Today,Game Rant’s weekly recaptakes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week:Astro Botstuns and exceeds expectations as PlayStation’s best platformer to date,Concordsunsets after eight years of development and only a couple of weeks after having launched, andHogwarts Legacy’s future gets an unsurprising yet exciting update. All that and more in this week’s roundup ofgames industry news.
Concord Ceases Sales and Goes Dark
Amid a lackluster launch,Concordhas decided to refund players and go offlinein order to reassess its approach and “explore options.” It’s uncertain when it’ll be back online and when sales will resume, which is alarming since the hero shooter was already in development for eight years.
Hogwarts Legacy Follow-Up Confirmed as ‘One of the Biggest Priorities’
Hogwarts Legacymade a massive splash when it launched amid all the controversy it andHarry Potterpossess. Its success always ensured that a sequel or follow-up would arrive at some point, butplans for anotherHogwarts Legacyare now confirmed as it is apparently a top priority for Warner Bros.
Balatro Receiving a Mobile Port
Balatrohas enjoyed popularity as a poker roguelike and that translated recently into a four-game collaboration update. That’s not all, though, asBalatrois soon releasing on mobile devicesas well.
Slitterheadfamously revolves around possessionas a core mechanic. Interestingly, Bokeh Game Studio has revealed that instead of petting dogs players will be able to possess them.
Marvel Snap Launches ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Season
Marvel Snapis leaning into one of Marvel’s most popular characterswith its newest season. Dubbed ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ this season focuses on the titular wall-crawler while also introducing the first new ability typeMarvel Snaphas had since launch.
Features
Whether it’s inBatman: Arkham Shadowor a potential futureArkhamgame, the Arkhamverse has yet to reprise the League of Assassins’ Shiva. Knowing that Batman encountering her again was foreshadowed inArkham Origins, it seems amiss that she’s seemingly been neglected in the continuity since.
Movies & TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s second season is off to a hot start and has been wholly unafraid of leveraging its glorious budget to craft mesmerizing visuals throughout. Episode four is no different, pitting Galadriel and her elven company against Barrow-wights while Arondir and Isildur encounter Ents.
Guides
Star Wars Outlaws’ syndicate vaults reside in factions’ restricted areas and are likely the final bit of content players might pursue in a playthrough. Indeed, locating and securing each keycard is only half the battle as players must then find their way into the vault, which may or may not result in a loss of reputation with that respective syndicate if players are caught.
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Astro Botis being heralded as the next platformer masterpiece while also being a meaningful tribute to PlayStation’s rich history.
