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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, the new action role-playing game set in the World of Darkness universe, won’t make it out on time. Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Hardsuit Labs have confirmed that the title won’t launch during its previously announced Q1 2020 release window (January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020). Instead, it is now coming sometime later in 2020, but no specific date or release window was mentioned.

In a statement, Paradox and Hardsuit said it became clear over the “last few months” that the Q1 2020 window was unrealistic. “Hitting the original launch time frame of Q1 2020 would risk shipping a game that does not meet the ambitions that the developer and publisher share,” the companies said. “This decision has been made to ensure that Paradox and Harsuit deliver the best Bloodlines 2 experience possible.”

Hardsuit’s Brian Mitsoda and Andy Kipling shared more insight on the delay in a post on the game’s website. Having already been in the development for 3.5 years, the studio wanted to take the time to make sure the sequel did not repeat the mistakes of the 2004 first game.

“There’s the responsibility to avoid some of the issues that plagued the first game, which was famously launched too early,” Mitsoda said. “Over the last few months, it became clear that to stick to our original date would risk repeating that mistake. We won’t do that. In the end, everyone working on this game wants to offer you the best Bloodlines 2 we can.”

Mitsoda said the decision to delay Bloodlines 2 wasn’t an easy choice or the first choice of Hardsuit. In 2019, the studio grew its development teams and improved its production processes, but this wasn’t enough to “deliver the quality we want at the date we promised.”

More details on the status of Bloodlines 2 will be announced at Paradox’s upcoming fan convention PDXCON this weekend in Berlin, Germany. Bloodlines 2 is in development for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

South Park’s 23rd season continued with another Cartman and Randy-heavy episode this week. With plant-based meats all the rage in town, Cartman is the only one not happy about the prospect of sustainable eating. In fact, this is the week Cartman finally has that overdue heart attack.

We’ll have our review of “Let Them Eat Goo” up a bit later tonight. Until then, let us know what you thought of the new episode in the comments below.

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A man was arrested for drinking in a bar underage with a “McLovin” fake ID, and Seth Rogen couldn’t resist making a joke.

A 20-year-old was found in a bar early Friday morning in Iowa — where the legal drinking age is 21 — with a fake Hawaii ID under the name “McLovin” and the date of birth of June 3, 1981. The ID is a reference to the movie Superbad, which Rogen produced, co-wrote and acted in. The filmmaker took to Twitter to voice his response.

“My work here is done,” Rogen wrote while sharing a news article of the incident.

My work here is done. https://t.co/OxlR08Re8u

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The first details for Pokemon Go‘s November Community have been announced. Next month’s event is set for Saturday, November 16, and the featured Pokemon this time will be Chimchar, the Fire-type starter from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.

Throughout November’s Community Day, Chimchar will appear in the wild much more often than normal, making this a good opportunity to stock up on Chimchar Candy, which you’ll need if you’re hoping to evolve it into Infernape. As usual, if you can evolve it up to two hours after the Community Day ends, your Infernape will know a special event-exclusive move.

November’s Community Day will also mark your first chance to catch a Shiny Chimchar in the game. On top of that, Pokemon eggs will hatch at a quarter of their normal distance during the event, and as always, any Lure Modules you use will remain active for three hours rather than their usual 30 minutes.

Like the past two Community Days, November’s event will take place early in the day, from 11 AM to 2 PM local time. You can read more details about November’s Community Day on the official Pokemon website.

Of course, that’s not the only event on the horizon for Pokemon Go. The game’s annual Halloween celebration runs from October 17 to November 1. During that time, you’ll be able to encounter costume-wearing versions of Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in Raid Battles, while Pikachu wearing a Mimikyu costume can be found in the wild. There will also be increased Ghost and Dark Pokemon spawns, and the Legendary Darkrai will make its debut in five-star Raids.

Following the Halloween event, Niantic is bringing the Regi trio–Regirock, Registeel, and Regice–back to Raids from November 1-4, ahead of Regigigas’ debut in EX Raids later in the month. If you want to encounter Regigigas early, Niantic is holding a Colossal Discovery Special Research event on November 2–but you need to pay to participate.

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If you’re looking to upgrade your graphics card or buy a whole new gaming laptop for 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, you’re in luck. Nvidia is currently giving away Modern Warfare for free if you purchase an RTX 20 Series graphics card or select gaming laptop/desktop.

Though we said “select,” it’s no small number. A wide variety of gaming laptops are eligible for this deal, including great laptops from Asus, Razer, and Acer. Nvidia regularly offers this sort of promotion. In July, Nvidia graphics cards came with digital codes for Control and Wolfenstein: Youngblood.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare releases October 25, so if you order now, you should be able to start playing right at launch.

The current deal is only offered at select retailers, including Best Buy. While there are plenty of graphics cards and laptops to choose from to take advantage of this deal, we’ve highlighted some of our favorites below (some of which are on sale, too).

See all qualifying products at Nvidia

RTX 20 Series Graphics Cards

GeForce RTX Gaming Laptops

Pokemon Sword and Shield are less than a month away. The Gen 8 games arrive on Nintendo Switch on November 15, and much like previous installments, it looks like they’ll receive plenty of free Pokemon and other bonuses after they launch.

The Pokemon Company has already announced a handful of free Pokemon you’ll be able to get in Sword and Shield, and there will presumably be even more on the way in the future. We’ve rounded up all the free gifts announced for the titles so far below, and we’ll continue to update this list as more are revealed.

In the meantime, a few freebies are still up for grabs for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. If you have the 3DS games, you’ll also be able to snag a Shiny Solgaleo or Shiny Lunala from participating stores beginning October 21.

Gigantamax-Capable Pikachu / Eevee

If you have save data from Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu or Let’s Go Eevee on your Nintendo Switch, you’ll be able to receive a free Pikachu or Eevee in Sword and Shield. You can claim the free Pokemon from the Wild Area Station roughly two hours into the adventure, and these are capable of Gigantamaxing. However, the free Pikachu and Eevee cannot evolve.

Gigantamax-Capable Meowth

If you purchase a copy of Pokemon Sword or Shield by January 15, 2020, you’ll be able to receive a free Meowth that’s capable of Gigantamaxing. You can claim the Pokemon until that date by selecting Mystery Gift from the games’ main menu and choosing the “Get via internet” option. Like the aforementioned Pikachu and Eevee, this Meowth cannot evolve.