Newsletter #11
This is the Eleventh 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 without all the extra fluff. 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
I have been seriously considering getting a ROG ally or a Steam Deck but the ROG ally has issues with the SD card and the Steam Deck works on Steam OS and I would much prefer a windows platform (while Steam OS is better for battery life - Windows has more options in terms of ways to install games). However it seems that a new ROG ally could be revealed soon and I for one hope that they fix the issue with the SD card. Find out more here.
Image Credits: Asus
So we should be seeing Hi-Fi Rush come to Nintendo Switch soon as it has been rated for the Switch in Europe. I for one would to play it on Switch as its I would love to play it on the go.
Image Credits: Microsoft
Akuma is coming to Street Fighter 6 as a DLC character and he looks awesome. I do have a love hate relationship with Akuma with his unblockable ultra attack “raging demon” but I have always loved the design of the character and think he will be a great edition to SF6. Check out his gameplay trailer here.
Image Credits: Capcom
There are quite a few Rumors going around on the details on the next Nintendo Console. Magnectic Joy cons, updated cartridges, larger 1080p screen. If the rumors are to be believed I think the thing I am most excited for is the 1080p screen and while the 720p screen in the Switch was ok, a 1080p would look so much nicer. Lets hope it is an OLED but I think that is unlikely. More details here.
Image Credits: Nintendo
I just picked up FC24 on steam deal for £11.99 but PS plus subscribers will be able add it to their collection in May alongside Ghostrunner 2, Tunic and Destiny Lightfall. More details here.
Image Credits: Sony
Sony has made it mandatory to link a PSN account to play Helldivers 2 which has led to steam review bombing by players. The funny thing about this story is that if they made it mandatory to start with, no one would have questioned but to make it mandatory after it was not in the first place has really set off the fans. More details here.
Image Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios
Take two is seemingly closing down the studio that created OlliOlliWorld and Rollderdrome plus the Studio that created Kerbel Space Program 2. I know that take two own quite a few studio and this is obviously a money saving act from them but I am quite disappointed as OlliOlliWorld was an awesome game and I loved first Kerbel Space Program. More detais here.
Image Credits: Take Two Interactive
Firesprite Studios (Developer of Horizon Call Of The Mountain) are laying off more staff unfortunately. I do have to wonder what going the studio leaders minds when they had invested in a new studio space a year ago and now they are having to let people go. I do hope that every is able to land on their feet and lets also hope that we have seen the last of the lay offs this year. More details here.
Image Credits: Firesprite
Other Interesting Articles / Videos
Rise of Ronin sales are doing pretty well and selling faster than Nioh and Nioh 2 according to Koei Tecmo. This is really cool to see and while Rise of Ronin was not perfect, I hope they can build on what they made to make even better games in the future. More details here.
Ever wanted a Nintendo Switch dock in the shape of a plant, well look no further as this person has created that exact dock. Check it out here.
Googles X account was corrected serveral times by Sonic fans, its quite funny how badly google got things wrong about Sonic. Full story here.
Manor Lords sells 1m copies in 24 hours which is amazing. If you want to know what is coming next from the developer then check it out here.
If you own a steam deck or are thinking about owning a steam deck then this new video by digital foundry shows how well the steam deck can handle Ray Tracing and the results show that it is pretty good with games that have light ray tracing graphics options even when comparing to the XBOX series S console in some games. It is to be expected that it would not be able to handle heavy ray tracing titles. Watch the full video here.
Showcases
The ID@Xbox Digital Showcase was shown on April 29, 2024, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST on the IGN Youtube Channel.
Upcoming Games releases this week
Spy Guy Hidden Objects Deluxe Edition (Switch, PC) - 4th May
Plushie From The Sky (PC) - 6th May
Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys (PC) - 7th May
Prison Architect 2 (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 7th May
V Rising (PC) - 8th May
Animal Well (PS5, Switch) - 9th May
Crow Country (PC, PS5) - 9th May
Gift (PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - 9th May
Little Kitty, Big City (PC, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S) - 9th May
The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication (PC) - 9th May
Free / Subcription Games this week
PC - Epic Games Store
Orcs Must Die 3 - 2nd May to 9th May
Cat Quest II - 2nd May to 9th May
PC - Prime Gaming
Tomb Raider Game of the Year Edition [GOG Code] - 2nd May
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars [GOG Code] - 2nd May
Dark City: International Intrigue [Amazon Games App] - 9th May
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition [GOG Code] - 9th May
Nine Witches: Family Disruption [Amazon Games App] - 9th May
Electrician Simulator [Epic Games Store] - 9th May
100 Doors Games: Escape from School [Legacy Games Code] - 16th May ****
The Forgotten City [Amazon Games App] - 16th May
Spirits of Mystery: Whisper of the Past [Amazon Games App] - 23rd May
XBOX Game Pass games
Have A Nice Death (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 30th April
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 2nd May
Kona II: Brume (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 7th May
Little Kitty, Big City (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 9th May
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 14th May
That’s it for this week on Everglow Games.
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