Highlights
- Grand Theft Auto 6 will reveal its first trailer next month, ending the long wait for eager fans of the game.
- Chucky from Child’s Play is the newest killer in Dead by Daylight, giving players a chance to terrorize survivors as the homicidal doll.
- Diablo 4 has faced criticism due to its expensive microtransactions, including a mount bundle that costs $65.
Stranger Things has had a heyday lately as production on the show’s final season is teased, Dead by Daylight reveals its newest licensed killer, and the next Mass Effect game drops some secret-laden teasers on N7 Day. Today, Game Rant’s weekly recap takes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week.
Grand Theft Auto 6 will have its first reveal trailer arrive early next month, a live-action Legend of Zelda movie is in development, and Diablo 4 may have put itself back on fans’ naughty lists with another emphasis on pricey microtransactions. All that and more in this week’s roundup of games industry news.
New Mass Effect In-Engine Teaser Revealed for N7 Day
N7 Day came this week with a surprising bout of intermittent teasers dropped, culminating in the first in-engine footage revealed of a seemingly new protagonist wearing N7 colors and insignias. A character poster was later put out for the enigmatic protagonist, and fans have since been dissecting it for any potential Easter eggs.
Chucky Announced as Dead by Daylight’s Newest Killer
Dead by Daylight’s newest licensed killer is revealed to be Chucky, the homicidal doll from Child’s Play, with a release date of November 28. He’s already been playable, too, thanks to Dead by Daylight’s latest PTB.
GTA 6 Reveal Trailer Set for Next Month
Grand Theft Auto 6 is perhaps the game with the most unfortunate leaks in gaming history. Thankfully, GTA 6 news isn’t far off now after Rockstar finally officially addressed when a reveal trailer will debut.
Stranger Things DLC Returns to Dead by Daylight
Stranger Things’ Eleven has been added to Fortnite, but what may be even more inspired is the Stranger Things DLC Chapter has returned to Dead by Daylight, including its survivors, killer, and map.
Diablo 4 Mount Bundle Resuscitates Microtransaction Concerns
Just when fans thought Diablo 4 couldn’t dig itself further into a hole it has put itself in—especially after a promising appearance at BlizzCon 2023—a mount bundle costing $65 may not be what they were clamoring for. Still, cosmetic enthusiasts might be thrilled by the bundle.
Features
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 leaves a lot of loose threads open for future DLC or sequels to cover, and one such thread includes a Venom half-sequel spin-off that Insomniac has already publicly acknowledged the potential for.
Movies & TV
Recently announced by Miyamoto himself, there is officially a Legend of Zelda live-action in development with “Nintendo itself heavily involved in the production.”
Guides
Marvel Snap’s newest seasonal content has arrived as a collaboration with the MCU’s The Marvels and introduces Ms. Marvel as an Ongoing card with fascinating potential in the current meta.
Game Rant Exclusives
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 launches as a competent successor of its multiplayer predecessor with even more of the influential television program to indulge in, even if its single-player offerings are decidedly lacking.
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is a three-game pack, featuring the original Commander Shepard trilogy. Players will have access to each game, as well as all of the appropriate DLC. The titles feature graphical enhancements and other small tweaks.
- Franchise
- Mass Effect
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS4, Xbox One
- Released
- May 14, 2021
- Developer(s)
- BioWare
- Publisher(s)
- Electronic Arts
- Genre(s)
- Action, RPG
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- ESRB
- M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Violence
- How Long To Beat
- 100+ Hours
- X|S Enhanced
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 21 GB (May 2023)
