R. L. Stine's Goosebumps is once again headed to television; all it just needs is a network. TV Guide reports that the iconic children's horror series is returning by way of a partnership with Sony TV and Scholastic as well as Neal H. Mortitz, one of the producers of the film adaptations.This would be the second series to share the Goosebumps name as Fox Kids ran the original show from 1995-1998. The Canadian-produced Goosebumps TV show can be streamed on Netflix right now as well.No details or specifics were given from TV Guide except that Mortiz was enthusiastic about the upcoming series. "I loved making the Goosebumps movies and can't wait to bring even more of R. L. Stine's incredible stories to life through a high-end television series that speaks to both adults and kids alike."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Infinity Ward confirmed that an upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone update across all three platforms will give players yet another tool to report cheaters.Anti-cheat update: Killcam & Spectate reporting functionality will go live this week in #Warzone and #ModernWarfare, adding another way for players to report suspected cheats. We have zero tolerance for cheaters. — Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) April 28, 2020Now when you get killed unfairly in a Modern Warfare or Warzone match, you can use your killcam to report that player. Similarly, if you just joined a match or are fine-tuning your loadout, you can use the spectate function to report players who may be racking up seemingly impossible kills. This new anti-cheat update will arrive in both Call of Duty games on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One sometime this week.The anti-cheat update isn't the only way Infinity Ward has been dealing with problem players. The studio has opted to put cheaters in matches together as a way to combat the rampant issue. This is in addition to the "additional dedicated security updates" Infinity Ward promised to prevent cheaters. Not including Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward has already banned more than 70,000 cheaters from Warzone.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The story-driven puzzle game Catherine: Full Body will get additional voice options on Nintendo Switch, Atlas has announced. The "Ideal Voice" DLC will feature three more voices, on top of the originals.Siliconera reports that the Full Body base game features two voice options--original voice actor Miyuki Sawashiro and "Elegant Yandere" voiced by Mamiko Noto. The Ideal Voice DLC adds another nine for a grand total of 11 voices. The upcoming Switch version includes all the previous DLC, but also adds "Healing Flower" (Kana Hanazawa), "Cheeky Sempai" (Ayana Taketatsu), and "Intelligence Beauty" (Marina Inoue), for a total of 14. Atlas Japan also released trailers teasing the voices.Catherine was originally released in 2012, but the Full Body remaster released just last September. The Switch version is coming this summer.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Sword and Shield's Gigantamax event has ended, but a new event is now underway in the games. For a limited time, some of the most popular Pokemon in competitive battling will be featured in Max Raids, and you're guaranteed to get some great TRs for defeating them.Throughout the event, Pokemon like Tyranitar, Dragapult, Togekiss, Whimsicott, Excadrill, and their pre-evolved forms will appear much more frequently in Max Raids in both titles. On top of that, you'll also be able to encounter the Heat and Wash forms of Rotom.This Max Raid event runs until May 11. To refresh your Raid dens, you'll need to connect the game online either by activating the Y-Comm or going into Mystery Gift and selecting the option to Get the Wild Area news. Be sure to also check out our Sword and Shield Max Raid guide for helpful tips on battling Raid Pokemon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The season pass for Assassin's Creed Odyssey is currently on sale via the Xbox Store. If you're looking to catch up on the Assassin's Creed story ahead of the new 2020 game, rumored to be set in The Viking Age, now seems like an ideal time.Normally retailing at $40 USD, Odyssey's season pass is currently 50 percent off on the Xbox Store, knocking the price down to $20 USD. The sale will last until May 4.Odyssey's season pass includes all of the post-launch content for the 2018 action RPG. That's the two (admittedly throwaway) Secrets of Greece side missions, as well as all of the episodes for the controversial Legacy of the First Blade and mythical The Fate of Atlantis DLC expansions. Legacy of the First Blade details how the story of Odyssey ultimately connects to Assassin's Creed Origins while The Fate of Atlantis furthers the modern-day story with Layla.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

NXT Champion Adam Cole (Bay-Bay) has been a dominant force on WWE's Wednesday night programming. He's coming up to a year-long streak of being the brand's champion. Since NXT's move to USA Network on Wednesday nights, the weekly series is finding itself spotlighted in places it hadn't been before, including at Wrestlemania 36.The pinnacle of NXT's rise was Women's Champion Rhea Ripley facing Charlotte for the title. As one of the current faces of the NXT brand, this meant a lot to Cole. "It made me feel great because I think one of the coolest parts about being in NXT, is getting to see the growth and the development of the brand, whether it be us going live every single week on USA, or getting to be a huge part of the Survivor Series," Cole told GameSpot. "But getting to see Rhea, and the NXT [Women's] Championship being defended there was so, so cool. It's just proof of how far, how much the brand has moved up and grown. And it makes me think, 'Okay, maybe the next Wrestlemania, my NXT championship will be on the line.' Made me feel very proud that NXT got showcased in that way on the biggest show of all time."If you follow Cole outside of the ring, you know he spends a lot of time playing video games--he's a huge retro gaming fan--and he streams on Twitch while also appearing frequently on Austin Creed's UpUpDownDown. Most recently, he's spent time dominating the Final Fantasy VII Remake. "I finished Final Fantasy VII Remake in I think four days," Cole said. "And it took me about 40 hours to beat. I played the crap out of that game. I've been excited for Final Fantasy VII Remake since the original Final Fantasy VII came out.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyday life, including Hollywood. While cancellations, postponements, and digital-only releases of upcoming movie releases have become everyday news, the Academy Awards is pivoting to reflect the times.While the 93rd Academy Awards won't take place until Sunday, February 28, 2021, there will be a few big changes to how the ceremony operates, as the Academy revealed in a tweet.Here's what you need to know about the #Oscars:- For this awards year only, streamed films will be eligible for Best Picture- Going forward, the Sound Mixing and Sound Editing awards will be combined into one category: Best SoundFor more details: https://t.co/LjBJJHExCN — The Academy (@TheAcademy) April 28, 2020Because there are many movies that can't debut in theaters, like Trolls: World Tour, the Academy has softened the rules--but only for this year. Streamed films will be eligible for Best Picture this year, and only for the 93rd Academy Awards. "The Academy firmly believes there is no greater way to experience the magic of movies than to see them in a theater," Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson said in a statement detailing all the changes. "Our commitment to that is unchanged and unwavering. Nonetheless, the historically tragic COVID-19 pandemic necessitates this temporary exception to our awards eligibility rules. The Academy supports our members and colleagues during this time of uncertainty. We recognize the importance of their work being seen and also celebrated, especially now, when audiences appreciate movies more than ever."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Throughout Destiny 2's current content season, the Season of the Worthy, one gun has been a mainstay in the game's competitive mode: Hard Light. Thanks to tweaks to auto rifles at the start of the season and the gun's unique perks, it's been the go-to weapon in the Crucible for weeks. That might be about to change, however, thanks to an upcoming patch.Developer Bungie previewed the update it plans to release on April 29, Hotfix 2.8.1.1, on its blog. The patch is set to tweak Hard Light to make it a little less deadly in PvP. Right now, Hard Light is a mainstay of competitive play for a couple of reasons: it's highly stable, making it very accurate at long ranges for PC players and its bullets can ricochet off walls--and when they do, those bullets do double damage.Hard Light also currently lacks damage falloff, a major perk over other weapons. Falloff is the reduction in damage for Destiny's bullets the farther they travel; most auto rifles can have their damage reduced by half at longer ranges, but not Hard Light. That has resulted in lots of players using Hard Light in the Crucible and the Trials of Osiris, landing long-range kills and taking out opponents around corners. At the moment, Hard Light is so dominant that not using it puts you at something of a disadvantage.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With the start of the Battle Armor limited-time event and with Apex Legends Season 5 about to begin, Respawn has returned to its crafty ways on Twitter. Much like the tease of leviathan movement ahead of Season 2: Battle Charge, mysteriously hacked tweets containing secrets messages prior to Season 3: Meltdown, and manufactured media craze ahead of Season 4: Assimilation, Respawn has begun to use Twitter to hint at what could be coming in Season 5.Interestingly enough, this hint actually ties back to Season 4 and Revenant's introduction. Back when it wasn't clear whether Forge or Revenant was joining the Apex Games, the Apex Legends Twitter account posted leaked emails that confirmed Season 4's new character would be the nightmarish simulacrum. This latest Season 5 hint is once again those exact emails, but now the leaked image of them is pulled back--revealing post-it notes on the monitor display.📁 PROJECT 617 > 📁 DOCUMENTS > 📁 EMAILS >> 📄 HAMMOND_SYND pic.twitter.com/Nn0RHEhYP8 — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) April 28, 2020Based on the messages scribbled on the post-it notes, it seems like someone is taking notice of Revenant's source code--a means of shutting the murderous machine down permanently. The emails suggest that something is wrong with the means of getting the code to take, but the post-it notes posit that the fact remains that it still exists as a possible exploit for destroying Revenant for good.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Universal's new Trolls movie, World Tour, skipped theatres and released digitally where it enjoyed massive success, bringing in $100 million in rentals over its first three weeks in the US. Not everyone is thrilled, however. One of the largest global movie theatre chains, AMC Theatres, has fired back at Universal, and is now vowing to never show another Universal film again.Universal CEO Jeff Shell told The Wall Street Journal that the success of Trolls World Tour in its new digital format demonstrated that paid video-on-demand can be a viable option for studios. He added that Universal plans to release its future movies digitally and in theatres. The digital release came amid the COVID-19 crisis where theatres globally are closed.However, these comments ruffled the feathers of AMC boss Adam Aron. In a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter), Aron said Shell's comments were "disappointing."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next Battlefield game is coming in 2021, developer DICE has confirmed. In a statement to IGN, the Swedish studio said that, with support for Star Wars: Battlefront II and Battlefield V winding down, it is "focused on the future of Battlefield" for a new game set for release in 2021.This new Battlefield game was announced in October 2019, at which time publisher Electronic Arts said the game would launch in the company's fiscal year 2022, which runs from April 2021 to March 2022. Now we know a more specific launch period--sometime in 2021.EA hasn't shared any concrete details about the new Battlefield game, but it did tease that the title will be "targeting new innovation that will be enabled by next-gen platforms."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone's next big update--the one that takes aim at cheaters and more--is coming very soon. Activision has now confirmed the exact launch timing for the update so you can prepare to start your download right away.The patch will begin its rollout at 11 PM PT on April 28. This works out to 4 PM AEST on April 28, and April 29 at 2 AM ET, 7 AM UK, and 8 AM EU. The launch timing was confirmed by CharlieIntel.One of the big new additions with the update is the new player-reporting tool. With the update, players can report people directly from the killcam or spectate mode. The update will also introduce new Gunsmith features, double XP and playlist adjustments, an additional Warzone contract type, and more. Infinity Ward has so far only previewed the patch notes for update, which will be split in two this time around. Check back soon with GameSpot for the full patch notes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hi-Rez Studios’ free-to-play online battle arena Smite has joined the Epic Store family. To celebrate Smite’s release on the Epic Games Store, Hi-Rez Studios is giving away a bunch of in-game content and sales exclusively for the Epic Store.Players who download Smite on the Epic Games Store will receive a bundle of in-game content, including five gods, skins, and voice packs worth over $50. Current Smite players who link their Hi-Rez accounts to their Epic accounts will also receive this free bundle.Cross-play and cross-progression has also been added between the Epic Games Store and all other Smite platforms once players have linked their Hi-Rez accounts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you haven’t already claimed For The King from the Epic Store as this week’s free game, the application will now require users to use a two-factor authentication to claim this game and free games going forward until May 21.Epic Games users will need to enable the two-factor authentication setting on their account, with a prompt popping up if users attempt to claim a free game without enabling the setting first.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered is coming to Xbox One and PC this week following a month of exclusivity on PlayStation 4. The game releases on April 30, and Xbox One and PC users can start pre-loading right now, or very soon.Pre-loading is now available on Xbox One, while PC players can begin pre-loading from 5 PM PT. The PC edition is exclusive to Battle.net, and there is no word yet on if it will also come to Steam.Price and Soap are waiting for you to join the fight. Preload Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered starting now on Xbox and at 5pm PDT on @Blizzard_Ent's https://t.co/M9cxbq6z1u. pic.twitter.com/baHG8j77sR — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) April 28, 2020The Modern Warfare 2 Remaster features the entire campaign from the 2009 original with better graphics, textures, and animations. The game includes the campaign only; there is no multiplayer.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com