A retailer has updated the release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, suggesting that Capcom will be next to move out of the way of the late-September rush.

If you paid attention to Summer Game Fest's myriad showcases, you'll have no doubt picked up that September is an absolute nightmare. Marvel's Wolverine, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and Velheim 1.0 already make the middle of the month pretty jam-packed. But then for the last week of the month publishers are going ham with Silent Hill: Townfall, Hot Wheels Infinite Rush, Control Resonant, and Switch 2 editions of Dragon Quest 11 and Shinobi Art of Vengeance all releasing on the 24th, then Onimusha: Way of the Sword drops a day later on the 25th (and that's not even mentioning how much comes out in the first week of October).

What started as games getting out of the incoming GTA 6-shaped behemoth has turned into a massive mosh pit, and we've already seen first-person soulslike Valor Mortis moving out of the week to mid-October. And now it looks like Capcom may be next to shift.

As spotted by Cheap Ass Gamer, retailer PNP Games has listed Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a release date of September 4, 2026 – 21 days before its announced release date. This, in turn, has caused speculation that Capcom will be moving the release date of its samurai hack-and-slash in order to avoid the flood.

There is precedent for this, after all, as earlier this year, Capcom moved the release date of Pragmata up from April 24 to April 17, presumably to avoid another major sci-fi shooter in PlayStation's Saros (even if it certainly feels like Pragmata ended up being the more popular of the two). If anything, this is the best case scenario, because Onimusha is the most interesting release of September, so giving it room to breathe so I can enjoy the likes of Control Resonant later in the month. Plus, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is also in early October, giving it less competition, and a quieter end to September is probably a good move too.

Capcom made twice as much money on Steam compared to PlayStation in the last year as PC gaming continues to grow

This Summer Game Fest graced us with our first look at God of War Laufey, a brand-new God of War title from Santa Monica Studio and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

The big reveal came during the PlayStation State of Play showcase, promising a game that places us in the shoes of Kratos' late wife Faye rather than the demigod son of Zeus.

It's undeniably stunning, but a quick watch of God of War Laufey's new trailer sparks a very important question – might we see gods that Kratos himself killed in the series' past titles, judging by the new deities we'll evidently run into?

GamesRadar+ had the opportunity to ask director Ariel Lawrence if allowing players to run into previously butchered gods is something Santa Monica has considered at all – and, yeah, the future looks bright.

"I think that's definitely the kind of long-term potential for a franchise that has killed as many gods as we have," explains the lead, "being able to see what happens in a place where those folks could come together."

Understandably, though, Lawrence doesn't want to give away too much – although it sounds like whatever gods we do bump into will have to fit into the grander story.

"But we also want to make sure that the people that you're running into, that all [is supported] in the story," she says. "I'm not going to make promises about how many of those people we may or may not come in contact with, but yes, I think as a possibility… absolutely."

That's certainly exciting to hear – heck, it almost sounds like God of War Laufey itself could perhaps re-introduce some of these older gods… but I suppose that only time can tell now.

Thankfully, there's likely not too long left to wait. Judging by all of the gameplay that Sony highlighted during its event, the new Santa Monica title appears to be quite far in its development already. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a 2027 release, personally.

Until then, there are plenty of brutal beasts and gods to take on in God of War Laufey's iconic predecessors… so I'll be doing just that for the time being.

As God of War Laufey puts Kratos to one side, its director hopes "we can keep telling stories about everybody going forward."

As you'd expect from a Geoff Keighley showcase, Summer Game Fest 2026 was absolutely packed with trailers for new games for 2026 and beyond. With two hours of trailers to catch up on, I've collated the five that I think are absolute must watches.

There are some massive reveals in this year's Summer Game Fest, from Alien Isolation 2 to Final Fantasy 7 Revelation but these are the best trailers from the showcase that I think you really need to check out.

Of course, you're welcome to disagree with me. If you do, head down to the comments to tell me I'm wrong.

Trailer: Resident Evil Veronica

Opening the show, Resident Evil Veronica wasn't exactly a surprise announcement thanks to the number of rumors, but the way it teases out the eventual reveal is excellent. We're still in the dark as to who that woman is in the French apartment, but I'm so in. And with the game out in Spring 2027, we haven't got too long to wait to find out.

Trailer: Gen Atlas

It's been a decade since we got a game from the legendary Fumito Ueda - the creator of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian. So as soon as his name was mentioned, you knew the trailer was going to be a doozy. And it really is. A giant robot, stunning score, and emotional moments, I just can't wait to see more.

Trailer: The Blood of Dawnwalker

What was amazing about the Blood of Dawnwalker trailer at Summer Game Fest is that it was basically two in one. Firstly we got a modern day look that represented the future of the series (bearing in mind the first game isn't even out yet), with developer Revel Wolves calling it the Dawnwalker Saga. Then we got another look at Blood of the Dawnwalker, which drops in September. Buy one trailer, get one free!

Trailer: Stellar Blade Bloodreign

Stellar Blade 2 is actually Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, and it took me a while to even put the dots together watching this alluring trailer. Apparently, it's in "the same universe" but it looks nothing like the first game, from the cyberpunk city to the new intriguing protagonist.

Trailer: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation

Technically called the 'gameplay introduction', the show closed out on Final Fantasy 7 Revelation as that one last big thing. And what a thing it was. Everyone's been desperate to see this story close out, and with it launching on all platforms (rather than one at a time as the other two parts have), it's going to be quite the climax.

Dune: Awakening may be lifting off from PC-only territory and arriving on consoles soon, but you won't be able to explore Arrakis with just anyone. According to developer Funcom, crossplay won't be supported because its focus is on finishing the ports and releasing the single-player mode.

Funcom acknowledged that players might be disappointed to hear it won't have crossplay at launch, but suggested that it might be added in the future in a statement to Eurogamer.

The studio said it will "address it more in an upcoming livestream," but that it's "technically and operationally complex to implement crossplay in Dune: Awakening and would require us to put resources on it that are currently focused on making the console port and the September update the best it can be."

That means PS5 players will be stuck playing with people on the same platform. Xbox Series X players will too, although they will be able to play with anyone on PC who owns the game through the Windows Store.

Ironically, the big September update will add a single-player mode to the early access game. Maybe that's why its director recently said he doesn't consider it an MMO. Dune: Awakening is about to lean into being a survival game first and an MMO second, which sounds a lot like Final Fantasy 14 players describing that game as an RPG with MMO mechanics. It's really up to you to decide how you want to play it.

The update will drop on September 22, giving console players the opportunity to play through the entirety of the game's book one story. New players will see a single-player option before they jump in, but will need to decide if they want to cut themselves off from ever seeing other players, including PvP in the Deep Desert.

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While Marvel's Wolverine clearly builds on developer Insomniac's previous Spider-Man games, there's one key area where it's very different: this is not an open-world game. Insomniac has now fully confirmed that Wolverine is a linear game, and that decision is to ensure that the story properly captures Logan's essence.

"We did not set out to make an open world game or a sandbox game," game director Mike Daly tells IGN. "What we really wanted was high octane, high intrigue, linear single-player adventure, and the missions reflect that in their structure."

I think that's a very good thing. The Marvel's Spider-Man games are excellent in part because of their open worlds, as getting to explore the digital New York City makes it feel more real, and Spider-Man's speedy web-slinging makes the checklists breezy and entertaining to complete. But not every AAA game needs to offer an open world, and doing it here wouldn't really serve Wolverine's character.

"Going back to the beginning when we asked ourselves, how do we make the best Wolverine game possible that represents that character?" Daly muses. "We thought about, Logan's a character who basically travels the world, has traveled the world many times over. He's pulled by a search for his past. He's pushed by a sense of duty. And to that end, we decided that a globe-hopping adventure was the right take for this game. Logan is not a character that's anchored in a particular place and spends a lot of time on it."

Daly adds that the trailer we saw at PlayStation State of Play is "representative" of the pacing of the action in the full game. "Logan's got a lead, he's got a direction, but he has agency in how he decides to approach it," the director explains. As we see in the video, you'll have the option of whether or not to engage in stealth, and perhaps some different ways to approach a given encounter, as well as "some optional content and collectibles along the way."

The devs are also making sure that there are "different flavors of gameplay" along the way, too, where some "are more about observation and traversal, some are more about finding characters to interact with, and a lot of them are about stalking enemies and taking them out."

Spider-Man's open world made sense, since he's a character known for sticking to one place and becoming a part of its identity. For Wolverine, who we more often than not see on the road, rambling from place to place, sticking him on a roller coaster feels a lot more natural.

Marvel's Wolverine lets you turn off the extreme blood and gore proudly shown at PlayStation's State of Play: "We didn't want to go over the top."

We'll be taking a step back in time, literally and figuratively, come next February when Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis launches. A complete remake of Lara Croft's first adventure, Legacy of Atlantis allows new perspectives on the genre-defining release, but still packaged in a way fans will recognize.

"This is the adventure fans remember: reimagined in ways that weren’t possible 30 years ago and with new surprises woven in," Michael Lovan, global head of content and community at Amazon Game Studios, writes on the PlayStation Blog.

"Whether the original is etched into your memory or you’re meeting Lara for the first time, this is the best way to experience where the legend began," he adds.

That's actually a bolder statement than you might think. Lara's introduction to the world has been revisited on two separate occasions previously: first, another remake, Tomb Raider: Anniversary in 2007, and a remaster as part of 2024's Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered.

These were both generally well-received, the latter still being a notable achievement because it managed to update the visuals and general feel in a way that didn't totally transform the game. That's easier said than done when you consider the PlayStation classic from 1996 is distinctly awkward to play by today's standards.

I'm cautiously optimistic about what Legacy of Atlantis will bring to the table. It'll be nice to see the original environments redone using modern hardware, as well as all the creative puzzles. But I believe it'd be a mistake to lean too much into contemporary ideals: this isn't the same kind of game as the 2013 reboot, nor should it feel too similar to the next installment, Tomb Raider: Catalyst.

Legacy of Atlantis serves as a loving tribute that allows younger fans a chance to take a history lesson before Catalyst arrives. And by Lovan's words, that's exactly what it is. We'll see what arrives come February 2027.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis was made with AI, Steam page reveals, but any assets made using the controversial tech "were either replaced or refined by humans"

During yesterday's PlayStation State of Play showcase – the first big event to come out of this year's Summer Game Fest – we got a new glimpse at Silent Hill: Townfall, as well as our first word of its precise release date of September 24, 2026.

It was a big moment for longtime fans of Konami's beloved horror game series, as Townfall marks a very different entry to Silent Hill – and one that features a greater emphasis on stealth-based gameplay, apparently.

As per Sony's official blog post on the upcoming title, combat might feel a bit removed from predecessors as evasion, hiding, and general stealth seem to be more of a necessity at times rather than a workaround.

"The trailer also gives us our first glimpse of a new creature, seen stalking Simon in the darkness of the Otherworld," it reads.

"With some enemies, combat is an important aspect of survival. In others, evasion is your only option. Using the CRTV and peek mechanic to assess the situation as you navigate, staying out of sight and moving carefully is paramount, as being seen can lead to a terrifying chase and dire consequences."

That certainly makes it sound as though stealth is a core component of Townfall's gameplay – and, coupled with its new focus on a first-person point of view, something tells me that fans are bound to have thoughts on how it plays come this fall.

I'm immediately reminded of Silent Hill f and its divisive action-packed combat, which left fans unable to decide whether or not it was a positive change or a negative one.

Thankfully, Sony's little SGF update on Townfall does make it clear that it's still got many of the features Silent Hill players know and love. I'm personally hopeful that the game's blend of old and new works, but I suppose we'll just have to play it to see.

Silent Hill Townfall, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Control Resonant all launch a day apart in September as everyone gets the hell out of GTA 6's November.

Marvel's Wolverine developers say violence is an integral part of the game, except you will be able to turn it off anyway if you fancy.

Speaking with IGN, game director Mike Daly explains: "From the inception of the project, we knew that the number one most important thing was to bring the Wolverine fantasy to life. Not just that, but make it the ultimate Wolverine fantasy." He adds, "it was clear that violence was a key part of that." Because yes, while Insomniac's take on Spider-Man does have a bit of blood here and there, the footage we've seen of Wolverine features waves of gore and chunks of people flying all around the screen constantly.

But despite having a level of gore that I'd maybe say is a bit over the top, Daly says "we want to have a grounded world with believable things that happen. So we didn't want to go over the top. " He adds, "We really wanted to hit the bullseye on what is the best representation of Wolverine, what delivers fan expectations, and what's going to keep the claw combat action satisfying over the whole course of the playthrough."

However, obviously some people aren't too keen on the idea of constant gore, whether they're squeamish themselves or perhaps a parent buying the game for their kid without paying attention to details because it has a Marvel character on the box, but Insomniac has thought ahead. As Daly explains, "We know that it's not for everyone. And because we knew this was going to be a big part of the game from the beginning, we also implemented an accessibility feature to turn off gore."

And, from the sounds of things, a lot of thought was put into the balance. "It's clearly integrated into the game in a lot of different ways, and so it's a nuanced feature that is very selective about what we show, what we censor, turning off blood and things like that, just in order to make it more palatable to people who don't really want to have that part of the experience," he adds.

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One of my low-key favorite reveals from last night's PlayStation State of Play was The Lost Wild, a dinosaur-infested survival horror title developed by Great Ape Games and published by Annapurna Interactive. It had been so long that I'd managed to forget that The Lost Wild was actually first revealed way back in 2022, but the new trailer and accompanying details have me beyond excited for what these devs are cooking up.

Gary Napper serves as game director on The Lost Wild, drawing on his time helping build one of the best survival horror games of the modern era. "My experience working on Alien: Isolation has inevitably shaped how I approach horror design and is definitely a lens I view this game’s design through," he says in a PlayStation Blog post.

The Lost Wild will not load you up with shotguns and rocket launchers to take down the prehistoric creatures that populate it. "When encounters happen, players evade, hide, create distractions, and use the environment to escape," Napper explains, and the game avoids offering predictable attack patterns or obvious vulnerabilities to exploit.

"From the outset, our goal has been to create a world where dinosaurs are not framed as monsters, but as believable animals," Napper says. "They exist within the world with their own instincts, behaviors, and drives. This shift in perspective fundamentally changes the player’s role. You are not the dominant force, the hero or the conqueror, you are the outsider, vulnerable and exposed, trying to navigate a food chain where you no longer sit at the top."

That's something even the best dinosaur games often miss, treating their star creatures as monsters rather than simply big, scary animals. The Lost Wild is certainly playing with tone to emphasize the terror here, as watching the seemingly impossible – yet pretty much realistic – Quetzalcoatlus lumbering around the foggy, burnt forest trailer is scarier than any shuffling zombie, but it's clear there's a grounding force here.

At this point, I'm not convinced that Capcom will ever give fans the Dino Crisis revival they've been demanding, and the drip-feed of information we've been getting about Jurassic Park Survival has been so slow that I'm still not sure what to expect from it. But between the trailer and Napper's design philosophy, I think The Lost Wild might be just what the raptor ordered.

The Lost Wild is scheduled to hit PS5 and PC in 2027.

There's a lot more coming in the Summer Game Fest 2026 schedule.

Emerging from an identity crisis, Dune: Awakening developer Funcom concluded last month that the game is "not an MMO" but rather a "complicated" survival game with online play. The big announcement out of Tuesday's PlayStation State of Play show – not God of War Laufey, the Dune news – leans into this not-an-MMO future, with a single-player mode coming to the game in September.

On September 22, Dune: Awakening will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X, with single-player coming the same day, and the final act of the book one story dropping as well.

"This will be the best version of Dune: Awakening yet," Funcom insists in a Steam post. "Not just a great Open World Survival game, but the ultimate gateway into one of science fiction’s most iconic worlds." I like to think "Open World Survival" game is in title case to deepen the line in the sand. This ain't no MMO, buddy. This is an OWS.

Single-player will be an option when you first start Dune: Awakening, the devs explain, letting you "finally experience the entire game in single-player mode, across all platforms, and play it entirely at your own pace."

This solo mode will offer three preset difficulty settings as well as "full manual customization" for things like XP, enemy strength, and harvest speed. "All the NPCs are here, but no other players," Funcom adds.

"The Deep Desert is fully available with all its content and challenges, but the map never resets and your buildings are never wiped," the devs say, and I know that will be music to some players' ears. "The Coriolis Storm remains as a weather event but is less destructive. The Landsraad endgame simulates other players engaging with the faction conflict, keeping it competitive and engaging."

How does this new mode fit into the updated Dune ecosystem? "We're putting characters – not servers – at the center of the experience," Funcom says. Single-player characters will "remain exclusive to the single-player mode," but private and self-hosted server characters "can be played on any of these and can even go between private and self-hosted servers."

Characters made on official servers will be able to go between any official server, and can move to private or self-hosted servers, but can't then go back to official servers "to ensure the integrity of official servers."

A lot of true-blue MMOs are playable solo in some capacity, with the clearest example probably being Ironman accounts in Old School RuneScape, which, by design, can't trade or really interact with other players. You can also put your head down and just focus on story quests almost entirely solo in the likes of Final Fantasy 14, which has even made solo play easier by beefing up NPC allies who can streamline multiplayer dungeons and the like.

But the clue's in the name: MMOs aren't single-player experiences, so adding a single-player mode is about as loud a declaration as Dune: Awakening could make. This ain't no MMO, buddy, etc, etc.

"Single-player is one of the most-requested features since launch," Funcom says. "We’re also adding the final chapter of Dune: Awakening’s Book One story, so whether you want to play entirely by yourself, with friends on a private server, or with strangers on a larger multiplayer server, you will now be able to play the story from the start to its dramatic conclusion."

The demand for solo play is interesting on its own. It reflects the muddier definition of what Dune: Awakening really is, and the audience it attracted. People generally don't come to an MMO to play alone, but survival games – that is, the more conventional ones – do have a huge single-player audience. Multiplayer is also baked into a lot of survival games – from Rust to Palworld to Valheim, with the likes of Don't Starve Together and now Subnautica 2 explicitly emphasizing it – but it's not as essential to the genre.

Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play June 2026.

The next God of War game, God of War Laufey, has been officially revealed, but despite no hint of a release window, a reliable journalist suggests we won't be waiting too long before it's in our hands.

God of War Laufey was definitely the biggest announcement to come from yesterday's PlayStation State of Play, with 20 minutes of footage showcasing protagonist Faye – Kratos's dead wife – being sent to the afterlife of the gods, the Everywhen, and immediately finding herself taking on two enemy gods. Notably, though, no release window was given – not even a year – with its PlayStation Store page simply saying that it's "announced" with its "release date to be determined."

With that in mind, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Laufey might be a more distant release, but according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, that might not be the case. Taking to Bluesky after the game's reveal, he writes: "FWIW I wouldn't read too much into God of War Laufey not getting a release date or window – in contrast to a lot of other big announcements, this one *isn't* years away."

FWIW I wouldn't read too much into God of War Laufey not getting a release date or window — in contrast to a lot of other big announcements, this one *isn't* years away

— @jasonschreier.bsky.social (@jasonschreier.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-06-03T11:25:43.758Z

While he doesn't give any specifics, responding to one user who asks if Laufey could be a 2028 release, Schreier says: "Definitely not."

Otherwise, Schreier also claims that God of War Laufey isn't coming to PC. This follows previous reports that PlayStation is apparently ending PC support for its major single-player releases, meaning we supposedly won't see any more titles like Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, or indeed, God of War arrive on Steam. If that holds true, it seems likely that anyone wanting to play God of War Laufey without a PS5 may be out of luck.

Be sure to check out our roundup of everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play June 2026 to catch up on the show, as well as our Summer Game Fest schedule to see what else is happening this not-E3 period.

The PlayStation State of Play on June 2 was a fantastic showcase of a lot of excellent upcoming PS5 games. Sony ran for well over an hour, starting strong with a new Marvel's Wolverine gameplay showcase and wrapping with a long first look at God of War Laufey. There were like at least 20 other trailers between those two events, so what's actually worth your time?

Honestly, it was kind of tough picking just five of the best trailers from State of Play. But that's what I've done, and I'm pretty happy with my choices. These are the ones that are still replaying in my head now that I've had a second to breathe from all of the excitement. If you disagree with me, and think there's a better trailer from the PS5 showcase out there, then do be sure to sign up to GamesRadar+ (not only is it free, it's how you're able to get into the comments section below to tell me how right wrong I am).

Trailer: Until Dawn 2

There were over 20 trailers in the PlayStation State of Play showcase, but this was the one that caught me by surprise. Over a decade since the release of Until Dawn, a sequel is in development from Firesprite (rather than Supermassive). This excellent reveal trailer does a fantastic job of setting up the premise (a group of ghosthunters visit a tropical island), the horror (a slasher killer arrives to spoil the fun), and the choice/consequence that hangs over it all (RIP Luke).

Trailer: Stuntman Hollywood

It's been almost 20 years since Stuntman: Ignition, and the beloved action-adventure racing series has long been considered MIA. Until now that is, with Saber Interactive bringing the franchise back with a bang. I thought this was a fantastic reveal trailer, doing just enough to tease out a few possibilities before pulling the curtain back to reveal that we'll be handling the stunt-work for sequences inspired by real movies and TV shows. A super fun presentation, so kudos to Saber for Stuntman: Hollywood.

Trailer: Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis

Listen, it's never fun when a publisher announces that it is delaying something that you're really looking forward to playing. But you know what certainly helps ease the pain? A really great trailer that helps you understand why the wait will be worth it in the end. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis has been pushed to February 12, 2027, but it's looking increasingly fantastic – a compelling remake of a legendary adventure game that was in desperate need of some TLC.

Trailer: Kemuri Hunt the Unseen

It's been a while since Ikumi Nakamura left Tango Gameworks, and even longer since the internet fell in love with the artist. And during that time I've been wondering when her next title, the debut project from Unseen Games, would finally show itself to the world. Well Kemuri is finally here and it landed with a splash thanks to this gameplay reveal trailer, which does a fantastic job of setting the stage for this vibrant three-player action yokai hunting game.

Trailer: Bancho the Chef

I promised myself that I was going to limit this roundup to the 5 best State of Play trailers, otherwise I'd be here gushing about all 20 of them. And while I was really very impressed with the presentations from Remedy for Control Resonant and Konami's Silent Hill: Townfall, I have to hand it to Dave the Diver developer Mintrocket – the Bancho the Chef reveal was a whole lot of fun, and suitably silly for a prequel delving into the origins sushi master Bancho.

Gameplay Showcase: God Of War Laufey

When does a trailer stop being a trailer and become something else entirely? Probably when it creeps above the 10 minute mark. The thing is, the reveal for God of War: Laufey is pretty electrifying. A new mainline God of War game, one starring Faye rather than Kratos, has been long rumored – but to finally see it in action, and for it to look so damned weird and wonderful, really is worth celebrating. So no, this isn't a trailer, but it is the best gameplay showcase from the PlayStation State of Play for June 2026 (sorry, Marvel's Wolverine; that gameplay showcase was a whole lot of fun, but new God of War gets my vote this time.)

Dive deeper into State of Play

Sony revealed the upcoming God of War Laufey at PlayStation State of Play June 2026 with a stunning 20 minutes of gameplay footage centering on Kratos's second wife and Atreus's mother, Faye, aka Laufey. Although it's been rumored that the next God of War game would be a prequel, Santa Monica Studio creative director Cory Barlog has confirmed that's not the case.

In a video published shortly after today's reveal, in which Barlog interviews God of War Laufey game director Ariel Lawrence, it's revealed that the new game takes place directly following the scene from the beginning of the 2018 God of War reboot where Faye's body is cremated on the funeral pyre.

"This is not a prequel. This is a continuation of the timeline right at the beginning of God of War 2018," Barlog says. "What happened to Faye after that funeral?"

Although reactions to these big publisher showcases are always going to vary, I was thoroughly impressed by Sony's lineup for this one. I'm psyched for Kemuri, the new co-op yokai hunting game from iconic Bayonetta artist Ikumi Nakamura. The new story trailer for survival horror game ILL looks frightening as all hell, Silent Hill: Townfall finally has a release date, and Control Resonant both got great new trailers (as well as September release dates), and Until Dawn 2 is coming in 2027!

All that said, even with so much horror for me to digest, God of War Laufey stole the show. It's gorgeous, looks like a genuine evolution of God of War and God of War Ragnarok, and I'm sorry, that little cube guy is adorable whether the internet grumps want to admit it or not. Prequel or not, I'm sat.

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10 long years later, Until Dawn 2 has been revealed, but if you were hoping for a direct continuation of the first game from OG studio Supermassive Games, you'll be disappointed on both counts. Until Dawn 2 seems to revolve around an entirely new cast of characters, and it's in development at Firesprite, the first-party PlayStation developer behind Horizon Call of the Mountain and a handful of other VR-first titles.

PlayStation dropped the announcement trailer for Until Dawn 2 during today's State of Play showcase, revealing a group of ghost hunters who don't know they're about to become the hunted. The trailer shows the young fools partying it up at an exotic and seemingly abandoned tropical destination called Akashima Island, which of course is said to be haunted. Then Baldur's Gate 3 star Neil Newbon shows up and belly flops into a pool. "Who's the buff idiot," one ghost hunter asks. "Does no one know this guy?" another asks, possibly a wink at Newbon's household status.

From there, things take a dark turn. Notably, I didn't see any mention or sighting of a Wendigo, the former humans-turned-monsters that serve as the main bad guys of the first Until Dawn. Instead, the only antagonists shown in the reveal trailer are some masked, machete-wielding hunters, which whack off one of the characters' legs.

Assuredly, this is still an Until Dawn game. We see one extremely critical quick time event toward the end of the trailer that results in a lad named Luke falling off a cliff to his bloody death, and the trailer closes out with the reveal that the psychiatrist character from the first game is back. "Can you do what needs to be done?" he asks ominously as a 2027 release window is shown.

I'm conflicted about this one. I have extremely fond memories of the first Until Dawn and have played it and re-played it at least a dozen times, but there's no denying Supermassive quality is inconsistent at best these days. That said, Firesprite hasn't proven itself as the lead developer on a non-VR, non-mobile first-party PlayStation game, so we'll have to wait and see how that shakes out. So far, I'm liking what I see.

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I'm typing this approximately 38 seconds after Sony Santa Monica finished showcasing 20 minutes of the upcoming God of War Laufey at PlayStation State of Play June 2026, and fans are already squabbling. They're deathly serious about the cube.

Per a Sony blog elaborating on the developer's first look at God of War Laufey, the giant, gelatin cube named Phranque – pronounced "frangk," or Frank – "is a curious cosmic cube with an earnest disposition." Voiced by The Boys star Jack Quaid, the blue block of Jell-O seems like a kindly foil to giantess Laufey, who seems solemn to be navigating the violent Everywhen in a volcanic afterlife filled with gods struggling for power. But it seems some hopeful Laufey players want to put Phranque in a boiling pot and melt him back down into sugar water.

"it's a cube lol so random you get it right hahaha so quirky so random hahahahahahah omg," comments writer Jake Steinberg on Bluesky.

"This is the worst shit I've ever seen," a cube denier on Twitter adds.

"I wish nothing but the worst things to happen to Frank the talking cube. For no other reason besides that he's a God of War character named Frank. Go to hell Frank," concludes popular Twitter artist Wanderjegson.

Clearly, Phranque is making a major first impression for a big cube made of stardust, and sauce, and maybe beef collagen. He's chipper as he slides around the Everywhen no doubt leaving a trail of sticky juice behind him, and I understand that some people will find this unselfconscious behavior will either inspire disdain – for why should a cube not be as self-conscious as Man? – or admiration.

"God of war is for girls now! And they finally replaced my son with the cube I’ve always wanted…" says one fan on Bluesky.

Whichever way you fall, it's clear the guy has star power. Another cubist on Bluesky writes, "GELATINOUS CUBE WILL SELL MILLIONS." Personally, I could take or leave Phranque. I need to get to know him better first, or be informed if he's blue raspberry flavor like I suspect, or the less desirable blueberry.

"We had influenced the industry" – The Last of Us and God of War tackling "serious, emotional subjects" made the creator of a PS3 classic feel like they had left their mark.

After years of rumors that the next pantheon God of War would be taking on would be Egypt, it turns out they were right, they just missed that others were part of it too.

God of War Laufey was announced as the final part of PlayStation State of Play – with 20 minutes of footage being shown off. The upcoming PS5 game has Kratos' departed wife Faye wake up in a new realm after the events of God of War 2018's opening. The game itself looks more action-heavy akin to the Greek saga, but this very much is not set in Greece, and eventually, the answer was revealed to us.

During the gameplay segment, Faye comes into contact with a distinctly Egyptian-looking foe, who was identified by her companion as Sekhmet, the Egyptian warrior goddess. However, said companion very much did not look Egyptian.

Turns out, Faye has ended up in the Everywhen, which a follow-up PlayStation Blog post describes as "where ruthless gods from across mythology vie for power in a land overflowing with dangerous magic." To drive that home, the blog also identifies that the enemy Faye has a scrap with is Begtse, a Dharmapala who is the lord of war in Tibetan Buddhism.

The blog continues, "The Everywhen is the birthplace and endpoint to which all magic returns, a transcendent realm above those we've come to know. A location in which gods and creatures from different mythologies come together, and not always in harmonious coexistence." So yes, we are getting an Egyptian God of War, but it just so happens to also be a God of War that spans multiple pantheons.

Check out all the news, reveals, and announcements from the PlayStation State of Play June 2026 in our live blog.

Today's PlayStation State of Play brought all kinds of news and trailers for a wide array of upcoming PS5 games, but maybe the biggest surprise of the show is the sheer volume of games all coming out just a few days apart from each other toward the end of September. It's no surprise that big publishers are all skipping November with the shadow of GTA 6 looming large, but what is surprising is that Silent Hill: Townfall, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Control Resonant are all launching just a day apart from each other.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is set to release on September 25. Silent Hill: Townfall is scheduled to launch on September 24. And now, we also know that Control Resonant is coming on September 24, as well. That final date was confirmed with a new trailer from Remedy setting up the game's story and characters – and one which I found a lot more compelling than previous previews of the upcoming game.

Either way, it's wild to see three AAA titles in beloved series from major publishers launching in such close proximity. We've also got Marvel's Wolverine coming on September 15 and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve landing on October 2, and these are just the games that we saw as part of today's showcase.

It's an unusually packed early autumn for gaming, but it's impossible to ignore GTA 6's seismic influence on the gaming landscape. Now that Rockstar seems to be fully committed to its November 19 date, everyone else is getting as far away as they possibly can.

Stick with us for all the news as the Summer Game Fest schedule for 2026 rolls on.

Sony Santa Monica revealed God of War Laufey, a new God of War game starring Kratos' wife Faye, at today's PlayStation State of Play live show, confirming rumors and passing the torch to the wife and mother cremated at the beginning of 2018's God of War.

The 20-minute reveal sequence opens with a familiar look at Kratos and his son Atreus holding a cremation burial for Faye, before quickly jumping to a third-person perspective of Faye exploring ruins and chopping monsters in another realm called the Everywhen, the "afterlife of the gods" according to God of War Laufey's PlayStation Store listing.

Faye's fighting style is more magic- and sword-based compared to Kratos and Atreus, and that only intensifies as she attains more abilities later in the demonstration. The showcase opens with Faye's 'death,' yet somehow things get worse for her from there, as she's quickly captured by an otherworldly faction while she struggles to accept her own demise – a process which is not helped by confounding commentary from a large, talking slime cube.

The opening suggests Faye's adventure is running in parallel to the first God of War game (that is, the reboot), but anything goes when you're working with afterlife mumbo-jumbo. There's no telling how Faye's perception of time compares to Kratos and Atreus, which complicates hopes that the family will somehow be reunited.

This time around, the theological vibe is decidedly Egyptian – another longstanding rumor around the God of War series. At least, some of it is. There seem to be a lot of gods in the mix this time, this being a more catch-all divine afterlife. However, Egyptian god Sekhmet, also known as a god of war, is very intentionally singled out.

God of War Laufey is, to the surprise of no one, coming to PS5. We don't have any sort of release date yet, but the store listing says it's "coming soon."

We can seemingly rule out an eventual PC release given Sony's retreat from the platform, at least as far as single-player games go.

God of War Greek trilogy's Kratos actor T.C. Carson says Sony Santa Monica "realized that they let me go prematurely," but "they came back" to him for the remake.

Ikumi Nakamura, the iconic horror artist known for her work on Okami, Bayonetta, The Evil Within, and Ghostwire Tokyo, has unveiled a brand new project that looks like some of the best parts of all those games combined and enhanced with a three-player co-op option.

Kemuri: Hunt the Unseen made its debut during today's PlayStation State of Play, and quite frankly, it woke me out of the slight boredom I was experiencing watching Wolverine impale someone's face for the 15th time. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Marvel Games and I'm looking forward to Marvel's Wolverine, but that trailer was just a whole lot of slashing people to a bloody pulp and not a whole lot else. Kemuri: Hunt the Unseen, on the other hand, looks like something fresh, new, and weird in a way you would rightfully expect from Nakamura.

Fast, fluid, frenetic, and brimming with colorful J-pop style, Kemuri looks like a decidedly non-spooky take on Ghostwire Tokyo, the supremely underrated 2022 action horror game that Nakamura was originally creative director on. You team up with up to two other players and take on Kemuri City, which of course is the city "closest to the afterlife," and hunt down some ghosts inspired by Japanese folklore. It seems you have numerous ways of traversing the city both horizontally and vertically, with the trailer showing player characters gliding around environments, wall-running up buildings, and rail-grinding across ledges in pursuit of yokai which you can form contracts with and absorb their powers, changing your appearance, combat, and movement.

In terms of battles, it seems there's a mix of fast-paced supernatural ability-based melee and ranged combat, with what looks to be a Devil May Cry-influence.

Kemuri is in development at Nakamura's new studio Unseen, hence the subtitle. There's no release date just yet, but you can expect it to land on PS5 at some point in 2027.

In the meantime, here are the best PS5 games you can play right now.

The rock blocking the cave Phantom Blade Zero lives in is slowly rolling away. Developer S-Game revealed during PlayStation State of Play June 2026 that the action RPG will get its own dedicated show later this summer, which is also when pre-orders will open ahead of the dark kungfu game's October 29 launch.

The devoted Phantom Blade Zero show will be a "Gameplay & Story Deep Dive" according to Phantom Blade Zero's State of Play trailer, which teases wicked swordfights and an understandably crying baby. You can watch the whole sordid affair below.

In the trailer, a masked assassin who seems to be our protagonist Soul shoos off enemies with expert precision and a very scary metal weapon. He carries a baby wrapped in a plush, but soiled, blanket on his back, and he seems unafraid of the torrent of enemies S-Game shows in a short montage: a woman with giant limbs, a massive, crackling porcelain hand that reminds me of Dark Souls 3's High Lord Wolnir and his skeletal palms, a giant who swoops her meaty leg around like the Dancer of the Boreal Valley in that same game, and an imposing poison-flower-woman thing that evokes Dark Souls' Chaos Witch Quelaag.

S-Game CEO Soulframe Liang insists his Phantom Blade Zero "is neither a Soulslike game nor a traditional action game."

"Maybe it could create a new identity that is Wuxia Action Games?" he hopes, referring to the genre of Chinese fantasy that also motivated big hit Black Myth: Wukong.

And I can see that Phantom Blade Zero is clearly a wuxia game in the ornate gold armor sets and hyperreal melee combat sequences found in its latest trailer, certainly, but I also pick up on creepy whispers of Dark Souls-like monstrosity. I like all of it, even though that crying baby probably doesn't.

I couldn't love Dark Souls or Bloodborne, but Phantom Blade Zero is the action RPG I wanted them to be.

It's that time of year, as Summer Game Fest rolls around with various new reveals and sneak peeks – and today's big PlayStation State of Play showcase from Sony certainly offers no exception there, giving us another look at Silent Hill: Townfall.

That's right – Silent Hill: Townfall is back in the limelight after its big release date reveal during tonight's State of Play event, finally confirming just when Konami's new horror game is set to launch.

There's apparently not too long left to wait, as the exciting trailer unveils the title's arrival: September 24 of this year. While we already knew it would come in 2026, the precise day is news... good news.

After all, it's nearly been a year since Silent Hill f, the previous series gem, dropped in September of 2025 – and yes, that means that Silent Hill: Townfall is marked to launch around the same time of year as its most recent predecessor.

Will it be as good as the last series entry, though? Only time will tell, but honestly, if this new trailer is anything to go by, then I'm voting that it almost definitely will be.

Just look at the terrifying creatures and scenes protagonist Simon will witness in St. Amelia, the new Silent Hill setting – it's all too reminiscent of an old-school camcorder horror film for me, but I'm loving the eerie vibes.

And, what's more, we can finally put a face to the mysterious voice previously heard on the CRTV in Konami's reveal trailer... Zoe. As per Sony's blog post on Silent Hill: Townfall, she's a nurse from a local family clinic. Simon evidently doesn't recognize her, much like he doesn't recognize St. Amelia itself.

We also get a quick look at some of the upcoming Silent Hill: Townfall puzzles – and, yep, it's looking like the game will feature the series' iconic mind-boggling scenarios to solve between all of the monstrosities and mystery.

As Sony puts it, "Solving these puzzles isn’t just a way to progress in the game, though, but rather a way to understand the situation Simon finds himself in." Hm – that's a bit of a head scratcher in itself... but it does leave me all the more excited.

Here's hoping Silent Hill: Townfall is as promising as it appears it'll be so far. September 24, 2026, please don't be late.

Searching for something else to wishlist? Here are the best new games coming this year and beyond to look forward to.

Capcom has finally confirmed that Onimusha: Way of the Sword is releasing on September 25, 2026.

After first being announced at The Game Awards 2024, Onimusha: Way of the Sword has been one of my most anticipated games, and after a ton of trailers that sadly ended without a release date, today's PlayStation State of Play trailer finally confirmed we'll only need to wait three more months to get our hands on the full game. Plus, the PlayStation Blog also revealed some info about what we saw.

The new trailer features an action-packed look at Miyamoto Musashi fighting through a castle on top of Mount Oe in order to reach its owner, "a colossal Genma" who "claims to be Shuten Doji, the Oni of legend." The boss taunts Musashi for rejecting the power of the Oni, and goes on to kick his ass easily, with the end of the trailer showing him taking on a Devil Trigger-esque Oni form, although we don't see this in action during any gameplay segments.

Well actually, we'll get our first hands-on even sooner, as Capcom also confirmed that a demo for the game is set to release later today, and will feature multiple combat encounters. This includes a boss fight against "Musashi's formidable rival, Saksaki Ganryu." Perhaps more importantly, you get a cute little trinket as a reward for playing the demo.

And, while the State of Play and Onimusha Twitter account didn't clarify, the Onimusha: Way of the Sword Demo will be multiplatform, in fact, it's already live over on Steam.

However, Capcom has also chosen the same date that everyone else has to avoid GTA 6, as both Control Resonant and Silent Hill Townfall have chosen release dates a day apart from each other.

A new trailer for Marvel's Wolverine debuted at today's PlayStation State of Play, offering an extensive new look at the game's bloody combat. Perhaps most interesting to Marvel fans, however, are the extensive cameos from other characters who'll appear in the game.

The main gameplay portion of the trailer sees Logan team up with Jean Grey, and we see here psychically wrecking enemies in the background as we do battle with bladed fists. A kidnapped group of X-Men featured here also appears to include Leech.

A number of additional quick cameos show up at the very end of the trailer, including Silver Samurai, Omega Red, and Wolverine's archnemesis, Sabretooth. There's also a character who, at a glance, bears some resemblance to Deadpool, but on close examination I think that's just a generic ninja associated with The Hand.

Marvel's Wolverine is (still) scheduled to launch on September 15, and the pile of major games launching in September is getting absolutely massive. As detailed in a PlayStation Blog post, Wolverine is sweetening the deal with an array of pre-order bonuses, including early unlocks of a classic-style brown suit and reflective claws, as well as a technique point.

I will not be redeeming that pre-order bonus – I like to actually enjoy a game's proper progression curve, thank you very much – but the $80 deluxe version does at least have some unique bonuses you can't just unlock through normal gameplay. It features five suits, labeled Incredible, Savage, Age of Apocalypse, Night Hunt, and New Leather, and some of those make the new Wolverine look a whole lot like Hugh Jackman, which is fun.

For more of this week's big news, follow us throughout the Summer Game Fest 2026 schedule.

Realistically, nobody should ever read a YouTube stream chat. That's especially true during shows like today's PlayStation State of Play live showcase, as these events are notorious for cultivating nonsense and memes in the chat. But I have to admit, right from the pre-show – give me that sweet, Sony-stamped, electronic music – today's State of Play chat did carry a pretty loud and consistent message: "We want Destiny 3." Not even Wolverine's extraordinarily hairy shoulders could distract Guardians in the chat.

This State of Play arrived one week ahead of June 9, which will see the final update for Destiny 2. Bungie abruptly announced the end of the game, and of active development, in May following well over a year of decline after the game's Final Shape expansion. Players have been in mourning ever since. But as they tumble down the stages of grief, fans have also clung to hopes that Bungie can turn it around, and they've aimed their fire hoses at Sony.

Simmering in the background of this State of Play chat – a river of chants like "Destiny 3," "#WeWantDestiny3," and so on – is a petition on change.org begging "Sony to develop Destiny 3." Bungie is the developer, of course, but Sony owns the company now, and talk of Sony reducing Bungie's freedom amid financial hardship has redirected discussion toward the house of PlayStation.

At the time of writing, the Destiny 3 petition has 338,556 signatures – a commendable turnout for a new, rag-tag push.

"The desire for new adventures, fresh storylines, and innovative gameplay features is palpable among players everywhere," it reads. "Destiny 3 would not only meet these demands but also expand the horizons of what is possible within this universe."

Destiny 2 community lead whips the MMO's community into a frenzy with a series of posts that could mean anything from a sequel to nothing at all: "Do not go gentle into that good night."

Update: Yup, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis just featured in today's PlayStation State of Play, and while the leaked release date was slightly off (sort of), we're still facing a delay out of 2026.

Lara Croft looks cooler than ever in our latest look at the game, solving puzzles, using her dual pistols, facing off with dinosaurs, exploring some seriously cinematic places, and generally being her iconic self.

We'll officially be able to dive into the game on February 12, 2027. However, you'll still be able to play it on the leaked February 10 date if you pre-order the Deluxe or Collector's Edition thanks to that 48-hour early access window.

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Suddenly, the rumors about a Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis delay are looking a lot more believable. Ahead of tonight's PlayStation State of Play, Amazon listings went live suggesting that the release date had been pushed back to February 10, 2027, a delay from the previously announced 2026 launch window.

The Amazon pre-order listings were quickly removed, but not before accounts like Wario64 on Bluesky preserved the details for posterity. In addition to the February 10 release date, the listings also detailed a pre-order bonus for an early unlock of a Survivor outfit inspired by Lara Croft's 2013 look.

The PC version of the game was listed at $60, with a Deluxe Edition set at $70. This version includes a Parisian Fugitive outfit, itself a riff on Lara's appearance in the much-maligned PS2 game, Angel of Darkness. It also includes a 48-hour early access period, and most interesting of all, a "post-launch DLC story pack." Sadly, there are no details on what that DLC includes.

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Rumors about a delay to Legacy of Atlantis have persisted for months, and given the timing of these Amazon listings for its basic and deluxe versions, it seems likely that the game's release date will be announced alongside proper pre-orders in just a few hours at State of Play.

That's not the only semi-official leak Legacy of Atlantis suffered today, as the game's PlayStation Store page was also updated with an array of previously unseen screenshots. Those images, like the Amazon listings, were quickly nuked, but once again the community has preserved them. So enjoy an early peek at Lara encountering velociraptors and King Midas before a likely new trailer later today.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis boss fight lead points to Elden Ring as a stellar example of how to make sure they're fair.

Sony's PlayStation State of Play June 2026 showcase is over, and it did not disappoint. While plenty of Marvel's Wolverine was shown, PlayStation also had several surprises and release date announcements up its sleeve. At this point, there are plenty of upcoming PS5 games – to look forward to – including the newly revealed God of War title, God of War Laufey.

Below we've broken everything down into digestible chunk: the big highlights with context direct from us here at GamesRadar+, everything else if you're just looking for newly revealed PS5 trailers, and then there's just the straight-up YouTube link if you want to experience it all for yourself.

Beyond that, the play-by-play commentary is available to see all of our thoughts and reactions as the State of Play was happening. What was your favorite reveal? Be sure to leave us a comment and let us know!

Everything announced at PS5 State of Play June 2026

HERE'S THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• God of War Laufey announced, new game starring Kratos' wife Faye gets 20 minutes of footage
• Marvel's Wolverine trailer reveals Jean Grey, Sabretooth, and more classic X-Men appearances
• Silent Hill Townfall, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Control Resonant all launch a day apart in September as everyone gets the hell out of GTA 6's November
• Iconic Bayonetta and Tango artist Ikumi Nakamura returns with a new yokai hunting action game packing 3-player co-op and unparalleled style
• Sony likes Phantom Blade Zero so much it's getting its own show this summer, devs reveal in brutal clip that looks like Dark Souls with generational trauma
• Silent Hill: Townfall gets September 2026 release date alongside terrifying look at Konami's mind-bending new horror game
• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis delay confirmed in PlayStation State of Play, but at least Lara Croft is looking cooler than ever
• Capcom finally confirms Onimusha: Way of the Sword is coming this September, demo releases today
• Rayman is back, as Ubisoft confirms the long-rumored Rayman Legends remake is coming this year

AND HERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE:

• Surprise! Until Dawn 2 exists, and it's on a spooky abandoned resort island
• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve soars the skies in new trailer
• Stuntman: Hollywood is real and it is my friend
• Marathon season 2 gameplay looks both slick and confusing, if that's your thing
• The ILL trailer might actually make you ill, fair warning
• The latest Onimusha: Way of the Sword trailer is extremely cool, but light of new reveals
• The Lost Wild looks like a Jurassic Park game I always wanted
• Bancho the Chef is a Dave the Diver prequel
• Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls continues to look great, and now it's got Doom

State of Play June 2026 Recap

If there's one prediction that's less of a prediction and more of a promise, it's that we're about to see a whole lot more of Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games.

"To kick things off, you’ll get a closer look at Marvel’s Wolverine," the official PlayStation blog announcing this specific PlayStation State of Play reads in part. "Insomniac Games will share more from its upcoming third-person action-adventure game showing off Logan’s brutal and relentless combat along with some new details. This all-new take on the comic book legend launches on PS5 September 15."

It's been a minute since we've seen much from Insomniac's upcoming game. While it missed the February 2026 State of Play, the launch date of September 15, 2026 was confirmed in late February. For those counting days: that's only three months and change away. Now is as good a time as any to share a whole lot more about Marvel's Wolverine.

Beyond the Marvel's Wolverine of it all, it's unclear exactly what to expect out of today's PlayStation State of Play. Sometimes the official announcement will give some kind of direction on what's coming, but the official blog is broad to the point of uselessness. Top studios? From around the world? Updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals? Cool. Great.

So, what's going to be there that isn't about a mutant with healing powers? Well, if our very own Jasmine Gould-Wilson is correct in her PlayStation State of Play predictions, the one big hope is to see more from Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. All we've really seen up to this point is a cinematic trailer, and with Saros in the rearview it feels like a good time for PlayStation to beef up its marketing for the already revealed lineup. It just makes sense, right?

Another of Jasmine's predictions that I actually agree with is that S-Game's Phantom Blade Zero could make an appearance during today's PlayStation State of Play. We've seen the upcoming action RPG a couple of different times, including recently at gamescom latam 2026, and every single person that puts hands on it comes away impressed.

Notably, Phantom Blade Zero is coming to PS5 first, and it was previously revealed during a PlayStation event. Also? It's set to release on September 9. That's even sooner than Marvel's Wolverine! Even if Phantom Blade Zero does manage to skip out on tonight's festivities, I have a hard time imagining it not making any appearance at all this week. If not tonight, then Friday, right?

There's at least one game it seems safe to say will not make an appearance at the PlayStation State of Play. Look, just to say it out loud: I am not expecting to see anything from Grand Theft Auto 6 tonight. (Apologies to the big dreamers on GamesRadar+ staff.) With the way folks have been waiting for GTA 6, Rockstar doesn't really need to participate in the marketing beats of other folks. It can... simply make its own, if it wants.

For all of the excitement inherent to everything going on during what was once the E3 window, it's basically all just one large advertisement. Not only that, but you're inevitably chained to whatever other announcements any given platform wants to make at the same time. If you're Rockstar, why spend the money? The company could announce an event on a rainy Sunday in July and people would consider it appointment viewing.

With just one hour to go, it's been a fairly tight ship over at PlayStation. Usually, you can expect a couple of high-profile leaks ahead of a showcase of any kind, but barring some minor rumors and scuttlebutt there doesn't appear to have been any major security issues this time around.

There's still plenty of time for something to squeak out before the curtain lifts, of course, but that window is swiftly closing. As of right now, the biggest news that hasn't yet been announced but might appear tonight could be the fact that Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis appears to have moved to early 2027.

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There's only 45 minutes until the PlayStation State of Play June 2026 begins, and so now's the moment: what are you hoping to see?

My typical request for any of these events is that Sega trot out either a full remake of the original Valkyria Chronicles, an English release for Valkyria Chronicles 3, or – if I'm feeling lucky – an announcement of Valkyria Chronicles 5. The strategy RPG has a unique combat system that is turn-based, sort of, with a lovely illustration style. For my money, it seems like the sort of thing that was perhaps ahead of its time, and could be even more popular now.

There's only 30 minutes left to wait! Still time to get some snacks and a drink or take a bathroom break. Just as a refresher with time zones, here's when the PS5 State of Play is set to begin:
- 2PM PT
- 5PM ET
- 10PM UK
- 11PM CEST

With just 15 minutes until showtime, you know what I'd really like to see tonight? God of War. God of War anything, really. Except maybe the upcoming show, which had a fairly rough first look.

I'll take remake news, sequel news, spinoff news... Heck, if you want to make another Sons of Sparta, I'd even be game for that. Something hacky, something slashy, or something action...y. Sometimes it's just nice to hit a bunch of buttons to hit a bunch of enemies.

And the placeholder countdown is officially live! 10 minutes left until the reveals begin in earnest, and the YouTube chat at least seems to be squints really into the idea of a Destiny 3 reveal. I'm not sure why anyone would want PlayStation to announce a new Destiny when it's just summarily executed Destiny 2 and Marathon is still kicking into gear, but the heart wants what the heart wants.

OK! Less than 5 minutes! This is not a drill! This is also the liminal space where all predictions are safe and nobody can hurt you. So, in that spirit, here are some quickfire harebrained ideas that could potentially make an appearance simply because of the infinite possibilities of the universe:

New BioShock? Borderlands? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? More Battlefield? SOCOM revival? PSP sequel? A man can dream...

And here we go... It has begun.

As expected, Marvel's Wolverine is first out of the gate. Lots of brutal slashing, jumping, and more slashing. Marcus Smith, creative director, is here to introduce "a new look at the game." Wolverine is trying to rescue kidnapped mutants from Reavers, and discovers he's not the only mutant trying to save them.

Wolverine takes a sniff of something to track down someone else before engaging with the aforementioned Reavers. This is... a lot bloodier than even I expected. He's absolutely covered, but some of the blood goes away when he stops in some water. Jump, slash, blood, jump, slash, more blood. Traversal seems pretty smooth.

Glimpse of Leech in a Trask Industries container! And Logan absolutely murders a bunch of others before, surprise, Jean Grey shows up! She uses her telekinesis to throw some folks around.

While Wolverine is slicing and dicing more baddies, Jean Grey looks to be helping out in the background. The two of them even pull off a combo move where she lifts and he... well, kills them. Goodness, he's gone and tossed one into some forklift blades.

Looks like there's a "feral" combat mode where he gets even nastier and the screen changes color. Unclear what other changes there are. But after all of that, he rides a motorcycle to chase down the Reavers as they try to escape.

But look out, a big burly Reaver has some shocking weapons to take on Wolverine. Not that it stops Logan; there's a mechanical QTE where he heals his skin enough to fight back and put the brute out of his misery. But, uh, also Wolverine then gets stuck under a vehicle that attempts to crush him underneath but not fast enough. He escapes and tries to free the Morlocks (?) from the container. "Are you a superhero?" No; he's Wolverine.

And we end on a montage of the single-player action game that sends Logan on a journey across the world. Mutants live in hiding, but you still encounter characters like Jean Grey, Mystique, and Sabretooth in the game. Combat is very bloody, which, uh, yeah. I got that. Pre-orders begin today, apparently!

But don't take my word for it! You can watch for the entire Marvel's Wolverine showcase for yourself:

And we're sticking with Marvel! Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is up next. The greatest action is to fight, apparently. Doctor Doom is the leader of the Knights of Doom team. Lots of projectiles. Magneto punching the heck out of Storm. Green Goblin against Spider-Man feels a bit on the nose, but it's still fun to see.

But moving right along: Rayman! Looks similar to Rayman Legends, but with even more 3D aspects. It's certainly not this one that leaked previously, but more Rayman makes it more likely that the leak is also correct.

Rayman Legends Retold it is! October 1, pre-order available now. Also, here's that Marvel fighter trailer if you missed it:

Up next: what looks to be a Dave the Diver prequel? I'm going to be vulnerable and tell you I never played the original, so I've only got some idea of what's happening here with the minigames for fishing, cooking, pouring tea, doing dishes, and so on. Bancho the Chef is the title, in development for PS5.

Enough of that! We're into some kind of fantastical parkour-like game. Lots of climbing, hunting yokai, wearing (?) yokai to use their powers. Up to 3-player co-op, even! Kemuri! Coming 2027 to PS5. Ikumi Nakamura's game, apparently! She missed all of us. "Some of you may have forgotten me." Then she Did The Thing. I haven't forgotten.

Fox Window ability lets players reveal and hunt and collect yokai. You have to form a contract in order to "embody" them and use their advantages in combat and traversal. I don't hate it. Katana Hunter, Bow Hunter, and Shaman are the three types of characters. They're making Kemuri to deliver chaos and laughter.

And now: Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. Seems like that delay is true, probably. Gameplay here looks like classic Lara combined with modern Uncharted-style puzzles and combat. Also, a dinosaur. Seems fine?

And there it is: February 12, 2027. Technically a delay out of 2026.

But enough of that! Onto what looks to be a Jurassic Park game of some kind? Lots of running around in foggy, dark places, dodging mean-looking dinosaurs. The Lost Wild, coming 2027. Not actually Jurassic Park, then? All right.

And, as expected, S-Game has shown up with Phantom Blade Zero! Game still looks slick as hell. Fun stylish combat, gnarly-looking big enemies... I don't go here, but maybe I should. Just a quick tease, looks like, with more to come this summer. Gameplay and story deep dive later this summer.

And from there, on to Dune: Awakening... OK. I guess technically this isn't already on PS5, but there's apparently a single-player mode coming with the PlayStation release on September 22, so that's something.

Dynasty Warriors 3 is also getting a remaster! Good for them. Coming October 1, pre-orders start today.

No Rest for the Wicked is also coming to PS5, but, again, that's already available elsewhere in early access. Still, nice for PS5 to get the full 1.0 release. Coming October 2026, available to wishlist now.

And now: Onimusha: Way of the Sword from Capcom. Love more some samurai-style action. Lots of slashing enemies in half, jumping around to avoid obstacles. And also a big brute licking another person for some reason? Looks like a boss fight of some sort. "If you live by the sword, fighting is everything."

But after a loss, looks like he might take human souls? September 25, 2026. Pre-orders available today. Honestly, it's not Ghost of Yotei, but it does look like it might scratch the itch.

And surprise! Demo is available now?

And now for something gross... Silent Hill, maybe? Ugly critters, fog. "Hey, who's there?" Mysterious music, exploring around with what looks to be some kind of portable TV tuner, solving puzzles... Is this Townfall? Sure seems to be.

I don't go here – horror isn't my thing – but the monsters he's avoiding here seem much more nimble than I recall Silent Hill critters being. Releases September 24, and it sure was Silent Hill: Townfall.

Ace Combat 8! Land battleship! Welcome back to Strangereal, everyone. "That's where the Wings of Theve comes in." Sure, bud. Sure. Flight looks slight, dogfights seem tense. Lots of strange technological advancements with a bunch of real-world aircraft: that's the Ace Combat promise.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is out October 2, 2026, but early access starts on September 29. And! Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War on PS5 as a bonus for purchase! Looks great, but then again I'm a sucker for Ace Combat. See for yourself:

And now something from Saber with racing cars and jumps and slick visuals... is that Knight Rider? Twisted Metal? Mad Max? Back to the Future? ...Car Smash Bros.?

No! Stuntman: Hollywood! Be still my heart. "Coming soon."

Ah, good, another gross one. Ill looks gross and bloody and scary. It's going to appeal to my colleague Ashley, and looks very spooky. "I will help you, but you must not go there!" So much stabbing and blood. I honestly am not sure how to describe this in a way that will make sense, but it's coming in 2027, and, uh, well. Yeah. Here's the trailer:

And now, something equally mindbending but less gross: Control Resonant. Dylan is their only shot at survival, of course, so he's got to... traverse a world that's all messed up? Dylan isn't human, they're telling me. Slow-motion gameplay hints that make it look very much like an action game. September 24, 2026.

And hey, would you look at that. Congratulations to all the people asking for Destiny 3 in the YouTube chat: here's more Marathon. I am going to be honest here and admit I can't parse what's happening, but it's all very stylish. "Do you crave endless life?" I do not. Apparently this is about the new season, Nightfall, that's out today. And there's an open trial period!

PlayStation Plus stuff up now, apparently, with a look at RuneScape: Dragonwilds coming to the service day one in Fall 2026.

And coming to the Classics catalog this year: Gitaroo Man, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. All right.

And now, something from Firesprite: group of people at an island paradise that sure seems like it's been shut down. Neil Newbon, though. Bit like Love Island meets Far Cry. Lots of blood with one person meeting their end at a machete, one on a rock...

Until Dawn 2! Everyone can live, or everyone can die. If you can believe it, the islands has secrets. Coming to PS5 in 2027.

And finally, 20 minutes of a brand-new title! What could it be? That rumored God of War? We're about to find out...

Black screen, humming... Santa Monica Studio! (God of War possibility intensifies...)

"Find your way home; you are free." And sure enough, there's Kratos' arm carrying a body wrapped in cloth with a flower crown. He lights the pyre; the boy stands in the background. Ash rises to the sky, but it's more than just ash... a body appears in the light of the stars as the sky splits.

...only to reconstitute elsewhere. The new game starts and she looks for Kratos. Hello, Deborah Ann Woll. She doesn't know where she is, and encounters a strange and vibrant squirrel-like creature. She stumbles into whatever structure she's found herself in and laments. It's not Kansas, it would appear. Lots of flowers and greenery – which attacks!

But she manages to fend it off with some kind of magical attack before launching into a sword combo that honestly looks slick as heck against some plant monsters.

She armors up from the dead folks, which feels like not great considering they died while wearing it but, you know what, you know best, Deborah. She dives under some rocks to further explore. "That mask... No, it can' t be; it's not possible." I mean, it sure seems possible.

She's talking out loud about finding her way back to the path for my benefit, specifically. I appreciate it. I don't appreciate the weird fiery golems that have grabbed her now. I'm also ambivalent about the weird little critter we've seen; time will tell whether I love it or hate it.

She watches as others are captured before exploding a nearby pot of something or other with her mysterious power. Red demon man grabs her – he's a big one. Before the enemies part and another angry-looking goddess (?) steps out to pull something from Deborah's hand. All these enemies looks Egyptian, perhaps?

Maybe some kind of place where multiple pantheons are interacting? Some chatter about the gate being closed. Sekhmet? Definitely Egyptian. She calls a massive cat to take her toward what looks like some kind of observatory.

Faye is thrown into the clink, and runs into a gelatinous cube and sword (ribbon?) that's talking to her. Afterlife of the gods, the cube calls it. Frank is his name, and he sounds like Jack Quaid to me.

Faye needs to accept that she's her, according to Frank, to use her power. But what if she needs to be somewhere else? Well, maybe if she focuses on what she does need... and so she thinks of finding a way home and... blows everything up. She sees a manifestation of Kratos, who is... not actually here? But she's free! Hooray! Hope Frank's OK.

Frank saves the day when Faye is attacked! Hooray! And the talking ribbon gives Faye the sword, which looks extremely cool, I can't even lie. And she knows how to use it. And looks like Frank is also involved in combat here? Extremely here for it. The fiery golemy dudes don't stand a chance against the combined might of Faye, Frank the cube, and the sword.

The more I see of this, the more I like it. Faye and Frank take on the red demon god in a boss fight. "You don't know what you wield!" He's scared o the sword, apparently? Though he denies it.

Also, just to say it now, I wonder if they're paying KA Applegate anything for the rights to Everworld. (This is a joke, but the similarities to the circumstances are striking.)

God of War Laufey! Coming to PS5. Otherwise known as: Deborah Ann Tall. We've gone and cut to a montage of everything that's been shown, so that looks to be it, folks. You can watch the whole God of War Laufey reveal for yourself, though, and I highly recommend it:

And that's it! It's over! A fairly solid showing, I think. Thanks for sticking it out, if in fact you did, or thanks for reading at some point in the future. I tried to color between the lines, and it'd be great if you told all your friends how cool I am.

It's the season where E3's ghost haunts us all, and Sony is gearing up to deliver a large amount of PlayStation State of Play with another 60 minutes of announcements set for this week. As such, here's how to watch the show and what we're expecting to see.

As with February's event, Sony has only really given a hint about one of the games set to show up; last time it was Marathon, but this time around, it's been confirmed we'll see more of Marvel's Wolverine ahead of its September 15, 2026 launch.

I'd expect to see the main villain revealed in Logan's adventure. After all, we've already seen Wolverine Villains like Omega Red and Mystique show up now, but I'd be shocked if Sabretooth doesn't take on the main antagonist role. Also, I'd very much expect to see a collector's edition to be revealed during or soon after the show.

One thing you can always count on in a showcase is Capcom, and while Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake and Street Fighter 6 Season 4 are rumored to be shown later in the week at Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest show, perhaps we'll get our first look at Resident Evil Requiem's DLC expansion and a release date for Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Plus, Square Enix loves a good showcase, too. It's safe to assume we won't ever see Kingdom Hearts 4 (that way, when it does show up eventually, it'll be a surprise), but I can see something showing up. But probably not Final Fantasy 7 Re-whatever as Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was announced at a Keighley show in 2023, so I'd be shocked if Remake Part 3 shows up at Sony's show, even if I'd bet we see it at some point this week.

How to watch the PlayStation State of Play June 2026 showcase

The PlayStation State of Play will air live on Tuesday, June 2 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT, with the show set to feature "60+ minutes of news"

Watch the State of Play steam here

The show will air live on PlayStation's YouTube and Twitch channels simultaneously, so just pick whatever platform you prefer.

I no longer flinch at seeing movie stars in video games. On the contrary: I fangirl scream when I realized that Keanu Reeves is reprising his role as John Wick in the upcoming PS5 game. It doesn't matter whether you're a Cyberpunk 2077 fan who's excited to have Johnny Silverhand back on your console or a John Wick aficionado buying your first PS5: Reeves' digital likeness has become an accidental figurehead, the modern day advocate of game-movie crossovers and their faded but fascinating legacy.

The symbiotic relationship between the two has proved that developers and film studios have finally worked out how to make Hollywood IPs work as video games – and all it took was a generation of trial runs.

Nostalgia reloaded

I've waxed lyrical in the past about the halcyon days when every new blockbuster hit came with a PS2 tie-in video game. These near beat-for-beat recreations of the films themselves were everywhere in the early 2000s, released alongside one another to build out the participatory layers of filmgoer subculture to varying levels of success.

Ubisoft tried its hand at a game-film simultaneous launch for 2023's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – which was intended to release a year earlier alongside Avatar: Way of Water. The publisher ultimately had to delay the companion piece, citing a need for "additional development time," which absolutely tracks. Video games take far longer to make in the 2020s than they did in 2004, and the volatile nature of game development makes it challenging to align co-release schedules.

Which is where Indiana Jones and the Great Circle cracks the whip. Instead of launching alongside 2023 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as a movie tie-in, Bethesda and MachineGames' collaborated with license holder Lucasfilm to make a brand new instalment that still fits into the film canon. The Great Circle launched a year later, riding the wave of the franchise's enduring popularity in the wake of a hit new movie, to critical and commercial success.

Similarly, Hitman developer IO Interactive's upcoming 007 First Light has been gaining traction thanks to its cinematic roots. Super spy James Bond is no stranger to the video game world (if you've never played 007 Nightfire I am sincerely sorry for your loss), but seeing a young Bond reimagined for the modern day in all his suave action hero glory brings a unique brand of prestige to the new title. With full backing from film publisher MGM Studios, First Light will deliver an original Bond story with an original take on the character himself, linked to no film in particular, but drawing from the entire film franchise.

To me, that's what the John Wick game looks like. The trailer revealed at February's Playstation State of Play tells us virtually nothing about the game's plot itself, instead treating us to action shots of Wick beating the everloving crap out of enemies – a pencil here, a frying pan there, a few guns for good measure – all underscored by classical music.

By the time we actually get a closer look at the eponymous hero's character model and have all suspicions confirmed – that Keanu Reeves is coming to another game, this time as a beloved action movie hero – I don't even care about the story. All I know is that I somehow feel like it's 2003 again and I get to pick up a new video game after watching the hottest new movie so I can keep the movie theater experience going long after my popcorn runs out.

Saber Interactive has clearly been paying attention. The John Wick series is recognizable enough that a game doesn't need to be beholden to a specific movie release date. Having Reeves reprise his role is another huge benefit, especially for the legions of Cyberpunk 2077 fans who have been pleading for CD Projekt Red to find a way to bring his character back for the sequel. Rights holder Lionsgate is also on board for the untitled video game, and with the developer already adapting an iconic horror franchise in Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, Saber seems to have cottoned on a very clever pattern.

Movie tie-in games died long ago, and from their ashes, a new generation was born. John Wick, James Bond, and Indiana Jones all prove that game adaptations work best as additive rather than derivative entities, elevating and extending the experience past what a non-interactive one might offer. It's the prime evolution of the PS2 tie-in; games that aren't tie-ins any more, but entrants of equal standing in a particular IP. The only thing more satisfying than connecting those dots is watching Keanu Reeves jab pencils into eyesockets in 4k. I'll enjoy the latter even more knowing that each stab is continuing a faded (but never forgotten) tradition.

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If you're a big Resident Evil fan and you watched the new Requiem trailer from today's PlayStation State of Play, you were probably shouting at the screen and pointing at what appears to be recurring character Sherry Birkin, which is definitely super exciting, but I also noticed something different closer to the beginning of the trailer: the Licker zombie, I'm convinced.

Everyone knows Lickers start out as zombies, right? According to official Capcom lore, they're infected with the same T-Virus as regular zombies, but their condition has progressed into something far worse due to a secondary mutation caused by excessive eating of people that causes their heads to get all big and eventually split open. That's why there are different kinds of Lickers across the series, including "evolved" ones in the original Resident Evil 2.

Well, official Resident Evil 2 Remake concept art, unlockable in-game but available to view here via Creative Uncut, revealed scrapped plans to introduce monsters to the game's universe that were essentially zombies in the early stages of mutating into Lickers. I'm convinced those suckers are in Resident Evil Requiem, thanks to this part of the trailer I've timestamped for your convenience:

And here's a screenshot I managed to clip from the trailer along with close-ups of the official concept art:

I get that it's not an exact match, but to me that's clearly an adaptation of the Resident Evil 2 Remake concept art. The creature from the trailer has the same spread-out, glazed-over eyes beginning to give the zombie its trademark blindness, the same sharp teeth, and yes, if you look very closely at the trailer, an elongated tongue. That's an early-stage Licker, and you can't convince me otherwise.

Yes, it's awesome that they're bringing back Sherry because she's a fan-favorite character with a lot of interesting backstory to explore, but I'm also psyched to see a different iteration of one of the most iconic survival horror monsters ever created, especially since Capcom seems to be making good use of some really nice concept art that otherwise would've continued to fade into obscurity. Bring on February 27.

Going hands-on with Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem turned me into a skull-popping pro, and I can't wait to play more

The latest PlayStation State of Play arrived tonight, providing us with plenty to look forward to this year and beyond – including one very surprising shadow drop, in the form of a 2D God of War spin-off, dubbed Sons of Sparta.

Sure, the God of War Greek trilogy remake is exciting, but Sons of Sparta is something entirely new... and entirely different, to boot. As per Sony's accompanying blog post on the upcoming game, it's a 2D action platformer following Kratos' youth as he trained at the Agoge alongside his brother, Deimos. Although it's visually different from the mainline series, the studio points out that its story is 100% canonical.

Not only that, but God of War Sons of Sparta is available right now on PS5 via the official PlayStation Store, with the standard edition coming in at $29.99 and a digital deluxe version priced higher at $39.99. For anyone interested in the more expensive version, it comes with a digital artbook, soundtrack, and a PlayStation Network avatar of young Kratos looking especially serious.

As for how God of War Sons of Sparta plays, Kratos will be employing the use of his trusty spea rand shield while also harnessing powerful divine artifacts called the "Gifts of Olympus" to take on various formidable foes. As Sony describes it, the new 2D gem "features the return of iconic classics recreated" with "stunning hand-drawn pixel animation" – but also creatures fans haven't seen before.

It is inspired by Greek mythology, after all, so expect some very cool beasts. Seeing as it's coming from the OG writing team at Santa Monica that worked on God of War and Ragnarok, as well as Mega Cat Studios, I'm certain that Sons of Sparta won't fall short of impressing the community. It's not like we have to wait to play it, either... so, boot up that PS5 and start downloading for more Kratos in 2026.

Looking for something else to wishlist? Be sure to browse our roundup of the best new games coming this year and beyond for even more to anticipate.

In today's PlayStation State of Play broadcast, Sony confirmed that it's begun development on the long-rumored God of War trilogy remake. This project will rebuild the original Greek trilogy for the modern era, but there's not much detail on what it'll look like, as the devs say it's not very far along just yet.

"This project is still very early in development," according to a PlayStation Blog post, "so we ask for your patience as it will be a while before anything else can be shared. When we can come back with an update, we aim to make it a big one!"

If you want to hear Kratos himself, by which I mean original voice actor TC Carson, deliver the news, check out the video below. He's clearly very excited about it.

I'm very curious to see just how substantial this remake is. Sony's previous remakes, like with The Last of Us, have often felt barely necessary, but the original God of War trilogy is much older, and truly modern versions of those games would look much different than the OGs. But equally, it's tough to imagine Sony committing to fully rebuilding the three massive originals as one all-new game, unless this is remake project on the Final Fantasy 7 scale. I'm very eager to find out what shape the game takes.

That's not the only big news for God of War fans, as today also saw the announcement and shadowdrop of God of War: Sons of Sparta, an equally long-rumored project that offers a look at Kratos' early days in a 2D action platformer format.

"As we look to the future," the devs say, "we also want to invest in the past and tend to the series’ roots that got us to where we are today. We know that remaking the Greek saga has been a frequent request – the genuine, passionate interest from fans to see the original games return is something we’re very thankful for and can’t wait to share more when the time comes!"

Check out our full guide to the biggest upcoming PS5 games.

I know 007: First Light developer IO Interactive has been trying to distance itself from all of those Uncharted comparisons, but man, the game's new trailer really isn't doing it any favors in that regard. This thing looks like Uncharted, but with Hitman-style stealth, which sounds like a bangin' pitch to be fair.

Debuted during today's PlayStation State of Play, 007: First Light's new trailer shows Nathan Drake - I mean, James Bond - hang from perilous cliffs, jump from exploding vehicles, beat the crap out of people, and charm the heck out of everyone while doing it. You know, like Nathan Drake does. We've already heard the developers say they're "leaning into" what IO does best, and this being a James Bond game, it's fair to say there will be stealth. So, basically, Uncharted action and cinematics combined with Hitman stealth? Count me the heck in.

Here's the new trailer:

This being a story trailer, I feel some responsibility to tell you what's going on in this game. You play as a young secret agent out on his first mission to prove himself and earn his 00 status in an origin story that sees Bond tangling with dangerous criminals like main antagonist Bawma the pirate, played by none other than Lenny Kravitz.

The trailer shows Bond getting into all sorts of trouble in Iceland, narrowly escaping death on multiple occasions but catching the eyes of a former 00 agent and training instructor for the program, who takes the young Bong under his wing as they team up against the rogue British operative 009. Naturally, you're whisked off to some of the most dangerous places in the world, and you'll have to rely on more than Nate Drake's - ugh, I mean James Bond's - charm to survive.

The game is out May 27 on PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Switch 2.

007 First Light will do something no Bond game has done before – slow down: "Players might be surprised at how much they enjoy those quieter experiences"

A new PlayStation State of Play is upon us, blessing us with plenty of trailers and big announcements – one of which is none other than Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, the first big 2D title in the beloved 40-year-old series in a long time.

Just in case you missed it, there is indeed a new Castlevania game underway – and it looks stunning. Set in medieval Paris, it follows a protagonist who could be anyone from Trevor Belmont's successor Richter to Sonia Belmont in the city under attack by monstrous creatures emerging from the shadows. Armed with the legendary holy whip, the Vampire Killer, our hero will take the bloodthirsty beasts on.

Not only is the nostalgia-inducing 2D art grabbing my attention, though, but the fact that the game is being developed by Konami, Evil Empire, and Motion Twin is. For anyone unaware, Motion Twin is the talented studio behind indie gem Dead Cells, while Evil Empire helped design the 2018 roguelike's Return to Castlevania DLC, as well as The Rogue Prince of Persia.

As per Sony's new blog post on Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, the upcoming game isn't just similar to its beloved predecessors thanks to its aesthetic – it'll also play like them, and remain "true to the roots of the series" with colorful characters to meet, formidable foes to face, secrets to uncover, and a plethora of mysteries to unearth. It's perfect for longtime fans, basically... but also newcomers.

Considering the connection to Castlevania: Nocturne, I'm certain that there will be plenty of fresh faces exploring the games come the release of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. I, for one, am thrilled at the potential resurrection of the decades-old series – especially seeing as it's not 3D this time (*ahem* I'm looking at you, Lords of Shadow). I'm sure it could work one day, but...

For now, I'll just wait for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, as it's set to release this year – although there's no solid launch date aside from 2026 just yet.

Looking for something else to wishlist? Be sure to browse our roundup of the best new games coming this year and beyond for even more to anticipate.

Fans of stealth action and over-the-top cutscenes can both finally let their PS3s rest, as Konami has finally announced Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2. After a long, long wait, the collection was announced at today's PlayStation State of Play broadcast.

Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2 will launch on August 27, 2026 across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, and PC. The headline addition here is, of course Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which was one of the last big PlayStation 3 exclusives still unavailable on modern platforms.

In a PlayStation Blog post, Konami confirms that this version of MGS4 will feature "improvement in the internal resolution, increase of the maximum frame rate and customizable button control settings." A stable frame rate alone would make this the definitive version of the game, so here's hoping the port is a good one in all respects.

The other big game in this collection is Peace Walker, which is based on the "the PS3 HD Collection version of the PSP original." I remember that as a solid port, and all the original game's co-op and versus multiplayer modes will remain available here. Sadly, it doesn't seem that Portable Ops, the other MGS PSP game, has made the cut.

The most surprising addition is Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, released in the US as simply "Metal Gear Solid." This Game Boy Color title is a surprisingly robust adaptation of the stealth-action series, one that punches well above the weight you'd attribute to a GBC adaptation of a big console title.

For more upcoming PS5 games, you know where to click.

The new PlayStation State of Play has arrived, gracing us with a plethora of trailers and big announcements – and release dates, as is the case with Pokemon developer Game Freak's stunning upcoming RPG, Beast of Reincarnation.

Announced publicly last year during an Xbox Games Showcase, Beast of Reincarnation is a breathtaking new title from Game Freak – and more significantly, it's the studio's first-ever AAA game outside of the Pokemon series. Although it's not open world, it's got plenty to boast with its "wide variety of different environments," as director Kota Furushima previously put it... and much more.

As per today's showcase, fans won't have to wait long to discover it all for themselves, either, as Beast of Reincarnation is set to release this summer on August 4.

If you've been out of the loop, Beast of Reincarnation is somewhat GameFreak-like in that you're traveling a map with a companion at your side, though the similarities end there, really. Gone are the turn-based battles of Pokemon, and in their place is the kind of hack-and-slash action you'd see in something like Nier.

That said, don't expect anything like a Soulslike. It's not that much of a departure at all. As we previously reported, Game Freak has previously said that the provided difficulty options will ensure you can have as hard or easy a time as you'd like.

"We've made it so that it's enjoyable for even those who aren't good at action games," director Kota Furushima says. "You can choose your difficulty level, so I recommend choosing a lower difficulty if you're unsure. Personally, with the skill trees and the support that Koo offers, I think that people can enjoy finding their own approach that essentially reduces the difficulty."

Looking for something else to wishlist? Be sure to browse our roundup of the best new games coming this year and beyond for even more to anticipate.

The beautiful Zelda-like action-adventure game Kena: Bridge of Spirits is getting a "bigger and better" sequel, studio Ember Lab revealed at the start of today's PlayStation State of Play.

Ember Lab founders Mike and Josh Grier revealed a stunning new trailer for Kena: Scars of Kosmora, featuring a slightly older-looking protagonist who will be exploring a new land called Kosmora, where she'll find new ways to help living people, as well as the fallen, in her role as a spirit guide.

In addition to being a bigger, apparently better sequel, Kena: Scars of Kosmora will also have "deeper, more dynamic combat, epic boss battles, a larger, richer world, and of course, our charming spirit companions," according to Mike Grier.

"Our partnership with PlayStation Studios has allowed us to expand our scope while still staying true to what made the first game special," said Josh Grier.

I really liked Kena: Bridge of Spirits when I played it back in 2021, and I'm happy there's another game coming despite the developer's initial skepticism. However, what I'm more excited about is another short game. Kena only took me about 10 hours to beat, and although Ember Lab is billing this as a bigger game, surely it's not that much bigger, right? ... Right?

Let's be real, even if the game takes twice as long to beat as the first one, that's still considered a reasonably short action-adventure game by today's standards, which is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for after wrapping up Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 with close to 200 hours logged. The older I get, the more I respect developers who manage to cram worthwhile, memorable experiences into smaller, more digestible packages.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora is coming to PS5 and PC in 2026.

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Anyone whose Hideo Kojima sensors were going off this week after the developer kept teasing a mysterious video he was editing: put down your magnifying glass, pick up your party hat, you were right. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is receiving its PC port on March 19

A short trailer (so that's what Kojima has been staring at on his monitor recently) revealed during PlayStation's State of Play February 2026 livestream explains the port will feature "unlocked framerates during gameplay" and ultra widescreen support. You'll be able to see your Bridge Baby as you've never seen it before. Ultra wide.

The State of Play trailer footage captured on PC looks pretty lovely. There's the hostile Higgs Monaghan, as unsettling as ever in his sneering red mask. Unlocked frame rates mean you can push your PC to the edges of the Earth while shooting Ghost Mechs' arms off, though fine print indicates there's a "compatible PC and Graphics Card required." Helpfully, the game's cinematics will be locked to 60fps, so you can hopefully avoid your PC setup being completely set on fire.

Death Stranding 2 PC players can also enjoy DualSense controller support, plus upscaling and frame generation. The port is available to pre-purchase as of today, February 12, with some useful bonus content originally available with Death Stranding 2's PS5 pre-order: the Battle, Boost, and Bokka skeletons for Sam and a Quokka hologram. Enjoy that in one million frames-per-second.

Sounding like the coolest guy in the room, Hideo Kojima says him being creative "isn't special," it's just as natural as eating: "If creativity were taken out of my daily life, I probably wouldn't survive."

The Sony State of Play February 2026 is now over. The first major PS5 showcase of 2026 revealed a suite of new upcoming PS5 games to get excited about, giving fresh looks at key first-party releases like Saros and Marathon, gave us some key God of War shaped surprised, and had plenty to show on some of the biggest third-party PS5 titles.

Below you'll find everything announced at the PS5 State of Play showcase for February 2026. In the 'Highlights' section, you'll be able to click the link to dive deeper into the latest news on each title. In the 'Everything Else' section, you'll find links to the latest gameplay trailer straight from the PS5 State of Play.

Underneath the everything announced bulletins, you can also get yourself caught up with our thoughts, commentary, and reactions from the State of Play itself. Don't forget to leave us a comment below and let us know what your favorite game from the showcase was!

Everything announced at PS5 State of Play February 2026

HERE'S THE HIGHLIGHTS:

• God of War: Sons of Sparta announced, the 2D action game is out now
• God of War Trilogy Remake is in early development
• There's an untitled John Wick game in development from Saber
• Marathon is getting an open preview weekend, starting Feb 26
• Castlevania returns with Belmont's Curse from Evil Empire and Motion Twin
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits sequel announced
• Ghost of Yotei Legends is a new co-op DLC, coming next month
• Saros has a new gameplay reveal, showcasing a challenging heart and approachable spirit
• Rayman is getting a faithful remake, and it's out tomorrow
• 007: First Light still on track for May, continues to look excellent
• Death Stranding 2 is heading to PC this March
• Legacy of Kain is back with a chunky retro platformer
• A new Legacy of Kain Defiance Remaster is in development
• Metal Gear Solid 4 finally escapes PS3 jail, is coming to PS5 this year
• Beast of Reincarnation gets an August 2026 release date

AND HERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE:

• Control Resonant sets itself up to be a real GOTY contender with this gameplay reveal
• Pragmata release date announced for April 24, gameplay demo out now
• Resident Evil 9 gets a final gameplay trailer, focused on Leon and Raccoon City
• 4: Loop, the new game from Bad Robot and Left 4 Dead's creator, looks intriguing!
• The X-Men are joining the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls roster
• Big Walk will join the PS Monthly Games club when it launches later this year
• Tekken Dark Resurrection and Time Crisis join the PS Classics library this year
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is coming to PS Plus Game Catalog on Feb 17
• Konami announced a brand new JRPG called Rev. Noir
• Silent Hill Townfall is not only still alive, it looks utterly wicked
• Konami is making a weird 2D puzzle platformer called Darwin's Paradox
• Star Wars Galactic Racer gameplay trailer reveals Burnout inspiration and Podracing
• Krafton is developing a new action-RPG called Project Windless, looks like ultra-max Dynasty Warriors
• Yokoh Shinobi Ops is a new ninja stealth game from Tenchu veterans
• Dead or Alive 6: Last Round announced for 2026
• Dead or Alive has a new franchise installment in early development for PS5

State of Play February 2026 Recap

We'll be running down what we're hoping to see from the Sony PS5 State of Play in plenty of detail between now and the start of the event, but one thing we do know will be showing up is Marathon. Bungie confirmed that Marathon will be at the State of Play, but also said that it won't be shadow-dropping.

The Destiny and OG Halo studio hasn't had the easiest time with its new shooter, but things do appear to be coming together. After delays, plagiarism issues around its art style, and the continuing struggles the Destiny team has faced in the last 12-18 months, Marathon is seen as something of a sink-or-swim moment for this storied studio - but Bungie seems to be rising to the occasion. Recent playtests are said to have left Sony "very confident" in Marathon, and this State of Play could be an excellent opportunity to show off the hard work that's gone into the project.

At the other end of the scale is something we already know isn't set to appear tonight. Despite being one of the most-anticipated upcoming PS5 games out there, and having a 2026 release date already locked in, Marvel's Wolverine won't be part of today's events. Asked "when more info?" about Logan's incoming adventure over on Twitter, developer Insomniac was quick to reply "Spring 2026". That means Marvel's Wolverine won't be part of the State of Play tonight, but it also probably means that there's a dedicated, in-depth profile of the game on the way instead. That's a playbook Sony has used multiple times, and while it means we won't be seeing any X-man today, we probably won't have to wait long to get a more detailed preview.

Earlier this week, Jasmine put together a list of PlayStation State of Play predictions, running through the big names we were expecting to see later today. Admittedly, there's an adamantium-hardened error at the top of that list, but in our defence, it's not that unlikely to assume Sony's biggest upcoming title might show up at a major Sony event.

Still safe for now are guesses around Saros, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, 007: First Light (which is rapidly approaching its pre-delay release date), and Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis fresh off its Game Awards reveal. If all that somehow shows up in addition to Marathon, this will be a stacked show.

Of course, we're still hoping for plenty more than those four predictions. Thankfully, there are plenty of bits of hopium, copium, and downright guesswork doing the rounds. Possibly the most high-profile of all of those is the fire being stoked by none other than Hideo Kojima, who's been quietly ramping up his workload in the days leading up to the State of Play.

Most notably, he's been hinting at the work he's recently put into video editing. Kojima, a known cinephile, loves editing his own trailers, and the fact that he's been hard at work on that front in recent days suggests that he could be cooking up something new. Death Stranding and its more recent sequel were both PlayStation-first releases, and now that we're some distance out from Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the smart-ish money suggests that Kojima is gearing up for a port of his most recent release. There's also a much slimmer chance that we see something from Metal Gear spiritual successor Physint, which was originally unveiled at the January 2024 State of Play. Unfortunately, Kojima's other project, OD, is being made alongside Xbox, so it probably won't be found here today.

Beyond Marathon, the easiest of the various PlayStation-related gimmes of this State of Play has to be Saros, the upcoming third-person action game from developer Housemarque. The folks that previously made Returnal are back again for another twisty-turny journey where players die multiple times only to revive stronger for another go thanks to various progression systems.

Given that Saros is ostensibly set to release on April 30, now would be a good time to show... more of it. This April release date is actually a delay from what was previously a March release date, so today is an opportunity either detail more of the game and really lock that date in – or move it even further.

"To make sure that Saros exceeds our vision, Saros will now release on April 30, 2026," shared Gregory Louden, creative director at Housemarque, in a PlayStation blog post during The Game Awards 2025. It feels like today we find out if that vision has been exceeded.

On the opposite side of the coin, in the "almost certainly not" category, there is one notable release this year that I would not expect to see show up today during the PlayStation State of Play: Grand Theft Auto 6.

GTA 6 is currently set to release on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X, and given how close to the chest that developer Rockstar Games likes to keep things it really seems unlikely for today's event for two big reasons: 1) Rockstar isn't beholden to PlayStation at all and 2) it feels a bit early to try to hype up the game (as if it needs it) with release nine months away.

There's just no reason for Rockstar to hitch the GTA 6 wagon to a PlayStation event like this when something significant from GTA 6 would, itself, be an event. Arguably, at this stage, it might be more of an event than anything PlayStation could trot out. But maybe I'm wrong! Maybe GTA 6 makes a showing and I'm forced to eat crow. I'll take that trade.

That's not to say there won't be third-party bangers at today's PlayStation State of Play. It's such a frankly long event this time around that it does feel a bit like (nearly) anything is possible, but Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight seems like a strong contender.

The new Lego adventure is billed as the "essential Batman story" and is set to release on May 29. That's still a goodly amount of time away, of course, but a February State of Play also feels like a potential moment to really begin ramping up the hype cycle.

"We wanted to create the definitive Batman story and really focus on the character," executive producer Matt Ellison previously told GamesRadar+. Sounds good to me. And I'd love to see even more of that character today.

And, not for nothing, Resident Evil Requiem releases on February 27. What more could Capcom possibly have to show us ahead of its release date? Who knows!

What I do know is that Capcom specifically loves to tease odds and ends for the Resident Evil games all the way up to release. This is maybe the last opportunity for a big swing. Sure, we've already seen Leon, and we know about Grace, but what if Capcom managed to hold back some big reveal until just two weeks prior to the release date? That's entirely speculation, but it does sound plausible.

Alternatively, now might be a good time to also reveal something else with the Resident Evil name. A man can dream.

What I keep coming back to, honestly, is that "60+ minutes of news, gameplay updates, and announcements" is actually... a lot. It's a lot! There's every possibility that something like the last 20 minutes or so ends up being a big chunk of Marathon – I wouldn't put it past PlayStation or Bungie – but if it is not that, there's just so much space and time to fill.

Unlike something like The Game Awards where ostensibly there are, you know, awards and speeches and the like, this is just meant to be marketing. With just under an hour to go until the PlayStation State of Play kicks off, I am increasingly convinced that no predictions will do it justice.

Could PlayStation really screw it up? Sure. It certainly has before. But in a world where Xbox really feels like it's struggling a bit and even throwing on the towel on the concept of "consoles," PlayStation has an opportunity to set the tone here for the rest of the year and then some. No pressure.

Just 30 minutes left until the action kicks off in earnest! There's still plenty of time to get a snack and drink and get comfy before PlayStation lets us all know what it's been cooking up, first party and third party.

I know there's some indication that Marvel's Wolverine won't make an appearance during today's PlayStation State of Play – which we covered earlier here – but I would honestly be shocked to see Logan and Insomniac skip out. If this is meant to set the tone for what's to come, it's hard to imagine avoiding the X-Man in the room.

Is this partly because I'd just love to see more of Marvel's Wolverine? Yes, of course. But it also just makes a lot of sense on its own.

10 Minute Warning

This is your 10 minute warning, friends. The PS5 State of Play for February 2026 is about to kick off. So grab yourself a glass of water, get comfortable, and settle in for over an hour of new announcements, reveals, and more.

Manifesting SOCOM

With just five minutes to go until this State of Play kicks off, I'm going to complete my annual ritual: Desperately trying to manifest a revival of SOCOM. Come on Sony – in a world where the live service shooter reigns supreme, it just makes sense.

I'll settle for a Marvel's Wolverine release date as well though... I suppose.

And we're off

The State of Play has opened with a reveal from Ember Lab, the studio behind Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The 2021 action-adventure turned heads with its Pixar-style visuals and wonderful world design.

The sequel, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, looks absolutely delightful. A far wider and larger world to explore, called Kosmora, with Kena trying to figure out her path as a spirit guide. Expect to get your hands on this one for Ps5 and PC in 2026.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora announced

Kena: Scars of Kosmora is everything you want from a sequel. It looks to retain the spirit of its predecessor while building on those strong foundations, with bigger boss battles and a more diverse world to explore. I'm game!

Ghost of Yotei Legends release date

Ghost of Yotei Legends, a free four-player co-op expansion for one of 2025's best open world games, is coming to PS5 on March 10, 2026! Bring it on, Sucker Punch.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC

This one was expected, but here's the confirmation you've been waiting for:

Death Stranding 2 is coming to PC this March with “unlocked framerates” and ultra widescreen support. We knew Kojima wouldn't let us down.

4 Loop gameplay showcase

You know Bad Robot? The American film and television production company founded by Star Wars and Star Trek director JJ Abrams? Well it's here at State of Play for a gameplay reveal of 4 Loop, which is in pre-beta. The devs are inviting you in to play the game for yourself but stopped short of announcing a playtest.

It looks interesting, although 4 Loop will live or die by its game loop. Co-op games are tough to get right in this environment, but it certainly looks as if it has some solid ideas behind it. I'm keen to see more! Oh, FYI, it's the new game from the Left 4 Dead creator... give me.

Resident Evil 9 gameplay

Resident Evil 9 is here with a brand new gameplay trailer, this one focusing on the trauma poor Leon must be feeling as he returns to Raccoon City. Listen, you know it and I know it – RE9 is going to be one of the hottest games of the year.

Pragmata release date announced

Capcom is up next with a Pragmata release date, with the game landing on PS5 on April 24, 2026. There's a gameplay demo now available if you want to play it for yourself! It's a great time, so you really should give this puzzle-shooter hybrid a try if you have the time.

Legacy of Kain returns

Wait, did somebody just say Legacy of Kain? I was too busy fawning over that damn Resident Evil 9 trailer.

Legacy of Kain Defiance Remastered is coming later this year, with a demo coming soon. That's not the only thing coming soon either, with Brigadine Abyss also set to land this year on PS5.

Dead or Alive 6: Last Round announced

Tekken, Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat have been firing on all cylinders this generation, so it's no surprise to see Dead of Alive join the fray as the series celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Dead or Alive 6: Last Round is landing later this year, with Tecmo Koei also announcing that a brand new installment is in early development for PS5! Now we're talking.

Control Resonant gameplay reveal

Remedy is up next with a first gameplay showcase for Control Resonant – the long-awaited sequel to Control.

It's a big change of pace (this one is an action-RPG), but I have to say it looks utterly awesome. It's set in a open-ended New York that's bending in on itself, Inception style, and has a mind-bending approach to navigation and exploration. Combat looks fast and frantic too, with a more visceral focus on melee and magic.

If you'd like to learn more, I interview Remedy to get new Control Resonant details recently.

Remedy concluded its State of Play gameplay reveal by noting that the game is still set to release in 2026 for PS5!

Crimson Moon revealed

A new game from developer Probably Monsters follows Control, with a fun looking third-person action game called Crimson Moon. Trailer was a little brief, but worth checking out if you like fantasy-action games.

Beast of Reincarnation release date confirmed

I'm looking at a new gameplay trailer for Beast of Reincarnation, the upcoming game from Pokemon developer Game Freak. The game looks utterly stunning... oh, and here's a nice surprise – it's coming to PS5 on August 4, 2026!

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition announced, it's out tomorrow!

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition just got announced, a faithful remaster of the legendary PS1 classic. Better still, the PS5 game is available digitally tomorrow (Feb 13!)

Yokoh Shinobi Ops announced

Tenchu veterans from Sheuish Games and Acquire are collaborating for a new ninja action game called Yokoh Shinobi Ops, coming to Ps5 in 2027.

This one has caught me a little off guard. It's got a cinematic visual style, but looks a little more nuanced in its action gameplay. Expect super tough stealth action.

Project Windless announced by Krafton

Krafton Montreal Studio has a nice game reveal here, inspired by the novel The Bird that Drinks Tears. A sprawling fantasy adventure gamer with dynamic action-RPG combat. It looks visually stunning, with battlefields packed with enemies.

Basically, think Dynasty Warriors but with far more visual flourish. I'm hyper into this. Combat looks fast and frenetic, this one is for sure worth getting onto your radar as soon as possible.

I can't say I'm familiar with the novel the game is inspired by, but I love how broad the combat arenas seem to be.

Star Wars Galactic Racer – Podcasts revealed!

Fuse Games revealed exclusively with GamesRadar+ that Podracers will be a part of Star Wars Galactic Racer a couple of weeks ago... and now you get your first look at them in action!

I think this game looks wicked the more I see of it. I'm easily sold on a Star Wars racing game, but one which looks so heavily inspired by Burnout? It's coming out in 2026, and it can't come soon enough!

007: First Light gameplay showcase

007: First Light is coming to PS5 on May 27, with IO Interactive hitting the State of Play with a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming action-adventure. It looks like a real GOTY contender.

Konami is here

Konami is here for a whole bunch of announcements, let's get into it!

Metal Gear Solid 2: Master Collection Collection is finally coming. Which means you'll finally be able to get your hands-on MGS4 on a modern platform. You'll also be able to get into PSP classic Peace Walker. It's out August 27, 2026!

MGS4 and Peace Walker are divisive, but they are two of the best in the franchise. Honestly, Metal Gear Solid 4 is really worth your time, it's an amazing adventure and will have you in tears by the end if you've been following the Boss through all of his incarnations over the years.

Darwin's Paradox

Konami has lost me here. It just announced a teaser for... tactical octopus action with an MGS intro sting. It's a rather lovely 2D puzzle game with a demo now available, ahead of a release date in April.

Castlevania Belmont's Curse announced

With Castlevania celebrating its 40th anniversary, Konami has partnered with Evil Empire and Motion Twin to deliver Castlevania Belmont's Curse.

It looks like Castlevania x Dead Cells, and that's the easiest sell in the world. A Castlevania revival has been long overdue, so I am super happy to see the series returning in this way for 2026. What a nice surprise!

Konami is still announcing things

Konami is still going. Given that there's a Silent Hill Transmission straight after the State of Play, I didn't expect that we'd get a first look at Silent Hill Townfall here... and yet, here we are! New Silent Hill game from developer Screen Burn and Annapurna. It looks utterly terrifying, a first-person mind twist set in a bloody horrible fishing village called St Amelia. It looks awesome. Honestly, we love to see the Silent Hill revival.

Townfall is landing on PS5 in 2026!

Rev. Noir announced, a new Konami JRPG

Konami is still at it. The publisher just announced a new JRPG called Rev. Noir. Fantasy action with a nice bit of flair to its combat systems. It almost has this retro style to its presentation, a nice callback to the PS3 era for the genre.

OKAY I think that's it from Konami. A really strong showing from the publisher. I have to say, I'm impressed!

John Wick gameplay reveal from Saber

I wasn't expected a John Wick game to show up in the State of Play but here we are. Featuring what appears to be a young Keanu Reeves, the John Wick game looks pretty authentic. It's in development from Saber Interactive, and I have to imagine that this one will have a lot of eyes on it.

Marathon gameplay

With Marathon set to land on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X on March 5, it's no surprise to see the new Bungie shooter show up with a new gameplay trailer.

It still remains to be seen how this one is going to go down with players, particularly with 14+ million still diving into Arc Raiders. Still, if anybody was able to get a legit competitor on the ground it's Bungie. I've always got time for new extraction shooters, so I'm keen for it.

Marathon Server Slam Beta announced

You can play Marathon for yourself, for free, very soon! An open Server Slam beta is set to run between February 26 and March 2 on PS5 and PC.

I wonder if we are getting ready to wrap up here? Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is coming to Game Catalog on Feb 17 for PS+ Premium and Extra members.

Tekken Dark Resurrection (from PSP) is coming to Classics catalog in March. That's not all, Time Crisis with a simulated lightgun experience is coming in May!

Oh, cool! Big Walk is here, the new co-op open-world exploration game from Untitled Goose Game devs. It's launching into PS Plus monthly games for all tiers later this year. That's fun!

Saros may be closing this thing out

Okay, no, I was wrong! Looks like Saros could be bringing State of Play home. Housemarque is finally giving a better look at the roguelike systems and flourishes ahead of this PS5 exclusive landing in April.

Adjust your experience with permanent upgrades, which have to be kept in balance. A really neat idea, which balances the sharp challenge of something like Returnal with a more approachable replay loop. Housemarque is one of the best studios in the business, so Saros is really ticking all the right boxes for me here.

Saros has a neat feature called 'The Eclipse', which is basically a corrupted nightmare realm you can unleash upon yourself to ramp up the challenge and potential rewards. Hell yeah.

Remember when I said I thought Saros was closing this out? I lied.

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls – X-MEN roster update

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is here with a roster update, with the X-Men joining the fray. Wolverine, Danger, Storm, and other favorites are coming to this exceptionally exciting fighting game when it lands later this year. Honestly, it really does look fantastic. August 6 can't come soon enough.

X-Men aren't necessarily a surprise addition to Marvel Tokon, but that doesn't make the arrival of an X-Men team any less exciting. I missed the fourth fighter... I got too excited seeing the other three. I am sorry, but there's no way I'm scrolling back in this live stream now!

Sony Santa Monica, one more thing!

God of War. Act Calm.

God of War Trilogy Remake announced

After years of rumors, we're finally getting a God of War Trilogy Remake. TC Carson, the original God of War, is here to tell us more!

TC Carson has even more to say! Did he just say that the next trilogy was in early development? Honestly, he's an incredible performer and I sort of got lost in his voice for a little bit there...

God of War: Sons of Sparta announced, out now!

That's not the only God of War Sony Santa Monica has to share.

We are getting a 2.5D God of War game! A side-scrolling action game called God of War: Sons of Sparta announced, and it's out right this very second. Well, what are you waiting for? Go get it downloading!

State of Play is over!

Okay, I need a second to catch my breath. And by catch my breath I do of course mean refresh my PS5 until this God of War: Son of Sparta game appears available for a download.

A really solid State of Play showcase, IMO. A sequel to Kena was a great place to start, some really great reveals from Konami, and I loved the new looks at Control Resonant and Star Wars Galactic Racer.

Still, I'm sure some of you will be disappointed we didn't get a release date for Marvel's Wolverine... Insomniac recently promised that more info was coming Spring 2026, so not long to wait now!

God of War: Sons of Sparta reveal trailer

What other trailers would you like to see?

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse reveal trailer

Thanks for following along, folks. Hope you enjoyed yourselves, and got all of the reveals you were hoping for.

Sony is gearing up to deliver a helping of PlayStation State of Play this week, with one of the largest editions in the showcase's history. We've got you covered with when, where, and how to watch it live.

Of course, Sony hasn't spoiled exactly what will show up during the event, but we do (probably) know one thing that won't: Marvel's Wolverine. Despite being a 2026 release and probably the most anticipated PlayStation game coming out, Insomniac Games says the next batch of info will be in Spring 2026, and we're unfortunately not in Spring right now. Of course, the studio could be playing coy and lying to us, but that's probably just me being hopeful.

Before Wolverine, however, comes the release of Marathon – which Bungie has confirmed will be shown during the event – and Saros, which will surely make an appearance during the showcase. Plus, Hideo Kojima has been editing a trailer, so a PC port of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach feels like a possibility.

As for third parties, Capcom has four big AAA releases coming out this year, so I'd expect some combination of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, or Monster Hunter Stories 3 to pop up. There are also Devil May Cry 6 rumors to be inevitably disappointed by. Square Enix and Sega love appearing in as many showcases as possible, so there's probably something brewing there, too.

How to watch the PlayStation State of Play February 2026 showcase

The PlayStation State of Play will air live on Thursday, February 12 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT, with the show set to feature "60+ minutes of news"

Watch the State of Play steam here

The show will air live on PlayStation's YouTube and Twitch channels simultaneously, so just pick whatever platform you prefer.

Insomniac has seemingly squashed hopes of Marvel's Wolverine appearing in this week's State of Play, saying we won't learn anything about the game until spring 2026.

Marvel's Wolverine seems like PlayStation's big game for 2026. I mean, there's Marathon, but from Sony's multiplayer track record, that may not last the year. After a brief teaser in 2021, we finally got a full, blood-soaked reveal last September, with the promise of a 2026 release date. And after missing The Game Awards, all eyes are on this week's PlayStation State of Play to see if the short king would return. But it sounds like he's staying in hiding just a bit longer.

Last night, almost as if it was to prepare players for the showcase, Insomniac posted a gif of Logan stabbing people with his knife hands (who really didn't look like they needed much more stabbing). And when a user responded "WHEN MORE INFO?" Insomniac crushed the hearts and souls of many by responding with a simple "Spring 2026."

Wolverine is from Canada, being the most important Canadian alongside Bret 'The Hitman' Hart. And according to the Canadian government website, spring starts on March 20th at 2:45pm UTC (so 9:45am ET | 6:45am PT). So if Sony announces a showcase on March 20th at 2pm UTC, you know what's going to close the show. Or we could see the announcement of a Wolverine-specific State of Play, like Sony did with Ghost of Yotei last year.

I often think it's a good idea to listen to developers when they say, "Hey, don't expect news in this showcase" (unless they're the Resident Evil developers during a showcase), but I mean… It's not like they would ruin the surprise. Plus, I'm Scottish, and the Celtic calendar has spring starting in February, so maybe it'll appear to any Celts in the audience. Or maybe I'm just hoping too much for something that probably won't happen.

With Wolverine set to elevate superhero gaming in 2026, here's the four features I want the most, and four I'm desperate to avoid

Another year, another Playstation State of Play showcase to anticipate. We already know Grand Theft Auto 6's November launch has been set in stone, and last month's Xbox Developer Direct revealed that a handful of cross-platform new games – like Playground's Fable game – are coming to Sony's flagship console. But many upcoming PS5 games for 2026 still lack a release date, and that's something the 60-minute State of Play on February 12 should seek to remedy.

However, release dates aren't all I think we'll be treated to. From upcoming Marvel games to a remake of the best Tomb Raider game of all time, here's a handy predictions list if you'd like to join me in pondering what announcements the PlayStation publisher might have in store for us during the event.

5. Marvel's Wolverine release date confirmation

Logan is the name on everybody's lips right now, and for good reason. Marvel's Wolverine is the next big action game coming from Spider-Man developer Insomniac, and it's slated to launch sometime this Fall. But we haven't really seen very much of it aside from stills and a few minutes of super gory gameplay revealed at the tail end of 2025. So many questions still hang over Wolvie's big special. What's its exact release date? What other famous X-Men villains can we hope to see, aside from the handful glimpsed in the trailer? Most importantly, asks our Games Editor, will he be shirtless?

4. New gameplay for Saros

Fans of Housemarque's Returnal are keen to clap eyes on Saros, the bullet hell roguelike's upcoming spiritual sequel, as we look ahead to its April release date. We actually have quite a bit of intel on the gorgeous new solo experience following a Sony State of Play showcase in September 2025. But with the release date drawing ever closer, now would be the perfect time for Housemarque to remind fans of its existence following a very busy first two months of the year.

3. Platforms and release date reveal for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra

It might be greedy to hope for two Marvel games at Sony State of Play this February, but Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra and Marvel's Wolverine would go hand-in-hand. Both games are 2026 releases without firm launch dates, and despite rumors alleging an "early 2026" release for the former, we know even less about Skydance's new game than Insomniac's. EA's canceled Black Panther game was a bitter pill to swallow for many of us, so now is Sony's chance to remind Marvel fans that the PS5 is where we can find solace.

2. New 007 First Light gameplay following delay

We haven't heard much on 007 First Light since developer IO Interactive announced a two-month delay in December. That makes State of Play the perfect opportunity for a final temperature check! Our latest glimpse of First Light gave us a taste of its secret agent stealth gameplay, but we haven't seen much of the more bombastic moves the British super-spy is known for. It's a core component of the Bond fantasy, and IO would do well to give us another reminder of just how "not-Hitman" the game is as we await its May launch.

1. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis release date reveal

One of the most exciting games revealed at The Game Awards 2025, Flying Wild Hog's Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a modern reimagining of the franchise's first entry. It's also poised for an unknown 2026 release date, and I'm dying to know when to mark my calendar. The studio behind Evil West has yet to let me down, and with Legacy of Atlantis set to whet our appetite for the next huge instalment slated for 2027 – aka Tomb Raider: Catalyst – it would be awesome to see more than a cinematic trailer at this stage.

2026's first Playstation State of Play kicks off on Thursday 12 February at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT. Check out the best PS5 games to distract you in the meantime!

Sony has confirmed that the rumored State of Play presentation is the real deal, and it's happening later this week.

Over on the PlayStation Blog, Sony confirms that State of Play will return on Thursday, February 12 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT, and it will be broadcast on the PlayStation YouTube and Twitch channels. Not only that, but it's going to be one of the biggest State of Play showcases to date, with a massive 60 minute runtime – which is usually the type of length reserved for the likes of PlayStation Showcase.

While no specific games were confirmed for its lineup, Sony notes "February’s State of Play will spotlight eye-catching third-party and indie games headed to PS5, along with the latest from teams at PlayStation Studios."

I have to imagine the usual suspects like Capcom, and Sega will show up as usual. Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Stranger than Heaven have been strangely absent from recent showcases. Plus, if anyone loves a showcase it's Square Enix, who will hopefully show any signs of life from Kingdom Hearts 4. And if Konami could reveal Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2, that'd be great.

On the first-party front, it'd be nice to see some more of Marathon, Saros, and Marvel's Wolverine – all of which are set to release this year. And maybe we'll actually see what the likes of Bluepoint Games have been working on since Sony purchased the studio, and remember Fairgame$? Me neither, but that could easily show up this time around too. Plus, Hideo Kojima has been editing a trailer, so a PC port of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach feels like a strong possibility.

With Wolverine set to elevate superhero gaming in 2026, here's the four features I want the most, and four I'm desperate to avoid

Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy fans were jumpscared by the appearance of Octopath Traveller 0 in last night's PlayStation State of Play.

During the presentation, the host, Yuki Kaji, said the line "Next up, we have an announcement for Square Enix's beloved series." Now, if I paused you there, and you just heard the words "Square Enix's beloved series," your mind would likely go to something like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, or Dragon Quest (which already showed up earlier in the show). But after leading with that line, it was followed up with Octopath Traveler 0.

Obviously people do love Octopath Traveler, the second game is one of those games that everyone who has played will tell you is incredible and you need to play it, but it's understandable that its appearance – especially with the intro it was given – was bound to be disappointing for some people.

One look at Twitter and you can see reactions from scorned Kingdom Hearts 4 and Final Fantasy hopefuls. One user said "No shade to Octopath Traveler 0 but this was literally me for a second just now" with the meme of the IGN reporters at E3.

Meanwhile, some people streaming the presentation showcased their reactions, with streamer Cynical going alert at the "Square Enix's beloved series," before falling backwards, saying "don't do that" (granted, they did say "We love Octopath"). Meanwhile, Final Fantasy fan Bawkbasoup began a shout when the line was said before resigning themselves to a dejected "aww".

Although I do have to ask, what were we expecting? A new Final Fantasy game or Kingdom Hearts 4 news for the first time in the three decades since it was announced will be a massive deal when it's announced. I doubt that Square would include them in a Japan-focused State of Play, knowing that some may overlook it due to its regional focus. Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy announcements would likely be saved for one of the big showcases like Summer Game Fest, PlayStation Showcase, or The Game Awards.

Kingdom Hearts 4 hopium is in overdrive thanks to a single image of Sora's voice actor in the studio: "YALL IS IT TIME??? IS IT FINALLY TIME????"

Sony's first big State of Play Japan show was fairly low-key, but it did conclude with big news for FromSoftware fans. The Elden Ring Nightreign DLC was revealed as The Forsaken Hollows, and the expansion will include a pair of new playable characters alongside two new bosses to battle.

The Forsaken Hollows launches on December 4, led by a pair of new Elden Ring Nightreign characters. First is the Scholar, described in a new PlayStation Blog post as "an academic who walks the Lands Between. Boasting impressive arcane levels, he gains incredible advantages through battlefield observation."

Then there's the Undertaker (presumably no relation to the WWE legend), described as "an abbess who was mandated to slay the Nightlord. Boasting impressive strength and faith, she sends enemies to the afterlife with ruthless efficiency."

As for details on the new bosses, well, you're better off scanning the trailer for clues, as there's nothing to be found in the official write-up. That is, nothing beyond the fact that there'll be exactly two new bosses to fight, which might be a little light for a big DLC pack.

There is a bit of additional detail on the new Shifting Earth, The Great Hollow, however. This is "a great cavity in the depths of Limveld. The hollow is strewn with exotic ruins and temples; sacred towers denoting the remains of an ancient people; and crystals that exude a cursed, life-draining miasma." Spooky stuff that we'll see a whole lot more of in less than a month's time.

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More PlayStation updates beckon, as the next State of Play has been announced for, well, tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11. This one will be more specific than general showcases, as it's aimed more at players in Japan and across Asia – though it’s being streamed globally.

The State of Play Japan is taking place at 2 pm PST/5 pm EST/10 pm GMT, and will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles. It's being presented by Juki Kaji, a prominent voice actor with roles in Fairy Tail, One-Punch Man, and the Ys series, among many, many others.

No clues are given as to what'll be on show, but one game stands out in the replies. "Hopefully we'll get some Marvel Tōkon news in this," says one of the top responses on Bluesky.

The Arc System Works fighting game based on Marvel's roster has been in the works for some time, but we've not gotten much of a look at it. Given this is the studio behind both the BlazBlue and Guilty Gear series, anticipation is high for what it'll achieve with the Marvel IP. The Marvel vs Capcom games are standard-bearers, but if any devs can bring something distinctive to the fore, it's them.

Another bit of news people are hopeful for is the release date of Phantom Blade Zero, the wuxia horror Soulslike from S-Game. We'd previously been told to expect a launch date sometime in 2025, and there isn't much of the year left.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 is another release on the wishlist and, of course, there's some hopium around Kingdom Hearts 4 as well, but as one Redditor put it: "I've got my clown outfit ready." It's always good to keep expectations in check. We'll see what's put on show.

Kingdom Hearts 4 hopium is in overdrive thanks to a single image of Sora's voice actor in the studio: "YALL IS IT TIME??? IS IT FINALLY TIME????"

We finally got a proper look at Marvel's Wolverine during the PlayStation State of Play for September 2025, and that included a first glimpse at the box art for the upcoming PS5 game. Developer Insomniac seems especially proud of that cover, as the studio took a little extra time during yesterday's presentation to talk about how it represents both the character and the tonal shift away from its previous games.

"We're pretty excited about the artwork that we're using on the cover," as Marvel Games executive producer Eric Monacelli explains in a behind the scenes video. "It's dynamic, it's rough edged. You notice it doesn't look like our past games. It has a sense of urgency and forward movement and rage and fury, and that's Wolverine."

"Our cover bridges bold simplicity with the expressive energy of comics to further accentuate Wolverine’s rugged, complex personality," as Insomniac senior community manager Aaron Jason Espinoza adds on the PlayStation Blog. This post also reveals that the box art was "designed in collaboration" with comic artist Jock.

As with many comic artists, Jock has a prolific list of credits, ranging from 2000 AD runs on series like Judge Dredd to Marvel and DC runs on characters as notable as Batman. He has an especially notable credit when it comes to Wolverine, though, as he did cover art for all 15 issues of the 2012 series Wolverine Max. That run is notable for featuring a whole lot of extreme violence – not far off from the hyperviolent tone we've seen in the trailer for Marvel's Wolverine.

Here are all the villains in the Marvel's Wolverine trailer, and 3 we hope to see.

Insomniac Games has revealed who will be playing Wolverine in its upcoming game, with Spartacus and Gears of War actor Liam Mcintyre taking on the role.

Marvel's Wolverine had its reveal party at last night's PlayStation State of Play showcase, with us getting our first look at gameplay for Insomniac's next Marvel game. And while it gave us a disappointing "Fall 2026" release date (meaning the game will have gone about five years from reveal to release), it does look like a solid action game in the vein of Marvel's Spider-Man.

We also got to meet the game's Wolverine, with Liam McIntyre (who played JD Fenix in Gears of War alongside a ton of film and TV roles) taking up the mantle, who called it "one of the greatest honors of my life, one of the biggest responsibilities I've ever had, and one of the coolest things I've ever got to do."

During the showcase creative director Marcus Smith said "that level of acting and being able to just deliver that performance with believability across both spectrums was something [...] we all agreed: He's the one. We don't need to see anyone else." And despite Wolverine being famously Canadian, it turns out Australians are the best at playing the character, apparently.

McIntyre confirmed that he's actually played some of Marvel's Wolverine, saying "there was this one section of the game I got to try. It was just visceral, immediate, and so incredibly satisfying, and I was like, 'this is gonna be amazing.'" And while we're unlikely to hear the lead voice actor for a game say "it's kinda mid yeah" the passion and description given by McIntyre does give me somewhat high hopes that the combat will be good.

Marvel's Wolverine dev says it's "darker and more brutal than you might expect from Insomniac," and after seeing the "claws up through the face" scene the director worried was "too far," I'm sure getting that vibe.

The new Marvel's Wolverine gameplay trailer starts off with a bloodied up Logan lifting a human-looking cyborg up and impaling it with his retractable claws, and later in the trailer he uses those claws like a fork on another cyborg's face, going up and through the jaw and out of the top of its head. There's lots and lots of blood, naturally.

That's why, when I saw Insomniac senior community manager Aaron Jason Espinoza describe the game in a new PlayStation Blog as sometimes being "darker and more brutal than you might expect from Insomniac," my first thought was: you aren't kidding, brother!

Going off the gameplay trailer, you can definitely still tell this is from the same people that made Marvel's Spider-Man. In Espinoza's words, it features the same "fast, fluid, and ferocious combat; exhilarating, action-packed set pieces; robust accessibility features; and a gripping story that taps into the core tenets of one of the most compelling comic book characters of all-time."

Still, I was genuinely shocked watching that trailer, especially the claws in face part. And apparently, even one of the developers working on the game was hesitant to put that extremely graphic image in the game.

"There's a part in the trailer where Logan jumps down, and then he does the claws up through the face," says project director Jess Reiner-Reed in a new behind-the-scenes video. "That one I thought, maybe was gonna be taking it too far, but I am so glad that we have it. It looks fantastic."

It's true, Wolverine is an extremely violent anti-hero, known for putting his giant claws to use liberally and indiscriminately. That puts Insomniac in the position of having to create some truly disturbing visuals or be forever branded cowards by comic fans, and at this point it looks like they delivered on this front.

"The question that comes up a lot to us at Insomniac Games is, 'are you going to make a Wolverine game that is as violent, as visceral, as the character in the comics?" says creative director Marcus Smith, before showing a montage of similarly gruesome kill shots. The answer, he says through these images, is a resounding 'yes.'

Marvel's Wolverine is due to launch on PS5 in 2026.

All the villains in the Marvel's Wolverine trailer, and 3 we hope to see

Sony has revealed the Pulse Elevate wireless speakers in yet another implicit move into the PC gaming space.

To be fair, PlayStation's new wireless speakers are designed to be paired with PS5s and PS5 Pros as well as PC and Mac, but c'mon, who's really replacing the sound bar under their main TV with these? These are built to frame a 27" to 32" PC desktop monitor.

Sony debuted the Pulse Elevate speakers during today's PlayStation State of Play, unveiling a surprisingly minimalist design that comes in black and white and can be seen, indeed, sitting to the left and right of a PC/PS5 combo setup in the trailer.

In a blog accompanying the reveal, Sony says the Pulse Elevate speakers build upon "the immersive next-level gaming audio experience we introduced to players with Pulse Elite wireless headset and Pulse Explore wireless earbuds, combining powerful technologies like planar magnetic drivers and PlayStation Link into new form factors for players to experience with their favorite games.

"As the first wireless speakers developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Pulse Elevate fits seamlessly in a PS5, PC, or Mac desktop gaming setup and can be enjoyed on the go with a PlayStation Portal remote player or smartphone."

The speakers produce "lifelike desktop audio across the entire audible spectrum," according to Sony, thanks to "studio-inspired planar magnetic drivers" and, for the PS5 games that support Sony's proprietary Tempest 3d AudioTech, audio cues that are positioned "with incredible accuracy."

Other features include a built-in mic with AI-enabled noise reduction, a built-in rechargeable battery for gaming on the go, Bluetooth connectivity, and plenty of settings to get the audio just right for your liking.

One thing I'm a little worried about, admittedly: price. As far as I can see, Sony hasn't said anything about how much these things cost, but given Sony's historically pricey first-party peripherals - not to mention tariff-induced price hikes here in the US - well, I'll be shielding my wallet's eyes when that information becomes available.

The speakers go on sale next year.

In the meantime, here are the best PS5 games you can play right now.

Before we proceed – you can only read what's next while wearing sexy little sunglasses. So put those on first. Great. Now you can know that publisher Aspyr is releasing a Deus Ex Remastered for PS5 on February 5.

The upgraded version of the 2000 action role-playing game and its slimy dystopia was announced during the PlayStation State of Play September 2025, seemingly containing just enough delicious PS2 crunch to make its 25th anniversary worthwhile. Appropriately, PlayStation describes Deus Ex Remastered as a close "collaboration" between original developer Eidos-Montréal and Aspyr, which released Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered this past February.

A PlayStation blog from Aspyr associate brand manager Matthew Ray says, "Deus Ex has always been about freedom. When the original title first launched, it redefined what a video game could be, melding RPG elements, action and stealth gameplay, and branching player choices into a cyberpunk immersive sim like nobody else had ever tried."

"Today, those foundations remain intact," Ray promises, "but they've been enhanced to ensure the experience feels as revolutionary in 2025 as it did in 2000."

So expect "a preservation of Deus Ex's DNA," he continues, in the way Deus Ex Remastered offers enhanced visuals while remaining as anxious as ever. Though, the remastered ARPG also features overhauled controls, which, according to Ray, "means precision aiming, and smooth traversal that makes every augmentation feel natural at your fingertips" while playing on PS5.

It's all "designed to feel intuitive and responsive whether you're sneaking through back alleys or storming corporate headquarters," he says. That's all we know. Keep your head now that it's full of all this sensitive information – unless you're showing someone your awesome sunglasses.

Warren Spector celebrates 25 years of Deus Ex, reiterates he wasn't some sole creator: "The Deus Ex concept may have been mine, but the game itself and all kudos aimed at it belong to the great, great team."