle Buddies explores the highs and lows of wrestling's past, for better or worse. How much worse? Do you remember when Big Boss Man cooked Al Snow's dog and fed it to him? Because we do. You can take a look at all of our episodes below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Just a few months ago, a Bloomberg report claimed that Oculus was developing a Quest 2 as a follow-up to the year-old standalone VR headset Quest 1, and it looks like it might have leaked. Twitter user Walkingcat, who posted an image of the HP Reverb G2 a week before its official reveal, tweeted out a picture that appears to be a new Oculus headset.pic.twitter.com/rBvJpCfRmT — WalkingCat (@h0x0d) July 22, 2020While we don't know for sure if this is the Quest 2, given WalkingCat's track record, it certainly seems possible that it's legit. The original Quest 1 was GameSpot's overall pick for the best VR headset. Based on the Bloomberg report, the Quest 2 will be 10-15% smaller and lighter than the Quest 1. The most obvious difference between this apparent Quest 2 and its predecessor is the switch from the all-black of the Quest 1 to the white-and-black approach shown here. The strap also appears to be a new design, which would require only two adjustments for the sides and back, rather than the three straps of the Quest 1.This new headset would appear to lack the IPD (interpupillary distance) slider of the Quest 1, which allows VR users to adjust the headset based on the distance between their eyes, which varies widely in the general population. It's unclear if the Quest 2 will introduce a new slider in a different location, or if it will forgo it entirely, as is the case with the now-discontinued Oculus Go. If you're still in the market for a Quest 1, they're in stock on Amazon.Info from Gamespot.com

Though the PlayStation Store hosts sales every week, the next month of deals will be a bit more noteworthy. The PSN Summer Sale is live now and runs until August 20, giving PS4 owners practically a month to shop hundreds of deals. The Summer Sale places a huge emphasis on AAA titles, with plenty of fairly recent hits seeing significant discounts. All of the deals are available until at least August 6, though others run until August 13, and some will be live all the way until the sale ends. In other words, make sure to double-check the end date if you're planning to purchase any of these games at a later date.Many of the best games from 2019 are featured in the sale, including A Plague Tale: Innocence for $17, Control for $21, The Outer Worlds for $30, and Death Stranding for $36.The sale has some 2020 games discounted as well. Dreams, which just received an update to support PSVR, is down to $30. Those who are enjoying Ghost of Tsushima can pick up Nioh 2 for $40.19. Also, one of the best JRPGs ever, Persona 5 Royal, is discounted to $45. It earned an extremely rare 10/10 in our Persona 5 Royal review.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We're still waiting for the day when we can pre-order the Xbox Series X, but in the meantime, Seagate has revealed the first third-party external storage option for the next-gen console. The Series X plans to exclusively use a new type of storage expansion card to ensure fast speeds for Series X games, as opposed to the external hard drives we used to store our games this past generation. Since only one company has revealed a storage option for the Series X, it's unclear if we'll see more or if Microsoft has partnered with Seagate to be the sole manufacturer of the console's storage cards. Unfortunately, no price was revealed, but you can sign up at Seagate's website to stay up-to-date.Seagate's Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X is a custom PCIe Gen4x2 NVMe SSD, which means it's pretty dang fast--NVMe SSDs are the fastest storage option you can currently get for PCs. The next generation of games has emphasized these speeds in both quick load times and stutter-free, open-world streaming. Unfortunately, we don't have the exact clock speeds of these storage cards.Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series XSeagate Storage Expansion Card (right) See at Seagate Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds will be teaming up for a new animated comedy series called Futha Mucka, according to report from Variety. All that's known about the series--which will be on the mobile video streaming service Quibi--so far is this unusual logline: "Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds love each other. More accurately, Ryan loves Sam. When a minor mishap causes Sam to become Ryan’s primary caregiver, things get weird. Ryan is delighted to spend all of his time with Sam. Sam couldn’t be reached for comment."The series is being created and executive produced by Jim and Brian Kehoe, who will also serve as showrunners. The brothers are the comedy-writing duo behind the 2018 film Blockers.The co-starring duo of Reynolds and Jackson has previously teamed up for 2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard, which also has a sequel (The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard) forthcoming in 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you were hoping for more information on the next Dragon Age--potentially Dragon Age 4--keep hoping. Mark Darrah, an executive producer at BioWare, has shared a small tidbit of information, which confirms that the team is, in fact, working on the game from home.I realize that most of you are here for Dragon Age news and there hasn't been a lot of that lately...Let me just run down some things I an say:1. We are working on the next Dragon Age2. Yes we are working from home3. Working from home is harder 4. We are making progress — Mark Darrah (@BioMarkDarrah) July 22, 2020The tweet doesn't provide much information, but it confirms that the team is working from home and that working from home is harder for the developers.The new Dragon Age was announced at the Game Awards in 2018 with the "Dread Wolf Rises," teaser, but not much else has been shared by EA and BioWare about the game. Darrah said in a blog post in 2018 that the new game had been in the works for "quite a while." During an earnings call in October 2019, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said that the new Dragon Age likely wouldn't release until after April 2022, so don't expect too much new information for a long time.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Square Enix has just kicked off its Natsumatsuri Summer Sale in its online store. The sale discounts a number of its best games for the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch as well as a selection of action figures, statues, and other merchandise. If you're a Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest fan, then this sale is well worth checking out. It runs from now until Thursday, July 30 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET.Kingdom Hearts: All-In-One Package bundles the entire series, including Kingdom Hearts III, on PS4, and you can snag it for only $40 right now--if you're okay with a digital-only copy, however, you can get Kingdom Hearts: All-In-One Package for $30 on the PS4 Store. Collection of Mana is only $25 and gets you Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana, and Trials of Mana, the latter of which had never released in North America prior to this collection. A number of Final Fantasy games are also on sale, including Final Fantasy X/X-2 and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for $30 each. See all deals at Square Enix Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo is giving Switch Online subscribers another chance to sample one of the system's games at no cost. Starting July 29, NSO members will be able to play the Switch Pokemon fighting game Pokken Tournament DX free of charge for a limited time.The trial period kicks off at 10 AM PT and runs until 11:59 PM PT on August 4. Throughout that week, Switch Online subscribers will have access to the full game, including its online modes, and any progress made during the trial period will carry over if you decide to purchase the title after the free trial ends. You can download the free game trial from Nintendo's website.The fight rages on! #NintendoSwitchOnline members will be able to experience the full Pokémon fighting game #PokkenTournamentDX from 7/29 until 8/4 at 11:59 PM! Pre-download the trial now! https://t.co/kTYxc4jTSb pic.twitter.com/RW2GmYtS4c — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 22, 2020Pokken Tournament DX launched on Switch back in 2017 and is an expanded port of the Wii U game, featuring a handful of additional fighters and modes. A Deluxe Battle Pack DLC was released in 2018 and introduced even more new fighters and support characters, including Blastoise and Aegislash. The Deluxe Battle Pack costs $15 USD.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Just in time for the busy back-to-school season, merch store TeePublic is hosting a huge sitewide flash sale. If you've never heard of TeePublic, the site mainly offers T-shirts (as the name suggests) with tons of options for various fandoms across gaming and pop culture, but the store has also stocked up on face masks this year with literally thousands of designs available. While the coronavirus pandemic has been going on for months now, wearing a mask and social distancing is more important than ever, and while you hopefully already own at least one face mask at this point, TeePublic's current sale is a great opportunity to pick up some cool designs for cheap. As an added bonus, the store is donating an FDA-approved surgical mask to the nonprofit health organization Direct Relief for every fabric mask sold.Normally $10, face masks are down to $8 each at TeePublic. That's a great price on its own, but you'll get an additional discount if you buy four masks (know any friends or family members that need one?). If you add four masks to your cart, you'll get them for $24 instead of $32. This 48-hour sale ends after tomorrow, so there's not much time to take advantage of the deals.Quick look: Face mask deals at TeePublic6480022 - TeePublic Face Masks Sale 7.22.20 Plain Black Mask $8 at TeePublic Animal Crossing Mask $8 at TeePublic The Child Mask $8 at TeePublic Aperture Science Mask $8 at TeePublic Avatar: The Last Airbender Mask $8 at TeePublic Cyberpunk Keanu Mask $8 at TeePublic Monokuma Mask $8 at TeePublic This Is Fine Mask $8 at TeePublic Cherry Blossom Mask $8 at TeePublic Phantom Thieves Mask $8 at TeePublic Ramen and Cats Mask $8 at TeePublic Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sega fans, particularly those with an affinity for Sonic, will want to check out the Sega Shop before the month ends. The Sega Store is currently hosting a Christmas in July sale, offering up to 40% off on most items, from hoodies and T-shirts to mugs and even tree ornaments (appropriate for the sale's theme, of course). You can browse the full sale at the Sega Store, but we've rounded up a handful of our favorite products below. See all deals at Sega Shop Sonic the Hedgehog Track Jacket | $36 ($75)Sonic the Hedgehog Track Jacket Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com