Halloween is over, pumpkin patches are gone, and spooky decorations are put away. Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are on to the next big in-game holiday: Christmas."People get a pass for early Christmas decorations this year in my book," said Animal Crossing player and Redditor Primique. "Spread the holiday cheer!"Snow won't come to the game until December 10 like every other entry in the series, but players are already putting up lights and decorations. Some have created custom paths lined with colorful bulbs, special Holiday-themed clothing, and even elaborate lawn decorations. November is just December-lite for these players.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Call of Duty: Warzone is getting a new field upgrade soon. Players have found a bomb drone, a combination of two existing in-game items, in some private matches of the battle royale."Wow they literally took a tactic the community used and made it part of the game," said Redditor Freshout420 in a thread about the bomb drone. The new item combines C4 and the recon drone, letting players set the C4 off after navigating the drone to a target.So I found this new "Bomb Drone" in a red key card bunker during a private match today. from r/CODWarzonePlayers have been making bomb drones of their own since the first season of Warzone when the game launched in March. One player would throw C4 onto a recon drone while their teammate flew it towards an enemy squad. They'd coordinate and set the C4 off once the drone got close enough. It's just one example of the creativity the community has used on the battlefield.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There's a lot to do in Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion. While the campaign focuses on defeating the Fallen Kell Eramis and her House of Salvation underlings, it also pushes you to use Stasis, Destiny 2's new power, and to fully unlock the potential of your new subclass. Once you've worked far enough through the story, you can start on your first Exotic quest, called The Stasis Prototype. It'll send you on a lengthy mission to steal a Stasis-firing grenade launcher, Salvation's Grip, from the Fallen and add it to your arsenal.Here's everything you need to know about unlocking Salvation's Grip quickly and efficiently, so you can get on with the story of Beyond Light.Complete The First Part Of The Beyond Light CampaignFirst, play through the new story missions in Beyond Light. Fight through to defeat Eramis, continue with the Exo Stranger to unlock Stasis abilities, and clean up the Fallen on Europa to help Variks. This will take you a bit, but you'll eventually unlock the Exotic pulse rifle No Time To Explain for your trouble, and start to earn different elements for your Stasis subclass.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the highlights of Avengers: Endgame was seeing Star-Lord and Thor interact. If you enjoyed watching the two lunkheads posture at each other, you're in luck. Chris Pratt will appear in the upcoming movie Thor: Live & Thunder, reprising his Guardians of the Galaxy role, Variety reports.Plot details are light--non-existent, really--but Avengers: Endgame saw Thor leaving Earth aboard the Guardians' ship, the Benetar, after Thanos' defeat. The movie implied that Thor would be hanging out with the Guardians for a bit; Thor both lost his homeland of Asgaard in Thor: Ragnarok and bequeathed his title as ruler to Valkyrie in Endgame, leaving him adrift.Pratt joins the MCU's other remaining Chris, Chris Hemsworth, along with Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie. Christian Bale is returning to the world of comic books as an un-named villain in the movie, too. The big news with Thor: Love & Thunder, though, is the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. The actress is coming back to the MCU formally for the first time since Thor: The Dark World. Portman recorded "a little bit of voice-over" for her short scene in Avengers: Endgame, according to co-director Anthony Russo, but her appearance was re-used footage from The Dark World. In this film, Portman will wield Mjolnir, presumably re-telling some version of her arc as Thor in the comics. Director Taika Waititi returns, too, helming the follow-up to his well-liked take on the God of Thunder in Thor: Ragnarok.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe $35 (was $60) See at Best Buy Fire Emblem: Three Houses $35 (was $60) See at Best Buy The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening $40 (was $60) See at GameStop The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete edition $40 (was $60) See at Best Buy Luigi's Mansion 3 $40 (was $60) See at Best Buy Despite the recent next-gen console launches, the Nintendo Switch remains incredibly successful more than three years after its release. In fact, it's only picking up steam, as recent sales figures have suggested. There are a lot of new Switch owners out there, and thankfully we're entering the best time of year to buy games. Black Friday 2020 is inching closer, and there will be loads of great Nintendo Switch game deals, especially when it comes to first-party titles. Best Buy and GameStop have already revealed full Black Friday ads, and we expect Walmart, Target, and others to join the party with enticing Switch game deals, too. We're tracking all of the best Nintendo Switch Black Friday game deals right here, and we'll continue to add more Switch deals to this list as they are revealed.Before we dive in, here's a quick overview of Black Friday start dates for key retailers. While most of the Black Friday Switch deals shown below aren't live just yet, some are available now, including Fire Emblem: Three Houses for $35, Yoshi's Crafted World for $35, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for $40.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Working through the story campaign of Beyond Light, Destiny 2's latest expansion, will earn you the new Stasis ability--a power that lets you slow and freeze enemies to take them out of the fight and deal massive damage. To get the most out of the new abilities, though, you'll need Aspects, equippable mods that give your Stasis subclass new abilities.Your first Aspect comes from a quest late in the Beyond Light campaign, and you'll need to hunt down collectibles called Entropic Shards to complete it. We've run down everything you need to do and to know in order to unlock your first Stasis Aspect, while also detailing the locations of every Entropic Shard currently found on Europa.Unlock Stasis Aspects By Getting The Aspect Of Control QuestFirst, work your way through the Beyond Light campaign. Defeat Eramis and continue on the Exo Stranger's Born in Darkness quests until you've fully unlocked the Stasis subclass and its three grenades. There are a lot of parts to this, so it'll take a bit.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you grew up in the 1990s, you might have fond memories of the Disney Afternoon programming block, which included classic Disney cartoons like Ducktales, Talespin, Gargoyles, and--most importantly--Darkwing Duck. Now, Disney's vigilante superhero is coming back on Disney+, according to a report from Variety.A reboot of the animated series is in early development and, while a writer has not been found, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, and Alex McAtee will produce. Rogen and Goldberg are also developing a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CG-animated feature.Darkwing Duck debuted in 1991, with 91 episodes airing across three seasons. Most of us Elder Millennials remember Darkwing Duck from the aforementioned syndicated Disney Afternoon animation block.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After months of anticipation, Sony's PS5 is finally out now. Although it's only just now getting into the hands of eager fans, we've had the chance to interface with the console for quite some time. In our testing, we began to consider what Sony could do to further improve its next-generation console, whether it be through firmware updates or future hardware iterations.Below we detail our biggest wishes for PS5 after using the console for a few weeks and what we think would help the PS5 shine even brighter than it already does. As a note, this article is focused more on the console from a feature-set or quality-of-life standpoint, so don't expect any wishes about specific game franchises coming back.After you're done reading, be sure to jump into the comments to share your biggest wishes for the console moving forward. If you're still on the fence about buying one, read our PS5 review. And if you're looking to get a PS5, be sure to check out our PS5 buying guide, where we offer the latest updates on which retailers have the console back in stock.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In Yakuza: Like A Dragon, you have to worry about more than just yourself since managing the party is essential for getting through the game's tougher fights. That means money plays a much bigger role than in previous Yakuza games--it's not just about stocking up on Staminan Royale drinks anymore. You have to purchase weapons and gear for various party members to keep them well-equipped, and you'll need to invest in the crafting workshop to unlock better gear.More importantly, there's a specific point late in the story that requires you to have three million yen on hand in order to progress. Yes, there's a hard progress gate in Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Chapter 13), and if you haven't had money on your mind, it'll catch you off guard and leave you unexpectedly grinding away to get that cash mid-chapter. Here, I'll outline the best and most efficient ways to make money throughout your journey.Ichiban Confections, The Business Management SimI found that investing time into the business management minigame, first called Ichiban Confections, is pretty much essential. It's introduced as part of the main story in Chapter 5, taking you through its backstory and basic mechanics, but afterward, you don't necessarily have to worry about it as it becomes more of an optional venture.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Demon's Souls on PS5 is a full remake of the classic FromSoftware action-RPG that began the stoic and uncompromising trend of Souls-likes that we know of today. For those who experienced the dangers and threats within the kingdom of Boletaria in 2009, you'll quickly find that the tough-as-nails gameplay and sense of anxiousness when exploring remains intact. However, for those who've never played a Souls game or who focused on the Dark Souls series or other iterations, you'll quickly find that Demon's Souls has a particularly sharp edge to it in areas you'd least expect. And most often, it leaves much of the finer details of its gameplay for you to uncover.With the launch of the Demon's Souls remake, we've put together some tips that will help make your opening hours a bit more manageable. If you want to read more on Demon's Souls, check out our early review impressions of the full game from editor Tamoor Hussain.Pick Your Starting Choices CarefullyOnce you begin your journey, you'll create your character and choose their starting class. While traditionally character classes have defined stats and skills, the classes of Demon's Souls are merely a starting point for your journey. Once you begin collecting weapons and using the souls of fallen enemies to level up and amplify critical stats, you're free to evolve your character in any way you see fit. So a humble barbarian has the means to evolve into a magic-wielding glass cannon by the game's end.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Yakuza: Like a Dragon has gone full-on RPG, and that means introducing classic RPG elements like a character class system. These classes are called “jobs” (a la Final Fantasy) and offer the chance for characters to learn new skills, get a boost to stats, and generally break out of their default roles. While it’s possible to finish the game without changing jobs, exploring the system to its fullest will make your adventure a lot more satisfying, and gets you a few important skills that carry over between jobs. So which jobs are worth using, and which careers are best left ignored? Read on to learn all about your job options.For our thoughts on the game, read our Yakuza: Like a Dragon review. Otherwise, you can expect more guides in the coming days.Table of Contents [hide]What is the Job System?What is the Job System?Kasuga and company will be able to learn and use different combat skills from changing their jobs. Jobs can be changed starting in mid-chapter 5 at Hello Work. Talk to Ririka and she will give you a list of available jobs for each character. Not all jobs will be available immediately--some will require characters to be at certain experience and bond levels to be selectable. In Kasuga’s case, some jobs will require both a certain experience level and his various attributes to be at certain levels.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sackboy finally has a game to call his own. The smiley mascot for LittleBigPlanet and, occasionally, the PlayStation brand has always been treated as more of an icon than a character, a cutesy tabula rasa through which all video-game-related things are possible. In Sackboy: A Big Adventure, his purview is much more traditional. He's a jumpman, a platformer in the tradition of Mario, Sonic, Crash, and all the other mascots that came before him. Sackboy, both the character and the game, rises to succeed the mascot platformer mantle well in many respects. Though its aesthetic often feels bland, its solid platforming makes for a worthy challenge.Like many platformers, story is not Sackboy's strong suit. You’re jumping around Craftverse, the world of LittleBigPlanet, to save it from a villainous jester doll called Vex. Though you'll get a fairly steady stream of updates reminding you of Vex's evil presence, there's not much you need to know. You could say the story is a waste of Sackboy's surprisingly compelling cuteness. On the other hand, you could argue that Sackboy's cuteness keeps your interest in the game afloat, even without a compelling story.Sackboy regularly evokes LittleBigPlanet's arts-and-crafts visual aesthetic. Sometimes, the motif works well. There are great visual details in many of the levels, like hard-drawn cutouts of animals in the backgrounds or platforms made from stacks of books, which imply that the levels were set up in a child's bedroom. More often, though, it leads to generic "imagination-world" design. Most of the enemies are multi-colored animals or blocks with cute but angry eyes. And, even with those craftsy details, the basic level settings--space, the jungle, under the sea--all feel vague.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After a few days with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, I've played through the campaign twice to see both main endings, spent some time in multiplayer, and scratched the surface of Zombies. I still need to play more multiplayer (particularly on live servers) and delve much deeper into Zombies before this review is final, so keep in mind that details, including the score, are subject to change in the coming days.The key takeaway from Cold War thus far is 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 overly serious Modern Warfare. Cold War plays up its far-fetched premise, and that extends to some of its more inventive and creative multiplayer maps, too.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

This week continues to get better and better for American Horror Story fans--Season 9 will be coming to Netflix this Friday (the 13th, scary!), and series co-creator Ryan Murphy (Glee, Ratched) has finally unveiled the first poster and a tiny bit more information on the long-discussed American Horror Story spin-off. Check out the tweeted image below, which helps set the tone for what to expect.pic.twitter.com/aiGHAP34iQ — Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) November 12, 2020In a tweet immediately following the above image, Murphy says the spin-off will comprise "16 one-hour standalone episodes delving into horror myths, legends, and lore." He also teased that "many" of these episodes will feature familiar faces from the AHS series, and that more information is coming soon. Earlier this week, Season 10 of the main series stepped into the spotlight in a similar fashion, also releasing a new poster, but was likewise light on any expected release date.According to The Wrap back in May, Season 10 is expected sometime in 2021. That month, there was an American Horror Story cast Zoom call where Murphy said in an Instagram post documenting it that cast members reminisced with one another--though he also mentioned the spin-off, which will consist of "one-hour contained episodes" and "other stuff [he] cannot print." But there might be a clue in this post of who's pictured--maybe some of these actors will be reprising their roles in the spin-off?Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Director Robert Rodriguez has a long track record when it comes to making comic book-inspired movies, from adaptations of Sin City and Alita: Battle Angel to his own hugely popular Spy Kids movies. It's his skill at making adventures for younger audiences that he's tappe into for his upcoming Netflix movie We Can Be Heroes, which hits Netflix in January. The first images have now been released.The film focuses on the children of a group of superheroes, who have been captured by alien invaders. The kids must team up to save their parents--and save the world in the process. The images show the youthful team, plus some of the adult cast, which includes Boyd Holbrook (Narcos, The Predator), Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), and Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Baywatch). Check them out below. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com