In a statement on Twitter, Liang said, “I want to offer my sincere apologies to all the players who have been following and supporting us. This was not an easy decision. More than anyone, we understand the expectations our players have placed on us. And precisely because of those expectations, we do not want to release Phantom Blade Zero knowing there is still an opportunity to take it one step further.”

Recounting the game’s reveal in 2023 to the offline demo in 2024 and the stunning showcase of the Lion Dance, Drunk Sword and Seven-Star Sword Formation, Liang notes how the title showcased a “clear leap forward” at every major turn. The team has spent the past several months “streamlining content” and focusing its efforts on “polishing the areas that matter most.”

“During this process, I saw one final opportunity for Phantom Blade Zero to make another meaningful leap forward. We have upgraded a number of character models and reworked many environments across the game, pushing them toward the highest standard we can currently achieve.”

Also, good news for those worried about ray tracing requirements. Liang notes that “additional effort” was spent on preserving “as much of this visual impact as possible even without relying on ray tracing.” “Of course, ray tracing will further enhance the visuals, but our priority is to make sure the core look, atmosphere, and intensity of Phantom Blade Zero come through at full force for as many players as possible.”

While he acknowledges that 50 days isn’t enough to address everything, it will ensure the developer can make several “clearly defined and genuinely important improvements.” Why not save some of these fixes for post-launch patches? Liang had considered this, but “for the players who choose to join us on day one, we believe they deserve the best version of Phantom Blade Zero we can deliver from the very beginning.”

Apologizing once more for the delay, he assured that there would be more to see this Summer. “I believe every extra day of waiting will be worth it.”

Phantom Blade Zero will be available for PS5 and PC, and while S-Game hasn’t ruled out an Xbox Series X/S version, it’s a 12-month timed exclusive for Sony’s platform. Thus far, we’ve heard a lot about the side content, how players’ decisions can have a “bigger macroscopic impact” on the story and even how real artists have hand-crafted everything, right down to the Xuan paper.

As for the connections with the original game, well, they’re sporadic. According to the PlayStation Blog, Until Dawn 2 is a standalone experience and focuses on a new cast of ghost hunters, or rather, frauds. They’re known for staging their supernatural encounters, but upon arriving on an abandoned tropical island, the scares become very real.

There are secrets and a vengeful entity who may or may not be the one chopping up people with a machete. Just as before, you can save everyone or doom them to a horrible fate. Various other decisions await, whether it’s drumming up drama for the sake of content or even saving a baby boar.

The only returning character that we’ve managed to spot is Dr Hill, though his goal is anyone’s guess. Firesprite will share more about the story, gameplay and cast en route to release, so stay tuned.

An overview trailer for the game is proof that the extra time has served the game well, with a level of polish that’s looking quite snappy, while new features have made themselves known.

The combat’s looking pretty sharp, with abilities like the one where you can summon your horse right in the middle of a battle to mow down your enemies, looking like they can change the way you approach this one’s compelling one-versus-a-thousand gameplay loop. There are other game modes on offer too, and the Xtreme Legends expansion is already on board to give you hours of exhilarating entertainment when you’re not bringing your buddies along to fight at your side or take you on in single combat.

Even better is the October 1, 2026, release date, which has us counting the days until we can grab a weapon and go to town on opposing armies that dare to challenge our might on the field of battle.

Whether you’re in the market for a dose of sweet nostalgia or looking for a title that gives you a potent combat fix, this one’s worth looking into.

While largely focusing on the story and the fact that the 1.0 release of No Rest for the Wicked will also bring with it the RPG’s final chapter, the trailer also showcases some gameplay as captured on PS5. Along with this, the trailer also does an excellent job of showcasing the unique art style of the title, which blends in horrific scenarios with an emphasis on distorted proportions on creatures and humans alike.

This announcement of a PS5 release of No Rest for the Wicked ties into what studio CEO and creative director Thomas Mahler had said back in July 2025 about potential console launches for the RPG. When asked about the subject, Mahler expressed the belief that, for Moon Studios, the PS5 makes the most sense as a target platform, along with potentially the Nintendo Switch 2.

“Given current market conditions, we might only release on PS5 and potentially Switch 2 for the time being – we’ll have to discuss things with MS to see what makes sense for Xbox,” Mahler wrote at the time.

When asked for more details on social media, Mahler said at the time that it wasn’t really an official announcement. Rather, he was simply discussing which consoles would make sense for potential console ports of No Rest for the Wicked.

“There’s nothing to officially confirm yet,” he posted. “We want to support consoles and, just looking at the numbers, PS5 makes the most sense at the moment. Ultimately, we’ll ship on all platforms, but likely not at the same time!”

“We believe this will give you even more confidence in our vision, because we’re free to build No Rest for the Wicked exactly how we want, without needing to ever go silent again.”

If you’re not interested in waiting until October, No Rest for the Wicked is currently available as an Early Access title on PC.

While we get glimpses of gameplay and some of the strange enemies that players will have to take on in Phantom Blade Zero, the “Special Teaser” is essentially just an announcement that a longer trailer will be released later in the summer. The studio also plans on kicking off pre-orders for the game at the same time.

S-Game had confirmed back in December 2025 that Phantom Blade Zero will be console exclusive to PS5 for at least 12 months. While Xbox Series X/S owners will miss out on the game for some time, PC players have nothing to worry about.

More recently, S-Game had revealed that Phantom Blade Zero doesn’t have an “honor system”. Rather, the studio has noted that there will be a few side quests in the game that will “influence the direction of the main story”. This will involve strangers that players can run into that “have their own stories”. Game director “Soulframe” Liang Qiwei has described the effects of these encounters as being like that of a butterfly’s wings flapping.

It starts with Lara in the snowy mountains of Peru, facing off against an enemy before falling from a bridge and using a pickaxe to try and hang on. She eventually finds a tomb, dodging past some spear traps with incredible acrobatics before fighting a bear. It quickly transitions to somewhere warmer that’s no less dangerous, as she moves gears to unlock access to another tomb.

And while Lara is skilled in the art of combat, whether it’s wielding dual pistols or taking down enemies from behind, she’s still no match for dinosaurs. Cue an escape sequence from a massive T-Rex (with a raptor also seen later), and another where she grapples through a collapsing structure. All in a day’s work for the Croft heiress.

Along with its Standard Edition, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis has Deluxe and Collector’s Editions. They include 48 hours of advanced access, while all editions get the Survivor Outfit for free on pre-ordering.

Unfortunately, it seems the afterlife isn’t what awaits her. Instead, Faye awakens in an unknown fantasy realm, with strange butterflies and a cutesy-looking clumsy doofus of a creature. She follows it past a fallen tree, trying to overcome the dizziness, and she’s aware that Kratos and Atreus will begin their journey.

It’s not long before she’s attacked by a mysterious plant creature, utilizing some magic and a recently discovered sword to cut down his buddies. Unlike Kratos, Faye possesses a lot more mobility, launching enemies and executing some sick mid-air combos while later air-dodging. Donning some armor, she slides under an opening to exit the ruins, seeing the massive cube-like structure from before up close.

Venturing next through an overgrown area, Faye is accosted by two armored enemies and taken captive before coming face to face with a giant warrior with fiery hair and what appears to be their leader. Something catches the latter’s attention, though, and she departs with her massive lion-like pet to investigate.

Faye happens upon a talking sword – or rather, the ribbons – named Rue and a sentient cube named Frank (yes, seriously). They reveal that she’s in the Everyland, the afterlife, and it’s not long before all three escape together, though there’s clearly bigger things to worry about. Armed with the sword, Faye proceeds to lay waste to her enemies with Frank providing back-up. Eventually, she goes up against the same brute from earlier and after some frankly insane sequences, she takes him down before we cut to the title reveal.

You’re going to be driving a variety of vehicles through meticulously designed set-pieces that might look familiar to you if you’re a movie buff. That’s because the entire game takes place on the sets of numerous popular films from the real world. It’s a very welcome crossover between games and some of our favorite action movies, with one scene from Death Race shining through quite prominently in the announcement trailer (showcased below).

The gameplay loop is designed to be easy to catch on to, but harder to nail down at higher levels. You drive as well as you can to earn stars, performing stunts based on what your director says, while going off the script when you can to get more stars. There are challenges that reward even more of them, although they’re going to get increasingly difficult as you keep going. Each film you’re performing for is an episode, coming with its own twists on the gameplay loop to keep things as interesting as they can be.

Earning more stars gets you bragging rights in the form of trophies that you proudly display in your Garage, while the films you manage to do your best work on get recognized for taking things up a notch. That’s all in a day’s work for a good stuntman in Hollywood.

We can’t wait to get in front of the camera for this one, but there isn’t a release date for it at the moment.

ILL puts players in the shoes of a man who was initially hospitalized before a massive explosion changed everything. After having spent some time in a coma, the protagonist wakes up to find that they have essentially become surrounded by horrifying creatures that, at some point, may have been human. Armed with a few guns and the support of fellow survivors, the player must figure out how to escape from the hellish scenario.

Along with giving us a closer look at the body-horror-inspired title, the trailer has also confirmed that ILL will be coming to PC and PS5 in 2027. In the meantime, its store pages are now live so fans of horror games can add it to their wishlists.

The developers behind ILL – namely aartists Maxim Verehin and Oleg Vdovenko – have previously spoken about some of the other stories that inspired the studio when it came to designing its horrific creatures. Chief among the inspirations were classic horror movies that came out between the 1970s and the 1990s. Along with these, games like Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and Half-Life 2 were also major inspirations.

“In games, it’s Half-Life 2, Silent Hill, and the Resident Evil series – titles where the world felt alive and dangerous, where the horror wasn’t just visual but systemic,” said Verehin. “We were especially drawn to that feeling of being trapped somewhere real, reacting moment to moment with limited resources. From the beginning, we wanted to build something that felt grounded but deeply disturbing, an experience that doesn’t just scare you, but unsettles you long after you’ve put the controller down.”

It’s a nay on the latter, but the good news is that the game’s now making its way to the PS5, with a new trailer showcased at the recent State of Play.

And what a trailer it is. It begins as any encounter with dinosaurs left to run free in their natural habitat would, with one attacking potential protagonists, crashing into their car as they take a leisurely ride through a beautifully rendered forest. Well, what follows is a showcase of a gameplay loop in which you’re the prey and need to keep your wits about you as you navigate the world. This is a game about patience, restraint, and carefully considered actions, all of which you’re going to need if you don’t want to end up as a dinosaur’s next meal.

The developers are touting this one as a subversion of modern gaming’s tried and tested power fantasy, and we’re more than inclined to agree. You’d probably feel the same way after you watch the new trailer.