PlayStation held its first State of Play event of 2022 today, with a focus on games coming from Sony’s Japanese partners.
From new IPs like Capcom’s Exoprimal to Returnal’s update bringing campaign co-op, to a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure fighting game, here’s all of the news and trailers from today’s Sony State of Play.
Capcom Reveals Exoprimal, Coming to PS4 and PS5 in 2023
Exoprimal is a brand new IP from Capcom that has some serious Dino Crisis vibes, including an homage in the trailer. Dino Crisis is a survival horror series, where instead of facing hordes of zombies, it’s dinosaurs. This game definitely gives off similar vibes to Capcom’s dormant IP. The game also seems to feature online multiplayer, so you’ll be able to take down hundreds of dinos alongside your friends. We don’t have an exact release date, but we know it’s coming to PS5 and PS4 sometime next year, as well as Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Ghostwire: Tokyo Gets New Trailer Ahead of Launch Later This Month
PS5 exclusive Ghostwire: Tokyo is out later this month on March 25, and the State of Play gave us another great look at the upcoming horror-infused open-world adventure.
New Demo Available Today for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Stranger of Paradise is the Final Fantasy series’ take on the Dark Souls formula, coming from Nioh developer Team Ninja. The game is coming out next Tuesday, March 15, and there’s a new demo coming to the PlayStation store today so you can try it out one more time before the game releases.
New Gameplay Shown for PS5 Exclusive Forspoken
Luminous Productions’ Forspoken was just delayed from May 25 to October 11, but players looking forward to the game got another glimpse of gameplay during today’s State of Play. The footage showed the protagonist Frey roaming around the open world, taking on fantasy-inspired foes like dragons, undead creatures, and more.
Gundam Evolution Western Release Confirmed, Network Test Coming
Gundam Evolution was previously announced for Japan, but it’s now been confirmed for a Western release later in 2022. The game is a 6v6 competitive online first-person shooter, featuring the giant mechs you’d expect from the Gundam name. We also learned there is a network test coming this Spring for players in the United States and Japan. It will launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection Announced for 2022
This newly-announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection features thirteen classic TMNT games, including Turtles in Time. Also shown in the State of Play trailer was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tournament Fighters, The Arcade Game, Back from the Sewer, Fall of the Foot Clan, The Manhattan Project, Radical Rescue, and The Hyper Stone. The game is coming to all consoles this year.
Kaiju Brawler GigaBash Is Coming to PS5 and PS4 This Year
If you’re a fan of Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters, you’ll probably like the footage of GigaBash, a Kaiju brawler coming to PS5 and PS4 this year. The gameplay footage showed off top-down, four-player battles between giant Kaiju monsters that evoke the likes of Godzilla and friends. What’s better, the fights seem to take place among skyscrapers and other locations that get absolutely wrecked during the battles.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Fighting Game Coming This Year
You can play as 50 different characters from the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure universe in the upcoming fighting game, Jojo’s All-Star Battle R. Just a quick look at the trailer shows that all the personality and wackiness from the anime seems to be intact in this fighter. The game is coming to all major platforms this fall.
New Trailer for Black and White Samurai Adventure, Trek to Yomi
Trek to Yomi looks like a gorgeous homage to classic Samurai films, and we got our best look at it yet in today’s State of Play. It appears to feature intense 1-on-1 sword combat, as well as platforming and exploration through a black and white world. The game is coming this Spring to PS5 and PS4.
Returnal: Ascension Campaign Co-op Update Coming Later This Month
PlayStation 5-exclusive Returnal is getting a huge free update later this month. Titled Ascension, the update brings two-player campaign co-op to the game, as well as a brand new survival mode about scaling a tower, taking out waves upon waves of Returnal’s enemies as you go. It won’t be long until you can dive into this new content, as the update drops on March 22, 2022.
Square Enix Announces New Strategy RPG Called The DioField Chronicle
The DioField Chronicle is a brand new strategy RPG from Square Enix coming to PlayStation 4 and 5 later this year. This is a fully 3D take on the strategy genre, and the trailer set up the story of the three kingdoms the game will focus on. It will also launch on Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
Valkyrie Elysium Revealed for PS4 and PS5
The final announcement of the show, Valkyrie Elysium is coming to PlayStation 4 and 5 in 2022. The game is a new entry in Square Enix’s Valkyrie Profile series, which hasn’t seen a home console entry since 2006’s Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria on the PlayStation 2. We got a quick look at gameplay, which showed magic and sword combat against a variety of beast-like foes.
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