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Jay Peters

Jay Peters

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    The Xbox Games Showcase is starting soon.

    The event kicks off at 1PM ET. Once the showcase is over, it will transition directly into a presentation focused on Gears of War: E-Day, which is scheduled to launch sometime this year.

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    Jay Peters
    Signing off!

    I’ll be back tomorrow with more of the Verge crew to keep covering Summer Game Fest. The Xbox Games Showcase starts at 1PM ET and the PC Gaming Show kicks off at 3PM ET. See you all then, and if I missed any cool games, tell me about them!

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    Jay Peters
    No Devolver Direct right now.

    There have been a lot of events recently, but Devolver’s next big show will happen “later in the year.” Still, with the Xbox Games Showcase and the PC Gaming Show on Sunday, there’s plenty to look forward to.

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    Jay Peters
    Exodus sure looks like Mass Effect.

    The sci-fi RPG, developed by a studio with ex-BioWare staff and published by Wizards of the Coast, is giving off serious Mass Effect vibes. But with no word yet on when the actual next Mass Effect game is coming out, next year’s Exodus looks like it could scratch the itch until that’s released.

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    Jay Peters
    The dino is back.

    According to a new look at the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, Legacy of Atlantis, moments in the game like the T-Rex battle will be “transformed into epic gameplay encounters on a cinematic scale.”

    We’ll see how cinematic it really is when the game launches on February 12th.

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    Jay Peters
    Chronoscript: The Endless End has a terrible name for such a cool-looking game.

    In the game, you play as some kind of sword fighter in a book-inspired platformer world. I’m definitely interested. It’s launching on PS5 and Steam this fall.

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    Jay Peters
    Vampire Survivors is getting an “accidental” expansion.

    Legacy of the Blood Moon will add new characters and new weapons, and it will launch at some point later this year.

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    Jay Peters
    A pirate’s life for me.

    Ubisoft showed off a “deep dive” of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, including some of the game’s graphical improvements, story updates, and combat and naval skirmishes. Resynced launches on July 9th for PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC.

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    Jay Peters
    Ever wanted to play as a sentient guitar in a horror game?

    That’s the premise of Don’t Fret, a new game launching on October 1st. I love music games, but I don’t know if they need horror?