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According to a new report, Microsoft will host a big summertime event this June featuring a number of game announcements and release date reveals, among other things.

The Verge reported that Microsoft is in the midst of planning its previously announced summer showcase, which the site said will take place on Sunday, June 9. The event will reportedly include the announcement of the next Gears of War game.

Additionally, it's rumored Microsoft will use the event to announce the release dates for the next Call of Duty game, as well as Avowed, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Microsoft Flight Simulator.

GameSpot has contacted Xbox for comment.

The next Call of Duty game, which is said to be a Black Ops title, is reportedly going to take place, at least in part, during the Gulf War. The game will feature open-world missions, just like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, a report said.

In other Xbox news, Windows Central reported that 26-year Microsoft veteran Kareem Choudhry is leaving the company amidst a reorganization that focuses in part on Microsoft's ambitious plans for AI. Choudhry was known, in recent times, for spearheading Xbox's cloud gaming efforts, among other things.

Xbox's reported summer showcase on June 9 puts it just after Summer Game Fest's big showcase on June 7. Additionally, Ubisoft's own summer event takes place on Monday, June 10. It is expected that more gaming showcases will be announced in the time ahead.

Although the face of the franchise is arguably the character Ryu, the fan favorite is the female character Chun-Li. That very Chun-Li is now immortalized as a bronze statue in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture. But why Kashihara City? Well, it's the hometown of CAPCOM's founder, Kenzo Tsujimoto.

According to NHK, the statue of Chun-Li was erected in front of the Kashihara City Hall Branch Office on March 9. The Kashihara City homepage advertised the free event beginning on February 27 and activities included (roughly translated):

The unveiling of the Chun-Li statue
The reveal of Street Fighter manhole covers, whose illustrations kids can color and turn into badges
A reveal of a Street Fighter character display panel
A Street Fighter II and VI game corner
A demo of the planned Kashihara Excursion App
The giveaway of original Street Fighter stickers
A demonstration by the Kashihara High School Japanese Martial Arts Club

The statue itself stands at 70 centimeters (about 28 inches) tall, or 150 centimeters (about 59 inches) including its plinth base. and features Chun-Li in her iconic pre- and post-fight pose. The Kashihara City homepage also stated the project was crowdfunded and required nearly 5.5 million yen (about US$37,000) to bring to completion. This is the second Street Fighter statue erected in the City, with Ryu having been revealed in May 2023 and Edmond Honda (E. Honda) and Ken planned for future installation.

I'm not gonna say it was aliens, but...

ALIENS

Square Enix will release a demo for SaGa Emerald Beyond for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 4, the company announced.

The PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch demos will be available at midnight local time, or now if you live in a region where it is already April 4.

The Steam demo will be available on April 4 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET worldwide.

SaGa Emerald Beyond is due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC via Steam, iOS, and Android on April 25.

Square Enix will release a demo for SaGa Emerald Beyond for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on April 4, the company announced.

The PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch demos will be available at midnight local time, or now if you live in a region where it is already April 4.

The Steam demo will be available on April 4 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET worldwide.

SaGa Emerald Beyond is due out for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC via Steam, iOS, and Android on April 25.

Meet five pilots from the Smoke Jaguar clan and check out mech-action gameplay from MechWarrior 5: Clans in this latest trailer for the upcoming new standalone tactical action game. MechWarrior 5: Clans features a Clan Invasion story, and the ability to harness the power of a Mech of your choosing in single-player or up to five-player cooperative play, where you jump into a lore-filled universe. MechWarrior 5: Clans will be available on PS5 (PlayStation 5), Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam in 2024.

It's pretty good but it's no Garbage Day

It's probably real but man PO'ed is an ugly ass game.

was this like, an anti obesity measure i guess?

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Grab yourself your very own frying pan and butchers knife and get ready for something tasty, because were serving up delicious 90s graphics and alien giblets on a gourmet platter with PO'ed: Definitive Edition!

Its exactly like the POed you remember from back in the day but like, enhanced. No seriously, its enhanced, we promise.

~ Love, Nightdive ~

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PO'ed: Definitive Edition is coming soon to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Stay tuned for a release date!