Gaming Control: 'Phasmophobia' Plus Destiny's 'Beyond Light' Expansion
Young Horses, Inc.
Console: A new expansion has come to the Destiny game. Destiny: Beyond Light was released November 10, making it the fifth expansion of the popular sci-fi first-person shooter. The game is developed by Bungie Inc and the expansion will be available to those subscribed to the Xbox Series Gamepass. The Season 12 pass is not included with the purchase of the expansion, so players will need to invest a bit more to get the full experience. The original release date was supposed to be September 22, but it was pushed back due to COVID, as were many other video game releases this year.
Bugsnax is another game being added to the Playstation 5 collection. The indie adventure video game was released by studio Young Horses on November 12, 2020. The objective of the game is to capture “half-bug half-snake creatures” on a mysterious island. Bugsnax is also available on PS4, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS. The game’s design has many similar features to that of the Playstation classic series, Ratchet and Clank. It costs $25 on Playstation and on Epic.
Genshin Impact - miHoYo and Shanghai Miha Touring Film Technology Co., Ltd
Mobile: RiotGames has released a new addition to its League of Legends franchise: Wild Rift. Wild Rift is a battle arena game where players play with other players online. It is available on iOS and Android, requiring 1.4 GB and an iPhone 7 or higher. Players can participate in a 5v5 MOBA combat on mobile. The team behind Wild Rift plans to keep the app “balanced and fresh for years to come.”
Genshin Impact has been dubbed one of the largest mobile game launches ever. In just a month after its release it gained over $250 million in player spending. Its first week it made $60 million. These numbers are important for multiple reasons, including analyzing the profitability of the mobile game market during COVID. China is Genshin Impact’s largest market for player spending. The game was released by miHoYo and Shanghai Miha Touring Film Technology Co., Ltd. on September 28, 2020.
Phasmophobia - Kinetic Game Studios
PC: The new popular indie game Phasmophobia has been extremely popular. It has amassed over 87,000 reviews as of November 2020, with an average rating of “overwhelmingly positive.” Phasmophobia costs $13.99 on Steam and can be played using virtual reality with up to three other players. Kinetic Game Studios hinted on their Twitter that a new prison level is in production. Recently there has also been an update where dead players can move objects and haunt the remaining live players.
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin was released on Steam on November 10, 2020. The developer is Edelweiss, and the publisher is XSEED games. Sakuna is a spoiled harvest goddess who was banished to a dangerous island. The game requires side-scrolling combat against demons. The game is also available on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4. The game was originally delayed from a 2019 launch and has now done a worldwide launch. Unfortunately, the game release date was the same day as the launch date for the XBox Series X and S, and two days before the Playstation 5 original release date.