Rainbow Six Siege Showdown Event Is a 3v3 Cowboy Shootout
Giddy up for Rainbow Six Siege because Ubisoft just released a western-themed limited-time event called Showdown. For the next two weeks, players can partake in a 3v3 PvP mode set in the wild west.
Starting today, July 2, and running through July 16, players can load up an exclusive new “secure area type” map called Fort Truth for Showdown. The LTE features three attackers and three defenders as they battle it out under the sun.
To keep with the western theme of the mode, players on both sides will be limited to only the BOSG 12.2 and Magnum LFP586 weapons. The HUD will also be limited and health, ammo, and crosshairs will no longer be visible. There’s also no preparation phase.
The Terror: Infamy Tells a Horror Story Much Closer to Home
Season 1 of The Terror was a slow-burn horror tale that excelled at building dread and keeping viewers guessing, and Season 2 of the AMC anthology series, titled The Terror: Infamy, looks to be a worthy successor, trading the chills of the Northwest Passage for a World War II story that may hit even closer to home. IGN has an exclusive first look at the new trailer for The Terror: Infamy, in addition to the key art for Season 2.
Just as Season 1 of The Terror used a real-life historical event as the backdrop for a fictionalized story, Season 2 will blend history with folklore - and while both seasons feature a skulking supernatural menace that terrorizes our protagonists, it's clear that the show is just as interested in exploring the cruelties that humans commit against each other, this time focusing on the horrors of an internment camp instead of cannibalistic sailors.
Soundwave, Blaster Get the G1 Art Treatment In This Special Transformers: TCG Boxed Set
A special Transformers: TCG boxed set and 2019 convention pack are coming to San Diego Comic Con this year, and you can get a first look at the cards stats, as well as the (always) excellent Transformers art, right here.
The boxed set celebrates 35 years of transforming tape-decks waging Cybertronian warfare, featuring Autobot communicator Blaster and Decepticon communicator Soundwave, as well as their cassette robot underlings. Check out each card in both their alt and bot modes, as well as their stats, in the slideshow below:
Both the boxed set and the special Transformers: TCG Convention Pack will be available for purchase at "San Diego Comic Con, Gen Con, and PAX Unplugged," and if you can't attend any of the conventions, you can buy them directly from Hasbro Pulse after SDCC concludes.
Cuphead Dev Cites Crunch Avoidance as Reason for DLC Delay
Cuphead developer Studio MDHR has announced that the upcoming DLC expansion, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, has been delayed until 2020.
In a press release, the team cited a desire to avoid the unhealthy "crunch" on a project that is all too common in the gaming industry, saying, "The development of the original game taught us a great deal about the importance of making things in a way that’s healthy and sustainable for our team." It also sounds like the DLC simply needed more time in general. "While we initially announced a 2019 release date for the Delicious Last Course expansion," Studio MDHR said, "our highest priority is making sure this new adventure meets the meticulous level of care and quality we always strive for...We'll be moving the release of The Delicious Last Course, for all platforms, to 2020." They also dropped a new trailer for the expansion, which you can view below:
Shenmue 3: Steam Keys Will Not Be Offered to Backers at Launch
Update:
Following the news that Shenmue 3 developer Ys Net will offer refunds for dissatisfied Kickstarter backers, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced that Epic will fund the cost of all the Kickstarter refunds.
Furthermore, Sweeney says that future games that become Epic Games Store exclusives after an initial crowdfunding campaign that promises availability on other PC platforms will also be covered by Epic. Either by making sure that keys are available for other platforms in advance, or through guaranteed refunds at the time of the Epic exclusivity announcement.
When future games go Epic-exclusive after offering crowdfunding rewards on other PC stores, we’ll either coordinate with colleagues at the other stores to ensure key availability in advance, or guarantee refunds at announcement time.
PS Plus for July Removes PES 2019, Adds Detroit: Become Human
Sony has removed Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 from July’s free PS Plus games and replaced it with the Digital Deluxe Edition of Detroit: Become Human.
The monthly games that subscribers get with PS Plus usually go unchanged once announced. But as July’s games went live for players today, Sony issued a blog post to announce that they have replaced the previously announced PES 2019 with the Digital Deluxe Edition of Detroit: Become Human. It’s not yet clear why Sony decided to make this swap so late, but it may be due to widespread complaints on social media about Pro Evolution Soccer being this month's offering; as a sports title, its appeal is more niche than many other genres.
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Remake Coming To Switch
Update: A remake of the beloved Harvest Moon game Friends of Mineral Town is indeed coming to the Nintendo Switch, and confirmed for a North American release, but it will now be known in its North American release as Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.
Publisher XSeed Games, part of Marvelous USA, confirmed in a press release that Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is coming to North America. Natsume originally published Friends of Mineral Town under the Harvest Moon name, but given that Natsume still owns the publishing name rights to that franchise, XSeed and Marvelous will now be bringing the game back under the Story of Seasons branding.
XSeed confirmed an October 17 release in Japan, and only mentioned that the North American launch date "will be confirmed at a later time."
Nvidia Announces Upgraded SUPER GPUs
Nvidia has been teasing something SUPER new since before the start of E3 2019 and today the company is introducing ‘Super’ versions of the RTX 2080, RTX 2070, and RTX 2060.
What makes these new graphics cards so ‘Super’ is they all feature a new GPU with additional CUDA cores, Tensor Cores, RT Cores, faster clock speeds, and generally more of everything. While the Super cards still feature memory operating at 14Gbps, there have been several other enhancements made to the memory and cache. Specs have yet to be revealed for the 2080 Super, but the 2060 and 2070 variants have been revealed, which you can see below.
Upcoming Evil Dead Game Will Be ‘Immersive’ but Not VR
Bruce Campbell, the actor who played Ash Williams in the Evil Dead films and TV series, has clarified that the upcoming Evil Dead game is in development for consoles and PC, and not for VR.
In a post on Twitter, Campbell said “This is a swell time to clarify some incorrect info that might be out there (including from me!): the upcoming Evil Dead video game is being developed for consoles and PC, not VR. Sorry for any confusion.”
Hey, groovy gamers, this is a swell time to clarify some incorrect info that might be out there (including from me!): the upcoming Evil Dead video game is being developed for consoles and PC, not VR. Sorry for any confusion. Game on! #MyBoomstickIsTooBigForVR #EvilDeadTheGame pic.twitter.com/Jqh2BGW82p
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