By Dean Moses
Game: Immortals of Aveum
Platform: PS5, Xbox Series X & S and PC
Rating: M for Mature
Release date: August 22nd
Immortals of Aveum is a first-person adventure game where players can explore various realms, join the Order of the Immortals (these are the protectors of Lucium) and master the three forces of magic. This new outing boasts more than 25 spells and 80 talents at gamer’s disposal as they fight to save a world on the edge of a dark abyss.
Game: Atlas Fallen
Platform: PS5, Xbox Series X & S and PC
Rating: T for Teen
Release date: August 10th
In the midst of the scorching hot August, players can look forward to exploring the sand dunes of Atlas Fallen, an epic RPG where you can customize your avatar and utilize an ancient gauntlet that wields the sand into a weapon. In this game, the world has been enslaved by Thelos and it is up to your character to aid the last stand of human defense by using a mysterious gauntlet that could change this sandy world’s future.
Game: Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
Platform: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC)
Rating: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One
Release date: August 30th
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is another outing fit for the summer season as players step into a survival horror featuring special agent Dalila Reyes, a former spy who works for an experimental research facility in the United States. Get ready to use some state of the art weaponry as Reyes battles fearsome creatures. This third-person game is a prequel to the video game hit Daymare 1988.
Game: Mortal Kombat 1
Platform: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
Rating: M for Mature
Release date: September 19th
As gamers reminisce about the last remnants of summer when returning to school in September, one video game promises to bring a host of nostalgia with plenty of bloody fights and fan-favorite characters. Mortal Kombat 1 is a reboot of the franchise that brought you Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Liu Kang and more. With a roster of 20 playable characters and “Kameo fighters” that help assist the main fighters, this iteration is boasted to impress and transform the Mortal Kombat Universe.
