CD Projekt Red has reaffirmed its plans to release next-generation patches for both Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in its latest earnings report.The studio had previously announced the respective patches, but their timelines were uncertain given the additional development time needed for the big patch rollout the studio has planned for Cyberpunk 2077. Earlier this year the studio confirmed that the PS5 and Xbox Series X patches for Cyberpunk 2077 would only be coming after the work on performance updates completed, but today the company has committed to it launching before the end of 2021.Similarly, the previously announced PS5 and Xbox Series X patches for 2015's The Witcher 3 will also be released this year, bringing numerous visual enhancements to the critically acclaimed RPG. This will include ray tracing support according to CD Projekt Red, with work done on Cyberpunk 2077 and its engine aiding in the development of this patch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Valorant's Masters tournament is now over, and Riot has rolled out a new patch for its competitive shooter that makes major changes to several characters and significantly nerfs the Bucky shotgun. The patch also includes a bundle of bug fixes and a new surround sound option, so check out the patch notes below for all the details.Riot has buffed Viper so many times that it's become a meme of sorts in the Valorant community, but this latest fix might finally boost her fortunes. Her Toxin now deals at least 50 decay on any contact with Viper's Poison Cloud, Toxic Screen, or Viper's Pit abilities, which is a major debuff. Her Poison Cloud can now also be instantly redeployed when picked up, but the charge you receive will be temporary, not permanent. Additionally, both Toxic Screen and Poison Cloud remain up for 2 seconds even after Viper dies, meaning she still has some bite even when she goes down.Yoru has received more straightforward changes, with his Blindside flash now lasting longer and taking less time to activate. Though his Gatecrash teleport is now on a 35-second refresh timer rather than resetting on kills, the fragment's lifetime has increased to 30 seconds. The popular Bucky shotgun has been altered as well, with a tighter spread on both its firing modes, and less pellets on its right-click, which is a significant nerf. Full patch notes are below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fortnite Season 6 has introduced new Spire Quests and one such challenge asks players to perform several tasks for Tarana. Currently, this particular Spire Quest seems to be a bit buggy, but we've completed it all so you can too. Here's where to find Tarana, how to complete common or rarer quests, and find Artifacts for Tarana in Fortnite Season 6.Stage 1: Find TaranaThe first thing you're meant to do is find Tarana. She's an NPC permanently dwelling at Boney Burbs, just west of the map's center. Drop in and speak to her, selecting the dialogue option "The Spire" to learn more.Please note that while this seems intended to be Stage 1 of the challenge, some players, including us, are reporting Stage 2 as appearing first in their quest log. If that's the case with you too, scroll down to Stage 2, complete it as needed, then follow these Stage 1 instructions. Should Epic clarify the confusion or patch the problem away, we'll update this guide too.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Square Enix's recently revealed and recently renamed action-adventure title Forspoken is back with an extended cut of the trailer first shown during the company's livestream earlier this month. It doesn't reveal any new information, but the two-minute long video showcases more gameplay and traversal as Frey Holland.The video starts with actor Ella Balinska, known for her portrayal as Jane Kano in Elizabeth Banks' Charlie's Angels, talking about how Forspoken is the "first video game" she's been involved in and playing protagonist Frey is the "first time [she's done] performance capture." Interspersed between the brief interview are cutscenes from Forspoken: Frey encountering that giant dragon, then hiding from it before asking if it's gone, to which some ephemeral voice responds that the dragon left. It's the same bit from the initial sneak peak.What's new, however, is just about everything after Balinska signs off. There are several instances of gameplay, like one sequence where we see Frey tell a bear to "f*** off" after blasting it with a magical cluster of rocks and another of Frey defending against what appears to be some sort of stone golems. There is also a traversal montage of Frey sprinting across the dilapidated and rocky lands of Athia at blistering speeds.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

YouTube cooking show Binging With Babish has cooked up a version of a Monster Hunter World meal, and the finished product is pretty impressive. Oliver Babish (real name Andrew Rea) prepared sausages from scratch, a whole dry-brined chicken, shrimp paella, rump steak skewers, and homemade tepache to approximate the ridiculous meals that your monster hunter wolfs down before hunting big game.While it's an impressive spread, we don't really recommend devouring it all in one sitting like your hunter does--it probably contains enough calories to fuel an adult for an average week. (Turns out slaying literal dragons makes you hungry.) Binging With Babish (now known as the Babish Culinary Universe) is a YouTube cooking channel that specializes in recreating food and meals from popular fiction, like the Pollos Hermanos from Breaking Bad, or the Meat Tornado from Parks & Recreation.This isn't the first time that Babish has drawn inspiration from a video game. In 2018, the channel made bear stew from Red Dead Redemption 2, and Babish himself attempted his best Arthur Morgan impression. Back in 2017, the channel recreated Link's cooking setup from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hulu's acclaimed drama The Handmaid's Tale is coming back for a fourth season in April, and now the network has released a new trailer for it.The tagline for the season is, "Freedom is just the beginning." June (Elisabeth Moss) is going to war with Gilead and things are really heating up. "The risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges, and her desire for justice and revenge threaten to consume her and destroy her most cherished relationships," reads a line from the show's description.Episodes 1-3 of The Handmaid's Tale season 4 will be available on Hulu starting April 28, with the remaining six coming each Wednesday after. The first trailer for The Handmaid's Tale season 4 premiered at the end of February.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you haven't snagged Hitman 3 yet, you can try it out for free for a limited time. The assassination-action game just got a free starter pack that gives players access to the first mission of the game, Dubai, as well as the opening levels of the previous two games. You can play on PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and last-gen consoles until April 5.The Hitman 3 free starter pack gets you full access to the entirety of Dubai, which means you can play the mission in as many ways as possible, unlocking new items, starting locations, and more as you go. In addition to the Hitman 3 level, you get all of Hawke's Bay from Hitman 2 as well as permanent access to Hitman 1's ICA Facility. If you already own Hitman 3 but neither of the first two games, you'll get access to both levels within Hitman 3.Hitman 3: Free Starter PackSee on PlayStation StoreSee on XboxSee on PCDeveloper IO Interactive plans to release more free limited-time content in the future, from full levels to Elusive Targets. This news comes as Hitman 3 gets the first chapter of its Seven Deadly Sins DLC expansion. Each chapter introduces a new challenge on one of the game's levels, all of them themed after the Seven Deadly Sins. The first is the Greed Enumeration Escalation mission, in which you can unlock several new items. If you like what you play during the free period, you can snag Hitman 3 for $50 at Best Buy, down from its regular price of $60.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The director of 2016's Suicide Squad has spoken up again about wanting Warner Bros. to release a special version of his film, a la The Snyder Cut for Justice League, to help him showcase his true vision for the superhero movie. Warner Bros. has said there will be no David Ayer cut of the movie, but the man himself has spoken again about why he believes in his original vision for the film."I think the studios see now that there can be canon, there can be non-canon, the fans just want to touch it," Ayer told Entertainment Weekly. "They love the characters, they just want to spend more time with it. And people are way more sophisticated about how movies are made and want to be participants in the journey. There's room for different things, different versions, different assets being shared with the audience. I think it just helps strengthen the community. But absolute credit to Warner Bros. for supporting Zack and having the courage to explore that."Ayer acknowledged that Warner Bros. chopped up his version of Suicide Squad for business reasons, but he remains frustrated over how it all turned out.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix has announced that the second half of Lucifer Season 5 will finally be premiering on May 28. The long-awaited date was revealed on Twitter, and the announcement also came with news reported by EW that production on the show's sixth and final season is coming to a close as of this writing.Here to share some exciting news that you definitely did not already know:Season 5B of Lucifer premieres May 28! pic.twitter.com/JFWx9ecH9X — Netflix (@netflix) March 29, 2021According to a release just before Season 5 kicked off in August, it was announced that the upcoming season all the way through will see "secrets… revealed, beloved characters [dying], and we'll finally get an answer to the question 'will they or won't they?'" Tom Ellis, who plays titular character Lucifer Morningstar, recently told EW that these still upcoming episodes "takes [the character] back to a very primal place, and his feelings are very raw… I'm just so happy and so proud of what we've done. The first two episodes of the second half of Season 5 are my two favorite episodes of the season, without a doubt." So, that's definitely going to be something to look forward to.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Once Disneyland Resort announced it would be opening once again at the end of April, following a closure that lasted more than a year due to COVID-19, it was only a matter of time before Universal Studios Hollywood responded in kind. The California-based theme park will welcome guests beginning April 16--and even sooner if you're an existing annual pass holder. What's more, there will be a new ride when you get there.Beginning April 16, guests will once again be able to visit Universal Studios Hollywood. And when they arrive, they'll find that a new ride--The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash--has opened. That particular attraction was originally set to open just as the pandemic was beginning. There have also been upgrades to the Jurassic World ride, including a "spectacularly realistic new dinosaur, Indominus Rex."There will be some changes, though. Obviously, face masks and social distancing are required--much like other theme parks around the world. Universal has also noted that some shows, rides, and experiences will not reopen with the park, though no specific names are given.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor Sylvester Stallone has written a treatment for a Rocky Balboa TV show. The actor revealed this on Instagram, saying he woke up on Monday morning and decided to write a treatment for a Rocky prequel TV show, and then he went fishing.The show would be 10 episodes, as Stallone envisions it. He said it would "really get to the heart of the characters in their younger years." Stallone went on to say he believes the Rocky show could work at a streaming company.Based on what he's written in the treatment--which is the Hollywood term for a pitch document--Stallone said the Rocky show might take place in the 1960s when Rocky was a 17-year-old. Amid the major events of the time--like the Civil Rights movement, the Moon landing, and Vietnam War--Robert "Rocky" Balboa was living a normal, plain life, Stallone wrote.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

April is around the corner and that means another batch of free games for Stadia Pro subscribers. This round includes the precursor to an upcoming horror game, a big JRPG, a cute puzzler, and a certain someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea.Starting in April you can claim Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, which had been previously announced alongside word that Resident Evil Village is coming to the service at launch. This is your chance to catch up with the latest RE lore before Village releases in May. Pre-ordering Village on Stadia will also get you a free Stadia Premiere Edition, which includes a Chromecast and Stadia controller.Stadia Pro members will also get Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, and Pikuniku. Stadia Pro members can also claim a free two-week trial of Elder Scrolls Online, from March 31 through April 13.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There is a frightening scene at the beginning of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring where Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin hide by the Road as Black Riders pursue them. In taking refuge in a burrow, they escaped the sight of the Riders, but they also opened themselves up to creepy-crawly creatures that called the cranny home.Dominic Monaghan, who played Merry, has now revealed that the scene was a little scarier than some might have imagined. A real spider crawled over his shoulder, the actor said in an Instagram Q&A with his followers. And it wasn't just any spider. It was a Huntsman.These spiders, which live in New Zealand and many other places around the world, are known for their size and speed. The one that crawled on Monaghan's shoulder was not as massive as the nightmare-inducing one recently spotted in Australia, but it's still spooky.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hearthstone's new expansion, Forged in the Barrens, is now live. The new expansion launch means you can purchase packs a la carte, buy into the new Tavern Pass to start earning towards the rewards track, and try out new cards and new deck combinations.The expansion launch isn't going off completely without a hitch, however. Blizzard has acknowledged a bug that is preventing players from queuing into games, and it says it is working on a solution. The company has only acknowledged the issue for ranked games, but players have reported it in other modes as well.📢 We are aware of a bug that's preventing players from queueing for ranked Standard or Wild. We're working to get this fixed ASAP and will provide an update in the known issues thread.https://t.co/2SBIe6ekNk — Hearthstone (@PlayHearthstone) March 30, 2021The company temporarily disabled opening Classic packs, due to an apparent bug that was still giving out cards that were added later, and were not part of the original Classic set. However, that issue has been fixed, so an update has once again enabled the feature.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut adds a lot to the RPG, including four new quests that flesh out the experience: the "political vision quests." These four quests act as a culmination of the story of your character's personal politics in the game, but if you don't meet the right prerequisites, you can miss them entirely. Here's what you need to know to trigger each of the quests so you can make sure to get the most out of Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.First, you should know that the political vision quests are optional, but they play a big part in the ideology your character can espouse throughout the course of the game. There are four quests in total, but you can only access one per run through the game. Each quest corresponds to one of the four major ideologies you can gravitate toward based on dialogue and choices you make in the game: Communism, Moralism, Fascism, or Ultraliberalism.Unlocking Political IdeologyYou'll need to lean into at least one of those ideologies in dialogue throughout the game. When an ideology takes route enough in your character because of your choices, you'll unlock a related Thought in the Thought Cabinet. As long as your dialogue answers are mostly pretty consistent in their politics, that should be enough. These are the thoughts tied to each ideology.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com