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Rumored Cheaper Xbox Series X Model To Be Announced In August, Report Says

Microsoft will reportedly announce its lower-powered next-gen console in August after a quiet June. According to a report by Eurogamer, Microsoft had originally planned to announce the console, codenamed Lockhart, as part of its Xbox E3 press conference during June, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Microsoft announced that it would be doing monthly events leading up to the release of the console, named Xbox 20/20, starting in May. It is unknown when exactly the decision was made to move the reveal from June to August, but June will

New Ghost Of Tsushima Trailer Gets You Ready For War

With The Last of Us Part II out, Sony's focus is now shifting towards Ghost of Tsushima. The Sucker Punch-developed open-world game is out on July 17, and a new trailer reminds you of the imminent threat you'll have to face.The pre-rendered trailer helps set the tone for protagonist Jin and his journey, showing you the island of Tsushima before war washed up on its shores. The contrast between the colorful and serene scenes with those of smoke-covered horizons and the sparks of clashing swords is effective at showing just

Family Guy’s Cleveland Actor Steps Down From The Role

The actor who plays the Black character Cleveland Brown on Family Guy, Mike Henry, has announced he's stepping down from voicing the role on Fox's long-running animated show. Writing on Twitter, Henry--who is white--said, "I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color."Henry also voices the Latina maid Consuela on Family Guy. On the spin-off program The Cleveland Show, Henry voices Cleveland and his Black stepson Rallo Tubbs. Since this announcement was just made, there is no word on how things might move forward and if

New Tom Clancy Film, Without Remorse, Delayed To Early 2021

Paramount has delayed Tom Clancy's Without Remorse to February 26, 2021. The new release date allows it to avoid Wonder Woman 1984, which was delayed to the film's original release date of October 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Deadline reports.This is the latest in a number of film delays, including Paramount's own Tenet (which was delayed to August 12) and Disney's Mulan (which was delayed to August 21). However, those films were delayed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and Without Remorse was delayed in

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

Square Enix To Announce Multiple Games In Next Few Months

Square Enix will announce multiple games individually throughout July and August in lieu of having a press conference, Gematsu reports. During a shareholder meeting it was asked how the company would announce new video games since it did not have an E3 press conference due to the entire event being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Square Enix responded that it would be announcing games (plural) "individually as the timing permits."The company followed up saying that several will debut around July to August, but nothing more specific was said. Square

Focus Home Interactive Acquires The Surge 2 Developer

French indie studio Focus Home Interactive has announced the acquisition of Deck13 Interactive, the studio behind Soulslikes such as Lords of the Fallen and The Surge franchise.Deck13 is the first studio Focus Home has bought, according to a recent financial report. "Focus Home Interactive has acquired 100% of Deck13 Interactive's share capital shares for a total price of €7.1 million [$8 million] (of which €6.5 million [$7.2 million] in cash from the new bank financing and €0.6 million [or $673,000] in shares held in treasury) and a long-term incentive plan

Biomutant Shows Off Fast Combat, Massive Monsters, And A Large World In New Gameplay

Biomutant, the third-person action game initially revealed in 2017, hasn't been show much recently, with out last real look at the game dating back to Gamescom 2018. But in an extended gameplay trailer for the game, its initial charm hasn't faded, and we get a look at its vibrant open world.There's a lot going on in the nine-minute trailer below. You get to see the game's action again, spread across various weapons. Combat is centered on switching up between ranged gunplay and close-quarters melee action, with quick dashes and slow-motion

NBA 2K20 Adds Upcoming Rookies Prior To 2020 NBA Draft

NBA 2K20 is getting players from the NBA 2020 draft class far earlier than normal. Players from the 2020 draft, like LaMelo Ball and Onyeka Okongwu, are coming to the MyTeam mode as part of the Next collection of card packs and boxes.Normally, NBA rookies wouldn't be available until the next game in the series is released after the draft, which in this case would be NBA 2K21. The NBA 2020 draft is currently scheduled to take place on October 16 after being delayed from June due to the COVID-19

Doom Eternal Update 2 Now Live With New Battle Mode Map And More

Developer id Software has announced that Update 2 for Doom Eternal is now live on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and Xbox One. The lengthy patch notes show a bevy of additions and changes made to Doom Eternal.The most notable is the brand-new Battle Mode map, Torrent. Once occupied by UAC and now home to eternal prisoners, Torrent is a marsh-covered location that features long hallways and various platforms.I wonder what's on the other side of these hallways...In addition to the new map, Battle Mode has been given some quality-of-life improvements