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Disney’s Mulan Delayed Due To Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Disney has officially delayed Mulan from July 25 to August 21, Deadline reports. This puts the film slightly more than a week after Christopher Nolan's Tenet, which was delayed to August 12.The delay is because the reopening of movie theaters in the U.S. has become more uncertain due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks."While the pandemic has changed our release plans for 'Mulan' and we will continue to be flexible as conditions require, it has not changed our belief in the power of this film and its

Xbox Exec Gives An Update On The July Xbox Series X Event

Microsoft's next Xbox Series X event is poised to be the biggest and most exciting one yet. During the company's July Xbox 20/20 event, Microsoft will showcase a series of first-party Xbox Series X games, including Halo Infinite. The company may also use the show to reveal the long-rumored all-digital next-generation Xbox. We don't know what to expect for sure yet, but Microsoft has now provided a small update on how planning for the event is coming along.Xbox marketing director Aaron Greenberg--who heads up planning for these events--said on Twitter

EA Says It Will “Double Down” On Star Wars Games Going Forward

With Star Wars, EA has one of the most sought-after licenses in all of entertainment--and the company plans to take full advantage of it. In a "fireside chat," EA executives spoke about how the company plans to "double down" on Star Wars after the huge success of Star Wars: Battlefront 1 and 2, Galaxy of Heroes, and Jedi Fallen Order more recently."Up is my hope--up and to the right," EA CEO Andrew Wilson said about where he hopes the company will take Star Wars in the future. "We have a

Crash Bandicoot 4 Up For Pre-Order On PS4, Xbox One

It's been over two decades, but the iconic PlayStation character will soon be back in action: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was announced today and will launch on PS4 and Xbox One this fall. The fourth Crash game will release October 2, 2020, and it's available to pre-order now in both physical and digital formats.Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time picks up after the end of the third game, Crash Bandicoot: Warped--villains Neo Cortex, Dr. N. Tropy, and Uka Uka are back and planning an all-out assault on the

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Burnout Paradise Remastered’ and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Saints Row IV’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 19th, 2020. In today’s article, we go through the rest of the new releases for the week. Not quite as many as yesterday, but still a rather healthy number with a few big names in the bunch. We summarize all of them before sliding into a large list of new sales. No time for news today, but the biggest bit is that EA is apparently planning to release seven games on the Switch this year, starting with today’s Burnout

Xbox Series X Hardware Will Improve xCloud In 2021

Microsoft is currently still testing Xbox xCloud--it's cloud-based streaming solution that will let you stream games to your smartphone, tablet, PC, and even consoles. Right now, it's data centers are filled with Xbox One S hardware to run instances of each game, but they'll be upgraded to Xbox Series X hardware in 2021.The Verge reports that Microsoft is planning to launch xCloud as part of Xbox Game Pass later this year, after months of testing across both Android and iOS. The report states that preliminary tests for Xbox Series X

Making History In Humankind Makes 4X Approachable

The nature of 4X strategy games can often make them unwieldy and hard to understand for players who aren't immersed in the genre. Part of that is the scope--in most 4X games (the genre name standing for explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), you're growing and managing a whole civilization, often throughout its entire history. That's your mandate in Amplitude Studios' upcoming title Humankind, too, but one of the more remarkable things about the game is how it guides you through the process of creating a civilization that'll make its mark

No Man’s Sky Will Fly To Xbox Game Pass On Xbox One This Month

Hello Games' space exploration title No Man's Sky will be one of the latest additions to the growing catalogue of games available through the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Launching on the Xbox One version of the service opens up a huge audience for No Man's Sky, as the subscription service has 10 million subscribers and counting. An exact release date for No Man's Sky on Xbox Game Pass has not been announced yet, but we know it's this month. That means you could be able to dive into your