This week brought us loads of exciting gaming news from Gamescom plus a few updates to the ongoing Activision Blizzard lawsuit.
Most of the news that was fit to print this week was premiered at Gamescom, the European gaming event where we got to see some previously-unseen gameplay from the major titles, including a new Saints Row, Call of Duty: Vanguard, and Halo Infinite. I can’t contain every piece of news from Gamescom, but I’ll try to cover all of the biggest announcements from the show. One of the biggest games to be revealed at Gamescom was a new Saints Row title. The series has been dormant since 2015’s Gat out of Hell, so the news that Volition was working on a new game in the series was particularly welcome. The trailer for the game revealed it to be a reboot starring a new group of Saints and set in a new location. Fan reception to the first trailer was mixed, but follow-up materials have been more in line with the spirit of the franchise. The game is set to launch on February 25, 2022. Another new game revealed at the show was Marvel’s Midnight Suns. This new game is a tactical RPG with several familiar Marvel characters facing off against a demonic entity. If Marvel’s Avengers feels like an attempt to capture the spirit of the MCU films, Midnight Suns feels like an attempt to capture the spirit of its TV show spin-offs: It’s dark, weird, and cool. The characters include Blade, Ghost Rider, Magik, and Nico Minoru. We’re also getting a customizable player character to play called The Hunter. In addition to new games, we also got some much-needed updates on upcoming games. Specifically, we got some release dates.
