The Katana is one of the most legendary swords in fiction and in real world history, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood weapons.To celebrate Shark Week, Maneater developer Tripwire Interactive has released a new evolution that lets you turn your aquatic killing machine into a metal version of the tiger shark, the ocean’s least picky eater.
Gamescom’s All-Digital Event doesn’t kick off until August 27, but EA has decided to host a Gamescom Sale quite early at Origin. From now until August 18, you can save up to 85% off on nice variety of PC games. Most of the titles in the sale are published by EA, such as Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order ($30), Need for Speed Heat ($24), and Battlefield V ($15). Ubisoft is also featured, with the likes of Rainbow Six Siege ($8), Assassin’s Creed Odyssey ($19.79), and more receiving steep discounts.
On the EA front, PC users can also save on The Sims 4 and numerous expansions. The base game is down to just $5, while big expansions like Seasons and Island Living are 50% off. For those looking for a multiplayer game for the whole family, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is slashed to $14, its lowest price yet.
Meanwhile, older EA titles are available for bargain prices. Titanfall 2, one of the best first-person shooters of this generation, is on sale for $5. Dragon Age: Inquisition is also discounted to $5, while modern horror classics Dead Space and Dead Space 2 are $10 each. Every title under the EA Originals banner is 50% off or more, including Sea of Solitude, Fe, and Unravel Two for $10 each.
Originally scheduled for as early as April 2020, CD Projekt Red has delayed Cyberpunk 2077 twice as it continues to spit and polish every aspect of its RPG. And with just three months left until the November 15 launch, the studio is taking some aspects down to the wire.
In an interview with VG247, senior gameplay designer Pawel Kapala explained that the team is still working on the first-person melee system, stating that they’re not “100% happy” with its implementation yet.
“We’re spending a lot of time trying to perfect that, and we basically, we’re not 100% happy, mostly with visual feedback on the hits, on the melee,” Kapala said. “So, we’re still working on it.”
Developer Motion Twin has issued a new update to Dead Cells, adding loads of new features and an entirely new biome, along with an 8-bit style soundtrack. The “Barrels o’ Fun” update is now available on PC, and it will follow on Xbox One, PS4, and Switch sometime this summer.
A new biome called the Derelict Distillery is an old broken down atmosphere with broken bottles and pipes venting steam. The new environment includes explosive barrels, which some of the new enemies will make use of by throwing them right at you or just jamming them into the ground and then jumping out of the way. Another new enemy type, the mimic, looks like a barrel and might catch you by surprise.
To help deal with these new threats, you have access to a few new weapons. Those include a barrel launcher, which is exactly as destructive as it sounds. You can also pick up the new tesla coil to deal damage to large groups of enemies. Finally, the update also adds a new chiptune 8-bit soundtrack for your listening pleasure.
With the release date of Xbox Series X narrowed from Holiday 2020 to November, it’s about time to start trying to figure out whether it’s the next-gen console for you. For many, a major part of the decision that goes into pre-ordering a new console is the lineup of games that’s supported for the hardware. To that end, we’ve highlighted all of the games that will be available for Xbox Series X at or around launch. If it’s scheduled for 2020 and it’s going to be available for Series X, it’s on the list.
You may notice that Halo Infinite is absent. Well, that’s because Halo Infinite has been delayed to 2021. The game was the flagship title in the Series X’s launch lineup, so it’s a bit disappointing to see it delayed, but Microsoft’s next-gen console has a few other games to look forward to if you’re leaning towards picking it up this November.
In an Xbox Wire blog post, Microsoft promises that, even with Halo Infinite delayed to next year, there will be “thousands of games to play, spanning four generations, when Xbox Series X launches globally this November and over 100 optimized for Xbox Series X titles, built to take full advantage of our most powerful console, are planned for this year.”
While his possible addition was leaked a few months ago, Sam Fisher was officially revealed in a teaser trailer, and even though he wasn’t wearing his iconic night vision goggles, those three dots did appear on his gun with the classic sound.
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Additionally, night vision activates part-way through the trailer, all while Fisher says, “You should know better than to write me off. Consider this a teaching moment.”
Ubisoft also released a key art of Sam Fisher, which you can see below, and it looks like those three dots may also be part of a device that can burrow through walls to provide a glimpse of what is on the other side.
We have yet to see Specialist Zero in action, but the end of the trailer promises his full reveal will take place on Sunday, August 16, at 11am PT/2pm ET/7pm BST.
On Fisher’s official page on Rainbow Six Siege’s website, Lera “Fink” Melnikova pens a letter, giving background for Zero’s arrival;
“He seems to have kept in good shape despite being off active duty, though he also seemed a little more frazzled than usual when he arrived. I wonder what has Zero using Rainbow as his home base, he wouldn’t be here without his own motivations and we should take advantage of his experience. His military expertise will be a good balance to your psychological insight. As he’s coming in as the first member of the Rainbow Operational Staff (ROS), I’m curious and cautious of the changes he’ll bring to our organization. I’m sure his instruction will be a necessary, and painful, experience. I imagine there’s something he’s not telling me regarding his sudden appearance, but that’s not surprising. Zero operates on a need to know basis, I’m sure he’ll tell me when he thinks I need to know.”
While we haven’t gotten a proper Splinter Cell game since 2013’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Fisher has appeared in other games like Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
Clearly, Ubisoft hasn’t forget about Fisher, as it was recently revealed that a Splinter Cell Netflix animated series is in the works with Derek Kolstad, one of the creators of John Wick.
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