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Many will infil, not many will exfil.Xbox closed out its press conference earlier today with a look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s extraction mode, DMZ.This is one of those “fake gamer” trailers, with overlaid dialogue meant to make it seem like a real person is playing.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Got your card.One of the cooler announcements at today’s Xbox Showcase was Magicians: The Devil’s Deal, an awkwardly named first-person shooter that looks like a blend of BioShock and Houdini.Looking at the trailer, the game appears to swap out guns and grenades for card tricks, allowing you to affect the world in a variety of interesting ways.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Master Chief returns next month.It's official! We'll be playing Halo: Campaign Evolved in just a matter of weeks, with Xbox announcing as part of the Xbox Games Showcase today that the game will launch on July 28th, 2026 for Xbox Series X, Series S, PC and PS5.Today's announcement was also accompanied by an awesome new trailer that you can watch up above. As previously revealed, Halo: Campaign Evolved is a remake of the first game in the series, but only the campaign - not multiplayer.Read the full article on purexbox.com
Check out the new trailer.Developer 4A Games has shared a fresh look at Metro 2039, its upcoming new entry in the Metro series, and it's looking very dark and very spooky.Check out the new trailer below, which includes some more footage of gameplay:Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Just in time for Halloween.You’ll get your fix of Castlevania ahead of the holidays, as Konami has attached a 15th October release date to Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse.The game, first announced during Sony’s State of Play in February, marks the first new game in Konami’s storied franchise since 2014. And it looks like it’s been well worth the wait.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Along with a new Story Trailer.It was just recently that Xbox officially confirmed Fable was being delayed to February 2027 in order to get the game away from GTA 6, but the game still made an appearance as part of today's Xbox Games Showcase.January's Xbox Developer Direct confirmed to us that Fable had major potential — possibly Game of the Year Potential — and today's trailer didn't change our feelings on that! It feels like this one's going to sell by the bucketload.Read the full article on purexbox.com
You're already dead.The highly anticipated first-person Soulslike Valor Mortis is just another game you’ll have to contend with coming to the PS5 on 24th September.To put things into perspective: Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush are all currently scheduled to come out on the same day.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Make your own fun.Sea of Thieves is introducing Custom Seas, a new set of tools that allow players to turn the online pirate game into whatever they want.Launching as part of Season 20 on 18th June, here's a trailer that gives an overview of what you can do:Read the full article on pushsquare.com
But it's basically part of it, let's be real.There are so many games releasing in September, I’m genuinely considering taking a lie down in a bath tub full of water with my plugged in toaster.No but seriously, while the prequel Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is coming out on 27th August, it’s so close to the September madness that it’s practically a part of it.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Is this just fantasy.Xbox and Playground Games have announced the full release date for the upcoming fantasy RPG, Fable.Revealed at the end of this new trailer, the game comes to PS5 on 23rd February, 2027:Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Releasing early 2027.It feels like Nioh 3 only just released, but that hasn't stopped publisher Koei Tecmo from announcing another action RPG sequel.This time, it's the hectic Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty that's getting a successor, with Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember confirming an 'early 2027' launch on PS5.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Breath of fiery air.It's official: Spyro the Dragon is coming back in a whole new game.Developed by Toys for Bob, Spyro: A Realm Beyond is heading to PS5 in Spring 2027. Here's the announcement trailer:Read the full article on pushsquare.com
The plan is the plan, etc.Xbox has released a statement clarifying that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution, announced as console exclusives earlier today, are not timed exclusives. They will be available only on Xbox Series X|S and PC.In a statement on Microsoft’s official website, the company said:Read the full article on pushsquare.com
No PS5 or Switch 2 version.We always knew that Gears of War: E-Day would be the headline game at this year's Xbox Games Showcase, so it's no surprise that we've got a release date for it - the game launches October 6, 2026!The platforms for this one are Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, and the bombshell announcement is that it will be an Xbox console exclusive. That means no PS5 version, and the same goes for Switch 2.Read the full article on purexbox.com
No chance saloon.InXile’s ambitious immersive sim Clockwork Revolution will join Gears of War: E-Day in skipping PS5, as Microsoft’s unclear strategy begins to formulate.It seems the Redmond firm is going to pick and choose the odd title here and there to bolster its platform, while making the bulk of its other titles available everywhere.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
What a Revelations.DOOM: The Dark Ages' long-promised DLC has been fully revealed, and not to be confused with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, it's called DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations.The big news here is that it's out very soon indeed — it's just a month off, releasing for PS5 on the 7th July.Read the full article on pushsquare.com
Our picks for the best eShop games on Switch 1 & 2 in May.And we're back for the latest round of eShop Selects, looking back at last month's eShop-only releases and picking our top three favourites.Plenty of games came out in May, although many of them also got day-and-date physical releases, so we only had six games that met our threshold this month (including one that's only on mobiles). Let's hop to it, shall we?Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The biggest event of 2026 for Xbox fans!The Xbox Games Showcase 2026 has arrived! This is the biggest event of the year for Xbox fans, set to feature a huge number of reveals and updates from Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, Activision Blizzard and many others."This year marks 25 years of XBOX, and this Showcase is poised to be a true celebration, offering world premieres, new gameplay, fresh updates and more for a swathe of projects we cannot wait to share."Read the full article on purexbox.com
I'm a Fire Flower, twisted Fire Flower.Sometimes, when I wind the window down in my car, I think about Mario Kart World. I’m sitting alone in the driver’s seat, radio playing some mid-2000s indie or alt-rock, a breeze blowing through my hair. It might be a quiet morning, the traffic light but the sun bright and warm. I could be admiring the scenery in a country I’m mostly used to, but still always curious to see what I spot. Or maybe I’m thinking about throwing a banana peel at the car ahead of me (I’m not, don’t do that).I love Mario Kart World; it’s an oxymoron of a racer, the calmest and most chaotic experience you can have with friends or alone. It’s like going on a sightseeing road trip where, every so often, you’ll be thrust onto a motorway where cows and turtles and lightning bolts are being flung around everywhere.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Some early predictions!What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in July 2026? Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now - and don't forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they've been announced to be leaving!Read the full article on purexbox.com
Ray Tracing.Walk this Ray, it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl.Last week, we matched up three covers for the GameCube's excellent WarioWare, Inc: Mega Party Game$!, and you lot were clearly on the same page as us, crowning the North American design the best of the bunch with 76% of the vote. Poor old Europe and Japan had to split the remainder with 12% apiece.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"Star Trek like you've never seen it before".Bloober Team, the Polish horror game specialist behind titles like Cronos: New Dawn, has this week announced Star Trek: Shadow Frontier in partnership with Paramount Games. It will be "Coming Soon" to the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms.The game is described as a psychological story-driven action-adventure set in third-person, where players take on the role of Ro Laren, who must survive a breathtaking but lethal environment located in the expansive Star Trek universe. Here's some information via the Steam listing:Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Featuring 16 classic Barbie games.If you've ever wanted to relive Barbie's retro video game adventures, you'll soon be able to with Barbie Rewind.Digital Eclipse and Atari, the same team behind the upcoming Toy Story: Retro Roundup! + Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, has announced a new Barbie collection featuring "16 classic titles from the Y2K era".Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Celebrating a "new chapter".Although Poncle has been busy with Vampire Crawlers, it's still showing plenty of support for Vampire Survivors.Apart from the recently revealed "Wet Update", this week the studio has also announced it's releasing a Switch 2 version of Vampire Survivors. It will include "better performance" and mouse support. When more details are shared about this version, we'll let you know.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
As part of the "Secrets of The Spiral" Expansion Pass.Bandai Namco has officially unveiled Little Nightmares III - The Backstage DLC. It will be coming to the Switch 2 next week on 12th June 2026.It promises to take players to the "darkest part of the Carnevale" and comes loaded with all-new puzzles and challenges. You'll also meet a new character and face new perils!Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"Featuring a huge labyrinthine castle to explore".The 2023 Switch release Blasphemous 2 has received a surprise update this week in the form of a new and "free expansion".It's officially titled 'Blasphemous II: The Third Sin' and challenges and takes place within a "huge and foreboding gothic castle that's a quarter of the size of the entire Blasphemous II and Mea Culpa world maps combined".Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Take a trip to Mess Eisley this July.Hot off the back of its Adventure Time pack (which'll finally launch on Switch 2 on 29th April, after a last-minute delay), FuturLab has today announced the second wave of DLC for PowerWash Simulator 2. And yes, the Force is strong with this one.The Star Wars pack will arrive on Switch 2 at some point this Summer, offering up a handful of locales from the iconic series and asking you, a class-five labour droid, P0-W2, to clean 'em up. From the reveal trailer (above), we've already seen the Lars Homestead, an X-wing and the Super Star Destroyer Bridge, all of which look particularly mucky, but there are even more tasks to come.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
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