2020-07-20
Since its 2005 debut to mixed reviews, Constantine, which cast Keanu Reeves as a demon hunter on a holy mission, has gained a cult following. The movie turned a small profit worldwide on a $100 million budget, and never got a follow-up. But the film's director, Francis Lawrence, says that he'd still be keen--and so would Reeves.Speaking to Slashfilm, Lawrence says that the whole team wanted to do a sequel, but it would have had to make some changes. "We wanted to make a responsible, more R-rated movie," he says. "By responsible, I mean we’d make a movie that wouldn’t cost quite as much as the original, which we thought was going to be PG-13."Lawrence says that they worked on a sequel for a while, and says that the team has talked about it again recently. "Keanu, (producer Akiva Goldsman), and I have actually talked about it," he says, clarifying that they talked "recently" about a sequel. But it's complicated, as Constantine is a comic license that there might be other plans for.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
Recently, 2K Sports announced that NBA 2K21 for PS5/Xbox Series X will cost $70 USD, which is a $10 price increase from the $60 USD that has been commonplace since the Xbox 360/PS3 era. Other publishers are expected to follow suit and raise prices for next-gen games, but the full picture has not yet become clear. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has now commented on the matter, telling The Washington Post that he sees no problem with the price increase. Gamers will ultimately vote with their wallets, after all."As an industry, we can price things whatever we want to price them, and the customer will decide what the right price is for them," Spencer said. "I'm not negative on people setting a new price point for games because I know everybody's going to drive their own decisions based on their own business needs. But gamers have more choice today than they ever have. In the end, I know the customer is in control of the price that they pay, and I trust that system."Spencer declined to say if Microsoft's own new games will cost $70 USD, but the situation at Xbox is somewhat different. With Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft offers a subscription service that gets you all first-party Xbox games for around $10 USD per month.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
No Man's Sky, the huge open-universe exploration game that has continued to expand since release, recently came to Xbox Game Pass. It's been a bit over a month since the game joined the service, and according to programmer Sean Murray it's led to a huge increase in players.Posting to Xbox News about the game's Desolation update and the addition of crossplay to the game, Murray has revealed that a huge number of new players has joined the game through Game Pass. "Last month we welcomed over a million new players into No Man’s Sky by virtue of Xbox Game Pass and the Windows 10 release," he writes. "This, together with our cross-play update, meant that we are seeing some of our biggest ever in-game numbers, all playing together regardless of their gaming platform."Murray calls this huge boost in players "genuinely humbling."We've reviewed No Man's Sky three times as the game has received updates and improved, and its current iteration earned a 9/10. "The drastic improvements made to No Man’s Sky in its Beyond expansion are the new gold standard for how to gracefully cope with a game’s flaws post-release," wrote reviewer Justin Clark. Info from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
Mondo, the American art company that makes collectibles, posters, apparel, and more, has teased a collaboration with Microsoft for Halo Infinite.Mondo will make some kind of Halo Infinite announcement on July 24 as part of the virtual San Diego Comic-Con, known as Comic-Con At Home. July 24 is one day after the July 23 Xbox Series X showcase where Microsoft will show more of Halo Infinite's campaign.July 24. #ComicConAtHome #mondo #halo https://t.co/ZAJWOwBPMZ pic.twitter.com/IIzMd5KJFy — MondoNews (@MondoNews) July 17, 2020There is no word on what Mondo might be creating for Halo Infinite, but the company is well known for selling very stylish posters for The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, among others. Mondo has worked with numerous big-name pop culture franchises over the years, and Halo is just the latest.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
Dead By Daylight is getting a big update for the console versions soon, and it will add cross-play and progression to the game, as well as letting you access your full list of friends who are playing the game across different systems. In an update on the game's site, the development team has detailed how all of this will work. The game, which already features cross-play between the Steam and Windows 10 versions, and after extensive testing the game's team is planning on expanding out further. Cross-play and friends lists are coming to the Switch, PS4, and Xbox One versions of the games, allowing them to play with friends on other consoles or on the PC version. A specific date has not been set, but it's "coming really soon," the post says. The team will continue to monitor the situation once the update is live to make sure that the game is balanced and fair. Players will also be able to opt-out if they want to.The upcoming Stadia version is not part of this line-up, but it will be receiving cross-progression. The first rollout of cross-progression will target the Stadia, PC, and Switch versions in September, and players "will be able to share their progression, purchases, and inventory." Making this possible was pretty complicated, the post explains, so players will need to create a new "Behaviour Account" to merge their progression between systems. The post also addresses the mobile version of the game, and says that making it part of their cross-play agenda is not on the cards for now. "The game system and architecture are significantly different," the post explains. "We are prioritizing the release of cross-play between PC & Consoles first to make sure that the experience is smooth for the players on those platforms."Dead by Daylight recently added Silent Hill content, which is the closest thing we've had to a new Silent Hill game in some time. Info from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
After drip-feeding the initial Madden NFL 21 player ratings--including all five 99-rated players--EA Sports has now released the player ratings for every single athlete in the game.You can search through this database on EA's website to see how your favorite players stack up against the competition. There are more than 2,300 entries on the site, and there are filters for team, position, division, and more. The widget also lets you compare player ratings on the fly.As usual, these are the "launch" ratings, and these numbers will change regularly throughout the season depending on how the players perform on the field.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
PGA Tour 2K21 is releasing August 21, and it'll contain some audio lines that players will hear once and then never again. The commentary team of Luke Elvy and Rich Beem recorded some lines while "in full flight" that won't repeat after you hear them the first time.This news comes via a tweet by John McCarthy, the senior audio designer at developer HB-Studios, which previous developed The Golf Club series. He says that he's been going over the commentary, and found a "classic" that he had forgotten about.Oh man.... We've got some bits of commentary in @PGATOUR2K that will only play once EVER and you wont hear it again. Just got a classic from @Luke_Elvy and @beemerpga that I had forgotten about. Can't wait for people to hear these two in full flight 😂😂😂 — John McCarthy (@Mstr_John) July 17, 2020What exactly this means isn't clear, but judging from the tweet, they'll likely be strange, funny lines. McCarthy gave one example to Elvy when he asked what he was referring to, discussing an "aside" that will make its way into the final game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-20
Jurassic World: Domination has returned to filming, after the shoot stopped in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK set, which has had over $5 million spent on making it safe, is now housing actors Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, and a returning trio from the original. And now we have photos showing that filming has started--and Howard is amassing bruises.Howard, who has played the character Claire in the last two Jurassic World movies, posted a "Throwback Thursday" photo of herself and co-star Chris Pratt, both of whom have been isolating together in the UK for weeks ahead of the shoot.These past couple of weeks my abs have been sore from laughing so much — it’s good to be back at work with this funny guy 🦖🦕 #TBT #JurassicWorld pic.twitter.com/Aij8Bu7sMW — Bryce Dallas Howard (@BryceDHoward) July 16, 2020Pratt prompted Howard, via Twitter, to post photos of some of the bruises she's gotten doing stunt work. It's unclear whether these are also "throwback" photos, but the tweet text indicates pretty clearly that she's performing own stunts again right now.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
Ghost of Tsushima is a pretty forgiving game in terms of Trophies, all things considered. Despite there being a ton of collectibles, most Trophies don't require you to find all of them--only the most important ones that usually have a direct impact on gameplay. There are a few hidden Trophies that require you to explore the game a little more, but they're usually not too tough to figure out. And then there's the game's toughest challenge: the Cooper Clan Cosplayer Trophy.This hidden Trophy gives you very little to go on if you check it in the Ghost of Tsushima Trophy list. It suggests you need to "dress up as a legendary thief." The name of the Trophy and its description are references to Sucker Punch's Sly Cooper franchise, in which players take on the role of a heist-pulling raccoon--but figuring out exactly what you need Jin to wear in order to conjure up Sly Cooper's classic yellow-and-blue costume can be tough.Luckily, we've found literally everything in Ghost of Tsushima: every piece of armor, every piece of vanity gear, and every sword kit. We've hit 100% completion in the game and even unlocked the Platinum Trophy, and we figured out how to earn the Cooper Clan Cosplayer Trophy. Here's exactly what you need to wear to unlock it and how to find all the pieces.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
Warning! Information about one of these hidden Trophies is a spoiler for a story beat toward the end of Act 2 of Ghost of Tsushima's main quest line. We've left it at the bottom of this list and blocked out key info to help you remain unspoiled, but we recommend you proceed with caution if you don't want to know anything about what might happen.You'll earn a whole bunch of Trophies as you explore the world of Ghost of Tsushima, and if you're the kind of completionist who likes to unlock everything, you'll find plenty to seek out in the game. But in addition to Trophies unlocked for completing story missions and discovering locations that upgrade your abilities, there are also several tougher-to-get hidden Trophies that require extra effort.Ghost of Tsushima's hidden Trophies can be tough to find and unlock--some of them are the hardest to get in the game. The good news is, we've unlocked them all and earned the coveted Platinum Trophy in Ghost of Tsushima, and solved every puzzle along the way. Here's a rundown of every hidden Trophy in the game and what it takes to unlock them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
In Ghost of Tsushima, protagonist Jin's actions will actually influence the weather--and we don't mean when he plays his flute, which does allow you to switch between sunny, foggy, rainy, and storms. No, how you choose to fight the Mongols will change the weather as well.In an interview with Ghost of Tsushima narrative director Nate Fox, he told me, "The game is definitely scripted to provide more storms as you do things which are extremely Ghost driven."It's a rather clever feature. Jin is an unrelenting force of nature in Ghost of Tsushima, abandoning his identity to embrace the symbolic power of the Ghost in order to defeat the Mongols via means that lack honor. At the start of the game, you'll likely defeat most enemies with the tools of the samurai as they'll be all you have access to. But as encounters increase in difficulty and you unlock new Ghost skills, the game naturally encourages you to adopt a more stealth-focused approach.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
Ghost of Tsushima has no lock-on mechanic, encouraging players to remain in the middle of a fight as opposed to keeping all enemies in front of them, so as to keep an eye on all possible threats. In an interview with Ghost of Tsushima narrative director Nate Fox, I asked him why Sucker Punch chose to not include a lock-on mechanic."Well working on the combat, we watched samurai films, which are of course an inspiration for the feeling of this game," Fox answered. "And the fighters in those movies will often have to switch their attention very fluidly from one incoming foe to another. So the combat is built around dealing with a variety of enemies, a group of them."Though you will face other foes, you will primarily fight against Mongols in Ghost of Tsushima. "We tried to give [the Mongols] a feeling of being like a wolf pack that would surround you," Fox said. "And only through skill, could you fend them off as they came at you from all sides. If we had a lock-on you wouldn't have been able to move as quickly between the different opponents as they came in at you."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
Warning: We've ensured that our guides contains minimal spoilers so you can still enjoy the game even if you need help finding and completing all the Mythic Tales. However, if you want to know nothing about the game before playing, stop reading now and consult this walkthrough later when you want to find everything.There are heaps of story-focused side-activities to do in Ghost of Tsushima. As you explore, you'll discover what the game calls Tales of Tsushima, which are vignette-style side-missions that further flesh out the world and its inhabitants. But there's an additional type of side-mission known as Mythic Tales. Completing these extended quests can net you powerful weapons and techniques, further enhancing your ability to take on the Mongol invasion and numerous other threats causing chaos on the island.There's a total of six Mythic Tales to complete, and they're primarily unlocked by completing story and side-missions. Below you can find where each Mythic Tale is located and a walkthrough of how to beat them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
You can find a whole bunch of cool equipment to wear in Ghost of Tsushima, from the armor of a samurai warrior to the special, sneaky outfit of the Ghost. You'll also find a bunch of Vanity Gear items to customize Jin's look, like special headbands, masks, and sword kits. Among the special items you can find are several that are also Easter eggs, referencing developer Sucker Punch's other games: the Sly Cooper series and the InFamous series.Here's where you can find all the Sucker Punch Easter eggs to dress Jin up with, including one set that unlocks a hidden Trophy that might be the game's toughest.We've got a whole lot more coverage to help you fight off the Mongols. Check out our Ghost of Tsushima guide roundup for our full walkthrough, collectibles guides, hot springs locations, side missions rundown, combat tips, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com
2020-07-19
It seems like a lifetime ago now, but last summer, Nintendo offered a nice--and all-too-brief--game voucher program for Nintendo Switch Online members. Subscribers could purchase a pair of vouchers for $100 USD and redeem those for select Nintendo-published games from the Switch Eshop, saving up to $20 off of their regular combined price--a nice chunk of change considering how rarely Nintendo drops the price of its titles, particularly digital versions, which seldom go on sale even when their physical counterparts are discounted at other retailers.Of course, if you only purchased one set of vouchers, then the program was a bit of a wash as your savings would amount to the cost of a Switch Online subscription (and you could often find physical copies of some of the eligible titles at an even steeper discount on Amazon or at another retailer). If you were already a subscriber, however, it was a tempting perk, especially if you preferred to buy games digitally. Moreover, you weren't required to use both vouchers immediately, so you could save them for upcoming titles and snag Nintendo's newest releases effectively for $10 off.Unfortunately, the voucher program was short-lived. The last day you could purchase vouchers was July 31, 2019--a little over two months after the promotion began. Any vouchers you bought would also only be valid for one year from the date of purchase, which means if you snapped some up last July and have been hanging on to them since, as I have, then you only have a few days left to redeem them before they expire.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com