It’s now officially autumn, and with a bit more of a chill in the morning air, that also means we’ve entered the busiest period of the year for video games. There’s a truck load of great games that are soon to launch, but before that let’s cover everything that happened this past week!
In the News This Week
We’ll start off with a three-part hacking saga:
- GTA 6 images and footage leak – Rockstar Games releases statement – The GTA 6 hacker has reportedly been arrested
- WARNING: 2K hacked, malicious email sent to users that could harvest your details
- EA announce an Iron Man video game
- Sins of a Solar Empire 2 announced
- Sker Ritual Early Access October release date & roadmap revealed
- Ted Lasso & AFC Richmond are going to be in FIFA 23
- Phantom Fury revealed as Ion Fury sequel, out 2023
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide closed beta announced for October
Games in Review
Time to take a look at the reviews of the week:
- Metal: Hellsinger – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- Madden NFL 23 – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
- Serial Cleaners – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC, NSW – 6/10
- The Tomorrow Children: Phoenix Edition – PS5, PS4 – 5/10
- ORX (Early Access) – PC, NSW, Mac, Android, iOS – No Score
And we had a couple of hardware reviews too:
- Azeron Cyborg Gaming Keypad – 9/10
- LucidSound LS100X Gaming Headset – 7/10
Featured Articles
Stefan launched the previews with Floodland, a survival city builder that introduces more social elements, after which he went hands on with survival horror game, Alone in the Dark.
Nick P meanwhile looked at PGA Tour 2K23, including the new TopGolf mode, while Nic B previewed Rhythm Tower, which fuses the rhythm action and tower defence genres.
Last up, Steve brought us his thoughts after going hands on with Scorn, which with its unsettling biomechanical visual design, is not for the faint hearted! And then rounding off the week, What We Played included Splatoon 3, Deathloop & Steelrising.
Trailer Park
Session: Skate Sim new trailer introduces four new skaters
Fight like cats and dogs in Warpaws, a new RTS for console and PC
Prodeus will be getting a full release this week
Your Achievements
Here’s what you in our community have been up to this week:
- MrYd added the platinum trophy to his collection for Grid Legends, before moving onto Spiritfarer and Deathloop.
- willbuchanan continues with AC Brotherhood, and started Dead or Alive 5 and LEGO The Hobbit on Vita.
- Andrewww grabbed the platinum for Red Matter on PSVR, before moving on to Batman: The Enemy Within.
Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you again soon!
