Summary
- Marvel Rivals is a new 6v6 hero shooter with a unique art style, poised to challenge popular titles like Overwatch.
- Stellar Blade's demo is out on PS5, allowing players to carry progress over to the full game upon completion.
- Gearbox joins Take-Two/2K in an acquisition deal followed by layoffs, while Helldivers 2 adds new stratagems.
Marvel Rivals is revealed as an upcoming 6v6 hero shooter with a playtest arriving soon, Stellar Blade releases its demo ahead of its full launch at the end of April, and Helldivers 2 unveils its newest stratagems. Today, The Best War Games’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Gearbox is sold, acquired, and struck with layoffs, Judas preview gameplay is unveiled with interesting information shared about Ken Levine’s “BioShock in space,” and Horizon Forbidden West’s PC launch joins the catalog of many PlayStation-exclusive ports. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
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Marvel Rivals Revealed as a 6v6 Overwatch Clone
Marvel Rivals is teased, announced, and revealed almost simultaneously following huge leaks regarding it. The game is a free-to-play team-based hero shooter with an art style reminiscent of Arcane or Valorant, but there’s no telling if Rivals will be an “Overwatch killer” until its forthcoming playtest goes live.
Stellar Blade’s Demo Officially Arrives
Stellar Blade’s demo launches officially on PS5 and is playable from the opening of the game to its first stage boss. Additionally, progress in the demo carries over to the full release upon completion.
Borderlands’ Gearbox Joins Take-Two/2K
Gearbox has recently been sold by Embracer Group and acquired by Take-Two and 2K. Unfortunately, this acquisition was followed swiftly by layoffs at Gearbox.
Helldivers 2 Adds Two New Supply Stratagems
Helldivers 2 has been keeping up a phenomenal momentum with new Warbonds, stratagems, and more. Recently, Helldivers 2 dropped the MG-101 Heavy Machine Gun and LAS-99 Quasar Cannon to the mix.
Judas Gameplay Reveals BioShock Comparisons and Differences
Judas is always going to garner BioShock comparisons. Still, there are a few distinct traits that already distinguish Judas apart, including the fact that it features roguelike elements.
Features
An animated Venom movie is reportedly being helmed by Seth Rogen. If it happens to come out around the time that Insomniac hopes to launch its rumored, standalone Venom game, it risks eclipsing the game like Into the Spider-Verse arguably eclipsed Insomniac’s debut of Miles Morales.
Movies & TV
X-Men: ’97 teased Forge at the end of its latest episode, and while many comic purists will surely know who he is already, he’s just obscure enough that his appearance will stump some newer audiences.
Guides
Open-world games are becoming longer and longer with each iteration, largely thanks to the unspoken yet obligatory means of needing each world to be more engrossing than the last. Length doesn’t necessarily guarantee quality, but they’re sure to captivate players with more content, whether they’re part of a single-player game or a live-service entity.
The Best War Games Exclusives
PlayStation exclusives being ported to PC are no longer a one-off rarity. Now, the latest port has been Horizon Forbidden West via its Complete Edition, which gives players whole new reasons to leap into that terraformed world.
Stellar Blade
- Released
- April 26, 2024
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…
- Developer(s)
- Shift Up
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
