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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga May Add Grunting Voice Work

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga may offer players the option to use a classic ‘grunting’ voice track instead of full voice acting.

Over the past few days, fans of LEGO Star Wars have been tweeting that they would like to see grunts in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, the upcoming entry in the long-running series from TT Games. In the replies to a recent tweet from the developer, many have been expressing their wish that the game would use the grunts, grumbling, and other sounds to represent characters talking, as they did in the original games, rather than full voice acting.

At E3 2019, IGN spoke to TT Games’s Head of Design Arthur Parsons, who said that the classic grunts may not be out of the question: “At the minute the plan is that the game is fully voiced, But we are talking to the team about having an additional mode for grunts.”

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PS4 Beta Dates Announced

Get ready for a cold snap. Monster Hunter World is preparing to kick off beta sessions for Iceborne on PlayStation 4, in preparation for the expansion launch later this year.

The beta will let you try out three quests. A Great Jagras hunt will be welcoming for newcomers to get your feet wet. The wyvern Banbaro offers a mid-level challenge, and Tigrex will challenge the most seasoned hunters. You’ll also have access to all 14 weapon types across all three challenges and the training area. Weapons will include new features along with the Clutch Claw grapple and Slinger tools. Completing each challenge will earn you an item pack of consumables that will be waiting for you in the full version of Iceborne, when it launches.

The first Iceborne beta will be exclusive to PlayStation Plus users and begin on Friday, June 21. The second will be available or all PS4 owners and begin on Friday, June 28. You’ll be able to pre-load in advance, and you won’t need the base game to participate in the beta.

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is coming on September 6 to PS4 and Xbox One, with a PC release following in the winter. You will need Monster Hunter World to place the full Iceborne expansion, and you’ll need to have finished the main story through Hunter Rank 16 to play the Iceborne content.

PlayStation Plus Exclusive Beta: June 21-June 24
- 3 AM PT
- 12 AM ET
- 11 AM BST
- 8 PM AEST
PlayStation 4 Wide Beta: June 28-July 1
- 3 AM PT
- 12 AM ET
- 11 AM BST
- 8 PM AEST

Shenmue 3 Feels More like a Video Game Than Its Predecessors

I found a cozy little shop at the outskirts of Bailu, the rural Chinese village Shenmue III starts off at. In front of the entrance were two capsule toy machines, and maps that indicate where to find medicinal herbs could be obtained from a small table next to it. As Ryo Hazuki, I pick up one of the maps and then bent down in front of the capsule toy machines, just like I did for the first time nearly 20 years ago.

Ryo puts the toys in his magical pockets that can hold anything from stone mirrors to living ducks, and heads into the store. Before approaching the store clerk, I decide to take my time and first have a look around. Like in the previous entries, Ryo can freely explore these environments, open drawers and pick up random objects that have no importance to the main story. Objects Ryo can interact with are now highlighted with small circles, a convenience that Shenmue purists will probably find unnecessary.

Dr. Mario World Gets a Release Date

Nintendo has announced that Dr. Mario World, the developer’s next mobile game, will be released on July 10.

In Dr. Mario World players have to eliminate viruses by matching capsules with viruses of the same colour. Alongside Mario, players will also be able to call on Dr. Peach, Dr. Bowser, Dr. Toad and a variety of other characters in order to draw on a variety of antiviral skills.

Accompanying the main Stage Mode is a Versus Mode, where players can go head-to-head online.

Dr. Mario World is described as “free-to-start”, and the initial launch contains over 200 stages, with additional stages, worlds, and doctors due to be added later. The game launches on iOS and Android on July 10, and pre-registration is available now for eager fans.

Save $10 Off Gears 5 Preorders Right Now

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The next installment in the Gears of War franchise is simply called Gears 5, and it’s set to release for Xbox One and PC on September 10. This entry in the cover-shooter series focuses on Kait Diaz and continues the story of humanity’s struggle against a brutal alien threat. It features five modes, including Escape mode, which has you and two co-op partners trying to (you guessed it) escape a maze-like Hive, plus a Map Builder for making Escape maps.

The Best Selling Games of E3 2019

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While E3 2019 wasn’t the earth-shattering spectacle of previous years, we did get a slew of release date announcements and windows, as well as the brief availability of some of the coolest collector’s editions to flash in and out of stock at major retailers.

This list of the most preordered games of E3 2019 is compiled from our own traffic data, making this the official list of “IGN’s most popular games at E3 based on preorders.” No one else can say that!

E3 2019 Most Popular Games

Motorola Moto Z4 Review

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The Moto Z4 is, somehow, equal parts underwhelming and undeniably charming. Its charms include a fairly impressive 6.4-inch OLED display, a massive 3600mAh battery, and a $500 price tag (See it at Amazon). It’s not the best-looking or most powerful phone out there, but it is one of the only phones that lets you transform it with “Mods,” including one that enables 5G wireless. Or turn it into a projector. Or take 360-degree photos. You get the idea.

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Today we’re giving away a digital Life is Strange 2 Season Pass for PC/Steam. To enter into this sweepstake, fill out the form below. You must be at least 18 years old and a legal U.S. resident to enter. Today’s sweepstake will end at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Entries entered after this time will not be considered.

Death Stranding Director Hideo Kojima Coming To San Diego Comic-Con

Hideo Kojima’s new game, Death Stranding, was a no-show at E3 2019 last week. So when will we hear about it next? We might learn more at San Diego Comic-Con in July.

The game developer posted on Twitter today to say he and Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn are coming to San Diego Comic-Con. The specifics are unknown at this point, but it could be that the pair are appearing on some kind of joint panel where they talk about each other’s projects.

The full San Diego Comic-Con schedule hasn’t been posted yet, so there is no word yet on if the Kojima/Winding Refn panel is officially part of the show or connected to it in some other manner. The show runs July 18-21 in San Diego.

Winding Refn is the director of several Ryan Gosling movies including Drive and Only God Forgives. He appears in Death Stranding as the character “Heartman.”

He and Kojima are friends. Kojima appears in Winding Refn’s new Amazon show, Too Old To Die Young, in which he cuts off a man’s finger with a giant sword.

Winding Refn is just the latest celebrity to feature in Death Stranding. The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus plays the main character, while Lea Seydoux, Lindsay Wagner, Mads Mikkelsen, Margaret Qualley, Tommie Earl Jenkins, and Troy Baker all have roles in the game.

Death Stranding releases for PS4 on November 8.

Nintendo Is “Evaluating” Streaming Technology

With major players like Microsoft, Sony, and Google invested in game-streaming technologies, it could be the next big evolution for gaming. Now, a Nintendo executive has commented on the possibility of the Mario company getting involved.

Nintendo of America executive Charlie Scibetta told TechCrunch at E3 2019 that streaming is “certainly interesting technology.” He added that Nintendo is monitoring the technology, going on to say that for now at least Nintendo is focusing on physical game sales and sales through the Nintendo eShop.

“Streaming is certainly interesting technology,” he explained. “Nintendo is keeping a close eye on it and we’re evaluating it. We don’t have anything to announce right now in terms of adopting that technology. For us, it’s still physical and it’s digital downloads through our eShop.”

Another executive, marketing boss Doug Bowser (yes, that is his real name), told The Hollywood Reporter that “it’s always interesting to see what others are doing in the space” as it relates to streaming.

“We’re always interested in how various new technologies can enable different ways to play games,” he said.

While Nintendo might not have a streaming service of its own, the company does operate a subscription service in the form of the Nintendo Switch Online membership program.

And though Nintendo doesn’t offer a game-streaming service on Switch, other companies do. Capcom offers Resident Evil 7 as a streaming game on Switch in Japan, while Ubisoft does the same with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in the country.

The public beta for Microsoft’s xCloud game-streaming service launches in October, while Google Stadia is slated for release in November. in other news, Microsoft and Sony recently announced an agreement for new cloud-gaming technologies.