Like every day, the gaming industry continues to deliver many interesting reveals and information about upcoming games.
Since it would be impossible to cover everything with individual articles, Simulation Daily publishes a daily gaming news roundup, summarizing plenty more information for your perusal.
Yet, before we get down to our gaming news business, below you can find links to all the news pieces that were covered by individual articles.
- Forza Motorsport and Xbox Partner With Gillette To Bring New Content and Rewards
- Marvelous USA and XSEED Games Changing Structure in the West
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 Update 1.51 Open Beta Reworks German Cities and More
- Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Offers Free 14.4 Update & Two New DLCs
- FTC Urges Court to Crack Down on Google in Monopoly Case It Lost Against Epic Games
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Weighing Move to Unreal Engine 5 for Sequel
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Android Saga Trailer Reintroduces Perfection
Incidentally, if you’re interested in news specifically about flight simulation, you can enjoy our dedicated roundup.
Helldivers 2 Game Director Addresses Criticism and Reveals Development Roadmap
Helldivers 2 Game Director Mikael Eriksson addresses the criticism received by the game following the Escalation of Freedom update, admitting that the developers didn’t get right some things and also introduced “other more fundamental inconsistencies in our approach to game balance and game direction.”
He also illustrated some game development priorities within 6o days and on a broader level.
Aims within 60 days:
- Continue to re-examine our approach to balance. Our intention is that balance should be fun, not “balanced” for the sake of balance.
- Update how the fire damage mechanic works to tweak how the flamethrower serves as a close range support weapon. (A quick straight revert won’t work, as it would break other things)
- Rework gameplay to prevent excessive ragdolling
- Re-think our design approach to primary weapons and create a plan for making combat more engaging
- Re-prioritize bug fixes so that the more immediate gameplay-impacting bugs are prioritized.
- Improve game performance (frame rate is a focus)
- Rework Chargers
Broader changes:
- Exploring creation of an opt-in beta-test environment to improve our testing processes and we consider this a high-priority.
- Post regular player surveys to gather more insights and feedback from the community.
- Improve our process for patch/release notes – providing more context and reasoning behind changes.
- More blog posts and streams where we expand on these topics for those interested.
- We also want to thank you for your patience. We’re grateful that so many of you provided constructive feedback and suggestions on the latest update.
Goddess of Victory: Nikke X Evangelion Crossover Gets Full Trailer
Today Shift Up released a new trailer of the upcoming crossover between its free-to-play mobile game Goddess of Victory: Nikke and the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.
At the moment, there is still no release date, but the collaboration will begin “soon.”
Honkai: Star Rail Introduces Next New Character Jaoqiu
HoYoverse released a new video introducing Jaoqiu, the next new character coming to Honkai: Star Rail.
He is a five-star fire character following the path of Nihility and will be released with a dedicated gacha on August 21.
Monster Hunter Wilds Shows the Light Bowgun in action
Today Capcom showcased another of the ranged weapons to be included in Monster Hunter Wilds, the Light Bowgun.
Unlike its heavy counterpart, it doesn’t hinder your character’s mobility but can still fire a variety of ammo. It comes with a rapid-fire mode and can regenerate energy by landing shots.
Monster Hunter Wilds will release in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Band of Crusaders Announced
Indie Polish studio Virtual Alchemy announced Band of Crusaders, a dark medieval strategy RPG in which the player becomes the grandmaster of a knightly order and leads the crusade against a horde of demons.
We hear from studio CEO Dominik Sypnicki:
“Band of Crusaders is about a company of warriors you will raise from peasants to heroes against the forces of chaos. The Knights Templar are gone, and Archdemons are at the door, threatening the already fragile peace that European smallfolk have come to cherish.”
Art Director Kamil Mickiewicz also commented.
“Our artistic approach to Band of Crusaders merges historically authentic representations of medieval tools, armor, and weaponry, with demonic creatures inspired by biblical descriptions and European folklore. We wanted to see what the world of The Witcher would look like if you removed all the Witchers.”
It’s coming down the line for PC via Steam.
Bakeru announced for PC and Nintendo Switch
Spike Chunsoft announced Bakeru, an action game that will be released for PC and Nintendo Switch in the West on September 3, 2024. It’s developed by Good-Feel, produced by Etsunobu Ebisu and directed by Tadanori Tsukawaki.
Disaster strikes Japan. It all started when Bakeru the Tanuki met Sun from the Issun clan on a stormy night. He gets caught up in a scourge that shakes the entire country. Bakeru hears that Oracle Saitaro and his Festival Troops are using a bizarre festival to take over Japan. He vows to go on a journey with Sun to bring peace back to Japan. To free Japan from the grip of evil spirits, Bakeru’s adventure to 47 Japanese prefectures begins.
A demo is already available for Nintendo Switch.