Ubisoft confirms Forward event during Summer Game Fest week

A recent job listing on Santa Monica Studio's website hints at a new God of War game in development. The God of War series capped off the Norse saga with 2022'sRagnarok, which was followed up with 2023's free-to-play Valhalla DLC, both of which set up plot lines for future games.

A third entry in Electronic Arts and developer Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars Jedi series seems to have been confirmed by a job listing looking for a Senior Game Writer. After several years of fumbling its exclusive Star Wars license with the Battlefront games, Respawn Entertainment's third-person action Soulslike Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order pleasantly surprised fans in 2019. Its follow-up, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, was released about a year ago to rave reviews despite its rocky technical launch and performance issues, which have since been fixed. Survivor's impeccable storytelling, intricate level design, and challenging lightsaber combat boosted it into the conversation of 2023's best games.

A new studio helmed by StarCraft 2 multiplayer lead David Kim has teased its debut RTS project, which it says will be revealed during Summer Game Fest in June.

What new PS5 and PS4 games are releasing in physical retailers and as part of the PS Store update this week? It's another extremely slow week, with Broken Roads perhaps being the biggest highlight. Click through the links for a full list of all new PS5 games release dates in 2024, all new PSVR2 games release dates in 2024, and all new PS4 games release dates in 2024.

In case you'd forgotten, EA and its studio Cliffhanger Games is working on a Black Panther game. The announcement was one of those that's more of a recruitment drive than anything else, so it's likely still years away from release. In fact, the team is still growing; interestingly, one recent job opening confirms the game's structure will be that of an open world title.

Fallout 4 was the best selling game across Europe last week.

UPDATE 2.50pm UK: «Nintendo UK has now confirmed to Eurogamer it will not be present at this summer's Gamescom. The company's statement is below:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios will reveal a new game next week.

Planning to buy a Sony PlayStation 5? Then we have good news for you, as the company will be announcing a Summer Promo Offer in India. The upcoming offer will significantly reduce the price of the PS5 Disc Edition, making it the right time to purchase Sony's PS5. If you are a gaming enthusiast, then you must not miss this huge offer as it is expected to get up to ₹13000 discount on the 2021 version of the PS5. Know more about the Sony Summer Promo Offer. Note that this discount will not be applicable to the newly launched PS 5 Slim models. 

We haven't seen much of Star Wars Outlaws since its big debut last summer, but it looks like we won't have to wait for the 2024 Summer Game Fest schedule for more. Ubisoft has just announced a big story trailer for the upcoming Star Wars game, and it's landing very, very soon.

may have left the franchise's fan base divided but those who may have slept on the game and want to check it out before the release of the Amazon Prime TV series now have the perfect opportunity to do so. Releasing in 2018 to overwhelmingly negative reviews due to its unfinished state, is regarded as the black sheep of the series with many insisting it doesn't count as a mainline entry in the series. Despite this, there's still fun to be found in the wilds of West Virginia thanks to some excellent post-launch support from Bethesda.

Ubisoft is the latest company to reveal its not-E3 livestream for the upcoming summer months, with its live and in-person event set to take place on 10th June 2024. That is three days after Summer Game Fest streams live from the YouTube Theatre, fronted by Geoff Keighley. Ubisoft teases it'll have «updates and upcoming releases» to show.