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It looks it won’t be long until we know more about Call of Duty: WWII‘s Zombies mode. A tweet from the Call of Duty account says that the first official reveal of developer Sledgehammer Games’ “twisted new vision” for Call of Duty Zombies will be revealed on July 20.

The tweet (via Game Informer) suggests that the reveal will happen at San Diego Comic-Con. That’s all we know for now, but Activision has a history of making big Call of Duty Zombies announcements at Comic-Con, so we’re expecting something good here.

At San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Activision announced the celebrity cast for Black Ops III’s Zombies mode, including Jeff Goldblum, Heather Graham, and Ron Perlman. It wouldn’t be surprising if this year’s Comic-Con news is something similar.

What we do know about Call of Duty: WWII’s Zombies mode is that it is an “entirely new story and a pretty horrifying experience,” and it will tell “the story of the Third Reich’s desperate attempt to create an army in the final stages of the war.”

Sledgehammer boss Michael Condrey added that Call of Duty: WWII’s Zombies mode will be an “adrenaline-fueled” take on the fan-favourite mode. He pointed out that Sledgehammer is no stranger to horror, as he and the other studio leader, Glen Schofield, worked on Dead Space before joining Activision.

Call of Duty: World War II launches on November 3 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. A beta will be held before launch, and you can guarantee yourself a spot by pre-ordering.

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Sony has announced that PlayStation Trophies now sync “much more quickly” on PS4, meaning you’ll be able to show off your achievements quicker than ever before.

Although syncing to the server is noticeably faster than before on PS4, it is still not immediate like on Xbox One: you’re still required to go into the Trophies sub-section of the main menu to trigger the synchronization. It’s unclear if sync speeds from PS3 and PS Vita have been improved.

In other Trophy news, a game that promised the “world’s fastest platinum Trophy” has been pulled from the PlayStation Store. ★★★★★ 1000 Top Rated’s developer claimed you could earn the title’s platinum Trophy in under 20 minutes. However, Sony removed it from PSN “temporarily” and asked developer Top Rated to “change the game’s name and not mention Trophies in the Store trailer.”

The puzzle game, which had a price tag of $0.98, is still not back on the Store at the time of writing.

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Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has a new update out today on its PC public test server, bringing with it a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.

Specifically, you can no longer exit a vehicle that is blocked all the way round, and tire effects will change immediately when a vehicle moves onto a different type of surface. Elsewhere, the game’s UI performance has been improved, and a south-east Asia server has been added.

Take a look at the full patch notes at the bottom of this article. The update is out today on Battlegrounds’ test server, and it will likely drop on Thursday, July 6, “if everything is stable.”

Looking ahead, a new, desert-themed map is on the way for Battlegrounds, along with a snowy arena set in the Adriatic region. No release date has been announced for either map, but the former was recently shown off for the first time.

Developer Bluehole announced the new maps at E3 2017, where it also showcased a new weapon–the short-to-medium range OTS rifle–and improved traversal animations. More weather effects are also on the way, along with mod support further down the line.

The other Battlegrounds news from E3 was that the title is coming to Xbox One as a “console launch exclusive” later this year. It has so far reached 3 million players on PC, where it remains in Early Access.

Finally, the battle royale title will soon add a new Zombies mode, in which players can control the undead and attempt to overcome their human enemies. For more on the popular multiplayer game, check out our Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Let’s Play.

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Week 15 Update Patch Notes

General

• Added SEA (Southeast Asia) server.

Client Performance

• Improved UI performance.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused a character to walk through gas station wall.
• Fixed a bug that caused a character to stand on top of a tunnel after getting out of motorbike inside of a tunnel.
• You can no longer get out of a vehicle if the vehicle is blocked all the way around.
• Fixed a bug that made a teammate’s weapon invisible in spectator mode
• Fixed an issue of the scope crosshair appearing blurry when post-processing quality is set to high.
• Adjusted GROZA rail to better fit Holographic Sight and Red Dot Sight.
• Fixed a bug that caused ammo not to drop after dropping Extended Mag with full Backpack.
• Vehicle tire effects will change immediately when the vehicle is on a different type of ground.

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Multiplayer in Mass Effect: Andromeda will be getting a new difficulty mode soon. In a new trailer, developer BioWare and publisher EA have teased Platinum difficulty for the game’s Apex multiplayer missions, challenging players to “take your skills to the next level.” Little more is revealed in the video, but we’ll presumably learn more about the update in the near future.

Apex missions are Andromeda’s multiplayer squad-based challenges, and new ones have continued to be introduced since launch. The Platinum missions join Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels for more skilled players.

The trailer also appears to tease a new race for Andromeda: the batarians. One is seen in the video above, despite not being found in Andromeda to this date. The species was seen in the original trilogy, most notably in Mass Effect 2.

The news comes just a few days after reports emerged that Andromeda would not be getting any single-player DLC and that a sequel had been shelved. They followed previous reports that EA had put the Mass Effect series on “hiatus” and scaled down BioWare’s workforce. According to Kotaku, a small team will remain working on Andromeda’s multiplayer portion to add content and push out fixes. However most of the game’s primary development studio, BioWare Montreal, has apparently moved on to other projects.

The Edmonton, Canada-based developer has since unveiled its new IP, Anthem, which is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2018.

In our Mass Effect Andromeda review, critic Scott Butterworth said, “In many ways, Andromeda feels like a vision half-fulfilled. It contains a dizzying amount of content, but the quality fluctuates wildly. Its worlds and combat shine, but its writing and missions falter–and the relative strength of the former is not enough to compensate for the inescapable weakness of the latter.” He awarded the game a 6/10.

For more on the sci-fi RPG, check out our two part documentary on the making of Mass Effect: Andromeda.

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We already knew Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has two new maps in development. Now, developer Bluehole has shown off one of them for the first time. The desert arena doesn’t yet have a name, but we know it’s based in Peru and will have sandstorms, among other new features. Take a look at the new images below.

Bluehole originally shared the news at E3 2017, where it also showcased a new weapon–the short-to-medium range OTS rifle–and improved traversal animations. More weather effects are also on the way, along with mod support further down the line.

The Peru-based desert map isn’t the only one coming: in addition, Bluehole is working on a snowy arena set in the Adriatic region, containing a ruined cosmodrome. No release date has been announced for either map.

The big Battlegrounds news from E3 2017 was that the title is coming to Xbox One as a “console launch exclusive” later this year. It has so far reached 3 million players on PC, where it remains in Early Access.

Finally, the battle royale title will soon add a new Zombies mode, in which players can control the undead and attempt to overcome their human enemies. For more on the popular multiplayer game, check out our Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Let’s Play.

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We already know that the Game of Thrones Season 7 finale will be a lengthy affair, coming in at 82 minutes. But episodes in Season 8, the show’s last one, could be longer.

The show’s sound designer, Patricia Fairfield, said at the Con of Thrones convention this past weekend that all episodes in the final season could be feature-length. This is according to the account of Cast of Kings podcast co-host David Chen (via GameSpot sister site CNET).

Season 7 will only have seven episodes, while Season 8 has just six. But if they’re going to be super-sized, then the total runtime might not be all that different from past seasons.

In other Game of Thrones news, actress Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, recently discussed growing up on the show. You can read the full interview here at The Times UK.

Season 7 debuts on Sunday, July 16, on HBO. Although Season 8 will bring the show to an end, HBO is currently working on multiple scripts for Game of Thrones prequels.

Regarding Season 7, showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff recently discussed how Game of Thrones may pick up the pace this season as the conflicts that have been brewing are coming to a head.

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Harmonix has announced this week’s lineup of Rock Band 4 DLC. A pair of new songs are coming out this week, both of which are of the metal/heavy/m/ variety.

Starting off, the classic Disturbed song that people sing at karaoke, “Down With The Sickness,” is coming to the Rock Band Music Store as DLC this week. The track is not completely new for Rock Band, as it was featured on the Rock Band 2 disc and Rock Band VR.

The other new Rock Band 4 DLC track this week is Ghost’s “Cirice,” the performance of which won the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

You can see the songs in action in the video below. They will be available to buy this coming Thursday, July 6. Pricing was not specified in Harmonix’s blog post (via DualShockers), but if history is any indication, you can expect to pay around $2 each for the tracks.

Rock Band’s DLC library has over 1,800 songs in it, but what tunes are you hoping to see added down the road? Let us know in the comments below!

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