Gaming Ride Home

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone is showing a Black Lives Matter message before every online match, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics and The Outer Worlds are out today on Switch, and Liberated gets a formal review.

Links:

• @Cade_Onder’s tweet about Call of Duty’s new pre-game message
• @MaxKriegerVG's tweet about Call of Duty’s new pre-game message
• Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics on the eShop
• The Outer Worlds on the eShop
• The Outer Worlds on Switch: an ambitious effort, but the compromises cut too deep (EuroGamer)
• The Outer Worlds Looks Terrible On Switch (Kotaku)
• Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection on Steam
• We Were Here Together on the Xbox store
• MinnMax’s rebuilding Minneapolis GoFundMe

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Kingdoms of Amalur is coming back, EA has released a number of its games on Steam, Cyberpunk 2077’s next reveal has been delayed, Destiny 2 teases what’s next, and the Sims of Sims 4 are currently peeing fire.

Links:

• Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning on the Xbox store
• A THQ Nordic Kingdoms of Amalur remaster would require the go-ahead from EA (Eurogamer)
• @Wario64’s thread about EA games on Steam
• @Futterish’s tweet about EA games on Steam
• @CyberpunkGame’s tweet about delaying its event
• Destiny 2 Teases Next Steps (Game Informer)
• Sims Are Peeing Fire Following The Latest Update to The Sims 4 (IGN)
• Pro Cycling Manager 2020 on Steam
• MinnMax’s rebuilbing Minneapolis GoFundMe

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Sega is releasing a series of miniature Game Gear handhelds with built-in games, EA is donating a lot of money to the "the fight for racial justice", and more game companies respond to the nationwide protests.

Links:

• Sega Is Releasing A Game Gear Micro (Kotaku)
• Our Actions Against Racial Injustice (ea.com)
• @humble’s tweet about its fund for assisting black developers
• @NintendoAmerica’s tweet about George Floyd
• Sea of Thieves on Steam
• Awesome Pea 2 on the eShop
• Dead Cells on the Google Play Store
• Game Companies Say They’re Supporting Black Lives Matter, But Few Are Offering Specifics (Kotaku)
• MinnMax’s rebulbing Minneapolis GoFundMe

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Sony is delaying its PlayStation 5 reveal, Call of Duty is delaying its upcoming content updates, Pokémon Sword and Shield’s first DLC has an actual release date, and Trackmania has a weird new monetization model.

Links:

• @PlayStation’s tweet about delaying the PS5 event
• @CallofDuty’s tweet about delaying upcoming seasons of content
• @ATVI_AB’s statement about standing against inequality
• @eamadden’s statement about the protests
• Pokémon Sword and Shield expansion launching June 17 (Polygon)
• Ubisoft says Trackmania is not subscription-based, you just pay for it multiple times (PC Gamer)
• Starting the VALORANT Journey with You (riotgames.com)
• Liberated on the Switch eShop

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Take-Two’s CEO says Google may have over-promised Stadia’s abilities, Cate Blanchett is officially in the Borderlands movie, we might learn about Resident Evil 8 officially soon, and Kingdom Hearts may become an animated Disney + show.

Links:

• Google Stadia Overpromised On What It Could Do, Says Take-Two CEO (GameSpot)
• Cate Blanchett to star in Eli Roth's Borderlands movie (ew.com)
• Capcom Sets Resident Evil 8 Reveal for June 10? (GamesBeat)
• @Vullein’s tweet about the Kingdom Hearts show
• Seth Kearsley’s DeviantArt page about the Kingdom Hearts show

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Sony will show PlayStation 5 games next week, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is getting a sequel, Hideo Kojima is working on his next project, and Cyberpunk 2077 is on track and CD Projekt Red will be sharing hands-on with the game soon.

Links:

• ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Sequel in the Works (Variety)
• Hideo Kojima interview on news.livedoor.com
• Resetera thread about Hideo Kojima interview
• Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statement of the CD Project Group for the Period Between 1 January and 31 March 2020 (cdprojekt.com)
• CD Projekt Group Q1 2020 Earnings (cdprojekt.com)

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Naughty Dog offers all kinds of new details about The Last of Us Part II, Microsoft details just how backwards compatible the Xbox Series X is, new Marvel’s Avengers gameplay will be shown in late June, and a lot of new games came out today.

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Links:

• The Last of Us Part II - State of Play | PS4 (YouTube)
• Xbox Series X: The Most Powerful and Compatible Next-Gen Console with Thousands of Games at Launch (news.xbox.com)
• @PlayAvengers’ tweet about its upcoming War Table stream
• Shantae and the Seven Sirens on Switch
• @PaperBugDev’s tweet about Bug Fables
• Those Who Remain on Steam
• Fly Punch Boom! on Steam
• Umihara Kawase Fresh on Steam
• Umihara Kawase Bazooka on Steam
• Dungeon Defenders: Awakened on Steam
• Poly Bridge 2 on Steam
• Sludge Life on Epic Games Store
• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection on the Epic Games Store

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We will probably learn more about PlayStation 5 next week, Take-Two SEC filings might be hinting at a Grand Theft Auto VI release window, Dead by Daylight is getting Silent Hill DLC, Street Fighter V is getting five new characters, and a Dragon Quest action RPG based on popular Dragon Quest manga is coming to Japan.

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Links:

• Sony Is Planning a PS5 Conference for as Early as Next Week (Bloomberg)
• @JeffGrubb’s tweet about a potential PlayStation event
• @jasonschreier’s tweet about the potential PlayStation event
• Grand Theft Auto VI in 2023? Take-Two SEC filing hints at release date (VentureBeat)
• Dead by Daylight | Silent Hill | Official Trailer (YouTube)
• Capcom Unity Blog post about the new Street Fighter V season (capcom-unity.com)
• Japanese Infinity Strash – Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Trailer (YouTube)
• Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Window 10 Store
• Reky on Steam
• @Wario64’s tweet about the Final Fantasy VII Remake soundtrack

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The Last of Us Part II will get its likely final information dump this week prior to release, there is a Jak & Daxter remake PlayStation 5 rumor that seems unlikely but would be exciting, IGN has revealed its surprisingly dense Summer of Gaming schedule, No Man’s Sky is coming to Xbox Game Pass, and Minecraft Dungeons is out today.

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Links:

• State of Play: Get a Preview of The Last of Us Part II Wednesday (blog.us.playstation.com)
• @GameOverGreggy’s tweet about The Last of Us Part II
• Rumor: Jak and Daxter Remake in Development for PS5 As Launch Title (GameRant)
• Exclusive: A Deeper Look at the PlayStation 5 (Wired)
• IGN Summer of Gaming: Schedule, Charity Events and More Revealed (IGN)
• New Games with Gold for June 2020 (news.xbox.com)
• No Man’s Sky Coming to Xbox Game Pass in June (news.xbox.com)
• @PlayStation’s tweet about Call of Duty: WWII
• Wildfire on Steam
• Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen’s website
• Bigscreen and Funimation Partner to Bring Anime Films to VR (oculus.com)

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A lot of people bought video games last month according to the latest NPD numbers, Tenet’s latest trailer premiered in Fortnite last night and it was almost cool, Pac-Man turns 40, Serious Sam is getting a new numbered entry, and the Fairy Tale video game has been delayed.

Links:

• @MatPiscatella’s tweet setting NPD expectations
• April 2020 US Video Game Market Results from The NPD Group (YouTube)
• @geoffkeighley’s tweet about a Nolan movie screening in Fortnite
• Serious Sam 4 - A Classic Returns August 2020 (YouTube)
• Fairy Tail game delayed to July 30 in Europe and Japan, July 31 in North America (Gematsu)
• Maneater on Epic Games Store
• Monstrum on Switch
• Talking Games With Reggie & Harold (charity.gofundme.com)

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