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Publisher Oculus Studios and Marvel’s Iron Man VR developer Camouflaj have announced Batman: Arkham Shadow for Quest 3. It will launch in late 2024.

DeNA has changed the name of subsidiary DeNA Digital Production to Pokemon Card D Studio as of April 26, 2024, the company announced.

Genthru will be a playable character in the Eighting-developed fighting game Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact.

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed will launch for Xbox Series and Xbox One on May 31 for $29.99, developer Digital Cybercherries announced. Pre-orders are available now via Microsoft Store at a discounted price of $26.99.

Earth Defense Force 6 will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on July 25 in the west for $59.99, D3 Publisher and developer Sandlot announced.

Four-player cooperative action adventure game Funko Fusion will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on September 13, developer 10:10 Games announced.

Free-to-play third-person competitive arena combat game Star Wars: Hunters will launch for Switch, iOS, and Android on June 4, publisher Zynga and developers NaturalMotion and BossAlien announced.

ATLUS has released a new trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, dubbed “An Ideal World.”

PQube will release MAGES.-developed otome visual novel Genso Manege, also known as Rever d’un Manege, for Switch and PC via Steam in the west, the publisher announced. A release date was not announced.

Deliver Us the Moon and Deliver Us Mars developer KeokeN Interactive has laid off its entire staff, the studio announced.

Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Tiny Roar have announced cozy exploration game Into the Emberlands. It will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam this summer.

Xbox Games Showcase 2024 will air on June 9 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. BST, Microsoft announced. It will be immediately followed by a special deep dive “Direct” into the next installment of a “beloved franchise.” You will be able to watch it on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook.

Turn-based roguelite dungeon crawler The Land Beneath Us will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam on May 13, publisher PID Games and developer FairPlay Studios announced.

Cozy narrative adventure game Pine Hearts will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on May 23 for $19.99 / £15.99, publisher Little Nook and developer Hyper Luminal Games announced. The Switch version is newly announced.

Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Spike Chunsoft have released a new trailer and screenshots for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO dubbed “Master and Apprentice,” which introduces 10 more playable characters.

Square Enix expects to recognize extraordinary losses of 22.1 billion yen in “content abandonment losses” for the fiscal year ended March 2024, the company announced.

Four-player cooperative action adventure game Funko Fusion will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on September 14, developer 10:10 Games announced.

Microsoft has announced new titles coming to Xbox Game Pass in early May, which includes Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Kona II: Brume, Little Kitty, Big City, and more.

Open-world RPG Dread Delusion will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam on May 14, publisher DreadXP and developer Lovely Hellplace announced.

Single-player action RPG and social simulation game hybrid Dungeons of Hinterberg will launch for Xbox Series and PC via Steam on July 18, publisher Curve Games and developer Microbird announced. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass.

Spike Chunsoft has released the first major free content update for Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, which includes new Sacred Tree Dungeons, a Dojo Challenge, and more. A second update is due out this summer.

“Snack ‘n slash RPG” HANGRY will be available for Xbox One alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version, developer Game Pill announced. A release date was not announced.

poncle has released the version 1.10 update for Vampire Survivors, which is dubbed the “Laborratory” update.

Gamera Games has announced five titles coming to Xbox Game Pass and/or PC Game Pass, starting with The Rewinder for Xbox One and PC today, followed by Firework, Depersonalization, and Keplerth for PC, and Volcano Princess for Xbox Series and PC in the coming months.

Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Claymore Game Studios have released a gameplay teaser trailer for real-time strategy game Commandos: Origins.

poncle has released the version 1.10 update for Vampire Survivors, which is dubbed the “Laboratory” update.

Free-to-play 60-player racing game Stampede: Racing Royale will launch in Early Access for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store this summer, publisher Secret Mode and developer Sumo Leamington announced. The Xbox Series and Microsoft Store versions are newly announced.

Keylocker: Turn Based Cyberpunk Action will launch for Xbox Series and PC via Steam this summer, newly revealed publisher Serenity Forge and developer Moonana announced.

Publisher United Label and developer Odd Bugg Studio have released the gameplay reveal trailer for medieval adventure RPG sequel Tails of Iron II: Whiskers of Winter.

Monster hunting action RPG Fera: The Sundered Tribes will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series following the game’s Early Access period, which will begin for PC via Steam in Q3 2024, developer Massive Damage announced.

Space journalism point-and-click adventure game Times & Galaxy will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Humble Store in June, publisher Fellow Traveller and developer Copychase Games announced.

Publisher United Label Games and developer Sam Enright have announced Beyond Galaxyland, a 2.5D adventure RPG coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, adn PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. A release date was not announced.

Paradise Killer developer Kaizen Game Works has announced Promise Mascot Agency, an “open-world mascot management crime drama” coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in 2025. It was developed in collaboration with Ikumi Nakamura and Mai Mattori.

First-person shooter SULFUR will launch for Xbox Series and Xbox One alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version in 2024, developer Perfect Random announced.

DON’T NOD has released a new trailer for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage dubbed “Lo-Fi Summer.”

Publisher Enhance and developer tha ltd. will release puzzle game HUMANITY for Xbox Series and Xbox One, as well as PC via Microsoft Store on May 30, the companies announced.

Publisher Serenity Forge and developer Hack The Publisher have announced Centum, an “unreliable narrative-driven adventure” game for Xbox Series and PC (Steam). It will launch this summer.

Pocketpair has announced the Palworld “New Pals” update. It will launch this summer

Q-Games has announced cooperative puzzle game All You Need is Help for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It will launch this fall. It will also be available via Xbox Game Pass.

Third-person action RPG Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on May 30, developer C2 Studio announced.

Publisher Apogee Entertainment and developer Fuzzy Sock Studios announced Rising Heat, a shoot ’em up / roguelike action game for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

All existing and future pre-orders for Gundam Breaker 4 in the Americas will receive a free upgrade to the newly announced Launch Edition, publisher Bandai Namco and developer Crafts & Meister announced.

Spaceship repair simulation game Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in November, publisher Kasedo Games and developer Beard Envy announced.

Street Fighter 6 downloadable content character Akuma will launch on May 22, Capcom announced. Akuma will be unlocked for owners of the Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition, or Year 1 Character Pass.

Guilty Gear: Strive downloadable content character Slayer will launch on May 30 for $6.99 / 880 yen or as part of Season Pass 3 for $24.99 / 2,750 yen, Arc System Works announced. He is the final additional character for Season 3.

Publisher Microids and developer Ocellus Services have announced adventure platformer The Smurfs: Dreams for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store). It will launch in 2024.

Tekken 8 downloadable content character Lidia Sobieska will launch this summer as part of the game’s Season 1, Bandai Namco announced.

Party action game Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash will launch for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 30, publisher Cygames and developer Arc System Works announced.

Marco Rodrigues will be a playable character in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, SNK announced.

MAGES. has announced The Quintessential Quintuplets: Gotopazu Story 2nd for PlayStation 4 and Switch. It will launch in 2024 in Japan.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Eighting have launched the official website for Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, revealing details on playable characters Gon, Killua, Leorio, Kurapika, Hisoka, and Netereo, as well as the battle system. New screenshots and character trailers for Gon, Killua, and Hisoka were also released.

The Switch versions of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V Generation will launch digitally in North America and Europe on May 21, publisher Idea Factory International announced.

Survios has announced Alien: Rogue Incursion, a single-player horror action game for PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3. It will launch this holiday.

Total shipments and digital sales for the PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam) versions of Witch on the Holy Night have surpassed 200,000 units, publisher Aniplex and developer TYPE-MOON <a class=«link-external» href=«https://twitter.com/mahoyo_game/status/1783805123866857688?ref_src=» https: rel=«noopener» target="_blank">announced

Developer GSC Game World has released a new trailer and screenshots for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl dubbed “Not a Paradise.”

Roguelite deduction adventure game The Detective Reaper Invites will launch for PC via Steam on May 25 for $9.99, publisher PLAYISM and developer Shizu Kano Umi announced. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese language options.

The version 2.2 update for Honkai: Star Rail, dubbed “Then Wake to Weep,” will launch on May 8, developer miHoYo announced.

Shadow of the Ninja Reborn will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 29, publisher Natsume Atari and developer Tengo Project announced. It will support English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options.

Publisher FuRyu and developer Nastume Atari have released the second official trailer for dark action RPG REYNATIS.

In Nightmare developer Magicfish Games has announced GALIX: New Horizons, a science-fiction open-world action RPG coming to PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Publisher PROTOYPE and developer Key have announced planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet & Snow Globe for Switch. It will launch on June 27 with English, Japanese, French, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language support.

Cross-play is now available for “boss rush” cooperative online action game TrinityS across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam, publisher Phoenixx and developer Indie-us Games announced.

Inti Creates has announced Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection for Switch. It includes Mighty Gunvolt, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, and PuzzMiX on one physical cartridge. It will launch on August 20 in Japan for 3,278 yen.

Publisher Bushiroad Games and developer Eighting have released the the first official trailer for three-on-three fighting game Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact.

Publisher PM Studios and developer Half Human Games will release tower defense dungeon crawler RPG Dwerve for PlayStation 5 on August 1 alongside a physical edition for PlayStation 5 and Switch, the companies announced.

Monomi Park will release Slime Rancher 2 in Early Access for PlayStation 5 on June 11, the developer announced. Pre-orders are available now via PlayStation Store for $29.99 and include four days of advance access to the game on June 7, as well as the exclusive in-game item “Slime Toy.”

Publisher Limited Run Games and developer Christophe Galati will release side-scrolling platfomer Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on May 3. Wishlisting is available now via PlayStation Store.

Party-based Soulslike action RPG Deathbound will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series day and date with its previously announced PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG) version in 2024, publisher Tate Multimedia and developer Trialforge Studio announced.

WayForward has announced River City Girls 2 downloadable content characters Billy and Jimmy Lee from the Double Dragon series. They will launch this summer.

Blizzard Entertainment will not host a BlizzCon event in 2024, the company announced. However, Blizzard Entertainment said it is “as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years.”

Publisher Spotlight by Quantic Dream and developer Sand Door Studio will release hack-and-slash action game Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior for Switch via Nintendo eShop on May 14 for $24.99, the companies announced.

Science-fiction visual novel Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam this winter, publisher Astrolabe Games and developer Space Colony Studios announced. A demo is available now for consoles, joining the existing demo on PC.

Publisher Skybound Games and developer Nice Dream, a Los Angeles-based studio founded by the co-creators of Before Your Eyes, have announced Goodnight Universe, a narrative adventure game in which you play as a six-month-old baby with psychic abilities. Platforms and a release date were not announced. The game will take part in Tribeca Games Festival 2024 from June 12 to 16.

BINGOBELL has announced a major update for open-world action RPG KAKU: Ancient Seal, which is currently in Early Access for PC via Steam. Described as a “major remake,” the update includes new character models, a new prologue, new gameplay, and more. The company also confirmed a full release for this summer, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions at a later date. The previously announced PlayStation 4 version is seemingly no longer planned. A new demo is also available.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer SHIFT UP have released the launch trailer for Stellar Blade, which is due out for PlayStation 5 on April 26.

Fellow Traveller will publish Pine: A Story of Loss, a short story-driven game about life after love from Brooklyn-based developer Made Up Games, first funded via Kickstarter back in February 2021. It will launch for Switch, PC via Steam, iOS, and Android in late 2024.

Party-based Soulslike action RPG Deathbound will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series day and date with its previously announced PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG) version in 2024, publisher Tate Multimedia and developer Trialforge Studio announced.

Publisher THQ Nordic and developer Alkimia Interactive have announced the Gothic Remake Collector’s Edition.

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of April 15, 2024 to April 21, 2024.

Japanese esports organization CAG Osaka has uploaded a 13-minute gameplay video of Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact ahead of its playable debut at EVO Japan 2024 this weekend.