War Stories – Alan Wake May 14, 2020

The guys over at Ars Technica have an ongoing webseries called War Stories, where they chronicle some of the most difficult game development stories over the past few decades. Today, on the tenth anniversary of its release, the guys at Remedy have sat down with Ars to talk about one of their most beloved games, Alan Wake.

Alan Wake is out now for the PC and Xbox 360. It is backwards compatible with the Xbox One.

Unreal Engine 5 Revealed Running on PS5 May 14, 2020

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

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

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.

PlayStation Studios Revealed May 12, 2020

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.

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

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

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

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.

Nintendo Switch Software Update 10.0.2 Released May 9, 2020

This is just a reminder but Nintendo has released a software update for the Nintendo Switch and that update is currently required to update your games and use the Nintendo Network.

The new update is version 10.0.2. If you had the previous version, the update process shouldn’t take very long. You do not need to update your controllers after downloading this update if you already updated them after installing version 10.0.1.

TGS 2020 Cancelled May 7, 2020

Due to an abundance of caution and a concern over public safety in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo Game Show 2020 has been cancelled. The event was one of the biggest trade shows in Japan and was intended to provide the public hands-on gameplay for upcoming titles.

The organizers have said they intend to move their major reveals online, and will stream live video of many of the important panels they had scheduled for this year.