{"id":810085,"date":"2026-07-19T11:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/810085\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T11:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:37:08","slug":"this-week-in-gaming-week-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/810085\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Gaming (Week 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we enter the second to last week of July, we have a week full of mid-range game releases. We kick off the week with some dinosaur action in this week&#8217;s biggest release, where you get to take on the role as a Spinosaurus with a sword. We kick out the Monday blues with a space RTS\/RPG, followed by a trip to feudal Japan and samurais and then a quick switch to Scotland for another fight for power. We round off the week with an anime-style RPG and finally a co-op game could see you getting egg on your face. We also have some other new releases this week that might be worth checking out.<\/p>\n<p>Dinoblade \/ This week&#8217;s major release \/ Demo \/ Thursday 23 July<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDinoblade is an intense action RPG set in a prehistoric world forever changed by a cataclysmic event. Step into the role of a young Spinosaurus, wielding a colossal Great Sword. Confront rival dinosaurs, some armed with weapons of their own, all in a desperate fight to prevent a looming extinction. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3440070\/Dinoblade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playzerospace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ZeroSpace<\/a> \/ Early access \/ Monday 20 July<br \/>\nZeroSpace is a hybrid sci-fi RTS \/ RPG game that allows you to play as the commander of The Protectorate, a galactic force dedicated to securing humanity&#8217;s place in the galaxy. The Orion sector is locked in a vicious power struggle between many alien factions, ready to fight to the death. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1605850\/ZeroSpace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam link<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/playway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Samurai: Ronin&#8217;s Path<\/a> \/ Demo \/ Tuesday 21 July<br \/>\na world where honor can be a weakness and the blade speaks faster than words, only one thing matters: survive without losing your honor. Step onto the path of a warrior who neither asks for forgiveness nor shows mercy. There is no room for mistakes here &#8211; every fight is a test of skill, and every death is a lesson. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1208170\/Samurai_Ronins_Path\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam link<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.papercultgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tears of Metal<\/a> \/ Early access \/ Demo \/ Wednesday 22 July<br \/>\nFight solo or up to 4-player co-op to reclaim your island alongside your Scottish battalion. On each campaign, gain new powerful upgrades, rally your forces, and stop the invader as they carve into the Mother Stone to harvest its power. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1913120\/Tears_of_Metal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam link<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hound13.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DragonSword: Awakening<\/a> \/ Thursday 23 July<br \/>\nExplore the anime-style open world of the Continent of Orbis, brought to life with Unreal Engine 5! Recruit unique companions, unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action, and embark on an epic journey to save the world from the threat of a Dragon reawakened after 60 years. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4570720\/DragonSword__Awakening\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam link<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bbearstudio.itch.io\/aneggstremelyhardgame\" target=\"_blank\">An Eggstremely Hard Game<\/a> \/ Demo \/ Friday 24 July<br \/>\nAs highly qualified goose parents, work together to bring your little egg home safely. Every crack makes it harder to control, every mistake more hilarious. A co-op physics game for 2 or 4 players about teamwork, clumsiness and honking. HONK! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4112070\/An_Eggstremely_Hard_Game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam link<\/a>Also launching this week: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4369490\/Soulbound_Online\/\" target=\"_blank\">Soulbound: Online<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1181550\/Carnival_Hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carnival Hunt<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1845250\/Rubinite\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rubinite<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2424420\/Avatar_Legends_The_Fighting_Game\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we enter the second to last week of July, we have a week full of mid-range game&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-810085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}