Biggest Gaming News For February 4, 2022
Congratulations gamers, you made it through the first week of February, possibly the busiest month on gaming we'll have all year. By now you're probably knee-deep in Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Dying Light 2 and looking forward to Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Sifu, and Destiny 2: The Witch Queen later this month. As if there weren't already tons of exciting things happening, we've got updates on the next Grand Theft Auto and Naughty Dog's next three games. We've also got data on Dying Light 2's massive launch and an update on infamous Nintendo hacker Gary Bowser. Here's are the biggest news stories from Friday, February 4, 2022.
The Last of Us 2 director Neil Druckmann retweeted a post about open positions at Naughty Dog yesterday and hinted that the studio is developing three games. Two of those projects are well known: a sequel to Factions, the competitive multiplayer mode from the original The Last of Us, and a remake of The Last Of Us. The third title is more mysterious. It may be another Uncharted sequel, or perhaps a brand new IP.
New game announcements are typically made at big events like E3 or The Game Awards, but Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar decided to confirm that Grand Theft Auto 6 is currently in development via Twitter. A tweet from the official Rockstar Games account this morning explains that "active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway." There's no indication as to when the game might be released, but it likely won't be any time soon.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human had an unbelievable launch on PC. The game has only been available on Steam for 24 hours, but its already seen over 245,000 concurrent players, more than four times the original's highest
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