More news about NetherRealm Studios’ next fighting game may come sooner rather than later, a first-party PlayStation studio has been shut down, and Xbox is scheduled to have a fairly big day in June with back-to-back showcases. Today, The Best War Games’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Hogwarts Legacy adds a new update that accommodates for a particular phobia, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is no longer attached at the hip to Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Redfall is received as a generic shooter that does little to distinguish itself positively. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Ed Boon Gives Brief Mortal Kombat 12 Tease
Besides an unceremonious announcement, no news had been shared yet about Mortal Kombat 12. Finally, Mortal Kombat 12 got its first teaser this week, regardless of how brief or ambiguous. There have since been discussions debating what the seconds-long teaser entails.
Xbox Games Showcase Announced for Same Day as Starfield Direct
An Xbox Games Showcase for June has been announced, and what is more interesting is that it will air before Starfield’s own showcase. This packs both showcases into June 11, making it an exciting day for Microsoft fans and Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
Standalone Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered Available Now
Previously offered as an accompaniment to Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered has revealed a PS5 upgrade path that stands alone. Further, this may allude to news about Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 dropping soon, since the sequel had an associable prequel comic release yesterday for Free Comic Book Day.
Hogwarts Legacy Adds Arachnophobia Mode in New Update
The latest Hogwarts Legacy update adds an important accessibility feature in the form of an arachnophobia mode. This is fantastic news for fans who wish to play Hogwarts Legacy, but whose fear of spiders may prevent them from doing so. However, it appears as if the bestiary icon for spiders remains unaffected by this mode being toggled on. On an unrelated but impressive note, Hogwarts Legacy has also recently passed an incredible sales milestone of over 15 million copies sold and over $1 billion generated in sales.
Concrete Genie Developer Shut Down by Sony
PlayStation’s catalog of first-party studios is full of mascot-led heavy-hitters such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and Santa Monica Studio. But even though PlayStation does have some smaller studios as well, Sony has shut down a first-party PlayStation studio that was one of its least prominent: PixelOpus.
Features
Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Storm releases on May 11, and fans already have insight on how the character will play with a new card mechanic. May 11 is particularly special for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, then, because that is also when its last-gen PS4 and Xbox One versions are available. Unfortunately, Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Switch version has been canceled. Speaking of Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 recently released and shares similarities with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, complementing one another well.
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns Storm Gameplay Breakdown
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Has One Massive Similarity to Eidos-Montreal’s Game
Movies & TV
Mortal Kombat’s live-action reboot has a lot of exciting characters from NetherRealm’s history that could appear in the sequel, and it appears that Mortal Kombat may have found its Johnny Cage actor from The Boys’ irreverent talent.
Guides
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order teased the idea of recruiting new characters and bringing them aboard the Stinger Mantis, but Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes that a huge step further by including a whole cantina that fans can populate with NPCs found throughout Koboh, though one NPC is found on Jedha.
The Best War Games Exclusives
Redfall seems to satisfy as a looter-shooter themed around vampire slaying, but remains indistinguishable as an Arkane game without any of the ideas or flavor that the developer is traditionally known for.