Everything revealed at the Future Games Show

Future Games Show Spring Showcase

The latest Future Games Show with the Spring Showcase 2022 was just broadcast, featuring announcements, reveals and updates for upcoming games.

It kicked off with The Time I Have Left, rhythm shooter Gun Jam, vehicular golf in Turbo Golf Racing, and the god-killing action RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.

• Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2022

Konami showed off Crime Sight, there was a teaser for PC Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, tranquil city building in Dorfromantik, and a world premiere for third-person shooter Alterborn.

Feudal survival adventure Sengoku Dynasty, a montage of Team17 titles, a new trailer for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, a look at Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, and last but not least Lego Bricktales.

What cartoon was Them’s Fightin’ Herds originally based on?

a) Littlest Pet Shop
b) My Little Pony
c) Polly Pocket
d) Ice Age

The answer will be revealed at the bottom of today's issue. Join up with our community on Twitter and Facebook to discuss what the answer could be.

EA and DICE are going back to Battlefield’s roots after 2042 fiasco

It's hardly a secret that Battlefield 2042 has been a huge mess, trying and arguably failing to redefine the Battlefield experience while disappointing both new and old players.

That clearly hasn't dissuaded EA and DICE from trying again: There's a new Battlefield in the works, which will apparently move away from the hero shooter template and back towards the series' roots.

Specialists: Players were not thrilled about DICE dropping classes in favour of named specialist characters with rather unwelcome personalities spouting one-liners and quips.

Moving on: The next game is apparently also set in the near-future, and since there has not been any official announcement we will just have to wait and see. Until then DICE will be supporting Battlefield 2042.

Sherlock Holmes developers keep studio open despite being engulfed in war

Frogwares is still keeping it up despite being based in war-torn Ukraine and is working with external partners to deliver the final DLC for Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.

The Switch version of Sherlock Holmes: The Devils’ Daughter is also still in development, and will launch on April 27th. Frogwares is doing its best to “adapt to the situation” and survive.

Bleak time: “Nobody on the team is expected to work, only those who can and want to. Some on the team have become full-time volunteers in the humanitarian efforts around the country. Others have joined the defense forces,” said CEO Wael Amr.

Still going: Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One M For Mystery is out now for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Sherlock Holmes: The Devils’ Daughter for Switch will only be available on the eShop.

Startenders out now

Mix cosmic drinks in VR with Startenders, out now for PlayStation VR and Meta Quest 2. Expect it to launch on more PC VR platforms in the future.

Build your guns in first-person roguelike

Everyone loves firing guns, but what about making them? In Mothergunship: Forge, you get to craft your very own boomsticks and train your masterpieces on deserving enemies when the game launches in June.

Warplanes: Battles over Pacific revealed

Dogfight your way to victory in Warplanes: Battles over Pacific piloting 10 iconic aircraft, Allied designs in the single-player campaign, and Japanese ones available in multiplayer.

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• See the Intellivision Amico unboxed by the company’s CTO who also shows off the plug and play console and its games
• Game director Jason Slama pledges to avoid crunch on new The Witcher project in what will hopefully be a new era for both CD Projekt RED and The Witcher
• More PokéStops added to Pokémon Go in Japan, including 45 blood donation centers across the Kantō and Kōshin'etsu regions
• Watch Stranger of Paradise bring an RTX 3090 to its knees with a rather demanding fur trimmed coat
• Get three months of Marvel Unlimited when you join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with access to over 29,000 digital comics

What cartoon was Them’s Fightin’ Herds originally based on?

ANSWER: My Little Pony!

Who can forget the Brony culture? It even spawned a pretty good fan game! It started out as My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic, a fighting game where the adorable little horses beat each other to a pulp. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hasbro asked the developers to stop what they were doing.

That did not stop the developers, though: The copyrighted equines simply became legally distinct ungulates. Lauren Faust, one of My Little Pony's showrunners, helped design new fighters for what became Them's Fightin' Herds while Tara Strong lent her voice talents.

Well, that was a busy week… Enjoy your weekend and let us know what you’ll be playing!

Today's issue of DailyBits was written by Gavin Herman, Erlend Grefsrud, Simon Priest, and Jamie Davey. If you have any feedback or news tips for the team, please email us!