Everything’s happening all together, all at once in the game’s industry right now. The Switch 2 is out now, there’s a bunch of big game releases, and then there’s Summer Game Fest thrown onto the pyre for good measure! Did you watch the show last night? No? Well, let’s catch up on a bumper crop of new stories and trailers:
In the News This Week
Capcom played the game very well through SGF last night, teasing Resident Evil right through to the end of the show. Bravo!
- Resident Evil: Requiem revealed and it is out next February!
- The 007 First Light reveal trailer looks exceptional – coming in 2026
- RGG’s Project Century revealed as Stranger Than Heaven
- Splitgate 2 gets a surprise battle royale mode for today’s launch
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 revealed, and it’s coming out in October
- Drinkbox Studios reveal Blighted, a metroidvania action RPG
- Nioh 3 revealed for PS5, with a demo available today
- Code Vein II revealed by Bandai Namco, coming in 2026
- Social deduction action game Killer Inn revealed by Square Enix
- Mortal Shell 2 is coming in 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series XS
- Lies of P’s Overture DLC is out today
- Arc Raiders gets an October launch date
- Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls is a new fighter from Arc System Works
- Nioh 3 revealed for PS5, with a demo available today
- Romeo is a Dead Man is the next game from Suda 51 and Grasshopper
- And here’s everything announced at Day of the Devs SGF Edition 2025
Games in Review & Featured Articles
Over in review land, we had a motley assortment of gaming experiences:
- Fast Fusion – NSW2 – 9/10
- Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – PS5, PS4, XSX|S, NSW2, NSW, PC – 8/10
- Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks – PC – 8/10
- Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour – NSW2 – 6/10
And Dom reviewed the Corsair Void Wireless V2.
OK, so it’s a bit weird, but we had a last minute Mario Kart World preview, just days before we could go fully hands on… and just stream a bunch of it. We wrapped that around unboxing the Switch 2, with a our full review in the works still, but Dom opined that the new eShop is perhaps the system’s best feature.
Elsewhere, Dom twiddled with Dig Dig Dino on Playdate and shared his impressions of the tactical horror game Nightmare Frontier, I got the inside scoop on the Seasons of the Worm Cult expansion for Elder Scrolls Online, and Tuff went hands on with RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business.
Oh, and Jim checked out the Nioh 3 alpha test demo, coming away fairly impressed with Team Ninja’s latest take on the Soulslike.
And rounding out the week, What We Played featured the Switch 2 with Mario Kart World and Fast Fusion, and also Death Stranding 2!
Trailer Park
Silent Hill F has a new trailer and a release date
This Lego Voyagers co-op game is adorable
Survival horror game ILL gets a trailer
Deadpool VR announced exclusively for Meta Quest 3 & 3S
Escape Academy 2 goes Back 2 School
That’s the round up for this week’s round up, but there’s a lot happening this weekend still, including the Xbox showcase on Sunday night.
