Star Wars Outlaws becomes one of Ubisoft’s highlights, games launching in October now have a great deal of competition to either ignore or overcome, and Insomniac Games has some disappointing if not unsurprising information to share about Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Today, Game ZXC’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
The Callisto Protocol is receiving its last bit of content soon, The Flash movie releases to a divisive audience, and demos and previews from Summer Game Fest are still trickling in to give the public a better sense of what to expect from gaming’s most highly anticipated properties in the near future. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Star Wars Outlaw Gameplay Walkthrough Revealed
In what may well turn out to be one of Ubisoft’s next biggest games, Star Wars Outlaws revealed a bunch of open-world gameplay at the Ubisoft Forward early in the week. Not many of the open-world contributions were shown, but combat with dynamic blaster modules and companion Merqaal Nix was showcased alongside a GTA-like ‘wanted’ system, compounding a great scoundrel emphasis.
Blizzard Confirms Big QoL Improvement for Diablo 4 Nightmare Dungeons
Many Diablo 4 players are already far into their endgame grind and there is more than enough content to compensate for them playing for years to come. However, Blizzard has announced a quality-of-life upgrade for Nightmare Dungeons that will allow players to teleport to these dungeons via the Nightmare Sigils themselves.
Insomniac Games Has Unfortunate News for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Fans
Pre-orders for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 recently went live and its Collector’s edition sold out almost instantaneously. Now, fans have since been wondering if there would be a playable demo at some point in the future before the game releases in October, which isn’t an egregious question considering how many games have put out demos lately. Still, Insomniac has since confirmed it has no plans for a Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 demo.
Alan Wake 2’s October Competition Addressed by Remedy
Both Lords of the Fallen and Alan Wake 2 now suffer the unfortunate fate of releasing mere days before Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Not that fans won’t be excited to play either of them, but Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has a chance to eclipse them due to how highly anticipated it is. Either way, Remedy seems unfazed by Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s launch, and that rallying behind its game is a great show of confidence.
The Callisto Protocol’s Final Transmission DLC Receives Release Dates
The Callisto Protocol’s gory science-fiction romp is nearing the finish line as its story DLC arrives fully on June 29. However, fans can play Final Transmission 48 hours early, on June 27, exclusively on PlayStation.
Features
Lies of P launches near the end of September and has already been lauded as one of the most impressive Soulslike games due to impressions made from its gameplay demo. It is interesting to see how Lies of P compares to FromSoftware games, but there are significant differences that help it stand apart, too.
- FromSoftware Games Like Elden Ring Still Have One Big Thing to Teach Lies of P
- Lies of P Takes a Bloodborne Feature and Makes It Much More Punishing
Movies & TV
The Flash was recently released in theaters to a mixed crowd. There are some who believe its CGI is too unfinished or unwieldy, while others enjoy the movie for its fan service and surprisingly heartfelt moments.
Guides
Layers of Fear is a seminal game from Bloober Team and while its subsequent sequels have had wholly confusing titles, it may be intriguing for fans of Silent Hill to see what Bloober may be capable of in the genre before its Silent Hill 2 remake arrives. In order to do that, there are puzzles that players will need to solve.
Game ZXC Exclusives
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon arrived at Summer Game Fest with a hands-off preview, showing off the game’s linear mission structure, combat gameplay, and mech customization.