Gaming Roundup: New God of War Details and a Cute Cat Platformer Takes Over

There's a lot to catch up on, gamers.

In case you missed the rabbit hole of gaming news that has been the last few months, we’ve got you covered. You're welcome.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is—wait for it—a real game and development is “well under way” according to a Rockstar blog post.

New details released to Bloomberg show the beloved franchise is set to get a bit more woke with a female protagonist and more accessibility. 'Bout time.

Another major triple A title, God of War Ragnarök, has been given a 9 November release date.

If you have a spare 30 seconds to watch Kratos and Artreus show off their new moves, take a peek at the latest CG trailer for the PlayStation exclusive.

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— ossamaphotomode (@ossamaphotomode) July 16, 2022

Ever wanted to walk the neon-lit cities of a cyberpunk world through the eyes of a cat? We didn't know we needed that either, but Annapurna Interactive’s latest release Stray released in July has you covered.

Maybe it’s the dedicated “meow” button or the cuteness of a furry little ginger cat? Regardless, Stray has become 2022’s highest-rated Steam game, surpassing the PC release of God of War.

The Last of Us fans got a sneak peek at the game’s PS5 rebuild thanks to a 10-minute gameplay leak. Marking a full decade since its first appearance in 2013, The Last of Us Part I will drop on 2 September.

A new Gears of War game could be in development, after some eagle-eyed fans spotted a job posting by the game’s developer, The Coalition, hinting at a campaign and multiplayer mode.

Jumping away from all that post-apocalyptic stuff, Skate 4 or officialy Skate. still has no specific release date. But it will become a free-to-play live service game, as announced during Full Circle’s vlog update.

Oh and Destiny fans can rejoice knowing Bungie has jumped into a deal with PlayStation Studios. The pair couldn’t be happier, according to this PlayStation Blog post.

In more game business news, Discord is now fully available for Xbox owners and Minecraft has taken a strong anti-NFT stance. If that's your thing, you can read more about it here.

Keen on updating your game library but don’t wanna fork out the cash? PlayStation has revealed its free games for August. Plus, an open-beta release for an all new Warner Bros. cross-platform fighting game, Multiversus, has 144,618 active players on Steam alone.

Sadly—but let’s be real—unsurprisingly, Ubisoft cancelled development on four of its new titles including Splinter Cell VR, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon and two other unannounced games.

Cancelled games are never fun, but to lift your spirits, a Reddit user found BioWare’s Anthem for $US0.01.

And that’s you pretty much up to speed on all things gaming. No doubt the next few weeks will be just as exciting, so we'll catch you next time.

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