Author: Zach Barbieri

Developer Game Science has released a 15-minute gameplay segment for their upcoming game, Black Myth: Zhong Kui, the sequel to their 2024 game Black Myth: Wukong. This trailer offers players a much closer look at the new protagonist, combat, and world players will get to experience when the game finally releases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi2QgPH61JM The trailer starts with several minutes of cutscenes, in which we meet our protagonist, though it is unclear at this point if the player will take the role of Zhong Kui or play as somebody else. Zhong Kui is a Taoist deity, often depicted as large, fierce, and…

Horizon Hunters Gathering, the more cartoonish multiplayer spin-off of the Horizon RPG series, is reportedly being rebooted internally following a poor reception from playtesters. This news comes via a Bloomberg articleHorizon Hunters Gathering, stating that the developer, Guerrilla Games, plans to strip the game of its central live-service component. This will make the game a more classic co-op offering, with a story mode being added to the experience for good measure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmKus_-LZ7k According to the report, this decision was made back in June. Horizon Hunters Gathering has not, as of now, been cancelled, but it is on thin ice, with…

Sony has announced that the Pulse Elevate speakers, SIE’s first speakers intended for desktop gaming, will be released on November 12, 2026. The speakers will be available in both Midnight Black and White, with both retailing at $219.99 USD | €219.99 EURO | £199.99 GBP | ¥37,980 JPY (including tax). Preorders for the speakers will begin on September 1 at 10 AM local time (10 AM ET in the US). The Midnight black version will be available globally through direct.playstation.com and through select retailers; however, the white will only be available through direct.playstation.com in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the…

Developer Remedy has announced that Control: Resonance will be delayed, affecting the physical launch of the title. While the title is still slated to release digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC on September 24, fans who were hoping to get the game on disc will now need to wait until October 15 to finally get their hands on the sequel to the 2019 title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAzxTMaA6j4&t=1s In a statement posted by Remedy on social media, they stated: Get ready to unleash Dylan Faden’s paranatural abilities in warped Manhattan on September 24. We need just a little more time to…

Footage and artwork have emerged for Star Wars: Magellan, a scrapped Star Wars action RPG where players would have been able to play as either a Jedi or a Mandalorian. This comes courtesy of publication MP1st, which has posted the first publicly seen artwork and gameplay for the title, which was sourced from the portfolio of an artist who worked on the project while it was in development The developer behind Star Wars: Magellan was Echtra, which was based out of San Francisco until the developer’s closure last year. It was set up by former Blizzard Developers, releasing the game…

During Disney’s annual D23, a fan event showcasing the next big things coming to the world of Disney, Square Enix gave us a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts IV. The title was showcased earlier this year during a Nintendo Direct event after a lengthy absence from the public eye, having been mostly radio silent since the game was announced back in 2022. This has been uncommon for Square Enix, with the previous title in the series having been announced far too early, something that director Tetsuya Nomura openly admitted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54eFEhlnIjg Before this trailer, what we have seen from Kingdom Hearts…

With the upcoming beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Xbox is expanding the scope of what players will get to try. For the first time in the history of the franchise, a single-player campaign mission will be included in the offerings of the Beta, letting players try out the main campaign. The franchise is in no way new to Beta tests, having included them as a preorder bonus in some of their earlier games, before typically opening them to all potential users. That said, what is usually on offer is a select few maps and multiplayer options, giving…

Developer Night School Studio, the team behind the horror title Oxenfree, as well as the recently released Unhinged, which David Fincher and Zach Cregger backed, is being shut down, it was announced. The studio was acquired by Netflix back in 2021, while the studio was in the process of developing Oxenfree II. Netflix is also closing Moonloot, the Helsinki-based studio founded in 2022, which had yet to release its first title, though it was rumored to be an Animal Crossing-style life sim title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsV9I2NDO8 Under Netflix, Night School Studio released Oxenfree II: Lost Signals in 2023 for both consoles and…

Holding Company Embracer Group, which has a pretty stacked schedule of releases over the next two years, has offered some additional information on upcoming titles. This has narrowed down the release windows for several games, including Tomb Raider: Catalyst, as well as the next Kingdom Come title, which was announced earlier this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2yLZQFPSLo While we had learned that Tomb Raider was planned for a 2028 release earlier this year, we now have learned that both of these titles, and the next Darksiders title, are planned to release before April 2028. Embracer Group’s financial year ends on March 31, though…

Developer King Art Games has announced that Warhammer: Dawn of War IV will be receiving a delay of around two and a half months. This will push the title from its previously planned release on September 17 to December 3, with early access for the game now set to go live on November 30. September of this year is already heavily stacked with AAA experiences like Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Silent Hill Townfall, and Control Resonance, owing to many developers hoping to avoid the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEMURK22eyM Jan Theysen, creative director for the real-time strategy…