Sledgehammer Games has officially unveiled Call of Duty: Vanguard's multiplayer mode, discussing and showing off new features like tactical destruction and how the game will have more maps at launch (20) than ever before in franchise history. Here's everything we know so far about Vanguard's multiplayer mode. This post will be updated as we learn more.MapsThere will be 20 multiplayer maps for Vanguard at launch, which is the most ever for a Call of Duty game at launch. Presumably, more maps will come to Vanguard after launch as DLC.16 of the maps are for Vanguard's standard multiplayer, while 4 are for the Champion Hill mode. The maps are set across the various WWII fronts, including the Eastern Front, North Africa, and the Pacific.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As part of the Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer reveal event on Tuesday, Amos Hodge from Raven Software revealed the first look at Call of Duty: Warzone's new map.Warzone Pacific, as it was referred to in the video (but not necessarily its real name), takes players to the Pacific in a total revamp of the Warzone experience. This is not a small change to the map like Verdansk '84 was, but it is instead a completely new map with all-new points of interest, locations, and places to explore. As you can see in the video, Verdansk's dark and gloomy art style is replaced with brighter, more colorful, and lush environments. You can see some footage of the new map below, but note that it's representative of the game in its pre-alpha state.🌴We are going to THE PACIFIC🌴A new #Warzone map will launch later this year! More to come soon...pack sunscreen. pic.twitter.com/BWE6Ik7KHA — Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) September 7, 2021Warzone Pacific has cross-play between consoles and platforms, as well as cross-generation play so you can sync up with anyone, regardless of their platform.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Vanguard introduces what Sledgehammer Games is calling "tactical destruction" to the multiplayer mix, and like its name suggests, this will allow players to destroy certain parts of the map. This has been a mainstay in EA's Battlefield series for years.In Vanguard, destructible environments span all 20 maps. With walls, doors, and other objects capable of being destroyed, the way a map looks--and plays--at the start of a match could very well change by the end. "The state that the map starts at is going to look different than the state that it ends at," Sledgehammer said in the video.Destructible environments will also seemingly add a new layer of strategy to Call of Duty's formula, especially in the Domination and Hardpoint modes. Players can no longer reliably hide behind objects. Additionally, Vanguard's new caliber system--which allows players to make weapons more weapon--will impact how quickly and efficiently cover is destroyed.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Final Fantasy XIV is bringing back its limited-time Final Fantasy XV crossover event "A Nocturne for Heroes," and with it comes another chance for players to score a mount modelled after the Regalia Type-F.Just like in Final Fantasy XV, which saw Noctis and friends embarking on a road trip across the world of Eos while riding in a car that eventually became capable of flight, the version of the Regalia Type-F appearing in Square Enix's MMO can fit up to four players and also flies. The event begins September 13 and lasts until October 18, and will only be the second time the mount has been available, with the first chance happening back in 2019.Players will need to be at least level 50 and have completed the main scenario quest "The Ultimate Weapon" before being able to participate in the crossover event's questline. After completing the questline, players can then purchase the Regalia from the Gold Saucer. Those who completed the quests back in 2019 can replay them this time around, but won't be able to earn quest rewards a second time. Other items coming as part of the event include armor and hairstyles modeled off Final Fantasy XV's Noctis.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Apple has announced a date for its annual fall event, which will take place digitally on September 14. The event is a staple on the tech calander, with Apple widely expected to announce the iPhone 13 during this year's proceedings.September events and new iPhones have become synonymous with each other, and this year seems no different. Rumors have already suggested that the iPhone 13 won't deviate greatly from the designs of the iPhone 12, but might feature smaller upgrades that bring them in-line with modern Android devices. Suggestions of a 120Hz display are strong, as well as a redesign of the notch to make it slightly smaller while still offering FaceID support.BREAKING: @Apple announces “California streaming” event for September 14, 2021 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on https://t.co/AR0KLaIXGv. pic.twitter.com/lxAfJNvdCb — CNET (@CNET) September 7, 2021Other rumors point towards the potential of satellite communication, which Apple might use for emergency calls when cellular networks are unavailable. Others hint at astronomy features that have arrived recently on Google's own Pixel line of devices, which might fight with the starry night sky seen in the event's invitation.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Crystal Guard update is live now, bringing Croation operator Osa into the fold along with a new battle pass, a number of map reworks, and a major change to the game's armor system.Osa, an attacker and the game's first transgender operator, carries the versatile new Talon-8 shield. Made out of a transparent, bulletproof material, Osa can carry the shield for personal defense, or plant it to grant protection to her team. Osa is available for use immediately for players who purchase the Year 6 Season 3 battle pass, or can be acquired for free starting September 21 either with in-game currency or Rainbow Six Siege's premium currency.Major map changes have come to Coastline, Bank, and Clubhouse as part of the update, with each map receiving more destructible elements, new bomb placement sites, and more modifications. Several operators will be receiving updates too, with significant changes to operators including Fuze and Twitch. Fuze, for example, can now deploy his cluster charge through reinforced surfaces (albeit at a slower speed), while Twitch's shock drone is now only usable during a match's action phase but comes with the ability to destroy, rather than simply disable, enemy gadgets.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's hard to say exactly when Epic Games began developing the Fortnite lore bible, but one thing is certain: No season of Fortnite has ever put its narrative in as bright a spotlight as Season 7. With Fortnite Season 8 just around the corner, it's time for a Season 7 refresher.Even with the emphasis on the story this season, there are details Epic does not outright confirm, leaving me to infer some plot points from things like battle pass cosmetics, seasonal quests, and environmental clues. To be honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. Lost has been off the air for over a decade. I need a new mystery-box in my life. Here's everything that happened in the Fortnite Season 7 storyline, just in time for Fortnite Season 8.Aliens Attack - The Last RealityAt the end of Season 6, Raz's plans to wield the Zero Point for his own gains backfired, and in toying with the island's lifeforce as he did, he mistakenly alerted an alien civilization named The Last Reality, who previously either did not know of the island or had been leaving it alone.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Last week, Sony officially opened up preorders for Horizon Forbidden West ahead of the game's release on PS4 and PS5 in February next year. Curiously it was bound to be the first exclusive from Sony without a PS4-to-PS5 upgrade path, forcing you to purchase the $80 Digital Deluxe edition if you needed both. Sony has since reversed that decision, which has inadvertently made the PS5 version of the game a less sensible purchase, especially if you're buying digitally.Right now, the PS4 version of Horizon Forbidden West retails for $60, while the PS5 version is listed for $70. This isn't too surprising--all of Sony's exclusives outside of launch titles that are also cross-gen have followed this pattern, including Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut most recently. Unlike those, however, the PS4-to-PS5 upgrade for the PS4 version is going to be free following Sony's announcement over the weekend, making the $10 premium for the base PS5 version a costly option for what it gets you.In fact, paying $70 outright for the PS5 version might be a worse value proposition too. With the PS4 version of the game and its inherent free upgrade, you are getting Horizon Forbidden West for two consoles. The base PS5 version is only for Sony's new console, so you lose out of that additional platform while also paying $10 more, which makes little sense. If you're buying the physical version, you do get the PS5 case and disc, which might be important to you if you're proud of your physical collection.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Midnight Suns looks to bring tactical combat to the Marvel universe, and a new extended gameplay demo pitting Wolverine against his nemesis Sabretooth shows that despite being turn-based, players will be leaving plenty of destruction in their wake.Sabretooth is the boss encounter in the demo, and Wolverine and player-created hero the Hunter must team-up to fight him. Unlike most cannon fodder enemies who die in just a few blows, Sabretooth requires more coordination and planning to defeat thanks to his much higher amount of HP and his stun and bind resistance.Much of the demo shows Wolverine chaining together attacks against multiple foes while also utilizing the environment to deal damage. On multiple occasions, Wolverine kicks or throws objects into enemies, and at one point even leaps off a nearby pile of wooden pallets to plunge into Sabretooth. Some of Wolverine's attacks grant him lifesteal, allowing him to be aggressive and bring the fight to the enemy.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Diablo II: Resurrected's beta has come and gone, and with just a few weeks left to go until the full game's release, Blizzard is offering additional insight regarding certain features, including 21:9 ultrawide monitor support.While the game will be playable on an ultrawide monitor, it won't support the full 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratio, instead only extending to 19:9. Support for 21:9 was included in the game's technical alpha, but was reduced to 19:9 in the more recent beta, leaving many players wondering why.As it turns out, there's a good reason for the limitation--21:9 breaks the game. Specifically, playing at an ultrawide aspect ratio makes it so that players can attack from further ranges than the game was designed for. Enemies targeted from the extended range ultrawide monitors provide simply fail to recognize they are being attacked, and as a result don't react.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We're into the third week of Destiny 2's Season of the Lost, venturing back into the Ascendant Plane to try to find Mara Sov's lost Techeuns. This week, we're entering the Ruins of Wrath, a new Shattered Realm area reminiscent of the Hive-controlled regions of the Moon. As with the other two areas, the Ruins of Wrath are a twisting, confused place, filled with secrets to uncover.We've wandered the Ruins of Wrath this week to uncover as many of its mysteries as possible, thanks to the new Safe Passage ability you can earn this week, if you've been keeping up on maxing out your Wayfinder's Compass. Here's where you can find the Trivial Mysteries and Enigmatic Mysteries hidden in the Shattered Realm this week.Ruins Of Wrath Trivial Mysteries LocationsTrivial Mysteries are Awoken caches that are relatively easy to find, and which generally only require you to use one of your powers to unlock--either Barrier Breach, Truesight, or Safe Passage. They're typically very near to a marker, so keep your eyes peeled.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With Phase 4 officially kicking off, the MCU is looking a little different. For one, there's officially an active multiverse now, thanks to Loki and Sylvie taking out He Who Remains over on Disney+. Of course, given the entirely esoteric nature of time and the universe within Marvel in general, it's extremely difficult to pin down exactly what this means and how it affects things moving forward. For instance, is the multiverse retroactive? Is the flow of time strictly linear or was that also messed up in the chaos of the branching timelines? What exactly constitutes an alternate reality and how do you differentiate them from something like the Quantum Realm or an alternate dimension?Of course, there are a lot of extremely comic book semantics at play here and the answers, if they come at all, are likely going to be doled out in pieces. We've already got some hints of what might be on the horizon with the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, which teased a Doctor Strange spell going awry and causing all sorts of reality warping. And then there are characters like Wanda who were recently revealed to have extremely potent chaos magic powers. There are definitely big things on the horizon, even if that horizon is vaguely defined.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Nintendo Switch is primarily a game console. While competitors like the Xbox Series X and PS5 offer a lot of entertainment options outside of gaming, the Switch has remained a gaming software-focused platform ever since launching in 2017. However, that doesn't mean the Switch doesn't have some non-gaming apps that are worth downloading. For instance, Nintendo recently added the Pokemon TV app to the eShop to expand the lineup of entertainment apps and other content that you can download to your Switch. In addition to streaming apps, there are apps for artists, musicians, and hobbyist game developers. We've rounded up the best Nintendo Switch apps on the eShop below.As mentioned already, there aren't very many non-gaming apps available natively for Nintendo Switch. The Switch doesn't even have Netflix, but there are ways to add applications like Netflix and other streaming services to the Switch (not Switch Lite).Best Nintendo Switch appsWe've put together a list of 11 Nintendo Switch apps, some of which are available for free. We'll continue to add to this list as more entertainment-focused are added to the eShop (if that happens).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The latest Fortnite skin, Windwalker Echo, may not be as familiar a face as LeBron James or Wonder Woman, but to anyone who saw last year's Unreal Engine 5 reveal trailer, the action hero will be very familiar indeed. The Windwalker Echo skin is now available in the Fortnite Item Shop for a limited time, marking her first public appearance in over a year.Fortnite Windwalker Echo SkinFirst seen in an Unreal tech demo, Echo is swooping into Fortnite.We didn't know much about Echo--including even her name--when she was first seen in May 2020's Unreal Engine 5 tech demo running on a PS5. Her arrival in Fortnite includes a bit more lore for players who want to learn more about her.For starters, she is what's called a "windwalker," which explains her flying squirrel-like ability to glide through canyons. As of today, she also stars in a new animation from Mold3D Studio, which is powered by Unreal Engine and should flesh out her background even more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Aquaman star Jason Momoa has revealed the new-look costume he will wear for the upcoming movie Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The sequel to 2018's DC blockbuster hits theaters on December 16, 2022.Momoa posted an image of the new suit alongside the familiar gold-and-green costume he wore in the first Aquaman. The new costume is a sleek black number--the fins and spikes are gone, and overall it looks like something that is a lot more practical for swimming and fighting in the depths of the ocean. Momoa accompanied the image with a caption that reads, "New suit. More action." Check it out below: View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jason Momoa (@prideofgypsies)Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is directed by James Wan, who helmed the first Aquaman, as well as hits such as Fast 7, The Conjuring, and the original Saw. Many of the main cast from the first film are returning too, including Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Orm, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus, and Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com