It’s a slightly shorter weekend than usual, because of the funny times with clocks jumping forward an hour tonight. It also means that, after a few weeks of difference, we’ll be back to being five hours ahead of North America, just as it should be.
My cat will also be happy to have breakfast at what he believes to be the appropriate time.
In the News This Week
The bad news for gamers and the games industry just keeps on coming…
- Sony increases the price of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal
- Sony closes Dark Outlaw Games, just a year after its founding
- Epic confirms layoffs of over 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement slides
- Four Nacon-owned studios file for insolvency – Spiders, Cyanide, Kylotonn and Nacon Tech
- Stranger Than Heaven takes place across five eras and five cities in 20th century Japan
- STALKER 2: Cost of Hope expansion revealed for this summer, taking you back to Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
- The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is coming in spring 2027, but there’s a closed beta next month
- FIFA is back in April with FIFA Heroes, and you can play as Maradona, Harry Kane and… Thor?
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is about to get harder
Games in Review & Featured Articles
It was quite a polarised week in the reviews, with a bunch of Switch 2 ports and upgrades ono the table, and a lot that disappointed.
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park – NSW2 – 9/10
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage for Switch 2 – NSW2 – 9/10
- Project Songbird – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 8/10
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits for Switch 2 – NSW2 – 8/10
- Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PC – 5/10
- Ariana and the Elder Codex – PS5, PS4, NSW, PC – 5/10
- Stellar Wandered DX – PS5, XSX|S, XBO, NSW, PC – 5/10
Beyond that, Reuben immersed himself in the weird and wonderful world of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, which is coming to Switch in April, and with Ade and Jim’s Playing with History book is getting closer to being published – head here for one final chance to order a copy – there’s an interview that delves into Nioh 3’s historical fantasy fusion.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Crimson Desert, Rushing Beat X and Screamer.
Trailer Park
Wyldheart looks to channel the feel of a tabletop campaign in this new co-op action RPG
Rebellion reveals sci-fi action horror game Alien Deathstorm
Artificial Detective is a robot-filled debut game from Vivix
That’s all for the round up this week. Enjoy the weekend and we’ll carry on carrying on on Monday.
