Gamescom Press Conference to Include Kojima, More World Premieres
Gamescom will kickoff with a bang as more than 15 publishers are announced to debut world premiere content on Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night livestream, including PlayStation, Xbox, Kojima Productions, and more.
Geoff Keighley will be hosting a live showcase on August 19 at 8 p.m. CEST/2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT from Gamescom called Opening Night Live. This show will air live from Cologne, Germany and will stream in English as well as 8 other languages.
To celebrate the new livestream, Keighley announced that over 15 publishers will be making world premiere announcements on his show. The full list of publishers on Keighley's show includes: 2K, Activision, Bandai Namco entertainment, Bungie, Capcom, EA, Epic Games, Google Stadia, Deep Silver, Private Division, Sega, Square Enix, Sony, THQ Nordic, Ubisoft, and Xbox.
Gears 5 Xbox One X Limited Edition Revealed
To celebrate the upcoming release of Gears 5, Microsoft has revealed a Gears 5 Limited Edition Xbox One X Bundle, a Kait Diaz Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Pro Charging Stand, a wireless keyboard and mouse and wireless headset from Razer, and a 2TB and 5TB Seagate Game Drive.
Gears 5 will be releasing on Xbox One and PC on September 10, 2019. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers and owners of the Gears 5 Ultimate Edition will be able to play four days early on September 6 and Microsoft is giving fans more reasons to get excited for the latest entry in the Gears franchise that began all the way back in 2006.
Decay of Logos: The Very Zelda: Breath of the Wild-y Game Gets a Release Date, New Trailer
Decay of Logos, which will no doubt remind you of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild if you take a look at the new trailer above, will be out soon to allow you the chance to see if it plays as close to Breath of the Wild as it looks.
This one is, like Zelda, coming to Nintendo Switch, but unlike the first-party Nintendo classic, it's heading elsewhere too. PS4 gets it first on August 27, followed by the Switch on the 29th, and then Xbox One and Steam on the 30th.
Check out the developer diary from Decay of Logos above, and if you missed our preview of it from last year, don't miss that either!
Phase 4: Marvel’s Movies and Shows Should Have Always Been This Interconnected
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige unveiled Phase 4 of the MCU, and for the very first time, the lineup included TV along with the usual slate of movies. The announcement detailed how some shows will directly lead into upcoming movies: for example, WandaVision will establish Elizabeth Olsen as the Scarlet Witch so she can subsequently show up, fully-powered, in the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Feige also noted that some shows would explore the gaps between the movies: the Hawkeye series will reveal what Clint Barton was up to during his time as Ronin. It was an exciting presentation that promised huge things for the franchise that fans worldwide have fallen in love with, but it’s hard not to feel a certain sense of disappointment that it took this long to get a fully interconnected slate of Marvel movies and shows. After all, that was the promise from the beginning.
How to Read Marvel’s Absolute Carnage Crossover
The dust has barely settled from War of the Realms, but already the next major Marvel crossover is brewing. Absolute Carnage officially kicks off on Wednesday, August 7, as Earth's heroes unite against a deadly attack from a super-charged version of Carnage, Spider-Man and Venom's eternal foe.
Whether you're a hardcore Marvel reader or simply have fond memories of the Maximum Carnage crossover and its tie-in video game, we have a full breakdown of this new superhero epic and how you can follow the story.
What Is Absolute Carnage?
Absolute Carnage might be described as a spiritual sequel to 1993's Maximum Carnage. While its plot isn't directly connected to Maximum Carnage, Absolute Carnage again features Spider-Man and Venom teaming up with a wide variety of Marvel heroes to deal with the threat posed by Cletus Kasady.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Map Sizes Explained
Update: Along with details released of the map sizes, Design Director Joe Cecot explained how players will be able to use a mouse and keyboard along with cross-play and how that will effect matchmaking.
"One of the main ways is that we are planning on matchmaking based on peripheral," Cecot said. "We’re also supporting different peripherals, so if you want to plug a keyboard
into your PS4, you can."
Original story follows.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have three distinct map sizes, each supporting different gameplay modes and tactics.
According to a PlayStation blog post, multiplayer mode will now include close-quarter "Flash Maps." These small arenas host the new 2v2 Gunfight matches where players battle in fast-paced rounds using loadouts chosen by the game.
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New Marvel Superhero Series Reportedly in Development at ABC
Marvel and ABC are reportedly in "active talks" to develop a new TV series centred on female superheroes.
"I have spoken to Marvel and we are in active talks about one project in particular," ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke told Deadline.
ABC aims to have at least one Marvel property on its network at "any given time", and this series would fit in with its strategy of bringing a female-led group of superheroes to the screen, apparently focusing on a central character that would be "something brand new, mostly."
While Burke remained tight-lipped on the finer details, the outlet reports that this project is completely separate from the hour-long TV drama about female characters with superpowers that Wonder Woman writer Allan Heinberg was developing for the network last year.
The Best Refurbished Phone Deals in August: Compare Cheap Contracts
Mobile phones can cost a pretty penny, with plenty of modern devices pushing the £1000 mark. However, buying a smartphone doesn't always mean spending an excessively high amount for a device.
There are plenty of great mobile phone deals, but, if you're looking for something even cheaper, you should consider buying refurbished.
Refurbished phones do tend to get a negative reception, but this shouldn't be the case. There's nothing to worry about when you invest cash in a more budget friendly device, including refurbished iPhones. Getting a refurbished mobile deal no longer means getting a scratched device or a dodgy repair, you can now pick up a great deal on a phone that is legitimately as good as new.
Every Country Has Video Games, Only One Has A Mass Shooter Problem
In science, you form a hypothesis to explain an event and then test it against the available evidence to see if your logic is sound; if it’s not, the hypothesis fails and you discard it and form another one to attempt to explain what’s happening. The hypothesis being put forward by several politicians, including President Trump, is that video games – in concert with mental health issues – contribute to the recent rise in mass shooting incidents in the United States, specifically with regard to the shootings in Gilroy, California, Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas that collectively claimed 34 lives and left 66 more wounded in the span of less than a week. But even a quick look at the rest of the world disproves this hypothesis so quickly and obviously that it’s hard to believe it was even suggested with sincerity.