Shy Guys Weekly #1905
Game Releases
Notable game releases this week include:
29th January
- Kingdom Hearts III (Xbox One, PS4)
1st February
- Wargroove (PC, Xbox One, Switch)
Release Date Announcements
March
- Generation Zero (26th Mar: PC, Xbox One, PS4) [link]
Upcoming Games
Nonstop Knight 2 is set to release this year [link]
Synthetik Arena is a free wave survival arcade spinoff [link]
Metroid Prime 4 delayed: Nintendo taps Retro Studios to restart project [link]
Planetside Arena (due out this week) delayed two months to improve “crucial features” [link]
Subnautica’s standalone expansion ‘Below Zero’ enters Steam Early Access next week [link]
Huniepop 2 censored on Steam by developer due to Valve’s inconsistent policies [link]
Crytek teases “new AAA game” built with SpatialOS [link]
Re-Releases
Stellaris: Console Edition arrives in February [link]
A bunch of Command & Conquer games get backward compatibility support on Xbox One [link]
DLC and Updates
Monster Hunter: World update adds 21:9 support on PC [link]
Hitman 2 update adds winter-themed DLC, new mission [link]
Don’t Starve Together roadmap for 2019 [link]
Classic low poly DLC is headed to Resident Evil 2 remake [link]
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will change DLC scenes and dialogue after all [link]
Nintendo Indie Highlights Presentation
- Wargroove got a release date (1st Feb) and trailer
- SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech was announced as a roleplaying card game in the SteamWorld series (coming 2019)
- CrossCode, 2D action RPG that is already on PC, is coming to Switch in 2019 with some exclusive content
- Double Kick Heroes, a Metal Rhythm Shooter set in an apocalyptic world, allows players to lead a band through a wasteland on their “Gundillac” (coming 2019)
- When Ski Lifts Go Wrong, construction sim similar to Bridge Constructor, is available now
- Inmost, a story-driven platformer, is coming in 2019
- Unruly Heroes, a game inspired by the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’, is available now with PvP online gameplay
- Goat Simulator was released on Switch complete with all DLC
- Forager is “coming soon” and is a cross between Zelda, Stardew Valley, and Terraria.
Leaks & Rumours
Soulcalibur 6 fans are trying to work out unannounced DLC characters after codename leak [link]
A Resident Evil TV series may be coming to Netflix [link]
Software
AMD’s latest graphics driver gets your PC ready for Resident Evil 2 and Tropico 6 [link]
Business
Cyberpunk 2077’s creative director joins Blizzard [link]
Switch successor and a price cut are not currently being considered [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.
Ashen
- Co-op with D3STRO_FTW [link]
For the King
- Trying out “For the King!” [link]
Stellaris
- Mega-corp battle for the credits! With @knightcottasylum and @D3STRO_FTW [link]
And Finally…
Twitter reacts to $276 Fallout 76 jacket with a bunch of bag jokes [link]
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