A concrete date has yet to be locked down (Friday, June 6th, is possible), but we can expect iam8bit’s presence with Play Days and even a showcase for fans to attend. As always, we’ll need to wait for further details, so stay tuned in the coming year.

In the meantime, Gamescom Opening Night Live is scheduled for August 20th, with titles like Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds appearing (and having a playable demo on the show floor). The trade show runs from August 21st to 24th, and though Nintendo won’t be present, Ubisoft has confirmed its attendance. Microsoft is rumored to have many more Xbox titles to showcase as well.

We’re thrilled to announce that #SummerGameFest will return to Los Angeles in June 2025, including Play Days from @iam8bit and a livestreamed showcase event that fans can attend.

Together with the industry, we will continue to build what’s next. pic.twitter.com/JlWuZJ7pGb

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) June 12, 2024

The same was recently announced by developer Sabotage Studio. In a recently published tweet, the studio revealed that it is partnering with iam8bit and will be releasing a physical edition of Sea of Stars sometime in early 2024. An exact release date is currently unknown, though the image accompanying the announcement confirms that physical versions will release for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Whether a PS4 physical version will also be coming is currently unconfirmed.

Sea of Stars launches on August 29 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, and will also be available via Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Extra/Premium upon release. The game will also be fully optimized for the Steam Deck at launch. A free demo is available on all platforms.

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Alongside the game itself, Psychonauts 2: The Motherlobe Edition comes with a reversible cover sheet for its box, along with a set of six two-sided art cards that show off concept art as well as final art that eventually made it into the game. It also includes six die-cut stickers, and a digital download code for unreleased behind-the-scenes material.

The physical launch for Psychonauts 2 was announced earlier this year.

Since its release back in August 2021, Psychonauts 2 has seen widespread success, both critical and commercial. Our own review of the game, which you can check out here, gave it a score of 9 out of 10. The game was also successful enough to become the best-selling game by Double Fine to date, according to art director Lisette Titre-Montgomery.

Studio MDHR recently took to Twitter and announced that, on the occasion of Cuphead’s fifth anniversary, it will release a physical edition of Cuphead for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in partnership with iam8bit. While details such as its release date and exact contents are currently unknown, the indie studio confirms that it will include the base game as well as the meaty expansion The Delicious Last Course, which learned earlier this year.

In our review of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, we awarded it a score of 9/10, saying, “Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course thankfully doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel. It takes the already-phenomenal gameplay of Cuphead, and just adds more Cuphead on top. Miss Chalice is also a great new character, making going back to the base game fun, even if you’ve already finished it.” Read the full review through here.

Shortly after the expansion’s launch, Studio MDHR announced that it had sold over a million units in less than two weeks.

On Cuphead’s 5th anniversary, we’re overjoyed to say: the game is Coming Soon to retail stores everywhere!! It will be available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & Nintendo Switch…including The Delicious Last Course!

Sign up now to be the first to know more: https://t.co/FAs05ii86R pic.twitter.com/xz2OClBpwq

— Studio MDHR (@StudioMDHR) September 29, 2022

We live in very strange times, it feels. Many things that are happening feel like they never should happen, and by and large, it feels as if anything and everything has been out of whack for some time. But, at the very least, these strange times have lead to some interesting things. Case in point, the Microsoft published Ori titles actually came to the Switch, a move that feels like it never would have happened just a few years back. Both of those titles will also be able to had in physical forms.

It was announced that both the first title, Ori and the Blind Forest, and the recently released sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, would be getting a physical release on Nintendo’s Switch. It’s a collaboration between Xbox Game Studios, Moon Studios, iam8bit and Skybound. Each release will cost $40 and include the digital soundtrack as well 6 art cards.

Both Ori titles are available now on the Switch digitally and the physical release for both will be December 8th. They are also available on Xbox One and PC.

The press release describes it best:

On the show, unsuspecting contestants join host Kevin Pereira and Professor Quadwrangle’s pet, an Interdimensional Kinetic Entity—better known as Ike—as they defy cosmic logic and win amazing prizes! The lucky participants are transformed and transported to otherworldly dimensions like FLUFFY, HEAVY, ANTI-GRAVITY and SLOW MOTION—real-life incarnations of the gameplay modes in the videogame, Quantum Conundrum.

Of course, if the game’s reality-defying antics aren’t enough of an indication, check out the first episode below (if you dare).

Quantum Conundrum releases on July 10th and 11th for PSN and XBox Live Arcade respectively, but you can grab it off Steam for PC today.