Asymmetric multiplayer hide-and-seek VR game Mannequin announced for PS VR2, PC, and Quest

London-based studio Phabula has announced Hexrite, a third-person action adventure game set in a stylized fantasy world where you play as a sorcerer who sets off on a quest to complete an ancient ritual. It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

References to the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake have been taken offline by some of PlayStation’s primary social media accounts, amid a report of troubled development.

Apple should watch out: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Quest 3 is packing some powerful capabilities that could steal some thunder from the upcoming Vision Pro headset. 

Update, 9/25/23: During Capcom's Tokyo Game Show presentation, the publisher announced that Resident Evil Village and its Winters' Expansion are coming to iOS on October 30. The game will be playable on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad Air and iPad Pro with the M1 chip or later. The Winters' Expansion includes the Shadows of Rose story campaign.

Studio Lights, a Shinjuku-based studio that worked on the environment lighting and cutscene lighting for both Final Fantasy XVI and Forspoken, has announced “isekai action RPG” Mononoke no Kuni. It will launch for PC via Steam in spring 2024, with plans to also release on PlayStation, Switch, iOS, and Android. A specific PlayStation platform was not announced.

In a surprise announcement at Eve Fanfest in Reykjavik, Iceland, CCP Games has announced its brand-new standalone FPS game, Eve Vanguard. Being developed using Unreal Engine 5, the shooter will see players take on the role of the Vanguard for the first time ever, and will be available separately to the main Eve Online experience.

Sim racing fans agree that the last DiRT Rally 2.0 really pushed the limit for simulation rally racing. EA SPORTS WRC had recently been announced and will be following in the lineage of that series. A focus on the official World Rally Championship experience with providing a co-driver and mechanics to work on the car. Rally racing generally releases one car at a time with timed stages and service breaks. The winner of the event, rather it be on gravel, tarmac, dirt or snow, is determined by the lowest time of the competitors at the event. EA SPORTS WRC will also be a current generation and PC release, only. It will also be only $49.99 at the time of release.

CCP Games is taking another stab at making a first-person shooter set in New Eden, the universe of . They will not give up.

Publisher Neon Doctrine and developer GameChanger Studio have announced My Lovely Empress, the next game in the simulation game series following My Lovely Daughter and My Lovely Wife. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store in 2024.

Publisher Neon Doctrine and developer MarsLit Games have announced fantasy adventure game Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). A release date was not announced.

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Tekken 8, confirming the return of Feng Wei. Introduced in Tekken 5, the Chinese martial artist utilizes the God Fist Style and is excellent at devastating opponents. Check out some of his moves below.

September 14's Nintendo Direct was full of announcements for upcoming games, but it also gave us release dates for some anticipated amiibo figures, including Noah and Mio from Xenoblade Chronicles 3, which were originally announced a while ago. Now, the Noah and Mio amiibo are available for pre-order at certain retailers in a twin pack.