Jay Peters is a senior reporter at The Verge. He covers breaking news in technology, video games, and more. He’s also covered major tech and gaming events, interviewed CEOs like Steve Huffman and Tim Sweeney, appeared on broadcast outlets like CNBC and NPR, and reviewed a lot of indie games. Before The Verge, he worked at Techmeme and in technology public relations. He graduated from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication.
I’ll be back tomorrow with more of the Verge crew to keep covering Summer Game Fest. The Xbox Games Showcase starts at 1PM ET and the PC Gaming Show kicks off at 3PM ET. See you all then, and if I missed any cool games, tell me about them!
There have been a lot of events recently, but Devolver’s next big show will happen “later in the year.” Still, with the Xbox Games Showcase and the PC Gaming Show on Sunday, there’s plenty to look forward to.
The sci-fi RPG, developed by a studio with ex-BioWare staff and published by Wizards of the Coast, is giving off serious Mass Effect vibes. But with no word yet on when the actual next Mass Effect game is coming out, next year’s Exodus looks like it could scratch the itch until that’s released.
According to a new look at the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, Legacy of Atlantis, moments in the game like the T-Rex battle will be “transformed into epic gameplay encounters on a cinematic scale.”
We’ll see how cinematic it really is when the game launches on February 12th.
In the game, you play as some kind of sword fighter in a book-inspired platformer world. I’m definitely interested. It’s launching on PS5 and Steam this fall.
Legacy of the Blood Moon will add new characters and new weapons, and it will launch at some point later this year.
Ubisoft showed off a “deep dive” of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, including some of the game’s graphical improvements, story updates, and combat and naval skirmishes. Resynced launches on July 9th for PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC.
That’s the premise of Don’t Fret, a new game launching on October 1st. I love music games, but I don’t know if they need horror?
The On the Trail: Deep Water DLC for the excellent mountain climbing game adds three new climbing spots and a new playable character. The game is also getting a free roam mode.
Thatgamecompany’s MMO, Sky: Children of the Light, will get an experience that’s “themed around the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh” on July 17th.