Xbox Game Pass Adds Rocket League

Rocket League is the latest big-name game to join the Xbox Game Pass lineup.

Game director Scott Rudi made the announcement on Xbox Wire, adding that Rocket League DLC is discounted for Game Pass subscribers as well. Speaking of which, Psyonix is working on a Rocket Pass, which follows in the footsteps of Fortnite’s Battle Pass.

Last month, Xbox Game Pass added Fallout 4, The Division and The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited.

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Netflix’s Sabrina Series Gets Chilling First Poster

The first poster for Netflix’s upcoming Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has been released.

Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa unveiled the one sheet on Twitter. It features Sabrina’s silhouette and her cat Salem Saberhagen against a red backdrop. Check out the image below.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina poster, via Twitter.

While the series doesn’t have a premiere date yet, the poster does promise it will be coming soon. It will be a darker take on the property based on the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina graphic novel. The story will follow Sabrina starting her dark education as a sorceress while maintaining a normal life as a high school student.

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Wizards of the Coast making a Transformers Card Game

Magic: The Gathering publisher, Wizards of the Coast, has announced a Transformers TCG that digs “deep into Transformers lore.”

Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have revealed their Transformers Trading Card Game, which will debut at San Diego Comic-Con next week ahead of its US release.

Described as a “fast, easy-to-learn action battling card game,” players will build a team made up of Transformer character cards that they can power up with “a customizable deck of battle cards,” that includes Action and Upgrade cards.

Both cards in the Booster Packs and character cards in the Autobots Starter Set are double the size of standard playing cards, and can be flipped to switch from ‘bot mode’ to ‘alt mode’.

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Netflix’s Extinction Has Everything You Need From a Big Sci-Fi Blockbuster

Netflix’s Extinction, directed by Ben Young, is an alien invasion movie with a prominent leading cast, starring Michael Pena (Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Lizzy Caplan (Cloverfield).

The story centers on Peter (Pena), who has a recurring dream about an otherworldly force invading earth. Unfortunately for Peter, his dream comes true, “and he’s gotta find an inner strength within himself in order to find a way to try and save his family,” according to Young.

You can watch the exclusive trailer for Extinction below:

In an interview with IGN, Young talked about what makes a good sci-fi movie and explained how Extinction stands out from similar films within the genre.

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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Switch and 3DS Review

In 2013, Super Mario 3D World’s ‘Adventures of Captain Toad’ challenges impressed Shigeru Miyamoto so much that he requested a full game be made out of them. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker was released for Wii U a year later, comprising 68 intricate levels based on the Japanese tradition of hakoniwa, or miniature gardening. Here’s what we thought at the time:

“Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is one of the smartest, most charming puzzle games of 2014. I’d also call it one of the best platformers of the year, except these characters can’t jump. It speaks volumes about Treasure Tracker’s wit and environment design that it completely strips us of the mobility powers that we’ve come to expect from a game set in the Super Mario universe and still provides lots of interesting puzzle options.”

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Code Vein Delayed to 2019

Code Vein, Bandai Namco’s vampire-based action RPG, has been delayed until 2019.

A press release from Bandai Namco states the release date for Code Vein has been pushed back to some time next year, even though the original September 2018 release date was only announced last month.

Herve Hoerdt, Vice President Marketing and Digital at Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, says the delay is due to the desire to improve the game and exceed fan expectations after feedback from hands-on demos.

“Armed with knowledge of how well the game has already been received, we made the decision to postpone the release of Code Vein to further refine its gameplay in an effort to exceed the expectations fans already have of the title. It was a difficult decision to make, but we feel it is the correct one.”

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We’re Giving Away 7,500 Fortnite V-Bucks

Fortnite Season 5 is right around the corner, so we’re partnering with CNET to give you a chance at winning a FREE $60 prepaid Visa gift card. This is equivalent to 7,500 V-Bucks! Eight (8) winners will be chosen after the giveaway ends on July 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM PT. Open to legal residents of the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least 18 years old. Scroll down to enter below.

The in-game currency can be spent in both the Battle Royale PvP mode and the Save the World PvE campaign. In Battle Royale mode, you can purchase items such as skins, emotes, gliders, and pickaxes, as well as a Battle Pass. In Save the World mode, you can purchase Llama Piñata card packs. So whether you’re trying to get that sweet Victory Royale or you’re fending off those zombie hordes in Save the World, you can now do so in style. If you win, you decide how to spend your V-Bucks.

Enter below. Good luck!

Darksiders III – Flame Hollow Gameplay Trailer

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