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New Pokemon Go Update Arrives, Here's What It Does (Not Much)
Niantic has released a new update for Pokemon Go–but don’t expect any new features. The newest update, which landed on December 19 for iOS and Android, includes mostly bug fixes and other minor refinements. Specifically, the update fixes a bug that made the game issue vibration notifications at the wrong time. Additionally, the update tweaks…
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PSN Holiday Sale Week 3 Deals Revealed
The PlayStation Network’s Holiday Sale rolls on today with its third week of deals. As posted on the PlayStation Store’s website, some of the PS4 deals include Overwatch for $40, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s Legacy Edition for $60, Grand Theft Auto V for $30, and Destiny: The Collection for $40. Bloodborne is marked down…
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Overwatch Lead Writer Discusses Diversity and New Webcomic
Overwatch has one of the most diverse casts ever seen in a video game, with men, women, robots, and gorillas representing many countries from around the world. Lead writer Michael Chu joined in for our Best of 2016 stream, to celebrate Overwatch coming in as GameSpot’s number 1 game for 2016. “I think what we…
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New Assassin's Creed Movie Video Shows off Assassins and Templars
The new video game movie, Assassin’s Creed, opens in theaters tomorrow, December 21. Fox today put out another new video for the film, which dives into the fictional Brotherhood of Assassins and Templars. It positions them as real secret societies, not unlike actual real ones such as the Free Masons, the Illuminati, and Skull and…
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Star Wars: Rogue One Originally Had a Very Different Ending
The director of Star Wars: Rogue One has revealed that the sci-fi spinoff originally had a very different ending and discussed why it was changed to the version in the final cut. Major Rogue One spoilers follow below. In an Empire podcast, Gareth Edwards said his plan at first was to have all the main…
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HBO Now January 2017: Everything Coming and Going
With just a week and a half left December, HBO has now announced everything that’s coming to and leaving the streaming service HBO Now for January 2017. As posted by Entertainment Weekly, lots of great movies are coming to the service for the New Year, including Mad Max: Fury Road, The Big Lebowski, The Blues Brothers,…
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Game of the Year 2016 Countdown: #5 – #2
After spending days locked in fierce debate, our global team of GameSpot editors and video producers has finally assembled a ranked list of the 25 best games of the year. Our list is informed by an array of tastes and preferences, reflecting our team’s diverse gaming backgrounds and opinions. From the biggest triple-A offerings to…
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Best Cheap Gaming PC Build
Shopping for PC components can be intimidating if you’re not up to date on hardware news. Fortunately, we’ve done the research for you and have put together three tiered builds (cheap, mid-range, and high-end) geared to deliver great gaming experiences. You can certainly build a gaming PC for less than our budget-oriented rig here, but…
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Game of the Year 2016 Countdown: #1
After spending days locked in fierce debate, our global team of GameSpot editors and video producers has finally assembled a ranked list of the 25 best games of the year. Our list is informed by an array of tastes and preferences, reflecting our team’s diverse gaming backgrounds and opinions. We’ve spent the last four days…
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Witcher 3 NSFW Cosplay Calendar Unsheathes More Than Just Swords
Cosplayer, and official The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt promotional model Maul Cosplay has collaborated again with CD Projekt Red to produce The Witcher Cosplay Calendar 2017, reported our fellow Bathtub Geralt appreciators over at PC Gamer. Some iconic and saucy shots have been recreated, including the infamous bathtub and unicorn scenes, as well as some…