Recap 2.23.18

I have to quick say that I almost dated this week’s Recap as 2.23.87 because today’s my birthday. Yes I’m 31.

Leave me alone.

PlayStation

• Rick and Morty’s Virtual Rick-ality releases April 10 on PSVR alongside a collector’s edition

• Charming little action/adventure/puzzle game Moss arrives on PSVR February 27

• PlayStation released a new site (my.playstation.com) which is significantly better than its mobile app

Nintendo

• RiME has received a significant performance and resolution boost in it’s latest update for Switch

• Rumors are resurfacing by way of Emily Rogers that we will see a re-worked version of Smash Bros. from Wii U and 3DS making it’s way to Switch this year

• Nintendo and the European Counsil are at odds over consumers’ inabilithy to cancel pre-orders, which is law in the region

• Starbreeze confirmed Payday 2 for Switch is based on an older version, but it will be updated by the year’s end

• The new (free) DLC for Super Mario Odyssey, Luigi’s Balloon World, is now available for all to play

• Slime-san’s massive free piece of DLC titled ‘New Blackbird’s Campaign’ is now live for Switch

Xbox

• Xbox’s Games with Gold for March are now live

Industry News

• Sega and Paramount announced a new Sonic the Hedgehog movie

• The System Shock reboot, which raised $1.3M via Kickstarter, is now on hiatus

• The (finally) announced Burnout Paradise Remaster is set to cross the finish line or PS4 and Xbox One March 16 for $39.99.

• Elite Dangerous is receiving a massive update called ‘Beyond – Chapter One’ that’s set to release February 27 across PS4, Xbox One, and PC

• Fortnite received a big 3.0 update which makes building much faster, adds a 60fps mode, and more

• Ni no Kuni II has (finally) gone gold