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Ubisoft has detailed a list of accessibility options that will be included in Watch Dogs: Legion.
These can aid in a variety of ways, from motor and cognitive functions to motion sickness.
Watch Dogs: Legion is set to be released on October 29.

Today, Ubisoft revealed several new accessibility options that will be included in Watch Dogs: Legion. This isn’t an entirely comprehensive list, as Ubisoft notes more will be added by the time the game launches. With that said, it’s a good idea of what to expect overall.

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Gamepad controls are fully customizable, including the analog stick sensitivity and inversion across both axes. (Motor, Cognitive)

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Mouse and Keyboard controls are fully customizable, including mouse sensitivity.
There’s support for third-party hardware, including Microsoft Xbox Adaptive controller and co-pilot via the Xbox Accessories App.(Motor, Cognitive)
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What is Ghostwire: Tokyo? This new IP shown at Bethesda’s E3 2019 is still as mysterious as it is creepy, but that just has us more intrigued.

At Bethesda’s E3 2019 press conference, they showed off two entirely brand new IPs — one of them was called Ghostwire: Tokyo. Creative director Ikumi Nakamura took the stage with a level of confidence, enthusiasm, and sincerity that immediately charmed the audience, and deeply contrasted with the level of creepiness and dark aesthetic beauty of the trailer she led into. Whatever Ghostwire: Tokyo is, the concepts for it presented in a CGI video look incredible.

Since then, more has been revealed, with some significant footage shown during Sony’s PS5 showcase, the Future of Gaming. Nakamura is no longer on the project, Mikami is now director and this game is a timed console exclusive. Here’s what we now know:

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Players allegedly shouldn’t worry about the next Resident Evil being too short.

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Resident Evil Village is the next game being developed and published by Capcom.
According to someone with a strong track record, it’s the longest game developed using RE Engine.
This would make it longer than Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5 or Resident Evil 3.

Resident Evil Village is the eighth mainline entry in Capcom’s long-running survival-horror franchise. There’s a still lot we don’t know but according to an individual with a great track record, Resident Evil Village might be longer than players are expecting.

Aesthetic Gamer aka Dusk Golem has a history of sharing accurate details on upcoming Resident Evil games. Months before the reveal of Resident Evil Village, they accurately shared that it would be a first-person game starring Ethan and Chris, while taking place in a winter village that has werewolf-like beastmen.

Now, they’ve commented …

Additional insight into what went wrong.

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Ragtag is a canceled Star Wars game that was being developed by Visceral Games.
EA closed Visceral Games in 2017.
A producer who worked on the game has given some insight into what went wrong.

Electronic Arts (EA) hasn’t had the easiest time with its Star Wars projects. There have been multiple cancellations, including one which led EA to shut down Visceral Games in 2017, ending the studio’s work on a project known as Ragtag under Amy Hennig. Zach Mumbach, former producer at Visceral Games, spoke with the MinnMaxShow about his time working at Visceral and gave additional details on this canceled game.

“The sequence of events was like – ‘hey, we have a studio with their own engine who make really high quality single-player games – the Dead Space series, right – and we’re going to take that studio, move them to Frostbite and have them make a Battlefield game,'” Mumbach says.

As a result of this, a lot of the staff at…

The next Resident Evil game has been announced and it’s looking like nothing this series has done before.

The Resident Evil franchise as a whole is experiencing a revival, something that began with the success of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard in 2017. That game forsook a lot of the action-oriented elements that later games had taken and run with. Since then, Capcom has seen great success with the Resident Evil 2 remake receiving critical acclaim and outselling the original title. The Resident Evil 3 remake released in April 2020 and while it had some action, it was still very horror-focused.

As a result, the recent (and-long rumored) announcement of Resident Evil Village came as no surprise. This game appears to be taking some major departures from past titles, while still retaining the strong horror element Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Resident Evil Village is currently slated to arrive at some point in 2021. Witches, werewolves, a snowy village, and an absolutely beefy Chris Redfield…

Ellie’s journey gets even more decked out with options.

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The Last of Us Part 2 released on June 19.
Naughty Dog announced an update with new difficulty options, permadeath settings, accessibility options and more.
This update arrives on August 13, 2020.

The Last of Us Part 2 released back on June 19 and today, Naughty Dog has unveiled a sizeable update for the game. This Grounded update adds a new difficulty option, alongside permadeath settings, graphics rendering modes, gameplay modifiers, accessibility options like gyro aiming and trophies. You can see the trailer for the update below.

The Grounded update is set to arrive on August 13, so you won’t be waiting too long to dive into all these options. For anyone who hasn’t gotten the Platinum yet, don’t worry: the new trophies aren’t required for earning the Platinum.

The Last of Us Part 2 has been selling well immediately after release, with over 4 million copies sold in its first three days, making …

Best answer: No. Avowed is being published by Xbox Game Studios and will not be available on PS5.

Another great Obsidian RPG: The Outer Worlds ($50 at Amazon)
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Is Avowed coming to PS5?

Avowed is a next-generation first-person RPG being developed for the Xbox Series X and PC. You can check here for everything you need to know about Avowed. It’s not coming to PS5 because it’s being published by Xbox Game Studios. Microsoft acquired Obsidian Entertainment in 2018, but The Outer Worlds was released in 2019. With that said, The Outer Worlds was an existing project before the acquisition began.

As a result, The Outer Worlds and its DLC expansions are published by Private Division and released on PS4. The Outer Worlds will be the last Obsidian game released on PS4. New science weapons are being added in the upcoming expansions, and you can find the full list of unique guns, armor, and science weapons in The Outer …

Time to check in on our favorite fictional slack-jawed writer.

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Remedy Entertainment is releasing the AWE expansion for Control on August 27.
This expansion is bringing in Alan Wake and kicks off a Remedy Connected Universe.
Remedy will be streaming gameplay on August 13.

During yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play, Remedy Entertainment revealed that the Control AWE expansion is set to release on August 27 for all platforms. This expansion is also bringing back writer Alan Wake, connecting the worlds of Control and Alan Wake together.

If you want a look at this expansion before it releases, Remedy will be streaming the first 15 minutes on August 13. The stream will be held at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

Join us Thursday, August 13 at 7pm EEST on https://t.co/MPXN9jC948 for the world premiere of AWE gameplay from @ControlRemedy.We’ll show the first 15 minutes of the game, a new weapon form, and a missing writer. Featuring @SamLakeRMD, @MikaelKasurinen, hosted by @vida…

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Control is the latest game from Remedy Entertainment that released back in 2019.
The next expansion, AWE, is crossing over with Alan Wake.
The AWE expansion is now set to release on August 27.

Remedy’s Control is crossing universes with the AWE expansion. During today’s PlayStation State of Play, a new trailer revealed that the AWE expansion is set to release on August 27. You can check out the trailer below:

As the name and trailer show, Alan Wake is coming back. Just what role he has to play remains to be seen though. Remedy explained in a blog post that other games may be connected in a kind of “Remedy Connected Universe.” We’ll have to see just how this plays out.

The AWE expansion is also introducing a grenade launcher mode for the Service Weapon called Surge, which will be useful against new kinds of Hiss. There’s also boss rush mode being added through a new altered item.

Remedy previously revealed that Control is coming to PS5 …

Players not on PlayStation should be excited for Hawkeye.

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Spider-Man is exclusive to the PlayStation versions of Marvel’s Avengers.
According to the developers, Spider-Man is the only character that will be exclusive.
The developers also gave the example of Hawkeye at content players on Xbox or PC can be excited for.
For anyone who simply has to play as Spider-Man, “you have the option to do so on PlayStation.”

Marvel’s Avengers has been brought up a fair bit lately as a subject of discussion for exclusive or timed exclusive content. PlayStation players will be getting costume and emote packs that are exclusive for 30 days. Meanwhile, Spider-Man is coming to the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game as an exclusive character at some point in 2021.

Spider-Man is one of the biggest names in Marvel. When asked about why the character was made exclusive to the PlayStation platform and if any future heroes will be console exclusive, Crystal Dynamics studio head Sct …