<p>The official PS5 Showcase gave us a tease of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/horizon-zero-dawn" title="Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4">Horizon Zero Dawn's</a> sequel. Now <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/guerrilla-games" title="Guerrilla Games">Guerilla Games</a> has announced a countdown for <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/horizon-forbidden-west" title="Horizon Forbidden West on PS5">Horizon Forbidden West's</a> feature at Sony's  State of Play.</p>

<p>An update on the <a href="https://blog.playstation.com/2021/05/25/discover-the-forbidden-west-in-our-next-state-of-play/">PlayStation Blog</a> said the countdown will launch on Thursday, May 27 at 9AM Pacific Time. The official event starts at 2PM Pacific Time.</p>

<p>Check it out here:</p>

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<p>The Horizon Forbidden West event is said to be 20-minutes long. It will allow fans a look at 14-minutes of brand new in-game footage, all captured on the PS5's modern tech. Hopefully the showcase will give us a look at some new robot/animal hybrids. Or, the new adversaries that Aloy will be going up against.</p>

<p>We know very little of the plot of Horizon Forbidden West. With the first game revealing what happened with the world, it would be fascinating to see how everything has grown apart from the world that Aloy lives in.</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">Horizon Forbidden West continues Aloy’s story as she moves west to a far-future America to brave a majestic, but dangerous frontier where she’ll face awe-inspiring machines and mysterious new threats.</div>

<p>No release date has been set for Horizon Forbidden West. Hopefully we can get an announcement during the broadcast on May 27. In the meantime, you can check out the original Horizon Zero Dawn now available for the PS4 and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/horizon-zero-dawntm-complete-edition" title="Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition on PC">PC</a>.</p>

<p>You can find more titles in our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/upcoming" title="Upcoming PS5 Games">PS5 games coming soon</a>.</p>

Watch out for the sequel to one of the PS4’s most celebrated exclusives

Horizon Forbidden West Starts Countdown for State of Play

<p><a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/paradox-interactive" title="Paradox Interactive">Paradox Interactive</a> released <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/victoria-ii" title="Victoria 2 on PC">Victoria 2</a> way back in 2010. More than a decade later, the studio is ready to come back to one of their most applauded society simulators.</p>

<p>Here’s the announcement trailer for Victoria 3:</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">Shape a grand tomorrow in Victoria 3, Paradox's deepest society simulation ever. Lead your population through the age of exhibitions and steam engines in a grand strategy game about a century of revolution and innovation.</div>

<p>Victoria 3 invites players to run the world at the turn of the century. They will be tasked to control cultural, economic, and ideological divisions of each country. All in the name of progress.</p>

<p>Victoria 3 promises "Deep Societal Simulation." That means players will juggle different countries with their own set of priorities. Conservative nations resist political reform. Intellectuals and merchants want a greater influence on running society.</p>

<p>Be careful to keep everyone’s needs met. If more people find themselves in poverty, then you’re going to have a revolution on your hands.</p>

<p>For more information on Victoria 3, you can visit the <a href="https://www.victoria3game.com/en">official site</a>.</p>

<p>No release date has been set for Victoria 3 as of now, but you can wishlist the game on Steam. Victoria 2 is now playable for PC and macOS.</p>

Shape a grand tomorrow in one of the deepest society simulations ever

Paradox Interactive Announces Victoria 3

<p>With the pandemic forcing everyone to stay inside, everyone is looking for more ways to move at home. <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/bandai-namco-studios" title="Bandai Namco Studios">Bandai Namco</a> is answering the call with this upcoming title for the Switch.</p>

<p>Have a look at Family Trainer:</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">Discover a fun way to move with Family Trainer! Over a dozen mini adventures to challenge yourself and enjoy a fun workout, solo or with a friend.</div>

<p>Family Trainer is a combination of mini-games that are made to get players to move. It has games that you can play with a traditional controller as well as games that use straps to register your leg movements.</p>

<p>While it’s possible to play the game solo,  it also has games to compete or play <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/best/coop" title="Best Switch Coop Games">co-op</a> with friends and family. Players can  adjust the settings to the kind of workout that they’re looking for.</p>

<p>Though you can order the full game itself, a pre-order bundle that will include 2 leg straps is available.</p>

<p>Though heavy-hitting consoles like the PlayStation and Xbox are more focused on story-driven AAA games, the Switch sets itself apart with its focus on gameplay, and movement-based games.</p>

<p>Catch Family Trainer when it launches for the Switch on Sept. 3. Check out more <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/best/family-friendly" title="Best Switch Family Friendly Games">family-friendly</a> titles for the Switch.</p>

Bandai Namco Announces Family Trainer for the Nintendo Switch

<p><a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/kadokawa-games" title="Kadokawa Games">Kadokawa Games</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/pqube" title="PQube">PQube</a> have announced the worldwide release of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/metal-max-xeno-reborn" title="Metal Max Xeno Reborn on Switch">Metal Max Xeno: Reborn on the Switch</a>, PC, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/metal-max-xeno-reborn" title="Metal Max Xeno Reborn on PS4">PS4</a>.</p>

<p>Watch this:</p>

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<p>Here’s the official description:</p>

<div class="direct-quote">Humanity is on the brink of extinction and the last remaining survivors look to push back against the machines. Half a century ago of war against the mother computer NOA has reduced even Asia's largest metropolis, Tokyo (named TOKIO), to rubble.</div>

<div class="direct-quote">Explore this desolate wasteland and battle your way through onslaughts of enemies. Salvage, modify and hit back using tanks, weaponry and faithful battle dog, Pochi, to reclaim a future for the human race!</div>

<p>Metal Xeno: Reborn is a remake of the 2018 title with the same name. While it already had its Japan-exclusive release on the Switch in 2020, this will mark the first time that the game will be available in the West. This also the first time it will be ported to the PC.</p> 

<p>Counting the Metal Saga games (which came about because of a licensing issue), this is the fifteenth entry in the Metal Max series. The <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/best/rpg" title="Best Switch RPG Games">RPG</a> series launched way back in 1991 and it will be hitting its 30th anniversary this year.</p>

<p>From the get-go, the game looks a lot like Mad Max, but with a special anime twist. Though you do get to roam around a desolate post-apocalyptic wasteland, Mad Max doesn’t come with giant animals, mechs, and colorful waifus like this one does.</p>

<p>Metal Max Xeno: Reborn will be coming to PC (via Steam), PS4, and Switch in 2022. Find more games in our lists of upcoming games for the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming" title="Upcoming Switch Games">Switch</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/upcoming" title="Upcoming PS4 Games">PS4</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/upcoming" title="Upcoming PC Games">PC</a>.</p>

Celebrate 30 years of Metal Max with this upcoming title

Metal Max Xeno: Reborn Will Release on PC and Consoles in 2022

While the May Series X releases leaned towards humble indie titles, some of the games coming to the console next month are a feast for the eyes.

13 Upcoming Xbox Series X|S Games  Releasing in June 2021

<p>2020 saw the release of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/crusader-kings-iii" title="Crusader Kings III on PC">Crusader Kings III</a> (CK3) from <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/paradox-interactive" title="Paradox Interactive">Paradox Interactive</a>. Besides the announcement of Victoria 3, Paradox has also dropped a reveal for CK3’s first major expansion, Royal Court.</p>

<p>Watch this:</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">Invite your subjects to come to you with their problems, knowing that every problem is also an opportunity. How will you rule?</div>

<p>If you’ve watched Game of Thrones, you’ll know that the drama happening in the throne rooms are just as important as the battles on the fields. Royal Court invites players to take a deeper look into the throne rooms. Manage subjects who demand your audience and even the decorations in your throne room. Decorating, among other things like better food, gives you more Grandeur. It’s one of the expansion’s features and improving means higher quality guests.</p>

<p>Also included are three new features:</p> 

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  <li>Cultural Divergence - split from traditional culture and adapt something that fits your plans. </li>
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<p>Royal Court also comes with a major update that includes a new culture interface and more.</p>

<p>For more info on Crusader Kings, you can visit the <a href="https://www.crusaderkings.com/en">official website</a>.</p>

<p>No release date has been set for Royal Court, but you can pre-order it now on Steam. Crusader Kings III is available on PC. Find more games in our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/upcoming" title="Upcoming PC Games">anticipated PC games</a>.</p>

Take a break from war and expansion and focus on your royal court of servants and spies.

Crusader Kings III Announces Upcoming Expansion: Royal Court

<p><a href="https://whatoplay.com/android/best/puzzle" title="Best Android Puzzle Games">Puzzle</a> games have primarily been for mobile platforms. But, in celebration of Bub's 35th anniversary, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/taito" title="Taito">Taito</a>, together with <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/survios" title="Survios">Survios</a>, is bringing the classic game to VR.</p>

<p>Watch this:</p>

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<p>Here’s the official description:</p>

<div class="direct-quote">Bub and Bob are in for a surprise when their island vacation takes an unexpected turn for an epic, bubble-popping adventure in <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/puzzle-bobble-vr-vacation-odyssey" title="Puzzle Bobble VR Vacation Odyssey on PC">Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey</a>. Aim, match, and burst bubbles to advance through the island environments and master each level with 3-star rankings! Chase high-scores in endless Infinite Mode, and solve puzzles head-to-head in online Duel Mode. Coins are earned and can be exchanged to activate power-ups with clever VR interactions, giving players brand new tools and techniques in bubble solving.</div>

<p>Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey has 100 levels and players will be able to hone their skills on aiming and popping colorful bubbles. Master each level and earn new tools and abilities to ‘maximize popping power’ with special bubbles and challenges.</p>

<p>Players have access to a story mode, but they can also take on a 1v1 versus mode where they can challenge a friend and compete in popping the biggest clusters of bubbles.</p>

<p>Puzzle Bobble is an <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/best/arcade" title="Best PC Arcade Games">arcade</a> game that was first released in 1994 and it featured characters from the Bubble Bobble series. Unlike the platforming focus of Bubble Bobble, it featured title-matching gameplay.</p>

<p>For more information, you can check out the <a href="https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3202625546470498/">official Oculus page</a>.</p>

<p>Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey runs for $19.99 and is now available on Oculus Quest and Quest 2. Looking for more VR games? Check out our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/upcoming/vr" title="Upcoming PC VR Games">VR games releasing in 2021</a>.</p>

Pop colorful bubbles and solve puzzles in this new VR title for the Oculus Quest

Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey Comes to Oculus Quest and Quest 2

<p>2018 had seen the release of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/ragesquid" title="RageSquid">RageSquid’s</a> Defenders for previous-gen consoles by No More Robots and Sold-Out Square, and with the game being optimized for the new-gen, a physical edition has been announced, and it will come with its own extras.</p>

<p>As per Sold Out and No More Robots, the physical edition of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-series-x/descenders" title="Descenders on Xbox Series X">Descenders</a> will come out on June 8 for the Xbox Series X|S and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/descenders" title="Descenders on Xbox One">Xbox One</a> consoles. What’s more, if you pre-order the physical edition, you’ll have a day-one unlock of the Lantern Lux Set which includes some glow-in-the-dark customization items for your outfit, helmet, and bike. Don’t worry though, even if you don’t pre-order, you’ll still be able to get the items through regular player progression.</p>

<p>As for the optimization for the new-gen, Descenders promises to let gamers compete in 8-player lobbies with improved visuals at 4K resolution or 120FPS performance mode.</p>

<p>For more information on Descenders, you can go to the official site at <a href="https://www.descendersgame.com/">descendersgame.com</a>.</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Take on different jumps, slopes and hillbombs every time you play, and control every subtle movement of your rider, with an in-depth physics system made for slick whips and scrubs.</div>


<p>Descenders is now available for the <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/descenders" title="Descenders on PS4">PS4</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/descenders" title="Descenders on Xbox One">Xbox One</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/descenders" title="Descenders on Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>. The physical edition of the game for the Xbox Series X|S comes out on June 8.</p>

Get ready to ride downhill at 4K or 120FPS.

Descenders Announces Physical Edition for Xbox Series X|S

<p><a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/reclamation-games" title="Reclamation Games">Reclamation Games</a> has just announced that their upcoming game <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/reina-and-jericho" title="Reina and Jericho on PS5">Reina & Jericho</a> will be coming to PS5 and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-series-x/reina-and-jericho" title="Reina and Jericho on Xbox Series X">Xbox Series X|S</a>.</p>

<p>Here’s the announcement:</p>

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<p>In Reina & Jericho, you get to take control of Reina as she uses her newfound time-bending powers to control cause and effect. Follow Reina as she attempts to save her lover Jericho and take revenge on those people who abducted him.</p>

<p>Founder and CEO of Reclamation Games Dave Wightman had this to say about Reina & Jericho:</p>

<div class="direct-quote">“With Reina & Jericho, we set out to create a game where the narrative impacts players just as much as the mechanics and action… We’ve combined an <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/best/action" title="Best PS5 Action Games">action-packed</a> <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/platformer" title="Platformer PS5 Games">platformer</a> with a powerful story to teach us lessons about love, life, and what it takes to do the right thing in the face of pain and adversity. It’s a tale we can’t wait to share with everyone on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S later this year.”</div>

<p>It has multiple endings and three ways to play. Besides Story mode, you can also take on the Speedrun mode. A Randomizer mode is also available to ensure that Reina won’t repeat one single level in her run.</p>

<p>At the core of the game, the developers want to tell a story about ‘love, regret, and the consequences of our choices.’</p>

<p>Reina & Jericho doesn’t have a release date yet. It’s set to come out on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/reina-and-jericho" title="Reina and Jericho on Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/reina-and-jericho" title="Reina and Jericho on PC">PC</a> (via Steam) sometime in the third quarter of 2021. Check out our lists of upcoming <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/upcoming" title="Upcoming Switch Games">Switch</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/upcoming" title="Upcoming PS5 Games">PS5</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-series-x/upcoming" title="Upcoming Xbox Series X Games">Series X</a> games for more titles.</p>

This time-travelling metroidvania game is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PS5

Reina & Jericho is Coming to New-Gen Consoles

<p>It’s that time of the year again, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/blizzard" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard</a> is celebrating five years of their hit shooter <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/overwatch" title="Overwatch on PC">Overwatch</a>. We have a new teaser showcasing all the new cosmetics and goods.</p>

<p>Watch this:</p>

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<div class="direct-quote">Duplicating dance moves!</div>

<div class="direct-quote">It’s time to party with the return of Anniversary featuring your favorite seasonal brawls along with five new legendary skins. Group up and party down now through June 8.</div>

<p>The announcement comes with lots of new Legendary skins: Sombra (Black Cat), Baptiste (Funky), Doomfist (Gladiator), Junkrat (Junkfood), and Moira (Venus). Ana, Wrecking Ball, and Echo also get new epic skins which will be available via weekly challenges.</p>

<p>This will also be a chance for you to get your hands on other skins that were available during past Overwatch events. These include the Halloween Terror and Winter Wonderland skins.  These cosmetics will also come with a cheaper price tag compared to when they first came out. You will also be able to try out the different seasonal brawls like Lucio Ball and Junkenstein’s Revenge.</p>

<p>Find all the new cosmetics coming up as well as the schedule of the brawls at the <a href="https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/events/anniversary/">official Overwatch page</a>.</p>

<p>The Overwatch 2021 Anniversary is now available and will run until June 8. Overwatch is now playable for PC, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/overwatch" title="Overwatch on PS4">PS4</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/overwatch" title="Overwatch on Xbox One">Xbox One</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/switch/overwatch" title="Overwatch on Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>. Need more games to play with friends? Check out our list of <a href="https://whatoplay.com/new/multiplayer" title="New Multiplayer Games">multiplayer games</a>.</p>

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