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  Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Delayed to February 2022

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  • Published: 07-06-2021, 04:13 PM
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  Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Delayed to February 2022

  At least we got a new trailer, right?
  
  Yet another Vampire: The Masquerade game has been struck by the delay hammer. This time, the delay is for Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, pushing this narrative thriller back by a few months until February 2022. This is a game focusing on three vampires whose choices will decide the fate of the city of Boston.
  
  While we were given this unfortunate news about the delay today, it was revealed alongside a new trailer for the game....

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  Codemasters Higher-ups Depart Company Months After EA Acquisition

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  • Published: 07-06-2021, 03:47 PM
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  Codemasters Higher-ups Depart Company Months After EA Acquisition

  It's all part of the plan.
  
  Both the CEO and CFO for Codemasters have parted ways from the company just about five months after EA acquired the racing game focused developer. CEO Frank Sagnier and CFO Rashid Varachia will be stepping down from their positions. EA says that their departures were "always part of the plan."
  
  It seems the two were contemplating stepping down ahead of the acquisition by EA. The only thing EA's acquisition of Codemasters did was accelerate...

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  PlayStation State of Play Announced for July 8

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  • Published: 07-06-2021, 03:03 PM
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  PlayStation State of Play Announced for July 8

  Will run for about 30 minutes.
  
  Ready for another State of Play from PlayStation? It seems like a pretty good time for one when you consider Sony's voluntary absence from E3. On July 8 at 2PM (PT; 5PM ET), Sony will host a new State of Play stream that will focus on Deathloop, various indie titles, and third-party titles.
  
  This new State of Play was announced by way of the PlayStation Blog. Deathloop fans will get a "nine-minute look at Deathloop's time-twisted world."...

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  Nintendo Announces a Non-Pro Switch Revision Coming in October

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  • Published: 07-06-2021, 02:41 PM
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  Nintendo Announces a Non-Pro Switch Revision Coming in October

  This new Switch model features an OLED screen and not much else.
  
  Nintendo finally announced some new Switch hardware, but it's not the Switch Pro like most everyone was hoping for. Instead, it's a Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) and it will be released on October 8 at a price of $349.99 (USD). This is the same release date as Metroid Dread.
  
  As the name would imply, the new model features a larger, 7-inch OLED screen. It will also include better base stand, better audio, 64GB...

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  These Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumors are Apparently True

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  • Published: 07-05-2021, 06:07 PM
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  These Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumors are Apparently True

  Looks like we're headed back to Vice City.
  
  A number of sources have all separately said many of the same things regarding Grand Theft Auto 6. For instance, they say that the game won't be out until at least 2024, probably 2025. This past week, insider Tom Henderson revealed what he knew about the game's ongoing development at Rockstar. Since then, that information was corroborated by industry veteran Jason Schreier and Andy Robinson from VGC.
  
  Outside of the far off release...

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  God of War, Judgment, and Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PlayStation Now in July 2021

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  • Published: 07-05-2021, 05:38 PM
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  God of War, Judgment, and Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PlayStation Now in July 2021

  A lot of great games are joining the PlayStation Now lineup.
  
  Sony announced a number of great titles that are joining PlayStation Now starting for July 2021. Hey, that's this month! The following six titles will be added to PlayStation Now starting on July 6.
  
  The games being added include Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Nioh 2, Judgment, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Moving Out, and NASCAR Heat 5. Alright, so they aren't all top-tier titles, but you can't deny that the...

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  Apex Legends Draws Wrath of Hackers Complaining About Titanfall Hackers

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  • Published: 07-04-2021, 04:01 PM
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  Apex Legends Draws Wrath of Hackers Complaining About Titanfall Hackers

  Playlists and in-game messages have been hacked, preventing players from enjoying the game.
  
  Earlier today, Apex Legends was hit by some hackers that feel as though Respawn and EA have not done enough to fight hackers and DDOS attacks in the original Titanfall.
  
  See, the original Titanfall release has been suffering from DDOS attacks and hackers off and on for about the past 2-3 years now. Apparently the DDOS attacks against Titanfall ramped up about a year ago, essentially...

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  Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale are Among the Free Console Games for July 2021

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  • Published: 07-03-2021, 04:51 PM
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  Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale are Among the Free Console Games for July 2021

  PlayStation Plus comes out swinging once more this month.
  
  Both Xbox and PlayStation have listed their "free" games being offered up to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers/Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Plus subscribers for the month of July 2021. As always, these are only "free" if you are an active subscriber to these services during the point in which they are offered. And in the case of PlayStation, you have to keep your subscription live to access the games afterwards...

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  Gears of War Studio will Show off Unreal Engine 5 Demo at GDC

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  • Published: 07-02-2021, 06:14 PM
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  Gears of War Studio will Show off Unreal Engine 5 Demo at GDC

  Get another look at Unreal Engine 5 later this month.
  
  The Coalition, the development studio behind the latest Gears of War titles, will be showing off a new Unreal Engine 5 tech demo at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) later this month.
  
  The presentation will run for roughly one hour. It will be hosted by The Coalition's technical director Kate Rayner and technical art director Colin Penty on July 20 at 1:20PM (PT). It's dubbed the "Alpha Point" UE5 Demo....

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  The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Launch in Late July

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  • Published: 07-02-2021, 05:17 PM
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  The Witcher: Monster Slayer to Launch in Late July

  Putting the AR in RPG.
  
  CD Projekt Red announced today that their upcoming free-to-play, location based AR RPG called The Witcher: Monster Slayer, will be released on July 21st.
  
  This game has been developed and published by Spokko, and is set to take place prior to the events of The Witcher games. This is a time "where monsters freely roam the land in large numbers."
  
  In Monster Slayer, players will get to see the world around them turn into the dark-fantasy...

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  NetherRealm is Moving On to Its Next Project

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  • Published: 07-02-2021, 04:20 PM
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  NetherRealm is Moving On to Its Next Project

  So ends the support for Mortal Kombat 11.
  
  Mortal Kombat 11 developer, NetherRealm Studios, took to Twitter earlier today to announce that they have started work on their next project. Because of this, there will be no additional content released for Mortal Kombat 11.
  
  Mortal Kombat 11 released back in late 2019. Since then, NetherRealm has supported the title with numerous content updates, many of which introduced new combatants. NetherRealm also released Mortal Kombat...

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  Ghost of Tsushima Getting Director's Cut and New DLC

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  • Published: 07-01-2021, 06:50 PM
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  Ghost of Tsushima Getting Director's Cut and New DLC

  Plus special PS5 enhancements are coming.
  
  Sucker Punch announced the Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut release will be available on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles on August 20. This new edition of the game includes the original game, all of the previously released add-on content, as well as an entirely new adventure to embark upon.
  
  This new story content will take place on the nearby Iki Island, situated right next to Tsushima. This new chapter for Ghost...

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  Sony Acquires Nixxes Software

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  • Published: 07-01-2021, 06:10 PM
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  Sony Acquires Nixxes Software

  This is Sony's second studio acquisition of the week.
  
  This past Tuesday, we reported on Sony's acquisition of Housemarque, the development studio behind games like Returnal and Resogun. Today, Sony announced that they have acquired Nixxes Software. This Dutch development studio is best known for bringing over a number of PC ports for games developed by studios such as Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, and Eidos Montreal.
  
  While Nixxes does excel at their work in porting...

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  Destiny 2 'Solstice of Heroes' Event Gets a New Trailer

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  • Published: 07-01-2021, 05:49 PM
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  Destiny 2 'Solstice of Heroes' Event Gets a New Trailer

  But how much will those glows cost you?
  
  Bungie just released a new trailer today for their upcoming "Solstice of Heroes" event coming soon to Destiny 2. This annual event is scheduled to run from July 6 through August 3 this year.
  
  What can you earn during the event? Well, you can earn glowing, class-specific Solstice armor. You can also earn some universal ornaments that also glow. You can even earn some new ships, Sparrows, and general "eye-catching cosmetics."...

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  Dead Space Reboot is Reportedly in the Works at EA Motive

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  • Published: 07-01-2021, 05:20 PM
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  Dead Space Reboot is Reportedly in the Works at EA Motive

  That is assuming these "sources" are to be believed.
  
  A rumor about a new Dead Space game has been circulating for a little while now. A few outlets, including Eurogamer and Gematsu first reported on the existence of the game. We also reported on this back on June 21 after GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb hinted at the possibility. Following that, a new report came from GamesBeat just today that confirms, via their own sources, much of what the other sites reported on initially....

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