With a broadcast from Inside Xbox, Microsoft has shown gameplay material for the upcoming Xbox Series X for the first time this week. We also take a look at the download market and fans will soon get a deeper insight into the history of Final Fantasy. In addition to other videos of the week, we also have a new review, a column and today’s Sunday question for you. Don’t miss anything – read the week’s review!
Microsoft’s format Inside Xbox attracted a lot of attention this week as they wanted to show gameplay material for the next generation Xbox Series X console for the first time. The announcement of the action adventure Scarlet Nexus by Bandai Namco was particularly exciting for us. The whole charisma you can still catch up, otherwise here are some of the highlights:
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC) (Gameplay trailer)
- Scarlet Nexus (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC) (announcement)
- Scorn (Xbox Series X, PC) (also appears for Xbox Series X)
- The Medium (Xbox Series X, PC) (announcement)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC) (also appears for next-gen consoles)
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC) (also appears for Xbox and PCs)
How is it developing? Download market in Germany? The industry association game provided information on this with the statistics for 2019. The download market grew again compared to the previous year, but the trend for console games was very weak. So physical data carriers will by no means disappear here. In the current PS4 download charts in April for Europe Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4) by the way only fourth place. Here too, many may have resorted to the physical version.
Speaking of Final Fantasy VII remake, the title of course also gave a new version of the main character Cloud forth. In addition to this mandatory appearance, there have also been numerous guest appearances in recent years, some with idiosyncratic character models. Some of them we have collected for you. Those who like it even more retro can look forward to September. Then the “Final Fantasy – Official Memorial Ultimania“Volume on the numbered parts I to IV in German. The encyclopedia is said to be 320 pages long.
Another new announcement of the week is the indie psychological thriller What Happened (PC), which one appear in July should. Also awaits us in July the localized version from Umihara Kawase BaZooKa !! (PS4, switch, PC), with the console versions even being available in a commercial version with a German language option. We only have to wait until May 29th Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch), Next the English overview trailer we were also asked the characters something more precise. The Senegalese team gave it out Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (PS4, Switch, PC) to see and a gameplay trailer admitted it void tRrLM (); // Void terrarium (PS4, switch). Introduced into the story we became too The Last of Us Part II (PS4)after Neil Druckmann previously announce the gold announcement could. After all a new concept film published the makers of Deemo II (mobile).
A lot of new gameplay material released the developer Experience to Yomi wo saku hana (ps4, switch, xbox one). Some news reached us too to the Muv-Luv series. From now on you can a new demo to Dreams (PS4) test and a new update to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC) download, with switch owners having to wait a little longer. May 22 appears the DLC fighter Goku (Ultra Instinct) For Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC) and to Mortal Kombat 11 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC) Warner Bros. announced with Aftermath a whole story expansion at. The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka granted us the past few days a nice video tour with many great motifs. A something special announcement represents that Hobonichi MOTHER Project because this is a Japanese book publication of the game texts of the MOTHER trilogy.
The only review from JPGAMES The week goes far into the past with the new release of Doom 64 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC) (to the test report). Of course you need a retro flair here, but the implementation on modern hardware has been well done.
Let’s stay a little bit retro with our new one column. It is a relic from the past, namely Random matches in games. Or is that not the case? Do random fights still have a reason today?
In the current Sunday question is about protagonists in video games. This time we ask you an open question, namely: What distinguishes a good protagonist in a video game? We look forward to your answers!
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