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Phoenix Labs has reportedly laid off over 100 employees and canceled development on all non-Dauntless and Fae Farm projects.

DAVE THE DIVER downloadable content “Godzilla” will launch for free on May 23, developer MINTROCKET announced. It is a time-limited release that will only be available until November 23.

EA Sports College Football 25 will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on July 19 for $69.99, Electronic Arts announced. Pre-orders are availbale now.

Boxing simulation game Undisputed will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on October 11 for $59.99, publisher PLAION and developer Steel City Interactive announced.

Activision has announced the establishment of Elsewhere Entertainment, a new internal studio headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with additional resources in the United States. It is “exclusively focused” on creating a new “narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise.”

Publisher PixelHeart, and publisher and Pocket Bravery developer Statera Studio have announced 2D platform fighter Shield Strike for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025.

The Switch version of tactical roguelite monster-catching RPG Dicefolk will launch on June 20, publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and developers LEAP Game Studios and Tiny Ghoul.

Publisher Nacon and developer Spiders Studio have released the “Doneigada” trailer for GreedFall II: The Dying World, as well as a new key visual and the Early Access roadmap.

Cozy magical farm life RPG Garden Witch Life will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch alongside its previously announced PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) version when it launches in 2024, publisher SOEDESCO and developer FreetimeStudio announced.

SEGA has released a new trailer, information, and screenshots for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble introducing the game’s playable characters and customization.

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of May 6, 2024 to May 12, 2024.

Cozy mining adventure game Core Keeper will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 27, publisher Fireshine Games and developer Pugstorm announced.

The INDIE Live Expo 2024 showcase will air on May 25 at 1:00 a.m. PT / 4:00 a.m. ET / 17:00 JST, and feature world premieres and content updates across over 100 hand-picked titles throughout a variety of segments, organizer Ryu’s Office announced. You will be able to watch it in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese on YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch.

Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer GreyWolf Entertainment have announced Second Sun, a “high-octane first-person shooter with RPG elements.” It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Epic Games Publishing and developer AQUIRIS will release Horizon Chase 2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on May 30, the companies announced.

Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association has unveiled the main visual for Tokyo Game Show 2024, which was created by illustrator Kukka for the fifth consecutive year. This year’s theme is “Trailblaze the World with Gaming.”

Boys love visual novel The Town of Nie will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on September 19 worldwide, publisher dramatic create and developer √ZOMBILiCA announced. It will support Japanese audio, and English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese text.

A PlayStation Store listing picked up by PlayStation Store price tracker PS Deals has revealed Star Wars: The Clone Wars to be the first new PlayStation 2-emulated title to come to PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 since 2019. Its release date is listed as June 11. It will likely be available as part of the June wave of Classics Catalog titles for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer MAGES. will release romance visual novels The Quintessential Quintuplets: Memories of a Quintessential Summer and The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Memories Spent With You digitally for PlayStation 4 and Switch on May 23 in the west. PlayStation Store and Nintendo eShop listings are currently live in regions where it is already May 16. A “Double Pack” containing both games will also be available.

Ubisoft has canceled development on the Red Storm Entertainment-developed free-to-play multiplayer survival action game Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland, the company announced in its latest financial report.

The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) versions of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! will launch on July 16 in North America and Europe, publisher SEGA announced. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions will be available both physically and digitally.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC on November 15 for $69.99, publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Quebec announced. Pre-orders are available now and include the bonus quest “Thrown to the Dogs.”

Airship Syndicate will soft-release the “Echoes” update for the Early Access version of Wayfinder on PC (Steam) on May 31, which removes the game’s online requirements and turns it into a single-player game with optional cooperative play, followed by a full launch on June 11 coinciding with resumption of the game’s sales at $24.99, the developer announced.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the May 2024 Game Catalog lineup for Extra and Premium subscribers, and Classics Catalog titles for Premium subscribers.

Jyamma Games has delayed Italian Soulslike action RPG Enotria: The Last Song from its previously planned August 21 release date to September 19, as well as announced that the previously canceled Xbox Series version is now planned once again. The game will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store when it launches. An eight-hour demo will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC on May 22.

F1 Manager 2024 will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on July 23 for $34.99, Frontier Developments announced. Pre-orders are now available.

Sword of the Necromancer 3D remake Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam at the end of summer, developer Grimorio of Games announced.

OneShot developer Future Cat Games has announced Margin of the Strange, a gardening-themed mystery exploration game about the world of dreams. It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date has yet to be announced. A Kickstarter campaign will launch on May 21.

Square Enix executive officer and NieR series producer Yosuke Saito is working on a new project with NieR series director Yoko Taro and series composer Keiichi Okabe (MONACA), the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals.

This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.

Inti Creates has released a new trailer for side-scrolling action game Umbraclaw introducing the game’s cast.

FuRyu has announced “Beyblade action” game Beyblade X: XONE for Switch and PC (Steam). It will launch on November 14 in Japan.

The Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online app will add has added Alleyway, Baseball, and Super Mario Land, Nintendo announced.

Singapore-based publisher Soft Source Publishing and developers Digital Happiness and MassHive Media have announced DreadOut Remastered Collection for PlayStation 5 and Switch. It includes the original DreadOut and the new standalone game DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark. It will launch both physically and digitally in 2024 in Asia.

Quirky adventure game Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip will launch for PC via Steam on May 30 for $17.99 / £14.99 / €17.49, publisher Super Rare Originals and developer snekflat announced.

Behaviour Interactive has announced and released What the Fog, a new two-person cooperative roguelite game set in the world of Dead by Daylight. It is available for PC via Steam for $4.99. Behaviour Interactive is also giving away two million copie sfor free to any user who signs into or creates a Behaviour Account.

Behaviour Interactive has announced two of six upcoming Chapters for Dead by Daylight, including the Dungeons & Dragons Chapter on June 3 and a Castlevania Chapter this summer, as well as a new “2V8 Mode.”

Publisher Behaviour Interactive and developer Supermassive Games have released the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for Dead by Daylight single-player cinematic horror game The Casting of Frank Stone.

Publisher Behaviour Interactive and developer Midwinter Entertainment have shared an update on their previously announced player-versus-environment action horror game from the world of Dead by Daylight. Codenamed Project T, the game is in its very early stages of development. However, Midwinter Entertainment has launched the Insider Program to allow players to become participants in the game’s development.

Serenity Forge and developers WSS playground and Xemono will release physical editions of point-and-click adventure game Needy Streamer Overload for Switch in North America, the companies announced. Pre-orders are now available via Serenity Forge Store.

Montpellier-based developer Studio Cemlia has announced ALZARA: Radiant Echoes, a turn-based RPG inspired by classics like Golden Sun, Persona, Final Fantasy X, and Lost Odyssey. It will be available for consoles and PC via Steam in 2026. A Kickstarter campaign seeking €100,000 in funding is now live.

A team of veteran developers behind games such as Sid Meier’s Civilization, XCOM, and The Sims have announced the establishment of Midsummer Studios, as well as teased its in-development “next-generation entry” to the life simulation genre.

Map-crafting / puzzles / battle RPG KAMiBAKO: Mythology of Cube will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 29 in Japan for 5,800 yen, publisher and developer Gravity Game Arise announced. Physical editions will be available for PlayStation 5 and Switch for 6,380 yen. The Japanese release will only support the Japanese language. A release date for other territories will be announced at a later time.

The Switch version of Tokyo Xanadu eX+ will launch on July 25, a delay from its previously planned June release window, publisher Aksys Games announced.

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in late May, which includes Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Immortals of Aveum, Lords of the Fallen, and more.

PlayStation 5 has shipped 59.3 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Cooperative third-person shooter Helldivers II has sold 12 million units as of May 5, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Arrowhead Game Studios announced.

Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force have released Samurai Warriors 4 DX for PC via Steam for $49.99 worldwide, the company announced.

Worldwide cumulative sales of the Monster Hunter series has surpassed 100 million units, Capcom announced. Monster Hunter Rise has surpassed 15 million units, and expansion Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has surpassed eight million units.

Following the departure of former Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, the company announced that Hideaki Nishino will be appointed CEO of the Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Platform Business Group, and Hermen Hulst will be appointed to CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Studio Business Group, effective June 1, 2024. Hiroki Totoki, who is currently serving as interim CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, will serve as chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment in addition to his role as president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corporation. Nishino and Hulst will report to Totoki, and intend to collaborate closely to strengthen each core business while maximizing synergies at Sony Interactive Entertainment.

The Rogue Prince of Persia will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on May 27, publisher Ubisoft and developer Evil Empire announced.

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Quebec will release the world premiere cinematic trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, formerly known as Assassin’s Creed Codename RED, on May 15 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube.

After a delay from its originally planned release alongside the PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG) version, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of third-person story-driven game INDIKA will launch on May 17, publisher 11 bit studios and developer Odd Meter announced.

Publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer Player First Games have released the official gameplay trailer for free-to-play platform fighting game MultiVersus‘ newly announced playable character The Joker.

Idea Factory International will release action RPG Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution for Xbox Series in 2024, the publisher announced. It will be available both physically and digitally in the west.

The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch versions of fantasy city builder Fabledom will launch in Q3 2024, publisher Dear Villagers and developer Grenaa Games announced. Physical editions will also be available for PlayStation 5 and Switch via Merge Games. The PC version launched via Steam today after just over a year in Early Access.

Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Exalted Studio have announced Big Helmet Heroes, a 3D beat ’em up action adventure game for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store). It will launch in 2024.

Square Enix has announced the establishment of a new medium-term business plan covering the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 through the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, which it calls “Square Enix Reboots and Awakens: 3 Years of Foundation-Laying for Long-Term Growth.”

ATLUS will delist Shin Megami Tensei V and all of its downloadable content from Nintendo eShop on June 13, just ahead of the release of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, the company announced.

Publisher KOMODO and developer Kogado Studio will release turn-based strategy game One-inch Tactics for PC via Steam on May 20 for $19.99 / 2,500 yen, the companies announced.

Dungeon RPG Witch & Lilies will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on May 24, developers Stromatosoft and Tasto Alpha announced.

The Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club visual novel announced for Switch in January is officially titled Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: TOKIMEKI no Mirai Chizu, publisher Bushiroad Games announced.

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Evil Empire have delayed the Early Access launch of the recently announced The Rogue Prince of Persia from May 14 to a little later in May. An exact date will be announced on May 13.

Feperd Games and porting house FreakZone Games will release action platformer Spark the Electric Jester 3 for Switch, the companies announced. A release date was not announced.

Publisher SEGA and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have opened applications for the “Minato Girls Audition” for the latest entry in the Like a Dragon series, the companies announced.

Story-driven first-person puzzle game Eternal Threads will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on May 23, publisher Secret Mode and developer Cosmonaut Studios announced.

Publisher Aniplex and developer CyberConnect2 will release Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on July 17, the latest issue of Weekly Jump reveals.

BEEP has announced side-scrolling shoot ’em up game Cotton Reboot! High Tension!, a sequel to the 2021-released Cotton Reboot!. It will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch in spring 2025 in Japan. The PlayStation 5 and Switch versions will be available both physically and digitally, while the PlayStation 4 version will be digital-only.

SEGA is considering releasing Persona 5 spin-off mobile game Persona 5: The Phantom X in Japan and worldwide, the company said in its latest financial report.

ATLUS has released a 15-minute “Complete Guide” video for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, which provides a complete overview of the game and all of its improvements over the original Shin Megami Tensei V, as well as new information and screenshots introducing new demons, a new dungeon, and gameplay systems.

Imagineer will release rhythm exercise game Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku for Switch in Asia on July 12 with English, Korean, and Chinese audio, and English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese text, the publisher announced.

PO’ed: Definitive Edition, a remastered version of the 1995 first-person shooter PO’ed, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and GOG on May 16 for $19.99, developer Nightdive Studios announced. Wishlisting is available now on all platforms.

Publisher Humble Games and developer Summerfall Studios have announced Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical downloadable content “Orpheus.” It will launch for PC via Steam on June 27, and for consoles “soon.”

Jurassic World Evolution studio Frontier Developments has signed a license with Universal Products & Experiences for a third Jurassic World game, the company announced. It will launch in Frontier Developments’ fiscal year 2026, which runs between June 1, 2025 and May 31, 2026.

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the two weeks spanning April 22, 2024 to May 5, 2024.

XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe will publisher supernatural life simulation game Moonlight Peaks in North America and Europe, respectively. It will launch for PC via Steam in 2026. A demo is currently available.

Urban fantasy action RPG REYNATIS will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on September 27 in the west, publisher NIS America announced.

Publisher FuRyu and developer Nastume Atari have released a new trailer for dark action RPG REYNATIS, which reveals an in-game collaboration with Square Enix‘s NEO: The World Ends With You.

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE+ will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on October 1 in the west for $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99, Spike Chunsoft announced. In Japan, the game will launch as previously announced on July 18 for 6,350 yen.

WitchSpring R will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Switch on August 29 worldwide, developer KIWI WALKS announced. It will support Japanese and Korean audio, and English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese text. Wishlisting is available now via PlayStation Store.