And also: Alex Kidd, the mythical hero of Sega returns in a new game, Pacman returns with a new twist Fortnite style, and the E3 exhibition returns in a new and limited format
The end of E3?
Officially: E3 will not be held this year either - at least not in its physical version - but will be satisfied with a free (and much less glittering) digital meeting that will take place between June 12 and 15.
Admittedly, even in the years before the Corona plague, the world's largest gaming conference was far from its heyday.
Large companies such as EA and Sony preferred to give up the construction of huge complexes in the Los Angeles Exhibition Center in favor of private events, including the exhibition, which was a pilgrimage center for the gaming industry at the turn of the century (ordinary people could not enter, only industry workers and media) , Lost its prestige as the years passed.
Indeed, E3 2021 will be streamed for the second year in a row and will most likely never return to its heyday.
Beyond that, although Nintendo, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Kafkom, Take2, Konami and other companies are expected to participate in the digital venture this year, Sony, EA and Activision continue to be absent from the list of presenters - and do not seem to return to it.
Life in a loop
Deathloop, from this year's flagship games for the PlayStation 5 and PC, has been postponed again.
The policeman-with-the-twist of the Bethesda and Arkane companies was supposed to hit the shelves as early as 2020, was postponed for the first time to May 2021 and is now expected to be released only in September this year, while the Xbox version will be launched only in September 2022.
The reason for the rejections: the Corona plague, which has no mercy on the gaming industry and forces many companies to reject their products or compromise on half-baked products (Cyberpunk 2077, anyone?).
However, the uniqueness of Deathoop is that the game takes place in a time loop.
Every time you die you start the day anew, and the idea is to remember and learn the behavior and action patterns of the enemies to overcome them next time.
The trailer explains this better.
Well kidding
Alex Kidd returns with a new remake of the classic Sega Master System game from 35 years ago. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX will hit all consoles and PCs on June 24, and if there are gamers over the age of 40 who used to browse Sega's printed catalogs and beg their parents to buy them the game. They must help populate Kidd to defeat the evil Yanken and save the kingdom - you are not alone.
So it's true that Alex Kidd has never become Sega's answer to Nintendo's Super Mario (Sonic who inherited his place was more successful in the mission), but still - we're a little excited.
The arcade remake boasts new stages, with the option to switch between updated graphics and retro graphics at the push of a button and in "improved" boss battles, according to the developer, the Australian company Merge.
Pacman Royal
99 Pacmen compete with each other for the title of King of the Maze.
who will win?
Whoever stays last, of course.
More than 40 years after the yellow production devoured its first spot, a plot twist is coming: Bandai Namco is introducing the PAC-MAN 99, a digital multiplayer game for the Nintendo Switch that is easiest to define as a combination of Pacman and Fortnite.
Why Pacman?
Because the principle of drowning the dots and escaping the ghosts in the maze remains more or less the same.
Why Fortnight?
Because 99 players compete in a game at the same time, each in his own maze, and the last one left on his feet (if Pacman had legs, I mean) wins - just like in Battle Royale.
Pacman may be disqualified when he is caught in a ghost, but - and this is the main innovation here - every time you eliminate a ghost in your game, you will send into the dungeons of your opponents such transparent Pacmen, called jammers.
The Jammers will chase the opponents' Pacmen and slow them down if they catch them, and it will of course be easier for the ghosts to eliminate a slow Pacman.
This is just the tip of the iceberg, as the game also has powerful red jammers, dormant ghosts and other features to upgrade your Pacman.
Do you feel like snacking?
PAC-MAN 99 is available for download right now from the Switch's digital store, and for free.
enjoy your meal.
