Developer 343 Industries recently announced that weapon, vehicle, and player skins in Halo Infinite will be called "coatings," and immediately, people expressed concerns about microtransactions.Community manager John Junyszek has now responded. Writing on Twitter, he said that while Halo Infinite will have a microtransaction store, it won't be the only way to get the game's customization items, which go beyond coatings.This Halo Infinite coating is exclusive to GameStop"There will be all kinds customization items (including coatings) that can be earned in-game and earned as special rewards," Junyszek said. "Will there be purchases? Sure. Is that the only way? Absolutely not."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Gears 5 is getting a next-gen upgrade, and it'll launch alongside a big new update, bringing new content to the game on all systems (including Xbox One). It'll feature a New Game+ mode, and--strangely--the option to switch Marcus Fenix with actor Dave Bautista for the entire campaign.IGN reports that on November 10, this update will not only unlock the next-gen version for current owners and Game Pass subscribers, but it'll also add these new features.New Game+ will introduce the following changes:Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, one of the upcoming films in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has finished shooting. Director Destin Daniel Cretton and lead actor Simu Liu have both confirmed the end of filming on their Instagram accounts (embedded below), as reported by Deadline.In any year, finishing a film shoot is worth celebrating, but in 2020, wrapping on shooting is an even bigger achievement that usual. The film, which had to shut down its set in early March after the COVID-19 outbreak, was able to resume filming in Australia at the end of July, and has now been completed."We made a baby!!!," Liu wrote in his Instagram post about filming being completed. "We can’t wait to introduce him to the world in 9 months..." The photo shows him and Cretton celebrating. The top comment on the post is also from Cretton: "Hahaha. You killed it!!"Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Suicide Squad is releasing in 2021, and a new Empire cover story has shown off the movie's full Squad cast all together. This has started a new wave of discussion about the upcoming sequel/reboot, and director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) has jumped into the fray to talk about his approach--and the fact that a lot of the characters on this cover won't make it through the movie.Responding to a tweet asserting that Harley Quinn has "franchise armor" in the film (meaning that DC would not let Gunn kill her because they have long-term plans for the character), Gunn said that's not the case. "They gave me carte blanche to do what I wanted," he said, assuring fans that he can kill anyone he wants to.No character was protected by DC. They gave me carte blanche to do what I wanted. That was one of the things we agreed to before I came to work for them. I wasn't looking for shock value but I wanted the audience to know anything could happen. #StoryReignsSupreme #TheSuicideSquad https://t.co/VxH2ChdqWf — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 24, 2020The "canon" on The Suicide Squad is a bit murky, regarding where it fits in relation to DC's numerous other movies, so whether or not deaths in the film will have a long-term impact on future DC films remains to be seen. But, for this film at least, it sounds like a lot of characters are going to die.Gunn fanned the flames more with a follow-up tweet, asking "what two characters" fans think will survive The Suicide Squad. That doesn't mean he's directly saying that only two major characters will make it through, but he's certainly implying the possibility. What two characters do you think are most likely to survive #TheSuicideSquad? @SuicideSquadWB https://t.co/7ry3GBQ20W — James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 24, 2020Adding up responses, one Twitter user found that Harley Quinn (113 votes), King Shark (58 votes) and Polka Dot Man (31 votes) led the way in votes. Sorry, Weasel. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Efforts have been underway for a very long time to make a Halo movie, with the likes of Neill Blomkamp, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro all attached to the project during various stages of production on a film that would never come out. Some new details about del Toro's version has now come to light, and it sounds pretty wild.Paul Russell, who came up Halo's title and was an artist at Bungie for years, shared a new detail from del Toro's movie script with IGN. He said del Toro had an idea to give Master Chief a twin brother who was evil."Master Chief had a twin brother, and the twin brother sided with The Flood, and then the end of the movie was going to be brother against brother," Russell said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When the Xbox Series X was first announced, the memes began almost immediately. Its design resembles a PC tower, or at least that appears to be Microsoft's goal, but it also looks like a refrigerator. The company has fully leaned into the joke, however, and presented Snoop Dogg with a working Xbox Series X fridge.In a video deleted from Snoop Dogg's Instagram but saved by deals guru Wario64 on Twitter, the rapper showed off the fridge's design. It features a glowing Xbox logo that looks like the power button on the real console. Inside, Xbox stocked it with an Xbox Series X cake for his birthday, which was earlier this week. There is also gin and juice, for obvious reasons, and even some Xbox necklaces.Snoop Dogg has an Xbox Series X fridge pic.twitter.com/7SUCJYdk36 — Wario64 (@Wario64) October 24, 2020We’re going to assume that unlike the actual console, you can't turn the fridge on its side--at least not without spilling everything inside.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is getting a Game of the Year Edition, and unlike many similar releases, this one is free for existing players and is for a game that actually earned game of the year awards. You only have a few more days to wait until you can play it, and a new trailer shows off the One-Armed Wolf as he clashes with dangerous enemies.On October 28 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice players will be able to download a free update that unlocks the Game of the Year Edition content. This includes previously promised boss challenge modes as well as player records and extra skins.There are actually two different boss challenges included in the update. Reflection of Strength allows you to replay one of your favorite boss fights again, and it's a feature that we'd like to see in From Software's other games instead of having to completely replay a game. Gauntlet of Strength is more of a boss rush mode, pitting you against one boss after another without any extra lives. With the difficulty of some of Sekiro's bosses, particularly near the end of the game, completing that challenge will be incredibly impressive. Of course, someone will probably do them all in a row without taking a hit. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you have an Oculus VR headset and were thinking about deleting your Facebook account in order to go off the social media grid, you may want to reconsider. If you completely delete the Facebook account linked to your Oculus device, you will also lose access to all VR games you purchased.You're required to link a Facebook account when using the Oculus Quest 2 headset, and if your Facebook account isn't in good standing, you will not be able to use the Quest 2 at all. Because of this connection, you must keep that account to have access to the purchases you've made. You don't necessarily have to link a Facebook account yet on the older Oculus devices, including the first Quest, but as UploadVR pointed out, support for separate Oculus accounts ends in 2023 and then all users will need Facebook.If you deactivate your Facebook account instead of permanently deleting it, you also won't be able to access any of your Oculus information. However, this can be reversed by reactivating it, while the deletion method does not have an "undo." If you make a new account, you'll have to purchase all that content again. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Since its release in 2013, the PlayStation 4 has been a force on the gaming landscape, and across the last seven years, it's been clear that Sony and its gaming machine took the lead against the competition.Sony's lead with the PS4 started with some missteps by its major rival, Microsoft, with the Xbox One. But it wasn't just a few key flubs from the competition at launch that propelled the PS4. Sony's console has become well-known for killer exclusives, and for a long portion of the generation, was the premiere home for big-hype indie games, as well. Sony also managed to make some moves in the hardware department--while not all of its ideas have defined the industry, its contribution to the mainstreaming of virtual reality had a big effect on the way the last few years have played out.With the PS4, Sony developed a clear vision for its gaming machine, and while it tried out a variety of ideas along the way, it never wavered from making sure its system was a place to easily play and share great games. Though it didn't have to fight through the same rough public relations issues as its competition, Sony learned lessons from its own missteps with the PS3 and is carrying those lessons through to its next-generation console.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With Halloween nearly here, Epic Games has infused Fortnite with plenty of spooky flavor. Fortnitemares events task you with completing several season challenges. Some of these are simple challenges you should be able to complete very quickly, while others may require a little more direction and patience.Completing these challenges will award you with additional experience points that you'll need for the Season 4 battle pass. This season has seen a lot of different challenges, and there is a fairly sizable time commitment to complete everything.The Season 4 content is not available on iOS devices because of Epic Games' ongoing lawsuit with Apple. The trial isn't scheduled to begin until well into 2021, so you will be waiting a while if that's your only platform for Fortnite.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In September 2011, British broadcast station ITV ran a historical documentary called Gaddafi and the IRA. Included in the documentary was footage that purported to show a 1988 attack in which the Irish Republican Army shot down a British helicopter, using weaponry purchased from former Libyan prime minister Muammar al-Gaddafi. But it was revealed shortly afterward that the footage ITV used was not of a real conflict--it had been sourced from popular PC military simulation game Arma II. If you skip to 00:36 in the above video, you'll see a sequence in which anti-aircraft heavy artillery is used to take down a helicopter. "With Gaddafi's heavy machine guns, it was possible to shoot down a helicopter, as the terrorist's own footage of 1988 shows," explains the narrator.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The remastered Blade Runner adventure game was previously scheduled to release later this year, but with "later this year" quickly coming, developer Nightdive Studios isn't ready to launch the game. In fact, it has run into technical issues that have delayed it to an unspecified future date.Speaking to Eurogamer, Nightdive CEO Steven Kick blamed the delay on problems related to "old technology" and said the studio has not been able to locate the original source code or assets for the game. The source code was apparently lost decades ago after original studio Westwood was purchased by EA, and Nightdive has the more difficult task of reverse-engineering code in order to get Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition remastered.To get the game running on all platforms, Nightdive is using its own engine and with code work apparently nearing completion, most efforts are on visual updates now. Kick added in the interview that the frame rate will likely be lowered to 30 FPS with a film grain placed over it in order to better achieve a cinematic style. Given the neo-noir nature of the original movie, this makes sense.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Metal Gear Solid left behind a lasting impression on many people who experienced the game when it first launched in 1998. Hideo Kojima's critically acclaimed game has been celebrated since then with official merchandise and fan art, and now a stylish pair of Air Jordans are part of that long list of tributes.Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt-Roberts commissioned artist Bud Sanfillipo to customize a pair of shoes to celebrate Metal Gear Solid's 22nd Anniversary. Sanfillipo was tasked with recreating the signature art style of series artist Yoji Shinkawa.Today is the North American 22nd anniversary of @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN’s PS1 masterpiece METAL GEAR SOLID.It changed me.To celebrate, I commissioned artist @bud_sanfilippo (SG Customs) to riff on Yoji Shinkawa’s iconic brush strokes & colors.Off-White Jordan x Shinkawa-San 1❗️ pic.twitter.com/dOIJ0632rv — Jordan Vogt-Roberts (@VogtRoberts) October 21, 2020The end result is a pair of shoes that would leave any Genome soldier curious about who was leaving behind a stylish pair of footprints.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Sword and Shield's Crown Tundra expansion has finally arrived. Like The Isle of Armor expansion before it, this DLC introduces a wealth of additional Pokemon and content to the games, including a brand-new area to explore: the eponymous Crown Tundra, an arctic region featuring its own storyline, cast, and wild Pokemon to catch.As was the case with the Isle of Armor, the Crown Tundra is separate from Galar proper. You don't need to clear the main storyline in Sword and Shield to be able to access it, but you will need to speak to a certain character to reach the new area and content. Here's how to get to the Crown Tundra.How To Access The Crown TundraIf you already own the Pokemon Sword or Shield Expansion Pass, fire up your copy of the game after installing the latest update and you'll see a notification that you've received the Crown Pass. As you had to do to access the Isle of Armor, you'll need to return to Wedgehurst Station and show the Crown Pass to the attendant near the gate to take a train to the Crown Tundra. Once you've visited the tundra the first time, you'll be able to fast travel back to it from anywhere in Galar.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over the past few years, Black Friday has started to shift to more than just a three-day weekend sale. With more deals becoming available in the weeks leading up to the annual sales event, consumers have been able to get their holiday shopping done even earlier. And this year will push that trend even further, with Black Friday 2020 deals practically throughout the entirety of November. In fact, there are already Black Friday deals available--more than a month out from Thanksgiving weekend. We've collected the best early Black Friday deals right here and will continue to add more deals in the coming weeks.Best Buy and Dell have already kicked off early Black Friday sales, and Amazon's Holiday Dash event is essentially pre-Black Friday deals, too. Walmart has already released a pair of Black Friday ads that will begin early next month, and Target will have deals starting in early November as well. And since Black Friday is getting into swing right after Amazon Prime Day, there has never been a better stretch for deals on a wide range of products.While we've yet to see many Black Friday gaming deals, there are already a fair number of tech and entertainment deals, including discounts on 4K TVs, laptops, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com