Hello! This week we talk about the latest big-budget video game flop, discover how gross pelicans can be, check out the new Fast & Furious game, play video games while eating, and meet a creepy monkey in Animal Crossing.
So, is it Hatsune Miku's Swingin' Report Show now? She's coming to Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! worldwide.
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For years, Microsoft has been setting the foundation for its next-gen console, Xbox Series X. After having to recover from the blunder of the Xbox One's launch, the company has spent the latter years of this past console generation catering more to the consumer by advocating cross-platform play and backwards compatibility and expanding its service model with things like Xbox Game Pass and the still-in-development Project xCloud.
Still, as we learn more about Xbox Series X's architecture, its games, and what Microsoft has in mind for the future it wishes to cultivate with the console, we still don't know how much it'll cost. Until Xbox Series X launches this holiday, our imaginations will likely continue to run wild, wondering about potential price points--at least until Microsoft finally confirms it during one its Xbox 20/20 streams.
Below you can find a handful of predictions from the team, addressing our thoughts on the subject and how much we'd personally pay for Microsoft's next console, but do let us know your predictions in the comments.
Continue Reading at GameSpotThe Xbox Series X is shaping up to be a powerhouse system when it launches this holiday season, but Microsoft is taking a very different approach than Sony is regarding game exclusivity and the concept of console generations. If you want to stick with your Xbox One for now, you can, and you'll be able to take past generations of games with you to the new console.
In a tweet on May 29, Xbox games marketing GM Aaron Greenberg stressed that "generations of games" will play on the latest hardware and that it would offer value and choice that we haven't seen from a console launch before. Because next-generation upgrades for Xbox Game Studios titles are free, you'll be able to get them later if you can't get the Xbox Series X immediately.
Xbox believes in generations. Generations of games that play on latest HW taking advantage of next-gen innovation offering more choice, value & variety than any console launch ever. All our Studios titles launch into Game Pass & you get those next-gen game upgrades for free.
Halo 3 is the next game coming to Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PC and those in the Halo Insiders program will be able to play it, or at least a piece of it, very soon. 343 Industries is planning to do a test flight for a selection of campaign missions and multiplayer content, and you'll even get to "Finish the Fight."
Starting in the first half of June, Halo: The Master Chief Collection players in the Halo Insiders program can access Halo 3's content, regardless of whether they're playing via the Microsoft Store or Steam. The following campaign missions are included:
The titular Halo mission is the final mission in Halo 3, so we don't suggest playing through these quite yet if you haven't already beaten the game on Xbox 360 or Xbox One. Multiplayer options include custom, social, and competitive games, Team Hardcore, Team Slayer, and Team Doubles modes, and several different maps. Classics like Guardian, The Pit, and Valhalla are included in the test flight, and both Forge and the theater will be available for creative-minded players.
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Wissam Ben Yedder is infamous within the FIFA community for being pretty much the most hated player to face in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team - and it seems like real-life Ben Yedder is well aware of his virtual counterpart's reputation.
EA Sports revealed the Team of the Season So Far promotional cards for Ligue 1 yesterday, and of course the Monaco hit-man is on the list.
Ben Yedder's astonishing 97-rated card includes 97 pace, 97 shooting, 98 dribbling, 94 passing and 84 physical, making it one of the best in the game.
Cloud gaming may have arrived, but it hasn’t yet really taken hold among your average player. Its potential may have opened up now that Valve has announced that Steam Cloud Play has entered beta.
A three-piece multi-function wrench set, JACHS NY chinos, a sleek gaming chair, the Show Your Pride bundle, and more are some of Saturday’s best deals.
The annual Japanese indie festival BitSummit is going digital this year and is bringing fans 75 games from some of Japan's most prolific developers. Onion Games, which has had a presence at the festival many times in the past, will be on hand to show off its newest title, Mon Amour. Featuring that signature Onion Games art style, Mon Amour puts players in control of Baron Beard as he goes about rescuing the citizens of the Cavacava Kingdom using just his (insert Prince guitar riff) kiss.
Onion Games describes it as an "insta-death kissing game." As of right now, there is no release date set, but interested parties will be able to experience a demo for it in one way or another during BitSummit Gaiden on June 27 and 28. While there isn't a release date, a platform has already been decided. Mon Amour will launch on Nintendo Switch, which is a platform Onion Games has done pretty well on for itself.
Mon Amour [BitSummit Gaiden]
Hideo Kojima has insisted Death Stranding was a sales success, and has enabled Kojima Productions to fund its unannounced second project.
In an interview with Japanese website Livedoor (translated by VGC), the Metal Gear Solid creator said: "We've absolutely crossed the line we needed to cross to be in the black, including recovering development costs, so I'd call it a successful result.
"We still have the PC release coming up, and we've secured enough to begin preparing for our next project, so there's no need to worry."
ThinkingStars is continuing to reveal assets and gameplay of its upcoming cyberpunk PS4 game ANNO: Mutationem.
This time around we start by taking a look at RPG elements in a batch of new screenshots.
This includes enhancing your character and gear, on top of buying and upgrading equipment.
Also, sushi vendors.
Suzaku just released an update about its upcoming game Sense – 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story.
According to the developer, the game should now be content-complete, and only “a small number of assets” on the art end remain to be done, including “some cutscene animations, props, and some remaining music/sfx.”
That being said, that should not take more than 2-3 weeks to finish. QA testing is underway and will continue until the first week of June. After that, the developer will make a firm decision on the release date based on feedback.
This means that the PC release will “likely” have to be pushed back to August, which would mean a simultaneous launch with the console versions. On the other hand, the PS Vita version should be completely unaffected. More news should come around June 6, and the Steam demo should also get an update.
“This means that we, unfortunately, will likely push back the PC digital release until August. The good news is that if such, the PC release will simul-release along the console versions, as they were already planned to release in that time-frame. Do not worry, we will still need to have the game complete and sent to the various platforms for their QA and approvals by early July to make sure that our logistics all work out as planned.
Dungeon crawler fangame Labyrinth of Touhou 2 will be released in Japan in Summer 2020.
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And the way he uses it taps into ancient traditions in Japanese art
There have been a lot of video games released over the years that feature sharks, but not as many let you play as these smooth and deadly beasts. And often shark games aren’t very good. But some stand out.
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Munchlax!
Publisher PQube has confirmed that the PS4 and Xbox One ports of cutesy platformer New Super Lucky's Tale will be launching this summer, following on from its previous release on Nintendo Switch.
Playful Studios' cheerful platforming romp is a revamped edition of the original Super Lucky's Tale, which ironically first launched on PS4 and Xbox back in 2017. The plucky adventure mixes up 2D and 3D platforming gameplay, as young fox siblings Lucky and Lyra sally forth on a quest to rescue the stolen Book of Ages from cat sorcerer Jinx.
Minecraft Dungeons' first DLC comes out in July, Mojang has announced.
Jungle Awakens is the name of this first DLC for the Diablo-like dungeon crawler. Here's the official blurb from a Mojang blog post:
"In this adventure, you'll enter a distant, dangerous jungle to fight a mysterious power in three new missions. To defeat the terrors hidden among the vines, you'll have new weapons, armour, and artifacts at your disposal.
Epic Games store exclusive Satisfactory hits Steam on Monday 8th June.
Coffee Stain Studios' first-person factory building sim launches on Steam then in Early Access form.
In the video below, Coffee Stain programmer and community manager Jace Valetti explains why it has been hard for the studio to announce a concrete release date for Satisfactory until now, saying it was in part about avoiding crunch.
Star Citizen’s development team at Cloud Imperium Games released a new trailer and a new video discussing the upcoming salvaging gameplay features.
Star Citizen is a game in which ship-to-ship combat happens very often, and at the moment destroyed ships simply fade out of existence.
That being said, the game’s developers envision a future in which all that sweet scrap will be a source of riches for players willing to go out and seize it.
The video features an interesting talk on what we can expect for this kind of gameplay when it’ll be gradually implemented in the game, on top of details about the ship resource management system that is a prerequisite for the implementation of salvaging.
On top of that, the new trailer shows the Drake Cutlass Blue, the law enforcement version of the Cutlass by Drake, which is rather ironic considering that the brand is mostly known for being a favorite among pirates and outlaws.
Now, if only the game’s no fly zones wouldn’t prevent us from flying like that among the skyscrapers of ArcCorp…
The not-so-secret appeal to the practice of reading tarot cards is that people have always longed for ways of gleaning their futures in spiritual ways. The appeal of a franchise like CLAMP’s Cardcaptor Sakura is that it borrowed heavily from tarot traditions to tell a sprawling story about a young girl’s quest to…
The official Valorant Twitter account released a short teaser today showing off a new character coming to the game. Her name is Reyna and she reminds of someone...
Sega Ages Thunder Force AC might just be an arcade port of Thunder Force III at heart, but its changes and additions make it worthwhile.
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Retro-fans Hamster continues with its efforts to bring the catalogue of obscure '80s developer Nichibutsu to a modern audience. This week's Arcade Archives release is Crazy Climber 2, now available to download on Nintendo Switch.
Released exclusively to the Japanese arcade market in 1988, Crazy Climber 2 was the sequel to Nichibutsu's own skyscraper-scaling classic, which had launched eight years earlier. While retaining the original title's control system and concepts, Crazy Climber 2 had much improved visuals, music, and sound. The sequel also included new features such as multiple routes, animated billboards, and bonuses to be earned by carousing with gals sat precariously on windowsills.
You can check out the action in the video below, courtesy of VideoGameObsession.
It is one of the most wholesome moments in speedrunning history - the speedrunner breaks a Super Mario 64 world record after eight years of trying, he breaks down before his parents come in to congratulate him on his momentous achievement.
Simply is a well-known Super Mario 64 speedrunner from Minnesota, USA who yesterday completed Nintendo's N64 classic with all 120 stars obtained in an incredible time of 1:38:28. Simply's time beat the previous world record of 1:38:43, which was obtained by a player called Liam Kings on 31st March 2020, by 15 seconds.
When Simply finishes the game by defeating Bowser in the final boss fight, he collapses forward, at first laughing, then crying as his 3500 Twitch viewers offer congratulations in the chat.
June has officially arrived, and Pokemon Go developer Niantic has revealed a variety of events it has lined up for the mobile game this month. On top of June 2020's Community Day, a number of things are happening in Pokemon Go over the next few weeks, including the debut of another new Gen 5 Legendary, the return of the solstice event, and more.
Immediately following Reshiram's departure on June 16, its Pokemon White counterpart, Zekrom, will make its debut in Pokemon Go. The Legendary Pokemon will appear in five-star Raids for a limited time, giving you your first chance to catch one in the mobile game. Zekrom will also be the star of three Raid Hour events on the following dates:
The Legendary Eon Pokemon Latios and Latias will return to the game for a special Raid Weekend event. The event kicks off at 8 AM local time on June 12 and runs until 10 PM local time on June 15. Throughout the weekend, Latios and Latias will appear in five-star Raids, marking your first chance to catch them since January.
Developer Random Potion and Publisher Wild River Games released a new trailer of the upcoming RPG The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes.
The trailer focuses on the Black Boar Inn, which basically serves as a hub for the game where you can enjoy the tutorial, hire henchmen, choose your adventure, find an online session, and more.
While many may not be very familiar with The Dark Eye franchise, it’s the most successful tabletop RPG in Germany, where it surpasses Dungeons & Dragons in terms of popularity.
There have been plenty of video games dedicated to the series in the past, often dubbed with the North American name Realms of Arkania, but they have remained relatively obscure on the worldwide stage like the original RPG itself.
You can check out the trailer below.
The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes will be released on June 9 on Steam. You can also watch another trailer, and another featuring character creation.
Yostar is continuing to reveal new content coming to its popular shipgirl-focused mobile game Azur Lane.
First of all, a brand new shipgirl has been revealed on Yostar’s Weibo account, Tribal-class destroyer HMS Eskimo.
This week on Snapshots we look at some lovely sunsets, a strange monster, a cool jump, a small bird in Red Dead Redemption II, a creepy face, and spot some zombies enjoying a nice run through the dark.
A new fan game called Sonic 3D in 2D has been released, which takes the levels and story of 3D Blast but makes it a 2D platformer sequel.
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Good Smile Company revealed that it will produce a new figure dedicated to one of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’s characters.
To be precise, we’re getting a scale figure (meaning a static figure, and not a figma or nendoroid) portraying Melia.
The news were provided by Good Smile planner Kahotan on her Twitter account, as you can see below.
You thought you were safe just because you weren’t in the ocean? Nope! Sharks are everywhere this week after I asked you folks to spread sharks where they don’t belong.
Death end reQuest 2 opening video and new initial gameplay details on the game's day and night-oriented systems have been added to Idea Factory's official website.
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Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host as we look back at the best user-created offerings from the previous week! Whelp, that's another month down the drain! I feel like I say this every week, but seriously, stay safe everyone. In case you wanted an update on the state of the Giant Bomb offices, all signs point to the work at home order extending well into the Summer. However, as many of you noticed during the Beastcast, the staff are looking at making things interesting on the podcasts. Also, I would like to apologize to Abby and company for "disturbing" them while they were playing Deadspace. But enough about me, let's jump into the site-related housekeeping!
[Update: The closed beta starts June 3!]
In today's giveaway you can take a closed beta key for KartRider: Drift!
It's the weekend, so I won't bog you down with too much chatter for this one: We've got tons of closed beta keys for upcoming free-to-play kart racer, KartRider: Drift, and need you to take them all. Or just one. Or however many you want or need.
Just take some keys, damn it!
Cygames has released a full trailer for Shadowverse: Champions Battle. Players will get to join Hiiro and his friends in the game.
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John Romero and Ion Storm's FPS Daikatana was released 20 years ago and it's regarded as one of the biggest failures in video game history. Nowadays, we remember its infamous advertisement warning us that "John Romero's about to make you his bitch," its delays and its poor reviews. Maybe we also remember the controversies surrounding Ion Storm itself.
We remember its myth, but we don't remember Daikatana. While Ion Storm expected to sell more than 2 million copies, Daikatana is a game few people actually played. For its 20th anniversary, it's time to see what Daikatana has to offer now, beyond legends and prejudices.
