Suicide Squad director David Ayer hopped on Twitter this week to air his grievances with critics and the studio that released the 2016 film. In the three-page letter, Ayer distances himself from the theatrical cut of Suicide Squad yet again and wishes and wishes director James Gunn well.My turn… https://t.co/E5uumAwvdp pic.twitter.com/ckr9kzeGFD — David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) July 29, 2021"I don't know what quit is. I am not who you think I am," Ayer says in the letter. The director describes his difficult upbringing and youth before joining the Navy and working odd jobs prior to becoming a screenwriter."I put my life into Suicide Squad," Ayer wrote of the 2016 film. "I made something amazing--my cut is [an] intricate and emotional journey with some "bad people" who are s*** on and discarded (a theme that resonates in my soul). The studio cut is not my movie. Read that again."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

343 Industries wants fans to remember that the Halo Infinite technical test is, as the name implies, a technical test. This is not the same as a game launch, so there will be hiccups."As we are all eager and increasingly impatient, just a friendly PSA this is a technical test at a scale unlike anything we've done to date," Halo community director Brian Jarrard wrote in a Twitter thread. "Driven by production. Not a game launch. Things are proceeding but there are many steps to navigate.""Also a great scale test for our systems as we've seen Waypoint load dramatically increasing. Team has already been able to work out additional deployments but it'll likely get bumpy when everyone slams the site for their messages, please bear with us."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In a This Week At Bungie blog post, the studio laid out information about cross-play between Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Stadia is coming to Destiny 2 in Season 15.With Destiny 2 on so many platforms, you may be wondering what will happen to everyone's name. Bungie will require all Destiny 2 players to create a "Bungie Name" that will stay the same across all platforms. These Bungie Names will consist of the player's Bungie Name, display name, and numeric ID.To make it easier for console friends to search for other players, Bungie will reduce the number of characters used in a Bungie Name. They addressed how some player names on Steam with extended character sets won't be available. Also, all names will be moderated and filtered to prevent offensive terms. "It is possible that due to removing these characters, players will end up with empty names, or names that result in offensive terms," Bungie explained. Unfortunately, if players are stuck with an empty or offensive name, they won't be able to change it at launch and will have to wait a couple of months. Basically, think thrice before creating your Bungie Name.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you've ever worked a job where your bosses are the worst people imaginable, and they ask you to fix a problem using broken tools and then blame you for the results like it's your fault, then you have a pretty good idea of what it's like to play The Ascent. That's not just a metaphor, either. It's literally the baked-in plot of the game. It's the far-off future, and in order to escape to Veles (an intergalactic project block for all the galaxy's huddled masses yearning to breathe free), you must sign away your freedom to become an indentured servant, or Indent, to one of the various corporate masters running the place. In the first area of gameplay, you're literally forced to clean Veles' toilets by fixing the sewage system. By the time the credits roll, even after hours of mowing down scumbags, watching your character become a metal monster, and running odd jobs for weirdos and strangers, it’s hard to feel like you’ve worked your way up from those starting sewers.The small blessing is that the job involves fewer plungers, and more heavy sci-fi weaponry and cybernetic enhancements. The Ascent is a twin-stick shooter, with a slew of RPG elements thrown in for flavor. You'll find an impressive and unique assortment of pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, and rocket launchers along the way, each of which can attack enemy weaknesses for extra damage, and they all have very different practical feels in-game. Armor has a similarly expansive variety, with the added benefit of changing your character's look to an increasingly mechanical degree. It's not great that most of those armor pieces obscure your custom-made character--what's the point of creating a character whose face you immediately cover up?--but the designs are incredibly cool.Gallery You'll also gain special abilities along the way, ranging from a hydraulic-powered melee attack that can vaporize your enemies to deadly drone companions who can fight by your side. My personal favorite is an army of explosive spider bots who run out and autonomously seek enemies to blow up. For the most part, though, you'll be spending most of your time running and gunning through what are essentially expansive, RPG-style, isometric dungeons, where both a well-thought out combination of armor and cyborg magic is just as important as having the right gun for the job. When your mission is done, you can head back to one of the game's bustling shopping districts to spend skill points on various character stats, as well as buy upgrades, new items, and new cybernetic toys to splice into yourself.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It looks like developer Witchcraft and publisher Bandai Namco have delayed Digimon Survive yet again. According to Toei Animation's latest financial report, the release date has been pushed back to "Q3 2022 and beyond".Digimon Survive is supposed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Digimon anime. The game follows a young man named Takuma Momozka and his group of teenagers. They get lost during a school camping trip and find themselves in a new world filled with Digimon. Takuma is paired with Agumon, and each of his friends earn Digimon of their own. Together, they must find a way to get back home again.Digimon Survive was announced back in 2018 and was originally supposed to launch in 2020. However, producer Habu Kazumasa said that the game had been delayed to 2021. Now, it's suffered an additional delay into 2022.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PlayStation has announced the trio of free games PS Plus subscribers can snag in August. As revealed last month during PlayStation's State of Play stream, battle royale title Hunter's Arena: Legends will be available to claim all month. Both the PS5 and PS4 versions of the game are up for grabs, which marks a change from the recent trend of offering one PS5-only freebie. Hunter's Arena: Legends will be joined by the wonderful family-friendly action-shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and Tennis World Tour 2.Hunter's Arena: Legends is a swordplay and martial arts focused battle royale that drops 30 players on a map in ancient Asia. It features two different game modes, including free-for-all and trios. Hunter's Arena: Legends has 17 different playable characters with unique play styles.Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is featured in our roundup of the best Xbox games for kids, but it's also one of the best PS4 multiplayer games for kids. The third-person spin-off shooter is essentially a sequel to Garden Warfare 2. It has cooperative and competitive game modes that can be played online or locally. Battle for Neighborville has a ton of different content to enjoy as well as solid mechanics and a stable of unique playable characters.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix's top movie boss, Scott Stuber, has pledged to do everything in his power to encourage Christopher Nolan to make his next movie for Netflix. Nolan has been outspoken about his love and admiration for the theatrical moviegoing experience, so getting him on board may not be easy. But speaking to Variety, Stuber said he hopes Netflix's recent deal with another one-time critic of streaming services, Steven Spielberg, might encourage Nolan to come around. According to Variety, Stuber and Nolan have "had ongoing conversations.""If and when he comes up with his new movie, it's about can we be a home for it and what would we need to do to make that happen," Stuber said. "He's an incredible filmmaker. I'm going to do everything I can. In this business I've learned you need to have zero ego. I get punched and knocked down and get back up."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's been five years since the original incarnation of Mythbusters--hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman--came to an end. Now, fans of the series could own their very own piece of it thanks to an auction of several of the show's props, creations, and even one of the iconic Buster dummies. Even better, proceeds from the auction will benefit the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, named in honor of former host Grant Imahara, who died unexpectedly last year.The online auction kicks off on Friday, August 20. However, you can get a preview of what will be available now. And trust us, if you were a Mythbusters fan, chances are some of this will look pretty familiar.Among the items that will be up for grabs is a very big Newton's Cradle. This particular build was used as a scale model for the Season 11 episode where the team ultimately built a truly gigantic version of the popular desk toy out of cranes and wrecking balls. It would be hard to find a place for a wrecking ball Newton's Cradle in your house, but this scale version would be an interesting addition to your collection.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Capcom announced that it will hold a one-hour Twitch livestream to talk about Street Fighter 5. Titled Summer Update 2021, the presentation goes live on August 3 and will include information on upcoming Season 5 content.The game's Twitter account revealed the news. The Summer Update 2021 livestream is exclusive to Twitch and kicks off at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET on Tuesday, August 3. It'll stream on the Capcom Fighters and Twitch Gaming channels with an hour of new updates, live commentary, and reveals.In particular, the upcoming livestream will include details on Street Fighter 5's Season 5 content, which includes new characters (like Akira and Oro), stage, and costumes. Fans can also expect information on balance changes and mechanic adjustments. We might even learn a release date for all this.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The only thing better than scoring a soccer goal with a car is punting that ball into the net with four wheels of suave style. Rocket League's next vehicle will give players the opportunity to do so, as James Bond's signature 1963 Aston Martin DB5 will be added to the game.The iconic vehicle will be available for 1,100 credits (about $10) in the Item Shop from July 29 until August 4, alongside additional options such as the silver birch color finish, engine audio, wheels, and a decal.Bond has had dozens of cars throughout his many film appearances, but the Aston Martin DB5 is easily the one most associated with him, first debuting in Goldfinger, and then making appearances in Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre, and the upcoming No Time To Die.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Fortnite Week 8, you'll need to collect an access card from an IO Guard. The in-game map points out where to look, but you might have trouble finding it once you get there. But fear not, we'll show you precisely whose pockets to pick to grab the access card and earn 45,000 XP as part of this challenge.Fortnite Access Card LocationIO Guards can be found all over the map, with at least one spawning at every satellite station new to the Season 7 map. When you're dropping from the Battle Bus, these satellite stations are obvious thanks to their vibrant red lights emitting from the satellite dishes, which the Imagined Order is using to monitor the island's alien visitors.Every satellite station has IO Guards, and every IO Guard has an access card while this quest is active.For this challenge, you merely need to drop into any satellite station or Corny Complex, the IO's hub right now, and defeat an IO Guard. When this quest is active the defeated guard will drop an access card, which you can pick up by approaching it and holding the interact button. There's no single location for this access card. Instead, every IO Guard has one in their pocket, so you just need to pry it from them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Suicide Squad will finally be hitting theaters on August 6, and as writer-director James Gunn has made repeatedly clear--yes, he knows people weren't that fond of the 2016 predecessor in the film franchise. Gunn has repeatedly been on record saying this movie isn't intended as a make-good, nor a reboot, but is very much its own thing. We could tell that from trailers alone, but now that critics are starting to see it and weigh in, what is the movie? Is it good?As of this writing, the movie has 14 critics giving an aggregate score of 76. Rotten Tomatoes, meanwhile, has 40 reviews netting it a much more impressive 98% fresh. Of course, these scores will shift as the film comes closer to release--but all signs seem to point towards if you're at all interested, go check it out.Below, you'll see a selection of the many reviews of The Suicide Squad, including our own.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Madden NFL 22 player ratings reveal continues today with the game's top-rated running backs. This comes on the same day that EA revealed another 99 Club member and the top tight ends.For running backs, Christian McCaffrey of the Carolina Panthers leads the pack with a 97 OVR. He's one point clear of Derrick Henry (96 OVR) and Nick Chubb (96 OVR). Other top-rated running backs include Dalvin Cook (95 OVR), Alvin Kamara (94 OVR) and Aaron Jones (91 OVR).You can see the full top 10 list of highest-rated running backs below. These numbers, and all of the ratings announced this week, represent a starting point for each player. Ratings will go up and down throughout the season based on how the athletes perform on the field each week when the season kicks off in September.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Fortnite Season 7 Week 8 challenges are just around the corner, signaling that it's been nearly two months since the start of the Invasion season. The Week 8 Legendary Quests will appear in-game beginning on July 28 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET, while the more numerous Epic Quests will follow exactly 24 hours later. Here's a full preview of this week's challenges so you can plan ahead and grab all of this XP in a hurry.Week 8 Legendary QuestsGet Slone's orders from a payphone (1) - 15,000 XPCollect access card from an IO Guard (1) - 45,000 XPPlant wiretaps at different key locations (3) - 30,000 XPInteract with an IO Operative's computer (1) - 30,000 XPMindwipe Bunker Jonesy, Swamp Stalker, or Human Bill (1) - 30,000 XPConverse with characters to identify an infiltrator (5) - 30,000 XPWeek 8 Epic QuestsUse Shield Potions in a single match (4) - 30,000 XPCollect building resources (750) - 30,000 XPVisit Coral Cove, Base Camp Golf, and Unremarkable Shack (3) - 30,000 XPBuild structures (25) - 30,000 XPComplete bounties from bounty boards (3) - 30,000 XPIgnite enemy players or enemy player structures (15) - 30,000 XPEmote in front of a camera at Believer Beach or Lazy Lake (1) - 30,000 XPThis week, you'll once more be performing recon and sabotage missions for Doctor Slone starting with needing to get Slone's orders from a payphone again. As always, that's any payphone, which you can find at all bus stops, including one on the far-west end of Misty Meadows. To collect an access card from an IO Guard, defeat an IO Guard at any of the satellite stations spread across the map, or those within Corny Complex. When this quest is active, they'll drop the card for you to pick up.We've linked our guide on where to plant wiretaps at different key locations above. To interact with an IO Operative's computer, head back to those satellite stations and look for the small, gray desktop computers found around any IO hub. They stand out because they look rather old compared to the sleeker, orange-lit monitors that decorate most of the IO locations.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Assassin's Creed Valhalla's second expansion, The Siege of Paris, is scheduled to release August 12. Unlike the first expansion, Wrath of the Druids, The Siege of Paris seems designed for those who have already put a sizable dent into Valhalla's campaign."There is no mandatory power level to play The Siege of Paris," Ubisoft PR told GameSpot. "The suggested power level for the Francia area will be 200."Ubisoft confirmed that like Wrath of the Druids, The Siege of Paris will be accessible once you complete at least one of the first two narrative arcs in England (Grantebridgescire or Ledecestrescire).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com