Poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder Balatro launches February 20 for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

Publisher Amata Games and Japanese developer yondray will release roguelike deckbuilder the World According to Girl for Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Switch on February 15, the companies announced. It will support English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options.

Publisher Idea Factory International has delayed the Xbox Series and Xbox One versions of Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters from its previously planned April 16 release date to May 21.

Microsoft has announced a special edition of the Official Xbox Podcast for February 15th, noon PT. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, president Sarah Bond and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty will be present and provide “updates on the Xbox business.” Last week, Spencer said this would be a business update event to discuss the company’s “vision for Xbox’s future.”

Building on reports that Bethesda's RPG Starfield will be given a PS5 version at some point later this year, a new article from The Verge claims Microsoft is also «considering» making Indiana Jones and the Great Circle available on the Sony system. The game will supposedly only have a «short period of exclusivity», with the initial Xbox release «tentatively targeting» December 2024.

According to recently revealed sales data from publisher Take-Two, it looks like Sony's PS5 has outsold Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S by a factor of roughly 2:1. Microsoft stopped trumpeting console sales a while back, so getting to a concrete number requires taking a slightly circuitous route.

Turbo Golf Racing will leave Early Access and launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store in Q2 2024, publisher Secret Mode and developer Hugecalf Studios announced. The PlayStation 5 version is newly announced.

Publisher Untold Tales and developer Jollybits Games have announced Ready, Steady, Ship! for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, GOG). A release date was not announced. A PC demo is available now featuring nine stages from the single-player campaign and nine stages from the cooperative campaign.

EvilVEvil, the 2020-announced vampire cooperative first-person shooter from Toadman Interactive, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam this summer for $19.99, developer Toadman Interactive announced. A PC closed beta is scheduled to begin on March 1.

502’s Arcade, a collection of fast-paced arcade games, will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on February 22, developer 502 Studios announced.

Publisher Whitethorn Games and developer Pancake Games have announced action adventure game Slime Heroes for Xbox Series and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store).

Corecell Technology has announced AeternoBlade II: Infinity, its latest update to AeternoBlade II. It is available now for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 for $14.99, or as a free update to existing owners, and will launch for Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on February 6.

Roguelike action game Ancient Weapon Holly will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC via Steam on March 8, followed by PlayStation 4 at a later date, publisher and developer ACQUIRE, and publisher Aniplex announced. It will cost 1,980 yen in Japan. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Polish language options. A demo is currently available for PC.