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Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is a PS5 title being developed by Insomniac Games.
It was revealed earlier this year with some gameplay snippets showing off the ultra-fast SSD.
Geoff Keighley has …

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Rocksteady Games is best know for developing the Batman: Arkham games.
The studio’s new project is called Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
A teaser trailer was unveiled at DC Fandome 2020.

Rocksteady Games’ last title, Batman: Arkham Knight, released in 2015. After years of speculation, the team’s next project was finally revealed to be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. At DC Fandome 2020, a trailer for the game was finally unveiled. You can take a look at the teaser trailer below.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League can be played solo or in up to four-player co-op. King Shark, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and Harley Quinn are all playable characters. It’s set in the Arkham universe, though it isn’t a direct sequel to Arkham Knight per se.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is releasing on Xbox Series X, PC and PS5. The current release window is sometime in 2022, so we’re in for a b…

Reading between the redacted lines.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been announced. This is the latest that a Call of Duty game has ever been revealed and there’s still a lot we don’t know. An official reveal is coming on August 26 which will shed more light but in the meantime, here’s everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.

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What is Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War?

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is 2020’s entry in the annual Call of Duty franchise. It’s being developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, making this the first game to skip the “three year cycle” Call of Duty had been on since Call of Duty: Ghosts.

As the name implies, the story is set during the Cold War, the height of tension between the U.S. and the USSR….

Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Spirit.

At the Game Awards 2019, we got our first look at in-engine footage for a PS5 game, Godfall. Developed by Counterplay Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, Godfall is a new IP, set in a world of knights and realms of magical elements. Described as a “third-person Looter-Slasher,” this game is the first official PS5 game that was revealed, although there have been plenty more since. Here’s everything we know about Godfall.

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Godfall story

Godfall is set in a world with multiple, distinct realms: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Spirit. You play as a member of the Knight’s Order, who are attempting to keep the apocalypse at bay. Counterplay Games says the world was inspired by works such as Brandon Sanderson’s The S…

An explanation. Kind of.

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505 Games recently revealed that only the upcoming Control Ultimate Edition would get a free next-gen upgrade.
There is no upgrade path for the standard edition of Control.
505 Games has tried to further explain this decision.

Recently, 505 Games and Remedy Entertainment announced Control Ultimate Edition, a version of the game that included all the DLC and a free upgrade to the PS5 or Xbox Series X versions. Unfortunately, this upgrade does not apply for anyone who has already bought the standard edition of the game, even if they’ve also purchased the expansion pass.

Given the prevelance of free upgrades for so many other titles, some fans voiced their complaints about this approach on social media. 505 Games has responded with a blog post purporting to explain why this approach was taken.

We spent several months exploring all of our launch options for Control Ultimate Edition and no decision was taken lightly. While it is cha…

The rumors were true — the next entry in this series is going dark and cold.

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Today, the next entry in the long-running Call of Duty franchise was revealed.
It’s titled Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and is focused on international intrigue.
The full reveal is coming on August 26, 2020.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is scheduled to be available later this year.

Earlier this year, reports indicated that the next Call of Duty game would be titled Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Speculation abounded, as this is the latest in the year that a Call of Duty game has ever been announced.

A recent ARG heightened the idea that it centered around the Cold War and now, those rumors have been proven true. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been officially confirmed. You can check out the reveal teaser video below.

As Activision previously confirmed during its Q2 2020 earnings, this game is being developed by Treyarch and Raven Software.

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Some horned foes may await.

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Resident Evil Village is the next mainline Resident Evil game.
According to an alleged playtester, the game will feature goatmen enemies and a woman as a secondary playable character.
Resident Evil Village is currently set to release at some point in 2021.

Resident Evil Village is bringing new the classic horror franchise to new locations with the next-generation of horror. While we’re still waiting for Capcom to share more, we’ve received reports that the game will be featuring a second playable character besides Ethan — and sword-wielding Goatmen as enemies.

According to the Biohazardcast, a playtester tried a section of the game where you are controlling a young woman who doesn’t have any weapons, just a lantern. This could be the woman seen at multiple points in the reveal trailer, who you can see below.

The playtester continued to explain that the woman was avoiding bipedal goatmen creatures in a large cave. These crea…

A land of epic sagas and myths awaits in this new world from Ubisoft.

First revealed at E3 2019, Gods & Monsters is a new IP being developed by Ubisoft Quebec. Eschewing the real world setting of the Assassin’s Creed games the studio has previously worked on, Gods & Monsters is set in a beautiful world where the Greek myths are true. Here’s everything we know about Gods & Monsters.

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Gods & Monsters

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Explore a world of monsters

Gods & Monsters promises an open world of mythic islands to explore, with gods to save, monsters to vanquish and ancient powers to learn. We can’t wait to try it out for ourselves and become a legendary hero.

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Gods & Monsters is an action-adventure game set in the world of a…

Hey baby, I hear the blues a-calling, tossed innards and scrambled blood. Mercy.

Yeah, it’s really happening. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was announced in early 2019 to the shock and delight of fans everywhere, many of whom believed that after 14 years, there was no way the cult classic Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines would get a sequel. While there’s still a lot we don’t know, we do know that this new game is being developed by Hardsuit Labs and published by Paradox Interactive.

Originally scheduled to release in 2020, any fans, nocturnal or otherwise, will now be waiting until 2021 to see this story of darkness continue. Here’s everything you need to know about Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2.

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

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Welcome to a dark new world

It’s really happening. Over a decade later, the beloved RPG is getting a sequel that promises to take all the elements playe…

Best answer: Yes. One of the features that Sony has confirmed for the PS5 DualSense controller is USB-C charging. This means you’ll be able to charge it much faster than the DualShock 4, which used the now-aging Micro-USB standard.

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PS5 DualSense Will the PS5 DualSense controller use USB-C for charging?

Sony has released bits of information about the PS5 and its accompanying controller, the DualSense. Among the many new features this controller brings is USB-C charging. Paired with a larger battery, that means it’ll be quicker to charge and it will last longer than the DualShock 4.

The DualSense is part of a full lineup of PS5 accessories slated to launch alongside the console in Holiday 2020.

PS5 DualSense Improved feedback

DualSense improvements don’t stop there since it also appears to use haptic feedback technology. Haptic feedback allows for different levels…