Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!
Check out the Story, Mystery, and Bidding trailer for Dark Auction
Dark Auction is a deep, compelling mystery adventure game written by Rika Ruzuki, who also worked on Another Code and Hotel Dusk: Room 215. Other big names attached to the project are character designer Kohske (Gangsta) and composer Yuko Komiyama (Monster Hunter). Set in 1980s Germany, Dark Auction follows Noah as he searches for his father, who never returns from an auction involving items connected to Hitler. (This is merely a plot device, not a glorification of war.) Last week, a new trailer (titled Story, Mystery, and Bidding) was revealed.
Eighteen-year-old Noah’s mother abandoned him at a young age, leaving him with his father, a failed writer obsessed with Hitler research. The pair have money troubles, but the father won’t give up on his pursuits. One day, his father heads off to an auction in a castle… and never returns. Noah goes to the castle and soon finds himself trapped inside with other auction participants. The auctioneer invites him to participate in the mysterious event, and Noah agrees.
Developed by IzanagiGames and published by Good Smile Company, Dark Auction will be released for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Switch this year.
Bloober Team shares a new Gameplay Showcase trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn
Currently most known for its critically-acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team is one of the top developers of horror games. Its next title is Cronos: The New Dawn, is set across two time periods. One is a decaying, violently warped future; the other, 1980s Poland. As a time-jumping Traveler, you work for the Collective, extracting and digitizing the souls of important people before the collapse of humanity. This new trailer is a compilation of combat and survival footage.
The trailer brings viewers into Cronos’ post-apocalyptic world. It highlights brutal combat and the stomach-turning Merge mechanic. With Merge, horrifying creatures (Orphans) absorb the bodies of their fallen brethren and evolve into more violent and deformed variants… if not burned immediately.
Developed and published by Bloober Team, Cronos: The New Dawn will be released for PC via Steam/Epix, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series this (Northern) fall. It will also launch for Mac late this year.
Two Point Museum is getting free content during the summer
Museum sim game Two Point Museum will be receiving “a wealth” of free content over the coming months, starting with the MIA Exhibits & Items Update from last week. MIA Memorial Exhibits allows you to pay tribute to museum staff who vanished; every time someone disappears, you’ll receive a memorial item, ranging from small plaques to gigantic statues. This update also tweaks the randomization engines that power expeditions, so you’ll see each exhibit appear across a set number of expeditions; this will begin with eight Points of Interest and expand if players like the changes. There are also a myriad of other things: Gift Shop and Cafeteria poster wall items, six new staff traits, increased staff XP, the workshop ability to create multiples of cargo items, and a wealth of smaller tweaks ranging from thieves carrying a bag on their back after stealing goods to a new footprint visualisation when placing items with queues, plus bug fixes and optimizations.
The free Summer Update will launch soon, including a new Point of Interest, Sunkiss Creek, added to the Bone Belt. There are also three new fish exhibits: Setsail Fish, Lolliflopper Fish, and Cunning Skink. New decorative items, an ice cream kiosk, an information stand, wallpapers, floors, and a new staff costume will keep everyone cool in the summer heat — but might melt away when summer ends. At the end of June, The Final Museum will be added (again, for free). The Arctic-themed finale, set in the Pointy Mountains, is the ultimate test of your museum skills. Face reduced guest intake and guests only arriving by plane. Work with the local yetis to create your masterpiece and solve the mystery of the missing curator.
Developed by Two Point Games and published by SEGA, Two Point Hospital is currently available for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series.
Tamagotchi Plaza launches for Switch 2 with exclusive shops
Already set to launch for Switch later this month. Tamagotchi Plaza will also be released for Switch 2 simultaneously. A brief description of the game from Bandai Namco reads, “Tamagotchi Plaza sees players becoming shopkeepers in Tamahiko Town, engaging with more than 100 Tamagotchi as they open, customize and grow more than a dozen different shops and enhance their reputation in town.”
The Switch 2 version includes access to three additional shops, for a total of 15. There is the Sushi Shop, where you hold the Joy-Cons like you’re making sushi; the Shuriken Shop, where you show off your mad throwing techniques; and the combined Sushi Shuriken Shop, where you prepare and deliver sushi to your customers. Tamagotchi Plaza for Switch 2 also utilizes the new Joy-Con mouse controls.
Developed by Hyde, Inc. and published by Bandai Namco, Tamagotchi Plaza will be released for Switch 2 and Switch on June 27. Each version is available separately, and there is an upgrade pack available for anyone who wants to upgrade from Switch to Switch 2.
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