A Big Week of Game Announcements

If you’ve been waiting for a ton of game updates, this issue has you covered. Summer Game Fest took place last week, along with roughly a dozen other virtual events. We’ve got all the biggest announcements, plus all the latest news. Let’s go!

Sony State of Play

Sony kicked off the week with their June State of Play. The show featured some known titles (Wolverine) as well as some surprises (God of War Laufey). You can check out everything announced, but here are a few of our favorites:

Marvel’s Wolverine

Sony said they would focus on the upcoming superhero game, and they sure did with a seven-minute preview. Marvel’s Wolverine launches September 15.

God of War Laufey

In the opening moments of the 2018 God of War game, you play as Kratos, laying your dead wife to rest. However, for her, that was just the beginning. God of War Laufey takes it from there. 

Bancho The Chef

The origin story of the chef from Dave the Diver.

Stuntman: Hollywood

Drive iconic cars from pop culture including Kitt from Knight Rider, the Delorian from Back to the Future and more. 

A few other trailers worth checking out include Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Until Dawn 2, and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.

Summer Game Fest

Summer Game Fest provided updates and reveals for many games. We compiled trailers of virtually everything announced at Summer Game Fest, but here are a few of the highlights:

Final Fantasy VII Revelation

The third and final game in the Final Fantasy 7 remake series. Of note, this one is not a timed PlayStation exclusive, and it is coming to all platforms in the spring of 2027.

Control Resonant

More details on the upcoming sequel to Control, including a release date of September 24. 

The Wolf Among Us 2

Another game that has been in development seemingly forever has a new trailer and an anticipated launch date of 2027. Oh, and the original Wolf Among Us game is getting a remake that will be out later this year.

Resident Evil Veronica

A remake of Code Veronica from the popular Resident Evil series. The game is scheduled to launch sometime in 2027.  

Check out our full list of game announcements from Summer Game Fest.

Xbox Games Showcase

With Asha Sharma as the new head for Xbox, many were wondering what their showcase would offer in the way of exclusivity, games and more. 

Microsoft decided to reverse their recent trend of releasing games on the PlayStation, with some newer games announced as Xbox exclusives. “We want people to choose XBOX because of great games and experiences,” Sharma wrote on Twitter. “That also means giving you something that was made for XBOX. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be XBOX console exclusives!”

Here are some of the biggest announcements from the Xbox event: 

Gears of War: E-Day

The latest Gears of War game is an Xbox (and PC) exclusive, and launches October 6.

Persona 6

Probably one of the most anticipated announcements of the week, even though it is just a teaser trailer. Seeing it on the Xbox stage was somewhat unexpected. 

Crazy Taxi: World Tour

Sega announced they were working on a new Crazy Taxi game, and it will launch in 2027. 

Fable

After being pushed back until 2027, Fable has an official release date: February 23. 

You can view everything announced here including Clockwork Revolution, State of Decay 3, a new Spyro the Dragon game, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and the 25th anniversary Xbox console.

The other shows

As we mentioned, there were a multitude of virtual programs showing off new games. You can check out everything presented at The Future Games Show, Day of the Devs, the Story Rich Showcase and the PC Gaming Show, but here are a few of the highlights:

Star Trek: Shadow Frontier

A Star Trek horror game from the makers of the Silent Hill 2 remake.

El Paso, Elsewhere 2

The sequel to the critically-acclaimed vampire hunting game.

Apple Crumble

A murder mystery game from the makers of the Duck Detective series that is inspired by the Knives Out films.

Exodus

An in-depth look at one of the more anticipated science fiction games scheduled for next year. 

Side Quests (more stories worth reading)

😮 Fortnite’s end of season live event took place in-game and featured Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson along with some unexpected twists. 

🩰 Crocs and Nintendo collaborated to create Super Mario shoes. The new footwear goes on sale July 15.

📉 Sales of Sony-developed games declined for five years until they were helped (slightly) by the release of Ghost of Yotei.

👷🏿 The first two Baldur’s Gate games are reportedly being remade. Also, six Toy Story games are being remastered for current-generation systems. 

🥽 Valve confirms its upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset will launch this summer. 

🤸🏻 Witcher and Cyberpunk developer CD Projekt Red says it is working on a new game called Hadar that will be “an emotional open-world experience that will stay with gamers.”

🕵🏾‍♂️ After the success of 007 First Light, Amazon says future games will be published by their own game studio. 

🌍 Europe will be getting a version of the Switch 2 with replaceable batteries in 2027. 

⚽ Netflix is launching FIFA World Cup 2026 free to subscribers of its service on June 11. 

🖥️ The latest update roadmap for Crimson Desert shows the developers are working on cross-save functionality along with story and combat improvements. 

🐸 Atari acquired the studio behind the mobile game Crossy Road, and is launching a collection of 16 classic Baribie games. 

👷🏿 The original Hitman trilogy is being remastered with an anticipated launch in 2027. 

🩸 According to the game’s director, Marvel’s Wolverine excessive gore can be turned down in the setting. 

🤝🏻 Paramount announced the formation of Paramount Games Studio, which will manage game development for the company, including their Skydance branch.  

🎥 A Streets of Rage film is reportedly in development, and is being written by the people behind the Sonic the Hedgehog movies. 

🤦🏻 Take-Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick has been added as a playable wrestler in WWE 2K26.

📈 Round numbers: 007: First Light sold 2.7 million copies in its first week and Mina The Hollower sold 300,000 copies in three days. 

New Releases this week:

Check out our article on 8 games to play in June. 

6/8: Killer Bean (PC)
6/8: Solarpunk (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC)
6/9: NBA The Run (PlayStation, Xbox and PC)
6/11: Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions (PlayStation, Xbox and PC)

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