With Summer Game Fest kicking off on June 7th, there's bound to be an explosion of video game news this weekend, but that doesn't mean there hasn't been some hot news from the past week. Let's dive right in.
Hogwarts LegacyFREE SUMMER UPDATE
Hogwarts Legacy The free summer update launched on June 6th, and while it's nothing spectacular, the biggest highlights are a new photo mode and a quality of life update that lets you reset your talent tree points.
The full announcement can be found below.
Like a dragon TV series
It wouldn't be a week of video game news without an update on new video game adaptations for TV and film.
Amazon Prime has announced future releases Like a dragon TV Series Yakuza It is a video game series and will be released this October. It is a six-part crime suspense action series starring Kiryu Kazuma and is set in two different time periods: 1995 and 2005.
Summer Game Fest: Keep your expectations in check
Jeff Keighley earlier this week urged fans to keep their expectations in check regarding the countless new games being announced during this weekend's Summer Game Fest.
During a livestreamed Q&A on his Twitch channel, he said that while there will be some new game announcements, the bulk of Summer Game Fest will be “existing games with new updates for our fans.”
What I'm hoping for is a DLC announcement/reveal. Alan Wake 2, Night Springs, If you look at social media over the past week, that's almost a given. Hollow Knight: Silk SongBut that feels far away.
Netflix announces a slew of new video games
In an effort to remind us all that they do, in fact, offer video games, Netflix has announced over a dozen new video games coming to the streaming service, including some based on their popular series. Emily in Paris Mobile version Tales of the Shire: The Lord of the Rings Game, A heartwarming game that any LOTR fan should definitely get their hands on.