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Arkane Studios announced some new details about Deathloop, its ground-hog day styled first-person shooter, during QuakeCon. The game will utilize the PS5 to deliver a smooth framerate, 4K resolution, and HDR.

Deathloop follows Colt as he attempts to break free from a time loop by killing eight assassin targets before midnight, when the loop resets, however the eight targets have very different schedules and routines, so he will need to learn their patterns and plan your actions accordingly. During this, Juliana Blake, a rival assassin and protector of the Black Reef, will attempt to kill you and prevent you from reaching your goals before the loop resets.

Juliana can be controlled by other players, invading someone’s game to provide unique showdowns between the assassins. Arkane Studios also said it will take advantage of the DualSense controller’s adaptive triggers to provide you with feedback while shooting. The studio teased that it would be showing more gameplay footage soon.

Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo were both announced to be PS5 console exclusives at launch during the PS5 reveal event in June. Deathloop is set to release late 2020 on PS5 and PC.

Fortnite’s new Joy Ride update has brought a lot of silliness to the battle royale. Players are taking the newly added cars seriously–with some running their own in-game gas stations to fill up enemy cars and provide healing items before sending them on their way.

“Thank you to this random Summer Drift [player] that protected me and helped me so I could fill up cars,” said u/PokeStarChris42 on Reddit, who had been running his own gas stop in-game. “And thank you for avenging me when I died.”

A number of players have started to run their own filling stations by surrounding the in-game ones with walls (except for an entrance and exit to drive through), loading up their enemies cars with gas after they drive up, and even giving out healing items to make sure they have a safe drive. Everyone wants to enjoy driving around the map–no one likes getting blown up when they’re pumping gas.

“I heard lots of happy squealing noises coming from my sons room yesterday. He bought the crash test dummy [skin] and was so happy to be pumping gas for cars in solo,” said megreads781. “He was super psyched because a bunch of players came and got gas and didn’t kill him. I know it’s battle royale but I just wanted to say thanks to those who do things like this. You made my son’s day!!!”

Some players have gotten their entire squads to go along with the gag. They use the sign spinning emote and the Redline skin to get other players’ attention. The rest of the squad acts as security while gas is getting pumped. Their service isn’t always free though, sometimes they’ll ask for a mini shield potion for their trouble.

The fun hasn’t stopped at gas. A few bold players have set up entire car dealerships in locations with lots of vehicles. “I did make a car lot and sell cars, it was great,” said BITTTRIPISDONE. “Well, If you had the patience.” His prices were fair. The standard Sedan costs one mini shield potion, the standard truck costs two, the Mudflap semi truck cost one regular potion jug, and the Whiplash sports car costs two.

It may not last forever as the new car smell wears off, but players are happy with how cars have convinced people to put down their guns for a few moments while they fuel up (or do donuts in the grass).

“I love how the community has gotten more wholesome ever since cars,” said -Boyo_-Boyo. “This really shows that even updates such as these can change a lot of people.”

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While the Star Trek franchise is currently thriving on television, its future on the big screen is more uncertain than ever. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fargo creator Noah Hawley’s Trek movie has been put on the back burner.

THR notes there are currently three Star Trek movies in the works at Paramount, including Hawley’s project, Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated Trek movie and a direct sequel to 2016’s Star Trek Beyond. However, the studio’s new motion picture group president Emma Watts is “re-assessing” upcoming projects, with the Hawley movie being one apparent casualty of that process.

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Interestingly, the COVID-19 pandemic may be a significant factor in the decision to pivot away from the Hawley project. Not because of cost or logistical concerns, but because the plot may hit a little too close to home in 2020. The movie reportedly revolves around a devastating virus that wipes out a significant portion of life in the Trek-verse.

Hawley previously spoke about his Star Trek movie in an interview with Deadline in 2020, indicating he hoped to move forward with the movie after wrapping work on Fargo: Season 4. He also hinted that it would revolve around a new cast rather than bringing back Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk and the rest of the Kelvin Timeline Enterprise crew.

Hawley told Deadline, “There’s nothing better than that moment when William Shatner puts on his reading glasses and lowers Khan’s shields. It doesn’t cost anything. But it’s that triumphant feeling about smarting your enemy. For me it’s about to getting to those elements of the show. I don’t necessarily find action in and of itself interesting unless it’s story. So, it’s early days, I’m still talking with Paramount and I have a take and I gotta write a script.”

Unfortunately, this wouldn’t be the first time Hawley has become attached to a major Hollywood property, only for that project to be shelved. Hawley previously penned a script for a solo Doctor Doom movie, but that project appears to have been canceled in the wake of the Disney/Fox merger.

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The good news is that fans have plenty of new Trek content to look forward to in the TV realm. Star Trek Discovery: Season 3 is premiering on CBS All Access on October 15, while the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks is off to a strong start. A second animated series dubbed Star Trek: Prodigy will debut on Nickelodeon in 2021.

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It’s official: Pikmin 3 Deluxe is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch on October 30. It, like other “Deluxe” Switch titles, is a souped-up version of the Wii U game Pikmin 3. The upcoming Switch version has already begun cropping up on retailer websites, so you can lock in a copy of your own. Here’s where to get it.

Preorder Pikmin 3 Deluxe

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• Get it at Amazon – $59.99
• Get it at Best Buy – $59.99
• Get it at GameStop – $59.99
• Get it at Nintendo eShop (digital) – $59.99

In Pikmin 3 Deluxe, you play as a trio of aliens who have landed on a mysterious planet that looks a good deal like Earth. But unlike our blue orb, this planet is populated by tiny helpful creatures called pikmin. It’s also home to vicious alien predators that enjoy gobbling up your colorful new friends.

Your job is to accompany the pikmin and explore the planet in search of food, all while solving environmental puzzles and fending off predators. Everything you do requires you to send pikmin to do it, so they’ll bring food back to your ship and fight enemies for you, no matter how overmatched they seem. You’ll just want to make sure to send the right kind of pikmin for the task.

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New to the Deluxe version is a two-player co-op mode, additional side missions, and a handful of difficulty settings to make things easier in a variety of ways. It also includes all of the DLC released for the original.

For more information about the game, you can check out our Pikmin 3 review.

No Pikmin 3 Deluxe preorder bonuses or special editions have been announced, but we’ll add any relevant new preorder information here if it crops up. In the meantime, enjoy these other preorder guides for upcoming Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC games.

Other Preorder Guides

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With coronavirus raging and a bona fide live game hit on its hands, it seemed likely Activision would drop teasers for its next Call of Duty game within the structure of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. Now it appears that’s happening, as a mysterious new message introduced in Season 5 looks like something out of Black Ops.

Players are randomly receiving blurry, glitched messages saying “Know Your History.” GameSpot confirmed the message during a Warzone session, but it appears so quickly you could easily miss it. Another part of the glitched message appeared to show a message in Russian.

The allusion to history could be a reference to the rumored Black Ops: Cold War. That would set it in a historical context, and Black Ops is known for its mind-bending plot elements that revolve around false memories and other light sci-fi elements.

Meanwhile, Call of Duty fansite Charlie Intel received a package with a note not to open it until August 10. That could give us some indication of when to expect an official announcement.

Reports that the new Call of Duty would be a Black Ops game have circulated for quite a while, but without an E3 this year, Activision has been quiet about its plans for longer than usual. That may finally be changing soon.