Interviews

Gwent: Master Mirror Expansion Brings Back An Ominous Figure From The Witcher 3

Gwent, the card game spin-off of The Witcher 3, has a new expansion coming. On June 30, players will be able to play the Master Mirror expansion, which brings back the ominous Gaunter O'Dimm. As the trailer below shows, O'Dimm has been pulling the strings behind the scenes for some time now, and this expansion will bring him to the forefront in the card battling game. The trailer suggests that this will have some major implications for Gwent's storytelling. The expansion will add 70 new cards, including several faction-specific cards

Infinity Ward Increases Efforts To Eliminate Racist Content In Modern Warfare And Warzone

Infinity Ward is increasing their efforts to ban racist names from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, the developer announced in a recent tweet. The post says that they already ban users with racist or hate-orientated names from the game but additional counter-measures are being put in place to make sure names don't slip through the cracks. "There is no place for racist content in our game. This is an effort we began with launch and we need to do a better job. We're issuing thousands of daily bans

Here’s Valorant’s New Agent Reyna And All Her Abilities

Update: Reyna is now available to play as of Valorant update 1.0. Her two basic abilities are Dismiss and Devour, which allow her to consume a downed enemy's "life force" to temporarily become invisible and invulnerable, and restore her health, respectively. Her signature ability Leer sends out a destructible orb that obscures the range of vision of any players that look at it. This ability can be deployed through walls and barriers, which makes it quite powerful. Her ultimate ability is Empress, which grants her rapid fire for a limited

E3 2020 Replacement Event Schedule: PS5, Ubisoft, And All The Confirmed Events So Far

Like many other live events scheduled to take place this year, E3 2020 has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This marks the first time in the expo's 20-plus-year history that a physical event will not take place in June, but there will still be plenty of gaming news and announcements to look forward to over the next few months. In fact, with companies spreading their announcements out over a longer stretch of time, you won't have to race to catch everything in a week's time and can

JK Simmons Could Return For More Spider-Man Films

A year ago, Spider-Man: Far From Home hit theaters with a special post-credits scene surprise--the return of J.K. Simmons' iconic take on comics' most notorious news mogul, J. Jonah Jameson. This also marked the first time an actor has made the jump from a non-MCU Marvel film into the MCU while playing the same character. We suppose it's not too late for Chris Evans to return not as Steve Rogers but as Johnny Storm. Never say never. Now, Simmons has confirmed via a video interview with People's Couch Surfing that

In Place Of E3, Devs Are Teaming Up For An Announcement-Filled Show In June

E3 2020 was canceled, but game developers and publishers are still collaborating to deliver big announcements over the summer. The Guerrilla Collective is a new partnership that will launch a three-day gaming celebration in June, and it includes some of the most-acclaimed studios in the world.The Guerrilla Collective will feature developers from companies such as Rebellion, Raw Fury, Paradox Interactive, Larian Studios, Funcom, Versus Evil, ZA/UM, Coffee Stain Studios, 11 bit Studios, and Humble Publishing. On June 6 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the first Guerrilla Collective

Shacknews Feature: Mike Tyson Interview

Sometimes life gives you strange opportunities that you had not planned for. This was the case for Shacknews on Thursday, when we received a call about a potential interview opportunity with Mike Tyson. I was invited to be part of the Facebook Gaming and State Farm's Play A Part Together FIFA livestream this week with a very special interview with Iron Mike. Now Mike doesn't really stay on topic the best, so a lot of the interview was not fit for the livestream. Luckily, Shacknews doesn't have such stringent standards

Undertaker: The Last Ride Review – WWE’s New Documentary Is A Revealing Look At The Wrestling Icon

If you've spent any time exploring the WWE Network, you've come across a long list of documentaries about a variety of wrestlers, matches, pay per view events, and even entire wrestling companies. However, there's one thing that's been sorely lacking on the company's streaming platform: an in-depth look at its longest-tenured wrestler, the Undertaker. With the premiere of Undertaker: The Last Ride, that changes.The new eight-part documentary series follows the legendary Undertaker between 2017 and 2020 as the man behind the character, Mark Calaway, struggles with the realization that the

Evening Reading – May 7, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. In case you missed it at Shacknews: [embedded content] A short clip of @technosucks interviewing the one and only @MikeTyson at the @statefarm Play Apart Together Charity Tournament powered by @alienware - you can catch the whole interview tonight and catch all the FIFA action at https://t.co/cf7YqNte7g #playaparttogether pic.twitter.com/m8wUPOv1ww — Greenlit (@greenlitcontent) May 8, 2020 And now... Other Stuff From The Internet! Joe Rogan interviews Elon Musk again [embedded content] Joe

Marvel Legends 2020 Hasbro showcase

Get a close look at figures coming later this year from Hasbro's line of Marvel merchandise Marvel has been one of the biggest names in Hasbro’s arsenal of property licenses for many years. Their “Legends” line features a number of retro figures rocking looks from decades past. We had the opportunity to sit down with Marvel and get a first-hand look at what figures fans could expect from Hasbro and Marvel Legends this year. Our Video Editor Greg Burke caught up with Marvel and got a close look at the