After a 20-year legal dispute, magician and spoon-bending illusionist Uri Geller has given Nintendo permission to once again use Kadabra on Pokemon cards. The self-proclaimed psychic's dispute with Nintendo began in 2000 when he sued the company, alleging that his name and signature spoon-bending act had been stolen and used in the creation of a Pokemon that vilified him."I want to tell the world before the start of the holiday season that I have nothing whatsoever to do with these violent characters," Geller said in November 2000. Nintendo turned me into an evil, occult Pokemon character. Nintendo stole my identity by using my name and my signature image."As Screen Rant noted, Geller may have had a super effective case at the time as Kadabra's Japanese name--which can be written as Yungerer, Yungeller, and Yun Geller--had a passing resemblance to his own name. Kadabra is also a Psychic-type Pokemon that is always seen clutching a spoon in every form of media that it appears in, possibly indicating at more references to the magician.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Xbox Game Pass Twitter account is up to some shenanigans again. Back in September, the account posted an email exchange that not-so-subtly implied that Doom Eternal was coming to the service soon, and it joined the console Xbox Game Pass on October 1. Now, the account is teasing another big addition, but we can't quite tell what game they're referencing.Honestly we have no idea what gif or sinister red light Melissa is referring to pic.twitter.com/QaOK7jZNkM — Xbox Game Pass (@XboxGamePass) November 29, 2020A "gif with a sinister red light" certainly points to Control Ultimate Edition, since that game uses red and orange hues to represent its antagonist, the Hiss. In the Doom Eternal tweet, internet sleuths quickly discovered that inverting the image's colors revealed a message that all but confirmed that Eternal was the game being discussed. In this tweet, flipping the colors reveals a very different hidden message: "You really think we'd put the tease here again?"It's certainly possible that the game is something other than Control--after all, red lights aren't exactly uncommon in big video games--but our money is certainly there. Control Ultimate Edition is the next-gen version of Remedy's paranoid action game, and includes both of its expansions. However, it will only be available as a free upgrade for players who bought the Ultimate Edition on PS4 or Xbox One.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Target's Cyber Monday sale is live now, but select deals won't be available until tomorrow, including one particularly solid Nintendo Switch deal. You'll be able to pick up the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Super Mario Party Double Pack for $80, down from $100. The Double Pack is a Target exclusive, and the deal will be available tomorrow only, according to Target's weekly ad. There's a good chance this Cyber Monday deal will sell out, so you'll probably want to snag it as soon as possible. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Super Mario Party Double Pack $80 (was $100) The Double Pack includes physical versions of each game, and you're essentially paying $40 for each. While Super Mario Party's digital edition is currently on sale for $40, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rarely drops below $50 and wasn't on sale for Black Friday. See at Target Since it features two of the best Switch multiplayer games to play on the couch with the family, this bundle is an ideal Nintendo Switch gift this holiday. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is arguably the best entry in the storied racing series. It earned an 8/10 in GameSpot's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe review. Super Mario Party's classic Party mode is as fun as ever, and new modes such as the cooperative Partner Party mode add to the experience. It received a 7/10 in our Super Mario Party review.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After weeks of retailers promoting Black Friday deals, we're finally approaching the end of the year's biggest sales period--but it's not over quite yet. Cyber Monday 2020 is here, bringing one last wave of steep discounts before the holidays. While some Black Friday sales are wrapping up today, most retailers have moved on to Cyber Monday already, with sales going live at Amazon, Target, and Best Buy.Cyber Monday deals tend to be a mixture of recycled Black Friday deals and brand-new ones that retailers have saved for the post-Thanksgiving week. The best Cyber Monday offers are usually one-day-only, so you'll want to check out the big sales at Walmart, GameStop, and other online stores then.As far as game deals, we're seeing quite a few great discounts on games for PS5/PS4, Xbox One/Series X, and Nintendo Switch this week, some of which are already live and continuing into Cyber Week. Unfortunately, the best Switch game deals may have been Black Friday exclusives--GameStop had several first-party games down to $27, and those are returning to $40 for Cyber Monday. Still, it's a great time to find anything on your wishlist before the holidays.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

November 29 is Chadwick Boseman's birthday, and to mark the occasion for the late actor, Disney updated the Marvel movie intro for Black Panther on Disney Plus to be focused on him. Boseman passed away in August. This would have been his 44th birthday.The new video uses the same structure as the main one, but the text, images, and video puts the focus on Boseman and his various appearances in the MCU.Long live the King. #WakandaForever pic.twitter.com/uW1KisOkTq — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) November 29, 2020Disney chairman Robert Iger also tweeted about the new tribute, telling fans to keep an eye on the Disney Plus version of Black Panther to catch the video.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

David Prowse, the actor inside Darth Vader's suit in the original Star Wars trilogy, has passed away. He was 85.Star Wars creator George Lucas said in a statement, "David brought a physicality to Darth Vader that was essential for the character. He made Vader leap off the page and on to the big screen, with an imposing stature and movement performance to match the intensity and undercurrent of Vader’s presence."Lucasfilm was saddened to learn of the passing of David Prowse, who provided the commanding presence and imposing physical performance of Darth Vader for the Original Trilogy. He will be long remembered...https://t.co/U8Yua0mmoK pic.twitter.com/m2WGGlE3r1 — Star Wars (@starwars) November 29, 2020"David was up for anything and contributed to the success of what would become a memorable, tragic figure. May he rest in peace," Lucas added.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Extraction, the Chris Hemsworth-starring action movie for Netflix written by Joe and Anthony Russo (The Avengers), is getting a sequel, and now we know when it may begin shooting. Joe Russo told ComicBook that the plan, as it stands currently, is to start cameras rolling at some point in 2021.Plans could change, of course, and it all depends on when the script is finished--which it is not currently."We're in the script phase right now but we're hoping to shoot that sometime next year. And then you know ... I'm super excited, Hemsworth's super excited, Netflix is excited, so it's really just a function of getting the script done," Joe Russo said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

SaGa Frontier Remastered has been announced, and it's an improved version of Square's 1998 PS1 JRPG. The game, originally released in the US in 1998, is being remastered for Switch, PS4, mobile, and PC, and some cut content is being restored for this new version.SaGa Frontier presented players with seven potential protagonists, and let them explore the game world in a non-linear fashion. For the Remaster, there are now eight characters--Fuse, who appeared on the start screen but was not available in-game, has been restored. Each character has their own goals and ending, so you could conceivably play the game through eight times and have a different experience with each character.Beyond Fuse, there are also other scenes and sections that were cut from the original release that are being restored. This should be the ultimate version of SaGa Frontier.The game, set across a whole solar system, was considered confusing by many critics at the time, but it was well-received in Japan and has a cult following. You can check out the Remastered version in the trailer below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Chris Columbus, the director of the first two Harry Potter films, has recalled some of the stress he felt during the production of the first film in particular.Speaking to Collider, Columbus said he felt "the pressure of the world" when filming the first movie, The Sorcerer's Stone/The Philosopher's Stone. "I knew if I screwed this one up it's all over," he said. "You can't screw up this book. So I had to go to the set every day with sort of tunnel vision in terms of not thinking about the outside world, and that was a lot easier 19 years ago before the internet blew up."Overall, Columbus said he was "fraught with anxiety" when making the first Harry Potter movie. For the first two weeks of shooting, Columbus said he feared for his job.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Defeating an enemy in a Souls game can be extremely satisfying, and with the Demon's Souls remake debuting as a PlayStation 5 launch title, many early adopters are discovering the joys of slaying its titular demons. The PS5 records a video when you earn a trophy, and one player made a fun discovery as he defeated the Tower Knight--that video can include your mic audio.Reddit user helloiamjack posted a video of his successful defeat of the Demon's Souls boss to the PS5 subreddit, and amusingly, it features some audio of his victory celebration. He's a "first time" Souls player, and he's understandably excited about defeating the giant enemy.You can watch the video below--just make sure you turn your volume up for the best results.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Goonies and Rudy actor Sean Astin starred in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings series as the ever-faithful and genuine Samwise Gamgee. The character appears in a number of emotional and impactful scenes as he helps Frodo to Mordor to destroy the One Ring, but there is one scene in particular that always makes Astin choke up.Speaking to CinemeBlend, Astin said he always tears up during the scene in Return of the King when Aragorn expresses his gratitude to Sam and the rest of the Hobbits for their part in destroying the One Ring. It's an emotional scene on its own, but for Astin in particular, it has a special resonance because it was the final scene he filmed."The last [scene] we shot was a scene that always makes me cry in the movie, when Aragorn turns and looks at us and says, 'Oh, my friends, you bow to no one.' That was the last shot of the four Hobbits. My last shot," Astin said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Croods: A New Age opened at the US box office over the Thanksgiving weekend, and it was--by the standards of 2020 movie releases--a solid success. The film pulled in $14.2 million across the 5-day frame beginning Wednesday, Deadline reports, with $9.7 million of that figure happening across the three-day weekend. The film was shown on 2211 screens, according to Box Office Mojo.That's the second-best figure posted by a movie since the pandemic closed cinemas back in March, after Tenet's opening. However, while Tenet's opening was reported as a $20.2 million figure, this included sales of preview screenings in the week leading up to this weekend, and Warner Bros. has been opaque in their reporting of Tenet's daily figures. It's possible that The Croods: A New Age actually had a bigger opening weekend. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Assassin's Creed Valhalla features a dynamic world to explore, filled with all manner of danger and mystery. If you're looking to start a fight and make some coin in the process, the Thousand Eyes merchants are happy to hand out contracts that will reward players with Opals that can be used to buy rare gear and exotic cosmetics.Many of these contracts revolve around a simple formula of being sent to assassinate an unlucky target: one who is usually near your location. A new bug around these contracts has risen up though, and it's allowing players to easily bank some Opals in the process. In the Ravensthorpe settlement that Eivor calls home, you're able to grab contracts from the head of the Thousand Eyes, Reda.The bug that players are encountering is that the nearby training dummies being marked as the guilty culprits that Eivor needs to kill, each one having committed a particular crime that needs to be punished with a lethal injection of steel to the neck.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The PlayStation Plus Collection gives PS5 owners access to some of the biggest PS4 games as part of their standard PS Plus subscription, but you cannot claim the games via PS4. That led to a market of PS5 owners offering to sell access to these games via temporary guest logins on their console, but it appears this practice is resulting in bans. Here's how it works in a nutshell:PS5 owner offers to claim PS Plus Collection games for a PS4 owner.PS4 owner gives them their login details so the PS5 owner can claim the games.PS5 owner signs back out of the account after claiming games.PS4 owner changes their password.As it turns out, Sony isn't a big fan of players doing this. According to VGC, Hong Kong PlayStation 5 players who have sold access to the games--as well as the PS4 players who purchased them--are having their accounts banned. The bans on the accounts don't appear to be permanent, but the PS5 consoles themselves can no longer connect to PSN. Given that online access is required for nearly everything in modern gaming, including finishing installations of disc-based games, in many cases, this essentially renders the PS5 systems useless.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Black Friday deals keep rolling in as the weekend progresses, and the latest deal available at Amazon should be of interest to those browsing the Black Friday Nintendo eShop or Xbox Live sales. Though those sales are offering steep discounts on some great digital games, you can save even more money if you take advantage of a Black Friday deal on gift cards. Right now, Nintendo eShop gift cards and Xbox gift cards are available for 10% off at Amazon. (For those who prefer to shop at Best Buy, the deal is available there as well.) Combine that with a Black Friday game deal, and you're looking at some very nice savings. Your wallet will thank you.While 10% off doesn't sound like very much, the savings definitely add up, especially if you mostly buy games digitally. The gift cards are available at multiple values, so you can select the right amount for you. The deal means you can essentially get $99 of eShop store credit for $89 or $50 of Xbox credit for $45. These are digital codes, so you'll be able to redeem them right away.The Nintendo eShop vouchers can't be used to buy a Nintendo Switch, but you can use it to pick up some of the recent releases for the hybrid console. That includes Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Pikmin 3 Deluxe Edition, or just a handful of indie hits like Hades and Paradise Killer. Combined with Nintendo's own eShop Black Friday sale, you can pick up some great deals. Not all denominations are on sale, so you should make sure you're getting the discount before checking out.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com