Another week is beginning, and game developers never stop providing relevant news about upcoming titles and more.
On top of that, today marked the beginning of a long sequence of financial results announcements that will provide insight into the health (or lack thereof) of many publishers we know and love. You can expect this to continue in earnest for a couple of weeks.
Before we move on to the contents of this daily gaming news recap, below you can find handy links of the articles that covered individual events and games today.
- Koei Tecmo Has “Several” Big Games in Development, Not All Will Be Open-World
- Capcom Sales and Profits Drop But Still Outperform Plans
- PlayStation Unveils First Look at Limited Edition Astro Bot DualSense Controller
- Japan Has a Senior Esports Team, Now Recruiting Valorant Players Over 59
- Bleach Rebirth of Souls Debuts Character Trailers for Ichigo, Rukia, & Uryu
- Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 Reveals the Tools of Imperial Fury
- Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed
- Palworld Update Means Balances and Bug Fixes
As usual, if you’re interested in specific news about flight simulation, we also have another roundup dedicated to that.
Steam Next Fest Dated
Steam has announced the dates of the upcoming edition of the Steam Next Fest, which will happen between October 14 at 10:00 am Pacific time to October 21 at the same hour.
As usual, there will be plenty of demos to enjoy, to get a glimpse of what’s coming on Valve’s digital storefront.
Metaphor: ReFantazio Shows More of its Colorful Cast of Characters
Atlus has released another extensive video of the upcoming fantasy JRPG by the creators of Persona 5 Metaphor ReFantazio.
The video focuses on some of the characters that we’ll meet in our adventure including other claimants to the throne who will be our rivals and followers who will be our allies.
Incidentally, deepening our relationship with said followers will unlock new archetypes, helping us become more versatile in battle. On top of that, there will be additional benefits like access to specific stores.
Metaphor: ReFantazio launches on October 11, 2024, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Visions of Mana Demo Released
The demo of Square Enix’s upcoming JRPG Visions of Mana is now available.
You can find it on Steam, PlayStation Store (for PS4 and PS5), and Xbox Store. By playing the demo, you will receive three bonus weapons in the final game as follows.
- Gladius (small sword for Val)
- Falx (great sword for Val)
- Horn Lance (lance for Val)
The game launches on August 29, 2024, for the platforms mentioned above.
Blizzard details the making of Diablo IV Expansion’s New Class, the Spiritborn
Blizzard Entertainment released a new video providing some interesting insight on Diablo IV’s upcoming expansion, Vessel of Hatred.
Specifically, we hear how the new class, the Spiritborn, was created. We also get to see plenty of concept artwork and hear interesting adnecdotes.
The expansion will release on October 8, 2024, for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
