Welcome to a new weekly feature, aptly titled ‘Whaddaya buyin’?’ – our weekly gaming release table for those looking to get a quick look into the upcoming week of gaming titles. As known, our podcast Operation PlayStation has ‘The Drop’, named after the PlayStation Blog’s notorious release post that has been retired for quite sometime, however we’re looking to cover weekly releases across the board from all major publications, on all major platforms. We’ll also include our recommendations for those that aren’t too keen on what may be fresh on ballot, and update our picks as we go.
This Week: April 17 - April 23
April 17
- Beyond the Long Night (PC)
- Recollection (PC)
- Suffer The Night (PC)
April 18
- Desktop Dungeons: Rewind (PC)
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series (PS4, Switch)
- God of Rock (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Switch)
- Minecraft Legends (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Switch)
- Puzzle Quest 3 (PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S)
- The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Switch)
April 19
- Gun Jam (PC)
- Moons of Darsalon (PC)
- Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC (PS5)
April 20
- Arcana of Paradise -The Tower- (PC, Switch)
- Cavity Busters (PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Switch)
- Eresys – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Havendock – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Labyrinth of Zangetsu (PC, PS4, Switch)
- Lost Epic (Switch)
- Mr. Sun’s Hatbox (PC, Switch)
- Outer Terror (PC)
- Stray Blade (PC, PS5, XSX/S)
April 21
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Switch)
- Dead Island 2 (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Stadia)
- Homestead Arcana (PC, XSX/S)
An exciting week, chocked to the brim with bangers. Topping the bill, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores lands on PS5 this Wednesday, which see’s Aloy’s adventure continue through the outlands. Meanwhile, Minecraft Legends see’s its anticipated release Tuesday, branching the IP into an action-strategy type category that takes the simplistic nature of Minecraft into a more competitive genre. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp is finally out this Friday for Nintendo Switch, remaking the critically acclaimed GameBoy Advance turn based-RPG for the modern generation, alongside what would have been once considered Vapourware, but is actually existent in Dead Island 2, the follow-up to the 2011 smash hit.
Last Week: April 10 - April 16
April 10:
- Floating Islands of Nucifera – Steam Early Access (PC)
April 11:
- Sherlock Holmes The Awakened (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S, Switch)
- Tron: Identity (PC, Switch)
April 12:
- Ghostwire: Tokyo (XSX/S)
- Lightracer Spark (PC)
- Plantera 2: Golden Acorn (PC)
- Voodolls (PC)
- Wildfrost (PC, Switch)
April 13:
- Boundary – Steam Early Access (PC)
- De-Exit – Eternal Matters (PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX/S)
- Fabledom – Steam Early Access (PC)
- Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade (Switch)
- Hunt the Night (PC)
- Screaming Chicken: Ultimate Showdown (PC)
- Shardpunk: Verminfall (PC)
- Trinity Fusion – Steam Early Access (PC)
April 14:
- Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (PC, PS4, Switch)
It’s a fine week of gaming, with Ghostwire: Tokyo landing on XBOX platforms. Capcom showcase some classics with the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, hitting PS4, PC and Switch, while those that love their sleuth-like investigative adventures get a nice throwback to a remastered classic in Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened.
The Backlog - Our Recommendations
Now Available:
- Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC (PS5)
- Dead Space (PC, PS5, XSX)
- Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch)
- Octopath Traveller II (PC, PS5, Switch)
- Resident Evil 4 Remake (PC, PS5, XSX)
- WWE 2K23 (PC, PS5, XSX)
Adding Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores to our recommendations, it’s a nice little package of games we undoubtedly back for all gamers to check out. I would not pass-up Resident Evil 4, especially those that love their survival-horror’s. The title will make everyone’s Game of the Year list, without question.
