We’re in the middle of a 4-day weekend and the weather is surprisingly good for a bank holiday, but even if it does take a turn for the worst there’s plenty to enjoy while staying indoors. Of course, the reason for all this weekend lengthening? Well, celebrating the Queen’s 70th platinum! We’re still waiting to find out what game it was that she earnt one of the most satisfying pling sounds in gaming.
State of Play kick off what would have been E3 season, but is now dubbed Summer Game Fest and with some more shows coming up this week we’ve got a fair bit to catch up on, so let’s get started!
In the News This Week
We’ve wrapped up everything that was announced at PlayStation’s State of Play, but here are just some of the highlights:
- Resident Evil 4 remake announced for March 2023 – PSVR 2 content confirmed
- Horizon VR: Call of the Mountain trailer showcases the series’ leap into virtual reality
- Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man and Miles Morales are coming to PC
- The cat adventure Stray is coming out in July
- Street Fighter 6 is coming in 2023 – check out its gorgeous graffiti art style in this new trailer!
- Final Fantasy 16 gets a new trailer, and a confirmed release window in Summer 2023
And here’s what else happened this week, including learning what free games we’ve got for June:
- PlayStation Plus June 2022 freebie games have been confirmed
- Xbox free Games with Gold for June 2022 revealed – Super Meat Boy, Aven Colony & more
- New titles announced for Game Pass on Xbox and PC
- Destroy All Humans 2! Reprobed is coming out in August – Clone Carnage today!
- Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is out in November – New Pokémon revealed
- Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Enhanced Version heading to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
- Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is your next Dragon Age game
- Session: Skate Sim release date has been confirmed for September
Games in Review
Moving onto the reviews, we had a good selection of games to consider picking up:
- Card Shark – NSW, PC – 9/10
- Eternal Threads – PC – 8/10
- Cotton Fantasy – PS4, NSW – 8/10
- Kao the Kangaroo – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC, NSW – 7/10
- Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy – XSX|S, XBO, PC – 7/10
Featured Stories
Stefan began things with a look at Splitgate Beta Season 2, which is moving from strength to strength in the arena shooter genre, while Nic went hands on with Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. He came away extremely excited, which is great news for us – the huge expansion is just a few weeks away from launch!
Elsewhere, Steve was left disappointed with Guilt: The Deathless, advising us to keep an eye on its Early Access progress before taking the plunge.
Rounding off the week, we took a look at the best Xbox One games available on Game Pass, and What We Played featured Eternal Threads, Card Shark & Monster Hunter.
Trailer Park
PlayStation’s State of Play June 2022
Total War: Warhammer 3 Immortal Empires trailer and beta revealed
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide new trailer promises gameplay reveal next week
Madden 23 official reveal trailer released, FieldSENSE introduced
Sonic Frontiers drops its first teaser trailer – and it’s awesome
Your Achievements
Here’s what you in our community has been up to this week and if you’ve picked up any platinum trophies like the Queen has!
- Andrewww enjoyed playing AstroBot, but is worried about how long his PSVR kit will hold up, and also finished Control.
- TSBonyman is mopping up more bosses before moving to Radahn in Elden Ring, and at 150+ hours he’s certainly getting his moneys worth!
- And willbuchanan saves us by grinding enough to grab the LEGO Worlds platinum trophy.
That’s all for this week. Enjoy the rest of your bank holiday weekend and I’ll catch you next time!
