Far Cry 6 has been leaked ahead of its reveal at the Ubisoft Forward event (highly likely where it would've been revealed) this Sunday. The game has been speculated to star Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito, who plays the shows villain Gus Fring, after he previously revealed that he was working on a big upcoming game. Now, we have confirmation of his involvement in the game as its main antagonist, and we couldn't be more glad. The leak also reveals some key information about the upcoming open world title. READ MORE: Crafting the World of Tsushima: How Sucker Punch Built Ghost of Tsushima's Island According to Eurogamer, Far Cry 6 appeared on the PlayStation Store accidentally, a little before the Ubisoft Forward event this Sunday where it was likely to be unveiled in an official capacity. The game is currently listed to launch on February 18th, 2021, and will allow players to upgrade from PS4 to PS5 free of charge. The setting of the game will be Yara, a fictional Latin American country heavily inspired by Cuba. We're expecting dense jungles and a tropical climate, similar to the open world of Far Cry 3, it seems. Players assume the role of Dani Rojas, a guerrilla fighter who takes on the dictator of Yara, played by Esposito. If that sounds familiar, it does sound a bit like the plot of Far Cry 4. Far Cry 6 page just show up on PS HK Store. pic.twitter.com/LXZ1EhGykG— anjohn0422 (@anjohn0422) July 10, 2020 Far Cry 6 is described as the "largest Far Cry playground to date", meaning we can expect an absolutely massive map to explore. As mentioned, it will feature jungles and beaches typical of a tropical setting, and also a main city called Esperanza, the capital of Yara. "Employ makeshift weapons, vehicles, and Amigos, the new Fangs for Hire to burn the tyrannical regime to the ground," the description reads. Since PS4 players will be able to upgrade to PS5 for free, we assume the same will be viable with Xbox One to Xbox Series X. Little else is known, so we'll just have to wait until Sunday, June 12th to catch the Ubisoft Forward event. Far Cry 6 releases on February 18th, 2021.

Ghost of Tsushima, the upcoming open world action title from Sucker Punch Productions, is only a week away from release. The ambitious samurai game will tell the story of Jin Sakai, a samurai on a quest to rid his home island of the invading Mongols during feudal Japan. As many may have guessed, Tsushima Island is an actual location situated in the Japanese archipelago. PlayStation has now released a blog post detailing how the developer recreated and rebuilt Tsushima for the game, including its various environments and manmade structures. READ MORE: PS5 Games Box Art Revealed with Spider-Man: Miles Morales The PlayStation blog post, titled "Crafting the world of Tsushima", takes us on a bit of a trip through the process of developing Ghost of Tsushima's open world. Written by Sucker Punch's Environment Art Lead, Joanna Wang, we're introduced to the very real locations of Tsushima Island as they exist today, and how Sucker Punch was tasked with staying faithful to its layouts and terrains while also taking a few creative liberties. For the most part, the world actually isn't a 1:1 recreation of Tsushima, but an amalgamation of many ideas and locations throughout Japan. "However, our version of Tsushima is not a 1:1 recreation of the real-life counterpart — it’s a love letter to all of its parts. We took essential elements of the island, mixed with some inspirations from mainland Japan, and built this unique world for Ghost," says Wang. One interesting point mentioned in the blog post is how they attempted to make the game feel more cinematic by using certain in-game features and mechanics. The Guiding Wind, for example, guides players around the island, but it also kicks up particle effects, leaves, and various grass and trees swaying, with clothing fluttering in the wind. This ties into how they made duels in the world seem more cinematic by default, with wind effects, weather effects, and various other environmental factors contributing to the creation of an epic showdown. "Imagine a classic samurai movie scene, two samurai warriors standing in a grass field, raising their swords and staring at each other, both perfectly still, holding their breath waiting for the next move," says Wang. "Grass is waving, leaves are flying through the air, cloth is blowing in the wind, and rain is coming down from the sky tapping every surface. As tension increases, we want our world to reinforce that feeling, static versus movement, and lead you to have that true cinematic moment." For more info on the thought process behind designing Tsushima Island, make sure you read the full blog post. Ghost of Tsushima launches on July 17th, 2020 exclusively for PlayStation 4. Make sure you check out our full review arriving July 14th, 2020 at 4PM CAT.

After last month's big PlayStation 5 reveal, players have been waiting for more information to come out regarding Sony's next generation console. With another PS5-focused State of Play supposedly scheduled for August, Sony is making big plans - but they continue to drip-feed only some information, and this time, we have our first look at the PS5's box art, along with the official box art for Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. READ MORE: Half-Life 3 and Left 4 Dead 3 Among List of Cancelled Games at Valve For the most part, it looks decent, though many have pointed out that a black case would've suited the white label better. Nonetheless, it's quite similar in design to the PS4 games' box arts, and might be the most consistent design Sony has had when jumping from one generation to the next. On the flip side, we also got our first look at the official box art for Insomniac's upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, showing the titular character on the cover in a similar web-slinging pose to that of Peter Parker on Marvel's Spider-Man's box art. It's a great minimal design, and neatly ties both Insomniac titles together. As for when we can expect Sony to make another big PS5 blowout, Eurogamer editor Tom Phillips has revealed that PlayStation plans to host a State of Play in early August that will be the focus of more big game announcements, and as many are predicting, a price point for the console. He also reveals that Xbox will host a Lockhart reveal in August as well, which is rumoured to be the cheaper variant of the Xbox Series X. Only time will tell at this point, but for the time being, we can look forward to a few big events coming up in the gaming world - the closest being the Ubisoft Forward event this Sunday, where the company is expected to also host a number of exciting reveals. The PlayStation 5 launches this holiday 2020.

There's no denying that Valve was once one of the most celebrated video game developers of all time. Having churned out massive, groundbreaking successes like Half-Life and Portal, the developer also took the multiplayer scene by storm (and arguably, still do) with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 being their dominant multiplayer titles. However, since Valve launched the Steam platform, they've seemingly dropped out of developing games, at least not as frequently as they used to. This year, the VR-exclusive Half-Life: Alyx released to critical acclaim, though it casts a long shadow over many cancelled projects at Valve that includes Half-Life 3. READ MORE: Here's What Marvel's Spider-Man Looks Like Running at Full 60fps Recently, Geoff Keighley released The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx, a sort of interactive documentary/storybook which details the making of Half-Life: Alyx, video interviews, mini-games, and much more. In the story, Keighley specifically mentions a handful of projects that were cancelled by Valve in the last decade, namely a total of five Half-Life projects - one of which was Half-Life 3. According to the details (thanks, IGN), Half-Life 3 was set to be a procedurally generated game with hand-crafted story moments. The game was only in development for a year, between 2013 and 2014, before it was scrapped due to the Source 2 engine being unfinished. As sad as this may be, it wasn't the only anticipated third installment cancelled at Valve. The unfinished Source 2 engine also lead to the cancellation of Left 4 Dead 3, which would've potentially featured hundreds of zombies at a time and set in Morocco. Another RPG similar to Dark Souls and Monster Hunter was also on the table at one point, but never really left the early conceptual stages. Two additional Half-Life VR projects were also in development; one a shooter that would've been part of Valve's VR showcase, The Lab, and the other a prequel to Half-Life 2: Episode 2 called Borealis that would've featured time-travel. While this all seems like pretty gloomy news, Keighley concluded by saying that the team is now working on a full-scale, non-VR Half-Life project. However, the developer is concerned over the scale of such a project, leading many to believe it could either be Half-Life 3 having its development rebooted, or another spin-off or prequel that could be as ambitious as Half-Life: Alyx.