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Written by Liana Ruppert 
Microsoft has announced its Xbox Gamescom 2021 event with a special livestream slated to arrive later this month. While Gamescom in the past has usually meant an in-person gathering set in Cologne, Germany, the continued concern over COVID-19 has continued on the digital-only event trend. With this year's Xbox Gamescom 2021 event being a live-streamed affair, that means anyone interested can attend to see what Team Green has up its proverbial sleeve.
The event kicks off on August 24 at 10:00 a.m. PT with the Opening Night LIve ceremony taking place the very next day on August 25 at 11:00 a.m. PT. The event will be co-streamed by the amazing Parris Lilly and Kate Yeager as they dive deeper into the games arriving later this year and beyond. To learn more about "our biggest games line up ever," there will be more updates from already revealed titles, including some of Xbox's third-party partners, as well as some more on holiday releases and news of Xbox Game Pass.
For those interested, you can check out the show later this month on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook Gaming, Twitter, and select regional sites like VK.com in Russia and Bilibili in China. There will be over 30 languages offered, as well, to ensure as many people as possible can enjoy the showcase, as well as English Audio Descriptions and American Sign Language (ASL).
As part of the Xbox company as of earlier this year, Bethesda will be a part of the Gamescom Opening Night Live event alongside its own event called Bethesda MainStream. To further keep the Xbox party going, there will be community spotlights and special guests throughout Gamescom and the upcoming Xbox FanFest. There will also be a special event sale on Xbox games, with savings up to 75% available. To learn more, check out the full blog post here.
Matt Damon Was Offered "A Bunch Of Money" For A Borne Video Game, But It Wasn't Like Myst
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Click to watch embedded media At one point and time, a possible Bourne video game was being considered with the main star front and center, adapting the popular Jason Bourne movie franchise starring Matt Damon. Apparently, the actor was offered "a bunch of money" to reprise his role as the main character from The Bourne Conspiracy, though it was turned down with the reasoning being that he's not feeling the FPS genre. This explains the long-since question as to why he was not a part of the title released back in 2008.
In a recent interview with Hot Ones, the actor confirmed that there was a game on the table, but a creative difference made that offer of "a bunch of money" not quite worth it. In the podcast, he confirmed that he was asked to be a part of the adaptation with both his likeness and his voice but that he couldn't see past the vision proposed to him at the time.
"I just didn't want to do just a first-person shooter," Damon mentioned during the podcast. "They offered me a bunch of money. But I was like, 'If you could make it more ... a little more thought had to go into it, like Myst. I love that game. So I was like, 'More like Myst.' They were like, 'No,' and just went and made it without me." He can be heard laughing during his reflection, which is good that there are no hard feelings over the creative differences. That being said, a Bourne game inspired by Myst would be incredible, and I'm left wondering what that could have looked like if the team over at High Moon Studios was a little more open to a shift in direction.
As noted by GameSpot, Damon tried on numerous occasions to get a Myst-style Bourne game, but it just wasn't meant to be. Interestingly, the actor's statements about his efforts towards a new direction for The Bourne Conspiracy is that the Meelad Sadat, who worked at the studio during that time, told MTV News that there was never any meeting with Damon discussing different directions or anything of that nature. According to Sadat, there was simply an offer to Damon, which was declined, which caused the studio to move away from "celebrity involvement" going forward.
Given that we haven't seen a new Bourne movie since 2016, it will be interesting to see where the series goes next. Will there be a new film? A new game? We'll have to wait and see, but it is interesting to think about what could have been if the Bourne game turned out a bit differently.
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