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First off, we appreciate that this is more substantial than a sizzle reel tech demo, and we think you should see this as a realistic take on what the ceiling of next-gen graphics looks like at this early stage. It’s easy enough to imagine a next-gen Uncharted-style game looking like this, for instance. Having said

Bungie confirmed that it will make the jump to next-gen consoles with ports of Destiny 2 for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. The studio made the announcement on Twitter after the Xbox Series X games showcase in May. “Destiny 2 will be on next-gen platforms! More details to come,” the studio wrote. It’s unclear

After what feels like years of rumors, we can finally confirm that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 are being remade by developer Vicarious Visions (Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy). The remakes of these classic titles will be bundled together as part of a collection that is set to be released for PS4, Xbox

A report by French news outlet ActuGaming (which has accurately reported several Blizzard-related leaks in the past) suggests that Blizzard intends to release a remaster of Diablo 2 by the end of 2020. The report cites sources close to the studio who not only suggest that Blizzard intends to release the long-awaited remaster of Diablo

Ubisoft has revealed the date and name for their upcoming digital showcase which will seemingly replace their previously planned E3 2020 press conference. The event, officially known as Ubisoft Forward, will take place on July 12 at a currently unknown time. There’s also no word on where it will be streamed, but we suspect that

First revealed during today’s Xbox Series X stream, Second Extinction is quickly becoming one of the most interesting action titles on the horizon. Developed by Systemic Reaction, Second Extinction seemingly started with the simple pitch of “Evil Mutant Dinosaurs have taken over the Earth.” Appropriately enough, then, the game tells the story of a future

Sega is bringing the next Yakuza game to next-gen consoles. Release in Japan as Yakuza 7, Like a Dragon is meant to be an all-new jumping-on point for newcomers to the series, introducing a new main character and storyline. You play as Ichiban Kasuga, “a low-ranking grunt of a low-ranking yakuza family, betrayed, alone, and left

Scorn is one seriously disturbing game. Its emphasis on grotesque representations of the human form with a slightly alien twist is not only worthy of its influences — the H.R. Giger inspiration is clear — but showcases a level of body horror we rarely see in video games.  “The team has drawn visual inspiration from Swiss

Star Wars Battlefront II explored a whole new story set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The single-player campaign introduced Iden Versio, the leader of the Empire’s elite special forces unit and later a Rebel and Resistance agent, as well as new Rebel heroes and Imperial villains. It also featured the return

“This year should have been special, with a line-up full of new releases, and an anniversary edition which we were thrilled to celebrate with you,” says the Paris Games Week team via a blog post. “We are already preparing next year’s edition and are looking forward to seeing you again.” Unlike the Tokyo Game Show,

First-person shooter Bright Memory: Infinite managed to steal the show during yesterday’s Xbox Series X showcase thanks to its frantic action, wonderful graphics, and the story of its one-man development team. “I am so excited to have the chance to announce to the world that my indie game Bright Memory: Infinite will officially be released

Paradox is working on a sequel to the cult classic RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines called, appropriately enough, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is a full sequel to the original game and not a remake or re-imagining as some suspected this upcoming project might be. Its story

Beyond that, we don’t know much at this time regarding how Madden NFL 21 will advance the franchise in a substantial way. Some of the recent entries into the franchise have leaned heavily on the series’ evolving story mode, so we fully expect this upcoming entry to advance the series’ “campaign” with an even more

I’ll buy that for a dollar! Or forty of them, since that’s the going price for the upgrade. What’s especially sweet about this is that they got Peter Weller to voice the character! I’m already way too excited to get to see Weller-voiced RoboCop banter with Keith David-voiced Spawn. This would be RoboCop’s first appearance

It was around the time of Æthelwulf’s reign that attacks from Vikings became more frequent. While Æthelwulf drew praise for his handling of the Viking attacks, some of the more notable strife of his era was internal as he and his son Æthelbald maintained split control over the kingdom.  Æthelwulf was eventually succeeded by his

During the time of Æthelwulf’s reign, he was generally praised for holding back the Viking hordes and defending his people. However, most historians agree that the Viking attacks during that time were not nearly as prevalent as they would be during the reigns of Æthelwulf’s sons.  Æthelberht, Æthelbald, and Æthelred I – King Alfred’s Brothers

EA has confirmed that they will host a digital version of their EA Play showcase which would have otherwise run around the time of the now-canceled E3 2020 show. The 2020 EA Play digital event will stream on June 11 starting at 4 p.m. Pacific time. A tweet from the Summer Game Fest suggests that

Basically, Sigurd decapitated a nobleman named Máel Brigte of Moray and decided to attach the nobleman’s head to the side of his horse (as was his style at the time). While Sigurd was riding his horse, the head must have flown up at one point and Sigurd was scratched by the nobleman’s tooth. He later

Daedalic Entertainment has confirmed they are actively working on a next-gen title known as The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. First off, it sounds like the team plans on designing Gollum as a stealth-based action title. While they stop short of detailing the title’s gameplay, the basic idea is that you’ll sneak around various Middle-Earth locales

THQ Nordic promised to share some surprises ahead of E3 2019, and they certainly made good on that promise with the reveal of the long-awaited Destroy All Humans! remake.  Like many of the recent THQ Nordic announcements, understanding the appeal of this particular project requires a bit of history. First released in 2005, Destroy All Humans!

Reports from Venturebeat and Eurogamer indicate that Nintendo will delay its previously planned June Nintendo Direct stream which was originally scheduled to serve as the company’s E3 2020 presentation. Those reports indicate that Nintendo is experiencing some first-party development delays related to the spread of COVID-19. Like so many others during this time, the company

That’s an interesting deviation from what we saw in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. That game also lets you choose a female or male protagonist, but there, the character you didn’t choose ended up playing a different role in the game. Odyssey attempted to be vague about which character was the canonical one, but it was later

The success of Star Wars Battlefront 2 cast some doubt regarding when DICE would return to the Battlefield series and if they had any interest in essentially replacing Battlefield with Battlefront in the long-term. While the prospect of them abandoning Battlefield entirely has always been a long-shot, Battlefield 5‘s sales struggles did cast some reasonable

EA and developer Respawn Entertainment have revealed the first details about Apex Legends Season 5 – Fortune’s Favor. As before, this season will feature a combination of new characters, items, and gameplay alterations. It will also see the return of the recently introduced “Splits” ranked play system. Essentially, that system sees players compete to improve

Finally… the playoffs are set to begin. Those are words all sports fans, particularly basketball and hockey fans, would love to hear right now. For baseball fans following MLB The Show’s Players League, a taste of playoff action is on the way and it can’t come soon enough. On Friday, May 1, the eight-team playoff

Final Fantasy 7 Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase has indicated that future chapters of the remake will stick fairly closely to the original game. “I’ve talked about this extensively with [co-director Tetsuya] Nomura, but I’m sure fans of the original are expecting to revisit familiar locations and scenes, so we have strong feelings to not stray

Ubisoft has revealed this year’s highly-anticipated installment in the Assassin’s Creed series. The game is called Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and moves the action to the era of the Vikings. The game will be fully unveiled when Ubisoft drops the game’s first trailer on April 30 at 11 am ET. The announcement was made by the

The Elder Scrolls Online‘s next big chapter takes players back to one of Tamriel’s most beloved regions: Skyrim. While the region has appeared in the MMO before, the new chapter, titled Greymoor, fully unlocks the western part of Skyrim, which is under the rule of a vampire lord that players will likely have to defeat

Thanks to this QR code, you can import your own incredible recreation of Marty’s iconic look into Animal Crossing. Perhaps it should come as no surprise, but it looks just as great there as it ever did in Back to the Future. Super Mario 64 Paintings Okay, this is one of the absolute coolest Animal

Ghost of Tsushima, one of the PlayStation 4’s last major exclusives, will still be released in 2020, but the game’s release date has been pushed back slightly to July 17. According to Sony and the PlayStation team, it seems this delay can be attributed to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. “As our teams at