Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is set to launch on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this fall, and ahead of its October 4 release, developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced that the open beta is available to pre-load right now.

While the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint open beta doesn’t start until Thursday, September 26, Ubisoft is allowing you to get a headstart by downloading the open beta before it goes live. You can pre-load the open beta on PC, PS4, or Xbox One, and it’s scheduled to run from September 26-29 and is just shy of 15GB to download.

Open Beta Start Time

• Pre-load: September 24, 3 AM PT / 5 AM CST / 6 AM ET / 11 AM BST
• Servers Open: September 26, 3 AM PT / 5 AM CST / 6 AM ET / 11 AM BST
• Servers Close: September 29, 7 AM PT / 9 AM CST / 10 ET / 3 PM BST

Ghost Recon: Breakpoint’s open beta will let you experience five main missions across Auroa’s massive open-world, as well as a variety of side missions and daily Faction Missions. Further, you’ll be able to dive into the game’s Ghost War mode, with 4v4 Elimination and three maps available to test out. Ubisoft notes that your progress from the beta won’t transfer to the full game when it launches next month.

The Inside Xbox livestream is now underway, and includes an interview with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint start Jon Bernthal. We expect a few different announcements to come out of the presentation, including a look at The Outer Worlds and trailer reveals for Afterparty, Children of Morta, Felix the Reaper, and more.

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During September 2019’s Inside Xbox, Xbox announced more titles are coming to Game Pass. Specifically, the PC version of the game-focused subscription service is getting new titles.

On PC, Dirt Rally 2.0, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, Bad North, Cities: Skyline are all coming to Game Pass. Among the roster, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is my personal favorite–pushing the ridiculous series to new heights as you jump into a Matrix-like simulation to battle an alien threat as the President of the United States.

Game Pass continues to be one of the best things to happen to Xbox, offering dozens of phenomenal titles for a fraction of their total retail cost on both Xbox One and PC. The past few months have seen several triple-A titles added to the service, including first-party games like Gears 5 and third-party ones like Jump Force. Lots of indie games have been added the day they release as well, such as Creature in the Well and Blair Witch.

Looking ahead, Game Pass is already scheduled to see more big-name titles added to the service. The Outer Worlds is probably the biggest name on the list, offering a space-focused variation of Fallout: New Vegas‘ formula that allows you to craft your own journey–even allowing you to become the villain of the campaign.

During Inside Xbox, Xbox also released new information about Microsoft’s upcoming game streaming service, Project xCloud, and featured interviews and presentations for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Atlas, DayZ, Hitman 2, Afterparty, Code Vein, Felix the Reaper, and Children of Morta.

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The Last of Us Part II finally has a release date: February 21, 2020. The game’s director, Neil Druckmann, has revealed that it will be the longest game that Naughty Dog has ever made–though an exact number for how long it will take to complete has not been announced.

“We began working on this game over five years ago,” Druckmann wrote in a PlayStation blog post. “It’s hard to describe the immense pressure of following up the first game. We know how much you love this world and its characters–especially Ellie and Joel. Believe me, we’re fans as well. We love them. Which is why we spent years crafting a game that we feel will do them justice, telling a nuanced story that deals with the core question: how far would you go to exact justice against the people that hurt the ones you love? It’s a highly emotional story with complex themes that befit the world of The Last of Us. What we realized pretty early on is that we were putting together Naughty Dog’s most ambitious and longest game in our 35-year history. To tell this kind of story the game needed to be massive.”

For the sake of comparison, both Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and The Last of Us run for about 15 hours. So The Last of Us Part II is longer than that, but whether that’s closer to 16-20 hours or something much longer like 25-35 remains to be seen.

Druckmann concluded the post with the tease that The Last of Us fans can expect more in the next few days. “Inspired by the day the cordyceps fungus reached critical mass, every September 26 we celebrate The Last of Us community and we’ve got some exciting things planned,” he wrote.

During the September State of Play, PlayStation released a brand-new trailer for The Last of Us Part II which revealed further story details and showcased more gameplay. The Last of Us Part II looks exceptionally violent, with emotional moments between well-written characters sprinkled in between the combat. The game will release exclusively on PS4. However, with rumored plans of a PS5 console already circulating, a next-gen port or remaster might not be off the table just yet.

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During Sony’s State of Play presentation, it confirmed that the upcoming MediEvil remaster is getting a demo, and it’s out right now on PS4. A new trailer also debuted, and it showcased more new gameplay, but you might as well experience a bit of the game yourself.

If you missed out on the cult-favorite PS1 original first released in 1998, then the upcoming remaster could be your chance to experience this quirky adventure. It puts you in control of Sir Daniel Fortesque, an undead knight who must attempt to restore peace to the Kingdom of Gallowmere while redeeming himself of his embarrassing untimely death. You can watch the new trailer below.

MediEvil’s remaster has a release date of October 25, 2019, which is just in time for the Halloween season. It’s releasing exclusively on PS4. For more on what PlayStation news Sony had to share during its State of Play stream, check out our coverage below.

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During the September 2019 State of Play event, Sony and Naughty Dog revealed more details about the story of The Last of Us Part II. Up until now, we knew very little about the sequel’s plot aside from Ellie’s role as the protagonist–and her more violent bent since the events of the first game. We may not know a ton more about the story, but there are some key takeaways from the new trailer, including characters that are still alive in the sequel. You can watch the trailer above.

Possibly the biggest revelation from this new trailer is that Joel is still alive in Part II. This wasn’t a huge question mark with the sequel, as he was in the brief reveal trailer, but some time has passed since the events of the first game. We also see Tommy, Joel’s brother, who played a part in one section of the original game. The beginning of the trailer shows a well-lit settlement, and all signs–including Joel’s and Tommy’s survival–point to at least one area that is relatively safe.

Dina, the girl Ellie kisses in the E3 2018 trailer, is likely Ellie’s previously confirmed NPC companion. We see them on horseback together, apparently on a supply run of some kind. The new trailer hints that something bad might happen to Dina, though through the magic of editing and the theater of the imagination, it’s not certain. We also see Ellie and Dina smoking what appears to be a joint, so it seems their settlement has both electricity and downtime.

These details are small, but they give a better idea of the direction of Part II’s story. The Last of Us first released on PS3 in 2013; if you haven’t played the original and want to catch up before the sequel launches, a remastered version is available on PS4, and it will be free on PS Plus in October. The Last of Us Part II releases on February 21, 2020 on PS4.

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