Xbox and Sega have announced a new grand strategy, as Amplitude Studios' upcoming PC-exclusive strategy game Humankind has been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass on August 17, the day it launches.The announcement was made on Xbox Wire, confirming that the game will be coming to Xbox Game Pass on PC only. There has been no word on whether or not the game will come to consoles, either standalone or as part of Xbox Game Pass."Humankind is a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are," the official blog post writes. "You’ll be re-writing the entire narrative of human history (…no pressure) from its humble beginnings in the Neolithic Era, as you set out to leave the biggest mark on the world."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft is trying to make Xbox available for 2 billion people, and a central part of that is through streaming and Game Pass. The company has now rolled out its Xbox Cloud Gaming service for the Xbox App on Windows 10 PCs in 22 countries around the world. You need to opt in to the Xbox Insider program, which is free and open to everyone, to try out Cloud Gaming on PC.You also need to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which provides access to not only the streaming service but also the catalog of free games across PC and console. This streaming service was already available on Windows PC through a browser, but this is through the Xbox App.Xbox Cloud Gaming for the Xbox App is out now for testersXbox Cloud Gaming on PC, which follows its rollout for Mac browsers in June, lets you stream games directly to your PC without any additional hardware except a controller. Some amount of the games in the library of Xbox Game Pass titles are supported, and you can start playing on console and move to streaming, and your progress will sync with you.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Sony is celebrating Major League Baseball's real-life Field of Dreams game this week by recreating this stadium in MLB The Show 21 and giving it to everyone for free.The Field of Dreams stadium will come to MLB The Show on Tuesday, August 10 in a free update for PS4 and PS5, the company said in a blog post. Here's to hoping it comes to Xbox as well.The actual Field of Dreams game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox will take place on Thursday, August 12 at the Field of Dreams movie site in Iowa from the 1989 Kevin Costner movie. According to Sony, the developers at San Diego Studio worked alongside the builders of the field itself and Major League baseball to recreate it in the game.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With so many new games coming out every week, keeping your PC topped up with enough space comes at a cost. But today you can save not only on a great NVMe SSD, but also on Battlefield 2042, with Western Digital offering a great bundle on its WD_Black SN750 SE M.2 SSD that comes bundled with a code for the upcoming shooter. WD_Black SN750 SE With Battlefield 2042 Bundle Starts at $99 (was $130) The WD_Black SN750 SE isn't the best SSD Western Digital has to offer, but it strikes the right balance of speed and price for use within your PC. It is a standard M.2 form factor, with sizes ranging from 250GB to 4TB. The deal today is exclusive to the 500GB and 1TB versions, both of which use 64-layer TLC 3D NAND flash memory with a dedicated controller. You can expect sequential read speeds of 3430 MB/s, which is a far cry from the speeds of traditional SATA-based SSDs. See 500GB at Amazon See 1TB at Amazon Sweetening the deal is the included Battlefield 2042 digital code for PC, which will activate when the game launches later this year. Battlefield 2042 is a near-future iteration of the classic Battlefield formula, with EA and developer DICE attempting to reclaim the glory days of both Battlefield 3 and 4. With the deal above you're essentially grabbing the game for just $30 given the standard price for the SN750 SE, which is 50% off its preorder price standalone.The SN750 SE isn't compatible with the PlayStation 5 in case you're hoping to check three boxes with this deal, given its slow sequential read speed. If you are looking for an SSD that matches Sony's specifications, we have a guide to the best PS5 internal SSD options right now.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Though you can dock the Steam Deck and connect it to a monitor or TV, it won't get a boost in power, according to PC Gamer. How it performs on-the-go is exactly what you can expect when the machine is docked.In a hands-on with the Steam Deck, PC Gamer had the chance to ask Valve some questions during the brief play session. When asked if the company thought about boosting the device's performance when docked, designer Greg Coomer said dock status wasn't a high priority design target."Yes, but we didn't choose to make it a really high priority design target," Coomer said. "We felt that it was actually better all things considered to not modify based on docked status or mobile status."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Season 6: The Heat is currently live in Call of Duty Mobile, adding new maps, the Swarm scorestreak, and more. And you'll want the best guns and attachments to make the most of your gameplay this season.There really wasn't a lot of weapon tuning for Season 6's update. The AK117 is one of the few guns that received weapon adjustments, but despite several buffs to put this assault rifle more up to par with the top contenders in its class, it still doesn't topple the DR-H and AS VAL assault rifles. The Fennec is still a solid submachine gun option in Season 6, but you might want to switch up your attachments a bit.Here are some loadout recommendations that you might want to try within Season 6, and we'll keep the list updated as any meta shifts occur.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Unite is a well-balanced Pokemon MOBA, but like any competitive online game, some characters rise above the rest. That means tier rankings, as Pokemon divide into the best and worst performers.To compile this tier rank, we looked at the Pokemon favored by the top 50 Master-level Pokemon Unite players. When compiling that much data, certain patterns emerge and some are clearly more favored than others. Cinderace, for example, ranked way above any of the competition among the top players, which makes it the lone S-Tier Pokemon.Keep in mind, though, that these tier rankings aren't a magic bullet. You won't necessarily clean up the competition using Cinderace, and you won't necessarily perform poorly using a lower-tier Pokemon like Cramorant or Garchomp. If you've found a Pokemon you enjoy playing and you're pleased with your performance, stick with it. This tier list is to categorize the best Pokemon in top-ranked competitive play, so your mileage may vary.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Rocket League Season 4 is just around the corner, Psyonix has announced. The new season will introduce a new Rocket Pass with rewards, new limited time modes, 2v2 tournaments, and more. The update will go live at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET on August 11.For starters, the new season will add a new car called the Outlaw, complete with Old West poncho. You can claim it in the new Rocket Pass Premium along with a bunch of other loot like the No-Name Topper, Tanker Wheels, and Lava Boost. The Rocket Pass Premium will also grant you the usual XP boost to your Weekly and Season challenges.The update will introduce a new Arena called Deadeye Canyon. You can also take on competitive tournaments like the 2v2 and Extra Mode tournaments, and tournament rewards will get a refresh for the season. New sets of limited-time modes include the 2v2 Heatseeker on August 12, the super-chaotic Speed Demon on August 19, and the Rumble variant Spring Loaded later this month.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Amid controversy surrounding his lack of involvement in the new Jackass movie, Bam Margera has officially filed a lawsuit against the movie's producers and star Johnny Knoxville. The suit, which also names Jackass co-creator Spike Jonze, alleges that he was wrongfully terminated from the upcoming fourth movie, Jackass Forever. Variety has the story and all the details.Margera starred in the previous Jackass movies and TV shows. He was let go from Jackass Forever last year after he supposedly violated his "wellness agreement" after he tested positive for Adderall.The lawsuit alleges that Knoxville, Jonze, and director Jeffrey Tremaine pressured Margera to sign the agreement while he was in rehab in 2019 and that he didn't have the chance to have a lawyer look it over. The lawsuit mentions that Margera's agreement with the production company behind Jackass Forever required regular drug and alcohol tests. Regarding Adderall specifically, Margera said in the court documents that he had been taking the drug for the past 10 years.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The first teaser for Doom Patrol Season 3 has been released. The latest season of the DC show premieres on HBO Max on September 23.Doom Patrol has always been a quirky series, but this new teaser is flat-out weird. It opens normally enough, with shots of some of the main characters from the team of superhero outcasts, including Cyborg (Joivan Wade), Elasti-Woman (April Bowlby), and Negative Man (Matt Bomer). Then it goes crazy, as the soundtrack is filled with fractured dialogue and nonsensical phrases ("piffle paffle!") and crazy Monty Python-style animation, before giving us a taste of some of the strange creatures and beings that the team will encounter in Season 3. Check it out below:Doom Patrol Season 3 also stars Brendan Fraser as Robotman, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Timothy Dalton as The Chief, Abi Monterey as Dorothy, and Michelle Gomez as Madame Rouge. The show was created by Jeremy Carver (Supernatural, Being Human).Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Razer's wacky prototype RGB mask, which was announced as Project Hazel, now has an official name and is getting a beta test, the company announced. Now called the Zephyr, the mask is both protective from airborne pathogens and seemingly designed to make you look like you're a character from Watch Dogs.Razer describes its work on the cyberpunk-looking mask as an attempt to make "the most intelligent mask ever created." And from the details of Zephyr, it certainly combines Razer's over-the-top high-tech design ethos with the functionality required of a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. Far beyond a simple cloth face covering, the Zephyr has active ventilation, internal and external lighting, and--of course--compatibility with Razer's Chroma protocol for RGB lighting in devices.Project Hazel is now officially Razer Zephyr – the latest evolution of our wearable air purifier. Designed to be safe, social and sustainable, Razer Zephyr sports 99% BFE, a secure silicon face seal and anti-fog coating. Join our community beta test: https://t.co/mlex2YSMpi pic.twitter.com/yLUj0lO2oJ — R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer) August 6, 2021It's also transparent, designed to let the wearer still show facial expressions. The function of the internal lighting is actually to let the wearer show their face even when it's dark. Zephyr is designed to come with a carrying case that both charges and sterilizes the mask when not wearing it. Finally, the mask also has a built-in mic in order to broadcast speech more clearly than when wearing a simple cloth covering.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Anyone looking to increase their Battlefield 5 Elite character roster can pick up Norman Kingsley and Ilse Schattenwolf for free by simply logging in.According to the fan-made Battlefield news Twitter account Battlefield Bulletin (via a spotlight by Twitter user Apple_Box_tw), booting up and logging into Battlefield 5 on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S nets players the Allied Elite Norman Kingsley and the Axis Elite Ilse Schattenwolf. Both typically cost 990 Battlefield Currency, the first-person military shooter's in-game coinage, but are being offered for free.It's unclear whether Elites, once gifted as a bonus or through other means, remain free or if players have to buy them after some time has passed. In either case, Elites don't alter the flow of gameplay; they're merely cosmetic. Elites do feature a signature look, persona, voice, and special melee weapon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The first images and details for the new The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit 4K collection have emerged. According to GeekGab on Twitter, the new six-film collection will launch on October 5, and it'll include some bonuses and extras. The leaked artwork, which is apparently not final, shows that the bundle will come with a 250-page "The Art and Making Of" book, a replica of the Key to Erebor, and a replica of the One Ring that comes with a light-up Mordor stand.What's more, all six movies will apparently come inside "premium packaging" that is modeled after a special chest you might find in Middle-earth. Here's a look at the leaked packaging:Re-live Peter Jackson’s epic adventures #LordOfTheRings & #TheHobbit when the Middle-earth 6-film collection comes to #4KUltraHD via @WBHomeEnt on October 5, 2021 #4K #4KBluray #4KUHD #UltraHD #UHD #UltraHDBluray #DVD #Bluray #JRRTolkien #Fantasy pic.twitter.com/J3shLPQrbz — GeekGab (@GeekGabNews) August 9, 2021This is apparently the new six-movie bundle that Warner Bros. announced in 2020. At the time, the company said the Ultimate Collector's Edition would feature all six movies and "new bonus content." The leaked artwork doesn't mention any new bonus content, however, apart from the physical extras.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Actor and former wrestler Dave Bautista, perhaps best known for his role as Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, continues to have strong opinions about Marvel's treatment of that character in the MCU. Recently, Bautista shared that he "was never asked" to voice the character in the upcoming Marvel animated anthology What If...?. On Monday, he tweeted that he now regularly "shakes [his] head" that the character won't get a satisfying conclusion.Such comments are not unusual for Bautista, who also back in May let it be known that he wishes Marvel "would invest more in Drax… Drax has a really interesting backstory which they dropped the ball on." Clearly, Bautista feels a strong affinity for the character, though he is by far not alone in his fondness for his own performances. While Marvel has not responded to Bautista's criticisms, his own Guardians director, James Gunn, also voiced his astonishment over the character's subsequent treatment. Check out Bautista's latest comments in the tweet below.That whole Drax,Thanos history seemed to get swept under the rug. Always wondered why but every reason I could come up with just makes me shake my fucking head. It is what it is. 🤷🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/AXlFcKYq5E — Vaxxed AF! #TeamPfizer Poor Kid Chasing Dreams. (@DaveBautista) August 9, 2021When it comes to What If…?, at least, Bautista is hardly the only actor who isn't returning to their famous Marvel roles for the series. The actors who have historically played Tony Stark, Peter Parker, Steve Rogers, Carol Danvers, Ultron, Wanda Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, Shuri, and Pepper Potts are now instead being portrayed by different actors. Although the animated series doesn't hit Disney+ until August 11, and Bautista isn't alone, it's still a bummer.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Madden NFL 22 is launching soon, and alongside it EA is holding another edition of its Madden Championship Series. It is open to anyone, and this year it has a total prize pool of $1.65 million. The championship series is actually a series of Madden tournaments, with the first beginning on August 21. From there, the Thanksgiving tournament starts in September and extends through November. The third, Wild Card round begins in October and goes through January, and the series wraps up with the Madden Bowl from January through February. Doing well in the first three tournaments nets you points in addition to giving you a chance to win some preliminary money. The top 12 players from across the three tournaments on both PlayStation and Xbox qualify for playing in the Madden Bowl, which has a grand prize of $250,000. Registration for the ladder stage of the first tournament is open from now until August 21. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com