Over 9 years after the release of Test Drive Unlimited 2, a third game in the sub-series has been revealed. Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown was revealed during the Nacon Connect stream, showing us a brief glimpse of some updated car models.Details are thin in the trailer, which does not reveal which systems the game is coming to or show any in-game footage, but a press release sent to GameSpot reveals a few more details. The game is being developed by KT Racing, the studio behind the WRC series (WRC 8 being one of July's Games With Gold freebies). Racing specialist Alain Jarniou is heading the team. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Warhammer: Chaosbane has been confirmed for next-gen systems, and will mark the debut of the Warhammer franchise on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The game, developed by Eko Software, previously released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.The game, an action-RPG with hack-and-slash gameplay, will likely be available at or near launch for both consoles, although we're not yet sure when either system is releasing. Both are relatively slated to hit the market later this year.If you haven't played it, Chaosbane is a Diablo-style game, and it's not clear yet what changes or improvements might be coming for the next-gen versions. No footage has been released, and the teaser within the Nacon Direct stream was extremely brief. Hopefully some more concrete details about these versions will be revealed soon.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Spiders, the developer behind Greedfall and The Technomancer, has revealed its next title during the Nacon Direct stream. The game is called Steelrising, and it's yet another original IP. While no gameplay was shown, a press release sent to GameSpot referred to the game as an action RPG, which is what the studio is known for.The game will be set during the French Revolution, in an alternate universe where King Louis XVI has an army of robots by his side, which he is using to terrorize the population. Players are cast as Aegis, who will be fighting against these armies over the course of the game. Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong has been shown off in a new trailer during Nacon Connect, and while the trailer doesn't show any gameplay it has revealed an interesting tidbit about the game's release strategy. Swansong, which is described as a "narrative RPG" by developers Big Bad Wolf (The Council), will release for every current and upcoming major system.This means that Swansong is releasing for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. Considering the power difference between the Switch and next-gen systems, it will be interesting to see how the game scales.Some screenshots for the game were also released alongside the trailer, and we've included them below. They are not gameplay shots, however.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The newest things to come to Destiny 2 are a new Exotic quest for Ruinous Effigy and the Moments of Triumph, the game's yearly opportunity for players to show off their biggest achievements in the game and earn some flashy rewards. This year's Moments comes with some major upcoming changes to the game, though--the removal of several destinations and their activities, which is set to happen with the Beyond Light expansion this fall. Since that includes a bunch of raid activities, the update makes them all much more rewarding.Bungie detailed the changes in Update 2.9.1 on its blog, complete with full patch notes. It primarily sets the stage for Moments by altering how rewards get dished out in several raid activities. Usually, you can only run a raid one time per week on a given character and expect to get the best rewards. If you're hunting the Exotic grenade launcher Anarchy in the Scourge of the Past raid, for instance, you would only have one shot at it each week on your Titan. You can increase your chances to three a week if you run the raid on all three characters, but once you've got those three completions, you're stuck waiting for Destiny 2's weekly reset on Tuesdays to try again.That changes with the latest patch. Now you can "farm" those activities for their rewards as much as you want--meaning you can keep beating the Scourge of the Past until you finally get Anarchy, or any other reward you're missing. The change applies to Scourge, which will leave Destiny 2 in the fall, and to all the raid activities that take place on the Leviathan location: the Leviathan raid itself, the Crown of Sorrows raid, and the two smaller raid lairs, Eater of Worlds and Spire of Stars.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Ubisoft Forward is set for this coming Sunday, July 12, at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET. The publisher event promises a look at upcoming titles like Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin's Creed Valhalla along with "a few other surprises," but you'll also have an opportunity to claim a free game, Watch Dogs 2, during the event.To claim Watch Dogs 2 for free on July 12, you'll need to log into your Uplay account, which is free to create if you don't have one yet. Ahead of the event that day, Ubisoft team members will kick off their pre-show by streaming Trackmania at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, and Watch Dogs 2 will be free to claim right after the Trackmania playthrough. You'll have until the end of the main show, which begins at noon PT / 3 PM ET and should last around 45 minutes, to claim your free copy. That's a window of less than two hours, so you'll want to be ready to claim the game that day.If you're interested in Watch Dogs Legion but have never played any Watch Dogs games, Watch Dogs 2 offers a great introduction to the stealth action-adventure series. Playing the first game isn't necessary as Watch Dogs 2 stands on its own, although there are references and connections to the original. Before heading to post-Brexit London in Legion, you'll be able to explore the San Francisco Bay Area in Watch Dogs 2, a large open-world setting you can traverse on foot or by using vehicles like cars, buses, and motorcycles. You'll play as a young hacker named Marcus Holloway who has joined hacking group DedSec and is working to expose corruption and crimes committed by a technology company. The game also features both a co-op mode and competitive multiplayer modes such as Hacking Invasion, Bounty Hunter, and more.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

In celebrating five years since its launch, developer Psyonix is hosting an anniversary event inside Rocket League. The event brings some limited-time modes and unique items for you to participate in and earn on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.The Fifth Anniversary Event started on June 30, which means one mode--Spike Rush--has already come and gone. However, the anniversary lasts for a full two weeks, meaning there are still two other LTMs you can play on all platforms. This includes the 2v2 Heatseeker mode, which runs until July 13, and the Redemption period (which allows you to earn any items you may have missed) that picks up immediately after and concludes on July 16.In addition to the LTMs, you can head over to Rocket League's Event Store to spend balloons that you accrue from online matches to purchase unique items such as antennas, toppers, wheels, and more. Golden Eggs, collectible items that contain unknown goodies, are back and now give you the chance to get items from the game's Champions Series. You can check the images below to see the various earnable in-game items.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Finally there's a film that expresses the true horror of Zoom calls. Shudder--the thriller, horror, and suspense-themed streaming service--recently announced that a new film coming their catalog on July 30, Host, was made during the coronavirus lockdown, with the cast and crew strictly following social distancing guidelines.Host is a film seen through several small screens, over the linked-up video call of six friends who hold a séance during quarantine. But of course, an evil spirit shows up and begins terrorizing the group in each of their separate locations.Over the past few months, stay at home and quarantine orders in major cities across the globe ground the film-making industry to a halt, but Deadline reports that the all the actors in Host operated their own cameras and managed their own stunts, lighting, and practical effects while the director, Rob Savage (Dawn of the Deaf), guided them remotely. When Shudder's general manager saw a short film that Savage directed during lockdown go viral, he reached out about potential feature-length works.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Pokemon Go's fourth anniversary event is underway until July 8. To commemorate the occasion, Niantic has released a new piece of anniversary art for the game, and as usual, it teases a few new Pokemon that will be making their debut soon.Hidden among the various monsters in the picture are Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie--the three starters from Pokemon X and Y, the series' first sixth-generation installments. This suggests that Gen 6 Pokemon are on the way to the game in the near future, although Niantic has not confirmed when they'll begin appearing.This certainly isn't the first time Niantic has teased the arrival of new Pokemon this way. Each year, the studio releases a new piece of anniversary art that features upcoming Pokemon; last September, we got a glimpse of a few Gen 5 monsters before they officially debuted that fall.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The story of the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2 is also one of departures. With the release of the Beyond Light expansion this fall, several of the game's current destinations--Titan, Io, Mercury, and Mars--will be removed from the game, at least for the time being. So as you venture through this season's activities, you'll be learning about and visiting those spots. A new Exotic quest in the game this week, dubbed "Growth," has you visiting those locations and uncovering their secrets.The quest has you hunting for Ruinous Effigy, a new Exotic trace rifle. To get it, you'll need to engage with the Darkness, complete seasonal events, and trek across the solar system hunting hidden objects. We're building a complete guide to getting you Ruinous Effigy as quickly as possible. Here's what you need to do and where you need to go.Step 1: Compete "Interference"To get started on the Growth quest, head to the Prismatic , which will dispense the quest. You'll then need to convene with Eris Morn by completing the weekly Interference quest at the center of this season's events. To do that, knock out the weekly Prismatic Recaster bounty, "Means to an End," as normal.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The highly acclaimed comic book adaptation Umbrella Academy returns to Netflix at the end of July, and fans will finally get a look some footage this week. The streaming giant has confirmed that the first trailer arrives tomorrow, July 8.The news was announced via a teaser that Netflix tweeted. It shows the character of Klaus (Robert Sheehan), sitting cross-legged, with "trailer tomorrow" written on his hands. Check it out below:🙃☔️ pic.twitter.com/Di6xo9xdJc — Umbrella Academy (@UmbrellaAcad) July 7, 2020Umbrella Academy is adapted from Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá's cult comic book, and Season 2 hits Netflix on July 31. The show focuses on a dysfunctional superhero family, and also stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan, Aiden Gallagher, and Justin H. Min.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

With the conclusion of the Apex Legends Lost Treasures limited-time event, Respawn has released a new update for the battle royale game. Loba fans, rejoice! The update finally fixes the annoying problem with her tactical ability on World's Edge.For those who don't main Loba, she's had an issue with her tactical ability, Burglar's Best Friend, on World's Edge since the start of Lost Treasures. Loba's tactical ability cancels out if you throw it out-of-bounds or off a ledge--which is helpful, as it prevents you from teleporting to your death. However, on World's Edge, a bug was causing Loba's tactical ability to detect normal areas as out-of-bounds, cancelling out Burglar's Best Friend in places where it shouldn't.Game Update! We've pushed out two updates this morning:🔨Fixes addressing Loba's tactical usability on World's Edge. There are still some known cases we're continuing to work on but it should work much better now.🔨Mobile Respawn Beacon has been added to all modes. — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) July 7, 2020In a Twitter thread, Apex Legends design director Jason McCord explained how the bug came to be and assured players that a fix was already ready--it just needed to go through some testing first. That fix is now live, though Respawn adds that there "are still some known cases [the team is] continuing to work on."Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Microsoft has reportedly warned Xbox Series X developers against charging for DLC upgrades from the current generation to the next one. The move appears aimed at disincentivizing publishers from charging for a service that Microsoft is trying to make a major pillar of its platform with Smart Delivery.VGC reports that the company is encouraging publishers to instead adopt a no-cost upgrade model, like either Smart Delivery or EA's Dual Entitlement. The report doesn't state definitively whether Microsoft has made a formal rule the practice of charging for upgrades on its platform.Despite that, the company is said to be leaving the door open to other mechanisms of allowing upgrades. Aside from free digital upgrades like the ones above, it hasn't ruled out schemes like selling a next-gen version at a discount, or selling "cross-gen bundles" that include two versions of the game. We've already seen that in action this week with the announcement of NBA 2K21's Kobe Bryant edition, which will sell both versions for $100. The regular edition on both platforms will cost $60 on current-gen and $70 on next-gen--which may become the new normal.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

The latest set of challenges for Fortnite: Chapter 2 Season 3 is arriving this week, with one unique challenge that requires a motorboat and some boat-driving skills. The challenge is to complete a lap at Motorboat Mayhem. This guide will show you where to find a motorboat, how to find Motorboat Mayhem, and what to do once you get there.This challenge isn't live just yet—check back later this week on Thursday, July 9 to try it yourself when Epic's weekly update hits Fortnite.Where is Motorboat Mayhem?Motorboat Mayhem is an unnamed location on the Fortnite Season 3 map. It's located outside of Lazy Lake near the Hydro 16 dam. The location has bleachers for an audience, flags, and other features you'd see at a race track. Check out the exact location on the map below.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com

Over-the-top match stipulations are a major part of wrestling. Promotions like WWE can't just have one-on-one or tag team matches for every bout during a show, and with PPVs, the company needs to up-the-ante in order to keep viewers invested. At times, adding a cage around a ring, allowing weapons to be added to a match, or having to climb a ladder to grab something floating above the ring is all you need. However, not all stipulations are "best for business."Take the Kennel from Hell match between Big Boss Man and Al Snow, for instance. As discussed on an episode of Wrestle Buddies, the two wrestlers were surrounded by a steel cage, a Hell in a Cell structure, and a pack of "trained" dogs. It ultimately led to a mediocre match, but the visual was striking.With the next PPV, Extreme Rules, coming to the company's streaming service on July 19, WWE is effectively jumping the shark with one match as Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio battle it out in an "Eye for an Eye" match. There is no subtlety here. The person loses if one of their eyes is pulled out.Continue Reading at GameSpotInfo from Gamespot.com