World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic is getting in on the summer sport festivities by bringing back an event not seen in-game since the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.Called the Spirit of Competition (via WoWhead), the event sees players across the Horde and Alliance competing in the game's PvP Battlegrounds to earn special rewards in the form of a unique tabard that mimics the Olympic Rings symbol as well as a unique dragon pet.Conceived to coincide with the 2008 Summer Olympic games in the original version of the Burning Crusade expansion, it seemed Blizzard thought it would be fitting to bring it back for this year's delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It's currently unclear how long the Spirit of Competition event will run. The Spirit of Competition event coincides with this year's annual Midsummer Fire Festival in-game event, which adds new quests, cosmetic rewards, and dungeon bosses.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Movie director and writer James Gunn has shared his thoughts on the future of comic book and superhero films, calling them "really dumb" and "mostly boring for me right now." Speaking to the Irish Times, Gunn said comic book and superhero films run the risk of fading in popularity if they don't mix things up and try out new approaches."We know about the way cowboy films went, and the way war films went," he said. "I don't know, I think you don't have to be a genius to put two and two together and see that there's a cycle to those sorts of films, you know, and that the only hope for the future of the comic book and superhero films is to change them up. They're really dumb. And they're mostly boring for me right now."Gunn went on to say that he was a big fan of comic book and superhero movies at the beginning. He said he was blown away by the visual effects when he saw Superman as a kid. Later on, he was a big fan of Iron Man from Marvel, again, for the visual effects that showed Tony Stark flying around in his supersuit. "And that was a beautiful thing to be able to do. But if the movies don't change, it's gonna get really, really boring," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Spirits were high and downright slap-happy during Comic-Con@Home's Tuca & Bertie panel, which offered a few peeks behind the curtain on what it was like reviving the cult-hit animated series during a year full of COVID and wildfires. After being canceled in 2019 by Netflix after only one season, the show is now winding towards wrapping Season 2 on Adult Swim on August 1.Creator and executive producer Lisa Hanawalt's comments mainly turned towards the unexpected opportunities that running an animated show over Zoom provided. "We had one day in person before the pandemic got so bad that we could not be in an office anymore," explained Hanawalt--so the staff had to get creative, which counterintuitively meant getting much more strict about the show's day-to-day. Whereas previously the show had a more organic process, Hanawalt explained that writers literally submitted "almost a syllabus [of their ideas and jokes]."The remote dynamic also helped open the show up in a couple of ways. Both Hanawalt and executive producer Raphael Bob-Waksberg (BoJack Horseman) enthused over how the staff was able to add writers who weren't based out of Los Angeles, and Waksberg observed that this added flexibility also created a new ambition: To have each episode of Season 2 function as "an entree into the series." Waksberg specifically highlighted Episode 4, "Nighttime Friend," as being particularly successful at this.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Tony Todd has been a working actor for almost 40 years with his most recent role was giving a voice to the macabre and mysterious character Scare Glow on Masters of the Universe: Revelation. Todd's version of Scare Glow will be the first time the glowing ghoul has been adapted in animation, and he might have done too well of a job.At the Masters of the Universe: Revelation panel for Comic-Con at Home, Kevin Smith talked to Todd about the casting choice behind him and how the rest of the cast, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, reacted to how he brought Scare Glow to life."We pushed that voice to the limit," Smith exclaimed. "It is a fantastic performance, and you and Sarah--your interplay, is magical and you didn't even get to act off one another."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If the heroes of League of Legends aren't your cup of tea, you can now get your MOBA fix with a Pokemon twist. Pokémon Unite, the first Pokemon MOBA title, is now available on the Nintendo Switch.The game, a free-to-play title, lets players pick a Pokemon to play as before a match begins. Throughout a game, players can temporarily evolve their Pokemon, select the moves they know, and which items they hold. Different moves have different effects and deal varying amounts of damage while items grant boosts to base stats, like attack damage or movement speed.To win a game of Pokemon Unite, players have to collect a resource called Aeos energy. Dropped by defeating wild or player-controlled Pokemon, Aeos energy can be deposited at opponents' goal zones (with a sick basketball dunk) to earn points. Naturally, the team with the most points at the end of a game wins.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the past two decades, moviegoers have come to expect certain things from an M. Night Shyamalan movie. Chief among those is the Shyamalan twist, made famous in The Sixth Sense and continued in almost every film the director has made. That twist is generally a shocking reveal or turn of events that upends the rest of the movie, making a second and sometimes even third viewing essential--for his good films, at least. Where does Old fall on that spectrum? Read our review, or find out for yourself, since it's out now.It's understandable, though, if you don't actually want to do that. Many of Shyamalan's movies have been unwatchably terrible, and one glance at Old's general reviews reveals that this movie is divisive. So maybe you don't want to spend your precious time and money to go see it in a theater. Maybe you just want to know what the twist is, and move on with your life. OK, fine. You asked for it.Spoilers ahead.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There is a new Dragon Ball movie coming. During a Comic-Con@Home panel, the title for the film was revealed, and it's super. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero will arrive sometime in 2022.A very brief clip was revealed that featured Goku doing a kick with a white background and was released mainly to show off the new animation style. Check it out for yourself below.This clip, however, isn't actually from the upcoming movie. As Dragon Ball executive producer Akio Iyoku explained, "We wanted to show what Goku will look like, his movement, and feeling. It's not actually a scene in the movie, but we hope you look forward to it"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

GI Joe is back! Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins is in theaters now, relaunching the long-running franchise on the big screen. If you want to know more about the film, make sure to check out GameSpot's Snake Eyes review. Obviously, the movie centers on the fan-favorite ninja from the original animated series, played by Henry Golding. However, a lot of seeds are planted for a larger GI Joe movie universe--including a hint at what could come in the next film.So, did Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins have a post-credits scene? And what does the ending mean for the future of the franchise? Warning: The following contains spoilers for the movie, so if you haven't seen it, stop reading now.Instead of a post-credits scene, Snake Eyes has a short mid-credits scene. In it, Tommy Arashikage (Andrew Koji) is preparing for takeoff in a private jet, after leaving his clan and swearing to one day kill Snake Eyes. On the jet, he finds none other than Cobra's second-in-command Baroness (Úrsula Corberó) approaching him with an offer to join their organization. While he doesn't outright accept, he does rechristen himself as Storm Shadow. Of course, anyone who knows the GI Joe franchise even a little bit knew where this was going, but watching him embrace his villainous alter ego was exciting.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It seems the global semiconductor shortage may continue until 2022 or 2023, according to IntelDuring a Q2 earnings call earlier this week, CEO Pat Gelsinger said that because computing and AI are proliferating, especially in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, the semiconductor supply chain will take a couple years to catch up with demand now that things are being digitized."While I expect the shortage to bottom out in the second half, it will take another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with demand," Gelsinger said. "With major fab construction projects underway in Oregon, Arizona, Ireland, and Israel, we are investing for the future, but we are also taking action today to find innovative ways to help mitigate industry constraints."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Michael B. Jordan is a busy man these days. When he's not making fun of himself in the new Space Jam movie, the Creed star is looking out for new projects to manage, and it looks like he might have found his next big thing.Collider is reporting that Jordan and his production company, Outlier Society, are developing a television miniseries about Val-Zod, Earth-2's Superman, who debuted during the New 52 era of DC Comics. Created by Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott, Val-Zod is one of the last Kryptonians of his universe and the second to use the mantle of Superman.Collider's sources say that Outlier Society has hired a writer, who is currently working on the script and will be a limited series for HBO Max. It's also being said that Jordan will produce and possibly even star in, though no official word on any casting.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

343 Industries has shared more details on the upcoming Halo Infinite beta, or test flight, in its latest Inside Infinite post, including more details on the weapons you'll be able to try out in the beta's Weapon Drills mode.Those chosen for the Halo Infinite beta will have access to the Academy experience, which prepares them for competitive play in a less-punishing setting. This includes Weapon Drills, which put you into a firing range where you'll strafe and run while using a variety of weapons. Some of them are older Halo mainstays, while others are brand-new:MA40 AR BR75MK50 Sidekick (new)CQS48 Bulldog (new)NeedlerVK78 Commando (new)S7 SniperPlasma Pistol Pulse Carbine (new)Ravager (new)Heatwave (new)Skewer (new)If you've ever played Halo before, you surely know how the assault rifle and Needler perform, but the Heatwave and new CQS48 Bulldog shotgun may take some getting used to. The development team is soliciting feedback on this content, as well, to determine if it's doing a good job of teaching players how the weapons operate.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The producers and directors of V/H/S/94, the latest part of the found footage horror series, have spoken about the new movie at Comic Con@Home. The film is set to hit Shudder later this year.The panel featured directors Simon Barrett, Jennifer Reeder, Timo Tjahjanto, Chloe Okuno, and Ryan Prows, plus producers Brad Miska and Josh Goldbloom. The directors revealed what their episodes would be about. Barrett's entry takes place in a funeral home where a new employee must record an overnight wake, while Okuno's part focuses on a TV reporter investigating a local legend of the "rat man," who lives in a storm drain.Prows' part is titled "Terror," and follows a militia group who get their hands on a supernatural weapon they plan to use against the government, with Tjahjanto's section focusing on a "Dr Frankenstein-like mad scientist" who is creating an experimental creature. Reeder has made the wraparound story, which centers on a SWAT team which discovers the VHS tapes that the other stories are found on.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The world of Blade Runner, based originally on the Phillip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, has remained relatively unexplored over the years despite being a seminal modern sci-fi series. Now, in addition to the original film and the stellar 2017 sequel, Blade Runner fans are getting a CGI anime series called Blade Runner: Black Lotus. And the creators behind it have finally revealed details about the show's characters and story, as well as the first trailer and key art, during a 2021 Comic-Con virtual panel.Watch the Blade Runner: Black Lotus trailer below:The trailer itself is all style, with few concrete details, but thankfully, we gleaned those from the Comic-Con panel itself. The panel featured co-directors Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, executive producer Joseph Chou, voice director Wes Gleason, and actress Jessica Henwick, who plays the show's main character, a replicant named Elle. It was moderated by Adult Swim's Jason Demarco, a development executive on the show and co-creator of the Toonami programming block.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After going through the tutorials and figuring out the basics of Pokemon Unite, you're given a choice of five Pokemon to unlock and get you started in Unite Battles. This first choice will directly impact how well you'll perform in your first battles, and if you're like us, you're going to want a primer on all five of these "starter" Pokemon. Here's our look at each one, as well as our choice for the best one to choose if you're new to the MOBA scene.If you check out our Pokemon Unite beginner's tips and tricks guide, you'll see that the playable characters in Pokemon Unite are broken down into five types: Attacker, All-Rounder, Speedster, Defender, and Supporter. Each of the five starter Pokemon you can choose from represents one of these five types, with each having its own role in battle. Below you can find a breakdown of each one, including statistics, moves, and basic strategies.Also, a quick note before we get started: Yes, Zeraora is technically also available in the beginning as a free download, but its availability is temporary and must be redeemed via in-game message. These Pokemon are strictly the five presented to you after completion of the tutorial.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Damon Lindelof and Matt Reeves are teaming up to produce a "magical-realistic medical drama" for HBO Max, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The series will reportedly be called The Human Conditions and follow a young British doctor who "must learn to treat impossible, fantastical illnesses by healing the emotional issues that underlie them--and confronting her own along the way." Oscar Sharp will write and direct in addition to executive producing the show. Sharp's resume is still rather short, but he's best known for the short film The Karman Line, which he wrote and directed, and for directing Sunspring, a 2016 short film written by an AI trained on science fiction scripts.Lindelof and Reeves will join Sharp in executive producing the series. Lindelof is best known as the showrunner behind Lost, the Leftovers, and HBO's 2019 Watchmen series. Reeves, meanwhile, directed Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Warner Bros.' superhero film The Batman, which releases next year. Reeves is also executive producing the upcoming Batman: Caped Crusader animated series, alongside J.J. Abrams and Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm. Also producing on the show are Daniel Pipski, Rafi Crohn, Tanya Seghatchian, and John Woodward.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com