Weekly Wrapup – Spider-Man the Cat Edition

Michael Kenney October 22, 2020 10

Here are some of last week’s highlights in gaming, movies, and more:

A wild SONIC just appeared in Fall Guys!

This absolute unit is yours for only:

5 👑 SONIC HEAD
5 👑 SONIC BUTT

We all LOVE Sonic at @Mediatonic and @devolverdigital, so we're super grateful to @SEGA for letting Sonic become a chonky jelly bean! 💙 pic.twitter.com/k6kh60lIig
— Fall Guys 👑 (@FallGuysGame) October 14, 2020

Fall Guys has added Sonic the Hedgehog cosmetics as part off the game’s costume store

Overwatch‘s Halloween Terror 2020 event is now live on all platforms until Nov. 3
Developer Harmonix announced that Rock Band 4 (the game and instruments) will be backwards compatible on both PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Sony offered a first-look at the PlayStation 5’s UI and dashboard
- The video offers a look at the PS5’s control center, chat capabilities, PlayStation Store, game tips capabilities, and more

Developer NetherRealm release a new video showcasing Mortal Kombat 11‘s Rain, one of the new characters joining the expanding roster
- MK 11’s Kombat Pack 2/Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate releases on Nov. 17

The stars have aligned as Beyond Light launches alongside the next generation of consoles on Nov 10.

Free next-gen console optimizations arrive Dec 8.

Read more: https://t.co/6hEZbQNJkZ pic.twitter.com/nDGvdcprRj
— Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame) October 15, 2020

Bungie announced that the next-gen console upgrades for Destiny 2 will arrive on Dec. 8
- The studio also announced that the first raid for it’s upcoming expansion, Beyond Light, will release on Nov. 21 (via Bungie)
Developer/publisher Gearbox announced that Season 2 of Borderlands 3’s planned DLC will launch alongside the game’s next-gen launch on Nov. 10 (via Polygon)

Developer/publisher CD Project Red released episode 4 of Night City Wire, showcasing new details on the gangs, vehicles, and fashion of Cyberpunk 2077
- CD Project Red is working in partnership with Porsche, as well as Keanu Reeve’s custom motorcycle company Arch

❗️BIG NEWS❗️

We've partnered with @JoeBiden's campaign to be the first to show off the official Biden Island in #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons, and we're doing it live Friday morning on https://t.co/tYCVQTyye0!#BidenHarris2020 #TomorrowIs16not15lol pic.twitter.com/Ew3iCjGTHy
— Greg Miller (@GameOverGreggy) October 15, 2020

Presidential candidate Joe Biden partnered with Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller to showcase the candidate’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons island
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is free on the Epic Games Store until Oct. 22 (via Epic Games)
The developers of Marvel’s Avengers detailed updates coming to the game in a blog post, revealing that next-gen upgrades to the game would be coming in early 2021 (via Square Enix)
- Kate Bishop, the first new character coming to the game, was also delayed to early 2021

The physical version of #DevilMayCry 5 Special Edition launches Dec 1st!

If going digital is more your SSStyle, it'll be available for download from Nov 10th for Xbox Series X|S and Nov 12th for PS5. pic.twitter.com/jHah4y2S4c
— Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (@DevilMayCry) October 13, 2020

A physical edition of Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition will come to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on Dec. 1

Nintendo released a new trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity detailing the game’s story

In movie news, actress Anna Taylor-Joy (The Witch, The New Mutants) will star as a young Furiosa in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road prequel (via The Hollywood Reporter)

The first trailer for the Monster Hunter movie, based on the popular Capcom franchise, was released
- Directed by Paul W.S Anderson (Resident Evil films) and starring Milla Jovovich, the action movie is scheduled to release this December

And now a list of some of last week’s notable releases in games and movies