Actor Viggo Mortensen, who famously portrayed Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings series, has revealed his unusual audition tactic that led other actors to believe he was a stoner. Speaking to James Corden, Mortensen early in his career he used to intentionally fall asleep in the waiting room for his auditions to help calm his nerves as he awaited his turn.The unintended consequence of this was that other actors thought he was a stoner. They even gave him a pet name: "Sleepy Mortensen.""I used to get very nervous when I was in the waiting room, sitting there with other guys, knowing they're your competition. My automatic way of dealing with it, I guess, was that I would just fall asleep," he said. "If I was nervous, I'd sleep so I wouldn't be stressed. I would just doze off. Snoring away. And then somebody would come and wake me up when it was my turn. I found out sometime later that I had gotten a reputation for being a stoner or something. So... they just thought, 'That's Sleepy Mortensen, he's probably smoking too much weed.'"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft has announced that Year 5 of For Honor kicks off on March 11 for all platforms with an unexpected crossover event featuring items themed after Yacht Club's Shovel Knight.From now until March 4, For Honor players can dress their characters in a bunch of Shovel Knight-themed content. This includes emotes, mood effects, outfits, ornaments, and symbols. Each piece is available in the in-game store for anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 steel.Then, starting on March 11, For Honor Year 5 begins. Called the Year of the Covenants, the new season "continues the narrative arc that began in Year 4," Ubisoft said in a press release. Players can expect the usual For Honor content drops when Year 5 starts. This includes things like two new playable heroes, added in-game events, and extra customization options.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Arcade1Up is adding to its lineup of legacy cabinets with a new machine featuring 12 games from Midway's heyday. The Midway Legacy Edition arcade cabinet was revealed alongside the first trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie. Arcade1Up already revealed three legacy cabinets at CES earlier this year--Capcom, Bandai Namco, and Atari--each of which also have 12 games.The Midway Legacy Edition doesn't have a release date or price just yet, but you can sign up on the company's website to receive notifications on availability. The Bandai Namco cabinet is up for preorder for $400, so that probably gives you an idea of what to expect with the Midway model.Midway Legacy Edition arcade cabinet Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A leaked press release containing information planned to be announced at BlizzCon Online reveals that Blizzard Entertainment is re-releasing the Word of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, and bringing the Forsaken Horde leader Sylvanas to Shadowlands in the Chains of Domination update.According to the document Blizzard allegedly released early by accident (spotted first by MMO Champion), the company will re-release The Burning Crusade later this year, though exactly when remains unknown. Originally launched in 2007, The Burning Crusade will bring a number of changes to World of Warcraft: Classic, like adding the Alliance Draenei and Horde Blood Elves races. Like Classic before it, The Burning Crusade will roll out in phases, and subscribers to World of Warcraft can play The Burning Crusade Classic at no additional cost.The leaked press release also reveals Shadowlands' next update, which includes a new raid and boss. Titled Chains of Domination, players face off against the Jailer and Sylvanas Windrunner to unite the four covenants. The expansion also introduces a 10-boss raid called the Sanctum of Domination (located in Torghast), an eight-boss Mythic mega-dungeon set in a bazaar of the mysterious Brokers, a new season of PvP content, and more. There's no word on when this expansion drops, but patch 9.0.5 is currently in the game's Public Test Realm.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Few games get me as hyped as Final Fantasy XIV, the MMORPG that's had a wild ride and increasing success over the past several years. Because of it, director and producer Naoki Yoshida, and the team behind the game, have made waves within Square Enix and now have the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI on their hands. But FFXIV's journey is far from finished, nor is it taking a backseat. Endwalker, which is set to launch in Fall 2021, is the next expansion, and while it'll conclude the 10-year story arc that's been the centerpiece since the game's early days, FFXIV's scale is only getting larger.The expansion was revealed and showcased in detail earlier this month, and I have a breakdown of everything you need to know about Endwalker (for one, we're going to the moon). More recently, I was able to correspond with Yoshida-san via email to get some insight on the lead-up to new expansion--and I think the overall sentiment is that Endwalker and the position FFXIV is in today was never promised, but was always planned for."The idea of creating a large-scale saga and bringing closure to it after multiple expansions came about when we were working on A Realm Reborn (2013)," Yoshida-san started. He continued, "However, in order to make that idea a reality, gaining popularity and acquiring the adequate funds and acclaim to continue long-term service would be required."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Shudder's original anthology series Creepshow has its second season premiering on the streaming service on April 1--and it's already been renewed for Season 3. One thing horror fans will love about Season 2 though is that one tale is a love letter to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead.The story titled "Public Television of the Dead" pays homage to the classic Evil Dead franchise. During AMC Networks TCA winter tour presentation, director Greg Nicotero spoke about this specific feature. "Rob Schrab wrote that episode," the director said. "I realized in retrospect that a lot of my episodes were period pieces. A lot of them take place in the '70s. I have a big affection for growing up in the '70s and reading Famous Monsters magazine and watching chiller theater."So, having directed "Model Kid," which is the first segment in the premiere, 'Public Television of the Dead' is really sort of my kind of big thank you to Sam Raimi because I worked on Evil Dead 2, and I worked on Army of Darkness. I had always had a massive affection for Sam, so I feel like I channeled my best Sam Raimi in that episode, and damn, I had so much fun like getting that camera whipping around and like the evil for his point of view and designing our own version of the Necronomicon. It was really a blast so much fun."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A time jump in a television show can revive a stale premise with new characters, new motivations, and new settings. It's a way for new viewers to pick up the plot. And it's a way to skip over the boring parts of a story, and get to the exciting, narrative-turning action.In the case of the CW's Riverdale, the latter was the main reason for its Season 5 time jump--seven years after the characters' high school graduation."We did decide very quickly because all of the kids were seemingly going to different colleges and we didn't want them to all go to, like, Riverdale University,'' said showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "And in terms of drama, for me, college is a less appealing version of high school stories... This time jump allows us to start with a clean slate, drop in the middle of stories, and then have people catch up."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The first thing you hear aboard the Glykon when you finally make your way inside is a low, frightening growl. As you're creeping through a ventilation duct to find a way into the derelict spaceship's structure, it's impossible to pin down where the sounds of scratching, breathing, and heavy footsteps are coming from. It isn't long before you discover the bodies and the wreckage. There's no one aboard. Something awful happened here. Whispers emanate from the walls, and shadows move in the corners, and slowly you realize that everyone is dead, but you are not alone.Investigating the Glykon is Destiny 2's latest mission, Presage, and it's a standout moment in the game. I spent more than an hour wandering the ship when I discovered it, finding my way through its twisting hallways and infrastructure, listening to the sounds of something alive creeping around in the dark. The level evokes the likes of horror sci-fi such as Alien, Dead Space, or Event Horizon, sending you into the bowels of a dead ship with only your gun and your flashlight as comfort, without a clear sense of what you'll find--or what it might do to you.Missions with a unique tonal shift like Presage only come along every once in a while, and they're among the best things that developer Bungie makes for Destiny 2. Unlike the rest of the game right now, Presage places you into a full-on horror story for a short stint. It throws puzzles and obstacles in your way with little or no explanation of how you might make your way through them and trusts you to figure it out. It demands you explore and understand its space, rather than just sending you from gunfight to gunfight--huge portions of the mission contain no enemies at all. And it throws in some very cool ideas that I'll try not to spoil, with one fun section taking after an iconic Star Wars moment and another that, if you squint, could have been ripped from Halo 2.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Although Nintendo made no mention of the Legend of Zelda's 35th anniversary during the February 2021 Direct, it did have two Zelda announcements to share during the presentation: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is getting DLC, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is coming to Switch in July. Considering that Skyward Sword itself is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, it seems like a fitting time for Nintendo to dust the game off and give it some modern touch-ups, including a new control method. But while the original controls were a common point of contention, they were never the biggest issue plaguing the game.As the first full-fledged Zelda adventure designed specifically for the Wii, Skyward Sword made extensive use of the Wii Remote, eschewing the series' traditional control scheme in favor of motion controls. Many aspects of the game were designed around gesturing with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck; you had to physically swing the controller to slash with your sword, for instance, and firing arrows involved pulling back on the Nunchuk to draw your bow.Although Skyward Sword generally reviewed well at the time of its release, its motion controls would prove divisive among many (to say nothing of the accessibility issues inherent to the control scheme). I can only speak to my own experiences with the game, of course, but I personally felt the motion controls were implemented well; in the multiple times I played through it, I rarely found myself struggling to execute any of Link's actions--with the exception of the rotating block puzzles that replaced boss keys, which can all go in the bin. But I was also fortunate enough to experience the game in a setting where I had ample room to swing my controller (and no judging eyes around to see me pretend sword fight).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

On February 1, actor Evan Rachel Wood spoke out on her Instagram about grooming and abuse she endured from shock rocker Marilyn Manson. The fallout for Manson was swift, and continues. AMC's horror series Creepshow dropped an episode featuring Manson entirely, and producer Greg Nicotero offered up some background during the TCA winter press tour."I found out about [Manson's history] at the same time everybody else did that particular morning. I don't think there was a moment where we didn't want to do the right thing and pull the episode, and I don't think we thought about it for more than four seconds," Nicotero said. "There was some great actors in that episode as well. But you know we stand by the decision. We stand by what we support and that shows."The show must go on, though, and so the team had to make some changes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Crafting newer, better gear is core to the experience in Valheim, and in order to survive long enough to fight through Greydwarves, Trolls, and the game's huge bosses, you're going to need strong armor. The trouble is, how you create that armor can be pretty confusing. It requires you to expand your toolset, upgrade your workbench, hunt certain creatures, and learn how to work metal.We've put together a full rundown of each of Valheim's current armor sets below, including how strong they are, what benefits you can expect from them as you create full sets, and most importantly, how to unlock and create them. Expect to do a lot of work hunting and mining along the way. It's also worth noting that each set of armor can be upgraded several times to increase its durability and armor levels. Leather armor might be your first armor set and among the weakest, but it can become very effective if you upgrade it while working on advancing to the next tier.Valheim Armor SetsRagsSet Items: Pants, TunicCrafting Requirements: Workbench; Leather Scraps (obtained from boars)Armor per piece: 1Weight per piece: 2Leather ArmorSet Items: Pants, Tunic, Helmet, CapeCrafting Requirements: Workbench Level 2, Deer HideArmor per piece: 2 (1 for cape)Weight per piece: 5 (1 for helmet, 4 for cape)Troll Leather ArmorSet Items: Pants, Tunic, Helmet, CapeCrafting Requirements: Workbench Level 3, Troll Hide, Leather Scraps, Deer HideArmor per piece: 6 (1 for cape)Weight per piece: 5 (1 for helmet, 4 for cape)Set Bonus: Sneak +25You'll get access to Troll Leather Armor once you slay your first troll and gathered its hide. Crafting the armor requires upgrading you workbench twice, which means you'll need a chopping block and a tanning rack nearby. Troll Armor is solid if you can get the hides for it, and it doesn't take much to upgrade to make it pretty strong. Troll armor will cover you while you do all the work to mine and smelt Bronze, which can take quite a while.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

About an hour into Little Nightmares II, I found a toy duck resting on a hardwood floor. It was the kind of carved, wooden plaything that kids drag around on a piece of twine, with wheels where the real waterfowl's webbed feet would be. A dim spotlight from somewhere above shone on its reflective wings. Behind it, there was an oaky barrier, formed from leaning one table against another--too tall for my character, a tiny child named Mono, to climb. When I approached, the floorboard the duck was sitting on sunk into the floor. I turned to run just as a metal light fixture swung down from the ceiling, smashing me into the barrier and killing me.Once the checkpoint reset, I tried again, attempting to quickly run away from the floorboard before the pendulum fell. No dice. Again, it smashed me against the wall."I wonder if I can..." I thought, eyeing the nearby toy, "...duck."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo announced that Annapurna Interactive's space exploration game Outer Wilds makes its way to Nintendo Switch this summer. An exact release date has not been announced.Outer Wilds, not to be confused with Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds, is an open-world mystery game where players have 22 minutes to explore space before the universe is engulfed in a supernova. After that, the clock resets. The game's loop is reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, where players have a limited amount of days (that could be extended using the ocarina) to prevent the smiling moon from crashing into the world.The game received a bevy of praise following its 2019 launch on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It's even won some awards, including Best Indie Game at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards. GameSpot also named Outer Wilds one of the best games of 2019.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Samurai Warriors 5 was revealed during the latest Nintendo Direct livestream. It's the follow-up to the Dynasty Warriors sub-series from developers Koei Tecmo and Omega Force. The game is set to launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC sometime this Summer. You can watch the announcement and gameplay reveal in the video below.This upcoming entry is still set in the Sengoku period, and this time it focuses on familiar characters Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi. The reveal also came with a glimpse of gameplay to showoff how the two characters fight with their different weapons. The series also gets a visual revamp with this latest entry with new character designs and presentation styles.Samurai Warriors features combat that's a bit different from the mainline Dynasty Warriors series, focusing more on various fighting styles with specific weapons and combos. However, it does have the signature battle format of mowing down large mobs of enemies. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A completely overhauled version of Legend of Mana is coming to Nintendo Switch, and it's far more than a simple remaster. Arriving June 24, the new Legend of Mana looks like the ideal blend of old and new.Announced during today's Nintendo Direct event and releasing on June 24 for Nintendo Switch, Legend of Mana features new HD graphics, but it doesn't go for a completely modern look like we saw with the Secret of Mana remake. Music has been rearranged for the new version, but you can choose to switch between the new and old arrangements on the fly to fit your preference.Legend of Mana combatLegend of Mana sees your map initially barren, and it's up to you to place down artifacts and choose how to advance the story. In the new version, you can choose to turn off combat encounters for a more casual experience, and there is also a new mini-game called Ring Ring Land that uses a retro-style pixel-art device.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com