Marvel's Avengers has a new patch on PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and it introduces some major new content. The big new additions to the endgame are Tachyon Rifts, which contain exciting new gear, and the SHIELD Substation Zero, which promises new characters and narrative. While the patch is live now, the new content won't arrive until October 15.With patch 1.3.3, SHIELD has opened its Substation Zero Outpost, which will be looking into temporal anomalies. This promises "new narrative, characters, and content," although the patch notes don't get too specific about what this will all look like. It'll appear in the Pacific Northwest region of the War Table once it arrives.The Tachyon Rift missions also relate to these anomalies, hurling players into dangerous environments where Tachyon storms will damage them over time (but also charge up their Heroic energy faster). These missions require a 140 Power Level or higher, and are available once per day, rotating out daily. They will also offer up a Cosmic Gear, a new tier of high-powered gear for your Avengers.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The second beta weekend for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is about to begin, and you can start pre-loading it right now. Activision has confirmed that pre-loading for PS4, Xbox One, and PC is available now, while the company has also clarified what's in the beta and more about what to expect from it.Pre-Loading And File SizePre-loading is probably a good idea, considering the file size is relatively large. According to CharlieIntel, the file sizes are as follows: PS4 -- 31 GB / Xbox One -- 20.5 GB / PC -- 42.2 GBYou can pre-load Black Ops Cold War's Weekend 2 beta right now, and no codes are required. Also of note, PS4 players who took part in the first beta weekend do not need to download the client again.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Apple Arcade, the iPhone maker's huge subscription gaming service, is good enough to be a major selling point for the iPhone and other Apple products--and soon, new Apple purchases will come with an extended free trial. While you can currently test out Apple Arcade for a month free, new purchases made from October 22 will include three free months of Arcade.This offer centers on the new 5G iPhone 12, releasing October 23, but it applies to all Apple products, including iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and Mac devices.Apple Arcade is similar to Xbox Game Pass, except that it's yet to lose any titles from its growing catalog. If a game is on Apple Arcade, it means it's a mobile exclusive to that platform, and will not make its way to Android or other mobile stores. It usually costs $5 a month, so three months worth is a $15 saving.Apple Arcade will also be part of the new Apple One service, which includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, and iCloud as well.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is asking Disney some tough questions following the entertainment giant's decision to lay off 28,000 park employees at the end of September. Warren wrote a letter on Monday addressed to Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek and chairman Bob Iger about the reasoning behind the layoffs.The letter is five pages in total, but Sen. Warren gets to the heart of the matter right away:"I write to express concern about The Walt Disney Company’s (Disney) recent decision to lay off 28,000 workers during an economic recession while reinstating pay rates for highly compensated senior executives," Warren wrote. "In the years leading up to this crisis, your company prioritized the enrichment of executives and stockholders through hefty compensation packages, and billions of dollars’ worth of dividend payments and stock buybacks, all of which weakened Disney’s financial cushion and ability to retain and pay its front-line workers amid the pandemic."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pedro Pascal played the memorable character Oberyn Martell on HBO's hit fantasy show Game of Thrones, and now we've learned a little more about how it all began. David Benioff, who co-created Game of Thrones, told Variety that Pascal's audition for the show was far from ordinary (at least for the time).Benioff said Pascal auditioned through a video he filmed on his iPhone--and the quality of the video wasn't great. But in the end, it didn't matter much because his performance convinced Benioff to hire him."First of all, it was an iPhone selfie audition, which was unusual," Benioff said. "And this wasn't one of the new-fangled iPhones with the fancy cameras. It looked like sh**; it was shot vertical; the whole thing was very amateurish. Except for the performance, which was intense and believable and just right."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sega's 1996 Sega Saturn game, NiGHTS Into Dreams, is a well-regarded cult classic that still stands out, in 2020, as a very unique game. If you've never had a chance to play it, Sega's currently giving it away for free, although you'll need to register on their site to claim it.As part of Sega's on-going 60th anniversary celebrations, registering on the Sega 60th Anniversary website. On the registration screen, you need to pick "Steam" as you preferred system and then log in to your account and give permission--at this point, Nights Into Dreams will be added to your account.If you pick a different system, you won't get a free game--but you can log out, revisit the link, and you'll be able to do it again. Just make sure you pick Steam.There's also a huge Sega sale happening on Steam, and you can view some of the hottest offers on the Sega 60 website after registering.You can also get Sonic 2 for free right now, but you won't need to register for that--you can just claim it from Steam.GameSpot reviewed the Xbox 360 HD version of NiGHTS Into Dreams, and gave it a 7/10. Info from Gamespot.com

Included in the cross-play beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War this coming weekend is a brand-new mode called Fireteam, and Activision has now provided some details about it.A large-scale mode, Fireteam puts 10 teams of four squads onto the largest maps that Cold War has to offer. In the Dirty Bomb variant that will be featured in the beta, teams must collect and detonate bombs that destroy parts of the map to get the drop on the other teams.When bombs are detonated, it causes radiation to emerge on the map that makes it dangerous for everyone. "The longer a player hangs onto uranium, the longer radiation sickness sets in. This affects Perk benefits, movement, health regeneration, and ultimately, your Operator’s life," Activision says of the mode.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There's an old truism in gaming circles that Nintendo is a toy company at its core. This is both praise and critique, expressing a sense of wonderment over the company's ability to tap into childlike playfulness and bafflement at some of its esoteric hardware decisions. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit may be the purest recent expression of the "Nintendo as toy company" ethos. For one, it revolves almost entirely around an actual toy: a tiny camera-equipped go-kart that you race around your real-life house. But more broadly, it behaves the way the simplest toys do, by giving back only as much as the effort you put into creative play.That's because the core pillar of Mario Kart Live is making your own tracks. The game comes with four numbered gates that help define your track. These are made out of unfolding cardboard, like the natural evolution of Nintendo Labo. Once you've laid down your track and any real-life objects as hazards, you need to run through it once, pace-car style, before starting the race. Choosing the main Grand Prix mode populates your Augmented Reality (AR) track with four Koopaling opponents, and then you're off to the races.Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit screenshots provided by NintendoOnce you're actually in a race, it operates like any other Mario Kart game. You keep your eyes on the screen--watching your real-life kart is a surefire way to lose--and you see visual effects like Item Blocks and virtual hazards littering the track. And while the kart actually moves relatively slowly in its slowest setting, it actually looks reasonably fast on-screen with the camera set so low to the ground.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amazon Prime Day is here, which means deals not just at the online retailer itself but also plenty of discounts at its competitors hosting anti-Prime Day sales. One such deal is a tidy little savings on the expansion card for Xbox Series X and Series S.The discount is available through Target Circle, which offers opt-in coupons with a free membership. One of today's coupons is 10% off any one electronics item or video game, and that includes the Series X/S Seagate expansion card. That card is usually a whopping $220, so with the discount applied you save $22, or about $198 before tax. Not bad.To take advantage of the deal, just make sure to activate the Target Circle coupon first, and then you'll see it applied in your cart at checkout. The deal has been coming and going throughout the day, so be sure to grab it while you can.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Coming 2 America, the upcoming sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America, has moved from a theatrical release to a streaming premiere with Amazon Studios, according to Variety. The deal has closed for a reported $125 million, and the movie is reportedly expected to debut December 18.It's the sort of surprise announcement that should start to come as no surprise from Amazon, who recently and suddenly sprang an October 23 release date for Borat 2 on the world. It's also one of many films that Paramount Pictures--the studio behind Coming 2 America--has sold to streaming services this year, including Aaron Sorkin's Trial of the Chicago 7 and the action-comedy Lovebirds, which both went to Netflix.Not much is known about the next outing for the Coming to America story, other than prior to Prince Akeem Joffer's (Murphy) arraignment as king of Zamunda, he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America--a Queens native named Lavelle. Alongside Murphy, Arsenio Hall (Black Dynamite, Blankman) will be reprising his role as Akeem's friend, Semmi. Tracy Morgan (30 Rock), Jay Pharoah (Saturday Night Live), and Garcelle Beauvais (Spider-Man: Homecoming) will be joining the cast.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

EA has announced that the Champion Edition for Apex Legends launches soon for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It includes tons of unlocks, cosmetics, and rewards.The Apex Legends Champion Edition is a great package for first-time players. It unlocks nine Legends for immediate use, like Mirage and Rampart, as well as the Season 7 hero--allowing you to use all 15 of Apex Legends' playable characters at the start of the new season. The Champion Edition also features seven Legendary skins for characters like Crypto and Wraith, plus 1,000 Apex coins for use in the in-game store.An exact release date for Apex Legends: Champion Edition was not announced, though it is apparently scheduled to drop when Season 7 starts. Apex Legends Season 7 currently doesn't have a confirmed start date. However, previous seasons typically start after the last season's battle pass wraps up. If convention remains the same, Season 7 may start around November 10, when the Season 6 battle pass ends.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ahead of the release of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, gaming chair manufacturer Secretlab is giving you the chance to reaffirm your allegiance with two new World of Warcraft chairs: one for the Alliance and the other for the Horde.The Secretlab chairs, which are rebrands of their popular 2020 range, come adorned in the regalia of the faction you choose. The Alliance version is dressed in a dark blue PU leather, with gold accents and trimmings to suit the opulent stylings of the Alliance's stronghold, Stormwind City. Secretlab World of Warcraft gaming chairs Starts at $449 See at Secretlab Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Respawn has begun teasing Apex Legends Season 7, which looks to be starting sometime in mid-November, seeing as the Season 6: Boosted battle pass appears to end on November 10. If we had to wager a guess, we assume Respawn is timing Season 7 to launch with the release of both the Xbox Series X/S and PS5. Regardless, this is the most elaborate setup for a new season that Respawn has ever done.If you now boot up the game, you'll be greeted with a message from a mysterious character, who needs your help to test out some tech. Head to the Firing Range and find the screen hooked up to a generator. It's here that the voice will reach out to you again and ask you to run some tests for her.The silhouette of Apex Legends Season 7's new playable character, as seen in the trailer for the Apex Legends Champion Edition.Exit to the lobby and you'll see some brand-new challenges alongside your allotment of daily, weekly, and Aftermarket limited-time challenges--these new ones are labeled "A Wee Experiment." To prove you're worthy of testing out the mysterious voice's gravity lift, you'll have to deal 10 damage while in midair, get 10 knockdowns, and outlive 120 opponents.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The annual online shopping bonanza, Amazon Prime Day, is in full swing, and retailers across the board are slashing prices in their own anti-Prime Day sales. One of the biggest Amazon competitors to throw its hat into the ring is Target, which has brought back its Deal Days sale to run alongside Prime Day on October 13 and 14. As with other retailers, Target has cut the cost of a bunch of recent games, like NBA 2K21 and The Last of Us Part II.The Deal Days page includes markdowns on a variety of items, including furniture, toys, and clothes in addition to games, accessories, and other electronics--there's plenty to go through if you're in the market for new stuff or upgrading your setup. We've dug through it all to round up some of the best deals below, and we'll update this page as more big sales arise during the course of the sale. See full sale at Target Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

It's been tough tracking down a decent webcam these days. With the increase in remote work and the amount of people relying on video calls to visit with family and friends, the best name-brand webcams remain in high-demand and often out of stock. If a webcam has been on your wishlist for a while and you don't mind-lesser known brands, Amazon Prime Day is as good an opportunity as ever to grab one for a decent price.Below we've rounded up some of the best webcam deals during Amazon Prime Day this year, whether you need one for live streaming games, chatting with friends, work, and more. Check out our Amazon Prime Day deals hub for more as the sale continues today and tomorrow. Rofeer 1080P USB Webcam With Microphone $14 (was $26) Best budget optionThis is one of the cheapest webcams available on Amazon—discounted nearly 50% off for Prime Day—that doesn't sacrifice too many features for the price. You get 1080p, HD video quality, a built-in microphone with noise reduction, and it's compatible with a wide range of operating systems. It's USB-powered and doesn't require any drivers or software to install, making it easy for even the least tech-savvy person to set up. This is great to get for a family member who wants to video call with you, but probably won't be using a webcam for anything fancier than that. You also get what you pay for though. As one of the cheaper webcam options on Amazon, it may not be the highest quality or longest-lasting option. See at Amazon Vitade 960A 1080P Conferencing Webcam With Microphone and Ring Light $47 (was $70) Best professional optionIf you're a professional looking for a higher-quality webcam option with more features than the average conference cam, the Vitade 960A is a good option. Its touch-activated ring light offers three adjustable brightness settings (plus an off mode) so you can look your best no matter where you're broadcasting from. Other features include autofocus and light correction. A long cable makes it easy to set up wherever you need to, but unfortunately, it doesn't have a built-in privacy shutter like some of the higher-end webcams, and its rounded design may make it difficult to install a custom one. If that's not a concern, this is still a solid option for the price range. You can also grab an extra 5% off by selecting the coupon on its store page. See at Amazon NexiGo Full HD Webcam With 360-Degree Swivel and Privacy Shutter $40 (was $55) Best home office optionThis is an excellent price for a professional-grade HD webcam, especially when paired with some of its features: a built-in noise canceling microphone, a 360-degree swivel which allows for easy positioning, and a privacy shutter, which should give you peace of mind while you're working. See at Amazon Gesma 1080P HD Streaming Webcam $28 (was $35) Popular mid-range optionThis 1080p HD webcam from Gesma might not be marked down the most compared to some of the other cams on this list, but with over 5,300 reviews (over 80% positive), it is undoubtedly one of the most popular options for its price range. If all you need is solid HD video quality and good sound quality for online classes, meetings, or personal calls, it offers all of that, with no frills. Plus it's small and has a long cable, making it easy and flexible to set up. See at Amazon Angetube 967 Full HD Webcam With Ring Light and Tripod Mount $53 (was $66) Ring light and tripod supportWhile the Angetube 967 doesn't come with a tripod, its thread mount makes installing one super easy. Pair that with its adjustable ring light and autofocus options, and the Angetube is a solid option if you're looking for something with extra features that's still more affordable than high-end models from Logitech and Razer. See at Amazon Spedal MF920 Pro Full HD Webcam With 120-Degree Field of View $47 (was $63) Best wide-angle lensThe Spedal MF920 Pro is a pretty reliable webcam all around: full HD 1080p picture, noise-canceling microphone, autofocus and low light correction, and easy setup meet the standards of its price point. What sets it apart from the other options on this list is its wide-angle lens. Offering a full 120-degree field of view, the Spedal MF920 Pro is an excellent option for capturing larger groups like a conference room or a family gathering. It can also swivel a full 360 degrees, making it even more versatile. Its white and grey color scheme (most webcams come in plain black) is a rare plus too. See at Amazon Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com