byThe Week That Was!
Here at OMG we have all the news and announcements from the past week in one spot. Xbox and PlayStation have both announced their monthly line up of games with their online services. EA has 3 new Star Wars games in the works. We have 1 new review with Windjammers 2, and a recap of last weeks Rainbow 6: Extraction. To finish off we have 14 0f this weeks newest trailers including Pokemon Legends: Arceus, GRID Legends, Sniper Elite 5, Crusader Kings III, Two Point Campus and lots more. Join us for the week that was.
Major News and Announcements
New Star Wars Game Titles
The latest news on the Star Wars gaming universe is that Respawn Entertainment will be leading the development of three new Star Wars games.
This being one in the Star Wars Jedi franchise, a Star Wars FPS, and a Star Wars strategy game.
The full press release from EA and Lucasfilm Games can be accessed here.
PlayStation Plus for February
- EA Sports UFC 4 – PS4
- Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure – PS4
- Planet Coaster: Console Edition – PS5
Learn more at the PlayStation blog.
PlayStation Plus games for February: EA Sports UFC 4, Planet Coaster: Console Edition, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure
Games with Gold for February
- Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse – February 1 to 28
- Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield – February 16 to March 15
- Hydrophobia – February 1 to 15
- Band of Bugs – February 16 to 28
Learn more here.
Halo Infinite Achievement
More than 20 million players in Halo Infinite and the biggest Halo launch in history.
“With over 20 million Spartans joining us so far, we’re thrilled to announce that #HaloInfinite is the biggest launch in Halo franchise history!
Thank you, everyone, for joining us on the next step in this great journey.”
What an awesome achievement for the game.
New Blizzard Survival Game
Blizzard has announced overnight that they are creating a new survival game in a new universe and they are looking for new developers to join the team.
You can read the full announcement here.
Rainbow Six Extraction buddy Pass
Ubisoft has announced that the Rainbow Six Extraction buddy Pass will be here on the 28th of January if you haven’t played the game in Game Pass already.
Time to jump in with your friends.
Dying Light 2 Road Map
Plan on picking up Dying Light 2? Well, you better be ready for a 5-year investment into the content of the game as the team has released the content roadmap this morning to showcase what to expect.
Here it is.
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OMG Reviews and Stories
Review – Windjammers 2
Windjammers 2 is the sequel to the Data East Neo Geo arcade game Windjammers. 28 years on in comes developer and publisher Dotemu. Dotemu are no strangers at bringing back classics, either by sequel (Streets of Rage 4) or port, with the original Windjammers ported on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 back in 2017. The great news is Dotemu have stayed loyal to the flying disc arcade romp and Windjammers 2 brings a satisfying arcade style game with an old school versus competition feel.
For our full review, final verdict, trailers and screenshots, click below.
Review Recap – Rainbow Six: Extraction
In Rainbow Six: Extraction, Ubisoft Montreal has brought us another entry to the Tom Clancy franchise but this time with an alien twist. From the opening scene, it is evident that this entry is not your average Rainbow Six game that Ubisoft Montreal has taken down a new path. One difference that Ubisoft Montreal has brought to extraction is that they have changed it from the traditional player-vs.-player engagements of Siege, instead Extraction is entirely player-vs.-environment with a squad of three running into the danger zones. This makes for a game that is not only fun to play but also brings a sense of achievement when players are able to complete the three objectives given to their squad before the commencement of the gameplay which by the way; would have to be one of the slickest looking games personally witnessed in a while.
For our full review, final verdict, trailers and screenshots, click below.
Trailers
Pokemon Legends: Arceus – Overview Trailer
Sniper Elite 5 – Cinematic Trailer
GRID Legends | Man. Machine
Kao the Kangaroo – Announcement Trailer
Two Point Campus | Pre-Order Available now!
Crusader Kings III – Next-Gen Release Date Announcement Trailer
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin
Wanderer – Launch Trailer
Weird West | Road to Weird West – Episode 3: Combat, Stealth, & Abilities
UFL – Exclusive Gameplay Reveal Trailer
UFL – First Look | Gameplay Reveal
The Elder Scrolls Online: Legacy of the Bretons – Cinematic Announcement Trailer
Relayer – 2nd Trailer
JACK ‘N’ HAT – Launch Trailer
Aztech Forgotten Gods – Release Date Reveal Trailer
Reverie Knights Tactics – Launch Trailer
Vagante Launch Trailer
Adam Potts for One More Game
