Viewers who watched the Marvel’s Avengers WAR TABLE live via the PlayAvengers.com channel were the first to get all the amazing details about the wide array of content that will be available in the beta, including several single-player missions, as well as a large selection of additional missions that can be played solo with your AI Avengers team or co-op with up to four players. In one mission, players take on the role of young Super Hero Kamala Khan and team up with Hulk as they infiltrate an AIM base in the forests of the American Pacific Northwest, hot on the trail of the last known location of JARVIS. Later they take the Quinjet to a remote War Zone in the frozen Russian tundra to uncover SHIELD secrets hidden in a deep underground bunker.

The Marvel’s Avengers beta will provide players with a comprehensive hands-on experience of the game ahead of its worldwide launch on September 4.

The new Roadmap is something we hinted at in March but because that is still very much in development, we can’t share as much about it as I would like. Believe me when I say I’m personally very eager to release it to you. We took the time to explore options for how we could better represent our progress, and I believe we are getting close to landing in a pretty great spot. Our goal with this new Roadmap is to give you better visibility into what teams are working on, share the progress of more teams, and go so far as to indicate the size of the projects for our tech, features, and content teams. This new Roadmap will drastically change how you follow the development progress for both Squadron 42 and Star Citizen. The new Roadmap will focus more on breaking out teams and features so you can interactively see what is being worked on across all teams, as opposed to what features will make X release. While it’s not quite ready, it’s currently top priority on the web team’s current projects. In the immediate future, we plan to deliver the following communications:

1. Give an explanation of the goals of our new Roadmap and what to expect from it
2. Show a rough mockup of the proposed new Roadmap
3. Share a work in progress version of the Roadmap for at least one of our core teams
4. And then finally transition to this new Roadmap

We’ll approach them in the order above, and we’ll likely need a few weeks between steps, so I don’t want to create the impression that this is happening overnight. But we should be announcing step 1 pretty soon if my meeting on Thursday about this is as good as I think it will be.  

This Archive, named CONVICTION allows players to unlock memories from Meg Thomas, The Wraith, The Hag and Ace Visconti. It also features new story-related outfits and charms for these characters. A 30% sale on main characters Ace Visconti and The Hag between July 29th and August 5th will take place to celebrate the release of the Tome.

The Archives aim to deepen the Dead by Daylight experience by delivering fun and exciting content into the Fog. Players discover the secrets of The Entity and The Observer through a new Tome and time-limited Rift every Mid-Chapter. Fans are called upon to complete new Master Challenges to progress further through the Tome and its respective Rift. Every Tome is separated into several Levels, each containing a fresh layout for the Observer’s Auris Web with more Challenges, Lore Entries, Bloodpoints, and Rift Fragments.

As part of the Rift, two reward tracks are made available to players. The Free track includes outfits from the Treacherous Waters Collection for the Doctor and David King. The Premium track gives players access to some unique outfits for featured characters as well as an exclusive outfit from the Greek Legends Collection, a brand new addition to the in-game store.

Blightbound is an online & local multiplayer dungeon crawler that tasks three heroes to venture down from their mountain refuge to face the abominations of the Blight - a mysterious and corrupting fog that enshrouds the land.

Explore handcrafted dungeons, fight a terrifying cadre of mystical and monstrous enemies, grab valuable loot, and recover fallen heroes to expand your roster of available warriors. Each player will fulfill a specific role on the team - warrior, assassin, or mage - to overcome colossal bosses and solve clever puzzles.

Experience SNK’s best for free through Twitch Prime!
This summer, Prime members can download more than 20 popular SNK titles completely free. The first wave of games began with seven titles which became available from May 2020, and now the second wave begins with an additional seven, specially selected titles such as METAL SLUG 2 and SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, starting July 28th, 2020. More games will be released in the future so stay tuned!

*You must be an Amazon Prime member in order to download.
*The available games are their western versions.

■Twitch Prime URL
https://twitch.amazon.com/tp

■The second wave of titles includes the following:
（Beginning on July 28th ,2020）

• METAL SLUG 2
• SNK 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
• SHOCK TROOPERS: 2nd Squad　
• BASEBALL STARS 2　
• SENGOKU3
• IRONCLAD　
• KING OF THE MONSTERS

• Humble RPG Book Bundle- Star Trek Adventures RPG by Modiphius (pay what you want and help charity).*
• Kingdom Under Fire Classics on Steam. Save 25%.

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• Sea of Thieves - Ashen Winds Update sets sail. Here's the trailer for this content update.

• Fortnite - Dive Into Fortnite Summer Splash 2020.
• Marvel’s Avengers: Beta Deep Dive Video.
• Exploring the AI of Command & Conquer. Thanks Simon.
• That pro gamer friend - Git Gud. Thanks Ant.

• GamesIndustry.biz - We don't need E3 anymore.
  "In fact, when comparing press coverage of further games revealed during last year's E3 with those announced during this year's summer, the result again shows that 2020's efforts have proven very fruitful. Taking that larger sample of titles, the average number of articles received in the first 72 hours from their announcement at E3 2019 per game is slightly down by 5% than games announced as part of an online event during this summer. It's also over a fifth lower than games announced without the use of one at all."
• SuperData - AAA publishers are doing just fine without E3.
  "Big publishers don’t need E3 if they can generate hype through the promise of big announcements or other incentives to watch, but not all game makers can rely on this strategy. For example, the PC Gaming Show, which focuses mainly on a wide range of indie to midsize games, experienced lower live viewership on its official stream in 2020 than in 2019. Without the likelihood of headline-grabbing announcements, some viewers may not have felt it was worth tuning in when the event wasn’t already part of wall-to-wall E3 press conferences."

• SAAM Arcade, Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Annual Video Game Festival. Online this weekend.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Ranked Season 13 Begins.

• Mystery Mine Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
• Lost Wing: Speed, Action, and High Scores Come to Xbox One Today.
• Nowhere Prophet Launches with Xbox Game Pass Today.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha (2008.200728-0000).

• Follow the Money: How Digital Ads Subsidize the Worst of the Web. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Bye-bye, Chrome- 10 steps to help you switch to Microsoft's new Edge browser.
• Mozilla Thunderbird — Release Notes (68.11.0). Thanks Frans.
• Tor Browser 9.5.2. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

• The Fantasy and the Cyberpunk Futurism of Singapore. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• BurnAware version 13.6. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.

• Hackers Broke Into Real News Sites to Plant Fake Stories.

• Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing.
• I Confronted the People That BLOCKED My Video (Rant). Thanks RedEye9.

• Steam payment changes will make it harder to use a VPN for cheaper games…
• Riot Games Partnership With Controversial Saudi City Project Results in Immediate Backlash…

Since the release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice on March 22, 2019, over five million copies of FromSoftware’s epic adventure set within a mythical feudal Japan have found its way into the hands of a community that welcomed the challenge of becoming the “One-armed Wolf.”

On October 29, FromSoftware is releasing a free update for all players that will introduce several new features to the game. These include the ability to rematch bosses, tackle boss gauntlets, perform player movement recordings, and more.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bits
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 100 GB available space

RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bits
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 100 GB available space

I’ve been in your shoes. I know what it's like to have expectations built + feel let down. I want you to know your voice matters + is heard. You're not falling on deaf ears. I always want to live up to the legacy that Bungie pioneered. I personally care a lot about honoring that.

BPM: Bullets Per Minute delivers a total of seven bosses players have to topple in order to reach the final boss, collecting an assortment of weapons, abilities, and items as they go, ensuring every playthrough has a unique feel.

All the action plays out to the beat of a barnstorming soundtrack, which takes inspiration from the likes of Wagner, Muse and Audioslave. Every pulse is tied to the in-game action, with the structure of BPM: Bullets Per Minute’s audio pulling everything together to make one cohesive world.

In short, if Brian May were to play games, he’d play BPM: Bullets Per Minute.

Catching Nexomon
With a minigame, various types of food, traps and more, there are many ways to improve your chances of capturing a monster in Nexomon: Extinction! Study which treats the Nexomon you are hunting likes to eat, which trap is most effective against their elemental type and practice the minigame to become a master tamer!

Exploring the World
In Nexomon: Extinction, you'll become a member of Tamer's Guild and join the fight against the mighty Tyrant Nexomon who are devastating the world. But the world of Nexomon is also home to plenty of funny, mysterious and thrilling side-quests, gathering opportunities, stories to tell and much more!

True to the motto "Big, strong, nimble and tenacious" the CapaCity and the CapaCity L articulated buses with their relatively short turning cycle hold all the prerequisites to master the many challenges that might arise in daily urban traffic. The 5-doored Mercedes-Benz CapaCity includes 44 seats and has a length of 19.73 meters. Drivers who prefer an even longer vehicle should take a closer look at the 5-doored CapaCity L: With 45 seats and an impressive length of 21 meters no other European articulated bus for urban environments is more spacious.

In addition to the two new articulated buses, the Mercedes-Benz Bus Pack 1 DLC also includes another favorite of the faithful fanbase: the 3-doored, 12.1 meters long Citaro O 530 with 33 seats in total - a maneuverable and flexible city bus ideal for sharp turns and narrow alleys.

Eternal Return strives to be a totally different spin on genres that we’ve seen so many times now.

Matches will feature a combination of item searching, crafting, hunting, fishing, and, of course, PvP action.
You choose one character out of the several currently available from the Lumia Island universe and become a test subject fighting for your survival using the unique techniques and abilities your character possesses.

There are additional elements that bolster the strategy in this game, such as a special boss-like monster that will drop very rare items, surveillance cameras to help you spy on enemies, traps to take down the unsuspecting, cross-map teleportation devices, and more.

• GOG.com Midweek Sale- games to play with your friends up to 90% off.
• Save 30% on Sentimental K on Steam.

• This Stardew Valley mod gives your farmer their own smartphone.

• The Survivalists Steam Pre-order Trailer.
• Vampire The Masquerade Shadows of New York Gameplay Trailer. "Gameplay." Thanks Gematsu.

• In conversation with Adam Burgess: composer of the 'Overwatch' series.

• CES 2021 will be an all-digital event. Thanks Neutronbeam.

• Nowhere Prophet Is Now Available For Xbox One And Included In Xbox Game Pass.
• 112th Seed Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Lost Wing Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Nicole Is Now Available For Xbox One.
• Escape From Tethys Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.
• Metamorphosis Is Now Available For Digital Pre-order And Pre-download On Xbox One.

• Google offering Samsung lucrative deal to drop Bixby and Galaxy Apps store from its devices.
• Tim Sweeney says Apple has "gone crazy" with revenue share approach.

• Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic. Thanks Acleacius.
• This 'world's biggest' messaging and collaboration rollout is based on open source software.
• Why Google's new WFH plan is a game changer.
• Spotify paid subscribers rose 6% in Q2 2020 to 138 million, profits fall short.
• Madonna's Instagram account flagged for spreading misinformation.
• Oops: Etsy decimal point error massively overcharges for shipping.
• The Umbrella Academy Season 2 - Opening Scene.
• High school teacher holds streaming game marathon to eliminate lunch debt. Thanks Hypothermia.

• Intel makes the cheaper 10-core 10th Gen 10850K officially official.
• Intel Rocket Lake will match AMD Ryzen chips' PCIe 4.0 support.
• Seagate Technology Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results. Thanks Hypothermia.
• Windows 10 is five years old - here's how it's evolved.
• How to Update Microsoft Office Apps on Windows 10 and Mac.
• Konami's First Gaming Desktop PCs Come Up for Pre-Order.

• Big Tech CEOs release opening remarks before congressional hearing.
• US provides new expanded set of espionage charges against former Twitter employees.

• Death Stranding- How it Plays on Different Graphics Cards - Tom's Hardware.
• Destroy All Humans Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?" - Angry Centaur Gaming.
• Fantasy Strike Review - IGN.
• Hellpoint PC Review - GameWatcher.
• Othercide Review: My Immortal - USgamer.
• Rock of Ages III: Make & Break PC Review - DSOGaming.

• Acer Predator X38 gaming monitor review - PC Gamer.
• E-WIN 2.0 Edition RGB Gaming Desk Review - Overclockers Club.
• FSP T-WINGS CMT710 Dual System Chassis Review - ThinkComputers.org.
• MSI Vigor GK50 Low Profile Gaming Keyboard Review - TweakTown.
• PSU Tech Look- Thermaltake Dr. Power II - The FPS Review.
• Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) review- great gaming on the go - The Verge.
• Redragon M686 Vampire Elite Mouse Review - TechPowerUp.

• Overwatch’s controversial Moira change has been scrapped…
• Five years on, Metal Gear Solid 5's secret nuclear disarmament cutscene has finally been unlocked…

Nominated Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Breakfast Link

• Why We Grow Numb To Staggering Statistics — And What We Can Do About It. Thanks RedEye9.

Stories

• 'Emus Have Been Banned' For Bad Behavior, A Hotel In Australia's Outback Says. Thanks RedEye9.
• Target and Walmart may have just killed Black Friday as we know it. Thanks Slashdot.
• Soap dodger: meet the doctor who says we have been showering wrong.

Science

• A COVID-19 Vaccine Reality Check. Thanks JDreyer.
• Alzheimer's blood test closer to reality, studies say.
• 1,000-year-old medieval remedy could be potential antibiotic, scientists say.

Media

• Zoo penguins cheered up with a BUBBLE machine. Thanks Boing Boing.
• How Drummers Knock on Doors. Thanks Acleacius.

The Funnies

• xkcd: Faraday Tour.
• Savage Chickens.