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Call Of Duty: Warzone Is Seemingly Teasing Franchise's Next Game

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Despite entering August, we have yet to hear anything about 2020's Call of Duty entry. While some suspected the game would be pushed back due to COVID concerns, this isn't the case. It's been confirmed there will be an entry this year, as per usual, and that the reveal will be "very different" than anything the company has done before. Well, today, we might be getting a feel for what that means.

Players who have been playing Warzone have reported a random 'glitch' message coming up during rounds. It consists of two screens, one saying "Know Your History," and the other a message in Russain (you can see both below). It was said earlier in the month that Warzone, the current free to play battle royale mode of the series, would evolve and be integrated into the mainline series. It seems this could be what was being referenced. Could it be possible that the next game will finally be unveiled inside Warzone in some fashion?

Activision has sent out strange crates to streamers and press that were said not to be opened until August 10th, which you can read about through here. Most likely this is something involving the next Call of Duty, and all of this will be tied together. We know the likely title is Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War because of a bag of chips. We'll see what's in those crates come Monday.

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla Showcases Female Eivor And Remixed Music In Cinematic Trailer

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While the franchise took a year off, it's now time for one of Ubisoft's biggest series to return with vengeance in the form of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The game will take you to the viking days at the year's end across current and next gen consoles. And today we got something of an alternate look at the game's reveal.

Ubisoft released a new cinematic trailer for the game. It'll look familiar as it's much like the game's initial reveal trailer, just this time featuring the female version of main protagonist, Eivor, instead of the male. Much like the previous game in the franchise, you can chose your main character's gender, though this time around you can swap genders on the fly. The trailer also sounds a little different as it includes a remixed version of the main theme. You can check it out below.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia on November 17th with versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X to come later. We got to sit down with the game's Narrative Director and talked all about the game, and you can take a look at it through here.

Suicide Squad Reportedly Began Development In 2016-2017, Still "A While" Before Release – Rumor

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So out of the blue today, Rocksteady decided to confirmed they are, in fact, working on a game based on Suicide Squad that will be unveiled at DC Fandome later in the month. It's long been rumored this was the case, but the developer decided to remove all doubts it seems. Rocksteady has been radio silent ever since the release of Arkham VR in 2016. We don't know a lot about this game right now, but we do have some new potential information about when it started development, and when we can, and cannot, expect to see it on shelves.

Bloomberg's Jason Schreier took to his official Twitter to talk about the surprise announcement. There he talked about the Suicide Squad game from WB Montreal that was canceled (you can read about this through here), and that Rocksteady's take came into being roughly somewhere in the late 2016 or early 2017 range. Despite that, Schreier does say not to expect much more than a tease at Fandome, saying the game is still a ways off. As always, take these types of reports as rumor, but Schreier is one of the more reliable sources.

We're not even sure what the game will be called at this point, though a recent website registration points to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which matches with the recent tease. DC Fandome will be on August 22nd, so we will, hopefully, get a better picture then.

Injustice And Mortal Kombat Creative Director Confirmed To Be At DC Fandome

Near the end of this month, DC is planning to drop quite the treat for their fans with the Fandome event. It will take place over a 24 hour period and have all kinds of different looks at movies, TV shows and video games spawning from various DC properties. We know for a fact that Rocksteady's next game based on Suicide Squad will be there, but what else is in store? Well, a certain notable someone could be giving us a hint.

Ed Boon of NetherRealm Studios confirmed via Twitter in his usually cheeky way that he would be at the event on a panel with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (he will not actually be with Johnson, it's just listed alphabetically). But it is, in fact, true that he will be at the event in some capacity. Boon is a long time member of NetherRealm and served as a Creative Director for both the Mortal Kombat and Injustice series.

Considering the context of the event, along with rumors that a new Injustice is in the works as well as something going on with the comic book series tied into the game, it seems chances are good we could get a reveal of Injustice 3. Of course, they could throw us for a loop and bring us information about Mortal Kombat. It would be a very Boon-like thing to reveal something non-DC at a specific DC event. DC Fandome will be held on August 22nd, and whatever comes from this, we'll let you know.

PS5 to Outsell Xbox Series X 2:1, Analyst Firm Predicts

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Sony and Microsoft are preparing to launch their respective next-gen consoles in a few months' time, and both will be hoping for success with their new hardware. According to a new report by analyst firm DFC Intelligence, however, Sony will likely end up seeing a lot more success- at least from a hardware sales standpoint.

As per DFC Intelligence, Sony will have breached 100 million units sold for the PS5 by the end of 2024, making it their third home console to do so. The firm also predicts that it will outsell the Xbox Series X 2:1, owing to the PlayStation being more globally popular. The report mentions that with PlayStation having much more cache in European markets and in Japan (and essentially most other non-English speaking markets), Sony's console is likely to see much greater success in terms of sales.

DFC Intelligence's report does mention, however, that in spite of significantly lower sales than the PS5, the Xbox Series X and Microsoft's approach to next-gen will probably lead to greater success in the long-term. With Xbox Game Pass being Microsoft's primary focus in their new system-agnostic ecosystem, raw hardware sales for their next-gen consoles probably won't be the only metric to measure success by.

Another recent report recently predicted similar sales for the two consoles, saying that the PS5 will outsell the Xbox Series X 2:1 and will probably have sold 120 million units worldwide in a matter of five years. You can read more on that through here.

Of course, it's worth mentioning that crucial variables for both consoles are still unknown- most importantly, the price. The Xbox Series X is scheduled to receive more info later this month, while the PS5 will also reportedly be receiving new details soon, so perhaps we'll learn more about that in the coming days.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Trailer Teases Time Travel Shenanigans

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Strange things are afoot in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Vanillaware's critically acclaimed narrative adventure/RTS that's finally getting a Western release. It's set in an alternative version of 1980s Japan with 13 characters pulled into a war versus alien invaders. However, there's also elements of time travel mixed in – check out the latest trailer, which hints at what happens when the player fails.

The story intertwines between all 13 characters as they pilot Sentinel mechs in an attempt to defeat the kaiju. Depending on how things pan out, the future may end up the worse for wear. Of course, what's going on with each student and how that impacts their battle performance is also a key factor.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is out on September 22nd, having been delayed by two weeks from its original date. The delay has allowed for the inclusion of English voice-overs in a day one update which is a nice consolation. Stay tuned for more details on the title in the coming weeks.

GhostWire: Tokyo Lets You Pet the Dog

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QuakeCon at Home 2020 is currently ongoing so Tango Gameworks decided to provide a short update on GhostWire: Tokyo. As is the trend – or should be, depending on your outlook – it will be possible to pet the dog. Check out the trailer below with Shinji Mikami providing the news.

To be fair, among all the games you can pet the dog, GhostWire: Tokyo's looks very good. There will likely be others and given that 99 percent of the city's population has suddenly up and vanished, these good boys and girls will require your attention. Of course, you can fight off a number of evil spirits along the way.

GhostWire: Tokyo is out in 2021 for PS5 and PC. For consoles, it will launch on PlayStation 5 first and use DualSense's haptic feedback along with 3D spatial audio to immerse the player. It's set to be quite the epic experience with Mikami noting it to be the "longest" he's ever worked on a game. Stay tuned for more gameplay details and footage in the coming months.

Over 40% of PlayStation's Revenue in Previous Quarter Came from DLC and Microtransactions

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During their recent quarterly financial brief for the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April 1 – June 30), Sony revealed that the bulk of revenue for their PlayStation division (their Game and Network Services division, as they call it), came from add-ons (via Niko Partners senior analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter).

To be more precise, 41% of their net revenue came from microtransactions in games and from purchased expansions and DLC via the PlayStation Network, amounting to $2.29 billion. Meanwhile, 16% of the revenue (amounting to $0.87 billion) came from subscription services, including PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now.

24% of the revenue (or $1.37 billion) was attributed to digital sales of games. Digital sales have been steadily increasing for all companies of late, especially in this previous quarter (the pandemic has likely contributed to those boosted numbers significantly). Console sales and physical software sales collectively make up for 15% of the net revenue.

Sony recently also confirmed that the PS4 has now shipped 112.3 million units worldwide.

Marvel's Avengers Trailer Highlights "PlayStation Advantages"

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Marvel's Avengers has come under plenty of flak of late with the announcement that Spider-Man will be coming to the game next year as an exclusive character on the PS4 and PS5. Sony have released a new trailer for the game, doubling down on that from a marketing perspective, while also highlighting other advantages that PlayStation owners will get with the game.

In addition to Spider-Man's addition to the game's roster of playable characters next year, on PlayStation, Marvel's Avengers will also have exclusive community challenges, early access to legendary outfits for various characters, and, of course, access to the game's beta a week before other platforms. That beta, incidentally, has kicked off now on PS4 for pre-order holders.

Spider-Man being exclusive to the game's PlayStation versions in particular is something that has kicked up something of a controversy, though the developers have said that that's down to the fact that Sony holds the license to that property.

Marvel's Avengers is out for the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia on September 4, and will also be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X later in the year. We were able to spend several hours with the game's beta over the last week- you can read our impressions on it through here.

Outriders Shows Over 10 Minutes of Monster Hunting Gameplay in New Video

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Outriders didn't make the strongest first impression when People Can Fly and Square Enix first unveiled it, with many being displeased with its nature as a loot-driven RPG shooter – a genre that has become quite overcrowded over the years – but it has continued to look better with subsequent showings nonetheless. Courtesy of IGN, we have another nearly 11 minutes of gameplay footage to look at, and it's continuing to look rather impressive.

The gameplay video, which you can show below, shows optional monster hunting missions in which players take on powerful beasts for optional rewards. Outriders' flashy action and its combination of shooting and using powerful abilities has looked like its most intriguing aspect for a while, and that continues to be the case here as well. Take a look below.

Outriders launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC later this year. The developers have stated that it's going to be full-featured game at launch with over 60 hours of gameplay, though they don't have any plans for PvP yet.

It was also recently confirmed that People Can Fly are working on another unannounced game for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Read more on that through here.