A lot of changes to rewards are coming with the next season of Destiny 2, as Bungie recently outlined in its blog. Those changes will hit the game with its next content season, set to launch on February 9. In the meantime, you can still visit Xur ahead of the season's end to prepare for what's coming next in Destiny 2 by picking up some fresh new Exotics for your collection. Head to Nessus, to the Watcher's Grave area, to find Xur this week. For his weapon, Xur is offering Graviton Lance. Hunters can pick up the Shinobi's Vow gauntlets; for Titans, there's the Armamentarium chest armor; and for Warlocks, Xur has Getaway Artist gauntlets.Xur LocationUse the Watcher's Grave transmat zone on Nessus. Once you spawn in, hop on a sparrow and head north toward the big tree just ahead of you, growing up against the east side of the area. Climb up into the tree and you'll find Xur standing on one of its branches, looking out over the area.Xur is in a tree on Nessus, since he no longer has Calus's cool barge to chill out on.Xur Exotic ItemsA tried-and-true pulse rifle, Graviton Lance is the sort of Exotic you can feel comfortable with in just about any situation. It rips apart enemies with bullets that create black holes while also exploding to send Void projectiles out into the world to do more damage--perfect for both PvE and PvP. If you're not a fan of his other options, Xur also sells an Exotic engram that will decrypt into an Exotic you don't already own. He also has the new Xenology Quest, which rewards an Exotic Cipher you can use to purchase Exotics from either Xur or the Tower's Monument to Lost Lights. The quest requires you to either complete Strikes or win matches in Gambit and the Crucible.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Valve Inc. finds another lawsuit on its desk as a putative class action filed earlier this week alleges that the video gaming giant is abusing Steam by requiring developers to sell their games at the same price across all platforms once it enters the PC game distributor's store.The suit, spotted by The Hollywood Reporter and handled by attorneys at the Ohio-based law firm Vorys Sater, states that Valve's "Most Favored Nations" clause in its Steam Distribution Agreement forces developers to agree that "the price of a PC game on the Steam platform will be the same price the game developers sell their PC games on other platforms." The attorneys note that Valve is abusing the MFN clause by making it difficult for other platforms--such as the Epic Games Store, itch.io, and Microsoft Store--to compete against Steam."The Steam MFN also hinders innovation by creating an artificial barrier to entry for platforms," the lawsuit claims. "When a market, such as this one, is highly concentrated, a new entrant can benefit consumers by undercutting the incumbent’s prices. The ability to provide PC games to consumers at lower prices is one way a firm or new entrant could gain market share. If this market functioned properly--that is, if the Steam MFN did not exist and platforms were able to compete on price--platforms competing with Steam would be able to provide the same (or higher) margins to game developers while simultaneously providing lower prices to consumers."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you held off on picking up Watch Dogs Legion during the busy holiday gaming season, now's your chance to snag a copy for only $25. Though we've seen Legion for pretty low prices before since launching in October, this is the best price we can recall. The deal is available on console versions of Watch Dogs Legion today only at GameStop. As is the norm for these things, Amazon is matching GameStop's deal, but we imagine the online retailer will sell out fairly quickly. Watch Dogs Legion $25 (was $60) Both Amazon and GameStop are offering this deal on PlayStation and Xbox versions of the game. For Xbox, there's simply one version that's compatible with Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. For PlayStation, you can buy PS5 or PS4 physical editions. Since Legion has a free upgrade for PS5, it doesn't really matter which version you buy if you own a PS5. See at Amazon See at GameStop Watch Dogs Legion takes place in dystopian London and once again follows the hacker group DedSec, who is trying to clear their name after being wrongfully accused of committing a series of terrorist attacks. London has been plunged into a police state by a shadowy hacker group who has teamed up with a private military force to exert its will over the city. It earned an 8/10 in our Watch Dogs Legion review thanks to its powerful message, innovative hacking gameplay, and gorgeous open world.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Date night this Valentine's Day will look a lot different than usual. Many couples will likely celebrate Valentine's Day at home, which eliminates the traditional movie theater date. With that in mind, we decided to round up an eclectic group of movies we think would be great to watch at home this Valentine's Day. Some of them are streaming on popular services like HBO Max and Hulu, while others are available as Blu-rays with special features.Rather than focusing solely on movies centered on romance, we've rounded up 15 Valentine's Day movies that are cozy and have good vibes. After all, Valentine's Day isn't just about romance; it's about spending time with your favorite person and enjoying each other's company. Since many Valentine's dates will take place on the living room couch this year, what better way to celebrate together than snuggling up and watching a cozy movie? And for couples with kids, Valentine's Day will probably be a family event, so this list also features some family-friendly movies that both parents and kids will enjoy.If you're looking for the perfect gift for your partner this holiday, check out our guide to the best Valentine's Day gifts for 2021. You should also take a peek at our roundup of the best games for couples to play together this Valentine's Day.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Valentine's Day is coming up, and for those who would normally schedule a date night out, things are going to look pretty different this year due to the pandemic. However, there are still plenty of ways to spend quality time with your loved one indoors this Valentine's Day, and one of the best options is finding a co-op video game you can both enjoy together. To that end, we've rounded up the best games for couples to play this Valentine's Day, but of course, these are great games to play together any night of the year that you want to spend some time together. For the purposes of this roundup, we've focused on games that offer local co-op so you can cuddle up on the couch while you play.We recognize that in some couples, one person may have more gaming experience than the other, so keep that in mind when picking a game. None of the titles we've included here are particularly taxing, but some of them may be more suited for people who are already comfortable using a controller. (We have a separate guide on games to play with people who don't normally play games if you find yourself needing more options.)While quality time can often be the best gift someone can ask for, others like to receive physical tokens of affection on Valentine's Day. If you're still pondering what to get your partner, see our suggestions for the best Valentine's Day gifts, with ideas for gamers and more. We also have recommendations for cozy, feel-good Valentine's Day movies to watch with your loved one this year.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hitman developer IO Interactive has indicated that it is not done with the franchise yet, teasing ongoing DLC support for Hitman 3 and a potential sequel.Hitman 3 launched earlier this month, with strong launch sales allowing IO Interactive to recoup all development costs in just a few days. This is the biggest launch the studio has experienced since going independent, and the largest for the series. With that in mind, executive producer Forest Swartout Large says there's more to come for Hitman."We're continuously working on Hitman so we are already looking to the future," said Large in an interview with The Gamer, when asked about the potential for another Hitman sequel.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor Viggo Mortensen was praised for his performance as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, but as it turns out, his acting was even more impressive than we might have known. That's because Mortensen has now revealed he suffers from vertigo, and he had an episode during the filming of a key scene in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.Speaking to Lord of the Rings superfan Stephen Colbert, who also experiences vertigo, Mortensen said he rarely gets hit with a bout of vertigo but it happened during the filming of a scene for the Battle of Helm's Deep in Two Towers. This took place while he was filming a scene involving climbing a structure and hacking at Orcs. In between takes, high up on the wall, Mortensen began experiencing vertigo; he became frozen and could not get down from the trestle."The first time it hit me badly [as an adult] was during The Lord of the Rings. I was doing a scene, the Battle of Helm's Deep, all these scenes were at night and it was rainy. And there was a stairway that was about a foot wide, no railing, going up the side of a wall. There's a scene where I'm fighting my way up, trying to get up to the top. And there's all these Orcs coming down with their weapons. And I'm fighting them all the way up. One throws a spear sideways, and I leap over and swing my legs over the precipice, and keep going."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Another weekend is here in Destiny 2, which means Xur has returned and the Trials of Osiris are back in the rotation. Destiny's toughest multiplayer challenge will test your mettle, but the rewards--unique armor and powerful weapons and mods you can't earn anywhere else--are worth the sweat of struggling to go Flawless.Here's the Crucible map you'll face in Trials, plus all the rewards you can earn in this rotation. Trials ends with the weekly reset on February 2, so get your matches in or you'll have to wait for another weekend to roll around. There are only two more weeks of the Season of the Hunt remaining, so you'll want to finish earning your Trials rewards ahead of Bungie rolling out new Trials armor next season.Trials of Osiris Map And Rewards (January 29-February 2)Map: Rusted Lands3 wins -- Hunter, Warlock, or Titan Helmet: Cover, Hood, or Helm of the Exile5 wins -- Eye of Sol, Kinetic sniper rifle7 wins -- The Summoner, Solar assault rifleFlawless run -- Hunter, Warlock, or Titan Class Item: Cloak, Mark, or Bond of the Exile Adept Mod -- ReloadIf you're new to the Trials of Osiris, it's a multiplayer event that only shows up in Destiny 2 on the weekends, running from Friday to Tuesday each week. It'll put you in some of the toughest battles Destiny's Crucible has to offer. In the Trials, your goal is to go on winning streaks, earning victory in several matches in a row. Notch seven wins without losing a single match and you'll earn what's known as a "Flawless" run. That gets you a trip to the Lighthouse--a special social space only accessible to players who go Flawless--and exclusive rewards and recognition. In the Beyond Light expansion, opening the Flawless chest earns you an "Adept" item, which comes with extra stat boosts unavailable on any other loot in the game, as well as powerful Adept mods that are likewise unavailable anywhere else.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The long-in-development Fallout: New Vegas PC mod that recently launched, The Frontier, has been taken offline due to "deeply disturbing" content shared by a member of the team.According to the team's project lead Thomas "tgspy," who delivered a message on the mod's Discord server, the artist in question had "posted animated pedophilic content on their personal artist accounts." The artist has been removed from the team and the developers went to work removing the various inflammatory content used in the game by that person."We have received requests to remove some content provided to us by artists and voice actors, so we will be complying with these requests," tgspy told Eurogamer. "I will be pushing a final build to [Nexus Mods] and waiting for the [Steam] build to be accepted."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

From February 3-9, Steam will be showing off hundreds of demos for upcoming games as it brings back the Steam Game Festival for another round in 2021.Starting at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET on February 3, players will be able to check out demos of upcoming games, along with livestreams and developer panels. There will be over 500 playable demos for fans to experience, and some developers will be available to chat as well. Those who participated in the Game Festival Steam held last summer should be familiar with this format, but now those who missed out will have another chance.Last year, we saw demos for several exciting indie titles including Welcome to Elk, She Dreams Elsewhere, Garden Story, Raji, Chicory, and Backbone. This year promises more of the same with developers from across the globe dropping demos for both their released and upcoming works. Some of the titles teased so far include Hazel Sky, Fling to the Finish, Black Book, Almighty: Kill Your Gods, Shady Knight, Genesis Noir, The Riftbreaker, Never Yield, and Children of Silentown. Devs with all levels of experience are participating in the show, so there should be something to see for everyone, regardless of interest.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Sword and Shield are kicking off a new Max Raid Battle event next week. The event begins at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET on February 3 and asks players to defeat Cramorant, with different rewards available depending on how many of the Pokemon are beaten.Serebii reports that level 100 Cramorant will be appearing during the event. If players manage to defeat 1 million of these, everyone will receive a Gold Bottle Cap, three regular Bottle Caps, and three Pearl Strings as a reward. The Bottle Caps can be exchanged to Hyper Train a Pokemon at the Battle Tower, while the Pearl Strings can be sold at shops for a lot of money.A special Max Raid Battle event is coming to #PokemonSwordShield! Starting February 3 at 4 p.m. PST, work together with your fellow Trainers to defeat Cramorant in Max Raid Battles and help unlock rewards that’ll help in your adventures! pic.twitter.com/XQVDIjPBCt — Play Pokémon (@playpokemon) January 29, 2021Besides Cramorant, Serebii reports that Quagsire, Golurk, Flygon, and Indeedee will also be appearing in Max Raid dens throughout the event. Additional details will be announced soon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It looks like Snake Eyes--the legendary ninja from the GI Joe franchise--is set to be the next guest character in Fortnite. The game's official Twitter teased his appearance with a short radio transmission, and while it didn't mention his name outright, it's pretty clear he's who is being discussed.The video is captioned "Ninja Master," and it mentions "lasers and explosions" as well as a target who is joined by several friends. That would make sense considering the GI Joe franchise's wide roster, but a ninja who has friends isn't exactly clear evidence.:: Incoming Transmission - Reality Log 10155 ::Target Description: Ninja Master pic.twitter.com/IuPqGoi6AA — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) January 29, 2021However, the transmission ends with the phrase "Knowing is half the battle." This is a slogan from GI Joe, all but guaranteeing that Snake Eyes will be making an appearance soon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This week on GameSpot After Dark, Jake, Kallie, and Michael are joined by the incredibly talented Jessica Howard, managing editor of Uppercut, for a conversation that really runs the gamut. We talk about why Ichiban from Yakuza: Like a Dragon might very well be the best protagonist ever; Jess and Kallie discover that they both haven't played Hitman or Alan Wake for the same hard-to-explain reason; and, of course, we tackle GameStop's stocks.Michael gives a spirited breakdown of what short-selling means and what's going on with the (sigh) stonks. We should probably note that we're not exactly finance experts, but we did a lot of research, and also we don't really care for billionaires.Kallie also gives an update on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including her latest in-game achievement and the forthcoming Festivale event. Does anyone still care about Animal Crossing besides her? Who knows.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For the week of December 21-27, it's not a shock to learn that Wonder Woman 1984's debut has proven to be a mighty powerhouse strong enough to overtake even Soul, Pixar's latest, according to Nielsen's streaming ratings (via The Wrap). Nielsen's has data indicating that WW84 clocked a total of 2.3 billion minutes of viewing on HBO Max, beating holiday-release neighbor Soul, which logged around 1.6 billion of minutes on Disney+.Content from HBO Max, Peacock, Apple TV+, and other various streaming services are not yet included in the Nielsen ratings, so this is an interesting insight, to say the least--but unsurprising given how well-received Wonder Woman 1984 was after tons of delays. Wonder Woman 1984 obviously fell short of its original intended release date of summer 2020, but it didn't dampen the audience's passion for the sequel."The impact of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max cannot be understated," Andy Forssell, executive vice president and general manager of HBO Max, said in a statement. "As was announced on Wednesday during our earnings and as this Nielsen data shows, it was a huge holiday gift to the consumer at a time when they wanted and needed it. This partnership with Warner Bros. of course continues throughout the year but it began with Wonder Woman's arrival on Christmas Day to great success."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This week on Wrestle Buddies, GameSpot's professional wrestling podcast, Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring are reliving the glory days of the Attitude Era with a look back at the time WWE and WCW almost had a crossover--sort of. There's also a special guest stopping by to declare his spot in the Royal Rumble match, though he has no business doing so.First, we go back to 1998 to study the DX "invasion" of WCW, which was less of an invasion and more of three guys making dirty jokes and driving around in a jeep they called a tank. Do you remember the part where they tried to break into an office park? Because we sure do.Then, the Smackdown Hacker is back and on a mission. This time, instead of simply hijacking the show, he's a guest that's declaring his entry into the 2021 Royal Rumble match. No, he's not a WWE wrestler--or any kind of wrestler. He also doesn't want a championship match or to go to Wrestlemania. Why would that stop him, though?Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com