June 2021

E3 isn't really E3 anymore, not now there's no physical event and it mostly consists of livestreams orchestrated independently by various publishers. And yet, for convenience's sake, let's keep using the name to refer to the loose collection of announcements bound to happen from June 12th to 15th.

Ubisoft announced today that their own part of the show, Ubisoft Forward, would take place June 12th at 8pm BST/3pm EST/12pm PST, with more details on Rainbow Six Quarantine, Far Cry 6 and Riders Republic.

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After skipping 2020 due to the pandemic, E3 returns this year as a virtual event. E3 tends to be the anchor for a summer of marketing events blasting announcements and trailers, with loads of publishers and websites and such holding their own showcases around then too. So here's our handy schedule of what's on when this summer, from E3 through to Gamescom. We'll keep updating as more events are announced and detailed.

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Who’s his barber? I need to know!

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As much as I love storming castles, raiding dungeons, and waiting for rezzes, sometimes I just want to go online and hang out in a peaceful setting. New community simulation MMO Palia, with its fishing, farming, exploring, and decorating, might just fit the bill.

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In one corner, a large, helpful man who sells weapons and cooks meals. In the other corner, a mysterious figure who has a lot of good things on sale today, stranger. He also might be infected? It’s time to figure out who’s better: The Duke from Resident Evil Village or The Merchant from RE4.

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Knockout City, the recently released multiplayer dodgeball game about dodging dodgeballs, has apparently clocked more than five million players, publisher EA announced today. No matter how you slice it, that figure is nothing to sneeze at. Now, consider that the game hasn’t even been out for two weeks. Yeah. “Holy…

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The gaming space has made major strides in recent years when it comes to accessibility, but there is still more work to be done. This work can be done without negatively impacting the gaming experience, but knowing how to do so is the first step. As someone that experiences seizures following an injury I received back when I was active duty, my entire worldview shifted and suddenly I saw entertainment in a different light. Games, movies, TV? All suddenly had this level of danger I was previously unaware of. You don't even need to have epilepsy to experience a seizure if the trigger is aggressive enough. That's why I was so pleased, so grateful when I saw the latest developer update from Bungie about a game I play religiously: Destiny 2. Following a few epileptic PSAs highlighting what are triggers so that Guardians can avoid them while still playing, the team at Bungie added in a new warning screen at sign-in while also detailing more changes going on behind the scenes to make this space adventure a little safer for all. 

In the most recent blog post from Bungie, the studio acknowledged recent reports about Destiny 2 and possible epileptic triggers. In addition to the in-game notice added this week, Bungie also added more details to its EULA (End User License Agreement) and a plan of action for future updates: 

The influence of both Stardew Valley and Breath Of The Wild cannot be stopped. Exhibit #23590: Palia, which seems to contain elements of both. The announcement trailer shows lush, green hills, players using gliders, and a focus on farming, home decorating and romanceable NPCs. What sets it apart is that it's also an MMO.

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The Crucial MX500 is one of the best ever SATA SSDs, so when its largest 2TB size went down to £164 on Amazon today I thought I'd let you know. This is the second-best price we've ever seen for the drive, which normally retails for north of £175.

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I'm as excited about Slipways as any game coming out this year. It's a pocket-sized 4X about building a network of planets, and each game is designed to be completed in under an hour. I loved its demo during the Steam festival, and the full game is out now.

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Overwatch: Deadlock Rebels is out now

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Sony has once again turned its attention to virtual reality of the PlayStation kind, with another of its PSVR showcases - and if you missed its various announcements, you can catch up below.

First up, Sniper Elite VR - unsurprisingly a virtual reality spin on developer Rebellion's long-range FPS series - will be launching on 8th July. The studio is promising a "powerful World War 2 story" told through the eyes of an Italian Partisan, said to deliver a "new perspective" on the franchise's acclaimed stealth and sniping action.

Next up is a reveal for new game Wanderer, created by M Theory and Oddboy. This one's an immersive time travel adventure - melding narrative-driven exploration, puzzling, and mini-games - in which you're able to embody some of history's most famous explorers, inventors, and conquerors as you hop back and forth between ancient civilisations, war time, the hippie-hued 60s, even the far flung, post-apocalyptic future. Wanderer is due to arrive this summer.

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Similar to the “Gamer” tributes from 2020, Nike is launching a new line of sneakers called Nike And The Mighty Swooshers, which is going to be based entirely around anime.

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A combination of pandemic-driven shortages and the planet’s increasingly gruesome fascination with crypto-mining means it’s hard getting your hands on a new graphics card at the moment. And if you were wondering just how hard, look at this line-up—and resulting crush of humanity—outside a Micro Center store in Dallas.

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The mobile version of DC Comics’ fighting game Injustice 2 found itself in hot water earlier today after announcing an in-game challenge meant to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The problem was that the event tasked players with beating the shit out of Poison Ivy, a canonically bisexual character, hundreds of thousands…

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Sure, you're looking at the top games on the Steam charts, but are those really the 'top games'? This and lots more discoverability takes in this latest round-up. ...

Fortnite has been out on PC and consoles for a while now, but the PC version is about to get a pretty major upgrade. As announced on the Epic Games site today, the PC version will be getting upgraded visuals and graphics, which should come as a nice surprise for players who have powerful enough rigs to handle it.

This also means that Fortnite will have higher spec requirements for existing presets. For instance, the High setting will become the equivalent of the pre-v17.00 Epic setting. Listed below are the recommended and minium PC requirements, along with recommended specs for Epic:

Epic Quality Presets specifications

• Nvidia GTX 1080, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, or equivalent GPU
• 4 GB VRAM or higher
• Intel Core i7-8700, AMD Ryzen 7 3700x, or equivalent
• 16 GB RAM or higher
• NVMe Solid State Drive
• Windows 10 64-bit

Recommended specifications

• Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU
• 2 GB VRAM
• Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz
• 8 GB RAM
• Windows 10 64-bit

Minimum specifications

• Intel HD 4000 on PC; Intel Iris Pro 5200
• Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz
• 4 GB RAM
• Windows 7/8/10 64-bit

Fortnite is now available on PC and consoles, and v17.00 is set to launch next week.

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Netflix has started to expand its anime catalog in recent years, and now, it has some pretty good shows to choose from for those who aren’t willing to jump to a platform like Crunchyroll or Funimation. Here are some of the best anime on Netflix in 2021.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is widely considered a must-watch show for both newcomers and longtime anime watchers. It combines comedy, action, and heartfelt moments as two brothers go on a journey full of mysteries and magical science.

Cloud Imperium Games has released another video of the growing space simulator Star Citizen.

This time around the star of the show is the massive Bengal carrier that was the star of the Invictus Launch week event.

We hear how the team turned what was basically an older prop into a ship capable of flying and fighting in the universe without feeling out of place compared to newer ships.

We also take a look at more of the work being done for the Orison landing zone on Crusader, including the spiffy shuttle that will ferry us around.

Another segment showcases work being done on the interior of the Anvil Redeemer, and on the whitebox phase of the Crusader Ares.

You can watch it below.

In other Star Citizen news, the crowdfunding total has just passed $370 million and it’s currently sitting on almost 371, more precisely on $370,891,249.

This means that the crowdfunding campaign has gathered about $11 million in support from the fans for the development of the game during the Invictus Launch Week event.

Respawn Entertainment took to Twitter earlier today to let Apex Legends players know that a brand new patch has altered some things in the game. Those changes include the following updates:

• Re-enables leaver penalties for Arenas
• Fixes some voice chat issues on Switch
• Grants all players the aforementioned #Pride badge!

It was also detailed that leaver penalties may take up to 24 hours to be fully activated. This news is rather notable, as the feature has actually been disabled for a bit due to the fact that it wasn’t working properly when it was first added in.

The addition of the Pride badge is also noteworthy, as the game will implement this feature for every player, just like they’ve done in the past with the Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate campaigns. Similar to those events, all Apex Legends players have to do to activate it is log on, as it is free for everyone.

An example of the badge can be seen below.

Today Nacon had a new announcement and a new trailer to share the upcoming fantasy football game Blood Bowl 3

A private beta for the game starts today, and you can register on the official website.

Three teams will be available: the Black Orcs, the Imperial Nobility, and the newly-revealed Elven Union.

You can check out the trailer below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Blood Bowl 3, here’s an official description directly from Steam. You can also watch the previous trailer and the one that came before.

The game is coming to basically everything with a chip: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch with early access starting this fall.

Fans of Massive flying boats rejoice, as the grandmother of all Clippers is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Today Pilot’s announced that it’ll bring its Boeing 314 Clipper to the sim. No release date or pricing information has been revealed, but it’s coming “soon.”

Produced by Boeing between 1938 and 1941, it was one of the largest aircraft of its time.

Its development was prompted by Pan Am, which purchased 9 of the 12 clippers built. It’s easily one of the most representative aircraft among the passenger flying boat class of old.

While we wait for more information, you can enjoy a few rather scenic screenshots below.

The developers behind the over-the-top run & gun gangster game Guns, Gore & Cannoli are officially trying their hand at adapting the Warhammer series into 2D. This announcement took place during the Warhammer Skulls Livestream, showing off a trailer for the upcoming game, titled Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef, which will be a 2D run & gun platformer.

In the video below, you can see how the series translates into the 2D style, showing off what it will be like when players spearhead an Ork invasion to destroy the hive city and kill your warboss.

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef’s Steam page detailed the following description:

The Orks, a savage race commonly known as the ‘Green Tide’, sweep across the stars with unrivaled violence in frenzied crusades known as a Waaagh! They are savage, brutal, and crude, outnumbering all other races that lay in their path of destruction.

Some video game heroes have become household names as the years have gone on. Ask your grandma who Mario or Sonic The Hedgehog is and she might even know. But it’s not always about the main characters in games. Sometimes it’s hard not to fall in love with video game side characters who manage to shine through past the protagonist.

Whether it’s due to being loveable, having great character development, or having some cool one-liners, the characters on this list all deserve some time of their own to shine. These are the five side characters that should get their own game.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 players can look forward to a brand new career for Kerillian called The Sister of the Thorn. It contains the new playable career complete with new abilities, new weapon types, a new talent tree, a whole new skin, a new hat, new challenges, and new voice lines.

The content was revealed as part of the Warhammer Skulls livestream event today; the very first trailer for Sister of the Thorn is a cinematic affair that tees up its plot and introduces its characters. Check it out below.

For those not up to speed, Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a 4-player co-op action game set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battles world. It is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Vermintide, a franchise that is best known for its intense and bloody first-person melee action. Players choose from one of five different characters, each with their own progression trees to level up, and each with their own unique skills to master as they hack down hordes of monsters in gory combat with over 50 different weapon types.

Over the last few years, Netflix has slowly but surely been carving out its own niche for original anime, finding plenty of success with multi-season formatted shows like Castlevania. But while this has most definitely been great, there hasn’t really been a series that has left a lasting impact on me yet, as many suffered from issues like poor pacing and plot stretching. All of that changed with Eden.

As the name suggests, Eden centers around a perfect futuristic world rife with vegetation and life. Pollution and strife are essentially nowhere to be found. The catch is that the sole inhabitants of this world are artificial robots whose human creators vanished long ago.

Despite the lack of a human presence, these robots go about their daily lives as usual, collecting produce and maintaining the many habitats that make up their world. One day though, two of these machines, E92 and A37, stumble on a baby human named Sarah who has been kept alive in a special pod.

From then on out, these two machines evolve and grow alongside the child, with each side learning the ways of the other. Sarah gets these quirky robot tendencies in her verbiage and actions, while the machines around her also try to learn how to manage her human emotions and even understand some of their own. 

Today Fatshark announced that well-known Black Library writer Dan Abnett will work on Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

Abnett will take on the role as co-writer of the game, bringing the players to the bowels of the massive Tertium Hive city.

The developer diary video also provides more information about the setting itself, and you can check it out below.

At the end of the Warhammer Skulls livestream Frontier Foundry and Complex Games announced Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters.

The title may ring a bell, as this is the follow up to the classic turn-based strategy game Warhammer 40,000 chaos gate from 1998.

This time around, we’ll play the Imperium’s invincible demon hunters, the Grey Knights in a story penned by well-known Black Library writer Aaron Dembski-Bowden.

Like its predecessor, Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters will be a turn-based tactical game across a strategic, story-driven campaign in which we’ll face against a galaxy-wide plot to infect worlds with a cosmic plague, The Bloom.

The release window is 2022 and more will be unveiled with a full cinematic trailer in August 2021.

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters will release for PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), and you can already wishlist it on Steam.

Today, during the Warhammer Skulls livestream, Sega and Creative Assembly had reveals to make for both Total War: Warhammer III and its predecessor, Total War: Warhammer II.

For the upcoming Warhammer III we get the reveal of Skarbrand, legendary lord of Khorne. The full roster reveal for the faction will come soon.

You can see him below.

The E3 expo has today released the official schedule of events for its digital showcase, which kicks off toward the end of next week, June 12.

In addition, and as expected, fans can now register to be a part of the global four-day virtual event that will feature digital presentations from major industry publishers such as Nintendo and Microsoft, panel discussions, celebrity appearances, exciting reveals, and more. Fans can register at the E3 website to gain access to the E3 2021 online portal and app, a key hub for the duration of the show.

Here’s a look at the full schedule:

Schedule Overview

Hosted by Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez, Jacki Jing and Greg Miller, the E3 2021 broadcast will feature major publisher showcases, press conferences, industry panels, extended livestreams, special celebrity guest appearances and more.

So you’ve bought Sony’s latest console, you have a decent television, but you’re missing the final piece of the puzzle in order to become totally immersed in your gaming sessions? Well, here we’ll be running over the best PS5 headsets to buy in 2022 so you can take your PlayStation experience to the next level.

Twinfinite’s selections are based on performance and sound quality, comfort, as well as battery and general quality of life features. Let’s get started!

Third-party developers have shared quite a lot of news and assets about upcoming scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator today.

First of all, following the previous teases, SamScene3D has confirmed the announcement of its “Japan Fukuoka Wow” package which will include both airport and city. It’s coming this month.

Fukuoka Airport (RJFF) is the fourth-busiest passenger airport in Japan and sees crisp airliner traffic both on the domestic and international sides, so it’s definitely a welcome addition to the simulator. Its nature as an in-city airport makes it perfect for this kind of package that also adds detail to the city itself.

The Legend of Zelda franchise is home to some of the best acoustic tracks and sounds in video games. There are so many different musical cadences in the series that fans can recognize without skipping a beat due to just how iconic and unique they are. One such melody is the tune that plays in Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time when you enter the shop.

Even more than 20 years later, the shop song for Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is still stuck in the head of many fans, including one piano player on YouTube. Going by the name of ZekromPlaysPiano, this YouTuber covers the infamous Zelda track in the video below.

In the description, he described the track as not being too difficult for anyone that knows how to play piano, rating it a 3/5 (Intermediate). Regardless, it is still really cool to hear it played on the piano, as it gives it an even catchier edge to the music.

Developer Artcraft announced the official release date of Crowfall, its upcoming PvP throne war MMORPG.

The game will release on PC on July 6. Backer packs are still available on the official website.

If you’re unfamiliar with Crowfall, it was funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, with fans pledging $1,766,204 to the cause.

Below you can watch a new trailer and a few images released to celebrate.

Today Singularity 6 announced its first game, the slice-of-life community sim fantasy MMO Palia.

Singularity 6 is a new studio based in Los Angeles built by veterans of developers like Blizzard, Epic Games, Riot Games, Zynga, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

It’ll come for PC as a pre-alpha early access in summer 2021.

To accompany the announcement, we get a comment from Aidan Karabaich, co-founder and game director.

“We started Singularity 6 to make games that bring people together. We’re so excited to invite players into Palia for the first time. Inspired by some of our favorite titles, our game lets you forge your own destiny, exist in a beautiful setting, and give you a sense of being at home. We expect the players to be a huge part of shaping the game, and we can’t wait to see what they do in Palia.”

Below you can check out the first trailer, screenshots and artwork, and an official description and feature list.

Torn Banner Studios’ anticipated upcoming sequel Chivalry II is launching next week, and so naturally there’s a new trailer to dial up the hype.

For those not up to speed, Chivalry II simulates the chaos of epic medieval battlefields as players are tasked with charging forth to the frontlines of battle. The game supports mass-scale combat with up to 64-players, designed to capture the intensity and scope of “The Battle of the Bastards” from Game of Thrones.

In addition to wielding melee and ranged weaponry, players can also make use of a variety of heavy siege engines including Ballistae, Catapults, Trebuchet, Battering Rams, Mantlets, Spike Traps, Ladders, and more. Further, they can use traps to defend, including spikes, bear traps, and more. There are even random, period-appropriate items littered across the battlefield that can be picked up to overcome enemies.

Chivalry II is a cross-generation for PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, and PC (via the Epic Games Store), which launches later this week, June 8, 2021.

Today Nihon Falcom released the first trailer of the new Trails JRPG The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki.

The trailer showcases a look at the members of the cast, including characters who haven’t been introduced just yet.

It also showcases gameplay, both in terms of battles and exploration.

Incidentally, today reveal also includes info on editions for the Japanese market. The regular edition will cost 7,800 yen plus taxes (7,500 yen inn digital download). The “Spriggan Edition” will cost 9,800 yen plus taxes and will include the game, a mini soundtrack, an artbook, a character data file, and a special case.

You can enjoy the trailer below.

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki is the next game of the Trails series. It’ll release in Japan on September 30, 2021, for PS4. At the moment, no additional platforms have been hinted at, that being said Trails games do tend to get ports down the line.

Final Fantasy VII Remake released early last year to great critical acclaim and while fans continue to wait for the next instalment of the story, Square Enix is releasing a PS5 version of the game in the meantime, which also comes with a new story chapter.

Titled Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, this version will feature Yuffie in a new story chapter, introducing her much earlier than the original game did, where you had to first travel to Wutai. To prepare for Intergrade, the PS4 version of the game got a new update today allowing players to upload their save files.

Once you’ve updated your game, the main menu will feature a new option titled Upload Save File, where you can transfer your data to the cloud. And when you have Intergrade installed, you should be able to download your save data and carry on from there without having to start completely from scratch.

You can only upload one save file at a time with this method, but that shouldn’t take too long.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is set to be released on June 10.

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Among Us was one of the biggest indie hits of 2020, especially in an age where everyone’s in lockdown and probably looking for new and simply multiplayer games to play with friends. During the early days of the game, the Tan colored crewmate was teased, but eventually cut from the game as developers InnerSloth ultimately decided on Lime as the 12th and final color.

The developers wanted there to be an even number of colors, and Tan just didn’t make the cut.

However, it looks like we’ll be seeing the return of Tan if the Among Us Twitter account is anything to go by.

InnerSloth states that there’ll be more info and updates to come during this month’s Summer Game Fest on June 10, but for now, it’s safe to assume that Among Us will soon be able to select a new color for their playable crewmate.

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