Capcom has announced that Onimusha: Way of the Sword has sold one million copies in its first day, continuing the publisher's 2026 hot streak. Even with the sheer amount of major games that have been released this year, and even with the monolith that is GTA 6 standing over every release as it will inevitably be the best-selling and likely most-awarded game of the year, it's hard to argue that anyone has had a better 2026 than Capcom. Obviously, Resident Evil Requiem is the publisher's marquee title this year, but new IP Pragmata proved to be a huge success, with Capcom poised to turn it into a franchise following 2.5 million copies sold, and the more niche Monster Hunter Stories 3 landed well with players and critics, too. Onimusha: Way of the Sword landed positively as far as critic reviews went, while its Steam concurrent player count peaked at 85,081 over the weekend to go along with its "very positive" rating (thanks, SteamDB), but the real test was whether the long-dormant Capcom franchise would sell as well in 2026. Thankfully, Capcom seems happy, as the publisher has announced that Way of the Sword surpassed one million units on the first day of its release, which in turn has pushed the Onimusha series overall to 10 million copies sold. On top of the success of Onimusha, Capcom includes an interesting note at the bottom of its press release: "In addition to regularly releasing major new titles each year, Capcom is focusing on re-activating IPs that haven’t had a new title launch recently." Capcom considers Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and Street Fighter to be its major titles, with the likes of Mega Man, ****** May Cry, Dead Rising, Onimusha, Okami, and Ace Attorney singled out as series the company wants to be on the level of the big three. However, following Onimusha's success, we could perhaps be seeing some more Capcom deep cuts like Dino Crisis, Breath of Fire, Darkstalkers, or Viewtiful Joe get another chance at life. I'm holding out hope we'll see a new God Hand, Bionic Commando, Rival Schools, or Final Fight revival, personally. Capcom left a surprise in new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance footage: fans spot the return of the series' most cursed creature. [/url]View the full article
Square Enix turned to Final Fantasy 7 spin-off film Advent Children to inform how the remake trilogy should look, partly because the developers believed fans found it to be the "ideal vision" of the OG JRPG. As part of a PAX West panel that delves into how the trilogy was designed, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi explains why Advent Children was the "graphical goal." "For many fans, we can say that Advent Children is remembered as an ideal vision of Final Fantasy 7," he says. "So, we wanted to bring the appeal of that visual piece to life as a game that gamers themselves could experience." [Hidden Content] As a slide further explains, Square Enix wanted to 'gamify' the film experience so fans of the flick could experience its visual quality and atmosphere – obviously, in a more immersive way. A big reason is that devs believed the film "set a new standard" for Final Fantasy 7 in terms of character expression, especially in Cloud and Sephiroth's appearance, movement, and presence. Naturally, part of the reason that Final Fantasy 7 Remake could look like Advent Children, despite being a game, is that the latter came out in 2005, so the capability of gaming graphics had plenty of time to advance. Still, it's an interesting visual reference. While the OG Final Fantasy 7 is as old as the hills, Cloud and the gang have appeared elsewhere in the years following that, offering a glimpse of what they might look like with an update. Perhaps our closest was the opening scene, remade for the PS3 to showcase its graphical capabilities. To the great sadness of many, it was merely a tech demo and not an actual remake reveal, but the vibe was there. Additionally, Cloud has appeared in plenty of other fighting games, both Square Enix-led and not, which gave us a hint of what he could look like in an updated game. For years, a Final Fantasy 7 remake was merely a wishlist item for fans, not something Square Enix would commit to for a while. How times change. Still, it's nice to see another reference to wider Final Fantasy 7 media, which Square Enix hasn't been shy of making, especially when it comes to what Final Fantasy 7 Revelation might include from the series broader offering – not just its visual style and quality. We will, of course, see what all of that includes when Final Fantasy 7 Revelation releases on April 8, 2027. Square Enix wants to turn Final Fantasy 7 into "an IP with an ever-evolving future" beyond the FF7 Remake trilogy. [/url]View the full article
PS3 emulation has taken a big step forward as open-source emulator RPCS3 now allows users to play their physical games on PC straight from a disc drive. As announced on Twitter, RPCS3 says: "Owning your games as physical media allows you to play games released as far back as 20 years ago without relying on any servers!" Users will need a compatible Blu-ray disc drive for it to work, of course – RPCS3 has a full list on its site, and there are plenty of working options available. On Twitter, the RPCS3 account explains that recent changes to the emulator "have extended direct disc drive play support from being Windows-only to also supporting Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD, and have optimized install times for package installations from the disc drive." It should be noted that although RPCS3 refers to the process as "plug and play," the first time you insert a PS3 disc, you won't be able to jump right into playing. "You still need to provide the disc's decryption key to the emulator, by placing it on data/redump," RPCS3 adds. "Once it's there, you can boot the disc and it's read and decrypted on the fly." It's certainly ironic that we're seeing this development – which highlights the usefulness and importance of physical discs – now when we're only a couple of months on from Sony announcing that it's stopping production of discs for new PlayStation games from 2028 onwards. Since then, countless complaints and concerns have been raised by fans, devs, and publishers alike, but one common thread is the worry over game preservation, and the impact that the death of physical discs could have on it. Flash forward to today and the fact that the RPCS3 emulator should, in theory, provide a permanent way for users to play their old discs even without their aging hardware – the PS3 turns 20 this year, after all – it definitely provides a compelling argument regarding their value. Sony seems steadfast when it comes to sticking to its plan, but I'm sure this emulation advancement will likely only give the physical disc defenders more determination to fight for what they believe in – probably ruining a few more live chats in the process. PlayStation killing discs is bad for everyone, whether you care about physical games or not. [/url]View the full article
September 15 is shaping up to be a rather devastating day for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, as 10 games are scheduled to leave the service. Xbox Game Pass constantly has new games added, with a variety of older titles and brand-new, day one releases to keep fans busy. Unfortunately, Xbox Game Pass also loses games on occasion as well, with titles most often getting the boot on the 15th of the month and the last day of the month. View the full article
Capcom appears to have yet another hit on its hands, after Onimusha: Way of the Sword sales surpassed one million units on its first day of release, according to the company. Way of the Sword is the first full Onimusha entry in 20 years, starring the late actor Toshiro Mifune as protagonist Miyamoto Musashi, as he battles through a dark fantasy version of Kyoto during the Edo *******, defeating demons and supernatural threats. The new game’s 24-hour sales momentum means Way of the Sword is already halfway to surpassing the previous best-selling entry in the Onimusha series, 2002’s Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny (2.1 million sales). Read More... View the full article
Asahi Linux is a project and community with the goal of porting Linux to Apple Silicon Macs - and now it supports Macs with the M3 series SoC. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
With the Venomous Abyss raid a success in World of Warcraft 12.1, I asked Blizzard how it feels about add-ons and progression in the MMORPG. Read the full story on PCGamesN: World of Warcraft's Venomous Abyss raid is "what we'd hoped for" from the war on add-ons, Ion Hazzikostas explains View the full article
Continuing to make your hardware more your own and less like you rent it from Sony, the PlayStation 5 Linux project expands to support more firmware. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Ghostship is the impressive unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64 from the Harbour Masters crew, newly upgraded with a web player and Vulkan support. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Want some more interesting action RPGs in your life? Check out the Dread and Dark Fantasies RPG Collection Humble Bundle. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
KDE Plasma 6.8 is due out in mid-October and it's coming with all sorts of new features, and one I'm particularly happy to see with autoscrolling. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Double Fine announced a brand new game - Thank You Bus Driver, their first since splitting off from XBOX. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
There's no question that Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe is ripe for a proper AAA video game adaptation, with the author himself teasing just that as recently as last year's 2025 State of Sanderson year-end wrap-up. The Cosmere has had a somewhat rough history with video game adaptations, with the most notable example being Mistborn: Birthright, which despite making significant progress in development, was ultimately canned. View the full article
The popular lsfg-vk project that brings Lossless Scaling's frame generation to Linux now has the big 2.0 release officially out. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
The Bazzite Linux team continue powering through getting lots of updates since the recent major Bazzite 44 release for handhelds. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Bringing the world of art to tech, TECNO announces the CAMON Slim 5G, featuring powerful specs, AI tools, and more packed into an ultra-slim smartphone. Known for releasing the POVA 8 series, Spark 50 series, and CAMON 50 series smartphones, TECNO expands the lineup with the launch of the CAMON Slim 5G. Designed as a 6.39mm ultra-slim smartphone and incorporating the design philosophy of the CAMON 50 series, the CAMON Slim 5G features a 6,000mAh battery, a 50MP Sony LYTIA 700 Ultra-Night Main Camera, and more. From the information we have so far about the specifications, the TECNO CAMON Slim 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300e 5G processor, featuring a 6.78” 1.5K AMOLED 144Hz display with TÜV Rheinland low blue light certification, IP69K/IP69/IP68/IP66 protection rating, MIL-STD-810 certification, and a 6,000mAh battery for all-day usage. Alongside the specifications, the smartphone incorporates unique features, including Wet & Oily Hand Touch Recognition 2.0 to ... Read moreView the full article
Solo tabletop RPGs are some of my favorite games as of late. Perhaps the nature of my perpetually busy schedule of writing about tabletop games makes the part about actually playing them tougher than I imagined. But regardless of my overflowing schedule, solo RPGs bring such powerful experiences through clever game design and rich narratives. Read the full story on Wargamer: Star-crossed lovers in this solo TTRPG navigate the cosmos and each other's hearts View the full article
CD Projekt Red is bringing back Dandelion, AKA Jaskier, AKA Julian Alfred Pankratz, Viscount de Lettenhove for The Witcher 4, according to his longtime Polish voice actor Jacek Kopczyński. The informal confirmation of the many-named bard's involvement brings The Witcher 4 to a tally of three returning characters and counting. View the full article
It's curious to see older titles return to the spotlight. Fief is a granular game of strategy, warfare, and diplomacy promising a grounded experience rooted in a fictionalized medieval world. You take on the role of nobles, making alliances, bringing new lords into play, buying troops and buildings, and working to control the map by any means necessary. It's an old and tested formula, but a new crowdfunding campaign from publisher International Team aims to slap some new barding on this old warhorse. Read the full story on Wargamer: This Crowdfunder aims to revive a 45-year-old medieval strategy board game View the full article
Final Fantasy 15 may not be the most beloved entry in the franchise, but it holds a special place in the hearts of many players largely due to its fantastic core cast of characters. Traveling across the world of Eos with Ignis, Prompto, Gladiolus, and the protagonist, Noctis, strengthens the bonds between these characters and the player throughout Final Fantasy 15's runtime. Now, the party leader Noctis is returning for a new adventure in the Final Fantasy universe on October 22. View the full article
A massive Steam leak has uncovered a previously unknown multiplayer horror game based on the Scream franchise, complete with a playable build featuring Ghostface. The enormous Steam archive contains years of old development files and unreleased material that users have continued examining since it surfaced online. View the full article
Even though Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is set to be the conclusion of the FF7 Remake trilogy, it’s been confirmed that Sephiroth will return for a brand-new adventure after the game’s release in 2027. The upcoming title was revealed earlier this year, during Summer Game Fest 2026, but at the time, it was unknown exactly when it would arrive. However, during the recent State of Play event in September, the release date for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation was announced, confirming that it will be made available on April 8, 2027. View the full article
World of Warcraft's 12.1.5 patch is going to feature an extraordinarily expensive, customizable mount that players can only get for a short time. Patch 12.1.5 will introduce new story quests and content to World of Warcraft, such as the new The Promise of Tomorrow story campaign, the Unbinding of Kith'ix raid with just one boss, Labyrinths, and more. Midnight wasn't a universal success, and some players didn't like the many class changes and the new focus on housing elements, so patch 12.1.5 has a lot to prove. View the full article
Warhammer Age of Sigmar is no stranger to immense miniatures. From towering mechanized Cogforts to giant ethereal stag beetles, there's plenty of precedent for larger-than-life customers in the Mortal Realms. However, the Sons of Behemat take this a step further. This faction of literal actual giants has every one of its models tower over the battlefield - each an immense monstrosity in their own right. In welcome news for fans of the idea that ******* means better, the Sons of Behemat have just gotten an official Warhammer Preview, indicating that pre-orders for new additions to the range are likely just a week away. Read the full story on Wargamer: The latest Warhammer preview is large and in charge View the full article
Civilization 7 will receive its biggest update yet in 2027, developer Firaxis confirms. The Arc of Tomorrow update for Civilization 7 will finally add the long-awaited Atomic Age to the 2025 grand strategy game. Best of all, Firaxis announced that Arc of Tomorrow will come as a free update to all Civilization 7 players. View the full article
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Capcom has announced that Onimusha: Way of the Sword has sold one million copies in its first day, continuing the publisher's 2026 hot streak. Even with the sheer amount of major games that have been released this year, and even with the monolith that is GTA 6 standing over every release as it will inevitably be the best-selling and likely most-awarded game of the year, it's hard to argue that anyone has had a better 2026 than Capcom. Obviously, Resident Evil Requiem is the publisher's marquee title this year, but new IP Pragmata proved to be a huge success, with Capcom poised to turn it into a franchise following 2.5 million copies sold, and the more niche Monster Hunter Stories 3 landed well with players and critics, too. Onimusha: Way of the Sword landed positively as far as critic reviews went, while its Steam concurrent player count peaked at 85,081 over the weekend to go along with its "very positive" rating (thanks, SteamDB), but the real test was whether the long-dormant Capcom franchise would sell as well in 2026. Thankfully, Capcom seems happy, as the publisher has announced that Way of the Sword surpassed one million units on the first day of its release, which in turn has pushed the Onimusha series overall to 10 million copies sold. On top of the success of Onimusha, Capcom includes an interesting note at the bottom of its press release: "In addition to regularly releasing major new titles each year, Capcom is focusing on re-activating IPs that haven’t had a new title launch recently." Capcom considers Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and Street Fighter to be its major titles, with the likes of Mega Man, ****** May Cry, Dead Rising, Onimusha, Okami, and Ace Attorney singled out as series the company wants to be on the level of the big three. However, following Onimusha's success, we could perhaps be seeing some more Capcom deep cuts like Dino Crisis, Breath of Fire, Darkstalkers, or Viewtiful Joe get another chance at life. I'm holding out hope we'll see a new God Hand, Bionic Commando, Rival Schools, or Final Fight revival, personally. Capcom left a surprise in new Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance footage: fans spot the return of the series' most cursed creature. [/url]View the full article