The PS5 remake of Demon's Souls retains one of the original's more complex gameplay systems and it remains just as enigmatic. The World Tendency system in Demon's Souls alters the state of the many realms of Boletaria based on your actions, and the challenge they present, for better or worse. Depending on your choices and mistakes, you could find yourself exploring a dungeon that has increased in difficulty, yet also yields more significant rewards.On the surface, World Tendency may seem like an odd take on a videogame morality system. But it helps to know what it involves as you may want to make some drastic choices in order to shift the balance from one side to the other. In this quick rundown on World Tendency, we'll break down just what's going on with Demon's Souls' more complex systems and how this intricate framework can greatly alter your game.What Is World Tendency In Demon's Souls?In Demon's Souls, your actions and performance will determine enemy aggression, rare item drop-rates, and even instigate encounters with hidden characters. All of these elements are tied into the World Tendency system. Each Archstone for the game's five realms is assigned parameters that shift between White and Black Tendency, along with the other shades in between. Depending on your interactions with key characters, the circumstances in how you die, or even how you can help or hinder other players online, you'll see a difference in the realm's world state. This change is shown off as an icon on the HUD in the top left or in the remake's new World Tendency sub-menu that shows each realm's current state and your character's tendency.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Godfall makes a good first impression. Even if you're playing on a moderately powerful PC, as I did, it's clear from the opening moments that developer Counterplay Games has endeavored to show off advancements in visual fidelity, no doubt in light of new hardware such as the PlayStation 5. From the way sparks fly to the myriad particles that coat every inch of its action and the reflectiveness of its gaudy gold and marble halls, Godfall wants you to know that next gen is here. Beyond the visual spectacle, however, lies a game that's immediately familiar and over-reliant on an amalgamation of loot-driven games from the past eight years or so.Godfall's mixture of loot progression and third-person melee combat has been described by Counterplay Games as a new type of genre: the looter-slasher. The name holds up insofar as you loot and slash things, but there's nothing about Godfall that feels intrinsically new. Diablo, Monster Hunter, and Warframe make up a portion of its overt inspirations, but it manages to avoid feeling completely derivative by pulling from so many different influences at once. There's nothing inherently wrong with this approach, especially since it mixes in a few of its own ideas as well. The issues Godfall faces occur outside of combat, where its structure and gameplay loop are decidedly uninspired.The whole game takes place across three distinct realms: Earth, Water, and Air. Upon entering each biome, you're given a brief tour of the area before being tasked with finding some kind of door that's locked by a specific number of MacGuffins. From here, you have to return to previously visited locations and defeat a number of mid-bosses--some of which are unique, but most of which are repeats of fights you've already had. Once you've slain each of these enemies and acquired the requisite amount of MacGuffins, you can open the door and fight that realm's boss. Then you simply ascend an elevator and repeat the whole process again in the next realm.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Demon's Souls features plenty of secrets and hidden passageways that can give you shortcuts or access to extra treasure, but it appears Bluepoint Games may have added a new Easter egg for the PS5 remake. Players have discovered what appears to be a new door fairly early in the game. The only problem is that no one can figure out how to open it.The new door, which is behind an illusory wall you must attack to reveal, is located in the Tower Knight Archstone area. It's commonly called "1-3" in Demon's Souls fan circles because of how the game progresses between the five main Archstones. The wall itself is even obscured by some breakable rubble, but you'll be greeted with an "it appears to be locked" message if you try to open the door.There's a mysterious new door in the Demon's Souls Remake, and no one knows how to open it👀https://t.co/TdpHLuIRsR pic.twitter.com/MwYjcNy7ed — Vaati (@VaatiVidya) November 14, 2020Users on the game's Reddit page haven't been able to figure out what is behind the door or how to open it, but it looks like this will be the next great Souls mystery until someone does.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Publisher Microids and developer Playmagic released their remake of cult-hit shooter XIII last week, and the response has been largely negative. In the wake of this backlash, the two companies have released a statement pledging to improve the game--and admit that it isn't where they wanted it to be, either. In a post on the Microids website, the team said it heard criticism "loud and clear" and apologized for the game's technical issues."In its present state, XIII does not meet our quality standards and we fully understand players' frustrations. The pandemic has impacted the game's production on many levels," the post said. "Pivoting to home working for the teams has added unexpected delays in the development schedule and the QA process. We hoped we would be able to provide a day one patch fixing all the issues but the development of this update is taking more time than expected."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Yet another major movie star has joined the cast for James Gunn's new DC movie, The Suicide Squad. Gunn himself announced on Instagram that John Rambo actor Sylvester Stallone will appear in the film, though his exact role is unclear. "Always love working with my friend [Sylvester Stallone] & our work today on The Suicide Squad was no exception. Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is," Gunn said.Stallone then replied, saying, "James, Coming from a tireless And amazing Director I consider that to be the Paramount of compliments! Keep punching."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War officially released on Friday the 13th, but the game was not cursed--far from it. Activision Blizzard announced on Sunday that the game has set a new global franchise sales record for most digital units sold on launch day."Friday's release of Black Ops Cold War set a new record as the highest first day digital sales worldwide in franchise history. Thank you to Call of Duty players everywhere," Activision. Blizzard executive Anna Malmhake said in a statement."Launch is just the start This new title is releasing into the largest and most engaged Call of Duty community ever. We look forward to delivering an incredible amount of free post launch content, events and support for the entire community as Black Ops Cold War evolves just as we did last year following the release of Modern Warfare," the executive added.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix's Space Force, a comedy starring Steve Carell and from the mind of The Simpsons and The Office's Greg Daniels, is coming back for a second season.The official Netflix Is A Joke Twitter account confirmed the news, following a story from The Hollywood Reporter.It's official! Space Force has been renewed for Season 2! pic.twitter.com/n30qOnB8NX — Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) November 13, 2020THR said the comedy will try to save money in Season 2 in part by moving its production from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Norm Hiscock (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, King of the Hill) has joined as a co-showrunner with Daniels, the report said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Disney's live-action Lilo & Stitch movie, which has been in the works for years, has seemingly found a director. Variety reports that Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu is in discussions with Disney to direct the film.It appears to be very early days for the film, as the report noted that Disney has yet to hire a writer or any cast. Additionally, the company has not yet made a call about releasing the movie in theatres or on Disney Plus, the site said.The 2002 original Lilo & Stitch is a much-loved animated Disney film that follows a little girl and her sister who take in an alien--Experiment 626 AKA Stitch--who is programmed for destruction.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the first DLC packs for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is an add-on that supports military veterans trying to find jobs after leaving the service.The Call of Duty Endowment has announced a new piece of DLC, the Challenger Pack, is now available to buy from the in-game store in Black Ops Cold War. 100% of net proceeds from the $5 DLC pack will go to the Call of Duty Endowment, capped at $5 million.The Challenge Pack will be available to buy in the battle royale game Warzone's store in December, Activision said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Activision marked the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War with a double XP promo to help people level up faster right out of the gate. The double XP event was supposed to end on Monday, November 16, but developer Treyarch has extended it by 24 hours. The double XP event will now conclude on Tuesday, November 17 at 10 AM PT. This double XP promotion applies to standard multiplayer as well as the Zombies mode, and it's available on all platforms.Update: 2XP is currently live in #BlackOpsColdWar MP and will be coming to Zombies later today.To make sure everyone gets their time to grind, we're extending 2XP by 24 hours through 10AM PT Tuesday, Nov. 17! pic.twitter.com/ElWAPpy2nb — Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) November 15, 2020Double XP should help you hit new ranks and unlock more weapons and attachments, so this is a good time to dive in. The game has proven to be very popular already, setting a new first-day digital sales record. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Co-op furniture removalist game Moving Out launched earlier this year, and made an impression despite the unfortunate timing of releasing a four-player couch co-op game during a pandemic when fewer people were gathering with friends. The game seems to have been a success, taking Game of the Year at the Australian Game Developer Awards, and now more content is on the way.In an update on the game's Twitter account, developer SMG Studios announced that more content is in the works, but they're not ready to show it just yet. "All will be revealed in early 2021," the update says. "We'll post as much as we can without spoiling the surprise."We have important news to share with you pic.twitter.com/OIzHpYw1Vz — Moving Out (@MovingOutGame) November 15, 2020The game has received some free extra content since launch, but this sounds like something bigger. It's not yet clear whether this will be paid DLC.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The NPD Group has published its latest monthly sales report, revealing which games and consoles sold the best in the United States during October 2020.Starting with games, FIFA 21 was the top-seller of the month. This is a big event, as it marked the first time in NPD's history that a FIFA game was No. 1 in the US in October. Last year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was October's best-seller due to its earlier-than-usual release date.Madden NFL 21, Watch Dogs: Legion, NHL 21, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit rounded out the top five best-selling games in the US during October 2020.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In August 2020, actor Chadwick Boseman tragically passed away at the age of 43. The actor, who was best known for playing the Black Panther T'Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was due to feature in the upcoming sequel. Now, one of the film's producers has promised that they won't go down the path of a CGI recreation--Boseman will not feature in the movie.In an interview with Argentine newspaper Clarín, reported on in English by Deadline, executive producer Victoria Alonso stated that Marvel Studios would not be using any sort of technology to recreate Boseman within the film. "There’s only one Chadwick, and he’s no longer with us," Alonso says. "Sadly, our king has died in real life, not only in fiction, and we’re taking a little time to see how we continue the story and how to honor this chapter of what has unexpectedly happened to us, so painful and terrible to be honest."Alonso continued, praising the actor on a personal level. "Chadwick wasn’t only a wonderful human being, every day of the 5 years we spent together, but also, I believe, that what he did as a character elevated us as a company, and has left his moment on history."The first Black Panther earned over $1.3 billion at the international box office. It's the fourth highest grossing film ever at the US box office. CGI recreation has been used in other films to bring actors back, but rarely under circumstances like this. Furious 7, the seventh movie in the Fast & Furious franchise, used body doubles and CGI to bring back Brian O'Conner after the death of Paul Walker, but this was after the actor had already filmed several scenes in the movie, and the ending was re-written to send the character off. Star Wars has used digital recreation of actors like Carrie Fisher and Peter Cushing, with varying levels of fidelity and grace, in recent films.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The UK boxed game sales for the week ending November 14 have been revealed, and surprisingly, Call of Duty isn't number one. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been beaten in the UK by Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which led sales in a busy week.Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that Valhalla claimed the top spot last week, doubling the launch boxed sales of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey in 2018. 42% of sales were for the PS4 version, 18% for the PS5 version, and 40% for the Xbox family version. Black Ops Cold War, meanwhile, saw a 64% drop-off in boxed sales compared to Modern Warfare.Since the launch of 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, every subsequent Call of Duty has been the top physical seller in the UK during its launch week, but now Valhalla has broken the streak. It's worth noting that Valhalla released on November 10, whereas Black Ops Cold War released November 13, giving the new Assassin's Creed a three-day head start on sales.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Destiny 2's new expansion, Beyond Light, recently well live alongside Update 3.0, and while many Destiny fans have been enjoying the new content, there's been some criticism over how the expansion handles loot. It seems that the pool of new loot in Destiny 2 is pretty low, with players receiving many duplicates of weapons that were already in the game prior to the expansion.As The Gamer notes, the controversy over loot has spilled over onto Reddit, where a post about the problems players are facing has attracted a response from Bungie community manager "dmg04". With much content from previous iterations of Destiny 2 now locked away in the "Content Vault," players have been angry that more new armor and weapons have not been added."First and foremost, I want to say that these issues aren't being swept under the rug," dmg04 says. "We're passing up the feedback, and the team has been reading through your thoughts on a variety of topics."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com