The recently released Gothic 1 Remake from developer Alkimia Interactive and publisher THQ Nordic has officially reached 500,000 copies sold in just its first week on digital store shelves, the studio announced. It's a significant milestone not just because of its scale, but because it's done so during one of the nosiest months in the video game industry, Summer Game Fest 2026. This remake has been a long time coming, and the original Gothic was such an influential release when it first arrived all the way back in 2001, which gives it a leg up on an RPG like it […]

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is one of the most beloved graphic novels from the TMNT universe, telling the story of a sole remaining turtle brother “seeking justice for the family he lost” in a “future, battle-ravaged New York City”. Initially announced back in 2023, the project has finally gotten its first proper details, including confirmation that it is being developed by the studio behind the likes of Bayonetta, NieR: Automata and Vanquish – PlatinumGames.

Making the official announcement during Summer Game Fest, the recently-established Paramount Games shared a first look at TMNT: The Last Ronin. Serving more as a cinematic teaser, the main piece of news from the reveal was the confirmation that the project is being developed by PlatinumGames.

While an exciting prospect given the studio’s penchant for releasing titles with fun and excellent gameplay, it appears as though the project underwent some internal changes.

Back in 2023 during the game’s reveal trailer, it was announced that The Last Ronin was being developed by Black Forest Games and would be published by THQ Nordic. Since then, things have changed quite a bit, with the aforementioned Paramount Games Studios being established, folding Skydance into it.

What this means for TMNT: The Last Ronin is unknown, with no release date nor a release window being provided – meaning we are in the same position which we were back in 2023. Still, having PlatinumGames tied to the project should hopefully mean that gameplay-wise, The Last Ronin will be top-tier (and given that the graphic novel is already celebrated, its narrative should also be solid). All that said, we will likely have to wait quite a while to find out.

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Taking a bit of a break from their musou-styled games, Koei Tecmo and Omega Force released Attack on Titan back in 2016, an adaptation of the popular manga/anime series which saw players take on massive titans through the use of fun and fast-paced ODM gear – giving you spider-man-esque movement abilities. After releasing a sequel a few years later, the series went silent. Fortunately, with the Attack on Titan anime now complete, Omega Force have returned with their “ultimate” AoT experience, officially announcing Attack on Titan 3.

Officially unveiled during the Summer Game Fest showcase, Attack on Titan 3 is described as “the ultimate culmination of the Attack on Titan game series” letting fans experience “the story from beginning to end” in video game form.

For the uninitiated, AoT: Wings of Freedom covered the earlier portions of the anime’s story while having players take on the role of various main/side characters. AoT 2 meanwhile retold the story once again from the beginning, but from the perspective of a custom player-made character while going further into Season 3’s events.

By far the best part of this series however came with its gameplay, offering a bit of a power fantasy as players zipped through different regions using the aforementioned ODM gear. In this regard, Attack on Titan 3 looks to be taking things to the next level, promising that “The ODM action has been further refined, delivering the most exhilarating and stylish combat the series has ever seen.”

Attack on Titan 3 has clearly been in development for quite some time, with the team confirming that this 3rd and seemingly final entry will arrive in under a month’s time on the 1st of July – coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam and Nintendo Switch 2.

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Last month, we learned that Outward 2 would be launching in early access on July 7, 2026, and today, as part of the PC Gaming Show during Summer Game Fest 2026, we got another look at the game and the reveal that an open beta is now live for players to jump into ahead of launch. Several players already looking forward to Outward 2 are in the currently running closed beta, but now anyone who didn't make it into the closed beta, or anyone who simply likes the look of Outward 2 can give it a shot on Steam to […]

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Today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was a continuation of Xbox boss Asha Sharma's efforts to achieve the 'return of Xbox' by bringing back Xbox console exclusives, though that wasn't the only notable return in the show. Activision revealed the return of the most popular purple dragon in gaming, as Spyro: A Realm Beyond brings the franchise back with its first new game in years, and yes, it's Toys For Bob behind it. It'll arrive at some point in Spring 2027, and fans of Spyro on PlayStation and Nintendo devices don't have to worry about any exclusivity. It'll arrive on all […]

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Where Winds Meet arrived on PC and PS5 in November 2025, and shortly after on iOS and Android mobile devices in December 2025. Today, as part of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 for Summer Game Fest, it is finally arriving on Xbox Series X/S consoles. The open-world action adventure from publisher NetEase and developer Everstone Studio was shadow-dropped during today's event, and you can go download and play it on your Xbox Series consoles, now. It's a free-to-play adventure that you'll be able to reach through the Xbox PC app, Xbox Cloud and an Xbox Game Pass subscription as it […]

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Xbox kicked off its Xbox Games Showcase 2026 with Gears of War: E-Day, to help tee up the specialized direct event the game would have after the showcase by revealing its October 6, 2026, release date and the fact that it would be an Xbox console exclusive, as was rumoured hours before the showcase. After seeing every major Xbox franchise make its way to PlayStation and in some cases, Nintendo, E-Day marks the return of Xbox console exclusives, though it's not entirely certain how far this new approach to exclusives stretches. We just saw Forza Horizon 6 arrive on PS5 […]

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1000xResist developer Sunset Visitor revealed its next project, Prove You're Human, this past April, and today, during Summer Game Fest and Day of the Devs, the studio dug more into the creepy, human-driven narrative it has coming next. A new trailer showcased some additional gameplay, with narrative designer Pinki Li and animator Daniel Beaulieu talking about the creation of the game's protagonist, Mesa, an AI that believes she's a human. While 1000xResist remains an incredibly timely work of art grappling with the impact of the 2020 and 2021 lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prove You're Human is proving once […]

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Shift Up made an appearance during today's Summer Game Fest 2026 show, with its follow-up game to Stellar Blade revealed to be Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. While the first game followed Eve, Blood Rain focuses on a new protagonist, Evie, which certainly won't confuse anyone. Shift Up calls Blood Rain "the next chapter" in the Stellar Blade franchise, one that goes "beyond" the events of the first game. We've known that Shift Up was working on a sequel for a while now, so today's announcement was always just a case of when it would reveal rather than if it would […]

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Besides announcing the Resident Evil Code Veronica remake, which is dropping the “Code” from the original's name, CAPCOM had other announcements to share during this year's Summer Game Fest showcase. Among them was a massive expansion to Monster Hunter Wilds called Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance, which is launching on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S sometime in 2027. The announcement trailer provided the first look at a brand-new location filled with floating islands and ruins, which already looks significantly more vibrant than anything in the base game. In addition, the trailer also provided a look at the core new […]

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After being fully revealed as Stranger Than Heaven during Summer Game Fest 2025, in the 2026 show, RGG Studio returned to reveal that we'll all be able to jump into Stranger Than Heaven alongside Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur on January 15, 2027. The trailer was capped off with the reveal that Tupac had joined the game's cast, something made possible due to the relationship between Snoop Dogg and Tupac's family. "The Tupac estate and my son and myself, we work very closely together," Snoop Dogg said during the onstage presentation. "So it just made sense to put him in […]

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Iconic Canadian developer Studio MDHR revealed it has not one, but two Cuphead games on the way. One, is Mighty Cuphead Adventure, a 2D pixel-art platformer that looks to be a Studio MDHR take on a platformer you might've played on the SEGA Master System, and another that is what you'd expect from the studio: a hand-drawn animated action platformer that'll be more like what the studio did for the first Cuphead game and its Delicious Last Course expansion. Announced towards the top of Summer Game Fest as part of a pretty jam-packed opening, which also kicked off with the […]

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Following the successful release of Resident Evil Requiem earlier this year, the beloved survival-horror series by CAPCOM will return in 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 with Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of the classic entry in the series originally released on the SEGA Dreamcast back in 2000. The rumored remake was announced during today's Summer Game Fest showcase just as previously rumored with a deceptive trailer that only showed the modern recreation of Claire Redfield at its very end, alongside the game's name, which will drop "Code" from the original. Unfortunately, a precise […]

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Minecraft Dungeons 2 has a release date, just two months after it was first revealed this past March 2026. It'll arrive on all current-gen PC and console platforms (including Nintendo Switch 2) this coming September 29, 2026. Spotted by Wario64 on X (formerly Twitter), the game's Nintendo eShop page went live earlier than it should've, ahead of its reveal either later today on Summer Game Fest 2026 or on Sunday, during the Xbox Games Showcase. There's always a few games that entirely leak ahead of the show with an early store page or an early tweet. This year, it's Minecraft […]

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Bloober Team's next game may be days away from its reveal during the hullabaloo of Summer Game Fest 2026, at one of the remaining upcoming showcases. We know that, after its most recent release, Cronos: The New Dawn, the studio has a Silent Hill 1 Remake and a new project from the team who made Cronos in the works. Now, after images leaked online, it looks like the latter of the two projects, which seems to be titled Cronos: Lazarus, will be revealed imminently during the SGF festivities. The first indication of Lazarus came when the title appeared in a […]

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Each week, the Epic Games Store gives away a title or two for free as part of the PC Storefront’s free game program. While the past few months of offerings have been somewhat low-key in nature, Epic appears set to give away something more noteworthy – teasing two ‘mysterious games’ arriving next week.

The Epic Games Store has historically upped the ante when it comes to giving away games for free around the time of major gaming / seasonal events. With Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest less than a month away, Epic appears to be ramping up its program.

Right now, all those with an Epic Games account can get their hands on the “role-puzzling adventure” Arranger as well as the shopkeeping simulator ‘Trash Goblin’.

Come Thursday the 14th of May however, these titles will be replaced by two ‘mystery game’ offerings. Typically, Epic will advertise the following week’s free games as soon as the current week’s title is available to claim.

Given that Epic has chosen to hide next week’s offerings, it is safe to assume that the titles will be of relative substantiveness. That said, with the sheer number and variety of titles which they have given away over the years, next week’s free title could be pretty much anything. We will have to wait and see.

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Summer Game Fest has pretty much become the de facto video game event of the season, with Geoff Keighley’s annual showcase growing every single year – amassing over 50 million viewers during 2025’s presentation. With 2026’s edition almost exactly one month away, Keighley and co. have now confirmed an official premiere date and time for “what’s next in video games.”

Releasing a teaser trailer comprised primarily of games which have released over the course of 2026 so far (while also teasing a number of upcoming titles), Geoff Keighley officially confirmed that this year’s edition of Summer Game Fest will go live on the 5th of June at 9PM GMT.

As mentioned, the trailer mainly focused on games which have already been released. That said, the video did include snippets from a number of upcoming titles, including Lara Croft’s Tomb Raider; 007 First Light; LEGO Batman: Legacy of The Dark Knight; Star Wars: Galactic Racer and more.

Like always, expect Keighley to continue teasing their Summer Game Fest announcements over the coming weeks as we step closer towards the event’s official premiere date. It will be interesting to learn exactly how long this year’s edition will wind up being.

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Microsoft has confirmed its plans for the summer Xbox Games Showcase. There will once again be a day of announcements in June, followed by a special Direct presentation on Gears E-Day, the latest game in the Gears of War franchise. 

The showcase, announced by newly appointed Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, will happen on June 7th starting at 10AM PT. As this is the summer showcase, most featured games are likely to be kept secret until the event happens, but at the very least, Gears E-Day will be a major focus this Summer.

Xbox has a big year ahead for first-party content. The year began with the latest expansion for World of Warcraft and will end with the latest game in the Call of Duty franchise. In between all of that, Microsoft is slotting in Forza Horizon 6, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Fable and Gears E-Day.

Other long-announced games like State of Decay 3 or Clockwork Revolution could also feasably get an update, although with how busy the release calendar is already, I wouldn't be surprised if both of those games were saved for next year.

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