South by Southwest, the tech, music, and film festival that takes place every year in Texas, is officially canceled due to the spread of coronavirus. The Austin-based festival was officially called off on March 6, just a week before it was set to begin. The festival was canceled by the City of Austin, not SXSW organizers. SXSW 2020 had an impressive list of events, performances, exhibitions and film screenings scheduled this year. The yearly festival is not only a chance for the tech, film, musi

New Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Warzone Gulag footage is still surfacing, even with the bulk of the leaked gameplay now taken offline. The video from YouTuber Chaos that seemed to leak ahead of time included a first look at the battle royale mode’s unique comeback feature. According to the video, players who get taken out early in Warzone mode will be thrown into the Gulag. Still, that means half of all players who get taken out of the early game can drop right back in. It sounds like we won’t

Former Batman actor Ben Affleck (or Batfleck, if you prefer) has confessed that Justice League faced “one problem after another” and put him off directing a solo Dark Knight movie. He said that, after being asked to write and direct The Batman, “at some point, I had lost my enthusiasm and passion for it.” He insisted that any new Batman film “should really be made by someone for whom it’s their wildest dream come true. Catch Ben Affleck in The Way Back, in US cinemas now and out in the UK from A

The Last of Us HBO series co-creator Neil Druckmann, who is writing and producing the upcoming TV show alongside Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, has revealed the first set of characters heading to the post-apocalypse. While quote-tweeting a celebration of International Women’s Day from the HBO Twitter account, Druckmann said, “And now you have Ellie, Riley, Tess, Marlene, Maria, [redacted], and a few others!” And now you have Ellie, Riley, Tess, Marlene, Maria, ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️, and a few others! 😉 https

More Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Warzone gameplay has been “leaked” in the form of an early access review from YouTuber Chaos, presumably in advance of the mode’s shortly impending release date later this week. It also reportedly confirmed that it will be available as a free-to-play standalone mode for those who don’t own the base copy of Infinity Ward’s first-person shooter. Advertisements from Warzone have also started to appear on Twitch, suggesting that Infinity Ward’s take on the last-man-

It didn’t take long for Platinum Games’ The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter to hit – and then exceed – its goal to get the much-loved action game onto current-gen systems. “We at Platinum Games want to express our heartfelt appreciation for all the warm wishes and support for our Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101: Remastered! The Wonderful 101 originally launched on Wii U in 2013 to favourable reviews, even if our own was less impressed. It was directed by Hideki Kamiya, a former Capcom employee and t

Cyberpunk 2077 is celebrating International Women’s Day by revealing an updated look for the default female V.Though not dissimilar to images we’ve seen before, Miss V’s had her hair done – it’s a glorious red now – and now sports a number of new piercings. Those who purchase a copy of Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One will be able to play the game on Xbox Series X for free, developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed. Here’s how to pre-order Cyberpunk 2077 now to guarantee your launch day copy on PC, PS4,

How to watch an Adesanya vs Romero live stream in the USYou’ll be able to catch coverage of UFC 248 via ESPN+ in the US. ESPN+ has become the home for high-quality sports coverage, with a full Adesanya vs Romero live stream available easily with a PPV signup. Live Stream Adesanya vs Romero in Australia(Image credit: Future)Australian fans will have to part with $54.95 to catch an Adesanya vs Romero live stream this weekend courtesy of Main Event. UFC 248 – PrelimsThe middle group of bouts for UF

The world’s only known Nintendo PlayStation has been sold at auction for an eye-watering $360,000 (£275,000), generating twelve times its opening bid of $30K. The Nintendo Playstation – a console that was thought to be a myth, and a subject of video game lore – was available to buy via auction on Heritage Auctions after the system resurfaced in an estate sale in 2015. “Even though this is the closing of this portion of its narrative, it will continue to remain a pivotal piece of video game histo

Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney says the developer is “wholeheartedly supporting” Nividia’s GeForce Now streaming service. Nvidia GeForce Now only exited beta testing a few weeks ago, but not only has it had to pull all Activision Blizzard games following a “misunderstanding” , as well as almost all Bethesda games, now 2K games have also been withdrawn , too. But if players feared fan-favourite Fortnite was also going to be withdrawn, Epic boss Sweeney has publicly confirmed the company will not onl

It’s all to play for, but if you’ve not got your live coverage sorted yet, we’re here to help you watch an England vs Wales live stream. So wherever you are in the world, be it the UK, or far overseas, we’ll tell you how to live stream the Six Nations online. How to watch England vs Wales live stream in the UKIf you’re in the UK, you’ll find free, live coverage of the full game on ITV today with kickoff at 16:45. You’ll be able to watch the Six Nations online after the game has ended thanks to o

Someone completed the entirety of Breath of the Wild’s main quest without making Link take a single step. YouTuber PointCrow permitted himself to swim, jump forwards and backwards, and otherwise reach and destroy Ganon using any tool at Link’s disposal except for his ability to walk and run. Even so, the valiant PointCrow was left staring down the dreaded Game Over screen more than a few times. The final showdown is something to behold, as PointCrow skips his way through the several phases of en

Christian Bale has been cast in Thor: Love and Thunder as the feature film’s main villain. In a conversation with ET , co-star Tessa Thompson had this to say about Thor 4 and Bale’s role: Christian Bale is going to play our villain, which is going to be fantastic,” Thompson said. Thompson is set to reprise her role as Valkyrie in Thor 4, and the actress says it’s officially King Valkyrie now. As for Bale’s villain role, Thompson didn’t have anything further to share just yet. Thor: Ragnarok dire

Doom Eternal is launching on March 20, and Bethesda has added PC specs for minimum and recommended settings to the title’s Steam page. Here’s what you’ll need to run the new Doom, as well as the PC components you’ll need to make every drop of blood and spit of fire look and run as best they can. As for recommended settings, Bethesda says an 8gb 1080 or 2060 is what you’ll need for best results at 1440p and 60fps at high settings. Along with the listed PC specs, you’ll also want a solid speaker s

ABC Signature Studios is developing a prequel to 2017’s Beauty and the Beast feature film for the Disney Plus streaming service. It isn’t clear which, if any other members from the movie’s cast are returning for the Disney Plus series, but it sounds like there’s a good chance a few of them will make cameo appearances. Fabled Disney composer Alan Menken is in talks to work on the new Disney Plus series. Menken’s work includes The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and both the original Beauty a

Warframe may utilise backwards compatibility to make the move to PS5 and Xbox Series X “pretty straightforward” for its players. “It’s a loaded question, but, it’s also pretty straightforward,” explains Ford. Although Sony has yet to detail its full PS5 backwards compatibility plans, Microsoft have revealed it’s going all-in on Xbox Series X backwards compatibility, and even forwards compatibility through the Smart Delivery feature. But that’s not all, as Ford goes on to talk about the importanc

Pokemon Go is hosting a Team GO Rocket event this Saturday, March 7, from 2pm to 5pm local time, and it’s bringing rare Shiny Shadow Pokemon as well as the never-before-seen Shiny Skorupi. Shadow Pokemon encountered during the event will be stronger than normal. “Whatever Team GO Rocket is doing seems to be making these poor Pokémon stronger as long as they remain Shadow Pokémon,” Niantic explains . Powering up a Shadow Pokémon and teaching a Shadow Pokémon a second Charged Attack now cost less

Capcom has confirmed that the Nemesis will definitely not be able to enter Resident Evil 3’s designated safe rooms, and we’re all breathing a collective sigh of relief. The big bad of Resident Evil 3 is certainly relentless, and unlike Mr X can and will break down doors in his pursuit of Jill, but thankfully certain areas are still off limits to the big bully. This location was not in fact a designated safe room. The clue’s in the music, as is traditional in the Resi franchise – and not all save

The Final Fantasy 7 Remake is trying harder to make Midgar feel like a real city – both for authenticity’s sake, and to make you feel weirder about blowing part of it up. We got to see much more of the city in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake intro cinematic than we did in the original game’s opening scenes. They both lead straight into the same initial gameplay, with Cloud and the members of the eco-terrorist group Avalanche infiltrating one of the city’s power plants, as you can play in the Final Fa

This would seem to put that to bed and alter the theme of the graphical showdown that is PS5 vs Xbox Series X. It is a common architecture used in the next-generation game consoles. The latter being rather handy if you’re creating content for multiple game consoles and systems. Or the Xbox Series X price for that matter either. News on PS5 specs is a bit like seeing a unicorn right now- compared to how Microsoft has been feeding us the Xbox Series X specs anyway.