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Focus Entertainment and Italian studio Broken Arms Games revealed BioEden, a cozy solarpunk management game about restoring dead ecosystems and bringing extinct animals back to life. It launches on Steam September 3, 2026 (with PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 to follow), and a demo is available now.
Chennai-based Ayelet Studio released a gameplay reveal trailer for Son of Thanjai, a cinematic action-adventure set in 11th-century South India. Playing as Chola prince Vinnendiran, you wield the flexible Surul Vaal whip-sword in fluid combat inspired by the martial art Kalaripayattu. It's coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Aniimo, a free-to-play open-world creature-collecting action RPG from Pawprint Studio and FunPlus label Kingsglory, revealed its Global Closed Beta running this summer on PC, iOS and Android. Set in the world of Idyll, it features a 'Twining' mechanic to merge with creatures, ahead of a Q3 2026 cross-platform launch on PS5, Xbox, PC and mobile.
Capcom revealed Street Fighter 6's Year 4 at Summer Game Fest 2026, headlined by Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart as a guest fighter. The season - the first with no returning classics - adds newcomers Yasmine (Summer 2026) and Arjun (Autumn 2026), Tifa in early 2027, and World Tour rival Bosch in Spring 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
At Summer Game Fest 2026, PlatinumGames (Bayonetta, NieR: Automata) revealed it is developing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, a AAA action-adventure adapting the dark IDW comic about the last surviving turtle's quest for vengeance. It is the debut project for the new Paramount Game Studios, coming to console and PC.
Twelve years after the original, Creative Assembly and SEGA used Summer Game Fest 2026 to reveal Alien: Isolation 2. The 'Last Chance' trailer takes the horror planetside to the storm-battered colony of Kurosaki Station with a new protagonist, a more aggressive Xenomorph and Unreal Engine 5, launching on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC.
Capcom revealed Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance at Summer Game Fest 2026 - a massive paid expansion, comparable in scale to Iceborne and Sunbreak, that takes hunters to a new region of floating sky islands. It adds Master Rank content, a new Boost Bracer mechanic and the return of Elder Dragons like Kushala Daora and the colossal Lao-Shan Lung, launching in 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Milestone revealed Hot Wheels Infinite Rush at Summer Game Fest 2026 - the first open-world game in the franchise, with four explorable islands, 150-plus collectible vehicles across four classes, full cross-play and four-player split-screen. It launches September 24, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.
Nacon and Cyanide Studio's Tour de France 2026 is out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The latest entry in the long-running cycling sim debuts in-race rain that forces mid-stage strategy changes, an expanded calendar with two new licensed races, and overhauled, more tactical team time trials.
Aurogon Shanghai's Summer Game Fest 2026 combat gameplay trailer for Swords of Legends - the official sequel to the Gujian series - shows a boss fight against the stage-magic Master of Cantrip and debuts the new Spirit Companion system led by the spectral Ox. The Unreal Engine 5 action-RPG is confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Kuro Games' open-world gacha action-RPG Wuthering Waves launches on Xbox Series X|S on July 27, 2026, free-to-play with full feature parity, Xbox Play Anywhere and cloud support, plus in-game perks for Xbox Game Pass members - completing a platform lineup that already spans PC, Mac, PS5, iOS and Android.
Square Enix closed Summer Game Fest 2026 by revealing Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the third and final chapter of the Remake trilogy, launching Spring 2027 across PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Cid and Vincent become full party members, the Highwind enables open-world flight, and a new Job Class feature joins combat.