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Unreal Engine 5 Revealed Running on PS5 May 14, 2020

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When I was at E3 2004 I was lucky enough to witness a demo at the Nvidia booth that showed the very first footage of what would become Unreal Engine 3. That technology would later go on to power Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3 and set the gold standard for what was possible with the Xbox 360. A generation later, Unreal Engine 4 has powered a wide array of Xbox One and PS4 titles.

Now, Epic Games, creators of Unreal, have revealed Unreal Engine 5 and for the demo video we are about to witness say it is running on the PlayStation 5. Enjoy the video in glorious 4K.

Unreal Engine 5 will be powering the next generation of games.

Major Halo 2: Anniversary Update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection Released May 13, 2020

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If you’re playing Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One, you’ll notice a 25GB patch just dropped that coincides with the PC release of Halo 2: Anniversary. This is because 343 Industries is sharing the improvements they’ve made to the PC releases of the game with the Xbox One version.

This is an enormous update, so my advice is to download it now before you plan to have a major gameplay session with it. You’ll have to download it anyway if you plan to use the game’s multiplayer.

Three more games have yet to be released on the PC, and the next in line is Halo 3. No word on when we can expect the next update on the Xbox One.

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is out now for PC and Xbox One.

The Last of Us Part II – Inside The Story May 13, 2020

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Sony has revealed that the hype has FINALLY started for The Last of Us Part II and a series of new videos about the game will be coming over the next few weeks. Today, we got the first of those videos. Inside the Story talks about the game’s…story.

Crank up your resolutions for this one, this video was shot in glorious 4K.

The Last of Us Part II is coming June 19th, 2020 exclusively for the PS4.

Preorder Stories – Freedom Force Vs The Third Reich May 13, 2020

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Welcome Back to Preorder Stories, where Maniac features some of his favorite preorder campaigns between 2003 and 2013. Today, we’re going to take you back to 2004. Before Irrational Games became known for the revolutionary Bioshock games, they had developed the first ever superhero based PC game that was actually good, Freedom Force.

Inspired by the Silver Age of Comics, Freedom Force Vs The Third Reich saw their return of the original superhero team Freedom Force as they are transported into World War II. With the help of the era’s heroes, they must stop a megalomaniacal tyrant from taking over all of time. As the game ramped up to release, Irrational teamed up with developer BioWare (known at the time for Neverwinter Nights and Knights of the Old Republic) to promote the game’s official preorder campaign. Let’s take a look at it shall we?

After the game’s release, Irrational Games was sold to 2K, and went on to release Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite. Sadly, to this day the cliffhanger left at the end has not been resolved.

Freedom Force vs The Third Reich is out now exclusively for the PC.

PlayStation Studios Revealed May 12, 2020

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Sony has officially announced they will be branding many of their upcoming PlayStation-exclusive games with this all-new logo. Take a look.

The concept of an interconnected shared Playstation gaming universe has been explored in the past with the cross-platform fighter PlayStation All Stars. Who knows what the future could hold in the next generation?

Insomniac Games (creator of Resistance, Ratchet and Clank and Marvel’s Spider-Man) has already announced they will be using the logo for their next game.

Preorder Stories – Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence May 12, 2020

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Welcome back to Preorder Stories where we talk about some of the most interesting preorder campaigns over the past two decades. Today, we will be sharing a campaign for a game that cemented me as a person who would play games on console, Metal Gear Solid.

In 2006, Konami planned to rerelease the 2004 classic Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater with a ton of new features including multiplayer. Anyone who preordered the game would receive a special bonus DVD, Metal Gear Saga Vol 1 which would include documentaries about making of the franchise and a copy of the highly coveted first trailer for Metal Gear Solid 4. Let’s take a closer look at it!

Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistance is out for the PS2. An HD remaster (that’s missing features of the original game) is out for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Announced May 12, 2020

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Earlier this morning, journalist Geoff Keighley kicked off his Summer of Games showcase, a live streaming event where new and upcoming games are revealed and previewed. The first major game reveal of that event is a remaster of the classic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. Take a look at the trailer!

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is coming September 2nd, 2020 to PS4 and Xbox One.

New Iron Man VR Release Date Announced May 12, 2020

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Sony decided to delay all of the major first-party releases they had scheduled for this summer. Since then, many delayed games have received updated release dates, except for one. Now, we have the final release date for Iron Man VR, the game that is expected to take full advantage of the PSVR headset.

Iron Man VR is coming July 3rd, 2020 exclusively for PSVR.

Ubisoft Announces Ubisoft Forward May 12, 2020

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E3 2020 has been cancelled, and the major publishers have decided to shift the year’s game reveals online. Now, Ubisoft has announced the date for their online games showcase, Ubisoft Forward.

Ubisoft Forward is happening July 12th, 2020. Mark it on your calendar.

Preorder Stories – Command and Conquer 3 May 11, 2020

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Preorder Stories is back, where our host tells the stories about some of the coolest preorder events, and shows up close some of the coolest goodies that were offered for putting money down on a game.

Maniac first played Command & Conquer 3 at a local LAN Center. It turned out Best Buy was still taking preorders of the game…weeks AFTER it came out. Let’s find out how Maniac got the preorder goodies for this classic RTS.

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is out now for the PC.