Shoot ’em up action roguelike game Rising Heat announced for PC

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.

Absurd Ventures, the company started by Rockstar Games co-founder and head writer Dan Houser after he left said juggernaut, are working on a new "open world action-adventure" game. That's according to recent job listings on Absurd's website (cheers Gamesradar for the spot), which mention such a thing. And to be honest, are any of us surprised? Not really. Will the finished product resemble GTA to some degree? I imagine yes. Am I happy about this? Yeah, go on then.

Absurd Ventures, the new transmedia company from Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser, is planning to make an open world action-adventure game.

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

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.

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.

Publisher PLAION and Pumpkin Jack developer Evil Raptor have announced Akimbot, an action adventure platformer set in a science-fiction world where only robots exist. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in 2024.

Former ATLUS illustrator Kazuma Kaneko’s new project at COLOPL is an iOS and Android game tentatively titled project MASK, the company announced in its latest financial results.

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Too Kyo Games have announced Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE+ for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam). It will launch on July 18.

Creativision Studio has announced Starsand Island, a tranquil island farming simulation game coming to PC via Steam in Q4 2025.

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The Summer of Gaming hasn’t even kicked off yet, but THQ Nordic already has a showcase lined up for August. The THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2024 goes live on August 2nd at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET/8 PM BST, with a pre-show by HandyGames (of Endling – Extinction is Forever fame).