Pokemon Go has reimplemented a couple of temporary bonuses, developer Niantic has announced. For the next few months, Incense will once again attract more Pokemon when activated, and your Buddy Pokemon will both find more gifts and do so more often than usual each day.These bonuses were initially implemented in Pokemon Go as part of Niantic's efforts to make the game easier to play from home amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but they were removed back in October. As the studio explained on the Pokemon Go website, they're being made available again at least until June 2021."These bonuses are temporary, but they will remain in the game at minimum through June 2021," the studio wrote. "We'll give at least one month's notice before they change."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has had a number of bug fixes since it launched earlier this month. Developer Treyarch wants to keep players in-the-know about changes it'll be making to the shooter so it's created a Trello board. Players can check it to see the status of upcoming fixes."While this won't serve as a comprehensive list of known issues (several of which are listed below), we'll do our best to track the bigger issues of specific interest for the community here," read a post on Treyarch's official site. "You can also come here for details on how to report bugs on your specific platform, where to contact Player Support, and when to expect specific fixes to be released."The board includes known issues for both multiplayer and Zombies modes as well as general bugs the studio hopes to address quickly. It also has info on previous and upcoming updates as well as info on the Black Ops Cold War roadmap that begins on December 10.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin will depart from the company. Lin, who served as the popular streaming platform's COO from 2008 to 2018, made the announcement in a Medium post.He recounted his experience with Twitch and thanked everybody involved in Twitch's journey. Lin did not explicitly state what his next career plans were, but instead commented that he will be "spending time with family and loved ones, some sleep and relaxation, some fitness, and of course, a lot of video games."Twitch won't be Lin's final adventure in the tech sector, however. He stated, "I'm so excited to stretch my curiosity and to continue exploring a world where technology is a positive amplifier in our lives. I will build again. I hope to create something as remarkable as Twitch again, to build with amazing people who will challenge me, and to make the world we experience better."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is out on Nintendo Switch, and a day one update for the game is now live as well. The version 1.0.1 patch adds a Spanish audio option and resolves a handful of game-breaking bugs.Specifically, the update fixes a couple of issues that prevented players from progressing further in the game in certain circumstances. You can see the full patch notes, taken from Nintendo's official support website, below.Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is the second Dynasty Warriors-style Zelda spin-off from Koei Tecmo, following the original Hyrule Warriors on Wii U (which was ported to Switch back in 2018). The game is a prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and is set 100 years before the events of the Switch launch game, following Link, Zelda, and the Kingdom of Hyrule as they try to thwart the return of Calamity Ganon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With Doom Eternal, id Software continued the reboot of its classic shooter with even more high-speed shooting and tactical dismemberment. If you missed it when it released earlier this year, you can snag it for a mere $20 during Black Friday 2020. It's currently backwards-compatible with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and will receive a free next-gen upgrade sometime in the future. Doom Eternal Best Deal: $20 at Walmart and Best Buy Black Friday will bring a huge price slash on Doom Eternal at Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart. Starting November 22, Doom Eternal will be just $20 at Best Buy, and it'll be the same price at Walmart when that sale starts November 25. If you miss out on those deals, GameStop will have the game for $25, and all those prices are more than half off the usual retail price of $60. See at Best Buy See at Walmart See at GameStop The sale price applies to both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Doom Eternal, and if you have the disc drive versions of Microsoft and Sony's next-generation consoles, the games will function on those as well. Bethesda hasn't laid out exactly when its free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrades are coming for Doom Eternal--all we know is that they're dropping "at a later date."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When it comes to streaming, Peacock is the newest kid on the block right now. NBC hasn't spun up its streaming content machine just yet. While we're starting to get a trickle of original content--Saved by the Bell is hitting just in time for Thanksgiving--most of the content appearing on the service is anything but new. It's not that it's not good, though; if you're looking for a few movies to watch, Peacock has a lot going for it, especially considering it has a free tier.For December, we're getting classics like Beetlejuice, The Dark Knight, The Goonies, and the Tremors series. Some more obscure stuff is joining the service, too. Limetown began life as a podcast and became a web series on Facebook Watch, and is now heading to Peacock. While the service can't yet depend on a mega hit like The Mandalorian, the December lineup makes for a tempting list.Here's what's new on Peacock in December 2020.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony has partnered with Adult Swim's buddy scientists Rick and Morty to deliver a quirky 30-second PlayStation 5 advertisement.The two appear in Morty's parents' living room, with Rick counting what looks to be a lot of money and Morty standing to the left of the PlayStation 5. Rick tells Morty to "talk about the thing," to which Morty, stammering as he does, begins to list off some PS5 talking points."This is the PlayStation 5," Morty says, gesturing to the right, where the console stands vertically on a white Ikea-looking table. "It's really fast. It's super fast. Like, way less of those long loading screens, you know?" According to Rick, "they" really wanted the two to mention the PlayStation 5's speed because the fast loading times are "really important to them."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Last of Us Part 2 is the long-anticipated sequel to Naughty Dog's critically acclaimed game surrounding an apocalyptic disease. After a string of delays, The Last of Us Part 2 finally released on PS4 over the summer, and if you missed it during those dog days, you can pick it up now at a discount thanks to Black Friday 2020. Note that if you own a PS5 with a disc drive, you'll be able to play this physical PS4 copy on that system as well thanks to backwards compatibility. The Last of Us Part 2 Best Deal: $30 (multiple retailers) The best Black Friday deal we've spotted for The Last of Us Part 2 is already live now at Amazon. You can grab TLOU2 for $30, half-off the MSRP. Starting next week, Walmart and GameStop will have it for the same price as well, though GameStop knocks off a couple more bucks if you buy pre-owned. That means that if you're out of luck at one retailer, there will probably be another where you can get it for the same price. See at Amazon See at Walmart See at GameStop The Last of Us was known for its moral ambiguity and dark themes, and The Last of Us 2 follows in its footsteps. Instead of the first game's Joel as your protagonist, you now play as a fully grown Ellie. The world is just as grim as ever in the years following TLOU, as Ellie's journey puts her face-to-face with warring factions fighting for survival and power.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As with any annual game franchise, it's hard not to compare Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to last year's Modern Warfare. On the campaign side, Cold War does much better than last year's outing, showing that Call of Duty fares far better when it errs on the side of fantasy. This is true within Cold War's campaign, where the inclusion of Ronald Reagan is a bizarre fit for an otherwise larger-than-life story about espionage and brainwashing, and it's true when comparing its story to that of last year's self-serious Modern Warfare.In Zombies, Cold War has a far more successful co-op mode than Modern Warfare's Spec Ops, though it's still in need of some balance tweaks. Multiplayer, however, is where Cold War struggles; it falls flat overall, and that's especially apparent in Warzone's shadow.CampaignLike any Call of Duty campaign, Cold War is theatrical. From the '80s-themed montage that opens the campaign to a Vietnam flashback set to Steppenwolf--along with plenty of explosions, helicopter crashes, and slo-mo shootouts--Cold War's campaign is as action-movie as you'd expect. It largely works with the inherent over-the-top nature of a Black Ops story, and although some bits can be kind of goofy, it's both easy and fun to buy into the spy drama and massive gunfights in equal measure.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Black Panther 2 is reportedly set to begin shooting in Atlanta in July 2021, after being temporarily sidelined after the tragic and unexpected death of actor Chadwick Boseman, according to sources that spoke with The Hollywood Reporter. The movie was originally scheduled to begin filming in March before the delays.In addition to the new production date, Narcos: Mexico star Tenoch Huerta is said to be joining the film as an unidentified antagonist. He will star alongside returning cast members from the first Black Panther, including Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong'o, and Angela Bassett.THR's sources also implied that Wright's character, Shuri, the younger sister of T'Challa, could potentially see a much larger role in the upcoming film. This would be consistent with Shuri's trajectory in the comics, where she has taken over the Black Panther mantle in her brother's stead several times.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Black Friday 2020 is just around the corner, and a variety of retailers have already begun highlighting some of the Black Friday sales they'll be holding during the big shopping event. If you're in the market for Switch games, you'll find some nice discounts on a variety of first-party Nintendo titles, including Super Mario Maker 2. Super Mario Maker 2 Best deal: $30 at Walmart | available November 25 The Mario creation game will be on sale at a handful of retailers during Black Friday 2020, but the best deal we've seen on it will be from Walmart. Like a few other first-party Switch games, Mario Maker 2 will be discounted to only $30 during the company's Black Friday sale--the lowest we've seen the game go. That deal will be available on November 25. If you miss out, Best Buy, GameStop, and Target will also have the game on sale for $40. See at Walmart See at Best Buy See at GameStop Mario Maker 2 allows you to create and share your own levels in the style of different Mario games, including the original Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, and Super Mario 3D World. The game builds upon the original Mario Maker with a variety of new tools to use when building levels, as well as a more extensive story mode and a multiplayer option.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's not immediately obvious, but one of the cooler things available in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is the ability to take on its multiplayer offerings in split-screen mode. That means you can share a TV with a friend and both dive into Cold War's multiplayer from the comfort of the same couch.But while it's nice to have the split-screen option for more than just private matches, enabling local split-screen is not exactly obvious in Cold War. There are also a few caveats for using the mode on consoles. Specifically, if you mean to play split-screen online, you're going to need two Xbox Live Gold accounts or two PlayStation Network accounts. Don't expect split-screen to be a workaround to forking over online subscription fees to console-makers.Here's everything you need to know to set up split-screen for both online and local play on consoles, in all of Cold War's modes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, you can find many different armor sets for Eivor, each of which provide different perks. In the following article, we list all of the different armor sets that you can find in Valhalla, and also let you know which will likely best work for your ideal playstyle. In total, there are nine armor sets in Valhalla. There are technically 10, but one is locked to a specific region of the game, so we're not going to count that one (we're also skipping over the armor sets in Valhalla's in-game store).Along with the information for where to find every armor set, we've listed each one's unique perks as well. Every armor set comes with two perks. The first is applied provided you have at least two pieces of the armor set equipped, while the second is only applied if you have all five pieces equipped. To get the best out of your armor, it's worth equipping all five pieces--especially since the second perk in most armor sets is the better of the two. But, this also means you can mix and match to combine the first perk of two different armor sets to further refine your ideal loadout. For more tips, check out GameSpot's Assassin's Creed Valhalla skills and abilities guide, settlement building and management guide, and hidden quests and secret discoveries guide.Raven Clan Armor SetDecent all-around armor set with no clear strengths or weaknessesContinue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is finally out on Nintendo Switch and has much tougher battles than what you might have faced in the free eShop demo. To help you with some of the challenges that lie ahead, we've laid out some useful combat tips to elevate your skills.We've also found some exciting tech that will be extra useful for those who want to get deep into the intricacies of combat. So this will also be a guide containing some advanced tips from our resident Breath of the Wild expert Max Blumenthal, who has a knack for finding new combat tech, and has already pioneered a few Age of Calamity tricks!If you have any more tips, post them in the comments below. We're always looking for cool combat techniques to use in Hyrule Warriors, so don't hesitate to call them out. Otherwise, read our full Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity review.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The music of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 helps to set the mood and establish the atmosphere of the setting of Night City. Along with a soundtrack featuring guest artists like Run The Jewels, A$AP Rocky, and Grimes, it also has an original score headed up by Marcin Przybyłowicz, who previously worked on The Witcher III, along with other composers from games and film.Prior to the recent Night City Wire episode, which announced the release of the Cyberpunk 2077 EP, I had the chance to speak with the music composers P.T. Adamczyk (Gwent, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales) and Paul Leonard-Morgan (Limitless, Dredd, and Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War III) about crafting the sounds of Night City. Along with breaking down the creative process of making music for the game, they explained what new influences they drew from and what types of music they steered clear from to build the game's unique score. We also had the chance to get another round of hands-on time with the game, so check out our latest impressions from playing 16 hours of the full game.Editor's Note: This interview was edited for clarity and readability.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com