It was a relatively slow week for video game news, but an absolutely massive week for new video game releases. With Horizon, Elden Ring, and Destiny 2: The Witch Queen all out now, there's hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of new video games awaiting fans in the past few days alone. Cameron and Anthony sit down to offer some early thoughts on them in this week's episode of The Best War Games Arcade.
First, though, comes the news. Call of Duty 2023 could be delayed, according to a report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier. While Activision has tepidly denied the rumors, reports indicate that the iteration will skip a year to focus on quality following the lackluster performance of several previous entries. That mean that the recently announced Modern Warfare 2 will likely get much more support than previous entries have.
Next up, Street Fighter 6's announcement has been met with some backlash as fans fear that too much has changed. However, no gameplay has been shown yet, with the only inclination being a teaser trailer and a revised logo. The logo, specifically, has drawn criticism for appearing to be a stock image.
Plus, EA has reportedly blamed Covid and Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042's failure to launch. While neither factor helped, it's difficult to place all of the blame on those outside factors, with core design issues being the real issue with the semi-futuristic entry. EA has denied the reports, but audio obtained of the meeting does indicate that it was mentioned. Also, Elon Musk wants Steam games on Tesla cars.
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News
- Call of Duty 2023 Reportedly Delayed
- Street Fighter 6 Announcement Backlash
- EA Blames COVID and Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042 Faults
- Elon Musk Wants Steam in Tesla Cars
Games of the Week
- WWE 2K MyGM Preview
- Total War: Warhammer 3
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
- Elden Ring
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