Gaming Ride Home

A Splinter Cell anime is coming to Netflix, the house chooses not to pass a bill that would prevent the military from recruiting on twitch, Battletoads has a release date, and the Tony Hawk remake’s soundtrack is growing.

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• ‘Splinter Cell’ Anime Series From ‘John Wick’ Writer Derek Kolstad Set at Netflix (Variety)
• After impassioned speech, AOC’s ban on US military recruiting via Twitch fails House vote (theverge.com)
• @AOC’s tweet about congress and Twitch
• Battletoads - Official Release Date Trailer (YouTube)
• Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies Tracks Will Be In Tony Hawk Remasters After All (Kotaku)
• Monster Crown on Steam
• Swim Out Is Now Available For Xbox One (majornelson.com)

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Animal Crossing adds luck to the game which may have larger implications regarding the game’s future, Valve boss Gabe Newell says he prefers Xbox Series X over PlayStation 5, and CD Projekt Red warns against clicking links in e-mails about a Cyberpunk 2077 beta.

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• Looks like Animal Crossing is about to get a luck system (Polygon)
• PS5 or Series X? Gabe Newell picks next-gen Xbox over PlayStation (cnet.com)
• Liberated on Steam
• Yakuza Kiwami 2 Is Now Available For Xbox One And Windows 10 (And Included With Xbox Game Pass) (majornelson.com)
• Hellpoint on Steam
• Fight Crab on Steam
• @CyberpunkGame’s tweet alering people to fake beta invites

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The studio behind the Ori games are working on an action RPG in a new, original IP with Private Division, the director behind the Yakuza series has nice things to say about Ghost of Tsushima, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is getting a free update in October.

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• Private Division Teams Up with Moon Studios, League of Geeks, and Roll7 on Upcoming New Games (take2games.com)
• @moongamestudios’ tweet about its next game
• @PrivateDivision’s tweet about Moon Studios’ new IP
• Yakuza Director Praises Ghost of Tsushima, Says Japan Should've Made It (Kotaku)
• Ghost of Tsushima, Kurosawa, and the political myth of the samurai (Polygon)
• Blightbound on Steam
• Psychonauts on Xbox Live
• @sekirothegame’s tweet about its October update

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A massive Nintendo leak has surfaced all kinds of behind-the-scenes Nintendo oddities, Ubisoft cancelled a King Arthur game, you will be able to back up your Animal Crossing save soon, but you still can’t transfer it, and Cuphead surprise released on PlayStation 4 today.

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• Huge Nintendo 'Gigaleak' Reveals Tons Of SNES & N64 Secrets, Like Luigi In Mario 64 (Kotaku)
• Ubisoft’s Planned King Arthur Game Was Nixed by Ex-Creative Head (Bloomberg)
• Animal Crossing is finally getting island save backups  (Polygon)
• A great slam and then some — Cuphead is out today on PS4 (blog.playstation.com)
• Lost Wing on the PlayStation Store
• Maid of Sker on Steam
• Othercide on Steam
• Skater XL on Steam
• Terrorarium on Steam
• Ageless on the eShop
• Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection out today on PS4 (blog.playstation.com)
• Ghost of Tsushima: Patch 1.05 Details (suckerpunch.com)

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Rumor points to the next Call of Duty being subtitled Black Ops Cold War, Persona 5 Scramble has finally been confirmed for a North American release, The Witcher is getting a spin-off series that will also be live-action, Hideo Kojima will be a judge at the Venice Film festival and might be working on a horror video game, and Fall Guys is going to be a PlayStation Plus game.

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• Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Revealed Through Doritos Promo (modernwarzone.com)
• Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers Planned Western Release Confirmed in Koei Tecmo Financial Report (personacentral.com)
• @nxonnetflix’s tweet about a new Witcher series
• Hideo Kojima will be part of the jury of the Venice film exhibition (pdvg.it)
• Hideo Kojima in Talks With Junji Ito About Working on a New Horror Game (comicbook.com)
• PS Plus games for August announced (blog.playstation.com)

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Ghost of Tsushima is the PlayStation 4’s fastest selling first-party original IP, the video game television network G4 is teasing a return, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie sequel has a 2022 release date, a Tetris biopic is in the works, and the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog are teaming up for a new video game.

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• @PlayStation’s tweet about Ghost of Tsushima sales
• G4 Teases a Return in Some Form (IGN)
• ‘A Quiet Place 2,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Delayed Until 2021 (Variety)
• Tetris Movie Locks Down Taron Egerton in the Lead (movieweb.com)
• Blightbound on Steam
• The creators of Sonic are making a theatrical action game for Xbox Series X (The Verge)
• Dragon Quest XI S Is Coming To Xbox One And PC (Game Informer)

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Microsoft shows Halo Infinite campaign gameplay, shares all kinds of Xbox Series X and Game Pass announcements, and announces Stalker 2 and a new Fable.

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• Xbox Series X - Xbox Games Showcase - Games Announce Trailer (YouTube)
• Carrion on the eShop
• Crysis Remastered is out on the eShop
• Röki on Steam
• Dying Light Receiving Hellraid DLC This Summer (Game Informer)

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Rocket League is going free to play, we will definitely learn more about Halo Infinite’s campaign tomorrow, as we as some kind of new Square Enix action game, Mafia: Definitive Edition is a more substantial remake than we realized, and you can now play and create in VR in Dreams.

Links:

• Rocket League going free-to-play, new players will have to get it on the Epic Store (PC Gamer)
• @xbox’s tweet about Halo Infinite
• @Nibellion’s tweet about Balan Company
• Mafia: Definitive Edition Gameplay Revealed, Developer Gives New Remake Details (IGN)
• Creaks on the eShop
• Dreams VR - v2.15/2.16 (docs.indreams.me)
• @ReptileGames’ tweet about Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• MyNewSoundtrack’s YouTube channel

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Bloomberg shares a big, in depth article detailing the internal issues and shake-ups that have been affecting Ubisoft, more than 70 Xbox One games received demos today, and The Nagasaki Prefecture and Tsushima Island tourism associations have a website dedicated to Ghost of Tsushima.

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• @jasonschreier’s story about the Ubisoft issues
• Ubisoft Family Accused of Mishandling Sexual Misconduct Claims (Bloomberg)
• Summer Game Fest Demo Event Coming July 21 to an Xbox One Near You (news.xbox.com)
• ID@Xbox Summer Game Fest Demo Event Showcases 70+ Games (news.xbox.com)
• Tsushima Tourist Board Partners With Ghost of Tsushima (IGN)
• nagasaki-tabinet.com’s information website about Ghost of Tsushima
• @Playdead’s tweet about Limbo’s 10 year anniversary

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Nintendo shares a surprise mini direct to announce two Shin Megami Tensei games, new content is coming to Cadence of Hyrule, and Metacritic is instituting a delay before users can start submitting user reviews.

• Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase | July 2020 (YouTube)
• Metacritic Will Delay User Reviews For Games (GameSpot)

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