It’s always nice to have a long weekend at the end of August, and after the long trip back from Gamescom, it’s very much needed… but there’s little rest for the wicked, so brace yourselves for a flurry of previews, interviews and features from things that Dom and I managed to see at the show.
Naturally Gamescom spawned a metric ton of news, so let’s dive right in for the biggest announcements, with trailers down the page.
In the News This Week
- Indiana Jones is coming to PS5, but only after Xbox and PC December release
- Peter Molyneux returns with a new god game, Masters of Albion
- Revenge of the Savage Planet revealed and it is coming in 2025
- Civilization VII gameplay revealed with February release date
- Borderlands 4 is coming in 2025
- Arc Raiders re-emerges with a 2025 release target
- REANIMAL revealed by the creators of Little Nightmares
- Path of Exile 2 heads to Early Access in November
- Deadlock is Valve’s new MOBA shooter
- Mafia: The Old Country announced at the end of Opening Night Live
Games in Review & Featured Articles
Just the one review this week, as Miguel got behind the bar:
Tavern Talk – PC, NSW – 7/10
For Gamescom, I got to take in some more of MachineGames’ mixed first person take on Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, before sharing my hands on impression for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, and speaking to Warhorse figurehead Tobi.
Dom, meanwhile, rampaged through the countryside with the newly announced Drive Rally, which rally fans should definitely check out.
I also previewed the demo of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, and the non-VR version of C-Smash VRS: New Dimension. And with Black Myth: Wukong on many people’s playlists, Aran revisited Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and a previous telling of this story.
Rounding things out as always, What We Played featured Star Wars Outlaws, Concord & everything we saw at Gamescom!
Trailer Park
Dying Light: The Beast brings back a fan favourite character
Dune: Awakening gets a new trailer at Gamescom
Ack ack ack. Ack ack ack ack ack! ACK!
Monster Hunter Wilds gets an electric new gameplay trailer
Your Achievements
Let’s check in on what you’ve been playing in the community:
- Andrewww has started on Horizon Forbidden West, after being surprised to learn that it will be leaving PlayStation Plus Extra in the near future.
That’s the round up for this week. Keep your eyes peeled for everything we’ll be churning out over the next few days and weeks!