The Biggest Gaming News For September 9, 2022
Welcome to the weekend gamers! It's a special one as we have several exciting showcases lined up, the first of which aired today giving us a first look at Uncharted writer Amy Hennig's new Marvel game.
Apart from that, Activision Blizzard made a whoopsie and accidentally leaked Overwatch 2's new support character and CD Projekt Red has hinted at a full-blown sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. For more details, read on.
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There are several showcases taking place over the next few days thanks to D23, and kicking things off was the Disney + Marvel Games Showcase which aired earlier today. There were plenty of cool announcements to get excited about, but the biggest was the reveal of Uncharted writer Amy Hennig's new Marvel game. While we don't know too much, we do know that it will be set during World War 2, will have four playable characters, and will feature both Captain America and Black Panther.
Overwatch 2 launches next month and fans have been waiting patiently to get a look at a new support character called Kiriko. Well, it now seems like fans got a look a lot sooner than Blizzard woud have wanted, as a character cinematic leaked on social media before being swiftly taken down by the publisher. It wasn't confirmed to be genuine, but the overall quality of the cinematic and Blizzard's speed in issuing a copyright takedown probably means it was legit.
CD Projekt Red announced Phantom Liberty earlier this week, the first and only expansion to Cyberpunk 2077. While this news may have disappointed some fans, CD Projekt Red has said that Phantom Liberty won't be the end of the Cyberpunk universe. In an earnings call with investors, CEO Adam Kiciński
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