For the second time, Netflix has been forced to stop production on The Witcher’s second season due to positive COVID-19 tests, without a firm date for when it will resume.
The news was first broken by Deadline, which reported that the affected staff were not part of the show’s main cast and they have already been quarantined. Filming was taking place west of London, and the UK has seen a dramatic leap in coronavirus cases over the last several weeks. Only when filming is believed to be safe again will production restart.
Showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich addressed the situation on Twitter, thanking fans for their support and saying that the staff seemed to be doing well. She added that the team would be back to production “soon,” so it likely won’t be as long a delay as we saw earlier this year when the show first stopped production.
Hey, the world is turned upside down — so thanks for the love and support for our little corner of it. We Witchers are okay. The health and safety of our crew and their families come first, and we will do whatever we need to do to protect them. We’ll be back soon. Xx
The Witcher series is based on the book series, though the video games helped to turn the franchise into a global success. They feature many of the same characters, locations, and story elements.
Game developer CD Projekt Red will offer free upgrades for existing The Witcher 3 owners on Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5. Its next game, Cyberpunk 2077, is set to release on December 10, as well. If we know anything about The Witcher star Henry Cavill, he’ll probably take his break from production to play the game. He was already a fan of The Witcher series prior to getting the lead role.
The Call of Duty Black Ops franchise has an arsenal full of varied weaponry, many of which are based on guns from our real world.
In the above video, Jonathan Ferguson, a weapons expert and Keeper of Firearms & Artillery breaks down some of the more bizarre weapons from Black Ops’ roster, including the Ballistic Knife, the H&K G11 and the AN94 Avtomat Nikonova. Across the video, Jonathan breaks down the weapons and their in-game functionality, and compares them to their real-world counterparts.
If you’re interested in seeing more of Jonathan, you can check out more from Jonathan Ferguson and the Royal Armouries right here – https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalArmouries/
The Xbox Series X and Series S aren’t due to officially release for a few more days, but some lucky players have had their consoles delivered early. As it turns out, that’s totally fine with Microsoft, and the company gave these lucky few the green light to start playing the console early.
The team is aware some fans are starting to receive consoles ahead of launch. For those of who receive them early, you are welcome to fire it up & start gaming!
FYI: We are still making final touches for launch so please expect multiple platform and game updates pre-launch.
We saw an Xbox Series X that appeared to be delivered too early to a player in Portugal last week, but it’s unclear if this person is who the Xbox team is acknowledging. However, while Microsoft did welcome players to start playing if they got their system already, it said that more pre-launch patches–both for the system itself and for games–are still on the way. The experience early players get could be slightly inferior to the one players get on launch day.
If you are waiting until November 10 to play your new Xbox Series X or S, you can still take some steps to make the transition smoother. On Xbox One, you can move your games to an external drive, and this can be plugged into the Xbox Series X/S for immediate access to Xbox One games. You can also get the Xbox mobile app on your phone, as you’ll be using it for setting up your new console.
The Xbox Series X is nearly here, and with the new console’s release–as well as the Xbox Series S‘ release–comes an onslaught of new game reviews and coverage. We’ve played and reviewed several of the consoles’ games already, including newly released titles as well as games that were updated and optimized for the console.
To make things easy for you, we’ve provided excerpts from all the major reviews below, including the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles as well as several launch games. If you’ve been waiting to decide whether or not to get the console, this should help you make the decision–if you can find an Xbox Series X/S system to order. The system will not be available to buy in stores for its November 10 launch. However, you will be able to order it online that day, and you can learn more in our Xbox Series X/S order guide.
Xbox Series X review
The Series X is an extremely refined Xbox and a great piece of tech that sets a strong foundation for Microsoft to better serve its console users. If you factor in the brand’s development studio acquisitions and upcoming lineup of games, the future does look bright for the Xbox platform. — Michael Higham
The Series S could serve as a great, cost-effective system that is complementary to, say, a PlayStation system or Nintendo Switch. If you just want to access what the platform offers now or what’s to come in Xbox’s future, and don’t mind the gap in graphical details and storage space, this is the Xbox for you. — Michael Higham
“For RGG Studio’s first crack at an RPG, it’s a damn fine result. It delivers what I love most about Yakuza and introduces new ideas that largely pay off. Ichiban isn’t doing it alone, either. He has friends and mentors, ones who’ve helped him fight and overcome personal tragedies. It was an absolute thrill to watch him grow, and that’s what’s most important for a game so focused on its characters. Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a passing of the torch, and a fantastic entry in a beloved franchise that proves that it’s in good hands with Kasuga Ichiban.” — Michael Higham
“It’s the best of both worlds, and the best Forza Horizon 4 has ever looked. (And it was already quite a looker.) In 4K, every detail looks sharp, from the stone walls you’ll bust through every time you take a bad angle on a turn to the dials on your car’s dash when you take a tour of the interior in your garage.” — Mike Epstein
“Strategy games like Gears Tactics do not automatically translate well to consoles, where good gamepad controls are a must, but Gears Tactics lands the jump to consoles gracefully. Though using an analog stick to move a cursor will always be slower than using a mouse, the pensive turn-based gameplay does not lose anything in translation.” — Mike Epstein
This review is for the game as a whole. It is not specific to Xbox Series X.
“Dirt 5 distances itself from the series’ recent past by being an unabashed arcade racer that’s made up of short, action-packed skirmishes where you’re constantly trading paint with a pack of other drivers. There’s an infectious energy to the whole thing that’s reflected in a handling model that sees you hurl its cars around the track with relative ease.” — Richard Wakeling
BioWare has confirmed that a new Mass Effect game is in development.
Announced on N7 Day alongside the news that the long-awaited Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will arrive in 2021, this new game will feature a “veteran team” from BioWare and will be the “next chapter of the Mass Effect universe.”
Electronic Arts and BioWare have officially confirmed a Mass Effect trilogy release–called Mass Effect: Legendary Edition–for consoles and PC. The announcement was made as part of its N7 Day celebration, and it comes after months of reports and rumors about the collection.
The collection bundles together Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3, which originally released between 2007 and 2012. The original Mass Effect released as an Xbox 360 exclusive before eventually coming to PlayStation 3 several years later. BioWare’s games have been multiplatform releases since then.
The new versions will not be full remakes, but BioWare intends to improve them so players can experience them in their “best possible form[s],” according to the official announcement. That means better resolutions and frame rates, and all single-player DLC and promotional items will also be included. Elements such as textures, shaders, character models, and effects will all be improved for the Legendary Edition.
The game missing from this collection is Mass Effect: Andromeda, which launched in 2017. It wasn’t nearly as well-received as its predecessors, and the Mass Effect series went on hiatus after it launched, with the BioWare Montreal team assisting on other projects.
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is due to release in Spring 2021 for Xbox One, PS4, and PC, and it will be playable on Xbox Series X and PS5. There will be enhancements on the newer consoles, as well, but more information will not be available until 2021.
Along with continued overhauls to Anthem, BioWare is also creating the next Dragon Age game. It doesn’t yet have a name or release date, and we’ve only briefly seen some artwork, so it could still be years away from release.
Many of us assumed that BioWare was going to announce a Mass Effect trilogy collection during N7 Day today, but we didn’t expect this other piece of news: A new Mass Effect game is in development.
Details on the project are extremely scarce, but BioWare is working on the “next chapter of the Mass Effect universe” and it will feature a “veteran team” from the company. It’s unclear who will be involved in the project, as original creative director Casey Hudson now leads the entire studio. Mass Effect: Andromeda creative director Mac Walters appears to still be with the company and served as a writer on the original games as well as Jade Empire.
Andromeda wasn’t as well-received as the earlier games, with criticism directed at its story, character animations, and quest design. In GameSpot’s Mass Effect: Andromeda review, critic Scott Butterworth also found technical issues and disliked the characters.
As the studio is still in the very early stages of the next Mass Effect game, it’s unlikely we’ll see too much from it for a long time–possibly years. In the meantime, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is set to release in Spring 2021 on Xbox One, PS4, and PC, with enhancements available on Xbox Series X and PS5. It will feature improvements to things like character models, textures, and shaders, but will not drastically change the experience compared to the original trilogy.
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After so many rumors and retail listings, the Mass Effect: Legendary has finally been announced for Spring 2021.
Announced on N7 Day, a day where BioWare and all its fans celebrate all things Mass Effect, this remastered version of Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 will be together in one collection.
Your choices. Your squad. Your Shepard. Relive the legend in a remastered edition of the highly acclaimed trilogy. Mass Effect Legendary Edition arrives Spring 2021.https://t.co/jLUj8FUGaIpic.twitter.com/vxTKyq4LQ1
