Here are some of last week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and more:
Halo 4 will come to the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Nov. 17
In a new video showcasing recently released and upcoming PlayStation 5 games, Horizon Forbidden West was given a tentative release detail of “anticipated second half 2021”
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers are now able claim a 30-day free trial of Disney Plus until Jan. 31 (via Xbox)
PS4 players are now able connect to and stream games from the PlayStation 5 via an update to the system’s Remote Play feature (via PlayStation)
We have heard you – in an upcoming update for #SpiderManPS4, we will add the ability to export your save to Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered. This update will also add the three new suits from Remastered to the PS4 game. We expect to bring you this update around Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/EqoKnto3FV
Insomniac has updated the PlayStation 4 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man to allow save transfers to the remastered version of the game on PlayStation 5
The update also adds the remaster’s new suits
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Rapper Lil Nas X held a virtual concert this past weekend in Roblox
Take Two Interactive is acquiring Codemasters, the publisher behind racing franchises such as Dirt, Grid, and several F1 racing games (via Polygon)
Developer Behaviour Interactive revealed Dead by Daylight‘s latest killer, a conjoined pair a siblings know as the Twins
Fall Guys has released a mid season update during Season 2, adding remixed levels, new costumes, and more
Those who purchase items in Fortnite until Dec. 31 will get a two month subscription to Disney Plus
The offer only applies to new subscribers (via Epic Games)
Destiny 2‘s latest expansion, Beyond Light, will offer more subclasses to characters in the game’s future according to game director Luke Smith (via Polygon)
Due to a recently discovered issue, Trials of Osiris will not be available until the weekend of November 27, 2020.
Bungie also announced that the Trials of Osiris PvP event in Destiny 2 has been postponed until Nov. 27 due to a recently discovered bug found in the game
Deathloop, the latest game from developer Arkane Studios (Dishonored series, Prey), is coming to PC and PlayStation 5 on May 21, 2021
The announcement comes on the heels of the game initially being a launch window release on PS5
A new update to Half-Life Alyx has added three hours of developer commentary
The Nioh Collection, a collection featuring remastered versions of Nioh and Nioh 2 with all DLC content, is coming to PlayStation 5 on Feb. 5, 2021
The collection updates both games to 4K resolution and 120 FPS
Nioh 2 is also coming to PC in the form of Nioh 2: Complete Edition
The hard-as-nails action RPG comes to Steam on Feb. 5, 2021 as well
Ubisoft Montreal’s office received police response on Friday Nov. 13 after a possible hoax call was placed, and “no threat” was discovered after police investigation (via Polygon)
In movie news, director David Fincher (Gone Girl, The Social Network) has signed a 4-year exclusivity deal with Netflix (via The Verge)
Showtime’s Halo TV series will bring back actress Jen Taylor as the voice of Cortana (via The Verge)
The first trailer for The Fresh Prince of Bell-AirReunion was released
The reunion arrives on HBO Max Nov. 19
HBO Max released the first trailer for the upcoming Adventure Time: Distant Lands – Obsidian
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