Fortnite Season 6 kicked off with the game's first-ever single-player event, the Zero Crisis Finale. If you missed it when it debuted last week, the solo nature of the event meant it could be accessed at any time after its debut on March 16, but that window is soon closing. The Fortnite Zero Crisis Finale playlist will leave the game next week during the game's regularly scheduled downtime.Epic hasn't given a precise date and time yet, but the team has assured fans that despite this week's challenges mostly going live on Tuesday, the normal Thursday schedule will resume for the rest of the season. That suggests your last chance to play the Zero Crisis Finale will be sometime late Wednesday or early Thursday depending on your time zone. Of course, you could also just watch it in the video below.If you'd rather play it yourself, we won't spoil it all. The story mission's total runtime is less than 15 minutes, including a cinematic directed by the Russo Brothers, and features a playable section that lets you try and fix the Zero Point which floated ominously at the center of the Season 5 map. During the Zero Crisis Finale, you'll also come face to face with The Foundation, a mystery character whom fans believe is secretly portrayed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. On top of all that, you'll see some fun crossovers, like Ellen Ripley and Sarah Conner teaming up to take on a xenomorph and a T-800, or Kratos struggling to take down an anthropomorphized stack of pancakes. Yeah, Fortnite gets pretty weird.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Of all the games that could benefit from a next-generation patch, From Software's Bloodborne might be one of the most frequently requested. The 2015 PS4 exclusive might not be getting that from its developers, but it seems someone has managed to get it working on a PS5 with improved performance.According to Digital Foundry, an undisclosed party has managed to take existing work done to Bloodborne on PS4 and managed to get the game running at an (almost) flawless 60fps on PS5 at 1080p. The version was verified by Digital Foundry and is presumably running off a development kit for the console, although the publication was unable to play the build personally.This new iteration branches off work done by Lance McDonald. He previously managed to inject performance improvements From Software added to Dark Souls 3 into Bloodborne, enhancing the game's locked frame rate to 60 FPS while getting a stable framerate at 720p. The mod only ran on PS4 consoles that could accept unsigned code, making it difficult to play even after the patch was released publicly.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Retail store GameStop is expanding its product catalog to include PC gaming hardware such as GeForce's RTX 3000 series graphics cards and laptops.GameStop CEO George Sherman said in a Tuesday earnings call (reported on by PC Mag) that the company is growing its inventory to address consumers' needs. "This includes growing our product offerings across PC gaming, computers, monitors, game tables, mobile gaming, and gaming TVs to name only a few,” Sherman said.The company also put out a new ad highlighting various hardware going on sale, including GeForce RTX 3090 GPUs, mini tower cases, and motherboards. Many of the products already appear in the search results on GameStop's website, but some only ship to the US, others aren't available, and a few won't arrive until April 16. Video cards, including Nvidia's RTX 30 series, have been notoriously difficult to find in stock due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage. That's likely to also be the case at GameStop.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bewitched, the fantasy sitcom that first debuted on ABC in the 1960s, is getting another crack at a revival with a newly announced film reboot, according to Deadline. Sony has reportedly given the greenlight to a film version of the classic TV series, which will be written by Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett, who worked together on the MacGyver and 12 Monkeys series.In 2005, the classic sitcom was previously made into a movie starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. Whereas that version received poor reviews and opened to middling box office numbers, all that's known about this film reboot is that it "will be different… the [original] series, in which a witch marries an advertising exec and then tries to hide her powers and her crazy relatives who drop in often" will be the jumping off point.It is entirely plausible that this new version will enjoy a lift and benefit from greater interest due to the series recently getting an homage on WandaVision. Deadline is also drawing the parallel that the original Bewitched premise, in which a wife has to hide her true identity from her husband, "lends itself to a contemporary setting."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the best Nintendo Switch controllers is undoubtedly the Hori Split Pad Pro, and it just got an awesome new design. In celebration of Monster Hunter Rise's release, Hori is releasing a themed version of its Joy-Con alternative. The Monster Hunter Split Pad Pro is $60 and releases April 26, a month after the game. It features a gorgeous design featuring the new Magnamalo monster done in a Japanese ink painting style. Monster Hunter Rise Hori Split Pad Pro $60 Acting as a Joy-Con alternative, the Split Pad Pro slides directly into the rails of the Nintendo Switch and provides players with two full-sized analog sticks, a more traditional D-pad, and two programmable back buttons. The face and shoulder buttons are all bigger, making it feel much more like a proper console controller than the Switch's Joy-Cons. The official Monster Hunter Pro controller is sold out everywhere, so this is a nice alternative to that--though they can't be used wirelessly. See at Amazon Another cool feature of the Hori Split Pad Pro is the ability to turn Turbo on, which makes it so each button press triggers multiple inputs and holding them triggers rapid fire. And while the Hori Split Pad Pro's size is quite large, you are still able to slide the Nintendo Switch into its dock while using them.Because of the Split Pad Pro's bigger controls, it's bound to work well with Monster Hunter Rise. The upcoming action game received a 9/10 in GameSpot's Monster Hunter Rise review-in-progress. Critic Richard Wakeling wrote, "The moment-to-moment combat is as impeccable as it's ever been and puts Rise on a pedestal as one of the feathers in the Nintendo Switch's cap."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of PC gaming's biggest advantages over consoles is the ability to push frame rates higher than 60 and 120fps and utilize adaptive sync technology to keep that gameplay looking smooth, no matter how much the frame rate fluctuates. That's why if you're looking to jump into the world of PC gaming or get more serious about your setup, you'll want to know the difference between FreeSync and G-Sync, two important types of adaptive sync tech that will keep your gameplay looking and feeling as smooth as possible.Adaptive sync technology like FreeSync and G-Sync synchronize your monitor's refresh rate with the frame rate outputted by your graphics card. That means if your gaming monitor is 144Hz, but your graphics card is pushing 100fps, your monitor's adaptive sync tech (either FreeSync or G-Sync) will bring your display's refresh rate down to 100Hz to keep your image feeling smooth and your inputs free of latency. FreeSync and G-Sync can be found in both gaming monitors and gaming TVs.VSync, which stands for vertical sync, is a graphics option available in the vast majority of video games. This stabilizes your frame rate so that it never goes beyond your monitor's refresh rate. While this can help with keeping your gameplay free of screen tearing, it can cause performance issues and input lag that comes from the frames buffering. Adaptive sync tech like FreeSync and G-Sync take over for VSync, providing a much smoother, tear-free experience without needing to limit your refresh rate.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer GoldFire Studios has revealed its next game: Arctic Awakening. This first-person episodic narrative-driven adventure game is scheduled to launch for PC, Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation in 2022.In Arctic Awakening, you play as Kai, a pilot who's been issued a court-mandated therapy companion named Alfie. On a routine trip over the Arctic, a sudden storm destroys your plane, separating you from your co-pilot Donovan and stranding you without a means of calling for help. Alfie survives the crash too, acting as a voice of reason as you track down Donovan and try to find a way home."Kai is desperate to find Donovan, but the AI drone isn't about to just let him wander off into a blizzard without first starting a fire," Goldfire Studios director James Simpson said during 2021's Future Games Show Spring Showcase. "Part of Alfie's job is never letting Kai out of his sight, and this tends to get under Kai's skin."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy series is The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Developer and publisher Dadelic Entertainment just released a new trailer with gameplay footage during the Future Games Show. Set in the years after The Hobbit and just before The Lord of the Rings, this original game focuses on Gollum's escape from Barad-Dur in the land of Mordor, where he was forced into slavery by Sauron's army. Throughout his journey, he'll sneak, climb, and attack foes from the darkness to evade the legions of Sauron and come to grips with his mental state.Set for release in 2022, the next game based on the Lord of the Rings forgoes heavy action and the real-time strategy gameplay from other titles and is more about the introspective perspective of the infamous hermit Gollum. In this game, the experience is more of a narrative-driven stealth action title that centers around Gollum in-between the significant events that occurred on Middle-earth. In the newest trailer, we get see some of the locations that Gollum will explore in Mordor, and who he'll encounter along the way.Before the trailer's release, GameSpot had the opportunity to check out an extended preview of the game in action, which focused on an early level in the main story. In this demo, we saw a lengthy sampling of the gameplay pillars of the game, which focuses on stealth, platforming, and traversal, and the many moral decisions that Gollum has to confront. As in the films and the source material, Gollum is an agile and nimble character who can quickly climb walls and even wall jump to reach higher ground. He can also use the shadows to conceal himself to hide from orcs and then pounce on them when their guard is down. But unlike characters like Gimli, Legolas, or Aragorn, Gollum is not a capable fighter, and he can be quickly bested when engaging in a fight head-on. So it's best to stick to quick attacks from the darkness to overcome the odds.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

James Gunn making a Suicide Squad movie has felt right since the beginning thanks to his stellar take on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. We've seen set photos and had tons of casting news, but we'll finally have our first trailer tomorrow.Tomorrow. Trailer. See you there. #TheSuicideSquad 🤯 pic.twitter.com/fYUemH181B — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) March 25, 2021The director took to Twitter with a simple message: "Tomorrow. Trailer. See you there. #TheSuicideSquad" with a picture of a "red band" trailer card.Gunn wrote and directed The Suicide Squad. Margot Robbie will reprise her role as Harley Quinn, and a few other actors will return as well. Jai Courtney will once again appear as Captain Boomerang, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. The film also features Idris Elba as Bloodsport, John Cena as Peacemaker, David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, and James Gunn stalwarts Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The latest Inside Infinite blog post for Halo Infinite is out now, and it contains a wealth of information and insight about the next-gen Halo game. This latest installment is focused on the game's audio, but it also served as the reveal of the game's newest weapon, the Skewer.A Banished power weapon, the Skewer looks like something out of Gears of War. 343 says this weapon is "savage and violent," and its audio design matches that. You can hear some audio clips of the newly revealed weapon in the blog post."For Banished weapons, we established some core principles to how they should sound. When thinking of Banished the first thing that comes to mind is Brute, the word 'brute' is savage and violent, so it only makes sense that is conveyed in the audio with making it sound powerful, animalistic and visceral," 343 said. "The Banished weaponry has a more primitive feel than some of the other factions so this calls for having a strong sense of organic matter in the content, this helps give a strong grounding and sell the mechanical nature of them."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer The Moon Pirates has announced its debut game: Don't Forget Me. Inspired by games like Her Story and The Red Strings Club, Don't Forget Me is a mixture of puzzle game and old-school adventure game that tests your observation and deductive reasoning. It's scheduled to launch for PC and Mac on April 20.In Don't Forget Me, you play as Fran, who's lost her memories. Taken in by Bernard, a world-renowned memory manipulation expert, Fran is tasked with helping him with his business of diving into the minds of those with memories to unearth and secrets to discover.In the same way you solve the mystery of Her Story by scanning through a series of video clips to search for certain key phrases, Don't Forget Me has you explore the minds of people by typing in words or phrases and piecing together who these people are. Sometimes you'll need to solely rely on facts you've learned, piecing together important clues to discover the truth. Other times, you'll need to deduce implications based on your real-world experience and observe the emotional connotation of what you see or hear.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The first trailer for the upcoming space survival drama Stowaway has been released. The movie hits Netflix on April 22.Stowaway features Wynonna Earp star Shamier Anderson as an engineer who accidentally ends on board a spaceship on its way to Mars. To his horror, he discovers that this is a two-year mission, and things go from bad to worse when the ship's life support systems are damaged, leaving only enough oxygen for three of the now four-person crew. It's looks like a tense mix of Gravity-style survival thrills and more introspective drama--check it out below:Stowaway also stars Anna Kendrick (A Simple Favor), Daniel Dae Kim (Hellboy), and Toni Collette (Hereditary) as the other crew members. It's directed by Joe Penna, who previously helmed the 2018 action movie Polar, which starred Mads Mikkelsen.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The adventure game Tales from the Borderlands is now available for Nintendo Switch, and for a limited time you can get it at a discounted price. You can find it in the eShop for $20. This price will last until 11:59 PM PT on April 13 / 2:59 AM ET on April 14, after which it will go back up to $25.Like other Telltale releases, Tales from the Borderlands is a narrative-driven episodic game. It was originally released in parts, but this new release includes all five episodes at once. It's also available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After winning the Best Picture Oscar for Green Book, director Peter Farrelly is setting up his next film for Apple Studios with Zac Efron and Russell Crowe potentially to star in a wild story about delivering beer to friends in the Vietnam War. Deadline reports that this movie, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, could also feature Bill Murray in a supporting role.The movie is based on the book The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Memoir of Friendship, Loyalty and War, which tells the story of a man named Chick Donohue who left New York in 1967 to bring beer to his childhood friends who were serving in the Army during the Vietnam War. It's a wild story involving transporting beer through the jungle, getting a free ride on a Marine ship, and getting mistaken for a CIA agent. You can watch an interview with Donohue below where he re-tells the story of this epic beer run.Efron is lined up to play Donohue, but it's not immediately clear who Crowe and Murray will play, if they do close deals to appear in the movie. Deadline said filming could start in August, potentially in New Zealand or Australia.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo has launched its Island Tour Creator website for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The web service allows you to turn screenshots and clips you've taken of the game into tourism posters and trailers promoting your island.In order to use the Island Tour Creator, you'll need to access the website from your smartphone and have a Nintendo Account; you won't be able to use the site at all from a laptop or desktop computer. Once you're logged in, tap on Start and you'll be prompted to choose whether you want to create a poster or a trailer. You can see an example trailer featuring Nintendo's Dream Island below.[Announcement]The #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons Island Tour Creator website is now available! Show off your island by creating fun posters and videos with content captured on your #NintendoSwitch. Here's just one example, featuring Ninten Island!https://t.co/mYxkogv0xu pic.twitter.com/ehxaS7UmQJ — Isabelle (@animalcrossing) March 24, 2021The creation process is fairly straightforward, but we've experienced some wonkiness. For one, the Island Tour Creator doesn't seem to let you enter island names that have a space in them. You can also only use screenshots or videos that were directly captured on your Switch; we tried to create a poster using a screenshot saved from Twitter and were unable to (although you can link the Island Tour Creator to your Twitter account and upload screenshots that way). These safeguards are likely in place to prevent users from sharing untoward content.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com