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Like usual for the Call of Duty series, this year's game has apparently leaked ahead of its official announcement. While Activision has already confirmed a new Call of Duty is coming this year, it hasn't shared any details whatsoever, and we'd usually know by this point in the year when the next game would be releasing and what it would be called. However, according to a tweet that has since been corroborated by Eurogamer, this year's game will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. So far, Activision hasn't commented on the leaks or acknowledged if any of them are accurate, but they certainly appear convincing.

The Black Ops Cold War name first appeared on Twitter by leaker Okami13, and Eurogamer has since reported it's heard the same news from its sources. This means that much like 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, developer Treyarch is going back to where Call of Duty: Black Ops started--a stark change from the future-based warfare the Black Ops series traded in with its third and fourth installments.

The Cold War setting has already been teased in Call of Duty: Warzone, with reported plans for the battle royale to eventually reveal the game in its entirety. Players have found a Cold War spyplane by glitching through walls. The reveal might have tied into the ongoing mystery behind the many vault doors in Warzone currently.

Microsoft has been drip-feeding information about its next-gen console, Xbox Series X, ever since it was first revealed at The Game Awards 2019--we've heard details about how Xbox Series X will handle backwards compatibility, for example, as well as what the console's specs will be. Looking a lot like a PC tower, the Xbox Series X is a console powerhouse able to pull off variable-rate shading and ray-tracing, a quick resume function, and a brand-new "smart delivery" feature. Its controller is similar in design to the one for Xbox One, though it's fairly different from PlayStation 5's DualSense. Most recently, we may have gotten a tease of the Xbox Series X boot screen and sound, as part of Microsoft's announcement for a first-look Xbox Series X gameplay event taking place on May 7. We also got confirmation that the console will make use of the same Unreal 5 technology possible on PS5, meaning there should be little issue for the same games to run on both.

When a new console generation is released, usually the changes are incremental--enough to be impressive, but never truly mind-blowing. That's why sometimes you have to compare a modern console to its retro counterpart to understand how much games have really grown--sometimes literally. The N64 used large game cartridges, but their data could all fit onto only one Nintendo Switch game card, according to a new report.

Redditor CorsairVI decided to run the math on this experiment, as picked up by Go Nintendo.

With the Nintendo 64's signature rounded cartridges holding a maximum of 64MB each, CorsairVI worked out absolute maximum size of the Nintendo 64's international library of 388 titles to be 24.83GB. However many games were much smaller than the cartridge's max limit, meaning the full library would have been even smaller.

All good things end... eventually. Season 2 of Fortnite Chapter 2 was originally scheduled to conclude on April 30, but a few weeks prior, developer Epic Games announced an extension. Season 2 was then set to conclude on June 4, and then June 11. In light of the ongoing protests in the US related to the murder of George Floyd, Epic has announced plans to push things back once again. Season 3 will now begin on June 17, and the major event preceding it has also been pushed as a result.

There has been some unexpected extra Season 2 content to keep you busy in the meantime, as well as the Doomsday event that could have major implications for Season 3 itself.

When Does Fortnite Season 3 Start?

Fortnite Season 3 is launching on June 17, immediately after the end of Season 2. Battle Pass challenges are available to complete until that new date. The Device event--better known as the Doomsday event--will take place on June 15.

Developer Infinity Ward has confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will get a large update introducing new content later this week on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This includes the return of an old franchise map, which is available to play right now. Hardhat, which was last seen in 2011's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, has been added to Modern Warfare's 24/7 multiplayer playlist. It is a close-quarters map made for fast-paced skirmishes, but with enough sightlines for long-range fire as well. This should make it particularly challenging and ensure that teams make use of multiple loadouts. Without doing so, they risk leaving themselves open to ambushes or sniper fire.

[Update: The new update is out now, introducing both this and the new Aisle 9 map to the game, alongside other changes to both it and Warzone. You can read about everything new in the full Call of Duty May 18 update patch notes. The recent patch has also made various balance changes, as well as introduced new elements to the battle royale Warzone--including finally opening the vaults.]

Sony's PS5 event was scheduled for June 4 but has now been delayed to an undetermined future date. Prior to the news of its postponement, there had been tons of excitement and speculation about what the company will reveal about the upcoming next-generation console. While new games being played on PlayStation 5 are confirmed to be part of the showcase whenever it happens, we might also hear more technical details around its internal architecture and possible services. And if luck's on our side, there could even be a release date or price confirmation, which would be helpful for those looking to start setting aside some savings to purchase it this holiday.

After all, there's been a lot of talk about how much the PS5 will cost. As it pertains to Sony's history, it's easy to feel anxious when it comes to pricing a new PlayStation console, as there's potential it will replicate the steep PS3 price point. However, the console's lead architect Mark Cerny has declared that the price "will be appealing to gamers in light of its advanced feature set."

As the upcoming event approaches and imaginations continue to run wild about potential price points, the GameSpot staff began to deeply meditate on how much money the PS5 will set back consumer wallets. 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 the console. Be sure to let us know your predictions in the comments.

Epic Games is gearing up for another huge Fortnite event to mark the end of Chapter 2, Season 2. Officially called "The Device," the upcoming finale--popularly referred to as the Doomsday live event--is still mostly a mystery, at least based on what we know officially. The Doomsday event was supposed to have already taken place, but following a delay to the start of Season 3, Epic also pushed back the event. Now, as of June 3, Epic has opted to delay both the event and new season once again. Here's the full rundown on what we know about Doomsday, when it will start, how to watch or participate, and more.

What Is The Doomsday Live Event?

The much-rumored "Doomsday Device" that Fortnite players and leakers have been discussing for the past few weeks is at the core of this event, with some speculating that the large orb-shaped device with pipes running everywhere in Midas's office is The Device. The introduction of the Storm the Agency challenges in the game's latest update might suggest that Team Shadow may soon usurp Team Ghost in the Agency, which could lead to the device being triggered.

When Is The Doomsday Event?

The Doomsday live event takes place on June 15. A specific start time has not been shared; the previous date was set to take place at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, but this latest delay shifts the event from the weekend to a weekday, so it's unclear if that time will be adjusted. The new season will kick off just two days later, so you won't have to wait too long before getting major changes to battle royale.

It's exciting every time a new console generation comes around, and this time is no different. 2020 marks the release of both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and despite the ongoing pandemic disrupting workflow, the two systems are still set for release later this year. That means there will also need to be a lineup of new games, as some of Sony's major upcoming games are still coming to the PS4 and could skip the PS5, at least at launch, and it's unclear if they're getting PS5 upgrades at all. Sony said in May that it plans to announce the launch lineup for PS5 "soon," but this has subsequently been delayed in the wake of ongoing protests. It is unclear when Sony will now unveil its full PS5 launch game lineup.

Sony's PS5 features some exciting new technology, including an SSD that dramatically improves load times, among other elements that promise to improve the fidelity of games. There is also a new DualSense controller that uses haptic feedback to help connect you with games at a deeper level. It's all very exciting, and some of the technology is even beyond what high-end PC systems can do. The technology is being backed up with impressive software, including Epic Games' Unreal Engine 5. This new engine was demonstrated in May 2020 and features new lighting and geometry systems that can make games look more realistic than ever before.

Update: Sony has postponed the planned PlayStation 5 event indefinitely. Although it did not cite ongoing Black Lives Matter protests as the reason, it did suggest the delay is to "stand back and allow more important voices to be heard." It follows statements issued by Sony and PlayStation, among those from many other companies, in response to the protests. The original story follows.

Sony has announced plans to host an event focused on PlayStation 5 on June 4 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. The PlayStation 5 presentation will run for just over an hour and will showcase new PS5 games for the system and the first real gameplay from Sony's next-generation console.

Specific details beyond that have not yet been shared, but in speaking with GameSpot sister site CNET, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan reiterated once again that PS5 is still set for a release in 2020.

Nintendo has released a new system update for Switch, bringing the hybrid console to version 10.0.4. Unlike the average update, this one is not focused exclusively on improving system stability--although it doesn't introduce any new user-facing features, either.

As detailed on Nintendo's support website, the brief patch notes for Switch's update 10.0.4 key in on a single issue that you may or may not have experienced. Nintendo says it's fixed a problem concerning being unable to register credit cards or add funds via credit card on the Eshop in some regions. That will come as good news for those who might have been prevented from buying things on the store, including the just-released Clubhouse Games.

Nothing else is mentioned in the patch notes--shockingly, not even the standard line about stability improvements that are frequently the lone inclusion in new Switch updates. Hopefully your console was already sufficiently stable.

After protests erupted in cities all over the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd, a large number of studios and other game companies have made donations to the Black Lives Matter and other organizations like the NAACP and Color of Change. Companies from all corners of the industry have made contributions while encouraging others to do the same.

Pokemon Go developer Niantic is donating proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales, committing to a minimum of $5 million, to "Black gaming and AR creators that can live on the Niantic platform" and "US nonprofit organizations that are helping local communities rebuild." It is also donating $100,000 to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute while also matching employee donations up to another $50,00.

Guerrilla Collective--a new organization made of developers and publishers looking to promote their games in an E3 replacement event--chose to postpone its primary announcement stream to June 13, but it has a replacement today focused exclusively on black game developers.

Today at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the Black Voices in Gaming stream will allow developers to talk about their game development experiences. In addition to black game developers, the stream will also feature black protagonists.

Featured developers included Decoy Games, Gameheads, Waking Oni Games, and Jesse Wright, among several others. It will be streamed on the official Guerrilla Collective Twitch channel, which we've also embedded below so you can watch the stream here.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has an interesting economy, to say the least. If you've been playing the game for at least a few days, you've likely sold fruit, bugs, fish, and various random items to make a quick bell. This will get you by for a bit, but you'll need to get better income sources as your house payments start to balloon and you have to make larger infrastructure improvements around town. That's where the "stalk market"-- the game's take on the stock market--comes into play. Animal Crossing: New Horizons lets you trade in a high-risk and high-reward speculation system, and with interest rates recently reduced for savings, you'll need to make the most of it.

Named for the turnips you're buying and selling, the stalk market is a finicky thing. But you can stand to make major profits if you keep an eye on Timmy and Tommy's prices and know when to sell. We've rounded up everything you need to know about Animal Crossing's turnip trade, from how to buy turnips to the types of stalk market patterns you should look out for and our best tips.

For more financial tips, check out our guide to making money in New Horizons.

Update: Well, it's over. Rasputin destroyed the Almighty, and after a long wait as missiles arced through the sky and then finally slammed into the ship, the Almighty was torn apart, crashing in the mountains just beyond the Tower. Some debris came down near the Last City, but the crisis was averted.

If you missed it, you can still see the wreckage of the Almighty in the distance from the back of the Tower, opposite where Zavala stands. Debris is still falling from the sky and the ship is still burning, but it's not clear if there might be more going on with the Almighty--perhaps visiting the crash site--in the future. Watch the embedded video to see what happened if you couldn't be there in-game.

Visit Zavala to unlocks some new dialogue about what happened. You can also talk to Ana Bray on Mars to get another bit of story, although her dialogue is in text form. Beside Zavala on the left is the small amount of damage the Almighty managed to do to the Tower, in the form of a hole that was ripped in a wall. Hop down into it and you'll be prompted to "Inspect the Crash Site." Doing so will earn you a commemorative emblem, "Seraph's Wings," for taking part in the Season of the Worthy and helping to destroy the Almighty.

Thanks to some Japanese-language news sources, we now know the nature of the big Sega reveal that was teased for this week's Famitsu. The publisher is working on some kind of initiative that it's dubbed "fog gaming." While it's not exactly clear what that is--or if it's comparable to cloud gaming services like Google Stadia--according to analyst Serkan Toto, it will likely involve using the guts of arcade machines during off-hours. They'll be good for more than just playing Dig-Dug and Street Fighter now.

After you convince K.K. Slider to visit your island for the first time in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (and unlock the ability to terraform), the wandering musician will return there every Saturday night to perform a small concert, just like in previous Animal Crossing games. You'll find him sitting in front of your Resident Services building all day, but he'll only play music for you between 6 PM and midnight.

As in past titles, you can either let K.K. play a random song or request to hear a specific tune, and he'll give you a record of the first song he plays that night. While you can purchase most of these songs through the Nook Shopping terminal, there are a handful of "secret" songs that K.K. will only play by request, so if you want to get your hands on those records, you'll need to specifically request them.

Below, we've rounded up the full list of K.K. Slider songs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The secret songs that K.K. only plays by request are denoted in bold. Keep in mind that you'll need to type each song title out as it is written below (meaning you need to have the proper punctuation and capitalization) when requesting the songs; if you spell the title incorrectly, K.K. will instead play a backup song that you can't take home as a record and say he didn't understand your request.

Dead Island 2 has been in development hell for several years and has shifted studios multiple times, but it appears the first version by Yager Development was actually pretty far along before it got canceled.

An unfinished build for Dead Island 2 has found its way online via 4Chan, and was originally from June 2015. Players have begun uploading footage, which features voice acting, first-person combat, and much of the world seemingly complete. Survivors hack and slash through multiple zombies, with blood gushing but not all gore implemented yet. Some obstacles sport a green, flat look instead of finished textures, as do certain buildings.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the 2012 RPG from controversial former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's ill-fated development studio 38 Studios and publisher EA, is making a comeback of sorts, and it has a brilliant new name.

New rights-owner THQ Nordic is re-releasing the game in August under the name Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. The publisher has a history of adding silly names to re-released games, including Darksiders 2: Deathinitive Edition.

German studio Kaiko is said to be handling the re-release according to a retailer link that went live before the announcement was official.

Riot is holding a set of Valorant tournaments to celebrate its recent launch. The tournaments, which are streamed and hosted by Twitch Rivals, feature a $200,000 prize pool with creators and teams from North America, Brazil, Europe, Korea, Japan, and other parts of Latin America participating.

The tournament uses a round-robin approach during the opening round and will then move to best-of-three and single elimination brackets for the playoffs. The final rounds are happening today, June 6, and tomorrow, June 7. A full schedule is available to view here.

Riot has already started to lay out their plans for Valorant's competitive scene, including three tiers of competition. Small, medium, and large tournaments with different prize pool amounts will help Riot bring in third-party organizers to hold tournaments.

According to a community update from Activision, Call of Duty Mobile will be expanding its battle royale map in the next update, bringing not only new areas for combat but also things like new vehicles. This update was scheduled to fall around June 4, roughly the same time that a Ranked Mode season would kick off, but it has been delayed in the wake of the George Floyd homicide. There is currently not a new release date set.

The upcoming update was announced on the official Call of Duty Mobile subreddit on May 29 by the Activision team. A Ranked Mode refresh and the new battle royale map are expected to be implemented in the game in early June.

Indie game marketplace Itch.io is offering an enormous game bundle to help support racial justice, and it includes more than 740 projects for a very low price.

The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality packs in 743 games for $5, and Itch.io is aiming to raise $500,000 for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as well as the Community Bail Fund. Proceeds will be donated entirely to these two organizations on a 50/50 split.

Some of the games included in the bundle are made by relatively unknown developers, but several others are acclaimed in their own right. Oxenfree from Night School Studio is featured, as is Night in the Woods. Other big-name games include Overland, Super Hexagon, and Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!.

Like many other live events scheduled to take place this year, E3 2020 has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This marks the first time in the expo's 20-plus-year history that a physical event will not take place in June, but there will still be plenty of gaming news and announcements to look forward to over the next few months. In fact, with companies spreading their announcements out over a longer stretch of time, you won't have to race to catch everything in a week's time and can watch everything without issue. Some of these events have even been bumped past their previously-scheduled dates. This includes a World of Warcraft: Shadowlands reveal, which has been moved from June 9 to an undetermined future date.

The Sims 4's ninth expansion pack, Eco Lifestyle, is out now. The new expansion takes place in Evergreen Harbor where players can partake in a variety of environmentally friendly activities, like producing their own water and electricity through renewable resources.

Players can also grow their own food in a new vertical garden, break down unwanted items in the Recycler and go dumpster diving for new furniture. The expansion costs $40 and is available on PC, Mac, Playstation 4, and Xbox One.

Developer Maxis announced that the Sims 4 has seen more than 2.5 million new players in the last two months and saw a monthly peak of 10 million players in the last quarter.

GameSpot has kicked off Play For All, an event that combines our coverage of all of the summer's hot gaming news with a series of charity streams. We encourage you to tune in for our daily livestreams with our friends from throughout the games industry and media as we raise money for two great causes: Direct Relief's COVID-19 relief efforts and Black Lives Matter. Here's how you can help.

We've set up donation pages dedicated to each of the two causes. If you're able, we would encourage you to pledge money to one or both--the process is quick and easy. You should also check with your employer, as many companies are matching employees' charitable donations, allowing you to maximize what you're able to give. If you're not in a position to donate, that's OK--we also appreciate anything you can do to share awareness of these causes.

On behalf of everyone at GameSpot, thank you.

FTL and Into the Breach composer Ben Prunty is donating all soundtrack sales from this weekend to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and various community bail funds across the country. Fans can pay-what-they-want for music across his entire catalogue today through the end of the weekend, with proceeds being donated on Monday.

Prunty's catalogue includes music for FTL, Into the Breach, Darkside Detective, Gravity Ghosts, as well as many other tracks and albums. His full catalogue can be found on his Bandcamp page.

The best PS4 controllers out there feature programmable back paddles, and earlier this year, Sony released an attachment that equipped its DualShock 4 with them. That move proved popular, as the back button attachment sold out quite quickly. Sony announced last week that more would be back in stock in the US this week, and that looks to be have held true. The DualShock 4 back button attachment costs $30 and is currently available at some major retailers. Some have it in stock, while others are offering backorders that let you order ahead of time and receive it when more stock becomes available.

Right now, you can get one shipped to you from Best Buy and Walmart for its standard $30 price tag. You can also order one from GameStop via backorder. The peripheral has proven to be quite popular, however, so this current round of stock will likely sell out soon. You can also get it from PlayStation Direct.

Riot Games is donating $1 million to causes to "accelerate progress" in fighting systematic racism. The studio's first two donations are being given to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and The Innocence Project.

Riot Games announced the news with a tweet on Friday, saying it was their responsibility to commit resources to systematic change. The company did not specify the amount of either initial donation.

The Innocence Project is a New York-based nonprofit that works to free people wrongly convicted of crimes and prevent future injustices. The organization primarily uses DNA evidence to bring about new trials for hundreds of wrongly convicted individuals in the United States.

FIFA games may start to feel more realistic for fans of the English Premier League, as Sky Sports is working with EA Sports to develop chants and crowd noises to simulate a live audience for people at home. Originally reported by The Verge, the goal is to recreate the energy of a live crowd as matches are played in empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sky Sports viewers will be able to choose to watch with or without the added noise. Crowd noise and simulated chants are being designed for specific teams. Sky is also working on other ways to change how people watch sports at home, like allowing fans to watch matches in a video room with friends on its website and app.

"With live sport on hold for over two months, we've spent a lot of time thinking about how we broadcast in new ways to bring fans together, even if they can't meet up to watch the match," Rob Webster, Sky Sports managing director, said in a press release. "We want Sky Sports viewers to still feel it all and have the best possible viewing experience--even if they can't be in the stadiums or watch with their family and friends."

Bandai Namco's incredibly anime soccer game, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, has a very expensive collector's edition available for pre-order on the company's official website.

The Rise of New Champions Legends Edition retails for over $2,000 (about $2,245.88, to be exact) and includes, among other things, a full-sized, fully-customized foosball table manufactured by René Pierre. This special collector's edition of the upcoming soccer game--due out on August 28 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4--is only available to purchase on Bandai Namco's European store.

In addition to the foosball table, you get an assortment of goodies--including the game itself, a steelbook case, a collector's box, embroidered badges, a figurine of main character Tsubasa Ozora, and so much more. Check out what you get in the Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions Legends Edition in the image below.

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.

Zekrom

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:

• June 17 -- 6-7 PM local time
• June 24 -- 6-7 PM local time
• July 1 -- 6-7 PM local time

Legendary Raid Weekend

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.

Blizzard Entertainment is gearing up to show off more of World of Warcraft's next expansion, Shadowlands. The developer has confirmed it is hosting a livestream reveal event on June 9 where executive producer John Hight and game director Ion Hazzikostas will provide a new look at the expansion. Here's when the Shadowlands reveal event starts and where you can watch it. It will be one of the first major reveals on the game's content and what will be different compared to Battle for Azeroth and past World of Warcraft expansions.

World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands Reveal Event Start Time

The World of Warcraft: Shadowlands reveal event stream begins on June 9 at 9 AM PT/12 PM ET, and you can watch it on the World of Warcraft Twitch and YouTube channels. GameSpot will also carry the stream as part of our Play For All campaign. Hight and Hazzikostas will give the presentation from their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Steam Summer Game Festival, which was originally scheduled to take place between June 9-14, has been pushed back by one week. The event will now start on Tuesday, June 16.

Valve has not explained why SSGF has been delayed, which now wraps up on June 22. Several other events that were planned for this week, including the first look at PlayStation 5 games, have been postponed following the unlawful death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Many of the companies behind these events made the decision in support of Black Lives Matter and various other organizations fighting to end racial discrimination in America.

The Steam Summer Game Festival will show off games being released within the next year, with demos or playable shorts designed to help Steam users discover new titles. Additionally, the event will feature talks from developers and more.

Ghost of Tsushima, one of the last major PS4 exclusives we know about, is now less than two months away. Initially planned for June 26, PlayStation announced Ghost of Tsushima will now release July 17--just one month after Sony's other major game for the year: The Last of Us Part 2, which hits June 19. PlayStation recently showed off around 18 minutes of new Ghost of Tsushima gameplay in its latest State of Play livestream on May 14, and we got an up-close look at the game's open-world exploration, combat, stealth mechanics, character customization, and much more. It also has multiple pre-order bonuses and editions available to pre-order, including the Collector's Edition that's currently back in stock at Walmart and Best Buy.

Developed by Infamous series studio Sucker Punch, Ghost of Tsushima is an open-world action stealth game set in feudal Japan. You play as one of the only samurai to survive the Mongol invasion of the island of Tsushima in 1274. Your job is to sneak around, fight enemies, and take the island back.

Treachery in Beatdown City is a beat-'em-up fighter with both RPG and tactics-influenced mechanics. Its story is also incredibly relevant to the current-day culture and political climate, so though game designer, artist, and writer Shawn Alexander Allen started on the game's story back in 2012, he had to keep updating the narrative all the way up to the final days of the game's development.

As an example, Allen told GamesIndustry.Biz that mentions of the gig economy, the influence of gentrification when it comes to online dating, privatization of public services, and surveillance states were all added in later drafts of Treachery in Beatdown City's scripts.

"These are all things that made it in the last few months of script revisions," Allen says. "It didn't change the game much; it changed the flow of conversation and it actually made things make a lot more sense. Like, how do you know all this information about this character? That's fine as a gameplay element, but is it actually ethical for you to have all this information? It ended up making the conversations a bit more sobering, and makes people start wondering a bit more about what the police's role is."

It's been a while since Microsoft first announced its intention to bring modding support to games hosted on the Xbox Store on PC, and the latest beta for the store is finally laying the foundation for that future.

As reported by Windows Central, the Xbox Store on PC has been updated with mod support for at least one title. Into the Breach, the engrossing strategy game by Subset Games, can now have mods activated from its store page on the Xbox Store. The option prompts a message from Microsoft explaining some of the dangers of using mods, but then allows the application to pull additional files from its directory into the game.

The Xbox Store doesn't facilitate the mods and their installation just yet, but opening applications to use them is a big step forward for the platform. Alternative storefronts, like Steam, offer quick and easy ways to browse and install additional content, making it as simple as purchasing the games that support them. Microsoft is working towards that same promise, and this new beta shows that it hasn't fallen off their radar.

After being postponed several weeks ago, Summer Games Done Quick 2020 will now be an online-only event when it takes place in its new August time slot.

The annual week-long fundraising event traditionally takes place earlier in the summer, but was pushed back to August earlier this year as the effects of COVID-19 became widely apparent. In the weeks following the delay, SGDQ organizers have been monitoring the situation, and ultimately decided that hosting a live, in-person event would not be responsible.

"We would like to thank the community for its patience while we were figuring out the best way to proceed with Summer Games Done Quick 2020," explained Kasumi Yogi, Director of Marketing and Business Development at Games Done Quick. "We're excited to continue showcasing some of the most talented speedrunners in the world while observing best practices to keep everyone safe in the midst of a global pandemic."

Xbox Game Pass is one of the best deals in gaming today, and Game Pass Ultimate is, well, the ultimate package if you're a dedicated Xbox One player and interested in playing a lot of different games. Game Pass Ultimate, which packages regular Game Pass for console and PC with Xbox Live Gold, normally costs $15 a month, but right now, you can get three months for roughly half the price with a new deal at PC accessories site Newegg and major retailers.

A handful of stores are offering three-month Game Pass Ultimate codes for $25 each, down from their usual $45 list price, but the best deal is at Newegg, which has three-month codes for $22 when you use promo code EMCDMDK42 at checkout. This deal is only available until Sunday, but it's possible the codes could sell out earlier.

The Season of the Worthy is about to come to an end in Destiny 2. That makes this the last weekend you can see what set of Exotics Xur is offering before Season 11 kicks off. Here's where you can find Xur and everything he has to offer ahead of the new season.

Head to Titan to find Xur this week, hanging out on The Rig. For his weapon, Xur is offering SUROS Regime. Hunters can pick up the ST0MP-EE5 leg armor; for Titans, there's the Stronghold gauntlets; and for Warlocks, Xur has the Claws of Ahamkara gauntlets.

Xur Location

Spawn in on The Rig on Titan, then hop on your sparrow and head north and east, under the scaffolding and walkway on the left side of the area. Once you've passed through, you'll come out into an open area. Look for a small building to your left; inside, hiding in the dark, you'll find Xur.

We're quickly nearing the end of Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 2. Since the season began back in February, developer Epic Games has introduced a host of new content and other changes to the popular battle royale shooter, including a variety of spy-themed gameplay mechanics and even a Deadpool skin.

One thing that hasn't changed, however, is challenges. Every week throughout the season, Epic has been rolling out a new set of challenges for Battle Pass holders to complete. Clearing these will help level up your Battle Pass, which in turn will unlock exclusive cosmetic rewards like new skins when you hit certain milestones. You can take a look at some of the ones up that are for grabs in our Fortnite Season 2 Battle Pass skins gallery.

Season 2 was originally scheduled to end on April 30, but it has now been extended until June 17, so there's still some time left to complete any weekly challenges you may have missed. We've rounded up our maps and guides for the trickier missions below. We'll continue to update this list with more maps and guides as the season progresses, so be sure to check back often if you need help leveling up your Battle Pass.

When it comes to Pokemon, "Gotta Catch 'Em All" probably refers to rip-off games as much as it does the pocket monsters themselves. Another obvious Pokemon rip-off game has popped up, this time on the Microsoft store.

Originally spotted by Nintendo Life, Capsmon Adventure: Brave Heroes Assemble makes no attempt beyond the name to hide that it's a rip-off, using official Pokemon artwork and characters. The game even uses promotional artwork from Pokémon the Movie: Genesect And The Legend Awakened as the app icon.

The game is available for free with in-game purchases and can be downloaded on PC and mobile, at least until Nintendo and/or The Pokemon Company have it taken down. While the game was noticed on Thursday, the Microsoft store has a listed release date of March 30.