Here are some of last week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and more:
Sony revealed July’s free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers will be NBA NK20, Rise of theTomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration, and a third bonus game in FMV title Erica
The games will be available starting on July 7
A free theme for PS4 players is also available to celebrate 10 years of PS Plus (via PlayStation Blog)
The opening of Universal Studios’ Super Mario World expansion has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic (via Polygon)
The long-rumored open world Harry Potter game is reportedly on track to release sometime in 2021 (via Bloomberg)
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Hyper Scape, a new free-to-play battle-royale multiplayer shooter was revealed by Ubisoft
Developed by the teams behind Rainbow Six: Siege, the game is currently available for those who register for the technical test on PC
Developer Niantic (Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite) and Punchdrunk, the team behind theater experience Sleep No More , are partnering for future projects (via Polygon)
Epic Games has removed the “Early Access” label from Fortnite, as it plans to slow down development of Fortnite’s original “Save the world” survival mode
The mode will also no longer move to a free-to-play model (via Polygon)
Amazon Game Studios has reverted its free-to-play multiplayer shooter, Crucible, to closed beta after a difficult release
The game originally released on PC on May 20 (via Polygon)
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Developer Crytek has decided to delay the release of Crysis Remastered after poor reception to a leaked gameplay reveal trailer
The game is still set to release later this year
Final Fantasy XIV‘s latest patch has been delayed until August 3, according to producer Naoki Yoshida (via Square Enix)
Microsoft announced it’s Xbox Summer Game Fest, an event lasting from July 21 – 27 featuring demos for dozens of upcoming games (via Xbox)
2K revealed that the late Kobe Bryant will grace the special edition of NBA 2K21, dubbed the “Mamba Forever” edition
Players who purchase this edition will have access to both the current-gen and next-gen console versions of the game, as 2K will not offer a free upgrade
The next-generation standard versions of NBA 2K21 will also be priced at a higher price-point at $69.99 (via Polygon)
Guerrilla Games announced that Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition will launch on PC August 7 on both Steam and the Epic Games Store
Fighting game tournament Evo Online has been cancelled by event organizers after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against organizer and CEO, Joey Cuellar
In gaming/streaming news, Bethesda and Amazon are partnering on a series based on the Fallout series, with producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films (HBO’s Westworld) at the helm (via Bethesda)
Legendary Entertainment has announced a TV series adaptation of indie hit videogame My Friend Pedro, with John Wick writer/creator David Kolstad and producer David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, Deadpool) on board (via Destructoid)
A new trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Soul was released
Pixar’s next animated feature releases on November 30
Beyoncé’s Black is King, a new visual album from the artist, is coming to Disney Plus on July 31
The first trailer for Netflix’s The Old Guard, based on the comic series of the same name and starring Charlize Theron, was released
The action film hits Netflix on July 10
The first trailer for Respect, a biopic starring Jennifer Hudson as legendary singer Aretha Franklin, was released
The film is set to release this holiday
And now a list of some of last week’s notable releases in games and movies
Games
6/30: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III (Switch) – Falcom/NIS America
7/1: Trackmania (PC) – Nadeo/Ubisoft
7/3: Iron Man VR (PS4/PSVR) – Camouflaj/Marvel Entertainment
Ryan and Josh are back after a long rest in cyberspace. We discuss all of the events over the last couple of weeks in gaming. Starting with the latest trailer […]
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