Monthly Wrap-Up: June
Written by: Mary Joaquin
Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up!
Every month, we recap the news covered in our Weekly Round-Up. Here’s what you might have missed this June:
June 1 - Ubisoft partnered with Zero Latency VR to launch Far Cry VR: Dive into Insanity.
June 2 - Techland Gamers & Goodies launched a community hub for the Dying Light games.
June 3 - Games for Change announced the finalists of its 18th annual Awards event.
June 4 - Panic released more information about their handheld Playdate.
June 5 - Nicklas “Nifflas” Nygren and Triple Topping released Ynglet.
June 6 - Zakarya “XBlyzes” Hail ragequit during a Grandmasters Hearthstone tournament.
June 7 - Suncrash released new gameplay footage of Dream Engines: Nomad Cities.
June 8 - HitGrab partnered with SickKids for “The Clan Unites” initiative.
June 9 - Aiya Games launched the Kickstarter for Cyjin.
June 10 - King Arthur: Knight’s Tale got a new Early Access patch.
June 11 - Black Tabby Games released Episode 2 of Scarlet Hollow on Steam and Itch.
June 12 - Death’s Gambit: Afterlife will be coming to Nintendo Switch with new content.
June 13 - Lakeburg Legacies was announced for PC.
June 14 - Dejima Games announced Firegirl during Guerilla Collective.
June 15 - Ziggurat Interactive announced Bloodrayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites for Summer 2021.
June 16 - Rogue Spirit will be coming to Steam Early Access on August 25.
June 17 - Stellaris: Console Edition got a fourth expansion pass.
June 18 - Adventure4Life Studios announced the Kickstarter campaign for Plot of the Druid.
June 19 - Double Fine senior producer Kevin Johnson took pride in Psychonauts 2’s “no crunch” development.
June 20 - Sea of Thieves: A Pirate’s Life, the game’s ambitious—and free—update will include one of the most famous movie pirates in pop culture.
June 21 - Sacrifice Your Friends will be released on Xbox old- and new-gen and Switch later this year.
June 22 - Tripwire Interactive launched its free update for Killing Floor 2 with Interstellar Insanity.
June 23 - Digerati confirmed the release date of Guild of Darksteel for Switch and PC.
June 24 - Speedruns got a bounty on its heads with the launch of Game Ventures, a crowdfunding platform for video game challenge contests.
June 25 - Players skipped the roles of judge and jury to become executioner with the launch of Sentenced VR.
June 26 - Seox will be coming to Granblue Fantasy: Versus on July 12.
June 27 - Team Fortress 2’s patch release made way for a new concurrent players record a week after.
June 28 - Clover Bite’s GRIME will be coming to PC and Stadia on Aug 2.
June 29 - thatgamecompany launchedSky: Children of the Light on Switch.
June 30 - Players will need to use—and keep—their wits with the announcement of The Tartarus Key.
TL;DR
Announcements
Lakeburg Legacies on PC
Dejima Games' Firegirl
Plot of the Druid Kickstarter
The Tartarus Key
Launches
Techland Gamers & Goodies Dying Light community hub
Ynglet
Cyjin Kickstarter
New Early Access patch for King Arthur: Knight's Tale
Scarlet Hollow Episode 2
Stellaris: Console Edition's fourth expansion pass
Killing Floor 2's Interstellar Insanity
Game Ventures - a platform for video game contests
Sentenced VR
Sky: Children of the Light on Switch
Upcoming Releases
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Bloodrayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites in Summer 2021
Rogue Spirit on August 25
Sacrifice Your Friends coming late this year
Guild of Darksteel on July 15
Seox's addition to Granblue Fantasy: Versus on July 12
GRIME on August 2
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