Newsletter #02
This is the second edition of the brand new newsletter from Everglow Games, We here want to provide you a place where you can view all the most interesting news, articles and videos related to gaming of the week. We also provide a view of upcoming games showcases and upcoming game releases of the week. This is your one stop shop for all things gaming.
News
From the leaks last year this was to be expected that Xbox were to release a digital only series x - it was just a matter of when. Find out more here
Image Credits: Xbox
We honestly have not played Stardew Valley in a long time but this update might just make us pick it up again. Find out more here
Image Credits: ConcernedApe
It is super sad to see with Sony’s PlayStation London studio’s close and Sony announcing 900 lay off in total across different teams in PlayStation. It feels like even worse when you find out they were celebrating Jim Ryan’s retirement only days after his visit to the London Studio.
Image Credits: Izzy Twitter
This has not been a good week for developers with lays off announced at Deck Nine. It just gets even worse for developers as EA announces another 670 lay offs. Sea of Thieves co-developer Radical Forge has also said that they will be laying off a handful of employees. We hope that all that were layed off are able to land on their feet.
Image Credits: EA
Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch Emulator Yuzu. While I will never condone the use of emulator for illegal use, I think that they are needed over time for personal games preservation.
Image Credits: Nintendo
There biggest announcements is Pokemon Presents was a new Pokemon Legends game to be released in 2025 which means there is no main line Pokemon game this year. However a mobile game version of the Pokemon trading game will be coming out this year but I do wonder whether the free to play part of it will be any good and keep me hooked or will I have to start paying for pack - we shall see.
Image Credits: Pokemon Company
Last week we linked a reported a Rumor in which Respawn was working on a Mandolorian bounty hunter game, apparently this has now been cancelled by EA. Personally we are glad that EA are not the only developer working Star Wars games anymore.
Image Credits: Disney
Sifu, EA Sports F1 23, Hello Neighbour 2 and Destiny 2 The Witch Queen have been announced for PlayStation Plus’s monthly games.
Image Credits: Sony
This is cool to see that Remedy now owns the rights to Control (which we think is an excellent games) which means that they will have more “Control” over what comes next.
Image Credits: Remedy
Saber Interactive (Star Wars: KOTOR Remake Developer) is reportedly being sold off for $500m. Find out more here.
Image Credits: Saber Interactive
Other Interesting Articles / Videos
Super cool re-creation of the GTA6 Trailer in Minecraft. It always amazes how someone can put the time into recreating things in games like Minecraft
Image Credits: Boranium Art
Great video to understand how the Pokémon Business works - it is eye opening on why the most recent Pokemon games may have not met peoples expectations.
Although this story is not about games - It just shows that digital services can be taken away and all the more reason in our opinion to support Physical Media where possible. Find out more here.
Image Credits: Crunchyroll
I went to Japan last year and Akihabara has a great vibe and is such a cool place to be however I would warn anyone who is going that it is not the cheapest place in Japan and you might get the best stuff as you might once have been able to in the past. In this article you will learn more about Akihabara and how it links to physical games media in Japan.
We here at Everglow do not like game streaming in its current form because of the reduced quality and increased lag and this is shown in Digital Foundry’s newly released super interesting in-depth analysis on PlayStation Plus Game Streaming vs Xbox xCloud
Image Credits: Digital Foundry
FF7 Rebirth Director Interview is interesting for all those that like to know how developers think
Image Credits: Square Enix
Announcements / Showcases
Pokémon Presents was shown on February 27, and is on the official Pokémon YouTube channel.
Nacon Connect, was shown on February 29, features 30 minutes of new videos showing off the likes of GreedFall 2: The Dying World, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Ravenswatch, Crown Wars: The Black Prince, and the new Terminator game.
Upcoming Games releases this week
Ufouria: The Saga 2 (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC) - 1st March
The Moebius Machine (PC) – 1st March
Biomorph (PC) - 4th March
The Thaumaturge (PC) - 4th March
Mediterranea Inferno (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 5th March
Quilts and Cats of Calico (PC) - 5th March
The Outlast Trials (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - 5th March
Reveil (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 6th March
As Dusk Falls (PS4, PS5) - 7th March
Zoria: Age of Shattering (PC) - 7th March
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (PC, Switch) - 7th March
The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend (Quest 3, Quest 2, PC) - 7th March
Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 7th March
Akka Arrh (PS5, PSVR 2) - 8th March
Summerhouse (PC) - 8th March
Star Racer early access (PC) - 8th March
Unicorn Overlord (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 8th March
WWE 2K24 (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - 8th March
Free Games this week
PC - Epic Games Store - Aerial_Knight's Never Yield - 29th February
PC - Prime Gaming
Fallout 2 (GOG Code) - 7th March
Scarf (Amazon Games App) - 7th March
GOG - Nomads of Driftlands - 29th February
XBOX Game Pass games
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, and PC) – 5th March
See you next time!
That’s it for this week on Everglow Games
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