Author: Zach Barbieri

While we knew that Firesprite, who weas aquired by Sony back in 2021, was working on a narrative-driven horror title that was rumored to tie into an existing IP, it was announced during Sony’s State of Play that the studio was in fact developing Until Dawn 2. The original Until Dawn was released back in 2015, with a remaster of the title releasing in 2024, and a film based on the IP releasing in 2025. The original title was developed by Supermassive Games, which recently released Directive 8020, part of their Dark Pictures Anthology series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpVZ9OvRLZI Until Dawn appears to…

After several weeks of rumors and one leak featuring a ridiculous price tag, Ubisoft officially announced Rayman Legends Retold during the Sony State of Play on June 2. The updated version of the 2013 title has been completely overhauled with 3D visuals for the title’s platforming sections, with all new segments that will play out in full 3D, as showcased in the trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7BQ9hLGkk Rayman Legends was praised at the time of release and still has a strong fanbase, being a direct sequel to Rayman Origins, released in 2011. Despite this, the title has not received a direct sequel since,…

After promising earlier this year that we would get another look at the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine, being developed by Insomniac Games, that look came at the front end of Sony’s State of Play event. While we have gotten an in-game look in a prior trailer, this deep dive showed off a vertical slice of gameplay in which Wolverine raced to save a group of mutants in an enemy encampment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiBo_NgYI5Q The trailer opens up, showing us the titular character entering the base through a stealth segment. Obviously, Wolverine can kill enemies as he sneaks through, which shows off just how…

Every so often, there is a game you are really excited for that you hope will just click from the onset, and you will just enjoy it from moment one. 007: First Light was that game for me, as I was excited from the announcement to take on the role of Bond, James Bond, in a modern-day origin story. The gadgets, the cars, and all the other stuff someone far more attractive than me can stumble their way into. Sadly, I was through around half of the game, still questioning if I was even enjoying myself. This is a thing…

After some months of speculation, Sony has finally announced a release date for the FlexStrike, their first-party fight stick for fans of fighting games. As it turns out, the date we can finally get our hands on one has been the one most players expected, August 6, 2026, coinciding with the release of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, which was announced alongside the FlexStrike. This news was announced via a PlayStation Blog post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWu1CgJDPw0 The FlexStrike is a wireless fightstick, though it supports USB-C cables for both charging and wired play. It will be compatible with both the…

Kohei ‘Nakatsu’ Ikeda, who served as the game director on both Tekken 8 and 7, has announced his departure from Bandai Namco after 20 years with the company. His exit, though not right behind, comes shortly after executive Game Director and Chief Producter on Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, made his exit from the company in December of last year to form a new studio. Ikeda took to social media, posting a farewell message to fans. In it, he stated: There were joyful moments, and many difficult ones as well. There were times when we celebrated together, and times when I received…

Mina the Hollower draws obvious inspiration from The Legend of Zelda, Mina can actually increase her level, or levels, to further increase survivability later on. While it’s not that hard to do, like everything else in Mina The Hollower, the player does not really get an explanation as to the inner workings of this feature to go off of. So here is a quick rundown on how you level up your skills to hit harder and survive more. The leveling system looks a little like the Dark Souls game, in which you don’t gain experience but materials as you explore.…

In the shadow of Grand Theft Auto 6, Xbox has decided to postpone Fable to 2027. Xbox has announced that the upcoming Fable Reboot, being developed by Forza Horizon developer Playground Games, has been delayed to 2027, Xbox has announced. The title was due out later this year, though an official release date had never been finalized, with a new release window of February 2027 now the timeframe they plan for players to FINALLY return to Albion. Xbox took to social media today to announce this news. In their official post, they stated: This is year is packed with incredible…

007: First Light, the newest gaming outing of James Bond from developer IO Interactive, has premiered to a strong start. The title has hit 1.5 million copies within its first (light) 24 hours of sales. This number makes 007: First Light the best-selling game in IO Interactive’s nearly 3-decade history, outpacing every game in the studio’s flagship Hitman series in the first 24 hours. This number, which is impressive in its own right, was also achieved without the Nintendo Switch 2 version, which the studio delayed till later this summer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDvbGANDH4E In a statement from IOI, the developer said: The…

Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, a continuation of the subseries we last saw in 2023, stating it will release on October 23, 2026, from developer Infinity Ward. While the title is being released on expected platforms, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC, the game will also be released on Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time. This is part of a 10-year deal between Nintendo and Microsoft as the latter worked to finalize their $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This will also mark the first time since Call of Duty: Ghosts to not release…