Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (June 11 - 17)
The last seven days in video games have been some incredibly busy ones. Not just because the start of that run caught the tail end of Summer Game Fest's opening weekend, but also because the news from that weekend continued to gather momentum, Final Fantasy 7 turned 25, and the revamped version of PlayStation Plus finally arrived in the US. That seems like as good a place to start as any as we break down all of the biggest stories from the past week in gaming.
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The rollout of PlayStation's new tiered PS Plus system began last month, and it has been gradually arriving around the world as Sony attempts to iron out all of its issues. Monday marked its arrival in the US, beginning what will likely be the biggest test for the service so far, and for the foreseeable future. Unlike its launch in Asia where those who stacked their subscriptions were faced with lofty fees, PS Plus's arrival in the US appears to have been relatively smooth. More games across its Extra and Premium tiers have emerged, and unless you were silly enough to buy Tekken 2 when it was accidentally listed for $9,999, then you've probably had a great first week with the new PS Plus.
Xbox and Bethesda's joint showcase might well have been the highlight of Summer Game Fest's opening weekend. The biggest takeaway from it was the boatload of new information revealed about Starfield. After the dust had settled, the discourse surrounding the reveal that Bethesda's next epic will include more than 1,000 planets could begin. Todd Howard boasted about that like it's a good thing, but not everyone agrees. Even though Starfield won't be here until 2023, those
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