Summer events start strong: Elden Ring it has been the great blow on the table of the Summer Game Fest, although not the only one. For more than 90 minutes, Geoff Keighley has featured dozens of games of all calibers. And many of them already point to essential.
Spring gives way to summer and, in the middle of that transition, just a little before E3 2021, comes the Summer Game Fest. And nothing like a selection of the best of the event to fill your eyes and start marking specific dates on the calendar.
As is tradition, in iGamesNews We have compiled the big hits, the videos of the most anticipated releases and many of the announced surprises. The season of great video game events starts strong.
Tiny Tina’s Worderlands
The rumors didn’t lie: Tina ChiquitinaOne of the biggest stars of the Borderlands saga, he will fly solo with his own action adventure game: Tiny Tina’s Worderlands. A total approach of the Gearbox saga to the epic fantasy genres that will arrive in early 2022.
Metal Slug Tactics
The legendary saga of Run and Gun SNK returns in style with Metal Slug Tactics. The classic action is reimagined in the key of tacticsAnd if that already sounds great, its exquisite pixelated section rounds out the idea even more. The project is in the hands of DotEmu and it will come out on PC.
Death Stranding Director’s Cut para PS5
Geoff Keighley gets along very well with Hideo Kojima, and that translates into big bombings and unexpected surprises during their events. The one of Summer Game Fest 2021? The announcement of a new edition of Death Stranding. His trailer includes a nod to Metal Gear and its arrival on PS5 will be imminent.
Jurassic World Evolution 2
30 years later, the dinosaur fever continues in theaters, television and, of course, video games: Jeff Goldblum himself has announced Jurassic World Evolution 2, the sequel to the strategy game for PC and consoles in which we will be the ones to make John Hammond’s dream come true. Nothing bad.
LostArc
Fantasy, role playing and fighting in isometric perspective come together in LostArc. A title that brings together the essence of the classic RPGs and that addictive multiplayer action experience in which great dangers equal great rewards.
Call of Duty Warzone season four looms
New characters and content come to Call of Duty Warzone, and the premise of its trailer could not be more suggestive: the sky crumbles. The show is insured and the arrival date of season four it’s official now: June 17.
Among Us will receive new features, including a Hide and Seek mode
After receiving his fourth map and reach all platforms, including PlayStation, Among Us begins to expand, and that includes a series of big updates in which a new mode will shine with its own light: Hide and Seek. The game of hide and seek of a lifetime.
Salt and Sacrifice
The sequel to Salt & Sanctuary has appeared at Summer Game Fest, and what it has shown has fascinated us: the handcrafted finishes of this platform RPG and its dark fantasy setting look wonderful. The only bad thing: its arrival is scheduled for 2022. So close and yet so far.
Solar Ash
The new game from the creators of Hyper Light Drifter is set in the same universe, and despite the fact that it has little to do with playability and is a brave leap to 3D, the truth is that Solar Ash it looks especially promising.
Chivalry II
Geoff Keighley has a very special attachment to Chivalry II– The crowd battle game has been developed in your hometown. An extra reason to give your spectacular launch trailer a privileged position during the Summer Game Fest.
Escape from Tarkov
Escape from Tarkov It has a little bit of everything: on the one hand, it is a first-person combat simulator, but it also adds RPG elements and takes place in an MMO. A combination as curious as it is unique and that, by the way, already looks like a scandal in motion.
Two Pont Campus
After the madness of Two Point Hospital, SEGA introduces a new simulation and management craze: Two Pont Campus, a title in which we will have to do the impossible so that a University campus don’t turn into an outright debacle. Delusional situations with humor as the flag.
The Anacrusis
What would happen we get together in the same game the series Lost in Space and the premise of Left 4 Dead? The closest thing to an answer is The Anacrusis, a cooperative FPS in the middle of space.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Blood Hunt
A battle royale full of vampires? That is a resounding yes! The saga Vampire: The Masquerade it expands in a big way and its proposal focused on action and survival aims very high.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Bandai Namco played the total distraction when introducing the new trailer for the third episode of the series The Dark Pictures Anthology, but achieved the desired effect: House of Ashes looks better and better and confirms his arrival to next October 22.
Prime Matter is born, the new line of games from Kotch Media
The giant Kotch Media takes the big leap: not only will it publish many of the great releases from the most powerful developers, but it will also publish its own titles under the name of Prime Matter. A declaration of intent endorsed by an initial catalog that has already been shown and in which the return of Painkiller it does not go unnoticed.
Tales of Arise
The acclaimed series Tales of will add a new chapter at the end of summer: the new trailer for Tales of Arise retains the allure of the JRPGs and deservedly boasts that manganime touch that suits the Bandai Namco saga so well. Its launch is scheduled for September 10.
Planet of Lana
Planet of Lana It is the kind of game that captivates you from its first preview: a side scrolling adventure with a beautiful finish and whose cinematic puzzle adventure approach evokes jewels like Inside. Hopefully it is up to the task. It will come out on Xbox and PC.
Monster Hunter Stories 2
The saga Monster Hunter continues to grow globally, and if a couple of months ago we were surrendered to Monster Hunter Rise, now it’s time to talk about the history of Monster Hunter Stories 2, the RPG that will arrive on Switch and PC this summer. A change of record in the saga in which the relationship between the hunters and the monsters themselves will be the engine of the adventure.
Endless Dungeon
The universe Endless expands in a big way with a fully action-focused tactical rogue-lite: Endless Dungeon challenges us to defend a space station from the attack of inexhaustible waves of monsters and enemies. An excuse as good as any to unleash the destructive power of a spectacular arsenal.
Evil Dead: The Game
Ash Williams Saber returns to video games with an action title in which we can join the character of Bruce Campbell on a risky mission to get hold of the pages of the Necronomicon or take on the role of evil itself and twist their plan based on good . The new infernal possession will arrive in 2021.
Elden Ring
All the rumors were true: Elden Ring reappeared with a glorious trailer. FromSoftware’s new dark fantasy game imagined by George R.R. Martin It has been shown in motion and looks scandalous, showing absolutely mind-blowing nightmares and combat and, most interesting of all, a date: January 21, 2022.
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