Nvidia's latest Game-Ready Driver is out now, preparing you for Mortal Shell's RTX patch, a slew of new G-Sync ready displays, and more.Like the two series before it, Nvidia has certified the latest OLED displays from LG for G-Sync support. That means the full range of B1, C1, G1 and Z1 OLED TVs are ready to work with Nvidia GPUs after this latest driver, using either a DisplayPort (with an adapter) or HDMI. The driver also includes G-Sync certification for the LG 27GP950, a new 4K monitor with an IPS panel and 144Hz refresh rate, as well as the MSI MAG301RF, a ultrawide monitor with an IPS panel and 2560x1080 resolution.The update also includes the best performance upgrades for Mortal Shell, which is due to get its RTX upgrade soon. This includes support for Nvidia's DLSS, which will let you downsample the game and have Nvidia's machine-learning algorithm upscale it for better performance and a minimal visual hit. Competitive shooter Valorant is also being updated to make use of Nvidia Reflex, which reduces system latency for the fastest response times.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Konami has announced a remake of its 1987 action-platformer Getsu Fuuma Den. Developed by GuruGuru, Getsufumaden: Undying Moon is a 2D action-roguevania that launches in Steam Early Access on May 13 and Nintendo Switch in 2022.Getsufumaden: Undying Moon, unveiled during Nintendo's recent Indie World showcase, updates the original's sprite-based graphics to a style influenced by Ukiyo-e art, giving it a classical Japanese aesthetic.On top of updating the visuals, Undying Moon adopts some modern gameplay principles like metroidvania elements and roguelike design. The game features a variety of ever-changing dungeons as players pick up several weapons, ranging from expected tools such as katanas to more obtuse armaments like paper fans. And of course, there are a plethora of massive, screen-sized bosses to fight.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you play your Nintendo Switch on the go, you're likely familiar with the low-battery symbol. The Switch's battery life is not one of its greatest attributes, but if you get a portable charger with Power Delivery (PD) tech, you can charge and play at the same time. Amazon currently has an incredible deal on one of the best PD chargers as well: the Anker PowerCore+ power bank is only $90, down from $130. Anker PowerCore+ power bank $90 (was $130) The Anker PowerCore+ boasts 26,800mAh of battery life, which makes it capable of fully charging the Nintendo Switch's 4,310mAh battery a total of six times. You'll need to use the portable charger's USB-C PD port, but you'll be good to go out of the box as the PowerCore+ comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable. See at Amazon In addition to the powerful USB-C port charging, the PowerCore+ comes with two 15W USB ports that are capable of charging phones and a variety of other devices. The package also features a USB-C wall charger if you're at home and want to save on the PowerCore+'s battery capacity.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next Rainbow Six Siege crossover event has been revealed, and this one is completely unexpected. Ubisoft's team-based tactical shooter is partnering with Rick & Morty for a special cosmetic bundle that will be available starting April 15.You'll be able to buy the Smoke Pickle Rick and Sledge Gromflomite bundles based on the popular animated show. The Pickle Rick bundle comes with a rat suit and headgear, weapon and attachment skins, and a Pickle Rick charm. The Gromflomite bundle, meanwhile, includes a Gromflomite skin and headpiece, the Federation Defense attachment skin, a weapon skin for the M590A1, and the Seal Team Rick charm.Each bundle costs 2160 R6 Credits. You can get a quick look at these skins in the teaser video below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Respawn may have just teased the next playable character for Apex Legends, which will be coming to the battle royale in Season 9. In the new trailer celebrating Apex Legends surpassing 100 million players, you can see the shadowy outline of an unfamiliar form.The tease begins at 0:43 in the trailer, when Mirage says "Ooh, someone got the party started." In this moment, he's looking up at a figure cast in shadow, who leaps from a tower and then...starts to glide upwards.100 million strong, and we're just getting started. Thank you, Legends! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/FlINru0lx5 — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) April 14, 2021No character in Apex Legends currently possesses that level of ability to control themselves in midair--the closest is Horizon, whose passive ability allows her to use jump jets to better maneuver herself as she's falling. But as seen in this trailer, the character in shadow isn't falling. Instead, they're rising upwards.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Scream 5 isn't due in theaters until 2022, but Bloody Disgusting is already reporting there are both multiple versions of the screenplay and also the movie itself. The latter is a bigger revelation, but both are becoming standard operating protocols for horror movies looking to preserve plot twists, characters who get killed, and the killer's identity.The filmmakers confirmed to Bloody Disgusting they are in fact going extra out of their way to thwart would-be spoilers and people who want to propagate them. For the Scream franchise, this was a hard-learned lesson early on, after a draft of Scream 2's script leaked, revealing its ending, which then necessitated last-minute rewrites that then changed the movie's ending. We'll have to wait until January 14, 2022 to find out which, if any, of the rumors flying around about the movie prove true.Scream 5 is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, a pair that makes up two-thirds of the LA-based filmmaking trio Radio Silence (with Chad Villella), and previously helmed a story in the horror anthology V/H/S, the 2014 supernatural horror Devil's Due, 2015's anthology Southbound, and 2019's acclaimed horror comedy Ready or Not. This will be the first movie in the series not to be written by Kevin Williamson, with Guy Busick (Ready or Not) and James Vanderbilt (David Fincher's Zodiac) handling screenplay duties this time round.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix has announced a new docuseries that aims to help people learn more about sleep. The show is called "Headspace Guide To Sleep," and it's produced by the popular app Headspace, which previously released a meditation show for Netflix.The Headspace Guide To Sleep series digs into fact and tips about sleep that are "backed by science," according to Netflix. The series will touch on things like whether or not looking at your phone before bed is really bad for your sleep and if you need a full eight hours at night."With mindfulness and meditation, this series will give you the tools you need to get a good night's sleep... and wake up ready to take on the day," Netflix said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Twitch has delivered a widespread ban of 7.5 million bot accounts that have been contributing to "the rise of fake engagement" on the platform, the company said.A majority of these fakes accounts engaged in follow-botting or view-botting, which breaks Twitch's Terms of Service. They were detected by "ongoing machine learning technology that will continue to improve," Twitch said on Twitter. The result of this widespread ban may cause some streamers' follower or viewer counts to decrease. Twitch pointed affected streamers to an article about fake engagement to learn more.🛡️ We have been monitoring the rise of fake engagement on Twitch and have identified 7.5MM+ accounts that break our TOS by follow-botting and view-botting. We are taking action on these accounts and appreciate all of the reports about this issue. — Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) April 14, 2021Fake engagement, according to Twitch, is the "artificial inflation of channel statistics, such as views or follows, through coordination or 3rd party tools." This behavior includes things like follow-botting and view-botting, using accounts controlled by a computer or script to falsify channel statistics so they are better than they appear. Other methods are "Follow 4 Follow" (F4F), "Lurk 4 Lurk" (L4L), and "Host 4 Host" (H4H). In essence, anything that "involve[s] a mutual exchange of interaction intended to increase visibility of [some] channels over those with legitimate interaction" could be determined as artificial channel inflation.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In the wake of Zack Snyder's Justice League, Dragon Age 2 writer David Gaider has chimed in with what he would do with carte blanche to make an equally uncompromising version of his work. In short: The city would be much bigger, the choices would have more nuance, and you could take Varric to bed.In a Twitter thread, Gaider answered the hypothetical saying that Dragon Age 2 was "THE Project of Multiple Regrets." For starters, he says, he would either include significant changes to the city of Kirkwall as the game spans the course of years, or reduce the time between acts to months instead of years. He added that he doesn't care much about the oft-repeated criticism of repetitive missions, but just would like Kirkwall to feel more crowded and alive.More specific to your player character, he said he'd like to restore a cut plot where the hero Hawke almost became an abomination. Plus, he'd like to restore cut lines, the absence of which made NPC interactions seem inconsistent, as if they'd never met you or forgot you had romanced them.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Halo: The Master Chief Collection has been updated once again, with the newest playlist update for April 14 bringing a brand-new multiplayer mode for everyone.Escalation Slayer, which was previously only available in Custom Games when it arrived in the Season 6 update, is now available in public matchmaking. Similar to Gun Game, Escalation Slayer gives you a new gun each time you get a kill, seemingly at random, until someone gets a kill with all of them. Given Halo's huge variety of famous and fun weapons, this mode sounds like a treat, in addition to being very chaotic.Prepare to be prepared. Season 6's newest game variant, Escalation Slayer, is now live in MCC! Make each level count, and lock and load whatever you've got. pic.twitter.com/ZKRHv1Hv3i — Halo (@Halo) April 14, 2021It's available now for Halo: Reach, Halo 2: Anniversary, and Halo 4 in 4v4 and FFA modes. There is a dedicated playlist for it accessible through the match composer so you can play it 24/7 if you want.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Home will soon end support for several older phones and operating systems, The Pokemon Company has announced. Following an update this June, the app will no longer be compatible with the following devices and OSes:Android 5iOS 9iOS 10iOS 11iPhone 5siPhone 6As The Pokemon Company notes, "there may be other devices on which Pokemon Home may function imperfectly or stop working entirely" following the June update. According to the company, it may take some time for the service "to become compatible" with newer operating systems.If you're planning on using Pokemon Home on a new device, The Pokemon Company advises to link the app to your Nintendo Account in order to carry over all your information. You can check whether your app is already linked to a Nintendo Account by tapping on Options and looking at the Account tab.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Best 4K 144Hz monitor LG 27GN950-B See at Amazon Best 1440p 144Hz monitor Gigabyte G27Q See at Amazon Best 1080p 144Hz monitor Acer Nitro XV242Y See at Amazon Best budget 144Hz monitor AOC G2490VX See at Amazon Best ultrawide 144Hz monitor LG 34GN850-B See at Amazon Best 144Hz monitor with G-Sync ViewSonic Elite XG270QG See at Amazon If you're serious about gaming, especially on PC, you should consider upping your monitor's refresh rate to at least 144Hz from the standard 60Hz that you'll find on most budget monitors and televisions. If you thought 60Hz looks smooth, wait until you play a game with a variable refresh rate up to 144Hz with G-Sync or FreeSync active. A higher refresh rate gives you an edge that you wouldn't otherwise have at 60Hz. Reacting to enemies, twitch aiming, and timing are all factors that are improved by increasing your refresh rate, whether you can tell the difference with your eye or not. Anyone who's serious about gaming, especially competitive multiplayer, should consider getting a 144Hz gaming monitor. Fortunately, if you're not sure what the best options are, we've outlined the best 144Hz gaming monitor options currently available below, from 4K to 1440p and more.For more display recommendations, see our picks for the best 4K monitors and best 4K TVs for gaming. Televisions have started to adopt high refresh rates as well, and with technology like FreeSync Premium, they've become viable options for hardcore gamers. And if you want to learn more before buying a new gaming monitor, check out our complete guide to monitor technologies, which covers everything from HDR for monitors and panel types, among other things. We've also got a guide to the best gaming monitors for PS5 and Xbox Series X, if you're a console gamer considering buying a new monitor over a TV.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Cinemax series Warrior, based on an original concept and treatment by martial artist Bruce Lee, will be coming back for a third season on HBO Max according to an announcement. In a video released on Twitter--which you can see below--the cast articulates something fans are all likely hearing upon hearing this news: "Against all odds, we are back."The series, which was tragically cut short only due to Cinemax's decision to cease producing original programming, is a "gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco's Chinatown in the late 19th century." Season 1 and 2 are now available for streaming on HBO Max.This fight’s not over. Warrior has been renewed as a Max Original for season 3. pic.twitter.com/pAECIcA2hu — HBO Max (@hbomax) April 14, 2021 Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Although it's younger than many of Nintendo's other tentpole properties, the Animal Crossing series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week, making it one of the longest-running franchises in gaming today. Western fans were first introduced to the quirky life sim on the GameCube, but the series actually debuted on that system's predecessor, the Nintendo 64--and in its earliest stages of development, it was a very different kind of game than the one Nintendo would eventually release.Like so many of the company's other titles, Animal Crossing was born not from a setting or story concept, but rather a gameplay idea--namely, the ability for multiple people to play in and influence one shared space. This idea was sparked by the 64DD, a short-lived disc drive attachment that Nintendo released for the N64 toward the end of the system's lifetime. Many of the features that the 64DD afforded over the base N64 hardware--particularly its real-time clock and ability to store comparatively large amounts of data--would serve as the foundation for what would ultimately become Animal Crossing."The idea for Animal Crossing began with the idea that we could use the 64DD to write a massive amount of save data to make a kind of game that hadn't ever been made yet," game director Katsuya Eguchi said during the 2008 Nintendo Game Seminar (as translated by Nintendo World Report). "At that point, the theme that I considered was 'playing with others.' The beginning of that design was that you'd have this RPG-like world in this massive field, and multiple people would enter, and your play would affect the other players."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Minecraft's Caves & Cliffs update has been split into two parts, with the first still set to arrive this summer. Mojang explained the move, saying that the ambition of the update has made it difficult to stick to the original timeline. The second part of the Caves & Cliffs update will now release this holiday season."We know this news is disappointing to many of you, but there are several reasons for this change," Mojang said in a statement. "Firstly, we strive to deliver the most polished experience possible, and including all the Caves & Cliffs features in the summer update would have meant compromising on quality. And even though occasional bugs are a reality of game development, we want this update to be an amazing experience, not wreak havoc on your meticulously crafted worlds."In particular, Mojang said, the update is slated to introduce a complete overhaul to the overworld generation, which also naturally impacts caves and mountains. "Not only do we have to consider every effect this can have on the world but also how it will affect performance. Basically, having more stuff in the game also slows it down and we want to avoid that."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com