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Tomb Raider: Catalyst may now be planned for 2028, although Amazon has stopped short of confirming an official change to the game’s release schedule. Amazon Gaming head Jeff Gattis referred to a 2028 launch while discussing the company’s upcoming projects and its wider plans for the Luna cloud gaming service. However, Amazon later said it had no new timing information to share and that
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Capcom wanted to revive Onimusha long before it approved Onimusha: Way of the Sword, but the company struggled to assemble a development team while its largest franchises required more staff and resources. Director Satoru Nihei said the growing demands of modern game development made it difficult to move the project forward. Teams were already committed to major series such as Monster Hunter, Resident Evil
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Amazon has softened its position on the future of the James Bond game series after earlier comments suggested that 007 First Light developer IO Interactive might not return for a sequel. Jeff Gattis, general manager of Amazon Luna and Amazon Game Studios, now says it would be reasonable for IO Interactive to develop another Bond game if a sequel moves forward. He also stressed
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Bethesda Game Studios says it remains fully responsible for the Fallout franchise, even as Xbox changes how the series is managed and communicated across its wider group of studios. The clarification follows a difficult period inside Microsoft’s gaming division. Xbox plans to cut 3,200 jobs by July 2027, and several teams under its ownership have already been affected. Bethesda Game Studios was among the
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Bloodborne remains limited to PlayStation 4 more than a decade after its original release, and even former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida says he does not understand why Sony has not brought the game to newer platforms. During a keynote session at CEDEC 2026, Yoshida discussed several important games from his 30 year career at PlayStation. Bloodborne was among the titles he highlighted, alongside Demon’s
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SharpEmu has reached an important early milestone in its attempt to emulate PlayStation 5 games on PC. The developing emulator can now boot Demon’s Souls Remake and progress as far as the character creation screen. This does not mean the game is close to being fully playable. SharpEmu still lacks several important systems required to render and run modern PlayStation 5 software correctly. However,
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CD Projekt Red will show the first footage from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt expansion Songs of the Past during Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25, 2026. The presentation will give players an early look at the new adventure before its planned release in 2027. The expansion was confirmed in May after months of reports and speculation. CD Projekt Red is developing the
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Splatoon Raiders takes Nintendo’s colourful shooter series in a more focused direction. Instead of combining competitive multiplayer, story missions, cooperative defence and other modes in one package, this spinoff centres on raid based combat, equipment upgrades and repeated battles against Salmonids. The narrower approach works because the core action remains enjoyable. Weapons feel responsive, movement through ink is fast, and the steady supply of
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Midgar Studio, the French developer behind Edge of Eternity and the upcoming action RPG Edge of Memories, has closed after efforts to find a buyer failed within the required legal timeframe. Studio founder Jérémy Zeler-Maury confirmed that a court had ordered the company’s liquidation. The team had continued searching for an acquirer after financial problems affecting its parent publisher placed the studio at risk.
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A developer known as Gezine has discovered a new userland exploit that reportedly works on both the original Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 without requiring an internet connection. The breakthrough is notable because it avoids two limitations affecting earlier entry points. It does not rely on WebKit, and it does not require a modified save file to be transferred through Nintendo Switch Online.