Title: Why Does The Internet Think Hideo Kojima And Geoff Keighley Got ‘Divorced’? Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:35:56 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/hideo-kojima-geoff-keighley-friendship-divorce-2000704057 Are gaming media's two favorite dads breaking up, and is Miss Piggy really to blame?

Title: New Halo Remake Trailer Is All Footage From PS5 Pro, Confusing Xbox Fans Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:31:33 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/new-halo-remake-trailer-is-all-footage-from-ps5-pro-confusing-xbox-fans-2000704022 Perhaps this trailer was supposed to be at Sony's big State of Play...

Title: Xbox Game Pass Lost ‘Millions Of Subscribers’ When It Hiked Prices Last Fall Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:21:52 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-lost-millions-subscribers-price-hike-2000704046 The service had over 35 million subscribers as of mid-2025

Title: Xbox Promises Players A ‘Reliable Pipeline’ Of Exclusives That ‘Validates Their Historical Investment’ In The Platform Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:33:54 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/xbox-promises-reliable-pipeline-exclusives-years-2000704024 'Players can expect a reliable pipeline that validates their historical investment in the Xbox platform'

Title: Final Fantasy 14′s Fishing Class Is Technically Pointless, But It’s Spawned A Decade-Long Obsession Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:15:37 +0000 Link: https://kotaku.com/ff14-final-fantasy-14-ffxiv-fishing-research-aquarium-2000702995 FFXIV’s fishing system is a game of its own, and its most dedicated players are still figuring out the rules

Title: Monopoly Go x The Simpsons crossover is almost here Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:41:21 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/monopoly-go-the-simpsons-crossover-details Monopoly Go players have been looking forward to a major crossover event for what felt like months, and though most of the details ended up leaking, nothing actually beats official information. Read more

Title: Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 will take us deeper into the World in Canvas and make Mortenax Blade playable Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 13:43:44 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-3-all-details HoYoverse has today delivered full details on the next major update for Honkai: Star Rail. Version 4.3, dubbed The Lethe Below the Living, will be available for all players on June 1. The upcoming update adds a new chapter to the Planarcadia arc, and introduce a new playable character. Read more

Title: Forza Horizon 6 explodes on Steam even before it's officially out Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:02 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-steam-numbers-big-launch Steam is abuzz this week with a couple of long-anticipated launches, but in Forza Horizon 6’s case, at least, the game isn’t even out for what will be most of its players. The anticipated sequel in the open-world driving game series doesn’t officially launch until May 19, but owners of its most expensive version - the Premium Edition - can play it right now. Read more

Title: Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:10 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/mystic-messenger-ban-wave-thousands-of-hourglasses-anniversary Mystic Messenger, arguably one of the best dating sims around, has been dormant for about seven years. Despite not receiving new content or any meaningful updates in all that time, the game remains popular with its core fans, many of whom just woke up to some shocking news about their accounts. Read more

Title: Forza Horizon 6 review - The driving game for everyone still can’t seem to escape its car-collecting legacy Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:00:03 +0000 Link: https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-review There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewhat with each new entry, gradually losing more and more of its edge in a bid to appeal to the widest possible audience. Read more

Title: Is Xbox Fixable? Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:07:20 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/is-xbox-fixable/ At Summer Game Fest today, Xbox's new chief strategy officer Matthew Ball spoke about some of the company's big moves recently, including its strategy on exclusives and what's next for the company in the hardware space with Project Helix. He made these comments at The Game Business Live. "Reliable pipeline" of exclusives On the subject of exclusives, Ball said, "Everyone in the industry understands that exclusives are important," and Microsoft is no different. The first two console exclusives that Microsoft announced at the Xbox Games Showcase were Gears of War: E-Day this October and Clockwork Revolution in 2027. Ball said Xbox players can expect a "reliable pipeline" of Xbox-exclusives that "validates their historical investment" in the Xbox platform and keeps them there. Microsoft's major live-service multiplayer games, like Call of Duty, will continue to be multiplatform releases going forward, he said. Additionally, titles that were previously announced for non-Xbox platforms will still come to those platforms because of previously agreed-upon plans, Ball said. The 25th anniversary Xbox console The messaging from Microsoft around exclusives under the leadership of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been muddy, and Ball said Microsoft has more work to do to communicate its strategy around exclusives to fans and partners. Also in the interview, Ball talked about the Xbox hardware business, pushing back against the idea that it's a dying market for Microsoft. "We have no desire to move away from the console business," he said. "We are making an investment in our platform, the console platform that is going to be strengthened by these exclusives," he added. Ball went on to acknowledge that certain Xbox exclusives will sell fewer units than they might otherwise if they were multiplatform, but that is a short-term issue, and making these changes will help Xbox's console business grow in the future, he claimed. A Project Helix rethink Microsoft is making these statements about Xbox and hardware during a time when the AI craze is driving up component prices so much that people are very worried about what the new console, Project Helix, might cost when it releases. "The crisis is not yet getting better," Ball said, admitting that he previously underestimated how bad things might get. "The window in which we and others are gonna have to work through is getting longer, and that is going to constrain the category," he said. Today, demand for Xbox consoles is outstripping supply, Ball said. "We are producing them as quickly as possible. These is a severe limitation to how quickly we can do that, but it's not a question of appetite," he said. "That is a prilvege as a company. It is a challenge for us to figure out." How will this all impact Project Helix? Ball said, "We are working very hard to rethink everything that we can about Helix, which is a console we are committed to shipping." "We are very cognizant of the ways in which we need the change as a company to make sure it is affordable, to make sure that it's flexible," he added. "We are working hard to rethinking what that console model can look like, not in an exclusionary way, but in an additive way, so that as we take a look at this crisis, which may have acute effects for 2-2.5 years." "We are working very hard to figure out the best way to navigate it or a way that works for everyone, that does not ask too much from players, but also does detract from the other investments that we need to make as a company," he added. "We also have tens of millions of people who we ask to spend $500 which is still an incredible sum of money. Those people that we asked to buy a console years ago, we still have an obligation to them to meet their expectations and to have them feel rewarded for which platform they chose." "Is it fixable?" Also during the interview, Ball recalled his first conversations after joining Xbox and how Sharma asked him straight up about Xbox, "Is it fixable?" Ball said he's a "strategic optimist" and believes it's "incredibly defeatist to think there is any scenario that you can't do better; that you can't improve." "I joined because I believed I could contribute to that," he said. "I joined because of what she told me she wanted to achieve, I believed was right and achievable. And then I had conversations with [Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella] and others at the company to validate, where do you want to go? When do you wanna go? How are we gonna do this? Do you think we can do this? Do you want us to do that?" "All of that bolstered my confidence from the original disposition of strategic optimism. If we can turn this company around and grow it, do better by our players, and we need to do that, and we are; we languished for several years." Game Pass lost "millions" of subscribers after price hike A Also during the talk, Ball discussed how Xbox Game Pass lost "millions" of subscribers in the period of a few months after the dramatic 50% price hike was announced in October 2025. Microsoft slashed the price of Game Pass Ultimate down to $23/month (from $30/month) after Sharma became Xbox CEO, but Ball said the price is still higher than where it was this time last year ($20/month). The value of the offering has now changed, he said, referring to how new Call of Duty titles are no longer included on day one, and the changes to Game Pass this year are so far "resonating" with users, he said.

Title: Xbox Game Pass Lost “Millions” Of Subscribers After Massive Price Hike In 2025 Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:18:09 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-lost-millions-of-subscribers-after-massive-price-hike-in-2025/ Xbox's chief strategy officer Matthew Ball has confirmed that Xbox Game Pass lost "millions" of subscribers after the massive price hike for the service in 2025. Speaking at The Game Business Live today, Ball said, "We shed millions of subscribers over the span of a few months" following the hike from $20 to $30 that was announced in October 2025. Ball went on to say that Microsoft "corrected that offering" by lowering the price down to $23/month for Game Pass Ultimate as one of Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's first big moves. He also called out Microsoft's decision to stop releasing new Call of Duty games into the Game Pass library as an effort that resonated with users. At $23/month, Game Pass Ultimate is still more expensive than it was this time last year, Ball pointed out, but "the value has changed." Microsoft does not disclose Game Pass subscriber numbers, so we don't know how many people it had, then lost, then potentially regained since the price cut was announced in April 2026. In 2024, Microsoft announced that Game Pass had 34 million members--that number included Xbox Live Gold accounts that were converted to Game Pass Core. This tier is now called Game Pass Essential. Also during Ball's talk, he discussed how Xbox--as a brand and a business-languished under the leadership of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond. Sharma has pledged to "reset" the Xbox business going forward and revitalize the brand, and part of that effort is a push toward exclusive games. But Microsoft's messaging about Xbox exclusives has been messy, prompting many longtime fans to say it's actually more of the same from the Spencer/Bond days. At the Xbox Games Showcase, Microsoft announced that Gears of War: E-Day (October 2026) would be a console exclusive on Xbox and that Clockwork Revolution (2027) would be a console exclusive on Xbox as well. Beyond those, Ball has promised a "reliable pipeline" of console exclusives in the future. Beyond exclusive games, Microsoft remains focused on hardware and, despite rising component costs, the company is going ahead with its plan for a next-generation console in Project Helix.

Title: The Not-E3 Guide To Summer Game Fest Showcases Date: Wed, 06 May 2026 14:20:00 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/every-video-game-showcase-to-watch-in-2026/2900-7446/ While E3 has been dead and buried for a few years now, Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest has stepped in to fill that void. In what is undeniably the busiest month in video game news, Summer Game Fest is just the tip of the iceberg. The main event has several themed showcases that officially accompany it, while other publishers and developers from across the world also host unaffiliated events of their own. Two of the biggest names in gaming--Sony and Microsoft--have revealed what's next for PlayStation and Xbox with dedicated livestreams, with Nintendo up next, but if you're looking for something that suits your niche interests, you can also grab livestreams dedicated to indie games, projects from various parts of the world, and more. To help you keep track of what's on the horizon, we've gathered up all the upcoming video game showcases below, when you can watch them, and their streaming links. We'll keep this list updated, so you can check back often to see what else you can look forward to as soon as it's announced. Nintendo Direct - June 9 As rumored, a Nintendo Direct will be held on Tuesday, June 9, at 7 AM PT/10 AM ET. It's expected to be a big one, as it will run for about 50 minutes and then be followed by an approximately 95-minute Nintendo Treehouse livestream. The Treehouse stream will dive into more detail on some of the Switch or Switch 2 games featured during the main broadcast. Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Women-Led Games - June 4 It's a kind of magic with this year's Women-Led Games Showcase, as Briana White (Aerith in Final Fantasy Remake and Rebirth) joins Warframe's creative director and community director, Rebecca Ford, and Megan Everett, to host the event. The show will have several world premieres and big announcements from studios primarily led and populated by women in the gaming industry. Where to Watch: Twitch YouTube Advertisement Latin American Games Showcase - June 4 Part of this year's Summer Game Fest. the Latin American Showcase returns with multiple world premieres, release date reveals, and a focus on Latin America with its content. Where to Watch: Twitch YouTube Advertisement Summer Game Fest Live - June 5 Summer Game Fest 2026 will kick off this year from the Dolby Theatre, and showrunner Geoff Keighley has promised a "spectacular, cross-platform showcase of what's next in video games." When to watch: June 5 at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Day of the Devs - June 5 Immediately after Summer Game Fest Live, tune in to Day of the Devs for a deep dive into new games from various indie developers. When to watch: June 5, after Summer Game Fest Live Where to watch: Twitch YouTube Advertisement Access-Ability Summer Showcase - June 5 Back for a fourth year, the Access-Ability Summer Showcase is your next stop for a look at video games, the people who make them, and how they're being designed with accessibility settings to help more people enjoy them. When to watch: June 5 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Story Rich Showcase -- June 6 A brand-new video event dedicated entirely to story-rich indie games, the Story-Rich Showcase will take place within the Summer Game Fest period. The event will spotlight a lineup of 20-25 narrative-driven games, and viewers can expect first looks, new trailers, release dates, updates, and a few surprises. When to watch: June 6 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Wholesome Direct 2026 -- June 6 The Summer Games Showcase season wouldn't feel right without some cozy warmth, and that's where the Wholesome Direct steps in. The showcase for uplifting, joyful, and hopeful games, this year's livestream will feature a curated selection of over 50 games, including world premieres, demo announcements, and more. When to watch: June 6 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET Where to Watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Southeast Asian Games Showcase - June 6 Southeast Asian developers are in the spotlight in this showcase, and you can expect plenty of new game reveals alongside updates on upcoming games. When to watch: June 6 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Future Games Show Summer Showcase 2026 - June 6 Featuring world premieres, exclusive trailers, and stealth demo drops , this year's Future Games Show Summer Showcase will be followed by a live event in Los Angeles. When to watch: June 6 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Advertisement PC Gaming Show 2026 - June 6 Back for another year, the PC Gaming Show will offer new looks at over 50 PC games, including world premieres, exclusive announcements, developer interviews, and updates. When to watch: June 7 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Advertisement Green Games Showcase - June 6 Designed to be a gaming livestream that also reconnects with nature, the Green Games Showcase is all about games inspired by our planet. When to watch: June 6 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Advertisement Xbox Games Showcase -- June 7 The annual Xbox Games Showcase is almost here, and this year is shaping up to be a big one for Microsoft's gaming division. Coming in hot after the launch of Forza Horizon 6, this year's Xbox Games Showcase will feature first gameplay looks and news on games from first-party studios, several reveals from third-party partners, and it'll be followed immediately by a deep dive into Gears of War: E-Day. When to watch: June 7 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Where to Watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Deutsche Indie Showcase - June 7 Over in Europe, game developers from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria are banding together to show the rest of the world what they've been working on. When to watch: June 7 at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement India Games Showcase - June 8 Once you're done seeing what European developers are up to, you can catch a flight to the India Showcase for a look at dozens of upcoming games from studios in that region. When to watch: June 8 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement The Game Awards 2026 -- December 10 Geoff Keighley has announced the date for The Game Awards 2026 almost an entire year in advance, and it'll be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. More details will be revealed later this year. When to watch: December 10 Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement In case you missed it With so many video game showcases scheduled for 2026, there's a chance that you might miss one. Fret not, because we'll be keeping track of them, and you can keep browsing below to grab links to the original livestream and the stories we wrote about them. We've arranged the list according to the date that each event originally aired. Advertisement PlayStation State of Play -- June 2 Kicking off June, the PlayStation State of Play showcase was headlined by Marvel's Wolverine, updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals across an hour-long broadcast. 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Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Resident Evil Requiem Showcase Reveals Grace And Leon Gameplay Differences Advertisement Xbox Developer Direct -- January 22 The first big Xbox showcase of the year kept things short and sweet, focusing on games like Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Kiln, and Beast of Reincarnation. Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Xbox Developer Direct 2026: All the announcements Forza Horizon 6 Channels Initial D-Inspired Anime Racing With Its New Mode Fable And Forza Horizon 6 Are Coming To PS5 To Help Reach The "Largest Number Of People Possible" Forza Horizon 6 Gets Official May Release Date, More Than 550 Cars Fable's New Open World Has 1,000+ NPCs As A "Living Population" New Fable Keeps Series Tradition Of Kicking Chickens Alive, And You'll Be Judged For It Fable Is Pulling Inspiration From An Unlikely (And Extremely Popular) TV Show Fable Releases This Autumn, Coming To PS5 At Launch Game Freak's Beast Of Reincarnation Team Is "Relatively Small" With Many External Developers Beast Of Reincarnation Doesn't Look Like Anything Game Freak Has Made Before Double Fine's New Game, Kiln, Features Pottery Battles To The Death Advertisement World of Warcraft: State of Azeroth -- January 29 The State of Azeroth livestream revealed what's next for World of Warcraft and Classic World of Warcraft, introduced Azeroth interiors for budding home decorators, and teased the launch of Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition. Where to watch: YouTube All the news: What to expect from World of Warcraft in 2026 Advertisement Nintendo Direct: Tomodachi Life -- January 29 One of the weirdest games coming out this year, Tomodachi Life is shaping up to be an interesting social-life sim. Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Lets You Have A Love Square With A Clown Because Why Not? Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Adds Same-Sex Relationships And Non-Binary Miis Nintendo Places Image-Sharing Restrictions On "Certain" Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Features Advertisement Overwatch Spotlight -- February 4 A new era of Overwatch is upon us, as Blizzard is introducing some massive changes to the game. From dropping the "2" from its title to introducing several new heroes, Blizzard's popular hero shooter is being changed on a fundamental level as the company aims to transform it into a "Forever Game". Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Overwatch Is Dropping The 2 And Launching A New "Story-Driven Era" Overwatch Is Finally Getting A Cat Hero, A Decade After Inception Overwatch Is About To Reach Peak Cute With Sanrio Hello Kitty Collab Overwatch Director Says Upcoming Changes Will Upset The Game's Balance: "There's No Getting Around That" Yes, Overwatch Characters Have Been Getting Sexier, But Not For The Obvious Reason Overwatch Is Getting Five New Characters, Here's A First Look At What They Do Overwatch Kills Its First Character, But That Won't Stop You From Playing As Them Goodbye Overwatch 2, Hello Overwatch: The Story-Driven, "Forever Game" Blizzard Promised Is Finally Here Overwatch Team Is "Not Comfortable" Releasing AI-Generated Content, But Blizzard Is Open To Experimenting Advertisement Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase -- February 5 Nintendo's third-party partners were in the spotlight during a livestream dedicated to upcoming Switch and Switch 2 games. Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Hits Switch 2 This June This Dinosaur Stealth Game On Switch 2 Lets Four Players Share Controls, For Whatever Reason A New Paranormasight Game Is Coming And I'm Begging You Not To Sleep On It Again This Game Looks Like If Split Fiction Were An 80s Anime And We’re Obsessed Advertisement Hearthstone Spotlight -- February 9 Another developer-led showcase, Blizzard revealed that Hearthstone will celebrate its 12th year with a new Core Set and a new expansion based on one of World of Warcraft's most iconic events. Where to watch: YouTube Twitch All the news: Hearthstone's Next Expansion Cataclysm Coming March 17, Imagines If Deathwing Won Hearthstone Isn't Getting A Physical Trading Card Game Anytime Soon, Here's Why Advertisement Diablo 30th Anniversary Spotlight -- February 11 The Diablo franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and Blizzard revealed some big updates for current games in the franchise like Diablo 2, Diablo 4, and Diablo Immortal. Where to watch: YouTube Twitch All the news: Diablo 4: Lord Of Hatred Puts Badass Amazons Front And Center If You Thought Diablo 4 Didn't Have Enough Skill Trees, You're In Luck Warlock Is Diablo's Newest Class, And It's Coming To (Almost) Every Diablo Game Diablo 4's Next Location Won't Be "Grotesque, Destroyed, And Ruined," And Its Devs Appreciate The Break How A Diablo 2 Game Manual Found New Purpose In Diablo 4's Latest Expansion Major Diablo 2 DLC Adds Features Fans Have Waited Decades For--But It'll Cost You Advertisement PlayStation State of Play -- February 12 The first State of Play from Sony kicked with an impressive hour-long presentation. Alongside Konami announcing the first new Castlevania game in many years and a port of Metal Gear Sold 4, the show also featured a first look at Ghost of Yotei's new multiplayer mode, the confirmation of a PC port for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and much more. Where to watch: YouTube Twitch All the news: PlayStation State Of Play February 2026: All The Biggest Announcements And Games PlayStation Is Bringing Back An Unexpected Series With A New, Zelda-Like Spin Ghost of Yotei Becomes Legendary With New Multiplayer DLC Coming In March Death Stranding 2 PC Port Releases In March 4 Loop Has A Giant Rubik’s Cube Boss And Alien Berries That Teleport Enemies Here’s A First Look At Resident Evil Requiem’s Raccoon City Police Department Decades After RE2 New Legacy Of Kain Game Revealed, And It’s Out Next Month A New Dead Or Alive Game Is In The Works Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Includes Five Versions Of Game, Interactive Documentary Metal Gear Solid 4 And Peace Walker Coming As Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 New Castlevania Game Is Coming From The Dead Cells And Rogue Prince Of Persia Devs Silent Hill: Townfall Shifts First-Person Survival To New Town John Wick Is Getting A 3D Action Game, Lets You Murder Gangsters With Household Objects Marathon Open Beta Announced, Coming Very Soon With Special Perks For PS Plus Members New PlayStation Plus Games Revealed, Including Day-One Release For All Subscribers Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Is Building A Packed Roster, New Trailer Shows God Of War Trilogy Remake Announced, Brings Back Original Voice Actor Sony Reveals New God Of War Sidescroller, And It’s Out Right Now Advertisement Silent Hill Transmission -- February 12 Konami's Silent Hill Transmission livestream wasn't too long, but it did reveal that the next game is expanding into first-person survival horror. Set in the Scottish seaside town of St. Amelia, protagonist Simon Ordell will have to use a handheld portable TV to detect the monsters around him. The game is being developed by Scottish team Screen Burn, who previously produced Stories Untold and Observation. Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Silent Hill: Townfall Shifts First-Person Survival Horror To New Town Advertisement Convergence Showcase -- February 19 A two-hour show hosted by indie-focused streamers Dodger and Jesse Cox, the Convergence Showcase featured dozens of indie and AA games. Where to watch: YouTube Twitch Advertisement Black Voices in Gaming Showcase -- February 19 An event that aims to address the lack of visibility for Black creators, the Black Voices in Gaming Showcase showed off games at various stages of development--from early concepts to near-launch titles--and also celebrated creativity, culture, and innovation in games. Where to watch: YouTube Twitch All the news: The Biggest Games From February's Black Voices In Gaming Showcase Advertisement Indie Fan Fest -- February 19 The second Indie Fan Fest presented new game reveals, world premiere trailers, and more for unreleased games. Even better, several of these games now have demos that you can check out Where to watch: YouTube Twitch All the news: Suddenly, There Are 14 New Games You Can Try For Free Advertisement Pokemon Presents -- February 27 While this year's Pokemon Day livestream mostly focused on mobile games, it did end with a bang as we got our first look at Pokemon Winds and Waves. 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Where to watch: YouTube All the news: Triple-I Initiative Showcase 2026: Castlevania, Dead As Disco, And Every Game Shown Advertisement Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026 - April 16 With a rock-solid hour of announcements and world premieres, the Galaxies Spring 2026 Showcase was a fun livestream featuring dozens of indie games. Highlights included a new gameplay breakdown on Directive 8020, a first look at ReVamp from the developers of Moonlighter, and the announcement of a crossover between Alan Wake 2 and Phasmophobia. Where to watch: YouTube Advertisement Warhammer Skulls -- May 21 A celebration of all things Warhammer, this year's Warhammer Skulls livestream featured plenty of new reveals and announcements. Actor and director Alanah Pearce hosted the event, which featured games like Space Marine 2, Darktide, Rogue Trader, Dark Heresy, Boltgun 2, Warhammer Survivors, Dawn of War IV, and more. 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Title: It’s Hard To Get Excited For Persona 4 Revival Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:17:10 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/its-hard-to-get-excited-for-persona-4-revival/ Video game remakes used to be a genuine surprise, whereas now they have become as common in the release schedule as new titles. But I don't think I've ever felt as unexcited about an upcoming remake as I have for Persona 4 Revival. That says a lot when I hold the original as one of my favorite JRPGs of all time, which I've sunk several hundred hours into across multiple playthroughs. On paper, you can see why a remake makes sense. Persona 4 is, after all, a beloved classic that's about to be old enough to vote (or at least get a part-time job, if we're going by its 2012 expanded edition, Persona 4 Golden). In other words, plenty of time has passed to introduce it to newcomers, and it provides something to tide over longtime fans who will likely have to wait several more years for the newly announced Persona 6. The thing is that everyone already did get reintroduced to Persona 4 just a few years ago when Persona 4 Golden finally made its way to all modern platforms, after breaking free of its Vita exclusivity with a Steam port in 2020. Golden, for me, is one of the best expanded versions of a game ever, not just throwing in new content but meaningfully integrating it into the original story, along with a host of quality-of-life improvements. Later ports providing the option to play this game set in Japan with Japanese audio made it an even more definitive edition. To call this remake a 'Revival' then feels a little disingenuous when the original is far from dormant, inaccessible, or dated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH1QsxBjXyk Revival may boast shinier Unreal visuals, but from the latest trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase, it doesn't even feel like a significant overhaul to me. That is perhaps credit to the incredible style of Persona 4, whose character designs and art direction still ooze so much personality almost two decades later. Sure, Revival's character models and environments are at a higher fidelity than the PS2 visuals of the original, but it feels a moot point when anime character portraits, though redrawn, are still the primary means of presenting much of the story's dialogue. Were these cutscenes that felt on par with watching an anime, I might have been more impressed. You might say this was similar for Persona 3 Reload, given both original games debuted on PlayStation 2. But I felt there was more justification for giving that game the remake treatment, with the potential to deliver a definitive version that combined the content of Persona 3 FES and Persona 3 Portable. That Atlus failed to do--not including a choice of a female protagonist, and then subsequently added Aigis's storyline as a paid expansion--felt like a hugely missed opportunity. Considering that fumble, you can understand why I'm skeptical that Revival can improve upon Persona 4 Golden's already immaculate package. For instance, it's confirmed that Revival will include new events during your time as a high schooler in Inaba, just like Golden did, but that risks adding bloat to an already long game or upsetting fans by cutting existing content. As for what else is changing, it seems like there will be a new English voice cast, as was the case with Persona 3 Reload, though it may not be surprising given how original voice actors Yuri Lowenthal and Troy Baker have become huge stars in the years since. More contentious is whether the script will make any changes to the way the game's queer-coded characters' arcs are represented, but given how this continues to come up in criticism and debate amongst fans, it's hard to imagine any changes or lack thereof that won't just lead to more arguments. With so many more remakes on the horizon biding for attention, it feels ever more important to update or reimagine a classic that justifies its existence, especially if the original is already on modern platforms. With Resident Evil Veronica, I get to see my best girl Claire Redfield back in the limelight, while Capcom seems to be hinting at significant changes, from a new first-person perspective to potentially making the initial raid on Umbrella's Paris facility fully playable. Likewise, there's a greater canvas for reimagining Lara Croft's original adventure in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, including a modern control scheme that leaves tank controls in the dust. But if I want to revisit Persona 4's smalltown Japanese charms while battling shadows in the TV world, I'm still searching for a reason to drop $70 for a shinier version of it in 2027 when I can fire up the very best version of Persona 4 on my Switch, laptop, or even my Vita today.

Title: Best Loadouts In Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 For Season 4 Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:55:44 +0000 Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/best-loadouts-in-call-of-duty-black-ops-7-for-season-4/ Call of Duty Season 4 is live in Black Ops 7, bringing more guns and new attachments to the game. The two new guns in the Season 4 battle pass are powerful choices to consider for your next match of multiplayer, and this guide will provide you with some recommended weapon builds to try for your next match. Black Ops 7’s Gunsmith includes the weapon build code feature. Weapon build codes are unique to each weapon and a specific set of attachments, making it easy to share and receive custom weapon builds. We’ll list the attachments for each build, but also include the unique weapon code for you to easily enter and use. Simply hit L3 to pull up your options while you are in the Gunsmith. This will let you import a weapon build code to use. Additionally, any weapon builds you create in the Gunsmith will have a code generated at the bottom-left corner of your screen. In the weapon builds highlighted below, we will explain the best attachments to use and provide the build codes for easy sharing. All of our recommended multiplayer loadouts can be viewed below, and we also have suggested Season 4 loadouts for Warzone. Voyak KT-3 Voyak KT-3 assault rifle One of the top choices for assault rifles in Season 4 is the Voyak KT-3. This gun has fairly low recoil, and the recommended attachments make it even more accurate and easy to use in multiplayer. Recommended Voyak KT-3 attachments: Optic: Fang Hoverpoint ELO Muzzle: SWF Tishina-11 Barrel: 20″ Danko Barrel Underbarrel: Vas Convergence Foregrip Ammor Mod: Buffer Springs Build code: A09-34FK5-7GZ55-51 MXR-17 MXR-17 assault rifle The MXR-17 is another powerful assault rifle choice in Season 4. This is one of the fastest killing assault rifles in multiplayer, but it does come bundled with some kick. The recommended attachments will help greatly reduce the MXR-17's recoil and boost the ammo count, making this much easier to control at range. Recommended MXR-17 attachments: Muzzle: Redwell Shade-X Suppressor Underbarrel: Vas Convergence Foregrip Magazine: Rhodes Drum Mag Rear Grip: Aria Assail Grip Fire Mod: Recoil Sync Unit Build code: A03-9LQPK-8F51 KRS-7.62 KRS-7.62 marksman rifle Season 4's new KRS-7.62 marksman rifle is a powerful choice for mid-to long-range combat. This is a semi-auto rifle, but the recommended attachments will help you reduce the recoil, improve movement speed, and boost the ammo count. Recommended KRS-7.62 attachments: Optic: Fang Hoverpoint ELO Muzzle: Redwell Shade-X Suppressor  Magazine: Satiate Extended Mag Comb: VAS Mettle Riser Stock: Cheval Gallant Stock Build code: M07-2TKE6-G6PL5-11 CBRS-3 CBRS-3 submachine gun Season 4's new CBRS-3 submachine gun isn't a standout pick in Warzone, but it's a powerful gun for multiplayer. The recommended attachments will help improve the CBRS-3's damage range and reduce some of the gun's recoil. Recommended CBRS-3 attachments: Muzzle: Redwell Shade-X Suppressor Barrel: 15" Redwell Parlay Barrel Underbarrel: Sapper Guard Handstop Magazine: MFS Carousel Fast Mag Rear Grip: Ante Grip Build code: S15-6X1FS-HH11 Carbon 57 Carbon 57 submachine gun The Carbon 57 is another solid choice for close-range combat in Season 4 of multiplayer. The recommended attachments will reduce recoil and boost the damage range, as well as improve aiming, diving, and slide-to-fire speeds. Recommended Carbon 57 attachments: Muzzle: K&S Compensator Barrel: 14" Rockleigh Barrel Underbarrel: VAS Convergence Foregrip Magazine: Carbon 75 Fabricator Mag Rear Grip: Bombus Quick Grip Build code: S05-9LJFA-ZK11 Hawker HX Hawker HX sniper rifle If you're looking to snipe in multiplayer, the Hawker HX sniper rifle is the best choice, providing a gun that is both powerful and very mobile for those quick engagements. The recommended attachments will improve movement speed, aim-down-sight speed, rechamber speed, as well as also boost the fire rate. Recommended Hawker HK attachments: Muzzle: SWF Tishina-11 Barrel: MFS 25" Votive Barrel Rear Grip: Auroral Light Grip Laser: 1MW Instinct Laser Fire Mods: Light Bolt Build code: R05-694TP-PZJ11

Title: SGF 2026 schedule: All Summer Game Fest event dates and times Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:31:16 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/sgf-summer-game-fest-2026-schedule-all-conference-dates-and-times/ It's the most wonderful time of the year — video game reveal season! Summer Game Fest 2026 returns this month, along with showcases from PlayStation and Xbox. As in years past, we can also expect plenty of independent streams, including Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, and the Future Games Show.

Title: All Summer Game Fest 2026 release dates for every new video game announced Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:15:21 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/summer-games-fest-2026-release-dates/ Summer Game Fest 2026 is coming to a close, and whew, what a time it is to be a video game fan. There are so many new release dates for upcoming games, from the biggest AAA titles to up-and-coming indies and everything in between. Through the rest of this year and into the start of 2027, it's time to update your wishlists… although November is looking fairly quiet, as expected, so if you're not planning on playing Grand Theft Auto 6, you've got a lot more time to get through the slew of games coming in the months prior.

Title: Mina the Hollower's secret ending requirements are absolutely brutal Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:21 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/mina-the-hollower-secret-ending-requirements/ Mina the Hollower has a secret ending, which likely comes as no surprise. It'd be odd for a game with so many optional quests and bosses you can do in any order (or not at all) not to have some kind of alternate ending. In characteristic Mina fashion, though, getting this secret ending is tough. Maybe too tough, for me anyway.

Title: Why Kingdom Hearts 4 wasn't at Summer Game Fest 2026 Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:30:19 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/kingdom-hearts-4-summer-game-fest-final-fantasy-7-revelations/ Four years after its reveal, Kingdom Hearts 4 remains one of gaming's biggest mysteries. The long-awaited sequel was nowhere to be found during Summer Game Fest last week, extending a years-long drought of meaningful updates. But now that Square Enix has finally put a title and release window on Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Sora’s absence might make a lot more sense.

Title: Scooby-Doo's new design has fans unsure what Great Dane puppies look like Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:06:02 GMT Link: https://www.polygon.com/internet-outrage-scooby-doo-origins-design/ We got our first look on Monday at Scooby-Doo from Netflix's upcoming live-action series Scooby-Doo: Origins. The show is a modern re-imagining of the classic cartoon, which seems like it may do for Scooby-Doo what Riverdale did for Archie Comics by leaning more heavily into supernatural horror elements. It also stars a real-life puppy as opposed to a CGI-generated one, bucking a Hollywood trend that sees CGI creations in place of real animals. All of this sounds like a good fit for the franchise, but some Scooby-Doo fans have still found something to rage about online, and even by internet standards, it's pretty dumb.

Title: NVIDIA, KRAFTON, NC and Reigning ‘League of Legends’ Champions T1 Celebrate RTX Spark at Korea’s PC Bangs Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:00:15 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/krafton-nc-t1-korea-gaming-pc-bang-rtx-spark/ At GTC Taipei at COMPUTEX last week, NVIDIA unveiled RTX Spark, the superchip that reinvents Windows PCs for the era of personal AI agents. On the heels of this announcement, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang headed to South Korea, where he introduced RTX Spark to the nation’s passionate gaming community. Leading game developers — including Korea’s KRAFTON and NC — are already working to bring their titles to RTX Spark-powered systems.  Designed for local AI, creating and gaming, RTX Spark brings together 30 years of NVIDIA innovation to slim Windows laptops with all-day battery life and small, ultraefficient desktop PCs.  With the superchip, gamers can play AAA games at 1440p resolution and over 100 frames per second with NVIDIA ray tracing, DLSS and Reflex technologies. In addition, RTX Spark supports all NVIDIA RTX technologies, including the recently announced DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, which features a second-generation transformer model for realistic image quality.  RTX Spark Ignites Korea’s Gaming Community Korea has played a major role in spearheading esports and driving the boom in PC bangs, or internet and gaming cafes. With longstanding collaborations rooted in the country, NVIDIA in October celebrated 25 years of GeForce in Korea with a free festival for gamers, highlighting the rich gaming ecosystem that has been built over decades.    On Friday, Huang headed to T1 Base Camp — a PC bang owned by T1, one of Korea’s top esports teams. There, he met with T1’s reigning League of Legends World Champion team, including six-time World Champion Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok to unveil RTX Spark.  NVIDIA and Riot Games — developer of League of Legends — are collaborating to bring the title as well as VALORANT to RTX Spark, expanding gamers’ access to high-performance gaming on slim laptops.  To mark the occasion, T1 Base Camp attendees had the chance to win RTX Spark laptops, League of Legends and T1 merch signed by Huang and Faker, as well as GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs.  Surprising PC-Bang Gamers  Later, Huang headed to Seoul’s Gangnam district, where he surprised PC-bang gamers with a first look at RTX Spark with KRAFTON and NC.  At the first stop, Optimum Zone PC, Huang and KRAFTON Chairman Byung-gyu Chang showcased PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and Subnautica 2 on RTX Spark to a captivated crowd of gamers.  Gamers then got the surprise chance to play with the unreleased PUBG Ally, a co-playable character built with NVIDIA ACE technologies on RTX Spark laptops. PUBG Ally resulted from AI research and development at KRAFTON and NVIDIA, part of an initiative to create next-generation game characters that act like teammates and enable more meaningful, immersive engagements with players. Next, Huang stopped at another PC bang, Portal PC, where he showcased NC’s CINDER CITY and AION 2 on RTX Spark, with support from Taekjin Kim, co-CEO of NC.  NC and NVIDIA began working together in the early 2000s on the Lineage franchise and have since collaborated to integrate RTX technology into many of NC’s flagship games, including Lineage 2, AION, Blade & Soul, AION 2 and CINDER CITY.  Gamers at Portal PC were given the chance to play a demo of NC’s highly anticipated open-world massively multiplayer online tactical shooter CINDER CITY on GeForce RTX-powered PCs.   CINDER CITY will support the DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and Super Resolution features at launch. Plus, gamers will be able to experience the title on slim RTX Spark laptops and compact desktops when the game is released later this year.  In addition to KRAFTON, NC, and Riot Games, 100+ Windows software providers and game developers are embracing RTX Spark. These partners include NetEase, Remedy Entertainment and XBOX.  Learn more about RTX Spark and its launch partners.

Title: Forecast: Fun Ahead — 18 Games Join in June to Stream on GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:27 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-june-2026-games-list/ June’s forecast with GeForce NOW: 100% chance of gaming. GeForce NOW is lining up new adventures for the month, from big-name blockbusters to quirky indies ready for the spotlight. Members can dive into fresh worlds, squad up in new playlists and discover “just one more run” favorites — all streaming from the cloud, no downloads or upgrades required.  Eighteen games are coming this month, starting with the 10 games arriving this week with the highly requested Neverness to Everness.  A World Beyond City limits end where reality bends. Step into a surreal, supernatural open world in NTE: Neverness to Everness from Hota Studio. Reality bends, streets twist into impossible angles and the uncanny waits around every corner. Play as an anomaly hunter drawn into a strange metropolis alive with anomalies, cosmic oddities and dreamlike encounters. Explore the city’s districts at street level or from impossible heights, uncovering secrets, side stories and hidden paths woven through the tangled skyline. Combat and exploration blend together as players move between quiet, eerie spaces and sudden bursts of action.  Every alleyway and rooftop hides something strange and new, from bizarre characters to otherworldly phenomena that reshape the environment in unexpected ways. Streaming with GeForce NOW lets the game’s distinctive art direction and atmospheric lighting shine, keeping the city’s moody glow, deep shadows and supernatural effects crisp and sharp.  Whether wandering its streets on a big screen or checking in from a laptop, NTE: Neverness to Everness stays fluid and immersive — powered by the cloud. June Games Juicing Up the Cloud A legend returns. Return to the Valley of Mines in Gothic 1 Remake, a faithful rebuild of the original experience that expands the world with more detailed questlines, additional nonplayer character routines and reactions, new traversal abilities and a fully modernized combat system. Step into the role of the Nameless Hero and explore a dangerous prison colony filled with rival factions, ancient magic, deadly creatures and choices that shape the journey ahead.  Whether revisiting a classic or discovering it for the first time, GeForce NOW makes it easy to jump into the adventure instantly across nearly any device, no downloads required. Check out what all is available this week: Jurassic World Evolution 3 (New release on Xbox, available on Game Pass) Fatekeeper (New release on Steam, available June 2) House Flipper Remastered Collection (New release on Steam, available June 4) Pro Cycling Manager 26 (New release on Steam, available June 4) GOALS (New release on Steam, available June 4) Gothic 1 Remake (New release on Steam, available June 5) NTE: Neverness to Everness (Launcher) The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass) Tomb Raider I-III Remastered (Epic Games Store) XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Steam) And look forward to the games coming throughout the month: STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions (New release on Steam, June 11) SpaceCraft (New release on Steam, June 11) Denshattack! (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, June 17) The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (New release on Steam, June 18) Dark Scrolls (New release on Steam, June 22) Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains (New release on Steam and Ubisoft, June 30) Farever (Steam) FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves (Steam)  More From May In addition to the 16 games announced last month, 18 more joined the GeForce NOW library: Alchemy Factory (Steam) Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes (Steam) Blades of Fire (Steam) BeamNG.drive (Epic Games Store) Directive 8020 (Steam) Disco Elysium (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure (Epic Games Store) Ostranauts (Steam) Planet Coaster 2 (Epic Games Store) PowerWash Simulator 2 (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Resident Evil Requiem Demo (Steam) Romestead (Steam) SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Subnautica 2 (Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on Game Pass) Sunderfolk (Epic Games Store) TerraTech Legion (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass) Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II (Steam) World of Tanks: HEAT (Steam) What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know X or in the comments below.

Title: The Name’s Gaming … Cloud Gaming: ‘007 First Light’ Launches on GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:37 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-007-first-light-launch/ License to stream, shaken and stirred. GeForce NOW is dialing up the espionage with the launch of 007 First Light, letting members slip into James Bond’s reimagined origin story from almost any device — no tux or preloads required.  For a limited time, the game is included with the purchase of a 12‑month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership, letting members lock in Bond’s next mission and a year of top-tier cloud gaming in one shot. And for those stepping into the role, the look comes with it. Daring Elite Outfit, a signature look capturing the spirit of a rising agent, is now available for Ultimate members — equal parts discipline, ambition and edge. And catch Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem demo in the cloud — catch an early portion of the game and discover its two sides: terrifying survival horror with Grace Ashcroft, and pulse-pounding action with Leon S. Kennedy This GFN Thursday also brings eight new games to the cloud, expanding the library with even more ways to play across genres. Mission Assigned First light, first mission. The mission begins before the legend. 007 First Light puts players in the shoes of James Bond at the dawn of his career, when instincts are sharp, rules are flexible and every decision shapes the agent he’s destined to become. This is a Bond who’s still earning his “00” — unpolished, dangerous and learning when to trust a plan and when to improvise under fire. A cinematic spy thriller unfolds with high-stakes infiltration, tense encounters and stylish set pieces. One moment brings thrills working undercover at an opulent event — the next, white‑knuckle chases and close‑quarters confrontations where timing and composure are everything. Approaches to each mission — quiet and calculated, bold and aggressive, or something in between — define Bond’s path and the allies and enemies that cross it. Stream it all with GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU power in the cloud, with up to 5K high dynamic range and cinematic-quality streaming for Ultimate members. Experience Bond’s origin story in razor-sharp detail across devices — no high-end PC required. Keep It Daring Tailored. Tactical. Dangerously sharp. Looks speak first. A new 007 First Light reward drops today on GeForce NOW, delivering Ultimate members a refined,  unmistakably bold way to step into the world of espionage. The Daring Elite Outfit blends calculated precision with effortless style — the kind that turns heads before the mission even begins. Sleek, confident and just a little dangerous, it’s built for agents who understand that presence is a part of the playbook. All rewards are available starting now through Saturday, June 27, or while supplies last. To claim, log in to a GeForce NOW account, head to the rewards section in the account portal and redeem. Keep It Heated Time to get heated. Armored battles get hero-driven in Wargaming’s free-to-play, player vs. player vehicle shooter, World of Tanks: HEAT, now streaming on GeForce NOW. World of Tanks: HEAT is the franchise’s first hero-driven tank action game, where powerful Agents and their experimental machines shape every fight. Fast-paced 5v5 and 10v10 matches erupt into high-velocity brawls as hero-enhanced tanks trade explosive bursts, clutch escapes and momentum-shifting abilities. Each Agent brings a unique tool kit and vehicle lineup, layering team roles and synergy on top of sharp aim and smart positioning. It’s classic steel-on-steel combat with a hero-shooter twist, now available in the cloud. The next match is always just a quick deployment away on GeForce NOW. Keep It Playing Community stories take the spotlight this week as an Ultimate member on Reddit shares a heartfelt note about what GeForce NOW means to daily gaming. In addition, members can look for the following: Romestead (New release on Steam, May 26) World of Tanks: HEAT (New release on Steam, May 26) 007 First Light (New release on Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on the Microsoft store, May 26) Starminer (New release on Steam, May 27) Resident Evil Requiem Demo (New release on Steam, May 27) Alchemy Factory (Steam) BeamNG.drive (Epic Games Store) Ostranauts (Steam) What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below. nvidia geforce now delivers such flawless performance, it is possible to exert dominance upon the squad ‘w/ absolute precision & @ ease' ♡ more about @nvidiagfn @ https://t.co/pFHAv1zXRS https://t.co/q67SOJNpbO #nvidiapartner #geforcenow pic.twitter.com/NsiK3FIX6v — airie (@airiesummer) May 22, 2026

Title: License to Stream: ‘007 First Light’ Coming to GeForce NOW With an Ultimate Bundle Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:22 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-007-first-light-ultimate-bundle/ The mission begins now. GeForce NOW is dialing up the action with a blockbuster mix of spy thrills, high-speed racing and member rewards — plus eight new games joining the cloud this week, all ready to stream instantly. Leading the drop: the 007 First Light Ultimate Membership Bundle, which brings a brand-new way to jump into one of the year’s biggest releases and discover James Bond’s reimagined origin story. Rev the engines — the Horizon Festival is calling. Forza Horizon 6 is now available on GeForce NOW — bringing the series’ signature open-world racing and festival energy directly to members, wherever they play. Stream a world built for speed, style and freedom instantly across devices, with no downloads required. Step Into the Cloud of Espionage A license to stream. A mission worth accepting arrives. Starting today through Wednesday, June 10, 007 First Light is included with the purchase of a 12-month GeForce NOW Ultimate membership. Lock it in before the game’s launch, and it’ll be ready to play the moment it goes live on Wednesday, May 27 — no preloads, no waiting, no mission briefings required. This is a new, original take of Bond’s story — before the tux fit perfectly and the martinis got specific. 007 First Light drops players into a sharp, cinematic origin story packed with globe-trotting espionage, close calls and choices that shape how the world’s most famous agent takes form. Expect stealth, spectacle and just enough chaos to keep things interesting. Stream it all with GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU power in the cloud, with up to 5K high dynamic range and cinematic-quality streaming for Ultimate members. It’s high-end PC gaming, minus the high-end PC. Redeeming the mission is simple: After purchase, get the game by going to the “Available to Redeem” section in the account portal, signing in to a Steam account and completing the redemption. The game is for members to keep — and ready to play across devices at launch with GeForce NOW. Welcome to the Festival Engines roar. Crowds surge. The road stretches endlessly forward. Forza Horizon 6 is the ultimate automotive playground — a shared world where racing, exploration and creativity come together. Every road, trail and skyline is designed to be driven, discovered and mastered. Take on a wide range of events, from high-speed street races to off-road expeditions, or drop into live activities happening across the world. Build a garage of iconic cars spanning decades of automotive history, each brought to life with incredible detail and customization. The Horizon Festival is more than competition — it’s a celebration of car culture and music. Seamless online features connect players across events and challenges, making every session feel alive and unpredictable. Powered by the cloud, GeForce NOW delivers the festival in stunning detail. Members experience ultrasmooth performance and vivid environments without needing to wait for installs or upgrading hardware. With technologies like NVIDIA DLSS enhancing performance and visual fidelity, every reflection, speed blur and finish-line sprint hits at full intensity. Community Spotlight Community-created content takes the spotlight this week, as GeForce NOW ambassador Cloud Gaming Battle sits down with Andrew Fear, GeForce NOW product manager director at NVIDIA, to dive into what makes the service tick. The conversation covers how GeForce NOW brings high-performance PC gaming from the cloud to a wide range of devices, giving a closer look at the tech, thinking and passion behind the platform. It’s a conversation that the GFN Reddit community is calling “genuinely inspirational.” In addition, members can look for the following: Forza Horizon 6 (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, May 19) Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core (New release on Steam, May 20) Luna Abyss (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, May 21) Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II (New release on Steam, May 21) ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies (New release on Steam, May 21) Splitgate Arena Reloaded (Xbox, Available on Game Pass) Sunderfolk (Epic Games Store) TerraTech Legion (Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass) What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below. Rev your engines — the Horizon Festival is calling. @ForzaHorizon 6 is now streaming on GeForce NOW – stream a world built for speed in the cloud today. pic.twitter.com/hJuKFT2GZp — NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) May 19, 2026

Title: Sea You in the Cloud: ‘Subnautica 2’ Early Access Dives Onto GeForce NOW Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Link: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-subnautica-2/ Editor’s note: The Gaijin single sign-on feature is now up and running. Dive masks on — Subnautica 2 is making a splash on GeForce NOW day-and-date with launch, so members can plunge into the title’s brand-new alien ocean from almost any device. It leads 11 new games joining the cloud this week. A limited-time HITMAN World of Assassination reward event brings signature tools of the trade — equal parts precision and unpredictability. At the same time Le Chiffre from CASINO ROYALE, played by the legendary actor Mads Mikkelsen, returns to HITMAN World of Assassination. Play for free through May 25 and earn a unique reward for 007 First Light. Meanwhile, engines are already revving — the highly anticipated Forza Horizon 6 races onto the scene with early access, starting today for players who preordered the Premium Edition on Steam or purchased the Premium Upgrade Bundle for PC Game Pass. GeForce NOW members can jump in once early access becomes available on the service — no preinstalls or downloads needed.  It all highlights what GeForce NOW does best: turning PC gaming collections into play-anywhere experiences across devices, with no install, updates or the latest hardware required.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Making Waves Explore the unknown with the cloud. Jump into a shared-world ocean frontier in Subnautica 2 — where survival, exploration and creativity rise to the surface together. Every reef, trench and stormy horizon is crafted to be swum through, studied and slowly tamed as players chart their own course beneath alien waves. Descend into a living seascape of dynamic ecosystems, mysterious ruins and creatures that range from curious to colossal. Take on story-driven missions, dive into resource-rich biomes and construct bases above and below the surface to turn hostile waters into a home. Whether playing solo or with a crew, the ocean stays vast and unpredictable. On GeForce NOW, every current, glow and shadow streams with crisp detail and fluid performance straight from the cloud. Members can plunge into the depths in moments, skipping downloads and hardware upgrades.  Keep It Classy Shaken, stirred and slightly unhinged. Suit up, agent — things are getting a little explosive. A new HITMAN World of Assassination reward event lands on GeForce NOW, giving members a stylish (and slightly unhinged) way to make an impression. Each item leans into HITMAN’s signature tone — equal parts precision, chaos and dark humor. Here’s what’s waiting: Free users: The Purple Streak Explosive Duck — a remote explosive disguised as an innocent rubber toy. Performance members: The Purple Streak Explosive Duck and the Bomb Dynamite, a classic TNT bundle built for loud, messy exits. Ultimate members: Full Ultimate Bundle — adds the Purple Streak Fiber Wire (a sleek, silent takedown tool) and the Purple Streak Swimwear Suit (a bold outfit that trades stealth for style) to the Purple Streak Explosive Duck and the Bomb Dynamite. Starting today, all members get access to the rewards, which will remain available through Sunday, June 14, first come, first served. To claim, log in to a GeForce NOW account, head to the rewards section in the account portal and redeem.  One mission, a handful of questionable tools and a clear message: Stealth is optional, style is not. Splashy New Games In addition, members can look for the following: Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes (New release on Steam, May 11) Outbound (New release on Steam, May 11) Directive 8020 (New release on Steam, May 12) Subnautica 2 (New release on Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on Game Pass, May 14) Blades of Fire (New release on Steam, May 14) Forza Horizon 6 (Early access on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass, May 14) Disco Elysium (Xbox, available on Game Pass) Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure (Epic Games Store) Planet Coaster 2 (Epic Games Store) Sudden Strike 5 (Steam) Super Battle Golf (Steam) The Gaijin single sign-on feature is coming soon and is currently in development with Gaijin. Updates will be shared in a future GeForce NOW Thursday once the feature is live. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know on X or in the comments below.   Which gaming genres do you play the most? — NVIDIA GeForce NOW (@NVIDIAGFN) May 13, 2026  

Title: Summer Game Fest 2026: Hands-on and more details on 6 upcoming PS5 games Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:00:52 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/06/08/summer-game-fest-2026-hands-on-and-more-details-on-6-upcoming-ps5-games/ Summer Game Fest Play Days featured a ton of new titles this year, with developers and publishers giving lots of chances to see, and play, a variety of games coming to PS5. I visited SGF Play Days this year to see these upcoming titles in action, and go hands-on with many of them. Here’s everything I played and saw at Summer Game Fest. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 | Release Date: TBD Publisher: Daybreak Game Company | Developer: Cold Iron Games Set five years after the events of the Aliens: Fireteam Elite, the sequel continues to capture the feeling that you’re seconds from being overwhelmed by hordes of sleek, deadly xenomorphs, just like in the 1986 movie from which it draws inspiration. We played a mission from the middle of Fireteam Elite 2’s campaign, in which we were tasked with making our way through a derelict spaceship overrun by aliens and aggressive Weyland Yutani androids. Fireteam Elite 2 expands your cooperative third-person shooter squad from three to four, but you’ll face huge hordes of creatures as you make your way through missions. Our fireteam faced off against some familiar enemies, including standard xenos, huge and powerful Drones, and hidden, stalking Prowlers, as well as baton-wielding synthetics and more capable synths equipped with rifles or riot shields. But we also faced a few new enemies, including xenomorphs with huge acid sacs growing from their heads whose goal is to get close and explode on you, and armored, spider-like robots that take quite a bit of firepower to put down. To aid in your battle, you can find weapons and items as in the last game, like sentry turrets and health packs. Scour each mission and you can also nab new ammo types, such as incendiary rounds, cryo rounds, and electrical rounds, which make your weapons more effective against certain enemies — at least until they run out.Developer Cold Iron Studios has made some changes to character classes, but it sounds like they’ll be even more customizable than they were in the last game. I played a medic, which had the capability of dropping a portable healing device that could help my teammates deal with their injuries, but only temporarily since it dispensed health that would slowly decay over time, and an Overclock ability that sped up the reloading and weapon switching of anyone nearby. I saw a few other abilities in action, too, like the Machinist’s deployable flying drone, as well as grenades that could freeze enemies or hit them with electrical bursts. It sounds like Fireteam Elite 2 is making a lot of changes that were requested by fans of the first game, while maintaining the first’s white-knuckle action and challenge. fully expect to get overrun by the universe’s greatest killing machine when the Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is released. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Crazy Taxi: World Tour | Release Date: 2027 Publisher: Sega | Developer: Sega Crazy Taxi World Tour revitalizes Sega’s beloved arcade driving franchise, and it even brings back at least some of the killer ’90s bands that helped define the series. In a hands-off presentation from Director Kenji Kanno, we got a few more details about what looks to be a big expansion on the ridiculous original. The main focus in Crazy Taxi World Tour is on its story mode, which spans five locations in five different countries — hence the “world tour.” While Kanno wouldn’t share many details, we do know that the story kicks off when the protagonist Axel’s car is stolen, kicking off his globe-trotting adventure to retrieve it. With World Tour, the development team is taking the opportunity to build on the characters of Crazy Taxi, expanding on their personalities and backstories, as well as the lore of the series overall. As in the original games, a big part of the action will be picking up passengers and delivering them to their destinations, with the speediest, most ridiculous driving you can manage. Your taxi is decked out with new abilities, like boosting and reversing with the quick back dash. But there’s more to the experience than earning CRAZY money. You’ll also meet different characters and help them out with special activities, like helping deliver a huge stack of pizzas without losing them all over the street, and using your taxi to help a fisherman cast his line ridiculously far, and then hitting reverse to haul in some monster catches. Some of those activities will be silly, and others will be a little more serious, but they all play into Kanno’s vision of creating cities that feel alive with people as you drive, drift, and crash through them. World Tour is also helping the Crazy Taxi developers realize some features that never made it into past games — namely multiplayer, which they couldn’t manage in Crazy Taxi 2 or 3 because of technical limitations. Though there’s a lot we still don’t know, the presentation did show off a few other elements we can expect, like odd jobs to complete and a progression system that’ll have you leveling up as you complete fares and tasks. And Kanno also confirmed that this time, you can drive in the ocean. Play Video gen Atlas | Release Date TBD Publisher: Epic Games | Developer: genDesign The next title from acclaimed developer Fumito Ueda received a second trailer during the SGF Showcase, but it’s still just as cryptic as when it was announced last year at The Game Awards. I got to see a little more than what appeared in the trailer in a hands-off demo, and spoke to Ueda about what players can expect from the new game. In gen Atlas, you awake on a world filled with technologically advanced ruins, with hulking, destroyed mechanical figures scattered across it — a world seemingly abandoned by humanity. What happened here and why everyone is gone is up to you to discover, and as the trailer shows, part of how you’ll do that is by uncovering the head of a giant robot. From what we’ve seen so far, the robot will help you to get around and explore the world, and sometimes allow you to commandeer titanic robot bodies to use for various functions, including solving puzzles and fighting other colossal machines. Ueda wouldn’t share too much about the action-adventure game, but did say there are a number of different ways you’ll get around and engage with the world, both with and without the help of the robot, striking a balance between exploration and solving puzzles. While Ueda’s previous games — Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian — formed a sort of trilogy, with similar settings, characters, and ideas, you shouldn’t expect gen Atlas to be another riff on similar ideas. In fact, Ueda said the sci-fi setting and the focus on giant robots were the result of him trying to do something new, different, and unexpected. “If I put myself in the shoes of the player or a fan that’s been following my own games, I think I would actually want something of a surprise or something that is unexpected of an Ueda game, and I feel the same way,” Ueda said. “If I deliver something that’s sort of on the extension of what I’ve made, I might actually not be as excited, to be quite honest. So I want to keep that sort of excitement and even try to deliver beyond people’s imagination and expectation.” Ueda said he hopes to be the kind of creator whose audiences can’t predict what he’ll make next. With that in mind, we’ll have to wait to see exactly what kind of experience and mystery Ueda delivers in gen Atlas. Play Video Silent Hill: Townfall  | Release Date: September 24, 2026 Publisher: Annapurna Interactive, Konami | Developer: Screen Burn Interactive Developer Screen Burn didn’t provide a chance to play Silent Hill: Townfall at SGF this year, but it did offer a hands-off demo that gave a pretty good sense of how you’ll make your way through its foggy, frightening Scottish town. Central to the first-person experience in Townfall is its portable TV set, Screen Burn’s riff on Silent Hill’s classic, staticky radio. In past games, the radio’s white noise grows louder as enemies draw close, giving you a sense of when you’re about to be attacked as you make your way through the town’s thick fog. In Townfall, the TV helps you deal with enemies, while also providing you with navigational clues and other useful information. In the live demo I watched, protagonist Simon could tune the TV to find signals within the static, including a message from a woman called Zoe, which draws him on through the town. The signal provided still images of locations and objects nearby, giving Simon clues as to where he should go. Zoe’s message was coming from a nearby house, and to get there, he followed the images past some stalls and a tree planted in the middle of the concrete walkway, before finding an alley shown in the images and making his way to the house’s back door. Inside, we saw that Simon will be working to solve puzzles in true Silent Hill fashion, including working to reset an electrical breaker. Later, Simon used the TV for a different purpose: to spot one of Townfall’s hideous, fleshy monsters. Tuning the TV to an enemy’s signal lets you see it through walls, allowing you to gauge where it is in the fog so that you can sneak by. Evasion will be a big part of how you make your way through Townfall — using peek controls to carefully check around corners will be an important way to avoid getting got as you explore. Soon after, Simon found a plank of wood to use as a melee weapon to show off Townfall’s melee combat, which is fast and brutal. While it’s possible to block incoming attacks as you fight, it took only a few hits for Simon to fall, suggesting that fights like this are extremely risky and might be best avoided. While my look at Silent Hill: Townfall was brief, it looks like an intriguing and frightening take on the franchise’s formula, and I can’t wait to see more. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Sonic Pico Park | Release Date TBD Publisher: Sega | Developer: Teco Park Inc. The next entry into the Pico Park series sees Sonic and his pals teaming up for some cooperative multiplayer chaos. Along with three other journalists, I played the eight quick stages that make up Sonic Pico Park’s tutorial, which showed off how you’ll control Sonic characters and cooperate to solve various deceptively simple-looking puzzles. When you jump into Sonic Pico Park with three friends, you’ll each play a different character from the Sonic universe: Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Sonic the Hedgehog himself. All of them are speedy runners and can spin dash when you hit Circle. Working together is key, since the screen only advances forward when all four characters head to the right, and some obstacles will require all of you to surmount them. We quickly ran into walls that were too high for a single character to climb, requiring us to jump on each other’s heads to make a tower to get one person over, or bridges that would collapse if we didn’t all quickly sprint across them at the same time. One puzzle needed a character to spin-dash up a ramp to a high platform, and three of us needed to form a wall by standing on each other’s heads so the fourth could use us to dash up. In another, the only way to cross a long gap was with Tails’ flight ability. Tails can carry another character if you hit X to jump up and catch him, and other characters can hold onto the first one — but with all four characters weighing him down, Tails starts to lose altitude from the strain, so we had to quickly cover the gap before we fell. Classic elements of Sonic games make appearances in Sonic Pico Park’s puzzles. We needed to use spring launchers to cross a big gap in one puzzle, while avoiding the ones that were facing in the wrong directions and could send some of us bouncing off each other. And in true Sonic fashion, sometimes, the solution to the problem is speed. Where Sonic Pico Park got really fun was in the chaos that four characters trying to work together can create. Even in the first few levels, we saw plenty of trouble as we knocked each other into pits or spikes in goofy fashion, and I can only imagine how more complex levels will create even more ridiculous situations. View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Virtua Fighter Crossroads | Release Date: 2027 Publisher: Sega | Developer: RGG Studio The Virtua Fighter series is more than 30 years old, but it’s getting an entirely new spin with Virtua Fighter Crossroads. The new title combines what fans love about the series — its pitched, 3D fighting game battles — with the storytelling and worldbuilding developer RGG Studio is known for. Sega brought journalists in for a hands-off presentation with Creative Director Riichiro Yamada that expanded on the trailer launched during SGF. Crossroads takes place 10 or more years in the future from Virtua Fighter 5, and features four protagonists, each a fighter living in the fictional South Asian country of Vilaspara. We’ve primarily seen Cielo, the Paraguayan-American fighter who serves as the beginning, relatable protagonist in the story. But while Cielo’s story is one of personal growth as he works to make a name for himself as a fighter, expect to see the story take darker turns and change tones with the other characters. Player choice is going to be a major part of the single-player experience, with a branching narrative that can change depending on the things you do, the choices you make, and the relationships you build, like those between Cielo and his friends. And while you’ll meet other legendary Virtua Fighter characters along the way, they may be friend or foe — how they treat you and what happens with them might be dependent on your actions. Above all, though, Yamada said the team wants Crossroads to be grounded and believable within the Virtua Fighter universe. Combat in Crossroads takes on the classic Virtua Fighter flare, flipping to a side-on camera perspective when you start throwing punches and kicks. You’ll fight in both one-on-one battles and against groups of enemies, but Yamada said the team has worked to mix action-adventure combat with Virtua Fighter’s approach, and to modernize it. In addition to the single-player campaign, there’s also a one-on-one player-versus-player mode, and Yamada said part of the idea behind Crossroads is to create ways for players to develop their fighting game skills in the campaign, so they can take them into battle with their friends. Above all, he said, the team wants the game to be fun and approachable, whether they’re long-time Virtua Fighter fans or just coming to the series for the first time. —– We’ll add even more games to this list over the next few days, so stay tuned.

Title: Summer Game Fest 2026 highlights: 16 games coming to PS5 Date: Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:29:59 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/06/05/summer-game-fest-2026-highlights-16-games-coming-to-ps5/ The summer continues to be an exciting time for big game announcements with a new look at upcoming titles, some long-awaited release dates, and more than a few surprises along the way. Here are some of the biggest updates and reveals on upcoming PlayStation titles.  Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced | Coming July 9 Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Singapore | PS5 Play Video Ubisoft unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. The trailer spotlights Leave Her Johnny Resynced, a reimagined take on the iconic sea shanty by artist Woodkid. Hoist your flag and hit the high seas again in relentless pursuit of freedom. Control Resonant | Coming September 24 Publisher: Remedy Entertainment Developer: Remedy Entertainment | PS5 Play Video We got a new look at Control Resonant, the upcoming action-RPG sequel. The latest trailer explores the game’s version of Manhattan, where Dylan Faden navigates a city transformed by paranatural forces. Players will explore diverse zones, take on story missions, side quests, boss encounters, and puzzles, while also revisiting previously unseen areas of the Oldest House from the original Control. Crossfire | Stay tuned Publisher: Smilegate Developer: That’s No Moon | PS5 Play Video That’s No Moon shared their debut game, Crossfire, available to wishlist now. Combining cinematic storytelling with grounded, stealth combat, Crossfire follows two enemy operators who must form a fragile alliance to overcome an existential threat. Final Fantasy VII Revelation | Coming 2027 Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix | PS5 Play Video The final battle against Sephiroth begins as a meteor fills the sky, monstrous planetary guardians wreak havoc across the globe, and the fires of war rage. Take to the skies and explore a boundless world, fight alongside a fully assembled party, master strategic and dynamic combat, and prepare yourself for the climactic finale. gen Atlas | Stay tuned  Publisher: Epic Games Developer: gen Design | PS5 Play Video The studio behind Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian unveils gen Atlas, a single-player open-world action-adventure. Awaken on an abandoned planet, colossal massive robots, and resume a halted terraforming project. Stay tuned for more updates. Guild Wars 3 | Stay tuned Publisher: ArenaNet Developer: ArenaNet | PS5 Play Video The third entry in the beloved Guild Wars action-adventure MMORPG franchise and its first new game since 2012. The game will release globally on PS5, marking the first time a Guild Wars game will appear on home consoles. The first beta tests begin in the fall of 2027. Gundam Rogue Orbit | Coming 2027 Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Developer: Bandai Namco Entertainment | PS5 Play Video An all-new Gundam game is coming to PS5 in 2027. Suit up for humanity in Gundam Rogue Orbit, a high-mobility action game that delivers a new take on the IP, blending a fast-paced cinematic story with intense, hard-hitting combat in a new universe. Lords of the Fallen II | Coming 2026 Publisher: CI Games Developer: CI Games | PS5 Play Video A new trailer for Lords of the Fallen II, featuring the Katana weapon class, new bosses, and locations in Thorngar. Battle against the darkness in an epic adventure across a shattered kingdom. Mafia: The Old Country – Man of Honor (DLC) | Coming August 14 Publisher: 2K Developer: Hangar 13 | PS5 Play Video Step back into the role of Enzo Favara and work alongside Ennio Salieri in Man of Honor, an expansion for Mafia: The Old Country coming August 14. Witness Salieri’s early days in the Valle Dorata via two new story chapters and new Free Ride content. Resident Evil Veronica | Coming 2027 Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom | PS5 Play Video Survive the terror of Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of the 2000s Resident Evil Code: Veronica. This new title preserves the essence of the original game while introducing modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics. RuneScape: Dragonwilds | Coming September 15 Publisher: Jagex: The RuneScape Company Developer: Jagex: The RuneScape Company | PS5 Play Video RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers at launch.  On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill, and craft in this co-operative survival adventure. Only by mastering survival and uncovering ancient secrets can you hope to face the ferocious Dragon Queen. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | Coming 2026 Publisher: Sega Developer: Sega  | PS5 Play Video Sega announced the release timing of the final two DLCs for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming in July, and Avatar coming in October – and teased a new Season Pass Two, which includes Godzilla and Evangelion DLCs during Summer Game Fest. Star Wars: Galactic Racer | Coming October 6 Publisher: Secret Mode Developer: Fuse Games | PS5 Play Video Tonight, a new story trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer debuted, showcasing how Kestshowingar Bool uses his position as League Champion to threaten other pilots. In a bid to retain control over his racing league, Darius Pax enlists the help of Shade, a mysterious pilot with a personal grudge against the Bool family.  Stranger Than Heaven | Coming January 15, 2027 Publisher: Sega Developer: RGG Studio | PS5 Play Video A fifty-year, action-adventure saga of men with nowhere to go and their desperate struggle to find a home. Use extreme violence to survive, and musical talent to thrive as a showman across five cities and eras of modern Japan. Oh, and Tupac is here. Swords of Legends | Coming soon Publisher: Aurogon Shanghai Developer: Aurogon Shanghai | PS5 Play Video A new trailer for Swords of Legends, a single-player action RPG, offers a first look at its combat, featuring the debut of the Spirit Companion system and a boss fight against the Master of Cantrip, whose every move is staged as classical Chinese stage magic. The Blood of Dawnwalker | Coming September 3 Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment Developer: Rebel Wolves | PS5 Play Video Vampires walk out of the shadows in the latest action-packed trailer for The Blood of Dawnwalker. Experience two different gameplay loops, day and night, in this open-world dark fantasy action RPG. Stay tuned for more SGF news as we go hands-on with some of the titles revealed and share our first impressions of the games headed our way.

Title: Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 543: State of Faye Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:05:55 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/06/05/official-playstation-podcast-episode-543-state-of-faye/ Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Tim, Kristen, Brett, and I are back this week to discuss the latest State of Play, along with some of our favorite announcements and what we can’t wait to get our hands on. This episode also includes a special interview with the Head of Creative at Santa Monica Studio, Cory Barlog, and God of War Laufey Director Ariel Lawrence. Stuff We Talked About Next week’s release highlights: Solarpunk | PS5  NBA The Run | PS5  Beastro | PS5  PlayStation peripherals — Get all the new details on the FlexStrike wireless fight stick coming August 6, the 27” Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook coming August 27, and the Pulse Elevate Wireless Speakers coming later this year. Get a detailed hands-on report and pricing. Ace Combat 8 Wings of Theve hands-on — Learn how aerial combat has evolved with air-to-sea and air-to-land combat, including a big battle with a land battleship. State of Play —  Check out all the big announcements and updates from the show, including an extended look at Marvel’s Wolverine and the first reveal of Marvel’s Wolverine, Until Dawn 2, and God of War Laufey. The Cast View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Tim Turi – Content Communications Manager, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Kristen Zitani – Senior Content Communications Specialist, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image Brett Elston – Manager, Content Communications, SIE View and download image Download the image close Close Download this image O’Dell Harmon Jr. – Content Communications Specialist, SIE Thanks to Dormilón for our rad theme song and show music. [Editor’s note: PSN game release dates are subject to change without notice. Game details are gathered from press releases from their individual publishers and/or ESRB rating descriptions.]

Title: Share of the Week: Star Wars Outlaws Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:00:10 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/06/05/share-of-the-week-star-wars-outlaws/ Last week, we sent you to a galaxy far, far away to share moments from Star Wars Outlaws using #PSshare #PSBlog. The open-world adventure is available now in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. Here are this week’s highlights: wingsforsmiles shares Kay staring out to a sunset with TIE Fighters in the distance coalabr14 shares a shadowy portrait of Kay SheikhSadi80 shares Kay and Nix riding across the surface of a lake  CaliOcelot shares Nix looking excited on the back of Kay’s speeder  RhodWulfLeon shares Kay walking down some snowy steps KeenEyeVP shares a colorful and detailed portrait of Nix Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week? THEME: DualitySUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on June 10, 2026  Next week, share reflections, opposites, or anything that comes in pairs using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Title: (For Southeast Asia) PlayStation Store: May 2026’s top downloads Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:03:49 +0000 Link: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/06/05/20260605-top/ It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In May, Mr. Bond does it again as 007 First Light topped the Asia charts for PS5,  while NTE: Neverness to Everness topped Asia’s Free to Play charts.  Check out the full listings below. What titles are you playing this month? PS5 Games AsiaUS/Canada007 First Light007 First LightNBA 2K26LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark KnightResident Evil 4NBA 2K26Forza Horizon 5MLB The Show 26PRAGMATAGrand Theft Auto VDevil May Cry 5 Special EditionMinecraftGhost of YōteiCall of Duty: Black Ops 7Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered FateInvincible VSIt Takes TwoSarosGrand Theft Auto VCrimson DesertCrimson DesertForza Horizon 5Gran Turismo 7Mortal Kombat 1FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTHEA Sports Madden NFL 26The Witcher 3: Wild HuntMixtapeSplit FictionGhost of YōteiLEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark KnightMortal Kombat 11Hogwarts LegacyContent WarningResident Evil RequiemPragmataResident Evil VillageDirective 8020Diablo IVSea of Thieves *Naming of products may differ between regions *Upgrades not included PS4 Games AsiaUS/CanadaRed Dead Redemption 2Star Wars Battlefront IIDevil May Cry 5Red Dead Redemption 2Devil May Cry HD CollectionDevil May Cry HD CollectionACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWNBatman: Arkham KnightA Way OutGang BeastsSEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICECall of Duty: Black Ops IIIOvercooked! 2Mortal Kombat XTEKKEN 7MinecraftShadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive EditionDying LightGod of WarDevil May Cry 4Resident Evil 6The ForestMONSTER HUNTER: WORLDGrand Theft Auto VNBA 2K26A Way OutGod of War III RemasteredOvercooked 2Devil May Cry 4Resident Evil 6Batman: Arkham KnightCastle Crashers RemasteredNeed for Speed HeatGod of WarMinecraft DungeonsNBA 2K26Assassin’s Creed OdysseyFor HonorUNCHARTED: The Nathan Drake Collection PlayStation HitsResident Evil 5 *Naming of products may differ between regions PS VR2 Games* AsiaUS/CanadaHorizon Call of the MountainI Am CatBeat SaberAlien: Rogue Incursion VRAlien: Rogue Incursion VRStar Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Enhanced EditionMaestroBeat SaberKayak VR: MirageCreed: Rise to Glory – Championship EditionArizona Sunshine 2Job SimulatorCreed: Rise to Glory – Championship EditionArizona Sunshine 2Little Nightmares VR: Altered EchoesAmong Us 3D: VRMetro AwakeningMoss VRCrossfire: Sierra SquadZero Caliber VR *PlayStation Store purchases only. Game upgrades or games bundled with hardware not included Free to Play (PS5 + PS4) AsiaUS/CanadaNTE: Neverness to EvernessFortniteRobloxRobloxWhere Winds Meet (F2P)NTE: Neverness to EvernesseFootballCall of Duty: WarzoneDelta Force (F2P)Marvel RivalsAsphalt LegendsApex LegendsPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Free AccessGenshin ImpactRocket LeagueWuthering WavesAsphalt LegendsFortniteFall Guys

Title: Star Trek: Outposts Unknown's demo introduces an upbeat settlement builder, though my crew of clocking-out ship slackers wouldn't last a day in RimWorld Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:46:04 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/star-trek-outposts-unknowns-demo-introduces-an-upbeat-settlement-builder-though-my-crew-of-clocking-out-ship-slackers-wouldnt-last-a-day-in-rimworld Offworld settlement builders delight in forcing their pebble-gathering, ore-hoarding colonists into a life of subsistence scrounging by way of disaster: a crashed spaceship or cryogenic malfunction leaving them no choice but to eke out an existence on a hostile rock. Star Trek: Outposts Unknown, announced yesterday and already bearing a demo, is different. Your team of explorers aren’t trapped; in fact, if they’re anything like mine, they’ll be knocking off and back on the mothership by dinnertime. Read more

Title: Gothic remake lockpicking backlash raises the fascinating question of whether anybody really enjoys lockpicking in RPGs Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:11:22 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gothic-remake-lockpicking-backlash-raises-the-fascinating-question-of-whether-anybody-really-enjoys-lockpicking-in-rpgs Alkimia Interactive and THQ's Gothic remake launched over the weekend, and many are the complaints that the RPG's revised lockpicking system is far too hard. I know, right - tricky lockpicking in a game set in a giant prison! Please excuse me while I lift both hands from the keyboard and strenuously knead my face into a shocked expression. Read more

Title: Stealth's been replaced with scrappy swordfighting in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, but what I really miss are the rat swarms Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stealths-been-replaced-with-scrappy-swordfighting-in-resonance-a-plague-tale-legacy-but-what-i-really-miss-are-the-rat-swarms I've never mastered the combat of Sekiro and Sifu. They're games that demand you recognise an incoming attack and match it with millisecond perfect parries and dodges. Success sees you turn a foe's assaults against them, ducking under their swinging blade and popping up behind them to deliver a precise punch to their kidney; failure sees you knocked to the ground or cut in two. So it's not great news for me that Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy has dropped its stealth roots in favour of combat inspired by the most exacting third-person melee games. Thankfully, protagonist Sophia fights dirty. Read more

Title: Resident Evil Veronica is the remake I'm most excited about, because the original was such a mess Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:38:24 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/resident-evil-veronica-is-the-remake-im-most-excited-about-because-the-original-was-such-a-mess Of all the Resident Evil remakes to burst forth from Capcom like zombie-spawn in recent years, I am most intrigued by the just-unveiled Resident Evil Veronica. The original game, released in 2000 for sixth generation consoles, is an important entry in the series, but it's also a mess that probably stands the most to benefit from a shiny coat of RE Engine paint. Read more

Title: To the delight of its skateboarding aliens, I have failed to solo Saturday morning cartoon-styled co-op roguelike Maximum Thunderness as if I have four hands Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:37:32 +0000 Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/to-the-delight-of-its-skateboarding-aliens-i-have-failed-to-solo-saturday-morning-cartoon-styled-co-op-roguelike-maximum-thunderness-as-if-i-have-four-hands A mass of flailing fingers flop against my desk. I'm doing badly at playing cartoony roguelike shooter Maximum Thunderness with a controller. The fact I'm trying to play its demo on mouse and keyboard at the same time, in order to appreciate the co-op element of the game's battles with skateboarding aliens, probably isn't helping. In fact, it almost certainly isn't. Read more