Here are some of last week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and more:
WWE and 2K Games announced WWE 2K22 during WrestleMania 37, the first WWE video game since WWE 2K20
Last year’s previously planned WWE game had been cancelled due in part of to the critical reception of 2K’s previous efforts
We're so excited we could finally share the arrival of Isabelle and Tom Nook as the first launch of our @animalcrossing: New Horizons Collection. They will return soon!
We're also excited to announce that a new character will be arriving this summer. Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/pPjnnQqLu4
After releasing the first set of Animal Crossing: New Horizons plushes, Build-A-Bear announced that a new character from the game will arrive this summer
The PlayStation 5’s first major update has added support for external USB drives, as well as additional social features for cross-generation Share Play between the PS5 and PS4 (via PlayStation Blog)
Quantic Dream, the studio behind games such as Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, has won a court appeal to throw out a 2018 lawsuit from a former employee alleging that a toxic workplace had caused them to leave the French studio (via Polygon)
Horizon: Zero Dawn‘s Aloy is now available as part of a limited-time event in Fortnite
Introducing a fresh new blue color #NintendoSwitchLite, launching on 5/21 for $199.99. The blue Nintendo Switch Lite will release separately on the same day as the hilarious adventure game, #Miitopia! pic.twitter.com/WD6FAc8pqr
Nintendo is launching a new blue colored Nintendo Switch Lite on May 21
Featuring three classic Blizzard games in one convenient package is nice, but we figured we can do better. That’s why we’re leveling up the Blizzard Arcade Collection with Lost Vikings 2 and RPM Racing! #ReliveTheLegacy with us 👉 https://t.co/4keqyNNwf7pic.twitter.com/92rNVOQ8Tp
Blizzard is updating Blizzard Arcade Collection on all platforms with two new games, Lost Vikings 2 and RPM Racing
BioWare released a new trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, showcasing the game’s updated visuals compared to the original releases
The remastered Mass Effect trilogy releases on May 14
Nintendo streamed a new Indie World Showcase on April 14, with highlights including:
0:43: Road 96 is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year
2:56: Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield comes to Nintendo Switch May 1, with a demo available now
6:58: OlliOlli World, the next entry in the 2D skating series from developer Roll7, is coming to Nintendo Switch this winter
11:06: A new look at retro brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
19:11: A remake of the classic Sega arcade lightgun game, The House of the Dead: Remake comes to Nintendo Switch later this year
19:37: Indie adventure game FEZ, originally released in 2012, is now available on Nintendo Switch
20:42: Oxenfree II: Lost Signals was revealed to end the presentation, scheduled to release sometime this year
Days Gone is coming to PC on May 18 on the Epic Games Store, Steam, and other digital retailers
Minecraft’s Caves and Cliffs update has been delayed and split into two parts, with the first releasing this summer and the second releasing this winter
Developer Mojang attributed both technical limitations and the COVID-19 pandemic to the delay
Ubisoft’s E3 event Ubisoft Forward, will return this year on June 12 (via Ubisoft)
Capcom hosted another Resident Evil Showcase stream on April 15, showing new footage of Resident Evil Village and more, with details including
Resident Evil Village will bring back the much beloved Mercenaries mode
There are several timed demos planned for release, with the first Village demo released from April 17-18 exclusively on PS4 and PS5
A Castle demo will release for eight hours on April, with players getting 30 minutes of game time
A combined demo will release on all platforms on May 1
A crossover with multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight was also briefly teased, with more info set to be announced at a later date
The finish the stream, a partnership with Oculus was revealed for Resident Evil 4 VR
Genshin Impact‘s next update, Beneath the Light of Jadeite, arrives on April 28 along with an upgrade for the PlayStation 5 version of the game
In gaming/streaming news, Netflix and Capcom released a brief new look at their CG animated Resident Evil film, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
Set two years after the events of Resident Evil 4, the animated action-horror movie releases on Netflix this July
The fourth and final season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series releases on May 13
A new series set in the same universe is currently in the works at Netflix
The first trailer for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead was released
Starring Dave Bautista, the zombie action romp releases on Netflix May 21
The first trailer for Amazon’s adaptation of The Underground Railroad, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from Colson Whitehead, was released
An alternate history take on the historical system that helped slaves escape the 19-century South, the series premieres on Amazon Prime Video on May 14
A new trailer for Fast & Furious 9 was released, showcasing John Cena as the series’ latest villain
The latest entry in the long-running series releases on June 25
And now a list of some of last week’s notable releases in games and movies
Games
4/13: Poison Control (PS4, Switch) – Nippon Ichi Software
4/15: The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (PC, PS4, Switch) – Spooky Doorway
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