Former pro-Overwatch League player Félix "xQc" Lengyel has been temporarily banned from Twitch for his behavior during a November 14 Fall Guys tournament that took place as part of GlitchCon. The ban extends to Twitch Rivals tournaments and a suspension of his account.According to the official Twitch Rivals Twitter account, xQc violated the Official Tournament Code of Conduct and Game Play Rules by tampering with the tiebreaker match in the November 14 Fall Guys tournament. xQc also violated policies around stream sniping, which is the practice of watching streams and intentionally deploying "snipers" to assist in or disrupt the streamer’s in-game efforts. xQc apologized for the interference from his team, saying he thought it "would be funny" but recognized the action was "still malicious" all the same."Stop defending [me] everywhere for no reason," xQc said. "We got into the final game with [Dr. Lupo] and [Shroud]'s team. We shouldn't [have] done it and it was wrong. I'm sorry for my actions."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Michael Shannon (Knives Out, Boardwalk Empire) will be joining Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Fight Club) in the upcoming adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's Japanese mystery novel Mariabeetle, which on these shores will go as the arguably grabbier Bullet Train. News of Shannon's addition to the cast comes via Deadline.The story follows a group of five assassins on a high-speed train and was adapted by Zak Olkewicz (Lights Out, Fear Street). David Leitch (Hobbs & Shaw) will supervise the script and also direct. And while the list of cast-member names continues to grow and also include Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, Joker), Joey King (Independence Day: Resurgence, The Dark Knight Rises), Aaron Taylor Johnson (Kick-Ass, Godzilla), and Andrew Koji (American Gods, Peaky Blinders), it still hasn't been announced who will be playing what role.No release date has been announced, though it is reasonable to expect this project will take its time as it will be Pitt's first feature after winning an Academy Award for acting this year for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Danish developer IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman franchise, announced plans to reveal a "new project" on Thursday, November 19 at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET.The reveal of this new project will take place on the company's official YouTube channel. In October 2019. IO Interactive announced a partnership with publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to create a game in a "new universe." This game is said to be a "new console and PC gaming experience," though IO Interactive has not detailed the project any further. It's also worth mentioning that cult IO Interactive classic Freedom Fighters 2 has returned to PC.IO Interactive's next confirmed game, Hitman 3, is slated to launch on January 21, 2021 for Nintendo Switch (via cloud streaming), PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S / Series X. IO Interactive will offer free next-gen upgrades for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players but only for the digital version of the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Epic's popular battle royale game Fortnite keeps evolving with new updates and features, the latest of which is video chat, which is coming at any moment.Fortnite will soon connect with the app Houseparty (which Epic acquired in 2019) to allow players to hang out and have a video chat while playing Fortnite.Video chat is coming to FortniteAt launch, which will be soon, voice chat will be available on PC, PS5, and PS4, and you will also need an Android or iOS device with the Houseparty app installed. Once you've done that, just connect your Houseparty account to your Epic Games account and it's done.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

NBA 2K21 is the latest edition of the annual basketball sim franchise, and as is customary for the series, it'll be seeing some steep discounts on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch for Black Friday 2020. The former two versions are also playable on next-gen hardware, but you should be aware that a pricier, native next-gen edition exists for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S that is not included in the sales we've seen so far. NBA 2K21 Best deal: $27 at GameStop (available November 25) NBA 2K21 will be on sale at a variety of retailers for Black Friday, but the best deal of the bunch so far comes from GameStop, where the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch editions will be discounted to $27 (more than 50% off). If you'd rather shop elsewhere, a number of retailers will sell it for just $28. Either way, this is the cheapest the game has been available for since its release in September. See at GameStop See at Best Buy See at Walmart As noted above, the PS4 and Xbox One versions are backwards-compatible with the PS5 and Xbox Series X, respectively. But with these deals being on physical copies, you'll need a disc drive to take advantage--meaning PS5 Digital edition and Xbox Series S owners will need to hold out for a possible digital deal.In our NBA 2K21 review, we criticized the game for lacking major new improvements and continuing its frustrating usage of microtransactions, though it does offer some welcome tweaks. "NBA 2K21 shows that the lone basketball sim we have now has largely stagnated. It's a full package, for sure, but one that demonstrates little-to-no motivation to meaningfully improve upon itself," Michael Higham wrote. "That doesn't take away from the strong foundation that makes NBA 2K a fun and rewarding time. However, when you go through the same grind and the same process with only superficial changes, you just get burnt out faster than years prior. If ball is still life, NBA 2K21 is as good a version as any to pick, although even the greatest ballers need a rest."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Veteran Bungie staffer David "DeeJ" Dague left the Destiny studio earlier this year, and now he's landed at Iron Galaxy Studios.The studio announced that Dague--the former communications director at Bungie--will be the head of communications for Iron Galaxy as it begins work on a new IP. Additionally, Iron Galaxy has appointed Chelsea Blasko as co-CEO alongside Adam Boyes, the former PlayStation boss.Very little is known about Iron Galaxy's new game, however, apart from the fact that it will be a "new multiplayer melee combat IP for consoles and PC."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

EA Sports has released the first gameplay footage of Madden NFL 21 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and it looks very good. The developer also offered more details on how Madden NFL 21 will take advantage of the new consoles beyond just better graphics.EA says the next-gen edition of Madden NFL 21 will deliver a "new standard of realism and authenticity." As you can see in the trailer below, the game definitely looks better: player models, weather effects, and even the grass on the field appear to be more faithful to the real thing. But what might be more exciting about the next-gen editions of Madden 21 is how they're using new player data from the real league. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Picross S series is getting another entry on Switch this month. Picross S 5 follows on from the first four games, offering more of what fans want--Picross puzzles, with a few variant modes and a simple, straightforward user interface.Picross S 5 launches November 26 through the Nintendo Eshop, and it'll cost $10. The game will feature a combined 300 Picross/Mega Picross puzzles, 30 Color Picross puzzles, 150 Clip Picross puzzles, and two "large" Picross puzzles, with up to three extras being added if you have save data for Picross S 1-3 on your system.Unlike the last few entries, Picross S 5 does not add any new modes from S4, and just focuses on the puzzles. The main additions this time are an overall timer that tells you how long it took to complete every puzzle, and a high-contrast color option for Color Picross.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening was one of 2019's biggest Switch releases, but if you've yet to pick it up, Black Friday 2020 will be a great time to do so. The Switch exclusive will be discounted at various retailers as part of their Black Friday sales, giving you a chance to snag one of last year's best titles for cheap. The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening Best deal: $30 at Walmart (available November 25) The best deal we've spotted on Link's Awakening so far comes from Walmart. The retail giant is slashing the remake to $30 (50% off its standard retail price) as part of its big Black Friday 2020 sale. That sale price goes live on November 25. It's not the only retailer offering discounts on the game, however. Both Best Buy and GameStop will have the game for $40, if you miss out on the Walmart deal. See at Walmart See at Best Buy See at GameStop Link's Awakening is a full remake of the classic Game Boy game of the same name. Unlike a typical Zelda adventure, the game is not set in Hyrule proper but rather on the strange, dream-like Koholint Island, where Link must conquer puzzle-filled dungeons and gather eight magical instruments to wake the sleeping Wind Fish and return home.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Far Cry 6 was recently delayed out of its February 2021 release slot, with no new date set. Ubisoft still has not made any official announcement on when the game will arrive, but it seems that Xbox may have spilled the beans, with a new release date being listed on the game's Xbox store page.Twitter sleuth Wario64 shared that a date had been listed for Far Cry 6 by the store page, and it's about three months later than was originally planned--May 25, 2021.Far Cry 6 is now releasing on May 25, 2021. According to XBL. https://t.co/e8TQVDiKmU pic.twitter.com/fTVxdIHgr4 — Wario64 (@Wario64) November 18, 2020This does not mean that the game will definitely land on this date, but it seems likely. Hopefully we'll get official confirmation from Ubisoft soon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Update: Warner Bros. has confirmed that Wonder Woman 1984 will, in fact, be available in theaters and to HBO Max streaming service subscribers on December 25. In a press release, Chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group Ann Sarnoff said, "As we navigate these unprecedented times, we've had to be innovative in keeping our businesses moving forward while continuing to super-serve our fans. This is an amazing film that really comes to life on the big screen and, working with our partners in the exhibition community, we will provide that option to consumers in the U.S. where theaters are open. We realize that a lot of consumers can't go back to the movies due to the pandemic, so we also want to give them the option to see Wonder Woman 1984 via our HBO Max platform."You can read the original story below.It's been something many have speculated would happen. It looks like Wonder Woman 1984, the next DC universe film, will be premiering on the HBO Max streaming service on December 25, 2020. However, it will also be available in movie theaters that are open during the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Respawn has released the patch notes for the latest update for Apex Legends, which is now live. The new update addresses the unfair grind of Season 7: Ascension's battle pass by changing how challenges work, and also makes several other in-game adjustments.At the start of Season 7, the format of weekly challenges changed from what's been used from Season 2: Battle Charge through Season 6: Boosted. Challenges dropped recurring weekly challenges, making it more difficult to level in the battle pass without putting some serious hours into the game each week.Plus, weekly challenges became more specific, and thus harder to complete. For example, Season 6 had challenges where you had to play a certain amount of games using specific characters, but Season 7 adjusted these types of challenges so that players were forced to play as one specific character for a certain number of games. This was especially unfair for players who hadn't bought and unlocked all of the characters, as challenges could now be geared towards the one character they might not have access to. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is nearly upon us, and ahead of its November 20 release Nintendo has put out one final trailer. This one's thin on gameplay, instead digging deep into the story--which is the element of the game that many Breath of the Wild fans will be most excited about.The trailer shows Zelda, Link, and the Champions preparing for the coming disaster, and delves into Zelda's struggle to awaken her powers to seal Calamity Ganon away. Of course, fans of the Switch launch title know how that turns out.Since the trailer focuses on story, players looking to go in entirely fresh might want to avoid it. Otherwise, you can check the footage out below. In GameSpot's 6/10 review of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, critic Suriel Vazquez found himself less than impressed with the game's narrative. "That sense of impending doom is what I came to Age of Calamity for, but that's where it blunders hardest," he says. "It constantly encourages you to set aside that feeling of dread, avoid coming to terms with the consequences of its apocalyptic premise, and instead just kill a bunch of baddies and think the Divine Beasts are cool. Doing that is fun for a while, but it couldn't stop me from being enormously let down by that choice."If you want to try the game yourself, there's a free demo available on the Nintendo Switch Eshop.If you're planning on playing Age of Calamity, there's still time to preorder the game and the Champion amiibo figurines. Check out GameSpot's preorder guide.Info from Gamespot.com

Electronic Arts has become the latest giant gaming company to start charging $10 more for next-gen games. As part of a wider next-gen reveal for Madden NFL 21, the publisher announced a "NXT LVL" edition of the game for PS5 and Xbox Series X, and it will cost $70 USD.This version also includes "additional high value" content for the popular card-based online mode, Madden Ultimate Team. However, the full contents were not announced.To be clear, the NXT LVL edition is a standalone version of Madden 21 for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Anyone who bought the game for PS4 and Xbox One can receive the next-gen improvements, of which there are many, at no extra cost. The only catch is that you need to complete the upgrade by the time Madden NFL 22 launches in 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity occasionally lets you take control of a Divine Beast. It's a moment that should carry some weight for Zelda fans. The Beasts are colossal machines crucial to the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and while they're cumbersome to control, the levels in which you play as them effectively communicate their destructive power. If you've played Breath of the Wild, these moments take on a portentous air; the power fantasy of using lasers, bursts of lightning, and volleys of magma to level mountains and rack up thousands of Bokoblin, Moblin, and Lizalfos kills is undercut when you remember how the people who're using them can't fully control them, and that these tools of destruction will turn on their masters when they're needed most and destroy them.That sense of impending doom is what I came to Age of Calamity for, but that's where it blunders hardest. It constantly encourages you to set aside that feeling of dread, avoid coming to terms with the consequences of its apocalyptic premise, and instead just kill a bunch of baddies and think the Divine Beasts are cool. Doing that is fun for a while, but it couldn't stop me from being enormously let down by that choice.Age of Calamity's narrative failure is especially frustrating because the disappointing turns it takes to get there seem so clear, and because it does so much right until then. The campaign begins with a small, white Guardian-like robot seeing the Calamity caused by Ganon in Breath of the Wild and traveling back in time to before it ever happened, when Link is still a royal knight and Zelda is working to unlock her potential and stop the Calamity from happening.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com