Here are some of last week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and more:
A remaster of the original NieR, titled Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139, will release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One later this year
A mobile game, titled Nier Reincarnation will also release in the future
Remasters of older 3D Super Mario titles are reportedly heading to Nintendo Switch, including Super Mario 64,Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, and more (via Video Games Chronicle)
A new Paper Mario title is also reportedly in the works
The Nintendo Switch version of The Outer Worlds will release on June 5th (via Obsidian)
The release of Wasteland 3 has been delayed to August 28th, due to complications regarding development during the COVID-19 crisis
After its existence had been leaked the previous day, Call of Duty: Modern Ware 2 Campaign Remastered was released on March 31st
Due to concerns surrounding the global COVID-19 epidemic, the 2020 Play! Pokémon competitive leagues have been cancelled (via Polygon)
Given the many challenges we're facing due to the pandemic, we will not host a digital Showcase in June. We have lots of exciting things to share about our games and look forward to telling you more in the coming months.
Bethesda’s Pete Hines announced on Twitter that it will not host any sort of digital showcase in June, but the publisher will have more to announce in the future
April’s PlayStation Plus free games were revealed to be Uncharted 4 and Dirt Rally 2.0
Microsoft and Rare’s Sea of Thieves will launch on Steam PC, along with crossplay with Windows PC and Xbox One (via Steam)
Update: SIE has made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR until further notice. Logistically, the global crisis is preventing us from providing the launch experience our players deserve.