The Big 5 for June 2016… Minus One Really Big Game
We’re back once again with our list of the biggest upcoming games of the month. Last month ‘The Big 5’ went really, REALLY big as we had one of the best months of the the year (and went way over our five game limit). Games on the list for May included Battleborn (REVIEW) facing off with fellow arena shooter Overwatch (REVIEW), the current gen debut of DOOM (REVIEW), the disappointing releases of Homefront: The Revolution (REVIEW) and TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan (REVIEW), and the long awaited return (and finale) of Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (REVIEW). Not only that we gave special mention to Dead Island: Definitive Collection (REVIEW) and shone the Indie Spotlight on the PS4 release of Neverending Nightmares.
June is perhaps the biggest month of the year when it comes to gaming with E3 taking up a huge chunk of the spotlight. For gamers this can signify the beginning of the dreaded summer drought however, with most big releases winding down and the next batch of AAAs getting their chance to shine come September into October. This month was supposed to see the release of the much ballyhooed No Man’s Sky, but the game saw a delay hit (alongside some death threats) and was pushed forward into August. Have no fear though fellow twitchy fingers! June has the usual five games on the docket with a couple of extras in the Indie Spotlight, so let’s stop wasting time and get to it!
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Traveller’s Tales – June 28 (Multiplatform)
You can never go wrong with a LEGO game and TT Games / WB Interactive know it. The fifth in the LEGO Star Wars series and the umpteenth in the LEGO games series, this is a tried and true formula that sells like hotcakes every time. This time the lovable LEGO brand tackles the heavyweight return of Star Wars and The Force Awakens. After a disappointing trilogy in Epsiodes 1 thru 3, Star Wars was nothing short of triumphant when it introduced Finn and Rey and the rest of the gang to the masses. Continue on with your rekindled Star Wars addiction with LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens on EVERY PLATFORM EVER this June 28th.
7 Days to Die – The Fun Pimps – June 28 (Multiplatform)
We all know and love Telltale for their dedication to making amazing, story driven games like The Walking Dead, Tales from the Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us and the soon to be released Batman. Now, after making a move into publishing, we can look forward to them bringing even more to the table and first up is The Fun Pimps’ 7 Days to Die. Originally released on PC way back in 2013, the well-received survival horror makes its console debut on June 28th. As a survivor in a post World War III, post-nuclear, mutant filled wasteland your only goal is to keep breathing and stay above ground. When this announcement was made only a month ago it made a lot of gamers happy. Were you one of them?
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