The news of the week has been marked by The Game Awards 2024, a gala that celebrated its tenth edition. Titles such as The Witcher IV, Elden Ring: Nightreign, Split Fiction, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Screamer, Dispatch and sequels to Onimusha and Okami were announced during the event. Additionally, Naughty Dog unveiled its new intellectual property, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. while The Outer Worlds 2 and Borderlands 4 showed us for the first time their gameplay. For PC players there is a date for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (January 23) and The Last of Us Part II Remastered (April 3).
On the list of releases we have Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, and looking forward to 2025, The Talos Principle: Reawakened awaits us. On the other hand, we have talked about the push that Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals have given Steam to break a new record for simultaneous players, while Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has announced that it will end its support when the current season ends.
In technology, Google has been the protagonist with the presentation of Gemini 2.0, a new AI model «for the era of agents», and Project Moohan, a viewer for the Android XR extended reality platform developed together with Samsung. We don't leave Google to talk about YouTube and its AI dubbing. In another vein, LG has said goodbye to the production of Blu-ray players, and an alliance between Epic Games Store and Telefónica will bring the Epic Games Store to the operator's Android mobile phones. Finally, OpenAI has launched Sora, a video generation model that is currently available to its subscribers.
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PC/mobile
- Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals lead Steam to break a new record for simultaneous players.
- Hyper Light Breaker, an open-world cooperative roguelite, will enter early access on January 14.
- Martín Gamero presents Blizzard and the StarCraft saga, a book focused on the iconic RTS.
- Windblown receives its first update with new mechanics, weapons and trinkets.
- Epic Games Store starts the Christmas sales and will give away 16 games starting with The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for PC will be available on January 23, 2025.
- Presented Dispatch, a narrative game with superheroes, strategy and humor.
- Solasta, a role-playing title inspired by board games, will have a sequel.
- Blackfrost: The Long Dark II announced for PC.
- Introducing Kyora, a 2D sandbox from the creators of Core Keeper.
- Slay the Spire 2 will be available in 2025.
- Presented Game of Thrones: Kingsroad, a mobile RPG.
- Steel Hunters announced, a free-to-play shooter with mecha battles.
- The heist game Den of Wolves shows its first trailer with gameplay.
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO begins open beta and will be available on Steam on January 28, 2025.
Multiplatform
- Fortnite introduces Ballistic, a competitive 5v5 first-person tactical shooter.
- Michel Ancel says the tortuous development of Beyond Good & Evil 2 is due to conflicts between the directors.
- Lego Fortnite adds a social role-playing experience with Brick Life.
- Atomic Heart previews the Enchantment Under the Sea content, which will be available on January 28, 2025.
- The Talos Principle: Reawakened announced, a version with improvements and a new chapter.
- Season 4 of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the last and comes with Deathstroke and an offline mode.
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is updated with a new map, enemy and support for PS5 Pro.
- OMEGA 6: The Triangle Stars will arrive in the West on February 28, 2025.
- Launch trailer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, a 2D beat'em up with a retro style.
- Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered available, a collection to step into Raziel's shoes again.
- Cyberpunk 2077 receives an update that expands customization options.
- People Can Fly announces layoffs and scales back self-publishing plans.
- Beat Saber receives the Metallica Music Pack.
- Toem 2 announced for consoles and PC.
- The Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark metroidvania will go on sale on March 27, 2025.
- Gimmick! 2 will be available on January 30 for PlayStation and Xbox.
- The Plucky Squire receives a Simplified mode for those who don't need a guide.
- The platform game Bionic Bay will go on sale on March 13, 2025.
- Day of the Devs 2024 summary: Faraway, Neon Abyss 2, Blippo+ and more.
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero extends local multiplayer to all maps.
- Presented The Witcher IV, the first of a new saga with Ciri as the protagonist.
- Announced Elden Ring: Nightreign, a spin-off in the form of cooperative multiplayer.
- Capcom announces a new installment of Onimusha.
- Okami sequel announced with Hideki Kamiya directing.
- Introduced Split Fiction, the new cooperative game from the creators of It Takes Two.
- Mafia: The Old Country reveals a new protagonist and announces its release for summer 2025.
- Fumito Ueda, creator of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, reveals Project: Robot, his next game.
- Dying Light: The Beast shows a trailer with gameplay and announces its release for summer 2025.
- Sloclap (Sifu) announces Rematch, a 5v5 online soccer game.
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound announced, a delivery based on the NES version of Ninja Gaiden.
- The First Berserker: Khazan announces its release for March 27, 2025.
- Turok is back with a third-person delivery in the hands of Saber Interactive.
- Thick as Thieves, a multiplayer PvPvE stealth game, is Warren Spector's new project.
- New trailer for Double Dragon Revive, which will be available on October 23, 2025.
- Sega announces a new Virtua Fighter, Project Century and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
- Tekken 8 will close its first season with Final Fantasy's Clive Rosfield.
- Shadow Labyrinth, a 2D platform game and an alternative version of Pac-Man, announced.
- First trailer with gameplay of Borderlands 4.
- Warframe 1999 available, a new narrative arc that travels to the past.
- Screamer announced, a racing game that reimagines the 1995 title.
- One Move Away, a narrative puzzle game, announced.
- Dave the Diver announces In the Jungle bonus content.
- Multiplayer FPS Midnight Murder Club will enter early access in February 2025.
- Fragpunk will be available on March 6.
- Stage Fright is the new cooperative adventure from the creators of Overcooked!
- Palworld will receive the Feybreak update on December 23.
- The Game Awards 2024 summary: Astro Bot game of the year, new IP from Naughty Dog and sequels for Okami and Onimusha.
- Crimson Desert will arrive in 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC.
Technology/Internet
- OpenAI launches Sora, its video generation model.
- YouTube officially launches AI dubbing, for now only for educational and informational videos.
- Google presents Gemini 2.0, a new AI model «for the age of agents.»
- Epic Games Store will be pre-installed on Telefónica Android devices.
- LG abandons the production of Blu-ray players, raising doubts about the future of the format.
- Samsung and Google unveil Project Moohan, the first headset for the Android XR extended reality platform.