It’s been a busy week in the gaming industry, with big game releases, a new PS5 and, after months of to-ing and fro-ing, Microsoft finally completed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard to the tune of $68.7 billion!
Time will tell what this means for consumers, but right now let’s recap the last seven days:
In the News This Week
- Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard
- The CMA has finally approved Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition
- New PS5 slim revealed with UHD Blu-ray drive add-on & 1TB SSD
- The PS5 Slim launch hides some sneaky price increases
- PS5 cloud streaming comes to PS Plus Premium this month
- Ubisoft’s XDefiant delayed, no new release date given
- Dead Island 2’s first expansion Haus is out in November
- Frog Detective: The Entire Mystery comes to consoles soon
Games in Review and Featured Articles
There was quite a range in the review scores this week:
- The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails – PS4, PC, NSW – 9/10
- Cocoon – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC, NSW – 8/10
- Monoprice BT-600ANC Headset – 8/10
- Star Trek: Infinite – PC – 8/10
- Gazzlers – PSVR2, Quest, SteamVR, Pico – 7/10
- BenQ treVolo U Dialogue Speaker – 6/10
- Lords of the Fallen – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 4/10
Meanwhile, resident Hawaii expert Tuffcub explored The Crew Motorfest’s representation of Oahu, but came away feeling the game was a poor representation of the island and culture. Continuing the racing theme, Stefan enjoyed Stampede: Racing Royale, which is sort of like Mario Kart but with 60-players!
Rounding the week out, as always, was What We Played, which featured Cocoon, AC Mirage & Star Trek: Infinite.
Trailer Park
House Flipper 2 will have a Sandbox mode
Last Train Home launches November 28th, demo available
Windjammers 2 update adds new characters, modes and cross-play
I hope you have a good weekend and I’ll see you again next time!
