Last weekend’s opening round of the Six Nations had some great games (well, depending on your nationality!) and I’ve no doubt this weekend will be the same. Meanwhile in the world of gaming, Nintendo grabbed most of the headlines with their latest Nintendo Direct – full of trailers and announcements that should get Switch owners excited – so let’s dive in!
In the News This Week
- Every game & trailer from Nintendo Direct February 2023
- See the epic new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer – pre-orders go live tonight
- Pikmin 4 gameplay reveals a cut dog companion and a July release date
- Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp finally gets a new release date
- Game Boy & Game Boy Advance games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online today
- Metroid Prime Remastered is out now for Nintendo Switch
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom briefly listed for $70 on Nintendo website
- Cities: Skylines Remastered is a free upgrade for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S out next week
- Darkest Dungeon II 1.0 releases on May 8th
- UK regulator suggests Microsoft breaks up Activision Blizzard in provisional report
- Report: EA close to £488m deal for Premier League rights in FIFA successor
- Take-Two will make “cost reduction program” as Midnight Suns & others underperform
Games in Review
One of the most talked about games of the year, Hogwarts Legacy was released earlier this week, but it was Hi-Fi Rush that is in on our top spot.
- Hi-Fi Rush – XSX|S, PC – 9/10
- Demeo: PC Edition – PC – 8/10
- Hogwarts Legacy – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 7/10
- Raiden IV x Mikado Remix – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 7/10
- We Were Here Forever – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 7/10
Featured Articles
Tef got the chance to unbox a PSVR 2 headset, checking out the physical design of the next gen VR headset and Sony’s new Sense controllers. You can expect more reviews soon as he tries out a whole bunch of the launch games.
Elsewhere, for the release of Metroid Prime Remastered, Tef took a break from VR to dive in with some early impressions of just how good this remaster and the original game are. Jim took a look at Afeera, the new hero in For Honor which is going from strength to strength as it approaches its sixth birthday.
And finishing off the week, What We Played featured Hi-Fi Rush, Hogwarts Legacy and PSVR 2.
Trailer Park
See the epic new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer
See more Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon gameplay in new trailer
Your Achievements
- TSBonyman made a welcome re-appearance, and lets us know he’s been busy playing The Witcher 3 and enjoying Deliver Us The Moon.
- And Andrewww continued on with Spider-Man and the classic Pixeljunk Eden. He also hopped into The Turing Test, trying to play this puzzler before it leaves PS+, but it didn’t click for him.
Enjoy your weekend and we’ll see you next week!
