Giant Squid, the developer behind Abzu and The Pathless, finally showed off Sword of the Sea again with a stunning new trailer during the June 4 State of Play.

The trailer highlighted its thrilling gameplay, which combines the artistic atmosphere of Journey with the gameplay of a skating game as players ride around nature on their aptly named Hoversword. The world of Sword of the Sea is intentionally designed to be very wavy, so players will have lots of opportunities to build the speed and momentum required to pull off a lot of different tricks.

Giant Squid, whose founder actually worked on Journey itself, first teased Sword of the Sea back at a PlayStation Showcase in May 2023. We hadn't seen much of the game since then, but it finally reemerged with this short new trailer at the State of Play. And thankfully, we don't have to wait too much longer in order to actually play it.

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As a part of today's PlayStation State Of Play livestream, Digital Eclipse and NetherRealm Studios have announced the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, a collection of classic Mortal Kombat games from across the series' arcade, handheld, and console titles.

The collection includes several games from Mortal Kombat's history, including Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat III, and Mortal Kombat IV. The trailer stated it will include additional titles as well, though the studios have yet to clarify what games that might entrail.

Here are the games currently confirmed to be included in the collection:

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As part of Sony's State of Play event, Hitman developer IO Interactive revealed the first trailer for its James Bond game, 007 First Light. The game is coming to PS5 in 2026.

It's the franchise's first-ever origin story, focusing on his early days before he became the iconic super-spy every knows today.

"This is Bond as you've never seen him before--the youngest Bond fans have ever met. In 007 First Light, at only 26 years old, he isn't the fully fledged 007 you know from the tux-and-martini days but a man with sharp instincts, sometimes reckless, who is still learning when to fight, when to bluff, and when to disappear into the shadows," IO Interactive said.

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Announced during the February State of Play earlier this year, Digimon Story: Time Stranger reappeared during the June State of Play. The new trailer offered a more detailed look at the RPG's story as well as a release date: October 3.

Time Stranger is the next game in a Digimon RPG series that dates back to 2006 on the Nintendo DS. As the title implies, this new game puts you into the role of a time traveler who has mysteriously been sent back in time eight years, just before a devastating disaster--it seems it's up to you to ensure it doesn't happen, as well as investigate other timeline anomalies. Like the past games, you'll also collect and train Digimon partners, which you'll command in turn-based encounters against enemy Digimon.

The story will take place in both the real and digital worlds, and you'll be able to recruit and train over 450 different digital monsters. As seen in the new trailer, each Digimon has a wealth of options when it comes to customization, too. The full depth of options available is still unclear, but it looks like Time Stranger is shaping up to be an ideal game for folks who want to really dive into the minutia of turn-based combat.

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Tides of Tomorrow, from developer DigixArt, is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on February 24, 2026. The announcement was made with a special trailer during Sony's State of Play showcase.

DigixArt's first-person adventure game tasks players with surviving on an ocean planet in an experience that's shaped by multiplayer sessions. This asynchronous system has each player, who mysteriously wakes up with no memory, choose another player to follow. The narrative players experience will be related to the choices the other player made.

"Thanks to our 'asynchronous vision' system, you’ll see echoes of this player’s choices and actions, in the form of 'ghosts,'" game director Adrien Poncent wrote in a post. "These visions help you avoid traps, solve puzzles, investigate what happened before, or simply adapt based on the other player’s actions."

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Square Enix announced the heavily rumored Final Fantasy Tactics remaster is indeed real with a new trailer revealed ruing the PlayStation State of Play presentation. The trailer also came with a release date: September 30, 2025.

Check out the trailer below.

The remake, officially titled Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, brings a new, enhanced version of the game with an updated user interface and additional quality-of-life improvements. As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, that includes a new, more accessible "Squire" difficulty setting, which should help first-time players grapple with Tactics--a famously tough game with a few difficulty spikes that were known to lock players into battles so intense that if your character levels were too low, you could never beat them, forcing some to start the game over completely.

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As part of Sony's State of Play event, Team Ninja announced Nioh 3 and you don't have to wait long at all to play it. A free demo is launching today on the PlayStation Store. The full game is set for release in early 2026 on PlayStation 5.

Fans have been waiting some time for another Nioh game, as Nioh 2 was released in 2020. It scored strong reviews and shipped more than 2.5 million copies.

There are two fighting styles in Nioh 3, and they are are Samurai and Ninja. Below is how Team Ninja describes each.

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A new trailer for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater was revealed at the latest PlayStation State of Play, including what appears to be Metal Gear Online gameplay. While Konami hasn't confirmed that it's Metal Gear Online specifically, the multiplayer setting suggests it's something similar.

After a brief preview of Snake vs. Monkey, the multiplayer snippet appeared towards the end of the new Metal Gear Solid Delta trailer. There, we see a grass-covered player pick a little green frog off the ground before blending into the gravel beside him. Another person patrols the area past him with a gun in hand, seemingly hunting the other player.

The original Metal Gear Online was a multiplayer spin-off released on PlayStation 3. As such, this game would likely be called something else, or it could be a game mode attached to Metal Gear Solid Delta. We'll have to wait for more details from Konami.

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Koei Tecmo released a new trailer for Ninja Gaiden Ragebound at Sony's State of Play, as well as the official release date: July 31.

Ragebound will have players taking not just one but two ninjas on a demon hunt: Ryu from the Hayabusa clan, and a kunoichi, Kumori, from the Black Spider clan. They'll be taking on a whole legion of demons with combo-based gameplay that aims to blend both the old-school side-scrolling gameplay of the NES games, and the hard-as-nails demon-slaying of the 3D games.

Check out the new trailer above, which not only shows off some extremely pretty new gameplay, but also the fact that the soundtrack will include remixes of the original NES game's soundtrack from some of the original composers.

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The Sony State of Play on June 5 debuted the next game from the Bloodstained series. Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement is coming in 2026, and the first trailer showed some of the metroidvania action we can expect.

The cutscenes for The Scarlet Engagement featured Victorian-style intrigue as guards spoke about castles and magic, but the real thrust of the game was in its combat. The gameplay looked very similar to Ritual of the Night, though it appeared to have much more emphasis on player customization. It's not clear if this game will have a single, specific protagonist like the first game.

The first Bloodstained was a crowdfunded game from Koji Igarashi, best known for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Ritual of the Night had a similar tone and spirit, with some of its own intricacies and new features that helped set it apart. Two retro demakes, Curse of the Moon and Curse of the Moon 2, were produced by Inti Creates, to help flesh out the world.

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To kick off the June 4 State of Play, Enhance announced Lumines Arise. It is a follow-up to Lumines, a cult-classic puzzle game that first released on PSP in 2004 before being remastered in 2018.

Lumines is a rhythmic puzzle game where players try to create squares of the same color while placing 2x2 blocks. A timeline comes across the screen every few seconds to the beat of whatever songs are playing in the background, clearing groups of the same color when passing over them. Lumines Arise takes that core and applies the same psychedelic visual style to Lumines' gameplay that Tetris Effect did to Tetris' classic gameplay.

In a PlayStation Blog post, Enhance revealed more about what's new in Lumines Arise. There's a new mechanic called Burst, which players can use after filling up a meter by creating combos. Using Burst allows players to lock a formed square to the playfield, giving them a limited time to create a massive square of colors to score a lot of points. The DualSense will also vibrate in a way that keeps players in tune with the beat of the song. Lumines Arise will feature over 30 stages and include new music from Hydelic, who also worked on Tetris Effect's score.

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Silent Hill f was a shock when we saw the first teasers. A new Silent Hill game from Konami and it looks like it might be really good? After seeing the latest trailer as part of Sony's State of Play show, we're still excited to play, but we have one more crucial piece of information--a release date. Silent Hill f releases on September 25 on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.

In the official PlayStation Blog post for the latest trailer, producer Motoi Okamoto gives some depth and confirms some detail about the upcoming game.

In Silent Hill f, you'll play as Shimizu Hinako, a high schooler from Ebisugaoka, in what Okamoto says is an "authentic depiction of 1960s Japan."

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Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51 have finally announced a brand-new game for PlayStation 5, and it as every bit of strange as you would expect it to be. Romeo Is A Dead Man is Suda51's first new game in over four years. Players will be controlling the hero Romeo Stargazer, an FBI investigator recently brought back to life by a mysterious device injected into his face by his grandfather. Resurrected as the masked hero "Dead Man," Romeo battles all sorts of undead with a variety of weapons including beam swords, machine guns, and what appear to be electric boxing gloves.

Suda51 describes the game as a "strong-style action game," with its aggressive blood sprays and inspirations from Japanese action shows like Kamen Rider. It's very much like previous titles by Grasshopper Manufacture but with a much more aggressive style of combat more like Devil May Cry. The trailer shows off a huge variety of weapons to use and all of their strange effects, like a freezing shot that turns enemies into ice, or electric gauntlets that chain energy across nearby targets. Enemies also have tons of strange effects, shooting massive beams as Romeo as he dodges them.

It's not known if this game will have open-world elements like in No More Heroes 3, but it's likely with the story involving chasing criminals across spacetime, there will be exploration alongside all the action as well. There were also some hints of vehicle use with some visuals of Romeo riding a motorcycle in the trailer, but we don't see any gameplay of it.

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From the World of John Wick: Ballerina debuts in theaters this Friday, June 6. The spin-off starring Ana de Armas takes place between Chapters 3 and 4 of the mainline Keanu Reeves action series. If you want to rewatch Chapters 1-4 before heading to the theater, you can get John Wick 4K Blu-rays and box sets for cheap at Amazon and Walmart. John Wick: Chapters 1-4 Collection on Blu-ray is only $30. If you want to watch the films in 4K, you have several options, including the very cool Chapters 1-3 Stash Book Collection, which is exclusive to Walmart and in stock for $50.

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Here's a quick rundown of all of the notable John Wick movie deals available ahead of Ballerina. You can read more about each of the box sets below.

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In the June 2025 State of Play, Capcom reintroduced Pragmata, an oft-delayed sci-fi game, and announced a planned 2026 release window. Pragmata was originally announced back in 2021, delayed six months later, and then dropped from Capcom's release calendar entirely. A space action-adventure game, the game follows an astronaut exploring an abandoned space station who encounters a mysterious young girl.

The trailer shown at State of Play is the most in-depth look Capcom has given of the game so far. It alternates briskly between cutscenes and what appears to be gameplay; a "captured on a PS5 Pro" disclosure displays early on in the footage.

The trailer starts with the young girl awakening the astronaut after he has been injured. The two begin to wander the space station where he has awoken, bounding through hallways and boosting across gaps, with the girl riding piggyback. They encounter a thin robot wielding a laser sword. During combat, it appears the astronaut can boost for a quick evade, utilize drones, and enlist the girl to use her hacking powers to "freeze" robots. Later in the trailer, you see the pair fight a larger, mech-like robot. The UI displays damage numbers as each hit collides with that enemy.

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The PlayStation Store is currently holding its Summer Game Fest Sale. As one of the store's major June events, its offering huge discounts on notable third-party games; while the site says players can save up to 75% off on a given title, we’ve seen some discounted at around 90%. And considering this promotion is for hundreds of games, spanning various genres and price points, there's bound to be something for everyone.

Survival horror fans are in luck as there are several scary games to choose from. The recently released Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is going for $30 (normally $50). Silent Hill 2 is also on sale, coming in at $42 (normally $70), its price has been reduced by 40%. Players looking to rip and roar--as opposed to conserving ammo/resources--can grab Doom Eternal Deluxe Edition for $17.49 (normally $70).

There are some solid fighting games worth checking out as well. Soulcalibur VI Deluxe Edition, for instance, is currently available for a $14.39 (normally $90). Mortal Kombat 11 is only $5 (normally $50) while Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Ultimate Edition is $22.49 (normally $90). The popular Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics has also been discounted, its price tag dropping to $30 (normally $50).

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Ahead of the release of Remedy's new spin-off of Control, FBC Firebreak has revealed its recommended system specs for PC users. If you think your PC can handle enough raytracing to render millions of yellow sticky notes, here's your comprehensive breakdown for what's required of your PC at different settings. Remedy had previously said it's targeting PC-friendlier specs for FBC Firebreak, after some players felt that Alan Wake 2 was especially demanding.

The system specifications mentioned by Remedy are on the higher side, but not quite as gnarly as Alan Wake 2. It requires more recent GPUs with ray tracing capabilities for the best experience, but it's not anything too ridiculous for the recommended specs. The high-end configuration requires a rather powerful PC, recommending NVIDIA's RTX 4080 and an Intel Core i7-8700K with at least 16GB of RAM.

MINIMUMRECOMMENDEDHIGHHIGH WITH RAY TRACINGAVG PERFORMANCE1080p / 60 FPS with Upscaler set to Quality1440p / 60 FPS with Upscaler set to Quality4K / 60 FPS with Upscaler set to Performance4K / 60 FPS with Upscaler set to PerformanceGRAPHIC PRESETSLowMediumHigh

High

Ray Tracing High

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XTNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XTGPU MEMORY6 GB8 GB8 GB10 GBCPUIntel Core i5-7600K
AMD Ryzen 5 1600XIntel Core i5-8500
AMD Ryzen 5 2600Intel Core i5-8500
AMD Ryzen 5 2600Intel Core i7-8700K
AMD Ryzen 5 3600RAM16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GBOSWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitWindows 10/11 64-BitSTORAGE30 GB SSD30 GB SSD30 GB SSD30 GB SSD

Players will team up and fend off waves of Hiss enemies through locations both previously seen in Control as well as new locations. The game will also build on what we know about the Remedy Connected Universe. For more, check out GameSpot's ongoing coverage of FBC Firebreak including the recently announced changes for launch from game director Mike Kayatta.

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Two of the most iconic items in Mario Kart weren't always a lock to return for Mario Kart World for Switch 2. Producer Kosuke Yabuki said in a new interview that Nintendo "re-reviewed all the elements" of Mario Kart, and that included considering cutting the green shell and banana items.

The developers ultimately decided against it, but Yabuki told GamesRadar that the team challenged itself to think about traditional Mario Kart elements and consider, "Does it still make sense to include this item in Mario Kart World?"

For the green shell specifically, Yabuki said the item has been synonymous with Mario Kart "for time in memoriam," but Nintendo still wanted to make sure it still made sense for Mario Kart World.

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Hello Games is bringing No Man's Sky to Switch 2 later this week, but players across all platforms are also getting another free update at the same time. The next update is called Beacon, and it expands on players' ability to become Overseers of planetary settlements and introduces towns inhabited by sentient robots called Autophage.

The full rundown of Beacon's features and the 5.7 update doesn't explain how the Autophage came into being. It does say that every inhabited planet has Autophage settlements that are only detectable by specialized equipment. The Autophage are secretive by nature, but players can join their settlements as Overseer. And if players have already completed They Who Returned, then the Autophage may invite them to personally visit one of their settlements.

Players can control the destiny of up to four settlements at a time as Overseer, while dealing various issues of governance, dispute resolutions, and calculated choices about what to build for the good of the colony. However, both human and Autophage settlements are still threatened by Sentinel attacks as well as "the vile insect queen and her brood," which consists of large and deadly bugs.

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Fortnite had a very rocky launch with its AI-powered NPC, Darth Vader, last month. The battle royale's use of artificial intelligence may not be stopping there, either. Epic Games has unveiled a new AI-powered NPC Persona device, which will serve as a way for Fortnite Creative developers to add more interactive character elements to their maps.

Works exactly like the Darth Vader AI but for UEFN map makers. pic.twitter.com/Vzq0nGqcp8

— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) June 3, 2025

While we don't have details yet, this new tool could give Fortnite Creative developers the ability to add customizable NPCs, who can talk to their players in real time, to their experiences. Epic Games officially unveiled the tool during their Unreal Fest 2025 presentation in Orlando, Florida.

An AI-powered version of Darth Vader was added to Fortnite and its Star Wars-themed season late last month. The NPC, complete with a Google-developed AI model trained on voice clips recorded by James Earl Jones, could actively respond to player comments and commands. This involved the character recounting its history in the Star Wars universe, commenting on in-game mechanics, and making some of the most inappropriate and offensive comments you could imagine.

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