Here are some of the week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and other nerd-related news:
This pas week saw the 2019 edition of E3, here’s a breakdown of the biggest highlights from each company
EA
EA held its EA Play event on 6/8, and revealed a first look at gameplay for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The game releases on Nov. 15, 2019
Respawn also showed off new content and changes coming in Season 2 of Apex Legends, as well as a new playable character Wattson
The new season begins July 2
Microsoft
Ninja Theory announced their first game after being acquired by Microsoft, a 4v4 multiplayer game titled Bleeding Edge
A technical alpha for the game starts on June 27
Ori and the Will of the Wisps received a new trailer, as well as a release date of Feb. 11, 2020
Minecraft Dungeons, a 4-player co-op dungeon crawler in the Minecraft world will release in Spring 2020
Blair Witch, a game based in the universe of the Blair Witch movies, was announced and will release on August 30
The game is developed by horror veterans Bloober Team (Layers of Fear series, Observer)
A new trailer for CD Project Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 dropped, along with the announcement of Jeanu Reeve’s involvement in the game
Cyberpunk 2077 arrives on April 16, 2020
The first gameplay trailer for the Battletoads reboot was revealed
A new Microsoft Flight Simulator was announced
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, a remaster of the PC classic, was announced
Along with a new trailer for Psychonauts 2, Microsoft announced that Double Fine Productions will be joining the lineup of Xbox Game Studios
A trailer for Bandai Namco’s Dragonball Z action-RPG, now named Dragonball Z: Kakarot was revealed
The game is set to release in early 2020
Gears 5 showed off a new trailer and multiplayer gameplay for a new mode titled “Escape”
Those who preorder will get access to a Terminator: Dark Fate themed character pack
The game will release Sep. 10, 2019
A new, LEGO-themed DLC expansion for Forza Horizon 4, titled LEGO Speed Champions, released on June 13
State of Decay 2: Heartland, a new expansion for Undead Labs’ zombie survival game was announced
The expansion is now available
Sega’s Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally heading to the West for the first time in spring 2020 for Xbox One and PC
Tales of Arise, the latest entry in the long-running RPG franchise was announced for a release in 2020
Elden Ring, a new game made in collaboration between Dark Souls studio FromSoftware and Game of Thrones author George R.R Martin was revealed
Project Scarlett, the next console from Microsoft, will release by Holiday 2020
Halo Infinite was announced to be releasing along with Project Scarlett on Holiday 2020 (as well as on Xbox One)
A new trailer showcased what looks like the opening of the game
Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls: Blades will release on Nintendo Switch for free, with user able migrate progress from the mobile version this fall
Fallout 76 will be getting a free new update, titled Nuclear Winter
The update adds NPCs for the first time, new quests, as well as a battle-royale mode
The game will be free to play until 6/17
A new Commander Keen game was announced for mobile
Ghostwire: Tokyo, a new game from Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within series), was announced
Deathloop, a new game from Arkane Studios (Dishonored, Prey), was revealed
Bethesda also showcased its game streaming technology for the first time, titled Orion
DOOM Eternal will release on Nov. 22, 2019
A new gameplay walkthrough was shown, as well as a first look at the “BATTLMODE” multiplayer mode
Devolver Digital
Devolver held its third prerecorded parody press conference, announcing a few new games
Fall Guys (PC, PS4) – 2020
Carrion
Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead was announced as an lightgun arcade cabinet
Devolver Bootleg, a collection of 8-in-1 games based on Devolver properties is now available on Steam
The Messenger: Picnic Panic, a free expansion to The Messenger, arrives on PC, PS4, Switch on July 11
Ubisoft
Watch Dogs: Legion was revealed, and will release on March 6, 2020
Adventure Time‘s Finn and Jake are now available in Brawlhalla
Tom Clancy’sRainbow Six: Quarantine, a new PVE-focused entry in the Rainbow Six series was revealed
Roller Champions, a new roller derby inspired multiplayer game, was revealed and will release sometime in 2020
A new game from the developers of Assassins Creed Odyssey,Gods & Monsters, was announced
The game releases on Feb. 25, 2020
Square Enix
Square Enix showcased several new tidbits regarding Final Fantasy 7 Remake, including its battle system, as well as the fact that its first release will be set during the Midgar portion of the original game with more games to follow up
Final Fantasy 7 Remake will release on March 3, 2020
JRPGs Romancing SaGa 3, and SaGa SCARLET GRACE Ambitions will release first the first time in the West
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered will release sometime this year
Square Enix finished their conference with a first look at Marvel’s Avengers, coming from Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider series) and Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex series)
The game releases in May 2020
Nintendo
Nintendo held their annual Nintendo E3 Direct to finish off the conference schedule, and with it came a plethora of announcements
Several of the heroes of the Dragon Quest series make their appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this summer
A new trailer for Luigi’s Mansion 3 was released, along with the announcement that the game will launch in 2019 on Nintendo Switch
A game based on Netflix’s The Dark Crystal prequel series, titled The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics releases this year
A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake announced the game will release on Sept. 20, 2019 on Nintendo Switch
Collection of Mana, a collection of the three games in the classic RPG series released on June 11
A remake of Trials of Mana, the third game in the Mana series, will release in early 2020
Along with the Collection of Mana, Trials of Mana sees its first release in the West
The Witcher 3: Complete Edition will launch on Nintendo Switch in 2019
Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 will come to Nintendo Switch this fall
No More Heroes III was revealed, launching sometime in 2020
Contra Rogue Corps, a 3D-shooter entry in the Contra series was revealed
Contra Anniversary Collection was also revealed, and was made available on Nintendo Switch’s eShop on June 11
A remake of Sega’s Panzer Dragoon, first released on Sega Saturn, was announced for release this winter
The first trailer for Romero Games’s, the studio created by former DOOM developer John Romero, Empire of Sin released,
The game will release in Spring 2020
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo releases in Nov. 2019
The long-awaited next Animal Crossing game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will release on Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2020
Banjo-Kazooie make their long awaited debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this fall
To close out the Direct, Nintendo announced that a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now in development
In movie news, the first trailer for Doctor Sleep was released
Doctor Sleep is an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name, which acts as a followup to The Shining set decades later
The movie is directed by Mike Flanigan (The Haunting of Hill House) and stars Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance
A new trailer for Disney’s Frozen 2 was released
A new trailer for Pennyworth, a series focusing the start of Alfred Pennyworth’s relationship with the Wayne family was released
The series debuts on Epix on July 28
Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated Star Trek film now has a script (via Den of Geek)
And now a list of some of the week’s notable releases in games and movies
Games
6/10: The Last Remnant Remastered (Switch) – Square Enix
6/11: Collection of Mana (Switch) – Square Enix
6/13: Cadence ofHyrule:Crypt of the NecroDancer Ft. The Legend of Zelda (Switch) – Brace Yourself Games
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