We propose the column that summarizes the most interesting news of the past week. The month of July opens as usual with the many free games offered through the various platforms, both for PC and for consoles. Among the most interesting innovations we find the PlayStation Indies Initiative, a Sony project aimed at supporting independent production as much as possible on the PlayStation console. Here is the news of the week that goes from 29 June to 5 July. Enjoy the reading!
29nd June
- Metroid Prime 4: Nintendo has hired a veteran of the Black Ops series
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's about Time, here's the one level gameplay
- Ghost of Tsushima: a fantastic new cinematic trailer released
30nd June
- PlayStation 5: Neil Druckmann talks about the potential of the console
- Xbox Live: Dan McCulloch officially leaves the division
- Dreams: will soon also be available for PlayStation VR
01 July
- Tencent opens Lightspeed studio and will be working on a AAA game for the next-gen
- PlayStation Indies Initiative: the new project dedicated to indie titles is underway
- Free Games of July 2020 (PS Plus, Games with Gold, Epic Games, etc)
02 July
- Recompile is a 3D metroidvania coming to PS5, Xbox Series X and PC
- PlayStation Indies: We see all nine games shown for the initiative
- Hyper Scape: Ubisoft's battle royale is shown in a first trailer
03 July
- EVO 2020 Online: the event has been officially canceled
- Konami: angry student threatens the headquarters with a bomb
- The Sinking City: the title disappears from various platforms
04 July
- PlayStation has suspended its activity on Facebook and Instagram
- Horizon Zero Dawn became the best-selling game on Steam
- PlayStation Indies: Sony opens the site dedicated to independent games
05 July
- Byron Reckful: Twitch star dies at the age of 31
- Overwatch: the official novel The Hero of Numbani arrives
