It’s a lovely, sunny spring day in the UK, and a big one for sports fans. Obviously there’s a fair bit of football happening, but it’s also the final weekend of the Six Nations with France going for a Grand Slam against England, and we’ve got the opening race of the Formula 1 season with almost no clues as to who has got their car right for the new era of regulations.
Of course, the real world news continues to be dominated by the war in Ukraine, and there’s a fresh way for gamers to help. Humble Bundle has drawn together partners both big and small to create a huge bundle that’s worth over $2,500 and features 123 games, books, and pieces of software. Head here to find out about the Stand with Ukraine bundle.
In the News This Week
- Until Dawn and Dark Pictures developer announces The Quarry
- Sniper Elite 5 targets a May release date
- Elden Ring has already sold 12 million copies
- Gran Turismo 7 had 24 hours of server downtime – Kaz explains what happened and microtransactions
- EA Play Live will not be happening this year, E3 will be online only
- Moss: Book II heads to PSVR on 31st March, new gameplay revealed
- Hogwarts Legacy set for a Holiday 2022 release date
- Humble Games announce nine new indie games including Monaco 2 and Stray Gods
- XDefiant has Tom Clancy name stripped by Ubisoft
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will have full crossplay at launch
Games in Review
In some ways it feels like we’re taking a little breather after a busy couple months of huge game releases. We still had the Chaos-filled action of Stranger of Paradise, and the potential redemption arc for WWE 2K22 to look at, though.
- Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
- WWE 2K22 – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 5/10
Featured Articles
With the release of Grand Theft Auto 5 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Gamoc dove into the remaster to see how the game holds up on a third generation of console and eight and a bit years on from release. Almost as old is Mario Kart 8, but this game is getting a new lease of life thanks to a flood of upcoming tracks being added in the Booster Course Pass. Are they worth your time? Do they fit the Mario Kart 8 aesthetic and playstyle?
There was also a pair of previews this week. Nick P is working on our review, but got to share some early thoughts on Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Dom went hands on with Redout 2, the next big thing in anti-grav future racing.
Finally, we had What We Played, which featured Elden Ring, Tunic and GTA 5.
Trailer Park
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC is coming out in June for both Switch and PC
Monaco 2 brings back the co-op heist ’em up for a second job
Skybound Games reveal WrestleQuest
Returnal Ascension DLC video shows off Tower gameplay
Your Achievements
And finally for this round-up, we come to… you!
- PoorPaddy89 has beaten the final story boss in Elden Ring having spent every moment possible playing the game since launch. Now there’s just a bit of cleaning up to do and a challenging optional boss, but they’ve “really enjoyed it as my first Soulsbourne experience.”
- willbuchanan got the platinum for Lego Indiana Jones 2 on PS3, while also also playing Everybody’s Golf on PS4. Probably not at the same time, but maybe?
- And hornet1990 has been turned off from gaming over the last few weeks, but has now booted up the BioShock remaster and got through to Arcadia. “The story and environment is definitely holding my interest so far.”
That’s it for this week’s gaming round-up. Have a great weekend, and we’ll catch you again next week.
