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Existing owners of Control on console won’t get a free upgrade to its PS5 or Xbox Series X versions – but those who buy a new Ultimate Edition will.

The Ultimate Edition was announced today, and will be released on Steam on August 27, followed by Epic Games Store, PS4 and Xbox One versions on September 10. It will come with all previous upgrades, and both of the game’s expansions.

Alongside that announcement came the news that those who bought the console versions of the Ultimate Edition will get a free digital upgrade to the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game when they arrive – but those who already own the game on console will not.

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A product FAQ for the Ultimate Edition makes clear that, “The free upgrade path to Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 version of Control is only available for Control Ultimate Edition.” The FAQ also confirms that the next-gen versions of the game will arrive digitally by the “end of 2020”.

While by no means a mandated policy, it’s become unusual to see game companies locking off free upgrades on cross-gen titles – whether that’s through in-house schemes like Xbox Smart Delivery, or publisher-specific programs like EA’s Dual Entitlement.

We named Control our Game of the Year for 2019, and its final expansion, AWE – which crosses over the worlds of Control and Alan Wake – arrives on August 27. We recently heard that developer Remedy is now working on a full new game set in the Control-Alan Wake connected universe.

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Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s still-mysterious new action film, is due for release in Australia and the UK on August 26, and the US on September 3 – and we have an exclusive new poster to show you.

The launch poster shows John David Washington on one side of bulletproof glass and Robert Pattinson on the other, with a bullet hole between them. What does it mean? Who knows, but we cannot wait to find out.

After a number of delays, Tenet’s settled on its staggered set of release dates across the world, allowing it to avoid skipping theaters for VOD.

Aside from trailer clips that show us Tenet will centre around Nolan’s long-held fascination with time (and time manipulation), we know precious little about the movie. What we know for sure is that it’ll use a startlingly small amount of VFX for a modern action film, with fewer than 300 VFX shots in the entire runtime – the director even blew up an entire plane because it was simpler than CG.

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Oddworld: Abe’s Odysee – New ‘n’ Tasty is coming to Nintendo Switch soon. The game, a full remake of the original Oddworld: Abe’s Odysee, will launch for the Nintendo hybrid system in October. A specific date has not been announced yet.

Oddworld Inhabitants released a trailer alongside the announcement, although because of the visual effects used it perhaps doesn’t give the best look at how the game will actually look and run on the system. You can watch it below.

The game has previously been released on PC, Wii U, PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, iOS, and Android. The first release was back in 2014, and the original Abe’s Odysee came out in 1997. New ‘n Tasty is the third Oddworld title on the system, following the earlier releases of Stranger’s Wrath and Munch’s Odysee.

Another Oddworld remake is also in the works right now. Oddworld: Soulstorm, a remake of Abe’s Exoddus, is coming to PS5, along with PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Epic.

The game received an 8/10 in GameSpot’s 2014 review. Critic Dan Hindes called it ” a remake that feels as though it was crafted with love and respect.”

The Netflix “ta-dum” soundmark is one of the all time greats, but doesn’t work as well in a theater because it’s only 3 seconds long.

So Netflix commissioned Hans Zimmer to extend it for theaters and … it’s … so … good.pic.twitter.com/RGw26vCAGY

— Siqi Chen (@blader) August 9, 2020

NFL superstar Lamar Jackson is featured on the cover of Madden NFL 21, and the art direction and style for the cover is very unique and creative this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. It’s a wonderful-looking cover, and Jackson says in a new interview that he reacted emotionally when he saw it for the first time.

In a video for the NFL, Jackson said appearing on the cover of a Madden game has been a lifelong dream. He doesn’t usually cry, but he became emotional when he saw this year’s cover.

“That’s been a dream of mine all my life,” Jackson said of gracing the cover of Madden. “I’ve seen all the greats on it–Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNab, Gronk–so I was like, I want to be on it too. They revealed [the cover] to me early. I don’t cry about stuff. I didn’t cry when I won the Heisman. I didn’t cry when I won all the other accolades. But when I saw the cover [of Madden NFL 21], I actually shed tears.”

Because EA Sports was not able to conduct a photo shoot with Jackson for Madden NFL 21 due to COVID-19, the publisher worked with the team photographer for Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens to feature multiple photos of the athlete on the cover. The result is a striking cover that showcases different sides of Jackson and his personality and flair. It’s one of the best covers in years.

Madden NFL 21 launches on August 28 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. For the first time in franchise history, the game will be available on Steam.

It was recently announced that Madden NFL 21 will have a 6v6 arcade-style backyard football mode with trick plays, though no gameplay footage of this has been released.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn just massively expanded its free trial, increasing the level cap from 35 to 60 and giving trial players access to the critically acclaimed Heavensward expansion. Returning players who want to take advantage of the free offering, however, won’t be able to sign up for the trial if they’ve ever subscribed in the past.

The issue was brought up in Steam community forums a number of times, with one player complaining that the free version wasn’t accessible to anyone who has ever given money to Square Enix, and another warning that the free trial was not comparable to the free-to-play model seen on other MMOs.

A Square Enix representative confirmed this was the case, telling GameSpot “if anyone has purchased any version of FFXIV in the past, they cannot participate in the free trial with that account.” So while a free trial account can be converted to a paying account, a paying account can’t be reverted back to a free trial. These restrictions also apply to accounts that participated in the FFXIV beta over seven years ago.

In simple terms: you either need to commit to free play and its restrictions for the long term, or buy the game and keep up the monthly subscription fee. If you’ve bought the game and you let your subscription expire, you won’t be able to revert to free play.

Square Enix did say that free trial accounts created when the level cap was at 35 will automatically convert to the new free trial version, however, but previous free trial users should make sure they have the right client. While trial players and full accounts play on the same servers, the two versions use different clients, with two different Steam pages. “If somebody is trying to reboot up their free trial account, they need to make sure they are using that client,” Square Enix specified.

Accounts for the Final Fantasy MMO have always been a little confusing–while the game can be purchased through Steam or through Square Enix directly, any expansions will have to be purchased through the same storefront or the game won’t work correctly. The full version of the game also requires a monthly subscription to play.

Though the free trial now includes more of the game, it still restricts players from a number of game functions such as trades, the Market Board, Free Companies, microtransactions, and more, as well as a limit on the amount of in-game currency they can acquire. The FFXIV Starter Edition–which allows access to the same game areas as the free trial, but with these restrictions removed–retails for $20.

Late last year, 2K announced that a new Bioshock game was in development at new studio Cloud Chamber–and now a series of job listings at the studio have given us a first glimpse at what the next game in the series might entail.

As picked up by Gamebyte, a listing for Lead Environment Modeler seeks someone to “help us breathe life into a new and fantastical world.” The wording suggests the new Bioshock won’t be returning to either Rapture or Columbia for the new installment, and like Bioshock: Infinite will create its own world.

The listings describe Cloud Chamber as “a collaborative team of inspired minds who create games together.” After a reminder that the studio is creating the next Bioshock game, it adds, “our passion and love for this iconic franchise is what brought us together. The thrill and responsibility of creating the next iteration of such a beloved game is what keeps us going.”

Other details picked up by @MauroNL3 on Twitter include that the game is being developed in Unreal Engine 4, and is slated for next-gen–not surprising given the game’s announcement warned it was still several years away.

Cloud Chamber is also looking for a principle combat designer who likes “pushing boundaries and trying risky experiments that haven’t been seen before,” a cinematic artist with “Wes Anderson like precision and panache,” and a world designer who will help “create a “living” world that offers players variety at every step of the game.”

It looks like the burgeoning studio is still at the earliest stages of development on the next Bioshock game, but it’ll be interesting to see what they create with a team of both Bioshock veterans and new hires.