WandaVision's series finale aired last week, with the aptly titled episode "The Series Finale," and head writer/executive producer Jac Schaeffer (Captain Marvel, Black Widow) has spoken in a new interview about how the unusual show came together. Speaking with Mashable, Schaeffer discusses the show's teasing deceptions both intentional and unintentional, and about the challenges WandaVision presented in the writing.As Schaeffer explains, she feels a lot of the scrutiny and avalanche of fan theories the series has received about where it was heading plot-wise was "directly tied to the year-long gap in Marvel content and the fact that everybody is house-bound." For example, Schaeffer had said in another interview that she "naively" didn't expect fans to have a huge reaction to Pietro, Wanda's dead brother, making an appearance. As she said in an interview with Variety, "We didn't anticipate that the show would drop after a full year of MCU drought in the middle of a pandemic."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Capcom employees in Osaka are back in their offices despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly 8,500 lives in the region, according to a Business Journal report.As translated by Kotaku, the Osaka-based company said it is abandoning remote work due to an inability to secure its data, as evidenced last year when Capcom suffered a massive breach."We are abandoning the remote network for the time being, and it was decided there is no choice but to come to work," Capcom said. This has resulted in anxiety inside Capcom.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After a couple of weeks off, the Trials of Osiris is back in Destiny 2 this weekend. As with every Trials event, the map where you'll play your matches and the rewards you can earn have changed. Here's the complete rundown of what you're facing in the Crucible this weekend and what loot you can get for taking part in Destiny's toughest competitive challenge.There's a host of new gear in Trials this season, including new armor and weapons. This weekend's Trials event actually continues to the Tuesday weekly reset on March 16, so you've got a little extra time to earn rewards and spend tokens with Saint-14.Trials of Osiris Map And Rewards (March 12-16)Map: Midtown3 wins -- Hunter, Warlock, or Titan Gauntlets: Pyrrhic Ascent Grasps, Gauntlets, or Gloves5 wins -- Igneous Hammer, Solar hand cannon7 wins -- Sola's Scar, Solar swordFlawless run -- The Messenger (Adept), Kinetic pulse rifleThe Trials of Osiris is Destiny 2's weekend competitive multiplayer event, which takes place from Friday to Tuesday every week. The Trials are Destiny's toughest challenge--your goal is to rack up as many victories in the mode as you can before you suffer three total losses, which forces you to reset your run. You'll earn loot along the way as you rack up more and more wins, but the best rewards in the event come when you go on a winning streak of seven matches in a row--a "Flawless" run.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The latest movie in the Candyman franchise hits theaters later this year. It's a direct sequel to the classic 1992 supernatural chiller, and is produced by Jordan Peele.The original Candyman was an adaptation of the short story The Forbidden, by Hellraiser and Hellraiser creator Clive Barker, and directed by Bernard Rose. The film focused on the legend of the Candyman, who was originally the son of a slave but grew up as a successful businessman in the late 19th century, before his relationship with a white woman led to horrendous death at the hands of a mob. Many decades later, the vengeful, hooked-handed, bee-summoning ghost can be conjured up by anyone who dares to say his name five times into a mirror.The movie was only a moderate success, but nearly 30 years later, it stands as one of the best horror films of the decade--an intelligent, scary, and beautifully-made chiller that has stood the test of time. Two sequels followed--Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) and Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999)--but they were inferior follow-ups that contained little of the original's mix of scares and powerful social commentary.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Arcade1Up is well known for its large, 3/4-scale arcade cabinets, but it also makes smaller countercade cabinets, and one of them is on sale at a ridiculous price. The Galaga countercade cabinet is only $49 at Walmart, down from its regular price of $130. That's a massive $80 discount, one that's definitely worth taking advantage of if you're a fan of the classic intergalactic shooter. Galaga Arcade1Up countercade cabinet $49 (was $130) The Arcade1Up Galaga countercade features both Galaga and Galaga '88, playable with the built-in arcade-like joystick and buttons on its 8-inch LCD screen. The countercade cabinet is also adorned with the iconic Galaga artwork seen on the original cabinet. See at Walmart If you're looking to add another cabinet to your home arcade, the Arcade1Up Ms. Pac-Man cabinet is $349 at the moment, down from $400. It's a 3/4-scale cabinet that features Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Pac-Man Plus, and Galaxian.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

2001's animated classic Shrek is back in the news, as Universal has announced the movie will release on 4K for the first time when it arrives for video-on-demand on May 11. It will also release that day on 4K Blu-ray and DVD. This is all happening to celebrate Shrek's 20th anniversary.Included with the new version are more than four hours of bonus material, including 10 shorts and a separate disc that comes with five episodes of The Adventures of Puss in Boots TV series. The bonus features also include deleted scenes and commentary from directors Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. You can see the full rundown of extras below. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

FX's award-winning comedy series Atlanta will soon begin production in Europe on Seasons 3 and 4, according to Deadline. For those who need a refresher: Season 2, which aired all the way back in 2018, ended with Donald Glover's Earn and Brian Tyree Henry's Paper Boi on a plane to embark on the rapper's first European tour.Deadline is reporting that the cast is traveling to Europe on March 23, where both seasons will be shot concurrently, with a projected start date of April 5. FX Chief John Landgraf had mentioned in 2020 that Glover and his writing team benefited from an "unexpected boon" of productivity while in quarantine. Season 3 of Atlanta was originally expected to air in January 2021--but it looks like the wait will be worth it, according to Glover. In November, the multi-hyphenate actor declared on Twitter that the upcoming seasons "are going to be some of the best television ever made. Sopranos only ones who can touch us."Production will reportedly begin in London before continuing in Amsterdam and then Paris. All that's known about the filming is it won't exclusively take place in Europe.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

You'll get by in the early going of Valheim with leather armor made from Deer Hide, but if you want to explore Viking purgatory in a meaningful way, you need to enter the Bronze Age. Bronze Armor offers a significant upgrade in protection, and you'll need Bronze tools to access a lot of new materials. Making Bronze isn't easy, though--which is why we've got a complete guide to help you find the materials you need, make the right crafting stations, and start blacksmithing.What To Do FirstTo start harvesting the things you need to make Bronze, you'll need to venture into the Black Forest biome. This is a step up in difficulty from the early game location of the Meadows, where you'll mostly deal with boars and Greylings. The forest houses much tougher enemies, including a variety of Greydwarf types, Skeletons, and Trolls. You might run into them in the Meadows, but going into the Black Forest is a pretty big risk early on.To handle it, you're going to at least need Leather Armor--but if you can get Troll Hide Armor, you should. But to make the weapons needed to succeed in the Black Forest, you must first deal with your toughest early-game challenge so far: Eikthyr, the Meadows biome boss.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Allen Pan, who runs the Sufficiently Advanced YouTube channel, has published a new video showcasing how anyone can wield a giant anime sword with a little help from an exoskeleton.In an approximately 13-minute video, Pan discusses how he achieved the ultimate goal: swinging a generic replica of Cloud Strife's Buster Sword. To do this, he used his stimulus money to enlist a friend to build the sword. But how does someone pick up the Buster Sword, a comically large weapon that looks very heavy? A $900 Steadicam exoskeleton, that's how.The sword in Pan's video, built by his friend at 3.6.9 Design, is 50 pounds. It's not that heavy, but because of the way it's picked up, Pan's generic Buster Sword actually generates 150 pounds of torque, the same amount of force a car engine produces. This is where the $900 used exoskeleton comes in, to help offset the weight of the Buster Sword.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The landscape of digital art is being upended by NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to the point where it's difficult not to have heard the term in passing. But what is an NFT? Why are people spending millions of dollars on JPEGs? And could it change how microtransactions in games work?Just what is a Non-Fungible Token?First and foremost, NFTs are intrinsically tied to the blockchain--an online ledger that is maintained by thousands of users globally through the process called mining. Transactions on the blockchain aren't centralized, so it's difficult (but not impossible) to edit the ledger to make fraudulent transactions. This is the same technology that powers cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin ($BTC), Dogecoin ($DOGE), and Ethereum ($ETH) around the world. NFTs exist on various blockchains, but most being sold are found on the Ethereum blockchain. Unlike the currency, however, they're non-fungible. That means that one NFT is entirely unique from the rest, unlike the fungible Ethereum, where one coin is identical to all others, thus allowing it to be used as a currency. NFTs, then, are one-of-a-kind in a way, which can explain why they're being used to verify purchases of digital goods. The goods themselves are specifically unique to the token (an image sold as an NFT can still find its way online for anyone to see) but the token itself is an indicator of the purchase.So what does an NFT actually give me?This is where things get a little strange. For example, an artist can choose to mint a piece of digital artwork with an NFT and then sell the token through multiple auction houses. The token itself does not determine who can view the artwork, but rather who holds the rights to it. There's some grey area here, where the artist can still govern overall ownership and distribution rights, but for the most part, the owner of the NFT is technically the owner of the artwork, even if the image is hosted on Google and available for anyone to right-click and save.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There's a lot to know about in Valheim, from crafting, to survival mechanics, to combat and exploration. We've compiled a whole lot of guides and walkthroughs that can help lead you through the Viking world of Valheim, and even help you cheat. Below, you'll find information about everything Valheim has to offer, to help you find Iron, create Bronze, best bosses, and craft amazing gear.Stay tuned, as we'll continue to update this list with more and more Valheim guides, tips, walkthroughs, and information as we discover it.Table of Contents [hide]How To Create And Join Dedicated ServersHow To Create And Join Dedicated ServersThe first thing you're going to need to do in Valheim is jump into a game world, and if you want to play with friends, you'll probably need a dedicated server. Here's everything about how they work.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The official Xbox Game Pass Twitter account is hinting at a new game that's supposed to hit the service soon, and it seems to be People Can Fly's third-person shooter Outriders.According to an email from the imaginary executive senior vice president lieutenant of general video game communications "Melissa McGamepass," "that new game has been confirmed and is officially coming to the service." While it doesn't explicitly state the game's name, the references to "mysterious signal" and "anomaly" has people talking about Outriders.There's probably a hint about a game in here somewhere honestly we can't even keep up with all the announcements lately pic.twitter.com/Qz6LmX1Cs4 — Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) March 12, 2021In an Outriders story and world reveal from February 2020, a "mysterious signal" is what drives the superpowered militia group to face off against the "anomaly." At the end of the Outriders demo, players end up chasing a mysterious signal in the distance. These two callbacks are seemingly enough for people to assume that Outriders will make its way to Xbox Game Pass.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In a sense, Apex Legends is not the same game that we reviewed back in February 2019--the roster of playable characters has doubled to 16, three full maps are in rotation, and several different modes (including ranked) are included. There's also a story that's delivered weekly via map changes and comics that have built the game's lore. Additional features have been implemented, like clubs for players to join, cross-play support, and limited-time events. On top of all that, seasonal content introduces substantial meta changes, daily/weekly challenges, and rewarding battle passes, transforming Apex Legends into something greater.And yet, despite these adjustments, the core of Apex Legends remains intact. It's still a squad-based battle royale that encourages teamwork with an excellent ping system, where you begin each match picking from a roster of hero characters that possess unique abilities in order to fulfill different roles in battle. The core principles that made Apex Legends work so well back when it first launched haven't changed over two years later.All of which is to say, Apex Legends is still really fun and worth jumping into if you haven't yet. And now you're able to do so on Nintendo Switch. But just because you can play Apex Legends on Switch does not mean you should. This port works, but only in the loosest sense of the term; this is the worst way to play Apex Legends.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Exhibitor Relations Company, an analysis firm that "provides essential information and intelligence to the entertainment industry," is reporting that the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot movie has received an R rating for "strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references." By itself, this may not seem like major news, but as the recently tweeted insight also indicates--both 1995's Mortal Kombat and 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation received PG-13 ratings. This new version is due both in theaters and HBO Max on April 16.It's about to get real... real violent.WB's MORTAL KOMBAT reboot is rated R: strong bloody violence and language throughout, and some crude references.Finally, a rating worthy of multiple fatalities. FYI: the first two films were PG-13. pic.twitter.com/ZwP9twZ0kr — Exhibitor Relations Co. (@ERCboxoffice) March 10, 2021Those who have seen the recently released red-band trailer--which was a lot of people, as the promo was viewed more than 166 million times in its first week--likely won't be shocked to hear what rating the film has earned. But more than any other well-publicized aspect of the movie that communicates what new approaches are being taken in adapting the franchise to a film in the 21st century, the R rating by itself may alone signal to fans this version is something different. We have a breakdown of how the 1995 original stacks up against the upcoming version--which also serves as a fun look at just how much CGI has improved in the last 26 years. While you're at it, you should also absolutely check out our breakdown of the trailer, which is loaded with Easter eggsMortal Kombat is directed by Simon McQuoid and produced by Aquaman director James Wan. It was previously set to be released in January, but was moved back to April. As with all other Warner movies this year, it will be released in theaters and made available to HBO Max subscribers on the same day. Subsequently, it will then stay on HBO Max for one month before then being available on other on-demand streaming services.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Square Enix is launching a recurring online event called Square Enix Presents, a series that will showcase new games, updates, and news throughout the year. The first 40-minute show will take place on March 18 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on Square Enix's official Twitch and YouTube channels.Headlining the event is the world premiere of Life Is Strange's next installment. Released in 2015, the original Life Is Strange took an episodic format and followed a protagonist with a time rewinding ability. Since then, Square Enix has released the prequel Life Is Strange: Before the Storm and the sequel Life Is Strange 2. The next Life Is Strange game that will premiere at Square Enix Presents will have a brand-new protagonist with a new power.Square Enix will also show trailers, gameplay videos, and announcements on the following games and topics: Outriders, Marvel's Avengers, Balan Wonderworld, Tomb Raider's ongoing 25th anniversary celebration, and the upcoming Just Cause mobile game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com