Every Tuesday, Foresight for the Week is your guide to the gaming industry for the next 7 days. With game and DLC releases, news about upcoming cons and events, and information on the latest patches and updates in gaming, Foresight for the Week helps you stay on top of everything gaming. 

Game Releases

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (PC, Xbox, PS4)

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is one of the most anticipated games of the fall. It’s the sequel to the highly successful Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and the early reviews are nearly unanimously positive. Shadow of War is building on an already expansive and well-established world. It has an improved nemesis system and the combat system promises to be as good as i the original.

Unfortunately, the game is plagued with microtransactions and loot boxes. Nobody likes loot boxes and microtransactions, but they fit with some games better than others. In games like Destiny, they feel almost tolerable. Shadow of War isn’t like Destiny. It’s a whole different animal and completely the wrong place for loot boxes and microtransactions. Unless you’re a true Tolkien fan, you might be better off waiting for the complete edition that’s sure to come sometime next year. 

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Ep. 4: Who Needs You (Xbox, PC, PS4)

“Who Needs You” is the fourth episode in the five episode series of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series. For fans of the series, you can expect more of the same from Peter Quill and the gang. If you’re new to the game, the gist of it is “the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power. Each of the Guardians has a reason to desire this relic, as does a ruthless enemy who is the last of her kind, and who will stop at nothing to tear it from their hands.”

Episode five does not have a release date as of yet. 

Tiny Barbarian DX (Switch, PC)

Tiny Barbarian DX is coming to the Switch, The acclaimed indie game arrived on PC four years ago and is just one in a line of many popular indie games to be ported to the Switch. You can read the games full description below. 

What’s a barbarian to do? Captured by crazed cultists, tied to a tree, and abandoned as buzzard chow, our pixelatd protagonist is ready for revenge! Sword & Sorcery! Might & Muscle! Are you Tiny enough for this Barbarian-sized adventure?

Tiny Barbarian DX is an action-packed sword ’em up inspired by fantasy pulp fiction. Like those short stories, the game is split into four distinct episodes, each with a new setting, new enemies, and new music! Best of all, when you buy the game, you will get all other episodes as they become available! Episode 1 is available now, with more coming soon! What are you waiting for? It’s Time to Get Tiny!

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle (PS4, PS Vita, Switch)

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is a bullet-hell battle game that takes place in the Touhou universe. Take control of one of nine Touhou characters and eliminate your opponent using bullet-hell patterns, melee attacks, or spell cards! Featuring ear-tingling beats for each character, you might just find yourself dancing while you play!