Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been slowly launching on PC, one game at a time, with Halo: Reach and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary releasing so far. Now, with those games out, developer 343 Industries has its sights set on the next game in the collection--Halo 2 Anniversary.In a recent update on Halo Waypoint, 343 Industries talks about their next planned "flight". Flights are their term for early-access betas, and the next one is set to include content from Halo 2. "We’re currently planning for our next flight to include content for Halo 2, Halo 2 Anniversary, Halo: Reach’s Forge & Theater for PC, and potentially some Halo: Reach audio fixes," the post reads. "These fixes are still in progress, so currently they may or may not come in for our next series of flights."If all goes as planned, the post says, we could see a flight of Halo 2 Anniversary on PC before the end of the month. "Building these games is a process and things can change. All of the content listed above may change and so may the timing, but if all goes well, we are targeting our next public flight for the end of March," 343 says.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The coronavirus has caused closures and delays of every sort, and now it appears that even the caped crusader isn't immune. Variety has reported that Warner Bros. has stopped the production of the upcoming Batman film The Batman due to coronavirus concerns.There's no cause for DC fans to panic yet because the halt is only scheduled to last two weeks. For now, the June 25, 2021 release date is still set, but it's unclear whether this delay will have an effect.The two other major Warner Bros. films currently in production, Matrix 4 and King Richard, are still on their regular production schedule as of now, with no interruptions announced. Matrix 4 is currently shooting in Berlin on a soundstage, and King Richard is filming in Los Angeles but has had to pause production anyway because of bad weather.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The NPD Group has revealed the best-selling games of February 2020, which comprises physical games and a limited amount of digital data. In addition to recent heavy-hitters like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to chart more than six years after its initial launch.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was followed by NBA 2K20 and Grand Theft Auto 5 in February, with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and The Division 2 rounding out the top five. Ring Fit Adventure was also in the top 10, which could come in handy for those looking to stay away from a public gym during the coronavirus outbreak.Interestingly, there was not a single February 2020 game included on the top 20 list. It was a relatively slow month that saw the launch of a few games like Dreams and Darksiders Genesis, but they launched later in the month.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Earlier this week, Microsoft kicked off its new set of weekly Xbox One deals, offering discounts on a bunch of great games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Hitman 2, and Borderlands 3 Deluxe Edition. While you still have time to grab those deals, a new sale, dubbed the Triple Threat Sale, has popped up on the Xbox Store. For the next six days you can save on the Assassin's Creed and Far Cry franchises as well as games falling under the Tom Clancy umbrella.The Division 2's Warlords of New York expansion released earlier this month, and right now you can grab the Warlords of New York Edition--which includes the base game and the $30 expansion--for $40.19 (was $60). The Ultimate Edition, which also includes the Year 1 Pass, all DLC released to date, and an Ultimate Pack filled with weapons and armor to use in-game, is down to $60 (was $80).If you've missed out on some Assassin's Creed games, now's your chance to stock up for less. The most recent entries in the franchise, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Assassin's Creed Origins, are on sale for $15 each (were $60). Odyssey's Season Pass, which includes two well-regarded expansions and Assassin's Creed III Remastered, is 50% off at $20. Alternatively, you can grab Odyssey's Gold Edition for $25 (was $100) and get the base game and season pass as a bundle. The Assassin's Creed Triple Pack--containing Black Flag, Unity, and Syndicate--is $29.69 (was $90). Going even further back, The Ezio Collection--Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, Revelations--is just $12 (was $40).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Game and content creators working in the PS4-exclusive Dreams may have just been doing it for fun, but Sony knows their work could be much more than that. It has launched a beta evaluation program that will let creators use their Dreams work for business purposes, including for-profit music videos and concept art.The beta evaluation is available to those who participated in the Dreams early access period and are over 18. If your account is in good standing, you have the skills needed to complete the full project, and it's a viable project, you will potentially receive permission for business use.Sony and Media Molecule are evaluating applications on a per-project basis, and they ask that creators include the game's "Made in Dreams" logo in the credits among several other conditions.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The upcoming Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the latest film to be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It has been reported that production has been suspended while director Destin Daniel Cretton self-isolates himself.According to Deadline, although Cretton has not shown any symptoms of the virus, he has taken the COVID-19 test because he has a newborn baby. On doctor's advice, he is self-isolating while he awaits results of the test. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has been shooting in Australia since last month, ahead of its February 2021 release.Deadline printed the note about the production suspension that was sent to the movie's crew. It reads, "As many of you know, Destin, our director, has a new born baby. He wanted to exercise additional caution given the current environment and decided to get tested for COVID-19 today. He is currently self-isolating under the recommendation of his doctor. While he waits for the results of the test, we are suspending 1st unit production in an abundance of caution until he gets the results this coming week. Second unit and off production will continue as normal. We will reach out to everyone by Tuesday for the latest update."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This episode of New Releases is one of the most action-packed we've had this year. Ori & the Will of the Wisps continues the cinematic flair of the first game, and Nioh 2 pits you against all manner of monsters from Japanese folklore. Fighting game fans can throw down with both My Hero One's Justice 2 and Granblue Fantasy Versus, while the more strategic crowd can plot their victory in Langrisser 1 and 2. There's lots on the way this week, especially out of Japan. Ori & the Will of the Wisps -- March 11Available on: Xbox One, PCWhile it sports the same gorgeous look as Ori and the Blind Forest, this sequel is changing things up--and not just by taking the adventure beyond the forest itself. The first game had manual checkpoints, but this one features auto-saves. Where the first game offered linear upgrades, the sequel instead lets you purchase powers using collectible shards. And yes, Ori will be available on Game Pass on launch day.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go's March Community Day has been postponed due to concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, but a few other events are still going on in the Pokemon mobile game. Niantic is bringing back two more Legendary Pokemon--Cobalion and Lugia--for special Raid weekend events over the next couple of weeks, and now you'll have more time to catch them.Niantic has announced that it is extending the next two Legendary Raid weekends. "We want to make sure Trainers have enough time to challenge these Legendary Pokemon, so both will be available for a longer time in Raids," the developer explained in a blog post.The Cobalion Raid event will now run from March 17-23, while the Lugia event will run from March 24-31. You'll also have a chance to encounter both Legendary Pokemon as rewards for participating in the Go Battle League's inaugural season, which officially begins on March 13.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The streaming service Quibi is shaping up to be pretty interesting. Arriving in April, the service stands out from the pack because all of its videos are 10 minutes or less. Now, the service has announced a new horror anthology series.Titled 50 States of Fright, the series will revolve around urban legends from around the country. The first teaser for the show has arrived, which you can check out below.This series is executive produced by Sam Raimi, Debbie Liebling, Van Toffler, Tony DiSanto, Cody Zwieg, Barry Barclay, Tommy Coriale and Chris Mangano. Raimi will also direct and co-write alongside Ivan Raimi.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The new season of Diablo 3 begins today, offering a new round of cosmetics and Class Sets to collect as you grind your way through the campaign and challenges. This is Season 20 of the action-RPG, dubbed the Season of the Forbidden Archives. Each season tends to last roughly three months.In Season 20 you can equip three extra Legendary powers into Kanai's Cube, without category restrictions. So if you want to mix together a wild combination of Weapon, Armor, and Jewelry powers, you can feel free. You can also claim End of Journey rewards, some of which are repeated from Season 8. If you earn your Conqueror rank you can earn stash tabs by completing special objectives. Most of those are targeted at high-level play with your strongest characters.Finally, completing Chapters 2-4 will earn you new Class Sets with each of your Class characters. You can see those new armor sets below. This follows just after the 2.6.8 patch, which added Class Sets for Barbarian, Witch Doctor, and Wizard.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The second and final closed beta for Ninja Theory's online multiplayer melee combat game, Bleeding Edge, goes live today for Project xCloud via Android devices, Windows 10 PC, and Xbox One. Pre-ordering Bleeding Edge grants you beta access, but those with an active Xbox Game Pass membership can get in for free.Bleeding Edge's final closed beta kicks off today at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 6 PM GMT and ends on Monday, March 16 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET / 8 AM GMT. The closed beta can be pre-installed right now via the Microsoft Store; those who participated in Bleeding Edge's previous beta will only need to update the application to jump into the action.Developer Ninja Theory provided some insight into the changes made to Bleeding Edge for this closed beta. The studio has added new experimental in-game music, improved the pace of the Power Collection game mode, stabilized the game experience, implemented new policies to punish those who leave matches, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tower of God, a popular South Korean webtoon by SUI, is receiving an animated adaptation that will be part of Crunchyroll Originals. The Tower of God manhwa started in 2010 and has earned almost 4.5 billion views worldwide.The team behind the Tower of God show is stacked, and the director, Takashi Sano, has had a hand in some stellar anime. He was a key animator on the Neon Genesis Evangelion, the show that has continued to live on in various incarnations on the internet. Sano was also the animation director for The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, the excellent Lupin spin-off that focuses on femme fatale Fujiko. He's also directed episodes of Gantz and more recently, storyboarded on Vinland Saga. Gantz and Vinland Saga were both standouts in their seasons and action-packed. Tower of God is perhaps not as violent as the aforementioned series, but contains plenty of fights and scuffles. With Sano's background in Gantz and Vinland Saga, the expectation for high-quality fight scenes is high.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When the world gets a little too loud, sometimes you just want to throw on a pair of headphones, crank up the volume to your favorite album, close your eyes, and drift away. Having a good pair of noise-canceling headphones can make all the difference when you're faced with loud neighbors, a crying child on public transportation, or construction outside your home, but the best noise-canceling headphones tend to be quite pricey. Fortunately, there's a great deal on one fantastic option, the Sony WH-1000XM3 wireless headphones, but it's a limited-time offer that won't be available for long.The Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones are on sale for $278 at both Amazon and Walmart, down from the usual $350. They're also on sale at Best Buy for a few bucks more, selling for $280. The Amazon deal is today only; the Best Buy and Walmart deals don't have end dates, so it's possible they're price-matching.Notably, Walmart is offering the headphones in bundles for the same price (with options for both black and silver versions) that also include a pair of earbuds and a USB Bluetooth 4.0 dongle adapter. There's another bundle that includes the headphones with a Sony portable wireless speaker. You can see all the bundle options at Walmart.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

While Friday the 13th has always been a superstitious day, 40 years ago, it took on a whole new meaning when the film Friday the 13th came out. The film spawned numerous sequels, which included oh-so-many deaths. Now, the first film is getting a cool-looking rerelease and the seventh film is getting a soundtrack rerelease in May.Coming to stores on May 5, Paramount Home Entertainment is repackaging the Blu-ray release of the first Friday the 13th film. This steelbook edition features artwork from the original movie poster on the cover, along with the same special features from the original release. Check out what it looks like below.Friday the 13th 40th Anniversary Limited EditionFriday the 13th Steelbook Blu-ray | $15 See on Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With Final Fantasy VII Remake just a few weeks away, you might want to start getting your PS4 ready for the occasion. Square Enix has your back, revealing three new dynamic PS4 themes in a growing collection for the game.The first of the three should be familiar, especially if you've downloaded the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo. Featuring its heroes front and center looking out at a pink sunset, this theme will be free to all players that have downloaded the demo before May 11, and will be available to download from April 10.Today we're giving you a closer look at three dynamic #PS4 #FinalFantasy VII Remake themes!These aren't the only themes available, and we'll be posting more over the coming weeks.First is a free theme available from April 10th if you download the #FF7R demo before May 11th! pic.twitter.com/0LC89hwNRW — FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (@finalfantasyvii) March 13, 2020The second features protagonist Cloud in his infamously stoic pose in front of a glowing Mako reactor--the image most attributed to this Final Fantasy entry. This theme will be free for all PlayStation Plus subscribers, with Square Enix teasing that it'll be up for download soon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com