Announced during Summer Game Fest earlier today, Brownies and Bandai Namco revealed that their 2D isometric roguelite Towa And The Guardians Of The Sacred Tree is set to launch September 19.
If you've read anything I've written before, you know I love Dead Cells. The action roguelike is infinitely replayable, filled with tough fights, and has had a steady stream of updates and expansions over the last few years elevating it to new heights. If you adore Motion Twin's opus as much as I do, then, Dragon is Dead is a game you really need to check out. With a suitably dreary setting, fast-paced combat, and a lot of reasons to keep coming back, the Steam 1.0 version is finally here.
With no more than a passing mention at the Summer Game Fest showcase, the wait for Hollow Knight Silksong feels more agonizing than ever. A week of backend Steam updates have raised anticipation to the max, and we're tingling for news. There's still a chance; the Xbox Games event on Sunday would be a reasonable place for it to appear, given its presence on Game Pass. But rather than waiting, why not satisfy those action platformer cravings with stunning new Metroidvania MIO: Memories in Orbit, which you can try for free right now courtesy of a just-released demo.
Blizzard has been massively improving Overwatch 2 throughout 2025. The team has spent the last few months introducing a slate of game-changing features and modes that breathe entirely new life into the aging hero shooter, reminding us why OW2 is so good in the first place. Between the new perks, hero bans, and Stadium game mode, Overwatch 2 almost feels like an entirely different game right now. This is undoubtedly a good thing, but it's also reasonable to feel a bit worried about how these new features could overshadow Blizzard's focus on the core game. Well, the Diablo and World of Warcraft studio is here to alleviate those fears.
The Rust June update has arrived, and there's a lot of changes in store for Steam's biggest survival game. While there's nothing so dramatic as last month's introduction of a whole new biome, developer Facepunch isn't resting on its laurels. Indeed, jungle changes are at the top of a long list of alterations, buffs, nerfs, and other balance tweaks. Among the other inclusions are the long-rumored silencer rework, a crucial lighting adjustment, some very helpful wire laying and cosmetic base-building additions, and a fantastic tool for creative mode players, so let's dig through the details.
Is Dune Awakening down? While we still love single-player games, but there's also something to be said for the chaotic joy to be had in multiplayer experiences - especially massively multiplayer ones.
One of the few downsides that comes with playing with friends and strangers around the world is the instability of online servers. As a survival MMO, Dune Awakening could be victim to severe server downtime, so if you're struggling to get into Arrakis, that could be why. Here, we've got the latest on maintenance in the crafting game, and the current Dune Awakening server status.
June 7, 2025: We added the latest Monopoly Go dice links for free dice rolls.
How can I get free Monopoly Go dice links? The household favorite board game has been reimagined as a free-to-play app on smartphones, allowing everyone to experience the thrills of Monopoly on practically any device. Everything that makes the board game special is here in Monopoly Go, so you'll be collecting properties and building hotels as you go around the board, and there are a variety of multiplayer minigames to get through along the way.
You're going to need to get your hands on Monopoly dice rolls, but they are difficult to come by no matter how far you are into the board game. There are ways to earn additional dice rolls, including logging into the game every day to collect daily bonuses, progressing further in the game, and inviting friends to try Monopoly Go. While you can also spend real money to unlock more dice rolls, you may want to give our list of Monopoly Go dice links a try instead, especially if you're waiting for the next Monopoly Go Golden Blitz event. Take a look at all the currently active Monopoly Go free dice links for today.
Sometimes, the stoic, ruminant gaze and flowing mane of a himalayan tahr goat is just what we need to get us through the week. Sadly, very few of us can pull off such a look. But we can at least aspire to embody its temperament on the inside. Probably best that way - a Dualshock controller doesn't have the same oomph on a quartet of cloven hooves.
So, fellow ungulates - here's what we're all clicking on this weekend!
Frontier has announced Jurassic World Evolution 3 as the third chapter of the dino-park sim saga, and there's plenty of exciting news for the fans.
A Jurassic Park simulator needs to have ample monsters, and Jurassic World Evolution 3 will have 80 pre-historic species. Frontier has also confirmed some key features we can expect from the gameplay, so let's get down to that.
Jurassic World Evolution 3 will offer you complete freedom when it comes to park management
Of the 80 species, 70 can be bred, managed, and turned into a long chain of dinosaurs across multiple generations. These creatures will be your park's main centre of attraction as you grow them from bare juveniles to adults.
The third chapter will include many tools to customize and design your parks. This consists of a terrain modifying tool and modular scenery customization that will allow you to manage even the smallest details. The community will be able to share their creations with the help of Frontier Workshop items and use them in their park and enclosures.
Screenshot via Frontier
Jurassic World 3 will feature familiar faces
The game's main campaign will feature iconic characters like Dr. Ian Malcolm, and you'll jump worldwide to complete missions. New locations like Japan and famous places like the Montana Badlands will be available, and you'll have to carefully manage the requirements of humans and dinosaurs in an ever-changing world.
Sticking true to the movies, expect chaos to happen, as disasters can occur at any time in your park. However, you won't be alone as your security cameras will carefully monitor which creature has broken out. Deploy your Maintenance ATV to capture any dinosaur after they break out, but always be careful of the unexpected twists and turns that will be part of your daily management.
Jurassic World Evolution 3 will be released worldwide on Oct. 21. It will be available for PC and current-gen consoles of Xbox and PlayStation. The upcoming park-management simulator will be available in Standard and Deluxe Editions.
In NBA 2K25, the answers to 2KTV episodes can be a steady source of some great rewards to help your cause in modes like MyTeam and MyCareer.
So far, thirty seven episodes have been released, and they include questions associated with the game and basketball in general. Solving the questions and choosing the right answers will help you get different in-game rewards. This guide contains answers for every question that has appeared on the episodes since launch.
Here's the complete list of all 13 questions you will come across in the first episode, along with all the answers.
Question
Answer
NBA 2K25 features our _ season?
11th
What position will you choose for your first build?
Any (2KTV Clothing Item)
Chris returns as the head of which Affiliation?
Elite
Which mode are you most excited to check out?
MyCareer (100 VC)
Which WNBA player is a cover athlete for NBA 2K25?
A'Ja Wilson
Which attribute category are you most excited for in MyCareer?
Any (2KTV Clothing item)
How many Streetball courts are in The City?
3
What is your resolution for NBA 2K25?
Any
There's a new game mode in NBA 2K25 MyTeam called?
Breakout
Which MyTeam mode is not new in NBA 2K25?
Salary Cap
In NBA 2K25, MyTeam and MyCareer have shared progression
True
Who is the cover athlete of the NBA 2K25 Hall of Fame Edition?
Vince Carter
On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you for NBA 2K25?
Any
The rewards are mentioned within the brackets.
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 2 answers
Here are the questions and answers from the second episode.
Question
Answer
Which segment of the show are you most excited to watch this week?
Any
What kind of games can you play at these Beach Courts
3v3
What year did Dr. James Naismith invent the game of basketball?
1891
The new Badge Tier in NBA 2K25 is
Legendary
Performing a Go-To Shot requires holding ______ on the right stick.
Up
What Block rating did you give your MyPlayer?
Any
Performing a Floater or Runner requires holding ______ on the right stick.
Down
How many Streetball Bosses are waiting for you at each Streetball Court?
8 or 9
What year did Vince Carter win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
2000
Which MyTeam mode are you playing the most?
Any
Which Celtics Evolution Card is the Level 10 MyTeam Reward in Season 1?
Jaylen Brown
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 3 answers
Here are the questions and solutions for the third episode.
Question
Answer
Which segment of the show are you most excited to watch?
Any
Select your 2KTV top play of the week.
Any
What is the name of the new, highly-competitive mode in The City?
Proving Grounds
Including Legendary, how many Levels of Badges are in NBA 2K25?
5
How Many Levels of Takeover can you unlock in MyCareer?
5
The rotating Badge Perk for Season 11 is called ______.
Synergy
Which new Badge increases the ability to Block or Contest the rim?
Paint Patroller
You can complete the Rebirth Quest when your Build reaches ____ overall.
90
____ increases Defense of Post Moves and chances of Post Steals.
Post Lockdown Unhide All
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 4 answers
Here's the answers for all ten questions that appeared on Episode 4.
Any
Rise
True
Rebound
Deadeye
99
Mini Marksman
Learn 2K
False
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 5 answers
Here are the answers for all the questions shown in Episode 5.
Question
Answer
What Year did Proving Grounds debut in NBA 2K?
NBA 2K25
Proving Grounds features 5 different game modes to play.
False
How often do you play games at Proving Grounds?
Any
Clutch Time and Triple Threat can both be played in Breakout.
True
You can choose which hand to try a layup with by using ___________.
Right Stick
Which Badge increases your ability to finish Alley-Oops?
Aerial Wizard
Which play are you voting for?
Any
What was your favourite segment of the show this week?
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 6 answers
Here are the answers for all the questions shown in Episode 6 of NBA 2K25 2KTV.
Question
Answer
NBA 2K25 is the first NBA 2K to feature Press Conferences in The W.
True
You can earn Goat Points in The W, and check your Career Progress in ______________.
Pursuit of Greatness
A'ja Wilson recently won her ______ WNBA MVP Award.
3rd
How many Casual Courts are found in each Affiliation?
One
Which Franchise will be making their WNBA Debut next season?
Valkyries
Which spin do you think should win?
Any
What was your favourite segment of the show this week?
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 7 answers
Here are the answers for all the questions shown in Episode 7 of NBA 2K25 2KTV.
Victor Wembanyama
Tyrese Maxey
Any
Stephen Curry
298
Brad Stevens
Nikola Jokic
3
Rudy Gobert
4
Thunder
Mark Diagneault
Any
Mike Conley
Naz Reid
Any
Halloween
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 8 answers
Here are the answers for all the questions show in Episode 8 of NBA 2K25 2KTV.
3
Magic
554
Magic
The Long Night
False
Any
Jonquel Jones
True
Any
Mexico
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 9 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on Episode 9 of NBA 2K25 2KTV.
2K Beats
Any
Any
Any
Rebound
Home
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 10 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on Episode 10 of NBA 2K25 2KTV.
Backstory
Ex-Coach
20
12
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 11 answers
Here are the answers for the 11th episode of 2KTV.
Any
36
Any
2K Share
MyGM
1
Any
A-
Winner Takes All
The Steph Era
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 12 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 12th episode.
NBA 2K23
4
14
Derrick Rose
Perks
Any
Cavaliers
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 13 answers
Here are the answers for all the questions that appeared on the 13th episode.
Any
2021
True
4th
Golf
Benny The Bull
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 14 answers
Here are the answers for the all the questions that are part of the 14th episode.
2K Beats
Season
Any
Russell Westbrook
Any
All of Them!
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 15 answers
Here are the answers for the questions that appeared on the 15th episode of 2KTV.
Any
Pro-Am
Any
15,000
Jamal Murray
Carmelo Anthony
Alter Ego
4
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 16 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 16th episode.
Bucks
Bulls
Derrick Rose
Chris Paul
A Mini Tournament
2
False
Rudy Gobert
Any
Any
Any
Thunder
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 17 answers
Here are the answers for all the questions that appeared on the 17th episode.
Elite
10,000,000
Any
False
5
Left Bumper
Right Bumper
Squads
Rebound
January 10
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 18 answers
The 18th episode aired on January 10, and here are the solutions.
True
True
True
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Go The Gorilla
40
Dwyane Wade
Any
Any
Doug Christie
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 19 answers
The 19th episode is now available, and here are the solutions.
Trades
Online
Point Guard
0-3
40
3
Cavaliers
Thunder
D
Elite
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 20 answers
The 20th episode is now available, and here are the solutions.
True
Any
Zion Williamson
True
2KTV Builds
2
Spurs & Pacers
2020
Any
Banana Man
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 21 answers
The 21st episode is now available, and here are the solutions.
1985
$5000
3-Point Percentage
Point Guard
Third
9
Paris
Cavaliers
Any
2
Giannis
21
True
54
Players
2
True
1988
1997-98
Any
San Francisco
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 22 answers
Here are the solutions of the questions appearing on Episode 22.
2000
Any
Center
Animations
Cavaliers
LeBron James
6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
LeBron James
True
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 23 answers
Here are the solutions of the questions available on Episode 23.
Victor Wembanyama
Heat
Any
Triple Threat
OGs
Learn 2K
1
Dyson Daniels
Any
Tyler Herro
Mac McClung
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 24 answers
Here are the solutions of the questions from Episode 24.
30
Any
Celtics
Hakeem Olajuwon
Titanium League
Any
False
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 25 answers
Here are the solutions of the questions of Episode 25.
Any
LeBron James
Balance
Boxout Beast
Nikola Jokic
False
The Kobe Era
Rebounding Champion
25.5
2014
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 26 answers
Here are the solutions for the questions appearing on the 26th episode.
Shifty Shooter
3
Hot
Elite Courts
Rockets
True
Any
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 27 answers
Here are the answers for the questions from the 27th episode.
Wednesday
13
Steph Curry
True
2023
Any
Training Hub
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 28 answers
Here are the answers for the 28th episode.
2017
Exhibitions
Attributes
Rockets
Rise Up
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 29 answers
Here are the answers for the 29th episode.
12th
Jaylin Williams
False
Domination
Any
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 30 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 30th episode.
Badge Progression
Luka Doncic
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
8
Anthony Edwards
B
Elite
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 31 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 31st episode.
Any
Any
Warriors
Pacers
Michael Jordan
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 32 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 32nd episode.
Any
All Three
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 33 answers
Here are the answers for the the questions appearing on the 33rd episode.
85
Redwood Trees
3v3
Down
Any
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 34 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 34th episode.
Liberty
29th
Any
40 Seconds
Mavericks
True
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 35 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 35th episode.
9
Rockets
Homecoming
Jalen Brunson
3
Celtics
33
Warriors
Steph Curry
True
Pacers
Timberwolves
Thunder
Pacers vs. Knicks
Any
June 5th
Shai
Any
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 36 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 36th episode.
Any
16
Speed
MVP
13
10
NBA 2K25 2KTV Episode 37 answers
Here are the answers for the questions appearing on the 37th episode.
15
2023
2
6
Rise
Elite
5
How to watch 2KTV episodes in NBA 2K25
Checking out the weekly episodes is pretty easy, and it can be done from the home screen. You'll find a 2KTV tab on the bottom. Opening it will automatically run the current episode. If you want to check out a past episode, click Y/Triangle button, and select the one you want to watch.
Unless NBA 2K makes changes to their older routine, a new episode comes out on every Friday at 7 PM ET.
Award-winning actor Troy Baker has officially been cast as the lead in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, a stylish noir-inspired FPS developed by Fumi Games and published by PlaySide Studios. The announcement was made during Summer Game Fest 2025, alongside a brand-new trailer showcasing Baker's debut as Private Investigator Jack Pepper. A Voice Worth Squeaking About […]
From fashion shoots to felonies—Snap & Grab is here to steal the show. Revealed as part of Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest 2025, Snap & Grab is the latest quirky genre mashup from No Goblin (Roundabout, 100ft Robot Golf) and Annapurna Interactive, heading to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2026, with […]
The beat marches on! Ratatan, the new rhythm roguelite from Ratata Arts—founded by Patapon creator Hiroyuki Kotani—is launching in Early Access on Steam this July 25. Alongside the announcement, a brand-new Early Access trailer has dropped, and a free demo is now live on Steam. A spiritual successor to Patapon, Ratatan blends 2D side-scrolling rhythm […]
Lovingly handcrafted and hand animated, Kong Orange, WiredFly and Morten Søndergaard's co-op platforming adventure Out of Words is set to launch next year.
Revealed during Summer Game Fest earlier today, Fumi Games and PlaySide's gritty, noir-fueled first-person shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire will feature VA icon Troy Baker as Private Investigator Jack Pepper.
I vividly remember the moment I truly realized Summer Game Fest 2025 was a rotten event and an example of the industry trying to pretend everything is alright.
1047 Games cofounder Ian Proulx took the stage at Summer Game Fest on Friday to promote his new game Splitgate 2 by calling out the current state of online shooters. Eschewing the marketing speak of most of his peers at the glossy showcase, he said he wants Titanfall 3 to come out and called his new game's surprise…
I don't watch wrestling, but I feel a kinship to Kenny Omega as a fellow Kenny. Well, I did, until I realized his name is actually Tyson Smith. He just took on the name, I was born into it. Anyway, since he is not a true Ken, I have found a new reason to connect with the wrestler after seeing him cosplay as every…
Resident Evil 9's executive producer, Jun Takeuchi, announced today at Summer Game Fest that he was not ready to announce anything about the next main entry in the series. Sorry. See you later! (Update: 7:00 EST PM: Actually, Capcom tricked us and announced Resident Evil 9: Requiem.)
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest showcase is about halfway over, and the show hasn't really had the sauce so far. I don't mean in terms of the games it's showing, I'm talking about the actual showmanship. Keighley's stage show has been pretty paint-by-numbers without a lot of good bits and showmanship. That changed…
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game was a 2010 downloadable movie tie-in that turned out to be an incredible beat 'em up, helping to lead an arcade gaming revival on console. Scott Pilgrim Ex is a spiritual successor to that project that's getting the band back together for another River City Ransom-esque smash-fest…
At today's Summer Game Fest showcase, Sega showed off Sonic Racing: Crossworlds. The kart racer is a big ol' crossover event between the blue blur and other Sega characters. After previous leaks claimed Minecraft and Spongebob characters would join the racer's roster, Sega revealed that several of its own heroes are…
Game of Thrones fans will finally be able to retcon the HBO series finale with their own playthrough of Game of Thrones: War For Westeros, a real-time strategy game coming to Steam Early Access in 2026. A trailer for the newly revealed project at Summer Game Fest showed Kit Harington as Jon Snow fighting the Night…
Imagine if the actress who suffocated her character's mute, paralyzed father with a pillow in Pearl was now wreaking havoc across the galaxy. We don't know if suffocation will be in Mia Goth's arsenal, but we do know that the scream queen will be starring in the upcoming Star Wars: Starfighter film, according to The…
Today, during Summer Game Fest, Mortal Shell 2 was announced with a trailer that made me miss the days of E3 circa 2008 or 2010. The dark and twisted souls-like is coming to PC and consoles in 2026.
ChickenDog was the first person to get a Switch 2 at launch in New York City, and Nintendo promises he'll be far from the last. Even as the new system starts selling out at most retailers, the company says it believes it will be able to meet demand through the rest of 2025, avoiding the scarcity issues that plagued…
I'm still waiting to get my Switch 2 because my system is getting shipped to my home in New York City while I'm in Los Angeles. The only way in which I can experience the whimsical antics of Mario Kart World is through clips of the lucky bastards who have their systems already. I don't usually think of Nintendo's kart…
When it comes to videogames with impeccable vibes, I always think of Heart Machine. Hyper Light Drifter perfectly blends bold pixel art with evocative emptiness in a way that makes that world unforgettable. Solar Ash, meanwhile, transplants that style into a clean-cut 3D environment with some of the best scale I've ever seen. It's safe to say that Heart Machine's next game, Possessors, has caught my eye. If you can't wait either, you'll be glad to hear that there's a demo available today.
The life sim has, perhaps, become one of the most saturated genres out there. Everyone wants a slice of Stardew Valley's success, with games like Disney Dreamlight Valley injecting some Magic Kingdom sparkle, while Witchbrook puts a fantastical, playful horror spin on the genre. Yet, despite my attempts to stick with them in the same way I did Animal Crossing, I've never really found myself becoming #obsessed with any of Stardew's spiritual successors. Then Neverway appeared, and it's exactly what I've been waiting for.
Between the Guacamelee series and Nobody Saves the World, Canadian developer Drinkbox Studios has shown that it knows exactly how to make bright and expressive videogame worlds. They're some of my favorites, too, with the original Guacamelee one I consistently return to simply because of how stunning the team's luchador and Mexican stylings are. Well, I'm incredibly glad to report that Drinkbox has done it again, as the team's new game, Blighted, blends incredible visuals with the macabre in ways I never thought possible.
Videogame audiences seem to be extremely eager for mech games. FromSoft's return to Armored Core was warmly received when Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon came out in 2023, Into the Breach and Titanfall 2 are two of the most respected entries to the roguelike and FPS genre respectively, and, more recently, Mecha Break blew up on Steam after putting out a demo. Anyone impressed by that sampling is in luck now, as the upcoming multiplayer mech project just had its quickly approaching launch date announced during tonight's opening Summer Games Fest presentation.
Yes. It's happening, it's real, and it's finally been officially unveiled. Resident Evil 9 is on the way and we've just gotten our first full look at Summer Game Fest. Now, I love Resident Evil. I've been playing the survival horror series for 29 years, ever since the first (and still best) game was released in 1996. Silent Hill, Alien Isolation, Amnesia, and other greats have earned their place in the genre's pantheon - but RE, despite, in my personal opinion, the misfires of Resident Evil 7 and Village, still reigns supreme. Now, Capcom's crown jewel is making its valiant return. This is Resident Evil Requiem, and we already have a release date.
The Cube. There's something a little bit ominous about it. Perhaps we're all slightly scarred from The Tesseract from the Avengers movies, or maybe the shape's geometric perfection carries a distinctly austere quality. In Mundfish's new shooter, set in the world of Atomic Heart (aptly dubbed the 'Atomic Universe'), there are even more reasons to fear cubes, so I caught up with CEO Robert Bagratuni to learn about the studio's first multiplayer foray.
I consider myself a bit of a shower philosopher. Some of the best articles I've ever written came to me during early morning steam sessions; it's where I ask myself questions and attempt to work out the answers. As a history and war studies graduate, I find my mind wandering to corners of the past: how would the world look if x had happened, instead of y? Mundfish answered one of those with Atomic Heart: what would have happened if the Soviet Union survived and became the global superpower? Apparently, lots of angry robots, fur people, and a very horny vending machine. But now, as revealed at Summer Game Fest, Atomic Heart 2 is on the horizon, seeking to answer different questions and ponder even more.
It's the very first concept trailer for ILL that really sticks in the mind. All of 60 seconds long - and, as it happens, set in an entirely different location to the actual, real game - it nevertheless encompasses the vision of developer Team Clout. Combat is slow and weighty. The enemies are strange, frightening, and governed by a complex physics system. There's a lot of gore. In the four years since ILL first emerged, we've seen dozens of short concept videos and hints of gameplay, but for the most part, the hybrid horror FPS has been an enigma. There's a Steam page and a few social channels, but we don't really know what it's about, how it works, who's making it, and how it's meant to play. Now, finally, alongside a reveal at SGF, ILL's director speaks to PCGamesN about the game's history and inspirations. From what we've seen and heard, ILL is partly a mix of FEAR, Half-Life 2, and Soldier of Fortune - but even then, there's more than meets the eye.
Scum is something of a mainstay in the world of survival videogames, having first entered Early Access on Steam all the way back in 2018. In the years since, it's garnered a solid reputation among players, earning itself a position alongside DayZ, Ark: Survival Evolved, Rust, and Valheim as one of the finest examples of the genre. And now, as it approaches nearly a decade of active development, the game is finally about to hit 1.0 in the very near future.
The First Descendant Season 3 has a date, and you'll be able to get a taste of its vast new zone and try out the hover bikes early. The free-to-play looter shooter's next big update is titled 'Breakthrough,' and will see us traversing a dangerous region known as the Axion Plains. Pitched as a big turning point in the main story, the new season will also include another playable Descendant, the introduction of swords to your arsenal, an eight-player field raid, a dedicated social hub, and a Nier Automata crossover event.
During the zombie apocalypse, it's never the undead that are the real threat. As far back as the original Resident Evil, it was Wesker, not the T-Virus mutants, that you really had to keep an eye on. In State of Decay 2, it's the bandit enclaves. In DayZ, it's other players. In Project Zomboid, it's a tree stump that somehow suddenly jumps out in front of your speeding car. And in Dying Light The Beast, it's the sinister Baron, who's been running some extremely unethical experiments on you and your fellow survivors. The good news is that Dying Light 2 Ultimate Edition owners get to take on this imposing new foe for free. The better news is that the Dying Light The Beast launch date is coming this August.
There are a lot of games that I associate with my childhood - LA Noire, Dragon Age: Origins, and even Halo: Reach. But my favorites were always simulation games: Rollercoaster Tycoon, The Sims (especially Bustin' Out) and, of course, Jurassic World Evolution. As a budding historian and attempted archaeologist, the franchise has always been up there with my favorites, and, after a year of silence and rampant rumors, Frontier has finally lifted the lid on Jurassic World Evolution 3. Get your management cap on and prepare to feed your visitors to a whole new type of dinosaur; it's about to get prehistoric in here.
Code Vein came out back in 2019 and immediately stood apart from other soulslike games for its anime-inspired visual style and more straightforward storytelling. Though it has the demanding combat and interconnected world design of games like Elden Ring, Sekiro, Dark Souls, and Sekiro, creator Bandai Namco filtered these concepts through the bold cartoon style of a horror anime, attracting a sizable audience in the process. Seven years on, the studio's just announced that it's at work on a follow-up to the first project, with Code Vein 2 set to expand on its predecessor's concepts.
The Lies of P Overture release date is here, and you can play it today. The puppet soulslike, which earned itself plenty of acclaim as one of the most worthy challengers to the Fromsoftware catalog of Elden Ring, Dark Souls, et al, is taking us back to the fall of Krat for a prequel expansion. We've been wondering exactly when it would arrive, and now developers Neowiz and Round8 Studio have given us quite the treat by launching it live on stage during the Summer Game Fest showcase.
There are so many games created with direct influence from FromSoftware's action RPGs that a new genre has been created from projects similar to Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Demon's Souls, and Bloodborne. What sets the most worthwhile of these soulslike games apart, though, isn't their ability to replicate the unforgiving combat design of From's catalog, but their approach to making absorbing, often foreboding settings. It's in this kind of world design that 2020's Mortal Shell excelled. Now that we've just seen a first glimpse of its sequel, Mortal Shell 2, it looks like creator Cold Symmetry is offering an increasingly detailed nightmare world to explore that continues this effort.
The huge success of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 was another reminder of just how appealing living out a medieval fantasy existence can be. But what if, instead of embodying Henry's story, you told a tale all your own? That's the premise of Chronicles Medieval, revealed during the Summer Games Fest with a trailer featuring the ever-iconic Tom Hardy. With the grandiose battles of Total War and the storytelling potential of Crusader Kings 3, Chronicles Medieval drops you into a 14th-century land with complete freedom.
Heart Machine's side-scrolling metroidvania platformer Possessor(s) is Hollow Knight with a splash of Amanita Design's Creaks. The bulk of your enemies are household objects - vending machines, plant pots, office printers and other fittings that have become vessels for demons. From this premise springs a note of tragedy powerful enough to conquer my outrage at a game title that has brackets in it. The demons are not, in themselves, violent - it's inhabiting the inanimate that maddens them. "Possessing something cold and dead is agony… so they lash out," explains Rhem, a mortally wounded devil you meet in the prologue.
Nothing makes me feel like a sneakers-for-sneaking wearing master thief in video games more than discovering a window on a roof that the developers left in a very obvious spot precisely so I'd feel clever for using it, and in this at least, Otherside's PvP stealth game Thick As Thieves looks to have me covered. Deus Ex creator Warren Spector introduced some pre-alpha footage this evening, and while I won't pretend I'm actually likely to play anything PvP anytime soon that isn't Mechabellum, I enjoyed seeing how they've adapted some of that classic immersive sim DNA Spector is known for into a competitive format.
What's this? A game with big robots smashing each other to tiny little pieces above a large sci-fi cityscape, and we have not yet covered it. For shame. Mecha Break is a free-to-play multiplayer robo-battler in which you fly around and wreck online foes at speeds no mere human should ever be exposed to, and it now has a release date, as announced in a flashy trailer at the Summer Game Fest. I have no idea if playing this will be as intense as the visual heart attack it looks to be. But maybe when it comes out next month I'll try it out.
Please, Watch The Artwork is the follow-up to difference 'em up puzzlerPlease, Touch The Artwork 2. As hinted by creator Thomas Waterzooi, it's likely coming this October. He performed the announcement in ASMR, which almost relaxed me enough to not be annoyed by the press release's use of the word 'liminal', which in game terms usually just means 'bit spooky, innit'.
Still, it is quite spooky. The idea here is that you're a museum worker reporting anomalies in paintings. There's also a sad clown spreading melancholy throughout the art. Waterzooi is keen to point out there's no jumpscares, but you might feel "paranoid, melancholic, isolated and nostalgic". I know how much you all love making "and in the game" comments, so I won't take that away from you.
The makers of the Yakuza games have revealed the title of the historical brawler they teased at last year's Game Awards, then known as "Project Century". The full name is Stranger Than Heaven, as unveiled at the Summer Game Fest. It's got a new trailer set in a smokey 1943, in which we meet the game's protagonist, and nod approvingly as he smashes a nose or two.
Resident Evil 9 - aka Resident Evil Requiem - is in development, there's a substantial trailer below, and most surprisingly, it already has a specific release date: February 27th, 2026.
That spuriously attributed Henry Ford quote comes for us all, in time. If asked back in 2019 what I'd want House House to follow up Untitled Goose Game with, I would have said "bastardier gooses". I wouldn't have suggested "co-op hangout game where you solve team puzzles and shout at your mates with a megaphone from halfway across an open world when you get lost", but you know what? Now House House have explained Big Walk, I have to admit this a better idea than a terrorising hedgehog or whatever. There's never been a good game about a hedgehog, and there never will be.
Jurassic World Evolution has always been an 'almost' series for me. On paper, it's such a slam dunk of a concept it feels to hard to imagine it being anything other than brilliant. In practise, the games have always felt a bit thin and tedious, even while boasting some undeniably impressive dinos. Could the third time be the charm? We'll find out later this year, anyway. Jurassic World Evolution 3 releases 21st October. Here's a trailer.
Cronenburgian body horror shooter Ill shared more sick filth at the Summer Game Fest, with a trailer that shows the freakish pale abominations you'll be dismembering as you travel through some horrifying concrete manifestation of your own unwellness. Ah, no wait, it's a fort where bad experiments happened. My bad, too much Silent Hill going around. Anyway, here's the trailer. There's a bit where a monster gets his arm blown off and I actually whince. Poor freak.
The Artful Escape developers Beethoven & Dinosaur announced Mixtape last year, a nostalgic (providing you're nostalgic for very specific, suburban American teenager things) skating adventure set to "soundtrack of a generation" (providing you were a suburban American teenager during that specific generation). Here's a new trailer for it.
Earlier this week, IO Interactive showed the first trailer for their long-awaited Bond game, 007: First Light. Now they're bringing a bit of Bond back to their most famous creation, Hitman: World Of Assassination. Starting today, a new Elusive Target has been added to the game: Le Chiffre, as depicted Mads Mikkelsen in Casino Royale. There's a trailer below.
Zombie survival spin-off Dying Light: The Beast has ground down a release date into powder and injected it straight into your brainstem. It's August 22nd. Oh, there's a new trailer too.
Too many cosy games about mindlessly planting turnips. Not enough cosy games about the house slowly being taken over by viscera. Fractured Blooms is tagged on Steam as "cute" and "anime" and "psychological horror". It was announced at the Summer Game Fest, where presenter Geoff Keighly described the game as "Doki Doki Literature Club meets Silent Hill". There's no release date, but here's a trailer.
Lies Of P: Overture, the first story expansion for soulslike puppet 'em up Lies Of P, is out right now, this very minute, at this exact moment in time, for you to exchange money for on Steam. We got our first trailer for it back in February, and we got our last trailer for it just now, which was probably actually twenty or so minutes ago by the time you're reading this. Here's that first trailer.
Lego Builder's Journey is rare not because it's a Lego game, but because it's a Lego game that actually requires you to do Lego stuff, like build and clack blocks together. So it seems to be with the new game from the same studio, Lego Voyagers. The difference this time is that it's two-player co-op with a more expansive world to explore. It looks grand in the trailer below.
Nothing funnier than a sweary muppet. Felt That Boxing is a PunchOut style comedy fighting game about a weak-armed muppet learning to stick up for himself and the little ones he loves. It was shown off at Summer Game Fest, and the trailer is worth a chuckle.
Swords, they have their ways. Capcom have shown off a little more of their upcoming demon-slaying samurai 'em up, Onimusha: Way Of The Sword. And it is about, if I had to guess, parry windows. Come see the trailer below.
You wait years for something to give the massive battles of Total War a run for their money so Creative Assembly might be tempted to pull their thumbs out and fix sieges, and suddenly they start pouring from the sky. According to developer Raw Power, Chronicles: Medieval is a "dynamic sandbox blending action and RPG depth on a strategic scale," which is a lot of very good words to put in a row. Lets hope they all stay in formation once the arrows start flying. Here's a trailer.
The deluge of video games news begins with a loud screech and big guitars. Mortal Shell 2, sequel to the rocky soulslike of 2021, has been announced at Summer Game Fest. It's very heavy metal by the looks of its trailer, which sees quite a lot of ugly monsters getting battered in the bulbous face. It's got a release date of some time in 2026.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds got a new trailer at this evening's Summer Game Fest 2025, and with it news of some of the worlds that will be crossing with the blue hedgehog. That came in the form of three new racer reveals: Hatsune Miku, Ichiban from Yakuza: Like A Dragon, and Joker from Persona 5. We also got a release date: September 25th.
Australian developers Playside and their collaborators at Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment have announced Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros, a real-time strategy game based on George R.R. Martin's perennially unfinished novel series A Song Of Ice And Fire, which somehow doesn't have a proper RTS adaptation already. No, Game Of Thrones: Winter Is Coming doesn't count as an RTS adaptation, and besides, that one's kind of naff. As Cersei Lannister once put it to Ned Stark, "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die or you end up with a Mixed user review consensus on Steam".
During Summer Game Fest 2025, Capcom revealed the new cast of characters coming to Street Fighter 6 for the Year 3 DLC. The upcoming new season will feature Sagat, C. Viper, Alex, and Ingrid.
C. Viper made her debut in Street Fighter 4 and hasn't appeared since then. Sagat and Alex last appeared as DLC characters for Street Fighter 5. Meanwhile, Ingrid is an original character that first appeared in Capcom Fighting Evolution and made its first appearance in the Street Fighter series in Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX for the PSP.
Here is the release window for each DLC character:
Sagat - Summer 2025
C. Viper - Autumn 2025
Alex - Early Spring 2026
Ingrid - Late Spring 2026
Additionally, the announcement trailer featured pro wrestler Kenny Omega cosplaying as each of the 4 characters. You can check out the reveal trailer for the Street Fighter 6 Year 3 DLC here:
Street Fighter 6 is currently available for the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Switch 2, and PC. Additionally, the Street Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Edition is now available for the same platforms including all the DLC content for the first two seasons of the game.
Capcom officially revealed Resident Evil 9 as Resident Evil Requiem, a new game in the survival-horror series. The reveal trailer appeared during Summer Game Fest 2025, and it showcased new character Grace Ashcroft and the ruined remains of Raccoon City after the zombie outbreak. This came after an earlier teaser during the showcase featured Executive Producer Jun Takeuchi saying Capcom would need a little more time before being announced.
First, you can check out the reveal trailer for the new Resident Evil game here. A character named Grace is the first to appear and seems to be the new protagonist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POz1-EmLsTY
As a reminder, Capcom announced that a new Resident Evil mainline title was in development with Resident Evil 7 Director Koshi Nakanishi back at the helm. The announcement appeared during the Capcom Next Summer 2024 broadcast back in July 1, 2024 alongside other upcoming Capcom titles.
This is Capcom's second big June 2025 reveal. It also showed Pragmata again and set a 2026 launch window for it.
Resident Evil Requiem is currently in development and will come out on February 27, 2026 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam. We'll learn more about the game over the coming weeks and months.
The Summer Game Fest stream that took place on June 6, 2025 introduced trailers for many new and upcoming games. Here is a list of all the games that appeared during the show.
As a note, some games did not have a release date or window in their trailer.
Arc Raiders: October 30, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Acts of Blood: Summer 2026 (PC)
Atomic Heart II: 2026 (PC, Consoles)
Blade & Soul Heroes: September 2025 (PC, Purple, mobile devices)
Blighted: Coming Soon (PC)
Chrono Odyssey: June 20-22, 2025 Playtest (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Code Vein II: 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Deadpool VR: Late 2025 (Meta Quest 3, 3S)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach: June 26, 2025 (PS5, PC)
Dune Awakening: June 10, 2025 (PC)
Dying Light: The Beast: August 22, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
End of Abyss:2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Felt That Boxing: (PC)
Fractured Blooms: (PC)
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros: 2026 (PC)
Ill: (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Infinitesimals: 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Into the Unwell: (PC)
Jurassic World Evolution 3: October 21, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Killer Inn: (PC)
Last Flag: (PC)
Lego Party: 2025 (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Lego Voyagers: (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch, PC)
Lies of P: Overture: June 6, 2025 (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC)
Mafia: The Old Country: August 8, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Mecha Break: July 1, 2025 (Xbox Series X, PC)
Medieval Chronicles: 2026 (PC)
Mina the Hollower: October 31, 2025 (PC)
Mindseye: June 10, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Mixtape: (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, Game Pass)
Mongil: Star Dive: June 20, 2025 beta test (PC)
Mortal Shell II: 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Mouse P.I. For Hire: 2025 (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox, PC)
Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny: Fall 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch, PC)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword: 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Out of Words: 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Resident Evil Requiem: February 27, 2026 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Scum: June 17, 2025 (PC)
Scott Pilgrim Ex: 2026 (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X, PC)
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds: September 25, 2025 (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC)
Splitgate 2: June 6, 2025 (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC)
Stranger Than Heaven: Formerly Project Century; no release information
The Cube: Atomic Universe: (PC, Consoles)
The First Descendant Breakthrough: August 7, 2025 (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin: (PS5, PC)
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree: September 19, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, Switch, PC)
Wildgate: June 9-16, 2025 open beta (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Wu Chang: Fallen Feathers: June 24, 2025 (PS5, Xbox Series X, PC)
Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver: (PC)
You can rewatch the livestream via the official The Game Awards YouTube channel.
At Summer Game Fest 2025, the Ryu ga Gotoku Studio (RGG) game Project Century appeared, this time under the name Stranger Than Heaven. The trailer that confirmed the name also showed a portion set in 1943. The game still doesn't have a release date or platforms yet, however.
Here is a 1915 trailer for the game that was just uploaded by Sega. That looked at footage and areas, and it included the new name and logo. This is familiar footage we saw back in December 2024.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz3vtzcacbM
This is the new trailer that shows cinematics and gameplay footage. A different protagonist is featured in this portion. He goes by the name Marco Daido, and we get to hear him speak to an obscured individual at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L3XVVzsmHE
Here's the Summer Game Fest 2025 full showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/live/-Hr6Q2hln_M
As a reminder, the last time we heard about Project Century, it involved a different time period. That footage featured a period set in 1915. Around that same period of time, Snoop Dogg and RGG teased his possible involvement in this new title.
Stranger than Heaven is in development. It is unknown if this new game will have any type of ties to RGG's previous Yakuza or Judgment series.
During Summer Game Fest 2025, Netmarble's game based on The Seven Deadly Sins manga and anime finally reappeared. The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is drawing closer in 2025, and pre-registration is now open. It is available to wishlist on the PS5, PC via Steam, and mobile devices on June 6, 2025. A trailer also showed off cinematics and gameplay.
To pre-register for the open-world game, someone needs to head to the official site for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin. Once there, you need to enter your email address. There are no reward milestones mentioned for hitting certain tiers yet. However, we do know it will be at the Future Games Show, due to a roadmap on the page. That teased three more milestones.
Here's the latest trailer, to show what this The Seven Deadly Sins game will look like when it debuts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7FtOBRJzDs
And here's the full Summer Games Fest 2025 showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/live/-Hr6Q2hln_M
For those unaware of it, The Seven Deadly Sins ran for eight years. There were 41 volumes, and Kodansha handled it worldwide. Anime adaptations appeared, with seasons and films showing up. Netflix ended up being the home for those.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin will come to the PS5, PC, and mobile devices in 2025.
During Summer Game Fest 2025, Shovel KnightdeveloperYacht Club Games announced a release date for Mina the Hollower. Its The Legend fo Zelda like title will debut on October 31, 2025. A new trailer also appeared highlighting gameplay footage. There is also a demo available on June 9, 2025, and we'll find it on Steam. However, we only get to test it briefly before that trial goes away.
During the Mina the Hollower gameplay footage, we get to see our heroine Mina go through different areas and face unusual enemies. She'll also burrow underground to access areas and throw things. Different weapons are shown, and there are even 2D elements interspersed in some spots. Some other major characters seem to also appear during the trailer.
Here's the latest reveal, which closed with the Mina the Hollower release date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KT4R9pu1Ew
As for the Mina the Hollower demo, it is only going to be available for a limited time on Steam. It'll launch on June 9, 2025. Then, it'll be pulled on June 19, 2025.
Here's the full Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/live/-Hr6Q2hln_M
Mina the Hollower will come to the PC on October 31, 2025, and we'll see the demo for the game debut on Steam on June 9, 2025.
During Summer Game Fest 2025, Sega made a number of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds announcements, including a September 25, 2025 release date for most platforms and character cameos with Hatsune Miku and from games like Persona 5, Like a Dragon, and Minecraft. However, the Switch 2 version doesn't have a release date yet. There was also a new trailer showing off each of these crossover racers in-game. There will also be online cross-platform matchmaking for multiplayer.
You can see the trailer here. Hatsune Miku is confirmed for Sonic Racing CrossWorlds first, then we see Joker from Persona 5, Ichiban Kasuga from Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and finally Steve from Minecraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_xAuG3JfIg
Here's the full Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase, in case you missed it:
https://www.youtube.com/live/-Hr6Q2hln_M
We already knew about many of the Sonic the Hedgehog series characters who will be in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds. Here's the list:
Amy Rose
Big the Cat
Blaze the Cat
Charmy Bee
Cream and Cheese
Dr. Eggman
E-123 Omega
Espio the Chameleon
Jet the Hawk
Knuckles the Echidna
Metal Sonic
Rouge the Bat
Shadow the Hedgehog
Silver the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Werehog
Storm the Albatross
Tails
Vector the Crocodile
Wave the Swallow
Zavok
We also know the prices. It will cost $59.99 on the Switch. The Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC versions will be $69.99.
Sonic Racing Crossworlds will be on the Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC on September 25, 2025, and it will be on the Switch 2 as well.
During Summer Game Fest 2025, Bandai Namco revealed Code Vein 2. The title will debut in 2026. We'll see it on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC. It will also be available to wishlist as of June 6, 2025.
Here is the very first trailer. It shows a protagonist character dealing with opponents in a medieval mansion. After taking out an opponent, we see him happen upon a being that seems to resemble a girl who once lived there. After that, we see him go through a portal and encounter another entity. It appears this time around, manipulation of time will have some effect on the story and gameplay. The video primaril focuses on CG segments that set the stage for the adventure, rather than really showing off gameplay for it yet.
Here's the first trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdD6dEhhges
The original Code Vein debuted in 2019. It showed up on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. In one of Bandai Namco's final updates on it, it was confirmed to have passed over two million in sales. The series was known for being able to fight alongside NPC allies or other people.
Code Vein 2 will come to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC in 2026.
Square Enix shared new concept art on the official Final Fantasy VII Remake social media account, and this time it showed the effect of the Toad status on Cait Sith and Red XIII and their unique forms as frogs in FFVII Rebirth. As is common, both amphibians feature traits and accessories inspired by the characters.
In the case of Cait Sith, it features a black and white color scheme like the tuxedo cat. It also wears a crown and red cape, just like the character. The comment noted it almost ended up being two frogs, to represent how the character rides a Moogle. The Red XIII frog is red with accents that mimic his markings, and it features two feathers behind its eyes. It also has a scar over the right eye.
Here are the two pieces of FFVII Rebirth concept art of Cait Sith and Red XIII as frogs after being afflicted by a Toad spell or Frog Song.
Images via Square Enix
This isn't the first time Square Enix shared concept art of the frog status effect in FFVII Remake and Rebirth, as the characters' frogs resemble them when the Toad form is in effect. Back in 2022, around the first game in the trilogy's launch, we got a better look at the Aerith, Cloud, Tifa, and Barret designs.
Final Fantasy VII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC, and FFVII Rebirth is on the PS5 and PC. There's no release window for the third entry in this remake trilogy yet. FFVII Remake will also come to the Switch 2.
Are you ready for game announcements? How about some game trailers? How about a bunch of ads and some random Hollywood cameos? Summer Game Fest 2025 is here!
E3's replacement showcase by Geoff Keighley and his Game Awards group is back for another yearly show, debuting new trailers, new game announcements, and a heck of a lot of #ad's for gamers to sink their teeth into. It's the most exciting time of the year outside of actually playing the games themselves.
Rumors are flying about release dates, new reveals, and more ahead of the show. There's talk of games like Silksong, Resident Evil 9, and many others appearing during the show which will likely last at least two hours and begin a weekend full of showings, so excitement is high, as always.
But the wait is almost over. SGF 2025 begins on June 6 at 4pm CT, streaming live from Los Angeles, and we'll be live-blogging and keeping up with all of the announcements as they come in, so buckle up and get ready for a fest of games in the summer.
5:57pm CT: WE WERE LIED TO. It's Resident Evil, baby! Resident Evil Requiem! RESIDENT EVIL 9! And it's playable at gamescom and launching on Feb. 27, 2026. Hell yeah.
5:55pm CT: The final game of the show. We made it! Keighley is emotional about it, so it must be big. We're in an FBI office and someone's typing up a report about people dying of mysterious disease. It's getting spooky!
Stranger Than Heaven - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5L3XVVzsmHE
5:52pm CT: This one first appeared at The Game Awards last year, now it's gotten a new look with some promising Japan 1943 gameplay action and one quick slur.
Splitgate 2 - Battle royale mode announcement
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ob8fNw6a8O0
5:50pm CT: Hey, the Splitgate 2 dev just said he's sick of CoD and wants Titanfall 3. Hear hear! And the game is getting a brand new battle royale mode that's out right...now.
Into the Unwell - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6qpI0sy_Bn4
5:48pm CT: Not sure what's going on here, but I like the look of the gameplay style!
Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/826WlpkBZOQ
5:44pm CT: From Wuchang to...Wu-Tang?! Ghostface Killah hosts a co-op action RPG where you try to find his missing Wu-Tang Clan mates.
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5WahZ_6pcU4
5:42pm CT: I've had my eyes on this promising Soulslike for a while. I'm looking forward to checking it out when it comes out on July 24.
Last Flag - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/v4YiTj82Hb8
5:41pm CT: Multiplayer capture the flag game. What a novel idea! You can wishlist it now.
Street Fighter 6 - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ooMm_xsRRyw
5:39pm CT: AEW wrestler Kenny Omega is cosplaying as a bunch of Street Fighter characters that are coming to SF6, like Sagat and Viper.
5:36pm CT: Okay, I jumped. Next year is Resident Evil's 30th anniversary, coming in March. Capcom still isn't ready to show what's next, unfortunately, but they have confirmed something IS coming. Resident Evil 9, come to me.
Infinitesimals - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/0-3hmXCWFFU
5:36pm CT: This one looks pretty cool. Like Grounded, but with some more grit and violence. You play as a small little bug-like guy in what looks like a bck yard, fighting against mechs and other big bugs.
MechaBreak - Release date trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/eG-vgLazpZk
5:33pm CT: Hop in your mech on July 1 when it's time for this new Gundam-like battle game.
Ill - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/apTtr_BSrOM
5:31pm CT: A gruesome, nasty, gross, creepy-looking survival horror title that looks as cool as it is disgusting in Unreal Engine 5. It genuinely looks pretty scary and is one of the most promising things I've seen so far today. It can be wishlisted today. Oh, I already had it on my wishlist. Dope.
Blighted - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OGU-7zvoNfU
5:30pm CT: Another roguelike, but this one's ready to be wishlisted on Steam.
Wildgate - Open beta trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/qjhpegTcNIo
5:26pm CT: Open beta for this one comes out during Steam NextFest, and is fully launching on July 24. Spaceship warfare, boarding the enemy's ship, killing enemies, looting, etc.
LEGO Party! - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/URdXLSFYM2k
5:26pm CT: Mario Party, but with indescript LEGO characters. Alright. Could be fun! And it's coming this year.
HITMAN World of Assassination - Mads Mikkelsen cameo
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8xfmiGFIBRk
5:22pm CT: Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre character from Casino Royale is coming to Hitman. And he's live at the show, too! So handsome. And thus marks our first real Hollywood cameo.
MindsEye - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/PAcor9SdBTs
SCUM v1.0 - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QOrU-XUV4lw
The First Descendant: Breakthrough - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vb3tvldIsOA
Scott Pilgrim EX - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY3RgEkSfNk
5:15pm CT: Scott Pilgrim!! Tribute Games' next is another Scott Pilgrim beat-em-up. Scott and Ramona Flowers team up in the side-scroller "across space and time" in a brand new four-player co-op adventure made by Bryan Lee O'Malley, the character's creator.
Acts of Blood - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0V7iyrGCTE
5:13pm CT: I really like the look of the combat in this trailer which is apparently made by solo dev in Indonesia, according to Geoff. Some intense hand-to-hand action and rock music piques my interest here and wakes me up a bit.
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sMBisQAO4cg
5:12pm CT: Animals and people who look like animals, and animals who look like people in some kind of isometric roguelike action game a la Hades. It's coming Sept. 19.
Mixtape - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/F6TQF6eJa3Y
5:10pm CT: Annapurna's latest is all about coming of age and a killer soundtrack.
Dying Light: The Beast - Release date trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/M0GCr2P9510
5:09pm CT: This Dying Light sequel (spinoff? IDK) is set to drop on Aug. 22.
Deadpool VR - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/IHxCPwY7YBY
5:05pm CT: Shenanigans are afoot. DEADPOOL! And it's a VR game for Meta Quest where the Neil Patrick Harris is playing Wade Wilson is trying to sound like Ryan Reynolds. "Spider-Man gets Insomniac and I get this shit?" Okay, we love a self-aware king.
Mina the Hollower - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3KT4R9pu1Ew
5:04pm CT:Shovel Knight makers are here with their next "bone-a-fide classic," a retro game where you play as a mouse. Big NES vibes. It launches on Oct. 31.
Jurassic World Evolution 3 - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/T-JvhOKxuOc
5:02pm CT: Another Jurassic World game. Jeff Goldblum voiceover. Hooray! It's coming on Oct. 21.
4:59pm CT: Rapid-fire trailer portion. A One Punch Man collab for a game I haven't heard of, and now some more anime characters fighting. The whole Twitch chat is spamming ResidentSleeper. Oh God, bear with me, I'm trying.
Blade & Soul Neo and Blade & Soul Heroes - New trailers
https://www.youtube.com/embed/iJ58InDK4Wk
4:58pm CT: Oh man, I played this MMO YEARS ago. Don't remember anything about it, but apparently it's still going! Cool! And now there's also an action game spin-off for it too.
Fractured Blooms - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vnUhcaG_6gI
4:56pm CT: Doki Doki Literature Club meets Silent Hill...? Sure.
Lies of P: Overture - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TkCOWLrh26s
4:54pm CT: The long-awaited DLC for Pinocchio Souls is coming, TODAY! Hello, shadow drop.
NickToons & the Dice of Destiny - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/MDsGI19Owe8
4:53pm CT: Nickelodeon characters in some sort of D&D-like adventure. Odd, but I'm down.
LEGO Voyagers - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bYggKzKdg08
4:50pm CT: A new LEGO game that supports a Friend's Pass like Split Fiction. Looks like you play as two little bricks and can combine together with different pieces to travel around. It looks charming and cute!
Mafia: The Old Country - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2XLJZHw6rm4
4:49pm CT: Never played a Mafia game myself, but this one is looking pretty solid. I like the old world Italy time period and setting. It's dropping on Aug. 8.
Out of Words - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/aKzUQX46lPQ
4:48pm CT: This one's a stop-motion game that's been hand crafted, and it's got a gorgeous visual style that evokes memories of Coraline and games like Little Nightmares, albeit a bit more colorful.
MIO: Memories in Orbit - Demo trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/-9CEXlm3phE
Chrono Odyssey - Play Test Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vm3k7r4D5ZI
4:44pm CT: Quick jump into another trailer. "Wield the Power of Gods" in this third-person action game where you can "defy time & space." A play test is coming up in a couple weeks on Steam.
Dune: Awakening - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ztdVjiRpYfo
4:41pm CT: Many are playing this already as I type, but the publisher just wants everyone to know that the full release is coming next week.
ARC Raiders - Release date trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sfufcWOh2LE
4:39pm CT:ARC Raiders! The extraction shooter that blew up a bit with a tech test earlier this year now has a release date. Get ready to raid when it launches on Oct. 30.
Killer Inn - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sDoF1yyQxM0
4:37pm CT: A "murder mystery action game" where you leave clues after you kill someone. Wolves vs. Lambs. The latest in the "find out which friend of yours can lie the best" genre. It's a 24-player multiplayer game from Square Enix and a closed beta is coming soon on Steam.
Felt That Boxing - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/eSZCdxMQjxs
4:35pm CT: A new game announcement that "combines comedic storytelling and arcade fighting action..." with puppets! They look incredibly lifelike, as far as puppets go, but it's all in Unreal Engine 5. It looks wildly unique and fun.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ai0lx1HXznU
4:34pm CT: The Onimusha revival gets a new look ahead of its 2026 launch.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/dlNbzKH-hfc
4:32pm CT: Rocket Raccoon and She-Hulk join the roster for the retro beat-em-up coming later this yerar! Sentinels and aliens and all kinds of monsters get crushed by the duo. Can't wait for this one.
The Cube: Atomic Universe - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/uFdA8urDvfY
4:30pm CT: "An MMORPG shooter set in the Atomic universe" is the second game from developer Mundfish, and it looks just plain wild.
Atomic Heart 2 - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fquBSxalY1Y
4:27pm CT: The trailers keep coming at a torrid pace. We're in space, we're back on Earth, and now we're seeing soldiers in a mech made of balls. Atomic Heart 2 it is. This trailer has everything: big butts, Queen, robots, and all kinds of glimpses at FPS combat.
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/uI9MDe0evFU
4:25pm CT: The trailers continue, this time with Jon Snow doing battle with the Night King! A Game of Thrones RTS game featuring dragons, Unsullied, Kit Harington, and more. Oh, Jon Snow died again...and now he's a Whitewalker? Alright, let them cook.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2QhWXpfjBjQ
4:24pm CT: Oh I've been waiting for this one! An FPS in the style of a 1920s cartoon. And of course, Troy Baker is in it. "Another role" for him, Geoff jokes.
End of Abyss - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/IYmRX295cS0
4:22pm CT: Another trailer. This one is has Epic Games involved and Section 9 Interactive. It's some kind of top-down isometric game called End of Abyss, an "atmospheric action and adventure game," according to Keighley.
CodeVein 2 - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mdD6dEhhges
4:20pm CT: A new Bandai Namco action game featuring some anime-ish character designs, where "if time were a weapon to wield." Some gameplay now, and it looks like it sports some Soulslike gameplay along with motorcycles. Ah, it's CodeVein 2, coming in 2025.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - New trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_xAuG3JfIg
4:17pm CT: Ah, the Sonic Racing game that had some of its crossovers leak a few days ago is now being shown. AND IT HAS HATSUNE MIKU? Ichiban Kasuga from Yakuza as well. What the hell is going on? Joker from Persona, too! And now Sonic's creative officer is here to talk more, and he just took a shot at Nintendo by saying his game has crossplay. And now STEVE FROM MINECRAFT! He's in the game too!
Chronicles: Medieval - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/aLHd_oyLQQk
4:15pm CT: Tom Hardy narrating a medieval game trailer? That just kinda feels right. "Forge your destiny," it says, as a medieval commander takes the field. Chronicles: Medieval is its name, and it's available to wishlist now on Steam for a 2026 release.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - New cutscene reveal
https://www.youtube.com/embed/trxAduT4Hhg
4:09pm CT: HOLY SHIT, it's Hideo Kojima! Who's surprised?! Keighley's best pal has arrived at SGF for the first time and he's brought a new clip of Death Stranding 2. It's a cutscene including Luca Marinelli's Neil character.
Screenshot by Destructoid
4:07pm CT: Keighley just spoiled the whole live Fortnite event coming tomorrow! Oh man.
Mortal Shell 2 - Reveal trailer
https://www.youtube.com/embed/w0SLSLuYMhw
4:06pm CT: It's Mortal Shell 2! And it's looking incredibly badass, coming out in 2026.
Screenshot by Destructoid
4:05pm CT: The first showing is a new game announcement, another indie title. We got some heavy metal to kick it off and some very violent Dark Souls-like vibes with creepy gothic imagery. I'm in!
4:03pm CT: Keighley is highlighting the variety in the top 10 games on Steam thus far this year, including several indies like R.E.P.O. and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which got a HUGE ovation.
4:01pm CT: Geoff Keighley has taken the stage, and some guy canceled his date to watch this. Hope it doesn't suck!
June 6, 2025, at 3:56pm CT: SGF 2025 is almost ready to begin. Stay tuned.
This is the beginning point of the live blog from June 6, 2025.
Water is pretty scarce in Dune Awakening, but there are some useful methods to try and manage the thirst on your adventures.
Managing your thirst and hydration is crucial unless you want to die a painful death and lose in-game progression. One of the easiest ways to secure water fast is by acquiring blood, which is, yeah, ugh. However, there are other methods available to sustainably produce water on your own.
At first, the only option for water is to absorb the dew from plants. You can also come across certain installations that will quench your thirst. Unfortunately, your situation won't improve until you can unlock and craft a few upgrades.
Screenshot by Destructoid
The Blood Purifier is a simple item that converts blood into water in Dune Awakening. To use it, you'll need to get a Blood Extractor, enabling you to obtain blood from any fallen enemy. The blood is then stored in Blood Sacks. Once you're back at your base, unload the blood into the Blood Purifier and let the process complete.
Blood Purifier can be unlocked early inside the game, and you can use several simultaneously. I recommend using at least three of them if you frequently need water, as the processing time is pretty high. You'll also rarely miss out on blood, as there are always enemies to slaughter.
Dune Awakening Stillsuit explained
If you're completing the early game quests, you'll unlock the Fabricator pretty quickly. The Fabricator will allow you to create a Stillsuit using Micro-sandwich Fabric. This item is available as loot from Scavenger Camps, or you can purchase it from traders.
Screenshot via Funcom
With this item, you'll never run out of water completely, which is a perfect solution. However, the water production rate is limited, and you'll still need dew from plants occasionally. Once the Stillsuit is produced, you can drink the water produced by it to manage your thirst.
Which is the best way to create and store water in Dune Awakening?
The best method is to use a Windtrap or a Moisture Harvester. You can research these items after you reach Griffin's Research Tradepost. You'll have a set of quests to complete after visiting the place. Once you're done, you'll get the chance to craft the items.
They produce water passively at your base and act as storage sources, so your base will never run out of it. While running back to your base has some inconveniences, you'll be able to stop looking for blood from enemies, and no longer have to depend on the meager production rate of the Stillsuit.
I'm not at all a fan of the latest Marvel Rivals meta, but I've been drawn back into the third-person shooter thanks to a very unique and special experimental mode recently added to the game by NetEase.
If you've missed out on the news, the limited time mode in Marvel Rivals is called Ultron's Battle Matrix Protocol, and it's like an entirely new game on top of the existing hero shooter that's currently at the top of my shit-list as far as how playing it makes me feel.
Screenshot by Destructoid
Ever since the season 2.5 update, Marvel Rivals has been more frustrating for me than anything else. The over-abundance of flying heroes like Ultron and Storm, along with new ridiculous team-ups like the one for Peni Parker and Rocket Raccoon, has the game feeling more like a chore than a joy. But with Ultron's BMP mode, I'm finding reasons to boot it up again.
Auto-battlers, or Auto Chess as the game type has come to be known, are not for everyone. Games like Teamfight Tactics, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Super Auto Pets, and Backpack Battles scratch a certain itch in that you're playing the game, but you're not. You're relaxing and doing minimal work, but also watching numbers get bigger and enemies go boom. You kind of either like it or you don't.
I, for one, love it. I can't say the same for some of my teammates in the Rivals variant, like the one guy who said something along the lines of "how long does this take," and "I feel like I'm losing my mind" as the match wore on.
In UBMP, you build your own team of heroes from a pre-selected pool of existing characters and set them out on the battlefield to fight against other players. Along the way, you collect upgrades and buffs for your characters to help them win auto-played fights against one another as you watch from above as an Ultron drone.
You can also use your blaster to chip away at enemy players, plus heal your own teammates, and damage the other team once per round, so it's a bit more active then some other auto-battlers. But the fun comes in the strategy of picking a team comp, choosing who and what to buff, and where to place them each round.
Screenshot by Destructoid
I think you should give the mode a shot. If you need some extra encouragement, there are a couple of rewards to unlock along the way, including a spray and two emojis. But for me, I've just been enjoying playing the mode as a way to get my Marvel Rivals fix without greatly increasing my blood pressure after I solo tank for the ninth game in a row while trying to level up my battle pass.
Ultron's Battle Matrix Protocol is an experimental mode, so it may be iterated on in the future. For now, this version will only be available until June 23.
Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon has sold over 450,000 copies, celebrating with community gratitude. The developers promise updates, including bug fixes, mod support, and new content, enhancing the immersive RPG experience.
Summer Game Fest 2025 revealed Resident Evil: Requiem, launching on February 27, 2026. The trailer features Grace Ashcroft, an FBI analyst confronting horror linked to her past and her mother's murder.
Atomic Heart 2 has been announced, continuing its retrofuturistic narrative and expanding RPG elements. Developed for PC and consoles, it offers enhanced combat and deeper exploration of robotics and AI's chaos.
The highly anticipated Lies of P: Overture prequel DLC launched on June 6, 2025. Featuring 15-20 hours of new content, it introduces diverse environments, new enemies, combat enhancements, and accessibility updates.
Gaming Instincts – Next-Generation of Video Game Journalism Friday, June 6, 2025 8:15 PM
Capcom was at Summer Game Fest 2025 with a new trailer for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the upcoming new entry in the action-adventure Onimusha series. The latest trailer, titled "Formidable Foes Emerge," shows off the game's swordplay and some of the dangerous enemies Musashi will face, such as the towering Genma known as Daidara. In addition […]
Capcom has officially announced the ninth mainline Resident Evil game. Revealed at Summer Game Fest, Resident Evil Requiem promises higher realism and immersion than ever before, along with a return to Raccoon City. It will feature both psychological horror and "pulse-pounding action" to bring the series to new heights. Along with the reveal, Capcom also announced the […]
Beethoven & Dinosaur announced Mixtape, a coming of age story published by Annapurna Interactive. The trailer featured a number of killer 80s tracks and in general just looked sick. On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Let's take a look. Mixtape aims to be the coming-of-age adventure set to the […]
Bandai Namco has announced TOWA and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, a beautifully illustrated 2D isometric action-adventure with roguelite mechanics, deep progression, and a heartfelt story of courage and community. Developed by Brownies Inc.—best known for Fantasy Life—the game will launch on September 19 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC […]
NC America announced at Summer Games Fest today that Blade & Soul Heroes would be making it's global debut this September. Along with Blade & Soul Heroes though, NC America also announced that Blade & Soul NEO, the remaster of the classic MMORPG Blade & Soul would receive a new character class, the Warlock. That's […]
Last year at the Game Awards, RGG Studio announced a new game under the working title Project Century. It returned with a new trailer at Summer Game Fest, now officially titled Stranger Than Heaven. While the first trailer showed a 1915 setting, this new trailer is set in 1943, along with another look at the game's […]
Tribute Games announced a new Scott Pilgrim game at Summer Game Fest, with a new brawler adventure. Scott Pilgrim EX is a 2D brawler featuring four-player drop-in/drop-out co-op action. With seven playable characters, upgradeable stats, and equippable special items, the game promises you'll be able to customize your gameplay experience. Series creator Bryan Lee O'Malley has partnered […]
Drinkbox Studios, the award-winning team behind Guacamelee! and Nobody Saves the World, has announced its next title: Blighted. Revealed during Summer Game Fest 2025 and spotlighted in Day of the Devs, Blighted is a visually striking, combat-heavy Metroidvania Action-RPG launching in 2026 for PC and consoles. Set in a "psychedelic western nightmare," Blighted puts players […]
ARC Raiders, a free-to-play PvPvE sandbox extraction shooter developed by Embark Studios received an October 30th release date along with a release date trailer. The cinematic trailer showed no gameplay, which is a huge bummer. But the release date was a welcome one. Let's take a look. The cinematic trailer looks good but why have […]
During today's Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest showcase, iam8bit and Coin Crew Games officially unveiled Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School — a bold new sequel to the acclaimed co-op puzzle game that's been played by more than 4 million players worldwide. This time, the Escape Academy is going full open world, with […]
