Diablo IV Detailed, Fallout 5 gets a development timeline, Final Fantasy VII gets a sequel, and Dragon's Dogma 2 is official!

A huge array of releases are happening right now across Square Enix, Capcom, and more. Nintendo's Direct is set for later this month. Bethesda gives more information about Skyrim 6 and Fallout 5!

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🕹️ The Console War Rages On

1. Diablo IV will have paid optional cosmetics and planned paid expansions - After Diablo Immortal, Global Community Lead for Diablo, Adam Fletcher (@PezRadar) has indicated that Diablo IV will have paid optional cosmetics and expansions. He indicated that more info is still yet to come. (Source)
2. Nintendo Direct is set for 29th of June 2022 - After a few choice supposed leaks, it would seem that multiple individuals have confirmed that a Nintendo Direct is set for 29th of June, 2022. (Source)
3. Tactics Ogre: Reborn has leaked onto the PSN - After much speculation, it would seem that the Tactics Ogre franchise will get a new entry. Tactics Ogre first arrived in the west in 1998 with a PlayStation 1 port of the Super Famicom TacticsOgre: Let Us Cling Together. The leak on PSN has no pricing details or any other information other than promotional art. (Source)
4. Fallout 5 gets timeline - In an interview with IGN, Todd Howard has confirmed Bethesda will begin production on Fallout 5 once Elder Scrolls 6 has been completed. He further noted that Elder Scrolls 6 is in pre-production. The interview also drilled down into some more of the details surrounding Starfield, and Todd Howard stated that there will be no seamless flying between space and landing on the planet. (Source)
5. Lollipop Chainsaw is set to return - Lollipop Chainsaw seems to have been teased by Dragami Games. No other information other than a title screen has been shown. The original Lollipop Chainsaw is an action hack and slash game where you control a cheerleader decked out in her full fit, as she killed zombies with her trust chainsaw. The game received a cult following ever since it was released in the final years of the Xbox 360. (Source)
6. Get 30+ for Free on Prime Day 2022 with Amazon Prime - Amazon has dipped its toe into the EPIC business model. This year for Amazon's Prime Day, Prime members, will receive over 30 free games. The list of games includes GRID Legends, Mass Effect, Need for Speed: Heat, and multiple Star Wars games. (Source)
7. Dragon's Dogma 2 has been announced - For the Dragon Dogma 10th Anniversary, Capcom spent most of the presentation going over what made Dragons Dogma, Dragon's Dogma. At the very end of the presentation, the developers took off their sweaters to reveal that Dragon's Dogma 2 is in production. (Source)

✨ Going to Events Spiritually

Square Enix had their Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary presentation. It showed off updates to Final Fantasy VII, as well as new games coming to platforms, and remakes of older titles.

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade - The game got a new trailer for its PC release. It lands on Steam on 17th June 2022.
2. New Merch - They showed off new models and figures from the games that will be available for pre-order. These include a figure of Cloud and accessories like rings. A new music album will also be made available.
3. Final Fantasy VII: The First Solider - They showed off new characters, classes, and cosmetics for the mobile game. Season 3 was announced to be underway. More details regarding the game's North American Tournament are set for release later in the summer.
4. Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis - a new trailer showed off a top-down style entry much like the original game. It will arrive on iOS and Android with a closed beta test in 2022.
5. Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion - They provided a fully English-voiced trailer. The video showed off gameplay which seems to be a turn-based RPG. The game will be available this winter, across all platforms. PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Series X/S, Xbox One, and Steam.
6. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth - Playstation 5 will get the next entry in Final Fantasy VII's new trilogy as an exclusive. The game is set for launch next winter, in 2023.

Capcom had its showcase on the 13th of June 2022. They mostly showed off games they previously announced.

1. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - They showed off a brand new trailer for the game showing off new stuff, new maps, and new monsters. The trailer showed off several weapons and new monster attacks. The expansion will arrive on the 30th of June 2022. The Jungle Map returns from the second generation of monster hunter games. Espinas from Monster Hunter World will also arrive in the new expansion. Monster Hunter 4's Gore Magala returns to the games. There will also be a demo for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak available. It can be played in both single-player and multiplayer modes. This will be available for Switch and Steam from 14th June 2022. They also announced new free updates coming to the game in the future. A new title update will add Lucent Nargacuga available in August. A new area will also be added.  There will be updates and new additions to the monsters, with some monsters becoming powered up. There will be a second update in the Fall, followed by a Winter update, with more free updates to come in 2023.
2. Street Fighter 6 - A new trailer which details some of the previously announced things for SF6.
3. Capcom Fighting Collection - Red Earth, Hyper SF2, 5 Darkstalkers games, as well as more fighting games from arcades. All games will also be playable online. The game will launch on the 24th of June, 2022 for PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam.
4. Capcom Arcade Stadium 2 - A huge new array of arcade games from Capcom's vault will make its way into Capcom Arcade Stadium. The collection will be on sale as a bundle and as individual titles. There were also a number of QoL improvements including state rewind. All users will receive SonSon for free with the base game. It will be available from 22nd July 2022. Street Fighter 2 - The world warrior will be available for free for a limited time.
5. Exoprimal - Capcom's new team-based action game. They showed off a new trailer for the game which featured a host of new gameplay footage as well as more information regarding the game's story. The trailer showed off different game modes available. It's a twist on stand FPS game modes tailored to the game's aesthetic. The game is set for a 2023 release. The trailer overviewed more details about the game's modes. In Dino Survival, two teams of five race to complete objectives. Playing the Dino Survival mode will unlock story sequences as well as experience points that allow you to level up your character. They also explained more about the Exosuits that were shown off. Exosuits can be considered much like a hero, or a class in other FPS games. They also announced a closed network test for Exoprimal.
6. Dragon's Dogma - A small trailer showed off what Capcom has been doing to further expand Dragon's Dogma, and they announced a later showcase for the game's 10th Anniversary.
7. Resident Evil - They announced a new story Shadows of Rose, and new content coming to Mercenaries. Resident Evil: Village Gold Edition was also announced. This was the DLC from last June. A new Third person mode was added. New updates to the Mercenaries mode and the new story Shadows of Rose are marked as the Winters' Expansion and will become a part of Resident Evil Village: Gold Edition. The release date is planned for 28th October 2022. On the same day Resident Evil RE:Verse will also be active on that very day. Resident Evil Village will also be playable in PSVR2.

🎮 Where's My Controller?

1. This week had the Final Fantasy XIV free login period, you get four days if you had an inactive subscription. So I played that.

🎵 Turn it up to 11!

1. Do you think I would let another week pass without you being graced by Yakuza 0's stunning, glorious, synth-drenched soundtrack? "Koi No Disco Queen" is an absolute thundering experience that keeps your happiness up and your blood pumping. A smooth, fully textured vocal experience just washes over you as the dream of your own 1980s nostalgia trip that you didn't know you had. Listen to it on YouTube.

📝I don't know what a pen looks like.

1. The Blue Reflection piece is coming this week for sure.

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