By this point, nearly four years into the Switch's life cycle, Nintendo has repackaged almost all of Wii U's most noteworthy games for the system's successor, with only a handful of holdovers yet to make the jump. Pikmin 3 is the latest Wii U gem to be dusted off and repurposed for Switch, and like other "deluxe" offerings, it arrives on the hybrid console packed together with all of its original DLC and a smattering of new content--in this case, a handful of additional missions starring series mainstays Olimar and Louie--making this the definitive version of one of the company's most underrated titles.Although the side story missions are the biggest selling point, Pikmin 3 has actually received a fair number of other tweaks in its move to Switch as well. There are new difficulty options, a hint system that helpfully nudges wayward players in the right direction, and other additions like badges--unlockable achievements that are doled out upon completing specific tasks or reaching certain milestones. These nips and tucks don't radically alter the experience for returning players, but they do help make the game more inviting for newcomers, especially those who may not already be familiar with the series.Even without any dramatic touch-ups, Pikmin 3 remains just as delightful now as when it first premiered more than seven years ago, thanks to its wonderfully idiosyncratic blend of strategy and adventure. The centerpiece of the package is the Story mode, which begins--just as previous games did--with a crash landing. This time around, you take control of three new explorers named Alph, Brittany, and Charlie, who embark on an expedition across the cosmos in search of food for their starving planet. En route, their spaceship is struck by a meteor, sending the crew plummeting to the planet of the Pikmin, and it falls to you to reunite the explorers, navigate the planet's perils, and retrieve enough food to save their home world.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Watch Dogs: Legion releases on Thursday, October 29. While we reviewed the game on PC, other outlets playing the Xbox One version have encountered overheating issues on Xbox One X. Ubisoft says it plans to release an update on October 30 that's intended to resolve the issue. Watch Dogs: Legion takes the foundations and ideas of its predecessors and expands upon them exponentially. The core conceit of Legion lies in the old adage of "strength in numbers," which manifests in the game letting you recruit and play as nearly any character you come across, amassing a ragtag crew of freedom fighters. This open-ended stance to fighting the system is a significant change for the franchise, and it's bolstered by improved hacking and social-engineering gameplay. Legion's approach, while admirable, does have some unintended issues that make its powerful message of unity waver at inopportune times, but it still manages to make a profound statement about hope with its novel approach to player agency.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ring of Pain is a roguelike card game that's too damned creepy to not live rent-free in your head long after you're finished. You play as someone trapped in darkness, unsure of who can help you out and who intends to lead you into ruin. The constant uncertainty leaves you always second-guessing yourself, while the action manages to keep you firmly in the moment as you juggle satisfying risk-reward choices. This balance of feeling both powerful and vulnerable--but in different ways depending on your choices--manages to shake up potentially repetitive attempts to navigate the rings of cards in your efforts to escape this eerie, unsettling world.Each run in Ring of Pain starts out largely the same: It's just you and a circle of cards that probably want to kill you. Two cards in the circle are in the foreground and can be viewed and interacted with immediately. Cards feature an interesting array of spooky creatures that can be fought or dodged, items to be collected and equipped, stat boosts, potions, curses, or doors to be passed through into another new dungeon ring. There’s a menagerie of different cards to come across, which keeps you constantly on your toes and never too sure of what to expect--but there are still patterns and hints to the madness, such as themed dungeons that keep things purposeful rather than totally random. The rings cycle through depending on your actions--you might find a card that shuffles the ring, or a card might cycle itself through the ring to chase you--and how you choose to navigate them will determine your play style.You don't have to clear a ring to move to the next stage, just to get to a door. You have your own base stats, which change based on the items and boosts you find and equip. It’s best to think of yourself as a sort of customizable creature card with slots augmented by what you find. Most of the equipment will have basic stat augments, but others will offer interesting strategies like gaining health from curses or knocking back creatures after an attack. Each little factor can greatly determine how effective you are in satisfying ways that alter available strategies. The knock-back ability can make slow but devastatingly strong enemies a total non-issue as they no longer have a chance to attack, while without it even sneaking past them can be risky business.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

American Gods, the Starz fantasy drama adapted from Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel of the same name, will be returning for Season 3 starting January 10.The big news came from Gaiman himself on Twitter, who tweeted image excerpts of a longer explanation: "When we embarked upon making Season 3 of American Gods, we had no idea how timely it would turn out to be… [We wanted] to explore what 'America' means to its people and talk about immigrants--about the very different people who came to this remarkable land and brought their gods with them."Everything you wanted to know about when American Gods Series 3 is starting in the US. (I've seen finished cuts of the first 4 episodes and rough cuts of all of them. It's really good.) (And it starts internationally the following day.) pic.twitter.com/6YMnL9vEzn — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) October 27, 2020Without offering much beyond the broadest of strokes on what's ahead in Season 3, Gaiman also added that "the struggles of the gods and the people in Season 3 of American Gods are the struggles of America." Throughout his update, the author marvels at how surprisingly relevant the themes explored in the upcoming season are--especially for a work rooted in a novel that was written over 20 years ago. His hopes are the stories in the show, along with broader diverse stories being heard and honored, will be "allowed to change the future." Here's a look at a teaser trailer that was released earlier this month.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is getting another guest costume on November 3, and this one's a famous, beloved screen monster. Godzilla is coming to the game for Godzilla Day (also November 3, the release date of the 1954 original), a day dedicated to celebrating the legacy of Japan's favorite kaiju.The costume will cost 10 crowns, so you'll either want to have some saved up or earn a few before then if you're a fan of the series. It's a cartoonier take on the character, as befitting the game--a version of Godzilla that served as a grim reminder of the cost of nuclear warfare might not have suited Fall Guys, as great as those movies are.You can check out the costume below before deciding if you want to buy it once it's available.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Netflix has released a new trailer for George Clooney's sci-fi adventure epic, The Midnight Sky. Due out on the streaming platform on December 23, the movie is a "post-apocalyptic tale [that] follows Augustine (Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to Earth, where a mysterious global catastrophe has taken place." Check out the trailer below.Clooney directs the film, which is an adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton's debut novel, 2017's Good Morning, Midnight. The novel's official website on publisher Penguin Random House notes that the book served as "the inspiration" for the film, so it's reasonable to expect many creative liberties were taken to diverge from the source material for dramatic purposes.In addition to Clooney and Jones, the film's stars also include Kyle Chandler, David Oyelowo, and Demián Bichir. Mark L. Smith wrote the script, which bodes well, given that Smith co-wrote 2015's excellent epic The Revenant, which was also adapted from a novel.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rainbow Six Siege has received more than its fair share of creative or downright strange limited-time modes over the years, and this year's Halloween event is no different. Unlike 2019's Halloween event, Doktor's Curse, which featured heavy horror themes, 2020's event focuses on the sugary side of the holiday--to disturbing ends.The mode is called Sugar Fright, and it challenges players to collect candy for their team, either the Tricksters or the Treaters. As the below trailer shows, you aren't controlling the operators you're used to--instead, each player pilots a creepy puppet version of a familiar operator. Eliminating your fellow puppets causes them to drop candy, and whichever team collects the most candy wins. Between the dead-eyed operators and the bright wash of colors, it sort of resembles a horror movie directed by Wes Anderson.In a novel move for Siege, players in Sugar Fright will respawn after being downed, even within the same round. In order to accommodate for this change, Ubisoft announced that leaving the event early will create a 30 minute leave penalty for ranked and unranked playlists, even if you leave during the match summary. This mode apparently also takes place entirely in the candy-addled mind of Siege operator Frost.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

As with most things in 2020, Halloween is likely to be very different for many of us this year. Luckily for fright fans stuck at home, horror streaming service Shudder is set to celebrate the day with an impressive free one-day virtual event titled ShudderFest.ShudderFest will be available free worldwide on at ShudderFest.com, starting at 12 PM ET on Saturday, October 31. The event mixes panels, presentations, discussions, and screenings and features a host of big names from the genre, including horror icons Tony Todd (Candyman), Robert Englund (A Nightmare of Elm Street), and Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th). For Shudder members, there will also be an exclusive first secret screening of an upcoming Shudder original movie.The full line-up is:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Super Mario 3D All-Stars might feature two beloved classics featuring everyone's favorite Italian plumber--as well as Super Mario Sunshine--but the collection has attracted controversy since its announcement. Now, Nintendo has announced that players will have the option of inverting camera controls in all three of the collection's games, Super Mario 64, Galaxy, and Sunshine starting on November 16.A free software update is coming to #SuperMario3DAllStars on 11/16 that adds a new inverted camera control setting for all three games. pic.twitter.com/06y4IAenCk — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 27, 2020Inverted camera controls weren't included in any of the original versions of the games, but have become a standard option in many 3D games since their release. Since Super Mario 3D All-Stars was ostensibly intended as an updated collection of these games, the lack of customizable camera controls was noticeable. Many players have complained about grappling with the primitive camera controls of Super Mario 64 in particular, which were designed prior to the advent of stick-based camera control. Poor Lakitu.Super Mario 3D All-Stars also garnered criticism for Nintendo's decision to make the game only available for digital purchase through March 31, 2021, as well as the lack of extra features compared to simply playing the games in a high-end PC emulator. The lack of Super Mario Galaxy 2 was also noted. While most agree that these are great games that stand the test of time, compared to flashier remakes like the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, it becomes apparent that Nintendo isn't necessarily interested in updating the look of these games to take advantage of newer hardware.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's like Sacha Baron Cohen and Borat never went away. Despite his Kazakh journalist character's 14-year absence, Borat is now seemingly everywhere--or at least being discussed almost everywhere--since the runway to the recently released Amazon Prime sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Without a doubt, one of the biggest sources of controversies surrounding the movie is presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani's appearance in the film. If you still haven't seen it, all you really need to know is that the former New York City mayor is pretty skeezy in it and unaware he's being pranked.In an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Cohen (as himself) shares behind-the-scenes details into what really went down with Giuliani. In response to fans who were skeptical about Borat's ability to leave, then suddenly reappear at opportune (read: misopportune) moments to push Giuliani over the edge, Cohen told Colbert that throughout the scene he was waiting in a "hideaway" in a closet in the hotel room where the infamous scene took place. It seemed like the scene might not work out when, Cohen explains, Giuliani brought an ex-policeman in to do a sweep before sitting outside "ensuring that no one could come in and out." Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Developer Easy Day Studios has announced that more content is coming to Skater XL this holiday on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. An exact release date has not been confirmed.The update will add more community-created content, such as customization items and locations. While the studio has not specified everything that is coming to Skater XL in the update, an announcement video highlights some of the new additions. There will be new skateboard decks, grip tape, clothing, accessories, and a few more places--like an indoor park--to skate.Easy Day Studios said more details about the update are "coming soon." In the meantime, check out the announcement trailer above.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft is making some big changes to its Uplay subscription service, starting with the name. Uplay+ will now be called Ubisoft+, and the company is also partnering with the Google Stadia and Amazon Luna streaming services to expand the ways you can access Ubisoft+.Like Uplay+, the newly dubbed Ubisoft+ will cost $15 per month. And like its predecessor, it will still include premium editions (when applicable) of new releases--including this year's Ubisoft lineup of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion, and Immortals: Fenyx Rising.Aside from the name-change, the major new feature is making it available on streaming services. It will be available in beta on Amazon Luna starting on November 10. It will also be coming to Stadia by the end of the year, without a Stadia Pro subscription requirement. Ubisoft says its streaming options will allow you to access your saves cross-platform, so you'll be able to access your games in a standard downloadable form or through the streaming services.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed by another three weeks. Its new release date is set for December 10. Following numerous previous delays, it had been set for launch on November 19, but according to a statement from studio execs Adam Badowski and Marcin Iwinski, shipping the game on PS4/Pro, Xbox One/X, and PC, alongside next-gen versions for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and Stadia, has been a challenge, especially under work from home conditions."Since Cyberpunk 2077 evolved towards almost being a next-gen title somewhere along the way, we need to make sure everything works well and every version runs smoothly," the statement continues. "We're aware it might seem unrealistic when someone says that 21 days can make any difference in such a massive and complex game, but they really do."Statement From CD Projekt Red On Cyberpunk 2077 DelayWe have important news to share with you pic.twitter.com/qZUaD6IwmM — Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) October 27, 2020The pair also clarified that recent news that the game had gone gold doesn't mean work on the game was complete, as the team is able to continue refining the experience. The time the studio had allotted to doing this post-certification work is what was miscalculated, thus resulting in the delay. The improvements and tweaks being made in the extra time will be ready and available when the game launches in December.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

This is not looking cool, Joker. The beloved Persona series has received many spinoffs over the years, from fighting games to dance-offs, and many fans expressed excitement for the musou-style follow-up Persona 5 Scramble. However, there's a new wrinkle: Publisher Koei Tecmo released its new financial results recently, and a Western localization of Scramble isn't mentioned at all.A previous financial report from Koei Tecmo mentioned a Persona 5 Scramble back in July. However, as spotted by Siliconera, that report has now been replaced with a revised version that removes any mention of such a release. This latest financial information indicates that the company is focusing on its other major musou spin-off, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, which will receive a simultaneous worldwide release on November 20.It's unclear if this means that Persona 5 Scramble's Western release will be delayed or outright cancelled. Considering the outsized popularity of Persona 5, it would seem hard to believe that the game won't make its way to North America and Europe, but stranger things have happened. (I guess you could say we never saw it coming.) Scramble may come out under the title Persona 5 Strikers in English-speaking territories, based on a Sega trademark filing. The game is expected to come to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.Info from Gamespot.com

One More Level and Slipgate Ironworks' fast-paced, cyberpunk first-person parkour slasher Ghostrunner is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. With the game's one-hit-kill mechanic, those interested in Ghostrunner may be curious about what some reviewers are saying about the dystopian adventure. Read on to find out what critics think of Ghostrunner.Most reviews land on the same consensus: Ghostrunner is a thrill to play. The game's fast-paced mechanics, mixed with the breakneck pace of combat and platforming, make Ghostrunner an edge-of-your-seat experience with a relatively brisk six-hour campaign. It's also a game critics say speedrunners will enjoy--and not just because "runner" is in its name.In our own Ghostrunner review, we scored it a 7/10. Critic Mike Epstein called the game "exhilarating," saying Ghostrunner is a "high-risk, high-reward" experience. We've compiled reviews down below to give you a glimpse of what critics think. And head over to GameSpot sister site Metacritic for more reviews of Ghostrunner on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com