By Dean Moses
In gaming, the summer is usually known as draught, a time in which players have already experienced some big titles during the beginning of the year but must often wait until the end of the year for the highly anticipated holiday releases. However, summer 2023 is shaping up to be brimming with many Triple-A releases. Here are a few:
Game: Street Fighter 6
Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Rating: T for Teen
Cost: $69.99
Release: Date: June 2
Capcom’s iconic fighting game returns with its seventh entry in the franchise, despite being named Street Fighter 6. Gamers get ready for what is being heralded as a new era in fighting games. While this new title ensures that Ryu and friends come kicking their way onto TV screens with a burst of nostalgia that fans know and love, three new modes including World Tour and Battle Hub will also be keeping things fresh. In addition to high-quality graphics, the environments will embody street culture, such as Mexico City and Metro City.
Game: Diablo IV
Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $69.99 for the Standard edition (Ultimate Edition $99.99 and Digital Deluxe Edition $89.99)
Release Date: June 6
This action role-playing game that has enraptured audiences for 26 years has released its fourth iteration continuing the demonic fun battling evil, mastering deadly skills, and retrieving legendary loot. Akin to its predecessors, Diablo IV allows players to choose between playing solo or with friends as adventurers embark on a series of missions inside nightmarish dungeons and dark, dreary towns. In addition to battling with friends, gamers can enjoy cross-play and cross-progression on all available gaming platforms.
Game: Final Fantasy XVI
Platform: PlayStation 5
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: $69.99
Release Date: June 22
The magical and mystical word of Final Fantasy returns, this time focusing on the land of Valisthea. In this iteration, players dive deep into the legacy of the crystal and how it has shaped the Final Fantasy world—for centuries the characters in this series have flocked to
Mothercrystals for blessings in their everyday lives thanks to its aether; however, the aether is beginning to fade, and the bright beauty that makes the world of Valisthea darkness overshadows the land.
Game: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Platform: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
Rating: M for Mature
Cost: TBD
Release Date: August 18
The 1974 masterpiece that shocked audiences decades ago will now have a video game release. Set as a survival horror multiplayer game, similar to Friday the 13th, this version is set to be better and bloodier than its slasher competitors, which will has players vying to be killer family. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has a four versus three setups, allowing gamers to be Leatherface and members of the Slaughter family fighting potential victims.
