Pre-Orders For The Playdate Goes Live next Month In July

Now more than two years ago, Firewatch publisher Panic announced to be making its own video game handheld, the Playdate. While the firm is not developing a console for players to set up in the living room like from Microsoft, Sony, or even Nintendo, the new device is a unique specimen to say the least. For starters, it has a crank attached to its side – and no, it does not charge the handheld. Although tech enthusiasts were excited to see what could come from the Playdate, it wasn’t until PAX West 2019 that Rectify Gaming understood the amount of excitement that will be delivered with the new device. “Ultimately, my experience with the PlayDate even up to writing this truly grabbed my interest into anticipating for the handheld’s pre-order information officially going up,” the piece concludes by reading. To fuel the fires even more, Panic this past week scheduled a new ‘Playdate Update’ for Tuesday June 8. In that, the firm unveiled that the Playdate will be available for pre-ordering next month in July. You can watch the full update below: In the presentation, Panic unveiled more than a handful of titles that will be available in Season One, which are: Time Travel Adventures, Boogie Loops, Casual Birder, DemonQuest 85, Echoic Memory, Executive Golfer DX, Flipper Lifter, Forest Byrnes: Up In Smoke, Hyper Meteor, Lost Your Marbles, Omaze, Pick Pack Pup, Questy Chess, Ratcheteer, Sasquachers, Snak, Spellcorked, Zipper, and Saturday Edition. Additionally, the firm has also partnered with Return of the Obra Dinn’s Lucas Pope on a new unique project, Midnight After Mars with a brief demonstration. Moreover, Panic is also collaborating with SweetBaby Inc to bring new project to the Playdate from marginalized developers and veteran individuals as well. Even more, Playdate pulp was announced which assists interest users to create their own games. Most surprising is the Playdate Dock which features a kick stand, magnetic charging space on the front, pen holders, and speaker as well. No details on when the Playdate Dock nor the Playdate itself will be arriving. But, pre-orders will be notified to go live in July over on play.date. Are you excited for the Playdate?
Capcom Announces E3 2021 Showcase Scheduled For June 14th

It is already official the scheduling for this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Despite the change of venue from the traditional Los Angeles Convention Center as per usual, players are looking to tune into this year’s event following the drought of a showcase planned last year. And with that, firms are already establishing its timeframes for the coming four-day show starting this weekend. Already, publishers such as Ubisoft, Square Enix, Nintendo, and Microsoft released information for each showcase respectively. That is on top of the closing E3 Awards Show that is to conclude the 2021 event later on June 15. The Electronic Software Association (ESA) disclosed that there will be some reveals at the show as well. In a new announcement from Capcom, its show for June 14 finally has an official schedule. According to a new video, the showcase is to welcome new information on The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Monster Hunter Rise, and Resident Evil Village. You can watch the video below: Although scheduled on the same day minus affiliation with E3 is the approaching LRG3 for this year. In that, Limited Run Games is to feature nearly three dozen titles that will be present which are all to expect a physical release to some capacity, the publisher announced earlier in June. On June 10, there is of course the Summer Game Fest. Ex-E3 Coliseum host Geoff Keighley will be showcasing the second annual event on June 10th and is to include an assortment of reveals alongside music performance features as well. You can read the full report by heading here. Are you planning to watch Capcom E3 showcase? Capcom E3 2021 Showcase goes live on June 14, 2021 at 2:30 PST / 5:30 EST.
Ubisoft Reveals New 2022 Release Date For Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

Although the initial announcement for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake felt longer than it really was, that original timeframe only stretches back to this past September – less than a year ago. But, announcements that followed the game do appear to extend that understanding when grasping further context. In that, the game was shoved to a later launch from January 2021 to March a few more months ahead. Prior to that, Ubisoft Pune & Ubisoft Mumbai went on to elaborate the creative decision for the game’s appearance despite ‘Remake’ being part of the title for the revitalized release. But, the story does not truly end there, of course. In that, the firms later went on to push the game to an undetermined release beyond the later promised March 2021 launch. But according to Ubisoft in a new statement on Twitter, the game will not be present during Saturday’s Ubisoft Forward. Even more is that the new release window is slated for 2022. You can view the letterhead below: “Ubisoft Forward is around the corner and we wanted to use this time to thank you for the amount of support you have shown us in the past year. As you might have already read, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will not be in Ubisoft Forward. We are making great progress for our game to release next year, but we are not ready to share any additional information just yet. We will share an update as soon as we are ready.” In regards to what will be present at Ubisoft Forward this weekend, the publisher went on to reaffirm Rainbow Six Quarantine’s attendance. However, that is not the name for the new release. Instead players will find a new title for the game, Rainbow Six Extraction the firm revealed on Monday. Additionally, there is a leak with signs of authenticity which indicates that a first-person shooter splitting the DNA of The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell. The game is dubbed ‘Battlecat’ and is anticipated to be revealed at Ubisoft Forward thanks to the abrupt timing of the report. You can read the full piece by heading here. Are you upset that Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is being delayed, again? Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is to arrive sometime in 2022 to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC; supported via backwards compatibility for Xbox Series X|s & PlayStation 5.
Rainbow Six Quarantine Subtitle Dropped As Ubisoft Confirms Extraction Is The New Title For The Game

Concerning the greater releases from Ubisoft, so titles still remain away from close to releasing. For instance, Skull & Bones: in one recent report, it was indicated that the 2017-announced title is still underway, but Ubisoft now paved the title to ship in 2022-2023. However, there are other games still on the way. In that, Rainbow Six Quarantine feels to be another release stuck in the development pipeline. Earlier on, Ubisoft told that the title alongside Far Cry 6 would both be facing a delay entering into the latter half of 2021. Additionally, a recent report went out suggesting Ubisoft would apply a name change to the project, Rainbow Six Parasite. But, the publisher commented that not to be the case at the time. According to a new update video, Ubisoft confirmed that Parasite is not the name as Rainbow Six Extraction is the new official title. You can watch the video below: “Our vision is lead by a seasoned team of veterans at Ubisoft Montreal and around the world,” lead producer Antoine Vimal du Monteil explains. “Since the announcement, the game has grown a lot. As it evolved, the heart of the experience became clearer and clearer. Operators uniting against a common enemy: learning about the parasite, how to overcome it, and protecting each other every step of the way.” Elsewhere on Monday, a new report surfaced which indicated that a new collaborative project fusing Tom Clancy IPs such as The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell is on the way. Dubbed Battlecat, the project is leaked to be a first-person shooter. It is likely the game will be revealed at this coming Ubisoft Forward by the nature and timing of the leak. Recently, Ubisoft slated titles such as Riders Republic, Far Cry 6, and even then-titled Rainbow Six Quarantine to be present at the forthcoming titular Ubisoft showcase. You can read the full report by heading here. Are you interested to see more of Rainbow Six Extraction?
Leaks Suggest New Project Fuses Splinter Cell, The Division, And Ghost Recon Into New First-Person Shooter Codenamed ‘Battlecat’

In the past, there has been instances where Splinter Cell would reshine from Ubisoft, but not directly in the way that fans anticipated or truly fancied their interest since the last main installment releasing back in 2013. For one, Elite Squad – a mobile melting pot of Tom Clancy/Ubisoft releases – was revealed previously which does not truly quench the thirst for many patient fans. Additionally, Ubisoft & Oculus is told to be welcoming a new Splinter Cell title for the Oculus systems in the coming future. With that alongside a Assassin’s Creed VR title as well, the announcement still is not a full-on new entry for the flagship series. However, one report from Multiplayer.it indicated that an announcement for 2021 is due to officially reveal the next game; presumably during E3. But before this coming Ubisoft Forward taking place on Saturday, Twitter user @Zer0Bytes0 released images for what is a new incubator game dubbed ‘Battlecat’. Fusing Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and The Division, Video Game Chronicles also appears to be corroborating the leak in its report. However, the images provided happened to be removed due to a dispute of the copyright holder AKA Ubisoft. This is not the only project involving The Division IP. This spring, Ubisoft unveiled The Division Heartland: a free-to-play experience set in the titular universe. Gathered by the title, it is suggested to take place in the Midwest of the United States. The project alongside those that follow will also be branded with the new ‘Ubisoft Originals’ banner that all internal releases will ship with. For certainty, it is likely with the timing of the leak suggests that Battlecat will be unveiled at Ubisoft Forward this weekend. The presentation already confirmed titles like Rainbow Six Quarantine, Riders Republic, and Far Cry 6 to be present at the showcase. You can read the full report by heading here. Are you interested to see the new project from Ubisoft? Ubisoft Forward is said to go live on June 12, 2021 at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST.