Summer Game Fest 2023: All the games announced

After dozens of stories, we’ve just wrapped up with our coverage of Summer Game Fest 2023. After E3 was canceled in March, we had a smaller, isolated experience at SGF. It started… Before it all started, Sony held its PlayStation Showcase livestream on May 24th. It was a very packed show featuring Bungie marathonHeaven fairgame$A metal gear solid 3 remake, more info final fantasy xvi And spider man 2and a release date for Alan Wake II, There was also the Project Q handheld streaming device.

This was followed by Summer Game Fest with an opening night event on Thursday, June 8. we’ve got a gameplay reveal mortal kombat 1A new (delayed to 2024) release date final fantasy vii reborn, and appear like a handful of small sandy land And sonic superstar, were a Very sequels and free-to-play MMO trailers, but it was a generally low-key affair, with fewer big names than we’ve come to expect from the team behind The Game Awards.

The Day of the Devs and Devolver streams were slightly more successful immediately following the live shows of Summer Game Fest, which featured interesting games from smaller studios. baby steps, beastyball, cocoon, hotty, Hellskate, simple times And viewfinder,

It wasn’t until Sunday’s Xbox event that we got an event full of the AAA announcements you’d expect from E3. Microsoft had a notoriously dense show that included new announcements and some release dates (or windows) for known games. featured games were Accepted, fable, south of midnight, persona 3 reload, forza motorsport, The Saga of Senua: Hellblade II, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Metaphor: ReFantazio And clockwork revolution, We also finally got an Xbox Series S which has 1TB of built-in storage.

On Monday we saw some short shows. The first was Ubisoft, which featured star wars outlaws And Avatar: Pandora’s Limits, a trio of Assassin’s Creed games, a new Crew game and a new Prince of Persia title. Later that day it was Capcom’s turn, and they showed up exoprimalagain, and took an interesting look Kunitsu-gami: Path of the Goddess, which looks like a unique third-person action game. Finally, because it’s 2023, the company’s almost-forgotten AAA sci-fi game also had an indefinite delay, Pragmata, This is a game that was announced for PlayStation 5 back in June 2020 – before we even knew what the PS5 looked like – and this is its second delay after it was expected to debut in 2022.

We’ll have more coverage in the coming weeks, and will update this post with links when they go live. For now, enjoy our analysis, previews and all the other big announcements from SGF 2023.

Analysis

Summer Game Fest 2023 and the stable state of the industry

I published this story about the state of AAA gaming on the eve of Summer Game Fest. After a week full of gaming announcements, I feel exactly the same way. – Jessica Conditt, senior reporter

Generative AI could help bring the gaming NPCs of tomorrow to life

This story by senior reporter (and Engadget’s AI expert) Andrew Tarantola looks at the history of NPCs from if-then programming to finite-state-machines, decision and behavior trees, games like GOAP, and modern AI. last of usAnd then looks to the future to see how generative AI could impact the future of gaming.

ubisoft needs a reboot

At some point in the last console generation, Ubisoft lost its soul. It was a piecemeal erosion process that began in 2015, and ultimately resulted in a complete ident collapse somewhere between the studio’s Unironic rollout of in-game NFTs and its sixth delay. skull bones, Ubisoft has 40 years of AAA hits and weird licensing deals to its name, and used to be a pillar of European innovation — but in 2023, it’s selling live-service blandness, mobile ports with microtransactions, and incredible release dates. what equal Is Ubisoft now? -Jessica Conditt

The Starfield Direct Has Me Excited For Bethesda’s Ambitious New RPG

Senior video producer Brandon Quintana shot this video shortly after Microsoft’s Starfield Direct on Sunday, outlining why, after seeing the game in full, he’s more excited than ever for Bethesda’s new ambitious RPG. Are.

Why the ‘Oxenfree II’ Team Becomes Netflix’s First Game Studio

As of early 2021, the night school was in the market for partnerships. It was acquired by Netflix, becoming the company’s first game studio. Now, Night School is preparing to launch its first game for the streaming giant. But that’s not the end of Netflix’s ambitions.

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‘Alan Wake II’ stands out in a sea of ​​sequels

I’m nervous about the fate of Saga in Alan Wake II – and that only makes me more excited for the whole game. It’s a linear, narrative-driven experience first and foremost, and it looks scary as hell. -Jessica Conditt

Armored Corps VI Fire of Rubicon features fast-paced battles with customizable mechs

Armored Corps, one of the longest running mech war series, hasn’t been seen in over a decade. Now, from developer FromSoftware, soaring high eldon ring And dark Souls Glory is returning to the mech, which she says is a remastered, reimagined take on combat robots. It’s time for the mech gaming boom. Matt Smith, UK bureau chief

‘Cocoon’ is worth getting excited about

Cocoon is a game that makes sense right when you play it. This would be a remarkable feat if it weren’t also a game that forces you to use your levels to solve them yourself. It’s the debut title from Geometric Interactive, a studio of people who previously worked on award-winning puzzle platformers. limbo And Inside, I had about a half hour to play the game during its opening at Summer Game Fest 2023, and it stuck with me more than anything I saw at the show. In my mind this is the game of the show. – Aaron Soupouris, Executive Editor

‘Forza Motorsport’ wants you to drive forever

The long-overdue next title in the motorsport series (it’s been over five years now!) has a bunch of new features, better physics, better AI and looks absolutely fantastic at 4K/60. What’s most interesting about it to me is that it may be the last niche motorsport game, as Microsoft is moving the series to a games-as-a-service model. In the era of Game Pass, this makes perfect sense to me, and I can’t wait to start driving this October. – Aaron Souporis

‘Immortals of Avum’ first look: A little more magic and it could be amazing

when i saw the announcement trailer for and the immortal In the winter of 2022, I was surprised by my interest in the game. I’m still interested and the immortal And I think I’ve found out why. There aren’t a ton of first-person action games that rely on mechanics other than guns – denied, Ghostwire: Tokyo And hexane comes to mind, but overall it’s a small area. that could be a reason Immortal Something fresh comes out, but it’s nice to see a new, AAA-level game that’s single-player and narrative-driven with a contained campaign, rather than the open world of live-service facilities. -Jessica Conditt

‘Lisfanga’ is when hack-and-slash meets tactical time travel

LysfangaThe isometric visuals may conjure up memories of Paatal Lok, but this is a different game altogether. While you’ll still be chopping up monsters and enemies, protagonist Imë combines his spell and weapon combos differently with the ability to turn back time and do it all over again. The second time around, his shadow will continue to cast over enemies from the previous timeline. While some action-game skills help, you’ll be able to beat most levels simply by thinking about them before you act. The controls and playstyle aren’t remotely similar, but Lysfanga reminded me of older Fire Emblem games, where careful planning dictated battles before they even started. Even in this early demo, the game offers some incredibly satisfying moments when all your attacking clones come together and wipe out all enemies in mere seconds. -Matt Smith

‘Mortal Kombat 1’ makes a great debut

Ed Boon’s on-stage gameplay reveals mortal kombat 1The latest entry in the storied fighting game franchise was one of the stand-out moments of an otherwise subdued opening event. In a private after-show event, Brandon Quintana and Matt Smith sat down to play some MK1 And came impressed.

‘Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown’ is a Metroidvania-style platformer coming in 2024

After a small reveal at Summer Game Fest’s opening night event, Ubisoft took a deep dive into the game during Monday’s “Forward” stream. After that, senior video producer Brandon Quintana got his hands on an early build of the game and had a blast.

’33 Immortals’ first look: Disobeying God is more fun with friends

Can you imagine gathering 33 players for a 25-minute raid? 33 Amar That’s exactly what it plans to do. channeling the animation style of retro cartoons (and a little of Banner Saga), 33 Amar is a multiplayer roguelike top-down action game from the creators of spiritferrer, I played with five other people in this early build of the game and had a lot of fun, even if some technical issues spoiled the party a bit. I’m excited to play a roguelike as part of a mob, and I look forward to seeing what other character types will be there. -Matt Smith

‘Under the Waves’ is a sad but comforting sea adventure

parallel studio under the waves It’s a calming game. between cheers and jeers crash team rumble Player (presumably staff) nearby, I was diving. Dive deeper and deeper into the inky blue, chasing an abandoned ship’s container as it bounces off rocks, scattering soft toys and revealing a mysteriously abandoned submarine lurking even deeper. While I could be at ease, I also felt a little jittery. In many ways, whether it’s the story that’s yet to unfold or the uncomfortable tension that’s regularly touched upon, it reminds me of fire watchEven if it’s all set under the sea. -Matt Smith

All the other big announcements at Summer Game Fest 2023

You can check out all of our coverage from Summer Game Fest right here, but here’s a chronological list of the announcements that we think really moved the needle.

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