Sunday Scoops 08/28/22
It’s Sunday, and that means it's time to talk about all the gaming news this week
By: Evan1Sonic. This week has been a steady week of news, with a sweep of announcements from Gamescom, more details about the Horizon show, and more.
News From The Destiny 2 Showcase. The Destiny 2 Showcase 2022 event that aired on August 23rd revealed what's coming to Destiny 2 over the next year. Some of these additions include the reveal of Season of Plunder and a new trailer for the next expansion, Lightfall. The Season of Plunder, which is available now, brings six new Exotics, the King’s Fall Reprised Raid (on August 26th), and more to the game. Fortnite and Fall Guys now have Destiny 2 content thanks to a partnership with Epic Games, and Destiny 2 now has Fortnite-themed ornaments. Players in Lightfall will face a new foe, Calus, a cunning former emperor of the Cabal. The Guardians will visit a brand-new location, the glistening megacity of Neomuna on Neptune, and use the powers provided by the brand-new subclass Strand to face any foe in their path. Destiny 2 Lightfall launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Stadia on February 28th, 2023. Destiny 2 and its expansions are also now available on the Epic Games Store. You can watch the full showcase here.
News From Gamescom Opening Night Live. The Gamescom Opening Night Live event that aired on August 23rd featured lots of titles coming soon. Some of these games include Dune Awakening, Moving Out 2, Dead Island 2, and Lies of P. Some other highlights were the reveal of the DualSense Edge, Goat Simulator 3 gameplay, and Gotham Knights coming a few days earlier in October. This is just a short recap of everything shown at the event, and you can watch it here.
Speedy Scoops is this section of Sunday Scoops where we share some quick news headlines from various stories.
The Horizon show will be developed by Steve Blackman at Netflix, according to Deadline.
Pentiment launches for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on November 15th, 2022.
The PlayStation VR2 will be available in early 2023.
Nobody Saves the World’s new DLC, Frozen Hearth, launches on September 13th, 2022.
A Gravity Rush movie is reportedly in the works at PlayStation Productions.
Release Roundup is this section of Sunday Scoops where we share most of the games that will be launching over the next week.
Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed - PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on Tuesday.
Immortality - Xbox Series X/S, IOS, Android, and PC on Tuesday.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection - PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC on Tuesday.
Tinykin - PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on Tuesday.
Ooblets - Xbox One, Switch, and PC on Thursday.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R - PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC on Friday.
LEGO Brawls - PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC on Friday.
Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness - PS4, Switch, and PC on Friday.
The Last of Us Part I - PS5 on Friday.
That’s all the big news this week. I’ll see you next week for another gaming news recap. Did I miss any big news? Let me know in the comments below.
Thanks for reading and Game On!!
