It’s funny how suddenly the temperatures have dropped in the UK as soon as we entered December, almost as if the weather knows that it’s got to be more wintry now people are putting up twinkly lights and other gaudy decorations.
With the last really big week of game releases of the year now behind us, let’s dive into our round up of gaming news and features from the past seven days.
In the News This Week
- Monster Hunter Rise is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and Game Pass in January
- Amnesia: The Bunker is the new game in the horror franchise
- Sonic Frontiers 2023 Roadmap promises new playable characters and story
- Polyphony Digital is “looking into” a Gran Turismo 7 PC port
- Starship Troopers: Extermination announced, features 12 player co-op
- Street Fighter 6 closed beta test 2 is taking place in December – here’s how to play
- Neon White is heading to PS5 and PS4 on December 13th
- The Callisto Protocol has NG+ and story DLC on the roadmap for 2023
- Gotham Knights Heroic Assault and Showdown modes update out now
- Far Cry 6: Lost Between Worlds is a trippy alien DLC expansion, out next week
And as we step into December, there’s the free games with PS Plus, Xbox Live Gold, and the first batch of games for Xbox Game Pass:
- The PS Plus December 2022 free game line up confirmed
- These are the Xbox Games with Gold for December 2022
- Xbox Game Pass is getting Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and more next week
Games in Review & Featured Articles
Things were pretty light this week in terms of features, but we did have a handful of reviews:
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 9/10
- Gungrave G.O.R.E. – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 6/10
- The Knight Witch– PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 5/10
The Callisto Protocol is another big game out this week, and while we’re not pinning a score on it just yet, Jim did ask if it’s a true successor to Dead Space in our review in progress.
Alongside that, I went hands on with the WWI strategy of The Great War: Western Front, and we rounded the week out with What We Played, featuring Midnight Suns, The Callisto Protocol and Gungrave GORE.
Trailer Park
See the second Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer here
Like A Dragon: Ishin combat trailer shows a mix of fighting options
The Settlers: New Allies is releasing in February, console versions in development
Your Achievements
Here’s what you in our community have been up to this week:
- Andrewww treated himself to an early Christmas present as he replaced his trusty old projector with much newer and brighter one. After giving it a quick run with some PS5 games, he then raced through watching Stranger Things.
- And willbuchanan snagged yet another Lego platinum with Lego Ninjago Shadow of Ronin, and got to work on Lego Marvel’s Avengers. Then there was some Doom multiplayer for more multiplayer trophy hunting.
Enjoy your weekend and I’ll see you again soon!
