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Romeo Is A Dead Man has an official release date of February 11, 2026, executive director and game producer Goichi "Suda51" Suda has revealed. Priced at $50, it'll land early next year on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with a Switch 2 port also being considered. Suda added that the release date could be delayed by up to two weeks if the master copy of the game is rejected up to three times, which would result in Romeo Is A Dead Man launching around the same time as "that title with a big...
When it was released in 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora succeeded in the daunting task of bringing its own kind of life to the world of James Cameron's Avatar movies. Developer Massive Entertainment wisely chose not to retell the story of the films, instead weaving a tale on the other side of the moon of Pandora where the films take place. But while Frontiers excelled at turning the dense, visually fascinating world of Pandora into a cogent, interactive space and exploring the culture of...
A new Pokemon game is out next year for Switch 2, and it looks like a wild spin-off from your typical "gotta-catch-'em-all" experience. Pokemon Pokopia is an open-world game where players build a utopia for wild pocket monsters. The game launches on March 5, 2026. and preoders are available now for $70 at Amazon, Walmart, and several other retailers. Players who preorder the game will also receive an in-game Ditto rug for their Pokopia world. Pokemon Pokopia will be the first...
The third entry in Capcom's turn-based RPG spinoff of the Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, launches on Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on March 13, 2026. Preorders for the game are now live, including the physical edition on consoles. PC players can also save nearly 20% on preorders for digital versions of the game at Fanatical. All versions of the game come with a special preorder bonus. Check out full details on the game, preorder...
After some very public missteps and an unprecedented return to beta, Splitgate is hoping to make a comeback under a new name. At the PC Games Show, 1047 Games announced that Splitgate 2 will return as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded on December 17, with massive gameplay and progression changes that aim to bring the shooter closer to its roots. According to 1047 Games design director Josh Watson, the studio has been rebuilding the game "from the ground up," incorporating and refining the best...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is out this week, ending an 18-year hiatus between this game and the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in 2007. Samus Aran picks up a few new tricks in this sequel, including her new bike, the Vi-O-La. But if you want to hear some optional ambient music while Samus cruises the deserts of planet Viewros, it's going to cost you $30 or the price of a Samus Aran Amiibo. Players have discovered that plugging in the Samus Amiibo enables Vi-O-La Radio, which enables...
You'd be forgiven for losing track of how many survival games have come out in the last decade or so, and though I personally enjoy many of them myself, it's exciting to see a new one come along and dramatically overhaul what a survival game looks like, mechanically speaking. In a crowded genre, Hello Sunshine stands out. Yes, it's a survival game with many of the mechanics you'd expect, but it doesn't look quite like any others, thanks to its one (literally) huge twist. That twist is the...
In 2020, Just Cause creator and Avalanche Studios founder Christofer Sundberg started a new company, Liquid Swords, alongside other industry veterans. Now, the team at Liquid Swords has shared the first trailer for its debut action title, Samson: A Tyndalston Story. It may remind some fans of Grand Theft Auto, but there are differences that make it a lot harder to earn money in this game. Tyndalston is the name of the city, and players will step into the role of Samson McCray, an aging...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has integrated with Warzone for Season 1, adding the full BO7 weapon pool, attachments, and other gear into battle royale. The big update also overhauls Warzone's perk system, so here we'll highlight all the perks in the game and include some recommended picks for your next match of battle royale. Season 1 removes the Wildcard perks from Black Ops 6, and instead, you'll have Overkill by default. This means you can equip a second primary weapon without the need to...
Microsoft has announced the next crossover collaboration for Microsoft Flight Simulator 24, and it's none other than Netflix's hugely popular Stranger Things. "Turn the skies upside down," Microsoft said in its announcement for a collaboration set to come to the game on December 9. The teaser video doesn't give much away, but one possibility is that the upcoming crossover will allow people to fly through Hawkins, the setting of Stranger Things. If you look closely, you can see the aircraft...
With the holiday season fast approaching, now is a great time to pick up a new console for the young gamer in your life. If you're looking for a deal, Sony recently discounted its Fortnite PS5 bundles by $50 for a limited time. There are two options available, including a Fortnite-themed PS5 console bundled with limited-edition Fortnite DLC for $450 (was $500), and a similar package that includes the PS5 Digital Edition and Fortnite DLC for $400 (was $450). These bundle deals are part of...
Microsoft is sponsoring a college football bowl game, with the first-ever "Xbox Bowl" taking place on Thursday, December 18 with Missouri State taking on Arkansas State. The Xbox Bowl is the replacement for the Bahamas Bowl, which will not happen this year. In a press statement, broadcaster ESPN--which is carrying the event--said there will be "fun, Xbox-themed moments and in-venue activations designed specifically for the bow." The event is taking place in Frisco, Texas at the Ford Center...
Creative Assembly and Sega have announced the next Total War game, Total War: Medieval 3. Game director Pawel Wojs said in a blog post that the team is announcing the game early in its development cycle because it wants to speak transparently with fans about the game as it's being made. "Our goal is to talk to you more about what we're working on and why we're doing it. It is a very new way for us to communicate about these early phases of game development, but we're excited to take you on...
It's the last month of the year, and Amazon is closing out 2025 with 14 free games for Prime Gaming members. One of the big highlights this month is Lego 2K Drive, an open-world racing game that emphasizes car customization with each unlockable Lego ride. The new season of Fallout debuts on Prime Video later this month, and you can check out the classic games that inspired it, starting December 23. Deus Ex fans can jump into Mankind Divided for a slow-burning sci-fi thriller, while those...
Russia has decided to restrict Roblox's access across the country over child safety concerns, which apparently includes the dissemination of LGBTQIA+ content. According to Reuters, Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (often shortened to just Roskomnadzor) said the online multiplayer game creation platform was "rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children." The...
The Nex Playground is probably the most popular video game console in the US that most people don't even know exists. Case in point: Circana senior director Mat Piscatella has revealed that the cube console focused on motion controls has topped every single PS5 and Xbox SKU for units sold in the US for a holiday week. On BlueSky, Piscatella posted the possibly shocking video game hardware statistics for the week ending November 22. The top-selling hardware option was Switch 2 bundled with...
World of Warcraft players may soon be able to tie-the-knot in game, as fans think Blizzard is teasing an official wedding-ceremony system that will work in conjunction with player housing. As spotted by Wowhead, Blizzard released a new housing early access trailer to celebrate the launch of what is one of the game's most-requested features. About halfway through the trailer, Blizzard invites players to "make new memories" and shows an outdoor wedding ceremony complete with fireworks and a...
Sega has decided that now's the time to join the myriad other companies in the games industry adopting artificial intelligence to streamline their development processes. In response to a question about combating ballooning game development budgets, per VGC, Sega executives said during a Q&A session after the company's Q2 financial results presentation that it will use the most efficient development methods available. If that happens to be AI--which is becoming increasingly popular in the...
Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it's partnering with Star Wars and Star Trek director JJ Abrams' video game company, Bad Robot Games, to produce and publish a new co-op shooter from Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth. The unannounced four-player co-op shooter is being directed by Booth and is coming to PS5 and PC at some point in the future. No further details were announced, nor were any images released. Bad Robot Games CEO Anna Sweet said, "We hope to deliver a bold...
Developer Neon Giant has teased an announcement on December 11, the same day as The Game Awards, for a project that the team is calling "ludicrously ambitious." That's some bonafide marketing hype, and the Swedish developer isn't revealing much more beyond that the game will focus on "player agency." The developer added that the game will be set in a "reactive" world where "player agency and creativity" are two defining elements. It's "the kind of game that every developer wants to work...