Following an exciting PlayStation Showcase at the end of May, Summer Game Fest, the Xbox Games Showcase, and Bethesda’s Starfield Direct all aired this week and weekend with a ton of new content to unpack. Today, Game ZXC’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Obsidian finally reveals more from Avowed while a little more is learned about Playground Games’ Fable, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 makes a surprise appearance at an event from this week, and tomorrow is slated to bring even more announcements and updates about highly anticipated games. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Announces Its Release Date, Reveals Venom
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 made a surprise appearance at Summer Game Fest this week and gave the first full look at Venom in a piece of concept art that also happens to be the Collector’s edition’s Steelcase art. The game was also given an official release date of October 20, which either purposefully or inadvertently evades the previous rumor of September.
Starfield’s Direct Gives an In-Depth Look at Bethesda’s Sci-Fi Epic
Starfield had its own Direct tacked onto the end of the Xbox Games Showcase, which delivered a long look at its systems and gameplay in highlighting how much freedom players will have throughout an enormous galaxy. Here, Starfield revealed a new and highly dedicated companion system that can even result in romance.
Avowed Gameplay Revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase
Avowed revealed new gameplay today alongside the announcement of a 2024 release window. This offered a look at hand-casted elemental magic and colorful effects; meanwhile, Obsidian’s science-fiction RPG franchise did not make an appearance.
Star Wars Outlaws Revealed with Cinematic Trailer
Ubisoft Massive’s open-world Star Wars game was revealed today, giving a look at protagonist Kay Vess and some of the adventures she will be on. This trailer was entirely story-driven and cinematic, but it will have its first gameplay walkthrough already unveiled during tomorrow’s Ubisoft Forward.
Capcom Showcase Announced for Tomorrow
As if all the news from Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and Starfield Direct weren’t enough, Capcom announced its own dedicated showcase for tomorrow. Tomorrow will also have the Ubisoft Forward airing, which makes it another special day for gamers with back-to-back showcases.
Features
Summer Game Fest came with a number of release date and window announcements, and some shuffled games into a neat order of lineups while others have created a bit of division between fans. Likewise, today’s Xbox Games Showcase had a number of reveals leaked early from Atlus’ Persona franchise that proved true in scattered announcements at the event.
- Palworld May Have Timed Its Early Access Release Poorly
- Persona 3 Reload Seems to Feature a Major Shift for Tartarus
Movies & TV
Hogwarts Legacy does not seem to have any post-launch DLC plans, much to the dismay of many fans. There is obviously a lot of Harry Potter content for fans to look back on in the meantime, as well as an entire decade’s worth of content to look forward to in the future, and fans may want to get ahead on the lore for some of the magical creatures that can be found throughout Harry Potter and Hogwarts Legacy alike.
Guides
Diablo 4 has been out officially for a little while now, and as the game progresses through its infancy there will be endless shifts in what players consider meta. It’s ultimately up to each fan how they’d like to play and what classes they think they’d enjoy most, but for now, there are ideal builds they can consider when selecting a preferred archetype.
Game ZXC Exclusives
Mortal Kombat 1 recently revealed its first gameplay at Summer Game Fest, and Game ZXC was able to preview it in a hands-on demo that highlights its stunning graphical fidelity and Kameo Fighter system.
