In a new video, Bethesda has shown a behind-the-scenes glimpse at three of the locations that players will be able to visit in Starfield. Narrated by design director Emil Pagliarulo, the videos show off the United Colonies capital city of New Atlantis, the pleasure city of Neon, and the capital of the Freestar Collective, Akila.New Atlantis is described as a metropolitan melting pot of cultures set in a spaceport, where players can interact with a diverse cast of characters.On the other side of the galaxy, there's Akila, a city on the frontier inhabited by people who believe in the sanctity of personal freedom and individuality. Akila is a walled city and for good reason, as beyond its borders lie predators that have been described as being a cross between wolves and velociraptors.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

One of the next TV show reboots is Dexter: New Blood. Showtime is bringing the crime show back this November, and now star and executive producer Michael C. Hall and showrunner Clyde Phillips have shared some updates on what to expect. In particular, Phillips said he believes the reboot will be "satisfying and controversial." The show is no stranger to controversy, as the series finale received a mix reaction, to put it mildly. Hall says in the preview video that part of what caught he eye about the project was that it would give fans some answers about Dexter's life after the events of the original show."I'm excited to put something out there that answers some questions that have been floating around, which are essentially, 'What the hell happened to this guy?'" he said.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

A new trailer for Metroid Dread has gone live, which features Samus apparently at odds with the Chozo. The race of warrior-like alien bird-people has long been referenced in the Metroid series, although the actual details on the disappearance of the entire race have only been vaguely hinted at over the years.The new trailer shows Samus under attack from a mysterious Chozo warrior, with Nintendo describing the species as a "highly intelligent and technologically advanced" race that once sought to bring peace throughout the galaxy. Something eventually went wrong once the Chozo civilization reached its breaking point, and it'll be up to Samus to uncover this mystery.In addition to that revelation, the trailer features other notable scenes which include a beast that appears to be Kraid, an enemy that Samus has fought before. Just like in older games, Samus will be able to upgrade her arsenal throughout her journey, with tools such as Flash Shift that gives her a brief burst of super-speed, the classic Grapple Beam, and the Storm Missile which can lock onto multiple enemy targets.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Saints Row series is coming back with a reboot that takes players to a brand-new city and a new cast of characters. In a new video, voice actress Bryce Charles and the team at developer Volition discuss the project and reveal gameplay footage for the first time following a CG reveal trailer at Gamescom. Some people were upset over the lack of real gameplay footage in the announcement trailer, and now we're seeing some.Chief creative officer Jim Boone said one of the challenges at the onset of development of the new Saints Row was figuring out how to up the ante in a series known for being over the top. The studio initially looked to its past for inspiration, but this ultimately felt limiting, so the team opted to "zoom out" and forge ahead with a plan to reboot the series instead of making a sequel.The new Saints Row is set in a fictional American southwest town called Santo Ileso, and the developers spoke about how the "postcard imagery" of the setting lends itself to new opportunities in the context of Saints Row.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The Fortnite Icon Series, like its more general list of crossover cosmetics, has grown enormously as of late. Over the past year, players have seen not just Marvel heroes, Star Wars Jedi, and other fictional characters come to the island, but several real-life celebrities.Since Chapter 2, Season 1, Epic has been adding new outfits to Fortnite based on musicians, streamers, athletes, and more. Each of these Icon sets also includes their own cosmetics such as back bling, gliders, and more. The first Icon to ever arrive in-game was Ninja, the professional Fortnite player and Twitch streamer.He would later be joined by other streamers who were each at the height of their Fortnite powers when they hit the Item Shop. While some streamers have moved onto new games as their primary streaming material, you'll still find plenty of players donning their outfits in-game in any given round.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Subscription services in video games are growing in popularity and prominence, and it's only a matter of time before they completely take over, according to Double Fine boss Tim Schafer. He said in an interview with GI.biz that the push toward subscription services is "just unstoppable," observing that it's already happened with movies and music, and games may be next."I don't really feel like there's much of a choice about these things," Schafer said. "The way things are going is not something I feel like I have control over. You look at what happened with streaming in other media and it's just unstoppable. Even as a consumer, I went through a move recently and had all these boxes of DVDs and CDs and was like, 'Why do I own all these things?' So even as a consumer, I'm part of that move to subscription services. It just fits more of what I want."Now that Double Fine is part of Microsoft, its new games will come to Xbox Game Pass, just like all of Microsoft's first-party games do. Schafer said this is a good thing for Double Fine because it opens up the potential audience for the studio's games beyond what might have been possible before if people had to pay $70 to get started.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

If you've been one of the millions of people trying to get their hands on one of the new consoles over the past year, chances are you've also experienced frustration with scalpers and bots snatching up the limited supply. Not surprisingly, the recently announced Halo Infinite Xbox Series X console--which had an even more restricted preorder supply than the normal console--is already getting scalped months ahead of its launch.Spotted by the NPD Group's Mat Piscatella on Twitter, scalpers have started putting up preorders for the console on marketplaces like eBay. These listings are going for huge markups, too. While the console's official listing price was $550 USD, scalpers are selling them for $900 and up.A search on eBay reveals that a handful of these listings have sold, too. A lot more are currently on sale. Some listings are even trying to fetch enormous prices just for the controller that ships with the console. As you might expect, scalpers are also trying to flip preorders for the Halo Series 2 Elite Controller; its original $200 USD listings sold out immediately, as well. The scalped preorders are selling for not as huge of a markup, selling for roughly $280, but are still part of the bigger issue.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Wednesday, Tim Burton's upcoming series reimagining The Addams Family, has just added 10 more actors to its ensemble cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new actors come after the already impressive recent announcement that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman will be starring, respectively, as Morticia and Gomez Addams.Via THR:· Thora Birch (The Walking Dead) will play Tamara Novak. "Wednesday’s dorm mother and the only ‘Normie’ on staff at Nevermore Academy with a focus on all things botanical."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

When Bungie launched the Beyond Light expansion for Destiny 2 in 2020, one of the major new additions to the game was the Darkness-powered Stasis subclass. Compared to the subclasses granted to Guardians by the Light, Stasis was more customizable and allowed for more flexibility, an idea that Bungie wants to continue in its next expansion The Witch Queen.The studio confirmed that there will be no new darkness subclass in the expansion or throughout Year Five of Destiny 2, but the first Light subclass that will receive new abilities and mechanics will be the dark energy manipulating power of Void.Bungie says that its main goals are to preserve the existing power fantasies of Void, create new build-crafting possibilities through the combination of Aspects and Fragments, and set up a framework for the damage type to be integrated into the rest of the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amazon is running some incredible deals on everything Razer today, including powerful gaming laptops and PC peripherals such as mice and keyboards. You can expect to save close to a thousand dollars in some cases, with deep discounts across the range for up to 60% savings on some items. The deals are available today only and while stock lasts, so you'll need to be fast to take advantage.The most expensive items on sale are Razer's 2020 laptops, but they're also the items that will net you the biggest savings. There are some standout deals, too, such as the Razer Blade 15 Advanced with an RTX 2070 Super, 300Hz display, 512GB SSD, and 16GB of RAM. Usually $2,600, you can grab it for just $1,700 today. Similarly, the Razer Blade 17 Pro has also been steeply discounted, down to $2,250 from its regular $3,200 price point. That's equipped with an Intel Core i7, RTX 2080 Super, and the same memory and display options as the aforementioned Razer Blade 15 Advanced.If you're not in the market for a whole new gaming system, you can still save big on a range of peripherals. Razer's Deathadder Essential, perhaps the most recognizable mouse design from the company, has been discounted by 60%, retailing today for just $20. The Blackshark V2 Headset is one of the best gaming headsets on the market today, and it's even more tempting at $80 as opposed to its regular $100 price point. There's a bunch of keyboards on sale, too, most notably the Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition TKL which is 38% off and down to $80 today.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Even with Overwatch 2 on the way, new Overwatch content is hitting the game in the meantime. To that end, the game is receiving a brand-new map today titled Malevento, but not everyone playing Overwatch will be able to check it out yet.Malevento is now available on the game's PTR (Public Test Region) builds, which are available to PC players only. It should also be noted that players won't be missing out on a new map for one of the game's staple objective-based modes if they're on console or don't move over to the PTR build. Molevento is exclusively a free-for-all deathmatch map.Gallery While images of the map don't offer the best look at what players can expect from it, a statement from Blizzard on the map alludes to a lot of verticality. "Discover the best corners for your Junkrat tires and the best rooftop views for your Widowmaker snipe shots," reads the statement. Malevento is currently scheduled to leave PTR and move onto public builds of Overwatch on September 28.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

After pitting them against a fascist government, Ubisoft has a new enemy in store for Watch Dogs: Legion players: the undead. A new mode for the game, titled Legion of the Dead, launched today in a free update for players across all platforms. Legion of the Dead tasks small teams of four players against zombie armies as they try to escape the streets of London with as many supplies as they can carry.Legion of the Dead was previously added to Watch Dogs: Legion this past June, albeit as an alpha release and just for PC players. Starting today, players across all platforms can face down the undead through the streets of futuristic London.The game mode tasks players with escaping the zombie-ridden city with as many supplies as they can. However, not only are the undead in the way but so are Albion soldiers that have hoarded supplies for themselves. Players will have to navigate around the zombies that have flooded into the city and take on soldiers to gather supplies and new resources, including ammo and gadgets. After collecting a set amount of supplies, players can head to an extraction point and escape the city.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Cancellations do not exist in this dojo. Season 4 of Cobra Kai, Netflix's TV series follow-up to the Karate Kid film franchise, won't be here until December. And yet, the streaming service has already renewed the show for Season 5, with production set to resume this fall in Atlanta, Georgia.While Season 4 is still months away, we have some idea about what to expect. It was previously confirmed that Thomas Ian Griffith would reprise his role as the villainous Terry Silver from Karate Kid 3. He'll be teaming up once again with John Kreese (Martin Kove) to lead the Cobra Kai dojo down a dark path en route to the All-Valley Karate Tournament.Cobra Kai picks up three decades after the original Karate Kid film, with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) now grown. In the first two seasons, the duo were once again rivals--Johnny resurrected Cobra Kai, while Daniel brought back Mr. Miyagi's dojo to oppose him. In Season 3, though, with Johnny ousted from Cobra Kai, the two longtime enemies were forced to work together to bring down Kreese once and for all. Now, with the All-Valley coming up, the warring dojos are going to settle their differences at the tournament.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Mario's 35th anniversary has come and gone, but there's never a bad time to play the best Mario games on Nintendo Switch. While the Switch lacks the deep Virtual Console library that defined the retro offerings of the Wii and Wii U, Nintendo's hybrid console has built up a solid catalogue of Mario games over the years. Some of those are completely new games that are still receiving support. Some are Wii U games that got the port treatment. And many are NES or SNES games available through Nintendo Switch Online.If you're just getting into the overall-clad plumber's oeuvre, we've got the biggest hits. And, if you're looking for deeper cuts, we've got you covered. Nintendo has been making Mario games for nearly four decades, and many of the mustachioed Italian's best games are available on Switch--if you know where to look.If you're a fan of one of Nintendo's other big franchises--The Legend of Zelda--we have a roundup of every Zelda game on Switch, too. And for even more Switch game suggestions, check out our lists covering the best Nintendo Switch games and best Nintendo Switch games for kids.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The creative team behind the popular mockumentary American Vandal are working on a similar project that skewers video games, and specifically eSports.Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault have reached a deal with Paramount + for an "eSports mockumentary" called Players, according to Variety.The show follows a fictional League of Legends professional team looking to win their first championship after a string of near misses. "To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together," reads a line from the show's description.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com