Sony really kicked things into high gear with their State of Play showcase this week, which was a stream that I really quite enjoyed. Compared to the usual barrage of quickfire, endless trailers, they gave some games a bit of time and space to breathe so we could take in a bit of what they were showing, and it was all the better for it!
So with that in mind, let’s jump into the headlines from the show and from the rest of the week.
In the News This Week
- Hideo Kojima is making a new action espionage game after Death Stranding 2
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach revealed – coming out in 2025
- Until Dawn is being remade in Unreal Engine for PS5 and PC
- Check out the new trailer for Stellar Blade – April release confirmed
- The Silent Hill 2 remake has a new combat focussed trailer
- Life By You Early Access release delayed to June
- Sonic X Shadow Generations confirmed with new Shadow campaign
- Xbox quarterly results set new records, mainly because Microsoft bought Activision
- Eidos Montreal cuts staff, new Deus Ex reportedly cancelled
- PlayStation Plus February 2024 monthly games have been confirmed
Games in Review & Featured Articles
It’s been the biggest week of the year so far for game releases, and we’ve got reviews for the latest Persona and Granblue Fantasy games, while our Suicide Squad one is in progress.
- Persona 3 Reload – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 9/10
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink – PS5, PS4, PC – 8/10
- Anomaly Agent – XSX|S, XBO, NSW, PC – 8/10
- The Legend of Steel Empire – NSW – 6/10
- Evil Nun: The Broken Mask – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW PC – 4/10
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – PS5, XSX|S, PC – in progress
And Dom also reviewed Turtle Beach’s new flightstick.
Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flightstick – XSX|S, PC – 9/10
With the upcoming release of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, we got to pose some questions to the Don’t Nod team about the ghostly action game’s development. Meanwhile, Aran checked out Read Only Memories: Neurodiver for a preview of the new point and click mystery.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured the new game trifecta of Suicide Squad, Persona 3 Reload and Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Trailer Park
Check out the new trailer for Stellar Blade
Enjoy this Rise of the Ronin gameplay trailer
We’re getting a new game in the Metro 2033 series, and it’s in VR!
Get another look at Judas, the next game from the creator of BioShock
See the Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 gameplay reveal here
Your Achievements
Here’s what you in our community have been up to this week:
- TSBonyman got a hankering to head back to Elden Ring, picking up his old 144 hour save with Radahn up next. Guess what? He died almost immediately.
- Andrewww wasn’t particularly impressed by State of Play this week, and he’s still wanting Half-Life Alyx on PSVR 2, but imagines that might never happen. That said, he might now check out Death Stranding, but he’s currently playing Rocket League and Ghostwire: Tokyo, so it might wait.
Have a good weekend and I’ll catch you again soon!
