Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (April 2 - 8)
The past seven days have felt sort of quiet on the video game front. Now, despite that feeling, it has still been a busy week. The only reason these past few days have felt quiet is because so much has happened over the last couple of months that a week where things have been toned down just a little feels far less hectic. There has still been plenty of news to get excited about, and in another welcome twist, most of the biggest stuff has been good. A new Star Wars game, a new Sonic movie, and news of some new remakes. All of that and more as we recap all of the biggest stories from the past week in video games.
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As is the case with all types of technology, the video game world is one that develops fast. As is also the case with tech, as soon as gamers get something new, they want to know what's next. One of the biggest leaps forward on the video game horizon is the widespread use of Unreal Engine 5. The engine launched alongside a free game called Lyra this week, just to give you a taste of what some of your games will look like in the near future. The new Witcher will be made using UE5, as will the next Tomb Raider game which was also officially announced this week.
Everyone loves remakes. That's why pretty much every game that is more than ten years old, or in a lot of cases even less than that, has been either remade or remastered. One glaring hole in the rundown of remakes was the original Max Payne, and now that hole has been filled. Remedy revealed it has teamed up with Rockstar to remake the original game as well as its sequel. The games will launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It'll probably be a while before we get to play it as the games are
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