Author: Zach Barbieri

Developer Square Enix has announced that the upcoming port of Final Fantasy XIV to the Nintendo Switch 2 will release on August 4, 2026. The game’s director, Naoki Yoshida, announced this news on stage at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival held in Berlin to confirm this news, as well as outline a series of updates that are coming to the game in the near future. Square Enix had previously confirmed an August release date for the game, but today’s news gave us an official date that is only a week away. Preorders for Final Fantasy XIV are set to…

While many had suspected this would be the case, it has been announced that Tomb Raider: Catalyst has been delayed until 2028. This confirmation comes directly from the boss of Amazon’s video game department, Jeffrey Gattis, who told The Game Business that the title was now expected to release sometime in 2028, with Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis still due to release on February 12, 2027. Gattis stated, “Atlantis comes February 12 of next year, and then we’ll follow on in 2028 with the next one[Catalyst].” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olOTdoW6XsQ Both titles were announced at the same time during The Video Game Awards…

Publisher 505 Games has announced that Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, the Chinese-developed soulslike set during the Ming Dynasty, has crossed the 5 million player milestone in its first year. Released on July 24, 2024, the title reached a concurrent player count of 131,000 players on Steam upon its launch, as well as maintaining an 80% approval rating from players on the platform. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers was also featured as a day-one launch title on Xbox Games Pass, before later being featured as part of the PlayStation Plus Premium catalog as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlyViiYN9sU To celebrate the anniversary of the title, 505 Games…

South Korean publisher NC (formerly NCSOFT) has announced that Aion 2 will have a Founders Pack that is available for purchase starting today across Steam and PURPLE. This news was announced alongside a new trailer for the game showcasing the contents that will be available with the purchase of this. Among the multiple benefits available with the Founders Pack, it will grant players five days of early access, allowing you to get an early start on the October 5, 2026 release date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHiYGWCjV50 Overall, there will be three tiers of the Founder Pack available: a standard edition, a deluxe edition,…

Granblue Fantasy Relink: Endless Ragnarok can be, at times, a bag of mixed signals. On the one hand, it isn’t a live-service game. Everything is contained within it, and never once did it present me with a purchase option. This isn’t so much shocking as it is at odds with my next point. That is, every so often the game sneaks up with a metal chair, like you are in a cage match, with a “Hey, are you playing this RPG game all by yourself? You are doing it wrong.” It’s a weird juxtaposition, even if it isn’t ever present.…

The Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon Raiders is close to release and is sitting at mostly positive reviews. A spin-off title of the main Splatoon series, this entry offers a shift in focus from the typical multiplayer Splatfest-driven competitive shooting to a fully single-player experience with exploration. While this is an interesting twist that seems to have been well recieved, a lot of players are probably still wondering where a proper Splatoon 4 is, four years on from the previous entry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3pE9YRCM2g Splatoon originally launched on the Wii U, which struggled during its period on the market, though it did…

CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the upcoming expansion to The Witcher III, entitled Songs of the Past, will be presented during Gamescom 2026, which will be held in Cologne, Germany, between August 26 and August 30. The studio has also announced that the expansion will recieve it’s debut trailer during Opening Night Live, a premier showcase held by Geoff Keighley on August 25, and will be watchable on both YouTube and Twitch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4asecMMnP4E&t=1133s During Gamescom, both players and press in attendance will be able to receive a guided presentation of Songs of the Past at the CD Projekt Red…

Bethesda Game Studios has stated that their 2023 space exploration RPG, Starfield, “remains an important part of our future,” along with teasing Starborn, and upcoming DLC for the title coming in 2027. Todd Howard, Development Chief at Bethesda, issued a note following the massive layoff at Xbox, including studios like Bethesda seeing large-scale job loss. Previously, the studio had addressed these lay-offs, in particular, talking about the upcoming title, The Elder Scrolls VI, assuring fans that development on the title remained unaffected by 3,200 job cuts across all divisions at Xbox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUS6igFziPc&t=41s Starfield, at the time of these layoffs, was…

Sony Interactive Entertainment and Arc System Works have announced that the tag-fighting game Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls will hold an open beta. An open beta was announced back in June, alongside the reveal of the final team being featured in the game, Samurai Outriders, during EVO 2026. The title has had two closed betas before this over the last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZdvGJY2Nkg In a PlayStation Blog post, it was announced that the open beta will begin on July 24, at 12:00 am PT / 8:00 am BST / 4:00 pm JST, and will run for a full 72 hours until  July 26, 11:59…

In the lead-up to the release of Planet Zoo 2 later this year, developer Frontier Developments has begun releasing videos in an Animal Spotlight series to showcase some of the animals that will grace your zoo. The first of these videos showcases the African Leopard, the stealthy superstar of the Savannah, a returning animal confirmed to be joining the roster of the sequel of the popular 2019 management sim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtaJGEy-tM The video showcases the African Leopard wandering through a habitat environment, delighting the zoo goers who can snag a glimpse. The video offers some facts about the animal, tying these…