City Connection announces TGS 2023 lineup, schedule

Escape from Tarkov is a game that makes you feel amazing if you win, and awful if you lose. You're likely to feel terrible again and again if you play it, but the thrill when everything goes right makes up for all of that. And while it's hard to beat that feeling of pleasure, I imagine I'm not the only person who played Tarkov and felt the pain of its hardcore difficulty. Escape from Tarkov: Arena seems like a game that even these kinds of players can jump in and enjoy. Arena retains the original Tarkov's hardcore shootouts while being a fast-paced and much more easily-digested team shooter.

LEVEL-5 debuted nine minutes of “Story Mode” footage from Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road during its “Inazuma V” Chronicle Stage Show at Tokyo Game Show 2023.

LEVEL-5 showcased a 40-minute mission playthrough in crime suspense RPG DECAPOLICE during its Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event.

Square Enix showcased over 30 minutes of gameplay footage and a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth focused on mini-games playable in the Grasslands during its Tokyo Game Show 2023 stage event.

At a special showcase for members of the press at Bandai Namco Entertainment in Tokyo, Japan, I had a chance to play an early build of Tekken 8. While renowned director Katsuhiro Harada’s latest sequel will launch with 32 characters, only 16 were available during this meeting. The roster included a blend of old and new faces, including long-established stars like Paul Phoenix and Jin Kazama alongside more recent creations like Claudio Serafino and Lars Alexandersson. However, series producer Michael Murray stated that all Tekken 8 models have been redesigned from scratch, befitting the transition from the Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5.

Announced earlier this year, Bandai Namco's Sand Land looks to translate a cult Japanese comic into an open-world adventure. Playing it on the floor of Tokyo Game Show, I came away intrigued about the characters and story, but less thrilled about actually playing the full game.

The highly-anticipated second part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, has received 19 minutes of TGS 2023 gameplay.

Pocket Pair has released the Tokyo Game Show 2023 trailer for multiplayer open-world survival crafting game Palworld, which introduces multiplayer, character customization, and more.

Square Enix has released the Tokyo Game Show 2023 trailer for the newly announced RPG SaGa Emerald Beyond.

LEVEL-5 has released a six-minute trailer introducing the controls of the Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road demo playable at Tokyo Game Show 2023, which will run from September 21 to 23 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

City Connection, in cooperation with Freemode, has announced Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers. A full reveal is set for the opening day of Tokyo Game Show 2023, which will run from September 21 to 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

LEVEL-5 has updated its Tokyo Game Show 2023 website with its live stream schedule for the event, which will run from September 21 to 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.