Top 10 gaming news of the day: January 17, 2023
Here's the top gaming and esports news of the day featuring various reports, rumours and leaks for upcoming games.
1. A League of Legends spinoff game has been leaked
A League of Legends spinoff game has been leaked. This game for PC and consoles by Riot Games is in development, as reported by Polygon. The leak came from South Korea's games rating committee. This leaked game’s title is Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story. Based on the leak, it might be a game about Sylas on a quest to save Demacia.
2. Justin Roiland’s Squanch Games previously accused of Sexual harassment in 2018
Squanch Games settled a sexual harassment lawsuit in the September of 2019. This new report from Kotaku comes days after the domestic violence charges against CEO Justin Roiland were revealed. This sexual harrasment lawsuit was filed by a former employee Sarah Doukakos against then-technical director Jeff Dixon. Tanya Watson, co-founder and then CEO, was aware of the incident but told Doukakos, “That’s just how this generation of guys are.”
3. WWE 2K23 will be revealed on January 28
WWE 2K23 is going to be announced at the upcoming Royal Rumble in San Antonio on January 28th, as per Insider Gaming. This year’s edition of WWE 2K is also said to feature a game mode and updates to the current modes like MyFaction and MyGM. WWE 2K23 is likely set for a release in March.
4. PlayStation is announcing '3rd party' content 'very soon'
PlayStation is looking to announce ‘3rd party’ content ‘very soon’, as per popular leaker Snitch. The leaker took to his Discord server to reveal this information that he received from a ‘reliable source’ of his. Given Xbox develper_direct is taking place this month, Sony could be looking to match the efforts of their rival with their State of Play showcase.
5. GTA 6 trailer details leaked
Rockstar Games has been quite about their upcoming GTA game ever since its development. There hasn’t been much to go on except the massive leak that revealed 90 videos of GTA 6 in early development. Now, leaker SanInPlay has revealed details of an upcoming GTA 6 trailer. Note that SanInPlay has correctly revealed details of GTA 6 in the past.
Aviao passa
— SanInPlay (@DjSan_) January 10, 2023
Lagarto atravessando a rua
Lucia na prisão se exercitando
Dogs brincando
Zerinho rolando em ocean beach#GTA6 #Trailer #Translate #SanInPlay
The leaker revealed that the upcoming trailer consists of the imagery mentioned in the tweet below. He claimed that a plane passes, lizards are crossing the street, a character named Lucia is in prison exercising, and dogs are seen playing while a puppy is rolling on the ocean beach.
6. Redfall might be launching on May 2
It’s a day of reports, rumours and leaks and we’ve got Xbox and Bethesda’s Redfall set for a release date in May 2. That’s what the latest tweet from eXtas1s claims. This tweet came moments after industry insider Brad Sams tweeted emojis that read, “Red Fall Second May”. That tweet from Sams is now deleted.
7. Global Esports CEO wants players to focus on New State Mobile rather than BGMI
In a livestream, Rushindra Sinha, CEO of Global Esports, the Professional Indian Esports Organization, stated that BGMI would not return until March or April. Sinha has asked the BGMI players to shift their focus to Krafton's third-person battle royale game, New State Mobile. He went on to explain how BGMI's ban in India is following the same pattern as that of PUBG Mobile. Sinha has urged players to focus on New State Mobile as tournaments for the game have already started.
8. Omega explains his reason to leave Chemin Esports and joining Team SouL
Sahil "Omega" Jakhar, the BGMI in-game leader of Team SouL, recently revealed the reason for his withdrawal from Chemin Esports in a livestream. He explained what happened during a tournament with Chemin Esports that induced him to leave the team. He also stated that he did not leave Chemin Sports to join Team SouL, but rather he received the offer from Team SouL after he left Chemin Esports.
9. The House of the Dead: Remake releasing for PS5 this week
Forever Entertainment’s The House of the Dead: Remake will be released for the PS5 this week. It will be available as a free upgrade for those won the game on PS4. The House of the Dead: Remake is also currently discounted by 50% on the PS Store until January 19. For those on PC, you can get the game for half its price on Steam until January 23.
10. Silent Hill series producer wants more indie studios to pitch ideas for Silent Hill franchise
Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto told IGN that more indie studios should pitch ideas for Silent Hill games. “There’s only so much we can do ourselves, which means we need to work with lots of different indie creators if we want to make lots of different Silent Hills.” He said so in reference to October’s Silent Hill game announcements which revealed a number of Silent Hill projects.