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As the end of the month nears, it’s time to gear up for another round of Games with Gold freebies. Microsoft has revealed the four games that will be free in June for Xbox Live Gold subscribers–the lineup includes two Xbox One titles, one Xbox 360 game, and an original Xbox game that has a looming remake. As always, the freebies for Xbox 360 and original Xbox are backward compatible.

Starting June 1, you can grab Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse for Xbox One. The Metroidvania from WayForward originally released in 2014 and stars a half-genie who wards off the invasion of her homeland by running, jumping, and whacking enemies with both her hair and items acquired along the way.

Original Xbox game Destroy All Humans will be free from June 1 to June 15, which is interesting considering the Destroy All Humans remake is set to launch in July. The open-world action game has become a cult classic in recent years, so you can play the original before diving into the updated version this summer.

Come June 16, Xbox Live subscribers can grab Coffee Talk, a visual novel that places you in the role of a barista who serves warm drinks and talks through problems with customers. They aren’t your everyday customers though, as Coffee Talk is set in an alternate reality Seattle inhabited by werewolves, vampires, and other magical creatures. Coffee Talk will be free until July 15.

You can also snag Sine Mora from June 16 to June 30. The Xbox 360-era shoot ’em up relies on time rather than a health bar, so you have to move fast without being reckless. The more enemies you kill, the more time you’ll have, but once you start taking damage, the clock drops faster.

There’s still time to claim a few of May’s Games with Gold freebies. V-Rally 4 and Overlord 2 are free until the end of the month, while Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr is up for grabs until June 15.

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We at IGN are happy to reveal the schedule for our Summer of Gaming event in June, including our brand new IGN Expo showcase, where we’ll debut exclusive game reveals, trailers, gameplay demos, and more. We’re also excited to announce a series of charity events, and special Icons segments featuring interviews with iconic developers about some of the world’s most influential games.

Introducing IGN Expo

We’ve got a packed month of game reveals to bring you, not least with three days of IGN Expo, our own showcase for exclusive announcements and reveals from developers across the industry, taking place on June 5, 8 and 9.

IGN Expo will come alongside other announcements and shows from our partners across the industry throughout the month, including the likes of CD Projekt Red, Blizzard and Xbox – all accompanied by our team’s expert analysis in pre and post show coverage.

You’ll want to check out our full schedule for all the announcements, but over the month we’ll be bringing you everything from Cyberpunk 2077 details, to next-gen footage, to brand new game reveals, to exclusive footage from the likes of Wasteland 3, New World, Samurai Jack: Battle for Time and much, much more.

You can check out the entire schedule at the bottom of this story, and in the slideshow below – but remember that it’s evolving, with new games and developers joining the roster all the time. We can also say that you’ll see the likes of Arcade1Up, Blizzard, EA, Facebook/Oculus, Google Stadia, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Xbox appearing as part of Summer of Gaming, but those showings have not yet had their dates confirmed. Make sure to check back regularly for all the latest additions.

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IGN’s Summer of Gaming Charity Events

As part of our Summer of Gaming programming, we’ll be raising money through charitable donations in support of the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

We’ll have a number of charity-specific segments to both entertain and inspire you, including Animal Crossing: Celebrity Island Tours, which will include some of the biggest names in pop culture, taking fans inside the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to explore guests’ unique islands in a day-long live stream. Animal Crossing: Celebrity Island Tours will include special segments of the hit talk show Animal Talking with host and creator Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Book of Eli), which streams on his Twitch channel and can be watched in VOD on his YouTube channel. Guests for this charity live stream include Candice Patton, Simu Liu, Felicia Day, Shannon Woodward, Cliff Bleszinski, Matthew Mercer, Austin Creed, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Jessica Chobot, Lauren Lapkus, Naomi Kyle, the Merrell Twins, Andrea Rene, Alanah Pearce, Arin Hanson of Game Grumps and more.

The second event, a pre-show “Speedrunner Countdown Challenge,” will take place at the beginning of each day of IGN’s showcase and pits the world’s greatest speedrunners in a race against time as they strive to break world records live as part of our countdown to Summer of Gaming programming. Speedrunners participating include heyZeusHeresToast playing Bloodborne, tomatoangus playing every main-line Fallout game, Bryonato playing Titanfall 2, and Biinny playing Super Mario 64, alongside many more. The pre-show Speedrunner Countdown Challenge will feature in-depth commentary provided by the speedrun charity organization Games Done Quick.

Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks about these two exciting events.

Icons Month

IGN’s recently begun bringing you brand new features along a set theme every month – so far we’ve covered gaming’s greatest urban legends and stories from behind the development curtain – and June is pretty special, as we kick off Icons month. We’ll be bringing you interviews, retrospectives and hot takes from some of the industry’s most iconic figures (or franchises!) throughout June – and we’re making many of them part of our Summer of Gaming live event.

Make sure to check out our schedule to see when and how you can check out our exclusive interviews with legends like John and Brenda Romero, David Hayter, Brian Fargo, and Chris Avellone.

How to Watch IGN’s Summer of Gaming

You can watch IGN’s Summer of Gaming event on several platforms, including here with us on IGN, where we’ll have live polls for viewers as well as pre- and post-show discussions with our editorial team. Viewers can also tune in to the livestream on all major streaming channels, such as Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Here’s the full list of places you can watch IGN’s Summer of Gaming event in June:

• IGN.com (homepage)
• IGN’s Facebook Channel
• IGN’s Twitter
• IGN’s Twitch Channel
• IGN’s Youtube Channel
• IGN’s iOS App
• IGN’s Android App
• IGN’s PlayStation 4 App
• IGN’s Xbox One App
• Roku
• IGN App for Android TV
• IGN for Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• IGN 1, Samsung TV Plus

IGN’s Summer of Gaming Full Schedule

Below you’ll find our current full line-up for Summer of Gaming across June – but be aware that the event is still evolving, with new games and developers being added to the roster constantly. Asterisks denote exclusives.

June 4

Summer of Gaming Kick-Off

June 5

Pre-Show Charity Stream

• Resident Evil 3 Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by Hazeblade

IGN Expo Debut:

• Exclusive Reveals, Trailers, Gameplay Demos, and Developer Interviews

Reveals:

• Unannounced Game (Funcom / The Outsiders) – Exclusive Unannounced Gameplay Reveal with The Outsiders’ David Goldfarb
• Unannounced Game (Merge Games) – Exclusive Game Reveal
• Unannounced Game Reveal – Exclusive Reveal Trailer

Trailers:

• Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Nacon) – Earthblood Exclusive Cinematic Trailer

Gameplay:

• Blankos Block Party (Mythical Games) – Exclusive Trailer Debut, Exclusive Gameplay
• Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry) – Exclusive Gameplay World Premiere
• Observer: System Redux (Bloober Team) – Exclusive Next-Gen Deep Dive
• Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time (Soleil Games) – Exclusive Gameplay First Look
• Spellbreak (Proletariat, Inc) – Exclusive Announcement, Gameplay Interview, and Trailer

June 6

Pre-Show Charity Stream

• Fallout Series Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by TomatoAngus

Partner and Publisher Showcases:

• PC Gaming Show
• The Guerrilla Collective Showcase Day 1

June 7

Publisher Showcase

• The Guerrilla Collective Showcase Day 2

June 8

Pre-Show Charity Stream

• Doom Eternal Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by Xamide

Partner and Publisher Showcases

• Upload VR Showcase
• The Guerrilla Collective Showcase Day 3

IGN Expo #2:

• Exclusive Reveals, Trailers, Gameplay Demos, Developer Interviews, and Hands-On Previews

Reveals:

• Unannounced Classic Revival (Merge Games) – Exclusive Game Reveal
• Unannounced Game (Fabraz) – Exclusive Game Reveal

Trailers:

• Chivalry 2 (Torn Banner Studios) – Exclusive Announcement and Trailer Reveal
• Dual Universe (Novaquark) – Exclusive Trailer Reveal
• Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Deep Silver) – Exclusive Trailer Reveal
• Second Extinction (Systemic Reaction) – Exclusive Gameplay World Premiere
• Wasteland 3 (Deep Silver) – World Exclusive Trailer
• XIII (Microids) – Exclusive Gameplay Trailer Reveal

Previews:

• Borderlands 3 (Gearbox) – Exclusive “Bounty of Blood” DLC Preview w/ Gearbox Creative Director Matt Cox
• The Waylanders (Gato Studio) – Exclusive Trailer and Launch Date Announcement, and Hands-On Impressions

Gameplay:

• Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller) – Exclusive Trailer Reveal, Gameplay, and Interview
• Remnant: From the Ashes (Gunfire Games) – Gameplay and Interview with Gunfire Games

Special Icons Interview:

• David Hayter, the original voice of Solid Snake, discusses Metal Gear.

June 9

Pre-Show Charity Stream

• Bloodborne – Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by heyZeusHeresToast

IGN Expo #3:

• Exclusive Trailers, Gameplay Demos, Developer Interviews, and Hands-On Previews

Trailers:

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (SEGA / ATLUS) – Exclusive Reveal
• Everspace 2 (ROCKFISH Games) – Exclusive Alpha Gameplay Reveal Trailer
• Guilty Gear Strive (Arc Systems Works) – Exclusive Character Reveal Trailer
• Humble Bundle Indies Showcase
• Stronghold: Warlords (Firefly Studios) – Exclusive Multiplayer Trailer and Launch Date Announcement

Gameplay:

• Everspace 2 (ROCKFISH Games) – Exclusive Alpha Gameplay and Interview with ROCKFISH Games CEO & Co-Founder Michael Schade
• Iron Oath (Humble Bundle) – Exclusive Reveal Trailer and First Gameplay Reveal and Interview
• New World (Amazon Game Studios) – Exclusive War PvP Gameplay, Developer Interview
• Skater XL (Easy Day Studios) – Exclusive Switch Footage Reveal and Demo
• Solasta Crown of the Magister (Tactical Adventures) – Exclusive Gameplay Trailer and Gameplay Interview
• Total War: Troy (Creative Assembly) – Exclusive Gameplay Interview
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon (SEGA) – Exclusive Gameplay and Interview

Previews:

• Blue Fire (Graffiti Games/Robi Studios) – Exclusive Preview
• Humankind (SEGA) – Exclusive Hands-on Impressions

Special Icons Interview:

• Brian Fargo discusses the founding of Blizzard, and why RPG fans should be looking forward to Wasteland 3.

June 11

Pre-Show Charity Stream

• Titanfall 2 – Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by Bryonato

Publisher Showcases

• CD Projekt RED Livestream (with IGN pre- and post-shows)
• EA Play LIVE (with IGN pre- and post-shows)

IGN Exclusives, Gameplay Demos, and Developer Interviews:

Gameplay:

• Humankind (Amplitude Studios) – Exclusive Gameplay Interview
• More TBA

June 12

Charity Stream: Animal Crossing: Celebrity Island Tours

With special segments of the viral hit talk show Animal Talking with host and creator Gary Whitta and guests Candice Patton, Simu Liu, Felicia Day, Shannon Woodward, Cliff Bleszinski, Matthew Mercer, Austin Creed, Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast, Jessica Chobot, Lauren Lapkus, Naomi Kyle, the Merrell Twins, Andrea Rene, Alanah Pearce, Arin Hanson of Game Grumps

June 15

Pre-Show Charity Stream

• Spongebob: Battle for Bikini Bottom Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by Rubbertoe64

IGN Exclusives, Reveals, Trailers, Gameplay Demos, and Developer Interviews:

Reveals:

• Unannounced Game Reveal – Exclusive Reveal Trailer

Trailers:

• Castlestorm 2 (Zen Studios) – Launch Announcement Trailer
• Ninjala (GungHo Entertainment) – Exclusive Trailer Reveal

Gameplay:

• Corepunk (Artificial Core) – Exclusive Gameplay and Interview
• Destroy All Humans! (THQ Nordic) – Gameplay and Interview
• Mafia: Definitive Edition (Hangar 13) – Worldwide Gameplay Debut w/ Hangar 13 President and CCO Haden Blackman
• Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco) – Exclusive Trailer and Gameplay Interview with Game Director Kenji Anabuki
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (THQ Nordic) – Rehydrated Exclusive Early Access Livestream
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (THQ Nordic) – Rehydrated Exclusive Gameplay Interview
• Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus (Kasedo Games) – Exclusive Gameplay and Commentary

June 18

Pre-Show Charity Stream:

• Super Mario 64 Speedrunner Countdown Challenge – by Biinny

IGN Exclusives, Gameplay Demos, and Developer Interviews

Gameplay:

• Torchlight III (Perfect World Entertainment) – Gameplay and Interview with Series Creator Max Schaefer
• Unannounced Developer Interview and Exclusive Gameplay Deep-Dive

Special Icons Interviews:

• Chris Avellone, writer of Fallout New Vegas and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, discusses the magic ingredients in a great RPG.
• John Romero, creator of Doom, and game designer Brenda Romero, discuss RPGs and shooters in 2020.

June 24

IGN Exclusives, Reveals, Gameplay Demos, and Developer Interviews

Reveals:

• Unannounced Game Reveal – Exclusive Reveal Trailer

Trailers:

• Dreamscaper (Afterburner Studios) – Exclusive Gameplay Feature Deep Dive
• Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (Frogwares) – Exclusive Behind the Scenes Look

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Lucasfilm has delayed the launch of its cross-media Star Wars prequel series, The High Republic, until January 2021.

Announced on StarWars.com, the delay comes asa result of “recent world events” (read: COVID-19). As a result, all three announced High Republic products have been delayed from their original 2020 release dates.

Charles Soule’s adult novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi, and Justina Ireland’s middle-grade novel Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage will both see release on January 5, 2021. Claudia Gray’s young adult-focused Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark will follow on February 2.

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Announcements of release dates for Marvel’s The High Republic comic series, and IDW Publishing’s Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures series will follow at a later date.

Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain penned an open letter to fans, explaining the delay by saying it is to “ensure that the launch is as grand and epic as it deserves to be.”

“Now, I know that waiting isn’t easy”, Siglain continues. “And I know fans have been excited for this since it was first announced. I’m right there with you. I’ve also been waiting to tell this story for years. And while I can’t say much about it, I can tell you that our story architects – Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Doniel Jose Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule – are continuing to work away on this new era of stories. You’ll hear from them this summer, and when you do, be sure to ask them about “The Hero of Hetzal,” “the twins,” the “Blade of Bardotta,” the Starros and San Tekka clans, and the Storms. You’re not going to believe what they’ve got in store for the Jedi and the Republic.”

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The High Republic era is set roughly 200 years before any current canon Star Wars media, and will focus on the Golden Age of the Jedi. It will also reveal a dark event known as the Great Disaster and see the Jedi confront an enemy called the Nihil.

We’ve got an explainer on everything there is to know about The High Republic, an explanation as to why lightsabers were different in that era, and a reveal of 5 new Jedi knights and masters.

Here’s how to help and stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak.

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PlayStation VR Marvel’s Iron Man VR Bundle is set to release on July 3, the same date as the game itself. Like other PSVR bundles with the hardware included here, it retails for $349.99. And since other PSVR SKUs are difficult to find in stock for list price right now, this may your best chance of scoring one.

Preorder PSVR Iron Man VR Bundle

• Get it at GameStop – $349.99

The bundle comes with a PSVR headset, camera, two Move controllers, physical copy of Iron Man VR, and the demo disc 3.0. Assuming you already own a PS4 or PS4 Pro, that’s everything you need to get started in the many virtual worlds available on the platform, including AAA titles like Skyrim, Resident Evil 7, and No Man’s Sky.

Currently, GameStop is the only retailer with this listing. We’ll update this page if/when that changes.

Preorder Marvel’s Iron Man VR

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For more information, you can check out the Iron Man demo or read our hands-on preview.

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Other Preorder Guides

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Preorder Guide
• Biomutant Preorder Guide
• Cyberpunk 2077 Preorder Guide
• Dead Cells Prisoner’s Edition Preorder Guide
• Destroy All Humans Preorder Guide
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Preorder Guide
• The Last of Us Part 2 Preorder Guide
• Marvel’s Avengers Preorder Guide
• Paper Mario: The Origami King Preorder Guide
• Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated Preorder Guide
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Preorder Guide
• Watch Dogs: Legion Preorder Guide
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon Preorder Guide

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Hello Games and Microsoft have revealed that No Man’s Sky will be released on Xbox Game Pass in June 2020.

Announced on Xbox Wire, Xbox Game Pass members will soon be able to play in No Man’s Sky “infinite, procedurally-generated” universe with “over 10 million Xbox Game Pass members.”

No Man’s Sky was originally released on PlayStation 4 and PC in August 2016 before arriving on Xbox One in July 2018.

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In our original review, we said “No Man’s Sky reaches for the stars but falls short by light years. It’s amazingly big, but too often poorly designed.”

However, since then, Hello Games has provided regular free updates that have improved the gameplay experience, including the massive Beyond and Next updates and additions such as VR, multiplayer, new alien races, Exo-Mechs, and so much more.

Hello Games, even though they have announced another game in The Last Campfire, are still committed to supporting this game for the foreseeable future, so Xbox Game Pass subscribers will have plenty to look forward to.

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Hello Games will also be bringing the Windows 10 PC version of No Man’s Sky to the Microsoft Store in June as well.

No Man’s Sky made it on the list of the 9 Games That Made a Major Comeback, a list that includes other games like Star Wars: Battlefront II and Final Fantasy XIV.

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Upcoming PS4 exclusive The Last of Us Part 2 has seemingly been banned in some Middle Eastern countries.

Users on Reddit have reported that the game is currently unavailable to pre-order on the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia PS Store pages. In contrast, accessing the PS Store from places like the USA or UK at the moment allows you to view and pre-order The Last of Us Part 2. Many users have come to the conclusion that the game may have been banned and blocked for sale in these countries.

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Interestingly, searching for The Last of Us Part 2 on both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia PS Stores provides avatar and theme results, but not the game itself.

IGN has reached out to Sony for comment on the situation.

The Middle East is known for having less tolerance to LGBT themes than Western territories, and some work has been banned, such as this year’s Pixar movie Onward, due to a line of dialogue referencing a gay relationship. The Last of Us Part 2’s protagonist, Ellie, is gay, which may potentially have caused the apparent sale block.

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The Last of Us Part 2 has already been rated by the ESRB. with the advisory rating warning of nudity and sexual content. However, considering Cyberpunk 2077 is still available to pre-order in both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the suggestion is that those specific elements – which are definitely in Cyberpunk 2077 – are not the issue.

For more, be sure to check out the upcoming The Last of Us Part 2 State of Play livestream, how you won’t see everything in a single playthrough, and how leaks like the recent The Last of Us one affects game developers.

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Mafia III: Definitive Edition, the newly released version of Mafia III that includes all of the game’s DLC, seems to include a new asset within it. Files have been discovered within the game that show off a map of Berlin, and although it’s missing textures, the full town map seems to be in there.

On YouTube, Sliderv2 has posted a video (as seen on Resetera) exploring the map as Mafia III protagonist Lincoln Clay, showing it from both the air and ground. While the video does not explain how the map was accessed, it lines up with earlier reports about a cancelled game by developer Hanger 13.

A 2018 report on Kotaku about the developer outlined their plans for a new game, Rhapsody, which would be an 80s-set spy game that saw you playing a Russian Jew out for revenge for the murder of their parents.

This video does not provide much insight into how the game would have played, but it looks like at least most of the map had been laid out. Rhapsody did not go ahead, but it seems that the map survived in the files for Mafia III: Definitive Edition. Hanger 13’s next game will be the remake Mafia: Definitive Edition. releasing August 28 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

If you own Mafia III on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, the Definitive Edition is available now as a free update.

If becoming as gods and MOBAs are your top interests, then you’re probably already familiar with Hi-Rez Studios’ Smite. Now, Smite has come out with a new Final Boss Battle Pass to keep players entertained. Whether you want to throw down as Baba Yaga, Hades, or even Cthulu, there’s something for you in the upcoming month of June.

The latest Smite Final Boss Battle Pass was released on May 20, bringing with it access to four new skins: Shadow Guan Yu, Legon Hades, Elder Djinn Baba Yaga, and Frost Gorgon Medusa. Chapter 3 of the Grim Omens storyline also went live at the same time, along with the launch of the Galaxy Hero chest for players to purchase. The patch notes for 7.5 on the Smite website go into further detail about what will be launched next, so stay tuned to keep abreast of upcoming content drops.

Players who choose to pick up the Battle Pass will unlock Legion Hades upon purchase, while those opting to shell out for the Battle Pass using Battle Points will unlock Elder Djinn Baba Yaga as well.

According to the official Smite website, the Final Boss Battle Pass will set players back 600 Gems. Gems can be earned from participating in in-game activities, or by purchasing them via the Smite store using real money.

With June looming on the horizon, players will also be able to access Cthulu as a playable character. The Giant Dreamer will be larger than all the gods, and his ultimate will reflect a truly monstrous size and shape when it’s active. Fans who have long wanted to take up the reins of Cthulu will no doubt enjoy this new battle pass and the update to come next month.