Summer Game Fest: The Highlights
Ali Hasan June 10, 2022
Summer Game Fest, the highly anticipated game show featuring updates from the future of gaming returned with brand new announcements and updates across PC, Mobile, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch.
From the Last of Us Remake to updates on Marvel’s Midnight Suns and Gotham Knights and the announcement of Aliens: Dark Descent, a plethora of games were shown off and we picked out some of our favorites below
Street Fighter 6
First shown during the PlayStations State of Play event last week, Street Fighter 6 returned with a brand-new gameplay trailer. The trailer featured the return of fan-favorite character Guile in all his over-the-top glory
Street Fighter 6 will feature a new Drive System. Players can fill the drive gauge to perform devastating attacks that can turn the tide of battles.
Capcom is also introducing a new modern control type aimed at making the game more accessible for casual gamers and newcomers. Street Fighter 6 launches next year on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Aliens: Dark Descent
Aliens: Dark Descent is an upcoming single-player tactical top-down squad-based shooter. The exciting reveal trailer showed audiences what they can expect when the game drops next year.
Breaking away from previous Aliens games, Dark Descent takes a completely different route. Taking cues from the likes of XCOM to deliver something, unlike anything we’ve seen from the franchise.
Aliens: Dark Descent launches next year on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
The Callisto Protocol
The Callisto Protocol received a brand-new gameplay trailer featuring tones of gore, terrifying aliens, and new weapons.
The gameplay looks very reminiscent of Dead Space as most of the core team worked on that game previously. The trailer showed us just how gruesome this game is going to be.
At one point, the protagonist Jacob gets caught up in machinery as he fends off monsters that grinds him into a bloody mess. The demo also showed the use of melee weapons and a unique gun that pulls enemies closer to you.
The Callisto Protocol launches on December 2, 2022, on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II was officially revealed on June 8. The game got a proper gameplay demo giving the players a taste of what to expect with a mission titled Dark Water.
The demo sees taskforce 141 infiltrating a large ship. The jump in graphical fidelity was very evident with each surface and material showing an extreme level of detail.
The animation which is hand keyed was also on full display showing a major step up from previous games. The sound design, particularly where the guns are concerned also showed a major improvement over the previous game.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II launches on October 28 2022 on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Fort Solis
Featuring Legendary voice actors Roger Clark (Red Dead Redemption II) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us) Fort Solis is an upcoming sci-fi shooter game from Indie studio Fallen Leaf.
The game draws heavy inspiration from Dead Space featuring tones of horror and action underpinned by a gritty style featuring an incredible narrative.
Fort Solis is coming soon to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Marvel’s Midnight Suns is an upcoming turn-based RPG game from the developers who brought you XCOM. The new trailer gave us a much-needed update to the game that was first announced last year.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns will now also feature Spider-Man, Scarlett Witch, and Blade as they team up with members of the Avengers and X-Men to take down Lilith.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns Launches on October 7, 2022, on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is an expansion to 2017’s incredibly popular Cuphead. Cuphead combined elements of early 20th-century animation with side scrollers, coupled with a high difficulty level to deliver a difficult yet fun experience.
The new DLC will introduce Miss Chalice, a new playable character. Along with all-new Island to explore and new boss levels more intricately detailed than ever before.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course launches June 30, 2022, on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch
TMNT: Shredders Revenge
TMNT: Shredders Revenge is a sidescrolling beat-em-up game taking stylistic inspiration from beat-em-up games of the ’80s and ’90s.
The game lets players assume control of Donatello, Michelangelo, Rafael, and Leonardo along with April O’Neil and Master Splinter as they fight villains like Beebop & Rocksteady, The Foot Clan, and Shredder. The latest trailer debuted gameplay for Casey Jones.
TMNT: Shredders Revenge launches June 16 2022 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
Witchfire
Witchfire has been out of the spotlight for a while now but its latest showing at the Summer Game Fest shows it’s ready to reclaim it!
Witchfire is a first-person shooter incorporating elements of high fantasy. It features unique weapons and spells as well as some expertly designed monsters. The dark and grim environments shown in the trailer look exceptionally well made.
Witchfire is being developed for PC and will enter early access via the Epic Games Store in late 2022.
Flashback 2
Perhaps the biggest surprise during the Summer Game Fest was the announcement of Flashback 2. Flashback was first released in 1992 and has gone on to build a pretty substantial following.
Flashback is a sidescrolling platformer and the sequel looks to build on this. When the sequel arrives it will have been over 30 years since the release of the original.
Flashback 2 is currently in development and will launch on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC later this year.
These were our top picks from the outstanding Summer Game Fest. For our coverage of The Last of Us remake and multiplayer be sure to click here. Stay tuned to Gameutha.com for more news and updates as the Summer Game Fest continues.
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