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Next-generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony are coming, and Capcom says it is prepared in at least one way. One potential development issue when moving from one generation of consoles to the next can be related to game engines, or the tools used to make games.

Capcom’s proprietary engine, the RE Engine that is used for the Resident Evil games, was specifically designed from early on to be able to be tweaked for new consoles, management said during a recent earnings report. As such, Capcom sees its engine as one of its strengths heading into the new wave of systems.

“The games we developed using the RE Engine during this current hardware generation have received critical acclaim, and from the early stages of building this engine, we kept the ability to augment it for next-generation development in mind; as such, we view the RE Engine as one of our strengths that will contribute to next-generation game creation,” management said.

As one of the biggest publishers in the world, and one that has a close relationship with Microsoft with the Dead Rising series, it seems likely that Capcom would be among those companies who are briefed on next-generation plans ahead of time.

Microsoft is expected to announce at least one next-generation console at E3 in June. You can read GameSpot’s breakdown of the new Xbox console rumors here to find out more. Sony, meanwhile, will not be at E3, but the company has already shared the first details of the PS5. For its part, Nintendo is rumored to be working on new consoles but it won’t announce them at E3.

One company that has created a new game engine recently is Microsoft. The Halo team created a brand-new engine called Slipspace that is powering the ambitious Xbox One and PC game Halo Infinite. According to a report, Microsoft might have spent around $500 million to develop Halo Infinite, a figure that also includes the cost of creating the Slipspace engine.

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Since 2010, developer Quantic Dream only released games for the PlayStation family of consoles. But that’s changing this year when the studio launches Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human on PC through the Epic Games Store.

The French studio has now confirmed release dates for each title. Heavy Rain will debut first on June 24 for $20 USD. Beyond: Two Souls will follow on July 22 for $20 USD, with Detroit: Become Human, the newest release, launching sometime this Fall 2019 for $40 USD.

Each title will also have a “sizeable” free demo available about a month before the full release. Here is the full release schedule:

Heavy Rain

• Demo: May 24
• Full Release: June 24

Beyond: Two Souls

• Demo: June 27
• Full Release: July 22

Detroit: Become Human

• Demo: Summer
• Full Release: Fall

Each title is available to pre-order now on the Epic Games Store. The titles will be released on other digital PC stores later, but no official announcements have been made at this point.

Quantic is going through big changes. Though it was never owned by Sony, the company exclusively released its games on Sony machines since 2010 with Heavy Rain. Now, the company is working on a new IP that will come to multiple platforms, while it’s taken on NetEase as a minority stakeholder to help fund its “future technologies.”

“We are so grateful for twelve fantastic years of collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment and all they have allowed us to create and produce,” Quantic Dream co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere said in a statement. “With this new partnership with Epic, we can now expand our products to a wider fan base and allow PC players to enjoy our titles.”

E3 2019 is just a few weeks away. Surprisingly, Activision hasn’t announced the name of the Call of Duty it will show off during E3, something the company traditionally does prior to the show in mid- to late May. But we do know Activision will be showcasing 2019’s Call of Duty at E3, whatever it may be.

So far, Call of Duty is all Activision has planned for E3. Granted, the company doesn’t need to announce anything else. Clues have been hinting that the upcoming Call of Duty will be Modern Warfare 4, a sequel to one of the franchise’s most popular series. If that’s all Activision has for E3 2019, that’ll be enough.

Activision has no scheduled E3 press conference, so the next Call of Duty will most likely premiere outside of any show. Sony won’t be holding a press conference during E3 this year, and they’re usually the one to host Call of Duty announcements.

Activision does have a few more games scheduled for 2019: Crash Team Racing and Call of Duty: Mobile. However, neither has been confirmed for E3. They could be shown off, though.

We don’t know too much about 2019’s Call of Duty. Even its name is still unknown. Infinity Ward has been confirmed as the developer behind the new game though. Five former Infinity Ward developers–most of which went on to work with Respawn on Titanfall and Titanfall 2 after finishing Modern Warfare 3–have returned to the studio to work on the new Call of Duty. Unlike last year’s Black Ops 4, 2019’s Call of Duty will have a traditional single-player campaign. Activision has confirmed 2019’s Call of Duty will have a “huge expansive multiplayer world” and “fun co-op gameplay,” but did not clarify any further. The game is already in a playable state.

The one and only Activision game confirmed for E3 2019 has been listed below. If additional Activision titles are announced prior to or during E3, we’ll update the list.

All Activision Games Confirmed For E3 2019

• Call of Duty 2019