Captain America Comes to Fortnite

Assemble in Fortnite this week and get The First Avenger… Captain America!

Debuting today in the Item Shop, Cap’s Outfit includes two items: his Proto-Adamantium Pickaxe and Back Bling. Wield the shield as your pickaxe, or display it proudly on your back.

Additionally, you can celebrate Captain America’s arrival with the Grand Salute Emote!

HITMAN 3 – Developer Insights Vidoc ‘The End of the Journey’

Get fresh insights into the development of HITMAN 3 from IO Interactive developers. This new video reveals more details about the tone and story of the game:

HITMAN III will be available in January 2021 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One and PC.

For more information Visit http://www.hitman.com

EGX 2020 Officially Cancelled, Replaced with Global Digital Event.

EGX, the UK’s biggest gaming event scheduled to take place at the ExCeL, London from 17th – 20th September 2020, has been cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. To continue to provide fans with their video game fix, ReedPop is introducing its first-ever online event to take place across 3 continents, bringing a global gaming audience together digitally this September

EGX will be joining forces with PAX Online to bring fans the around the clock, 24-hour online content that they love.  From the 12th – 20th September 2020, EGX Digital, sponsored by Virgin Media, will be the online show that celebrates the very best in gaming from the comfort of your own home.  Attendees can expect many of their favourite features from the show, including landmark sessions with developers, panels, playable games; Let’s Play content with some of the biggest names in gaming; competitive gaming; hundreds of indie titles, Meets and Greets and much more. Free to everyone, EGX Digital will offer an unmissable 9day experience to make new friends and discover the latest from the global gaming community.  

The introduction of the digital event will give fans everything they love about the show from the safety of their homes, David continued: “We’re hugely excited to introduce EGX Digital, sponsored by Virgin Media, where we’ll be partnering with PAX to bring you an epic virtual gaming experience.  Working with PAX gives us the huge advantage of a global event, running around the clock and featuring brilliant new content and contributions from ReedPop editorial brands including Eurogamer, Dicebreaker, VG247, gamesindustry.biz, and Rock Paper Shotgun.  Our unique powerhouse of events and digital expertise will make EGX Digital an awesome online event for everyone involved.”

Cilesta Van Doorn, Executive Director of Brand & Marketing at Virgin Media, said: “We are really excited about working to deliver an incredible digital event accessible to even more people. We’ve always given gamers an incredible experience at EGX through exclusive first play opportunities, gaming giveaways and the chance to experience our ultrafast broadband speeds. Now we are really looking forward to celebrating and supporting gamers online at EGX Digital.”

More details for EGX Digital will be announced over the coming weeks, please visit the official EGX website and social media channels for updates.

Rezzed customers who have had their tickets transferred over to EGX 2020, including those with tickets to Jesse Cox and OX, will be automatically be refunded over the next few weeks. 

For more information on what happens next, please visit EGX 2020 FAQs

PS Plus Titles for July 2020 Announced

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PlayStation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the launch of PlayStation Plus on PS3, ushering in paid multiplayer services and monthly downloadable games for subscribers, and so we come to the the July line up of PS Plus titles:

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Anniversary Edition

NBA 2K20

Bonus Game: Erica (Erica Companion App and internet connection required)

This feature-length cinematic experience merges high-fidelity Hollywood production values with engaging, tactile gameplay. Become Erica, a brave young lady plagued with nightmares of your father’s murder. With the traumatic events that have haunted you as a child dragged back into the light of the present-day vis grisly new clues, it’s up to you to unearth the shocking truth behind this devastating tragedy. Every choice you make influences how the game develops, with multiple endings awaiting you at the finale of the emotional branching narrative.

To finish off the 10th Anniversary of PS Plus, a free theme will be released later this month for PS4 and a free weekend on PS Plus will run over the July 4th Weekend.

An Active subscription to PS Plus is required to qualify for PS Plus free Titles.

Xbox Games with Gold for July 2020 Announced

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Games with Gold for July 2020 have been announced and…..well, it is yet another month completely over shadowed by ‘Xbox Game Pass’. The now common practice of including a racing game has left many rather unimpressed with this line up.

On Xbox One, command your rally car to victory in extreme conditions in WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship and rule the court with high-flying dunks and confidence-smashing rejections in Dunk Lords. On the Xbox 360, and Xbox One via Backward Compatibility, take back Stilwater in the classic Saints Row 2 and save the land from an ancient evil in the platformer, Juju.

To qualify for ‘Games With Gold’ you must have an ACTIVE Xbox LIVE GOLD subscription.

Borderlands 3 ‘Bounty of Blood’ DLC Out Now

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“Bounty of Blood, the latest Borderlands3 campaign DLC, is out now! Grab your six-shooter – or whatever fancy guns you Vault Hunters carry these days – and go put those damned Devil Riders in the ground!

Vault Hunters, mount up! The Sheriff of Vestige on the frontier planet of Gehenna has issued a bounty on the Devil Riders gang, and it’s time to collect. The violent, beast-riding mercenaries have been harassing the townsfolk, and their unwanted attention is taking such a toll that the locals have started turning to outsiders for help. These folks are tough as hell—they wouldn’t have survived this long on a brutal, unforgiving planet that was previously a weapons testing ground otherwise—and they’ll do what they can to help. But it falls on you to take the fight to the Devil Riders and put them in the ground so the town can be rebuilt and folks can get back on their feet.

Bounty of Blood is the third of four campaign add-ons that are included with the Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition and Season Pass. It’s also available to purchase separately, though you’ll need to own a copy of Borderlands 3 to play it.

Borderlands 3 is out now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

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Cyberpunk 2077 ‘Night City Wire’ News and Trailers

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The first ‘Night City Wire’ Event has taken place giving fans of Cyberpunk 2077 a look at a brand new trailer, featuring only content from the game’s Prologue missions, to tease us as the wait for the new November 19th 2020 release date:

Hollie Bennett, Communications Manager for CD Projekt Red, is our host for the event and follows the trailer by confiming that just as Smart Delivery for Xbox Series X will give those who purchase the game for Xbox One a free upgrade for the next gen Xbox but those buying it for PlayStation 4 will also benefit from the same FREE update for PS5. More details of these will come before launch:

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime series announced for 2022 via a partnership with Studio Trigger and NETFLIX. CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future. Having everything to lose, he chooses to stay alive by becoming an edgerunner—a mercenary outlaw also known as a cyberpunk.

Next we get to see “Brain Dance” in action, brain dan in the world of Cyberpunk is technology that allows the recording of memories in order for it to be played back and in the world of Cyberpunk it has many different uses from entertainment medium, military uses and information gathering use. The gameplay shows something very similar to the Detective Mode from the Batman Arkham series where you can forward or rewind a section of time to piece together what happened by fully exploring every element that happens within that section of time.

Night City Wire – Episode 1 in Full

My Reaction….

Everything about Cyberpunk 2077 has just capture my imagination from the very moment CD Projekt Red announced it as its next game after The Witcher 3. Every trailer, evry developer breakdown of gameplay just makes me want Cyberpunk 2077 in my console right now.

The world is just immense in terms of freedom of choice and playing style, the ‘Brain Dance’ mechanic has so many possibilities to how it can be used from a story telling and mission device and visually the world is so vibrant and alive and again, that new trailer is made up of the prologue alone….THE PROLOGUE????

The new delay is a painful one for fans but you can clearly see just from this event and the new gameplay footage as well as the long term plan to build a whole universe around this game with the anime series ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners set for 2022, that CD Projekt Red are going full on into this new universe and the game is just the first chapter. Im so excited for this game that I even gave my Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox Controller Box a little hug and whispered…SOOON as Hollie left fans with the news that Episode 2 of Night City Wire is set for just a few weeks time!

Cyberpunk 2077, an open-world, action-adventure story from CD PROJEKT RED, is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC November 19th, 2020.

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New Gameplay Trailer Released for Biomutant

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THQ Nordic and developer Experiment 101 have released a brand new Trailer for BioMutant showcasing some fresh gameplay but sadly still not offering a release date.

If you were going to make a new Biomutant gameplay trailer, what would you show? Impressive cities and vast landscapes? Action-packed combat, true martial arts masters showing off their skills or an outpost being conquered? Wild, exotic and fluffy creatures, plus majestic, towering bosses who test your limits? Crazy mutations and abilities on the Hero? A submarine, an airship a combat mech and some mounts for the hero to ride on? Or just So. Many. Weapons?

Biomutant is still showing on the official Website as coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC Via STEAM. No Mention of New Gen consoles in PS5 or Xbox Series X however.

The Banished Teased for HALO Infinite

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Yesterday the official HALO Twitter account posted a tasty little teaser for HALO Infinite:

For those who may not recognise the name, The Banished was first introduced into the HALO Universe in HALO Wars 2. The Banished were formed by the formidable Atriox and several Jiralhanae loyal to him who rebelled against their Sangheili masters during the Human-Covenant War. They grew in size and power acting as pirates, picking off the remainder of Covenant forces and assets.

To hear that they are now to play a part in HALO Infinite has me very excited indeed! Hopefully we will lean more when Xbox hold their July ‘Inside Xbox’ Online event where for the first time, Xbox will reveal what the 15 Microsoft Studio developers have been working on for Xbox Series X.

MARVEL’s Avengers WARTABLE LIVE Event Reveals New Trailers and Details

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SQUARE ENIX released the first Marvel’s Avengers War Table digital stream providing the most in-depth look yet at Marvel’s Avengers so far yesterday evening.

The Marvel’s Avengers War Table offered players a world premiere look at new trailers, including a first showing of new Thor gameplay in his, “Once an Avenger” campaign hero mission. This playthrough follows The God of Thunder as he battles enemies with powerful lightning strikes, unleashes a barrage of Mjolnir attacks, and performs many other signature heroic moves solo and with AI Avengers teammates.

The stream also offered more details on the game’s central villain, MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), who Marvel fans will recognize as the artificially mutated, super intelligent overlord of AIM (Advanced Idea Mechanics).

Lastly, Crystal Dynamics revealed brand-new information about War Zones, the game’s team-based missions, including their structure and how the Avengers become even more powerful when working together. War Zones can be played either solo with AI hero companions, or in co-op groups of up to four players. The stream also revealed more of the game’s world, from AIM’s research facilities to a derelict Helicarrier, all of which can be explored by players to earn new rewards, gear, and experience points.

Marvel’s Avengers offers players a truly rich experience, with a combination of Hero Missions and War Zones. Hero Missions are single-player only and are part of the initial Campaign. They are designed to showcase each hero’s unique abilities as you reassemble your growing roster. War Zones can be played solo or with a group of up to four players as any Hero in your roster. Each mission dynamically scales based on the team size and player level.


Players in Marvel’s Avengers will also be able to customize Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in a number of ways. While each Super Hero will play true to their unique power sets, each will have the flexibility to play differently based on the gear you equip them with and the skills you enable, so no two player’s heroes will play in exactly the same way. Each hero has dynamic combo systems, Heroic moves, an intrinsic ability, and signature move sets to unlock and customize – many inspired by classic moves from the 80 years of history in all media, others crafted as originals just for this game.

Players also customize these iconic Super Heroes with classic, fan-favorite, and all-new original outfits inspired by over 80-years of Marvel history, including Iron Man’s suit from the 2014 Original Sin storyline, or Thor’s Donald Blake identity, which is a nod to an alias of Thor’s who first appeared in 1962’s Journey into Mystery issue 83.
 
Marvel’s Avengers is an ambitious game, starting with a global high-stakes race to rebuild the Avengers. But that’s just the beginning. To ensure a continuing heroic experience for all players, the narrative of Marvel’s Avengers expands, and threats escalate with each new post-release Super Hero, region and story arc delivered to players at no additional cost once they own the core game.
 
Finally, in case you missed it, earlier this week SQUARE ENIX announced that Marvel’s Avengers will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X when the consoles launch in Holiday 2020. Players who own the current-gen version of the game will be able to upgrade to the next-gen version at no additional cost, regardless if players are moving from PlayStation® 4 to PlayStation 5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X. Those moving their saves to next-gen will transfer their player profiles and progression so they can pick up right where they left off. In addition, cross-gen play will be supported so PS5™ players will be able to play with their friends on PS4™ and Xbox Series X players will be connected with their friends on Xbox One.
 
Marvel’s Avengers will release simultaneously for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC on h September 4, 2020.
 
Related Links
Official Homepage: www.playavengers.com
Official Twitter: @PlayAvengers
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayAvengersGame/
Official YouTube: http://youtube.com/PlayAvengers
#PlayAvengers #Reassemble #EmbraceYourPowers

Tune in at 5pm BST to Cyberypunk 2077’s ‘Night City Wire’ LIVE Event!

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Fans of Cyberpunk 2077 are hungry for new information about the game and tonight from 5pm BST , fans will be treated to the ‘Night City Wire’ event which was postponed from earlier in the month:

I am very excited to see the new Trailer and especially new gameplay, the last of which I was lucky enough to be present at a LIVE Guided gameplay presentation last year at EGX 2019, guided by the brilliant Head of Communcations for CD Projekt Red herself Hollie Bennett who is also going to be hosting tonight’s event.

Tune in from 5pm BST to https://www.twitch.tv/CDProjektRed

Cyberpunk 2077 is now scheduled to release on November 19th 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It will also get enhanced at no extra charge for Xbox Series X with Smart Delivery as well as the PlayStation 4 with further upgrades to come in 2021.

You can read our review of the Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox Wireless Controller here.

HONOR Launches HONOR 9A, HONOR CHOICE True Wireless Earbuds, Adds Exciting New Features to Existing Products

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Under the theme of “Power your Life, Live with HONOR”, HONOR have announced HONOR 9A, the brand new smartphone with pre-installed App Gallery, HONOR CHOICE True Wireless Earbuds, HONOR MagicBook 14 Special Bundle with a 12-month subscription to Microsoft 365 Personal, and a range of exciting upgrades to HONOR MagicEarbuds and HONOR MagicWatch 2. HONOR also announced its VIP Day promotion exclusively at hihonor.com.

Power Your Life with HONOR 9A

Powered by a whopping 5000mAh battery, the HONOR 9A supports up to 33 hours of 4G calls, up to 35 hours of video playback and up to 37 hours of FM radio playback for a superior entertainment experience. Weighing just 185g and featuring a thin bezel that is just 9.04mm, the HONOR 9A easily takes you from day to night on a single charge while still maintaining a sleek and ultra-slim design.

When it comes to photography, the HONOR 9A features a Triple Rear Camera set-up, comprising of a 13MP lens, a 5MP ultra-wide camera as well as a 2MP depth assistant. You can also enjoy a broader view and greater convenience when taking shots of the skyline and natural panoramas with the 120° Super Wide Angle Camera. Housed in the 6.30-inch dew-drop Fullview Display, the 8MP front camera delivers perfect selfies anytime anywhere. Supported by 3GB RAM and 64GB of storage which can be expanded via a microSD card (up to 512GB), users can easily store plenty of photos and videos without having to transfer files over to a computer or portable hard drive.

Running on Android 10, the HONOR 9A comes with the Huawei App Gallery, giving users a dedicated ecosystem of apps and services for smarter and more seamless user experience. Users can also enjoy the very best software experience with the latest Magic UI 3.1.

HONOR 9A (3GB + 64GB) will be available at a retail price of €149.90 from Hihonor, Amazon and other retailers from July. Pre-orders for the HONOR 9A will start from July 1st.

Master New Skills and Unleash Your Creativity — MagicBook 14 Special Bundle with a 12-month subscription of Microsoft 365 Personal 

Whether you’re working remotely or are back in the office, the HONOR MagicBook 14 is perfect for bringing your ideas to life. Featuring 8 + 256 GB RAM, HONOR Magic-link 2.0 for seamless multitasking between all your go-to devices and a handy pop-up webcam which is discreetly hidden underneath the keyboard, the HONOR MagicBook 14 is ideal for on-the-go creators who want a powerful device to work and collaborate flexibly and efficiently.

From 23 June until 30 June, the HONOR MagicBook 14 (8+256 GB version in Space Gray) with a 12-month subscription of Microsoft 365 Personal will be available for pre-order in the UK, France and Germany for €649.90 at hihonor.com. 

As an added bonus, Microsoft 365 subscribers get exclusive access to 200+ new premium templates across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. To supercharge creativity, Microsoft 365 also provides subscribers with exclusive access over 8,000 beautiful images and 175 looping videos, plus 300 new fonts and 2,800 new icons to create high-impact and visually appealing documents. Subscribers can unleash their creativity when working on university coursework, client presentations, or family projects, enjoying smooth and seamless performance thanks to the HONOR MagicBook 14’s powerful core.

Meanwhile, to encourage student and young people to maintain creative and utilize their design skills, HONOR also launches the ‘Looking to the Future’ Microsoft 365 Challenge, offering the chance for HONOR fans to win a brand new HONOR MagicBook 14 and HONOR’s cutting-edge range of all-scenario smart devices. 

Stay Active and Healthy with HONOR’s Powerful Wearables 

To enjoy a balanced and healthy lifestyle, it’s crucial to keep fit physically as well as stay motivated mentally. HONOR’s latest line-up of powerful wearables is available now to help you track your health and fitness goals as well as keep an eye on your wellbeing, wherever you are.

100 Workout Modes to Discover on the HONOR MagicWatch 2 


In addition to 15 pre-installed workout modes, HONOR is bolstering its fitness tracking capabilities by adding 85 new customized workout modes automatically detecting six different categories of sports – extreme, leisure, fitness, aquatics, ball games and winter sports. Whether you are into mainstream sports or prefer something more adventurous, the upgraded HONOR MagicWatch 2 has got you covered, with comprehensive monitoring that can track 194 types of data to help boost your performance and motivate you to become a better version of yourself. 

HONOR Magic Earbuds Awareness Mode: Be Aware of Everything around You

When it comes to workouts, HONOR’s Magic Earbuds feature Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Technology with a dual-microphone setup to tune out distractions, helping you to get in the zone and stay focused during intense exercise sessions.

This noise cancellation is now fully adjustable, and you can choose to activate the all-new awareness mode to be more aware of your surroundings, without removing your earbuds. Combining superb sound quality, awesome noise cancellation and packed with solid battery life, HONOR Magic Earbuds are your perfect companion for almost every occasion.

HONOR CHOICE Series: True Wireless Earbuds with 24hrs Combined Audio Playback

In line with 1+8+N all-scenario strategy, HONOR has teamed up with selected well-known manufacturers to develop a range of affordable smart products to form the all-new HONOR CHOICE series. HONOR CHOICE series adheres HONOR’s tech-chic and human-centric design philosophy and high quality standards. The first product from the portfolio launching in overseas markets is HONOR CHOICE True Wireless Earbuds, which feature 7mm composite diaphragm speaker to deliver decent sound quality and effectively reduce noise from your surroundings during calls or while listening to music. With up to 24 hours of superior battery life, the earbuds can easily last for a day’s worth of calls and music playback.

VIP Membership Upgrading and Financial Installment Are Now Available at hihonor.com

Starting from June 23, HONOR fans from participating markets including the UK, Germany, France and [other countries] can get amazing discounts from HONOR’s cutting-edge range of smartphones, laptops and wearables at hihonor.com. On top of a full range of exciting deals, those who register and subscribe at hihonor.com* from June 18thto July 1st to become HONOR VIP members, will be able to unlock a range of exclusive benefits including:

  • Additional discounts of up to 30% for selected products
  • A free 1-month Huawei Music membership,15 GB 1-year Huawei Cloud membership and 3 film vouchers for film renting at Huawei Video for all HONOR smartphone users.
  • Free shipping coupon
  • Priority access to fans event and product testing

Starting from June 26th, financial installment is available at hihonor.com in France and will be soon available in Germany, Spain, UK and Italy. Consumers in France can pay over four installments with 0% financing for selected products over €149 at hihonor.com. 

Square Enix Confirms MARVEL’s Avengers for PS5 and Xbox Series X

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SQUARE ENIX announced today that Marvel’s Avengers will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X when the consoles launch in Holiday 2020. Players who own the current-gen version of the game will be able to upgrade to the next-gen version at no additional cost, regardless if players are moving from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X. Those moving their saves to next-gen will transfer their player profiles and progression so they can pick up right where they left off.  In addition, cross-gen play will be supported so PS5 players will be able to play with their friends on PS4 and Xbox Series X players will be connected with their friends on Xbox One.

Featuring extremely fast load times, boosted resolution and fidelity, improved texturing and armor destruction, ray tracing, and more – Marvel’s Avengers will look and play great on next-gen systems. The PlayStation 5 experience will be seamless and dynamic, fully utilizing the ultra-high speed SSD, the PS5 DualSense advanced haptics, and immersive spatial audio. To fully customize their visual experience, PS5 will also provide players with their choice of Enhanced Graphics Mode or High Framerate mode.

Those looking to learn more about Marvel’s Avengers on the PS5 can visit the PlayStation Blog where Gary Snethen, Crystal Dynamics Chief Technology Officer, details what players can expect from Marvel’s Avengers.

For more information on the game, co-op, and brand new gameplay content, be sure to tune into the Marvel’s Avengers War Table digital stream on June 24 at 10:00am PDT. The stream can be viewed from the PlayAvengers.com channel.

Marvel’s Avengers will release simultaneously for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia, and PC on September 4, 2020.

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Official Twitter: @PlayAvengers
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlayAvengersGame/
Official YouTube: http://youtube.com/PlayAvengers
#PlayAvengers #Reassemble #EmbraceYourPowers

‘Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About time’ Revealed for October 2nd Release

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It’s About Time for a brand-wumping new Crash Bandicoot game don’t you think?

Set at the very end of Crash Bandicoot: Warped, the new game sees Neo Cortex, Dr. N. Tropy, and Uka Uka finally escape from their remote plant and return for another attempt at multiverse domination. Of course, our resident hero Crash Bandicoot stands in their way, and players will have access to four special Quantum Masks to “bend the rules of reality” itself and make it through difficult areas. These include the Time Mask (slows down time) and the Gravity Mask (lets you platform upside down).

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time has a release date of October 2, 2020, and it will release on PS4 and Xbox One, no word right now on a possible PC or Nintendo Switch version.