Over the past many months we’ve seen tons of different video game developers / publishers either shying away from announcing their game’s release dates, or in some cases delaying the titles from their initial launch in order to get out of the way of gaming juggernaut GTA VI. According to trusted insiders, one such title is the recently-announced God of War Laufey, with claims being made that the title will likely arrive sometime in February or March 2027.

In recent weeks, notable and trusted industry insider Jason Schreier has been taking to YouTube to share his thoughts on various industry happenings. Having close ties to many studios / developers across the market, Schreier’s statements come with a great deal more weight than your average analyst.

During a video discussing ‘Why Grand Theft Auto VI is scaring off other games’ Schreier spoke briefly on the recently-announced God of War Laufey, stating: “If you're a God of War Laufey, for example, you might look at the landscape and you might say, ‘Hey, I feel like this this is going to be our big tentpole release, it's going to be a really good game. It's going to be well reviewed. It's got a lot of really interesting things going for it. We should be able to get a bunch of media attention.’ And that's not going to happen if you release anywhere near GTA 6.”

In terms of when Laufey might be expected to release instead, Schreier continued, “some of those games will inevitably slip and what's going to happen is that February and March will be super crowded. We're going to see a lot of games that, I mean I mentioned God of War Laufey. I wouldn't be surprised if that gets announced for February or March pretty soon.”

Of course, this is just an educated guess from Schreier, and so it shouldn’t be taken as official confirmation. That said, Sony has been embracing the earlier months of each year – particularly during this current generation – with some of its biggest titles launching during Q1 (Helldivers 2; Horizon Forbidden West; Returnal; Gran Turismo 7 etc…).

So, when will God of War Laufey officially come out? We will have to wait and see, but it wouldn’t be surprising for Sony to give us a release date after GTA VI is actually out and no longer serving as a spectre across the industry.

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Lords of the Fallen is an interesting series. First released back in 2014, this souls-like from Deck 13 and CI Games was met with a lukewarm reception. Taking another stab at the formula, developer Hexworks would later release a successor – also known as Lords of the Fallen. Performing better than the first, a proper sequel was officially announced last year alongside a Fall 2026 release window. Due to a number of factors however (GTA VI), the game has now been delayed into 2027.

Taking to Twitter to share a lengthy statement, Marek Tyminski (the CEO of Lords of the Fallen publisher CI Games) offered a development update, writing: “Lords of the Fallen II is now set for a Q1 2027 release window.”

Explaining this decision, Tyminski continued, “As development progresses, we have worked closely with the Gameplay Feedback Team, a dedicated group of seasoned Souls-like veterans within our Launch Creative Team. Their valuable ongoing input, combined with the team’s vision, has identified meaningful opportunities to further refine and strengthen the overall experience. These enhancements will benefit from additional integration, iteration, and polishing time, enabling the team to deliver the highest possible quality at launch.”

Perhaps the primary reason for the delay came in the latter half of the message, in which Tyminski stated: “This updated release window also strategically positions Lords of the Fallen II outside of a highly competitive holiday period, ensuring the game receives the dedicated attention it deserves.”

Of course, the CEO is likely referencing the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, which upon its release in November will almost certainly suck the air out of the room, leaving little space for any other game releases.

Regardless of the reason, it seems as thought this extra time will not go to waste. Here’s to hoping that Lords of the Fallen II finally marks the moment in which this franchise manages to find its legs.

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New details for Intel's upcoming Z990 & Z970 chipsets powering next-gen LGA 1954 motherboards have been revealed. Intel's Next-Gen Z990 & Z970 Are In Full Development: New Details Point To Higher Chipset Power Consumption, But With More IO Capabilities Recently, there have been new details rolling out for Intel's upcoming chipsets, mainly the high-end Z990 and Z970 series. We got our first glimpse at these motherboards at Computex 2026, and while the launch is still several months away, the first motherboards are already in development and expected to be ready even before Nova Lake Desktop CPUs launch. Z990 Chipset Smaller […]

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Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPUs are the next big platform upgrade for the consumer segment, offering up to 52 cores. Intel's 52-Core Nova Lake Desktop CPUs Made At TSMC, Consume Lots of Power & Produce Lots of Heat Every year at Computex, we try to bring you the latest updates on Intel's next-generation desktop lineup. In 2023, we shared the first details of Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs, and in 2024, we shared the first details about Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs. Our information turned out to be correct, and this year, we have an update for Intel's upcoming […]

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Ikumi Nakamura became one of Tango Gameworks’ standout developers when she headlined the introduction of the studio's then-upcoming Ghostwire Tokyo. Having departed in 2019 prior to the studio’s closure by Microsoft, Nakamura would later announce the formation of her own studio ‘UNSEEN’. Finally, 4 years on from the studio’s reveal, Nakamura has officially unveiled Kemuri – a stylish co-op yokai-hunting action game.

Making the official announcement during Sony’s recent State of Play Showcase (and expanded upon via the PlayStation Blog) Ikumi Nakamura unveiled Kemuri: A “yokai-possession action game set in the chaotic world of Kemuri City, where life and death coexist.”

Featuring a “sprawling vertical city” players take on the role of Yokai hunters, searching for spirits, forming contracts with them and receiving new and unique powers.

While the overall structure of the game remains somewhat shrouded, the gameplay shared shows off what looks like a blend between Tango Gamework’s GhostWire Tokyo and Insomniac Games’ Sunset Overdrive – with its own unique elements sprinkled in there.

We will unfortunately have to wait a bit to learn more, with the game not set to arrive until some time in 2027. That said, when it does launch, Kemuri looks set to be a highly fun and unique time.

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The 2020s have been a great time for adaptations based on video games, with the film industry in particular seeing an influx of highly-successful properties brought to the big screen. Of course, one of the biggest in this regard was 2025’s A Minecraft Movie – going on to bring in just shy of a Billion Dollars at the box office. Unsurprisingly, a sequel was quickly greenlit, with filming for the sequel now already underway.

Taking to Instagram, actor Kirsten Dunst shared an image of two chairs with the names ‘Steve’ and ‘Alex’ on them alongside the caption “It has begun…..”

Of course, this is in reference to the Minecraft Movie sequel, in which Dunst is set to portray Jack Black’s counterpart Alex, confirming that filming is officially underway.

For the uninitiated, A Minecraft Movie 2 was quickly greenlit following the success of the first film, confirming in October of last year that director Jard Hess would be returning alongside cast members Jack Black; Jason Momoa; Danielle Brooks; Matt Berry and Jennifer Coolidge.

Officially premiering on the 23rd of July 2027, A Minecraft Movie 2 appears to be having quite the rapid turnaround (understandable given the success of the first film).

Hopefully the sequel manages to embrace what worked with the first film while avoiding what didn’t. We won’t have to wait too long to find out.

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Depending on which Nintendo IP you prefer, the first year for the Switch 2 has either been great or disappointing, with notable franchises missing from the console’s launch year line-up. That said, the next 12 or so months could see a number of fan-favourite IPs make their Switch 2 debut, with insiders claiming that a Zelda game is scheduled to release in 2027 – with Smash Bros. coming “in the next year or two.”

As reported by ‘Kiwi Talkz’ (known best for their in-depth game dev interviews), Nintendo is set to have a pretty big 2027/28, taking to Twitter to claim that their “4 favourite game franchises of all time” are set to “have stuff coming either soon or in a year or two.”

Expanding on this, Kiwi Talkz then claimed that 3 of these 4 are Nintendo properties, with “another Metroid game on the near horizon, Smash Bros in the next year or two and another Zelda game & the movie in 2027.”

It is worth noting that this does not mean that each of these franchises are set to receive major new additions, with the insider clarifying that these titles could be brand new entries; spin-offs; remasters or even something as basic as Nintendo Switch Online additions.

Regardless, the Nintendo Switch 2 is still lacking a number of major first-party IPs, and so it will be interesting to learn what they have planned for the likes of Zelda and Smash Bros.

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One of the most anticipated Xbox titles for quite a few years now has been Playground Games’ Fable, with the reboot of this classic RPG series first being announced all the way back in 2020 (though rumours of its existence had begun as early as 2018). After years of waiting, the team at Playground Games officially confirmed earlier this year that the title is set to launch sometime this Autumn. Unfortunately, according to insiders Fable may be getting one more final delay.

As reported by known industry insider Jeff Grubb (and transcribed by Idle Sloth), Playground Games’ highly-anticipated Fable Reboot could be pushed out of its previously-announced “Autumn” 2026 release window, claiming via the Game Mess Morning Show:

“I've heard that Fable has been pushed internally. That doesn't mean that it's coming out next year. Apparently they're still trying to get it out this year, but they are worried about the launch of GTA 6.”

Grubb continued, “If it's getting delayed beyond the release of GTA 6, that could push it into December, which might make it a prime candidate to get delayed into 2027.”

As mentioned by Grubb, the impending release of Grand Theft Auto VI will likely create a black hole of sorts within the industry, and so it makes sense for Playground Games / Xbox to try and avoid launching around the same time as Rockstar’s upcoming juggernaut.

All that said, considering the fact that it’s been over 8 years since rumours first popped up surrounding Fable (and half a decade since its initial announcement), potentially waiting a few more months shouldn’t be the end of the world.

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