A wild Nintendo Direct appeared more than a week after the summer’s big gaming showcases had all previously aired,Harry Potterfans have even more to be excited about this year, andMarvel Snap’s Spider-Verse season has shaken the game up positively. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Immortals of Aveumhas a new release date that pushes it out of a relatively empty July, Rocksteady’sBatman: Arkhamtrilogy is headed to a new platform, andFinal Fantasy 16launches to rave reviews for its mature dark fantasy politics and cinematic spectacles. All that and more in this week’s roundup ofgames industry news.
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Super Mario RPG Remake and New Super Mario Bros. Announced at Nintendo Direct
Mariofans got a lot more than they may have been prepared to receive at this week’s Nintendo Direct, where a remake ofSuper Mario RPGanda new 2D side-scrolling game titledSuper Mario Bros. Wonderwere announced. Likewise, a standalone Princess Peach game was briefly teased.
Immortals of Aveum Delayed to End of August
Immortals of Aveumhas left the prime real estate of a largely unoccupied July and is now scheduled for an already incredibly packed end of August. Indeed,Immortals of Aveum’s quality assurance delaynow launches it right before the likes ofBlasphemous 2,Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, andSea of Stars, and it will be interesting to see how it fares as a high fantasy FPS.
Horizon Forbidden West Update Adds Lance Reddick Tribute
Lance Reddick has been commemorated inHorizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores DLCthrough a recent update following the actor’s passing earlier this year. This memorial isn’t a subtle nod to the actor while still maintaining the appearance of the character he played, but rather a hologram of Reddick’s name on full display.
Harry Potter’s Newest Game Releases Next Week
Harry Potterhas always been immensely popular and that continues to be true amid all the controversial and transphobic comments that the source material’s author has made.Hogwarts Legacywas a massive success of its own, but with a decade-longHarry Potterreboot series andHarry Potter: Quidditch Championsin the works,mobile gameHarry Potter: Magic Awakenedlaunching on June 27is just icing on a magical cake.
EA Games Undergoes Structural Retitling
In a move made to help consolidate future endeavors,EA studios will henceforth be shuffled into EA Sports and EA Entertainment, with the latter being a new title for the EA Games label.
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Hollow Knight: Silksongyet again evaded another showcase where it was hoped it would appear, and therefore fans still have all the time in the world to prepare for the sequel by exploring other 2D Soulslike Metroidvanias. On the other hand, Rocksteady’s entire trilogy ofBatman: Arkhamgames and all their DLC were announced for the Switch, though it will surely have some issues to address such as how they will compete in terms of performance.
Movies & TV
The Flashis the latest superhero entry hurled onto an already ubiquitous and oversaturated pile of multiverse content, and some viewers have had more of a mixed reception to it than they may have receivedDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessorSpider-Man: No Way Home. It seems like everyone agrees thatSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseis by and large the best of them, though, andThe Flash’s missteps help accentuate what makesAcross the Spider-Versemore favorable.
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Marvel Snapis currently underway in its crossover celebration forSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and there’s still plenty of time left for players to earn or pay their way through to all of its associable rewards.
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Final Fantasy 16makes some exciting strides ahead for an already enormous franchise, where it seems like aGame of Thronesinspiration and features like the Active Lore System propel it to greater heights.
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