Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (May 28 - June 3)
We might be slap bang in the middle of the regularly scheduled video game dry spell right now and while that might apply to release dates, it most certainly does not apply to actual news. With Summer Game Fest sort of starting this week, now is the perfect time for all those studios to let everyone know what they're working on and how previously announced projects are coming along. There was a lot of that last week, most of which happened during Thursday's State of Play, making it the perfect place to start.
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It might seem a little unfair, but if something like a State of Play is to be deemed a success immediately after it ends, it needs to finish on a high note. That's exactly why the first news regarding Final Fantasy 16 for over a year was saved until the very end of Thursday's presentation. This first proper look at the next chapter in the iconic series is definitely more than enough to get those who have been eagerly anticipating more information very excited. The trailer closed with the news that Final Fantasy 16 will be here in Summer, 2023. Anyone who really thought it would be here before the end of 2022 was probably being a tad unrealistic.
If there had been nothing from Final Fantasy 16 to show off at this week's State of Play, then ending on Street Fighter 6 might well have been the right call. The first real look at the game outside of the striking first glimpse of Ryu and that logo promises to be pretty different from any Street Fighter game to have come before it. Seemingly revealing an underworld you can explore freely, it appears the next game in the series will have a more detailed story mode than the titles to have come before it. As for the
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