Legend of Mana fans have plenty to look forward to in the coming months, as Square Enix marked the 30th anniversary of the cult-classic JRPG franchise with three new project reveals. In a livestream broadcast last week, a new mobile game titled Echoes of Mana was shown off. A free-to-play action RPG for Android and iOS devices that's scheduled to launch in 2022, Echoes of Mana has an all-star cast that brings together characters from previous Mana titles such as Trials of Mana, Secret of Mana, and Adventures of Mana. The next project revealed was Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal, an anime series being developed by Graphinica and Yokohama Animation Lab for Warner Bros. Japan. According to Mana series producer Masaru Oyamada, this in-development series may have helped influence the HD remaster of the series that was released in 2018.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In new documentation found on the US Patent and Trademark Office directory, Sony has filed a new trademark for something dubbed "PSX."According to the documentation, the trademark is for "arranging, organizing, and conducting exhibitions and conferences in the fields of entertainment and video games" both online and offline, as well as providing entertainment and educational services including "video game playing and news [...] conferences, meeting, and networking events." The filing was submitted on June 11 and will be reviewed by an examiner in approximately three months."PSX" is the abbreviation Sony typically uses for its PlayStation Experience event, an annual conference the company has held since 2004 in Europe and 2014 in the US. 2017 was the last PSX event the company has put on as 2018's showcase was cancelled. Though Sony hasn't attended E3 since 2019, the company has hosted several livestreams under the State of Play moniker.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Fast and Furious cast has more than a few reasons to celebrate. One being they have the highest opening weekend since 2019, and of course, the recent announcement that Fast 10 parts one and two will start filming in the new year."I think what feels best is just the idea that people are returning to the theatrical experience, Diesel told Variety. "It feels good to say, 'cinema is back'.""You can't fault another studio for wanting to stream a movie," Diesel continued. "But the ones like Universal are bold enough to say, 'Hey, we're going to support the theatrical release'. I take my hat off to them."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Best Buy's newest Razer deal is live at an opportune time. Through July 4, you can pick up the Razer Basilisk wireless gaming mouse for $130 and get a $50 of Steam gift card for free with your purchase. Considering the Steam Summer Sale kicked off last week, you likely won't have a hard time finding some games to snag with the Steam credit. Razer Basilisk Mouse + $50 Steam Credit $130 (was $220) The Razer Basilisk wireless gaming mouse normally goes for $170, so you're already saving $40 on the mouse. Overall, you're getting a savings of $90. Plus, if you buy games during the Steam Summer Sale, you'll get even more bang for your buck with the $50 Steam gift card. This is an all-around great deal. See at Best Buy The Razer Basilisk is one of the company's most versatile gaming mice. It features a whopping 11 programmable buttons and a scroll wheel that can be customized to offer the exact resistance you're looking for. The fully wireless setup uses Razer's HyperSpeed technology for ultra-low latency and has a 20K DPI optical sensor. It comes with Razer Chroma lighting zones that can be configured in Chroma Studio and synced with your other Razer peripherals. The Basilisk is graded to last for 70 million clicks and runs for up to 70 hours on a single charge. When not in use, you can place it on the included charging dock. The Basilisk is compatible with PC and Mac.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's a new week, and that means Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War are being refreshed yet again with new playlists and store bundles. Activision ran through all the updates in a blog post, and we're breaking out the key takeaways here. New PlaylistsIn Black Ops Cold War, a new playlist called Collateral Combined Arms 24/7 is coming to the game that offers up the 12v12 mode all-day long so you can play it to your heart's content.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nier Reincarnation has been out in Japan for a while now, but we now know when the game will be playable in several other territories, including North America and Europe. The mobile game will be available for free on iOS and Android devices on July 28, and will offer in-app purchases.Additionally, the number of pre-registrations that players notch before the game's release in July will have an impact on all players. The game has already received over 400,000 registrations, but if it reaches 600,000, all players will receive enough gems to complete several summons for free, as well as other valuable materials.The press release announcing this date also notes that Nier Replicant, the "re-telling" of the original Nier, has sold and shipped more than one million copies combined. Nier Replicant is available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. In GameSpot's Nier Replicant review, critic Michael Higham praised the game's story as highly moving, though he noted that some aspects of the game seem dated today.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor John Lithgow will be revisiting his role as the Trinity Killer in the upcoming Dexter revival season, according to Deadline. It's also being reported that Lithgow will "only film for about a day or so," which, if true, indicates the character's return will not command a sizable amount of screen time.Even if that proves to be the case, regardless, it's safe to assume Trinity Killer's presence will be pretty impactful in the next batch of episodes. In the show's previous run, Lithgow's character loomed as a revered, feared, and twisted father figure for the titular character's serial killer trying to make peace with his demons. Deadline is also reporting Lithgow's filming will take place next week, which means it's reasonable for further details--including, for example, a longer shoot than initially reported--to come out after the fact.Nature is calling. #Dexter pic.twitter.com/tX92KWHZLI — Dexter on Showtime (@SHO_Dexter) April 22, 2021Filming for the Dexter revival first got underway in Boston back in January. These upcoming 10 episodes, set in upstate New York, are intended to give a proper sendoff to the series. All that's known is that these episodes will not retcon everything that happened in the series' previous 2013 finale, which moved forward without showrunner Clyde Phillips' involvement. Phillips recently said he doesn't want fans to think of this as Dexter Season 9.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For the first time in the game's 14-year history, Valve's hero shooter Team Fortress 2 has managed to surpass 150,000 concurrent players on PC.According to stats reported by SteamDB and the site's creator, Pavel Djundik, Team Fortress 2 amassed 151, 253 players on Friday, June 25. This is the all-time peak for Team Fortress 2, which originally launched in 2007. As of this writing, the game currently has a little under 120,000 players currently active, with a 24-hour peak of approximately 140,000 players.It's possible that some players were bots, as Valve has been battling them for years. In a June 22 update for Team Fortress 2, Valve outlined tweaks to curb bot activity, particularly around name changing and player emulation. Still, according to Game Rant, players have reported that bots are once again causing trouble.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The final trailer for Fear Street Part 1: 1994 has been released. The first part of the three-movie adaptation of RL Stein's hugely popular young adult horror series hits Netflix this Friday, July 2.While previous Fear Street trailers intercut scenes from all three films, this one focuses purely on the first instalment. The movie is set in Shadyside, an Ohio town that supposedly carries a centuries-old curse. The town's teenagers don't believe in these myths, but when a masked killer starts picking off their friends, they are forced to look into Shadyside's dark secrets.The trailer suggests that the movie will be heavily influenced by '90s slashers such as Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, and after so many '80s-set horror films and shows, it'll be fun to watch something inspired by the hugely successful scary movies of the following decade. Check it out below:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Amazon Studios are teaming up for a new holiday movie that could incorporate some kind of new way to reach "multiple industries and businesses." The film is called Red One, and it's written by Fast and Furious writer Chris Morgan. Amazon said in an announcement that Red One is a "globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy, imagining a whole new universe to explore within the holiday genre."Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Red One is "Santa-centric," even though Amazon's own announcement did not mention Santa Claus by name. No director has become attached to the movie at this stage. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A Plague Tale: Innocence is getting free Xbox Series X|S and PS5 enhancements on July 6. The trailer for the upgrade revealed that it will enhance the game's visuals, playing in 4K resolution at 60fps. According to publisher Focus Home Interactive, the upgrade goes beyond visual enhancements--it takes advantage of current gen tech, including the PS5's DualSense controller."We can say that [A Plague Tale: Innocence] will feature faster load times, audio enhancement, DualSense features (i.e. haptic rumble sync with 3D sound and adaptive triggers), and cross progression," Focus Home Interactive PR strategist Julie Carneiro told GameSpot via email.Given that A Plague Tale: Innocence sees you fleeing from, skirting around, and confronting huge waves of rats, I'm most curious (and terrified) to experience how developer Asobo Studio has used the DualSense's haptic rumble and 3D sound.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the big surprises of E3 2021 was Microsoft's announcement of Forza Horizon 5. Ahead of that game's release, it appears that new development for Forza Horizon 4 is being wound down: there won't be any more new cars or features coming to it.In Playground Games' Forza Monthly livestream for this month, the studio announced that it will no longer be adding vehicles or features to Forza Horizon 4 after several years of consistent live-game support for it. Due to most of the employees shifting their full attention over to Forza Horizon 5, seasonal updates will transition to feature remixed sets of past seasons' content."So starting with Series update 38, players who know the game well will start to see the return of content from Series 7 to 32," senior producer Tom Butcher explained. "Think of it a bit like a mix tape, featuring the return of some of your favorite content combined with recently added new features."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Stanley Cup Finals are set to begin this evening, June 28, with the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning. EA Sports has now released the results of its simulation of the final series, choosing Montreal to win in seven games.According to the simulation, which was conducted using NHL 21, the Canadiens will take Game 1 by a close score of 1-0 before dropping Game 2 by getting blown out 1-5. The Canadiens will then win two in a row before dropping the next two as the Lightning force a Game 7. With the series tied three games to three, the Finals heads to a decisive Game 7 where the Canadiens topple the Lightning by a score of 4-2 to hoist Lord Stanley's trophy. View this post on InstagramA post shared by EA SPORTS NHL (@easportsnhl)The Canadiens already have the most Stanley Cup wins in NHL history, and their legendary status will only grow further this year if EA's simulation is correct.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor Shamier Anderson and the official John Wick Twitter account revealed that John Wick 4 has started filming, a little less than a year from when the movie releases. The fourth John Wick film featuring Keanu Reeves as an extremely competent assassin hits theaters on May 24, 2022.Anderson was confirmed for John Wick 4 on June 4, but his role has been kept a secret. Rina Sawayama--British pop star--and Donnie Yen are part of the cast as well, with similar mystery around what characters they'll assume in the movie.It’s begun. #JohnWick4 is now in production. pic.twitter.com/CBZSDreg0c — John Wick (@JohnWickMovie) June 28, 2021John Wick 3 featured the series' eponymous hero dealing with the consequences of murdering the High Table crime lord Santino D'Antonio at the New York Continental Hotel, neutral territory where fellow assassins are supposed to not kill each other. The film ends with Wick agreeing with the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) that the High Table is, to put it lightly, highly annoying. While John Wick 4's plot has been kept under lock and key, it's likely that the fourth installment will deal with the third movie's loose ends, namely the conflict between Wick and the High Table.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Xbox Cloud Gaming's open beta is officially live now. To mark the occasion, Microsoft has given Xbox Cloud Gaming a big hardware boost: its cloud streaming service will run on Xbox Series X hardware, meaning that the games should be able to achieve higher graphical quality and performance.The Cloud Gaming beta is now widely available for use across iOS devices, Windows 10 PCs, MacOS computers, and Android devices. It's available to anyone who subscribes to Game Pass Ultimate. On Windows PCs, you can boot up Cloud Gaming through the Edge or Google Chrome browsers (other Chromium-based browsers appear to work too; I ran it through Brave). Users on iOS devices will have to go through their Safari browser as a result of Apple policies. In addition, it works on MacOS through Safari, Edge, and Chromium browsers.Microsoft has also fully upgraded its behind-the-scenes tech so that Cloud Gaming now runs on Xbox Series X hardware, custom-built for game streaming. The company states that this will allow for faster loads and better performance. However, it is still capping game streams at 1080p and 60fps for the moment "to ensure the lowest latency, highest quality experience across the broadest set of devices," according to its press release.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com