At the PlayStation Showcase, Dreamlit Games announced Tower of Aghasba, an open-world construction game for PlayStation 5 and PC:
We've written many times before that Samsung is working on the Galaxy S23 FE smartphone, which will debut in late 2023. According to new information, it could be released earlier.
At the PlayStation Showcase, Sony announced that Beas Saber, the hit VR music game, will be available on PlayStation VR 2 on launch day. Of course, we knew that Beas Saber was being developed for PS VR, but this sudden launch came as a complete surprise:
Assasin's Creed Mirage is scheduled to release on 12 October this year - not that we didn't know this date before, because Ubisoft is not very good at keeping such data secret, but now we at least have official confirmation from the PlayStation Showcase.
In addition to the game itself, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection was presented: Volume 1, which includes Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Snake Eater. The release is expected this autumn.
Given the incredible popularity of The Legend of Zelda and the loyalty of the Nintendo community, it's great to hear that Tears of the Kingdom has become the sixth best-selling boxed game in the UK - according to GamesIndustry.biz, physical sales of the game have now surpassed those of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Switch and Ocarina of Time 3D for 3DS.
Sega Europe has laid off 121 employees of Relic Entertainment, a studio specialising in real-time strategy games, including Company of Heroes, Age of Empires, and Homeworld. The reason given was the need to concentrate efforts and resources on core projects in this "challenging time for the industry":
The Dutch MQ-9A Reaper drones will be armed with missiles and bombs. This was announced Tuesday by Defence Minister Christophe van der Maat.
As planned, AMD has unveiled the Radeon RX 7600, which has become the world's cheapest next generation graphics card. It takes that title away from the GeForce RTX 4060, although the latter has not yet gone on sale.
Tesla is preparing to launch a new battery on the market. It will be called Powerwall 3.
The People's Liberation Army of China has received an additional batch of fourth-generation J-16 fighter jets. They will be used to patrol territory near Taiwan.
Developers remain silent so far
The US Department of Defence does not know where hundreds of thousands of parts for the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet are. This was announced by the Government Accountability Office.
The US Air Force is sending four B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to Europe. Two planes have already arrived in the UK.
The US Air Force used F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft during an exercise in Alaska. The event is called Northern Eagle 2023.
