Weekend Rewind is PlayStation LifeStyle’s weekly wrap-up of the biggest news of the week. We’ll make sure you didn’t miss any of the biggest stories from the last week while providing a little bit of additional commentary and flavor.
As God of War release week, there was a lot of God of War news leading up to launch on April 20. Director Cory Barlog shared an emotional moment with fans as he recorded himself reading the first reviews at embargo. Kratos’s son, Atreus, was almost cut early in development, but it’s a good thing he wasn’t because God of War is now the highest-rated PS4 game.
Monster Hunter: World got its second major free content update, including a new area and a new 16-player monster hunt. Moss currently has PSVR’s only perfect five-star rating on the PlayStation Store. Final Fantasy XIV will be getting a new free content update with patch 4.3, titled Under the Moonlight. Bioware talked about how Mass Effect: Andromeda reception helped shape the studio for Anthem.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 saw a couple of leaks, first saying that there is no single-player campaign, and others indicating that the multiplayer could take both a battle royale and hero-shooter style turn. Housemarque teased their next game announcement coming soon after reinventing their studio. PSVR puzzle shooter Cold Iron gets a free content update and a price drop. And last, but not least (or maybe it is, depending on your hype for this) a new classic games world was revealed for Kingdom Hearts III.
Check out the slideshow below to press rewind and read this week’s biggest stories.
Weekly Rewind will publish each Friday afternoon, looking back at the previous week’s worth of news to pull what we feel are the biggest stories of the week. Feel free to discuss each of these topics and more in the comments below. Was there any notable news we missed? Which story was the biggest for you this week?
Weekly Rewind 4.20.18
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Bioware Talks About the Mass Effect That Andromeda Had on Anthem
Andromeda was a big disappointment from a traditionally beloved studio, so to hear that they are taking the development of supposed Destiny-killer, Anthem, seriously is good news all around. I'm still not totally sold on Anthem yet, but I remain optimistic.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Won't have Single Player, Will Have Battle Royale and Overwatch Elements
Rumors might make Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 seem like a big mess right now, but that's all they are: Rumors. I'm waiting to cast judgement until we get the full info from Treyarch next month.
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Cold Iron Free Content Update and Lower Price
Cold Iron is a really unique game, but as an indie title, it slid under the radar for many people. The new price drop and huge content update really increases its value and I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.3 Detailed
Wait, there's even more coming for this game? I just can't keep up. While this is great news for longtime players who are itching for that constant drip of new content, yet another patch makes Final Fantasy XIV an even more intimidating prospect to jump into.
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Cory Barlog Gets Emotional With God of War Reviews
Barlog is human just like the rest of us, and God of War is the culmination of five years of hard work. It's a part of himself, so seeing him read reviews for the first time is a beautiful thing.
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God of War is the Highest-Rated PS4 Game Ever
Barring the port of Grand Theft Auto V, God of War now sits at the top of the PS4 charts on Metacritic, and it deserves that spot.
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Atreus Was Almost Cut From God of War
Knowing what we know now, this would have been a bad move, but for Sony, it was a big risk early in development. Luckily that risk paid off in an amazing game.
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Housemarque Teases Next Game
I'm optimistic about what Housemarque will do next. These guys make really polished and great games, and even though they aren't doing arcade shooters anymore, I'm sure their next production will be just as good as any of their games.
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Kingdom Hearts III Classic Games World
Honestly, these seem like more of a novelty than something that adds real gameplay value. Even from a nostalgia standpoint, there's no way these little games will hold up long term, so hopefully this is a very small section of the game.
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Monster Hunter World Gets Huge New Update
Capcom has been supporting players who want to put a lot of time into Monster Hunter World, and this brand new zone and Siege hunt seem like just the things the game needs to add a little bit more spice.
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Moss Has Perfect PS Store Rating
There's something to be said about the only PSVR game to earn a perfect five-star user rating on the PlayStation Store. Moss easily earns that spot and we're excited to see Polyarc's first game get such high honors.
