Twitch has added support for more than 350 new streamer tags, including tags for "queer," "transgender," "Vtubers," and many, many more. Many of the new tags are geared specifically towards gender, sexual orientation, nationality, mental health, and ability.No changes have been made to how tags work--the new tags simply allow for streamers to have more options when it comes describing what their stream is all about and to help viewers find streams that may be of interest to them.Twitch has added new stream tags focused on gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and more.In regards to the "transgender" tag specifically, Twitch says the tag was one of the community's most requested, and that "the simple truth is [Twitch] should have done this sooner."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sega laid out more of its plans to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary in a Sonic Central presentation that unveiled new games and collabs for the beloved blue hedgehog, but longtime Sonic fans can also get their hands on some new merch and collectibles this year. Among them is a brand-new tome compiling 30 years of Sonic history, characters, art, and lore as featured in video games going back to the Sega Genesis era. The Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia is up for preorder now at Amazon, including a Deluxe Edition that comes with exclusive packaging and more. Releasing November 24, the Sonic encyclopedia is on sale for up to 40% off right now at Amazon. You'll also get Amazon's preorder price guarantee--if the price drops between when you preorder and the item ships, you'll only be charged the lowest price. Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia $30 (was $50) | Releases November 23 Published by Dark Horse, the Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia includes 288 pages of "extensive lore and exhaustive detail" covering the history of Sonic the Hedgehog, with a closer look at characters, settings, and the stories of each game. This is a hardcover book, and right now it's 40% off, available for just $30. See at Amazon Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia (Deluxe Edition) $56.37 (was $80) | Releases November 23 The Sonic the Hedgehog Encyclo-speed-ia's Deluxe Edition is the ultimate collectible for Sonic fans, with an exclusive mosaic cover, a slipcase with gold foil "Ring" treatment, and two archival gallery prints of Sonic and his ultimate foe, Dr. Eggman. The Deluxe Edition is on sale for 30% off, dropping the price to $56.37. See at Amazon This is only the latest in a growing collection of Sonic merch being released around the character's 30th anniversary, including a Giant Eggman Robot Battle Set that's up for preorder now. Sega also announced Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a remaster of the 2010 Wii and DS game, and teased a new 3D Sonic game coming in 2022.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's a big year for Halo, with developer 343 Industries finally releasing Halo Infinite after a year-long delay from its original Fall 2020 release date as a launch title for the Series X|S. While it missed that date, 2021 is a special, fitting year for Halo, as it marks the 20th anniversary of the franchise and the Xbox brand overall.Before Microsoft launches Halo Infinite, there may be beta period, according to comments from the developer, and it's easy to sign up. In this story we're running down some quick instructions on how to sign up for the Halo Insider program to earn a shot at getting chosen to participate in the upcoming trial.How To Sign Up For Halo InsiderThe Halo Insider program is free and open to everyone across console and PC. You can opt in to the Halo Insider program on Microsoft's website, and the process is very simple and straightforward.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ahead of its Dying Light 2 stream later today, developer Techland has announced a new version of Dying Light that comes bundled with all of its DLC. Titled Dying Light: Platinum Edition, customers can pick up the game across all platforms starting today.The bundle's list price is $100, but retailers are selling it at a deep discount. If you're picking the game up on PC, it's available on both Steam and GOG for just $25. Xbox users can also pick the game up via the Microsoft store for $25. However, on the PlayStation Store you can only get the bundle for $25 if you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber. Without a subscription, you will have to pay the full $100 for Dying Light: Platinum Edition.Dying Light: Platinum Edition -- $25 ($100)SteamGOGXbox StorePlayStation StoreAs it turns out, over the years a ton of DLC has been released for Dying Light. Besides the base game and its expansion, The Following, anyone that purchases Dying Light: Platinum Edition will receive an extra 20 pieces of DLC content. The DLC generally varies, adding new weapons, armors, blueprints, buggy decals, and gameplay content to Dying Light.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The full trailer for Werewolves Within is here. The movie is adapted from Ubisoft's VR game of the same title and it releases on June 25.The movie stars Veep's Sam Richardson as a forest ranger Finn, who is visiting Beaverfield, a small town filled with very eccentric residents. But when a snowstorm seals off the town and a terrifying werewolf starts picking the locals off, Finn and postal worker Cecily set about trying to find out which of the locals is the murderous beast.It looks like a hugely entertaining mix of laughs and scares, and anyone who saw director Josh Ruben's last movie, Scare Me, will know he's very good at combining these two elements. Check out the trailer below:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Another week brings more modes and playlist changes to Black Ops Cold War, as we continue Call of Duty's '80s Action Hero event. Today's May 27 patch notes include a playlist refresher, the introduction of Rambo's Gun Game, a double XP event, and a free access weekend.New PlaylistsToday's update adds a Rambo twist to the Gun Game party mode. Explosive weapons like the Combat Bow, Death Machine, War Machine, and the RPG-7 are now part of the weapon cycle. Thankfully, everyone gets a Stimshot to increase their odds of survival against such powerful weapons. As usual, dying by melee in Gun Game drops you back one stage in the weapon rotation, and the match ends once the first player gets a ranged kill with the ballistic knife.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The upcoming Mike Tyson series at Hulu has found its lead actor. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Trevante Rhodes--who starred in the Oscar-winning drama Moonlight--will play Iron Mike in the limited series.Iron Mike, which is the name of the show, is one of two new Tyson projects in the works, with the other being a scripted series with Jamie Foxx in the role and Martin Scorsese producing. That show, however, doesn't have a network attached yet.Hulu's show is an eight-episode drama that looks into the "wild, tragic, and controversial life and career" of the boxer. The show is produced by the team that made the Margot Robbie figure skating movie I, Tonya. Craig Gillespie, who directed I, Tonya, is directing Iron Mike. Gillespie's latest project is the Disney movie Cruella, which he also directed.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Lee Toland Krieger (Superman & Lois, Riverdale) will reportedly be directing the pilot and second episode of HBO Max's upcoming Green Lantern, according to Deadline. Back in January, the show was ordered to series, and Green Lantern's first season will consist of 10 hour-long episodes.The new show is quickly filling out its cast and crew. On Instagram, Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) recently revealed that he will be playing Alan Scott in the series. Additionally, back in April, it was announced that Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) will star as Guy Gardner--other cast announcements are still forthcoming.The upcoming TV series will be written and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Seth Grahame-Smith. Joining them are EPs Geoff Johns, Sarah Schechter, David Katzenberg, and David Madden.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

At long last, we finally have a Dying Light 2 release date. The long-awaited zombie sequel is coming out on December 7 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and PC, and preorders are available now. What's more, the name has changed, if only slightly, to Dying Light 2: Stay Human.The announcement was made as part of a new web series called Dying 2 Know, which also included a new gameplay trailer. There were be a few different digital versions of Dying Light 2: Stay Human available at launch--Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate. A Collector's Edition will also be available, and all preorders receive a digital Reload Pack that includes a paraglider skin, weapon, and outfit.Dying Light 2 is shaping up to be a very ambitious game, with a world that changes based on your choices as well as competing factions. It still features the original game's cooperative play and emphasis on parkour for daring escapes, but it should also be more engaging and have a better-realized setting.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For the next week in Grand Theft Auto Online players can earn $100,000 in-game for completing one of the eight new stunt races in the Cunning Stunts event. Players can do their best Evel Knievel impression in one of the eight new races, using motorcycles, cars, and off-road vehicles. All stunt races--new and old--are offering triple RP and money rewards through June 2nd, in addition to the $100,000 one-time reward.All of the new rewards and stunt race details can be found in a blog post by Rockstar as well as below.Eight New Stunt RacesThe stunts vary both in vehicles and the environment. One of the stunt races, Sun, Sea, and Chicanes, features classic sports cars drifting tight corners as the beauty of nature blurs by. It is a "kind of nauseating blur that’s sure to leave a smile on your face and your dinner on the dashboard." On the other hand, Bridge Too Far takes place on the La Puerta Freeway and features sports cars flying through flaming hoops.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty is offering players an incentive for enabling two-factor authentication on their Activision account in the form of double battle pass XP.Players who sign up for two-factor authentication will be granted two separate one-hour long double battle pass XP tokens starting today. Those who enable two-factor authentication will be prompted to use a one-time code generated by a third party app in order to sign-in, after entering the email and password for their Activision account.Activision says the new security feature isn't mandatory, but is "strongly recommended." Players can sign up for two-factor authentication here.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Another challenger approaches the current parade of live stream events for video games this summer. Indie Live Expo 2021 is planning to show over 300 upcoming indie games during its live stream on Saturday, June 5, at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET. The Japan-based presentation will run for five hours and feature games from known publishers like 505 Games and Playism, as well as up-and-coming developers and publishers. The stream will be available on Indie Live's YouTube, Twitch, and Twitter accounts, with an English version of the stream.The stream will feature the newest game from Why So Serious, the publisher of Touhou Luna Nights. There will also be special segments from a number of sponsors like Sony Interactive Entertainment, Koch Media, and Arc System Works. Microsoft will also host a special segment highlighting indie games on Xbox Game Pass."Our third Indie Live Expo will be our biggest yet," said Ryuta Konuma, Founder of Ryu's Office, who puts on the Indie Live Expo. "We want to formally thank everyone who submitted their incredible indie games and all of our partners for making it possible to highlight so many."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ever since it was added to the game with the Beyond Light expansion, Destiny 2's new Stasis abilities--which give players ice-based attacks that can freeze enemies and other players solid--have been hugely popular in the Crucible. A lot of players have complained that Stasis was too dominant in the PvP arena, and Bungie has slowly been making tweaks to bring the subclasses' abilities in line with the ones that were already in the game. But with the next big patch to the game, Bungie is speeding up the process with updates to Stasis that significantly reduce its power in the Crucible.Bungie detailed the upcoming patch in its This Week at Bungie blog post, running down a host of significant Stasis changes that it hopes will balance it better in the Crucible. According to Bungie, Stasis subclasses are used heavily in PvP activities, where they're also generally too strong--they often rank at or near the top of win percentages, suggesting they're outpacing the other subclasses in the game. On top of that, Bungie said it's been taking into account a lot of feedback from players, and one recurring theme is the emotional distress of getting frozen or slowed for long periods, and therefore, being unable to defend yourself.In response, Bungie is ratching back a lot of the damage and power of Stasis abilities, as well as their durations, with Hotfix 3.2.0.3. Those changes are only going to affect the PvP side of the game, it's worth noting. Bungie says it's happy with how Stasis functions for crowd-control on the PvE side, so that's going largely unchanged.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Charlie Guillemot, the son of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, has resigned from the company. As reported by Axios, Charlie Guillemot was co-head of Ubisoft's Owlient alongside Rémi Pellerin, both of whom announced their departure from the company internally last week, in order to pursue new opportunities.A Ubisoft spokesperson provided GameSpot with the following statement: "We can confirm that Rémi Pellerin and Charlie Guillemot have stepped down from their roles at Owlient to pursue new opportunities. We wish them all the best for their future endeavors."These high-profile departures come at a turbulent time for Ubisoft. This comes as an investigative report by French publication Le Télégramme that says Ubisoft's efforts to combat the issues raised in a wave of accusations from last year have had a minimal impact on the company's culture. One of the main issues was that some of the executives who have allegations against them are still with the company, like Hugues Ricour, who just changed roles at the company. Yves Guillemot released an open letter shortly after the report, refuting the claims that the company failed to make meaningful changes and listed all steps Ubisoft has taken to improve its work culture.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor Oscar Isaac will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the vigilante Moon Knight, Marvel Studios confirmed today in a tweet. If you're sitting here thinking that you already knew this, you're not alone."WE ARE MOONKNIGHT" - Oscar Isaac #MoonKnight pic.twitter.com/GhLgvHnje8 — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) May 27, 2021Before we get into the history behind this announcement, the tweet itself says "WE ARE MOONKNIGHT," which seems to nod to main character Marc Spector having multiple personalities that develop after Egyptian moon deity Khonshu comes to inhabit his body.Marvel Studios announced the project in August 2019, and news broke in October 2020 that Isaac was in talks to step into the Moon Knight's white tights. Then, on January 8, 2021, newly-announced Moon Knight director Aaron Moorhead tweeted that "we're directing Oscar Isaac in a Marvel show."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com