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EA has been impacted by the coronavirus but is still planning a pretty full slate of 2020 games, according to its recent financial results. The remainder of the year will include its full slate of sports games, and a few other surprises leading into next spring.

One of the slides in the company’s most recent financial statement lays out a partial schedule of games. That includes Burnout Paradise Remastered on Nintendo Switch and Command & Conquer Remastered by the end of June, followed by FIFA 21 and Madden 21 by the end of September (Q2), and then NHL 21 by the end of the calendar year (Q3).

In addition to those, EA’s footnotes mention a few other games on the way. Another sports game is coming, along with another EA HD game, four EA partner games, and two mobile games that will soft-launch. All of those are scheduled for this fiscal year, which means they could come anytime before March 31, 2021. It is also planning to release a previously-announced Medal of Honor VR game on Oculus during this period.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson previously spilled he’ll be the cover athlete for Madden 21, which suggested that game was on track for its usual fall release. The rest of EA’s 2020 slate may be light without many fall releases besides sports titles, but that could change if any of the unannounced EA or partner games get slotted into the fall time period.

EA is likely to make any such announcements at EA Play Live, its annual summer gaming show. This year the festivities will go on without being adjacent to E3, since that show was canceled, and it will take place digitally instead of as a physical gathering. It will begin on June 11 at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET.

Since 2016, there has been a Borderlands movie in the works. The film is now moving ahead with casting news trickling out. Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett is lined up for the fan-favorite character Lilith.

According to a report from Variety, Blanchett, who appeared in Thor: Ragnarok, among many other acclaimed films and TV shows, is in talks to appear in the Borderlands movie to play Lilith. The character is from the planet Dionysus and is one of six “Sirens”–a group of women with superpowers. Lilith is also one of the main protagonists of the series. Gearbox announced its excitement for the news in a recent tweet.

Lilith has appeared in all three of the main Borderlands games, along with 2014’s Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel . The movie will be directed by Eli Roth (The House with a Clock in Its Walls), and he wants to cast cosplayers in order to kill them off.

“I’m so excited to dive into the world of Borderlands, and I could not be doing it with a better script, producing team, and studio,” Roth said in a statement in February. “I have a long, successful history with Lionsgate–I feel like we have grown up together and that everything in my directing career has led to a project of this scale and ambition.”

Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin penned the latest version of the script. Avi and Ari Arad and Erik Feig will serve as producers, while Randy Pitchford, founder of the Borderlands game franchise’s development studio, Gearbox Software, will serve as executive producer along with Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick.

There is no release date set for the Borderlands film at this time.

Half-Life: Alyx has taken the VR world by storm, and if you want to get in on it, the Oculus Quest is a great, versatile VR headset that’s compatible with Valve’s latest game and a bunch of other great titles. Oculus itself has restocked its website with both versions of the headset. If you order now, the $500 128GB model ships July 7, while the $400 64GB model ships July 9. If you’re in Canada, you can snag one from Oculus or Best Buy–unfortunately, Best Buy USA does not currently have any in stock.

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The all-in-one Oculus Quest is a completely wireless device, giving you the freedom to experience and play VR games anywhere you want. However, it’s also compatible with Half-Life: Alyx if you plug it into your PC. This is possible through Oculus Link, a technology that lets you plug your Quest into a PC with a high-speed USB-C cable and play Steam and Rift games as if it was a PC VR headset. Of course, you’ll need a high-quality cable to do this. We recommend Anker’s Powerline+ USB-C to USB 3.0 cable, which is what I use with Half-Life: Alyx.

The Oculus Quest is one of the best VR headsets out there, thanks to that versatility. In addition to Half-Life: Alyx, it’s capable of playing pretty much every VR game out there–except for PlayStation VR exclusives. If you’re looking for something to keep you busy while you’re stuck inside, the Quest VR headset is a great way to escape reality.

While you kill time until your VR headset arrives, be sure to check out all of the free games you can claim right now and the best TV, movies, and games for social distancing.

Developer Infinity Ward is rolling out a new update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare soon, which will refresh the game’s playlists and introduce a brand-new mode called Demolition. That’s not the only reason to jump into the game this week, however; the studio is also offering double XP.

To make up for the bug fixes it needed to make this past weekend, Infinity Ward is running a double XP event in Modern Warfare and Warzone for a limited time. Until Friday, May 8, you’ll earn twice the normal amount of XP, weapon XP, and battle pass XP in the online shooter.

The aforementioned new game mode, Demolition, will arrive as part of this week’s Modern Warfare update. Infinity Ward describes it as similar to Search and Destroy, and it’ll have you “attempt[ing] to outsmart and overpower the other team.” Meanwhile, the refreshed playlists include the “all-blueprint battle” mode, Gun Game Reloaded, as well as Shipment 24/7, Blood Money Trios in Warzone, and more.

Beyond that, this week’s update will also disable helicopters in Warzone. Infinity Ward hasn’t provided a reason for this change, but players on the Warzone subreddit have reported that the vehicles are prone to glitching, affecting the game’s balance.

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