WhatIfGaming • 16th July 2023

Microsoft and Sony Sign Agreement To Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft and Sony have recently signed a binding agreement to keep the Call of Duty franchise on PlayStation. Recently announced by Phil Spencer on Twitter, this comes days after Microsoft had won a legal battle against the US FTC regarding the tech giant’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. ”We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favorite games,” says Spencer in the tweet announcing the agreement.

Microsoft and Sony Finally Reach A Deal on Call of D

WhatIfGaming • 13th July 2023

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Is Now Available

Atelier Marie Remake: Alchemist of Salburg is now available digitally on multiple consoles as announced by developer GUST Studio and publisher KOEI TECMO. Players will be able to play the game on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. A launch trailer for the game was also released alongside the announcement.

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Now Launched

In Atelier Marie Remake: Alchemist of Salburg, players will once again meet Marie, a struggling s

WhatIfGaming • 29th June 2023

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’s First DLC Is Now Available

The first DLC for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is now available on all platforms, as KOEI TECMO and Team Ninja announced. The DLC includes a new story chapter for the game titled ”Battle of Zhongyuan”. The DLC also contains new characters, missions, a weapon, and more. A trailer for the DLC was accompanied by the release announcement.

The ”Battle of Zhongyuan” story chapter takes place after the collapse of the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition and follows Cao-Cao’s army. The DLC adds two new stages, Mt.Nish

WhatIfGaming • 24th June 2023

The Elder Scrolls 6 Still ”Five-plus Years Away” According To Phil Spencer

The Elder Scrolls 6 is still ”Five-plus years away,” according to Xbox Game Studios head Phil Spencer. In the recent FTC vs. Microsoft hearing, Spencer was asked numerous questions regarding how Microsoft decides platform exclusivity, particularly that of ZeniMax, Bethesda‘s parent company.

The Elder Scrolls VI Still Years Away

As Axios’ Stephen Totilo reported, Spencer said that Elder Scrolls VI was ”so far out it’s hard to understand what the platforms will even be…”. He then said, “We’re ta

WhatIfGaming • 11th June 2023

Forza Motorsport Receives An October Release Date

Forza Motorsport finally receives a release date during the recent Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. Accompanied by a trailer, the racing sim will be available for players on October 10 this year.

Forza Motorsport will have over 500+ cars at launch split across various disciplines along with world-famous tracks. In addition to this, the Cadillac V series R and the Corvette E-Ray are featured as the cover cars for the game as part of its partnership with General Motors.

The game will feature cutti

WhatIfGaming • 11th June 2023

Path of The Goddess Is The Newest Game By Capcom

Capcom has recently revealed its new game titled Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. Revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, the game was announced via a trailer that showcased the characters, world as well as gameplay. The game seems to be rooted in Japanese folklore and tradition and will likely have some horror aspects to it.

In the trailer, a male protagonist battles unnerving monsters and a number of other beasts that appear to be based on Japanese folklore. In combat with them, play

WhatIfGaming • 11th June 2023

Star Wars: Outlaws Revealed By Ubisoft

Ubisoft recently revealed its upcoming Star Wars game titled Star Wars: Outlaws during the Xbox Games Showcase recently. It is the first-ever Star Wars open-world game, developed by Ubisoft Massive in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. Massive is a prominent Ubisoft studio situated in Sweden. The studio had previously worked on renowned games such as The Division and its sequel. The game will utilize the Snowdrop Engine that has powered The Division games.

This open-world Star Wars game was of

WhatIfGaming • 29th May 2023

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Will Be Present In Summer Games Fest

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will be present at this year’s Summer Games Fest as announced by CD Projekt RED. The developer recently took to Twitter to make the announcement. Phantom Liberty will be available to play at Play Days, an invite-only preview event at Summer Games Fest. So, this means media personnel as well as influencers will get to play the expansion.

Phantom Liberty is the first fully-fledged expansion for Cyberpunk 2077, and probably the only one. It will feature a spy-thrill

WhatIfGaming • 23rd May 2023

Alone in the Dark Spotlight Set for May 25

A spotlight for Alone in the Dark is set for May 25. According to THQ Nordic, this spotlight will answer questions regarding the horror game. It was previously shared by Tom Henderson that a spotlight on the game was happening this week. And, it turns out he was indeed right about this event.

In addition to this, THQ Nordic posted a short teaser of the Alone in The Dark spotlight on their channel. The spotlight will happen at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET on May 25.

Alone in the Dark Spotlight on May 25

It

WhatIfGaming • 23rd May 2023

Amnesia: The Bunker Free Steam Demo Now Available

A free Steam demo is now available for Amnesia: The Bunker that will let players experience all the horror the game will have to offer. PC players will be able to play the game via Steam up until the launch day on June 6th. The demo is not available for PlayStation and Xbox at the moment.

Amnesia: The Bunker has gone through quite a few stumbles on its way to a full release. The game developed by Frictional Games was originally slated for a release in March. But, afterward, it was delayed to Ma

WhatIfGaming • 11th May 2023

One Piece Odyssey Reunion of Memory DLC Releases This May

One Piece Odyssey is back with its new DLC, Reunion of Memories, released this May. The DLC is set for release on the 25th of this month for players to embark on a new journey with the Straw Hat crew. A trailer for the DLC was also released showing the overall gameplay. The DLC was previously announced in April and now fans will finally get to play it soon.

The Reunion of Memories DLC will allow users to relive their favorite moments from the world of One Piece. They will also meet again with s

WhatIfGaming • 2nd May 2023

Xbox Launches New PC Game Pass Referral Program

Xbox has recently unveiled its new PC Game Pass referral program for subscribers to try out. The program allows Game Pass subscribers to invite up to five of their friends to try out the new service. The referral trial period is for 14 days. The trial period will let the referred subscribers enjoy all the benefits of the Game Pass service including access to EA Play and newer releases.

Xbox Wire has said that only new subscribers to Game Pass will be available to redeem the free trial offer. As

WhatIfGaming • 28th April 2023

F1 23 Teases The Return Of Braking Point Story Mode

We might get to see the return of the Braking Point story mode in F1 23 once again. In the style of a real-life F1 team reveal, the official EA SPORTS F1 channel has revealed the entry of a new team: Konnersport Racing. The most striking moment was the title sponsor, revealed to be Butler Global. This signals the return of Devon Butler, the antagonist of the Braking Point story mode in F1 2021.

It is also revealed later on that, Devon Butler will be one of the drivers of this new team. It isn’t

WhatIfGaming • 19th April 2023

Techland Asks Feedback On Ideas For Potential Dying Light 3 Protagonist

Techland has been asking for fan feedback regarding Dying Light 3, in case it happens. Series Director Tymon Smektała recently tweeted asking fans what type of protagonist they would like in Dying Light 3. They had put out a disclaimer that it wasn’t a Dying Light 3 announcement but more of a query in case the sequel does happen.

Discussion on this topic occurred while the developers were finalizing the details of the Gut Feeling update for Dying Light 2 that releases on April 20. As such, the

WhatIfGaming • 12th April 2023

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Has Been Officially Announced

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy has officially been announced by developer Frozenbyte. Published by THQ Nordic, the game is set for release this summer, although a specific date hasn’t been announced yet. A trailer was accompanied by the announcement which showed the amazing game world.

In Trine 5, Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight are on their most action-packed journey yet. With their reputation tarnished, loved ones in danger as well as their magical powers at stake,

WhatIfGaming • 5th April 2023

The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update Might Have Finally Hit Peak Performance on Consoles

After its latest patch, The Witcher 3‘s next-gen update might finally have hit its peak performance on consoles. The latest patch released by CD Projekt Red– Patch 4.02, noticeably improves the performance mode on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. To test it, Digital Foundry released a video showing the performance of the RPG really does seem to have improved.

The Witcher 3 on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S- Finally At Peak State?

Digital Foundry goes into detail about the changes to the per

WhatIfGaming • 28th March 2023

Jun Kazama Is Featured In The Latest Tekken 8 Gameplay Trailer

The latest gameplay trailer for Tekken 8 trailer has been revealed and features the well-known series character Jun Kazama. Tekken 8 marks the character’s first proper appearance since her debut in Tekken 2. She since had appeared in minor cameo roles and references throughout the mainline Tekken games. Other than that, she was also featured prominently in the spin-offs Tekken Tag Tournament, its sequel, and Tekken Revolution.

Jun Kazama is in the long line of playable Tekken 8 characters to re

WhatIfGaming • 26th March 2023

A Native PS5 Version of Dead Cells Has Been Rated By ESRB

It seems that a native PS5 version of the popular rogue-like Dead Cells has been rated by ESRB. Originally spotted by Gematsu, the game is listed with the recently released Return to Castlevania DLC titled- Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Edition. This implies that the native PS5 version of the game will include the base game as well as the recent DLC.

It isn’t sure whether the PS5 version of Dead Cells will receive a physical release along with a digital one. Moreover, it isn’t also clear wh

WhatIfGaming • 22nd March 2023

Counter-Strike 2 Gets Officially Revealed

Valve has officially revealed Counter-Strike 2 which is scheduled for a summer release this year. Moreover, several videos were released by the official Counter-Strike Twitter account that showed all the improvements CS2 will have. The reveal doesn’t come as a surprise as references to CS 2 were spotted in the latest NVIDIA Drivers.

The game will come as a free upgrade to the highly popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, popularly known as CS: GO.

According to Valve, Counter-Strike 2 is the

WhatIfGaming • 20th March 2023

Respawn Entertainment Opens New Studio To Support Apex Legends

Respawn Entertainment has announced that they have opened a new studio to support Apex Legends. This studio will be the third studio to support the hugely popular battle royale and is based in Madison, Wisconsin. The studio will be led by Ryan Burnett, formerly of Epic Games and Raven Software. At the moment, the studio’s core focus is Apex Legends though they may have contributions in future titles.

In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Respawn VP Greg Wilson says, ”Producing content on the