The Razer Kishi is an awesome new mobile controller that we first demoed back at CES 2020, surprising us with its ability to serve as a great companion for the games found in Project xCloud. If you're interested in snagging yourself a great mobile controller, then you'll be happy to hear the Android version is available now. The Kishi fits around almost all devices, connecting to your smartphone via USB-C and allowing for pass-through charging of your smartphone. The Razer Kishi for Android is $80 USD, with an iPhone model planned for the future.The Razer Kishi works with all games that support third-party controllers. Unfortunately, some games only support specific controllers, such as Call of Duty Mobile, which is only compatible with official first-party PS4 and Xbox One controllers. If you're lucky enough to be a part of Microsoft's Project xCloud streaming beta that allows you to play Xbox One games on your Android device, then you'll be happy to know the Kishi is compatible.Razer Kishi$80Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

"When will Disneyland re-open?" is a question that's been on many Disney fans' minds since the Covid-19 pandemic forced theme parks to close along with countless other businesses earlier this year. Now, we have an answer: pending government approval, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products plans to re-open Anaheim, California's Downtown Disney District on July 9, Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure on July 17, and the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Paradise Pier Hotel on July 23.The company announced its "proposal" in a press release. In order to make re-opening safer and limit spread of the virus, they plan to institute a new reservations system for park entry. "Because theme park capacity will be significantly limited to comply with governmental requirements and promote physical distancing, the Disneyland Resort will manage attendance through a new theme park reservation system that will require all guests, including Annual Passholders, to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance," the announcement says. Details about that reservation system are forthcoming and will be available on Disneyland.com. In the meantime, regular new ticket sales as well as annual pass sales and renewals will remain paused.Even when the parks and other areas re-open, events and attractions that draw large crowds--including parades, "nighttime spectaculars," and character meet and greets--will still be on hold, to "return at a later date" (although characters will still be present in some capacity). In the hotels, physical distancing guidelines and enhanced cleaning measures will take effect. Disney promised additional "enhanced health and safety measures" once the park and hotels re-open in order to further ensure guest safety.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Dirt 5 will utilize the power of the Xbox Series X to have the option to run at 120 fps, Codemasters said in an interview.In an interview with Xbox Wire Codemasters technical director David Springate revealed how the developer was using the upgraded hardware of the Xbox Series X to develop Dirt 5. Springate said that not only could the game reach 120 fps, but they were surprised how quickly they got there."More importantly, I was shocked at how quickly we could hit 120 fps!" Springate said. "We hadn't done any optimization for it at this stage but the game was frequently hitting 120 fps." Springate cited the system's GPU and CPU for making this possible in addition to improving physics and lowering input latency.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After initially delaying the event following ongoing nationwide protests over police brutality, Sony is now proceeding with its PlayStation 5 games reveal event, titled The Future of Gaming. Find out when and where to watch it below.PS5 Games Reveal Event Start Date And TimeThe PS5 reveal event is scheduled for Thursday, June 11 at 1 PM PDT / 9 PM BST / 10 PM CEST.See you Thursday, June 11 at 1:00pm Pacific time (9:00pm BST) for a look at the future of gaming on #PS5: https://t.co/9XJkXYProo pic.twitter.com/8EoN34UPdd — PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 8, 2020The digital games showcase will run "for a bit more than an hour" and give viewers a "first look" at some PS5 games that will be playable when the console releases this holiday season, according to the official PlayStation blog. The event will be "best" streamed with headphones due to some "cool audio work in the show," but Sony did not specify further.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you enjoyed the original Last of Us, you might not like the sequel, writer-director Neil Druckmann says. Speaking to Wired, Druckmann said Naughty Dog has created a divisive game with The Last of Us Part II, and he expects some people to come away with a sour taste in their mouth."Some of [the fans of the original game] are not going to like this game, and not like where it goes, and not like what it says or the fate of characters that they love," Druckmann said. "I'd rather have people passionately hate it than just be like, 'Yeah, it was OK.'"This commentary from Druckmann is nothing new for The Last of Us Part II. Before this, Joel actor Troy Baker said he expects the game to be divisive. He said he hopes the narrative challenges players' expectations of "what the game is, what the world is, who the characters are--everything."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Killer Instinct, the free-to-play Xbox One launch title that continued on the legacy of Rare's 1995 original of the same name, continues to be popular towards the end of the current console cycle, despite the wealth of fighting games that have released over the past seven years. Now, a new documentary has emerged, exploring the enduring popularity of the series, and the legacy of the original game.Fight On: The Killer Instinct Documentary is cut together from over 34 hours of interviews with key personnel involved in the creations of both the original and the new game (including Ken Lobb, the inspiration for GoldenEye 007's Klobb gun), as well as several of the game's biggest players.The full movie runs for 104 minutes, so make sure you have some spare time before you start it. It's also completely free to watch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It appears that Netflix's hit fantasy show The Witcher may be able to resume production on its second season sometime soon. Deadline reports that production studio Arborfield in the UK--where The Witcher is filmed--will be open for business again "in the coming weeks."Arborfield shut down in March after Game of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju--who is joining The Witcher for Season 2--tested positive for coronavirus. Arborfield's Bob Terry told Deadline that plans are underway to open the production studio soon, and he's is currently in the midst of meetings to come up with safety procedures. However, it remains to be seen when, exactly, The Witcher Season 2 will begin filming again.Season 1 filmed in Budapest, but production moved to the UK for Season 2. According to reports, the production at Arborfield includes "several" sound stages and two backlots.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In my original review of The Outer Worlds, one of my takeaways was that it had strong worldbuilding which was enhanced by its audiovisual direction. That was based on dozens of hours with the PC version of the game. The game now has a port on Nintendo Switch, and being able to play a title as expansive as The Outer Worlds on the system is impressive. But naturally, the big compromise that it makes in order to run on the relatively less powerful console is in the visual splendour of its world.As I've come to expect in Switch ports of graphically-intensive games, the concessions most noticeably come in the form of a very low level of detail, significantly reduced environmental objects, and the absence of many ambient and post-processing visual effects, among other things. The result is a fuzzy, watercolour-like image of a barren world, and you certainly lose a lot of the awe that comes with seeing the game's large, lush open areas and intricately detailed cities. But more importantly, the low visual fidelity makes it more difficult to spot enemy characters--especially at mid-to-long-range, and especially using the Switch's handheld mode; they tend to blend together, often sharing the same muted colour palettes. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Borderlands 3 is releasing its third DLC expansion soon, and a chunk of gameplay has been shown off in a new video. The next expansion, Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption, is western-themed, and will feature new characters (including a narrator) and a Jet Beast Mount. You can see and hear some of those new features in the video below.The footage shows off some vehicular combat, and highlights some new locations on the desert planet Gehenna, including the snow-covered Ashfall Peaks. The narrator certainly gives the game a more cinematic vibe than it had before.You can watch the full excerpt below. Spoilers have been carefully cut out, so you don't need to worry about them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix has launched a new Black Lives Matter playlist in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The list, which is available to all subscribers globally, focuses on Black storytelling. In a statement on Twitter, Netflix said that it is "highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience." The list includes many Netflix originals, such as Mudbound, Barry (the Obama biopic), Rodney King, 13th, When They See Us, and Trigger Warning with Killer Mike. Netflix has also released some documentary titles for free on YouTube, including Zion, Strong Island, and the Academy Award nominated 13th. When we say “Black Lives Matter,” we also mean “Black storytelling matters.”With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time – we're starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience. — Netflix (@netflix) June 10, 2020There are some shortcomings, though--the list is focused entirely on American narratives. Accessing the list here in Australia, you're greeted with a thin 42 titles--none of which feature Indigenous Australians. It's an unfortunate oversight on what is otherwise a good initiative. GameSpot stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.GameSpot has officially kicked off Play For All--a celebration of all things gaming. Join us as we bring you the summer's hottest news, previews, interviews, features, and videos, as well as raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts and Black Lives Matter with the help of our friends from around the gaming world. Check out the Play For All schedule for more.Info from Gamespot.com

Bill Burr--a comedian who is known for his jokes about why Star Wars is dumb--appeared in an episode of The Mandalorian, and now the comedian has explained how it all came to be.Speaking to Uproxx, Burr said he became attached to the TV show thanks in part to his involvement in the 2014 Mike Binder movie Black or White. Binder is friends with The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, and Binder eventually introduced him to Favreau at a party.Bill Burr in The Mandalorian"And then Mike had his birthday party, and I went there, and Jon was there. And I was there with my wife, and he said, 'Hey man, I'm doing this Star Wars thing. There's a part in it that we're writing for you. Would you want to do it?,'" Burr said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Critics and fans throw around the term "tactical shooter" to represent any kind of game that somehow mandates that you think about how you shoot. Disintegration is one of the few that literally blends core real-time tactics mechanics and first-person shooting. It isn't a unique mix, though the balance of the two styles feels different from what we've seen over the years. The strategy is rich and demanding, even when the AI can't quite live up to its responsibilities. The shooting evokes all the good things about turret sequences--mainly the feeling that you're a really big gun and that there's always more stuff to shoot--without the restrictive boredom that comes from being on-rails. The strength of those parts, and the ways you constantly switch between them, build up an intense field-commander fantasy.In the single-player campaign, you control Romer Shoal, the gravcycle-flying commander of a robot special forces squad. As "pilot," you are their scout, artillery, healer, and whatever else your team needs you to be. And yet, while it sounds like you're holding all the cards, your team can defeat enemies quicker as a group than you can alone, so you need them to do most of the trigger-pulling. So your most important role is shot-caller: You tell them where to go and who to shoot. If you're careless, they get overwhelmed and everyone dies. If you don't anticipate and react to the enemy's maneuvers, they get overwhelmed and everyone dies. If you… I think you catch my drift.So, as Romer, you are constantly in motion. As the team leader, you have a lot of responsibilities, and you need to switch hats often--pointing out new cover, shooting healing beacons, calling on each of your two-to-four bots on the ground to use their special abilities. Monitoring the skills, which include armor-weakening concussion grenades and fields that slow enemies down, is especially important. With a small team that's often fighting off much larger numbers, timing and syncing these skills is an essential means of getting the upper hand. Across the board, though, you constantly need to be present, focused on the task at hand, while maintaining a wider awareness of the battlefield. Managing all these tasks and keeping your proverbial finger on the pulse of the battle gets the adrenaline pumping. It can get overwhelming at times, but it's ultimately rewarding, as you come out of each victory knowing that it was your orders that won the day.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You're hunkered down behind a beaten-up truck, bleeding from a chest wound. You can hear the labored breathing of one of your squadmates over the comms. Nightmare, as the team knows her, is unconscious at your feet, but you can't think about that right now as a horde of zombies comes skittering around the corner. You take aim, the first of your targets weaving erratically in your field of vision before you blow its brains out. You repeat this twice more and as the horde advances yet again, you hear a shot ring out and a bullet zips past your ear, splintering the helmet of an ADVENT soldier who had a flamethrower at the ready.The sniper, Rat King, holds up five fingers--minutes until evac arrives. Another member of your squad, Outrider, drops cloaking and picks Nightmare up to take her to safety as the sounds of more Lost ring out in the distance. It takes seconds, in the end. With the Commander's voice in your ear, you pull the pin on the frag grenade and chuck it, close enough to clip the rampaging horde but also to light up the truck that you're taking cover behind. This resulting explosion will finish you, but allow everyone else to make it to safety. After all the hard choices the Commander has had to make, your last thought is the hope that this has been easy in comparison.XCOM 2 Collection on the Switch is an ambitious port, full of those excruciating choices and richer for it. Firaxis Games' alien-massacring hit has become a bit of a household name when it comes to strategy games. Even though it's infamous for its Russian roulette-style approach to combat probability, the impact that XCOM 2 has had on the genre as a whole is widely accepted, making this one of the more highly-anticipated ports of legacy franchises to Nintendo's flagship console. Unfortunately, the full experience is too performance-intensive for the Switch to let the title's tactical magic truly shine through in this latest iteration.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

June is upon us and it's another exciting month for games. Despite the cancellation of E3 2020, the month is sure to be packed with big news and game reveals from various channels within the industry--GameSpot even has its own special festivities booked for the occasion called Play For All. But alongside the numerous announcements that are bound to start coming this month, including a confirmed PS5 reveal event with a new and unannounced date, is a slate of new releases, which includes a handful of engrossing experiences, some revisits to the past, and one of the year's most hotly anticipated PS4 games.To give you a look at what's ahead for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch, we've rounded up all the biggest games of June 2020 below. For a wider look at the titles still to come this year, be sure to check out our list of game release dates in 2020. Otherwise, be sure to check this article often for the latest during this month, as we'll be sure to update it with more new release dates that get announced.Disintegration (PS4, Xbox One, PC) -- June 16Disintegration is an upcoming first-person shooter that incorporates elements of real-time strategy games. directed by the co-creator of Halo, Marcus Lehto, the game is shaping up to have similarly intriguing sci-fi elements, where you play as a group of humans-turned-robotic outlaws striving to reclaim control over society from a militant superpower bent on converting humanity into robots.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you got the chance to play Valorant during its closed beta period, you may have gotten some time in with an early version of its ranked system and Competitive mode. Loading up the newly launched Valorant to see that Competitive mode missing was probably a bit of a surprise--the only modes available to play at the moment are its default Unrated mode and the newly added Spike Rush. So when is ranked Valorant coming out? And why did Riot remove it in the first place?Does Valorant Have A Ranked Release Date?Riot doesn't offer an official Valorant ranked release date, but you can expect its ranked system and Competitive mode to return in "a few patches" after launch, according to Riot's official blog. We don't know how long that will take, but Riot has been releasing patches at a fairly steady pace. We will keep you updated.Why Is Ranked Competitive Disabled In Valorant?Riot removed Competitive mode and ranks from Valorant at launch to further improve on the system, but also to give players who didn't get into the beta a chance to learn the basics.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com