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In terms of video game releases, things have slowed down since the early months of 2022. We’ve gotten some big games: a new Pokemon spinoff, a new Horizon, Gran Turismo, Kirby, and of course Elden Ring. But last month was slow, and May will be too, at least in terms of major releases. Even so, plenty of games are still coming out. Below, you’ll find a list of release dates for all the most notable games releasing this month and in the foreseeable future. We update it often, so come back anytime to see what’s ahead. Whether you have a PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or PC, you have a lot to look forward to.

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Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games

May is a slow month in terms of big games for PS5 and PS4. But a new Pac-Man collection is coming our way, as is Salt and Sacrifice, the sequel to Salt and Sanctuary. And if you’re into sword-fighting, you can pick up Trek to Yomi on May 5.

May 2022 – PS4 / PS5 Game Release Dates

• Wildcat Machine Gun – May 4
• Rifftrax: The Game – May 5
• Trek to Yomi – May 5
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising – May 10
• Salt and Sacrifice – May 10
• The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story – May 12
• Evil Dead: The Game – May 13
• Deadcraft – May 19
• Souldiers – May 19
• Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong – May 19 – Buy It
• Cotton Fantasy – May 20 – Buy It
• Dolmen – May 20 – Buy It
• Sniper Elite 5 – May 26 – Buy It
• Pac-Man Museum+ – May 27 – Buy It

June 2022 – PS4 / PS5 Game Release Dates

• The Quarry – June 10 – Buy It
• Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition – June 21
• Sonic Origins – June 23
• Capcom Fighting Collection – June 24 – Buy It
• Disgaea 6 Complete – June 28 – Buy It
• MX vs ATV Legends – June 28 – Buy It
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (DLC) – June 30

The Quarry Screenshots

July 2022 – PS4 / PS5 Game Release Dates

• F1 22 – July 1 – Buy It
• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series – July 8
• Digimon Survive – July 29 – Buy It

August 2022 – PS4 / PS5 Game Release Dates

• Two Point Campus – August 9 – Buy It
• Saints Row – August 23 – Buy It

October 2022 – PS4 / PS5 Game Release Dates

• Forspoken – October 11 – Buy It
• Gotham Knights – October 25

Upcoming PS4 and PS5 Games – Release Date TBA

• Abandoned – Q4 2021
• Alan Wake 2 – 2023
• Among Us VR – TBA
• ARC Raiders – 2022
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – 2022
• Babylon’s Fall – TBA
• Crimson Desert – TBA
• Dead Space – Early 2023
• Deathverse: Let it Die – 2022
• The DioField Chronicle – 2022
• eFootball – Fall 2021
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – 2023
• Evil West – TBA
• Exoprimal – 2023
• The Expanse: A Telltale Series – TBA
• Final Fantasy XVI – TBA
• GigaBash – 2022
• God of War: Ragnarok – TBA
• Goodbye Volcano High – TBA
• Grid Legends – 2022
• Gundam Evolution – 2022
• Hogwarts Legacy – Holiday 2022
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – 2022
• Little Devil Inside – TBA
• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2022
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns – 2nd half 2022
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – 2023
• Marvel’s Wolverine – TBA
• Metal Hellsinger – 2022
• One Piece Odyssey – 2022
• Open Roads – 2022
• A Plague Tale: Requiem – 2022
• Pragmata – 2023
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake – TBA – Buy It
• Project Eve – TBA
• Resident Evil Re:Verse – 2022
• Season – TBA
• Six Days in Fallujah – Q4 2022
• Sonic Frontiers – Holiday 2022
• Star Ocean: The Divine Force – 2022
• Star Trek: Resurgence – Spring 2022
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake – TBA
• Steelrising – TBA
• Stray – TBA
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Spring 2023
• System Shock Remastered – TBA
• Tchia – Spring 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection – 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Summer 2022
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre – TBA
• Valkyrie Elysium – 2022
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy It
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt – 2022
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – TBA
• We Are OFK – 2022

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Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games

One of the bigger games coming to Switch in April is Pac-Man Museum +, which bundles all kinds of games starring the hungry circle, ranging from the original Pac-Man to the newer, more rambuctuous titles like Pac-Man Championship Edition.

May 2022 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Wildcat Gun Machine – May 4
• Rifftrax: The Game – May 5
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising – May 10
• The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story – May 12
• Evil Dead: The Game – May 13
• Deadcraft – May 19
• Souldiers – May 19
• Cotton Fantasy – May 20 – Buy It
• Pac-Man Museum+ – May 27 – Buy It

June 2022 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Mario Strikers: Battle League Football – June 10 – Buy It
• Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition – June 21
• Sonic Origins – June 23
• Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – June 24 – Buy It
• Capcom Fighting Collection – June 24 – Buy It
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (DLC) – June 30
• LEGO Brawls – June 2022

July 2022 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series – July 8
• Live A Live – July 22 – Buy It
• Digimon Survive – July 29 – Buy It
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – July 29 – Buy It

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Screenshots

August 2022 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Two Point Campus – August 9 – Buy It

September 2022 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

• Splatoon 3 – September 9 – Buy It

Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games – Release Date TBA

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp – TBA – Buy It
• Aztech: Forgotten Gods – Fall 2021
• Bayonetta 3 – 2022 – Buy It
• The DioField Chronicle – 2022
• Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition – Holiday 2021
• Disney Speedstorm – Summer 2022
• Front Mission 1st: Remake – Summer 2022
• Front Mission 2 Remake – TBA
• GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon – 2022
• Hindsight – 2021
• Hogwarts Legacy – Holiday 2022
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – 2022
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 – Spring 2023 – Buy It
• Life is Strange: Remastered Collection – TBA
• Little Devil Inside – TBA
• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2022
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – 2022 – Buy It
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns – 2nd half of 2022
• Metal Slug Tactics – 2022
• Monster Hunter Rise – Sunbreak (DLC) – Summer 2022
• Neon White – TBA
• No Man’s Sky – Summer 2022
• The Outer Wilds – TBA
• Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals – 2022
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – TBA – Buy It
• Portal: Companion Collection – 2022
• A Plague Tale: Requiem – 2022
• SD Gundam Battle Alliance – 2022
• Skul: The Hero Slayer – TBA
• Shadowrun Trilogy – 2022
• Sonic Frontiers – Holiday 2022
• Star Wars: Hunters – 2022
• Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection – 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Summer 2022
• Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong – 2022 – Buy It

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Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games

Go in guns blazing, or sneak around and snipe enemies from a distance? Or, if you’re like me, you can start out stealthy and then let chaos reign once an enemy spots you. Either way, expect plenty of close-up X-ray gore in this sequel.

May 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• Wildcat Gun Machine – May 4
• Rifftrax: The Game – May 5 – Buy It
• Trek to Yomi – May 5 – Buy It
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising – May 10 – Buy It
• Evil Dead: The Game – May 13 – Buy It
• Deadcraft – May 19 – Buy It
• Souldiers – May 19
• Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong – May 19 – Buy It
• Dolmen – May 20 – Buy It
• Sniper Elite 5 – May 26 – Buy It
• Pac-Man Museum+ – May 27 – Buy It

June 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• The Quarry – June 10 – Buy It
• Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition – June 21
• Sonic Origins – June 23
• Capcom Fighting Collection – June 24 – Buy It
• Disgaea 6 Complete – June 28
• MX vs ATV Legends – June 28 – Buy It
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (DLC) – June 30

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course screenshots

July 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• F1 22 – July 1 – Buy It
• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series – July 8
• Digimon Survive – July 29 – Buy It

August 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• Two Point Campus – August 9 – Buy It
• Saints Row – August 23 – Buy It

September 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – September 13

October 2022 Xbox Game Release Dates

• Gotham Knights – October 25

November 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

December 2022 – Xbox Game Release Dates

• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – April 28 – Buy It

Upcoming Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Games – Release Date TBA

• Alan Wake 2 – 2023
• Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey – TBA
• ARC Raiders – 2022
• Ark 2 – TBA
• As Dusk Falls – TBA
• Atomic Heart – TBA
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – 2022
• Avowed – TBA
• Bright Memory Infinite – TBA
• Contraband – TBA
• Crimson Desert – TBA
• Dead Space – Early 2023
• The DioField Chronicle – 2022
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – 2023
• Everwild – TBA
• Evil West – TBA
• ExoMecha – TBA
• The Expanse: A Telltale Series – TBA
• Fable – TBA
• Grid Legends – 2022
• Hello Neighbor 2 – TBA
• Hogwarts Legacy – Holiday 2022
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – 2022
• Little Devil Inside – TBA
• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2022
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns – 2nd half of 2022
• Metal Hellsinger – 2022
• One Piece Odyssey – 2022
• The Outer Worlds 2 – TBA
• Party Animals – 2022
• Perfect Dark – TBA
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBA
• A Plague Tale: Requiem – 2022
• Planet of Lana – 2022
• Pragmata – 2023
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake – TBA – Buy It
• Redfall – Summer 2022
• Replaced – TBA
• Resident Evil Re:Verse – 2022
• Scorn – TBA
• Second Extinction – TBA
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – TBA
• Six Days in Fallujah – Q4 2022
• Slime Rancher 2 – 2022
• Somerville – 2022
• Sonic Frontiers – Holiday 2022
• Star Ocean: The Divine Force – 2022
• Star Trek: Resurgence – Spring 2022
• State of Decay 3 – TBA
• Steelrising – TBA
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Spring 2023
• System Shock Remastered – TBA
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection – 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Summer 2022
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre – TBA
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy It
• Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tide – TBA
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – TBA

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Upcoming PC Games

Asymmetrical multiplayer horror is back with Evil Dead: The Game. Play with friends or strangers as you struggle to survive in the world of the Evil Dead movies as well as Ash vs. The Evil Dead.

May 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• Wildcat Gun Machine – May 4
• Rifftrax: The Game – May 5
• Trek to Yomi – May 5
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaosgate Daemonhunters – May 5
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising – May 10
• Salt and Sacrifice – May 10
• We Were Here Forever – May 10
• Brigadine: The Legend of Runersia – May 11
• The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story – May 12
• Evil Dead: The Game – May 13
• Souldiers – May 19
• Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong – May 19
• Dolmen – May 20
• Sniper Elite 5 – May 26
• Pac-Man Museum+ – May 27

June 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• Diablo Immortal – June 2
• The Quarry – June 10
• Sonic Origins – June 23
• Capcom Fighting Collection – June 24
• MX vs ATV Legends – June 28
• Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (DLC) – June 30

July 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• F1 22 – July 1
• Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series – July 8
• Eyes in the Dark – July 15

August 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• Two Point Campus – August 9
• Saints Row – August 23

Saints Row: Self Made Trailer Screenshot Gallery

September 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• Warhammer 40,000: Darktide – September 13

October 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• Forspoken – October 11
• Gotham Knights – October 25

November 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

December 2022 – PC Game Release Dates

• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl – April 28 – Buy It

Upcoming PC Games – Release Date TBA

• Alan Wake 2 – 2023
• Among Us VR – TBA
• ARC Raiders – 2022
• As Dusk Falls – TBA
• Atomic Heart – TBA
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – 2022
• Avowed – TBA
• Babylon’s Fall – TBA
• Bright Memory Infinite – TBA
• Contraband – TBA
• Crimson Desert – TBA
• Dead Space – Early 2023
• The DioField Chronicle – 2022
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – 2023
• Everwild – TBA
• Evil West – TBA
• ExoMecha – TBA
• The Expanse: A Telltale Series – TBA
• Fable – TBA
• GigaBash – 2022
• Goodbye Volcano High – TBA
• Grid Legends – 2022
• Hello Neighbor 2 – TBA
• Hogwarts Legacy – Holiday 2022
• Homeworld 3 – Q4 2022
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – 2022
• The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – 2022
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns – 2nd half of 2022
• Metal Hellsinger – 2022
• Nightingale – 2022
• One Piece Odyssey – 2022
• The Outer Worlds 2 – TBA
• Perfect Dark – TBA
• Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis – TBA
• A Plague Tale: Requiem – 2022
• Planet of Lana – 2022
• Pragmata – 2023
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake – TBA – Buy It
• Redfall – Summer 2022
• Resident Evil Re:Verse – 2022
• Scorn – TBA
• Season – TBA
• Second Extinction – TBA
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – TBA
• Shovel Knight Showdown – TBA
• Six Days in Fallujah – Q4 2022
• Somerville – 2022
• Sonic Frontiers – Holiday 2022
• Star Ocean: The Divine Force – 2022
• State of Decay 3 – TBA
• Steelrising – TBA
• Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin – 2022
• Star Trek: Resurgence – Spring 2022
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Spring 2023
• Synced: Off-Planet – 2022
• System Shock Remastered – TBA – Buy It
• Tchia – Spring 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection – 2022
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – Summer 2022
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre – TBA
• Thirsty Suitors – TBA
• Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection – 2022
• Valkyrie Elysium – 2022
• Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt – Spring 2022
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – TBA – Buy It
• Warhammer 40,000: Dark Tide – TBA
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – TBA
• We Are OFK – 2022

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Chris Reed is IGN’s shopping and commerce editor. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

In Fortnite, the final Covert Ops mission has finally been assigned to us by The Origin, and while it might seem easy at first, this one is a little bit trickier than it initially lets on–but we will get to that later, as first we need to, as always, establish a device uplink. This time, we have our pick between the river north of Rocky Reels, the western entrance to Tilted Towers, The Fortress, or Command Cavern. Here’s where to plant timed explosives in Fortnite.

Pick your poison, drop down, establish that uplink, and you’ll hear that The Origin’s got a new mission for you– he wants you to blow up a bunch of Imagined Order equipment so that hopefully, they won’t be able to do whatever it is they’re doing with that doomsday device we’ve been hearing so much about–and we’ll be able to get that sweet, sweet Secret Sledge pickaxe for ourselves.

There are a total of three explosives we need to place, and there are more than enough spots to choose from; each of the areas we established the device uplink in should have a few spots marked on the map. Some of them can be pretty hard to spot, so make sure you’re near important IO equipment, like large computers, the Airships, or the Fortress. There are several spots in Command Cavern as well, but make sure you’re staying vigilant, as the NPCs in these areas can be aggressive. Avoid or eliminate them, and keep an eye on your map for exclamation point symbols as well as the distinct white glow that the objective markers give off. If you’ve found one, you’re in luck; the others should be relatively close and easy to find.

Once you’ve placed all three explosives, The Origin will be in touch to congratulate you for proving you have what it takes, as well as thank you for potentially turning the tide in the battle against the Imagined Order. Hit the lobby once you’re finished to be greeted with your prize; the Secret Sledge pickaxe, in all its multicolored glory.

Congrats, looper! You’ve completed all of the Covert Ops challenges and claimed the Secret Sledge pickaxe for yourself. Now that you’ve gotten that, make sure to check out this week’s new season challenges and Resistance quests to make sure you’re getting all the XP you deserve.

Before I ever owned a game console or settled into the identity of being a gamer, I was still playing games. Specifically, educational games on a clunky Packard Bell like Reader Rabbit, Cluefinders, and one of my favorites, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

This was before our household had internet, or even before internet game guides were a thing. So when an in-game witness told me, a nine-year-old child, “He asked if I wanted to come along, because he had reservations for two in Kisumu,” my options were limited to staring at a giant globe we had on the nearby mantlepiece, thumbing through a dictionary or encyclopedia, or running to my mom to ask if she knew what it meant (a hit or miss strategy, depending on the clue). I always got a thrill out of this kind of sleuthing, and a lot of my earliest geography lessons came from trying to puzzle out where one of V.I.L.E.’s worst villains had run off to after swiping entire landmarks off the map.

When I opened Chinatown Detective Agency for the first time last week, I didn’t expect to be transported back to the old Packard Bell and globe deductions almost 30 years later, but there I was. Set in Singapore in 2037, its story follows private investigator Amira Darma as she investigates a series of mysteries both within the city and abroad. Each case leaves a trail of clues to follow, but many of them require additional sleuthing outside of the game and are designed specifically to be researched online. For instance, one of the earliest puzzles gives you a cryptic quote, and asks you to learn either the name of the book it came from, or its author. You won’t find either in-game anywhere, but a quick Google search brings it up immediately and lets you proceed.

Chinatown Detective Agency’s inspirations are clearly painted all over it, from the clunky moving menus, to the research puzzles, to the interface that prompts you to deduce where in the world you need to buy a plane ticket to next. Creative director Mark Fillon immediately reassures me that my intense experience of Carmen Sandiego nostalgia was intentional. He, like me, grew up on Carmen’s adventures, puzzling over a world map and encyclopedias for answers outside of the in-game fiction and marveling at what he learned. But what’s different about Chinatown Detective Agency is that it is thoroughly a game for adults. More of a “hard-boiled” detective story, as Fillon puts it.

“If I were to summarize it, it’s Carmen Sandiego for people who’ve grown up,” he says. “I felt that if we were going to do this it would tackle mature themes, subject matter that requires real thinking, requires real research.”

And they certainly do. Fillon says he wanted to ensure the puzzles weren’t too esoteric, but they do cover a span of topics such as ancient languages, cryptography, history, and more. And they become more difficult as you go. Fortunately, stumped players can always reach out to the in-game librarian Mei Ting for enthusiastic help, either a vague hint or a flat-out solution.

One minor wrinkle in Fillon’s plan to have players do their own research turned out to be, inadvertently, the very research tool he wanted players to use. During my own playthrough of Chinatown Detective Agency, my Google searches for answers almost immediately pulled full game guides to the top that simply gave away all the answers even in the article’s metadata, making the pursuit of information far less rewarding than it would have been had I been forced to properly sift through more normal, historical search results. Fillon admits the team probably should have foreseen this problem and planned for it, but what’s done is done.

“We just didn’t know that it would skew the algorithm so much,” he says. “And I suppose it’s a testament to how well received it is, that people are actually doing it. But I know it makes it really tricky for first timers who are genuinely looking for material that can help them progress…I am of the opinion that folks who are immersed in that moment, in the mission, when they type it on their Google they’d be forgiving and just look past and gloss over a lot of those walkthroughs and look for real results, whether it’s from Wikipedia or whichever reference material.”

It’s certainly easy enough to become immersed in the Singapore of Chinatown Detective Agency, in no small part due to the care Fillon and his team put into creating it. Fillon tells me they strove for authenticity in every part of their adventure, including its voice acting, sound design, and visuals. Some of those elements were a bit more difficult than others to create, however, especially with a fully remote team during a pandemic. For instance, art director Ricardo Juchem had never visited Singapore when he initially began working on the project. He did eventually, but in the meantime Fillon would frequently send him photos of locations around the city to inform the game’s backgrounds. Juchem also used other, more imaginative ways of getting the lay of the land, including Google Street View and, in one case, flying an airplane in Microsoft Flight Simulator to get a good angle on a specific location, and taking a screenshot to base his own environments on.

Of course, the Singapore of Chinatown Detective Agency isn’t a modern day Singapore. It takes place in 2037 – so the future, but not the far-off future. Fillon says that was intentional, as he wanted to tell a futuristic story that was still understandable for the audience as a real, near possibility rather than something imaginative and far-off. It’s our world, but it’s a version of our world where things never really get better.

“We envisioned a world where the pandemic has just basically cost a mass economic stagnation,” he says. “People are out of jobs. Governments are running out of funds. The Singapore you see in Chinatown Detective Agency is like a very extreme opposite of what Singapore is today. Singapore is known for being a well-oiled machine, right? It’s very well organized. It’s a case study in how a government should run a country. Things just work.

“But in Chinatown Detective Agency we imagined what would happen if the police force ran out of money, what would happen if public transportation ran out of money. It would pretty much drastically change Singapore on a fundamental level, and that informs the plots and the story arcs beyond Singapore.”

Fillon adds that designing this particular vision of Singapore felt a bit like “eating forbidden fruit” – a dystopian future for his country just isn’t something people want to talk about.

“It stands out to someone who’s been to Singapore because everything here is squeaky clean,” he says. “There are no cracks on the glass. The stickers and the posters on the subway are super neat. The edges are super straight and they’re light colored. In the game they’re dark gray and barely running and noisy and just broken, and imagining that was a little bit scary because it felt like if Singapore were at that level of disorder you know the world has gone completely wrong.”

Chinatown Detective Agency, then, uses nostalgia for the past to tell a futuristic story. Fillon feels that with the advent of the internet, knowledge has become so accessible that the journey of discovery and learning new things has become something most people take for granted. He hopes that with Chinatown Detective Agency, he can renew some of that spark for his audience.

“The hope is that if someone has enjoyed playing it, that it’s rekindled some sort of interest in just learning something new again. I don’t want to use that word ‘edu-tainment’ because it has such a stigma attached to it. But I suppose if it’s used as a vehicle to tell a captivating story, hey, you know what, I have no problems with that.”

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

While the Nintendo 64 never got a Metroid game, two fans are working on showing the world what a Metroid 64 could have looked like.

As reported by Nintendo Life, Luto Akino took to Twitter to share his Unity 3D project that aims to create what Metroid 64 could have been.

Instead of opting for a first-person camera a la Metroid Prime, this version features a third-person perspective and shows Samus running around a purple cave area, using her arm canon, and even using her Morph Ball form and bombs.

There are currently no enemies besides static blocks, but it gives a good glimpse into Akino’s vision and what a Metroid game on the N64 would play and look like. Akino is working on this project with a friend and has revealed no plans as to when they would make this available to the public.

You can check back through Akino’s Twitter to see even more updates on this Metroid 64 project.

Super Metroid was released for the SNES in 1994 and it took eight years for fans to get a new entry. While Samus did show up in the original Super Smash Bros., she never had a proper entry on the N64.

The wait may have been tough, but fans were treated to two new adventures – GBA’s Metroid Fusion and GameCube’s Metroid Prime – just days apart in 2002.

Nintendo tried to make Metroid happen on N64, but it revealed it “couldn’t come up with any concrete ideas or vehicle at that time.” Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto also said he couldn’t imagine how the N64 controller could be used to control Samus.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

The reveal of Modern Warfare 2’s logo made a pretty big splash on social media yesterday. Later in the day, the game made another, more subtle appearance at the 2022 NFL Draft in the form of clothing. Players like Garret Wilson, Kyle Hamilton, Evan Neal and Ahmad Gardner promoted the game at the event. Gardner was also among the first to see the game.

The Season 3 update for Call of Duty: Warzone made some pretty significant changes to the battle royale, including a ton of weapon balancing. Unfortunately, some players are frustrated with the sniper nerfs that arrived within those weapon changes, specifically a nerf to completely remove the ability for one-shots to the head

Microsoft has unveiled the Games with Gold lineup for May 2022. As usual, Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to claim four games: Yoku’s Island Express, The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk, Viva Pinata: Party Animals, and Hydro Thunder Hurricane.

Our boi, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week’s reset. If you’re looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he’s got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We’ve rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr’s location today can be found at Watcher’s Grave on Nessus on April 29 through May 3. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Watcher’s Grave. When you arrive, make for the red moss-covered tree straight ahead. Climb up the roots and you’ll find Xûr waiting at the top.

What Is Xûr Selling This Weekend?

Xûr’s Exotic offerings this weekend.

Exotic Engram

Hard Light – Exotic Auto Rifle

Gemini Jester – Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

• 12 Mobility
• 18 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 22 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 62

MK. 44 Stand Asides – Exotic Titan Leg Armor

• 27 Mobility
• 3 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 7 Discipline
• 16 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 68

Nezarec’s Sin – Exotic Warlock Helmet

• 7 Mobility
• 13 Resilience
• 15 Recovery
• 26 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 69

Holy Mother of Zavala, Guardians! Finally some good Fenchurching food! All three exotics are pretty bananas this week, but none more so than the deliciously God-rolled Nezarec’s Sin, with an insane 69 stat points in some good spots. The other two are also pretty high, although the stat distributions are perhaps not totally ideal unless you’ve got a unique build.

Exotic Weapons

Each week Xûr sells Hawkmoon & Dead Man’s Tale.

Hawkmoon – Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Alloy Magazine
• Rangefinder
• Combat Grip

Dead Man’s Tale – Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Full Bore
• High-Caliber Rounds
• Vorpal Weapon
• Short-Action Stock

Hawkmoon and Dead Man’s Tale are great weapons normally and once again we’ve got another pretty great rolls for both. Hawkmoon’s roll this week is probably one of the best Xur has ever offered, so I highly recommend picking it up. Dead Man’s Tale also has vorpal this week, so will be a pretty good pick, though certainly not a God roll.

Legendary Weapons

Xûr’s Legendary Weapon offerings this weekend.

Seventh Seraph Carbine – Auto Rifle

• Corkscrew Rifling/Full Bore
• Alloy Magazine/Appended Mag
• Hip-Fire Grip
• Elemental Capacitor
• Stability Masterwork

Timelines’ Vertex – Fusion Rifle

• Signal MS5/Transmission MS7
• Accelerated Coils/Particle Repeater
• Lead From Gold
• Snapshot Sights
• Range Masterwork

Jian 7 Rifle – Pulse Rifle

• SRO-37 Ocular/SLO-21 Post
• Appended Mag/High-Caliber Rounds
• Zen Moment
• Outlaw
• Range Masterwork

False Promises – Auto Rifle

• Fluted Barrel/Polygonal Rifling
• Alloy Magazine/Armor-Piercing Rounds
• Killing Wind
• Sympathetic Arsenal
• Stability Masterwork

Widow’s Bite – Sniper Rifle

• Fluted Barrel/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Extended Mag/Alloy Magazine
• Firmly Planted
• Opening Shot
• Range Masterwork

Negative Space – Sword

• Enduring Blade/Honed Edge
• Burst Guard/Heavy Guard
• Tireless Blade
• Surrounded
• Impact Masterwork

Frozen Orbit – Sniper Rifle

• Full Bore/Polygonal Rifling
• Appended Mag/Steady Rounds
• Moving Target
• High-Impact Reserves
• Range Masterwork

Some interesting rolls this week! I always recommend snagging the Jian 7 when it’s in stock (one of my favorite energy pulses) and the roll this week is pretty great. Also may want to pick up the False Promises roll in case Bungie’s ambition to buff auto rifles next season makes them more viable.

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Praefectus set which includes:

Xûr’s Legendary Armor for Warlocks this week.

Praefectus Gloves

• 8 Mobility
• 9 Resilience
• 15 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 60

Praefectus Chest Armor

• 21 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 7 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 55

Praefectus Helmet

• 18 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 11 Strength
• Total: 56

Praefectus Leg Armor

• 9 Mobility
• 16 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 58

Praefectus Bond

This week the Warlock Legendary Armor is low-stat this week, but maybe the gloves might suit you in a pinch.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Praefectus set which includes:

Xûr’s Legendary Armor for Titans this week.

Praefectus Gauntlets

• 6 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 59

Praefectus Chest Armor

• 8 Mobility
• 16 Resilience
• 8 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 60

Praefectus Helmet

• 10 Mobility
• 20 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 10 Discipline
• 11 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 59

Praefectus Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 19 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 11 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 53

Praefectus Mark

Titans’ Legendary Armor this week isn’t anything to be crazy about, but the chest piece or the gauntlets might help with certain builds.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Praefectus set which includes:

Xûr’s Legendary Armor for Hunters this week.

Praefectus Grips

• 16 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 16 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 56

Praefectus Chest Armor

• 12 Mobility
• 9 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 11 Strength
• Total: 54

Praefectus Helmet

• 6 Mobility
• 13 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 17 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 53

Praefectus Leg Armor

• 10 Mobility
• 13 Resilience
• 7 Recovery
• 10 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 11 Strength
• Total: 57

Praefectus Cloak

Hunters certainly got the worst of the bunch this week. Skip on these pieces unless you’re really desperate.

That’s a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you’re all enjoying your adventures in the Witch Queen‘s throne world. Who do you think’s going to win Guardian Games? Let me know in the comments!

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