Gaming Ride Home

EA showcases Star Wars Squadrons, announces Skate is coming back, and brings a bunch of EA games to Steam. A new Crash Bandicoot game has leaked, Cyberpunk PS4 will be backwards compatible on PS5, and The Last of Us Part II is out today.

Links:

• EA Play Live June 2020 (YouTube)
• Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time rated for PS4, Xbox One in Taiwan (Gematsu)
• @ZhugeEX’s tweet about Crash 4
• @CyberpunkGame’s tweet about backwards compatibility
• ResetEra thread about CD Projekt RED Cyberpunk 2077 call
• The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters on eShop

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Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed by about two months, we know a little more about Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the Avengers video game twitter account apologizes for a poorly timed tweet about revering statues, and there is a new mobile game subscription service.

Links:

• @cyberpunkgame’s tweet about the delay
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – An update from Insomniac Games (blog.playstation)
• @PlayAvengers’ tweet apologizing for a different tweet
• GameClub Android Launch Titles (gameclub.io)
• Ruiner on the eShop
• Session on the Microsoft Store
• P.A.M.E.L.A. on Steam
• Curious Expedition 2 on Steam
• Play Assassin’s Creed Origins for Free on PC (ubisoft.com)

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A new Pokémon Snap game is finally coming after a 20 year wait, a Pokémon game designed to help you brush your teeth released, a new Pokémon puzzle game is coming soon, Fortnite’s new season starts today and it’s very wet, and we learn a few more small details about the PlayStation 5.

Links:

• Pokémon Presents | 6.17.20 (YouTube)
• Pokémon Smile
• Pokémon Café Mix
• New Pokémon Snap
• Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 3 | Splashdown Launch Trailer (YouTube)
• Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 3 | Battle Pass Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
• PlayStation 5: Sony games chief says PS5 offers a paradigm shift (BBC)
• Sony's PS5 design is 'bold, daring and future facing," PlayStation CEO says (CNET)
• PS5 is bigger so it will stay cooler, PlayStation VP confirms (GamesRadar)
• Haxity on Steam
• Summer in Mara on the eShop

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Square Enix announces a Kingdom Hearts rhythm game, the Pokémon company is teasing some announcements for tomorrow, Fortnite’s The Device event covered the world in water and set up the new season, Bloodrayne and Advent Rising may be making a return, and we should be learning about some DC video games from WB Games soon.

Links:

• Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Japanese trailer (YouTube)
• @Pokemon’s tweet about Pokémon news
• @FortniteGame’s tweet about limiting players able to witness The Device
• Ziggurat Interactive Acquires BloodRayne Franchise Alongside Other Majesco Properties (Game Informer)
• Welcome To The DC FanDome! (dccomics.com)
• Jump Rope Challenge on the eShop
• @NintendoAmerica’s tweet about Jump Rope challenge
• Windjammers 2 – Steam Festival Demo (YouTube)
• @AnEternalEnigma’s tweet about the Silent Hill soundtracks

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The Warner Bros. gaming group might get sold to a different publisher, EA has announced a new Star Wars flight game, the Xbox Series X’s dashboard is going to be very familiar, and The Last of Us Part II is reviewing very well.

Links:

• AT&T seeks sale for Warner gaming unit, could fetch about $4 billion, sources say (CNBC)
• Star Wars: Squadrons – Official Reveal Trailer (YouTube)
• @tomwarren’s tweet about the Xbox Series X’s UI
• The Last Of Us Part II Review – A Perfect Circle (Game Informer)
• ‘The Last of Us Part II’: One of the best video games ever made (The Washington Post)
• The Last of Us Part 2 Review (IGN)
• The Last of Us Part 2 review: "An astonishing, absurdly ambitious epic" (GamesRadar)
• Review: The Last of Us Part II (Easy Allies)
• The Last of Us Part 2 Review: An Emotional Reckoning And a Worthy Sequel (US Gamer)
• The Last Of Us Part 2 Review (GameSpot)
• Persona 4 Golden on Steam
• Griftlands on Steam
• Invisible Inc. on the European eShop

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Sony reveals a new Spider-Man game, a new Ratchet & Clank game, Resindent Evil VIII, Horizon II: Forbidden West, the Horizon Zero Dawn sequel, lots of other games, and it shows off the consoles itself.

Links:

• PS5 - The Future of Gaming Show (YouTube)
• PS5 launch: Plenty of promise, but questions still hang over Sony's new console (telegraph.co.uk)
• @jasonschreier’s tweet about Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• New Spider-Man Game for PS5 Will Be Separate From Original (Bloomberg)
• Warborn on Steam

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There won’t be a Destiny 3 any time soon, Persona 4 Golden is probably coming to Steam, Alex Kidd is getting remade, a new Transformer’s game is on the way, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2 Grand Prix leaks, and Call of Duty Modern Warfare’s latest update is somehow bigger than it’s supposed to be.

Links:

• Destiny won’t be getting rid of the ‘2’ anytime soon (Polygon)
• [Rumor] Persona 4 Golden to be Released on Steam on June 13, 2020 (personacentral.com)
• IGN Expo Day 1: Everything Announced and Revealed (IGN)
• Darkborn Gameplay Trailer (YouTube)
• Everything You Need to Know about Xbox Series X and The Future of Xbox… So Far (news.xbox.com)
• Transformers Battlegrounds - Teaser Trailer (YouTube)
• Target listing for Nickelodeon Racers Grand Prix
• @ATVIAssist’s tweet about massive Call of Duty downloads

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An Amazon listing might have shown PlayStation 5’s price tag, the writer of the first Dead Space game is teasing something for Thursday’s PlayStation 5 stream, Crucible is losing two of its modes, and Microsoft has revealed its June Game Pass games.

Links:

• @Wario64’s tweet thread about the PlayStation 5 price listings, etc.
• @imranzomg’s tweet about the upcoming PlayStation event
• @AntonyJohnston’s tweet about Thursday’s PS5 stream
• Crucible Developer update: June 4, 2020 (playcrucible.com)
• Game Informer’s review of Crucible
• Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC: No Man’s Sky, Bard’s Tale Remastered and Resnarkled, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix, and More (news.xbox.com)
• Introducing Crossplay for No Man’s Sky (nomanssky.com)
• ResetEra thread about My Hero One’s Justice 2 updated to include English dub
• Nintendo Summer Game Sale

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The Last of Us Part II’s director, Neil Druckmann talks about what might come next for the studio and we learn some new details about The Last of Us HBO show, and itch.io is selling a bundle of 1,000 games for charity.

Links:

• The Last of Us Part II: how Naughty Dog made a classic amidst catastrophe (GQ)
• Johan Renck on the Success of ‘Chernobyl’ & the Status of HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ – Exclusive Interview (discussinfilm.net)
• Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality (itch.io)
• The Dark Eye: Book of Heroes on Steam
• The Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor expansion
• Project Warlock on PlayStation 4
• @Wario64’s tweet about CrossCode’s release date

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PlayStation set a new date for their big reveal of games for the PlayStation 5 and rumors are swirling about Bloodborne coming to the PC. Just to make things confusing, EA Play Live has been rescheduled to next week. And there are some fun Bungie rumors to catch up on as well.

Links:

• UPDATED TIME: This Thursday, See the Future of Gaming on PS5
• From Software On The Possibility Of A Demon’s Souls Remaster (Game Informer)
• Bloodborne is getting a remaster - exclusive details about PC and PS5 ports (YouTube)
• EA PLAY Live 2020 (Twitter)
• The PC Gaming Show returns this Saturday with more than 50 games and a few surprises (PC Gamer)
• Destiny 2’s Season Of The Arrival: What’s Behind Bungie’s Mystery Door? (Forbes)
• Bungie’s Next IP Will Be An RPG Featuring Loot, Necromancy, And Dungeons, Job Listings Suggest (ResetEra)

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