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Bethesda Gives the First Details of Its E3 2019 Showcase

Bethesda has announced details for E3 2019, which will take place on Sunday, June 9 in Los Angeles and will give an in-depth look at DOOM Eternal and other games.

The theme surrounding the 5th annual event for Bethesda seems to be featured as, “Be Together” which is prominently shown on their Save the Date, alongside a silhouette image of humans and creatures standing together.

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Halo TV Series Adds Second Showrunner for Season 1

Showtime’s Halo TV series has added Steven Kane as the second showrunner for its first season.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Kane was added alongside Kyle Killen as showrunner after Killen wanted to focus on the show’s stateside production, which includes writing, while Kane will be on-set in Budapest, Hungary during filming. Killen is reportedly expected to appear on-set, but not at all times.

Kane is known for co-creating and acting as showrunner on The Last Ship, and has also worked on American Dad, The Closer and more.

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Devil May Cry 5 For $48, And More From This Massive Steam Game Spring Sale

While large batches of PlayStation and Xbox games are discounted on a weekly basis, it’s not as common to see hundreds of Steam games marked down at once. Luckily, Fanatical‘s spring sale is here to fill that gap and save PC gamers money on some of the best games on Steam. The retailer, which sells Steam keys that are officially licensed from game publishers, has been posting new game deals throughout the month, with the latest batch of deals going live today. Please note you must have a Steam account to take advantage of them.

Even better: Fanatical is offering a coupon code that lets you take an additional 10% off the site price (with the exception of pre-orders, bundles, and Star deals). The promo code is FANATICAL10 and will help you save even more money on these discounted games.

One of the most notable deals is Devil May Cry 5, the latest game in the hack-and-slash demon hunting series. Released less than two weeks ago, the Capcom title is discounted by 20% as part of Fanatical’s sale, so you can grab a Steam key for it for just $48 (it’s still $60 at all major retailers). Unfortunately, this is the one game you can’t use the promo code on, but $12 off is still a hefty discount for a brand new, highly rated game.

In GameSpot’s Devil May Cry 5 review, the game received a 9/10. “Rarely does the game stumble, consistently leveraging its spectacle and mechanical depth to push aside any small frustrations,” wrote GameSpot’s Matt Espineli. “All the while, the story exudes a charismatic charm that keeps you constantly intrigued as you’re refining your skills.”

Tons of other great PC games are on sale over the next two weeks, including Civilization VI, which you can get for $16.20; Frostpunk, which is discounted at $15.20; the entire XCOM 2 collection, which is $31.50; and Yakuza 0, which is selling for $11.51.

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See some of our picks on the best Steam deals below, and take note of the day and time each deal ends. The below prices include the coupon code discount.

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Apex Legends Won’t Get Fortnite-Style Challenges For Now, And Here’s Why

Now that Respawn has shared more details on the new character, Octane, and the first Apex Legends battle pass, it’s confirmed that the battle pass doesn’t feature any Fortnite-style challenges. In a blog post, Respawn said it might consider adding challenges or quests in future battle passes, but not in the first one because the studio wanted to instead give players more time to learn and experiment with the initial roster of characters.

“You’ll notice the first version isn’t built around a complex quest system where you need to do a 720 backflip off of Watchtower Artemis and get two Wingman headshots before hitting the ground,” Respawn said in a sentence that appears to be referencing Fortnite. “While we think there’s really cool design space in quests and challenges for future Battle Passes, we wanted the initial version to allow our players to just play and learn the game.”

While there are no challenges in the first Apex Legends battle pass, which is called the Wild Frontier Battle Pass, there is a progression system that rewards players who try out a number of different characters. “This season is about exploring the new meta and variety of team comps driven by the launch of our first new Legend, Octane,” Respawn said.

Respawn also confirmed that almost everything in Apex Legends’ first battle pass will be forever exclusive to Season 1. The only exception is that Apex Packs will be available every season, and their content won’t be exclusive to any one season.

Looking ahead, Respawn said you can expect future Apex Legends battle passes to include more “improvements, updates, and tweaks.” The studio teased that it has a “lot of cool ideas in the works,” and you can expect those to release over time.

For more on the first Apex Legends battle pass and Octane, check out the stories below.

Why Game Developers Are Talking About Unionization

If you’ve ever felt like one of the sequels to your favourite games didn’t seem to quite click, or that something was missing, or maybe even that a game changed between when you first saw the trailer and when it showed up in stores, well – chances are you were right.

Job security in the games industry is widely regarded as poor. The average game developer changes jobs (either voluntarily or otherwise) every two years, and many of them leave the industry altogether after only five. With games taking many years to develop, it’s a simple mathematical fact that the team that made one game for a studio probably won’t be there for the next. 

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New Nintendo Direct-Style Showcase Airing This Week

Nintendo is broadcasting another Direct-style presentation this week, this one focusing on indie games. The annual spring Nindies Showcase airs on Wednesday, March 20, and it’ll offer a glimpse at a number of indie titles on the way to Switch in the near future.

The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 4 PM GMT. As usual, you’ll be able to stream it on Nintendo’s website, Twitch, and YouTube channels. You’ll also be able to tune in right here on GameSpot when the time comes and watch the broadcast below.

Nintendo hasn’t shared any further details about this week’s Nindies Showcase, so we don’t yet know what games will be featured. However, the company has confirmed the presentation will run approximately 30 minutes–longer than most typical Nintendo Directs–which suggests it’ll be packed with news and reveals.

Nintendo of Europe aired its own indie-focused presentation back in January, which included the announcement of SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech, the newest game in Image & Form’s acclaimed series. That presentation was also followed by the surprise release of several titles, including When Ski Lifts Go Wrong and Unruly Heroes.

The Nindies Showcase follows a few weeks after Nintendo’s big February Direct, which gave us our first glimpse at Super Mario Maker 2, a Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake, and more. Nintendo and The Pokemon Company also recently revealed Pokemon Sword and Shield, the series’ upcoming “core” installments for Switch, during their own Pokemon-focused Direct at the end of February.