Open-world survival crafting game The Signal announced for console, PC

Outright Games has announced a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game set in the world of the recently released animated feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. It will launch for unspecified consoles and PC in 2024.

Every now and then I think back to my first experience of Fortnite, back in the dingy early-mid 2010s - a clever but laborious wave defence game inspired by Minecraft and CliffyB's childhood memories of building sofa cushion forts. I compare this project, which seemed pretty much doomed at the time, with the globe-straddling free-to-play battle royale/concert venue/art gallery/Olympic sport/all-swallowing multiverse Fortnite has become, and I feel extremely old. My sense of time's crushing burden is not alleviated for learning that Epic are staffing up for work on "a new experience in the Fortnite ecosystem", which sounds a lot like a Fortnite open worlder. What fresh hell is this, Epic? When will enough be enough?

Ocean Drive Studio has announced Lost Eidolons spin-off strategy RPG Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC. It will launch first in Early Access for PC via Steam in the first half of 2024.

Publisher Freedom Games and developer Maple Powered Games have announced G.I. JOE: Wrath of Cobra for console and PC (Steam). Specific consoles were not announced. It will launch in 2024.

The MIX Games and Wallride have announced Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland for consoles and PC. Specific consoles were not announced. It will launch in 2024. A physical edition is also planned for release via Limited Run Games.

NBA 2K24 is just around the corner as it launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 8. Today, 2K and Visual Concepts revealed the upgrades to this year’s officially licensed NBA game with a focus on foundational changes to the mode. This will include MTP earn rates, a new Player Market, Crossplay and more. Crossplay will be tied to the newer generation version, only, as the separation of the previous generation begins to grow larger. There have already been modes and aspects announced that will not be on the previous version of the game, and that includes both the Nintendo Switch and PC.

Publisher Panic and developers Max Cahill, Franek, Bibiki, and Antonio Uribe have announced turn-based RPG game Arco for consoles and PC (Steam). Specific consoles were not announced. It will launch in 2024.

Today, EA and Codemasters have announced a celebration to the restart of the Formula One season. After the summer break, the F1 calendar returns as F1 23 will offer new content for its F1 World. From August 29 to September 4, players can race against the lap time of back-to-back World Champion Max Verstappen at Circuit Zandvoort. Those who beat Verstappen’s lap time of 1:10:621 will earn his special Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2023 helmet in-game that shows off the victory. After that time on September 5, players can then go head-to-head against Charles Leclerc to win a special Scuderia Ferrari item for the Formula One Pirelli Gran Premio D’Italia 2023.

Nightdive Studios have announced a remaster of Star Wars: Dark Forces. If the game doesn’t ring a bell then you are probably too young to remember it as the game was released in 1995 for MS-DOS and Macintosh with a PlayStation One version following in 1996.

Publisher Headup Games and developer Sunny Peak have announced side-scrolling platformer Symphonia for console and PC (Steam). Specific console platforms were not announced. It will launch in early 2024.

Publishers Thunderful Games and Coatsink, and developer Ghosts have announced Phantom Spark, a momentum-based, time-trial racing game coming to Switch and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Revolution Software has announced Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – Reforged, a remastered version of the 1996-released point-and-click adventure game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars for console, PC, and mobile. Specific console platforms were not announced. It will launch in early 2024.