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Everything You Need to Know About Call of Duty: Vanguard Launch and Season One

Launching on November 5th, Call of Duty: Vanguard features a cinematic single-player campaign, 12 Operators, 20 multiplayer maps in one of the biggest multiplayer content drops in franchise history, as well as a Treyarch-developed Zombies mode. This is just the beginning for a full year of free offerings.

Fan-favorite Multiplayer Map Shipment leads the charge during the Preseason. Then ready yourself for Vanguard’s full integration with Warzone, commencing when Season One launches across both games on December 2nd. This season features a new Battle Pass, new WWII weapons, multiplayer maps and more. Season One is also the time to load up, drop in, and explore the brand-new Warzone map based in the Pacific: an entirely new island called Caldera. There is also RICOCHET Anti-Cheat, new Progression Systems and a host of other surprises in store for Season One.

Vanguard Day One Content includes:

  • Cinematic single-player campaign featuring a multinational group of heroes including Arthur Kingsley, Polina Petrova, Wade Jackson, Lucas Riggs, Richard Webb and many others united in the fight against evil
  • Multiplayer – fight enemy Operators across 20 maps, plenty of modes including the multi-arena survival tournament Champion Hill, and other features at launch including Combat Pacing, Hardcore Playlists and Private Matches
  • Zombies – a franchise-first crossover into the Dark Aether with a new storyline entitled “Der Anfang”
  • 12 Task Force Operators at launch, ready to fight in Multiplayer/Zombies and prepared to deploy later in Warzone upon Vanguard’s integration in Season One
  • More than three dozen weapons at launch, and most can be completely overhauled in a revamped Gunsmith and outfitted with up to 10 attachments
  • New XP systems and tons of challenges to reward players
  • RICHOCHET Anti-Cheat begins its implementation with server-side initiatives

Pre-season Content includes:

  • Fan-favorite Multiplayer map Shipment returns November 17th
  • Access to free Vanguard Tiers on the Black Ops Cold War Season Six Battle Pass System continues
  • Operation: Flashback begins in Warzone on November 18th – an encore limited-time mode for Verdansk, celebrating its past 18 months of hosting over 100 million players strong in Warzone. Two unique awards will be up for grabs.
  • On November 24th, fans can get intel on Vanguard’s new Warzone map, based in the Pacific on an entirely new island called Caldera, via Warzone and Vanguard limited-time multiplayer challenges entitled “Secrets of the Pacific”
  • On November 30th and December 1st, players can see what happens to Verdansk before Warzone goes dark to prepare for Caldera and Season One

Season One Begins December 2; Content includes:

  • Vanguard’s full integration with Warzone: Pacific kicks off, with Vanguard owners receiving 24 hours exclusive first-to-play access
  • Warzone: Pacific’s map is roughly the size of Verdansk and is based on two years of research and listening to the community and will support fully optimized cross-play, cross-progression and cross-gen support
  • Available to all players in Season One, Vanguard Royale mode– and later, Vanguard Plunder mode – showcase all new content from the Season One update onwards, including weaponry and vehicles like biplanes and AA trucks
  • New 100-tier Battle Pass
  • New WWII weapons
  • Three new Multiplayer maps
  • Three new unique Operators
  • New Zombies content
  • RICOCHET Anti-Cheat, new Progression Systems and a host of other surprises in store for Season One

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Halo Infinite Campaign Overview

The Banished have defeated UNSC forces and taken control of the mysterious Zeta Halo, threatening the survival of humankind. When all hope is lost and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance, the Master Chief returns to confront the most ruthless foe he’s ever faced. Here’s a first look at the Halo Infinite campaign that introduces players to true Spartan freedom in the biggest, most wide open and adventure-filled Halo experience yet, launching on December 8th.

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Riders Republic Now Available

Today, Ubisoft announced that Riders Republic is now available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Stadia and as well as PC through the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store. Developed by Ubisoft Annecy, Riders Republic invites players to jump into a social playground where they can experience a range of outdoor sports such as biking, skiing, snowboarding, wingsuiting and rocket wingsuiting in an open and densely populated world.

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Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Now Available

Square Enix today announced that its card-based RPG, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, is now available digitally for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 console and PC via Steam.

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Lara Croft Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos-Montréal today celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise by making several announcements for fans of the videogame series.

As part of the celebration of Tomb Raider’s 25th anniversary, many Tomb Raider games and add-ons on Steam, Humble Bundle, Green Man Gaming, GOG.com, the Square Enix Store, the Xbox Games Store, and PlayStation Store are on sale, with discounts of up to 89%. Interested gamers need only visit the online store of their choice and search for “Tomb Raider” to see what deals are available on their platform.

In addition, from November 1 through November 14, Crystal Dynamics and Prime Gaming are giving away Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC for free for all Prime members. To claim the free game, Prime members should go to https://gaming.amazon.com/, select “Games with Prime” and choose the Rise of the Tomb Raider offer between November 1 and November 14.

Also announced today is a collaboration between Crystal Dynamics and Feral Interactive to bring Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris to Nintendo Switch in 2022, the debut of the Tomb Raider franchise on the console.

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Shin Megami Tensei V – World in Ruins Trailer

The ambitions of God and human clash amidst the horror of a dying world. A post-apocalyptic Tokyo awaits in the newly released trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V. Battle between light and dark to dictate the fate of the world when Shin Megami Tensei V launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch on November 12th.

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Star Ocean: The Divine Force Coming 2022

Square Enix has announced that Star Ocean: The Divine Force, an all-new entry in the action-RPG series, is coming to PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Steam in 2022. Developed by tri-Ace, the debut trailer showcases various new and returning elements to the Star Ocean franchise that players can look forward to.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard File Size Info and Music Behind the Scenes Video

As November 5th quickly approaches, Activision shared a few things for Call of Duty: Vanguard today, including preload and file size info, as well as a “Music Behind the Scenes” video. Vanguard’s install size at launch will be significantly below previous Call of Duty releases, with new on-demand texture streaming tech expected to save up to 30-50% on next-gen console and PC hard drive disk space. Preload and file size information can be found at the latest Call of Duty blog post.

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Discover How to Create the Ultimate Dinosaur Park in Jurassic World Evolution 2

Frontier Developments invites players to explore their creativity in the third development diary for Jurassic World Evolution 2 ahead of the game’s launch on November 9th. In the latest update from the team, join Game Director Rich Newbold, Executive Producer Adam Woods, Senior Animator Amy Hook, and Lead Designer Jim Stimpson as they dive deeper into a host of Jurassic World Evolution 2’s new features.

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New PlayStation State of Play Showcases Upcoming Third-Party Titles

Sony Interactive Entertainment today debuted a new PlayStation State of Play, focusing on upcoming third-party published titles including Deathverse: Let It Die, We Are OFK, Bugsnax: The Isle of BIGsnax, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, Death’s Door, KartRider: Drift, King of Fighters XV, First Class Trouble, Star Ocean The Divine Force, and Little Devil Inside.