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It’s the one we’ve been waiting for with PlayStation holding an epic 60-minute State of Play stream to kick off Summer Game Fest and here’s everything that they announced.
THE NEW GOD OF WAR GAME WAS ANNOUNCED WITH A HUGE REVEAL
The long-rumoured, hotly-anticipated new Corey Barlog God of War game, God of War Laufey, was announced with a whopping 15 minutes of the State of Play dedicated to the announcement, showing the opening moments of the game.
Seemingly starting in the moments after Faye’s death at the start of God of War (2016) the game seems to be set parallel to the events of the series reboot. Indeed then following Faye, trapped in the afterlife of the gods, she briefly weilding a sword against plant-like enemies before she’s captured and her magic powers coming into full effect with an enchanted sword from allies Phranque and Rue.
Egyptian mythology was indeed teased, the big bad seemingly an Egyptian god. Sekhmet was also mentioned, and Begtse features in an early boss fight, who I believe is from Tibetan Buddhist mythology after a quick internet search.
Deborah Ann Woll reprises her role as the legendary warrior Faye (Laufey) alongside Jack Quaid (Phranque) and Perlina Lau (Rue).
UNTIL DAWN 2 WAS ANNOUNCED BY FIRESPRITE GAMES
A sequel to Until Dawn was announced, this time from a new studio. The game this time takes place on an abandoned tropic island. The game is coming next year, and looks real interesting!
WOLVERINE GOT A NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER AND A RELEASE DATE (FINALLY)
The State of Play kicked off with the promised deep dive of Wolverine, seeing our first proper look at gameplay. Living up to the promise of a more grizzly superhero adventure, the blood effectes, gore and environmental takedowns were on full display as Logan slashed his way through a litany of different enemey types. The gameplay seemingly emulates the Spider-Man games, and if this trailer is anythign to go by, will be riddled with a similar amount of set-pieces. Jean Grey also made a brief appearance, as did Logan’s badass motorbike. Mystique and Sabertooth were also teased. The trailer closed out revealing the release date of September 17th with pre-orders live later today.
CONTROL RESONANT WAS COFNIRMED FOR RELEASE THIS YEAR
The game got a new trailer and continues to look sick. It was also announced for September, coming Septemebr 24th 2026. That’s two games announced for the same day if you’re keeping count.
WE GOT A NEW LOOK AT SILENT HILL: TOWNFALL
The much anticipated Silent Hill: Townfall got a new story trailer. We got a glimpse at some of the monster’s you’ll encounter in the game. It looks creepy AF and I’m personally not sure I’m ready. I better get prepped though as the game is release September 24th 2026.
TOMB RAIDER: LEGACY OF ATLANTIS GOT A NEW TRAILER
The game looks abolutely stunning and is coming out in February 12th 2027, next year.
WE GOT A NEW LOOK AT MARVEL TOKON: FIGHTING SOULS
In a fresh trailer for Marvel’s upcoming fighting game, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, we got a looks at some new characters and stages. The game is out August 6th.
RAY-MAN LEGENDS RETOLD WAS ANNOUNCED
Next up, we saw a look at remake of Ray-Man Legend, called Ray-Man Legends Retold. The visuals are unlike anything we’ve seen from a Ray-Man game up until now. The game is out October 1st.
ONIMUSHA: THE WAY OF THE SWORD GOT A RELEASE DATE
The game is coming September 25 2026 and looks fantastic! The latest trailer shows off the Mount Oe stage it’s fearsome boss, Shuten Doji.
ONIMUSHA: THE WAY OF THE SWORD HAS A DEMO AVAILABLE NOW
A demo is also available now!
PHANTOM BLADE ZERO GOT ANOTHER TEASER
The game is getting a gameplay and story deep dive later this summer.
DUNE: AWAKENING IS COMING TO PLAYSTATION 5
Personally been hugely excited for this. It was on eof my games of the last year, and I’ve been waiting to play it with my console buddies. It’s getting a new single-player mode coinciding with the PS5 launch, which may take your fancy if the MMO element isn’t your cup of tea.
NO REST FOR THE WICKED IS ALSO COMING TO PLAYSTATION
Another game that’s very me-coded. The game from the Ori developers is coming this October, exiting early access and coming to PlayStation 5. PC players have enjoyed this game for a while now, with a stack of content added since it first entered early acces. The game is a co-operative, top-down, Soulslike action RPG.
BANCHO THE CHEF WAS ANNOUNCED
A pre-quel to Dave the Diver was announced, following a young Bancho as he learned to become a chef. It’s a standalone game
Bancho the Chef is an all-new standalone prequel from the creators of Dave the Diver, following a young Bancho as he travels across Asia to learn from master chefs on his journey to greatness.
KEMURI A NEW YOKAI HUNTING GAME WAS ANNOUNCED
KEMURI is a “Yokai Possession Action Game” blending different Asian sytles. As a Yokai Hunter, you’ll hunt yokai and gain abilities from them. The game is out next year.
THE LOST WILD WAS ANNOUNCED WITH A TRAILER
If you like your dinosaurs, this one could be for you. It looks nice and moody, but was a little unclear what was happening OTHERWISE.
DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 COMPLETE EDITION REMASTERED WAS SHOWCASED
The game got a new trailer showcasing all that’s contained with in the remaster.
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE GETS A TRAILER AND RELEASE DATE
We got a trailer and release date of October 2nd for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve (and no, that’s not a typo). The game will include a port of Ace Combat Zero: The Balkan War as a pre-order bonus.
STUNTMAN HOLLYWOOD WAS ANNOUNCED
I LOVED Stuntman back in the day, and am stoked to see this resurface. Tasked with completing a stunt course for the sake of nailing the shot, it’s a great take on the driving genre.
ILL GOT A NEW TRAILER
Ill is one of the scariest, most disturbing looking games on the horizon right now. It’s firmly on my radar, even if it is purposefully grotesque. No firm release date was given, other than next year.
MARATHON SEASON 2 GOT A NEW TRAILER
It’s tempting me back in. Looks kinda creepy as well, and PlayStation announced a limited price discount.
RUNESCAPE: DRAGONWILDS WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED FOR PLAYSTATION 5
The co-operative Runescape game, Runescape: Dragonwild was announced for the PlayStation 5. It’s launchin into the Game Catelogue for Premium and Extra subscribers.
NEW GAMES COMING TO THE CLASSICS CATELOGUE WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED
Gitaroo Man, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams are coming to the service for subscibers.
