Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies Adding Long-Awaited Feature "Soon"

Now that May is almost done, Amazon's Prime Gaming has officially announced the new titles that will be available for free to Amazon Prime subscribers in June 2022. Free games and other in-game loot are a regular feature of Prime Gaming, though availability tends to rotate on a monthly basis. In total, June 2022 will see six different video games available to claim in the form of Far Cry 4, Escape from Monkey Island, Astrologaster, Across the Grooves, Calico, and WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship.

Subscription services have majorly changed every facet of the entertainment industry, but games. Between Xbox Game Pass, the new PlayStation Plus, and more, it looks like that may finally be changing. And as it does, many are warning that it's not going to be a positive change for the industry. The most notable of these people is former Microsoft executive Ed Fries, who helped release the original Xbox back in 2004.

Following leaks and teasers from past weeks that suggested we'd soon see another live event take place in Fortnite, Epic Games confirmed this week that there will indeed be a season-ending event soon. It'll take place on June 4th, the Fortnite creators said, and it's being referred to as the "Collision" event for now. New details pertaining to this event were shared alongside the confirmation to prep players for what's to come before this event ushers in the start of the next season.

The Call of Duty: Warzone 2 map has potentially leaked online, or at least a drawing of it. The leak comes courtesy of Tom Henderson, a prominent Call of Duty leaker and insider. As you would expect, the map is comprised of land, mountains, ocean, and rivers. In other words, it has everything players would hope from a battle royale map, though it looks like the ocean will play a minor role in the map's dynamics. And of course, there will also be a "modern city" to provide that proper urban warfare as well.

Xbox users across Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X can buy one of the Xbox 360's most controversial games again after 12 years. The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's best-selling console of all time, and it's not even close. And it's been the only Xbox console to give its PlayStation counterpart a run for its money. It did this with a plethora of great exclusives and timed exclusives ranging from the Gears of War series to Mass Effect. Beyond exclusivity, there was generally a large collection of great games and new IP during that console generation. Like every generation though, there were also some stinkers, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, more commonly known as Sonic '06.

Funko, Marvel, and Target have some great news for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as today they have announced a new program titled Marvel Studio Selects. Marvel Studio Selects will drop exclusive collectibles inspired by Marvel Studios' films and series on the last Monday of each month, and it all begins on Monday, May 30th. The program will feature a variety of heroes and villains from Marvel Studios' biggest films and Disney+ series, and the releases will only be available at Targets, both in-store and online. You can also follow Funko on social media to follow every announcement as it happens.

Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch OLED users have been surprised with a stealth release of a 1999 classic. The 90s was a great era for gaming, especially for Nintendo fans. During the final decade of the 20th century, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros, GoldenEye 007, Super Mario Kart, Earthbound, Star Fox, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Banjo-Kazooie, Pokemon Snap, Resident Evil 2, and many more all-time classics released in the 90s. In 1999 specifically, Chrono Cross, Donkey Kong 64, Final Fantasy VIII, Mario Party, Pokemon Gold and Silver, Soulcalibur, Shenmue, Silent Hill, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Ape Escape, and the aforementioned Super Smash Bros all released. Also in 1999, Biomotor Unitron released via developer Yumekobo and publisher SNK for the NEO Geo Pocket Color, and it's this Neo Geo game that's been stealth released via the Nintendo eShop.

It looks like Housemarque's 2021 shooter Returnal could be the next game that PlayStation opts to bring to PC. Within the past couple of years, Sony has shown a greater interest in the PC space and has brought over a handful of titles to the platform which have included Days Gone, Horizon Zero Dawn, and God of War. And while the gaming publisher has already made clear that it will continue to bring more PlayStation exclusives to PC in the future, Steam may have just leaked the imminent addition of Returnal.

Adam "Hangman" Page and CM Punk met face-to-face on this week's AEW Dynamite for one final promo ahead of their AEW World Championship match at this Sunday's Double or Nothing. Punk consistently asked why Page was so upset about the match and why he was taking things so personally, while Page angrily cut a promo about how he pitied Punk and how he would be defending all of All Elite Wrestling from him. Punk retorted by saying he paved the way for AEW and everything Page was able to accomplish, then demanded the champion shake his hand. After a shove, Page finally lot it and nailed Punk with a punch.

The list of the most-played games in 2022 so far is out, and some may be surprised to see which games made the cut and, more specifically which games didn't. Some familiar titles topped the chart including games which released nearly or over a decade ago, though the rankings were noticeably devoid of any games that actually released this year. The chart in question from the NDP only looked at the rankings from Q1 2022, however, so there's certainly reason to believe some of this year's games could break into the top 10 in the future.

The crowdfunding campaign for Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition has crossed the $1 million threshold. Launched earlier this week on Gamefound, a tabletop games-focused crowdfunding alternative to Kickstarter, the new version of Castles of Burgundy crushed its initial €50,000 goal and is currently sitting at €1,146,702 (or just about $1.25 million). This new version features upgraded components and artwork, but will have the same rules as the very popular original version of the game.

Sony's Days of Play event for 2022 kicked off today, May 25th, and that means there are deals to be had on games for the PS5 and PS4, as well as PlayStation accessories like DualSense wireless controllers. There will also be opportunities to score a PS5 console if you are still hunting. Everything you need to know can be found below.

A new Assassin's Creed Valhalla update is live on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna. Alongside the update, Ubisoft has gone ahead and released patch notes that reveal and detail everything the update has to offer, including a couple of new features and some new content as well.

With the first generation of Pokemon, fans were introduced to over one hundred and fifty pocket monsters via the Nintendo Gameboy games of Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue. While decades have passed since these initial releases and hundreds of additional Pokemon have been introduced, fans of the initial batch of Pokemon can now get their own free Lapras floaties to hold their favorite drinks over the summer season thanks to The Pokemon Center.

Today's Wordle is a hard one. "Wordle 340 X" is trending this morning on Twitter, which indicates that players are struggling with today's puzzle. We'll dig into today's Wordle puzzle later in the article, for those looking for some hints or clues. However, if you haven't done the puzzle yet, you may not want to scroll to the bottom of the article as we'll eventually discuss the answer.

Wordle players aren't having too many issues with today's puzzle. After a rough puzzle yesterday, today's Wordle is significantly easier for most players. We'll dig into today's Wordle puzzle later in the article, for those looking for some hints or clues. However, if you haven't done the puzzle yet, you may not want to scroll to the bottom of the article as we'll eventually discuss the answer.