Shy Guys Weekly #1847
Game Releases
Notable game releases this week include:
20th November
- Battlefield V (PC, Xbox One, PS4) *deluxe edition launched last week
- Farming Simulator 19 (PC, Xbox One, PS4)
Release Date Announcements
November
- Yakuza Online (21st Nov: iOS, Android) [link]
December
- Beholder 2 (4th Dec: PC) [link]
January
- Dragon Marked For Death (31st Jan: Switch) [link]
Upcoming Games
Nanotale: Typing Chronicles, a new typing game from the creators of Epistory, is now in development with a release scheduled for Q3 2019 [link]
Command & Conquer 4K remasters are in development [link]
Re-Releases
PUBG is coming to PS4 in December [link]
Underwater adventure ABZÛ is making a splash on Switch this month [link]
Surprise! killer7 is now on Steam [link]
Sunset Overdrive actually launched on PC last week (minus multiplayer and with a few weird resolution and mouse issues) [link]
Atari’s crowdfunded Rollercoaster Tycoon for Switch launches in just under two weeks [link]
Smite hits Switch in early 2019 [link]
LucasArts add new batch of classic games to Steam including Sam and Max Hit The Road, Outlaws, and Star Wars Episode I: Racer [link]
Early Access Graduations
Theme park management sim Parkitect finally leaves early access later this month [link]
DLC and Updates
Tesla vs Lovecraft DLC “For Science!” revealed [link]
Planet Coaster thememakers toolkit release date arrives tomorrow (20th November) [link]
Melancholy survival game This War of Mine gets new “The Last Broadcast” story episode [link]
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey update raises level cap and adds a new quest [link]
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine “Fireside chats” is a free standalone experience [link]
Golden Joystick Awards
- Best Storytelling: God of War
- Studio of the Year: Sony Santa Monica
- Best New Streamer/Broadcaster: Amelia Rose Blaire and Bryan Dechart
- Mobile Game of the Year: Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
- Best Competitive Game: Fortnite
- PC Game of the Year: Subnautica
- PlayStation Game of the Year: God of War
- Best Co-op Game: Monster Hunter World
- Xbox Game of the Year: Forza Horizon 4
- Best Visual Design: God of War
- Nintendo Game of the Year: Octopath Traveler
- Best Indie Game: Dead Cells
- Breakthrough Award: Unknown Worlds (Subnautica)
- Most Wanted Game: Cyberpunk 2077
- Critics Choice Award: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Best Audio: God of War
- Still Playing Award: World of Tanks
- Best Performer: Bryan Dechart (Detroit: Become Human)
- Outstanding Contribution: Microsoft (Xbox Adaptive Controller)
- Best VR Game: Skyrim VR
- Game of the Year: Fortnite
Leaks & Rumours
Microsoft is considering building a disc-less Xbox One for release in 2019 [link]
Hardware
Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé says there are currently no plans for an N64 classic [link]
GameCube controller adapter for Switch delayed until May in the UK [link]
Software
Xbox Game Pass now allows pre-loading of games [link]
November 2018 Xbox update now available with mouse and keyboard support [link]
Nvidia’s latest GPU driver enables ray tracing in Battlefield V [link]
Business
Husband and wife ordered to pay $12m to Nintendo for running rom sites [link]
Disney and Jam City announce multi year mobile game development partnership [link]
Telltale Games shut down has begun with games disappearing from Steam [link]
Discord’s digital storefront now supports early access games [link]
Sony plans to skip E3 2019, first time they’ll miss the event [link]
What You Missed On Shy Guys
Streams
You can follow us on Twitch as Orendil and The_Plainswalker. We play various games on our individual streams but also do some Rocket League and co-op streaming together every week.
Metro 2033
- Friday Fright Night with Metro 2033 [link]
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
- Evil Campaign - Late Chapter 1. With Mods. [link]
Rocket League
- Wednesday night Rocket League [link]
And Finally…
Rapper considers legal action against Epic Games for using his dance moves in Fortnite [link]
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