Ubisoft has revealed its post-launch plans for the upcoming Watch Dogs: Legion ahead of its October 29 release date, and the first wave of content implements its online components as a free update. This will include cooperative modes and missions, as well as a PvP mode that will go live on December 3.Online Multiplayer And Co-Op Missions Coming December 3Players will be able to drop into futuristic London with up to four-player co-op and can roam the sandbox city or take on co-op-specific missions (with at least one other player) and dynamic events that happen in the open world. For those seeking a more challenging experience, the update will include Tactical ops, which seems to be more in-depth mode with missions that require four players and feature objectives that need to be completed in a more intricate fashion.Legion's live producer Lathieeshe Thillainathan mentioned that while the overall online mode will be easy to jump into, Tactical Ops was an opportunity to increase the challenge in some capacity. "There are exciting moments, specific cinematics, new level architecture you'll see in this game mode that you won't see anywhere else in the game. But we've been balancing it very much to keep it challenging, but not at an extreme level," he said regarding the Tactical Ops mode.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Watch Dogs: Legion is set to release on October 29 for PC and current-gen platforms and on console launch days for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. However, today Ubisoft revealed that the first wave of free content, which implements online multiplayer modes, is coming on December 3. I was able to speak with Legion's live producer Lathieeshe Thillainathan about the team's approach to updates and DLC, but we also talked about how cross-progression would work.We had previously known about free next-gen upgrades and cross-gen save transfers being available for the game, but in light of the multiplayer reveal, I asked about how Watch Dogs: Legion's online component fits into all this."The online sandbox cross-progression is universal on any platform you play. Regardless if you play on PlayStation or PC, it'll go wherever you're playing," Thillainathan said. This includes any of the six platforms Watch Dogs: Legion is available on--PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Stadia. He continued, "We're able to save it [online progress] on our side, so it allows us to much easier do cross-progression among all the different platforms all at once."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The most popular battle royale games are always evolving and adding new content to keep their players sated, and that can sometimes result in an uneven playing field. The latest controversy in Call of Duty: Warzone is the game's new SP-R sniper rifle, which appears to be based on the beloved R700 sniper from the landmark, Call of Duty 4.High damage and high mobility have made the rifle quite popular in Warzone, since it's able to break armor with a single chest-shot and kill in a single headshot. However, it's the gun's bullet speed that's really stirred up controversy. In Call of Duty games, sniper rifles generally have quite a bit of trajectory drop, meaning that players need to learn to lead their targets at certain ranges, but players describe the SPR as "basically hitscan" from even long-range.Since the SP-R is a reward in Warzone's current Battle Pass, some have speculated that Activision made the weapon purposefully overpowered to drive purchases. However, it's undoubtedly true that quickscoping has been an integral part of Call of Duty gameplay since the days of Call of Duty 4, so maybe the developer just intends the sniper as a pleasant throwback. Either way, if the cries of the community are anything to go by, it probably needs a nerf.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Activision will close its Blizzard Entertainment office in Versailles, France, according to a report by Bloomberg. It's unclear how many people will be laid off and exactly when the France location will shutter.Bloomberg's sources said Activision Blizzard would inform employees more next week about the fate of the Versailles office and their jobs, and if relocation to another studio is a possibility. Bloomberg states that Activision Blizzard had originally intended to move half of the Versailles office to London, but Brexit and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic created risks that ultimately hindered the relocation process.French labor laws, however, require companies to negotiate proper compensation for employees that wind up caught in mass layoffs.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

While the most recent Resident Evil movie series ended in 2017 with The Final Chapter, there's still plenty to come from the long-running zombie action franchise. Last month, it was reported that there are two Resident Evil shows in development for Netflix, and there's also a movie reboot in the works too. The first cast members from the film have been revealed, as well as some details about what to expect.As reported by Deadline, the movie will feature characters that will be familiar to fans of the classic video games series. Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner) will play Claire Redfield, with Hannah John-Kamen (Ant-Man and the Wasp) as Jill Valentine, Robbie Amell (Upload) as Chris Redfield, Tom Hopper (The Umbrella Academy) as Albert Wesker, Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap) as Leon S. Kennedy, and Neal McDonough (Yellowstone) as William Birkin.The movie will be directed by Johannes Roberts, who helmed the hit shark thriller 47 Meters Down and its sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. In a statement, Roberts spoke about what fans could expect from the latest Resident Evil film. "I really wanted to go back to the original first two games and re-create the terrifying visceral experience I had when I first played them whilst at the same time telling a grounded human story about a small dying American town that feels both relatable and relevant to today’s audiences," he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Apple has set a date for its anticipated iPhone fall event. The online-only event will take place on October 13 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. The event will be streamed through Apple's website, like the recent Worldwide Developers Conference.CNET reports that the event is expected to debut the iPhone 12, which is said to feature 5G capabilities. That's backed up by the punny teaser image, which says "Hi, Speed." It's also said to have an outer design more akin to the iPad Pro. It will also likely get the slate of usual upgrades like faster chips and better cameras.Apple is expected to announce three new models of iPhone. The new iPhone models are expected to replace the current iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, which are priced at $800, $1000, and $1100, respectively.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next generation is coming, and thanks to backwards compatibility and upgrades, it will also be a soft continuation of the current one. In the case of the PlayStation 5, though, it isn't quite as simple as you might think. You may expect to just boot up your new PS5 and have it retain any progress from your old PS4 games, but that won't necessarily work.The confusion is compounded by the fact that playing PS4 games on your PS5 comes in two distinct methods. The first is simply playing backwards compatible games on your PS5, while the second is upgrading your PS4 version to a PS5 version. So will your old saves work if you're playing a PS4 backwards compatible game on PS5? Will it work if you upgrade? The answer to one doesn't always apply to the other.This doesn't appear to be a problem on Xbox Series X/S, where Smart Delivery essentially treats games as the same across platforms. We've seen at least two specific instances already in which developers have said the Xbox saves will transfer, but PlayStation ones won't.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go's fashion-themed event is currently underway, but that's not all that's happening this week. The first Spotlight Hour of October 2020 also takes place in the mobile game tonight, October 6, and it introduces a new hat-wearing Pikachu to catch.From 6-7 PM local time, World Cap Pikachu will make its debut in Pokemon Go, appearing in the wild throughout the spotlight hour. This particular cap is based on the one Ash wears in the current Pokemon Journeys anime series. In addition, players will earn twice the usual amount of XP for catching Pokemon during the hour.World Cap PikachuAnother hat-wearing Pikachu will be available during next week's Spotlight Hour as well. On October 13, Original Cap Pikachu will return to the game, giving you another chance to catch it if you've previously missed out. Along with the Pikachu, players will receive twice the usual amount of Candy for catching Pokemon during next week's Spotlight Hour.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Baldur's Gate 3 is now available in early access on PC, Mac, and Google Stadia. And while it's just a taste of the overall game, we can already see that the finished product is shaping up to be massive.In our experience so far, we found that the explorable part of the early access map represents about 25 hours worth of content. But this sliver of the map is only about 1/5 of the total promised map size.This doesn't necessarily mean that the full game will be five times as long. It's possible the rest of the map will be more sparsely populated with activities, quests, and content. Then again, it's also possible that the rest of the map will be just as or even more dense, especially in the case of the actual city of Baldur's Gate.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Publisher Sega has shared a new trailer for Yakuza: Like A Dragon that highlights some of the activities players can engage in when the game launches on November 10 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/Series X.Not every action in a Yakuza game involves fists, and the latest Like A Dragon trailer makes that abundantly clear. There are a variety of minigames to participate in, from expected activities like karaoke to more off-kilter experiences like recycling. Other minigames include batting cages, kart racing, school tests, and entrepreneurship. Players can even post up at an arcade to play a few rounds of Virtua Fighter, though it remains unknown how fleshed out that game is within Like A Dragon.The trailer is backdropped by syncopated guitar riffs and narrated by Ichiban Kasuga, who talks about how he wanted to be a hero like those in his favorite video games. The footage is captured on an Xbox Series X.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

For the month of October, Sony has added five new titles to its PlayStation Now streaming service. Fittingly, most of the games for this month have a horror theme or are set in a post-apocalyptic landscape.Days Gone is one of the titles and is an open-world survival horror game. It's set in post-apocalyptic Oregon where protagonist Deacon St. John has to fight humans and monsters alike in order to find his wife. MediEvil is a hack-and-slash video game featuring an inept knight mistakenly resurrected and who now needs to defend the medieval kingdom of Gallowmere. Friday the 13th: The Game is a multiplayer game and can host up to seven people. One person will be randomly selected to take on the role of Jason Vorhees and have the objective to kill other players. The rest will play as Camp Crystal Lake counselors who need to elude the murderer and escape.Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a 2.5D puzzle platformer game with both offline and online co-op modes. Players have control over a wizard, thief, and a knight, and will need their different abilities to complete puzzles. Rad is yet another title set in an apocalypse. It's a rogue-like game with 1980s aesthetics and follows a teenager exploring a wasteland for necessities.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There are plenty of upcoming DC movies and shows on the way, but most of them are very much aimed at older viewers. Luckily, the studio hasn't forgotten its younger fans, and has announced a new animated pre-school show titled Batwheels.The series is an "animated action-adventure comedy series" and will air on Cartoon Network and HBO Max in the US, as well as globally across all Cartoon Network platforms. Rather than focus on superheroes themselves, Batwheels will center on a team of heroic vehicles, which help the likes of Batman, Robin, and Batgirl fight crime and defend Gotham City. DC states that Batwheels is now in production, but a release date has not been announced yet.The official synopsis for the show reads, "Having just been created by the Batcomputer, our heroes are essentially kids with little to no life experience. Led by Bam (The Batmobile), the Batwheels--Bibi (The Batgirl Cycle), Red (The Redbird), Jett (The Batwing) and Buff (The Bat Truck)--must navigate the growing pains of being a newly formed super team as well as the growing pains that come with just being a kid. This relatable and aspirational series will follow the journey of this dynamic team as they thrill and entertain with their heroic adventures as well as demonstrate to kids the value of self-confidence, friendship and teamwork."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

October brings four brand new scary Blumhouse movies to Amazon Prime Video. It's exactly what everyone needs this year as they prepare to celebrate Halloween at home. The collection, titled Welcome to the Blumhouse, is more than just a series of spooky tales, though. While the production company's last streaming movie deal, Hulu's Into the Dark series, focused on holiday-based films, the unifying element in these new films was to spotlight underrepresented directors."We decided what will hold them together is making them all [with] underrepresented directors," producer and Blumhouse founder Jason Blum explained to GameSpot. "I was very happy with that because what it did is it made us make movies that have a different perspective than people who looked like you and I."Instead, Welcome to the Blumhouse will feature movies directed by women and people of color. "I think that, in its own way, makes them make sense as a group," the producer said. "And, you know, [Amazon] greenlit the show, based on that--the show being all eight movies." The first four of those movies--The Lie, Black Box, Nocturne, and Evil Eye--are out this October. The other four will release in 2021.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Those who play enough of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One will get an SMG weapon blueprint when the game drops this November. Players just have to reach level 10 to qualify for the freebie.The weapon is called Mutual Animosity and if the picture is anything to go by, the blueprint may feature a scope and suppressor. Receiving the weapon is as simple as reaching level 10, which can be done by playing any of the available modes when the beta goes live on October 8 for PlayStation 4 preorder customers.Publisher Activision hinted at what players can expect from the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War beta, which has two beta weekends running this month. This includes a mix of maps, modes, and playlists. Some game types include Domination, Kill Confirmed, Team Deathmatch, the new 6v6 VIP Escort, and more. The beta will also contain a progression system familiar to Call of Duty fans that lets players unlock loadout options like equipment, scorestreaks, and weapons. Preloading for the beta is now live.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When your 15-minute run through the Haunted Forest event comes to an end during Destiny 2's Halloween-themed Festival of the Lost, you're greeted by as many as six loot chests that hold all their hard-earned winnings. But in addition to new rules with this Festival of the Lost that determine how you earn loot by completing the event, there's one last spooky scare up the Haunted Forest's sleeve. The stone bridge you cross to reach the chest gives out beneath your feet almost as soon as you touch it, tossing the Guardians into a frightening, blood-red pit below. Inside: an unkillable Hive Knight.It's a frightening twist to the horror-themed activity. Instead of getting your loot, you get stuck with a huge, axe-wielding monster, like that moment in every slasher movie when the killer inevitably isn't actually dead, and gets in one final scare. The trouble with the pit, though, is that at first blush, it seems to rob you of everything you fought for in the Haunted Forest, and makes it seem like there's no way to reach the reward chests.The good news is, even if you don't open the chest at the end of the Haunted Forest, you still get your winnings of Candy and Chocolate Strange Coins for the activity. They're automatically sent to the Postmaster, just like the stuff from chests in just about any other activity. Once you've earned rewards in the Haunted Forest, they're yours, no matter what condition you're left in by the Invincible Nightmare.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com