Pokemon Go's May Community Day is set for this weekend, but players will have a chance to shape the game's next two events. As it did back in February, developer Niantic is letting players vote on what the featured Pokemon will be for June and July's Community Days.This time around, rather than casting votes by completing in-game Field Research tasks, players will simply be able to vote for their Pokemon of choice via a Twitter poll, which will be live from May 23-24. There will be four candidates to choose from; the one that receives the most votes will be June's featured Pokemon, while the runner-up will be July's.🗳️ Community Day voting is coming back with some changes!⭐ Votes will be collected via a Twitter poll hosted on our official channels.⭐ The two Pokémon with the most votes will be featured in June and July #PokemonGOCommunityDay. https://t.co/4BMD5ZOVen pic.twitter.com/kzdKb1MT7x — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) May 18, 2020The four candidates, and the Community Day moves they'd be able to learn if selected, are as follows:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Some new content is headed to Call of Duty: Warzone on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One later this week, developer Infinity Ward confirmed. This includes updating the battle royale's game modes and more.First up is the introduction of Blood Money Quads. Instead of a group of three, however, players can take teams of four into the battle royale's Blood Money mode, giving you more opportunities to collecting cash and complete contracts.In addition to Blood Money Quads, Infinity Ward is adding a new limited-time game mode: Classic Battle Royale. As the name implies, this mode removes all the extras from Warzone's battle royale experience, stripping it to the barest of essentials. There are no buy stations, no contacts, and no Gulag to give players any sort of edge in-game this time around.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Another week is here, bringing a brand-new batch of discounted games, tech, and more. From PC and PS4 to Nintendo Switch, there are plenty of great deals floating around today and throughout the week, including a huge sale at the Epic Games Store and an exciting free game, a steep discount on the Sega Genesis Mini, and a fantastic gaming keyboard and mouse combo at Best Buy you don't want to miss. You'll also find some great games on sale, including Persona 5 Royal and the Yakuza Remastered Collection.Below, we've rounded up some of the best gaming and tech deals available today (May 18) and will update this story throughout the week with the latest and greatest deals. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As Disney+ continues to grow, there's a big shift among the top ranks. The executive that helped to launch the service, Kevin Mayer, has found a new job with the social media app TikTok and is leaving his post.In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Mayer said, "I am very proud of what our extraordinary talent Direct-to-Consumer and International team has accomplished in creating and delivering a world-class portfolio of streaming services, particularly Disney+."Interestingly, it's noted by THR that the move comes three months after Mayer was seemingly passed by for the role of Disney CEO. It was February 25 that former CEO Bob Iger announced he was stepping down from the role, naming Bob Chapek, who led Disney's Parks, Experiences, and Products division, as his replacement. According to THR, Mayer was seen as a likely candidate for the role.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After nearly a year, Nintendo is holding another Splatfest event in Splatoon 2 this weekend. The competition kicks off at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET on May 22 and runs until the same time on May 24.This one-off event is a repeat of the game's first Splatfest, which was a battle of the condiments pitting mayo against ketchup. Team Mayo emerged victorious the first time around, making this weekend's event a rare chance to right the injustices of the past.It’s a #Splatoon2 #Splatfest so contentious we have to do it twice! #TeamMayo and #TeamKetchup are back and it’s up to you to determine which sauce is the boss!This bonus one-off Splatfest kicks off 5/22 at 3pm PT and ends 5/24 at 3pm PT. pic.twitter.com/n5Ar6EUkJ0 — Nintendo Versus (@NintendoVS) April 22, 2020 Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Final Fantasy XIV's latest Moogle Treasure Trove event is now live. The recurring event series awards rare items in exchange for unique tomestones that players can earn by completing specific dungeons or raids. And you'll want to take part in it to earn an adorable shiba inu handkerchief your character can wear around their neck and some real cool mounts. The event currently going on, called The Hunt For Law, will be running until the next major update, FFXIV Patch 5.3, arrives.In this entry into the Moogle Treasure Trove series, you will earn Irregular Tomestones of Law (the unique currency specifically for this event) by successfully running Duties with a little Moogle icon next to them in your Duty Finder log. Undersized parties not using level sync will not be awarded Tomestones.The following is the list of Duties included in this Moogle Treasure Trove event and the number of Tomestones you will be awarded upon their completion:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Summertime is right around the corner, and because most of us are sheltering in place right now, almost everyone is watching a lot more television. And in June, Netflix has plenty of originals coming at you, two of which will have their final seasons. Check out what we know is coming to Netflix next month below.June marks the end of the Fuller House revival. The second, and final, half of Season 5 of Fuller House arrives on June 2. That means it will be the last time you can watch Stephanie, DJ, Kimmy, and the rest of the gang get in wacky situations and get out of them with hugs and understanding. How rude?Also coming to an end is the hit series 13 Reasons Why. Originally, the show followed a teenager who came across audio recordings of a classmate who had committed suicide. From there, the series went a bunch of different directions, and on June 5, the series will come to an end with Season 4.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

May 18, 2010 is not only the day that Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption was released. It was also the day that Activision formally announced Call of Duty: Black Ops from developer Treyarch.To celebrate the birthday, Activision is offering double XP, double weapon XP, and double merits in Black Ops 4. Additionally, players can get double Nebulium Plasma during the promo period, which ends on May 28. You can also check out a new video from Treyarch that celebrates the 10th anniversary of Black Ops, while the original announcement trailer is also embedded in this post."A point that shouldn't be overlooked is the fact that we wouldn’t be sitting here today if it weren't for 10 years of support from the best player community a developer could hope for, so: THANK YOU!" Treyarch said in a blog post.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries has warned fans to stay vigilant following a post about the game on Reddit that has now been confirmed to be a fake. Community manager John Junyszek reminded fans on Twitter that they should only trust details that come from Halo's official channels."Since today's 'leak' admitted to being fake, please remember to only trust messaging from official channels. We're close, just hang in there," Junyszek said.Since today's @RedditHalo 'leak' admitted to being fake, please remember to only trust messaging from official @Halo channels. We're close, just hang in there 🤘 pic.twitter.com/yeMPwdx7LW — John Junyszek (@Unyshek) May 18, 2020Microsoft will formally show off and discuss Halo Infinite during the Xbox 20/20 event in July. The company previously planned to reveal the game in more details during E3 2020, but that event was canceled, and Microsoft shifted its strategy.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's an exciting time to be a Halo fan, as Microsoft is releasing Halo Infinite as a launch title for the Xbox Series X later this year. The first new details in a long time will be released during a July Xbox event, and while you wait for that, Microsoft has published its latest behind-the-scenes video that showcases how the Halo Infinite audio engineering team went about capturing sounds for the next-gen Halo title.In the new behind-the-scenes video, Halo Infinite's audio engineers are seen recording "custom electric engines" with special microphones. The sounds from this recording session will be used for the sci-fi vehicles in Halo Infinite. Check out the video below to see for yourself. View this post on Instagram🏎️⚡🔊⁣ ⁣ By recording custom electric engines with different specialty microphones, our Audio Team was able to capture sounds that are perfect for sci-fi vehicles. ⁣ ⁣ #halo #xbox #343industries #HaloInfinite #SoundDesignSaturday #sounddesign #fieldrecordingA post shared by Halo (@halo) on May 16, 2020 at 6:03am PDTMicrosoft has been steadily releasing these "Sound Design Saturday" videos for more than a year. Previous videos showcased how the team captured real bullets flying overhead and a propane cannon to capture sounds of explosions. The team also showed off how they recorded a Chevy El Camino, helicopters, and jet engines for the sounds of vehicles in Halo Infinite. And who could forget this delightful video featuring a pug whose guttural gruffs will be heard in Halo Infinite.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Writer, actor, and director B.J. Novak is working on a new show for HBO Max, the streaming service set to debut later in May. The show is called "Young People," and it's a multi-camera program that follows six young adults in their 20s who come from different backgrounds and live together in Brooklyn.Novak, who starred on The Office as Ryan Howard from 2005 to 2013, will write and produce the new show. HBO Max has commissioned a pilot script and five more scripts, but it remains to be seen if the show will get picked up officially."The show is described as tackling friendship in the age of argument, connection in the age of disconnection, and the joys and anxieties of building a life in a gig-to-gig, date-to-date, month-to-month world where living like 'young people' might be a transitional phase of life--or might be permanent," according to Variety.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Reggie Fils-Aime retired as Nintendo of America president in early 2019, and since then he's become prolific on Twitter and taken up a board position with GameStop. He's also started a seven-part podcast series, Talking Games with Reggie and Harold, alongside journalist Harold Goldberg. It's available on Soundcloud, or you can also listen to it on Apple Podcasts and other podcatcher services, like Pocket Casts and Stitcher--just search for "New York Videogame Critics Circle".In the first episode, Fils-Aime shares some anecdotes about his time with Nintendo, and what it was like becoming the frontman for the company's western operations. He also says that he almost messed up his own hiring by demanding to speak with then-president Satoru Iwata during his interview process. Iwata would become a good friend of his, but Fils-Aime was not meant to speak with him during these proceedings, as Iwata would not be his direct superior.Fils-Aime reveals the reason why he needed to speak with Iwata--because of his doubts about the company. "I needed to feel comfortable with where the company was going," he says. Nintendo was struggling at the time with the GameCube, which was pacing far behind the PlayStation 2. "While the handheld business was dominated by the Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo was driving that part of the business, on the home console side things were challenging," he recalls.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It feels like everyone is playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons right now, and that includes many of the developers at Crystal Dynamics, the team behind the most recent Tomb Raider games. In fact, some members of the Tomb Raider team have created outfits for your Animal Crossing character, so you can dress up as three different eras of Lara Croft.The official Tomb Raider Tumblr has posted creator codes for three custom tops--one based on her original design, one for Angel of Darkness, and one for the 2013 reboot. You can dress your character up as your favorite incantation of the Tomb Raider.Check out the images below for the outfits and each top's creator code.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.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. As we've previously reported, Valhalla is ditching a traditional leveling system in favor of a new "power" measurement. Ismail would not say whether the game would have an XP booster DLC, like Odyssey, simply stating that the developer wanted to "earn every single penny that you’re going to pay" for Valhalla.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

All 52 games included in the Nintendo Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics have been thoroughly explained in this new trailer from Nintendo.The collection features card games, board games, and more. There are games included from around the world. There are classics like Chess, Checkers, Blackjack, Billiards, and Bowling. The bowling even looks a lot like the the bowling from Wii Sports for those who mastered that skill back in the day. Players will be able to use a single Switch for multiplayer, or use multiple Switchs for multi-screen play. There will be a free software download on the Eshop for those who wish to use more than one Switch to play the game without purchasing multiple copies.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com