Even though it’s the shortest month, it’s been a little surprising just how quickly it feels like February has raced by. We’re just a few short days away from the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, and I know that’s one that series fans have been salivating over for a long time – and not just for the in-game chef’s creations!
But MHW is still in the future, what about in the here and now? Well, the week’s two biggest releases (full releases, not pre-order shenanigans releases) are the excellent Avowed and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Are you playing either of these this weekend?
In the News This Week
Steam Next Fest was the big and interesting thing this week, flooding the airwaves with announcements and demos. Let’s see what’s been happening:
Games in Review & Featured Articles
We don’t have our Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii review in the can just yet – look for that next week, hopefully – but we’ve had some fun with these games:
And we got pad in hand for a controller review:
We had the film projector out for a video game documentary with Grand Theft Hamlet, chronicling the 2021 efforts to put on a production of Hamlet within GTA Online – you can watch this now on MUBI, by the way.
Over in the preview room, we checked out the upcoming exo-suit extraction game Exoborne, which is all about seismic weather events mixing up the map. Dom and I also teamed up for the MudRunner spin-off RoadCraft, which is all about what happens after seismic weather events have rolled through the world.
Meanwhile, Dom checked out Xenoblade Chronicles X on Nintendo Switch, and had a hands on look at the next project from PlayerUnknown, the procedural survival experience that is Prologue: Go Wayback!
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured RoadCraft, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Avowed.
Relic reveals Earth vs Mars – Advance Wars meets Mars Attacks!
Shotgun Cop Man sees My Friend Pedro creator blast their way to Hell
Hades 2 – The Warsong Update is now live
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