August brings sequels and spin-offs from well-known franchises, but also risky and innovative projects that present completely new universes. Let's review the most relevant titles arriving in the middle of summer.

After exploring the winding streets of Baghdad and discovering the harshness of feudal Japan, the new chapter of the popular saga Assassin’s Creed revisits the Caribbean Sea. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag was released in 2013 and became an absolute success with over 15 million units sold worldwide. Its great appeal was the freedom it offered to sail the seas, the pirate setting, and its more rogue tone, which broke with the rigidity of the franchise up to that point. The adventure of Edward Kenway, the pirate protagonist and assassin of British descent, resurfaces with this remake.

After the big presentations in June and learning what the future of video games will offer, we look at the shorter term and review the most imminent releases. Action, rhythm, nostalgia and fantastic creatures: there's something for everyone! And we haven't forgotten about the frantic trains of Denshattack!, by the Catalan developers Undercoders, which were supposed to arrive in June, but have suffered delays until this July 15.

For some time now, Catalonia has become a major hub of talent within the video game sector, but rarely does a studio established in our country lead a blockbuster of the caliber of 007 First Light. It is the most ambitious video game made to date by the studio IO Interactive (IOI), originally from Copenhagen but with a key headquarters on Enric Granados street in Barcelona. Thanks to the mix of their recognized experience in the stealth genre (they are the creators of the Hitman saga) and the license to use the James Bond universe, comes one of the most anticipated action and adventure titles of the year of the year.

The catalog of exclusive PlayStation games continues to grow with Saros, the new project from Housemarque that picks up the legacy of Returnal but aims to reformulate some of its key ideas. The previous title from the Finnish studio arrived a few months after the launch of PlayStation 5 and marked the beginning of Sony's current generation by becoming one of the first games that excited with its technical and gameplay possibilities. Since then, Housemarque has been refining the formula that consolidated them within the PlayStation Studios label to give rise to their most ambitious game to date.

The ambitious Crimson Desert is an open-world video game that has ended up becoming one of the most anticipated of the year, but also a source of discussion. During the preview campaign, Pearl Abyss's new title showed an endless list of mechanics and possibilities. This catapulted it to social media and made it one of the most talked-about games of the moment. With a giant proposal and impressive graphics, but also with an infinity of unrealistic promises, the debate was served.

Requiem, also known as Resident Evil 9, is the next major installment in the survival horror saga from Japanese company Capcom, also known for other great series such as Monster Hunter,Street Fighter or Dragon's Dogma. This new title coincides with the franchise's 30th anniversary, which began with the development of Resident Evil (1996) for the original PlayStation. The saga has endured and matured to become one of the genre's greatest benchmarks, as they have taken risks with new mechanics and have sought to adapt to the times.

It has been five years since the publication of Ghost of Tsushima, a title that consolidated Sucker Punch as one of the major labels of the current PlayStation Studios conglomerate. The story of Jin Sakai in his fight to defend the island of Tsushima from the Mongol invasion captivated the hearts of players around the world and has already sold over thirteen million units. The creators of other relevant series such as Sly Cooper either Infamous They have decided to make a sequel to the title but conceiving the saga Ghost as an anthology series. That's why the new Ghost of Yōtei changes time and space with respect to its predecessor, while also having a new protagonist.

Death Stranding, published in 2019, was Hideo Kojima's first solo project, visionary video game designer known for having created the saga Metal GearAfter a long career at Konami, he founded his own studio, Kojima Productions, based in Tokyo. Now, in his second collaboration with Sony, he presents Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, a sequel with which he aims to consolidate his path as an independent creator. The game, one of the year's standout releases under the PlayStation Studios banner, arrives exclusively for PS5 on Thursday, June 26. In this article, we review the key details without spoilers.