It's been a wild month for deals, from E3 deals to Steam Summer Sale and Amazon Prime Day. While many retailers launched their own sales to compete with Prime Day this week, digital game store Green Man Gaming has taken a refreshingly different approach, politely launching its own sale the day after Amazon's blowout sale ended. If you're a PC gamer, consider this Steam Summer Sale round two, as there are huge savings to be had between now and August 7, when the sale ends.If you're a longtime Green Man Gaming customer, you'll notice this sale works a bit differently than their usual sales. All the discounted games have a tag--either Gold, Silver, or Bronze--which indicate the type of rewards you'll get with your purchase. All the tagged games come with a 100% off voucher for a free game, but the offering of games to choose from varies by each tag level. For Gold and Silver-tagged games, the free rewards also include an Intel Starter Pack code that lets you select four free games out of 10 total, such as Star Trek Bridge Crew, Raw Data, Gas Guzzlers Extreme, and in-game content for Dreadnought.Here's a full breakdown of what each tag level will get you and an overview of some of the best deals available per category.GoldResident Evil 2 - on sale for $39.59 / £29.69Rewards100% off voucher to use on Gold selection of gamesIntel Starter Pack bundle with four free games15% off voucher for your next Sale purchaseBest dealsFrostpunk -- $15 / £12.50Resident Evil 2 -- $39.59 / £29.69Resident Evil 7 -- $20.09 / £13.39Devil May Cry 5 -- $39.59 / £29.69Monster Hunter World -- $30 / £25Warhammer Vermintide 2 -- $10.20 / £8.09Dark Souls Remastered -- $24 / £21SoulCalibur VI -- $20.40 / £17Dead Cells -- $16.74 / £14.73Just Cause 4 -- $24 / £18Life is Strange 2: Complete Season -- $30 / £24.74Shadow of the Tomb Raider -- 24 / £18Civilization VI -- $15 / £12.50Grand Theft Auto V -- $15 / £12.50Overcooked 2 -- $17.49 / £14Supraland -- $13.39 / £10.38PC Building Simulator -- $14 / £10.49Arizona Sunshine -- $14.80 / £11.10A Hat in Time -- $15 / £11.50SilverBorderlands: The Handsome Collection - on sale for $6 / £5Rewards100% off voucher to use on Silver selection of gamesIntel Starter Pack bundle with four free games10% off voucher for your next Sale purchaseBest dealsHuman Fall Flat -- $7.50 / £6Cities Skylines -- $7.50 / £5.75Stellaris -- $10 / £8.75Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20-Year Celebration -- $12 / £8Borderlands: The Handsome Collection -- $6 / £5Kerbal Space Program -- $10 / £7.50Moonlighter -- $10 / £7.75Surviving Mars -- $10.20 / £9.18Strange Brigade -- $15 / £12Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen -- $9.90 / £7.927 Days to Die -- $8.50 / £6.46Tabletop Simulator -- $10 / £7.50L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition -- $9 / £7.50Dungeons 3 -- $10 / £7.50Resident Evil 6 -- $7.50 / £5Holdfast: Nations at War -- $10 / £7.50BronzeThis War of Mine - on sale for $6Rewards100% off voucher to use on Bronze selection of games7% off voucher for your next Sale purchaseBest dealsEverspace -- $6 / £4.60This War of Mine -- $6 / £4.50Limbo -- $2 / £1.40Fear Effect Sedna: Collector's Edition -- $2.50 / £2Project Highrise -- $5 / £3.75Flashback -- $5 / £4.50Just Cause 3: XXL Edition -- $6 / £4.40Life Is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season -- $5.10 / £6Project Nimbus -- $15 / £11.62The Watchmaker -- $3 / £2.28Life is Feudal: Forest Village -- $6.25 / £4.75Symmetry -- $3 / £2.25Aegis Defenders -- $8 / £6Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story -- $1.50 / £1.50Little Nightmares: Secrets of the Maw Expansion Pass -- $5 / £4Imperium Galactica 2 -- $2.50 / £2.25Husk -- $4 / £3.20See all deals at Green Man Gaming Info from Gamespot.com

Tim Willits, studio director of Doom, Rage, and Quake developer Id Software, has announced his intention to leave the company after 24 years."I've decided to leave Id Software after QuakeCon," Willits said. "I've been extremely lucky to work with the best people in the industry on truly amazing games.After 24 years, I’ve decided to leave id Software after QuakeCon. I’ve been extremely lucky to work with the best people in the industry on truly amazing games. QuakeCon has been an unbelievable part of my journey and I look forward to seeing everyone at the Gaylord Texan. pic.twitter.com/shX5H441py — Tim Willits (@TimWillits) July 18, 2019"After QuakeCon I will announce my future plans, where I am going, and what new exciting things I am doing. Stay tuned."Willits joined the studio when it was still in its infancy, in 1995, remaining after the studio was acquired by Bethesda parent company ZeniMax. He was one of the key minds behind the original Quake and continued to work extensively on that and Doom over the years, as well as serving as creative director on the first Rage. He later directed Quake Champions.In his Twitter message, the industry veteran reassured fans his departure will not affect Id's current lineup of games: "All of the games currently in development are in very good hands, my departure will not affect any planned releases. Id Software is packed full of amazing talent that will continue to develop (long into the future) some of the best shooters in the world."In a statement to GameSpot, Bethesda thanked Willits for his years of service: "We want to thank Tim for his amazing 24 years at id Software. He has been an invaluable member of the Id Software team, and the Bethesda family, through his incredible work on franchises like Quake, Rage, and Doom and a fan-favorite at QuakeCon for decades. All of us here at Bethesda wish Tim the best in his future endeavors."QuakeCon 2019 takes place later this month in Dallas, Texas. For the first time, it will be accompanied by a sister event in London.Info from Gamespot.com

This month has certainly been a busy one for Pokemon Go. Armored Mewtwo recently made its debut in Raid Battles, and a special One Piece crossover event is set to kick off next week. Before that, however, Niantic is hosting another Community Day. This month's event takes place this Sunday, July 21, giving players around the world another chance to capture some rare Pokemon and take advantage of extra in-game bonuses.Most Pokemon Go Community Days typically only run for three hours, but the specifics of each event--such as what time it begins and what its featured Pokemon will be--tend to vary month by month. To help you prepare for this month's event, we've rounded up all of the most important details about July's Pokemon Go Community Day below, from its start times to the special event move this month's featured Pokemon will be able to learn.What Is July's Featured Pokemon?Ahead of each Community Day, Niantic designates one featured Pokemon, which will spawn much more frequently than normal during the event hours. This month, the featured Pokemon will be Mudkip, the Water-type starter from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Throughout July's Community Day, Mudkip will appear in the wild more often than usual, making this a good opportunity to stock up on Mudkip Candy. On top of that, you'll have your first chance to come across a Shiny Mudkip during the event.What Is July's Community Day Move?In addition to spawning more frequently than normal, each featured Pokemon is also capable of learning a special event-exclusive move during its Community Day. To obtain this move, however, you'll need to evolve the Pokemon into its final form by the end of the event. That holds true for this month. Any Mudkip you evolve all the way into Swampert will learn the powerful Water attack Hydro Cannon, even if you originally captured it before the Community Day began. However, the Pokemon will only learn the move if you can evolve it up to an hour after July's Community Day ends, giving you a fairly brief window of time to obtain it.What Time Does July's Community Day Start?During the first year of their run, each Community Day would take place during a specific window of time, which would vary depending upon what region you lived in. Beginning this past March, however, Niantic changed the Community Day schedule so that the event runs from 3-6 PM local time, no matter where you live. To make the event a bit more enjoyable during the grueling summer months, Niantic has pushed July's event times back slightly to 4-7 PM local time, when the weather is a little cooler. Niantic says the schedule will return to normal once summer is over.What Other Bonuses Are There?On top of increased Pokemon spawns, Niantic offers a few other bonuses during each Community Day as an extra incentive to participate in the event. This month, you'll earn triple the normal amount of XP for capturing Pokemon during the Community Day. Additionally, any Lure Modules you use will last three hours, rather than their usual 30 minutes.Info from Gamespot.com

From the bucket of pig's blood in Carrie to the corridors of gore in The Shining, Stephen King movie adaptations have often featured a lot of blood. But it seems that the upcoming It: Chapter 2 will outdo them both. At the panel for the movie at San Diego Comic-Con, star Jessica Chastain spoke about her bloodsoaked experiences in the film.It was claimed at the panel that It: Chapter 2 has set a record for the amount of fake blood used--allegedly 4,500 gallons. Chastain revealed that in one of scenes, she is completely drenched in blood, but pushed director Andy Muschietti to go even further with the amount of gore on her. "When [Muschietti] first talked to me about the scene, I thought it was really smart--brilliant--and I was excited by it," she said. "But then he said, 'The blood is going to come up to your collarbone--it's not going to get on your face.' [But] I was like, 'Let's make Carrie on steroids.'"It Chapter 2 Comic-Con trailer breakdownHowever, it seems that Chastain was unprepared for just how long she would need to stay entirely soaked in blood while making the film. At the SDCC panel, the star revealed that between takes she would have to sit in a kiddie pool filled with fake blood, with a wind turbine blasting her to keep it cold. As co-star James McAvoy explained, due to the sugar in the fake blood, "If you heat it up, it ferments and goes putrid and it smells like puke."The latest trailer for It: Chapter 2 was also revealed at SDCC, in addition to some new clips, including the moment that the adult Losers' Club meet again after 27 years, and a longer look at the funhouse scene in the trailer. We've also just gotten a new poster.It: Chapter Two also stars Bill Hader as Richie, James Ransone as Eddie, Andy Bean as Stan, and Isaiah Mustafa as Mike. Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, one of the guises of the terrifying interdimensional entity of the title. The movie releases on September 9.Info from Gamespot.com

Marvel's long-running TV series Agents of SHIELD will end after Season 7, which is set to air in 2020, reports Deadline. This news comes just ahead of an Agents of SHIELD panel at San Diego Comic-Con scheduled for today, July 18, at 3:30 PM PT. The small-screen spin-off from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently in its sixth season, airing over the summer. It follows the SHIELD team under the direction of their new leader Mack (Henry Simmons) as they fend off alien threats, after the death of former leader Phil Coulson."When you know that's what you're doing, you can take greater risks, of life and death," Marvel TV exec Jeph Loeb told Deadline about the end of the show. "Those kinds of decisions suddenly now are real on the table because you're not playing how do we undo this when we get to the next season. You're playing that this is going to be the end of the story."Coulson has died before in the MCU, and a large plot element of the first season was explaining his mysterious return. Since then the series has sometimes riffed on the big plot moves of the MCU, while other times forging its own path. The big twist in Captain America: Winter Soldier revealing that SHIELD had been infiltrated by the evil HYDRA organization had a large impact on the show, but it's been just as keen to set its own stakes with cameos from characters like Ghost Rider.This is the latest in a series of Marvel spin-offs that have come to a close recently. Netflix had five shows--Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, and The Punisher--which all interconnected and briefly joined up for a single-season Defenders series. Those cancellations were announced one-by-one, seemingly as Disney prepared to launch new Marvel shows on its own streaming service, Disney+.We know some of those shows will feature Falcon and Winter Soldier and Loki, along with shows based around its Star Wars properties as well. That service is set to launch on November 12 for $7 per month, but many of its Marvel offerings will come post-launch.Check out more Marvel panels at Comic-Con to keep up with all the latest.Info from Gamespot.com

Assuming you have any money left after Amazon Prime Day and various summer sales at Steam, GameStop, Green Man Gaming, and other retailers over the past two weeks, here's another chance to save on some great games: PSN just launched a mid-week flash sale on PS4, PS3, and Vita games, which runs now through Monday, July 22 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET. Not a bad way to close out the week!This flash sale is a bit smaller and more modest than previous iterations, but there are still some gems to be found. A Plague Tale: Innocence, which released in May, is one of 2019's surprise hits and absolutely worth picking up at only $35 (was $50) this weekend (it's also the same price at Amazon). The stealth action-adventure game puts you in the shoes of a young woman named Amicia and her little brother Hugo as they journey through plague-ridden, 14th-century France, surviving hungry rats and deadly Inquisition troops who are after them for mysterious reasons.Also included in the flash sale is the Hotline Miami collection for $5 (was $20), which includes both the first Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, as well as the PS4, PS3, and Vita versions. Set in alternative 1989 Miami, Hotline Miami is a top-down shooter with brutal close combat. You play as an unnamed man slaughtering members of the Russian mafia at the behest of mysterious messages left on your answering machine.While the flash sale store page doesn't appear to be live yet, you can find the discounts live individually already. Check out the full list of game deals at the PlayStation Blog, and see more of our picks below.Best deals in PSN's flash saleA Plague Tale: Innocence -- $35 ($50)Agents of Mayhem -- $5 ($20)Arkham Trilogy Bundle -- $24 ($60)Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition -- $16 ($40)Bleed -- $3.24 ($13)Bleed 2 -- $3.74 ($15)Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Vita) -- $10 ($20)Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (Vita) -- $10 ($20)Darkwood -- $10.49 ($15)Dead by Daylight -- $15 ($30)Dead Island: Definitive Collection -- $7.49 ($30)Hotline Miami Collection -- $5 ($20)Legend of Kay Anniversary -- $12 ($30)Shadow Warrior -- $7.49 ($30)Zanki Zero: Last Beginning -- $30 ($60)Info from Gamespot.com

Blizzard is making a big change to Overwatch matchmaking, aimed at helping team balance and composition. The new "Role Queue" system will have you pick your favored team roles before even heading into a game, and then pick a character from within those roles. It's now available in the public test realm (PTR) server on PC, and will roll out as a beta from August 13-September 1.With Role Queue, you'll pick from tank, support, or damage classes first in Competitive and Quick Play modes. Then the matchmaking system will find two tanks, two supports, and two damage players, and match them together to make a team. From there you'll pick which specific character you want to use within your designated class preference. Once a match ends, you return to the main menu and select your role again."Currently in Quick Play and Competitive Play, a lot of important decision-making happens in the 40 seconds before a match even begins, as everyone selects their heroes and responds to others' role choices," Blizzard explained. "It's not uncommon for players--who may all have different goals and play styles--to feel tension, pressure, disappointment, or even hostility as a team composition comes together. The Role Queue system is designed to help take the edge off this process, ultimately leading to matches that feel fairer and more fun, where players are in roles that they want to be in."Since the roles are being split into three avenues, each role will have its own queue and you can see the estimated wait time for each role. Queuing up for a role that's currently in high demand may grant rewards, but what these rewards are hasn't been confirmed. Blizzard notes that behind the scenes, the Role Queue will allow it to rate players' proficiency on each role individually, which will ensure better matches of similar skill levels.You'll also get a your own separate Skill Rating (SR) for each role in Competitive Play, from 1-5000. These numbers correspond with tier ratings: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, and Grandmaster. Completing a season will also give you a reward of Competitive Points (CP) as always, but the CP totals have been changed. It's now less per tier for each individual role, but more total if you play all three roles. There will also be four separate Top 500 Leaderboards--one for each role, and one combined average.You'll have to complete five placement matches at the start of each competitive season to get your SR for each role--or 15 total, if you want a SR for all three. Completing your placement matches will get you a special spray and player icon per season.Finally, Blizzard notes that the Role Queue system was paired with a balance pass on existing heroes. So far the only disclosed change is coming to Brigitte, who is being updated to make her a better healer but decreasing her overall survivability. Blizzard says Brigitte was most effective as a third Healer or Tank, so these changes are intended to make her a better Support character.Info from Gamespot.com

Quentin Tarantino had been reportedly attached to a Star Trek movie for some time, but until recently he had not commented on the rumors that he might direct it. But with Tarantino now on the publicity circuit for this month's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the filmmaker has been specifically asked about this potential project.Following recent comments about whether or not a Star Trek movie would count as his final film, Tarantino has now spoken to Deadline in more detail about fans could expect from it. In particular, he has taken exception to comments that Simon Pegg made about the film last year, when he told ComingSoon.net that it would not be "Pulp Fiction in Space."As it turns out, that's exactly what it will be if it happens. "I will say one thing about Star Trek that I've been waiting for someone to bring up," he said. "I don't know if I'll do it or not. I've got to figure it out, but Mark [L. Smith] wrote a really cool script. I like it a lot. There's some things I need to work on but I really, really liked it. [But] I get annoyed at Simon Pegg. He doesn't know anything about what's going on and he keeps making all these comments as if he knows about stuff."One of the comments he said, he's like 'Well, look, it's not going to be Pulp Fiction in space.' Yes, it is! If I do it, that's exactly what it'll be. It'll be Pulp Fiction in space. That Pulp Fiction-y aspect, when I read the script, I felt, I have never read a science fiction movie that has this s**t in it, ever. And they said, I know, that's why we want to make it. It's, at the very least, unique in that regard. But there is a gangster element to what we're doing with the Star Trek thing that works out pretty good."Smith, who also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-winning The Revenant, wrote the screenplay based on an original idea from Tarantino. Rumors that Tarantino had an idea for a new Star Trek movie first appeared in January 2018. It was reported that he had spoken to JJ Abrams, who directed the first two Star Trek reboot movies, about the possibility of directing it.Once Upon a Time in Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie, and releases on July 26. Check out the first trailer here.Info from Gamespot.com

The Terminator: Dark Fate panel during San Diego Comic-Con 2019 opened with a surprise, apparently live call from producer James Cameron.Cameron called in "from Pandora," AKA the set of Avatar 2, 3, and 4, as he explained. "Everyone's always whingeing about how long it's taking to get Avatar done, so I figured I should stay here and work today," Cameron explained. He didn't share anything about the Avatar sequels themselves, saying it would take too long to explain what's going on there, and that the technology is so cutting edge we wouldn't understand it anyway.More importantly, the panel debuted some exclusive Comic-Con footage of the movie, including an extended look at the highway chase scene that we previously glimpsed in the trailer, which you can watch above. During the scene, Mackenzie Davis's "enhanced" human character protects Natalia Reyes's character from the attacking Terminator played by Gabriel Luna. Luna's villain splits into two separate Terminators, and Davis fights them both off until she's finally cornered. Just in time, Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor arrives, laying into both Terminators with a variety of weaponry, including a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher. As she drops a grenade onto one from above, she utters the famous line, "I'll be back."The footage continued with a look at Connor's conversation with Davis and Reyes afterward, in which she explains that she and her son, John, stopped Judgment Day from happening in 1991, and that she now hunts Terminators. The group visits Schwarzenegger's character, the mysterious T-800, at his remote cabin, where he's apparently posing as a human named Carl--a name Connor refuses to call him. She promises to kill him eventually, but in the meantime, they accept his help protecting Reyes's character.Earlier, during the panel's opening, Cameron said his one stipulation to come on board as producer for Terminator: Dark Fate was that Arnold Schwarzenegger be involved, and that he was excited to come up with a new character for Arnold--the mysterious T-800. Cameron said he also had to convince Linda Hamilton to come back for the movie, as she was conflicted about returning. "Thankfully, she agreed, and we built the story around that," Cameron said.Cameron also casually dropped a bombshell: Edward Furlong, the actor who portrayed young John Connor in 1991's T2, will reprise his role in Terminator: Judgment Day.Director Tim Miller was the first to take the stage during the panel itself, and he confirmed Terminator: Dark Fate is rated R. "It's because the fans kind of demanded it, in a way," he said. "I had a whole other plan in case it didn't go R--I had a backup plan. But the DNA of Terminator is an R-rated f***ing movie. So to not do it R feels disingenuous to the source material. So we knew that's what the fans wanted, we knew that's what we wanted to do, and even though it was up in the air, that was always my plan."I got so many takes of Linda [Hamilton] saying 'f***,' it's amazing," Miller laughed.Miller also explained how the movie fits with the Terminator timeline, and how the franchise's time travel works in his mind."I feel like time travel with multiple realities loses some stakes," Miller said. "If you can change time and it could be anything, it could be multiple or alternate timelines, I feel like you lose a little bit of the dramatic stakes. So in the Terminator franchise, there is only one timeline."Miller referenced the end of Terminator 2, when Sarah Connor destroys Cyberdyne, saying Dark Fate will explore the consequences of that choice. "Sarah's living with the consequences of that decision, and we see how it rolls out 20-some years later," he said.Linda Hamilton was next to take the stage, and she elaborated on her decision to return to the franchise. "It was the passage of time, and I was very intrigued by the characters seeing that time changes everything, what has happened, who she is now, and what has happened to make her who she is now, and there were so many more possibilities 27 years later, that I felt that there was just a world of richness that I could explore, and then rock it as a woman of a certain age," the actress said.After the rest of the cast took the stage, Arnold Schwarzenegger finally emerged. The iconic star said he "needed to come back.""I'm addicted to Terminator," he said. "Terminator was the movie that really launched my action movie career...From that moment on, everything changed in my life."Terminator: Dark Fate hits theaters November 1, 2019.Info from Gamespot.com

The latest attempt to revitalize the Terminator franchise is looking to tap into some of that classic Terminator 2 magic. Edward Furlong, the actor who played John Connor in the 1991 film, is being brought back for the same role in the upcoming Terminator: Dark Fate. The news was shared at the start of the movie's San Diego Comic-Con panel.Dark Fate will reunite Furlong with his T2 co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, the latter of which is also making her first appearance in a Terminator movie in decades. Schwarzenegger has been regularly featured in subsequent films, including the aforementioned Genisys. During the panel, we learned that producer James Cameron insisted on Schwarzenegger's involvement with the movie as a condition of his return to the series.15 Must-See Panels at SDCCFurlong played Connor in only a single movie; later iterations have recast him depending on how old he was meant to be. Other actors to take on the role include Nick Stahl (Terminator 3), Christian Bale (Terminator Salvation), and Jason Clarke (Genisys). Furlong has continued acting over the past few decades, though Terminator 2 remains his defining role.Here is @Schwarzenegger coming out during the #TerminatorDarkFate panel, accepting his $20 for winning a bet about how much director Tim Miller would curse during the panel, and discussing how much he likes to f***. What a time to be at Comic-Con #SDCC pic.twitter.com/pR9rWEfY5l — Mike Rougeau (@RogueCheddar) July 18, 2019The SDCC panel featured a live call-in from Cameron, who is currently at work on the Avatar 2 set. Among other things, we learned that Dark Fate will carry an R rating in the United States. The last movie in the series, Terminator Genisys, was rated PG-13.Dark Fate releases on November 1 and is directed by Deadpool's Tim Miller.Info from Gamespot.com

The PC specs for Control have been revealed through the game's Epic Games Store page. The minimum requirements for the game aren't that high, so you'll most likely be able to run Control on your PC without much issue if that's the machine you normally use for gaming.On PC, Control is a limited-time Epic Games Store exclusive. During GDC 2019, publisher 505 Games revealed Control has a similar arrangement to other titles on the Epic Games Store and will only be exclusive for a year. Control will release on additional PC storefronts, like Steam, in Summer 2020. To see whether or not your machine can run the game, check out Control's PC specs below.Minimum RequirementsOS: Windows 7, 64-bitProcessor: Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300XGraphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD RX580RAM: 8 GBRecommendedOS: Windows 10, 64-bitProcessor: Intel i5-8600K / AMD Ryzen 7 2700XGraphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti / AMD Radeon VIIRAM: 16 GBDeveloped by Remedy Entertainment, Control stars Jesse Faden, a woman who possesses supernatural powers and is trying to discover the location of her kidnapped younger brother, Dylan. Her quest leads her to the Federal Bureau of Control, a government organization that contains and studies people and objects that defy known science. Upon entering the FBC, Jesse discovers that the organization is under attack and that the bureau's director has been killed. Jesse is chosen as the next director by the supernaturally-powered Service Weapon, a shapeshifting firearm, and tasked with defending the bureau from an otherworldly threat.Control's story is convoluted, and perhaps Remedy Entertainment's most interesting and intriguing mystery since 2010's Alan Wake. After playing the game for an hour, we still have absolutely no idea what's going on. This is by design though. Remedy developed Control's story to be fairly deep and explore a variety of themes, trusting that players will be willing to slowly piece together the unreal narrative.Scheduled to release on August 27, Control will launch on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.Info from Gamespot.com

Epic dedicated itself to giving away free games on a weekly basis earlier this summer, and the PC game store is continuing that practice with this week's latest freebie: Limbo, a 2D side-scrolling platformer where you play as an unnamed young boy in a surreal, monochromatic world. Limbo is free to claim now through next Thursday, July 25--and once you add the game to your account, it's yours to keep forever.If you don't already have a free Epic Games account, you'll need to create one before you can claim this free game and any future ones. Epic already has a track record of giving away some great games, so you're not losing anything by setting up an account and keeping an eye on their weekly giveaways.If you're unfamiliar with Limbo, here's the gist of it: The acclaimed indie game is a puzzle-platformer with a dark, eerie environment presented in black-and-white tones. At the beginning of the game, the unnamed boy wakes up in the middle of a forest and embarks on a journey to look for his sister. Dying is a huge part of solving puzzles in Limbo--the developers call it a "trial-and-death" experience--and the environment is lethal, with bear traps, glowing worms, a giant spider, and other creepy monsters lurking around. Its plot and ending are intentionally left vague and open-ended, but the game, which earned a 9/10 in GameSpot's Limbo review, is absolutely worth experiencing, especially for free. And if you enjoy Limbo, you should check out its successor, Inside.Get Limbo for free at EpicEven if Limbo isn't your thing, check back next week, because Epic will be offering two free games instead of just one: Moonlighter and This War of Mine. And while PC games are on your mind, be sure to check out Green Man Gaming's sitewide sale, which launched this week with deep discounts on thousands of Steam keys for games like Frostpunk, Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5, Monster Hunter World, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, and more.Info from Gamespot.com

In more recent years, Kevin Smith has been branching out beyond the comedies that made him famous with horror movies such as Red State and Tusk. But he returns to the characters for which he's best known later this year with Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, a sequel to 2000's Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. The first trailer has now been revealed.The plot sees our stoner heroes--played by Smith and Jason Mewes--heading to Hollywood in an attempt to stop a reboot of that earlier movie happening--in true Kevin Smith style, this looks like a very self-referential film. Along the way, there are appearances from lots of actors who have appeared in Smith's previous movies, including Jason Lee, Shannon Elizabeth, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Rosario Dawson, Jason Biggs, Justin Long, and Craig Robinson. There's also an appearance from Chris Hemsworth. It looks like exactly the same brand of foul-mouthed pop-culture referencing comedy that has won Smith such a fan following over the years. Check it out below.Jay & Silent Bob Reboot will be released into theaters for two nights only in October. The movie is set to screen in more 600 theaters on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 and Thursday, October 17. The second set of screenings will be part of a double bill with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Smith spoke about his intention behind the new movie. "It's a statement on where we are, in terms of remakes, reboots, and sequels," he said. "Pokes fun at the business. Pokes fun at remakes sequels and reboots while being all three of them at the same time."Info from Gamespot.com

San Diego Comic-Con often has some surprises in store, and sure enough, this year has already delivered. Tom Cruise made an unexpected appearance to reveal the first trailer for the upcoming movie Top Gun: Maverick. The movie stars Cruise, who reprises his role as Pete Mitchell, now an aging fighter pilot Captain who has refused promotions and seems to prefer staying in the air.Cruise took the stage at SDCC to introduce the trailer--watch it above--and explained the practical effects as well as his outlook on the significance of the Top Gun franchise."Everything you see in this movie is for real," he said. "The flying, you know, we're working with the Navy. All the flying you see in this picture is real. I really wanted to give you the experience of what it's like to be inside that aircraft. For me, Top Gun is about competition. It's about family, it's about sacrifice, it's about heroism, it's about aviation. It's a love letter to aviation."Alongside the trailer, Paramount has also released a poster for the film. In the distance, we see a jet flying in the sky; more prominently, the back of a jacket adorned with various Navy patches can be seen on a character standing inside of a hangar. Check it out below.Check out the official poster for #TopGun: Maverick starring @TomCruise. In theatres 2020. pic.twitter.com/qnf4rtzaW6 — Paramount Pictures (@ParamountPics) July 18, 2019Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski, who previously directed another Cruise film, Oblivion. Alongside Cruise, the movie stars Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, and Ed Harris. It releases in theaters on June 26, 2020.To make sure you keep up with all the revelations out of Comic-Con, keep up with our schedule of the biggest panels, including several Marvel panels.Info from Gamespot.com

In a recent dev diary video, Bungie revealed that the Moon in Destiny 2 will be fairly different from the one that players remember from the original game. Though you'll notice similar landmarks and structures, the Moon in the upcoming Destiny 2: Shadowkeep expansion will be roughly twice the size of the one you could explore in Destiny."In Shadowkeep, the Moon is entirely changed," Destiny 2 art lead Mike Poe said. "It's completely remastered. There have been a bunch of changes, both large and small, for players to experience and find." Destiny 2 design lead Ben Wommack added, "We have about double the amount of space. There's more than twice as many places you can go."Most of the changes are the result of a new Hive castle on the surface of the Moon, which acts as a stronghold for the enemy faction. The Fallen have also created a new base for themselves on the Moon by utilizing the remains of a destroyed starship. Poe added that several structures that were previously inaccessible on Destiny's Moon will be explorable in Destiny 2: Shadowkeep.The lighting used in the different locations on the Moon has been adjusted as well. "In [Destiny 1], the lighting is a little more clean-cut," Poe said. "We went with a lot more saturated colors in some spaces. But in [Destiny 2], we were trying to give this feeling of desaturation and general spookiness. We wanted it to feel a little more mysterious."It's this theme of mystery and discovery that lies at the heart of players' return to the Moon in Shadowkeep. "There's so much we don't know about the Moon," Destiny 2 senior writer Adam Miller said. "I think a lot of [Shadowkeep] is about mystery." Poe added, "One of the things we really liked about the Moon in Destiny 1 was that it brought in this element of spacefaring and the height of humanity, the height of where we landed as humans before the Collapse. So there's a lot of stories that we're telling about the history of humanity here. The people that built the Accelerator. The people that built all these structures on the Moon. Like what happened to them, where did they go?"Destiny 2's creepy Shadowkeep expansion launches on September 17, coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC.Info from Gamespot.com