This time around, Activision and developer Treyarch are offering a package called the Black Ops Pass for Black Ops 4. The Black Ops Pass is included in Black Ops 4’s three special editions: the $99.99 Digital Deluxe Edition, the $119.99 Pro Edition (a physical package that is exclusive to GameStop) and the $129.99 Digital Deluxe Enhanced Edition. And once the Black Ops Pass is available on its own, owners of physical copies of Black Ops 4 will be able to buy it separately. “The contents included

At E3 2018, Destiny 2: Forsaken developer Bungie spoiled its own game. If you’ve watched the trailer above, then you know what’s going to happen — and Forsaken’s creators know that you know it. Instead, I spent 30 minutes or so in the Prison of Elders, fighting a greatest hits of Destiny villains. It was, in short, a classic, unsurprising Destiny campaign. Destiny 2: Forsaken will be released Sept. 4 for PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.

Netflix and Telltale Games are teaming up to introduce a series of interactive narratives to the streaming service this fall, similar to ones that have already appeared, Netflix told Polygon this afternoon. Additionally, Telltale is developing an adaptation based on Stranger Things, a Netflix representative told Polygon. A Telltale representative confirmed to Polygon that it’s developing games for Netflix and that Stranger Things would be a separate project on consoles and PC. The interactive ga

Nintendo spent much of its E3 presentation this year highlighting anticipated titles, like Super Smash Bros. But many fans expressed disappointment that Metroid Prime 4, which was announced with the briefest of teases during E3 2017, was nowhere to be found. But generally recent Nintendo releases have followed the formula of extended reveals coming six to nine months before the game hits retail. If you’re doing the mental math there, it means that we likely won’t see Metroid Prime 4 on Switch in

Sea of Thieves’ newest patch, version 1.12, is now available; it adds a new event and builds on the Bilge Rat faction introduced last month in The Hungering Deep. The new event is called Skeleton Thrones, and it gives players 10 thrones to discover in the pirate game’s large open world. Bilge Rat doubloons are a new currency, and 100 of them will be awarded for completion of the Skeleton Thrones. They can be spent on new Bilge Rat-themed cosmetics that will be available to June 26, Rare said. “F

Mario Tennis Aces will get two additional playable characters after launch: Koopa Troopa and Blooper. But there’s a bit of a twist to how Nintendo is rolling out Koopa Troopa and Blooper: Players will only be able to get access to those characters early if they take part in online tournaments for Mario Tennis Aces. Nintendo’s taking an interesting approach here, and it appears that it really wants players to experience Mario Tennis Aces’ online features. Mario Tennis Aces players will need to su

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is not a Souls game. Based on my time behind closed doors playing From’s new game, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice breaks that mold. Almost everything provided an opportunity to climb up and over, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice conveys grapple points with a small white circle. Speaking of finishing enemies off, in Shadows Die Twice enemies die in spectacular shows of gore and blood. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice may not be a Souls game, but it’s definitely a FromSoftware game.

When I played Skull & Bones at last year’s E3, it was already a good game. Skull & Bones is a game about fighting like a pirate on the high seas. If you played the sections of ship-to-ship combat in Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, then you’ll pick up on how to play Skull & Bones quickly. For instance, I asked about the world map that players will use to jump into the game, but Farren was only able to talk in generalities. With Skull & Bones, it appears that Ubisoft is opting instead to take its

From the Big Daddies of Bioshock to the hot daddies of Dream Daddy, dads are everywhere in video games. To celebrate Father’s Day this year, we’ve rounded up the best games that tackle fatherhood in meaningful, depressing, silly and downright awkward ways. If your dad has even a passing interest in video games he’d probably enjoy playing through some dad-themed games with you. Buy The Last of Us Remastered (PS4) here: Amazon | GameStop | Best Buy | WalmartBuy The Walking Dead Collection (Xbox On

Branching off of “Despacito’s” wild cultural success is another viral hit — “Despacito 2.” It’s not actually a sequel or continuation of Luis Fonsi’s record-breaking song. Rather, “Despacito 2” is a meme that plays off of the phenomenon of fans asking for more of the things that they like. The meme itself is essentially fake announcements heralding the release of “Despacito 2” in addition to anticipating or calling for its release. Bethesda gave us Fallout 76 and The Elder Scrolls 6, but not “De

Some very aggressive Battlefield fans are upset that the game includes women, or has a woman on the cover. Some of them are convinced that women didn’t exist during the past, so putting them in a game set in the past is wrong. The general situation is that some gamers are upset about women existing, which is a pretty common event in gaming, but this time the anger is aimed at Battlefield 5. What’s notable is the response of some members of the creative team behind the game. “Battlefield V is a l

Audiences flocked to the glamor of fantasy and the CG artistry that brought famed anthropomorphic creatures to life. Somehow, Tim Burton’s Dumbo fits into the equation. Hints of King Kong and Burton’s own Big Fish give the trailer a slow-melt feel as Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora performs a chilly version of “Baby Mine.” Dumbo is adorable. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting persuasive entrepreneur V.A. But Dumbo comes first, when i

After a direct sequel, The Conjuring 2, and a spinoff, Annabelle, and a spinoff sequel, Annabelle: Creation, the mythological purview of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren expands once again this September with The Nun, who fans will remember as the main antagonist in The Conjuring 2. The Nun’s standalone whisks audiences back in time to a convent tucked away in a Romanian castle. And if you “MAKE SURE YOU WATCH UNTIL THE VERY END” as the teaser instructs, you’ll get doubl

With production underway on the Wonder Woman sequel, director Patty Jenkins has shared a surprising update. As Steve Trevor. Jenkins’ tweet also confirms that the movie — once titled Wonder Woman 2 — is now known as Wonder Woman 1984. Jenkins offered no explanation of how he comes to be in Wonder Woman 1984. Wonder Woman 1984 will hit theaters on Nov. 1, 2019.

In fact, forget that it’s a role-playing game. Instead, let’s talk about what it’s like to play developer BioWare’s upcoming action role-playing game — emphasis on “action.” Let’s talk about how it feels. At E3 2018, I wrapped my hands around an Xbox One controller and played Anthem. It’s, like, the 50 billionth control scheme that we’ve done,” he said with a laugh. “Like, you constantly iterate on it until it feels right.

Rage 2 is the closest I’ve seen to a publisher creating a mixtape of its entire portfolio. Created in part by id Software, Rage 2 has movement and gunplay that handles like the Dallas-based developer’s 2016 reboot of Doom. At least it feels that way until — time and time again — you come across unsuspecting enemies. Instead, the blast does what you’d expect, knocking them to the ground or into the air, removing bits of helmet or armor. Rage 2 is set for release in spring 2019 on PlayStation 4, W

Grim Fandango Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch soon, along with Broken Age, Double Fine announced yesterday evening at the E3 Coliseum. The re-releases celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango Remastered relaunched on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC in January 2015. Double Fine announced Grim Fandango Remastered and Broken Age for the Switch at last night’s Coliseum event, with Schaefer and Jack Black reading lines from Grim Fandango alongside Manny Calver

The remake of Resident Evil 2 will feature an over-the-shoulder third-person camera perspective, à la Resident Evil 4. But the new Resident Evil 2 will be less of a shooter than later games were; Capcom says the remake of the original PlayStation game will retain its survival horror elements. In terms of content, the Resident Evil 2 remake is being built on the foundation of the original, but it’s not a straight recreation. Capcom promises new gameplay elements, including the ability to build fo

DC Comics has announced Heroes in Crisis, a project from star writer Tom King and star artist Clay Mann. The series will focus on Sanctuary, a mental health crisis center for the super-powered people of the DC Universe, then show what happens when it fails. “I feel a duty to talk about what violence does to a society through the comics I’m creating,” King said in a press release, and it’s certainly a common theme in his work. I want to talk about that experience, the experience of what violence

Ridley is in Super Smash Bros. Ridley not being a playable character in Super Smash Bros. has been a joke as long as people have been predicting characters in Smash. “No Ridley” is used as the free space in Super Smash Bros. bingo cards. But he’s never going to lose because he’s Ridley. His appearance in Super Smash Bros.