"Old Town Road" singer Lil Nas X recently performed multiple in-game concerts inside the massively popular MMO Roblox, and now we have some numbers that speak to how much of a success the event was.The developer told The Wall Street Journal that the concert series picked up 33 million views over the course of the rapper's four, 10-minute sets where he debuted a new single, "Holiday." The official page on Roblox's website for the event now states that the viewership numbers have climbed to 34 million.Rolling Stone reported that the Lil Nas X event in Roblox was a long time in the making. The site reported that Roblox Corp, Lil Nas X, and his label, Columbia Records, spent nearly eight months working on nailing down the specifics of the in-game concert. Columbia CEO Ron Perry and marketing boss Ryan Ruden are said to have personally pitched the idea to Lil Nas X with the aim of targeting the game's younger audience. Before this, Ruden met with Roblox developers in October 2019 to discuss the possibility of such an event.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Blizzard has revealed new details about Overwatch's Symmetra with the release of a new short story titled "Stone by Stone." In Christie Golden's tale, Symmetra is sent by Vishkar Corp. to fix a PR fiasco caused by the accidental destruction of a sacred Omnic statue. While in the village, she encounters Zenyatta, the Omnic monk, and learns what she must do to correct Vishkar's mistake.From light to being. From curiosity to understanding. From chaos to order. Teleport into STONE BY STONE, a brand-new Symmetra story by @ChristieGolden.📖 : https://t.co/652A1Crie6 pic.twitter.com/BCHSxMtk76 — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) November 16, 2020A new Symmetra skin was revealed at the end of the comic, featuring a yellow design that contrasts with Symmetra's typical blue-colored abilities. The skin's new design is also tied to the short story and the bridge she establishes with the Omnic village and faith. Blizzard will likely reveal more details on how to obtain Symmetra's new skin soon.Symmetra previously received a short comic introducing her, as well as her employment with the mega-corporation Vishkar. In "A Better World," the hard-light architech faces her own doubts around the dubious tactics Vishkar undertakes to achieve its goals. She joined Vishkar to improve the circumstances of the world, but soon realizes that the ends do not justify the means. In one mission, Vishkar blows up a building and injures a little girl in a favela. As a result, Symmetra appears to be doubtful of who Vishkar actually benefits and what her work with them means.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The new console generation has introduced a frustrating problem as some PS5 owners have realized they are accidentally playing the PS4 versions of certain games. Publisher Activision has outlined how Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War owners can ensure they are playing is the PlayStation 5 version.From the PS5's Dashboard, highlight Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and scroll down to highlight "Play." Select the three dots icon and open that menu. From there, select "PS5 | Full | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War." This will ensure that the game version is the PS5 one.This issue isn't unique to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Some games, including Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, don't indicate which version of the game is downloaded. The confusion has forced people to redownload the PS5 version because the system can default to downloading the PS4 one.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The prolific and influential comedy writer-director Judd Apatow is not letting 2020 close out with adding a new project to the pipeline: He is now reportedly developing a "pandemic comedy" for Netflix. The untitled film will "follow a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble at a hotel attempting to complete a film," according to Variety. This will be Apatow's first feature film with the streaming service.Apatow will be co-writing with Pam Brady (South Park), and his longtime producing partner Barry Mendel will be executive producing. Mendel and Apatow have worked together on hit comedies for over a decade, beginning with Funny People and continuing their tradition of personal, poignant, and rites of passage stories with Bridesmaids, This Is 40, Trainwreck, and The Big Sick.Of anyone to attempt a pandemic comedy, Apatow definitely particularly well-suited to tackle it in such a manner given his background in TV with Freaks And Geeks--it basically sounds like a film-length bottle episode, or a sitcom convention where an entire episode takes place in one set or location. And depending on your temperament, a comedic approach to the pandemic might be more appealing than, say, Michael Bay's upcoming Songbird--a thriller that imagines COVIDs 20 through 23 as the virus develops a taste for human brain tissue. That is a direction, most likely, Apatow will not be steering this new film towards.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Masi Oka, known for his roles on Heroes and Hawaii Five-0 as well as for founding The Outer Wilds developer Mobius Digital, has signed on to play a role in the new Brad Pitt action movie Bullet Train. Deadline reported the news, but the site did not have any details on the character that Oka will play. Regardless, he joins an already stacked cast that includes Aaron Taylor Johnson, Zazie Beetz, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, and Andrew Koji in the film that will be directed by David Leitch (Hobbs & Shaw, Deadpool 2).Bullet Train is inspired by the novel Maria Beetle, and it has been likened to the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, but this time with a train ... and assassins. A group of hitmen and assassins are on a speeding train in Tokyo and they're out to kill each other. The name of the movie appears to be in reference to Japan's Shinkansen rail train, known in English as the bullet train.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Persona 5 Royal, the special revamped version of the acclaimed Japanese RPG, is hitting a new low price for Black Friday. You can grab a copy of Persona 5 Royal for just $20 at Best Buy as part of its early access Black Friday sale. Persona 5 Royal $20 (was $60) See at Best Buy The standard edition of Persona 5 goes for $20 on its own, so you're basically getting all of the 2019 upgrades at no extra cost. This is listed as a "My Best Buy Early Access" deal, so you'll need to sign into your free My Best Buy account to claim it.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

GOG is running another free game giveaway as part of its Made in Poland sale. The game this time is Butcher, an intense and violent 2D action game. The title, from developer Transhuman Design, is a hard-as-nails retro-styled shooter where you destroy enemies across a variety of environments.The game, which features more than 20 levels, is extremely bloody, promising "up to 4 million pixels" of potential blood for you to paint the walls with in each level. Each level also features environmental traps that you can use to take down your enemies, and it's all set to a heavy metal soundtrack. GameSpot critic Daniel Starkey was a fan of the game when he reviewed it in 2016, scoring the game an 8/10. "Butcher is a living relic, a callback to the days when being gritty and macabre was a goal unto itself," Starkey wrote. "But make no mistake: beneath that gruff exterior is a thoughtfully crafted game." Grab Butcher for free At the time of writing, there's just under 39 hours left to claim the game. If you have a GOG account, it's as simple as logging in and clicking the redemption link at the top of the homepage. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Most of our favorite comic book heroes go back decades. Batman, The Flash, and Superman are old enough to have great grandkids. It's tough to get new heroes to take root, though a publisher occasionally strikes gold with someone like young Spider-Man Miles Morales. DC and the CW are hoping the same will be true of their next hero, Yara Flor, the latest character to take on the Wonder Girl legacy. After being introduced in the comics, she'll appear on the CW with a show is in development by Arrowerse mastermind Greg Berlanti, Deadline reports.Wonder Girl will tell the story of Yara Flor. Flor is a Latina woman born from an Amazonian warrior and a Brazilian god who, like her predecessor, finds herself fighting evil forces with her new abilities. DC and the CW have made this a little confusing, so bear with me. Yara Flor will debut in the comics as the new Wonder Woman in DC's upcoming Future State event. The event, set to hit shelves in the first two months of 2021, imagines a DC universe in the future where new people have taken up the mantles of legendary heroes. The event has someone new donning Batman's cowl in The Next Batman, while Clark Kent's son Jonathan will be wearing the big red "S" for Superman of Metropolis and Superman: Worlds of War. The event isn't meant to replace DC continuity, but rather to take a break from it and explore some new characters.On the CW show, Yara Flor will take on the mantle of Wonder Girl. In the comics, Wonder Girl began as a young Wonder Woman. Like Superboy, though, she eventually took on her own identity; since the late 1960s, Wonder Girl has been a sidekick to Wonder Woman not unlike Robin is to Batman. Wonder Girl's alternate identity has typically been that of Donna Troy, a fellow Themyscira native. We're betting the identity shift comes from the fact that they have Gal Gadot active as Wonder Woman in theaters.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It feels like a lifetime ago, but Final Fantasy VII Remake came out earlier this year to a great deal of acclaim. And as one of the year's biggest game releases, it's of course getting some solid Black Friday deals, which will see its price slashed by upwards of 50%, depending on exactly where you shop.The best FFVII Remake deal we've spotted so far comes from Target, which will drop the RPG's price down to a mere $25--the lowest price we've seen on the game since its launch in April. This deal goes live on November 22. Other retailers will have sales of their own, with Best Buy and Walmart offering it for just $30 if you'd prefer to shop at either of those stores (or if Target sells out). GameStop will have it for $35. This is a physical PS4 copy, so if you have a PS5 with a disc drive you'll be able to play it on that system as well. Final Fantasy VII Remake $25 (was $60) See at Target Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The long-awaited Halo Infinite was supposed to release on November 10 as a launch title for the Xbox Series X/S consoles, but due in part to complications related to COVID-19, Microsoft elected to push the game out to 2021. It was a big loss for the Xbox Series X/S, as it would have marked the first time since 2001 that a Halo game launched with new Xbox hardware. As it turned out, Microsoft did not need Halo Infinite at launch for the new consoles to sell exceptionally well, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer has now reflected on the delay and its impact on the new systems and the brand overall."I wanted Halo Infinite at launch; there was no doubt about that," Spencer told Shacknews. "And we thought there would have been a special seminal moment because the last time we shipped a Halo and a console at the same time was the original Xbox. When Bonnie [Ross, head of Halo Infinite developer 343 Studios] and I were talking about it, there was something heartfelt about those two things coming together. But the safety and health of the team has got to be first and foremost, and then the quality of the game. Those things have to win over anything else."The "quality of the game" line is an interesting one, the suggestion being that Spencer and the team might not have believed the game was where it needed to be to launch. The game's campaign reveal in July left a sour taste in some fans' mouths, and Microsoft promised that the graphics would get better over time.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Demon's Souls is a bit different to most other Soulsborne games in that it's divided into distinctly separate areas that are each linked to a hub world. This allows you to visit Demon's Souls areas out of consecutive order, and that's something you should do if you're looking for one of the best early-game weapons that you can find: the Crescent Falchion.This curved sword is a powerful addition to your arsenal, possessing high base magic damage. Just like in Dark Souls, magic damage is very powerful in Demon's Souls, especially in the early game. So if you're having a bit of trouble with the enemies found in Demon's Souls, nabbing the Crescent Falchion will help you quite a bit.Where To Find The Crescent FalchionOnce you've unlocked the ability to travel through any of the archestones, you want to pick World 4-1, Shrine of Storms. Don't worry, you don't actually have to beat the level to grab the Crescent Falchion--it's actually found fairly early on.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Earlier this year, Microsoft made waves with a $7.5 billion purchase of Bethesda, the company behind Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, Doom, and many more huge franchises. Since then, it's been unclear if future Bethesda titles beyond Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo (both announced as PS5 exclusives ahead of the deal) would be console-exclusive to Xbox consoles. Now, some new comments from Xbox chief executive officer Tim Stuart give us some more insight into the thought process behind this purchase--and it's not necessarily about exclusives, but about having the best versions of the games available.Speaking during the Jefferies Interactive Entertainment Virtual Conference, which was transcribed by Seeking Alpha (and then picked up on by Gematsu), Stuart talked about the Bethesda purchase, and how it fits within their larger plans. Stuart said that they "highly encourage cross-platform play," and that it's better for them if everyone is succeeding: "classic rising tide lifts all boats," he says.Stuart digs into some long-term plans, and says "we don’t have intentions of just pulling all of Bethesda content out of Sony or Nintendo or otherwise." However, even if these games come to other systems, he believes they'll be at their best--and sometimes arrive early--on Microsoft platforms. "What we want is, we want that content, in the long run, to be either first or better or best or pick your differentiated experience, on our platforms," he says. "We will want Bethesda content to show up the best as--on our platforms."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

World of Warcraft's eighth expansion is nearly here, as Shadowlands drops on November 23 following a delay. Blizzard has released a launch cinematic for it, and in keeping with tradition, it is very impressive.The cinematic introduces players to the heart of the Shadowlands expansion, which is the afterlife. Appropriately, the cinematic is titled "Beyond the Veil," and it has flashy action and lots of dramatic sequences."In the Shadowlands, every soul has its place--from the path of ascension among the spires of Bastion to an eternity of torment in the depths of the Maw. Choose where your destiny lies," reads the video's description.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Dust off your 3DS and plug it back in the start charging--Nintendo's beloved handheld has received its first firmware update in nearly a year. It's not a major or important one, though--just a nice little reminder that the 3DS exists.The new update, which takes the system to version 11.14.0-46U, contains a single update line that will be familiar to Nintendo fans: "Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience."The wording, which is slightly different from the Switch's equivalent, appears many times throughout the 3DS update log.The previous firmware update for the console arrived on December 2, 2019, and focused on a StreetPass issue. The last "stability" update was on November 4, 2019.In September, the 3DS was officially discontinued, meaning that Nintendo is no longer producing the portable console. The system sold just over 75 million units over the course of its lifetime--about half of what the Nintendo DS sold. The 3DS had a lot of late-life great games that you might have missed after moving to Switch, including WarioWare Gold, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, and Persona Q2. For more, check out GameSpot's 3DS game review page. Info from Gamespot.com

The upcoming "Snyder Cut" of Justice League (now called Justice League: The Director's Cut) is set to run for four hours, but the original plan was for an even longer film--or, depending on how you look at it, two much shorter films. In an interview with The Film Junkee, Snyder reveals that at one point he wanted Justice League to be two films, released a month apart.Zack Snyder ultimately left Justice League following a family tragedy, and the film was completed by Joss Whedon. The finished film changed many details from Snyder's planned film and ran for under two hours. "Even the director’s cut of the movie was shorter than my cut," he reveals. "Yes, this is my cut of the movie, but there was a cut that I created that I said, 'this is too much for the studio.'"While Snyder's movie was meant to be two hours long, the original version he planned would have run for four hours, which he knew Warner Bros. would not let him do. "I did have this idea," he says. "Oh, maybe we could just split it in half and make it into two two-hour movies."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com