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With the circumstances surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic causing organizers to cancel major conventions and expos and like E3, Gamescom, and Tokyo Game Show, many publishers, developers, and event organizers have turned to digital events to get the latest video game news out there. Whether you're talking platform-specific showcases, publisher-driven streams, or even third-party-facilitated schedules, the industry has a lot to look forward to in the coming months. Check out the full digital event schedule for summer 2020 below, and be sure to bookmark this page and come back as more events are added in coming weeks! June 4 PlayStation 5: The Future of Gaming - 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET What It Is:  Sony will finally pull back the curtain on its PlayStation 5 console. This digital presentation, which is said to last "a bit more than an hour" will focus on games of PlayStation 5. Sony says this is just a part of an ongoing series on PlayStation 5 and that even aft...

RPGs are a hefty investment, requiring time and dedication to delve into their complex intricacies. With a myriad of choices and divergent styles, finding the right one can be overwhelming. We’re here to help. This article breaks down our recommendations into a slew of categories, each for what’s important to you in an RPG. Whether it’s combat, story, or a preferred subgenre, it’s covered. We tried to recommend more recent games where we could, but didn’t want to completely eschew beloved classics in case you were itching for something more nostalgic. Read more... Source: Game Informer

Click here to watch embedded media Last week , Joe Juba, Andrew Reiner, and I went on a journey with Gabriel Belmont and rediscovered what made Castlevania: Lords of Shadow so great, including its absolutely bonkers ending. We had so much fun that we decided to look past the faults of the sequel and see if we could keep the good times rolling with Lords of Shadow 2. The results? A wacky episode filled with impressions of Muppets, musings on vampire dating simulators, and a large discussion centered on America's sweetheart: Nicholas Cage. This week's show is prerecorded, but we'll be live and chatting with you again in a mere seven days. If you can't get enough of our live shows, remember to subscribe on YouTube , Twitch , Mixer ,  Twitter , and  Facebook  to get notified when we go live each week! Source: Game Informer

Cosmic Forces, Sony Pictures Consumer Products, and Scholastic are bringing R.L. Stine's Goosebumps series to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. In Goosebumps Dead of Night you try to collect missing pages from Goosebumps stories that have been stolen, but it's not quite that easy - scary creatures like Lawn Gnomes, the Werewolf of Fever Swamp, and Murder the Clown. It's first-person survival horror, Goosebumps style. Along your journey through the macabre, you must hide, sneak, and solve puzzles to survive.  While we don't have an exact release date, the title is expected to arrive this summer. Check out the trailer below! Click here to watch embedded media   Source: Game Informer

Today is a surprisingly robust release day for Nintendo’s Switch. As announced a few months back , 2K just dropped several big game collections. The first is BioShock: The Collection , which features the remastered versions of all three BioShock games. The second is XCOM 2 Collection , which includes Firaxis' stellar strategy game and all four of its DLC packs. Finally, the Borderlands Legendary Collection includes the Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. In addition to 2K’s offerings, the massive open-world RPG Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition also hits Switch today. This re-release of the 2012 Wii title features updated visuals, remastered music, and a new epilogue story sequence. Shantae and the Seven Sirens – the fifth entry in WayForward long-running platformer about a magical half-genie – also released yesterday, which might be worth checking out if you’re bored. Honestly, if you haven’t played some of these gre...

Aftermath features a brand-new cinematic story centered around trust and deceit. Fire God Liu Kang, the new keeper of time and protector of Earthrealm, looks to secure the future he envisions. In order to do so, he is forced to enlist the help of some unlikely allies and familiar foes. Players will have to decide who they can trust and who they must defeat with fate on the line. Forge a new history. New Playable Fighters Sheeva and Fujin triumphantly return, with special guest RoboCop making his debut in Mortal Kombat. Dead or Alive, they're coming with you! Stage Fatalities The Klassic finishing move is back! Use the world as your weapon, and watch as the environment engulfs, eviscerates and destroys your opponents. Friendships You can dance if you want to. Friendly finishers are back for the entire roster. Kill them with Kindness as the ultimate troll move. New Stages Kronika's Keep and Soul Chamber will be brand-new additions. Aftermath will also bring the klassic Dead Pool ...

Publisher: Amazon Games Developer: Relentless Studios Release: May 21, 2020 Rating: Teen Reviewed on: PC Hero shooters are all the rage these days, so games in the middle or bottom of the field struggle to compete against the lead dogs. Crucible is one of those games, where its mediocrity only earns dismissal. Crucible is like a bland and forgettable meal – inoffensive going down, but quickly passed over for something with a little more flavor and spice. Crucible’s heroes fail to entertain on the personality and character level, but they often have memorable and interesting moves that cater to perfection and learning. With the exception of the adorable robot Bugg, most of the cast lacks appeal. With color-by-the-numbers characters like Military Man, Berserker Lizard, and Fish Sniper, the heroes feel like they were ripped from the pages of a rejected comic book. On the loadout side, learning a character’s nuances is highly entertaining. For example, the militant Saza...

Sony has announced that it's hosting a livestream next week, which will be focusing on the PlayStation 5. More specifically, it's all about the games this time. The stream will be on Thursday, June 4, at 1 p.m. Pacific. On a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan outlined a few details on what to expect. "This digital showcase will run for a bit more than an hour and, for the first time, we will all be together virtually experiencing the excitement together," he said. "A lack of physical events has given us an amazing opportunity to think differently and bring you on this journey with us, and hopefully, closer than ever before. This is part of our series of PS5 updates and, rest assured, after next week’s showcase, we will still have much to share with you." The stream will be available on Sony's official YouTube and Twitch channels. Source: Game Informer

Backward compatibility is a big topic for gamers and the upcoming next-gen systems. Sony hasn't publicly talked about this topic as much as  Microsoft  has for its Xbox Series X, but  Eurogamer has seen developer documents which state that developers of PlayStation 4 games which are submitted for certification with Sony on or after July 13 must make those titles "technically" playable on the PlayStation 5. The report's qualifier of "technically" playable on the PS5 means that it's up to each developer to make sure this is the case, although Sony is working with its partners on the process. Also, submitted is different than released, as companies must turn in their titles to Sony for approval months before they come out. This means that PS4 games releasing this summer may fall outside the July 13 start point – although Eurogamer believes that high-profile first-party summer titles Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part II will indeed play on the ...

Click here to watch embedded media Publisher: Motorsport Games Developer: 704Games Release: July 10, 2020 Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Developer 704Games showed off the first gameplay trailer for July 7's NASCAR Heat 5 (PS4, Xbox One, and PC), giving fans a glimpse of some of the pack racing at various tracks. Consistently performing A.I. was one of the things the studio wanted to improve upon this year, and it'll be interesting to see how that influences passing, drafting, and the overall pack racing, which should be different at each track. For more on the game, check out our previous preview , as well as our discussion with publisher Motorsport Games about the future of the franchise . Source: Game Informer

On Twitter today, CDProjekt Red announced that The Witcher series has hit a major milestone - 50 million copies sold. While everyone waits with mad anticipation for the studios' next upcoming effort with Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher has been slaying monsters and making trouble for quite some time, and has even transcended to other major media forms such as the popular Netflix series. Over 50 million adventurers joined Geralt on his journey from Kaer Morhen to Vizima, through Flotsam and Vergen, Velen and Novigrad to Skellige Isles and Toussaint, and many, many more places, time and time again… Thank you and may we meet on the path again! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/cZwOup9CEc — The Witcher (@witchergame) May 28, 2020 Check out our review of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt here! Source: Game Informer

Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy have confirmed to  Variety  that a sequel to this year's successful  Sonic the Hedgehog  movie is in the works. The original movie currently sits at a 64 percent on movie-review aggregate site  Rotten Tomatoes , with a 93 percent audience-approval rating. In addition, it earned the best opening weekend ever for a movie based on a video game. This news comes exactly one month after director Jeff Fowler said  that there were not yet plans for a sequel. Now, Fowler is set to once again direct, with the writers of the first movie, Pat Casey and Josh Miller, returning as well. Casting decisions and production dates have not yet been determined. For more on our thoughts of  Sonic the Hedgeho g , check out our video discussion about the film . [Source: Variety ] Source: Game Informer

Publisher: Urnique Studio, Milk Bottle Studio Developer: Urnique Studio Release: May 20, 2020 Rating: Teen Reviewed on: PC When a child awakes in the middle of a mysterious facility full of hostile robots, she begins looking for a quick exit. Along the way, this innocent girl discovers she has precognitive powers that allow her to explore future timelines until she discovers the optimal route to safety. That's the premise to Timelie, Urnique Studio’s tightly designed stealth puzzle game that occasionally challenges your reasoning and critical thinking skills, but runs its course too quickly. Click here to watch embedded media All of Timelie’s levels are miniature mazes that have you dodging security drones as you make your way toward digital keypads to unlock the exit. Navigating these mazes is relatively simple, and your goal is almost always obvious, so the challenge comes from your limited windows of opportunity to dodge patrolling sentries and reach your target. ...

Publisher: Awesome Games Studio Developer: Awesome Games Studio Release: May 8, 2020 Rating: Teen Reviewed on: PlayStation 4 Also on: Xbox One, Switch, PC A run in Fury Unleashed often concludes with either you or a boss falling. This epic fight often comes down to both sides just having a sliver of health left. The spoils of victory are obviously greater than defeat, but even death can be rewarding, as every run potentially unlocks a new weapon, and perhaps enough experience points to level up and upgrade abilities. Developer Awesome Games Studio has created a balanced roguelike that delivers fun run-and-gun action and challenging battles that get a little less painful each time you attempt them. Holding true to the Contra and Metal Slug games that Fury Unleashed draws inspiration from, you zip around stages filled with enemies, rotating the analog stick every which way to open fire. The controls are responsive and fluid, allowing you to quickly dash to new positions, ...

Click here to watch embedded media On this week's episode of The Game Informer Show , we discuss The Last of Us Part II's recent State of Play where we finally see some uninterrupted gameplay, and we cover the recent reviews of Minecraft Dungeons and Monster Train. Of course, we end this week's show with a fun community segment full of emails and games. So please join me, Alex Stadnik, Jeff Cork, and Dan "The Jacket" Tack for another great show. We continue to do this show from our homes as we hunker down in quarantine, so please forgive us for any audio or video hiccups as we deliver content outside the studio. Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me @therealandymc to let me know what you think.  You can watch the video above,  subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes or Google Play ,  listen on SoundCloud ,  stream it on Spotify , or download the MP3 at the bottom of t...

Earlier this month, Natsume announced that its Harvest Moon series is receiving a new entry later this year. At that time, the Switch was the only confirmed platform – but today the company revealed that Harvest Moon: One World will release on both PS4 and Switch this fall. The story of One World involves exploring an entire world (rather than just your quaint hometown), managing a farm while restoring a variety of familiar fruits and vegetables to the world.    It's worth noting that what we know as "Harvest Moon" in North America is a bit complicated. It was originally the name for the series called  Bokujō Monogatari in Japan. Today, that series is called Story of Seasons in North America, while Natsume has continued developing its own farming/life simulations under the Harvest Moon banner. Even if this isn't the same series as the Harvest Moon you remember from titles like Friends of Mineral Town and A Wonderful Life, One World still has plenty of po...

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Developer: NetherRealm Studios Release: May 26, 2020 Rating: Mature Reviewed on: Xbox One Also on: PlayStation 4, Switch, Stadia, PC Since the Mortal Kombat series received a soft reboot in 2011, it has stood shoulder to shoulder with the most elite fighting franchises thanks to superb 2D fighting mechanics and consistent post-launch support. However, NetherRealm Studios’ Fatality-filled fighter reigns supreme in its story mode. Since the reboot, the series has delivered three cinematic stories that have expanded the franchise’s universe in interesting and absurd ways. Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath adds a new tale that picks up r ight where the base game left off, giving you yet another exciting adventure featuring the expanding cast of Mortal Kombat characters. As Aftermath begins, series antagonist Shang Tsung emerges from a portal to inform Raiden and Liu Kang that they need the destroyed Crown of Kronika to rewrite time without dest...