In a big shift for Sony, the company is releasing two next-generation PlayStation models this year--the PlayStation 5 ($500) and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition ($400). Both systems have the same power and performance, but the digital model does not have a disc drive, and as such, it certainly looks more attractive on the surface with its lower price point. Owning a digital-only console, however, comes with some extra factors to consider.Hidden CostsGetting a PS5 for $400 is a very exciting proposition. For comparison, the PS4--with a disc drive--also launched at $400 USD, but with inflation factored in, that would be closer to $550. However, there are some hidden costs included with the digital console that are worth examining as you consider your next-gen purchase plans.The first thing to know about buying a wholly digital console is that, obviously, there is no disc drive. Simply put, you cannot play game discs or any DVDs or Blu-rays you might have collected over the years, and buying games specifically might get more expensive depending on how you shop and what your preferences are. Also of note is that the disc-based PS5 represents the first time Sony has equipped one of its consoles with a 4K Blu-ray player, but again, that might not be an issue if you don't prefer discs anyway.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ever since YouTube Premium's series Cobra Kai landed on Netflix, the world finally knows how good this show truly is. In fact, it's the No. 1 show in all of streaming right now. Now, fans of the series can get really excited as Cobra Kai has been greenlit for a Season 4 and the trailer for Season 3 has finally arrived.Netflix revealed the premiere date for Season 3 is just around the corner on January 8, 2021. And with that, you can check out the new trailer below. Warning: If you haven't finished Season 2 yet, you may want to pass on this because there are a bunch of spoilers.At least we all know Miguel isn't dead, and that has to count for something, right? Season 2 left everyone with many questions after the high school karate riot, and we'll finally get the answers we're looking for this January.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you're a fan of watching your favorite WWE superstars play video games on Twitch, that experience could be changing soon. A new report says the comput is preparing to take control of all WWE superstar accounts.According to Wrestling Inc. and Pro Wrestling Insider, WWE will assume control and take ownership of all superstar accounts in the next four weeks, with talent still receiving a portion of the revenue. According to the report, failing to comply with the mandate could result in a fine, suspension or termination. Following the news, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang shared his feelings on the matter. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The release of Destiny 2's Beyond Light expansion is fast approaching, with only a month left to finish off all the Triumphs and content that will be vaulted in November. It's a good time to visit Xur yet again to grab some additional Exotics to help you wrap everything up. Head to Io, to the Giant Scar area to find Xur this week. For his weapon, Xur is offering Hard Light. Hunters can pick up the Ophidia Spathe chest armor; for Titans, there's the Mask of the Quiet One helmet; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Skull of Dire Ahamkara helmet.Xur LocationXur hangs out in a cave on the north end of Giant's Scar, near where Taken enemies spawn.Use the Giant's Scar transmat zone on Io to get to Xur fast. Hop on your sparrow and head through the archway ahead, then turn toward the north end of the area. Hug the cliff wall on your left until you find a cave; inside, in the shadows, Xur awaits.Xur Exotic ItemsHard Light, Xur's weapon this week, has been a mainstay of the Crucible in recent seasons. It recently got nerfed, but it's still a highly effective auto rifle for dropping enemies quickly--you can even get them around corners thanks to its intense ricochet. But if you're not a fan of his other options, Xur also sells an Exotic engram that will decrypt into an Exotic you don't already own. He also has the Five of Swords challenge card, which lets you enable modifiers for Nightfall Strikes.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Publisher EA Sports has announced a new preorder bonus for those who buy NHL 21 early on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One: a throwback to NHL 94 that will be available on October 30.NHL 94 Rewind is a retro-style throwback to the 1994 NHL title. It includes today's teams and rosters, but with the controls and visuals from NHL 94. Instead of the realistic style of modern NHL games, this throwback features 16-bit graphics with 2D sprites and more simplified gameplay mechanics.Though NHL 21 launches on October 16 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, NHL 94 Rewind won't become available to play until October 30. It's unclear if EA plans to sell NHL 94 Rewind separately. Check out some screenshots from the game below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Star Wars: Squadrons puts you in the flight suit of starfighter pilots in the galaxy far, far away. While Star Wars has seen its share of flight games, this one is a unique blend of action and sim--as if you mashed up the quick pace of Rogue Squadron with the fine-tuned starfighter control of X-Wing and TIE Fighter. Being one of the top pilots in the galaxy will take practice, so to help get you started, we've compiled some important things you should know before you get started. Read our Star Wars: Squadrons buying guide for more details.Play The Full Campaign: Star Wars: Squadrons lets you jump right into multiplayer after completing the prologue, but that's not advisable. Instead, you should instead stick with the campaign for at least a little longer, because the story stages continue to teach you important functions of your fighter like toggling lock-ons, choosing target groups, boosting, and drifting. You could always learn those in the heat of battle against other live players, but the campaign tutorials introduce them in a more controlled environment so you can get a hang of the basics.Don't Play Immersive (At First): Similarly, Immersive Mode is tough to use when you're first getting used to your spacecraft. The ship's onboard control panel is designed to give you all the relevant information, but additional game HUD elements make their functions clearer. It's a very cool feature once you've developed your space-legs, but just give it some time and learn the layout of your ships first.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ahead of Baldur's Gate III's Early Access launch on October 6, Larian Studios has shared the races and classes players can pick from. In total, there are 16 races/subraces and six classes available in Early Access.They include humans, githyanki, elves, drow, half-elf, dwarves, halflings, and tieflings, as well as their associated subraces. The classes players can choose are Cleric, Fighter, Ranger, Rogue, Warlock, and Wizard--each with at least two subclasses available.Larian also stated that they used 3D scans of models and actors to produce 150 photorealistic heads. People were selected "because their features roughly resembled the direction for each race in the game, as well as, of course, for diversity and variety in the human-like races."Alena Dubrovina, lead character artist at Larian Studios, elaborated on the studio's process and said, "Some of the scanned heads kept their features, but others became a starting point for creating new faces. We also used scanned data as a learning resource because there is no better sculptor than nature."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Following stock issues for both the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 launches, Nvidia has decided to delay the launch of its most affordable new graphics card, the RTX 3070, to the end of October.In a blog post, the company explained that it was pushing back the launch so that more cards could be available for purchase when listings go live. The RTX 3070 will now only go on sale on October 29, two weeks later than its original release date. The card is the cheapest of the new RTX 30 Series line, with Nvidia saying it will match RTX 2080 Ti performance for just $500.The new date is a curious one, however, given its proximity to AMD's reveal of its new GPUs. The company is set to finally unveil its RDNA 2 GPUs, nicknamed Big Navi, the day before, making the RTX 3070's new launch date a possible limelight-stealing affair. That's especially true if AMD reveals performance metrics and pricing that Nvidia's card can rival, although we'll have to wait for AMD to share more to know for sure.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Beloved actor Rick Moranis has been out of the spotlight in recent years, but he's now back in the news after he was assaulted on the streets of New York. Fortunately, Moranis is said to be okay after the attack--although the internet is quite mad on his behalf.On Thursday morning, at 7:30 AM on Central Park West near 70th Street in New York City, the 67-year-old actor was attacked by an unknown assailant. CrimeStoppers posted footage of the incident and the suspect walking from the assault.A representative for Moranis has stated that the actor is doing "fine." THR reports that the comedy icon went to the hospital with pain in his head, back, and hip before going to a station to report the crime. "He is fine but grateful for everyone’s thoughts and well wishes," the rep said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Taking place after the events of Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Squadrons sees the freshly formed New Republic face off against the now emperor-less Galactic Empire. You take control of two pilots, both on opposing sides of the conflict, and fly for the Republic's Vanguard Squadron and Empire's Titan Squadron. Both in-between and during missions, you'll hear quite a few names and references that the game never explores or explains. To help you out, we've thrown together a quick glossary of people and places you'll hear about in Squadron's campaign.As a quick heads-up, you don't need to know all of the following information to understand Squadron's campaign. A vast majority of the main characters are original creations that developer Motive made specifically for the game. But these are still just cool Easter eggs that are fun to know. Plus, we need the smallest of excuses to flex our knowledge of Star Wars' expanded universe.Alphabet SquadronAlphabet Squadron was first introduced in the 2019 Star Wars novel of the same name. The group is one of the first of its kind, a squadron composed of different types of ships. Previous rebel squadrons were primarily solely composed of one type of ship, whether X-Wing, Y-Wing, B-Wing, U-Wing, A-Wing, etc. But Alphabet Squadron is made up of all the letters.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Idris Elba (Thor, The Wire) and John Cena (The Suicide Squad, WWE) will be teaming up on a new project for Amazon Studios, according to Deadline. The film sees the pair working together in another post Suicide Squad movie.The new movie, tentatively titled Heads of State is a "'90s style two-hander, a high-octane premise that has a bit of Air Force One meets Hobbs and Shaw, bringing together an odd couple in a high-stakes situation." Otherwise, details are still scarce about the show and the deal, which reportedly was closed before the pitching process with executives was even finished.The new movie is the result of a collaboration between screenwriter Harrison Query (Three Musketeers, War Party) and producers Peter Safran and John Rickard. Query also is working with Netflix on My Wife And I Bought A Ranch, a horror short story adapted from Reddit posts.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The next generation is a little more than a month away, as Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 will launch within just two days of each other. Developers are starting to look into the new hardware specs, but one that already has a launch game coming says the new hardware is a massive upgrade.Gearbox is publishing Godfall, which is a PlayStation 5 launch game. In a Borderlands retrospective interview with GameSpot, Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford talked about what players can expect from the new generation."I always get so pumped when there's an ability to take a step forward with new hardware and new technology, and anything that's going to empower us," Pitchford said. "I think customers will realize how profound of a difference it is to have the throughput capability that these new platforms bring. It's just absolutely unreal. The leap there with PS5 and Xbox Series X is the biggest leap I have ever seen in the history of console generations. I'm saying, including the leap from 2D to 3D. It's going to change the way we think about every bit of our experiences."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

October has officially begun, and it's shaping up to be another busy month for Pokemon Go. In addition to all the October events happening over the next few weeks, a new batch of Field Research tasks is now live. Many of this month's tasks fittingly revolve around Ghost- or Dark-type Pokemon, which is very fitting given that Halloween is looming just around the corner.Along with the new Research tasks, a new Research Breakthrough reward is now available. Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough this month, you'll get a chance to catch the Bug/Ghost Pokemon Shedinja. To achieve a Research Breakthrough, you'll need to collect seven stamps. You'll get one stamp for the first Field Research task you complete each day.Typically, you can receive Field Research tasks by spinning the Photo Disc at PokeStops. The tasks you receive will be randomly drawn from a larger pool, which is refreshed at the start of every month. You can see October's Field Research tasks as well as their potential rewards, as compiled by The Silph Road, below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With the early access release of Baldur's Gate 3 just around the corner, developer Larian Studios has launched a new account service that it says will control cross-save compatibility for the RPG and all of its future games.The new Larian Account is a means for Larian Studios to control saves within the cloud on a platform that it owns, meaning you'll be able to transfer your saves between Baldur's Gate 3 purchases on Steam, GOG, and Google Stadia. Larian says that this account will also be used to support save transfers on any other platforms Baldur's Gate 3 launches on (although none have been announced yet).Your Larian Account will also enable cross-platform multiplayer, though Larian says this won't be available on the day Baldur's Gate 3 launches. Any Twitch integration with Baldur's Gate 3 will also be supported through this new account, which allows you to let your audience make crucial in-game decisions while you're streaming.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Update: Bloodborne appears to no longer be available via PlayStation Plus, and it's price is once again listed at $20.PlayStation Plus's free games for October 2020 are racing game Need for Speed Payback and action-RPG Vampyr. However, seemingly out of nowhere, Bloodborne has also been made free for PS Plus subscribers. It's unclear if this is a mistake, as Sony did not announce the From Software action game as one of this month's free offerings. You'll want to claim this as soon as possible, as it could be an error and fixed shortly.Bloodborne was PlayStation Plus's offering all the way back in March 2018 and is included in the PS5's upcoming Plus Collection, which grants subscribers a library of backwards-compatible PS4 games on the next-gen console.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com