Author: The West News

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge will arrive exclusively for Oculus Quest on November 19, and a new trailer has shown us what we’ll be doing in the VR game. Revealed on the Star Wars website, the VR experience will have players meet C-3PO, R2-D2 and a Frank Oz-voiced Yoda, and is described as “a whole new way to explore the world of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort, and discover what exactly happens past the boundaries of Black Spire Outpost.”   Director Jose Perez III explains that the game will be anthological,…

[ad_1] Twitch has informed streamers across its platform on Tuesday that it has deleted content violating music copyright laws after receiving “a sudden influx of DMCA takedown requests” back in June. The company sent the notice to streamers on Tuesday. In it, the company said it would resume “the normal processing of DMCA takedown notifications” on Friday. It had paused processing requests after the summer influx. DMCA, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, controls how copyrighted material is used online, and there are provisions that protect platforms from litigation should the platform remove the offending material once notified about the infringement.…

[ad_1] The first trailer for the newest Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon weaves a new fantastical world. The Southeast Asian-inspired fairy tale follows a lone warrior named Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) who must track down the last dragon in order to save her kingdom. The dragon in question is Sisu (Awkwafina), a water dragon who can transform into a human and who needs Raya’s help to reclaim her true power. Disney announced the film at last year’s D23 expo, revealing some first look art and insight into the land of Kumandra. The fantasy land is a reimagined Earth,…

[ad_1] Following the outcry that followed unskippable ads being added into loading screens in NBA 2K21, 2K has stated that the ads were “not meant to run as part of the pre-game introduction” and this issue “will be fixed in future episodes.” Last weekend, owners of NBA 2K21 noticed that unskippable ads for the Oculus Quest 2 were appearing during pre-game – ads that weren’t there at launch – and they wouldn’t even let you edit your lineups while they were running.NBA 2K21’s Twitter account responded to the controversy, saying that while ads have been previously integrated into 2KTV segments,…

[ad_1] A new Character Event Wish banner has started in Genshin Impact called Sparkling Steps. The banner introduces a new playable character, Klee, to the game. While you may be tempted to go all-in for the adorable, explosive girl, you should consider whether or not she may fit your playstyle or team composition. Sucrose, Noelle, and Xingqiu are the featured four-star characters in this banner, which means that if you’re going all in on Klee, you will definitely collect several copies of all these characters along the way (whether you want them or not). Ultimately, you should Wish for whatever…

[ad_1]Another busy week of Xbox news to discuss, from the Xbox Series X’s launch lineup (to a discussion about the best Xbox launch lineup in history) to what Phil Spencer said about Bethesda game exclusivity in a recent interview to what The Initiative is working on, and more! Cam Hawkins from DualShockers stops by as our special guest this week. Subscribe on any of your favorite podcast feeds, or grab an MP3 download of this week’s episode. For more awesome content, check out the latest episode of IGN Unfiltered, featuring an interview with Geoff Keighley, the creator and host of The Game…

[ad_1] Fortnite’s annual spooky celebration is back for another Halloween season. This year’s event will be called Fortnitemares 2020: Midas’ Revenge and will bring the spirits of the dead back to haunt the Fortnite island. The event will follow the arrival of Shadow Midas who has taken over The Authority and reawakened his Henchmen as part of his plot to turn players into Shadows. During the event, every time you’re eliminated you’ll turn into a Shadow and return to haunt the Fortnite island and the players who are still alive. Shadows will have special powers, including the ability to possess…

A narrative writer job listing for Sucker Punch may hint that a sequel or new experience may be in in the works for Ghost of Tsushima. The requirements on this particular narrative writer position specifically ask for a “desire to write stories set in feudal Japan.” Considering Ghost of Tsushima takes place during that time period – in 1274 to be exact – this could indicate Sucker Punch isn’t quite ready to leave this new PlayStation exclusive’s world quite yet.   It’s important to note that this may not be for a traditional sequel, and could be for DLC, new…

[ad_1] Phasmophobia hackers are raiding lobbies, spawning in extra jump scares and often ruining the game, causing the developers to ask players to avoid modded lobbies as they work on a fix. As reported by Gamespot, Kinetic Games posted an update to the game’s official Discord server, noting that they are aware of the issues and are working hard to combat them. “We are aware that there has been a number of games that have been using third-party tools (cheats) to modify the game,” the statement reads. When hackers in phasmophobia broke the lobby .. there’s 15+ people and 100+…

[ad_1] We’re only a couple of weeks away from the arrival of The Mandalorian season 2 and Disney’s got another tease for what’s coming. The Disney Plus show’s latest trailer, which debuted during Monday Night Football, gave us some more glimpses of Baby Yoda, along with a few new characters that Star Wars fans might recognize. Last season, Mando and Baby Yoda (aka The Child) narrowly escaped the pursuit of Imperial Agent Moff Gideon, thanks to some help from Cara Dune, Greef Karga, and a bounty droid called IG-11. But while Moff Gideon was momentary thwarted, he was revealed to…