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Katsuhiro Harada, former leader of the Tekken franchise, is finally revealing some details about his next game currently in the works at his independent development house, VS Studio.
I knew going into BlizzCon 2026 that we'd get some Diablo news, but I expected a Diablo 4 expansion introducing a new Baal storyline, not Diablo 5. It's a long way away, scheduled for a spring 2029 release , but that didn't stop Blizzard revealing enough information for us to build a picture of what the new action role-playing game will be like. And if there's one thing I took from the information, it's that Diablo 5 is much more than simply a continuation of Diablo 4.
IO Interactive has announced it's pushing back the release of 007 First Light on Switch 2 . The game's Switch 2 adaptation was expected to be released this summer , but has now been delayed to March 2027.
Diablo 4 is far from dead, but don't expect any new expansions for the game going forward. Instead, Blizzard is preparing to tell the darkest story yet in Diablo 5 , one that required a new numbered game to properly reintroduce Diablo himself back to the series, following his defeat in 2012's Diablo 3. Currently aiming for a 2029 release , this would mean that players are in for a relatively short wait for a new Diablo game--compared to previous releases--as Diablo 5 will arrive a mere six years after Diablo 4. Speaking to GameSpot at BlizzCon , Diablo senior production director Tiffany Wat and executive producer Matt Zitterman explained that it made sense for Blizzard to move to a new Diablo so that the studio could make structural changes to the game--changes that would have been very challenging to pull off within the framework of a Diablo 4 expansion.
Last week's Nintendo Direct showcase wasn't all that flashy, but it did unveil two new trailers for Professor Layton and the New World of Steam and Yo-kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain – two new trailers that a follow-up stream from developer Level-5 had folks suspecting the use of generative AI. Suspicions were everywhere online, with many noting background inconsistencies and the like as to why they believed the recent Level-5 livestream featured gen AI… and, well, they apparently weren't wrong. Akihiro Hino, the mastermind behind studio Level-5, Professor Layton, and Yo-kai Watch, confirms as much in a new post on Twitter (as machine-translated via auto-translation on the platform, DeepL, and Google). The developer begins by explaining that the reason Level-5 used gen AI while creating its big showcase was simple: it wanted it to be flashier, more eye-catching, and, as the lead writes, "spectacular." He does then follow up with an apology, however, noting that people felt uncomfortable as a result of the studio's AI use, saying, "I deeply apologize." Hino also reassures fans that much of Level-5's work is "created by human hands." Latest Videos FromGamesRadar+ This includes character designs, settings, and more.
PlayStation allegedly had "concerns over budget, potential profitability, and exclusivity" over Kojima Productions' Physint Reports indicate the project missed deadlines and "was on track to be well over budget despite being years away from release" PlayStation reportedly discontinued its involvement with Kojima Productions' Physint due to "concerns over budget, potential profitability, and exclusivity." Sources familiar with the project told Bloomberg that Physint, announced in 2024, had "missed deadlines and was on track to be well over budget despite being years away from release." It was also reported that Death Stranding and its sequel, On the Beach, did not meet PlayStation's revenue expectations. Sources stated that, as a result, PlayStation were "reluctant to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in another game" from Kojima Productions that would end up being a timed exclusive. Death Stranding launched exclusively on PlayStation in November 2019, later releasing on PC in July 2020 and on Xbox and Amazon Luna in November 2024. Its sequel was also a timed exclusive, launching in June 2025 and releasing on PC in March 2026.
Level-5’s CEO has addressed the backlash over Yo-kai Watch and Professor Layton using AI, claiming it helped the studio create “more satisfying” games. Following the September 9 Nintendo Direct reveal, Level-5 held its own presentation that gave fans a closer look into the developer’s upcoming releases. During the showcase, the devs showed off trailers for Yo-kai Watch 2, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Decapolice, and more. However, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has now apologized after fans called out the presentation’s overuse of AI, claiming that they primarily use it to streamline the process of digitizing human-created work.
Diablo 5 will fully support multiplayer, but Blizzard won't say how similar to Diablo 4 it'll be The 2029 action RPG won't have to be a completely solo experience, Blizzard says. Diablo 5 may be set in a lonely world ravaged by a demon lord, but you'll still be able to team up with your friends like in previous Diablo games. Senior game director Joe Shely confirmed that Diablo 5 will fully support multiplayer in a group interview with PC Gamer: "Like Diablo 4, it is a game that you can play solo or multiplayer, however you please, and you should be able to play all of the content with your friends." Specific details about multiplayer, like if you can run into other players in the open world like you can in Diablo 4's endgame, weren't mentioned. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
Among the many announcements during yesterday’s BlizzCon Opening Ceremony, the news that Diablo is getting its own show at Netflix has at least one of the franchise’s development teams chomping at the bit. Yesterday, Blizzard president Johanna Faries revealed that a Diablo animated series is in the works but admitted she “can’t spill the beans” just yet on exactly what the new show entails. Regardless, the development team behind Diablo 4 says it’s quite possibly the reveal they are most excited about, even more so than the news that Diablo 5 is coming out in 2029, Diablo 4 is getting a Switch 2 port, Spawn is coming to Diablo Immortal, and the arrival of the Amazon class. I sat down with Brent Gibson, Diablo 4’s Game Director, and Owen Leach, Season Lead for Diablo 4 - Hell’s Legacy, after yesterday’s news to break everything down.
Professor Layton studio Level-5's CEO admits using AI to make its digital showcase "more spectacular" CEO insists the "charm and individuality" are still created by "human hands". Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that generative AI was used in the studio's recent showcase. 1日違いの公式トレーラーですら顔が変わる品質で「AI使って効率化してるんです！」とか笑えるな 効率化した結果がこれかよ pic.twitter.com/3xWeg8M08J "I was SO excited when Level-5 announced their big comeback with Professor Layton, Decapolice, Yo-Kai Watch, and more," wrote one fan on X/Twitter. Professor Layton and the Curious Village Remake Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5
Ashly Burch, voice of Horizon's Aloy and star of Mythic Quest, is currently obsessed with Slay the Spire 2 and thinks videogames have too many stoic characters: 'I want more sh*tty little b*tches' Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?" Ashly Burch's first encounter with PC gaming was playing a Donkey Kong knockoff on a PC her mother had bought to practice typing. "It was one of those things where, when you're younger, you find something that expands your concept of what a thing can be." Burch came to the world's attention through the online, gaming-themed sketch show Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin', before making her videogame acting debut as Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2. Since then, Burch's roles have included Chloe in Life is Strange, Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds, and Aloy in Guerrilla Games' Horizon series.
StarCraft is back, but it's not the RTS you remember - it's an open-world shooter coming spring 2030 "There's only one thing we can say: it’s about damn time." Blizzard's next StarCraft game will be an original open-world shooter and it's coming spring 2030. Revealed at BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony, it marks the first new standalone StarCraft game in around a decade. Dan Hay, who previously worked as lead producer on Ubisoft's Far Cry series before joining Blizzard, introduced the project, calling it "something new - an open-world shooter where every step is earned. In the same opening ceremony, of course, we learned about Diablo 5, the next mainline entry in the series expected to arrive in spring 2029, and confirmation that an animated Diablo series is in development at Netflix.
Developer Level-5 has apologized for and explained its use of generative AI after fans spotted "AI slop" in footage of games like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, DecaPolice, and more. Dubbed Level5 Vision 2026 II: Dreams, the show came with first looks at upcoming games, and it also happened to feature what fans suspected to be multiple examples of genAI. Those who tuned into the 50-minute presentation spent more time talking about what they believed was evidence of AI use rather than the games, such as the Professor Layton remake, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Haunted Domain, and DecaPolice. https://t.co/AjVNfgetkk pic.twitter.com/0tRQ9vKn03 — AmericanYoshi (@AmericanYoshi) September 10, 2026 ⁉️ Dans le nouveau trailer de Yo-kai Watch 2 : Haunted Domain, Nathan a… changé de visage ?!
BlizzCon 2026: Everything announced as Blizzard reveals StarCraft, Diablo 5, a new World of Warcraft game, and more Discover what's next for StarCraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft with our live report on everything announced at BlizzCon 2026 Get caught up Looking for more information on StarCraft? World of Warcraft: Forever gameplay details I've got a bunch of new gameplay details for World of Warcraft: Forever for you: - Will feature original zones, but expanded - Will introduce new zones: Mount Hyjal, Riverglades, and Zephras Isle - Forever brings new dungeons, raids (10 & 20 player), skills, talents, races, and class combinations. - New announcement: World of Warcraft: Forever - World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026 - Beta starts this Thursday, September 17 - "A new beginning that never ends", says Holly Longdale, VP of Blizzard - Forever lives alongside the Vanilla and Classic game, isn't replacing either game - Designed to capture the feel and vibes of what WoW captured when it was introduced over two decades ago World of Warcraft 3 is getting a new campaign Blizzard just announced that a new campaign is coming to 2002's Warcraft 3, and that it's going to be available today! Here's the details: - New campaign: Forsaken Kingdom - Details the The fall of Lordaeron - Over 30 hours of gameplay - New graphics mode added - New neutral hero – Forsaken Paladin - World editor improvements - 24-unit selection World of Warcraft: The Last Titan expansion releases 2027 Blizzard says it isn't ready to reveal too much about The Last Titan, the final expansion of the ambitious Worldsoul Saga.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered (September 29, 2026) After announcing The Witcher 4, which is reportedly targeting a 2028 release, CD Projekt Red also announced a massive remaster of its 2015 masterpiece, The Witcher 3. Octopath Traveler I & II - Switch 2 Editions (October 1, 2026) Following the release of Octopath Traveler 0, Square Enix is releasing fresh Switch 2 editions of the original two games that defined the HD-2D style. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (December 3, 2026) In the lead-up to Xenoblade Genesis, an entirely new game in DADSS’s iconic RPG series, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is getting the Switch 2 edition treatment. Here are some more games we know are on the way, including the highly-anticipated 10th generation of Pokémon: - Turok Origins - Fall 2026 - The Eternal Life of Goldman - 2026 - Witchbrook - 2026 - The Duskbloods- 2026 - Valheim - 2026 - Stellar Blade - 2026 - Kirby and the World Beyond - Spring 2027 - Mega Man: Dual Override - Spring 2027 - Pokémon Winds - 2027 - Pokémon Waves - 2027 - Xenoblade Genesis - 2027 - Kingdom Hearts IV - Late 2027 - LEGO Skylines - 2027 - Resident Evil Veronica - 2027 - Metal Slug Ultimate Collection - 2027 - Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Royal Edition - 2027 - Haunted Chocolatier - TBA - Persona 6 - TBA Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.
One of the big announcements coming out of the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival events in 2026 involved a FFVII Remake raid series called Beyond the Lifestream for the FFXIV Evercold expansion. In addition to the MMORPG Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida and his team working on it, the FFVII remake trilogy team and Director Naoki Hamaguchi are involved in its development. In the past, elements of FFVII already appeared in FFXIV, with The Manderville Gold Saucer, the Diamond Weapon, Emerald Weapon, and Ruby Weapon boss fights, and the Fan Fest 2026 Hardy-Daytona mount and Red XIII and Yuffie minions. Final Fantasy XIV is available for the Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, and the FFXIV FFVII Beyond the Lifestream raid will appear in Evercold after the expansion launches in January 2027.
Saber Interactive's Tim Willits on generative AI, moving development out of North America, and embracing recognisable IP "Sometimes I play these games and I can just see the wasted money" Saber Interactive has achieved a lot in the past few years, but the most noticeable recent news to come out of the the company was CEO Matthew Karch's unfiltered response to accusations that a writer had been replaced with ChatGPT. When we sit down at Gamescom for the second of two conversations with Saber Interactive's chief creative officer Tim Willits, it's the first thing we ask about. It remains a huge company, numbering 3,500 employees spread across 15 studios in places like Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Argentina, and Australia. If it takes [a big studio] five years to make a game, that's 60 months, that's $120 million just in salaries." Adding on things like marketing and publishing costs can easily push that up to $150 million, he says, while each game sold might only return around $25 after various deductions.
Cheating in video games has turned into a multi-billon dollar industry, one that has forced franchises like Call of Duty to build entire teams to combat this epidemic. One of the people leading the charge is a man named David Andrews, a former Department of Defense contractor and member of the Air Force who made the leap into the video game industry. He began this career change working at Rockstar Games, helping combat cheating in Grand Theft Auto Online. Former Call of Duty pro and legend FormaL got permanently banned in the Modern Warfare 4 beta live on stream 💀 The Oris is so good it’s got pros getting their accounts flagged 🤣 pic.twitter.com/8MlHBfbH3G David Andrews: So, the thing I'll say for that one is I think, obviously, we replied to that particular instance, but he certainly wasn't the only person that was caught up in that slight error there.
Electronic Arts admits to using AI voices in NHL 27: 'This process allows us to bring more variety to the game' EA says the AI voices were developed with "full consent and active collaboration" from in-game announcers John Buccigross and Darren Pang. Electronic Arts has copped to using "AI voice technology" in the upcoming NHL 27, saying that doing so will "bring more variety to the game" and allow it to react more quickly to changes and feedback. The use of generative AI in NHL 27 was first reported by ESPN sportscaster John Buccigross, who also serves as the play-by-play man for EA's NHL series. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80.
No More Robots' nine-year journey to releasing its first self-developed IP – "This sounds so naive and stupid, but somehow it's working" Founder Mike Rose on tiny game budgets, development pivots, wishlist prognostication, and why Descenders could have been a Roblox game It's been nine years since Mike Rose set up the indie publisher No More Robots. The firm has seen solid success in that time, in part bolstered by a back catalogue that includes the bike-riding megatitle Descenders, which was the first game released under the No More Robots name and which is still a huge seller. The title's genesis was a discussion between Rose and Dan Foster, who joined No More Robots to deliver console ports, but brought online multiplayer experience from his time at Team 17. Now, the company is firmly back to five-figure budgets, with the only exception being Another Door, an upcoming multiplayer roguelike with a budget of $180,000.