More news about NetherRealm Studios’ next fighting game may come sooner rather than later, a first-party PlayStation studio has been shut down, and Xbox is scheduled to have a fairly big day in June with back-to-back showcases. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Hogwarts Legacyadds a new update that accommodates for a particular phobia,Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredis no longer attached at the hip toMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, andRedfallis received as a generic shooter that does little to distinguish itself positively. All that and more in this week’s roundup ofgames industry news.
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Ed Boon Gives Brief Mortal Kombat 12 Tease
Besides an unceremonious announcement, no news had been shared yet aboutMortal Kombat 12. Finally,Mortal Kombat 12got its first teaserthis week, regardless of how brief or ambiguous. There have since been discussions debating what the seconds-long teaser entails.
Xbox Games Showcase Announced for Same Day as Starfield Direct
Standalone Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered Available Now
Previously offered as an accompaniment toMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales,Marvel’s Spider-Man Remasteredhas revealed a PS5 upgrade paththat stands alone. Further, this may allude to news aboutMarvel’s Spider-Man 2dropping soon, since the sequel had an associableprequel comic release yesterday for Free Comic Book Day.
Hogwarts Legacy Adds Arachnophobia Mode in New Update
The latestHogwarts Legacyupdateadds an important accessibility featurein the form of an arachnophobia mode. This is fantastic news for fans who wish to playHogwarts Legacy, but whose fear of spiders may prevent them from doing so. However, it appears as if the bestiary icon for spiders remains unaffected by this mode being toggled on. On an unrelated but impressive note,Hogwarts Legacyhas also recentlypassed an incredible sales milestone of over 15 million copies sold and over $1 billion generated in sales.
Concrete Genie Developer Shut Down by Sony
PlayStation’s catalog of first-party studios is full of mascot-led heavy-hitters such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and Santa Monica Studio. But even though PlayStation does have some smaller studios as well,Sony has shut down a first-party PlayStation studiothat was one of its least prominent: PixelOpus.
Features
Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Storm releases on May 11, and fans already have insight on how the character will play with a new card mechanic. May 11 is particularly special forMarvel’s Midnight Suns, then, because that is also when its last-gen PS4 and Xbox One versions are available. Unfortunately,Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Switch version has been canceled. Speaking of Marvel,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3recently released and shares similarities withMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, complementing one another well.
Movies & TV
Mortal Kombat’s live-action reboot has a lot of exciting characters from NetherRealm’s history that could appear in the sequel, and it appears thatMortal Kombatmay have found its Johnny Cage actor fromThe Boys’ irreverent talent.
Guides
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderteased the idea of recruiting new characters and bringing them aboard the Stinger Mantis, butStar Wars Jedi: Survivortakes that a huge step further by including a whole cantina that fans can populate with NPCs found throughout Koboh, though one NPC is found on Jedha.
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Redfallseems to satisfy as a looter-shooter themed around vampire slaying, but remains indistinguishable as an Arkane game without any of the ideas or flavor that the developer is traditionally known for.
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