The SGO Weekly breaks down news that may have gone unnoticed throughout the previous week. In addition to general news, this includes reveals, trailers, and announcements. Check out this week’s breakdown featuring more on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Matchpoint – Tennis Championships, and more!
SGO Weekly: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and more!
KungFu Kick launches for consoles and PC
KungFu Kickball, releases this week with full crossplay support on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, as well as PC and Mac.
Players select from five martial sages, each specializing in their very own Ball Jutsu. Charge, block, and headbutt the orb objective as well as other challengers across six distinct stages. Player can also learn the way of KungFu Kicking legends with a comprehensive training mode before competing in 1v1 and 2v2 locally or online.
Matchpoint – Tennis Championships gameplay trailer
Torus Games released the official gameplay trailer for Matchpoint – Tennis Championships. Matchpoint aims to deliver a dynamic tennis experience around the world. Players can expect the game to release in Spring 2022 for PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
The trailer showcases authentic ball physics and character animations with unprecedented player control. At launch, playable characters will feature the top ten ranked Danill Medvedev, Garbiñe Muguruza, Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkaczs and more. Other features include:
- Deep career mode
- Fully customizable personal tennis star
- Multiple styles and tennis techniques
- Practice and training modes, exhibitions, replay mode , and more!
Assetto Corsa Competizione releasing later this month
Official GT World Challenge racing game, Assetto Corsa Competizione launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S February 22.
Players will get behind the wheel of 25 licensed GT racers across 11 different GT3 championship tracks. Competizione encourages players to test their speed in various multiplayer modes against up to 30 players. Additionally, players will need to learn to manage racing through dynamic weather effects.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass
A total of 48 remastered courses from all over the Mario Kart series heads to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Courses will release eight at a time over six waves. Furthermore, players can enjoy the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass at no additional cost with a paid Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. Additionally, it can be purchased on its own for $24.99. The first wave of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass launches March 18. Pre-orders for the DLC begin this week via Nintendo eShop.
Session community trailer
NACON released a new Session trailer, featuring the best community submitted clips made by using the in-game tool. Session is currently available for Early Access on Steam and through the Xbox Game Preview program.
In other news…
- EA Sports UFC 4 Update Brings Giga Chikadze and Magomed Ankalaev
- MLB The Show 22 Nintendo Switch Gameplay Revealed
- Nintendo Switch Sports Continues Wii Sports’ Legacy, Releases In April
- NBA 2K League Reveals Season 5 Home, Hybrid Schedule
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