Pac-Man Celebrates His 40th Birthday

Bandai Namco today celebrates Pac-Man’s 40th birthday with upcoming activities and partnerships to commemorate this milestone with fans.

As part of his 40th birthday celebrates, Pac-Man will be making a special appearance in a Minecraft DLC enabling players to enjoy Pac-Man mazes within the game starting today. In addition to Minecraft, no 40th anniversary celebration would be complete without new Pac-Man video game offerings from Bandai Namco starting with Pac-Man Live Studio coming to the Twitch game platform, in partnership with Amazon Games, which will enable four players to compete in one maze in an all-out chomp-fest to see who will eat the most pellets and survive the stage. Players will also be able to create their own Pac-Man mazes and share them with friends online or play the classic Pac-Man game if they so choose. Additionally, new Pac-Man games are on the way for the latter part of 2020.

Outriders Broadcast Set for May 28th

Square Enix has announced the Outriders Broadcast, a new monthly show that reveals news and information on the upcoming RPG-Shooter from People Can Fly and Square Enix External Studios.

Entitled “Built for the Core,” the inaugural Outriders Broadcast features brand-new gameplay, areas, never-before-seen powers, character class deep dives, development updates, and more. The first installment of the series will kick off on Thursday, May 28th at 9am PST at www.twitch.tv/squareenix.

Outriders will release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC in Holiday 2020.

Serious Sam 4 – Developer Gameplay Update

Devolver Digital has released new Serious Sam 4 gameplay featuring developer commentary ahead of the game’s launch in August via PC and Stadia.

Maneater is Out Now

Tripwire Interactive and Deep Silver today announced that Maneater, the open-world action RPG where you play as a shark, is out now on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via the Epic Games Store – and coming later this year for Nintendo Switch.

PlayStation Announces Days of Play 2020

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that Days of Play is back again this year and will run through June 3-17. You’ll find deals on a selection of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR exclusive games, as well as PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now memberships. Check out the full list of deals available at participating retailers:

• Select Gold Wireless Headsets – $69.99 USD / $79.99 CAD (MSRP)
• Platinum Wireless Headset – $129.99 USD / $159.99 CAD
• Nioh 2, MLB The Show 20 – $39.99 USD / $49.99 CAD
• Predator: Hunting Grounds, Death Stranding, Dreams – $29.99 USD / $39.99 CAD
• Days Gone, MediEvil, Blood & Truth – $19.99 USD / $29.99 CAD
• Everybody’s Golf VR – $14.99 USD / $19.99 CAD
• Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Farpoint – $9.99 USD / $14.99 CAD
• The Last of Us Remastered, select PlayStation Hits games – starting at $9.99 USD / $9.99 CAD
• 12 Months PlayStation Plus membership – 30% off MSRP
• 12 Months PlayStation Now membership – 30% off MSRP
• 3 Months PlayStation Now membership – 20% off MSRP

Borderlands 3 Bounty of Blood Campaign Add-on and New Takedown Revealed

Episode 7 of The Borderlands Show featured world-first looks at two major content updates coming soon to Borderlands 3. First, Takedown at the Guardian Breach – a new endgame gauntlet – arrives as a free addition to the base game on June 4. Then, a few weeks later on June 25, you’ll get to embark on a new adventure filled with frontier justice in Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption, Borderlands 3’s third paid campaign add-on.

Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass: Maya & Gran Colombia Pack Now Available

The first DLC pack in the Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass, the Maya & Gran Colombia Pack, is available now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Steam. The pack includes:

• New Leader: Lady Six Sky of the Maya civilization
  • Includes unique Hul’che unit and Observatory District
• New Leader: Simón Bolívar of Gran Colombia
  • Includes unique Comandate General and Llanero units, as well as the Hacienda unique improvement
• New Game Mode: “Apocalypse” Game Mode (requires Civilization VI: Gathering Storm expansion to play)
  • Adds Forest Fires and Meteor Showers as disaster types to all games
  • Optional, specialized game mode with exclusive rule changes:
  • New disasters: Comet Impact and Solar Flares
  • Larger versions of existing disasters
  • New military unit: Soothsayer, a Support unit that can trigger natural disasters at the player’s command
  • New scored competition: Sacrifice units to volcanoes. Requires Soothsayers to use their unique action on friendly units near a volcano
  • The world enters an apocalyptic state when climate change reaches its maximum level
• New Resources: Honey (luxury), Maize (bonus)
• New Natural Wonders: Bermuda Triangle, Paititi, Fountain of Youth
• New City-States: Caguana (cultural), Singapore (industrial), Lahore (militaristic), Vatican City (religious), Taruga (scientific), Hunza (trade)

PlayStation VR Marvel’s Iron Man VR Bundle Announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the PlayStation VR Marvel’s Iron Man VR Bundle is launching alongside the PS VR exclusive game on July 3rd. This bundle includes a PlayStation VR headset, PlayStation Camera, two PlayStation Move motion controllers, Marvel’s Iron Man VR Blu-ray disc and a PS VR Demo Disc for $349.99 USD / $449.99 CDN. In addition, a free demo of Marvel’s Iron Man VR is now available via PlayStation Store.

Crucible, Amazon Games’ Free-to-Play Shooter, Now Available on PC

Crucible, the free-to-play competitive team-based shooter from Relentless Studios, an Amazon Games development studio, is now available to download for PC. In Crucible, players work with teammates to hunt their opponents and take down hostile creatures on a lush rogue planet in pursuit of Essence, a valuable resource that amplifies hunters’ powers.

The Last of Us Part II – Inside the Gameplay

Naughty Dog today released a new video breaking down the new and evolved gameplay experience of The Last of Us Part II ahead of the game’s launch on June 19th for the PlayStation 4.