Call Of Duty: WW2 Release Date, First Details, And Beta Revealed

Call of Duty: WWII is launching on November 3 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

The release date was revealed alongside a full trailer during a worldwide reveal livestream. This confirms details that leaked earlier this week.This year's entry in the shooter franchise follows the US 1st Infantry Division as they fight their way through the European theater of the war. Missions include the D-Day invasion of Normandy and Battle of the Bulge.

Although you primarily play as the young, inexperienced Private Daniels in the single-player, there will also be a mission that casts you as a woman fighting in the French resistance.

A full multiplayer reveal is slated for E3 in June, but for now we know just a few details. As for co-op, little was shared, but it will apparently take the form of "a new and original story" featuring zombies.

Also from the leaks, Activision confirmed that a beta will be available ahead of launch, but there isn't a date yet. Finally, Transformers actor Josh Duhamel is confirmed to appear in Call of Duty: WWII as Technical Sergeant William Pierson, a 34-year-old from Oklahoma.

The Pro Edition that surfaced in leaks will be exclusive to GameStop, at least in the US, and will cost $100. It comes with the game, a steelbook case, the season pass, and "additional bonus content."

A marriage proposal went down in Overwatch

Wedding bells rain from above? Maybe. YouTuber and gamer Cleverdingbat shared a video of his proposal with the world that he titled “An Overwatch Marriage Proposal.” He tricks, now fiancee, into joining a private match, has some friends arrange Symmetra’s turrets into a heart, steps through a teleporter and pops the question.

Here’s the video. It’s, man, it’s something.

I always dig video game proposals like these. I mean, it’s absolutely not the way I’d do it, but my wife isn’t much of a gamer. I imagine folks who do this and see success made a great choice. Their brides and grooms-to-be are probably super pumped.

I just, yeah. I don’t think I could do it. Maybe I’m not brave enough. Maybe it’s too cheesy. I don’t know.

Would you ever propose in a game? Have you? How’d that go?

Insomniac’s Spider-Man game hitting this year on PS4, Marvel exec slips up

Until now, Insomniac’s take on Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 had a completely to-be-announced release date. We didn’t know anything about its launch window, including the year it’s set to drop.

Thanks to Marvel Vice President and Executive Editor Ryan Penagos, we might have a good idea. The game will, according to him, launch before 2017 is up.

He let this slip during a recent video as he spouted off the coming of a few Marvel gaming properties.

While this isn’t a movie tie-in…

The Spider-Man from Insomniac is not a tie-in title with the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming. The old model of releasing games based on films isn’t one that works too well, and major studios and publishers seem keen on distancing themselves from releasing banner titles done in that style.

With that said, Spider-Man will be a hot topic this year with the release of Homecoming. Sony, Insomniac and Marvel simply can’t ignore the fact that Spidey will be rather loud in pop culture once the flick hits on July 7.

That, to me, is reason enough to push Insomniac to have Spider-Man ready for 2017. The window just makes good sense, regardless of the non-tie-in nature.

                                       

Pokémon GO‏ players caught 589 million Magikarp during recent event

Still playing Pokémon GO‏? Admittedly, I’m not. I haven’t fired it up since Christmas. In fact, wait…

…Yep, just checking… It’s not even installed on my phone anymore. Anecdotally, you’d think no one plays Pokémon GO‏ anymore. Realistically? They do. They play it a lot.

The official Pokémon GO‏ Twitter account indicated that during the recent Water Festival that ran from the 22nd to the 29th, players caught a ton of Magikarp. Too many. More than half-a-billion.

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Great work, Trainers! Collectively, you caught over 589 million Magikarp during the #PokemonGO Water Festival.

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By all accounts, this was a great event

Water-type Pokémon were all over the place during the event. There was plenty of opportunity to gather Magikarp for that Gyrados you’ve always wanted, and it looks like players took advantage. Half-a-billion of one type caught is downright wild.

Are you still playing Pokémon GO‏?

You Can Play Pac-Man On Google Maps Again

Here's another chance to play.

On April Fools' Day , you can celebrate by playing Pac-Man around your neighborhood on Google Maps.

Reviving the gag it's offered before, Google has enabled the ability to play Ms. Pac-Man using the streets in most areas on Google Maps. Provided there are enough roads in the area you're looking at, you can play a working version of the game, complete with ghosts, sound effects, and music.

On the web version, Ms. Pac-Man is turned on by clicking a button in the bottom left; the arrow keys are then used to control your character. You can also play in the mobile app--you won't miss the option to turn it on--by swiping on the screen.

Either way, it can get a bit confusing with diagonals and strangely laid out streets, but it's still a fun distraction that works surprisingly well.

source:gamespot