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The Big Stories You May Have Missed Last Week

Each week there are a lot of news stories that come through, some are massive enough that they generate conversation, then there are those that can just slide on by.

This weekly post will allow you to catch up on the bigger stories of the week that was, ensuring you didn’t miss anything.


Hawkeye's Own Show Will Launch On Disney+ This November

The last original Avenger to get a solo outing will be Hawkeye and while his tale won’t be told on the big screen like the rest of them, he will have a nice lengthy run via Disney+. Plus, anyone who has seen the tail end of the Black Widow movie, will know to expect something interesting.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Expands Again Next Month, With The Second Expansion

Another seasonal event has kicked off for the game, but when it comes towards the end, the second expansion will release, which will have players returning to Paris, the first time for the series, since Unity. This is also the end of year one of major content, with another year planned, as revealed during the E3 Ubisoft Forward event.

The Outer Wilds First DLC Is Coming This September

The Outer Wilds, not to be mixed up with The Outer Worlds, was a game that caught many by surprise and has since hit every platform, with Switch coming very soon. DLC for the game was always sought after and while the team were quiet for a bit, we know now that they were hard at work on it, with the launch coming very soon.

Black Panther Will Arrive Into Marvel's Avengers In The Middle Of August

The King has returned, or at least will return, when the free expansion for the Avengers game is released this month, it was also revealed recently that Stargate and God of War star Christopher Judge, will be lending his voice to the role of the Black Panther

King's Bounty II Offers Up A Full Gameplay Trailer, In Celebration Of The Gaming Going Gold

King’s Bounty II has been showing bits and pieces off for a while now, but it was only last week that we got a proper gameplay trailer, just in time, as the game is set to release at the end of August.


They were some of the bigger stories of the week that was, but given how quiet this time of year is in the world of videogames and geekdom in general, that is not that surprising. What say you though, what stories made the biggest impression on you.