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11. June 2018

Westworld Episode 8 Review

This review contains spoilers for Westworld Season 2, episode 8, titled “Kiksuya.” To refresh your memory of where we left off, check out last week’s review of episode 7.

After the explosive events of episode 7, “Kiksuya” is a more measured hour – one that surprisingly allows us to see the park from the perspective of Ghost Nation leader Akecheta (Zahn McClarnon) after two seasons of treating the Ghost Nation hosts as stereotypical antagonists. The episode title translates to “remember” in the Siouan language of Lakota, which is fitting, since the episode offers us a useful reminder of how deceptive our memories can be.

11. June 2018

Prey and Wolfenstein VR Experiences Revealed

Wolfenstein and Prey VR experiences are on their way. This news came during Bethesda’s E3 2018 conference.

The Prey VR experience will be connected to the Typhon Hunter DLC, a new mode that lets one player go up against five other player-controlled mimics. There will also be a single-player, puzzle-based portion of it.

The Wolfenstein VR experience game announced called Wolfenstein Cyberpilot, where you play a hacker who can take over nazi robots and turn them against their creators. This is separate from Wolfenstein: Youngblood, the new co-op game set for release in 2019.

11. June 2018

Wolfenstein: Youngblood Announced

Today at their E3 conference, Bethesda announced Wolfenstein: Youngblood, a co-op shooter sequel set in the 1980’s. It will be available in 2019.

Players will play as B.J. Blazkowicz’s twin daughters, although you can play it solo as well.

This appears to be a spinoff of sorts instead of a proper numbered sequel or DLC for Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, similar to the Death of the Outsider spinoff of Dishonored 2. We gave Wolfenstein 2 a 9.1 when we reviewed it late last year.

11. June 2018

Prey DLC Mooncrash Announced

Bethesda and Arkane’s 2017 atmospheric shooter Prey is getting its first batch of DLC.

Dubbed Mooncrash, the downloadable content, which launches today, will feature an infinitely replayable rogue-like mode. Players will fight to escape a TranStar moon base, with the enemy encounters, loot to acquire, and challenges to face, being different every time.

As detailed on Bethesda’s official site, Mooncrash can be purchased as standalone DLC for $19.99. Prey: Digital Deluxe, which includes the base game and the DLC, is available as well.

Additionally, three free updates for Prey are available tonight. Story Mode will allow a casual way to play through the narrative, Survival mode will offer a new level of challenge, and New Game + will give players who already completed the game incentive to dive back in.

11. June 2018

Play Quake Champions for Free for a Limited Time

Quake Champions is available to play for free during a special trial period ahead of release.

An early version of the game can be downloaded and played for the next week for no cost by visiting the Quake website.

Quake Champions is focusing on esports, and Bethesda said it has new competitions planned for QuakeCon and DreamHack Winter.

Quake Champions was revealed at Bethesda’s E3 2016 press conference. It spend a year in closed beta, amassing a crew of familiar faces like Wolfenstein’s BJ Blazkowicz along the way. Quake Champions left closed beta and entered Early Access on August 17, 2017.

11. June 2018

Bethesda Announces Doom Eternal, Sequel to Doom

At the Bethesda E3 2018 press conference, executive producer Marty Stratton and creative director Hugo Martin announced Doom Eternal, a sequel to 2016’s Doom reboot.

Doom Eternal will have “twice as many” “badass demons” compared to the rebooted game. The teaser trailer during the conference offered a taste of “Hell on Earth” in Doom Eternal.

Stratton and Martin revealed that more details about Doom Eternal will be revealed at QuakeCon in August.

The Doom reboot was originally announced in 2008 as Doom 4. The game then went radio silent for years, finally reemerging as the game we know at QuakeCon 2014. It eventually was released on May 16, 2016 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4, with a Switch version following on November 10, 2017.

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