E3 2021 is partially a return to form for the historical gaming event. We’re still not back to being in person, but with the event outright canceled last year, it’s great to see a digital version, but that means that a lot more people and streams are available than you would typically find. You’ve probably heard about the Summer Game Fest kickoff, and no doubt you’ll watch Ubisoft Forward and Xbox + Bethesda’s showcase, but what about the smaller streams? Guerilla collective, IGN Expo, Devolver Digital, Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, and so on? For those, we’ve created this page as a headquarters to make sure you don’t miss some of the hidden gems from this year’s announcements. Bookmark this page, and check back often for new trailers and updates! Toem Toem is an intruiging hand-drawn adventure about a photographer who needs to earn enough money for their bus fare to go visit and capture a natural event that’s called, you guessed it, Toem. A Musical Story A Musical Story is a rhythm game with a 70s look and feel about a person coming to terms with their situation by reliving their memories through the lens of music. Vokabulantis Vokabulantis is a new stop-motion adventure featuring two lovers who have no mouths but want to communicate. It’s a haunting, but beautiful premise about saving the world from a future without language. Last Stop Last Stop is from Annapurna Interactive, whose games will always find their way into my library. This third-person narrative adventure is set in modern day London and follows three characters, who will soon collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis. It’s the kind of mystery thriller I always love to see. Mortal Shell: The Virtuous Cycle Mortal Shell is getting DLC for both PS4 and PS5! Check out the trailer for a glimpse into what’s next for this stylish souls-like title. Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions brings boxing back to the gaming forefront with a cast of characters from the Rocky film universe. Sherlock Holmes Chapter One Frogwares released a new trailer for their upcoming Sherlock Holmes game that will be finding its way to PS5. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus Doki Doki Literature club is NOT the cute dating sim it seems to be on the surface. This horror game made waves on PC when it first released, but on June 30th we’re getting console versions and and expanded content. If you love horror, don’t get spoiled and wait to check it out at launch. Kena: Bridge of Spirits The Tribeca Games Spotlight brought new footage of Kena: Bridge of Spirits, which is coming soon to PS5 and just looks stunning every time it’s on screen. Sifu Sifu got a new trailer, and this cinematic fighter continues to look like it will have a great style and fighting system. OlliOlli World The OliiOlli series continues with this upcoming entry that updates the graphics and offers that same quirky style … Read More
Pre-E3 Game News Update
E3 is kicking off today and before all of that excitement begins, I need to drop the rest of this week’s gaming updates and then start covering the big show! Without further ado, let’s get to it! As stated above, E3 is kicking off soon, but there have been plenty of things going on prior to the show such as Summer Game Fest, which was absolutely great, by the way! I’m not going to recap everything here, but I am going to give you the tidbits! One of those tidbits and it’s a pretty big deal to me, is that Elden Ring has finally got a release date. Yes, you read that correctly, Elden Ring has a release date!!! Elden Ring was announced back in 2019 and it’s been on the minds of gamers everywhere. We have seen and heard very little about this title and honestly, I didn’t expect a release date to be as close as it is and I am smitten. Dropping on January 21, 2022, Elden Ring will finally be in the hands of all that have been awaiting its arrival. To top it off, there is a decent trailer that has also been released! Check it out below!! Elden Ring Official Trailer from Summer Game Fest For us Call of Duty fans, season 3 of Warzone and Black Ops Cold War is about to end and with that begins season 4! PSA, if you want to get your hands on the Rambo and or John Mclane skins, grab them before season 3 ends! Season 3 aside, we know there is going to be a road map revealed for season 4 on June 14th, but we do know a little bit about what’s to come. Black Ops Cold War is getting some new game modes and of course maps. There is also the promise of another round based zombies mode in season 4. And while I can’t really be sure of map changes coming to Verdansk in Warzone, we do know the satellites will come crashing down onto the city and likely change a few things. I just don’t know what those changes will be just yet. Come on June 14, I’m getting antsy here! Also on June 14th, we’ll be treated to double XP and double Battle Pass XP to finish up season 3. Season 4 begins on June 17th and I can’t wait! Remember Death Stranding? The game that was a critical hit, but also seemed to be critically confusing for some? Well, Hideo Kojima is releasing a director’s cut for the PS5. What the director’s cut will include isn’t readily available for us at this time, but once Kojima releases let us know, we’ll let you know as well! I’m sure we can expect to see upgraded frames per second, maybe a boost in graphics and its details, possibly some extra storyline content and who knows else? I’m sure that PS4 owners of the game won’t be getting a … Read More
Summer Game Fest 2021 Kickoff Live Stream Highlights!
It may not be in person, and it may not include your typical events, but E3 season is upon us, and I will take what I can get! As my favorite time of the year (sorry holidays), I am pleased to take you on this journey into new updates, new titles, and shocking announcements. We begin with Geoff Keighly’s Summer Game Fest Kickoff, which begins as a livestream before the even continues into the month. Competitor to E3? It’s replacement? Only time will tell, but when it comes to exciting gaming events, the more the merrier! Check out the stream below and our highlights! Watch The Full Summer Game Fest Kickoff + Highlights From The Live Stream We’re opening with the new title from Gearbox (Creators of Borderlands). And it’s Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, with a full list of great actors like Andy Samberg, Wanda Sykes, and Will Arnet. It’s a standalone game outside of the Borderlands franchise (but clearly connected). Coming early 2022. Next up we have Metal Slug Tactics, and as a fan of the series, I’m interested in seeing more! Though, it is a departure from the typical gameplay. Still love that art style, and it was a great trailer. Next up we have a pre-recorded interview with Hideo Kojima, and oh boy am I wondering where this is going. While he didn’t reveal anything about his next game, we did get some news. We open on Sam from Death Stranding as he considers using a cardboard box to sneak into enemy territory. Big Metal Gear Solid vibes here. It’s Death Stranding: Director’s Cut coming to PS5! Not bad! A full reveal is just a few weeks away. Next up we have Jeff Goldblum announcing a World Premiere. Heavy Jurassic Park vibes and Dinosaurs show up right away. It’s a sequel to Jurassic World Evolution, which was a great sim-building title in the franchise. Next is a performance from Japanese Breakfast, with a lovely game playing in the background that looks similar to Journey. Sable is the game, coming September 23rd, and will be featured in the Tribeca stream tomorrow. Lostark, an MMORPG, is coming west from Amazon’s game studios. Looks ot be isometric, like an MMO version of Diablo perhaps? It’s coming this fall. As Prime Gaming sponsored Summer Game Fest 2021, we’re seeing a promotion for that subscription, which includes in-game perks, items, and free titles each month. New season of Call of Duty coming next week to Cold War and Warzone. Trailer highlights some sweet new maps, operators, and Zombies mode content. Ryan Reynolds makes an appearance and makes a joke about Elden Ring, which I know will come back to bite him if it doesn’t show up in this stream. He’s here to promote his movie, which looks pretty good! Among Us is adding new content like roles, maps, and modes.The Geoff Keighly mask is back for today if you watch 15 mins of the stream on Twitch. Shuhei Yoshida is here to talk … Read More
Gaming news this week!
It is the end of the week and as promised, I’m dropping my second news update this week to catch us all up on what’s happened in the last few days and what’s coming up! Let’s go! First and foremost we need touch base in two highly anticipated games. I am talking about God of War Ragnarok and Horizon: Forbidden West. Easily two of the most anticipated titles in the Playstation franchise and I have some good news all around and maybe just little not so good news, but nothing all that bad either. God of War Ragnarok is officially releasing on both the PS4 and PS5! Some were concerned this title would skip the PS4 altogether, but alas, Sony is smarter than losing a ton of sales and I respect that. If I didn’t have a PS5, but this game was coming soon and I wasn’t able to play on PS4, I would be bummed as would any other fan. On another note, the title has been pushed into early 2022 rather than the expected holiday 2021 release date. We never actually had a release date to begin with, so it’s not so bad . It’s just great to hear both gen consoles will get a chance to play! And news about Horizon: Forbidden West that is sure to make us all happy! Horizon, just like GOW, will also be dropping on both the PS4 and PS5! Another concern for some has been laid to rest and it’s pretty awesome! I cannot wait to get my hands on the next entry and see where this one takes me. It was a great game as it was, so it will be interesting to see what the developers make changes to and add. To sweeten the pot a little, Horizon: Forbidden West is targeted to release this holiday season in 2021! While there is no exact date as of yet and there is always the cancer of a delay, but yes, they are hoping/expecting to release it this year and I hope they do! One last thing. Horizon has been confirmed to run at 60 fps on the PS5. Could a push for 120 actually happen? In other game news, the head of Playstation Studios claims there are 25 games in development and half of them are new IP’s! While that doesn’t really give us a birds eye view of what will actually come out or when, it is nice to hear that Sony has a good number of working titles on the way. I am still holding out for a Bloodborne sequel or even a full remake, but that is only a PlayStation exclusive and not from the companies first part studios unless of course Bluepoint does the remake. Then it is inhouse, so there’s that. What are you hoping is on the way? Are you getting excited for the cancelled then uncancelled, canceled and uncancelled again E3 show this year? It is right around … Read More
Starfield not coming to PS5, but Rambo is coming to Warzone!
Things have been shaking up a little bit with the announcement that Starfield will not be coming to PlayStation consoles. While it shouldn’t be a real surprise considering Microsoft now owns everything Bethesda has ever worked on, but I think this stings a little because a lot of us were hoping Microsoft would allow Bethesda to develop some of their upcoming games for PlayStation as well, but as time goes by, it gets clearer that this idea just might not happen at all. Granted, Deathloop is supposed to be a PS5 timed exclusive and while we haven’t heard that it has been canceled for the PlayStation, it was delayed into the fall and that has sparked a lot of questions. Questions like: is the delay solely to squeeze in more time to officially cancel the PlayStation deal? Will the game still be timed? Will we ever see another elder scrolls game release on PlayStation consoles again? Elder Scrolls doesn’t have anything to do with Deathloop, but damn it, it’s on my mind! In other news, things are about to get a little more retro in Warzone Black Ops: Cold War. Starting May 20th, players will have access to the Rambo and John Mclane (from Die Hard) operator bundles. These bundles will include skins for both characters, weapon blueprints and a whole lot more! We’ve pics online, some are complaining that the characters don’t look good enough and that is arguable if you really care enough about it, but they don’t look that bad and I think I think I’m looking forward to it. Along with the limited time bundles, there will be some limited time events dropping in Cold War and Warzone to celebrate them! In warzone we will see things like the Nakatomi Plaza from the first Die Hard film and survival camps from the Rambo franchise. Warzone will also be getting a limited time game mode called Power Grab. From the sounds of it, it will be like a Kill Confirmed/Battle Royale mashup. Call of Duty Balck Ops: Cold War will also be getting some limited events like Die Hardpoint, Rambo’s Gun Game and Multi-Team Elimination. But wait! There’s more! Limited time medals are going to be showing up in the game that will reward with 2xp. I think that’s going to be cool to see, but I just hope I don’t get distracted and lose my streak, haha. There are a slew of other things coming with this update, but I don’t have all the details on them. I let you know what’s going on after we’ve checked it all out hands on rather than going by the snippets I know. I’m not sure if we should be surprised, but GTA V is getting a PS5 version released. I remember when I bought GTA V on PS3… good times. I was really hoping we would be closer to the release of GTA 6, but maybe this is just to give us a … Read More
New PS5 model coming 2021?
Word on the web is that Sony is in fact working on a redesign of the PS5 console for 2022. From the sounds of things, it isn’t going to be a slim or pro model of the console, but it is being redesigned to host a different AMD to cut costs and there’s a good reason for that. As you probably know, there is a major shortage of next gen consoles available and that isn’t really because of scalpers as much as it is because there is a world wide Microchip shortage that has not only made it difficult to build the consoles, but it also caused the cost to skyrocket. It’s to the best of my understanding that the chip shortage is the reason for the console shortage, but there are other things to calculate. So, the PS5 is currently using a 5nm AMD microchip and the plan is to switch over to a 6nm for a cheaper cost. I can’t honestly tell you how this will make a difference aside from a lower manufacturing cost. I don’t know much about these chips and in my mind, a 6 sounds like an upgrade over a 5, so I’m not even sure if that’s a fact. Moving forward, this isn’t confirmed by Sony and word came out first from news site based in Taiwan called DigiTimes, and info essentially comes from someone claiming they have this info as they have a subscription for a paywall, which gives its subscribers classified info on certain companies. I don’t know a lot about paywalls, I do know that a lot of insider information has been correct when leaked, but there are also a lot of false claims from people claiming to leak info from a paywall and it’s really just a hoax to grab some new followers on social media’s platforms. Now, I wouldn’t be surprised if Sony is working on a new model of the console. It seems way too early for a slim and definitely too early for a pro upgrade and I really hope they don’t pull the “pro” console out anytime soon if at all, but let’s be honest here, the Xbox Series X is capable of giving a ton of older games 120 FPS when playing. We’re not seeing the same advances on the PS5 just yet. I’m not sure if this will come as an update, but I am positive Sony is watching and working on an answer for this. Sony is dominating the console scene right now, but they have a lot to look at. The Xbox Gamepass is an absolutely amazing service for a low cost. Sony has PS Now, but that doesn’t give us game drops upon release and if you consider the fact that Microsoft owns Bethesda games, I mean, ouch! That’s a huge loss for us as a gaming community if things go exclusive and they likely will, but there was that one day that Phil Spencer … Read More