Banner of the Maid will bring the strategic-RPG to the Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this year. Napoleon's sister needs your help!
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EA has committed to donating $1 million to charity, double-matching employee donations in June 2020, and laying out a new volunteering program.
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Capcom Pro Tour Online has been delayed and Capcom social media posts halted for “bigger, more important voices that deserve to be heard.”
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Today Sony Interactive Entertainment released a brand new developer diary video about its upcoming game The Last of Us Part II.
This featurette is focused on the game’s world. We hear how it’s bigger than ever, but also how it has been built and designed.
We also hear from the developers about Jackson County and Seattle, that are completely opposite environments that we’ll visit when we play.
Another topic is the factions that we’ll have to fight as we explore Seattle.
Interestningly, we also hear about dogs, and more about the infected.
You can check it out below.
If you want to see more, you can check out the latest trailer from earlier today, the new gameplay from a few days ago. We also learned that a new official podcast is also coming, and will launch on June 9.
Developer Gato Studio isn’t quite ready to announce the release date for its upcoming fantasy RPG The Waylanders, but there isn’t long to wait. IGN’s Summer of Gaming online showcase, which kicks off next week, June 8, is expected to feature a new trailer and news on the exact launch date next week, we’re told in a press release.
Further to the release date tease, we’re also given more information on the game’s companion mechanics. And most importantly for animal lovers, it turns out petting is a thing in The Waylanders!
At least, for some heroes, that is. Not everyone will have the option to adopt a furry companion.
Rangers are the hero class with a mastery of the wild; in The Waylanders, they have twelve different animal companions to choose from. These pet companions level as you do and have unique abilities that damage, distract, heal, and inflict status effects.
After plenty of accidental leaks and rumors, it appears we’re finally getting an official look at what is probably the next new location in Destiny 2. A new teaser released today on Twitter from the official Destiny account shows what appears to be Europa. A formal reveal will take place on June 9, at 12 P.M. Eastern.
While the location is never named, we have enough clues to believe that it is indeed Europa. One, it’s orbiting Jupiter so that eliminates anything that doesn’t. Two, Europa is far more engrained in the Destiny lore than another potential Jupiter moon such as Ganymede. And three, Europa has concept art that dates back to before Destiny 1 launched, showing that Bungie at some point wanted to go potentially create a Europa location it seems that time is finally now.
Sega released another trailer of its recently-released game Sakura Wars, which was originally titled Shin Sakura Taisen in Japan, and it’s another music video.
The trailer features the English-subtitled version of the character song of Azami Mochizuki, simply titled “Ninja Azami” and performed by the heroine’s voice actress, Hibiku Yamamura.
You may know her for her roles as Leona in Granblue Fantasy, Alabama in Azur Lane, and Shisu in Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth.
It’s a really catchy and upbeat song, and you can enjoy it below.
Sakura Wars is now available exclusively for PS4 and you can read our review.
Few things say that you’re serious about celebrating something in Japan more than getting a special edition sake bottle. That’s exactly what Sega is doing.
Today the long-running game company is celebrating its 60th anniversary (it was founded on June 3, 1960) so the release of a dedicated alcoholic treat is rather appropriate.
The drink comes in a special metallic blue bottle with the “Go Sega” 60th-anniversary logo. It’s manufactured by Hiroshima-based Sempuku Brewery Miyakehonten as part of its “Game Legends” series.
The release date is appropriately today and the collaboration will be celebrated at the Tokyo Sake Festival 2020 on August 11. Each bottle will cost 3,000 yen, which translates approximately into $28.
On top of the Sega-branded Sake, we also get a version dedicated to the Yakuza series with three different bottles featuring Kazuma Kiryu, Goro Majoma, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon hero Ichiban Kasuga.
These will also cost 3,000 yen each and will be released on July 7.
If you want to see what the snazzy bottles look like, you can check out the gallery below.
The first official look at Destiny 2's next content season is here, with Bungie announcing more details with a reveal next week. The developer shared a teaser trailer on Twitter that gives some new hints about where Destiny 2's story is headed, while also confirming that a reveal live stream will take place next week.
Coordinates received. The future of Destiny 2 arrives.
— Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame) June 3, 2020
June 9 // 9AM PT
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The reveal is set for 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on June 9, although we don't know yet what it'll cover. The timing is significant, though--Destiny 2's next content season kicks off on the same day at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, and we've gotten almost no details about what is set to happen in it, outside of some changes to gear systems Bungie has talked about in past blog posts.
Bungie has also suggested that the reveal could go beyond talking about Season 11 to discuss bigger things on the horizon: namely, the start of Destiny 2's fourth year. Destiny typically gets big expansions in the fall, as it did with the Shadowkeep expansion in 2019. We're quickly approaching the start of Year 4 this fall, so the reveal might cover the next major addition to Destiny 2 as well as the smaller content offerings that come with a typical season.
If you've been waiting for any news on the much-delayed Avengers game set to release later this year, we've got the next-best thing. Footage of a cancelled Avengers game has emerged in the wild, hosted on the YouTube channel of gaming historian Andrew Borman. The game was originally scheduled to release alongside the first Avengers film back in 2012, but Marvel cancelled the contract with embattled publisher THQ, leading to its cancellation.
Based on the footage, it's safe to say that the Avengers game followed much in the mold of four-player co-op games first inaugurated by Left 4 Dead, with each player controlling a different member of the squad: Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Iron Man. A short trailer featuring gameplay was released on YouTube back in 2012, but this is a much more complete look at what the game might've looked like.
Square-Enix's long-in-development Avengers game is set to release this September, following a delay. According to a recent announcement, there will be a special stream for the game on June 24 as part of the publisher's replacement E3 event.
Humble Bundle is a great resource for saving on collections of games and donating to worthy causes, but it's also a publishing label with its own digital storefront. And in support of Black Lives Matter and the ongoing protests in the U.S., Humble Bundle is starting a fund for Black game developers.
Humble Bundle is starting a fund of $1 million that will help publish games created by Black developers. Details on how the fund will be established and how qualifying developers can apply for it will be communicated in the future, with Humble Bundle encouraging its customers to donate to funds like the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Race Forward in the meantime.
"We stand in solidarity to condemn racism and violence against the Black community," Humble's statement reads. "Humble believes in empowering and uniting communities through gaming and will leverage our platform to help achieve racial equality everywhere."
Continue Reading at GameSpotThough it didn't catch on like Nintendo probably hoped, the Nintendo Labo lineup of DIY cardboard builds are still pretty impressive. They also happen to have that wonderfully weird charm that many of Nintendo's most exciting products possess. With everyone spending more time at home, it's a great time to sit down with the family and make cardboard cars, submarines, and airplanes. Best Buy currently has two of the cooler Labo kits--the VR Kit and Vehicle Kit--discounted to $20 in its current Deal of the Day.
I had a great time building several of the Labo kits with my daughter, so I'd definitely recommend Labo to anyone with young kids who is looking for a fun activity to work on at home.
The Vehicle Kit comes with three builds: car, plane, and submarine. After making each build, you can use them to play unique games with the help of the Joy-Con's HD Rumble feature. Overall, the Vehicle Kit probably has the most impressive games, which means you and your kids will likely get more use out of the cardboard builds after putting them together. Like all Labo kits, you can design your own apps in Toy-Con garage using a node-based programming language.
A few more free Pokemon are up for grabs for Pokemon Sword and Shield. Players who transfer a monster from either title to Pokemon Home will be able to claim the three Galar starters: Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble. What makes these particular Pokemon special is that they each have their Hidden Abilities, which up until now have not been available in Sword and Shield.
Grookey's Hidden Ability is Grassy Surge, which sets up Grassy Terrain as soon as the Pokemon enters the field. Scorbunny's is Libero; this changes the Pokemon's type to match whatever move it is using. Finally, Sobble's Hidden Ability is Sniper, which increases the amount of damage critical hits inflict.
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Over the past few weeks, a number of posts from prominent Fortnite leakers have suggested that the upcoming Chapter 2 Season 3 will have players dive underwater to battle it out. Now, the most compelling evidence yet has emerged, further suggesting what's to come following the upcoming Doomsday event. Get your swimsuit and flippers ready, because it looks like the game will be heading underwater--at least a little.
A Twitter user recently noticed that the PlayStation Store had mistakenly changed Fortnite's icon on the storefront ahead of time, and it depicts the familiar battle bus slipping beneath the sea. It wouldn't be the first underwater foray for the game, as players were plunged beneath the surface as part of the recent Travis Scott event.
#Fortnite Season 3 Icon Has Been Leaked On Playstation! 👀 pic.twitter.com/CNitJdP1qc
— Fortnite News (@FortniteBRFeed) June 1, 2020
The start date for Fortnite's Season 3 has just been changed again and will begin on June 17. This follows multiple previous delays, with this latest one attributed to the ongoing protests in response to the murder of George Floyd.
Niantic, the company behind ARG mobile hits like Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, has announced a broad set of company plans aimed at racial justice reforms, in light of ongoing protests over policing in America. The letter from CEO John Hanke outlines millions in donations and paid time off for employees to volunteer.
Hanke says the company will be donating a minimum of $5 million in proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales. Half of that will go towards funding new projects from black creators to make more diverse content, while the other half will go towards US nonprofits. In addition, it will donate $100,000 to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, and matching employee contributions up to $50,000.
The note also states that Niantic employees currently get four days per year to attend in-game events. Going forward, the company will add a fifth day and turn them all into Flex Days, allowing Niantic employees to use those days to volunteer in their communities.
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In this GDC 2020 virtual talk DeepMind's Alexandre Moufarek discusses how you can help build intrinsically motivated teams by applying self-determination theory. ...
Having already seemingly abandoned real-world locations for fictional ones, Nintendo's Mario Kart Tour now seems to be replacing these fictional locations with simple "concepts," as the mobile racer's newest in-game event has revealed itself as simply "Cooking Tour."
Now live in-game, Cooking Tour adds several new drivers and vehicles to the gacha pipe system. These include Chef Mario and the much-cooler Pastry Chef Shy Guy. A cherub variant of Baby Peach is also being added to the mix, as are a selection of food-based vehicles, including karts styled after hamburgers and macaroons. This event sees the return of classic Super Mario Kart circuit Choco Island, naturally. You can check out the new content in the trailer below.
Mario Kart Tour is available now on iOS and Android devices.
The 2020 Days of Play sale began today on the PlayStation Store and at participating retailers (including the Gear store) with discounts on PlayStation 4 games, accessories, merch, and online subscriptions.
We see regularly scheduled PSN deals every week, but across-the-board deals on physical PS4 titles aren't nearly as common. To quickly run through some of those retail deals, you can expect to find:
My PlayStation Plus membership ran out and renewed itself just the other week, but if you're looking to top up, 12-month subscriptions are down to $41.99. The same goes for PlayStation Now.
As for digital deals on the PlayStation Store, I'll point to:
A team of dedicated video game historians has uncovered and reconstructed an unreleased NES game based on 1990 indycar movie Days of Thunder, some 30 years after it was abandoned by publisher Mindscape
Days of Thunder was discovered by The Video Game History Foundation among a huge catalogue of materials that belonged to game designer Chris Oberth, who sadly passed in 2012. As the foundation picked their way through Oberth's discs, hard-drives and notes, the team came across a 21-floppy disc backup of a single HDD, which contained the code for what would have been the NES edition of Days of Thunder - entirely different from the Beam Software-developed release edition.
In a lengthy and meticulous undertaking, The VGHF then picked their way through each of the 21 discs, utilising a '90s era PC in order to accurately piece the scattered code back together. VGHF's Richard Whitehouse steadfastly combed through piles and piles of old data to find small-but-integral files, aided by the tools and software of the period. After recovering a particularly concealed tile file, Days of Thunder was ready to take to the raceway once again, three decades years after it was put in the pits for good.
Although he isn't as well known outside of Japan, you've probably seen the cat mascot Toro before.
Whether it's a cameo in LittleBigPlanet or PlayStation All-Stars, the character had a decent push during the previous generations, but has mostly been relegated to Japanese media. Until now, that is. Announced this week by publisher PiG Corporation, Toro and Friends: Onsen Town will be released in the west on Android and iOS devices later this month on June 23.
As many mobile games that come out of Japan tend to roll, it will be a match-three puzzler, with a story mode and a village to roam around. Toro is the star, but like Garfield, this cat is bringing friends (nailed it), including more cats, a rabbit, a dog and a frog. Oh and a robot, just in case it wasn't anime enough for you.
You can find the pre-load links for this free game here (iOS/Android).
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PC and Mac players of Civilization VI aren’t able to face off in multiplayer matches of global domination as of last week, since the 4X strategy game’s crossplay feature suddenly ceased to function. But the game’s developer says it should be back online before the month is out.
It has now been seven years since Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi created the Black Lives Matter movement and organization in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer, George Zimmerman. Upon hearing this slogan, some people reacted by wondering “But don’t all lives matter?” As in, if the…
Yesterday, Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, Valorant, emerged from its post-beta slumber and into full release. This meant a fresh start for most players, who saw their ranks reset and an influx of new names to attach to (and, in the midst of battle, detach from) faces. Cheaters, however, were not so lucky.
Do you want 4K 60 frames-per-second video game capture, because the Avermedia Live Gamer Bolt capture box is how you get 4K 60 frame-per-second video game capture. As long as your PC can handle it.
Nicole Kidman has had an admirably diverse career so far—she’s won an Oscar and tons of acclaim across multiple film genres. While her filmography is filled with intense dramas that aren’t quite horror (recommended: Stoker), she has ventured wholeheartedly into the realms of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy on occasion.…
I’m new to the Animal Crossing world. Outside of a short-lived stint in Pocket Camp, New Horizons is the first time I’ve ever played a major Animal Crossing title. Part of getting into an established series late means learning things seasoned players know implicitly, like that you’re supposed to pick the weeds. But I…
This article is part of a new initiative on IGN where we spend a whole month exploring topics we find interesting in the world of video games. June is Icons Month at IGN, where we’re profiling iconic video game industry figures, characters, series and themes.
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When it comes to game development in Japan, unless you’re throwing around names like “Shigeru Miyamoto,” few people will have had more impact on the industry than veteran game director, Shinji Mikami. The man is a bonafide hitmaker, creating not just incredible games but popularizing entire sub-genres into the mainstream. You’ve read all the stories before: After joining Capcom straight out of university, and proving himself on early 16-bit Disney-based properties like Aladdin and Goof Troop, he was entrusted with the Sweet Home remake that eventually transformed into Resident Evil (or, Biohazard, as it is known in Japan). Resident Evil’s world-spanning influence cannot be understated.
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There’s more than supernatural terror in this new drama, due this summer
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Upcoming Celtic-inspired RPG The Waylanders has announced some new members of the party. Ranger class characters will have the ability to choose between a total of twelve possible animal partners. Predictable RPG choices like wolves and bears are joined by a few less-obvious friends like jay birds and rabbits. I don’t know if I’d rely on a bunny during a battle, personally, but go off, Gato Studio.
I’ve definitely not been hiding the fact that I’m psyched about stealth games that are actually just puzzles in disguise. This new Desperados 3 trailer presents a couple puzzling pickles of the variety you’ll navigate when the game releases later this month. It’s a choose your own trailer assisted by the magic of world wide web hyperlinks. Do you roll into cowboyville through the front doors or do you play the only way I deign acceptable by sneaking in and using the tricks up your sleeve?
Thanks to options to customize difficulty, appearances, and music, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's campaign feels much fresher.
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