Summary
- Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is unveiled in stunning Unreal Engine 5.4 fidelity, featuring iconic characters in a WW2 setting.
- Grand Theft Auto 6 could be delayed to 2026 due to development issues.
- Dragon's Dogma 2 faces criticism over optional microtransactions, sparking debate in the single-player gaming community.
Skydance’s WW2 Marvel game featuring four playable characters is finally given a title and a reveal, Grand Theft Auto 6 could be getting delayed a year, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 has given rise to more discourse about supplementary microtransactions in single-player games. Today, The Best War Games’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Baldur’s Gate 3 may be the end of an era (or at least an era for Larian), Star Wars Outlaws receives some potentially good news pertaining to its forthcoming launch, and Horizon Forbidden West’s Complete Edition falls among hotly anticipated releases such as Rise of the Ronin and Princess Peach: Showtime! All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra Revealed in Unreal Engine 5.4
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is revealed as Skydance’s WW2 Marvel game, showcasing an emphasis on life-like Unreal Engine 5.4 fidelity.
Grand Theft Auto 6 Could Be Getting Pushed to 2026
A delay for the massively anticipated GTA 6 might push it to 2026 as it’s allegedly “falling behind” in development.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Gets Heat for a Perceived Mishandling of Microtransactions
Many single-player Capcom games have launched with arguably useless and unnecessary microtransactions in the past, with Dragon’s Dogma 2 being the latest. However, Dragon’s Dogma 2’s MTX approach has received more flak in the time it took players to discover them despite the fact they are completely optional and the same items sold can be procured in-game without much hassle.
Larian Lays Out Its BG3 DLC and Sequel Plans
Larian has boldly decided that no DLC or sequel is planned for Baldur’s Gate 3. While this obviously is unfortunate due to the franchise’s renewed popularity, it is a great idea if Larian can’t follow BG3 up in a meaningful and purposeful way.
Star Wars Outlaws Gets Rated in South Korea
Like with most imminent releases, Star Wars Outlaws’ recent South Korean ratings board rating seems to suggest that a release could be sooner than many may have anticipated.
Features
Injustice 3 is still up in the air in terms of whether it’ll ever be in active development, but if it ever sees the light of day it could afford to abandon some of its more distinct features to become more homogenous with NetherRealm’s popular Mortal Kombat entries.
Movies & TV
The Road House remake is far different from the original in its tone, storytelling, and general pacing, with an ending that doesn’t answer every question it needed to in an otherwise shallow plot.
Guides
Horizon Forbidden West released on PC not too long ago via the Complete Edition and in it players have a wealth of difficulty options to select from.
The Best War Games Exclusives
Rise of the Ronin boils down to its Team Ninja Soulslike comparisons easily enough on paper, but what it offers is a compelling and player-driven historical narrative with wonderful action and robust RPG elements.
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra
- Released
- 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
In the chaos of war, worlds collide. Captain America and Azzuri, the Black Panther of the 1940s, must overcome their differences and form an uneasy alliance to confront their common enemy. Fighting alongside Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in Occupied Paris, they must join forces to stop a sinister plot that threatens to turn the havoc of WWII into the ultimate rise of Hydra.
- Developer(s)
- Skydance New Media
- Publisher(s)
- Skydance New Media
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Franchise
- Marvel
- Genre(s)
- Action-Adventure
