Peacock has ordered a competitive game show-style adaptation of the iconic 1981 arcade game Frogger. According to a release, a debut date has not yet been set on the streaming service, but 13 hour-long episodes have been ordered to see how it fares with audiences.As in the classic game where a frog must cross a busy road and busier river, the show Frogger will feature "physically demanding challenges [which] will see contestants dodge treacherous traffic, leap over snapping gators, and hop over hungry hippos to conquer the course." The show will feature a dozen obstacle courses or "crossings."What's more, the show--which will film in Australia--is also currently holding a casting call for contestants via this website. Once past the age gate on the website, the casting call requires a surprising amount of essay questions be answered, including questions on potential contestants' love of the '80s, memories of playing the original Frogger, how you'd spend the "huge cash prize" if granted "this hop-portunity." Neither the release nor the contestant application indicates a dollar amount for the prize.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's a huge week for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, as Season 2 kicks off on February 25. A new Battle Pass will be available, too, and now Activision has released a trailer for it and announced what players can expect in terms of unlocks across its 100 tiers. All of the details are laid out on Activision's website and we've rounded up the key points here.New OperatorEveryone who buys the Season 2 Battle Pass gets instant access to a new Operator--his name is Kapano "Naga" Vang. He's aligned with the Warsaw Pact and is an ally of the Black Ops Cold War villain Perseus. He comes with a "Viper" skin, while players can complete his missions to get XP rewards, extra cosmetic items, and four Legendary skins--Cobalt, Ashen Scale, Crimson Code, and Rattlesnake. You can get a closer look at him in the trailer below.Other PerksEveryone who buys the Season 2 Battle Pass gets 10% increase on XP throughout the entire season, while they also receive the Wellington Safari Watch and a new "Survivor" skin for the Operator Park.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The DCEU is adding a new hero to the mix, The Wrap reports. Jamie Reyes, AKA the Blue Beetle, will be starring in his own movie directed by Charm City Kings' Angel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer (Miss Bala, Scarface). This will be DC's first Lantio-focused film.In DC Comics, Jaime Reyes is the third person to hold the Blue Beetle mantle. A Mexican-American teenager in El Paso, Texas, Jaime's life was turned upside down when he stumbled upon an Alien scarab artifact that fused itself to his body, giving him the ability to summon a sentient suit of high tech armor. As Blue Beetle, Jaime only has a certain degree of control over the armor, which often gets him into--or out of--trouble, whether he likes it or not.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PUBG's Update 10.3 is now live on PC and consoles, and it brings a variety of small tweaks to the game. The biggest change comes in the form of a new weapon sound selections option, which allows players to choose between the original and remastered versions of certain weapons. Supported weapons include the M249, the M416, the Kar98k, and the SKS.The patch also introduces various improvements to the Karakin map, particularly its indoor lighting, as well as fixing a number of bugs. Players who go AFK in the game's training mode will be automatically kicked now, just like in the game's Team Deathmatch mode. Certain emotes can now be used with your teammates in sync. The full patch notes are below.PUBG Update 10.3 Patch NotesWeapon Sound Select SystemAs previously introduced in last December’s Dev Letter, we’re happy to be implementing the Weapon Sound Select System. This feature allows players to select between the original and remastered versions of certain weapon sounds.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Bungie has dropped a new Destiny 2 patch for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X that fixes a few notable problems with the new Battlegrounds mode. The update also addresses user interface and Eververse issues, and adds the a Master version of the Presage Exotic mission. The patch notes are below.The headlining features of hotfix 3.1.0.1 are adjustments to Battlegrounds. This includes fixing issues with spawning Umbral Engrams despite the engram inventory being full, undestroyable generators, and players getting trapped in the Land Tank after disconnecting. Strikes have also been tended to in this update so players can access the Fallen S.A.B.E.R. missions.There are some user interface tweaks, such as XP icons on the Quest Details screen getting updated to match the iconography used throughout the rest of Destiny 2 and Seasonal Rank strings being reformatted to prevent text overlap.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you've been itching for a new horror project to follow, but also one that has you playing as a cat instead of a typical human, then Etched Memories is here to fill that very specific overlap.A new horror title from independent developer From Scratch Studios is still a long way from release, but a demo showcasing some of the ideas the studio has for its title is now on Steam. In Etched Memories you play as a cat (a tabby, of course) named Biscuit who is searching for his lost mother. An innocent enough premise, but one that looks like it will veer into tense situations from the looks of the first trailer.The game itself is described as a mix of first and third-person exploration, with the view shifting depending on the gameplay scenario. Exploration through a semi-open world, for example, is in third-person, which gives gameplay an interesting perspective given the size of its protagonist. That switches to first-person when in a house, for example, where you can inspect items using Biscuit's furry paws and sharp claws.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A lawmaker in Chicago has put forth a new bill that seeks to ban the sale or rental of violent video games completely. This bill, HB3531, seeks to amend the Violent Video Games Law in the state of Illinois' Criminal Code of 2012 to make it much more extreme.The code currently states that violent video games cannot be sold or rented to minors, but the new bill seeks to ban the sale of video games to everyone. Additionally, the bill seeks to change the definition of "violent video game" to the following:"A video game that allows a user or player to control a character within the video game that is encouraged to perpetuate human-on-human violence in which the player kills or otherwise causes serious physical or psychological harm to another human or an animal."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Legendary golfer and sports icon Tiger Woods--the face of EA's PGA Tour games for 15 years--suffered leg injuries during a horrifying car crash this morning in Los Angeles. ESPN now reports that the injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.Woods was injured in a single-car rollover collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes in California, according to local police. The vehicle sustained "major damage," as you can see from the image captured from a news helicopter.Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the "jaws of life." His agent Mark Steinberg said in a statement that Woods suffered "multiple leg injuries" and is having emergency surgery. "We thank you for your privacy and support," Steinberg said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The long-rumored remaster of Diablo II was finally announced at this year's BlizzConline. What makes this particular remaster more noteworthy than most other reworks is that Diablo II has had a significant impact on the evolution of the modern-day action-RPG, influencing other RPG franchises like Destiny and Borderlands. Seeing the classic game return with a new look and tweaks to its gameplay loop has got many fans of the original interested in what's to come. Yet, there's a clear legacy that Diablo II has established since its release in 2000, which means this remaster must walk a fine line between meaningful update and preservation.Now that the dust has settled, we're here to offer a refresher on all the details we know about Diablo II: Resurrected. During BlizzConline, we had the chance to talk with the game's developers about how the team approached making this remaster. In addition to the new look, Resurrected will add deeper online-functionality and a round of quality-of-life changes that improve the game while retaining what makes the original as it was. According to Blizzard, Diablo II: Resurrected will still be the game that fans have come to enjoy more than twenty years since its release.PlatformsDiablo II: Resurrected is launching on PC via Battle.net. It's also launching on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

WWE's new working relationship with A&E will offer up a couple of new series. The first is a documentary series called Biography: WWE Legends, which will tell the tales of some of the company's biggest superstars. The first trailer for the show has arrived a couple months ahead of its April 18 release date.While WWE has produced many documentaries about its wrestlers in the past, this is the first documentary series with another network. Biography: WWE Legends is an eight-part series in which each episode will document the rise of a WWE wrestler.The first episode of the series will cover the life of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and it will be executive produced by Jason Hehir, the director behind The Last Dance, HBO's Andre the Giant, and a number of 30 for 30 specials. This episode will be directed by Jake Rogal, who worked with Hehir as a producer on The Last Dance.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

HyperX has released its latest gaming keyboard, a new 60% design called the Alloy Origins 60. Equipped with HyperX's own mechanical switches, the Alloy Origins 60 costs $100, and while it's not yet available at retailers, you can buy it from HyperX directly. While its small size may make it seem delicate at first, it boasts a solid aluminum body. HyperX Alloy Origins 60 gaming keyboard $100 The HyperX Alloy Origins 60 comes with double-shot PBT keycaps that feature secondary functions printed on the bottom of specific keys. Each key is also RBG lit and can be customized in HyperX's Ngenuity software. The keyboard comes with three on-board profiles that you can save your settings to. See at HyperX In addition to the keys on the actual keyboard itself, each Alloy Origins 60 comes with a keycap puller and additional keycaps, including a special space bar that looks like Damascus steel. The Alloy Origins 60 also features a detachable, braided USB-C to USB-A cable, which makes it easy to pick up and take with you if you travel a lot with a laptop or play at tournaments or LAN parties.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Trigger Warning: murder, female violenceA Call of Duty: Mobile esports player named Ingrid "Sol" Oliveira Bueno da Silva has been murdered by a male gamer named Guilherme Alves "Flashlight" Costa in São Paulo, Brazil, according to esports consultant Rod "Slasher" Breslau.As Breslau reported on Twitter, the two players met through the internet. An investigation into the attack has found that the murder was pre-meditated "weeks beforehand," with Flashlight supposedly recording and sharing it with friends. Messages from Flashlight indicated he planned additional attacks, but he has since been arrested and confessed, according to EPSN.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien: Resurrection are reportedly "currently undergoing a 4K remaster… alongside a 4K Blu-ray release of each of the films" according to The Digital Fix. No other information regarding these re-releases have yet been announced elsewhere.In addition to the rumored box set, the site is also reporting, Disney may also be intending to "release [those three films] on Disney+/Star initially with a subsequent 4K Alien Collection heading to 4K Blu-ray some time in 2022." The timing of all this would make sense, as Disney's recent launch of Star--a service hub with more adult content so far only available outside the US--is noticeably missing the Alien franchise.Alien is currently in development at @FXNetworks. The first TV series based on the classic film series is helmed by Fargo and Legion's @noahhawley. Expect a scary thrill ride set not too far in the future here on Earth. pic.twitter.com/jZe1CRFAZD — Disney (@Disney) December 10, 2020Disney also recently announced it and FX will be working on "the first Alien story set on Earth." Helmed by Fargo and Legion's Noah Hawley alongside Sir Ridley Scott, FX Network chairman John Landgraf promised that the series will be a "scary thrill ride that will blow people back in their seats." It's series is currently in development and has no premiere date set yet.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Samsung has kicked off a week-long sale on Amazon. Titled Samsung Week, the promotion discounts a number of different Samsung products, including some of its best gaming monitors and 4K TVs as well as its popular smartphones and gadgets. The sale runs from February 22-28 and will feature new deals every day. You can check out some of the best discounts below or check out the full sale on Amazon.One of the best deals is on the 85-inch Samsung Q80T 4K TV, which is one of the best 4K TVs for PS5 and Xbox Series X. It has all of the features you could want for the new consoles and looks great when watching movies and TV shows as well. Another great deal is on the Samsung Galaxy Buds+, which have an impressive battery life for true wireless earbuds. You get 11 hours of listening time on a single charge, while the charging case has another 11 hours waiting in tow. Samsung 85" Q80T 4K TV $3,300 (was $3,800) If you want a TV that works well with the PS5 and Xbox Series X, then the Samsung Q80T is an excellent choice. It features HDMI 2.1, 4K and 120Hz gaming, and an excellent, vibrant image. During Samsung Week, the 85-inch model is $3,300. See at Amazon Samsung 85" Q60T 4K TV $2,200 (was $2,500) If you're looking for a big TV, then the Samsung Q60T is a solid choice. It features HDMI 2.1, which allows for 4K and 120Hz gaming, but it only has a 60Hz panel. That means you won't be able to take advantage of the high refresh rate provided in some PS5 and Xbox Series X games. However, it's still an excellent TV with great contrast and image quality. See at Amazon Samsung 49" CRG9 curved gaming monitor $1,029 (was $1,500) The Samsung 49-inch CRG9 curved gaming monitor is an excellent option if you're looked to get into the world of ultrawide PC gaming. It features a Dual QHD 5120x1440 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR1000, all of which contribute to picture smoothness and quality. It also boasts FreeSync to eliminate screen tearing. See at Amazon Samsung Note 20 Ultra 5G smartphone $1,100 (was $1,300) The Samsung Note 20 Ultra 5G smartphone has a slightly bigger screen than the S21 Ultra and comes with a stylus--think of a phone-tablet hybrid. Its AMOLED screen comes in at 6.9 inches backed up by 128GB of storage space. See at Amazon Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G smartphone $600 (was $700) This Samsung Galaxy S20 FE smartphone features 5G, a 6.5-inch AMOLED screen, and 128GB of storage space. Its camera is also quite good with 3X optical zoom and its 30X digital Space Zoom. See at Amazon Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphone $675 for 5G | $800 for S21+ | $1,000 for Ultra 5G The Samsung Galaxy S21 is the company's flagship smartphone, and there are three different models on sale during Samsung Week. The regular 5G model is only $675, the S21+ is $800, and the Ultra 5G is $1,000. See 5G at Amazon See S21+ at Amazon See Ultra 5G at Amazon Samsung Galaxy Buds+ true wireless earbuds $110 (was $150) Samsung's Galaxy Buds+ are a great pair of true wireless earbuds that boast 11 hours of battery life and another 11 in its wireless charging case. Impressively, it only takes three minutes of charging to get you one hour of listening time. See at Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

PlayStation is hosting another State of Play livestream this Thursday, February 25 with a focus on showing off "deep dives" into 10 upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games.The broadcast goes live at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET on Twitch and YouTube. Which games will be shown remains unknown, but SIE content communications senior director Sid Shuman took to the PlayStation Blog to clarify that the livestream will include "new game announcements and updates on some of the third-party and indie titles you last saw in June’s PS5 showcase."Shuman said that this Thursday's livestream will clock in at around 30-minutes in length. He also said that "PlayStation hardware or business-focused update" won't make an appearance; this State of Play livestream is focused on "great games set to come out in the months ahead."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com