This Week in Gaming: 23rd - 29th Oct 2021
The world of video games is ever increasing, with news on new games, expansions, and gaming hardware surfacing on the internet almost every day. And since everyone cant be online at all times, looking at everything that is being announced, we thought we should do something about it. So, to help bring the news to everyone, we are going to be updating the world about what all is happening in the gaming industry. Think of it as a recap.
So let’s begin!
Official Trailer for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Definitive Edition Drops
Rockstar has been teasing fans of the Grand Theft Auto franchise for a long time with bits and pieces of information. With the help of this information and a few leaks scattered all over the internet, fans were able to figure out that the next installment in the GTA franchise would be a remaster trilogy or the oh-so-popular GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, and GTA 3.
On the 22nd of October, Rockstar dropped the official trailer for the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy on their official YouTube channel. The trailer showcases some of the changes that Rockstar has made to the older titles so that they look good when it comes to current standards while maintaining the retro cartoony charm that the fans love about them.
Character Trailer for Ash Went Live
A week ago, the teaser for the new character coming to Apex Legends was released. However, the abilities of this new character were not clear and fans were left only to speculate. On the 28th of October, the official character trailer for Ash went live.
The new trailer for Ash showcases her abilities and, it seems that she is going to be one of the best hunter style legends in the game. The trailer starts with Ash killing some enemies with her sword. The first ability that was showcased is called "Marked for Death". With this ability, Ash can locate enemies from the death boxes of their teammates. Her second ability is called Arc Snare and her last ability is called Phase Breach.
BlizzCon Canceled for 2022
Blizzard has officially released a statement confirming that the BlizzCon online event for 2022 has been canceled. However, fans do not have to worry as the event may not be taking place later this year but, it is not taking place in the first quarter of next year.
On the 26th of October, 2021, the complete breakdown of the reasons for what had happened and why it had happened was presented on the official blogpost of blizzard entertainment. The main reason for this delay stated on their official blog was that they needed some more time to focus more on the development of their games. It was also stated that they wanted to focus more on supporting their employees.
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Shadow Warrior 3 Launch Delayed
The highly anticipated Shadow Warrior 3 is now released in early 2022. The previous two titles for the Shadow Warrior series were a massive hit and it is for this reason that fans are super excited for the new installment in the franchise. However, it seems that fans will have to wait a little longer to experience Shadow Warrior 3.
Preload for Forza Horizon 5 is Live
PC and Xbox console users can now download the preload for the upcoming title in the Forza franchise. The Forza series is a racing game series that is heavily focused on implementing real-world mechanics for cars. Players can expect a massive improvement with Forza 5. However, it seems that these improvements will come at a cost, a space cost in the hard drive to be exact. With the preload gamers have to download a total of 100 GB of game files which may seem like a problem for gamers that have already stored tons of games on their hard drives.
Trailer for Halo Infinite - Campaign Overview Went Live
Halo is probably one of the most popular first-person shooters when it comes to Xbox exclusives. However, the latest installment in the Halo series is coming to PC as well and, fans are super excited about it.
The Campaign overview trailer for Halo Infinite just went live and it showcased some massive improvements over the previous trailer that was released a while back. The gameplay seems a lot of fun. In the trailer, the ability of players to choose different routes for the same objective was showcased. The trailer also showcased some new weapons and enemy types that have been added to the game. However, the original weapons and enemies that fans loved have been kept in the game for fans to enjoy. This shows that the developers are serious about providing a product that fans want.
Apex Legends – Gameplay Trailer for Season 11 Went Live
The official gameplay trailer for the new season of Apex Legends is now live and, it seems that it is going to be a blast. With this trailer, we got a look at the actual map that we will be experiencing in the new season. The new map is going to present a fresh new look for players who are bored with looking at the same maps for some time.
Conclusion
That is it for this week but stay tuned as we are going to be bringing you more information on whatever is happening in the world of video games next week. Until then, let us know on any of our social media platforms, what you think of all of this. Do you think this week’s news has been exciting?
