Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare/Warzone Adding Ice Pick Melee Weapon And More This Week

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the battle royale game Warzone continue to introduce new microtransactions. The latest come in the form of a pair of weapon bundles, one of which features a brand-new ice pick melee weapon to finish your foes in icy style.

The “Notice Me III” bundle comes with the “Dream Dasher” SMG blueprint that features a specialized sight, barrel, ammo, and rear grip. It also features the “Chibi Trooper” weapon charm and the “Cute Cadet” sticker.

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The other new bundle now available is the “Wendigo” bundle. It comes with “Psychosis” assault rifle, the “Evil Manifest” SMG, and the “Crevasse” ice pick weapon. This bundle also includes a “Taiga” skin for the Operator Krueger.

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Vanillaware’s Critically-Acclaimed Mech Adventure, Gets US Release Date

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, the new game from Vanillaware (Dragon’s Crown, Odin Sphere, Muramasa: The Demon Blade), has announced a western release date. The game, which released in Japan on November 28, 2019, will be available in the US and other English-language territories on September 8, 2020. A trailer has also been released, showing off the game’s incredible 2D art.

The game, which features 13 playable characters (hence the title) has a strong narrative focus that jumps between different time periods. It’s a 2D title that features top-down combat between mechs you can customize and various kaiju.

You can check it out in the trailer below, which shows off the game’s protagonists.

Vanillaware is known for its excellent, fast-paced combat, and the game was very well received in Japan. It was the only game nominated for the Seiun Award in the Media Category for the year of its release, and received awards and nominations in the Japan Game Awards, Famitsu Dengeki Game Award 2019, and Japan Otaku Awards.

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At launch, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim will only be playable in Japanese, as the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the game’s production schedule. However, a free patch will add an English voice acting option post-launch.

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Fortnite’s The Device Event Was A Huge Success, Epic Says

Fortnite‘s latest in-game event, The Device, was a gigantic success. Epic Games has announced new statistics about it, and also teased a water theme for Season 3.

Writing on Twitter, Epic said it was “overwhelmed by the response” to The Device. A total of 12 million people were in the game when the event took place. The numbers could have been higher, but Epic put a cap on player numbers to help with stability.

Some of those who could not attend the event watched livestreams of it. Epic said a combined 8.4 million people watched The Device on Twitch and YouTube. You can re-watch the event in the GameSpot video above.

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Endless Legend Dev’s New Game, Humankind, Launches Next Year And Is Looking For Test Players

Humankind, the next game from Endless Legend and Endless Space developer Amplitude Studios, is a 4X strategy title that will use an “OpenDev” platform to gather player feedback ahead of launch. In a new post on publisher Sega’s website, it’s been announced that the game will launch in 2021, but that the developers are currently taking applications for a free early access period where players will be able to test certain scenarios and have an impact on development.

You can sign up for the OpenDev initiative now. Players who register right now will potentially be able to access three limited-time scenarios–Towers of Babylon, Battles of History, and Hold the Fort, each seemingly exploring a different period from history.

In the trailer below, being part of OpenDev is compared to joining the game’s development team. Humankind was originally due to release in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the game’s development.

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Star Wars Celebration 2020 Cancelled

Star Wars Celebration 2020 was officially cancelled Monday due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

Star Wars Celebration will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on August 18-21, 2022.

StarWars.com has posted details on how fans can get refunds to Star Wars Celebration 2020:

“Fans who were planning to attend Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this year may either transfer their current ticket purchase to the new event dates, receive a refund or receive a credit for Star Wars Celebration merchandise. As a token of our appreciation and to thank all Star Wars Celebration 2020 fans who choose to transfer their tickets to the 2022 show, we are excited to offer a free exclusive Star Wars Celebration stormtrooper character pin for all transferred tickets.”

The ticket refund and merchandise credit request period opens Monday, June 22. The official site says these requests must be completed by August 26, 2020.

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Be sure to check out StarWarsCelebration,com for additional information on hotel cancellations, any existing merchandise pre-orders, and how to get a free exclusive Star Wars Celebration stormtrooper character pin as a token of the convention’s appreciation.

For more Star Wars coverage, find out everything you need to know to pre-order Star Wars: Squadrons, enjoy our Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge review, and discover who IGN readers picked as the best Star Wars character of all time.

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