At Summer Game Fest 2026, we sat down with Bandai Namco Entertainment's Producer Masayuki Hirano to learn more about Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, the new installment in the action RPG series that was announced earlier this year with a planned debut for 2027. The game is set in Age 1000, 148 years after the events of Xenoverse 2. The story takes place in West City, which has grown into a major hub in this future setting. As with previous Xenoverse entries, you'll create your own custom hero and join the ranks of the Great Saiyan Squad, fighting alongside both familiar […]

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The Stranger Than Heaven demo available at Summer Game Fest 2026 was solely focused on combat across three distinct periods of Japanese history. No side quests, no diversions; just a man, a hammer, and a plan. There is certainly an interesting narrative hook at play here, with the characters aging as the story progresses, but I will reserve my final judgment until I can sit down and explore Shinjuku at my own pace. All I can say is that Ryu ga Gotoku Studio has clearly spent its time creating some true-to-reality cities that each feel like they're in their own […]

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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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CAPCOM stole the show at this year's Summer Game Fest with a deep dive into Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the highly anticipated revival of their beloved dark fantasy franchise. After trying a new build of the game, we sat down with Game Director Satoru Nihei to discuss how the first new Onimusha entry in twenty years plans to completely reshape the series' classic formula. Moving away from the weapon-swapping mechanics of old, the developers revealed a razor-sharp focus on single-katana mastery, elevated by incredibly nuanced parry systems and a groundbreaking, RE Engine-powered "free-cut" system for the iconic Issen counters. […]

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Another Summer Game Fest has come and gone, though we're still feeling the ripple effects of everything that was just announced. Part of that comes in the form of looking at what resonated the most with players, and as part of a report from The Game Business, marketing analytics firm LevelUp has the answer for the games that garnered the most engagement from players and press, and none of the top-10 games are a surprise. That's because they're all big, triple-A juggernauts that would've been the most-talked-about games regardless of where they showed up. Not a single indie game broke […]

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Has it really been almost twelve years since the first Alien: Isolation? Players were eager to take a risk on Creative Assembly, a studio that was known almost exclusively for the Total War franchise for the better part of a decade before the project’s announcement. Shifting into first-person survival horror couldn’t have been more of a shift from the English studio’s prior works, but it was something the franchise desperately needed, and the Metacritic scores were unanimously positive while admitting it wasn’t quite a perfect experience. Our playable slice of Alien: Isolation 2, just unveiled at Summer Game Fest 2026, […]

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NetEase's upcoming action/adventure game Blood Message feels immediately familiar in the best way, channeling the kinetic, cinematic momentum of Uncharted while still carving out its own identity. During a brief Summer Game Fest 2026 demo, the game impressed me with its constant forward motion, brutal close-quarters combat, and a design that keeps the action moving even when QTEs or stealth attempts go sideways. In a way, Blood Message is the single most Uncharted-coded game that I've played in a long while, and I mean that endearingly. There is a constant sense of "failing forward" in the gameplay that lets the […]

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Following the unveiling of Resident Evil Veronica at the recent Summer Game Fest 2026, CAPCOM was also available to conduct media presentations about the game and answer questions from the press in a roundtable format. Wccftech attended one of those, where producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi clarified several newsworthy details about the highly anticipated remake of 2000's Code Veronica, which the studio regards in the same way as the numbered entries. The game will launch at some point in 2027 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and X, and Nintendo Switch 2. WCCFTECH: Is Resident Evil: Veronica being developed with a first-person mode […]

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While today's Nintendo Direct was stuffed mostly with ports of games previously released elsewhere and a few new titles and DLC updates sprinkled in between, it capped off with a couple of major reveals. One was the expected reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, while the other was another look at Kingdom Hearts 4 after years of silence, alongside a reveal that the rest of the series will make its way to Nintendo Switch 2 in one jam-packed collection. Kingdom Hearts 4 was first announced back in 2022, and since then we've barely seen any updates […]

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The Final Fantasy series is back in full swing for the upcoming month, as Square Enix had another surprise waiting in the wings besides Final Fantasy VII Revelation, revealing it during today's Nintendo Direct. This surprise is Final Fantasy Resonance, the first HD-2D entry in the series, bringing back the turn-based combat fans have been demanding for years on October 22 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The new entry in the series is poised to be an evolution of the pixel art entries in the series of the 90s, such as Final Fantasy VI, as Square Enix describes the game as […]

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Square Enix revealed the release date for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World today during the first general Nintendo Direct event of 2026, which is officially set for December 3, 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. In a Summer Game Fest season of release date reveals that were all seemingly trying to avoid GTA 6, this spin-off Dragon Quest game is one of the few brave enough to launch within two weeks of Rockstar's upcoming blockbuster. Of course, it's not like Dragon Quest Monsters is directly aimed at players who's tastes may have them more aligned with GTA […]

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Just as rumored, today's Nintendo Direct delivered the megaton Nintendo Switch 2 owners were waiting for: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is real, and it's launching in a few short months worldwide. The announcement teaser confirmed players will be able to embark again on Link's most iconic journey through Hyrule this year. Developed from the ground up to further differentiate it from the Nintendo 3DS remake as the new short footage suggests, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake is set to become the highlight in a year packed with excellent titles on Nintendo Switch 2. […]

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is cementing its status as the system to get to enjoy the best JRPGs. During today’s Nintendo Direct, developer Monolith Soft confirmed not only that the entire Xenoblade Chronicles trilogy is making the jump to the new hardware with significant enhancements, but also unveiled a brand-new entry in the series arriving in 2027. Xenoblade Genesis Marks a New Beginning The next major project from Monolith Soft is titled Xenoblade Genesis. Scheduled for a 2027 release on Nintendo Switch 2, this entry appears to move away from the established universe of the previous trilogy to explore a […]

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FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods has been missing in action since its announcement during last year's Nintendo Switch 2 event. Although publisher Kadokawa has reiterated multiple times that the game will not miss its 2026 release window, many feared it would. Although we do not know when the next game from the celebrated developer of Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series is hitting the Nintendo Switch 2, the first taste of the experience is coming before the end of the year. With a new trailer shown during today's Nintendo Direct, it's confirmed that The Duskbloods closed beta test will be held this […]

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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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Clockwork Revolution, the first-person action RPG developed by inXile Entertainment, received a launch window during the Xbox Games Showcase 2026: the game will be available next year, and it will be an Xbox console exclusive, just like Gears of War: E-Day. Of course, it's also going to be available on PC via Steam and the Xbox store, and it will be on Game Pass and support Xbox Play Anywhere. inXile shared some new info, too. The game is set in the steampunk city of Avalon, a city that looks polished and prosperous on the surface but is driven by industry and […]

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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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Perhaps the biggest surprise of the Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was the unveiling of Senua, an action/adventure game centered on the protagonist of the Hellblade series. In an Xbox Wire blog post, Ninja Theory says the game follows on from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, but it is intentionally a different kind of experience and should not be treated as Hellblade III. Unlike the previous two Hellblade titles, this is an out-and-out action/adventure. The studio's goal is to keep the intimate storytelling, high production values, and emotional tone that defined Hellblade, while expanding the scope into a broader action-adventure framework. That means deeper […]

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This year's Xbox Games Showcase was a good one for fans of the Persona series, as the presentation delivered not only the first proper look and release date for Persona 4 Revival, but also dropped the official announcement of the next main entry in the series, Persona 6. Unfortunately, the roughly 1-minute-long teaser showed very little of the game, preferring to go all-in in the eeriest atmosphere we have seen for the series to date, surpassing even the cryptic Persona 5 teaser with its question challenging players to break their chains and obtain emancipation and freedom. This choice seems deliberate, […]

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