Latest gaming announcements, leaks, and stories
Twigames' narrative survival RPG about a 14-year-old alone in a besieged Ukrainian city misses 2026, but now launches on January 27, 2027. The free Steam demo is out now.
Three Game Boy Advance games are out now on Switch and Switch 2 for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members, including Kururin Paradise in its first official Western release since 2002.
Auroch Digital's retro Warhammer 40,000 shooter sequel launches today on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, adding a second playable hero, a branching campaign and enemies from all four Chaos gods, with Switch 2 to follow.
JOYCITY's 5v5 online street-football sequel arrives on December 3, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with pre-orders open now in three editions from $29.99.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has formed Xbox Labs, a small team led by Scott Van Vliet that will build in the open around AI tools, game preservation and player creation, citing the recent wave of decompiled games and browser ports.
Digital Extremes' Epoch Operation: Taubound runs from October 15 to November 17 with no reruns, fuelling the trip to Tau, while a permanent Prologue to Tau quest lets players control the Lotus for the first time.
Arrowhead's next Premium Warbond for Helldivers 2 arrives October 20 with the R-40 Sightliner bolt-action rifle, the AMW-20 Apex anti-materiel rifle and two camouflage armors whose new passive hides you while crouched or prone.
Konami's first new 2D Castlevania in more than a decade arrives on October 15 for PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch at $29.99. Here are the editions, PC requirements, install sizes, frame rates and how the demo save carries over.
Sony will release a Midnight Black version of its Japan-only PS5 Digital Edition on November 19 for 55,000 yen, alongside a matching 11,980-yen disc drive, with pre-orders opening October 20.
Atlus has released a free Prologue demo of Metaphor: ReFantazio on Nintendo Switch 2, a month ahead of the full game's November 12 launch. It covers the game's opening chapter, and progress carries over to the full version.
Frontier's zoo sequel unlocks October 13 at 3PM BST on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, priced at $49.99, with aquariums, free-flying birds and Wildlife Reserves new to the series.
Finji has moved its supernatural action-adventure Usual June from October 28 to January 20, 2027, saying it wants the launch builds as polished as possible. The free Steam demo is still available.