A new event has begun in Mario Kart Tour. The first part of the game's Ninja Tour is now live through April 20, and it introduces a new ninja-themed character, kart, and course to the mobile racer.The course is called Ninja Hideaway, and it's a brand-new racetrack exclusive to Mario Kart Tour. In keeping with the event's ninja motif, the course features multiple hidden alternate pathways, as well as falling ceilings and other traps.The new racer debuting during the tour is Ninja Shy Guy, who arrives alongside the new Jade Hop Rod kart and Ninja Scroll glider. You can take a look at the new racer and course in the trailer below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Overwatch has now gotten Nvidia Reflex support, letting players with GeForce GPUs benefit from the latency-reducing feature. Nvidia says that in its tests it reduced latency by up to 50%.To use Nvidia Reflex in Overwatch, make sure you have a GeForce GTX 900 Series or newer card and install the newest Overwatch update. Then go to Options > Video Settings to enable Reflex. The company also has an optimization guide for further tips on how to reduce latency in-game.As part of the announcement, Nvidia pointed out that it's bringing Reflex support to Rust and Ghostrunner soon as well.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Activision's ongoing fight against cheaters and other people who display bad behavior in Call of Duty: Warzone continues, as the publisher has banned thousands of additional accounts.The ban wave on April 7 included 15,000 accounts, developer Raven Software said--and the studio isn't stopping there. "More to come," Raven said, putting cheaters on notice.New #Warzone ban wave today. Another 15,000 accounts banned. More to come. — Raven Software (@RavenSoftware) April 7, 2021 Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of Game of Thrones's 10-year anniversary this month, HBO has cut together and recently released a trailer revisiting its polarizing final season, which aired way back in 2019. One pandemic later, that likely feels like a few centuries ago, but even fairweather fans and people who didn't watch the series likely know that Season 8's final six episodes got anything but a warm reception for a whole host of reasons. Check out the clip below to relive how the series wound up coming to a close.Granted, the YouTube comments space are widely understood to be a free-for-all, but the reactions to this two-minute clip are less focused on the dramatic highlights and seem to have re-traumatized fans to the level that The Hollywood Reporter has both taken notice and compiled a selection of the most bitter reactions. The comments are pretty standard internet fare, but within 24 hours since the clip's gone online, a growing consensus is rallying around a renewed demand for HBO to remake the final season. THR's report has a pretty expansive breakdown on why that isn't likely to happen.While a remake may not be in the cards, what's on the horizon instead is the franchise's next iteration, House of the Dragon, which is expected to begin production this year. Creator George R. R. Martin, meanwhile, recently announced he's working on a Broadway version of his fantasy epic that will "tell the whole story."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A PS5-exclusive survival shooter called Abandoned has been revealed on the PlayStation Blog. Created by the Dutch developer Blue Box Game Studios, Abandoned is a cinematic survival first-person shooter with heavy horror elements, and a teaser trailer that accompanies its announcement shows it off.Abandoned stars an amnesiac hero named Jason Longfield, who must escape from a mysterious forest, finding food and ammo to fight or sneak his way out. As the blog post reveals, Abandoned may be a first-person shooter, but it will focus more on hiding and aiming than run-and-gun gameplay. For example, if Jason is out of breath from sprinting, his aiming will suffer, and the firing rate on all the weapons in the game is slow compared to action-heavy shooters.Abandoned will use the DualSense controller and the PS5's support for 3D audio to create what Blue Box hopes will be an immersive experience. Though the trailer seems to run at a fairly low framerate, the blog post says that Abandoned will target 60fps and run at 4K. A gameplay video is coming soon. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Flavourworks has announced that its previously PlayStation-exclusive FMV thriller Erica will launch on PC via Steam on May 25. An exact price for the game has not been revealed, but Erica is now available to wishlist on Steam.Erica is a full-motion video interactive fiction thriller that was published by Sony exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The game, akin to choose-your-own-adventure games like Until Dawn but with much less control of the characters, launched in August 2019. In January of this year, Flavourworks ported Erica to iOS devices.Erica tells the story of the titular character, played by Holly Earl (the voice actor for League of Legends' Lillia and best known for her role in the Channel 4 sci-fi series Humans), who uses her recurring nightmares to uncover the truth of her father's murder. Players make decisions for Erica at critical junctures to direct the story.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Deadly Premonition 2 is coming to Steam, according to publisher Thunderful Group's annual report. It was previously only available on Switch. No date is known yet for when Deadly Premonition 2's Steam listing will go live.Deadly Premonition 2 is the 2020 sequel to the 2010 cult classic Deadly Premonition. The original survival horror game--through an odd combination of unpredictable storytelling and awkward game mechanics--captured an audience who enjoyed its absurdity.The sequel continues to follow the original protagonist, FBI agent Francis York Morgan. Only this time, he's disgraced and under suspicion by the very agency he once worked for. Another FBI agent, Aaliyah Davis, is tasked with investigating Morgan due to new findings from a past murder case in the fictional Louisiana city Le Carré.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

IO Interactive CEO and co-owner Hakan Abrak has confirmed that the Hitman series is taking a break as the studio focuses on its new James Bond game. The Hitman series will continue, and more DLC is planned for Hitman 3 specifically, but you should expect Agent 47 to take some time off. "Our thinking right now is, Agent 47 deserves a bit of a rest," Abrak told IGN. "He's been busy the last three games."January 2021's Hitman 3 was positioned as the third game in a trilogy, so it makes sense that IO would give the franchise a rest for now. Abrak mentioned that IO remains committed to Hitman 3 and it plans to continue to update and support the game in the future.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Mythical Games, the studio behind the upcoming multiplayer title Blankos Block Party, has launched its own NFT Marketplace to allow players to trade in-game items for both traditional and cryptocurrencies.The studio has been working on incorporating NFTs (non-fungible tokens) well before the current boom, with the idea to give players more control over in-game items they purchase. Mythical explains that the current market simply allows players to license content for in-game rewards, which remain tied to your account irrespective of if you continue using it or not.With the Marketplace, Mythical hopes to give players more agency with their purchases. Not only will you be able to trade any in-game Blanko Vinyls you purchase, but you can also increase the level of cheaper, low-level items and eventually sell them at a profit. Since runs of vinyls are limited, especially those designed by some well-known artists, Mythical Games expects its 300,000 strong player base to start driving a communal economy that sees prices for some items fluctuate according to demand.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bundles are always a great way to save money on an assortment of products, and a new one from online retailer Antonline comes with some great PC gaming goodies. The Lenovo gaming monitor bundle costs $1,180 and contains a Lenovo G27Q monitor, Ryzen 9 5950X processor, and three months of Xbox Game Pass for PC. This bundle is only available through April 9. The Ryzen 9 5950X processor is hard to come by at its regular price of $800, so this bundle is a good way to snag the new CPU without paying a premium to third-party sellers. Lenovo monitor, Ryzen 9 5950X bundle $1,180 The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor has 16 cores with a base clock of 3.4GHz and a max of 4.9GHz. This is a powerful processor that will work great with a high-end gaming PC. Of course, you'll need the appropriate components to go with the Ryzen 9--if you need help, check out our guide on how to build a gaming PC. See at Antonline The Lenovo G27Q gaming monitor boasts a 27-inch IPS panel with a 1440p resolution, 165Hz refresh rate, and 1-5ms response time. For those that like pushing their frame rate as high as possible, it also comes with FreeSync Premium in addition to being G-Sync Compatible.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go developer Niantic is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to see which Pokemon may hatch from certain eggs. Tapping on one of the eggs in your inventory will pull up a list of all the Pokemon that may possibly hatch from it. Each monster is categorized by their rarity; Pokemon denoted with one egg icon will be most common, while those with five eggs will be rarest.Eggs have been among the most controversial elements of Pokemon Go. Niantic has previously been criticized for the very low hatch rates certain Pokemon have, especially since some monsters--such as Happiny, which is available as a Shiny as part of the game's spring event--can only be obtained by hatching them. This move should at least give players a somewhat better idea of how likely some eggs are to yield certain Pokemon.We're excited to share that all Trainers will now be able to see which Pokémon may hatch from Eggs in their Inventory! Tap an Egg to see a list of possible Pokémon and their rarity level. — Niantic Support (@NianticHelp) April 7, 2021The aforementioned spring event runs until tomorrow, April 8. As part of it, spring-themed Pokemon such as flower crown-wearing versions of Pikachu and Chansey are appearing in the wild more frequently. There is also a Spring Collection Challenge that tasks players with catching certain monsters before the event ends.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The CW has begun shooting the pilot for its upcoming Powerpuff Girls live-action series, according to a report from TMZ. Filming for the series, simply titled "Powerpuff," is underway in Atlanta. TMZ's photo gallery shows actors Chloe Bennett, Yana Perrault, and Dove Cameron, who respectively play Blossom, Buttercup, and Bubbles for the show, in full Powerpuff regalia.'Powerpuff Girls' Stars Shooting New Live-Action Show, Blossom Goes Flying https://t.co/2bSv35gilf — TMZ (@TMZ) April 7, 2021Donald Faison, who will play Powerpuff creator Professor Utonium, waves to the photographer in one photo, as well. These are set production shots, so things are pretty raw, with Bennett's flight harness ropes clearly visible in the photos. Not spotted in any of the photos is Nicholas Podany, who will be playing the live-action version of Powerpuff villain Mojo Jojo.The show picks up with the girls in their mid-twenties, disillusioned by a childhood of crime fighting and estranged from Professor Utonium. Sounds like HBO Max's Titans, but with bright colors and fewer Batman-related swears.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Best overall 4K monitor LG 27GN950-B See at Amazon Best budget 4K monitor Asus TUF Gaming VG289Q See at Amazon Best 43-inch 4K monitor Asus ROG Strix XG438Q See at Amazon Best 4K monitor for gaming Acer Predator XB273K See at Amazon Best 4K monitor for work Dell UltraSharp U2720Q See at Amazon True 4K has become more achievable than ever thanks to advances in graphics cards with tech like Nvidia's DLSS and the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X. This technology has made 4K displays very desirable as we can finally take advantage of the better image quality and higher resolution. There is no shortage of great 4K monitors, and while that's a good thing, it can be hard to choose the best one for you. Whether you're using a monitor for gaming, work, or production, there are some excellent 4K monitors out there with high refresh rates, low response times, and anything else you could want in a monitor.For more recommendations, see our guide to the best 4K TVs for gaming. Televisions have started to adopt 120Hz refresh rates and tech like FreeSync Premium, making them a fantastic choice for console or PC gaming. And for more on monitors, check out our complete guide to monitor technologies, which covers a wide variety of topics, such as HDR for monitors, FreeSync vs. G-Sync, and panel types, among other things.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Twitch has outlined more clearly its plan for addressing off-platform harassment and serious misconduct. In a blog post, the company categorized off-platform harassment into two sections: Harassment that occurs on Twitch and other platforms, and harassment that takes place entirely off-platform.Category one covers cases where harassment takes place both on Twitch and off of it. Citing a specific example of what counts as the first category, Twitch stated that it would take related harassment on Twitter into account when investigating a reported misconduct incident during a Twitch livestream.The newer part is category two: Twitch will now "enforce against serious offenses that pose a substantial safety risk to the Twitch community, even if these actions occur entirely off Twitch." The platform goes onto enumerate what behaviors fall under this umbrella, including:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Outriders is a game that isn't defined by big new ideas, but rather a variety of familiar elements mixed together in experimental ways. It's a role-playing game with loot-shooter elements; it's a serious, dark sci-fi outing that often comes with a pretty big dose of humor; it's a third-person cover shooter that demands you rush out and smash enemies with your ludicrously lethal magic powers. Whether this mixture works for you will determine how much you'll enjoy exploring the war-torn planet of Enoch and the last desperate vestige of humanity clinging to life there.Outriders blends well-known video game elements into something new and challenging, and while it takes itself seriously, it isn't self-serious. The game is about the human race destroying its home, violently colonizing new spaces, and tearing itself apart, but its heavy themes are often lightened up by a general blockbuster goofiness and characters defined by their gallows humor. You find a place within it as an accidental superbeing with space magic powers on the newly colonized planet Enoch, and you're mostly just annoyed that irritating people are wasting your time with their gopher chores. It's a fun, self-aware fit.Though Outriders looks like a live game of the loot-shooter persuasion, it's actually much more Mass Effect 3 than Destiny 2--like Mass Effect, RPG progression, an expansive story, and cover-shooting are more the engine of the game than chasing the next new gun. Although it does have a hearty dose of gear progression, Outriders is a cover-shooter RPG, leaning heavily into an epic story told with tons of dialogue, cutscenes, character interactions, and collectible lore.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com