Heart Machine’s side-scrolling metroidvania platformer Possessor(s) is Hollow Knight with a splash of Amanita Design’s Creaks. The bulk of your enemies are household objects – vending machines, plant pots, office printers and other fittings that have become vessels for demons. From this premise springs a note of tragedy powerful enough to conquer my outrage at a game title that has brackets in it. The demons are not, in themselves, violent – it’s inhabiting the inanimate that maddens them. “Possessing something cold and dead is agony… so they lash out,” explains Rhem, a mortally wounded devil you meet in the prologue.
It’s official: Resident Evil 9 is coming, and we just got our first real look at it during Summer Game Fest 2025.
Resident Evil Requiem is a single-player survival horror game due out February 27, 2026 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S.
On-stage at SGF, host Geoff Keighley said Resident Evil Requiem marks a “bold shift for the franchise both in tone and gameplay.” Expect “high-stakes cinematic action” on top of survival horror.
Check out the debut trailer below.
The trailer appears to confirm a destroyed Raccoon City, which was nuked at the end of Resident Evil 3, with city shots that perhaps suggest open-world game design. We may have a brand new playable character on our hands in the form of FBI technical analyst Grace Ashcroft, who is investigating a series of murders. She’s ordered to return to the scene of her mother’s murder, and must face the past.
Capcom’s official website doesn’t have much to add, but does point to “technological advancements” and “a story with rich characters and gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before.”
Here’s the official blurb:
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Resident Evil Requiem is the ninth title in the mainline Resident Evil series. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core. A new era of survival horror begins in 2026. Technological advancements combined with the development team’s depth of experience combine in a story with rich characters and gameplay that’s more immersive than ever before.
We’ve known a new Resident Evil game was coming for a year now, with Capcom having teased the next game during its summer stream last July and then teased it yet again just last month while celebrating 10 million players of Resident Evil 4 Remake. That remake, which launched in 2023, was awarded a rare IGN 10/10, with our reviewer calling it “the series’ most relentlessly exciting adventure rebuilt, refined, and realised to the full extent of its enormous potential.”
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Still waiting on the console confirmation, though…
Well, this one feels like it has been a long time coming. Shovel Knight dev Yacht Club Games popped up at Summer Game Fest’s opening night showcase to give us another peek at Mina The Hollower. What’s more, we finally have a release date… on PC.
This hotly anticipated Zelda-inspired adventure will arrive on Steam on 31st October, channelling all of those retro spooky vibes into the most fitting day of the year. There’s even a Steam demo available right now, for those who want to see what the Shovel Knight studio has in store.
Resident Evil 9 – aka Resident Evil Requiem – is in development, there’s a substantial trailer below, and most surprisingly, it already has a specific release date: February 27th, 2026.
Explore Britannia in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin – a bold new open-world action RPG based on the beloved anime and manga series. Developed by Netmarble F&C, this next-generation title brings a fresh storyline, vibrant 3D visuals, and dynamic gameplay to players on PlayStation 5 as the exclusive console platform at launch.
Set in a previously unexplored timeline, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin opens the door to an entirely new adventure within the rich lore of Britannia. Guided by series creator Nakaba Suzuki, the game introduces new characters and a storyline that expands the world in surprising and exciting ways.
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A beautifully realized 3D world
Step into a vast, visually stunning version of Britannia, where forests sway, rivers glisten, and ancient ruins rise across the horizon. Built with Unreal Engine 5, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin delivers a detailed and dynamic open world full of iconic locations inspired by the anime, from the royal capital of Liones to mysterious, remote regions newly imagined for the game. Every corner of the map invites exploration, with hidden secrets, treasure chests, and challenging enemies awaiting discovery.
Whether traversing grassy plains, climbing ancient cliffs, or diving into hidden dungeons, players are free to roam at their own pace. Environmental storytelling is a core part of the experience, with townsfolk, ruins, and battlefields all revealing more about this fractured timeline’s mysterious origin.
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Realtime combat with a diverse roster
Combat in The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is fast-paced, strategic, and fully real-time. Players will face off against powerful foes using a mix of physical strikes, magic, and special abilities developed exclusively for this game. From swordplay to sorcery, every character features distinct fighting styles and tactical advantages, allowing for deep customization and satisfying combat.
Throughout the journey, players will unlock and recruit a wide roster of characters, each with unique abilities, personalities, and progression paths tailored to the game’s original storyline. Whether building a balanced party or experimenting with different combinations, players can evolve their team to match their preferred playstyle.
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A rift in time, a new story begins
The narrative centers around a time rift that threatens the world of Britannia, distorting history and merging realities. This catastrophic anomaly sets the stage for a hero’s journey unlike any before. As players explore this altered world, they’ll uncover the truth behind the rift, challenge mysterious enemies, and shape their own destiny through a story filled with suspense, emotion, and discovery.
With full supervision from series creator Nakaba Suzuki, the game’s story introduces fresh perspectives and characters, delivering a standalone tale that both complements and expands the broader universe of The Seven Deadly Sins.
An immersive story-driven journey
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin invites players into a richly crafted world filled with mystery, exploration, and high-stakes combat. Traverse diverse landscapes, uncover hidden lore, and face powerful enemies as you progress through a cinematic, character-driven adventure shaped by a completely original storyline.
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Built for PlayStation 5
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin will launch on PlayStation 5 as the exclusive console platform. Players can expect lightning-fast load times, ultra-smooth performance, and breathtaking visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5. The PS5 version also takes full advantage of the DualSense controller, offering immersive haptic feedback and adaptive triggers that make every swing, clash, and spell feel more alive.
Whether you’re new to the world of The Seven Deadly Sins or looking for a fresh RPG adventure, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin promises an unforgettable journey, filled with epic battles, emotional storytelling, and expansive exploration. As the lines between timelines blur and new legends emerge, it’s time to forge your own path in this reimagined, interconnected world.
Stay tuned for more updates as we head toward launch. The adventure is just beginning.
For those excited for developer Neowiz’s highly anticipated Overture add-on content, the wait is over: the Lies of P DLC is out right now.
The post-launch story content for Neowiz’s Pinocchio soulslike was shadow-dropped for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X | S during Summer Game Fest 2025 today. It means you can stop what you’re doing right now and go play it for yourself without the need to wait for a release date announcement. You can see what lies in store with the gameplay trailer below.
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Too many cosy games about mindlessly planting turnips. Not enough cosy games about the house slowly being taken over by viscera. Fractured Blooms is tagged on Steam as “cute” and “anime” and “psychological horror”. It was announced at the Summer Game Fest, where presenter Geoff Keighly described the game as “Doki Doki Literature Club meets Silent Hill”. There’s no release date, but here’s a trailer.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach launches later this month, but for those who simply can’t wait, Hideo Kojima took the stage at Summer Game Fest today to show a new clip from the game.
The clip shows two new characters: Lucy (played by Alissa Jung) and Neil (Luca Marinelli). Neil is a porter, like our friend Sam Porter Bridges. The two share an emotional moment sparked by a shared branding on their hands, Neil seeming to recall Lucy from somewhere in the past, and Lucy getting extremely upset about something. Kojima reveals that Neil will play a similar role to Mads Mikkelsen’s role last game in terms of performance and emotional impact.
Death Stranding 2 is the sequel to Hideo Kojima’s open-world delivery adventure game. It features Fragile and Sam Bridges many years after the events of the first title.
We also saw a topless Norman Reedus step through black goo to meet a man called Tarman (played by Miller) and his flying pet cat alongside a creepy talking puppet. Other characters include Tomorrow (played by Elle Fanning) and Rainy (played by Shioli Kutsuna). It’s out on June 26, 2025, exclusively on PS5.
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Hitman! A rebooted and re-suited assassination spectacular that I once got in a spot of bother over (never reveal that you’re gonna kill Sean Bean in a computer game on social media, lest people mistake it for a threat), has finally — and without the need for cloud streaming technology — made it to a Nintendo Switch console.
This Hitman World of Assassination – Signature Edition release features all of the content that’s previously been released for a trilogy of games that just gets better as it goes along. So yeah, there’s an absolute ton of game to get stuck into here, no worries on that front. There was a lot of scope for the maestros over at IO Interactive to screw up somewhere along the line here, too, with so many moving parts, gadgets, mechanics, overlapping narrative aspects and audaciously big set pieces folded into a trio of huge adventures. This was a big old task they set themselves.
