Fanatical has revealed its latest Pick-And-Mix bundle, the Platinum Collection, which lets you choose a number of Steam games from a curated selection and receive them in a nicely discounted package. The latest collection of PC games includes some excellent titles, too. The Surge, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Just Cause 3 XXL Edition are all a part of the special promotion, as are popular PC games Mist Survival, Flashing Lights: Police Fire EMS, and Jalopy.The first discount tier is three games for $10, the second is four games for $13.29, and the third is five games for $16.59. Any extra games on top of this will go for their regular price until they reach the first discount tier. For example, you can add eight total games, with the first five selling for $16.59 and the other three for $10. See the Platinum Collection bundle at Fanatical Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft debuted several Xbox Series X games during its latest Inside Xbox presentation. Now as developers and retailers are starting to follow by openly acknowledging the revealed games, we may have gotten a hint of what the box art for Xbox Series X games will look like.The box comes from a placeholder for Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which was confirmed as a Series X game compatible with Smart Delivery. Not long after, a piece of placeholder box art appeared online with a few notable visual elements.For the most part, the box looks similar to that of Xbox One games, even including the green stripe across the top of the spine. But that bar simply says Xbox as opposed to Xbox Series X, which fits with Microsoft's prior suggestion that this generation will simply go by the one-word "Xbox" name and Series X is more of a model name.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo shared its financial earnings report for the end of its fiscal year 2020. Alongside the earnings, the company has updated its list of top 10 best-selling Switch games, revealing the latest sales figures for some of the system's biggest first-party titles.The sole new addition to the list is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Despite launching just 11 days prior to the end of the fiscal year, the game skyrocketed to seventh place on Nintendo's top 10 list, moving more than 11 million copies in that time frame. Since then, that number has risen to 13.41 million, eclipsing the lifetime sales of the series' previous best-selling entry, New Leaf, in just six weeks.The rest of the list remains unchanged from Nintendo's last financials report, although all have hit new milestones. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains Switch's best-selling first-party game at nearly 25 million copies sold, while Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is approaching 19 million. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey are effectively tied at 17.41 million each, and Splatoon 2 has now crossed the 10 million mark.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In this time of social distancing and spending a lot more of your day at home, chances are you're watching all kinds of movies and TV shows, including plenty of action and horror titles. It definitely seems like the plethora of streaming services available were made for this moment in time. As you plot out your next binge, though, you're in luck. The decision has already been made. It's time to stop everything you're doing and watch the new TV series Upload on Amazon Prime Video.Upload is a comedy from The Office creator Greg Daniels and is set in a future that feels a little too possible. When you're about to die, you have the option of having your consciousness "uploaded" into a digital world that is magnificent--on the surface.The show follows Nathan (Robbie Amell), who meets an untimely death in a car accident and finds himself uploaded into the most lavish of digital afterlives, thanks to his well-off girlfriend footing the bill. From there, the series explores everything from how dependent humans have become on technology to microtransactions, which have become prevalent in the gaming industry. Yes, while you can buy your way into a better digital heaven, once you're there you should expect to be financially gouged for practically everything, while also being inundated with ads. It's like The Good Place if it were run by Google.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With April now in the rearview mirror, Sony has revealed the PlayStation 4's top downloaded games in the United States for the month. The list features some expected inclusions, a couple of surprises, and more.Square Enix's recently released Final Fantasy VII Remake took the top spot on the PS4 games list. Following close behind the popular JRPG reimagining is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in second, NBA 2K20 in third, Grand Theft Auto V in fourth, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered in fifth. There were some surprises, though, namely Monopoly Plus and Uno.Over on the free-to-play side of things, despite hitting record numbers, Fortnite wasn't the most-downloaded PS4 game. Call of Duty: Warzone took the number one spot, with Fortnite in second, Apex Legends in third, and Destiny 2 in fourth. The list also includes Brawlhalla, Warface, Warframe, and a few others.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Though its existence was revealed less than a year ago, you won't have to wait much longer to check out Disintegration, the real-time strategy-meets-first-person-shooter sci-fi title from new studio V1 Interactive. The developer announced the game is due to hit digital storefronts for Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 on June 16.If you're not familiar, Disintegration is a shooter that puts you in the role of the pilot of a Gravcycle, a hovering vehicle equipped with a bunch of guns to use to lay waste to enemies. But you don't do all the shooting yourself; you also command a band of troops who run around on the ground below you. Your job isn't just to shoot at enemies yourself, but to command the squad and use their special abilities to survive battles. Disintegration is directed by Marcus Lehto, who previously worked on the Halo franchise.The game is set in a future in which most humans have had their minds integrated into robot bodies. That gives them a measure of immortality, but a faction of the integrated want to force everyone else to become robots as well--whether they want to or not. In the single-player campaign, you take on the role of an outlaw called Roamer, an integrated Gravcycle pilot fighting the faction trying to force integration.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft's latest Inside Xbox stream revealed a slew of third-party games coming to its next-generation console, Xbox Series X. Among them is Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which is now confirmed to release on Series X as well as Xbox One, PS4, and PC later this year (it released in Japan back in January). While we don't have a set release date for Yakuza: Like a Dragon yet, we know it will be a launch title for Xbox Series X, and it's available to pre-order now if you want to secure your copy early.Like a Dragon supports Xbox Smart Delivery, which means buying the game on Xbox One will get you the Series X version automatically. The game also has cross-save support, so if you start playing on Xbox One, your progress will transfer over to Series X.While Yakuza has traditionally been a PlayStation-exclusive series, there's been no mention of a PS5 version just yet.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The PC is the most powerful gaming platform out there, with the potential for higher resolutions, faster frame rates, and better visuals than current consoles can even come close to achieving. It can be very tempting to build your own gaming PC, but if you don't know where to start, it can also be quite intimidating and turn you off entirely. Thankfully, it doesn't have to be that way. PCs are much easier to build than they were in the past, and while it's not as easy as putting together a Lego spaceship, you don't have to be scared of it.That's why we've put together this straightforward guide on how to build a gaming PC. It's intended for those who are a little wary of building their first PC or just need a little refresher of the steps to doing so. We’ll cover everything from the prep phase and picking parts to the actual build and beyond. Of course, due to the current pandemic, many online stores are experiencing product shortages and shipping delays, so be sure to check the estimated delivery date when ordering from stores like Newegg or Amazon.Actually picking your parts can be daunting, especially when you factor in compatibility and power consumption. There are a lot of things to consider, partially because many of your components may rely on your CPU being either from Intel or AMD. Thankfully, PC Part Picker is an invaluable resource that you should absolutely refer to when building a PC. We used the website to build our rig and highly recommend using it for yours. It makes it easy to stay within your budget and lets you know if your components are compatible with each other--it'll even make suggestions if there are issues with your chosen parts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Like any MMO, part of the experience of playing Destiny 2 is looking awesome. You customize your alien-slaying Guardian with cool armor earned through your various exploits, which you can then colorize with special shaders. But for the most part, if you like a specific armor look, you're also stuck with that armor's statistics--even if they're bad. That'll change in Destiny 2's upcoming fourth year, when Bungie adds a transmogrification option for armor.Bungie made the announcement in its This Week at Bungie blog post. In it, director Luke Smith runs down a number of changes coming to the game over the next few content seasons. Transmogrification is in "early development," Smith said, and is set to get introduced in Year 4, which kicks off in the fall. Bungie hasn't said exactly when the feature will make its way into the game, though, which suggests it could be a while into next year before Guardians become fully customizable.If you're unfamiliar, transmogrification in MMOs is the ability to change a set of armor to look like another set, while retaining the original armor's perks and stats. That changed somewhat in the Shadowkeep expansion, which allowed you buy "Universal Ornaments" for armor from the premium currency Eververse Store that let you change your armor's appearance. But ornaments were only available for purchase. You couldn't get universal ornaments that changed your gear to look like the armor from, say, one of Destiny 2's raids or activities. It basically meant that players were forced to keep multiple sets of armor if they liked different looks, the same way they might keep multiple sets for specific character loadouts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined the Animal Crossing: New Horizons train. In a tweet, she said she is very new to the game, but wanted to visit random people's islands and leave notes on their bulletin boards. She then opened her DMs briefly to receive Dodo codes from followers.The Congresswoman initially tweeted that she was opening her DMs for four minutes, but in a reply, she said that she got enough DMs that her app crashed after only one minute. She also said that opening her DMs (albeit briefly) went better than expected.Hi there! Very new to this.I would like to visit random people’s islands and leave a doodle or note on their bulletin board.Can I do that? If so, how?Should I open my DMs for the first time since the Zuckerberg hearing for the Dodo codes?? https://t.co/pQlm0ES1cM — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 7, 2020"Honestly never in my life did I think opening my DMs would grant me faith in humanity but the brief window actually resulted in a lot of these messages being very wholesome," she wrote in a follow-up tweet. "People are asking for surprise visits to their spouse's islands!! This is the love everyone deserves[.]"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It may not be the long-prophesied 6 seasons and a movie, but fans of the much-loved comedy TV show Community finally have something to look forward to. The cast, along with creator Dan Harmon, will be reuniting for a virtual table read to benefit COVID-19 (coronavirus) relief efforts, Variety reports.The table read will feature nearly everyone from the original cast, including Donald Glover, who departed the show back in Season 5. However, Chevy Chase who was dropped from the main cast after Season 4 and whose character was formally killed off in Season 5, will not appear. Sorry, Pierce Hawthorne fans. Glover will join Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Jim Rash, and Ken Jeong for the table read.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo has released its financial earnings for the end of its fiscal year 2020. The previous quarter was a very successful one for the company; not only did the recently released Animal Crossing: New Horizons move more than 11 million copies in just 11 days, helping the Switch surpass 55 million units, but the Nintendo Switch Online service also hit a new milestone.While Nintendo didn't share any firm numbers, the company revealed in an investors call that Nintendo Switch Online now has more than 15 million paid subscribers, up from the nearly 10 million subscribers it had in April 2019. Nintendo attributed part of this growth to Pokemon Sword and Shield and Animal Crossing, all of which offer online features.Not disclose number of Nintendo Online paid users but its over 15m, has increased from Pokemon and AC — David Gibson (@gibbogame) May 7, 2020Switch Online is the hybrid console's premium online service. Subscribers are able to play Switch games online with other players and receive additional perks, including cloud saves, occasional exclusive offers and in-game freebies (such as a special rug for Animal Crossing), and access to a library of classic NES and SNES titles. The most recent of these arrived in February and included Shadow of the Ninja and Eliminator Boat Duel for NES, and Pop'n TwinBee and Smash Tennis for SNES.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Recently, new marketing material for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us: Part II emerged, and it shocked some people over its explanation of how the game would seemingly require players to kill dogs to survive in the apocalypse. But that is not necessarily true.Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer clarified on Twitter that the studio had no part in writing or assisting in the creation of the marketing copy that was used by GameStop before being deleted. Meyer said the retailer wrote this text as a form of editorialization to help people get excited about The Last of Us: Part II. In reality, you do not need to kill any dogs to complete the game.So @naughty_dog didn't write or assist writing this. Don't appreciate out of context screenshot crops without mentioning the source. Folks, please google these things!This text came from an independent editorial post from a retailer. It's on their website. https://t.co/nh3nw1StOa — arne (@arnemeyer) May 7, 2020Attack dogs are in fact a new feature in The Last of Us: Part II, but you don't have to kill them to get through the game. Enemies in The Last of Us: Part II will dispatch dogs to sniff you out, and you can choose to kill them, but it isn't necessary to progress.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor, writer, and director Andy Serkis--perhaps known best for his portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings--will read J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit in one go to raise money for charity. Over the course of 12 hours, Serkis will read the entirety of The Hobbit as part of what he's calling a "Hobbitathon." The event begins on May 8 at 10 AM BST (2 AM PT / 5 AM ET), and Serkis will not stop until he's finished the book. "From cover to cover, there and back again," he said.Serkis has set up a GoFundMe page for this charity drive, asking for £100,000 in total, which will go to the UK charities Best Beginnings and NHS Charities Together. He's already raised more than £74,000.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A whole bunch of changes are in the offing for Destiny 2 in its next content year, with Bungie altering the rewards you can earn in-game and the premium customization items you can purchase. Starting this fall, you'll have new options for customizing your characters and new ways to earn currency to earn premium cosmetics without having to pay for them.Director Luke Smith detailed some of the changes in the latest This Week at Bungie blog post, which include the addition of transmogrification, which will give players a bunch of new armor customization options. The biggest alteration to the Eververse Store, where players can buy cosmetic items for premium currency purchased with real money, is in what it sells. Starting in Year 4, the Eververse Store won't sell items that are share visual themes with items you'd earn from activities such as raids in-game--meaning you won't have to purchase cool looks for certain weapons, armor, or accessories, you'll earn them.You'll also have more ways of earning Bright Dust, the premium currency you can use in the Eververse Store that you get from completing in-game activities, rather than spending real money. Smith writes that Bright Dust will be easier to earn and methods of doing so will be account-specific, rather than character-specific. Right now, players who put time into all three characters on their account can earn more Bright Dust than players who only play with one; Bungie's changes should alter that to make things a little more even for single-player characters.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com