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Today, anime and games have become somewhat inseparable; if the series is popular enough, then a game adaptation should follow View the full article

Escape From Playtime, created by the developers behind Poppy Playtime, has you playing alongside up to three of your friends, exploring an abandoned factory and trying to survive. This game takes place in the same universe as Poppy Playtime, giving you more within the same scary world. Though you can play a single player mode […]View the full article

Today is a huge day for GTA fans, as Grand Theft Auto 6has finally provided a lengthy gameplay showcase via its new Netflix special footage. After only two trailers having released over the past several years, the 26 minutes of material are full of details about the story and gameplay that were previously known. View the full article

Netflix’s Grand Theft Auto extended look provided key insights into the upcoming game — but the streaming platform did not place the 26-minute trailer front and center. Today, August 27, Netflix published “GTA VI: An Extended Look,” a 27-minute extended trailer sharing as-yet-unseen footage from Rockstar Games’ upcoming title, which is slated for a November 19 release. As the most in-depth official look into Grand Theft Auto VI yet, Netflix’s trailer launch has been highly anticipated by gamers across the globe, and the extended look delivered with clips of gripping gameplay and new insights into the game’s narrative and lore. It was also relatively difficult to find, with Netflix users having to search for the trailer instead of being prompted to watch it on the streaming platform’s home page. Netflix’s official extended look into GTA VI will be exclusive to the streaming platform for six hours, after which it will be published on Rockstar’s official YouTube account. Netflix has not disclosed how much it paid for these six hours of exclusivity. In the past, the company has heavily promoted other exclusive media events, such as last year’s NFL Christmas Gameday broadcast, on its home page. The GTA extended look is a pre-recorded trailer, rather than a live event broadcast by Netflix. Once it begins, the GTA VI extended look takes a minute or two to move from dialogue cutscenes into action, but the trailer was full of excitement once things get moving. In addition to fast-paced gameplay footage featuring collaborative play between the game’s main characters — a Bonnie-and-Clyde-like criminal couple named Lucia and Jason — it was chock-full of references to today’s modern digital culture, with an IRL livestreamer showing up in one mission. A character named “Boobie” featured heavily in the first showcased mission. Netflix’s GTA VI extended look also included examples of the fake-brand ads that the Grand Theft Auto series has become known for, featuring commercials for advertisers including a fake drug named “Angstipan” and a fast-brand reminiscent of Arby’s. Some of the excitement around today’s Netflix reveal was muted by the ongoing controversy surrounding unofficial leaks of GTA VI gameplay footage by a user known as CyberLeek over the past two weeks. Rockstar officially responded to the leaks through a social media post yesterday, apologizing for the game’s long development timeline and thanking the GTA community for its support. “We are very excited for everyone to see the extended look tomorrow,” the statement said. “It has taken longer than we wanted to get it ready, but as with everything we do, we know we need to exceed your expectations, and we are determined to deliver at the level you expect and deserve.” Ahead of today’s Netflix showcase, the fashion magazine Dazed published its own written extended look into GTA VI on August 26. Netflix is taking advantage of the excitement around GTA VI to promote its gaming-inspired content. After watching the extended look, the platform prompted me to watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and the trailer’s official page also prompts viewers to watch game-inspired series like Arcane, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. The post Netflix’s GTA extended look is here — if you know where to look appeared first on GamesBeat. View the full article

This reboot will be based on the original Oni Zero: Revival that came out for PS1 in Japan in 2001. View the full article

Graveyard Keeper 2 has announced that it will hit Xbox, PC, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch. To make things even cooler, if you pre-order the game now, you will get some exclusive bonuses. We previously reviewed the first game and have spoken on the second when it was first announced: “Graveyard Keeper 2 looks similar in vein […]View the full article

Rockstar's extended look at GTA 6 has now gone live time-exclusively on Netflix, giving us an early look at the game along with more key information before its November 19th release on console. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Everything new we know about GTA 6, after Netflix's extended look View the full article

The Japanese version has not even reached its third anniversary yet when Koei Tecmo and Gust decided to pull its plug. View the full article

Netflix dropped 27 minutes of new information and footage of Grand Theft Auto VI. With the wait finally almost over, Rockstar Games is showing off Grand Theft Auto VI. Netflix caught the brief exclusivity window, with the full footage also dropping on YouTube later today. What we saw here was substantial, especially with how secretive Rockstar has been leading up to launch. Grand Theft Auto VI is real, launching this November, and here’s everything you need to know from it’s unveiling. The footage kicks off with our two new main characters, Lucia and Jason, walking towards a run down building. They get stopped at the door, here to pick something up for someone named Boobie. The player controls Jason here, approaching another guy inside blocking an elevator. After a brief conversation, they head up together. A dog jumps up to say hi and they approach a door with an eye hole roughly cut into it. Inside they find Raymond, their contact for whatever pick up they’re here for. The ... Read moreView the full article

The mod requires Morrowind GOTY edition on GOG. View the full article

The lore of Kingdom Hearts is so expansive that Tetsuya Nomura says Square Enix hired a loremaster to keep its story cohesive. Kingdom Hearts IV is officially set for a late 2027 release. In the lead-up to its highly anticipated launch, fans have been returning to previous games in the series, to the point where a collection of Kingdom Hearts titles became one of the highest-selling games on Steam following an extended gameplay trailer shown at D23 in July. In total, there are 13 games in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, which have been released on a bevy of different platforms over the years. That’s a lot to play through, not to mention a lot of story beats to keep track of as you go. This isn’t a player-specific problem; even the developers find themselves getting lost from time to time, as revealed by series creator Tetsuya Nomura during an August 2026 interview with Famitsu. In fact, the storyline is so convoluted that Square Enix hired a loremaster to keep everything cohesive and explain the plot to Disney. “As the Kingdom Hearts series has continued, the number of characters has inevitably increased, and the story has become more complex,” Nomura said. “For example, with the newly announced anime series, the number of external people involved in the Kingdom Hearts series has increased, and explaining the settings and scenarios each time has become quite difficult. “Fortunately, the staff working on the ‘χ series’ had someone who meticulously compiled and organized the settings of past Kingdom Hearts series in an easy-to-understand way, and he was also in charge of explaining the scenarios and settings to Disney. In fact, at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts IV's development, Disney requested that he compile the materials, so he officially joined the Kingdom Hearts IV team as a proofreader. Nomura says this "proofreader" was in charge of communicating the overarching story to Disney. He's a popular staff member due to how thorough his is, as he breaks down story beats, characters, and lore using visual diagrams. "He is well-liked because he explains things to Disney as clearly as possible, using diagrams and such. His role internally is to proofread the script," he continued. "He checks to make sure there are no inconsistencies between the current script and past settings. He was especially suitable for this project because the χ series is deeply involved. Some people might mistakenly think he's in charge of composition, but it's actually ‘proofreading.’” Nomura’s answer also revealed an integral connection between Kingdom Hearts IV and the χ titles, a series of prequel games set during the Age of Fairy Tales. These games were primarily available on web browsers and mobile devices, but Nomura says that “even if you haven't played the smartphone version, don't worry, their personalities are depicted within [Kingdom Hearts IV]." The fact that even Disney themselves needed a loremaster to help explain the Kingdom Hearts story is a hilarious anecdote; the plot is famously convoluted and overwhelming, to the point where we at IGN felt the need to make a video explaining the lore in just five minutes. Virginia (she/her) is IGN’s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she’s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at @TheeMissGlaze. View the full article

CD Projekt Red enlisted the help of a well-known modder to help make the newly revealed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered look better than ever. The community creator, who calls themselves HalkHogan, shared the news in an update post on the Nexus Mods page for their own The Witcher 3 HD Rework Project (HDRP) mod. This single PC mod alone has garnered more than 320,000 unique downloads and more than 1.6 million views, and it sounds like it caught CD Projekt Red's attention ahead of The Witcher 3 Remastered, too. In their message, HalkHogan confirmed their involvement in CD Projekt Red's official remaster release, telling fans of their work that they'll no longer need to use HDRP. Instead, they suggest players check out their contributions in The Witcher 3 Remastered, instead. "Hello, my Witcher friends!" the message reads. "It's been a while since the last news, and I would like to clarify any questions and confirm that I am cooperating with CDPR on the Witcher 3 Remaster, and my work will be officially available in the game on September 29th (on PC and consoles). HDRP will no longer be needed." The modder confirmed that "almost all in-game characters, monsters, animals, vegetation, armors, and equipment for Geralt and ******," as well as "a large part of the environment," have been reworked for The Witcher 3 Remastered. They added, "I've put a lot of effort into ensuring the highest quality. :)" The Witcher 3 Remastered was officially announced at gamescom Opening Night Live (ONL) 2026. It's currently set to refresh a classic 2015 RPG for PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S September 29, 2026, but it sounds like its more than just another small visual update. You can see everything you need to know about it here, and how you can download the upgrade here. It's a good time to be a Witcher fan. Also revealed at gamescom ONL 2026 was a first look at the surprise The Witcher 3 expansion, Songs of the Past. Following critically-acclaimed DLC releases like Blood & Wine, IGN's short time with the content left us excited to see more. You can see everything else the developer had to reveal for the expansion here. For more, you can read about the base game's quietly revealed price increase. You can also check out why some players are excited for more Gwent. Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe). View the full article

After two trailers and years of slowly building hype, Grand Theft Auto 6 has finally filled in the biggest gap in its marketing material to date. Up until this point, the footage and details released by Rockstar Games have largely focused on introducing the setting and cast of characters, showing off a modern take on the fictional state of Leonida and Vice City. View the full article

Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest launches this fall for all consoles and PC. View the full article

As games eagerly await Phantom Blade Zero, there’s one thing they need to consider before release: gaming in style. Well now, S-GAME and VITURE have a solution in a slick pair of XR Glasses. Announced via press release, VITURE and S-GAME revealed the Phantom Beast—an official hardware collaboration at Worlds of Play: The Game Art Exhibition. The Phantom Beast launches on October 29th 2026, the same day as Phantom Blade Zero and is set to cost $599. The collaboration marks VITURE’s first partnership with a ******** company and their second with a major game release—the first being Cyberpunk 2077. Phantom Blade Zero’s fusion of traditional ******** wuxia and punk fantasy is reflected in every detail of Phantom Beast’s design. Featuring exclusive artwork, engravings, and iconography pulled from the game’s blade-forward visual identity, while maintaining the high level of visual fidelity present in the standard Beast XR Glasses. Not only that, but the Beast includes a OSD menu ... Read moreView the full article