GameNama Weekly #30 (April 10-16, 2023)

Ali Hasan April 18, 2023

Welcome to this week’s edition of GameNama Weekly! This weekly news roundup from Gameutha.com brings you the most recent and exciting news from the gaming world every single week. In this edition, we’ll discuss the latest updates on the much-anticipated game, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, along with the new release date for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the upcoming title from Rocksteady. Furthermore, we will delve into the latest revelations about Final Fantasy XVI, which were unveiled during the latest Sony State of Play conference. Continue reading to find out more about this and much more!

Final Fantasy XVI Receives the Spotlight at the Latest PlayStation State of Play

Final Fantasy XVI, the next entry in the highly anticipated RPG series received its own dedicated state of play last week, giving us an in-depth look into the game’s combat, bosses, and its darker world. The presentation also gave us our first look at Clive’s hideout which will serve as the protagonist’s base of operations throughout the game. Fans were also treated to an extensive new look at the game’s combat system, including new Eikon battles, Eikon abilities for Clive, and more!

Additionally, we were also introduced to several new characters that will aid Clive on his journey including Loresman Harpocrates and Vivian Ninetales. The game’s map was also shown, showing the host of different side content you can engage in when not following the main objective. Final Fantasy XVI is currently set for a June 22, 2023 release, exclusively on PS5.

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Pre-orders are now Live

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a spinoff game based on the beloved and malevolent antagonist from the series is set to receive his own game later this year. Initially announced in 2020, the game would get delayed several times before finally landing on a 2023 release date. Along with the release date announcement the game’s pre-orders also went up, detailing what comes in the game’s different editions.

The standard edition comes with the game base and all pre-orders receive six emotes inspired by the character to use in the game. The “precious” edition on the other hand comes with the base game along with an art exhibition, lore compendium, original soundtrack, and the Sindarin voice-over expansion, which will switch all spoken NPC dialogue to Elvish. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is slated for May 25, 2023, across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Has Been Delayed Until Next Year

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League didn’t have the warmest reception when the game’s true nature was revealed last month. Not only was it revealed that the game requires an always online feature but it was also confirmed that it would come with a battle pass, and several different currencies and would be multiplayer-focused as opposed to the purely single-player experiences that Rocksteady is known for.

The development team announced last week, following weeks of rumors that the game had been delayed into the next year. “We have made the tough but necessary decision to take the time needed to work on getting the game to be the best quality experience for players.” Said a statement posted on Twitter. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is now slated for February 2, 2024, on PS5, Xbox Series X, and S and PC.

Redfall to be locked at 30FPS on Xbox Consoles at Launch

Redfall is the next outing from Prey developer, Arkane studios, the game is dark co-op shooter set on a fictional island where you team up with your friends to take down hoards of vampires and undead creatures. The developer revealed early last week that the game would ship with a locked 30FPS option on launch with a 60FPS option coming later down the line with a free update. Many fans have been left disappointed with this decision, especially given how long this game has been in development. Redfall is Xbox’s next major console exclusive currently slated for a May 2, 2023 release.

Ghostwire: Tokyo Receives Major Update

It has been over a year since Tango Gameworks released Ghostwire: Tokyo, a stylistic first-person action-adventure game set in the rain-soaked streets of Japan. The former PS5 exclusive recently released on Xbox consoles and along with that received a new update, titled the Spider’s Thread update which adds more content to the game.

The update includes a new rouge-lite mode, in addition to several updates to the base game including new side missions, story content, skills, and more. The Spider’s Thread update adds expanded story cinematics and enhancements to the game’s photo mode. The Spider’s Thread update for Ghostwire: Tokyo is available NOW for PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox.

That concludes this week’s GameNama! Don’t forget to visit gameutha.com next week for the latest updates and news from the gaming world. Stay tuned to stay informed!

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