It’s that rare part of the year for avid European Formula 1 fans where we’re faced with the decision of setting alarm clocks and getting up at awful time of the morning to watch the Australian Grand Prix. Given the absolute dominance of the sport that we’ve seen in the past 18 months, I was not in that number for Qualifying this morning, but then, what was that I spied in the replay a few hours later? The glimmers of an interesting race? Well, now I’m wondering if I really want to set my alarm for 4AM tomorrow…
On to the video games news, in what has been perhaps the biggest week of game releases so far this year.
In the News This Week
- Report: PS5 Pro specs leak reveals big GPU bump, faster RAM, CPU and more
- Capcom apologises after Dragon’s Dogma 2 Steam reviews slam performance and microtransactions
- Larian Studios’ is not making Baldur’s Gate 3 DLC, Baldur’s Gate 4 or anything else D&D
- Harold Halibut will launch on consoles, PC, and Game Pass this April
- A The Sims movie is in the works with Margot Robbie’s production company
- TopSpin 2K25 launch roster has been confirmed
- Alpha Protocol is coming back to PC on GOG, DRM free
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra announced, features Captain America and Black Panther
- New Steam Families beta overhauls game sharing on PC and Steam Deck
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is coming out in early 2025
Games in Review & Featured Articles
It was all about the reviews this week, and what a week of reviews it was!
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 10/10 (Video Review)
- Rise of the Ronin – PS5 – 9/10
- Mediterranea Inferno – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 9/10
- Princess Peach: Showtime! – NSW – 7/10
- Alone in the Dark – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 5/10
And Dom dove into plenty of fighting games with the excellent new fight stick:
PDP Victrix Pro FS Arcade Fight Stick – PS5, PS4, PC – 10/10
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured the trifecta of big new games: Dragon’s Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin and Alone in the Dark.
Trailer Park
Chrono Odyssey MMORPG gets a new trailer
Drive and brawl across the Divided States of America in Dustborn this August
Project Mango is a collaboration between Kurzgesagt and Toukana Interactive
Puppet House brings evil puppets to consoles and PC
Your Achievements
Here’s what you in our community have been up to this week:
- After a few hours, The Outer Wilds has clicked for Andrewww – “I absolutely love this game. Just wow! This is what gaming is about, and I’m not overly surprised it’s not an AAA game that accomplishes it, again.” He’s now going to buy the game after it leaves PS Plus.
That’s the round up for this week. We’ll be back on Monday for more gaming bits and bobs. See you then!