May 2020

Matthew Rhys and Tatiana Maslany star in the new series arriving in June

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Head to the Tower for some Exotics

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Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Pom Poko and others all explore the cost of power

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This is our first look at MAPPA’s work on the show

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‘We do believe in generations’

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Ready to bring a #Hakuoki honey home? Souji Okita is getting his own Nendoroid!

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Another farming and life sim is on the way, with Summer in Mara giving people chances to farm, make friends, and explore soon.

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Switch and PS4 Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection limited editions will pay tribute to the past by coming in a NeoGeo game box.

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Prepare your wallet for a Third Impact from Oppo's Evangelion-themed Ace2 smartphone!

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The rumors were true! A PlayStation 5 event will be held next week. People can learn more about PS5 games on June 4, 2020.

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GameSpot's Play For All kicks off on June 1 and, alongside coverage of the biggest gaming announcements of the summer and daily charity livestreams, we're going to be delivering interviews with developers, publishers, execs, and more. To kick things off, we're pleased to reveal that the first of these interviews will be with Epic Games' Tim Sweeney and Kim Libreri.

Hot off announcing Unreal Engine 5 and showing it running on Sony's PlayStation 5, Sweeney and Libreri sat down with GameSpot to talk about Epic's impressive new development engine, what it means for the video game industry, how it will create bridges into other forms of entertainment, and, of course, what it means for Fortnite.

They also discuss the Epic Games Store, which has gained considerable ground in an area of game distribution that has, historically, been dominated by Valve's Steam store. All that, along with a variety of other topics are discussed, so you'll want to tune in and watch.

The next season of Destiny 2 is almost upon us, with only one week left to wrap up any loose ends in the Season of the Worthy. There are also only two more visits from Xur for you to grab Exotic weapons and armor before Bungie starts rolling out some new gear changes. Here's where you can find Xur and what he's stocking.

Head to Tower to find Xur this week, in the Hangar area. For his weapon, Xur is offering The Prospetor. Hunters can pick up the The Bombardiers leg armor; for Titans, there's the Doom Fang Pauldron gauntlets; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Crown of Tempests helmet.

Xur Location

Spawn in at the central transmat zone in the Tower and head left to enter the Hangar. When you hit the bottom of the stairs, turn left and head toward the edge of the area. Take some stairs up toward the catwalk and you'll find Xur waiting in the corner, enjoying the view of the Last City.

Father's Day can be one of the hardest holidays to shop for--after all, what do you get the man who has everything? However, it's time to start thinking about how you can show your appreciation for the dad in your life, as Father's Day 2020 is coming up soon on Sunday, June 21. Fortunately, if your dad or husband is into games, there's practically an endless list of games-related products he'd probably enjoy, especially with new games coming out for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC all the time.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the choices out there? We've got you covered--here are some of the best gift ideas for gamer dads this Father's Day, including consoles, accessories, merchandise, tabletop games, and more. Whether your dad is a hardcore retro gamer, looking to get into gaming, or just looking for some quality-of-life improvements around the house, we've got picks you can get before Father's Day.

Quick look: Best Father's Day gift ideas for 2020

Developer Mojang Studios has confirmed that its recently released dungeon crawler Minecraft Dungeons will get some new DLC very soon. Across Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, Minecraft Dungeons is slated to received two pieces of content, with the first arriving sometime this July.

Jungle Awakens is Minecraft Dungeons' first piece of DLC. It will introduce three new missions, weapons, armor, and artifacts all within a distant jungle that houses some mysterious power. Additionally, Jungle Awakens will bring about new enemy types, including the Leapleaf, Jungle Zombie, Poison Quill Vine, and more.

Although Sony isn't planning on bringing PS5 exclusives to PS4 too, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says that one of its upcoming exclusives, The Last of Us Part II, will run on the PS5, presumably at launch.

In an interview with CNET, Ryan confirmed that The Last of Us Part II will run without issue on Sony's next console. Although he made no mention of potential visual upgrades that could accompany the generational jump, he did confirm that the game as it launches next month will be playable on the PS5.

Ryan also mentions that The Last of Us Part II won't feature in the recently confirmed PS5 digital event on June 4, with the event focusing on games that will launch with the PS5 this holiday season, and during the months afterwards.

The Pokemon Company is giving away another Pokemon for Sword and Shield. Until June 4, you can claim a free Galarian Ponyta via Mystery Gift. This Ponyta has its Hidden Ability, Anticipation, which will cause it to shudder when it enters the field if the opposing Pokemon knows a super-effective attack.

Alongside Ponyta, The Pokemon Company is also giving away a handful of rare Poke Balls. This gift bundle includes one Level Ball, one Fast Ball, one Love Ball, one Friend Ball, and one Beast Ball.

To claim the freebies, select Mystery Gift from the menu screen and follow these steps:

June 1 marks the start of Play For All, GameSpot's summer gaming event and charity celebration. It's going to be an exciting month-plus of news and announcements, with numerous companies sharing details on their upcoming games, and Microsoft and Sony continuing to detail the Xbox Series X and PS5. But beyond that, a core component of Play For All will be our daily charity livestreams, which will feature fun guests from the games industry and media. Things get underway this coming Monday at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, and we've got a great lineup for the week--here's what to look forward to.

To kick things off, we're sitting down with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and CTO Kim Libreri. We'll be discussing a variety of subjects, including Unreal Engine 5 and the future of gaming--along with some more eclectic topics that you'll definitely want to see for yourself.

Dontnod Entertainment, the French studio behind a run of great mid-budget releases, has announced that opening of a brand new studio in Montréal, Canada. Staffed by talented folk from the city itself, Dontnod Montréal is expected to get right to work on a brand new project.

"We are delighted to share our plans of expansion with the opening of this new office in Montréal, completing the talented team working out of Paris," said Dontnod CEO Oskar Guilbert in a press release. "Our goal is to create video games as close as possible to our community’s expectations. With this new international team, we will be able to envision even more ambitious titles and keep writing wonderful stories for our players."

Dontnod has seen great success in recent years, with healthy sales of titles such as stealth RPG Vampyr and the very popular and critically acclaimed series Life is Strange. Currently on the horizon for the developer are murder mystery thriller Twin Mirror, and coming-of-age drama Tell Me Why, both of which are scheduled for release at some point in 2020.

I still remember where I was when I picked up Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for the first time.

I was at my friend David's house, completely unaware for what we were getting ourselves into. We were learning the ropes, then suddenly: "Superman" came on. It sounds cliche to say that hearing one song was a life-changing moment, but eight hours later, it still felt like we were in a split-screen trance. We just couldn't stop playing it.

That similar scene would happen as I played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 and listened to "No Cigar" over and over, or "96 Quite Bitter Beings" in Tony Hawk 3, and...you get the picture. Soundtracks are a huge part of what makes THPS so memorable for a large swath of people, but the skaters were naturally a big draw as well.

Growing up, in and out of the game I was always a fan of Chad Muska. I not only admired his passion for skating, but the fact that each and every Tony Hawk entry he would reinvent himself and almost feel like a completely different person. He's also one of the few members of the cast that stuck with the series for so long, as he was frequently a large part of the various story modes across its strong decade-plus run.

He's still supporting the franchise, actually, as is evidenced in the video below, where he muses on the impact of Tony Hawk has a whole. That said, Brett also makes a compelling case for Rune Glifberg!

Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath is now available to purchase. This paid DLC expansion to NetherRealm Studios' gory fighter includes five-chapter epilogue to the base game's story, as well as three new characters: Wind god Fujin, guest star RoboCop, and the welcome return of the Shokan Queen, Sheeva.

Sheeva made her Mortal Kombat debut back in 1995's Mortal Kombat 3, where she was the bodyguard of Shao Kahn's bride, Sindel (more accurately, she was responsible for keeping Kitana from reaching her mother and informing her of the truth about their bloodline). In Mortal Kombat 11, Sheeva returns with far more agency as a strong, proud and courageous ruler, sympathetic to EarthRealm's plight and honourable to her allies old and new.

The multi-armed Shokan continues her heritage as the powerhouse of the MK universe. Kitted out with a wealth of devastating grabs and throws, Sheeva is a terrifying foe at close range. If that wasn't enough, Sheeva also has an excellent projectile and an infuriating, unblockable full-screen stomp. All of these tools combine to make Her Highness one of the most dangerous characters on the roster, equipped to handle both close kombat and repetitive zoners.

[Update: Battle for the Grid is now on Stadia, completing the promise of a fifth cross-play platform. To get it as a Stadia Pro member, head into the storefront and find it under "Stadia Pro Games" along with Panzer Dragoon, Superhot, Get Packed and Little Nightmares.]

What once started as a very rough project blossomed beautifully, as Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid adds another feature over a year into its launch.

According to the official Twitter account, once Battle for the Grid arrives on Stadia in June, it will join the array of cross-play capable versions that already exist. In other words, you can play across Stadia with Steam, PS4, Xbox One and Switch users. The developers make the claim that this is the first time a fighting game contains cross-play across five different platforms.

It's still weird to see Sony playing ball with PS4 cross-play after openly mocking it for so long. We're entering a brave new era now where cross-play is expected, and should hopefully be seen as a basic feature. Having grown up for several decades and heard the "oh man you got the [Xbox/PlayStation] version, we can't play now" phrase followed by a groan, it's great to see that games not only are unified, but have larger communities behind them.

That'll only ensure their preservation for longer, sometimes without the need to buy a sequel or "Super Edition" sooner.

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid [Twitter]

Ahead of its PlayStation 5 games reveal next week, Sony has shed more light on its next-gen transition plans, revealing that, counter to Microsoft's Xbox Series X strategy, it won't be making its PS5 games compatible with PlayStation 4.

Microsoft, of course, has pledged all its first-party Xbox Series X games will, for the console's first two years at least, be playable on existing Xbox One machines, albeit with additional bells and whistles for next-gen versions. According to Sony Interactive Entertainment's president and CEO Jim Ryan, however, that's not a strategy PlayStation plans to follow.

While Sony is now telling developers that new PS4 games must function on PlayStation 5, Ryan, speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, confirmed the company has no interest in making its PS5 games compatible with PS4. "We have always said that we believe in generations," he explained, "We believe that when you go to all the trouble of creating a next-gen console, that it should include features and benefits that the previous generation does not include."

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Last week, Joe Juba, Andrew Reiner, and I went on a journey with Gabriel Belmont and rediscovered what made Castlevania: Lords of Shadow so great, including its absolutely bonkers ending. We had so much fun that we decided to look past the faults of the sequel and see if we could keep the good times rolling with Lords of Shadow 2.

The results? A wacky episode filled with impressions of Muppets, musings on vampire dating simulators, and a large discussion centered on America's sweetheart: Nicholas Cage.

This week's show is prerecorded, but we'll be live and chatting with you again in a mere seven days. If you can't get enough of our live shows, remember to subscribe on YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, Twitter, and Facebook to get notified when we go live each week!

Giant automated industry builder Satisfactory has been on the assembly line for a while already, first debuting on the Epic Games Store last year. The Factorio-but-3D builder has churned out new additions to its early access version since then, including giant trains and guns and vertical conveyors. The mammoth machines are reaching another milestone when Satisfactory launches on Steam—still in early access—on Monday, June 8th.

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Infinity Ward has announced in a tweet that Call of Duty: Warzone now supports all of the expected battle royale party sizes on every platform, so you can game with your squad no matter what you play on.

The game now allows for solos, duos, trios, and quads. Just for good measure you can now also play Plunder is quads as well.

When Call of Duty: Warzone first launched in March, the only available party size was trios, but the game has undergone many changes since then and now you and one, two, or three friends can journey into the gun-laden map and hunt the elusive victory.

Of course, with any battle royale, you don’t need to have a pre-made party for this and every playlist (besides solos, of course) will let you fill your party with other random players.

Mythra/Pyra

This is probably one of the most requested Xenoblade Chronicles characters for Smash Bros. Ultimate. Even though transformation characters are pretty much gone now, there are still a few ways that this combination of light and fire blades could work.

First off, there’s always the option of making Mythra and Pyra a transformation character. Pokemon Trainer still exists and even though the fighters aren’t technically transforming, it’s still the same concept.

If you wanted them to be individual fighters, then you could have one of them be an echo. That way you can keep all the Mythra and Pyra fans happy. Then give them their special attacks from XC2 and make their level four special their final smashes and you’re good to go.

Today Idea Factory International released a trailer and details of the upcoming JRPG Death End re;Quest 2.

The video showcases the game’s opening cutscene featuring a look at the cast and the theme song.

We also get to hear more about one of the game’s features, the day/night cycle. 

“Gameplay is split between two time periods: day and night. During midday, you can visit the dormitory and explore Le Choara to search for clues. 

As evening sets in, the town metamorphoses into a haunted shell of itself. In the shadows sneak carnivorous creatures of the night. Players must delve into both day and night to learn in full what horrific secrets are buried in this secluded town.

Will Mai survive long enough to find her younger sister?”

You can check out the trailer below.

Friends, the best sitcom of all time (don’t @ me), has six very distinct characters that fans can latch onto thanks to their very diverse personalities and odd quirks.

If you can’t decide whether you’re more of a Rachel, Ross, or perhaps a Chandler, then this Friends personality quiz might help you out with that.

By answering these simple and low-stress questions, we’ll tell you just who exactly you are. Easy as that.

Let’s begin the test, shall we? Time to find out if you’re as eccentric as Phoebe or as clumsy as Ross.

Oh, and when you finish this test up, make sure to try your hand at this insanely difficult trivia quiz for Friends –bet you can’t get them all right!

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Following yesterday’s reveal of the Nintendo Switch version of Azur Lane: Crosswave, Compile Heart opened the official website, and it comes with plenty of interesting details.

First of all, we get a metric ton of screenshots and gameplay video, showcasing the game’s many characters, the improved photo mode which allows for portraying six shipgirls at once, storytelling, and gameplay.

An interesting and rather mysterious detail is that the game’s age rating for Nintendo Switch is different compared to the PS4 version. 

To be more specific, the new rating is CERO D, which is the Japanese loose equivalent of an M rating, indicating a game suitable for players 17 or older. 

The PS4 version is rather CERO C, which doesn’t really have an ESRB equivalent, setting the minimum age at 15. 

The reasons for this change has not been explicitly explained and the only two differences mentioned so far are the inclusion of Taihou and Formidable in the base game and the renewed photo mode.

Both may be the casuse, but the official website mentions “more freedom,” for the photo mode, possibly indicating that more daring camera angles may be achieved. 

It’s worth mentioning that the PS4 game received a Teen rating from the ESRB (13+). It’s not uncommon for games rated CERO C to receive Teen ratings in North America. The Switch version has not been announced for the west just yet, and didn’t receive a rating from the ESRB.

We’ll have to wait and see if Compile Heart will provide a more detailed breakdown of the differences among platforms.

You can find all the assets below.

Today Larian Studios released a trailer of the upcoming RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 and teased more reveals coming next month.

According to the developer, June is going to be a hot month for the fans of the game starting with June 6, when Larian will hist its first new reveal as part of the Guerrilla Collective showcase. 

At the moment, no further information has been provided on the events that will follow, but you can check out the video below. 

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