After Covid-19 caused a host of video games to be canned or pushed back, 2022 has promised many games delayed from their initial 2020 or 2021 release dates. The second half of 2022 is packed with new video game releases and August is no exception.
Whether you're a PC or a console gamer, there are loads of promising titles releasing this month. There's a reboot of an iconic series and a remake of a pioneering title for PC among them.
With some huge games still being pushed back, including the highly anticipated Breath of the Wild 2, Starfield and Redfall, no doubt gamers will be looking for something to fill the void. Hopefully, these new releases can help with that.
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Five top titles released in August 2022
Release date: 9 August
Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Ever dreamed of running your own university? Well now you can with this education management simulator.
Here you can do everything, from planting trees and creating a green campus to getting the best academic talent to teach. The fun part? Courses can be as wild as jousting or as niche as gastronomy classes.
Personalities of the students can be explored, clubs and societies can be formed and summer breaks can be woven into the game. Virtual fountains, libraries, benches and sculptures — everything that makes some of the world’s best university campuses more attractive in the real world is available.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Release date : 12 August
Platform : PC
Our friendly neighbourhood superhero, Spider-Man, headlines one of the most exciting video game releases on PC in 2022. Originally released exclusively for Playstation, the remastered PC version comes with 4K graphics and a unique feature known as ray-traced reflections, which give the sharpest details of the New York City protected by Spider-Man.
The story revolves around Peter Parker saving his city as Spider-Man from a group of iconic supervillains. In doing so, he is forced to make a tough decision that would change his life forever.
Release date: 19 August
Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
As American football gains popularity with each showstopping Superbowl, Madden promises to be one of the most exciting additions to one of the longest video game franchises. Players can enter any of the multiple modes in the game to chart their rise as star American footballers or manage franchises (clubs) as NFL head coaches.
They can also build a dream team, comprising current NFL superstars and Hall of Fame legends, among others. Much like its football counterpart Fifa, players can purchase items using an in-game virtual currency as well.
Named after John Madden, the game is the first in the series to be released after the demise of the legendary coach in December 2021. Publisher Electronic Arts Inc decided to put Madden’s face on the game's cover for the first time since 2000.
Release date: 23 August
Platform: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
A reboot of an iconic series, Saints Row will bring its satirical take to an open-world, third-person fictional American southwest city plagued with crime. According to the official synopsis, the quest for power makes “a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.”
With an impressive level of customisation, which includes asymmetrical face design and personalisation from the very top of your head to the toes on your socks. Though the nonsense and debauchery of its third and fourth instalments have been passed over in favour of what The Mirror calls "grounded humour and a lot of bombastic action".
Release date: 26 August
Platform : PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Pac-Man is undoubtedly one of the most famous gaming characters in history. The original Pac-Man World was released in 1999 on PS1 and marked the character’s debut on the 3D platform.
In the game, created by Bandai Namco, players will have to help Pac-Man rescue his family who have been kidnapped by the ghosts. The reboot comes with enhanced graphics and new player features to hep Pac-Man get around.
Among its most notable, and helpful to those of us prone to clumsy accidents, Pac-Man can't fall off the edges as he goes on to face the final boss, Toc-Man.
Other video games being released in August
- Farthest Frontier - August 9
- Thymesia - August 9
- Lost in Play - August 10
- Pulling No Punches - August 10
- Rumbleverse - August 11
- Arcade Paradise - August 11
- Cult of the Lamb - August 11
- Voyage - August 12
- Fashion Police Squad - August 15
- Backpack Hero - August 15
- Rollerdrome - August 16
- Way of the Hunter - August 16
- Tribes of Midgard - August 16
- Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince - August 16
- Robo Revenge Squad - August 17
- RPG Time: The Legend of Wright - August 18
- Thymesia - August 18
- Cursed To Golf - August 18
- Midnight Fight Express - August 23
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader - August 23
- I Was A Teenage Exocolonist - August 25
- SD Gundam Battle Alliance - August 25
- Soul Hackers 2 - August 26
- F1 Manager 2022 - August 30
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection - August 30
- Tinykin - August 30
- ORX - August 30
- Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed - August 30
- ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs - August 30
- Dusk Diver 2 - August 31
- Scathe - August 31
The final quarter of 2022 is set to be filled with some of the most anticipated video game releases of the year. Aside from God of War Ragnarök , which is tipped to land Game of the Year without breaking a sweat, gamers can look forward to The Calisto Protocol , Bayonetta 3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and finally the release of Overwatch 2 and Hogwarts Legacy .
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