Like The Lord of the Rings Online before it, Bethesda's free-to-play fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online is letting people play extra content at no extra cost as part of a special promotion to help people enjoy their time indoors during COVID-19 lockdowns.Now until April 27, everyone can get the benefits of ESO Plus, which includes access to the game's paid expansions and more. For the promo period, you can play all of ESO's DLC packs at no cost, including Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, Shadows of the Hist, Morrowind, Horns of the Reach, Clockwork City, Dragon Bones, Summerset, Wolfhunter, Murkmire, Wrathstone, Scalebreaker, Dragonhold, and Harrowstorm. Each of these includes new zones, quests, and dungeons.Players are also getting a 10 percent increase on XP, and a gift of a craft bag that can be used for unlimited storage of crafting materials. ESO is also giving away double bank space, double furnishings for houses, and double transmute crystal storage.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next Fortnite update is arriving very soon, and as usual there will be a brief downtime while the game updates to v12.41. You can expect an update on Tuesday April 21, and downtime will begin at 2 AM ET (6 AM UTC).This is familiar to Fortnite fans by now, of course, but as we move into Season 2 Week 10, it's good to be prepared--especially if you haven't done the Week 9 challenges yet.Hi, everybody. v12.41 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21. Downtime begins at 2 AM ET (0600 UTC). pic.twitter.com/HytyjzgTPL — Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 20, 2020You can also expect a free gift when you sign in after the 12.41 update--thanks to the success of Fortnite Trivia in the Epic-owned Houseparty app, everyone's getting a free wrap.It's going to be a big week for Fortnite, as the game is also going to host a virtual performance from Travis Scott, debuting a new song. Click through the link for times and dates.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga has shared one of his early ideas for the new Bond movie, and it's really out-there. The director told Interview Magazine that he envisioned an idea where the whole story actually takes place in James Bond's mind."I swear to god, I had an idea that this movie could all be taking place inside the villain's lair from the last film," Fukunaga said. "There's this scene where a needle goes into James Bond's head, which is supposed to make him forget everything, and then he miraculously escapes by a watch bomb. And then he and Léa blow up the place, and go on to save the day. I was like, 'What if everything up until the end of act two is all inside his head?'"That's all Fukunaga had to say about it, so we don't know if the producers vetoed the idea or if he wanted to pursue a different angle on his own, or something else entirely.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hatsune Miku, the Japanese Vocaloid sensation, is coming to Nintendo Switch in English-language territories for the first time. The game, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix, will releasing digitally on May 15, with over 100 songs and 300 costumes to choose from. Many of the tracks are taken from previous games in the series, but 10 are new.The game, which is already available in Japan, is Hatsune Miku's Switch debut. As with other games in the series, it mixes rhythm gameplay with plenty of fashion and dancing. A demo is available now on the Nintendo Eshop, so you can experience the game for yourself.Alongside the base game, you can also buy the Mega Pack, which comes with six downloadable song packs, each containing six songs each. The base game costs $39, whereas the Mega Pack is $60; the individual song packs cost $7 each.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With the new 3D-animated Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045 anime coming to Netflix on April 23, we're getting a new clip from the series, plus a look at some of the characters in concept-art form, as picked up by Siliconera.The new clip has been released exclusively on the Netflix Japan account, meaning English-speaking fans will just have to guess at what's going on, but gives us a look at some of the characters and the animation.The new concept art posted on Twitter shows franchise staples Motoko Kusanagi and Batou, while also depicting a new character named Purin, a Tachikoma handler, alongside the "face" of a Tachikoma robot.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Journey developer thatgamecompany will be hosting in-game charity events in their most recent mobile title, Sky: Children of the Light. The game will host charity initiatives for both Earth Day and COVID-19 relief, the developer has announced.For Earth Day, April 22, thatgamecompany is teaming with One Tree Planted, a charity focused on reforestation, to plant trees in the Amazon and parts of Australia affected by the recent bushfires that swept across the country. Players will be able to purchase a "Days of Nature" pack in-game, which will process a donation and award them with a wearable cape, seen below.The developer will also be taking part in the "#PlayApartTogether" campaign, and more DLC will be released for Sky soon "to help support those affected by the pandemic." The specifics of this plan are still being worked out, but 100% of proceeds will eventually go to a charity of the developer's choosing.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You might have guessed that "The Belly of the Beast," the title of Final Fantasy Remake's Chapter 16, refers to taking the fight to Shinra. As you head to Midgar's Sector 0, you'll face some of the toughest challenges you've seen so far in the game. There are also quite a few diversions and a few secrets to find. We've got everything you need in our walkthrough below, from an outline of everything you can find, to strategies for defeating whatever Shinra throws at you.Check out the rest of our Final Fantasy 7 Remake guides so you don't miss a single secret or collectible. You can also read our FF7 Remake review.Chapter 1: The Destruction of Reactor 1Chapter 2: Fateful EncountersChapter 3: Home Sweet SlumChapter 4: Mad DashChapter 5: Dogged PursuitChapter 6: Light The WayChapter 7: A Trap Is SprungChapter 8: Budding BodyguardChapter 9: The Town That Never SleepsChapter 10: Rough WatersChapter 11: HauntedChapter 12: Fight For SurvivalChapter 13: A Broken WorldChapter 14: In Search Of HopeChapter 15: The Day Midgar Stood StillChapter 16 Walkthrough: The Belly Of The BeastHead into the Shinra building. You'll first meet resistance in the parking garage. Most of the fights won't be too tough, but as you press forward, you'll eventually face three Elite Riot Troopers, three Guard Dogs, and two 3-C SOLDIERS all at the same time. It's a tough battle; quickly try to use Fire spells on the Riot Troopers to knock some or all of them out fast. Switch Cloud to Punisher and focus on the Guard Dogs, using your counter to knock them back; you'll want to do the same with the SOLDIERS. Hit the dogs with Ice spells to do high damage and try to get rid of them as quickly as you can, because they're highly mobile and very irritating. With everything else destroyed, you should be free to fight the SOLDIERS slowly and deliberately with magic, blocks, and counter-attacks.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty Mobile has continued to evolve and morph since it launched last year, and in its latest community update, the development team addressed free-for-all mode's removal and took aim at cheaters who could ruin the experience for everyone else. The team's policy is clear: If you cheat, you will be banned.Writing in the game's official Reddit community page, the development team said it has received several reports of cheating over the past few weeks and they have resulted in "enforcement.""We don't want cheaters in our game, and we don't want them ruining your experience, manipulating our systems, and destroying the balance of the game," the team said. "If we see cheating we will enforce on it with our [Call of Duty Mobile] Security & Enforcement Policy in mind."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This is it: the final chapter of Final Fantasy 7 Remake is also the toughest, pitting you and your team against some of their greatest challenges. Below is everything you need to know to make your way through Destiny's Crossroads, survive the battles, and finish FF7 Remake.Check out the rest of our Final Fantasy 7 Remake guides so you don't miss a single secret or collectible. You can also read our FF7 Remake review.Chapter 1: The Destruction of Reactor 1Chapter 2: Fateful EncountersChapter 3: Home Sweet SlumChapter 4: Mad DashChapter 5: Dogged PursuitChapter 6: Light The WayChapter 7: A Trap Is SprungChapter 8: Budding BodyguardChapter 9: The Town That Never SleepsChapter 10: Rough WatersChapter 11: HauntedChapter 12: Fight For SurvivalChapter 13: A Broken WorldChapter 14: In Search Of HopeChapter 15: The Day Midgar Stood StillChapter 16: The Belly Of The BeastChapter 17: Deliverance From ChaosChapter 18 Walkthrough: Destiny's CrossroadsYou've got another motorcycle mini-game to contend with, this time with more enemies and more variety. The battles themselves are relatively straightforward, though: be sure to utilize Cloud's guard ability to minimize incoming damage, and break to avoid bombs from helicopters. You'll eventually take on a M.O.T.H. Unit, which will fling blades at you before getting electrically charged and coming in for closer fights, and some 3-C SOLDIERS, who have swords of their own. Just be sure to guard against their attacks to make it through.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Competitive gaming has changed over the last few months, with in-person events canceled, but Riot Games' new Valorant aims to inject some new life into the scene with a high-profile event. The ESPN Esports Valorant Invitational starts tomorrow, April 20, and it includes professional players from some of the biggest games on the planet.Streaming exclusively on Twitch beginning at 12:30 PM PT / 3:30 PM ET on April 20, the Valorant Invitational includes eight teams with players from Counter-Strike: GO, Fortnite, League of Legends, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, and Overwatch. Valorant's own developers will also take part in the tournament.The tournament will last until April 22, and it should be interesting to see how the different games' professional players adapt. Most of them are shooters already, with the only exception being League of Legends, but the tactical gameplay style could give the CS:GO and Rainbow Six Siege teams an advantage. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You likely aren't going outside very much right now, but when normalcy returns, you're going to need to keep yourself dry in the rain. The Death Stranding Bridges jacket from Acronym lets you do so in style and even promises to be "Timefall-proof" in case you're worried about rapidly aging in the water.Selling for €1752, which is approximately $1,900, the J1A-GT Gen 2.2 official Bridges variant was designed in collaboration with Kojima Productions and its founder Hideo Kojima. It was developed using Gore-Tex Pro fabric for breathability and comfort, which should make Seinfeld's George Costanza proud.The jacket also features a multi-position storm collar, several pockets for storing your items from the harsh environments of post-apocalyptic America, and a storm hood with a redesigned visor compared to older models. We don't recommend trying your luck against "BTs" with it, though.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Seinfeld's final episode aired well over two decades ago, but it remains one of the most popular television shows in history. Its lasting pop culture presence inspired developers Jacob Janerka and Ivan Dixon to create an adventure game pitch, and it's better than a chocolate babka.Created as an unofficial pitch with no involvement from the show or a network, the Seinfeld Adventure introduction shows off what a classic point-and-click game would look like with Jerry, Elaine, George, Kramer, and Newman.It would feature an inventory system that includes some of the show's famous items, including Junior Mints candy and a black-and-white cookie, and Jerry's apartment was faithfully recreated for the video. There's even a marble rye loaf on his table, which he likely stole from an elderly woman on the streets of Manhattan.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft continues to share a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Halo Infinite. Developer 343 Industries has posted its latest sound design video, this one focusing on how the audio team went about capturing the sounds of bullets flying overhead.As the incredible video below shows, the 343 audio team actually crouched down behind a barrier as a professional marksman fired live rounds overhead. The audio team had numerous microphones on-hand to capture all the whizzes and ricochets. 343 stressed that this audio session was conducted in a "controlled environment" to keep people safe. Have a listen for yourself and try to pick out all the different types of bullet sounds you can make out.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

New Releases highlights the top new game releases coming soon, and two of this week's picks were only just announced: Picross S4 and XCOM: Chimera Squad. Meanwhile, '80s movie buffs can get their nostalgia fix with Predator: Hunting Grounds, and '90s RPG players can revisit Trials of Mana. Nintendo Switch also gets its own port of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto.Picross S4 -- April 23Available on: SwitchThe latest in the nonogram series has nearly 500 puzzles to solve across standard, Mega, Color, and Clip Modes. What's more, you can unlock giant bonus puzzles if you link your saves from Picross S, S2, or S3--one for each game, to be exact. Sadly, the series still doesn't offer touchscreen controls, though.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The cult comedy Super Troopers debuted in 2001, and it took 17 years for the sequel to arrive back in April 2018. A third installment is on the way, and now one of the writers has given an update on how the project is coming along.Replying to a comment on Instagram, writer Erik Stolhanske said, "We're ✍️ it ... 🐇"Deciphering this internet speak, we can deduce that the team at comedy troupe Broken Lizard--which produced the first two movies--are writing the third entry fast. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com