With the arrival of Friday comes another End of the Week recap feature here at Prima Games. For those who haven’t seen our End of the Week recaps before, they’re essentially ways to help you catch up with any news, guides, features, or reviews that you might have missed during the week.
At the bottom, we also offer a Staff Chat section where we share our thoughts and opinions on weekly events and divert to other topics about other media, like anime or movies. This week, we’re talking about the wave of events that took place this week from Sony’s State of Play to the Pokemon Presents. A lot of stuff happened this week, so let’s dive right in!
Prima | End of the Week Recap #18
News It Up
- Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout Adding Crossover Skin With Cuphead
- Bioware Releases Beautiful Limited-Edition Garrus Vakarian Statue For Pre-Order
- Epic Games Giving Players 1,000 V-Bucks If They Purchased A Randomized Loot Llama In Save The World
- Sony Details Next-Gen PlayStation VR Headset and Controller
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 Coming To Next-Gen In March and Nintendo Switch TBD
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season Two Battle Pass Trailer Shows Off New Blueprints & Mechs
- Hardsuit Labs No Longer Developing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
- Sony Giving Away 2016’s Ratchet & Clank For Free
- Sony Confirms Gran Turismo 7 Delayed To 2022
- Void Terrarium++ PS5 Localization Announced by NIS America
- NieR Replicant Opening Cinematic Is A Shot-For-Shot Revamp of The Original
- Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Gets Funky Fresh Trailer Featuring Music from Hideki Naganuma
- Cyberpunk 2077 Update Delayed Due To CDPR Hack
- Star Wars Republic Commando Coming to PS4 and PS5 This April
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Voice Actor Seems to Confirm (or Re-Confirm?) Modern Warfare 2
- BioWare Officially Cancels The Anthem Next Rework
- Henry Cavill May Be Working On A Mass Effect Television Or Film According To New Photo
- Samurai Warriors 5 Brings a New Style and Setting to Consoles in July
- Hot Wheels Unleashed Release Date Announced With Blazing New Trailer
- Destiny 2’s Next Expansion The Witch Queen Has Been Delayed to 2022
- The Vault of Glass Returns to Destiny In Season 14
- Transmog Is Finally Coming to Destiny 2 in the Form of Armor Synthesis
- Oddworld: Soulstorm Release Date and PlayStation Plus Inclusion Revealed
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Coming To PlayStation 5 With Playable Yuffie
- Absolver Developer Sloclap Reveals New Game Called Sifu
- Square Enix Announces Two Mobile Games to Expand Final Fantasy VII Lore
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits Gets August Release Date
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus Is A Brand-New Open World Game Coming In 2022
- Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Coming in 2021
- New Pokemon Snap Features Shown During Pokemon Presents
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Included in March PS Plus Lineup
Features Frenzy
- Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection Preview: 5 Reasons Capcom May Have Nailed It This Time
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood Nails the Tabletop Vibe
- CD Projekt Red Hack Could Be Part of a Much Bigger Problem
- Voidigo Is a Unique Rougelite With Promising Potential
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach Trailer Gives a Tour of the Mega Pizza Plex
Review Party
- SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium Review | Portable Fighting’s Finest Hour
- Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection Review | He that would play GnG for pleasure would go to Hell for a pastime
Guide Gambit
- How to Build A Bow In Valheim
- How to Upgrade The Workbench In Valheim
- Valheim | How To Craft Workbench, Build Roof For Workbench
- Valheim | Where To Find Flint
- Valheim | How To Cook Raw Meat
- Valheim | What Happens When You Die
- Valheim | How To Repair Weapons and Items
- Valheim | How To Play With Friends
- Valheim | Where To Get Feathers
- Everything You Need to Know About Pokémon Go’s Season Of Legends
- Everything You Need To Know About Pokemon Go Battle League Season 7
- Persona 5 Strikers Tips and Tricks
- Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 Week 13 Challenges
- Fortnite Week 13 Challenges | How to Bathe in the Purple Pool at Steamy Stacks
- Fortnite Week 13 Challenges | How to Throw Fruit at Hunter’s Haven
- Fortnite Week 13 Challenges | How to Enter Zero Point
- Fortnite Week 13 Challenges | How to Destroy Crystal Trees
- Fortnite Week 13 Challenges | Scan a Server at a Surface Hub
Staff Chat
Lucas
What did you think of Sony’s State of Play and the Pokemon Presents events that happened this week?
The State of Play had some weird “mid-tier Nintendo Direct” energy, like the video team was grasping to fill time before the Final Fantasy stuff. Maybe it’s just because I’m not really interested in Oddworld.
Was anything announced or shown during either of these that you’re excited about?
Gimme that Final Fantasy content. Frankly though, as cool as the PS5 updates for Remake are, I’m most interested in the Ever Crisis mobile game that was announced afterwards.
What are your thoughts on Pokemon revisiting the Diamond and Pearl games? Where do they rank in your list of favorite Pokemon games?
Diamond and Pearl happen to be my favorites. That was a period of maximum free time for me, so I had the bandwidth to really dive into stuff like the competitive scene. I even won a t-shirt at a GameStop tournament, haha.
Do you think we could be hearing from Xbox in March now that we’ve heard from both Sony and Nintendo?
I don’t think so. We already have a lot of information from the Xbox side on what’s coming, and in the meantime there’s been a lot dropping on the Xbox Wire. They can probably chill until the summer.
Favorite piece on the site this week and why?
Easily Morgan’s hacking story. Their interest in CD Projekt Red really paid off here, catching some information nobody else seemed to latch onto. It’s hard to do reporting when you don’t have big connections, so Morgan really did a lot with a little.
Are you playing any interesting games this weekend?
Honestly I have no idea. I finally got to Heavensward in Final Fantasy XIV, so more of that at least. Maybe some random PS2 game. My Sega journey hit a road bump since Phantasy Star 2 is kinda pissing me off so I’m taking a break.
What about TV, movies, anime, or music… anything you’d recommend there?
I saw Lindsay Ellis dropped a new video this week and YouTube media crit from people who are actually smart is my jam.
Bonus question, name your starter Pokemon picks from each gen (or the gens that you played)
Almost always water, unless we’re talking Diamond and Pearl. Then I go fire sometimes, but usually grass becuase Torterra is the biggest and best Earthquake Boy.
Jesse
What did you think of Sony’s State of Play and the Pokemon Presents events that happened this week?
I was pleasantly surprised with both of them! FFVII Remake Intergrade is everything I wanted from a next-gen update and the Pokemon announcements was very exciting. Pokemon Legends: Arceus looks rough around the edges but it’s still a year out.
Was anything announced or shown during either of these that you’re excited about?
Most hyped on Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Been listening to the soundtrack all day on Spotify.
What are your thoughts on Pokemon revisiting the Diamond and Pearl games? Where do they rank in your list of favorite Pokemon games?
I really liked Diamond and Pearl. The Sinnoh region is easily one of the more interesting regions of the franchise. I’m excited to revisit it, despite not loving the visuals.
Do you think we could be hearing from Xbox in March now that we’ve heard from both Sony and Nintendo?
Yeah, the Bethesda/Microsoft acquisition finalizes in March, so once that is out of the way, I fully expect a small showcase similar to PlayStation.
Favorite piece on the site this week and why?
The video game hacking piece that Morgan put up this week is easily my favorite. Solid reporting all around and an issue more people need to talk about!
Are you playing any interesting games this weekend?
I’m going to dig more into the Outriders demo this weekend, and probably some more Valheim.
What about TV, movies, anime, or music… anything you’d recommend there?
Julien Baker put out her third album today. She’s my favorite artist and if you want to get real sad I highly recommend it.
Bonus question, name your starter Pokemon picks from each gen (or the gens that you played)
Squirtle, Cyndaquil, Treecko, Piplup, Snivy, Froakie, Popplio, Sobble
Morgan
What did you think of Sony’s State of Play and the Pokemon Presents events that happened this week?
I feel like the State of Play was less eventful than I was expecting, but there were some great trailers in there like the ones for Sifu, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and FNaF: Security Breach. Very excited for all three of those!
The Pokemon Presents was interesting, especially the Sinnoh focus. The open world Pokemon game really looks wonderful. I also liked what was shown for New Pokemon Snap, the quality of life improvements there are fantastic.
Was anything announced or shown during either of these that you’re excited about?
In terms of new announcements, Sifu really caught my eye during the State of Play. For Pokemon, it has to be that open world Pokemon game. It’s been something fans have wanted for a while, it looks like a lot of work is being poured into it. I’m excited to see how it turns out.
What are your thoughts on Pokemon revisiting the Diamond and Pearl games? Where do they rank in your list of favorite Pokemon games?
I’m a little surprised, I was really expecting a natural progression from Let’s Go into Let’s Go 2 for Gold and Silver. I wasn’t expecting Diamond and Pearl this soon. As far as where they rank for me, not as high as the nostalgic ones from my childhood like Gold and Silver. I’m in the minority of Pokemon fans that is so-so on Sinnoh. It’s neither love nor hate, Sinnoh is right in the middle for me.
Do you think we could be hearing from Xbox in March now that we’ve heard from both Sony and Nintendo?
I think so, even if it’s just a quick little showcase talking about Game Pass, maybe a few indies, maybe some Bethesda nods. If not March, I feel like April or May for sure.
Favorite piece on the site this week and why?
The GnG review from Lucas is stellar, a lot of work was put into it and it has convinced me I need to check out the game. Also loved the Voidigo feature from Jesse, it answers a lot of the questions I had about the game. Adding a nod to the CD Projekt Red hack piece I worked on, I’m really proud of it and the work I put into it.
Are you playing any interesting games this weekend?
The beta for Chivalry 2 has been extended so that’s what I’ll be playing this weekend. I’ll probably have a preview ready to go on Monday, very excited!
What about TV, movies, anime, or music… anything you’d recommend there?
On a music kick lately, if you’re into kpop or are open to the idea of listening to it, I highly recommend the new track from Kang Daniel called Paranoia. The video and song perfectly describes what it’s like to suffer from anxiety, it resonated with me a lot. I also adore the new track from Chung Ha called Bicycle.
Bonus question, name your starter Pokemon picks from each gen (or the gens that you played)
Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Torchic, Piplup, Oshawott, Fennekin, Litten, Scorbunny.