The Suicide Squad Adds Sylvester Stallone To Its Already Impressive Cast

Yet another major movie star has joined the cast for James Gunn’s new DC movie, The Suicide Squad. Gunn himself announced on Instagram that John Rambo actor Sylvester Stallone will appear in the film, though his exact role is unclear.

“Always love working with my friend [Sylvester Stallone] & our work today on The Suicide Squad was no exception. Despite Sly being an iconic movie star, most people still don’t have any idea what an amazing actor this guy is,” Gunn said.

Stallone then replied, saying, “James, Coming from a tireless And amazing Director I consider that to be the Paramount of compliments! Keep punching.”

Stallone joins a cast that already included a long list of big names. So far, the cast includes Margot Robbie and Joel Kinnaman reprising their roles as Harley Quinn and Rick Flag, respectively, while the list of newcomers for the film include Nathan Fillion, Pete Davidson, David Dastmalchian, Peter Capaldi, Flula Borg, and Idris Elba, among others.

While Gunn might have recruited some big names for The Suicide Squad, their characters might not survive until the end of the film. Gunn recently spoke about how he has been given a good deal of creative freedom to whack any character.

“No character was protected by DC. They gave me carte blanche to do what I wanted. That was one of the things we agreed to before I came to work for them,” Gunn said. “I wasn’t looking for shock value but I wanted the audience to know anything could happen.”

PS5 Owners of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War May Be Playing the PS4 Version

For those who were able to secure a PS5 at launch and have been playing Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, there is a chance you may have been playing the PS4 version by accident.

As reported by Eurogamer, this issue appears to be affecting certain people who have purchased and downloaded either the Cross-Gen bundle or the Ultimate Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which both include the PS4 and PS5 version of the latest Call of Duty.

When you purchase either of these versions from the PlayStation Store, you are able to choose which parts of Black Ops Cold War you wish to download – i.e. Zombies, Multiplayer, Campaign. However, if you choose download all, you will download both the PS4 and PS5 version of the game, and it appears to default to the PS4 version for some playing on PS5.

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Activision Support has responded to this issue, and has revealed the necessary steps to ensure you are playing the correct version;

  1. Highlight the game tile on the Dashboard
  2. Scroll down and highlight “Play”
  3. Select the 3 dots and open the menu
  4. Select “PS5 | Full | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War”
  5. Launch and enjoy!

Eurogamer also notes that there are some instances of people deleting the PS4 version and it causing a download queue bug that prevents the ability to download the PS5 version if it isn’t already installed. Reports mention that a factory reset will fix this issue, but hopefully a patch will be on the way shortly.

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For more on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, you can check out our review of the campaign and our review in progress of both its Multiplayer and Zombies mode.

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XIII Remake’s Developer and Publisher Apologize For Launch Version’s Issues

The reception to the launch of the remake of XIII has been negative, and its publisher and developer have released a joint statement to apologize and promise that a fix is on the way.

The XIII remake’s developer PlayMagic and publisher Microids began by saying that “players expectations have not been met by the launch version and we hear loud and clear the legitimate criticism and disappointment.”

As it stands, XIII’s remake has an “Overwhelmingly Negative” rating of 9% on Steam and a 44 on Metacritic, with many noting the numerous technical issues. Additionally, as Twitter user @tomrkobayashi notes, another issue fans have with the game are how the game “removed the comic book style [of the original] and went for something that looks like Fortnite.”

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Microids and PlayMagic also admit that “the pandemic has impacted the game’s production on many levels.” The team had hoped to have a Day One patch ready to fix all the issues, but the update is “taking more time than expected.”

PlayMagic is “working hard to solve all the game’s issues,” and the first update “will be pushed shortly to fix the most urgent issues regarding the controls, frame rate, collisions, rendering and sound.”

Microids also confirms that it is working on a detailed road map that will highlight the “upcoming free additions to the game content like new levels, weapons, skins and modes for the local multiplayer.”

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In our review of the original XIII, which was released in 2003 on PC, PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, we said “the character models are quite awesome, but apparently not nearly as much work was done on stylizing the environment as well. XIII has a great story-driven sheen, but at it’s core, it’s weighed down by some occasional bewildering flaws, in addition to the lackluster weapons and simple combat we usually see in lesser productions.”

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Twitch to Donate $1 Million to AbleGamers to Help Gamers with Disabilities

Twitch has committed to donate $1 million to the AbleGamers charity to help “change the lives of thousands of people with disabilities.”

Steven Spohn, the COO of AbleGamers, had a goal for his 40th birthday to raise $1 million for The AbleGamers Charity, a group that utilizes fun to “bring inclusion and improved quality of life for people with disabilities through the power of video games.”

As of a few hours before the announcement, Spohn’s initiative had earned over $150,000 in donations, and Dr. Lupo helped reveal that Twitch would be donating an extra $1 million to AbleGamers to help make a difference for so many around the world.

AbleGamers was founded in 2004 by Mark Barlet and Stephanie Walker after Walker began having troubles controlling a mouse to play video games due to multiple sclerosis. They decided it was time to make gaming accessible for people with disabilities so they could ensure, as they say, everyone can game.

AbleGamers has done incredible work since then, including working with Microsoft to help develop the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

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Accessibility has been a much bigger focus in gaming recently, thanks in large part to the work Spohn and AbleGamers does, and it is seen as taking center stage in such games as The Last of Us Part 2.

Furthermore, the first annual Gaming Accessibility Awards is taking place tonight, November 15, at 8pm PT/11pm ET, and the show is being hosted by Spohn and IGN alum Alanah Pearce.

You can watch the awards show on either Twitch.TV/AbleGamers or Twitch.TV/Charalanahzard, and all proceeds will go towards charity to help make gaming accessible to all.

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Into the Spider-Verse Scene Recreated in Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS5

One of the most iconic scenes in Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse has been recreated in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS5 and the internet is absolutely loving it.

@Much118x on Twitter took on the challenge of matching the leap of faith scene from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, set to Blackway & Black Caviar’s What’s Up Danger, and the results are… well… spectacular.

As previously mentioned, the internet has fallen in love with this video, with it surpassing over one million views since it was tweeted out yesterday, November 14.

In what may be the ultimate compliments, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse writer Phil Lord and producer Christopher Miller quote tweeted the video showing their support and respect for @Much118x’s work.

Phil Lord loved it so much, he said “Let’s make the rest of the movie this way.” He was obviously referring to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2, which is set to be released in theaters on October 7, 2022.

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The Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse suit is available in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales for you to attempt to recreate the scene as well, or just to swing around and feel awesome doing so.

For more on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, be sure to check out our review, learn some essential tips to excel at the game, and see how Miles Morales is the latest first-party game from Sony to become a PlayStation meme.

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla vs Odyssey – Which Is Better?

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the latest game in Ubisoft’s open-world series, and it continues the franchise’s new RPG formula from the Ancient Greece-set predecessor, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. But how does Valhalla compare to Odyssey?

In the video above, Jordan Ramée and Lucy James compare the two games across three topics: gameplay, world and setting, and story and characters. From a gameplay standpoint, Valhalla streamlines many of Odyssey’s loot-heavy mechanics, while returning the series to its roots by bringing back elements such as social stealth and the hidden blade.

Lucy and Jordan also break down the two games’ settings: Viking-era England, and Ancient Greece, and discuss which title best represents its historical location. And finally, they discuss Valhalla and Odyssey’s central protagonists, comparing fan-favourite Kassandra with the new assassin on the block, Eivor.

XIII Remake Team Apologizes For Game’s Current State, Pledges To Fix It

Publisher Microids and developer Playmagic released their remake of cult-hit shooter XIII last week, and the response has been largely negative. In the wake of this backlash, the two companies have released a statement pledging to improve the game–and admit that it isn’t where they wanted it to be, either.

In a post on the Microids website, the team said it heard criticism “loud and clear” and apologized for the game’s technical issues.

“In its present state, XIII does not meet our quality standards and we fully understand players’ frustrations. The pandemic has impacted the game’s production on many levels,” the post said. “Pivoting to home working for the teams has added unexpected delays in the development schedule and the QA process. We hoped we would be able to provide a day one patch fixing all the issues but the development of this update is taking more time than expected.”

Several patches are expected to arrive in the near future, and the first one is fixing issues such as frame rate problems, collisions, rendering, and sound, while there will be additional free content updates to add things like new weapons and levels later down the line.

Aside from the technical issues, however, one of the main criticisms of XIII so far is its art style. Rather than the cel-shaded comic book style of the original game–which was itself based on a comic–the remake looks more detailed and realistic. It didn’t completely drop the original’s art, but it’s arguably less memorable. Steam reviews of the game are almost universally negative thus far.

XIII is available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, with a Nintendo Switch version arriving in 2021.

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Demon’s Souls Has New Secret Door That No One Can Open

Demon’s Souls features plenty of secrets and hidden passageways that can give you shortcuts or access to extra treasure, but it appears Bluepoint Games may have added a new Easter egg for the PS5 remake. Players have discovered what appears to be a new door fairly early in the game. The only problem is that no one can figure out how to open it.

The new door, which is behind an illusory wall you must attack to reveal, is located in the Tower Knight Archstone area. It’s commonly called “1-3” in Demon’s Souls fan circles because of how the game progresses between the five main Archstones. The wall itself is even obscured by some breakable rubble, but you’ll be greeted with an “it appears to be locked” message if you try to open the door.

Users on the game’s Reddit page haven’t been able to figure out what is behind the door or how to open it, but it looks like this will be the next great Souls mystery until someone does.

To see the door for yourself, you can progress through the first Archstone’s content, but it’s recommended that you go in a circular pattern around the Nexus and complete one area before moving onto the next Archstone. Going through an entire Archstone’s content first will likely leave you with some extremely difficult fights.

Demon’s Souls is arguably the highlight of the PS5’s launch lineup, with Tamoor Hussain giving it a 9/10 in our Demon’s Souls review. He praised its reverence for the original 2009 game’s design as well as how it shows off the power of the new console.

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