Disney Opens Select Disney World Shops To Huge Crowds

In a first step towards re-opening its parks, Disney has allowed third-party shops in its Disney Springs Orlando shopping and dining complex to resume trading. Lines formed outside the outlets that were trading shortly after the area re-opened at 10 AM ET on Wednesday May 20, THR has reported.

Prior to opening, Disney issued a warning on its website that guests would assume all risk of exposure to COVID-19, as well as introducing measures requiring guests and staff to wear masks and be temperature checked on the way into the park.

Twitter posts have shown both good and bad sides to the re-opening, with some praising the diligence of employees regularly cleaning and disinfecting highly trafficked areas, and others expressing disappointment that some guests weren’t following guidelines requiring masks and social distancing.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Command & Conquer Remastered Announces Support For Modding

The team behind the upcoming Command & Conquer Remastered Collection has previously spoken about working with community modders to update the classic RTS games, but a new announcement details how they’re planning on giving back to that community. Not only will the Remastered Collection launch with a new Map Editor, EA will also be releasing the games’ source code under a GPL version 3.0 license.

“We believe this will be one of the first major RTS franchises to open source their source code under the GPL,” a new blog post about the project reads. “This initiative is the direct result of a collaboration between some of the community council members and our teams at EA. After discussing with the council members, we made the decision to go with the GPL license to ensure compatibility with projects like CnCNet and Open RA.”

The release of TiberianDawn.dll and RedAlert.dll will allow keen modders to change everything from art assets and game logic to custom units and maps. For those who don’t want to dive all the way into the source code, there will also be a Map Editor tool, and Steam Workshop support to enable modders to share their custom maps and mods.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Here’s How Much Money Take-Two Makes From Microtransactions And Which Games Are The Biggest

As part of Take-Two’s latest earnings report, the Rockstar Games and 2K Games owner revealed how much money its titles make from microtransactions and which games are the most popular.

Microtransactions are labeled by Take-Two as “recurrent consumer spending,” which includes virtual currency, add-on content, and in-game purchases. For the quarter ended March 31, recurrent consumer spending increased by 40 percent and made up 54 percent of Take-Two’s overall net revenue ($760.5 million), for a total of more than $410 million.

Some of the games that performed the best in terms of microtransactions included NBA 2K20, NBA 2K19, Grand Theft Auto Online, Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online, Borderlands 3, Civilization VI, and SocialPoint’s mobile titles such as WWE SuperCard and WWE 2K20.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Best Pre-Built Gaming PCs That Are Available Right Now (May 2020)

Building a PC requires an extreme amount of patience, confidence, and time that not everyone can afford. Picking out parts that are compatible with each other is an extremely easy task these days, but if anything goes wrong, then it’s up to you to figure out what the problem is. However, there’s a great option out there for those that want to join the PC gaming world but aren’t necessarily ready to build their own gaming PC. Pre-built gaming PCs skip the build step entirely, but it can still be difficult knowing which one to buy. We’ve made it easy by selecting a variety of the best pre-built gaming PCs that are in stock and worth your money.

Pre-built gaming PCs have come a long way over the last couple of years, and while some are still more expensive than the sum of their parts, they’re a convenient and great option for PC gaming. There are also a wide range of prices, much like PC parts themselves. If you’re looking for a more budget-friendly option, then there are plenty with more modest specs to choose from. There are also pre-built gaming PCs that can rock high settings–and yes, your bank account, too.

Some of these pre-built gaming PCs are discounted right now, though it’s important to note that prices on the internet fluctuate regularly: What you see on this page may not reflect what you see when you click through. Please note the correct price before placing your final order. And if you’re looking for a cheap monitor to pair with your new PC, check out our guide to the best budget monitors that are in stock right now. We also have guides on the best gaming keyboards and best gaming mice.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Take-Two Has 93 Games In Development, But Company Won’t Comment On GTA

Take-Two Interactive, the owner of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, confirmed on an earnings call that it has a whopping 93 titles in development, but the company won’t say if a new version of Grand Theft Auto V is among them.

During the earnings call, Take-Two president Karl Slatoff said the 93 games are scheduled to launch by the end of March 2025. However, they might not all release. The 93 games represent what Take-Two has in the works right now, but Slatoff cautioned that, “It is likely that some of these titles will not be developed through completion and we will undoubtedly be adding new titles to our slate.”

During a Q&A, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked if a new version of Grand Theft Auto V (presumably for next-gen consoles) would be one of the 93 titles planned for release by the end of 2025. The executive declined to comment, but the company did confirm that the 93 titles will come from all of Take-Two’s divisions, including Rockstar.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Games Of Thrones Stars Reuniting For Vampire Movie

A year after the series finale of Game of Thrones, two of the show’s stars are reuniting for a project, but this one’s quite a bit different from their previous work together. Peter Dinklage and Jason Momoa have signed on to star together as a vampire and a vampire hunter in an action-adventure movie, according to a new report.

The news comes from Deadline, which reports Dinklage will play legendary vampire hunter Van Helsing in the upcoming movie Good Bad & Undead. In the film, he forms an uneasy alliance with Momoa’s character, a vampire that has vowed never to kill again. The two venture from town to town, scamming locals by having Van Helsing act as though he’s killing the vampire for money. Ultimately, an actual bounty is put on the vampire’s head and the two end up on the run in a magical world of monsters.

Max Barbakow (Palm Springs) is set to direct from a script by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift (Baywatch, Freddy vs. Jason). “We’re so excited about this one. Who doesn’t want to see Peter Dinklage as Van Helsing and Jason Momoa as a vampire?! This is dream casting,” the writing duo said in a tweet. “We’ll never stop fighting to get original stories made. We think you’re gonna love what we are all cooking up. Hopefully more news soon!”

Continue Reading at GameSpot