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Publisher Deep Silver and developer Dambuster Studios will release the PC version of Dead Island 2 via Steam on April 22, the companies announced.

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.

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.

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.”

Anime-inspired fast-paced first-person shooter Mullet Mad Jack will launch for PC via Steam on May 15, developer Hammer95 announced. It will support English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Russian, and Japanese language options.

PlaySide Publishing and developer Fumi Games have released a new trailer and screenshots for 1930s noir cartoon-inspired first-person shooter MOUSE.

The Astronauts have released the “Ghost Galleon” update for the Early Access version of dark fantasy first-person shooter Witchfire, which features a calamity redesign, and new classes, enemies, events, weapons, spells, and more.

Kill It With Fire 2, the science-fiction-inspired sequel to the first-person spider-hunter game, will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 16, followed by a full release across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC at a later date, publisher tinyBuild and developer Casey Donnellan Games announced.

Roguelike rhythm first-person shooter ROBOBEAT will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on May 16, publisher Kwalee and developer Inzanity announced.

Ion Fury sequel Phantom Fury will launch for PC via Steam and GOG on April 23, publisher 3D Realms and developer Slipgate Ironworks announced.

Squanch Games will open pre-orders for physical standard and Collector’s editions of High On Life for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on February 27 via Limited Run Games and IGN Store, the developer announced. Pre-orders will close on March 31.

Quantum Error developer TeamKill Media has announced dinosaur-themed first-person shooter Son and Bone for PlayStation 5. It will launch in 2024.

Phoenix Game Productions has released a new trailer for first-person action game Tokyo Underground Killer introducing the game’s Shinjuku hub.

Creepy Jar has changed the title of Chimera, its science-fiction cooperative first-person shooter announced in June, to StarRupture. The studio feels that this new title is much more representative of the world it is crafting.

10 Chambers, a Swedish studio composed of industry veterans known for PAYDAY: The Heist, PAYDAY 2, and GTFO, have announced Den of Wolves, a techno-thriller cooperative heist game from PAYDAY: The Heist and PAYDAY 2 designer Ulf Andersson. It will be available for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Tactical first-person shooter Ready or Not will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam on December 13 for $49.99 / €49.99 / £44.99, developer VOID Interactive announced.

GSC Game World has released a new trailer and screenshots for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl dubbed “Strider.”

Arma Reforger has left Early Access and is now available for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store, developer Bohemia Interactive announced.

Wild West-themed roguelite first-person shooter Soulslinger: Envoy of Death will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on December 14, publisher Headup Games and developer Elder Games announced. A demo is available now.

New Blood Interactive will release retro first-person shooter DUSK for PlayStation 4 via PlayStation Store on October 31 for $19.99, the publisher announced. It is out now in regions where it is already October 31.

Retro-inspired first-person spellcaster Wizordum will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on November 15 for $14.99, publisher Apogee Entertainment and developer Emberheart Games announced. A demo is available now.

Publisher New Blood Interactive and developer David Szymanski have announced DUSK HD, a “full visual remaster” of retro first-person shooter DUSK. It will launch as a free update to DUSK in December.

Publisher Retrovibe and developer Buckshot Software have announced first-person shooter Project Warlock: Lost Chapters for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

Publisher New Blood Interactive and developers Trey Powell and Jason Bond have released a new cutscene and nine minutes of new gameplay for hand-drawn crime noir first-person shooter Fallen Aces.

Roguelike first-person shooter GUNHEAD will launch for PC via Steam on November 8, developer Alientrap announced. A demo is available now for PC.

Publisher Ravenscourt and developer Broadside Games have announced Bears in Space, an “over-the-top bullet-hell first-person shooter” coming to PC via Steam in 2024.

Publisher 3D Realms and Pinstripe developer Atmos Games have announced Twisted Tower, a “Willy Wonka meets BioShock” first-person shooter for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

A demo for road movie-inspired first-person shooter Phantom Fury is now available for PC via Steam, publisher 3D Realms and developer Slipgate Ironworks announced.

Publisher 3D Realms and developer Slipgate Ironworks have released a new trailer for first-person action adventure game Core Decay as part of Realms Deep 2023.

London-based studio Lucky Mountain Games has announced Heroes of Forever, a multi-dimensional arcade cover shooter for PlayStation VR2. It will launch in 2024.

Counter-Strike 2 is now available for PC via Steam as a free-to-play title, Valve announced.

The iPhone and iPad version of Resident Evil Village will launch on October 30, Capcom announced.

Capcom will release the Resident Evil 4 remake and Resident Evil Village for iPhone 15 Pro later in 2023, the company announced.

Tokyo Chronos and DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate studio MyDearest has announced virtual reality multiplayer first-person shooter Brazen Blaze. It will launch for “major virtual reality platforms” in 2024. A Steam page is now live.

GSC Game World has released a new trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl dubbed “Bolts and Bullets.”

GSC Game World has delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from its previously planned 2023 release window to Q1 2024. It will be available for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, as well as Xbox Game Pass.

Roguelite first-person shooter Battle Shapers will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on October 3, developer Metric Empire announced.

Horror first-person shooter Quantum Error will launch for PlayStation 5 on November 3, developer TeamKill Media announced.

Virtual reality arcade first-person shooter CROSSFIRE: Sierra Squad will launch for PlayStation VR2 via PlayStation Store and PC virtual reality headsets via Steam on August 29 for $29.99, Smilegate announced.

High On Life is now available for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 for $59.99, developer Squanch Games announced.

A “selection” of Blizzard Entertainment games are coming to Steam, starting with the free-to-play team-based hero shooter Overwatch 2 on August 10, the developer announced.