Here are some of last week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and more:
EA’s next Need for Speed game has been delayed a year, and developer Criterion has been brought on to assist with DICE with the next Battlefield game (via Polygon)
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con will be an online event similar to 2020’s Comic-Con@Home due to COVID-19 restrictions (via Comic-Con)
R.B.I. Baseball 21 was revealed, with Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson as the cover athlete
The MLB developed baseball title releases on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on March 16
A new Aliens franchise shooter, titled Aliens: Fireteam, is coming to PC and consoles sometime this summer
Sony’s PlayStation Store will discontinue movie and TV rentals and purchases on August 31, with no effect to shows or movies already purchased (via PlayStation Blog)
The upcoming Hogwarts Legacy Haryy Potter game will allow for gender-diverse character creation, with the ability for players to choose voice and body type unrelated to gender (via Bloomberg)
After asking Steam customers not to purchase the Steam version of The Sinking City, developer Frogwares has claimed that it believes publisher Nacon was able to hack/pirate the game in order to bring it back to the platform
Publisher Nacon has denied all allegations (via Polygon)
Kickstarter executive Luke Crane launched and cancelled a TTRPG zine titled The Perfect RPG, due to the involvement of designer Adam Koebel who had been involved in a controversial scene during a TTRPG livestream (via Polygon)
When Yun-Jin listened to his track, she discovered a bizarre intro filled with shrieks and snares…” #AllKill
— Fall Guys 4041 🤖 SOON (@FallGuysGame) March 2, 2021
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout developer Mediatonic have been acquired by Epic Games
As part of a series of announcements of PSVR titles, Song in the Smoke from indie studio 17-Bit (Galak-Z,Skulls of the Shogun) was announced
The game also releases on Oculus Quest and Rift sometime this year
Doom 3: VR Edition is coming to PSVR on March 29
The long-rumored updated version of the Nintendo Switch model will reportedly begin production this year, and will supposedly feature “7-inch, 720p-resolution OLED panels”
The new model will also reportedly ship with “4K ultra-high definition graphics when docked to a TV (via Bloomberg)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo released a gameplay deep dive of the game’s newest fighters, Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
— ArcSystemWorks ➡️ #GuiltyGearStrive 06.11.21 (@ArcSystemWorksU) March 4, 2021
Fighting game Guilty Gear Strive has been delayed from its original April release date to June 11
Construction on Orlando’s new Universal theme park has restarted following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing the opening of the U.S’s Super Nintendo World to 2025 (via Polygon)
Apex Legends Season 8’s Chaos Theory Collection event has begun on PC and consoles
The event adds new updates to the King’s Canyon map, as well as new cosmetic items for players to earn and purchase
Development on the reboot of Valve’s Artifact, the DOTA-themed card game, has been cancelled
The game has been made free-to-play on Steam and will continue to be available (via Valve)
The lead designer on HogwartsLegacy, Troy Leavitt, has departed Avalanche Software amidst discovery of the director’s anti social justice and right-wing YouTube videos (via Polygon)
Bungie has postponed Destiny 2‘s Trials of Osiris PVP mode until further notice due to an in-game exploit (via Bungie)
Blaster Master Zero III, the final entry in developer Inti Creates reboot of the retro action game/platformer, was announced
The game arrives on PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on July 29, 2021
The Silver Case 2425, a compilation containing HD remasters of developer Suda51’s The Silver Case and The 25th Ward: The Silver Case, was announced for Nintendo Switch releasing this summer
In movie news, A Quiet Place Part II has been moved up to release in theaters on May 28, and will release on the Paramount Plus streaming service this summer
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