One of last year's biggest surprise announcements came from none other than Dead Cells developer, Motion Twin, with the studio securing the Castlevania IP to produce a new expansion for the game. Now just a few months on from the announcement, we have a March release date. Dead Cells: Return …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launches in May
Following on from last year's delay, many of us wondered if The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom would make it out in the first half of 2023. Today, Nintendo can put all of our minds at ease, with today's Direct closing out with a new trailer and release date announcement.
Read More »Pikmin 4 is launching in July
Each year, Nintendo typically hosts a big Q1 Direct stream, announcing a number of key titles for the first half of the year. This evening, Nintendo went live once again, unveiling its plans for the first half of 2023, starting with Pikmin 4. Pikmin 4 was previously announced but Nintendo …
Read More »Steam’s most wishlisted game ‘The Day Before’ delayed as fans question the game’s existence
The Day Before has garnered a lot of hype over the past year, going on to become the most wishlisted game on Steam and earning spots in big public keynotes, including Nvidia's recent GeForce Special Event at CES. However, fans are growing increasingly concerned about the game's development progress, as a promised gameplay trailer has been pushed back, along with the release of the game.
Read More »Dragon Age: Absolution is coming in December
Back in June, Netflix, EA and BioWare announced that a Dragon Age animated series will be coming to Netflix. Now, that series has a release date, and it is very close. Dragon Age: Absolution, an animated series based on BioWare's fan-favourite fantasy RPG series, will be released on Netflix on …
Read More »Blizzard announces new tank hero for Overwatch 2’s second season
Over the weekend alongside the Overwatch League Grand Finals, Blizzard revealed the next hero coming to Overwatch 2. In keeping with the company's plan to introduce a new hero every season, in December, alongside the game's Season 2 update, players will be greeted by a new tank hero. Ramattra will …
Read More »Octopath Traveler 2 will launch on PC and Nintendo Switch in February
Octopath Traveler kicked off a new HD-2D era for Square Enix RPGs. Now after an extended break, a full sequel is officially on the way, and Square Enix will be releasing it across multiple platforms right from the get-go. During Nintendo Direct in September, Octopath Traveler 2 was officially announced …
Read More »Final Fantasy 16 development is in ‘the home stretch’
We've been hearing that Final Fantasy 16 is in good shape for quite some time now. Earlier this year, Square Enix confirmed that the game is on track to release in the summer of 2023. Now, Final Fantasy 16 producer, Naoki Yoshida, has added that the game is in the …
Read More »New Final Fantasy XVI trailer released
Last month, we reported that Final Fantasy fans could expect to see a new trailer for the upcoming FFXVI sometime in October. Three weeks in and a new Final Fantasy XVI trailer has dropped, reaffirming the game’s Summer 2023 release window. The bombastic trailer is primarily focused on the story …
Read More »Call of Duty: MWII has so many PC options that Infinity Ward had to implement a search bar
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II is coming out fairly soon and Infinity Ward just dropped the PC trailer for the game. We've already seen the PC system requirements, but now we know more about the PC-specific platform features, and honestly, the options menu might be a little too big. …
Read More »Sony reveals Sackboy: A Big Adventure is heading to PC next month
Sony has really ramped up its PC releases this year, bringing the likes of God of War, Spider-Man: Remastered and soon, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection over to the platform. Now, another surprise title has been announced – Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Sackboy was one of the earliest games rumoured …
Read More »EA’s Monster Hunter rival ‘Wild Hearts’ gets gameplay trailer and February release date
Earlier this month, EA announced a partnership with Koei Tecmo and Omega Force to produce a new Monster Hunting game to rival Capcom's Monster Hunter series. That game is now officially known as ‘Wild Hearts', and it will be coming out in 2023. The reveal trailer surprisingly includes a lot …
Read More »Spider-Man: Miles Morales gets PC trailer ahead of Fall launch
Over the Summer, Sony announced plans to bring both of its Spider-Man games to PC for the first time. We've already had high praise for Spider-Man Remastered and soon, Miles Morales will be dropping too. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is not a full sequel to Spider-Man Remastered. It is more of …
Read More »Sonic Prime teaser trailer released
A Netflix Original Sonic the Hedgehog TV show was announced back in early 2021, with little seen from the show since. Finally, ahead of the series’ debut later this year in December, a teaser trailer has been released, giving us our best look at the show yet. Alongside the caption …
Read More »Bandai Namco reveals first look at Tekken 8
After an initial teaser at EVO earlier this summer, Tekken 8 has now been officially announced with a brand new teaser trailer. The series made its debut on the original PlayStation console almost 28 years ago, so it is only fitting that Tekken 8 was revealed during State of Play …
Read More »Shigeru Miyamoto announces Pikmin 4, set to release in 2023
During yesterday's Nintendo Direct, the legendary game developer Shigeru Miyamoto personally announced a new entry to the Pikmin series. Nintendo is now working on Pikmin 4, with plans to release in 2023. Pikmin 4 apparently entered development all the way back in 2015, and while there was a small update …
Read More »Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion gets December launch date
Earlier this year as part of Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Anniversary celebration, we learned that not only is Final Fantasy 7 Remake now a trilogy of games, but we're also getting a remake of the 2007 prequel, Crisis Core. Now after a few extra months working on the Crisis …
Read More »The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild finally has a name and release date
It has been a couple of years since Nintendo first announced that it is working on a sequel to Breath of the Wild. Since then, we've all referred to this game as Breath of the Wild 2, but from today that changes. To close out today's Nintendo Direct, we got …
Read More »Octopath Traveler 2 is heading to Switch in February, possibly PC too
Octopath Traveler kicked off a new HD-2D era for Square Enix RPGs. Now after an extended break, a full sequel is now officially on the way, and Square Enix will be releasing it across multiple platforms right from launch. This afternoon during a Nintendo Direct stream, Nintendo and Square Enix …
Read More »Fire Emblem Engage officially announced for Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Direct opened up with the announcement of the next Fire Emblem game – Fire Emblem Engage. This is the mainline Fire Emblem game that leaked through screenshots earlier this year, but unfortunately it won't quite make it into 2022. Fire Emblem Engage is not a direct sequel to …
Read More »Genshin Impact had the most-watch Gamescom trailer
Gamescom’s Opening Night Live game showcase has come and gone, offering fans a new look at many of the most exciting upcoming games. With its conclusion, we now know which games caught the eyes of fans the most, with Genshin Impact coming out on top as the most watched trailer …
Read More »Dead Island 2 re-reveal brings new trailer and February 2023 release date
Last week, an Amazon leak confirmed that Dead Island 2 is finally releasing in early 2023, indicating that a re-reveal would not be far off. Now this week at Gamescom, Dead Island 2 has been re-announced, complete with a new trailer, gameplay, and a release date. Dead Island 2 was …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers looks surprisingly great in latest trailer
There has been growing concern around Sonic Frontiers, in part due to a poor gameplay showing earlier this summer, followed by a lack of updates. Fortunately, this week at Gamescom, Sega finally showed us what it has been working on. Sonic Frontiers is officially releasing on the 8th of November …
Read More »Dune: Awakening is a survival MMO for current-gen consoles and PC
A few years ago, Funcom obtained the rights to make three games based on Dune. We've already seen the release of Dune: Spice Wars and now, at Gamescom, Funcom has unveiled its next game – Dune: Awakening, a new survival MMO set in the Dune universe. The new trailer comes …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers YouTube leak reveals November 8th release date
Just a couple of days ago, leaks pointed to a November 15th launch date for Sonic Frontiers, SEGA's attempt to deliver a fully open-world 3D Sonic game. As it turns out, the game might be coming out a week earlier than that in order to get out ahead of God …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers is reportedly releasing in November
Despite rough, choppy gameplay reveals and calls from fans to delay the game to keep working on it, Sega is determined to release Sonic Frontiers before the year ends. The game is set to turn up once again at Gamescom Opening Night Live next week, but the game's release date …
Read More »Scorn is coming to Xbox and PC in October
Scorn was first announced as an early exclusive for the Xbox Series X/S consoles, as well as a big day-one title for Xbox Game Pass. The game was unfortunately delayed back in 2021, but now, Ebb Software is on the road to release, with plans to launch in October. Scorn …
Read More »Alone in the Dark is a reimagining of the 90s horror classic
To cap off last week, THQ Nordic held its own games showcase, announcing several new and upcoming titles. One of those titles was none other than a new Alone in the Dark game, confirming leaks from earlier last week. Alone in the Dark will be a “reimagination” of the original …
Read More »The new Forspoken trailer might as well be a Marvel parody
There was a lot of excitement for Forspoken after its initial unveiling. The game looked like it was going to be a great graphical showcase for next-gen hardware, but subsequent showings have been less impressive. The most recent clip of the game shown online is drawing plenty of criticism due …
Read More »Cyberpunk: Edgerunners looks great in latest trailer
Back in 2020, CD Projekt Red announced that it had teamed up with Netflix and Japanese animation studio, Studio Trigger, to produce an anime set in the Cyberpunk universe. This week, a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners dropped and so far, it is shaping up to be fantastic. After releasing …
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