The news of the week (#24 2023)

The Xbox Games Showcase 2023 has been the great attraction of the week. The event revealed to us a new lineup of games first party including South of Midnight, Towerbrone, Clockwork Revolution, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. third party used the occasion to introduce Persona 3 Reload, Persona 5 Tactica, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Metaphor ReFantazio, Jusant, and Still Wakes the Deep. The hardware was also present with a black Xbox Series S and 1 TB of SSD storage.

Everything shown in the showcase took a backseat when Bethesda Softworks gave us an in-depth look at Starfield, the new intellectual property from Bethesda Game Studios that will arrive in September with the aim of being one of the games of the year.

Ubisoft, which held its own event, discovered the first trailer with gameplay from the open world game Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, which will be available on December 7, and showed The Crew Motorfest, which will be released on September 14. For its part, the PC Gaming Show 2023 presented titles such as Stormgate, Citizen Sleeper 2 and DORF, a classic RTS. In the midst of this maelstrom of announcements, Square Enix released the Final Fantasy XVI demo for PS5 and Capcom delayed the mysterious Pragmata again.

We continue with videogames to discuss the update of the Steam desktop client, which redesigns the overlay interface and introduces the notes function among other novelties. We have also echoed some statements from Sony where it says that the strategy of not launching games from day one first party on PS Plus it is giving good results. On the other hand, Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox Games Studios is no longer working on any new games for Xbox One. From now on they will only keep existing ones.

On the Internet, the European Commission has opened an investigation into Google for anti-competitive practices and suggests separating the company from its advertising business, while locally HBO has announced that it is raising the monthly fee by one euro, but maintaining the promotion of 50 %. Finally, Intel has removed the “i” from the name of its Core processors out of jealousy. In addition, it has announced a new category of CPUs called Core Ultra.

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Microsoft

• Xbox Games Showcase Recap: Starfield showcase flanked by first-party and Japanese support.
• Starfield will be locked at 30 FPS on Xbox Series for visual fidelity and consistency issues.
• South of Midnight announced, the new game from Compulsion Games (We Happy Few).
• First gameplay trailer for Avowed, the Obsidian role-playing game that will arrive in 2024.
• New gameplay of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, which will be available in 2024.
• New trailer for Fable.
• Forza Motorsport debuts trailer and announces a launch for October 10.
• Announced an Xbox Series S version in black color and 1TB of storage for 349.99 euros.
• Starfield Direct: Details on the story, combat, ships, exploration, travel, requirements, and more.
• Introducing Towerbrone, a cooperative action-adventure game from the team behind Banner Saga.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 announced, a new installment to take advantage of the latest simulation technologies.
• Clockwork Revolution, a steampunk-style first-person RPG developed by inXile, has been announced.
• Live: Xbox Games Showcase 2023 with Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Fable and more.
• Matt Booty says that Xbox Games Studios is already on track to deliver four great games a year.
• Microsoft is bringing PC Game Pass to GeForce Now with select games.
• Xbox Game Studios says that gamers should understand that AAA can take four to six years to develop.
• ID@Xbox showcases 10 indie games coming to Game Pass, including Sea of ​​Stars and Neon White.
• Hi-Fi Rush will receive two new game modes with the Arcade Challenge update.
• Forza Motorsport shows the career mode next to the initial list of cars and tracks.
• People Can Fly (Outriders, Bulletstorm) signs publishing deal with Microsoft.
• Microsoft is no longer working on any new games for Xbox One.

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PC/VR/Mobile

• Stormgate, a free-to-play RTS, shows its first trailer with gameplay.
• Pax Dei, an MMO inspired by the legends of medieval times, shows its first trailer.
• Macabre, a cooperative horror game, presents its first gameplay trailer.
• Announced Citizen Sleeper 2, a sequel with a new setting and protagonist.
• Recap PC Gaming Show 2023: The Invincible, Nivalis and more.
• First trailer for DORF, an RTS inspired by the classics of the 90s and with a strong emphasis on base management.
• Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade, a free-to-play mobile game set in China, will be published by Level Infinite.
• First trailer and details of Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR for Meta Quest.
• Announced Mega Man X Dive Offline, a side-scrolling game for PC, iOS and Android.
• Black Desert Online receives the free expansion Land of Radiant Dawn.
• Steam is updated with a redesigned overlay interface, introduces the notes function, new structure and more.
• Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2 for free on the Epic Games Store.
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood demo is available.

Multi platform

• Lords of the Fallen details its parallel world mechanics with gameplay and reveals the requirements for PC.
• Summary Future Games Show: The Last Faith, Headbangers, The Precinct and more.
• Sonic Superstars is developed by Arzest, a studio led by the designer of the blue hedgehog.
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin shows its first trailer with gameplay and announces an open beta.
• The stealth strategy game Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew will be available on August 17.
• Transport Fever 2 exceeds one million units sold.
• Ubisoft announces Star Wars Outlaws, the open world game from Massive.
• Payday 3 shows its first trailer with gameplay and announces a release for September 21, also on Game Pass.
• Atlus formally announces the remake of Persona 3.
• Introducing Persona 5 Tactica, a strategy role-playing game available on November 17.
• First trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, which will be available on September 26.
• Overwatch 2 announces Invasion, “the biggest update to date” that includes story missions.
• Still Wakes the Deep, a narrative horror game, announced.
• Cities Skylines II will be available on October 24.
• Announced Jusant, an action, climbing and puzzle game.
• Announced Dungeons of Hinterberg, an action-adventure RPG.
• Atlus announces Metaphor ReFantazio, the fantasy RPG from the creators of the latest Persona installments.
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will be available in early 2024.
• Announced 33 Immortals, a 33-player cooperative action roguelike.
• Capcom announces Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, a new bet that follows the Okami tradition.
• Cyberpunk 2077 details the setting and characters of Phantom Liberty, and updates its requirements.
• First gameplay trailer for Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, which will be available on December 7.
• The Crew Motorfest shows a trailer with gameplay and announces its launch for September 14.
• Ubisoft offers a new look at Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
• Assassin’s Creed Mirage shows off its gameplay with an eight-minute trailer.
• The open world game Star Wars Outlaws debuts a trailer with gameplay.
• Diablo IV surpasses 666 million dollars in sales in five days.
• Pragmata is seen with a trailer but announces a new delay.
• Capcom announces Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.
• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective remaster releases a demo and shows off its gameplay with a trailer.
• Dragon’s Dogma II reveals with a trailer new details about the game and the pawn system.
• Exoprimal details its proposal and announces an open beta from June 16 to 19.
• Embracer announces a large-scale restructuring that includes layoffs, game cancellations and studio closures.
• Metal: Hellsinger releases the Essential Hits pack featuring music by Muse, Gorillaz and Depeche Mode.
• The King of Fighters XV will turn on crossplay and add Goenitz for free on June 20.
• Triangle Strategy adds a story with the 1.1.0 update.
• Summer Game Fest will return in 2024.
• The Lamplighters League, a tactical combat game set in an alternate 1930s, is coming on October 3.
• High On Life announces the additional content High On Knife.
• Phasmophobia will arrive in August on PS5, PS VR2 and Xbox Series.
• The First Descendant will hold an open beta from August 22-28.
• Lightyear Frontier will enter Early Access in early 2024.
• Persona 3 Reload confirms version for PlayStation, which is added to that of Persona 5 Tactic that will also come to Switch.
  The Virtual Reality Juice Toss! It will be available on September 7.
• Agatha Christie – Murder on the Orient Express will arrive on October 19.
• Payday 3 reveals its main news in the first development diary.
• Dead Island 2 will receive two expansions.
• Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes – Definitive Edition will be available on July 20.
• Action RPG Atlas Fallen details its gameplay with a new trailer.
• EA Sports PGA Tour receives an update that includes the Los Angeles Country Club course.
• Metaphor: ReFantazio confirms versions for PS4, PS5 and Steam.
• The strategic action game Aliens Dark Descent presents its story with a trailer.
• Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games introduces his new company Absurd Ventures.
• Launch trailer for Park Beyond, an amusement park simulation game.
• Moving Out 2 will be available on August 15.
• Available F1 23, with the news of the 2023 season and the comments of Antonio Lobato and Pedro de la Rosa.
• Like a Dragon Gaiden details its history, fighting styles, and locations.
• Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is delayed to 2024.

Technology/Internet

• HBO Max raises the monthly fee by one euro, which remains at 9.99 euros, and maintains the 50% promotion.
• Brussels accuses Google of anti-competitive practices and suggests separating the company from its advertising business.
• Intel changes the name of its processors and gets rid of the “i”.
• Twitch announces the Partner Plus program, which will give 70% of net subscription revenue to streamers.