Having just had to endure one of those torrid five-day weeks, it seems that a lot of the UK is being treated to some rather nice weather this weekend. Then again, maybe you have a vampiric genetic trait and dislike the Sun, in which case this weather is heralding in the worst part of the year for you.
Whatever your sunshine preferences, let’s have a look back on the week of gaming that was.
In the News This Week
- PlayStation Showcase announced for 24th May 2023
- Mortal Kombat 1 reboot announced, and it’s coming out in September
- EU Commission approves Microsoft’s Activision acquisition
- Blizzard cancels PvE Overwatch 2 Hero Mode – Seasonal roadmap revealed
- The Expanse Episode 1 will debut in July
- Wizard of Legend 2 is coming from the makers of Children of Morta
- Pac-Man 99 servers will be switched off in October
- Dead By Daylight single player game in development by Supermassive Games
- Overpass 2 revealed, coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC in October
- NVIDIA GeForce NOW Members get access to some Xbox games
Games in Review and Featured Articles
It was a pretty great week for games in the review dock, even if we’re still in the glow of last week’s launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
- LEGO 2K Drive – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 9/10
- Grindstone – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC, iOS, And – 9/10
- Humanity – PS5, PS4, PC, PSVR 2, PSVR, PC VR – 8/10
- Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook – PS5, PS4, NSW – 6/10
And Dom continued on with a couple of hardware reviews as well.
- Gamevice Flex Mobile Gaming Controller – iOS – 9/10
- RIG 800 Pro HS – PS5, PS4, PC – 8/10
Featured Articles
As strong as the reviews were, we also had some great looks at upcoming games. Dom dove right into the two-wheeled racing of MotoGP 23, finding it to be a great blend of accessible and tough-as-nails sim racing.
Meanwhile, I checked out the opening moments of The Lamplighters League, the next turn-based tactical adventure from the makers of BattleTech and Shadowrun, and Steve checked out the Resident Evil inspired Daymare 1994: Sandcastle.
Rounding things out, What We Played featured The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Lego 2K Drive and Darkest Dungeon.
Trailer Park
Supraland: Six Inches Under gets surprise console release
Wizard of Legend 2 is coming from the makers of Children of Morta
Jagged Alliance 3 release date set for July
Bossa reveals open world co-op adventure Lost Skies
Your Achievements
Here’s what you in our community have been up to this week:
- Andrewww finished off Kona before it left PS Plus and really enjoyed it – ‘I liked the game a lot, it created the atmosphere really well, the snow storm looked quite amazing, and the story kept me interested throughout.
Have a good weekend and I’ll catch you all soon!
camdaz
I must be one of the very few F1 fans that are happy for this weekends Imola GP to be called off. I’ll be spending most of the weekend testing F1 2023 in the closed beta.