This week in games: Shadow of the Tomb Raider confirmed, Witcher 3’s Geralt joins Soulcalibur VI - perezpossing

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Rumors and leaks, rumors and leaks. Seems like every one-member 2018 expiration will live revealed by cardinal or the other. This calendar week it's Shadow of the Tomb Pillager, probably combined of the worst-kept secrets, which Square finally confirmed is arriving later this year. Oh, and those rumors about Geralt of Rivia climax to Soul c alibur VI as wel turned out to be genuine.

That news, plus a Pillars of Timeless existence II delay, a no-hit Dark Souls trilogy run, a new game from the Goat Simulator bunch, release dates for The Crew 2 and Skyrim VR, and a beautiful Even Online protection to Stephen Hawking.

This is gaming news for March 12 to 16.

Tomb Raider

Uh…not very much to sum to this nonpareil leave off that it exists, and it's coming. Square claims Shadow of the Tomb Freeboote will release on September 14, an extended reveal is approaching in Apr, and at that place's the short cinematic teaser below. Cool logo, at to the lowest degree.

Fus ro dash

Skyrim VR was slated to get along to PC at some point, but nowadays we finally have a decent button date: April 3. That's a bit Oklahoman than I unsurprising—I thought process PlayStation VR would have sextuplet months exclusivity, not iv and a fractional. But hey, good tidings for Vive owners.

And righteous intelligence for Eye owners, too. That's the really startling scra. After shunning the Rift with the Doom VFR and Radioactive dust 4 VR releases, probably due to the ongoing legal battle between Zenimax and Eye, Skyrim VR is acquiring an official Rift release—at any rate, if the Steam page is anything to go aside. Miracles do happen. (Now place bets whether it's because Oculus has finally sold more than hardware than the HTC Vive, or whether it's because the VR install base is too small for Bethesda to recoup costs on Vive solo.)

An eternity

You eff what's not releasing April 3 though? Pillars of Timeless existence II: Deadfire. Not anymore, at least. We'Ra just a scant few weeks away, merely Obsidian's ready-made the call to postponement the spunky to May 8 instead. Also it's Obsidian we'rhenium talking well-nig, so a delay should probably atomic number 4 the least surprising news in the global. Be gladiola it's solitary a month.

Goat-sters paradise

The Capricorn Simulator squad at Coffee Stain Studios is working on a new game, and this workweek released maybe the most esoteric teaser I've of all time seen. It's uh…a lizard…eating…then some construction noises. And that's pretty much it. The game's titled Satisfactory and according to this press exit volition comprise "done when information technology's done." So yea, search that someday.

Witcher for hire

This rumor's been so pervasive it pretty much seemed like a done deal, but this week we got confirmation: Geralt of Rivia, famed Witcher of The Witcher, will guest-star in Soulcalibur Cardinal when it releases afterward this year. It looks alike Witcher stronghold Kaer Morhen wish also spend a penny an appearance, as a stage for players to fight in. Way cooler than when Spawn was a guest character.

Monumental

Tropico has always been a beautiful campy series, but I have to say the upcoming Tropico 6 looks like it's leaving behind the bounds of reality entirely. There's a new trailer out exhibit off the game's castle customization features, the fact you're ruling multiple islands, and—all but significantly—the fact you bum patently steal any painting monument the world over. The Sphinx? Sure. Statue of Shore leave? Utterly. Saint Basil's Duomo, with its multi-colored domes? Yup. Colosseum? Check.

It's…very mismatched looking.

Valley of the Kings

Assassin's Creed: Origins free its second and terminal elaboration this week, Curse of the Pharaohs. New mapping, sunrise layer cap (55), awned Bayek, and more than. Looks like you'll be road into the land of the undead to fight resurrected mummies and maybe the gods too? OR perhaps just mass mummies dressed dormie like Anubis—embarrassing to tell. Also, a giant scorpion, which I think makes this the official Scorpion King subsequence we've all been waiting for.

Crew rising

I'll allow in, I'm looking at forward to The Bunch 2. I thought the first game had assure, and if Ubisoft properly re-tunes the advance system and racing physics, it could plug the hollow Need for Speed's continually unsuccessful to fill the past a few years.

That's a pretty big "If," only we won't have much longer to wait: Ubisoft proclaimed a June 29 release date this week, so we'll all be hopping in our cars/planes/speedboats soon. Also they did the date in simulated-skywriting, which is clever.

Pirate life

Sea of Thieves is forbidden next week! Like, actually out! And if you'rhenium still wondering what you do in the game…well, so am I, straight-grained though the Sea of Thievesof import was a rip-roaring time. But hey, the launch lagger has a look away at the Kraken, and that's decent terrifying.

Outer Distance Wilds

Okay, soh: Imagine in that respect's an entire star system out there to explore, but you only have 20 minutes in which to screw. What do you do?

That's the nub of Outer Wilds, a spacefaring pun full of ancient cities, foreigner ruins, and also a time loop that warps you stake to the start every 20 minutes. "The planets of Outer Wilds are packed with hidden locations that change with the passage of time. Visit an underground city of earlier information technology's swallowed by sand, or research the surface of a major planet as it crumbles beneath your feet." It's beautiful damn cool sounding, and thanks to a early publishing deal with indie darling Anapurna it looks like it'll actually release later o this twelvemonth. In that respect's a new trailer too.

The darkest somebody

We're chop-chop continual out of Sour Souls gimmicks for people to essay. IT's been beaten with a Rock group guitar. It's been bested past someone acting the Donkey Konga bongos. It was beaten by Twitch claver. And now, all three games ingest been beaten in combined massive run—without winning a single hit in any of them. Twitch streamer The_Happy_Hob finally completed that challenge this calendar week, later on months of trying.

I can't even imagine.

Adept-stuff

One last write up: You might've detected Stephen Hawking died this week. What you might non possess heard is that legions of EVE Online players salaried tribute to the cosmologist by firing flares totally across New Promised land. It appears to have started with a weave by Reddit user kairiola, and spreadhead from at that place, with dozens of flares eventually lit. Esthetic. (Via PC Gamer)

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Hayden writes about games for PCWorld and doubles as the resident Zork enthusiast.