It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.
The Games of August 2022
Heavy-hitters for the month include: Saints Row Reboot, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, Rollerdrome, Kirby’s Dream Buffet, Cult of the Lamb, Thymesia, SD Gundam Battle Alliance, Soul Hackers 2, Tinykin, and Pac-Man World Re-Pac.
NPD: July 2022
NPD remains the gaming industry’s best snapshot of what’s moving and shaking up both physical and digital retail shelves across the country. All stats are for entertainment purposes only. Total sales of new gaming hardware and software hit $4.1 billion, a 9 percent drop from last year.
On the Top Twenty software charts Warner Bros’ Smash Bros. clone MultiVersus debuted in first place, sending Namco Bandai’s Elden Ring to second. Nintendo’s massive JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles 3 debuts in fourth, and Namco Bandai’s Digimon Survive debuts in eighth. The rest of the charts are mostly returning champs, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6 returning in eighteenth and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise in twentieth.
Everything Else
But there’s more! We finally have the full lineup of Sega’s upcoming – and limited-edition – Sega Genesis Mini 2! Sony’s baby-delivering simulator Death Stranding is coming to Game Pass (and PS Plus)! Do you like Netflix? Do you like games? Did you know Netflix has games to play? Like movies based on games? The success of Sonic 2 and Uncharted says you do! Well, you’re in luck because we’ve got adaptations of Sony’s Days Gone and Sega’s lesser-known Comix Zone and Space Channel 5 on the way!
