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IGN has the schedule for beta testing of Marvel's Avengers, the upcoming superheroic action game. They say a preorder bonus beta for PlayStation 4 begins on August 7th and will follow a week later for Windows and Xbox One. Then a week after that on August 21st, an open beta will commence on all platforms. They say more details will be revealed in two weeks at a War Table presentation with Crystal Dynamics:Crystal Dynamics will be hosting a second War Table presentation on July 29 at 10 a.m. PT to detail what players can expect out of the beta. While we'll have to wait a few weeks for full details, Creative Director Shaun Escayg did tease that the beta will include a little bit of everything - campaign content, co-op missions, hero progression, and exploration in War Zone and Drop Zones, the latter of which is a new kind of mission to be detailed in the War Table. We built the beta in such a way that you can experience most of things that you’ll be doing in the full game,” Escayg said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “That means playing a piece of the original single-player Avengers story campaign, fighting through co-op missions, experiencing hero and world progression, and exploring War Zones and DROP ZONES, a new kind of mission we’ll talk about in the upcoming War Table on July 29. This beta is meaty, but it’s only a small part of the finished game. The GT4 Pack is now availableon Steam, offering new DLC for Assetto Corsa Competizione, the racing simulation that's the official videogame of the Blancpain GT Series. This comes alongside a new patch that updates the base game to version 1.5. Here's aDLC Launch Trailer andthis post has details on the DLC and the new patch. Here's the overview:The GT4 PACK DLC for Assetto Corsa Competizione brings 11 new cars reproduced with maximum accuracy from the official GT4 European Series from SRO Motorsports Group. The GT4 class is an amazing racing category, and although most of the time it is dedicated to amateur drivers, it often acts as a starting point for a driver's career in GT racing environment. These vehicles are incredibly exciting to drive due to the equalization of performance across the board. Driver skills are key to succeeding, and this is what any driving enthusiast loves about the GT4 category. Continue here to read the full story.Konami announces they are taking PES to a whole new level when the association football/soccer simulation comes to next generation consoles next year (thanksVG247). That's the good news, but they also drop the other shoe in announcing they are working so hard on an updated engine and other improvements that they are paring back their efforts on this year's 25th installment in the series. Thus PES 2021 will be more of a seasonal update with new rosters and modest improvements over last year's game. They are calling this the anniversary edition and say it will come at an affordable price (implying the normal price is unaffordable?). A low-calorie trailer calledTaking PES to a Whole New Level is their pitch for PES 2022, and here's the plan: However, the sheer scale of everything we are aiming to achieve for our next-gen debut has made it necessary to pare back our efforts in other areas of development. As a result, we have made the decision to launch this year's PES as a streamlined offering in the form of a season update . That being said, we are still extremely confident that this year's game offers fans more than enough thrills to tide them over until our next-gen title is ready for launch. This year also marks a quarter of a century since the very first PES title was released. To commemorate this important milestone, and more importantly, to show our gratitude to you, our loyal fans, we are pleased to announce that this year's PES will launch at an affordable anniversary price and will also come with several bonuses. Continue here to read the full story.GOG.com announces that Unbound: Worlds Apart is coming soon, offering a 2D puzzle/platformer for Windows that was crowdfunded through Kickstarter. Word is: Join the main character, Soli, as he conjures magic portals to travel between different realities to learn more about the catastrophe that ravaged his world. In the meantime, theUnbound: Worlds Apart Prologue is now available, offering a free sample of what to expect. Here's a trailer for the game, and here are more details:Unbound: Worlds Apart Prologue is a short part of the upcoming atmospheric 2D Puzzle-Platformer where the main character, Soli, can conjure magic portals to travel between different realities in order to learn more about the catastrophe that ravaged his world. Inside certain portals, the physical properties of the character or world elements can change, offering new gameplay possibilities.Unbound’s artistic approach can be summarized as a dark fairy tale presented in a cartoonish style, with the purpose to give the game experience a fresh look and feel. Curiosity and exploration will have an impact on the overall atmosphere. Continue here to read the full story.SnowRunner Search Recover is now available on theEpic Games Store and consoles, offering a new map and new missions for the chilly offroad game. This is the first Season Pass content for the game, and it comes along with free content for all players, as shown off in theSeason One Overview Trailer. This brings word that the game now has over a million players and details on upcoming updates with more free and paid content:A merciless new land with old forgotten treasuresPlayers with the Season Pass can now travel to Lake Kovd, the first map in the icy Russian Kola Peninsula Region, where players must complete new missions while contending with thin ice that could break at any moment. As two brand new vehicles, the TUZ 16 “Actaeon” and the iconic Ford 750 4x4 CrewCab, join the fleet, cosmetic customization also expands with two fresh skins.More game-changing features on the way, both paid and freeA second map, interior customization, another vehicle, skins, and new missions will come over the summer. Content that is free for all in Phase 1 updates will include the addition of the new Beta-state modding tools on PC, allowing players to craft their own maps, Trials, interior customization, and new challenging missions. If your friends don’t have the Season Pass, you can invite up to 3 of them to enjoy it with you as you conquer the wilds. Continue here to read the full story.Blaze Revolutions is now out of Early Access and is officially availableon Steam for Windows and macOS. This is a dystopian RTS game where you seek to spark a new kind of grass roots revolution through the power of weed. Here's theRelease Trailer and here's word on your cannabis coup:There’s a lot more to cannabis than just smoking! Blaze Revolutions is a real-time strategy, deep narrative game created by Little Chicken and Kanolio Ventures Ltd, where you start a revolution using the green gift from the gods! Set in a dystopian future where the totalitarian SomaCorp pollutes the environment, gobbles up small business to maintain its monopoly and keeps a watchful eye on every citizen, Blaze Revolutions calls on you to help save society by starting an industrial and social revolution with kindly green cannabis! With a slew of bug fixes, updates and improvements, Blaze Revolutions moves into final launch today on Steam $17.99/€14.99/£13.99. Download the game today and get growing! Continue here to read the full story.Valve announces the Summer Event is now underway in Dota 2, adding a newAghanim's Labyrinth mode to their MOBA:After being lost across multiple dimensions, Aghanim the Mighty, Aghanim the All-Knowing, Aghanim the Absolutely-Yoked-and-Handsome, has found his way back to the realm — and he doesn’t arrive alone. Available to everyone and completely free-to-play, Aghanim’s Labyrinth is a four-player, cooperative roguelike that pits your party against Aghanim’s curated collection of interdimensional monsters. No Battle Pass required (although owners of the Battle Pass can earn points by playing).Lost far beyond the astral plane for what felt to him like millennia, Aghanim tumbled hither and yon through the mists of creation, enriching his mind with magic from across the void. Aghanim became impossibly rich with unknowable insights — save for the simple knowledge of how to return. It was only before a chorus of faint voices broke through the din that he believed hope was lost. There, through darkness intertwined with ribbons of horror, could he hear hero after hero building HIS scepter.Gather your party and check out the Aghanim’s Labyrinth for a full overview of the mode. Hurry, Aghanim awaits!Pixel Reef announces Paper Beast is coming to Steam, Viveport, and the Oculus store on 24th July. We'll have to keep waiting for a game where you deliver newspapers as a werewolf, as this is a virtual reality exploration and adventure game from Eric Chahi (Another World, From Dust). This is shown off in this PC gameplay trailer, and word is this brings some enhancements over the version previously released on PlayStation VR. The PC version represents a more polished version of the game in almost all aspects but also offers continuous move support, which we are very proud of because we handled it without compromise, they explain. Special care was also given to the rendering of water and sand. You will be able to see the turmoil at the surface of the water, and the delicate flow of the sand. You’ll be able to dive even deeper into the fantastic world of Paper Beast. Here's more:As the first explorer of this virgin land, players discover that interaction with creatures is the heart of gameplay, forming delicate bonds with fascinating and exotic creatures. By supporting the efforts of these creatures they make progress in the adventure: together they overcome obstacles and environmental puzzles.Players can save creatures from predators or natural dangers, shape the environment, and survive digital storms. Every interaction is powered by a unique and extensive physics engine. Continue here to read the full story.Not to brag, but Modest Hero is now available for Windowson Steam, offering a game set during the peak of the Age of Revolutions in France, apropos of yesterday's Bastille Day. Here's the elevator pitch:The 2D Historical-Adventure game begins with the arrest of a group of rebels in the Paris uprising of 1848. While the prisoners are traveling towards the end waiting for them, they expect the next move from the modest hero of the game, Victor.While Victor tries to help prisoners, who march with him, he also tries to remember why and how all these events started. While the player makes a voyage to Victor's memories, both look for the answers to these questions and witness critical historical events in 19th century France. I'm a little bummed today, as this was supposed to be the day I got my final implants from the Dentist, but this has been postponed. Apparently the lab is a little overwhelmed by all the work that's flooded in, so I got a call pushing things back. It's just a two-week setback, but I was so ready to be done with these clunky temporary teeth after well over six months that I was counting the hours to today's appointment. I'll just have to deal with this, but if there turns out to be another delay I'm going to track someone down and give them a gumming they'll never forget. Gummy Round-upThanks Ant and Neutronbeam. Breakfast LinkThis video has all the action from Google's summer Stadia Connect event, revealing new content coming to their streaming service. They also reveal Click to Play, a new feature to allow players to instantly play games on Stadia, without waiting for a downloads or updates. Among their announcements are five games that are launching exclusively on the service. They reveal two of these today as Outcasters from Splash Damage and Orcs Must Die! 3 from Robot Entertainment, which is now available. They say the other three Only on Stadia games are in the works at Harmonix, Uppercut Games, and Supermassive Games. Here's word:Stadia Games and Entertainment Outcasters (Only on Stadia) From famed developers Splash Damage comes Outcasters, a vibrant and accessible competitive online multiplayer game set in a distinctly stylised vinyl world. Built off the incredible multiplayer experiences Splash Damage is known for players battle each other for glory, rewards and millions of customisations to make their Caster as unique as you are. Face off in matches up to eight players as you sharp-shoot, bounce and spring your way to success across colorful combat arenas. Orcs Must Die! 3 (Only on Stadia; Playable in Stadia Pro once Stadia Connect is live) From the team at Robot Entertainment, Orcs Must Die! 3 ushers orc-slaying mayhem to a previously unimaginable scale. All new War Scenarios pit players and their friends against the largest orc armies ever assembled. Mountable War Machines give players the essential firepower to heave, stab, carbonize, and disarticulate the abominable intruders. Orcs Must Die! 3 is the long-awaited successor to the award-winning series. Orcs Must Die! 3 will be claimable for free in Stadia Pro, or $29.99 without Pro. Continue here to read the full story.AMD Support now offers new version 20.7.2 Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition Windows drivers for AMD graphics cards. Word is these add support for DEATH STRANDING, F1 2020, and the Hyper Scape open beta:Support For Death Stranding™ With the high preset on the Radeon™ RX 5700 XT, achieve up to 8% better performance playing Death Stranding with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 edition 20.7.2 than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.5.1. RS-337 With the ultra-high preset on the Radeon™ RX 5700 XT, achieve up to 5% better performance playing F1® 2020 with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 edition 20.7.2 than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.7.1 Hyper Scape™ Open Beta. RS-336Blizzard announces Scholomance Academy, a new expansion for Hearthstone that will come to the deckbuilding game in Early August. This will introduce new Dual Class cards, a new keyword, and kick off the Year of the Phoenix Phase 2. Here's theCinematic Announcement Video and they deal out some details: Greetings, aspiring adept! We’re thrilled to welcome you to Scholomance Academy! Within the lofty halls of this fabled magic college, the (mostly) good Headmaster Kel’Thuzad and the rest of our faculty are here to guide the next generation of greats, from Warlocks to Warriors and everything between. We encourage the pursuit of double majors and offer a plethora of cross-over studies. Whatever flavor of major you favor, Scholomance has the training grounds to suit your needs! They also announce today's release of a new version 17.6 patch for the game. They offer thePatch Notes along with word on how to collect two copies of a free card: With today’s 17.6 patch all players can log in to receive two copies of the Epic Neutral minion, Transfer Student, for free!* Transfer Student has different effects based on which game board it’s played on, with 25 different effects in total, and can be slotted into your decks immediately!*Limit two per account. Must log in by October 20 to claim. Continue here to read the full story.Neon Abyss is now available for Windows and consoles, and you find the PC edition of this roguelike shooter on GOG.com orSteam. Everyone who picks this up over the coming week will also receive a free copy of the Loveable Rogues DLC with two additional characters. You can see the game's cartoony style in theLaunch Trailer. Though remember, if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee. Also, if thou gaze long into neon, thou will still see it after closing thine eyes. Here's more: Team17 and Veewo Games are excited to announce today’s launch of Neon Abyss on consoles and PC. In the ever-changing and fast-paced world of Neon Abyss players face off against the New Gods, monstrous bosses formed from modern day venerations and obsessions, including mobile video, plushies, and fast food. As they fight their way through the descending and dynamically generated levels of the Neon Abyss, arming themselves with some of the 400 plus items, players will lay waste to hundreds of twisted enemies, encounter rooms of mini games, and hatch and evolve pets that help them on the journey into the depths below.Featuring deadly roguelite gameplay and an evolving environment that changes as players choose specific upgrade paths for their characters, no two dungeon runs will be the same: the layout, enemies and challenges will all be different, while players will continually be better equipped to battle against what lurks in the Abyss. For those wanting a taste of the action before they jump in with both feet, demos are available for both Steam and Nintendo Switch. Continue here to read the full story.EA announces a July 28th release date for Nifty Knitting Stuff Pack, a new add-on for The Sims 4 that will allow you to knit one, purl two in the Windows and macOS lifestyle simulator. Here's the Official Trailer and here's the knitty gritty: All your Sims need for their new hobby is a yarn basket. Sims start with knitting socks and beanies, but as they grow more skilled, they can tackle more interesting challenges like sweaters, baby onesies, toys for kids, and even mailbox cozies. Why? You mean, why not. Once you’re skilled enough, you can share the joy of knitting with other Sims, too. Just sit down together and start teaching them to knit, or give them the gift of a misshapen but well-intentioned sweater. It’s the thought that counts. Probably. Continue here to read the full story.Blizzard announces Sigma's Maestro Challenge for Overwatch, offering the chance to earn new cosmetics in the first-person shooter between now and July 27th. Here's a trailer and here's an overview:It’s your turn to take the stage! Take part in Sigma’s symphony to earn limited-time rewards, including Maestro Sigma (legendary).From now until July 27, players will be able to earn a player icon, a legendary emote, six unique sprays, and Maestro Sigma (legendary) for a total of nine new rewards. THE MAESTRO - Learn how to unlock brand-new Sigma rewards WATCH TO EARN - Earn special music-themed cosmetics by watching Twitch streams AMP IT UP! - Learn more about the new soundtrack, Overwatch: Cities Countries Continue here to read the full story.DEATH STRANDING is no longer stranded on PlayStation 4, as the Windows edition of this action game from Kojima Productions is now available on theEpic Games Store andSteam. Neither site features a launch discount, but if you don't want to pay bust-out retail,Green Man Gaming offers Steam keys for 20% off (Blue's News may receive a commission). Here's the previously releasedPC Launch Trailer and here'san article from NVIDIA on GeForce features in the PC edition. Here's the announcement:Published worldwide by 505 Games, DEATH STRANDING for PC premieres today with newly supported features and playable content exclusively available to players on PC, including ultra-wide display support, high framerate, advanced tech from NVIDIA and an exciting in-game crossover collaboration with Valve’s popular Half-Life and Portal series of games.Selected by the British Games Academy as winner of the Technical Achievement award at the 2020 BAFTA® Games Awards, DEATH STRANDING for PC debuts with new advanced tech features including NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 technology, a deep learning neural network powered by RTX Tensor Cores that boosts frame rates and generates beautiful, sharp images. With DLSS 2.0 enabled, gamers can achieve 100+ FPS at 1440p or a smooth 60+ FPS at 4K on all NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs. DEATH STRANDING is also playable on NVIDIA’s open cloud-gaming service GeForce NOW — giving gamers instant access to GeForce PC performance, on nearly any PC, Mac, SHIELD TV or Android device, without any downloads. Continue here to read the full story.The Windows edition of Halo 3 is now availableon Steam as part ofHalo: The Master Chief Collection. Here's word on the PC edition of the first-person shooter:Halo 3 comes to PC as the next installment in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Now optimized for PC, witness the Master Chief’s return to finish the fight between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire Human race in this dramatic, pulse-pounding conclusion of the original Halo trilogy. With the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance, the Master Chief returns to uncover an ancient secret hidden beneath the sands of Africa, which could hold the key to humanity’s salvation or destruction – an object that could change the tide of the Human-Covenant conflict.Game Features: PC Settings/Optimizations: Halo 3 is now optimized for PC and looking better than ever at up to 4k UHD and at 60+ FPS.* Other PC native settings include customizable mouse and keyboard support, ultrawide support, FOV customization, and more. Campaign: Experience the next chapter in the Halo saga and fight your way through 11 unforgettable missions. Multiplayer: Continue your Halo adventure with 24 multiplayer maps from the iconic Halo 3, featuring a completely updated progression system in Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Forge Theater: Create new ways to play with the iconic Forge tool and utilize the Theater to capture and share your favorite moments with the community*Look to system requirements for guidance on hardware minimum specs to achieve performance metricsEA announces the launch of Rocket Arena for Windows and consoles, with the PC edition of the hero shooter available onOrigin andSteam. Here's the Official Launch Trailer. They will celebrate the release of the game with a tournament that kicks off today at 4:00 pm EDT, and those who watch thison Twitch will have a chance at winning a free copy. Here's the deal:Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Seattle-based studio Final Strike Games have announced that Rocket Arena, an explosive 3v3 shooter where rockets control everything, is now available with cross-play support on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC via Origin™ and Steam. Featuring a diverse roster of 10 playable heroes, customizable playstyles and highly competitive action, Rocket Arena offers visceral fast-paced combat that breaks genre conventions to be unlike any other hero shooter in its category.“Our game is a truly unique hero shooter that’s unlike anything players have experienced. At the surface, the fun and frantic combat is quick to grasp, but behind the curtain there is a robust, deep game that's highly competitive, full of rockets, and challenging to master,” said Kevin Franklin, Co-Founder of Final Strike Games. “Our EA partnership has allowed our team to realize an uncompromised vision of Rocket Arena. With their support, we've crafted a deep multiplayer game, rich world and IP that we are incredibly proud of. We already have tons of free post-launch content in the works and can’t wait to share what else we have in store for all our players.” Continue here to read the full story.A tweet from Daniel Ahmad has word from this Senior Analyst at Niko Partners that the three days of early access perk is being removed from the special editions of Watch Dogs: Legion (thanksGameSpot). Here's word: Since the announcement of Watch Dogs: Legion last year we've worked to refine the content of the game's premium editions with additions and adjustments to improve the player experience.The Season Pass has been enhanced to offer players additional story based content while still delivering the premium characters and cosmetics from the original pass. Additionally, all editions of watchdogs Legion will be released simultaneously on 10.29.2020. As a result, the 3 days early access has been removed from the Gold, Ultimate and Collector's editions of Watch Dogs Legion.Bethesda announced the cancellation of the in-person version of QuakeCon in March and last month said the digital edition will be next month. Nowthey reveal details on the 25th installment of the gaming celebration, saying the virtual gathering will run from August 7-9. Here's word on the planned festivities and where to get your hands on QuakeCon SWAG:This year, due to COVID-19, QuakeCon at Home will be a global, totally online event – kicking off August 7 and ending August 9 – filled with three days of livestreams from around the world, tournaments (of course!), charity fundraising, and more. And the BYOC – the heart of QuakeCon – is going virtual, using Twitch Teams to bring fans together through games in new ways.QUAKECON AT HOME HIGHLIGHTSGlobal Super Stream: QuakeCon at Home will feature a weekend packed with streamed content from around the globe, kicking off on Friday, August 7, at 11:00am AM CST with Bethesda’s QuakeCon Digital Welcome. The event schedule will feature round-the clock programming with special influencer streams, surprises, and our very own Bethesda Community teams from around the globe - all streaming from home in support of charitable causes. Stay tuned for more info, including the full stream schedule, in the coming weeks! Continue here to read the full story.Solo developer Gaterooze, Ink announces Ampersat, a labor of love adventure/roguelite hybrid that's expectedon Steam on September 25th. Ampersat is one of the names given to the at symbol (@). This reflects the game's amusing take on the ASCII artwork of old-school games, as can be seen in the Announcement Trailer. Here's more:Gaterooze, Ink reveals Ampersat, a labor of love from a solo developer, distilling some favorite old-school gaming experiences into a handcrafted Adventure/Roguelite hybrid that sees you killing a lot of monsters, finding a lot of loot, freeing captured letters (um, what?) and growing from a world-weary warrior mage into a powerful smashing/blasting machine.Taking the ASCII characters of the original Rogue games, giving them a highly stylized custom font for each of 52 enemy types, and then putting them into a top-down 3D world halfway between traditional 16-bit pixels and modern voxels results in a vibrant and unique look.A similar approach is used for sound, layering Commodore 64 SID chip-emulated sound effects over more traditional real-world instrumentation for some tense atmosphere in puzzling dungeons, dizzying towers and a jaunty village environment. Continue here to read the full story.Today is le quatorze juillet, so happy Bastille Day. It was on this day in 1789 that the Paris fortress was stormed, kicking off the French Revolution. If you are celebrating, try not to lose your head. Just blow out the candles and let them eat cake.Obituary: Grant Imahara Dead: 'MythBusters' Host Was 49. Thanks RedEye9.Obituary: Eddie Gale, Jazz Trumpeting Great, Dies at 78.Obituary: Naya Rivera: 'Glee' actress died after saving her 4-year-old son, authorities say. About That Ad Blocker We see you're using an ad blocker. While westrive to make our ads behave, we understand your desire for peace and privacy. So please consider becoming a supporter to take advantage of the no ads version of Blue's News. This will help sustain our efforts to bring you the best in gaming and tech news without requiring you to see ads or suffer a guilty conscience. You'll even get a nifty forum badge that will be the envy of the neighborhood! This is the standard Blue's News logo, designed by Walter "2" Costinak. 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