Summary
Stellar Bladereleases a playable demo prematurely and confiscates it abruptly,Helldivers 2adds a bunch of new content, andPersona 3 Reloadannounces The Answer DLC arriving in September. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s first seasonal expansion launches at the end of the month,Ghost of Tsushima’sDirector’s Cutis the latest PlayStation-exclusive porting to PC, andDune: Part Twocontinues to astound as a sci-fi sequel epic. All that and more in this week’s roundup ofgames industry news.
Stellar Blade Demo Accidentally Drops Early
April’s upcomingStellar Bladeapparently has a playable demo in the worksas it was accidentally released early. It was quickly whisked away from players, locking anyone out of the demo who managed to install it, which has consequently raised concerns about how easily digital media can be taken from players. In the meantime, it probably won’t be long before theStellar Bladedemo is intentionally released.
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Coming to PC
PlayStation-exclusives porting to PC didn’t always used to be commonplace, but more and more in the last while it seems to be an effort Sony is embracing.Ghost of Tsushima’sDirector’s Cutis porting to PC soonnow, too, and speculation suggests that news of aGhost of Tsushimasequel could land around that time to help reinforce its launch.
Helldivers 2 Adds Fire Tornadoes and Mechs, New Warbond Incoming
Helldivers 2’s latest updates debut environmental hazards,a new Premium Warbond battle pass next week, and EXO-Patriot Mechs in a huge wave of content driven largely by engaging gameplay goals for the community.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguehas remained stagnant since launch with a far lower player count but that all might change with the introduction ofan Elseworld Joker as a playable Task Force X characterin the game’s first seasonal content expansion.
The originalPersona 3has a lot of different content appended onto it and while the recent remake didn’t include nearly any of that at launch,Persona 3 Reloadis at least receiving Episode Aigis — The Answeras DLC this September.
Features
Skydance has yet to unveil more details about its untitled Marvel game set in WW2, but it potentially having alternate costumes could disrupt any immersion its unique setting hopes to establish.
Movies & TV
Dune: Part Twois a direct continuation ofPart One, and the sequel leaves off on a blatant cliffhanger that will need to be clarified in an inevitablePart Three, or ratherDune: Messiah.
Guides
Amid the simultaneous launches ofPrincess Peach: Showtime!andDragon’s Dogma 2later this month,Rise of the Roninhas shared a lot lately with an equal amount of questions raised.
Game Rant Exclusives
WWE 2K24seems to hit all the right notes for in-ring fighting and presentation, while MyGM, Showcase, and MyRise fall by the wayside.
Stellar Blade
WHERE TO PLAY
RECLAIM EARTH FOR HUMANKIND The future of humanity hangs in the balance in Stellar Blade, an all-new story-driven action adventure. Ravaged by strange, powerful creatures, Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of the decimated human race has fled to a Colony in outer space. After travelling from the Colony, 7th Airborne Squad member EVE arrives on the desolate remains of our planet with a clear-cut mission: to save humankind by reclaiming Earth from the Naytiba – the malevolent force that has devastated it. But as EVE tackles the Naytiba one-by-one, piecing together the mysteries of the past in the ruins of human civilization, she realizes that her mission is far from straightforward. In fact, almost nothing is as it seems…
