Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 is naturally in the works, but like most game projects this year it happens to be feeling the lingering effect of COVID-19 and drastic lockdown measures to contain the virus. That pandemic paradigm shift has had an influence on how Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 is being developed, but fret not! It’s nothing that Square Enix can’t handle.

Slapped with the added challenge of developing a video game in a COVID-19 world whose only ray of sunshine so far has been the news of Brazil’s horrible president contracting a case of karma, Hangar 13 confirmed that Mafia: Definitive Edition wouldn’t hit its intended August 28 release date and would instead be a few weeks late. For now, the game’s new release date is September 25.

Kingdoms of Amalur, that swell game from the past with a very silly new strapline that I secretely adore, has a date! Which you just read in the headline above and dammit my clickbait is slipping. THQ Nordic has announced that it’ll be dropping like it’s hot on September 8. Here’s the fancy-pants announcement trailer to celebrate the rebirth of this underrated gem from a bygone era of…the early 2010s.

Feast thine eyes on the trailer below, which stars you as a medieval ruler who has to build a stronghold and make good use of repressed peasants with which to run the land and soak up enemy spears.

Ever since Bungie divorced themselves of Activision Blizzard, the game has continued to improve and may fans believe that the partnership was toxic to the health of the game. Former Bungie board director and composer for the first game Martin O'Donnell, would agree with you.

Team 17’s delightful turn-based strategy game of mass destruction has existed in one form or another for many a year, usually taking on the shape of a 2D tactical game wherein players carved a path to victory with shotguns and airstrikes as they budged the not so nimble invertebrates into prime position. Worms has ventured into 3D territory into the past, but its next iteration will see the little fellas tackle a brand new style of play: Real-time action.

One of the best games on the PS4 currently, is finally making the hop to PC on August 7. Just in time for me to buy it and have a second platform to ignore it, just like I’ve done with my current black box for the last couple of…years. WAIT TRACY PUT DOWN THE KNIFE I SWEAR I’LL PLAY IT THIS TIME!

Someone managed to break into Ubisoft and make off with the prize of an entire half hour of gameplay footage, and barring the rough wrinkles from this early build, I like what I’m seeing! There’s the continuation of Origins and Odyssey’s combat style, this time augmented by a brutal curb stomp ability that would make Seth Rollins proud.