Chad Muska, one of the iconic skateboarders from the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, is returning for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, and in a new video he has talked about the series’ legacy and impact on both his life and skating culture.
Muska, who was 21 when he appeared in the first game back in 1999, says that “the games influenced my life in general,” and was very important for the skateboarding industry. “To this day, people come up to me and they’re like, ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, I picked you! If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have started skateboarding!'”
You can watch the short video below, and compare 1999 PlayStation 1 Muska to 2020 PlayStation 4 Muska.
Muska first appeared in the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, before appearing in the next five games in the series, through to Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. Activision recently released a similar video for another skater from the series’ history, Steve Caballero.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 releases September 4 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Check out our preorder guide to make sure you’re ready to roll on day one.
Epic Games is gearing up for another huge Fortnite event to mark the end of Chapter 2, Season 2. Officially called “The Device,” the upcoming finale–popularly referred to as the Doomsday live event–is mostly still a mystery. But we do know when it begins.
What Is The Doomsday Live Event?
The much-rumored “Doomsday Device” that Fortnite players and leakers have been discussing for the past few weeks is at the core of this event, with some speculating that the large orb-shaped device with pipes running everywhere in Midas’s office is The Device. The introduction of the Storm the Agency challenges in the game’s latest update might suggest that Team Shadow may soon usurp Team Ghost in the Agency, which could lead to the device being triggered.
When Is The Doomsday Event?
The Doomsday live event begins on June 6 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET, which is about a week past when the doomsday clocks were originally suggesting in the game. Epic Games says space is limited so you should show up 30 minutes beforehand, and it will only take place once. Presumably this event (officially called The Device) will coincide with an updated countdown clock reaching zero in order to add some extra tension. Because of the updated animations for swimming, it’s predicted that some of the battle royale map could be sent underwater as part of the event. This would create a radically-different environment for the beginning of Season 3, assuming the changes are story-centric and semi-permanent.
Recently, Epic partnered with OnePlus to get Fortnite running at 90 frames per second on their phones, which is better than consoles like the Nintendo Switch. One thing’s for sure: based on the smash success of April’s Travis Scott event, it’s likely that this Doomsday will be even more ambitious than any we’ve seen before.
Season 3 of YouTube Premium’s Cobra Kai has yet to premiere. According to a new report, though, when the Karate Kid sequel series is finally released, it’ll likely be on a different streaming service.
Deadline is reporting that Sony TV has shopped the already-completed third season around. That came to pass when YouTube reportedly told Sony it would air Season 3, but would not be ordering future seasons. While it’s believed that all of the streaming services approached were interested, it has come down to Netflix and Hulu as potential homes for the series.
This news comes as YouTube continues shying away from premium original programming. Cobra Kai remains one of only two scripted original series on the service. The other is Liza on Demand, a comedy starring YouTuber Liza Koshy.
Previously, it canceled shows like Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television, Do You Want To See A Dead Body, and Impulse. Step Up: High Water, a spin-off of the Step Up franchise of movies, was also canceled by the service in 2019. That show was recently resurrected by the Starz cable network, which ordered a new season.
As for the future of Cobra Kai, Deadline says the deal being shipped around to streamers will include exclusive streaming rights for the new season–and presumably any future seasons–and non-exclusive access to the first two seasons.
There’s currently no date set for the premiere of Season 3, regardless of where it ends up. Hopefully, that is revealed soon so we can see what happened after the Season 2 cliffhanger ending.
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While there are now a plethora of streaming services to choose from, with HBO Max being the latest, Amazon Prime Video is still kicking around. This June, there are plenty of new movies, TV shows, and a few originals headed your way, and most of the content lands on the service the first of the month.
Amazon doesn’t like to make you wait, and on June 1, you’ll have a fine selection of movies and TV shows to check out, including the classic 1996 comedy Kingpin. The film stars Woody Harrelson as a former pro bowler who takes an Amish man under his wing to take down another pro, played by Bill Murray. It is easily one of the best comedies of the decade.
If you love HBO’s Westworld, you can watch Futureworld on June 1. This sci-fi movie is the 1976 followup to the Westworld film from three years prior. At a futuristic theme park, a secret is uncovered which leads to an ex-employee being murdered. In the aftermath, two reporters try to uncover the truth. The movie itself isn’t great–and to be fair, the original Westworld film is just ok–but ’70s sci-fi itself is a fun watch just to see where people during that time thought the far future would be like.
If you’re in the mood for something horrifying, the found-footage horror flick The Gallows: Act II arrives on June 30. Following the 2015 movie about a haunted school play that is killing people performing in it, the latest installment revolved around people competing in a viral challenge to go to the school and read lines from said play. Of course, doing so means your demise.
Below, you’ll find everything coming to Amazon Prime Video in June. For more streaming news, check out the June lists for Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Shudder, and HBO Max. You can also check out our review of HBO Max, which is a fine service with a lot of confusing aspects–like “how do you watch it?”
And speaking of things you should be watching, consider listening to GameSpot’s weekly TV series and movies-focused podcast, You Should Be Watching. With new episodes premiering every Wednesday, you can watch a video version of the podcast over on GameSpot Universe or listen to audio versions on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.
New to Amazon Prime Video in June
June 1
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Fair Game (2010)
Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974)
Futureworld (1976)
Grown Ups (2010)
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Incident At Loch Ness (2004)
Joyride (1996)
Kingpin (1996)
Nate And Hayes (1983)
Sex Drive (2008)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
The Cookout (2004)
The Natural (1984)
Trade (2007)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan (2008)
Air Warriors: Season 1 (Smithsonian Channel Plus)
Annie Oakley: Season 1 (Best Westerns Ever)
Doc Martin: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
Dragnet: Season 1 (Best TV Ever)
Finding Your Roots: Season 1 (PBS Living)
Forsyte Saga: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
Growing up McGhee: Season 1 (UP Faith & Family)
Liar: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
Professor T: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
Roadkill Garages: Season 1 (Motortrend)
Saints and Sinners: Season 1 (Brown Sugar)
Super Why: Season 1 (PBS Kids)
SWV Reunited: Season 1 (Urban Movie Channel)
The Black Death: The World’s Most Devastating Plague (The Great Courses)
The L Word: Season 1 (Showtime)
The L Word: Generation Q: Season 1 (Showtime)
The Saint: Season 1 (Shout! Factory)
Wackey Races: Season 1 (Boomerang)
Work in Progress: Season 1 (Showtime)
June 3
Takers (2010)
June 5
Gina Brillon: The Floor Is Lava (2020) – Amazon Original special
June 7
Equilibrium (2002)
June 12
Child’s Play (2019)
Knives Out (2019)
June 15
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
June 18
Crawl (2019)
June 19
7500 (2019) – Amazon Original movie
June 21
Life In Pieces: Seasons 1-4
June 26
Pete the Cat: Season 2, Part 1 – Amazon Original series
June 27
Guns Akimbo (2020)
June 30
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
One For The Money (2012)
Spy Kids (2001)
Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
The Gallows Act II (2019)
Where The Wild Things Are (2009)
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A new month always brings a new batch of free games for subscribers to services like PlayStation Plus and Games with Gold, and anyone who’s signed up for Amazon Prime can look forward to free monthly games and loot as well. Twitch Prime, a membership included with any Amazon Prime subscription, just announced its upcoming free games for June 2020, which will be available starting on the first of the month. Plus, there are still a few days left to claim May’s free games.
The star of June’s freebies is definitely Observer, a first-person psychological horror game from Bloober Team, the developers of Layers of Fear and Blair Witch. Observer is set in the year 2084 in Krakow, Poland, where you’ll play as a detective who is able to hack into people’s minds (whether they’re alive or dead) to find clues and solve crimes. The game earned an impressive 9/10 in GameSpot’s Observer review for its haunting atmosphere, incredible cyberpunk storytelling, and inventive sound design.
“Cyberpunk is a reflection of where we’re headed as a society, an oddly alluring reality where we’ve allowed impressive technology into our lives at the cost of our humanity,” wrote critic David Rayfield. “This is a niche genre that needs new revisions and new pioneers so it can keep evolving as we inch closer to seeing its fictional warnings play out in real life, and Observer adds to the familiar parables in fascinating and unexpected ways. In that respect, and on so many other levels, Observer is a haunting and remarkable achievement.”
June’s free games also include The Flame in the Flood, a “unique and absorbing” survival game that earned an 8/10 in GameSpot’s review for its beautiful art direction, excellent Americana soundtrack, and more. You can also claim Forsaken Remastered, a first-person shooter set on a distant-future Earth that’s been destroyed and left for mercenaries to salvage its remains. While we haven’t reviewed the remastered version that released in 2018, the original Forsaken earned an 8.9/10 in GameSpot’s Forsaken review. Also up for grabs are Steel Rats, a 2.5D action arcade game, and Project Warlock, a first-person shooter with pixel-art visuals.
Below, you can check out all the free games available right now as well as some of the best free in-game loot you can claim in June. To claim any of the free stuff at Twitch, you need an active Amazon Prime subscription, which costs $119/year or $13/month. You can always sign up for a 30-day free trial if you’re a new subscriber.
June 2020 free Twitch Prime games
Available June 1 through June 30
Forsaken Remastered
Observer
Project Warlock
Steel Rats
The Flame in the Flood
May 2020 free Twitch Prime games
Available through May 31 except where otherwise stated
Snake Pass
Urban Trial Playground
Avicii Invector
Pankapu
The Little Acre
Fracture Minds
Anna’s Quest – ends June 5
Silence – ends June 12
The Last Tinker: City of Colors – ends June 19
Free SNK games with Twitch Prime
Available through December 31
Art of Fighting 2
Blazing Star
Fatal Fury Special
Pulstar
Samurai Shodown II.
The King of Fighters 2000
The King of Fighters 2002
Best free in-game loot in June
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Fortnite: Chapter 2 – Season 3 will be launching a little later than expected, giving players a few extra days to fill out their Season 2 Battle Passes.
Epic announced that Fortnite: Chapter 2 – Season 2 will be extended by one week, with Season 3 now set to launch on Thursday, June 11 instead of June 4. Epic also confirmed that “a one-time-only live event called The Device, now scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at 2 PM ET (please show up 30 minutes early to help secure your spot, space is limited!).”
A new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available, but it doesn’t make any major changes to the game. According to the patch notes on Nintendo’s support website, the 1.2.1 update “addressed issues to further ensure an enjoyable gaming experience.” The notes don’t delve into any specific changes, but one of the issues that appears to have been resolved is the item duplication glitch.
You’ll need to install the latest update to continue playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons online. If the update isn’t installed automatically, you can do so manually by highlighting the game’s icon on the Switch dashboard, pressing the Plus button, and then selecting Software Update.
New Horizons is in the midst of its Stamp Rally event to celebrate International Museum Day. The event runs through May 31 and has you collecting stamps from different stations that are hidden around the museum’s fish, fossil, and insect exhibits.
After the Stamp Rally event ends, Wedding Season will begin. Throughout the month of June, you’ll be able to meet Reese and Cyrus at Harv’s Island and help them take anniversary photos to earn some “wedding-themed” rewards.
From May 22-28, you can download the free Mr. Mime via Mystery Gift. This Mr. Mime has the Ice Body Ability, which allows it to restore a little health every turn during hail. Alongside the Pokemon, you’ll also receive a handful of rare Poke Balls, specifically one Lure Ball, Moon Ball, Heavy Ball, and Dream Ball.
To claim the free gifts, go through the following steps:
Select Mystery Gift from the menu
Select Get a Gift
Select the Get via the internet option
Follow the prompts to connect online and download the Pokemon
After the Mr. Mime distribution ends, The Pokemon Company will give out three more Galarian Pokemon along with other helpful items. You can see the distribution schedule below.
Free Pokemon Distribution Schedule
Date
Free Pokemon
Additional Gifts
May 29 – June 4
Galarian Ponyta w/Anticipation
1 Level Ball, 1 Fast Ball, 1 Love Ball, 1 Beast Ball
Isle of Armor launches sometime in June and is the first of two paid DLC expansions being released for Pokemon Sword and Shield this year. This one takes players to the eponymous Isle of Armor, where they’ll train under a former Pokemon League champion named Mustard and receive the new Legendary Pokemon Kubfu.
The second expansion, The Crown Tundra, is slated to launch sometime this fall. This one is set in an arctic region and likewise introduces a variety of new Pokemon to games, including a new Legendary named Calyrex. The expansion will also add a new co-op gameplay feature that lets you explore Pokemon dens with other players.
In the meantime, the previously exclusive Gigantamax Eevee is appearing in Max Raid battles until May 25. Previously, the only way to get one was if you had save data for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee on your Switch. Another previously exclusive Pokemon, Gigantamax Meowth, will appear in Max Raids for a limited time after the Gigantamax Eevee event ends.
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