The school summer holidays, which means there’s plenty of free time for younger gamers and teachers to catch up on our gaming backlogs, but probably less time to think and game for parents, while the rest of us can carry on blissfully unaware. Depending on the side of fence you’re on, are you planning to make a dent in yours this weekend?
Anyway, let’s get things going with this week’s round up!
In the News This Week
- Microsoft and Sony sign an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for ten years
- Firewall Ultra PSVR 2 release set for 24th August
- Game Pass Core will replace Xbox Live Gold & Games with Gold in September
- Tesco to end selling physical games in stores
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade beta sign ups are now open
- The Borderlands movie will be on the big screen August 2024
- Skull Island: Rise of Kong announced for PC and consoles
Giveaway
We’ve got three codes to dish out for The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR to celebrate its big PSVR 2 update. Head on over to get your entries in, and good luck!
Games in Review and Featured Articles
- Thumper PSVR2 – PSVR2, PC VR, Meta Quest– 9/10
- Pikmin 4 – NSW – 8/10
From the previews, Stefan got behind the wheel of The Crew Motorfest, which aims to take Forza Horizon’s crown for open world racing, offering players the beautiful Hawaiian island of O’ahu as their race track.
Gareth meanwhile looked at Diablo IV’s Season of the Malignant shared his thoughts on the pitfalls of live service games, and the repercussions for players.
Finishing off the week, What We Played featured Pikmin 4, Remnant 2 & Diablo IV.
Trailer Park
Watch the EA Sports FC 24 gameplay deep dive trailer
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 new story trailer gives us a first look at Venom
Meet pilot C4-621 in the Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon story trailer
Have a good weekend and we’ll catch you all soon!
