The Olympics are upon us after last night’s opening ceremony in Paris, and you really have to admire all the dancers, performers and athletes that stuck it out in the pouring rain, as boats, horses, more boats, and the Olympic flame made its way up and down the Seine in Paris.
Are you going to be gorging yourself on all manner of sporting disciplines over the coming fortnight? Hopefully the weather’s a bit better!
In the News This Week
- SAG-AFTRA voice actors strike over generative AI use by game companies
- STALKER 2 delayed to November, but developer deep dive planned for August
- Overwatch 2 could be going back to 6v6, as Blizzard plans gameplay tests
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 will replace the original in August, sunsetting PS4 and Xbox One
- Sony’s hero shooter Concord won’t have a battle pass
- Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns – brutal new story and fighters revealed
- EA backtracks on some Apex Legends Season 22 battle pass changes
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is now out on Game Pass
- Heihachi is making a comeback in the next Tekken 8 DLC
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard unveils all-new companion cast
Games in Review & Featured Articles
After a few weeks of playing it, Reu couldn’t think of much of anything that he’d want to change about Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. Check out our review:
- Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 10/10
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, PC – 8/10
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Complete Edition – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
And we had some physical reviews of things that your back, butt and hands can enjoy:
Elsewhere I went hands on with Ascendant, the upcoming “adaption shooter”, which adapts the extraction shooter form into something fresh and more fluid. An open beta is coming in early August.
And Aran looked back on an under-appreciated Housemarque title, Outland, in our Playback feature.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured a bit of Fallout, some No Man’s Sky and more Kunitsu-Gami.
Trailer Park
Helldivers 2 – Escalation of Freedom update is its biggest yet
Creepy Jar showcases StarRupture’s real world inspired environment
Gran Turismo 7 1.49 adds six more cars and Eiger Norwand
That’s the round up for this week. We’ll be back next week for more gaming news and more. See you then!
