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Annapurna Interactive went to Tokyo Game Show with three game reveals ready to go, and the results of its three-pronged showcase have resulted in an eclectic slate of upcoming games the company will be publishing. The team showed off a new puzzler in a strangely cozy dystopia, a turn-based RPG that's also part musical, and perhaps most interesting of them all, a game that looks quite like a Legend of Zelda sequel. Here's what you need to know about all three. D-topia D-Topia is described...
PlayStation is releasing a limited-edition God of War-themed DualSense Controller next month. Revealed during the latest State of Play, the God of War 20th Anniversary DualSense Controller is inspired by Kratos' omega tattoo. Preorders for the limited-edition PS5 controller open October 3 at PlayStation Direct and select major retailers. The 20th Anniversary DualSense launches October 23. God of War 20th Anniversary Limited Edition DualSense Controller The God of War 20th Anniversary...
Recently, I attended EA's digital preview event for Battlefield 6's single-player campaign. This event gave me access to three full campaign missions, which collectively highlighted a wide variety of environments and mission types. From storming the beaches of Gibraltar in tanks to gritty close-quarters fights in New York City, the preview contained everything you'd expect from a Battlefield campaign: iconic weaponry, grounded military-style aesthetics, and no shortage of explosions and...
Gran Turismo 7 is getting a new major update called Spec III in December, adding new cars, tracks, and features to the popular racing sim. Announced during the PlayStation State of Play, Spec III will arrive in December of this year, and it was announced that the franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold. The Spec III update will include two new tracks, eight new cars, a new circuit experience, and new features like the data logger. The data logger was shown briefly in the trailer...
A new trailer for Bandai-Namco's Code Vein II debuted on the September 24th PlayStation State of Play broadcast. A release date of January 30, 2026 has also been revealed. Code Vein II is the sequel to 2019's cult-classic vampire-themed action/RPG Code Vein. The game takes place in a dark fantasy world where humans coexist among undead, vampiric beings known as Revenants. A mysterious, malevolent force, the Luna Rapacis, is transforming Revenants into rampaging monstrosities. Your...
Today, during the PlayStation State of Play livestream, Insomniac Games provided a new look at Marvel's Wolverine, the studio's next Marvel-themed adventure. It also revealed that Spartacus actor Liam McIntyre will voice Wolverine in the game. The trailer pit Wolverine against a few familiar faces, including Omega Red and a giant sentinel. Mystique also put in an appearance, but not necessarily as a friend or foe. Most of Wolverine's enemies appear to be cyborgs, which may indicate that...
During the September 2025 State of Play, PlayStation revealed a new trailer for Crimson Desert. The trailer concluded with the announcement of the upcoming action-adventure's release date: March 19, 2026. This story is developing... Source
As part of the PlayStation State of Play today, Sony announced the next games heading to the PlayStation Plus library of free games. Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3, and Cocoon are all coming to the Essentials tier of PlayStation Plus on October 8. Additionally, Sony announced that The Last of Us Part II Remastered will join the PlayStation Plus Extra catalog on September 26. PlayStation Plus free games for October 2025 Available October 8 PlayStation Plus Essentials Alan Wake 2 Goat...
During today's State of Play, a new look at Housemarque's Saros was shown off. Following the cinematic teaser for the game during the PlayStation February State of Play, this new trailer confirmed the release date is March 20, 2026. It also offered a first look at gameplay and how the protagonist of Arjun Devraj--voiced by Midnight Mass actor Rahul Kohli--can turn every death into a painful learning experience to help him grow stronger. Saros is a spiritual successor to Housemarque's...
During Sony's September 24 State of Play livestream, the company announced that Deus Ex--the legendary 2000 stealth-action game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive--will get a PlayStation 5 remaster on February 5, 2026. Deus Ex celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and as such, Sony--alongside co-developers Aspyr and Eidos Montreal--thought it fitting to bring protagonist JC Denton back in higher fidelity. This upcoming remaster adds enhanced visuals, overhauled...
Halloween: The Game, an asymmetric stealth-horror game from Illfonic and Gun Interactive, is coming to PC, Xbox Series X, and PS5 on September 8, 2026. The news broke during Sony's September 24 State of Play livestream. The game lets you play as both Michael Myers and the civilians trying to escape his infamous kitchen knife. Originally announced at Gamescom 2025, Halloween: The Game features both single-player and multiplayer modes. Players will be able to run wild as Myers against bots if...
Battlefield 6 got a new trailer during the PlayStation State of Play, providing a new look at the single-player campaign. The campaign follows Dagger 13, a squad of Marine Raiders, fighting against Pax Armata, a tech-focused private military organization that is trying to establish itself as a global power following the fall of NATO. The trailer starts with a brief cinematic, showing Dagger 13 performing a synced attack. The rest of the trailer focuses on a mix of gameplay and small bits...
As part of Sony's State of Play today, the company announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is heading to PlayStation 5. The game launches for PS5 on December 8. Additionally, Microsoft announced that it's working on support for PlayStation VR 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. "To make this PlayStation experience truly shine, we embraced the immersive features offered by the DualSense wireless controller. Adaptive triggers respond to different speeds and surface types on the...
Starting a new Career Mode in EA Sports FC 26? Then you’re probably eyeing up the transfer market, scouting for future stars to build your squad around. While the board might give you a period of grace to begin with, the pressure to perform kicks in fast. That’s where the best FC 26 wonderkids come in--sign the right ones early, and you’ll set yourself up for success. While you can still have a successful season without wonderkids, they’ll certainly help things along. These youngsters have...
Starbreeze has announced a new subscription program for Payday 2 DLC. The Payday 2: Subscription, as it's called, gives players access to dozens of DLC packs for a fee of $5/month or $20 for six months--the latter represents a savings of 33% compared to paying monthly. There is no annual subscription offering, however. The subscription comes with access to more than 65 DLC packs for Payday 2, adding things like more heists, weapons, and cosmetics. Subscribing isn't taking over as the only...
Amazon has a nice selection of tablet deals in the lead-up to its Prime Big Deal Days sales event (October 7-8), but few models are as interesting as TCL's NXTPaper Android tablets. The NXTPaper's main draw is its switchable display modes. With the press of the button, you can transform the display from regular Android tablet to color e-ink to black-and-white e-ink. This allows you to use the NXTPaper as a regular Android tablet as well as a drawing tablet and ereader. Amazon is offering...
Earlier this week, Kojima Productions shared a new look at OD, the studio's upcoming horror game for Xbox Games Studios. Director Hideo Kojima is so committed to making this game scary that he apparently tried to scan a real ghost for the game. "For OD, I want to go around, all over the world where [there] are scary kind of places," Kojima said at the Beyond the Strand event this week, as reported by GamesRadar. "I want to scan a ghost for the first time and I want to get an award for...
After being available through the Steam Client Beta since July 25, the new personalized layout is now widely available to all users on Valve's storefront. The store is now much easier to parse when visiting the home page. Several bits of additional clutter are gone, making it simpler to jump to your favorite genres and find something completely new to play. New features include an enhanced search panel, which comprises popular searches, recently viewed items, search options for publishers...
EA's Battlefield 6 is ditching PS4 and Xbox, but Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is still releasing on those aging consoles. Why? There is a pretty straightforward explanation. Treyarch senior director of production Yale Miller told Dexerto that "a shocking number of people play" Call of Duty on last-gen systems, and that supporting those consoles helps matchmaking efforts. "It made sense for us to do it, and we could," Miller said. Black Ops 7's graphics and performance on PS4 and...
Extraction shooters normally feature a grim and serious art direction, but Escape from Dukov is aiming to be a cute alternative to this genre when it officially launches on October 16. Waddling its way onto PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, the duck-themed single-player game has been fairly popular on Steam once a demo for it went live. Billed as an extraction shooter that also features base-building gameplay mechanics, Escape from Dukov isn't a hardcore entry in the genre like Escape...