It’s almost unbelievable, comically so, to think that it’s March again. The last year has swept by in a haze of staying home, bringing us a second March so quick it feels like time has simply gone wrong.
But don’t let the latest gaming news sweep past you, here’s all the announcements and updates from the last two weeks in our Green Man Gaming News Roundup.
Pokémon 25th Anniversary Game Announcements
The Pokémon series has reached the grand old age of 25. To celebrate, the Pokémon Company held a livestream to show off what they’re working on, and it’s big. You can watch the full video below, but here’s what’s coming to Pokémon:
- New Pokémon Snap trailer shows off more of the Lental region, as well as the game’s multiplayer image sharing capabilities and research-based backstory.
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl remake the classic games, taking us back to Sinnoh with a reimagined art style and multiple enhancements.
- A brand new seamless open-world adventure set in a feudal version of Sinnoh called Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
All this means there’s more poké-fun on the horizon, and a lot more poké-pals to spend time with over the coming couple of years.
Elden Ring Trailer Leaks
Four brief clips have been leaked of the upcoming Elden Ring, the next game from Dark Souls maestros From Software. It’s not known at this time what stage the development of the eagerly-awaited game is at, or when the game will be released, but it’s great to get a brief look at it – even in the terrible quality the clips are recorded at.
We’re mostly excited about the chance to get on horseback, promising a more open approach to gaming than seen in previous From Software titles.
Sony State of Play Recap
On the 25th of February, Sony held one of their regular State of Play livestreams, showing off some upcoming news and updates about PlayStation games. The full stream is above, here’s the heavy hitters from this year’s first State of Play:
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will get an updated PlayStation 5 version.
- We got a peek at Returnal’s sci-fi roguelike gameplay.
- Knockout City showed off some dodgeball-esque moves in a new trailer.
- Sifu, a martial arts game about revenge, was announced from the developers of Absolver.
- Hyper Light Drifter devs announced Solar Ash, a game about going fast and destroying violent creatures.
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach trailer showed that the series is going in a new direction.
- A brand new Oddworld: Soulstorm trailer brought some puzzles to life.
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits received a new and enigmatic trailer.
- Deathloop got down to the nitty gritty and showed exactly how its assassin-based timeloop action will work.
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade gave us a spot of Yuffie alongside a PlayStation 5 upgrade for the game. We’ll also get to see a lot more of Yuffie in some brand-new Yuffie DLC, full of side quests for the fan-favourite character. In addition, the PlayStation 4 version of the first part of the remake will be available as part of March’s PlayStation Plus offering.
Now you should be rich and full of newsy goodness, ready for a rest until the next time. While you wait for the next news update to hit Green Man Gaming, why not head on over to our Community Forum and let’s get talking.
