Over 400 accounts have reportedly been banned from Tekken 7 following a recent update targeting players suspected of cheating and/or boosting their ranks.According to producer Michael Murray, the 3D fighter received an update on August 3 that takes out "people suspected of using a cheat tool in Ranked Matches." Others who were found cheating or violating the game's End-User License Agreement (EULA) were also banned from Tekken 7.Murray outlined the specific kinds of players that have been banned from the game. Those who play multiple matches against the same opponent "within a certain time frame" and no other matches in between were banned, as this is seemingly an exploit to boost a person's Rank.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone are offering double XP this coming weekend, and the timing is notable. That's because with Season 5 beginning on August 12, now is the final chance to make it through the Season 4 battle pass and unlock more content before it goes away.This double XP weekend for Cold War and Warzone applies to standard progression XP and battle pass XP. The promotional period begins August 6 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and wraps up on August 9 at the same time.Close out Season Four with Double XP + Double Battle Pass XP all weekend, starting Friday!Season Five is just around the corner... pic.twitter.com/jWxVA3Lkf6 — Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) August 4, 2021Season 5 begins August 12 and there is a lot more content expected for both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, so fans of both games have more to look forward to. For more, check out everything we know so far about Season 5 ahead of its launch next week.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

New World, the upcoming MMORPG from developer Amazon Games Orange County, has been delayed for the third time. The game now launches on September 28, missing its August 31 release date.In a Twitter statement, the New World development team said the extra time will give them the chance to "smash bugs, improve stability, and polish the game." This delay comes after it had a successful closed beta period, which featured issues the studio wants to iron out before launch.A message from the New World team. pic.twitter.com/oAZdK7dxTn — New World (@playnewworld) August 4, 2021The closed beta was available to anyone who preordered the game on PC. According to Amazon Games Orange County, New World accrued "more than a million adventures" who played over 25 million hours (via updated statistics), making it one of the most-watched games on Twitch. It event got off to a good start with more than 200,000 concurrent players on Steam during its first week. Furthermore, it became one of Steam's best-selling games following the opening of its closed beta.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Back 4 Blood is just a few months away from launching, and in case you're wondering if the game is just right for you without having to spend $60 on it, an upcoming beta should give you a good idea of how the game operates. Here's everything you need to know about Back 4 Blood's beta, how to get in early, and the content that you can expect to try out.What Is Back 4 Blood?Back 4 Blood Developed by Turtle Rock, Back 4 Blood is a spiritual successor to Valve's classic Left 4 Dead series. A first-person co-op zombie shooter except infected people are referred to as "The Ridden" after being infected by parasitic worms, Back 4 Blood's gameplay mixes action with several layers of customization as players fight to survive in the post-apocalypse.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Suicide Squad won't release to HBO Max and theaters until August 6, and is poised to make more than $30 million for its opening weekend in the US alone. Not everyone is enthusiastic, however. The movie is being "review bombed." Typically, this is internet phenomenon where disgruntled fans flock to leave negative user reviews of a movie they haven't seen in an attempt to harm its sales or popularity. While review bombing is relatively common, writer-director James Gunn has responded to it on Twitter, which is somewhat unusual."I'll live," said Gunn on Twitter. "Stuff like this means nothing in the big picture."I’ll live - stuff like this means nothing in the big picture. (And important to point out most the SnyderCut fans have been supportive, it’s only a few who feel it’s worthwhile spending their time doing stuff like this.) — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 3, 2021Gunn only spoke up about it because a fan asked him about it, and why he thinks it's happening. Per the tweet above, Gunn says "I'll live" and thinks "it's only a few who feel it's worthwhile spending their time doing stuff like this."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Psyonix Games has announced that Rocket League will launch its first Creator's Garage tomorrow, starting with content creator Athena. Creator Garages are a way to celebrate Rocket League's core community members.They also have unique collections of existing Rocket League items gathered and curated by content creators from the community, and Athena kicks off this initiative that will run through this year and 2022.For 2,000 Credits (about $20), Athena's Garage includes the orange painted Octane and Shisa decals, titanium white-colored Luminous Trail and Dueling Dragons Goal Explosions, an orange Standard Boost, and black-colored Yamane wheels.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Star Wars and Star Trek director JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot studio are working on spin-off TV show set in the universe of The Shining as part of his deal with WarnerMedia, but now it looks like it'll find a new home outside of HBO Max. According to Deadline, WarnerMedia and Warner Bros. TV have decided to instead shop the show to a different network.The site's sources said executives at HBO Max liked the pitch for the show, which is called Overlook, but believed it was "not a fit for them at this time." The show is said to feature "iconic characters" from the Stephen King universe, and that it would dig into "untold, terrifying stories of the most famous haunted hotel in American fiction."As for where Overlook will end up, we don't know yet, but Deadline reported that it's expected to "land at a new home soon." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix might buy Overlook.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new red band trailer for Sony's Don't Breathe 2 has arrived, and it's so scary it might take your breath away. The new video spotlights the numerous and horrific ways that Stephen Lang's Norman Nordstrom character will kill people as he tries to save his adopted daughter (Madelyn Grace).It's not for the faint of heart, and likely not a good idea to watch if you're in a public setting. With those warnings out of the way, here's the new red band trailer for Don't Breathe 2:Don't Breathe 2's official description reads, "The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Monster Hunter Rise players can now add two more special buddies to their hunting party. Capcom is distributing a Palamute and Palico based on ones used by the Monster Hunter community team.The Palamute is named Thor, while the Palico is named Mimi. To receive them, first speak to Senri the Mailman in Kamura Village and download the buddies from the Add-on Content menu. After that, talk to Iori the Buddy Handler at the Buddy Plaza and select Hire a Special Buddy to add them to your roster.Introducing the tenacious Thor and the amiable Mimi! 🐶😺These buddies from the Monster Hunter Community Team are now available for hire in #MHRise! pic.twitter.com/UyPuwy4lZZ — Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) August 4, 2021These aren't the only special buddies available right now. Capcom is also distributing a Palamute named Wanogre, who is based on one used by a member of the Monster Hunter Rise development team. You can also receive Wanogre by downloading it from Senri and then hiring it at the Buddy Plaza.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Filmmaker duo Mark and Jay Duplass will co-produce a newly announced Tony Hawk feature documentary, according to Variety. The untitled film will be directed by Sam Jones (I Am Trying to Break Your Heart), and is expected to debut in festivals this fall followed by a wider 2022 release."We've been quietly working on this one for a few years," producer Mark Duplass told Variety. "We are floored with the unmitigated access Tony has allowed us to his life and his fascinating relationship to the sport."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

HBO Max is producing a new Batman podcast. The series is titled Batman: The Audio Adventures and will feature a voice cast that includes Jeffrey Wright (Westworld), Rosario Dawson (Daredevil), and John Leguizamo (Bloodline).As reported by Deadline, Batman: The Audio Adventures is a scripted original series that will be released by HBO Max in the fall. Wright will play Batman, with Dawson as Catwoman and Leguizamo as the Riddler. The show will take a comedic approach to the character, and will be influenced by the classic '60s Batman TV show, as well as the '90s series Batman: The Animated Series. It's written and directed by former SNL writer Dennis McNicholas and is separate from the Batman podcast that DC is producing for Spotify.HBO has been increasing its audio output over the past couple of years. Other releases have included companion shows to the likes of Chernobyl and Lovecraft Country, an upcoming Band of Brothers series, and a spin-off from the acclaimed comedy-drama Insecure. Last year, DC's superhero rivals Marvel announced a deal with SiriusXM to produce a series of podcasts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Rainbow Six Siege developers at Ubisoft released a massive AMA for Y6S2 addressing players' concerns. The blog post covers mouse and keyboard on consoles, cheaters, playlists, and much more.Two big topics covered in the AMA were cheaters and people using the mouse and keyboard on consoles. The developers said that while they have team members dedicated to working on mouse and keyboard input for consoles, it is still an "R&D subject." They said that the goal is to make sure that mouse and keyboard does not provide an unfair advantage on consoles, while still allowing it as an input option.As for plans to deal with cheaters in the game, Ubisoft was unable to provide details around its anti-cheating security, as anything it shares could be used by cheat makers to bypass the security. The developers did provide some more information around other exploits and if something is a bannable offense or not, like how using a glitch or exploit doesn't result in a ban, since it brings the issue to their attention.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The first trailer for Hulu's adaptation of Y: The Last Man will drop on August 5 at 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST. The streaming service announced that the first substantive clip of the series in a tweet you can see below--which has a five-second teaser with some very quick imagery from the show.An adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's Vertigo comic series Y: The Last Man has been in the works for years. Production finally began last fall, along with the announcement that the series was forthcoming sometime in 2021. The series stars Ben Schnetzer (Warcraft) as Yorick Brown--the last human male on Earth--Ashley Romans (NOS4A2) as Agent 355, Diane Lane (Batman v Superman) as Jennifer Brown, Olivia Thirlby (Dredd) as Hero Brown, and Juliana Canfield (Succession) as Beth Deville. The series will also feature Amber Tamblyn, Marin Ireland, Diana Bang, and Elliot Fletcher.Start asking questions. Discover answers when the OFFICIAL TRAILER for #YTheLastMan drops tomorrow at 1pm EST / 10am PST. pic.twitter.com/apXbWU5tMF — Y: The Last Man (@Y_FXonHulu) August 4, 2021Debuting in 2002, the Vertigo comic series Y: The Last Man follows Yorick Brown and his monkey Ampersand, the last two surviving males on Earth, after a virus wipes out every mammal with a Y chromosome. The series ran for 60 issues and is widely considered an iconic story from DC Comics' adult imprint--one that also produced Preacher, Constantine, A History of Violence, and others.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Splitgate, an arena shooter that combines Halo-style gameplay with portals, continues to be too popular for its own good. In a recent tweet, 1047 Games said that the servers for the game were no longer down for maintenance and that it had banned a number of people for using queue skipping programs. While the maintenance did increase the server capacity, the game still has very long queue times to get into the servers.The world if our servers worked perfectly. pic.twitter.com/6ascOrF6gr — Splitgate (@Splitgate) August 4, 20211047 made another tweet shortly afterward, making a joke about how we would live in a utopia if the Splitgate servers worked properly. While the studio hasn't given an update on queue times today, as of August 3 it was an over 100 minute wait time to get into the servers. Splitgate is still currently in beta and is set to fully release sometime this month after the congested servers are dealt with using a $10 million investment from a venture capital firm.It does seem as though server queue times are improving though. At the time of writing this article, it took a little over 30 minutes to get into the game on Xbox Series X. 1047 Games said on Twitter that the goal is to increase server capacity to over 100,000 players.Info from Gamespot.com

Sony hosted a developer summit on August 3 where it reportedly unveiled new information regarding its upcoming next-gen PlayStation VR. According to YouTube channel PSVR Without Parole (and with further corroboration from UploadVR) among the announcements made were details about the unit's controllers, as well as the studio's game development strategy going forward. While much of the reported information was new, some statements seem to confirm previous rumors about the PSVR 2, making them seem increasingly more likely to be true.According to reports, the upcoming VR unit's headset will feature the previously reported HDR OLED screen technology. This will allow players to view 2000 x 2040 pixels per eye for a total 4K resolution, as well provide a 110 degree field of view--a noticeable upgrade from the current PSVR's 100. In addition, the new headset might also utilize flexible scaling resolution, which limits the device to only render what you're actually looking at. Through this technique, Sony would greatly reduce the amount of strain placed on the PlayStation 5, and greatly improve the system's overall performance.Moving to the PSVR 2's controllers, it was reported the ones currently in development will be equipped with sensors that not only detect when a player is touching a controller, but their exact finger location as well. According to the rumors, the new controllers will also be able to tell how far away a person's fingers are from the controller at any given time, which seems fairly similar to technology seen in Google's latest phones.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com