“I can’t really answer that right now,” he said on the subject of a new Bayonetta game. “We have a strong desire to further develop the character of Bayonetta and expand her world. Please look forward to seeing what form that takes in the future.”

The subject was broached thanks to Inaba talking alongside Hyung-tae Kim of Stellar Blade developer Shift Up as part of the two companies promoting the Bayonetta crossover with Stellar Blade for the latter’s Nintendo Switch 2 version. It is also worth noting that PlatinumGames hasn’t really worked on a Nintendo Switch 2 project, with its last Nintendo game being Bayonetta Origins. Since then, the company has worked on major releases like Ninja Gaiden 4.

PlatinumGames is also confirmed to be working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin. A trailer for the title was released back in June, confirming that the Bayonetta developer would work on the action game. While we didn’t get too many details about the title from the trailer, it will presumably adapt the comic mini-series published between 2020 and 2022.

The story of The Last Ronin comics revolved around a dark future timeline where the Foot Clan was able to successfully take over New York City. In the meantime, only a single Ninja Turtle has survived the ensuing battles and, taking on the mantle of “the Last Ronin”, has sworn revenge against the grandson of Shredder for the death of his brothers.

Back in 2025, PlatinumGames celebrated the 15th anniversary of the franchise by releasing things like wallpapers and a limited-edition music box produced by Wayo Records that plays “Mysterious Destiny”. At the time, however, the company had said that there are “a few things in store to celebrate this milestone” with “various” planned announcements that are yet to come.

In the meantime, many of the developers who had worked on Bayonetta, including series creator Hideki Kamiya, have left PlatinumGames. Kamiya notably helped found a brand-new studio – Clovers – which is working with Capcom on a brand-new Okami game. Back in August, the company announced a major expansion to its audio team, bringing in Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hitomi Kurokawa, and Aoba Nakanishi, among others.

The new additions to the audio team are long-time industry veterans and have even worked with Kamiya on projects ranging from the Bayonetta franchise to games like The Wonderful 101. Misaki Shindo and Hiroki Niwa have also joined Clovers, with the former having previously worked on The Wonderful 101 and NieR: Automata, and the latter having done sound design on Ninja Gaiden 4 and Bayonetta 3.

This seems at odds with the rise of show business. The latest trailer highlights a theater, one of the largest in the city, but there are several others. As much as the glamor and glitz excite people, competition is pretty fierce. Naturally, Makoto Daito will be in the thick of it as a showman who organizes musical performances.

However, it’s also worth noting the backstreets and alleys, where you’ll find various vendors selling all kinds of goods. At least one is about weapons, so this may be a place Makoto frequents to ensure he’s properly armed at all times.

Launching on January 15th, 2027, for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, Stranger Than Heaven follows him across five different eras. Two more remain to be showcased: Atami in the Shizuoka Prefecture in 1951 and Shinjuku, Tokyo in 1965. Stay tuned for more details, and hopefully, Sega will release the full, official version of the theme before long.

Since the Kure chapter takes place almost 14 years later, the location will feature Daito as a grown man who has been “shaped by the experiences of the years behind him.” It’s set during Winter, and as a result, players may even get to experience snowfall hitting the city.

The city is built around waterways, with hillsides and winding backstreets forming much of its identity. The navy is also present throughout, alongside plenty of foreign influences. This means that many characters can be seen sporting Western-style fashion.

The trailer wrapped things up by revealing some more of the side activities present throughout Stranger Than Heaven, like the traditional spinning top game of Beigoma, which can also be played in Kokura. Other activities include visiting bathhouses, gambling dens, and other attractions.

However, the trailer doesn’t go into any plot details. The Kokura trailer revealed that Daito is a native English speaker, thus alienating him from the rest of the city’s Japanese-speaking citizens. Prejudice and open discrimination in 1915 were also noted as being important details.

The city of Kokura was described as being built around a strange mix of modernity and tradition in its culture and architecture. While modern culture is on the cusp of breaking out in the city, many in the area prefer the older ways of life. Players can see the quiet battle between modernity and tradition by comparing old-style buildings with the large steel mills.

Since the people of Kokura have to make do without TVs, computers, and even electricity, side activities include arm-wrestling matches and tabletop games of Menko.

Stranger Than Heaven is being developed for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and is slated for release on January 15th, 2027. RGG Studio released another trailer last week that focused on the show business activity, where Daito takes on many responsibilities, from setting up venues and advertising events to producing music and managing performances.

For more details, check out this trailer revealing details about Yu Shinjo’s motivations and personality. And while you’re at it, check out its combat systems.

With protagonist Makoto Daito still being a young man at this point in the story, he finds himself arriving in Kokura and feeling fairly lost, since his native language is English, which likely plays a major role in alienating him from the Japanese-speaking locals. Among the harsh realities of the era that Daito will face in 1915 are open discrimination and widespread prejudice.

This doesn’t stop Daito from pursuing his dreams, however. Despite being caught in the midst of a culture he doesn’t understand, the protagonist will still get to experience the strange mix of modernity and tradition in the culture and architecture of Kokura. Modern culture is starting to take root in the region and will stay with the older way of life for some time, and this can be seen in the presence of buildings like a steel mill alongside those constructed in an older style.

There will be plenty of opportunities for exploration in Kokura, be it on foot or by hitching a ride on one of the streetcars that serves as the main method of public transport for the town. Daito can also visit plenty of vendors to try out a variety of food and get his hands on things like weapons, medicines, and other equipment. Since people needed ways to entertain themselves in an era without TVs and computers, Daito can find plenty of minigames to partake in that can range from tests of skill to arm wrestling matches and even tabletop games of Menko.

Stranger Than Heaven is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on January 15th, 2027. The marketing for Stranger Than Heaven has been kicked up a notch as we get closer to its launch. Earlier this week, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio released another trailer, this time focusing on show business, since Daito will eventually be able to pursue the role of a showman and become responsible for organizing performances.

The trailer showcased how Daito will have to juggle several aspects of any given show, from adjusting various musical instruments to change up a song’s mood to setting up advertising for an upcoming event with posters. He will also have to scout out talent that can perform at the show and can make the event feel larger-than-life by investing in things like confetti and smoke.

Another trailer from earlier this month gave us a look at another character from Stranger Than Heaven – Yu Shinjo. A close friend and rival to Daito, Shinjo has a smug, confident exterior that seemingly hides cunning that has helped his rise out of poverty over the years.

RGG Studio also confirmed this month that Stranger Than Heaven has been its most wishlisted game of all time.

Makoto has this unique ability to pick up sounds and seamlessly mix them into compositions. Eventually, he becomes a showman – the one responsible for organizing performances. It’s more than just setting up posters and drawing customers. He can also act as a producer, adjusting different instruments to alter a track’s entire mood.

Once you’ve found the right version of a song, you’ll need to scout out talent, including singers and musicians. You can even add different effects like confetti and smoke to hype up the audience. However, this is a business, so while putting on a stellar show is all well and good, you need to turn a profit.

Believe it or not, there’s even more, since Makoto won’t serve as a passive observer in the audience. Check out the in-depth look video below for more details. Stranger Than Heaven launches on January 15th, 2027, for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.

Unlike the first game, your trials to evade the Xenomorph will span a colony world, including an outpost where others are likely to become prey. Speaking to TechRadar, principal UI artist Laura Mouther said, “I think the contrast between claustrophobia and pressure versus vulnerability and exposedness will make the player have to think on their feet.”

One new variable is the weather, which feeds into the need to “improvise.” While your first thought may be that it muffles footsteps and makes it easier to run past the Xenomorph, the opposite is also true, and you may not hear it approaching before it’s too late.

“The alien is the perfect hunter. It will adapt to those situations, to those environments. And you will have to adapt to our environment,” said Mouther. It’s a “new experience,” to be sure, but she reaffirms that it’s “not unfair.”

“This alien is also not cheating. If it can’t see you, it can’t see you, right? If it can’t hear you, it can’t hear you. We will give players enough time to get to grips with it. But it is an intense experience and a tough game, and that is what the community loved about [the first game]. And we will stick through to that.”

We’ve already seen how the weather plays a part in the story, washing away the wreckage of a ship with protagonist Blake and the Xenomorph within. As much as the rain could obscure visibility, perhaps thunder flashes could expose you if you’re not careful. Of course, this can create dramatic moments where you suddenly see the Xenomorph’s massive silhouette against the storm, even if it can’t see you.

While we still need to see more, Alien: Isolation 2 is shaping up to be quite the horror experience, especially for those who have waited years for a sequel. It’s coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2, with a release date to be decided.

He serves as a close friend and rival to Makoto over the course of the story, which sees him rise from their shared poverty to what seems like wealth and affluence, creating a wedge between them over the years. His smug confidence might belie a shrewd and cunning mind that’s always calculating advantages even in the trickiest of situations, and he’s shaping up to be a man who doesn’t let systemic disadvantages get in the way of his aspirations. He seems the type who’d make great use of the game’s visceral combat to get his point across.

It’s going to be quite interesting to see how his bond with Makoto plays out, which is especially exciting when you factor in that he’s brought to life by none other than Dean Fujioka, a name that should sound quite familiar to all you Fullmetal Alchemist fans out there. You can see him in action in the showcase below.

Alongside support for 1440p and 4K visuals, better lighting and textures, modernized controls, over 50 new minor playable factions, and so much more, you’re looking at a chance to nab a game that can keep you coming back for a long time. It even supports 64-bit systems and mods through Mod.io.

If you’ve never played the original, it’s a heady blend of turn-based grand strategy and real-time combat that can see you taking on rival clans with both your brains and brawn. You’ll need every advantage in a world where conflict can shape your destiny.

That’s not even factoring in the absolute blast you can have with the multiplayer offerings. There’s a trailer that should give you a good idea of why this one stays relevant, and perhaps make you regret missing out on it when it dropped on Steam for free a few years ago.

There’s that story that blends life as a high-schooler with some seriously intricate mystery-solving, all of it packaged into an art style and presentation that’s quite enticing, and even spellbinding when it fires on all cylinders. Of course, the biggest surprise that the trailer had in store came at the end, when Persona 6 was smeared across the screen, a great way to announce that the highly anticipated new entry to the franchise is releasing on Nintendo’s handheld, contrary to previous rumors that pointed to exclusivity with the PlayStation 5.

Revival is a bit of a while away as it’s dropping on May 20th, 2027, but there was no information on when Persona 6 is coming out. We’re happy to wait as long as it lives up to the franchise’s reputation, and hopefully even help cement it further.

According to the developer on Twitter, this is across all platforms, resulting in its “most wishlisted title of all time.” “And there’s still over 4 months to go,” it added.

Built from the ground up, Stranger Than Heaven follows Makoto as he ventures to Japan in search of new beginnings. Spanning 50 years, he goes from an ordinary thug who takes on rival gangs to a music producer who, between scouting artists (including Tori Kelly, Ado, and Satoshi Fujihara) and organizing shows, takes on rival gangs. Did you really expect anything less from RGG Studio?

Thankfully, the combat system is completely fresh, with the left and right bumpers/triggers corresponding to Makoto’s limbs for different combos. There’s a rough-and-tumble feel, whether you’re pounding enemies on the ground or desperately guarding against a mounted attack. And of course, given how much more serious the setting is, there’s a lot more blood than your average Like a Dragon.

Stranger Than Heaven launches on January 15th, 2027, for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. It’s also playable on day one through Game Pass.