The first season of Stargirl ended with a bang as the JSA took down the majority of the Injustice Society, but the final moments of the season hinted at the villains we'll see the team tangling with in future episodes. Showrunner and Stargirl creator Geoff Johns talked about those villains at at a New York Comic-Con 2020 virtual panel for the show to give us an idea of what's to come. Spoilers for the end of Season 1 follow.After Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) and her friends took down Icicle (Neil Jackson), Brainwave (Christopher James Baker), Dragon King (Nelson Lee) and left Sportsmaster (Neil Hopkins), Tigress (Joy Osmanski), Solomon Grundy, and the Gambler (Eric Goins) in the wind, the Dragon King's daughter Cindy was all that was left of the ISA at the end of season 1. But in the final moments, a shadowy figure appears in the ISA headquarters while Cindy Burman (Meg DeLacy) digs an ominous-looking gem out of storage. These are Season 2's big bads: The Shade and Eclipso. We don't know much yet about how they'll figure into future episodes, but Geoff Johns is excited to say the least."[Eclipso] is so terrifying; I've always loved the character and you guys probably did a little bit of research," Johns said to the Stargirl cast members also attending the panel. "But he's a very different antagonist or villain than the ISA."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amazon's big-budget Lord of the Rings TV has resumed production in New Zealand, and the team is making good progress, it seems. Director JA Bayona posted to his Instagram story recently, sharing a photo of himself and various emojis pertaining to a fantasy show like Lord of the Rings. The news here is Bayona has now completed "more than half" of the weeks of shooting on the show."This is my face of having completed more than half the weeks of shooting. More tomorrow!" he said.Bayona, who previously directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, was announced as the director of the first two episodes in the series, but whether or not his role has expanded due to COVID-19 is unclear. Whatever the case, the production is surely behind schedule given the impact of the virus. That being said, New Zealand just recently lifted all restrictions for Auckland, which is one of the sites where the Lord of the Rings show is being filmed.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

New Releases highlights some of the hottest video games launching each week, and this episode as a double-dose of trilogies: Torchlight 3 and Cook Serve Delicious 3 both launch soon. You can also drive a mini RC car in Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit or pilot a hover car in Cloudpunk. Finally, hockey fans can get their fix with NHL 21.Torchlight 3 -- October 13Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PCOnce called Torchlight Frontiers, Torchlight 3 is leaving early access for its full release. You can choose from four different classes and explore randomly generated dungeons, where you'll battle bad guys and collect all sorts of loot. Look for a Switch version later this year, too.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is coming to PS5 on launch day, and it's looking like a strong candidate for a day one purchase for anyone looking for something more family friendly than Demon's Souls. A new trailer released over the weekend shows that the game, which spins off from the LittleBigPlanet series, is looking pretty good, even without any level-building.This is the "story trailer," so we get a glimpse at Sackboy's personality, as well as some of the cutscenes you'll encounter throughout the game. The visual style replicates the feeling of a hand-crafted world (much like Media Molecule's Tearaway), and the authenticity of the fuzz on Sackboy's body is an indication of the level of realism the PS5 is capable of.In the trailer we get a look at some new gameplay elements, as Sackboy dodges between obstacles, rolls through a level in a ball, and teleports around one level. You can check it out yourself in the video below.Th game's two-to-four player multiplayer is shown off in the trailer, too, as multiple players work together to traverse puzzles and platforming challenges towards the end. This has always been a big part of the LittleBigPlanet franchise, so it's good to see multiplayer back here.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft has partnered with one of the biggest food companies on the planet for a new campaign focused on Halo Infinite. If you've been to a grocery store recently, you might have noticed an assortment of Halo-branded sweet snacks, and this is the result of a new deal between Microsoft and Mondelez, the company that owns brands like Oreo, Cadbury, Sour Patch Kids, Nutter Butter, and more.Packs of Mondelez snacks with Master Chief on the box will come with codes to unlock special content for Halo Infinite, like the Monarch multiplayer armor for Halo Infinite. In Canada, this promotion is called Snack On With Xbox and in the US it's called Level Up Your Game.The fine print of the promo states that the Halo Infinite DLC included with the snacks will be available as a timed-exclusive for three months following the game's release date in 2021. These promos are rolling out now presumably because the deal was in place before Halo Infinite's delay to 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Marvel's Avengers released in early September, and now, five weeks later, the game's playerbase has dropped off somewhat. Steam Charts shows that, on Steam, the game's daily peak for the last week is 2400 players online (down from a 28,145 all-time peak), which is a problem for a service game like this once players have beaten the 10-14 hour campaign. Kotaku noted this issue, brought about by the game's somewhat lackluster endgame, and reached out to developer Crystal Dynamics to ask what their plan is to bolster the game's population. Studio head Scot Amos gave the site a statement, promising an influx of content to keep players interested and give them new things to do."To our players: every day we fight to make the best game possible for our community," Amos said. "We have a number of new content pieces coming in the weeks ahead including: a totally new War Zone mission type called Tachyon Rifts, a new Outpost that’s a jumping off point for new story missions in the future, and AIM’s Cloning Lab, which requires a coordinated high-level group of four players to beat with new top-end loot rewards for finishing it. And in each of these updates we do tuning and bug fixing to enhance the overall experience."Amos also teased the new heroes coming in the future, including two Hawkeyes--Kate Bishop and Clint Barton. They will come "in the near future.""Lastly, we will continue to add new content to the game in the coming months as we address issues and overall game balance, including loot distribution and quality of life features everyone is clamoring for to improve our day-to-day experience from accessibility to co-op communication tools to balancing the economy," Amos promised. Crystal Dynamics has been proactive with patching the game so far--one patch dealt with over 1000 issues.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new Doctor Who game is coming in 2021--kind of. Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality has been announced for a Spring 2021 release on PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One, and it'll include Doctor Who actors Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant voicing the Doctors they play in the series. It'll be a first-person adventure game. The Edge of Reality is not an all-new game, as it's based on the 2019 VR title Doctor Who: The Edge of Time. Unlike past Doctor Who titles, this one actually felt like Doctor Who, so Edge of Reality could be quite good, too.According to the game's official site, Edge of Reality will feature "brand-new gameplay, new monsters and new worlds to explore." The site also says that the game will "continue the story that began in The Edge of Time," so fans of the original will hopefully get something new out of this version. A trailer has been released, too, and you can check it out below. It does not contain any gameplay footage, though.The game is being built with next-gen systems in mind, according to the official site; while PS5 and Xbox Series X versions have not been announced, it will be playable on those systems through backwards compatibility. A new Doctor Who game for mobile devices and Switch has also been announced. It's called The Lonely Assassins, and it's a "found phone" game, where you explore a phone to uncover a mystery. Info from Gamespot.com

The Outer Worlds is finally coming to Steam. The game, which launched on PC through the Epic Games Store and Xbox Game Pass in October 2019, will soon be available through Valve's storefront--it will release for Steam on October 24.(This is the Obsidian-developed RPG, not the space-faring Outer Wilds; you'd be forgiven for confusing the two, especially since both launched on Epic rather than Steam.)The game, which recently released its first expansion, is available through Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One too, and can be purchased on PS4 and Switch. Developer Obsidian has since been bought by Microsoft, so future installments in the series could be Xbox and PC exclusive.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a beloved classic, a game that cemented Sonic as a major series. And now, if you've never played it before, you can get the game for free--it's currently discounted by 100% on Steam.The game is totally free until October 19, meaning that you have a full week to pick up Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and keep it forever. This is the Sonic game that first introduced Tails, Sonic's twin-tailed fox friend, with the two teaming up to defeat Dr. Robotnik yet again.The game is free to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Sega, which was founded in 1960 to manufacture slot machines. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 originally released in 1992 for the Sega Genesis. This free copy is, essentially, a port of the original, so don't expect any remixing on par with Sonic Mania. There's a huge Sega sale happening on Steam right now to celebrate the anniversary; check out all the bargains here.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Two of the biggest names behind the Wonder Woman films are working together again on something new. Gal Gadot will play Cleopatra in a period drama about the Egyptian ruler in a new film directed by Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins.Paramount Pictures won the auction for the movie after an auction with Universal, Warner Bros., Netflix, and Apple said to be in the mix, according to a report from Deadline. The new film will be written by Laeta Kalogridis, who wrote the Martin Scorsese movie Shutter Island. She also co-wrote the script for Alita: Battle Angel and created the Netflix show Altered Carbon.Pitches to studios were made over Zoom calls, according to Deadline. And this is more than a simple development deal--the report said Paramount is working with "an urgency to mount a big budget theatrical release film as quickly as possible."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo is holding another encore Splatfest in Splatoon 2 this month. The game's Halloween-themed event, Splatoween, is returning on October 30, and you'll have another chance to snag some spooky headgear in the lead up to the competition.Unlike a typical Splatfest, Splatoween is a two-day event. It kicks off on October 30 at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET and runs until 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET on November 1. Throughout the event, Inkopolis Square will be decked out with Halloween-inspired decorations, and characters will be dressed in costumes.Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble, the #Splatoon2 #Splatoween event approaches! As befitting the spooky season, this #Splatfest will pit #TeamTrick vs. #TeamTreat!This eerie event begins 10/30, 3pm PT through 11/1, 2pm PT! pic.twitter.com/6BnQmRzfgw — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 9, 2020Like the previous Splatoween, this month's event pits Team Trick against Team Treat. The latter emerged victorious the first time around, but players will have a chance to rewrite history this month. To participate in the event, choose your side from the voting terminal in Inkopolis Square and then jump into Turf War matches throughout the event period.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo has released a new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This patch is another fairly minor one; it doesn't introduce any new content, but rather primarily addresses a small handful of issues that have cropped up in the game following its big 1.5 update late last month.According to the patch notes on Nintendo's support website, New Horizons' 1.5.1 update resolves a couple of bugs, including one where Nook Miles keywords would not appear in the passport list, and another that caused villagers to talk about pumpkins when they were given a bamboo shoot. You can read the full patch notes below.The aforementioned 1.5 update released on September 29 and introduced an assortment of fall-themed content to the game, including the Halloween event, pumpkins, and spooky DIY recipes. Another big New Horizons update is coming in late November, and it appears that one will add the game's Thanksgiving and Christmas events.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Nintendo is offering another Super Smash Bros. Ultimate freebie for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Right now, members can claim the Vault Shopper Set 2 bundle, which comes with 3,000 Gold and five tickets. The latter can be wagered during Classic Mode for additional rewards.To claim the Vault Shopper Set 2 pack, you'll need to open the Switch eShop and select the "Nintendo Switch Online" option from the left sidebar. After you've done that, you'll find the pack listed among the other free offers near the top of the page. Click on the pack and select Download to claim it.Like previous Smash Bros. freebies, the Vault Shopper Set 2 is only available to those who have an active paid Switch Online membership; you can't claim the pack during a free trial to the service. You can learn more about subscription costs and benefits in our Nintendo Switch Online guide.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Square Enix has revealed when Final Fantasy XIV's next big content update will drop. During its latest Letter from the Producer broadcast, the publisher confirmed that Patch 5.4, titled Futures Rewritten, will arrive in early December, and it'll introduce a wealth of additional content for the Shadowbringers expansion.Among other things, Patch 5.4 will add new main story quests. As Square Enix describes, "Following the grand conclusion of the Shadowbringers story in Patch 5.3, players will set out on a new adventure" in the December update. The patch will also introduce the third installment in the Eden raid series, as well as the next chapter in the Sorrow of Werlyt questline.Beyond that, Patch 5.4 will also bring the dreaded Emerald Weapon to Final Fantasy XIV. Players will be able to challenge it in both normal and extreme difficulties. There will also be a new dungeon, Matoya's Relict, which is going to be part of the new main story questline. On top of that, the patch will introduce a new Unreal trial and a new Explorer mode that lets you venture around dungeons to take screenshots without have to worry about dealing with enemies.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Hulu has two Marvel TV shows on the horizon, MODOK--which looks like Robot Chicken with Marvel villains--and Helstrom, a horror series landing on the service on October 16. During New York Comic-Con's panel for Helstrom, the cast and crew discussed making this show feel different from other gothic shows on TV.Showrunner Paul Zbyszewski spoke openly about putting a new spin on the exorcism trope, as the show follows an ethics professor exorcising demons when he has one of his own inside of him. "You know whenever you're attacking something like this, you go 'What do we bring to it that people haven't seen before? What's new? What's different? What's the thing you don't expect?' Zbyszewski explained. "And also, does that feel true to the characters and the story we're trying to tell? So it's kind of interesting that a demon is coming in as an exorcist to get rid of other demons, and that's how I approached it."While Helstrom is a horror show, one of the very few times Marvel and the genre have crossed paths, Zbyszewski went on to say that this show does pay homage to past horror films as there are many Easter eggs throughout the show." I have to give props to the director of our first episode Dana Reed, who was phenomenal. Terrific. Her approach coming at this was very traditional horror. There are shots in the first episode--as you've seen the scene of Damon coming up the stairs--the framing of that by Bernard Couture also our Director of photography. Just a master and artist paints the frame, Dana and Bernard really looked at what is classic [horror] and how do we mimic that style and tone and feel? And that was their approach, which I just love. They did fantastic job [and I] can't give them enough props."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com