The latest flight for Halo: The Master Chief Collection Season 8 includes a ton of new customization options for players. However, along with armor that makes their character look scarily like Skeletor, some additional, previously unannounced customization choices have been added to the game. Notably, developer 343 Industries has separated Spartan's body types from their voices, letting players mix and match how their walking tank looks and sounds.These new customization options are currently only available for Halo Reach, with every other Halo game's options staying the same. In the main version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, a Spartan's voice changes with their body, with the larger body coming with a male voice and the smaller body having a female voice.While it's not clear if these changes will make it into Halo: MCC with Season 8's launch--not all features included in flights make it in the game's seasonal updates--they do let players pick and choose how their Spartan looks and sounds with more freedom than ever before.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Next year's Destiny 2 expansion has plenty of content to kick off a new era for Bungie's action RPG, but perhaps the biggest game-changer is the inclusion of Hive Guardians on the Battlefield.For years, the paracausal powers of the Light have been almost exclusively wielded by humans, Exos, and Awoken, but The Witch Queen is teasing Hive soldiers who not only wield the same gifts but can also resurrect themselves from the dead to continue a fight. Just from the trailer alone, it looks like players will have to deal with Hive versions of Gunslingers, Sentinels, and Stormcallers.According to Bungie, these new enemies alter the playing field in interesting ways by making players face dark reflections of themselves. Speaking to Polygon, game director Joe Blackburn added that the race to take out a Hive Guardian's Ghost adds a new layer of vulnerability to the game as players will be exposed as they race to prevent one of Savathun's soldiers from being revived.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The long-awaited new movie adaptation of Dune his theaters and HBO Max in October, and the reviews are in. The movie stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, and Josh Brolin, and is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Arrival).The film is adapted from Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune, which is one of the most celebrated and influential sci-fi books of all time. It's been adapted twice before--in the '80s by David Lynch, and as a TV miniseries in the early 2000s. While Lynch's film is often praised for its visuals, most fans found it a narrative mess, with far too much crammed into the running time. This is not a problem that Villeneuve's film has--he has only adapted the first half of the novel so far. If this movie is a success, then the cameras will roll on Part 2.Like all of Warner's movies in 2021, Dune will premiere on HBO Max on the same day it hits theaters. Villeneuve isn't exactly happy about this--but hopefully, he will be pleased by the critical reaction so far. The majority of critics are very positive about the film, praising the movie's amazing visuals and dark, serious tone. There is some criticism that the movie's style overwhelms the plot, and there's no getting away from the fact that it is only half the story. Nevertheless, Dune currently holds 84% on Rotten Tomatoes--so here's what the critics have said about Villeneuve's sci-fi epic.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

We finally met Savathun in Destiny 2 at the beginning of Season of the Lost. She has multiple targets on her back and is now seeking refuge at the Dreaming City, under Mara Sov's protection. She wouldn't do this without a cunning reason, and I have an idea as to where this is all headed.When our Guardian met the crystalized Witch Queen in the first week, she claimed in a cutscene that she is not a villain and the Guardian is not a hero. "We are paracausal," she explained. Paracausal, in the Destiny world, means that something is not part of causality; it is free of cause and effect. The last few seconds of the cutscene showed a cloud that looked similar to the worm god Xol wrap around the Traveler. This imagery could simply refer to the Light and Dark being entwined paracausal forces, but it made me question the worm gods. It doesn’t seem likely that the worm gods would stand on the sidelines while Savathun seeks aid from light-bearers to free her from her worm. The worm gods are servants of the Darkness, after all.These worm gods are the bad guys; they're the Hive's Dark deities that gave Savathun and her siblings their worm larvae, allowing the three siblings to become powerful and immortal. It was initially young Sathona's, Savathun’s pre-Darkness name, idea to meet with the worm gods on their homeworld, Fundament. Worm gods were confined to lore books until we had a showdown with one in Destiny 2’s Warmind expansion. There could be more within our solar system and could potentially be bosses again because of Savathun.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Denis Villeneuve is trying not to think too much about the future. After a gargantuan production process followed by pandemic delays, Dune: Part One is hitting theaters next month (and premiering at Venice Film Festival this week). Its visionary director and co-writer is trying to live in the here and now. But he's not doing a great job of it, because he's already thinking about what's next."I think that we were able to bring it to life because we all, me and the team, just did that for three and a half years, full time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we were dreaming about Dune: Part One," Villeneuve told GameSpot and other journalists during a recent virtual Q&A. "That's the way I make cinema...I need to be there now and not think too much about the future."Yet the director hasn't been shy about his plans for more Dune. This film covers roughly the first half of Frank Herbert's first novel, which was released in 1965. Over the course of Herbert's original six books, the series goes pretty wild, with time jumps thousands of years in the future and an immortal "god-emperor" who's half human and half sandworm. In contrast, Villeneuve dreams of adapting the first book and its direct sequel, published in 1969, which are concerned mainly with the same set of main characters and take place within a reasonable span of time.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

From its scenic landscapes to sharp action, Ghost of Tsushima has plenty of strong selling points. One of its best and most distinctive features, though, is the game's collection of foxes, wild canines that lead players to Inari shrines and definitely deserve a pat on the head afterward for their hard work.They're also even better now, as a new update for Ghost of Tsushima and its Ikki Island expansion has added a lethal amount of charm to foxes inside of the game. As spotted by Twitter's most important account, Can You Pet The Dog, foxes will now happily tap their feet on the ground in anticipation of a belly rub.A recent update for Ghost of Tsushima added unique fox animations. Now the foxes happily tap their feet in anticipation of pets, and players can also enjoy brand-new belly rubs. pic.twitter.com/eRTim9gvsd — Can You Pet the Dog? (@CanYouPetTheDog) September 3, 2021There are of course other animals that you can pet on Iki Island, but nothing beats the enthusiasm of a fox doing a quick tap dance. In the base game, foxes would lead players to well-hidden shrines that contained various charms which could be collected.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Labor Day is this coming Monday, September 6, which means it's another opportunity for retailers to blow out some stock at deep discounts for you to pounce on. That's certainly true at Best Buy, where you can already find some great deals on TVs, laptops, wireless earbuds, gaming monitors, and more.Although the sale is rather large, we've combed through to find some of the best ones you can grab right now, with many at some of their lowest prices ever. If you're looking more for software as opposed to hardware, Amazon has a bunch of deals on videogames that we've rounded up separately, with discounts on titles such as Demon's Souls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Monster Hunter Rise, and more. All these deals are available through Labor Day (or while supplies last), giving you all weekend to take advantage of these offers. See all deals at Best Buy Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When I was a kid, Japanese anime wasn't prevalent like it is now, but there were still entry points into this world. From Robotech, Thundercats, and other series invading Saturday morning cartoons, the '80s gave us a glimpse into the growing popularity of anime in Japan. While I've dabbled with anime in the '90s and '00s, I never really got into it and didn't know how to find it. Considering how immensely popular anime has become--and how widely available it is--I figured now is probably a good time to start watching.On this journey to discover new anime, I decided to try and find things I've never heard of before. I've watched Death Note, got eight episodes into One Piece before deciding I don't have the time to watch all of it, and even tried my hand at Attack on Titan at one point. However, I haven't found that one show that really speaks to me, and considering how broad a medium anime is, there has to be something for me, right?Through the magic of Funimation's large catalog, I decided to go on a journey to find an anime I could get into that was brand-new to me. How did I do this? Did I ask a friend who loves anime anime for recommendations or find something I vaguely knew about? No. I did this the way that I would quickly find is the worst way to pick out an anime: by the title alone.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Just about every week brings something new to Destiny 2, whether it's story beats, new activities, or interesting new combinations of elements that let players devastate each other in the Crucible. Iron Banter is our weekly look at what's going on in the world of Destiny and a rundown of what's drawing our attention across the solar system.I have to say, I'm loving the way Destiny 2 has been telling stories this year. Weekly seasonal story beats coupled with new activities to explore has provided a great way to drop into the game, even just for an hour or two, and watch the world expand and unfold. This week, we got a new creepy conversation with Savathun, listened as Mara Sov let the mask slip as relates to her late brother Uldren, and wandered around an excellently fragmented new Shattered Realm area. But just as with the seasons before it, it's the story that continues to enthrall me.Queens' GambitsOn a stream last week, Destiny 2's new creative director, Joe Blackburn, described the Season of the Lost as being something like The Silence of the Lambs with the presence of scary Hive god Savathun just hanging around. Like the frighteningly calm Hannibal Lecter in that movie, Savathun is already working on us. This week, she said a lot of cryptic things about what's really going on in Destiny's story, hinting at there being something more frightening and more powerful over and above the game's central conflict between Light and Darkness.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has shared her thoughts on the ongoing changes in the movie landscape as more films launch on streaming services day one. She said the decision to bring Wonder Woman 1984 to HBO Max was a "very, very, very difficult choice," and it was the best the company could do under trying circumstances with the pandemic. But she said releasing on HBO Max was "hugely detrimental" to the movie, and she went on to criticize movies that come to streaming services as being "fake movies.""I was looking at what is actually turning out to be true, which is, we have no idea when this pandemic is going to get under control in the way that we hoped," she said at CinemaCon recently, as reported by the LA Times. "It was the best choice of a bunch of very bad choices at the moment. It was a heartbreaking experience and hugely detrimental to the movie, and I sort of knew that could happen."Jenkins acknowledged that she was "happy to give the movie to the public," and it was the right choice overall with all factors considered. Looking ahead, Jenkins said she hopes her movies can avoid the day-and-date release strategy in the future. (Warner Bros. has announced it won't bring back day-and-date movies in 2022, instead opting for 45-day exclusive windows with theaters).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, publisher 505 Games acknowledged the controversy around the upgrade path for Control Ultimate Edition on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.When Control Ultimate Edition was first announced last year, it was revealed that those who had bought the original Control back in 2019 for PS4 and Xbox One would not be able to upgrade that copy of the game to the Ultimate Edition. The only way to be eligible for the new-generation versions of the game was to purchase Control again via its Ultimate Edition on PS4 and Xbox One.Despite initiatives like Microsoft's Smart Delivery, that allowed players to receive both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S versions of a game when purchased on the platform's ecosystem, 505 Games president Neil Ralley said that it was something that the industry had never faced before.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The new Jackass Movie, Jackass Forever, was scheduled to be released on October 22, but due to the pandemic, it was delayed to February 4, 2022. Series star Johnny Knoxville staged his own delay announcement for the film, and it's exactly what you'd expect.Knoxville climbed onto a billboard for Jackass Forever and and spray-painted "February 4, 2022" onto the advertisement, high above the ground. After the person taking the video asks Knoxville to move over to better showcase the date, Knoxville does so, but asks, 'What?' The video then promptly cuts out, adding to the silly nature of the stunt. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Johnny Knoxville (@johnnyknoxville)Jackass Forever was delayed earlier this week as part of a wider shifting of dates at Paramount. Top Gun: Maverick is now slated for May 2022, while Mission: Impossible 7 is now scheduled for September 2022.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

While Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings provided no shortage of unexpected twists for the MCU, perhaps the biggest was the return of not one but two long forgotten faces--Tim Roth's Abomination, last seen in the Edward Norton Incredible Hulk movie, who was teased in the trailers, and another (arguably more surprising) special appearance who went on to play a core role in the film.This article includes spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, please proceed with caution.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

There's a new Cyberpunk 2077 mod available to download on PC that adds a healthcare system, one in which you pay a premium for a team of trained in-game medical professionals to revive you really quick.The mod, Death Alternative by Nexus Mods user 3nvy, circumvents the death screen by giving you an option to revive in a nearby hotel room. Which room is anyone's guess, but the amount of time treatment takes and the Eddies needed to activate a package is dependent on which tier you select. There are three available: Silver (10,000), Gold (25,000, and Platinum (50,000), which restore 25%, 50%, or 100% of your life, respectively.This is how it works: You head over to the Trauma Team building located in the MedCenter, where you then select one of the three available plans. There's no cost upfront, so you could choose the Platinum tier if you want. Once you die, you're asked if you want to revive or go out the old-fashioned way: Watching the death screen and reloading a previous save. If you have enough Eddies in your pocket for your chosen plan, you'll revive at a hotel room. End up short on funds and the Trauma Team cancels your insurance.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

While Black Widow may have been the first official entry into the MCU's Phase 4, its flashback status (and the ultimate fate of Black Widow herself) made it a foregone conclusion. This isn't the case with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which adds a laundry list of new characters and concepts to the Marvel multiverse at large, and teases some massive developments for the future of Phase 4 and beyond. Here's what happens at the end, and in both of the post-credits scenes.Naturally, we're getting into spoilers here so this is your chance to duck out if you haven't seen the movie. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com