{"id":35032,"date":"2019-06-04T18:13:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T01:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/?p=35032"},"modified":"2019-06-05T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T00:10:13","slug":"six-video-games-june-hype-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/features\/six-video-games-june-hype-e3\/","title":{"rendered":"Six New Video Games to Take a Stab At In June Amid the Hype for E3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The run-up to the yearly E3 expo can be more than a little distracting for gamers. As rumors, leaks, and hard info trickles out, excitement builds for certain new video games and, more significantly, new consoles. Couple that with the newly arrived summer holiday that usually draws people outside the house more than they usually are, and one can understand why June wouldn\u2019t be the ideal month for a shiny new title to hit the streets. \u00a0Some still brave those challenges, though, and occasionally they\u2019re strong enough to cut through the outside hype and gain some traction in the dog days of summer.\u00a0 Whether any of these titles for June will do so remains to be seen — it isn\u2019t likely<\/em> — but at least there\u2019s an intriguing variety of fresh stuff to check out in the midst of other distractions in the culture.\u00a0 Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

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\"warhammer<\/p>\n

Order Warhammer at Amazon<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Order Bloodstained at Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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June 4<\/h3>\n

Warhammer: Chaosbane<\/h4>\n

Fans of the action-RPG genre are, in their own way, some of the more tolerant and easily pleased out there.\u00a0 Yeah, complaints will be made and unflattering comparisons will be drawn, but even when a lower-tier release fails to stand alongside the likes of Diablo<\/em> or Dark Souls<\/em>, those gamers simply acknowledge as such and try desperately to squeeze as much enjoyment, and hours, out of \u2018em as they can.\u00a0 They\u2019re a voracious bunch, and frankly, they\u2019ve been starved for a little while with the absence of such releases.\u00a0 Therefore, when a new title under the Warhammer<\/em> banner of all things comes along to sate that hunger, there\u2019s much to celebrate.\u00a0 Chaosbane<\/em> may not deliver on character customization, number of maps, or longevity — some are already reporting 15-hour competion times for a dungeon crawler, which isn\u2019t stellar — but it\u2019s hard to say no to the chaotic beat-\u2018em-up combat and plethora of loot generated by the high-fantasy warfare executed by Games Workshop. Warhammer: Chaosbane will be dropping onto the Xbox One, PS4, and PC on June 4th.<\/p>\n

June 18<\/h3>\n

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night<\/h4>\n

Castlevania<\/em> and Koji Igarashi go hand-in-hand, or at least they did for nearly a decade and a half while he served as producer, writer, and all-around creative force behind the franchise.\u00a0 It\u2019s no surprise, then, that enthusiasm has built for his new franchise, Bloodstained<\/em>, labeled a spiritual successor to one of the franchises that gave birth to the concept of the \u201cMetroidvania\u201d subgenre. Following the teaser that was the portable\/vintage title Curse of the Moon<\/em>, now there\u2019s the console iteration, Ritual of the Night<\/em>, in which the female protagonist Miriam has survived an alchemist guild\u2019s experiments and now combats demons to absorb their essence. Temporarily the highest-grossing Kickstarter videogame project of all-time, pulling in over $5m, Ritual of the Night<\/em> will adopt the 2.5D style of action platforming that fans of the series have been thirsting after for quite a while. Sink your teeth into Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

June 21<\/h3>\n

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled<\/h4>\n

At this point, the name Naughty Dog probably conjures memories of the dazzlingly cinematic action games Uncharted<\/em> or The Last of Us<\/em>.\u00a0 About a decade and a half back, however, they were still big dogs in the videogame development arena with their high-octane run of Crash Bandicoot titles, a versatile property that could bounce between genres.\u00a0 Crash Team Racing<\/em> tapped into the popularity of the Mario Kart<\/em> line of racing games while also offering a family-friend alternative to Twisted Metal<\/em> for PlayStation owners, and in the quiet period after the latest Mario Kart<\/em>, it has received a remastered edition from Beenox with Nitro-Fueled<\/em>. Naturally, this spit-polished and modernized version comes with new goodies, including online multiplayer and kart customization, but more substantially also includes content from another of Naughty Dog\u2019s Crash-themed racers, Nitro Kart<\/em>, meshing it into a hybrid remastering of sorts. It doesn\u2019t shy from nostalgia, though, as it also allows the choice between new or legacy music. Hop in the driver’s seat with this one on the Xbox One, PS4, and Switch.<\/p>\n

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\"showdown<\/p>\n

Order Samurai Shodown at Amazon<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Order Mario Maker 2 at Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

June 27<\/h3>\n

Samurai Shodown<\/h4>\n

Most fighting games outside the spectrum of the genre\u2019s heavy-hitters rely on distinct personality and characterization to give them an edge. Darkstalkers<\/em> had its anime-slanted take on classic horror characters.\u00a0 Eternal Champions<\/em> had a grim afterlife tone and gnarly stage deaths. And Samurai Shodown<\/em> had its brilliant Japanese-infused aesthetic wrapped around fierce, swordplay-infused combat. It took a decade off, but Samurai Shodown<\/em> has reemerged on current-gen consoles as something of a reboot, retaining the original raw title while clearly updating the visual approach with a fusion of a cel-shaded appearance and 3D depth. Combat in Samurai Shodown<\/em> differs from other fighters, though, as it\u2019s less centered on fast-paced combos and more on landing calculated signature movies, which might be a refreshing strategic change of pace in a subgenre dominated by swiftness.\u00a0 Take a swing at the competition on the Xbox One and PS4, and other formats later.<\/p>\n

The Sinking City<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hey, I think it’s happening this time! The date for this one was bumped from March<\/a> to the 25-27th.<\/p>\n

Best known for their experiments with Sherlock Holmes in a gameplay environment, developer Frogwares has hopped onto the Lovecraftian train with\u00a0The Sinking City<\/em>.\u00a0 Set in a flooded version of New England where the citizens are suffering from the madness that\u2019s so common in Lovecraft-inspired environments, the game centers on mystery, interrogation, and detection in the vein of the studio\u2019s prior moderately successfully outings with Holmes. \u00a0\u00a0Since the open-world location has been submerged in water, a key part of\u00a0The Sinking City<\/em>\u00a0as a game will hinge on navigating the layout of the city in a boat, guiding the investigator between key areas in a third-person perspective. Frogwares has been aiming for nearly 40 hours of gameplay, so there\u2019s bound to be a lot to explore and investigate in the darkness.<\/p>\n

June 28<\/h3>\n

Super Mario Maker 2<\/h4>\n

Among the best-reviewed games for the WiiU, Super Mario Maker<\/em> put the level creation tools in the hands of the users, allowing anyone to build their own Mario experience — no matter how easy or difficult they wanted to make it — and share the end result with the eager Nintendo masses. \u00a0It\u2019s unsurprising and entirely welcome that a sequel would arise on the company\u2019s wildly-popular hybrid new system, and thus we have Super Mario Maker 2<\/em> on the Switch. New features include a snazzy mode where two people can put their heads together and create their own level together, as well as online trial-based play and a slew of new assets allowing the creator to emulate the style of several generations. There\u2019s also a single-player campaign, but everyone knows that isn\u2019t where the real fun\u2019s to be had with Mario Maker<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The fifth installment in the Yakuza<\/strong><\/em> saga also arrives this month on the 20th<\/sup> exclusively for the PS4, along with an action-adventure spinoff game from that franchise entitled Judgment<\/strong><\/em>, which makes its US debut on June 25th<\/sup>. \u00a0Also, Codemasters continues their streak of racing games with F1 2019<\/strong><\/em> on the 28th<\/sup>, available on Xbox One, the PS4, and PC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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