Dark Horse Comics has formed a games division named Dark Horse Games. The division is responsible for the games and digital division of Dark Horse, working to bring the company's portfolio of comics and IPs to video games. The division will be headed up by Johnny B. Lee, who previously worked at Improbable.On the company's website, it states that Dark Horse Games will be looking to partner with video game developers in order to turn its IP into video games across "mobile, PC, console, and cloud." Dark Horse Games is also looking to make internal games as well for its lesser-known IP, so it can roll out multimedia projects alongside the games."We have evergreen properties, like Hellboy, where there will always be interest in making games and doing collaborations," Lee told GamesBeat in an interview. "We and our partners can really evaluate if a story IP and character universe would be a good fit for games that they're internally designing and developing. I think most triple-A devs that I've talked to prefer their game dev team to build core gameplay and then fit an IP to it, versus shoving an IP down their throats. We're sensitive to that."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Originally released 14 years ago in 2007 and now new again in World of Warcraft Classic with its re-launch today, June 1, The Burning Crusade was a landmark expansion for the MMO. The first expansion to the genre-defining game set the stage for what would come in the future in a variety of ways, and it left a lasting impact on Azeroth.As the first WoW expansion, a lot was riding on it--and it delivered. The expansion added the game's first new races--the Draenei and the Blood Elves--that shook up the meta, along with new zones, more PvP content, and much more.The old is new again, as The Burning Crusade launched for WoW Classic today, allowing players to revisit vanilla TBC how they remember it all those years ago. Ahead of the launch, GameSpot spoke with Blizzard's Brian Birmingham (lead software engineer) and John Hight (executive producer for WoW and vice president at Blizzard), both of whom are veterans of the games studio who looked back and reflected on the launch and impact of The Burning Crusade.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Mere moments after the official opening of the Dark Portal and the beginning of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic, Blizzard has announced it is experiencing a DDoS attack which may cause high latency and disconnections for players.A DDoS attack, or distributed denial-of-service attack, occurs when the bandwidth or resources of a particular system or server are flooded with traffic. It's become a sadly common occurrence for many online games over the years.[#BurningCrusade] We are currently experiencing a DDoS attack, which may result in high latency and disconnections for some players. We are actively working to mitigate this issue. — Blizzard CS - The Americas (@BlizzardCS) June 1, 2021We're currently experiencing a DDOS attack, which may result in high latency and disconnections for some players. We're actively working to mitigate the issue. — WarcraftDevs (@WarcraftDevs) June 1, 2021Players on the game's subreddit report that the highly populated server Faerlina, where many of the game's biggest streamers play, seems to be taking the brunt of the attack.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As trading cards of all types continue to be a hot commodity, eBay has updated its bid retraction policy as it relates to trading cards. Starting on June 30, people will no longer be able to retract a bid for a trading card without permission from the seller.This comes as trading cards of all types have had a massive influx of sales in recent months. Pokemon, MLB, NFL, and NBA cards have all seen a rise in popularity, even prompting Target to stop selling cards in stores because people cannot behave themselves.eBay has become a popular place to buy and sell cards since people can sell any rare cards they pull for a markup, something people even did with the McDonalds Pokemon cards back in February. The updated policy removes the ability for people to retract bids on trading cards without the seller's permission.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Two Point Studios appears to be hanging up the lab coat and reaching for a cap and gown in its follow-up to 2018's Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus. While the game has yet to be officially confirmed, a listing on the Microsoft store (since taken down) unveiled images and a lengthy description of the game, which promises to be full of laughs, "twists," and "new creative tools to help you build the university of your dreams."Similarly to Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus appears to be a comedic management sim packed with plenty of puns and nonsense. One such example is that players are permitted to teach "Knight School" at their universities, a series of classes where students can learn jousting and other chivalrous skills. The game also features a Gastronomy class, where students create "mouth-watering concoctions like giant pizzas and enormous pies." When not creating a wacky course catalog, players must build up their campuses with the best professors and facilities to "watch the academic potential of your students get unlocked."However, just as importantly as academics is the happiness of player's students. In addition to managing their money and resources, players must also get to know their pupils and "explore their individual personalities, wants and needs" in order to keep them happy with clubs, societies, and gigs. In fact, it seems like the happiness and relationship status of your students will play a pretty major role in your college's success based on the game's description. According to the listing, players will need to "surround [the students] with friends, help them develop relationships, furnish them with pastoral care and ensure they have the right amount of joie de vivre to develop into incredible individuals who will do the legacy of your university proud."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

While 2020 may have thrown a proverbial banana peel on the MCU's Phase 4 track, things are quickly getting back up to speed. The upcoming fourth Thor movie, Love and Thunder, has officially wrapped filming and star Chris Hemsworth has shared a photo (alongside director Taika Waititi in full Korg regalia) to celebrate the occasion. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth)Hemsworth writes that the film is going to be "bats*** crazy and off the wall funny" which should come as no surprise, considering the tone and scale of Thor: Ragnarok, which was also helmed by Waititi. And speaking of the director, we can see that he will indeed be reprising his role as the soft-spoken rock monster, Korg, who we last saw hanging out with Thor back on the Asgardian settlement on Earth. Meanwhile, Hemsworth seems to have traded in his traditional Thor costume for a tank top and jeans. Apparently life on Earth rubbed off on him a bit more than we could have guessed.Not much is known about the actual plot of Thor: Love and Thunder, but its cast list is impressive. We'll be seeing new additions like Christian Bale as Gor, The God Butcher, a villain who unsurprisingly lives up to his name in the comics, to familiar faces making their long awaited returns like Natalie Portman's Jane Foster--as well as the Guardians of the Galaxy, some of whom can't say they're even in the movie yet (even though they definitely are.) This makes sense, of course, given that we last left Thor teaming up with the Guardians at the end of Avengers: Endgame, when he hitched a ride as Peter Quill and company decided to head out into space to look for the missing Gamora.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Convenience has always been the driving force of human ingenuity. From its simplest forms such as hand tools, wheels, and inclined planes, technology has allowed humans to live more comfortably. Most modern technology essentially does the same thing, though it's gotten much more complicated. Your automated sprinkler systems, voice-controlled lights, and smart doorbells are just a few examples of modern conveniences that are controlled by the internet, aptly earning these devices the name "Internet of Things."While you can spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars outfitting your home with the latest IoT devices, many people are taking matters into their own hands by learning how to make these gadgets themselves. Whether you're looking to save a buck or are simply interested in tinkering with such devices, The Internet of Things & ESP32 Arduino Beginners Course Bundle offers the opportunity to broaden your horizons in ESP32 and Arduino. Best of all, this bundle is currently available for only $24.99, less than $4 per course.This course bundle consists of seven separate courses totaling 70 lessons across seven hours of instruction. Students will learn the fundamentals of IoT by programming ESP32 boards for creating web servers, sending email alerts, and even controlling a garden that monitors soil moisture, air moisture, and humidity. You'll also find a course that teaches you how to program ESP32 without traditional coding. By the end of these courses, total beginners will know how to use microcontrollers with confidence.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

While Sega is mostly known for the Sonic and Yakuza franchises these days, there was a time where the developer and publisher was also a fighting game powerhouse. During the 1990s, Sega launched the Virtua Fighter franchise, the first 3D fighting game that utilized the now standard polygon-based graphics and physics. The series would go on to have a dedicated following as it set the arcade scene and Sega built platforms like the Saturn and Dreamcast, carving out a fanbase that enjoyed its incredibly technical fighting mechanics. Even today, players still engage in competitive play with the previous entry, 2012's Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, being a fixture in fan-run tournaments.With the upcoming Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, and its placement as a free game for PlayStation Plus members at launch on June 1, the fighting game franchise will be making a comeback in a big way. Before its release, we spent some time getting reacquainted with the game's uncompromisingly technical combat mechanics, which still manages to give way to satisfying and thrilling matches when you nail the right flow. With VF5's new look and refined combat mechanics--now running on the Dragon Engine, which powers the recent entries in the Yakuza series--Ultimate Showdown brings the franchise back in serious style. Before the reveal of Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, we had a brief interview with chief producer Seiji Aoki about returning to Sega's original 3D fighting game series.Editor's Note: This interview has been edited for clarity and readability.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown hits PS4 (and PS5 via forward compatibility) on June 1, and with it comes an expansion pack bundling original series content like character models and background music.The $10 Legendary Pack includes exactly what it sounds like it would. The DLC features a plethora of content from the series' past, like OG character models and various stages from 1993's Virtua Fighter and beyond. It also packages the background music and battle UI from the series' older entries.Original series content isn't all the Legendary Pack comes with. There are also character customization items and costumes, as well as emojis and stamps that can be used in Ultimate Showdown's spectator mode.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Both editions of Minecraft, Bedrock and Java, will get part one of the Caves & Cliffs update on June 8, developer Mojang has confirmed. The latest patch--which includes new blocks and mobs--will be available on mobile devices, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.Three new mobs will be added with this update: the underwater creatures axolotls, the Minecraft Earth-exclusive glow squid, and goats. Though axolotls only attack Drowned, they're mostly harmless. The same goes for the glow squids. Goats, on the other hand, are the most aggressive of the three new mobs in Minecraft, headbutting players whenever possible.That goat is just looking for some trouble.On top of the three mobs, Caves & Cliffs brings some 91 new blocks to Minecraft. This includes amethyst, copper, and dripleaves, but Mojang said the rest "might be a bit trickier to discover." Players can switch to Creative mode to get immediate access to all of the new Minecraft content.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Several older Need for Speed games will be removed from digital stores and have their in-game economies shuttered starting May 31, publisher EA announced. Online services for these games will cease operations in August.Carbon, Shift, Shift 2: Unleashed, The Run, and Undercover are the Need for Speed games that are being prepared for retirement. All five games will no longer be purchasable from digital storefronts and players can't participate in their in-game economies to buy things like car parts and currencies. Online services such as leaderboards and matchmaking will stay active until August 31, at which point all five games will be relegated to strictly offline play.Community manager Max Myrus took to the Need for Speed subreddit to deliver the news, explaining why retirement for these games has come.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite Week 12 is nearly here which means the Week 12 challenges are also just around the corner. Week 12, the final week of Season 6, is set to go live on Thursday, June 3 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. With it will come another full slate of Epic Quests and Legendary Quests for players to chase. As usual, they've leaked ahead of time. If you still need to hit Battle Pass tier 100--or 220 for the enlightened skins--these challenges will provide massive XP boosts to get you across the finish line. Here's the full list of Week 12 challenges.Fortnite Week 12 ChallengesEpic QuestsVisit the Zero Point (1) - 24,000 XPCraft pistols (3) - 24,000 XPDefeat a spire guardian (1) - 24,000 XPHunt predators (3) - 24,000 XPTame boars outside of Colossal Crops (1) - 24,000 XPChicken Glide at Colossal Crops (1) - 24,000 XPRaid an artifact from Stealthy Stronghold and from Coral Castle (2) - 24,000 XPLegendary QuestsSpend Gold Bars (150) - 35,000 XPSpend Gold Bars (300) - 24,000 XPSpend Gold Bars (450) - 24,000 XPSpend Gold Bars (600) - 24,000 XPSpend Gold Bars (750) - 24,000 XPSpend your Gold Bars before the end of the season. They don't carry over!The Legendary Quest seems easy, as 750 Gold Bars is the price of roughly any two Mythic weapons, like the Marksman Six Shooter or the Grappler Bow. It should be even easier this week since the final Wild Weeks event of Season 6 is rumored to make collecting bars even faster. If you're looking to visit the Zero Point, it's the glowing metal orb at the top of The Spire, located in the very center of the map. You may recall The Foundation is currently trapped inside.Crafting pistols is something you've been doing all season, most likely, but follow our weapon crafting guide if you're stuck. The Spire Guardians are located at any of the six mini-spires. One resides at each of the extremities of the orange parts of the map. They put up a good fight, so be careful and maybe bring a friend or three. Hunting predators (wolves and raptors), taming boar, and performing a chicken glide are all neatly addressed in our Fortnite Season 6 animal guide. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The week-long event Warhammer Skulls (previously called Skulls for the Skull Throne) kicks off on Thursday, June 3 with a livestream dedicated to all things Warhammer, including information about new games.The presentation goes live on June 3 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM BST on the official Warhammer Twitch channel. Fans can expect a bevy of announcements, from new games to updates planned for available titles. There are even opportunities to get store-specific free-to-keep games during Warhammer Skulls, though the offerings haven't been specified. In either case, fans should check storefronts across GOG, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Steam, and Xbox for various content. This includes discounts on games and DLC, preorder offerings, and free updates.This year marks the fifth Warhammer Skulls event. Typically taking place on Steam inside various associated games, the week-long celebration inundates fans with a litany of Warhammer content. This includes things like Warhammer-themed skins for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and World of Warships, game discounts, and free in-game content such as weapons.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Creating art is one of the most rewarding activities out there. Whether it's in pursuit of a career or just a hobby, art stimulates your creativity and fosters imaginative thinking. One of the most exciting mediums for creating art today is the world of digital art and animation. Many aspiring artists spend years honing their skills or thousands of dollars to learn techniques. While these age-old methods are still viable, e-learning has changed the way people can develop new skills. The Digital Art & Animation Designer Learning Bundle offers students the opportunity to learn digital art and animation from leading industry professionals at a fraction of the price normally associated with art schools. Right now, the entire bundle is available for only $14.99. The combined value of all the courses in this bundle is $1,200 (a savings of 98%).In this bundle, you'll find six courses totaling 185 individual lessons across 16 hours of instruction. The bundle covers everything from animation in Adobe XD, 2D animation, cartoon generation, after effects, and much more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For many of us, headphones have become one of our everyday carry essentials, and we need to check them off the list before leaving home. After all, what would we do without our favorite music playlists and weekly podcasts? Whether it's for your commute, a hard workout, or just a walk around your neighborhood, a great set of headphones is a must-have. But it can be hard to find a great set of headphones you love. Some don't deliver the audio quality you need, and some can set you back hundreds of dollars.Thankfully, there are options that bridge the gap between incredible quality and an incredible deal. The ComfoBuds Pro True Wireless Headphones offer just that, providing stellar quality and retailing for only $105. That's a great price for the quality, but even better is that they're currently on sale for only $89.99 (a savings of 14%). These headphones boast a ton of great features that rival wireless headphones costing hundreds of dollars more. They offer proprietary technology called QuietMax, the driving force of their active noise canceling. Three separate microphones listen to you, your music, and the world around you, amplifying what you want to hear and eliminating what you don't.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com