Sony has revealed its next-gen controller, the DualSense. While the name and design is a bit of a departure from previous years, one thing remains the same between the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4 and the PlayStation 5's DualSense: rechargeable batteries.The company confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that the PS5's DualSense will, in fact, use rechargeable batteries just as prior DualShock controllers did. Sony said that it "took thoughtful consideration into ways to maintain a strong battery life for DualSense’s rechargeable battery." It's difficult to tell in the gallery below, but it also looks like the new controller may charge via USB-C and might not feature a microphone jack as it includes a built-in mic.This is a stark difference from Microsoft's next-gen console, the Xbox Series X. While the console features a bunch of new tech and the controller has been slightly redesigned, the company is still putting AA batteries inside of its newer controllers. Xbox partner director Jason Ronald said this decision was because "there is a strong camp that really want AAs" and the team wanted to give players the option.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Things can feel a little dire these days, but even if you're stuck at home, you can help with COVID-19 relief efforts. Steam has put together a new bundle of games that you can play while staying inside and is giving 20% of each sale to Action Against Hunger's COVID-19 relief fund. The bundle includes four games: Subnautica, Celeste, The Escapists 2, and one of GameSpot's best games of 2018, Dead Cells.The "Go Play Inside!" bundle currently costs $51.17, which means roughly $10.23 will go to the COVID-19 relief fund. Thankfully, if you already own any of these games, you can still buy the bundle at a cheaper price. You'll only pay for the games you don't have, and the money will still go toward Action Against Hunger's efforts. If you want to help contribute, make sure you buy the games in this bundle, as individual sales of each game won't go toward the relief fund.Each game in this bundle is challenging, ensuring that you'll be spending a lot of time honing your skills and meticulously planning your next steps. Whether you're learning how to best your enemies in combat within the labyrinthine levels of Dead Cells; exploring the dangerous ocean depths of Subnautica; painstakingly timing your jumps in the harrowing, yet beautiful platformer Celeste; or planning your escape from a high-security prison in The Escapists 2, you're bound to have a lot of fun beating the odds from the comfort of your home.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony has revealed the official design for the DualSense, the new controller for its next-gen console, PlayStation 5. The PS5's new controller alters the design of PS4's Dualshock 4 in a few ways--most notably, changing the overall shape to more closely resemble an Xbox One controller or Switch Pro controller--including the implementation of a built-in microphone."DualSense also adds a built-in microphone array, which will enable players to easily chat with friends without a headset--ideal for jumping into a quick conversation," Sony senior vice president of platform planning and management Hideaki Nishino wrote in a blog post. "But of course, if you are planning to chat for a longer period, it's good to have that headset handy."The DualSense makes plenty of other changes too. It ditches the Dualshock 4's Share button for a new Create button, goes for a two-toned color design as opposed to a single shade, moves the light bar to now encircle the touchpad, and adjusts the angles of the triggers. Some features do remain the same though--for example, the DualSense will include a rechargeable battery like the DualShock 4, as opposed to supporting AA batteries like the Xbox Series X's controller.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony has pulled back the curtain on PS5's controller, the DualSense. The new gamepad differs from PS4's DualShock 4 controller in some notable ways, but one of the biggest differences is that it replaces the Share button with a new "Create" one."For the buttons, you'll notice there is no longer a 'Share' button as we had with DualShock 4. Don't worry--it's not going away," Sony wrote on the PlayStation Blog. "In fact, we've built upon the success of our industry-first Share button to bring you a new 'Create' button feature. With Create, we're once again pioneering new ways for players to create epic gameplay content to share with the world, or just to enjoy for themselves."Sony didn't share any other information about the new Create button beyond that, but it promises that more details will be revealed "as we get closer to launch."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Grounded, the next game from Obisidian--the developer of The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas--is basically Honey, I Shrunk the Kids meets Rust, and it's set to launch quite soon. During the April Inside Xbox briefing, Microsoft announced that Grounded will launch on Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access on July 28.Xbox Game Pass subscribers on Xbox One and PC can get the game for no extra cost. As with other Early Access releases, Grounded will launch as an in-development game, with gameplay bugs and other oddities to be expected. A release date for the full game has not been announced.A new trailer for Grounded was also released during the livestream, featuring game director Adam Brennecke and social media manager Shyla Schofield sharing new insights on what to expect from the game where you play as a person the size of an ant.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of the April Inside Xbox briefing, Microsoft announced the next batch of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass and also confirmed which games are headed out of the subscription service.Starting with the newcomers on Xbox One, the retro-style RPG Alvastia Chronicles is headed to the program on April 9. Also debuting that day is Journey to the Savage Planet from Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4 creative director Alex Hutchinson's Typhoon Studios. Yakuza Kiwami was also said to be coming soon.Xbox Game Pass for PC is also getting new titles, including Football Manager 2020, Alvastia Chronicles, and Mistover on April 9. Additionally, the program is adding the officially licensed Stranger Things 3: The Game on that day for subscribers.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare kicks off tomorrow, April 8, and it introduces a slate of new content to the game, including three additional maps right on day one and a Quads mode for Warzone, among other things. A new season also means there will be a new battle pass, and Activision has detailed what that gets you, including two free weapons.On its official blog, Activision reveals that you'll receive two free weapons as part of the Season 3 battle pass: the Renetti handgun and SKS marksman rifle. The former is unlocked at Tier 15, while the latter becomes available at Tier 31.Activision describes the Renetti as "a well-rounded semi-auto 9mm pistol" that "excels in close-range combat." The SKS marksman rifle, on the other hand, is a "hard hitting and agile Soviet-style marksman rifle [that] focuses on utility over accuracy." Both guns can be customized with a variety of Gunsmith configurations, the publisher says.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of the April Inside Xbox briefing, Microsoft announced the next free update for its swashbuckling adventure game Sea of Thieves, and it includes new job titles, cats, and more.With the new Ships of Fortune update--due out on April 22 for Xbox One and PC--players can take on special roles and become Emissaries for the Gold Hoarders, Merchant Alliance, Order of Souls, or the Athena's Fortune groups. Players can join one of the groups by visiting the Outposts and inspecting the table for the faction they want to join.Once you've joined a group, there are five ranks, or "grades," to achieve. The higher grade you achieve, the bigger rewards you can receive. At the same time, other players will see your Emissary status and might choose to attack to try to steal your loot. Microsoft also announced that you'll be able to personalize your character and your ship with cosmetic items reflecting your group.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There is still no scheduled opening date for Disney's theme parks around the world. Both Disneyland and Walt Disney World closed in March, along with parks in France, Japan, and China, due to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. It was April 3 when the company announced the United States parks would stay that way indefinitely.However, Disney is trying to figure out what will change once the gates to the parks do open again. Speaking with Barron's, former CEO and current executive chairman Bob Iger hinted at how the company might screen those who enter the parks."One of the things that we're discussing already is that in order to return to some semblance of normal, people will have to feel comfortable that they're safe," he said. "Some of that could come in the form ultimately of a vaccine, but in the absence of that it could come from basically, more scrutiny, more restrictions. Just as we now do bag checks for everybody that goes into our parks, it could be that at some point we add a component of that that takes people's temperatures, as a for-instance."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Season 3 of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare kicks off on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on April 8. Players across all three platforms will get access to a new Operator, three new maps, and other new content, but those on PS4 will also get a few extra timed exclusives.As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, Activision is offering PS4 players some timed-exclusive Season 3 content. First, PS4 players will be able to play Survival on a new map: the fan favorite Shoot House.On top of that, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to claim a free Combat Pack for Modern Warfare and its standalone battle royale mode, Call of Duty: Warzone. The pack will be available from the PS Plus section of the PlayStation Store starting April 8 and comes with the following items:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Lifeline is one of the latest Apex Legends characters to get an update that adjusts her in-match meta so that she performs as she's advertised. During The Old Ways event, several balance changes were made to certain characters and weapons--including Revenant and Lifeline. Revenant's buffs made the killer simulacrum into the aggressive attacker he's always been implied to be, while a more fundamental change for Lifeline has transformed the combat medic into a character who can better support her team.As Pathfinder has transformed into a recon character, Lifeline is now the sole support character in Apex Legends. Geared towards healing, Lifeline's greatest asset is reviving allies more quickly and while under cover, as well as gifting healing and armor items to her allies through her Care Packages. However, she's seen an immense drop in utility with Gibraltar's buffs in Season 3: Meltdown and Season 4: Assimilation--especially with his new passive allowing him to revive allies as quickly as Lifeline and while under more cover than she provides.Frankly, Gibraltar has become a better healer than Lifeline, which means the medic is truly only unique for her ability to gift items. Admittedly, this is a useful skill--especially on Kings Canyon where loot is a little more scarce than World's Edge--though the long cooldown timer on Lifeline's Care Package has made it difficult to balance her usefulness in comparison to other characters (her ultimate has the longest cooldown timer of all the legends at 360 seconds). The balance changes in The Old Ways update seems to address this.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The big new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone that kicks off Season 3 will go live very soon, and with it will come the patch notes for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.The new update is apparently slated to drop on April 7 at 11 PM PT, which works out to April 8 at 2 AM ET and 7 AM UK. That's 4 PM in Sydney, Australia on April 8. The file size of the update hasn't been announced, but it will be very large, if history is any indication. The Season 2 update was absolutely massive, weighing in at around 100 GB on some platforms. Developer Infinity Ward subsequently apologized for the huge file size.The official patch notes for the Season 3 update will be released soon, community manager Ashton Williams said in a tweet. Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Out of nowhere, Sony announced and showed off the PlayStation 5's brand-new "DualSense" controller, which sports a refreshed look and updated features like a built-in microphone, haptic feedback, and a new "Create" button that replaces the "Share" button. People had a lot to say about the new controller, and we're rounding up some of the internet's hot takes here in this post.With its new black-and-white color scheme, people noticed that it looks like something out of Valve's puzzle game, Portal. People were also quick to create mock-ups of what the DualSense controller could look like with different colors. For example, the NBA's Charlotte Hornets created an image showing the DualSense in the team's trademark blue and purple colors. Others pointed out that the DualSense looks a whole lot like Nintendo's Pro Controller for the Switch.Scroll down the page to see some of the internet's first responses to the DualSense.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of Sony's announcement of the PlayStation 5's new DualSense controller, the company also confirmed that the PS5 remains on track for release this holiday. There was no reason to believe the system would be delayed, but it's a question some people had amid the COVID-19 crisis that is impacting the global economy, including the factories in China where the console is assembled.Writing on the PlayStation Blog, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan reaffirmed that the PS5 is on schedule to launch in Holiday 2020. He also added that Sony will reveal more details on the next-gen system, including the console design, "in the coming months."Ryan also teased that the PS5 has "many innovative features" that he believes will be "transformative" for the gaming industry. He did not reveal any of these, however.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty's goodest boy, Riley the dog from Call of Duty: Ghosts, is coming to Modern Warfare. Activision has announced that the fan-favorite Call of Duty dog will be added to Modern Warfare through the upcoming Season 3 update, but there is a catch.You need to buy the Season 3 Battle Pass to unlock Riley. People who buy the pass will get Riley in the form of a new finishing move where Riley will probably attack and kill your enemy. This will be the second dog-themed murdering move in Modern Warfare, as the Operator Talon has a dog of his own named Indiana that also bites and kills people as part of a brutal finishing move.For those who don't remember, Riley become an instant internet sensation when he was announced for Ghosts during the Xbox One reveal event in May 2013. Developer Infinity Ward tossed up whether or not to kill the dog in the story mode, but thankfully they did not. Riley sustained a bullet wound, but he survived, and now he's coming to Modern Warfare very soon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com