The SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Mid-Life Crustacean" has been taken "out of rotation" by Nickelodeon, and is currently unavailable on Amazon Prime or the recently launched Paramount+, according to IGN. A representative from Nickelodeon told IGN that the episode, which features Mr. Krabs enduring a mid-life crisis and going on a "panty raid," that the episode has actually already been out of broadcast circulation for a few years."'Mid-Life Crustacean' has been out of rotation since 2018, following a standards review in which we determined some story elements were not kid-appropriate," an unnamed representative said, only adding there was "no comment" on whether Nickelodeon may consider employing a content warning and reinstating the episode. Slate had contacted representatives from Paramount+, but did not receive a response by publication time.This episode being pulled is part of a larger, ongoing trend where shows routinely re-assess their content. Last year, Adult Swim opted to quietly retire several episodes from several series when bringing its content to HBO Max. When episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Boondocks, and The Shivering Truth were noticeably absent from the service, a representative said these episodes were "permanently retired due to cultural insensitivities" and "When Adult Swim transitions to a new platform, we determine what episodes are selected through creative and cultural filters and our standards and practices policies. Oftentimes these decisions are made in collaboration with the show's creators."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new TV spot for The Suicide Squad has been released. This latest promo includes some footage not featured in the full trailer for the upcoming DC movie.The teaser is short but there are a few new things to look out for. The main one--as pointed out by director James Gunn in a tweet--is that we see the Thinker speak. Played by Peter Capaldi, he tells Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman), "that's suicide." Elsewhere, there's new footage of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) running across a building as it collapses, Peacemaker (John Cena) stating, "there's nothing like a bloodbath to start the day," and Savant (Michael Rooker) letting out a really big scream. Check it out below:#TheSuicideSquad TV spot number one. Capaldi talks! pic.twitter.com/LiRnkoD2Hq — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 29, 2021The Suicide Squad also stars Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Idris Elba as Bloodsport, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Sylvester Stallone as King Shark, Alice Braga as Sol Soria, and Pete Davidson as Blackguard.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift goes live today, March 29, for everyone in the Americas. It was previously only open to those in the Asia-Pacific region.Players in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Peru, and the US can play the game for free on Android and iOS. To download it, players need to head to the app store on their device or scan the QR code from the game's official website. Wild Rift does not have a release date yet, but the game is also coming to consoles.League of Legends: Wild Rift is a reimagining of the League of Legends experience built for consoles and mobile devices. It retains many of the same elements but streamlines the controls for smoother playability.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony has quietly killed an old web version of the PlayStation Store that let people buy games on discontinued consoles. This has provoked a backlash from fans who preferred to use the web interface over the devices themselves.Back in late 2020, Sony revamped its web and mobile-based PlayStation Store and removed the option to buy PS3, PSP, and Vita games, as well as nuking the wishlist feature. As Eurogamer notes, determined fans were able to buy PS3, PSP, and Vita content and view their wishlists through a region-specific URL. Over the weekend, however, ResetEra users noticed that the URL has stopped working entirely, redirecting instead to the new PlayStation Store, which only allows users to purchase PS4 and PS5 games.Though users can still buy PS3, Vita, and PSP games on the devices themselves, this news is particularly troubling for some fans of those platforms. That's because a recent report from TheGamer claimed that the PS3, Vita, and PSP storefronts will be permanently closed later this summer. [Update: This has now been confirmed, and Sony will shut down these PlayStation stores this summer.] Though those claims have remained unverified by Sony or other parties, it has still led fans to worry that they will no longer be able to buy new games on their beloved old platforms. Sony isn't shy about removing features from its consoles--it recently shut down the PlayStation Communities feature on PS4.Info from Gamespot.com

Godzilla vs. Kong is off to a great start at the box office, albeit great for these pandemic times we're living in. The monster movie opened in foreign markets last weekend, and it's made $121.8 million so far, which sets a new record for highest foreign box office over its first weekend in the pandemic.It smashed the previous record-holder, Christopher Nolan's Tenet, which made $53 million over its opening frame from international markets. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Anime fans looking for a great show to binge-watch now have a chance to grab a terrific discount on The Legend of Korra: The Complete Series. The Blu-ray collection arrives in a stylish limited-edition set of steelbook cases that feature the latest Avatar wielding all four elements throughout her saga. Normally this set goes for $98, but right now, you can save almost 25% on its regular price. Though Korra is available to stream on Netflix, this Blu-ray set makes for a stunning collector's edition. The Legend of Korra Limited-Edition Box Set $73.11 (was $98) The Blu-ray collection includes all 52 episodes across all four seasons that were broadcast from 2012 to 2014. A more mature and nuanced series set long after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra explored themes such as racism, religion, and anarchy in a more morally grey world during its original run. See at Amazon Book One: Air introduced Korra as she traveled to Republic City and crossed paths with an anti-bender revolutionary group led by the mysterious Amon, Book Two: Spirits focused on more spiritual themes, and Book Three: Change featured the anarchist group the Red Lotus as they attempted to overthrow the world's governments and the Avatar herself. The final series, Book Four: Balance, follows Korra on a journey of self-discovery as she struggles to heal from physical and psychological injuries inflicted on her three years prior.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and the battle royale game Warzone are each set to grow in a major way this week with the launch of the much-anticipated Season 2 Reloaded update. The update adds new maps, modes, and features, along with new weapons and store bundles. More Zombies content is planned as well, and lots more.Activision ran through all the details in a blog post, and we've got a roundup here of the key points. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Monster Hunter Rise's Action and Hurt poses can cause a severe issue in the game. As Capcom acknowledged on Twitter, the poses can potentially prevent you from opening your save file if you quit the game after using them from the action bar."We're aware of an issue with the Action/Hurt Pose DLC gestures where setting either to the action bar and quitting the game can cause an error preventing you from opening the same save file the next time you launch the game," Capcom wrote on Twitter. "We're working on an update to fix this ASAP."The company says this issue can also arise if you set either of the gestures to the radial menu. To prevent any potential problems, Capcom recommends avoiding setting these gestures to the action bar or radial menu and only using them from the start menu.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation stores for its older consoles--the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation Vita--will close later this year. This means features like buying games will no longer be possible on those platforms, likely signaling the end to their lifecycles though you will still be able to download the games you own.According to an FAQ on the official PlayStation website, the PS3 and PSP stores shut down on July 2. The PS Vita store, meanwhile, closes up on August 27. As a result of the stores shuttering, several functions will stop working, including purchasing digital content, making in-game purchases, and redeeming gift cards. Gift cards redeemed on those platforms will remain in the PSN wallet and can only be used for PS4 or PS5 content.Some functions on PS3, PSP, and PS Vita can still be accessed even after all three stores close up. Users will still be able to redownload previously purchased games, access previously purchased digital content, redeem games and PS Plus vouchers, and redownload free titles from PS Plus as long as a subscription is active.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Reviews for Godzilla vs Kong are starting to come in as it nears a simultaneous stateside release both in theaters and HBO Max on March 31, and so far most are--perhaps unsurprisingly--hailing the monster movie showdown as solid, though somewhat mindless, fun time. Here's what critics thought of it.Godzilla vs KongDirected By: Adam WingardWritten By: Eric Pearson, Max BorensteinStarring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demián BichirRelease date: March 31 (United States)GameSpot"Godzilla and King Kong fight. They do so spectacularly, and at length, and if that's what you're hoping to see, you're going to get your money's worth. A movie in which kaiju fight each other, and the rest of the script isn't as brainless as your average garden lizard, remains as rare a discovery as Kong himself." - Michael Rougeau [Full review]Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ratchet & Clank 2016 is the latest game to receive an update for PS5. A tweet from the official Insomniac Games Twitter account announced that the PS4 remake of the first game in the series will be updated for PS5, targeting 60fps for performance.According to the tweet, that PS5 update will come in April. Additionally, Ratchet & Clank 2016 is free to own as part of Sony's Play at Home campaign through March 31. Play At Home games are made free to own for a time, and do not require a PlayStation Plus subscription, unlike the other free games that Sony offers every month.Ratchet & Clank (2016) will be playable in 60 FPS on PS5 after a new update in April! As part of the Play at Home campaign, download the game for free now through 3/31. #RatchetPS4https://t.co/Iw6CMNByFU pic.twitter.com/VEFiW3IMWK — Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) March 29, 2021Generally considered one of the best 3D platformers on the PS4, Ratchet & Clank 2016 will soon be getting a sequel. That game, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, is a PS5 exclusive, and it will come to the platform on June 11. Like this PS5 update for the original, we also know that Rift Apart will target 60fps.Info from Gamespot.com

Hearthstone's next expansion, Forged in the Barrens, mostly represents what fans have come to expect from the game's thrice-yearly expansions: more than 100 new cards, new keywords, and a meta shakeup. But this one is coming alongside a much bigger change, thanks to the advent of the Core Set. The Basic and Classic sets are being retired, making way for a new curated set of cards that will serve as the foundation for Hearthstone.And in this new Core Set, the six legendary dragons--Alexstraza, Deathwing, Malygos, Nozdormu, Onyxia, and Ysera--are being revamped for a new era. Some, like Onyxia, are remaining essentially intact with a welcome upgrade. Others, like Malygos, are being rethought entirely. I spoke with Hearthstone senior game designer Alec Dawson and VFX artist Dominic Camuglia about how they reimagined these iconic cards.The Core Set may be the biggest foundational change to Hearthstone that we've seen in its history. As a starting point, did you want to redesign the dragons, and the Core Set launch was the right time to do it, or did the Core Set prompt the redesign?Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Recent social media posts have highlighted a life-size cardboard standee of Resident Evil Village's tall vampire Lady Dimitrescu, and fans are enthusiastic about it. As we approach Resident Evil Village's release date of May 7, Capcom has begun a marketing blitz to get the word out about the game.According to a few tweets posted by fans, that campaign includes cardboard standees of the game's vampire matriarch Lady Dimitrescu, and they're true to her stated height of 9'6". Fans have uploaded pictures of themselves standing beside the model for effect, and she looks just as intimidating in person as she does in the game.Capcom Asia promoting Resident Evil Village with full scale 1:1 life size Lady Dimitrescu standee in Hong Kong pic.twitter.com/OkzALEcRyL — AllGamesDelta (@AllGamesDelta_) March 28, 2021Hey @CapcomUSA_ so uh.....how would one go about obtaining one of these? 👀 — AlphaOmegaSin (@AlphaOmegaSin) March 27, 2021This has led at least one fan to ask Capcom for one of those standees on social media. Lady Dimitrescu made quite a splash when she was revealed as part of a promotional trailer for Village, and the memes were given a major shot in the arm when Capcom revealed her official height in a tweet. Village, which is sometimes referred to as Resident Evil 8, is the official sequel to Resident Evil 7, and it's one of the most-anticipated games of the year. Still, since the game comes out in May, you won't have to wait long to get devoured by the tall vampire lady or her many henchmen.Info from Gamespot.com

Russell Crowe has joined the cast of Taika Waititi's upcoming Marvel movie Thor: Love And Thunder. The news comes via Deadline, which states that his role will be a "fun cameo."No further details of about Crowe's character have been revealed yet. However, Waititi's previous Marvel movie, Thor: Ragnarok, also continued numerous amusing cameos, including Sam Neill and Matt Damon. According to Deadline, Damon will reprise his role as an Asgardian actor in Thor: Love And Thunder.Thor: Love And Thunder stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, with Natalie Portman returning as Jane Foster. Christian Bale is set to make his MCU debut as the villain, Gorr the God Butcher, and Tessa Thompson also returns as Valkyrie. The movie is currently scheduled for a February 2022 release.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new trailer for the Guy Ritchie action movie Wrath of Man has arrived, and it shows Jason Statham shooting Post Malone in the leg and then finishing him off in a brutal way.The movie follows a cash truck security guard (Statham) who reveals himself to be more than he originally presented himself as. Statham is on the warpath and is out for revenge, as he takes "dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score," according to the movie's description.Rapper Post Malone has a small role in the movie, and it doesn't go well. In the early part of the trailer, Statham's character shoots Malone in the leg and then finishes him home execution style. This is just the latest movie appearance for Post Malone, as he also had a role in the Netflix movie Spenser Confidential.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com