Razer has announced its latest gaming laptop, the Razer Blade Pro 17, which comes with an eight-core i7 processor and a variety of different customization options. These options let you choose what type of Nvidia RTX graphics card the laptop comes equipped with as well as its display. Your choices include a display with a refresh rate of 144Hz, 240Hz, or 300Hz, all of which are paired with a 1080p resolution. The Razer Blade Pro 17 is available for pre-order now, and depending on the configuration, you might be able to get it at a significant discount. The Razer Blade Pro 17 currently starts at $2,000 USD (normally $2,500) and releases later this month.The $2,000 price gets you the Razer Blade Pro 17 with an RTX 2060, i7-10875H processor, 144Hz screen, and 512GB of storage, but if you want to go all out with the 300Hz screen, you'll also need to upgrade to the RTX 2070 Max-Q for $2,600. An RTX 2080 Max-Q is also available, though you'll have to settle for the 240Hz display. However, you also have the option for a 4K 120Hz touchscreen with the RTX 2080 Max-Q and the even more powerful RTX 2080 Super Max-Q. The 4K screen is more suitable for production and content creation, though you'll still be able to game handsomely on it.Razer Blade Pro 17 gaming laptopStarts at $2,000 ($2,500)Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Season 2 of Fortnite Chapter 2 was originally scheduled to conclude on April 30, but a few weeks prior, developer Epic Games announced an extension. June 4 will be the new ending date for Season 2, and Season 3 is scheduled to start immediately afterward. More content for Season 2 will keep you buys in the meantime, but we are quickly approaching the Fortnite Season 3 start date and will be able to play all-new challenges and modes soon. Now that Season 2 will be running for several more weeks, Epic says there will be "lots" of additional content coming to the game. "We have multiple game updates on the way that will deliver fresh gameplay, new Challenges, bonus XP, and a couple more surprises up our sleeve!" the developer teased in a blog post.But it appears Season 3 is already being teased with in-game posters discovered at Lazy Lake. They focus on sharks and water content and seemingly reference Season 3 directly in their files.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go will be unplayable for much of Monday, June 1. Developer Niantic has announced it is taking the game offline around the world that day while it performs extended server maintenance.The maintenance period is expected to last for about seven hours, from 11 AM PT (2 PM ET) to 6 PM PT (9 PM ET). During that time, the game will be inaccessible, so you won't be able to log in and play until the maintenance concludes.Trainers, Pokémon GO will be experiencing global downtime for seven hours on Monday, June 1, 2020. From around 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. PDT, the game will be undergoing server maintenance and will be inaccessible to all Trainers. We apologize for any inconvenience that this might cause. pic.twitter.com/mdIeQiaCI5 — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) May 21, 2020In the meantime, Niantic has a few events lined up for Pokemon Go. The Legendary Pokemon Terrakion is back in Raids until May 26, after which point it will be replaced by another Gen 5 Legendary: the debuting Reshiram. On top of that, the Sinnoh Throwback Challenge line is currently underway, giving players more chances to catch Pokemon from the Sinnoh region, including Shiny Glameow.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

2K games has confirmed Mafia: Definitive Edition, a full remake of the 2002 action-adventure for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, will release August 28. It'll come packaged with the Mafia: Trilogy and as a stand-alone title that's available to pre-order now. Fans of the Mafia series are also getting some free content in the form of Definitive Edition upgrades for Mafia II and Mafia III. If you own Mafia II on Steam, you can update the 10-year-old title to experience the adventure in high definition for free. Mafia III's upgrade is free on all platforms (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) and grants access to all of the post-launch DLC. In fact, the game will automatically update to the Definitive Edition if you have the original installed on your console already, and you can claim the extra content packs in the various digital stores, as well. The free upgrades were announced alongside the first official details on Mafia: Definitive Edition. "Note that if you already own Mafia II on Steam, you will be automatically granted Mafia II: Definitive Edition at no additional cost. Furthermore, if you already own Mafia III on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or Steam, you will be upgraded to Mafia III: Definitive Edition at no additional cost," 2K wrote in a blog post.Mafia II's free upgrade unlocks three story expansions--The Betrayal of Jimmy, Jimmy's Vendetta, and Joe's Adventure--as well as four gear packs. Though the free upgrade is only available on PC via Steam, Mafia II: Definitive Edition is also available as a separate purchase for $30 on all platforms.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new week is finally here, bringing a fresh batch of discounts on games for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC. Summer sales are starting to kick off on the various storefronts, from the Epic Games Store Mega Sale to the PlayStation Store's Extended Play and Games Under $15 sales, but as usual, Amazon has quite a few game discounts available right now as well. Amazon deals haven't been as plentiful as usual during the coronavirus pandemic, but this week, you can still snag some great games for good prices.If you're in the mood for some Assassin's Creed after the reveal of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, you can get Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection--which bundles Black Flag and Rogue--for $20 on Switch. Several other Switch games are on sale as well, such as Collection of Mana, which bundles three classic games (including the original Seiken Densetsu 3, renamed Trials of Mana). The Trials of Mana remake just released, but if you want to see where the series began, you can grab the Switch collection for $25. The sale also includes Civilization VI for $15 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's complete edition for $45.Besides Switch games, you can currently grab Borderlands 3's normally $100 Super Deluxe Edition for just $40--this gets you the season pass along with various in-game cosmetics and loot. The newly released Persona 5 Royal, an expanded version of the acclaimed JRPG, is available for $49.94. Whether you're new to the game or a longtime fan interested in the new content, Persona 5 Royal is worth grabbing while it's on sale. You can also grab one of the newest PS4 exclusives, Nioh 2, for just $40, the best price we've seen since it released in March. For Sims 4 players on PC, Amazon is also having a sale on a bunch of expansions for the game, so it's a great time to grab any of those you've been wanting.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Total War: Three Kingdoms has a new hotfix available as of May 19 for those playing the beta version. The update is not live in the full game as of yet, with the beta edition acting as a testing grounds for the fixes before it goes live on a wider release. The patch includes the long awaited Greenskins faction rework, updates to the Mortal Empires map, and a huge amount of much-needed bug fixes.The Total WAAAGH! update is coming alongside the Warden & the Paunch!This patch includes the long awaited Greenskins faction rework, updates to the Mortal Empires map, and more fixes than you can shake a Snotling at.Check out the patch notes here: https://t.co/avc5qd9yOG pic.twitter.com/Yk0US2GK0O — Total War (@totalwar) May 19, 2020Here’s the full update notes, which are available in Chinese and Korean on the official Total War website. Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.5.2 Patch NotesDiplomacy Changes:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This week, Destiny 2's "The Lie" quest was finally fixed, allowing players to grab Felwinter's Lie, a powerful new legendary shotgun. If you need more sweet new guns, Xur is back in the solar system with a bag full of Exotics for you to peruse. Here's where to find him and what he's carrying.Head to Nessus to find Xur this week, in the Watcher's Grave area. For his weapon, Xur is offering Cerberus+1. Hunters can pick up the Celestial Nighthawkhelmet; for Titans, there's the Mask of the Quiet One helmet; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Karnstein Armlets gauntlets.Xur LocationSpawn in at the Watcher's Grave transmat zone and hop on your sparrow. Drive to the north toward Calus's golden barge and climb aboard. You'll find Xur standing to one side near the edge of the deck, not enjoying the view.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's exciting every time a new console generation comes around, and this time is no different. 2020 marks the release of both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and the consoles are arriving in an interesting time with the COVID-19 global pandemic impacting some release plans. For now at least, Sony and Microsoft remain committed to launching their new systems this year, and they haven't given any indication that release dates are being bumped to account for supply shortages or disruptions. That means there will also need to be a lineup of new games, as some of Sony's major upcoming games are still coming to the PS4 and could skip the PS5, at least at launch. Sony said in May that it plans to announce the launch lineup for PS5 "soon," presumably over the summer as we learn more about the console's design, as well. Major third-party games like Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty are also likely to hit the PS5 at launch.Sony's PS5 features some exciting new technology, including an SSD that dramatically improves load times, among other elements that promise to improve the fidelity of games. There is also a new DualSense controller that uses haptic feedback to help connect you with games at a deeper level. It's all very exciting, and some of the technology is even beyond what high-end PC systems can do. The technology is being backed up with impressive software, including Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5. This new engine was demonstrated in May 2020 and features new lighting and geometry systems that can make games look more realistic than ever before.In this post we're rounding up all the confirmed PlayStation 5 games, and also denoting the titles that we think, or are assumed to, release on the next-generation system. This list covers the new games that will be released on PlayStation 5. The console will automatically play the "overwhelming majority" the PS4 games you may already own, since it is backwards compatible with that console.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Animated comedy Tuca & Bertie is being brought back from cancelation nearly a year after Netflix gave it the ax--but the show won't be returning to the streaming platform. Instead, it was revived by Adult Swim, making it the second Netflix original, following One Day At A Time, to be picked up post-cancelation by a traditional TV network.The news was announced today on Twitter by creator Lisa Hanawalt.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Risk of Rain 2's official PC launch has been delayed until sometime in August. Consoles will see the official launch, which includes a number of new features and content, sometime in the fall.Hopoo Games detailed changes to its roadmap in a Steam blog post on Friday, citing feedback the studio received in response to a tweet it made in early May about what the community wanted from the official launch. The developer said it learned it has "quite a few areas of improvement we could work on" before the game leaves Early Access.what are some long-standing things about Risk of Rain 2 that you hope is addressed with 1.0? curious because we've been working on ror2 for so long that maybe we've developed blind spots — hopoo (@the_hopoo) May 9, 2020"The timing has not been altered because of COVID-19--we’re incredibly lucky in that our business was mostly unaffected," Hopoo Games wrote. "The timing has changed because we’re expanding the scope of the 1.0 Update."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pac-Man developed his insatiable appetite for dots 40 years ago. Remarkably, he's still hungry to this day and generations of fans have indulged Pac-Man ever since. There have been plenty of variations on Pac-Man gameplay--some good, others quite bad. The original version still holds up today, and if you're looking for a neat new way to recapture nostalgia for the iconic game, a 40th anniversary arcade cabinet from Bandai Namco and Numskull Designs is up for pre-order.Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Quarter Arcade | $130-$300A limited-edition version signed by the creator of Pac-Man is limited to 256 unitsThe 40th Anniversary Quarter Arcade costs $120 and comes in at 16.92 x 8.27 x 6.3 inches, which makes it closer to the dimensions of a countertop machine. Made with a replica wooden shell and complete with a light-up marquee, all of the original buttons, and joystick, the cabinet has a vibrant design that really stands out. It also has a 40th anniversary logo on the front. The Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Quarter Arcade is available to pre-order from the Geek Store, with orders expected to ship in July.If you're a huge Pac-Man fan, you can pre-order the $300 limited edition, which is signed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani. Only 256 units will be made, so the limited-edition is definitely a collector's item that will likely sell out quickly.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima has been a long time coming. The game was officially revealed at Paris Games Week in 2017, but development on the project began shortly after the release of Infamous: First Light in 2014. The studio has been working on the game for close to six years, a development cycle that almost encapsulates the PlayStation 4's entire lifespan. Whether by design or by fortuity, Sucker Punch showed off what Sony's console could do in its infancy and now is poised to show how far it has come in its maturation.The game they've made to show off that growth is, in the team's own words, more ambitious than anything Sucker Punch has done before. Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world, stealth action game that draws its inspiration from classical samurai cinema, but also looks to tell a grounded, poignant story about struggling against oppressors and the extreme lengths a person will go to in order to preserve their culture and community.Ahead of Ghost of Tsushima's release on July 17, we talked to creative director Nate Fox about the studio's journey, the inspirations behind the game, and the intricacies of its gameplay.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fans of the Back to the Future movie franchise were in a bit of an uproar recently when it was discovered the version of Back to the Future: Part II available to stream on Netflix was edited in a way to censor the content. Now, the screenwriter of the film is clearing the air about this cut of the film.Truthfully, the change is small. In the original cut of the film, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) discovered a magazine called Oh La La inside the dustcover of the sports almanac he was searching for. In the version of the movie originally uploaded to Netflix, Marty still thumbs through the pages. However, the cover is not shown. The original cut is now available. According to Bob Gale, who wrote all three films in the franchise, it's not the streaming service's fault.Hey @netflix you wanna explain to me why you edited #BackToTheFuturePart2 ? This is the original scene. You cut out the magazine cover discovery and 2 lines from Marty. And not even that well. Your edit was sloppy AF. What gives? pic.twitter.com/93PRXa3TMQ — Salty Nerd (@salty_nerd) May 19, 2020"The blame is on Universal who somehow furnished Netflix an edited version of the movie," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "I learned about it some ten days ago from an eagle-eyed fan, and had the studio rectify the error. The version now running is the uncensored, unedited, original version."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The space exploration and combat simulator Star Citizen has a free-to-play trial period that is now live on PC, developer Cloud Imperium Games announced. You have 11 days to check the game out.From now until Monday, June 1, you can download and play the full Star Citizen experience at no charge. With the game having a free trial period, Cloud Imperium Games is giving players the chance to test-fly a lot of Star Citizen's ships for free as well. Every few days, the in-game ship manufacturers will rotate their selections, giving you something new to fly each time you log back in.Get ready for Invictus Launch Week and plan your test flights in advance with the free-fly schedule.Details: https://t.co/f1KfIe0yvw pic.twitter.com/VYpCV8j0oT — Star Citizen (@RobertsSpaceInd) May 18, 2020In addition to the free ships you can fly, you can also head over to the game's Hologram Hall to check out a variety of vessels currently in production. It's unclear if any of these in-development ships will be ready to fly while Star Citizen's free trial period is going on.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is in the works for the launch of both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (as well as PC and current systems), and it's going to introduce a few changes to the Assassin's Creed formula. The two most recent games in the series, Origins and Odyssey, have taken the series in a new direction by melding the action gameplay with RPG elements. Valhalla isn't necessarily dropping those, but it sounds like progression will be a bit different in the new game. It should serve as a more comfortable play experience for fans of the earlier games, which were pure action-adventure games with very little in the way of role-playing elements.Talking to Kotaku, creative director Ashraf Ismail has delved into the game's progression system, as well as how new missions will be doled out, among other details. Ismail says that one of the goals with this game is to prevent players from hitting progression walls, so that you're less likely to need to grind to level up."We have a new take on progression in this game," Ismail says. "We have more the concept of power, power that is gained through, let’s say, the player gaining skills." He wants to avoid "big progression walls" with this game, so that players can explore freely without being held back too much.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com