The bumper State of Play June 2025 showcase set a peak concurrent viewership record for Sony. Sony kicked off the summer reveal season with a bang, presenting a smorgasbord of new games to whet our appetites going into Summer Games Fest Week, including peeks at 007 First Light, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Romeo is a Dead Man, and Silent Hill f. According to Streams Charts, this week's State of Play peaked at over 2.2 million live viewers for the first time in the series’ history. According to data compiled by the website, State of Play now ranks as the third most-popular gaming or tech showcase of 2025 by peak concurrent viewership. Only two Nintendo Direct presentations pulled in ******* numbers (understandably, Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal is top by a long way). As spotted by Push Square, the State of Play wasn't Sony's most-watched livestream ever — that honor goes to the PS5 reveal event, which currently boasts 44 million views. The Horizon Forbidden West and Horizon Forbidden Dawn presentations were also astonishingly popular, clocking up 15 and 10 million views, respectively. But Tuesday's livestream remains hands-down the most popular State of Play showing ever. The State of Play focused on third-party — and particularly Japanese developers — with strong announcements from the likes of Capcom, Grasshopper Manufacture, Konami, ArtPlay, Square Enix, and Team Ninja. There were surprisingly few first-party titles in the presentation. It also felt very much like this year's summer presentation was focused on committed gamers, too. There seemed to be a propensity of action games, many of which will likely come with mature/18+ ratings. Need to catch up? We've got you covered — here's everything announced at PlayStation State of Play 2025 earlier this week. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed the target frame rate and resolutions for Digimon Story: Time Stranger across all consoles and PC platforms in a website update. View the full article
With the June Inzoi update right around the corner, game director Hyungjun 'Kjun' Kim has explained some of the new improvements in more detail, and the most exciting news for many players of the realistic Sims contender will be the opening up of relationship and family options. The big overhaul is also set to bring a first round of mod tools, dynamic weight and muscle changes, cheats, and more character customization and furniture assets. In his new 'Kjun's letter,' the director describes how some of these new systems will work. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: InZOI cheats - free money, move objects, and emergency rescue InZOI release date, early access, and guides The first major Inzoi update is delayed as the Sims rival aims for more emotion View the full article
Here's a chance to grab yourself a really lovely laptop for a bargain price, as $300 has just been knocked off the price of the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro, bringing it down to just $1,049.99. That's amazing value for this sleek, ultra-portable machine, which even includes a 3K OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate, and weighs just 2.7lbs (1.2kg). In particular, that price is fantastic for the screen on offer, making this Samsung offer one of the best laptop deals around at the moment. The screen has a very high resolution of 2,880 x 1,800, which looks super sharp on the 14-inch panel, which also doubles as a touch-screen. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Razer's new translucent PC peripherals transport me back to the 90s Best Dune Awakening settings for PC and Steam Deck New Intel CPU range reportedly contains some seriously advanced gaming GPU tech View the full article
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A recent snippet from one of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s voice actors reveals the Sandfall Interactive developers behind the hit RPG didn’t recognize one of the most distinct voices in the gaming industry during the audition process. Expedition 33 was released back in April 2025 to outstanding success and has already gained a shoo-in for Game of the Year. The narrative follows a group of volunteer expeditioners hellbent on defeating the Paintress, a being that enforces an annual Gommage that erases all humans whose age matches an ever-decreasing number. View the full article
До официального релиза MMO c элементами выживания и открытым миром Dune: Awakening от норвежского издателя и разработчика Funcom (Conan Exiles) остаётся ещё несколько дней, но в проект уже играют десятки тысяч пользователей.View the full article
The Summer Game Fest 2025 kick-off showcase is taking place on Friday and you’ll be able to watch it live here. Promising “spectacular new video game announcements, surprises, and reveals”, today’s two-hour event will begin at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm BST / 11pm CEST. Presented by Geoff Keighley and Lucy James, it will take place in front of an audience at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. Read More... View the full article
What does it mean to feel like the Doom Slayer? 2016 and Doom Eternal nailed the energy. With that soundtrack ripping and tearing through your senses, you felt deadly, invincible, and full of righteous rage. But that's no good if you're getting killed every five minutes. You want a challenge. You want to feel as if you're fighting through gritted teeth. But id Software's FPS game also needs fierce momentum - it shouldn't be a stop-start uphill crawl. Between Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, and Killing Floor 3, we have a lot of good shooters coming up. But if for any reason you've struggled to settle into id's latest, the new Doom The Dark Ages update makes it well worth revisiting. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All Doom The Dark Ages wolf statue locations Doom The Dark Ages system requirements It's possible to complete Doom The Dark Ages in just over 70 minutes View the full article
A chance for you to buy some games and feel slightly better about it. The World Ocean Day ***** on Steam is now live. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Now this is seriously cool! Net.Attack() takes the basics of Vampire Survivors, and gets you doing a little visual programming. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
A popular Fortnite leaker revealed that remixed skins of the characters Teknique, Omega, and The Visitor will be included in the battle pass for Season 4 of its classic game mode, Fortnite OG. After years of being away, Fortnite has finally returned to iOS devices in the United States, opening up new possibilities for mobile players who were previously unable to engage with the popular battle royale. View the full article
Building your base is a core part of your Dune Awakening experience, and the ability to repair and move your objects helps you manage your base better. While you can build different parts (that involve building structures and objects), they can also take damage over time. This can be mostly from natural elements, but you can repair your constructions. Let's first look at how to repair an item that has taken hits. Table of contentsHow to repair objects in Dune AwakeningHow to move objects in Dune AwakeningHow to repair objects in Dune Awakening You'll need an object that has taken damage to start your repairs. This also applies to your base's walls and doors, which can take damage from different enemies. To begin your repairs, open the Construction Tool with the relevant hotkey in Dune Awakening. The first prompt for the Construction Tool will be laying down blueprints for building a new object.Press the Right Mouse button three times to cycle down to Repair.Your clicks should be slow; wait for the selection to cycle down slowly.Once the selection has changed to Repair, press the Left Mouse Button to begin your repairs. That's how easy it is to repair an object/base part in Dune Awakening. How to move objects in Dune Awakening Screenshot by Destructoid You might need to move objects for different reasons, and it's possible thanks to the "Move" function. Open the Construction Tool and point to the item you want to move.Press the Right Mouse Button twice to cycle to the Move option (the clicks should be slow).Press the Left Mouse Button to pick the object you want to move.Don't let go of your mouse; go where you want to place the object.Let go of the mouse, and the object will be placed in the new position.Note that some areas might be restricted when placing a given object. If you're not happy with its new location, you can repeat the process with that object. Almost every object, including constructed walls and roof materials, can be removed and repositioned, making it easy to design your base. The post How to move and repair objects in Dune Awakening appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Alright, my fellow Destructoidians, let's do this nice and fast. In and out, five-minute adventure! It's that time of the week where we discuss what we are planning to play, or are playing, this weekend, and I have a feeling there will be a lot of the same comments this time around. Let's not beat around the bush. It's a grueling week of massive new releases across multiple platforms with the Nintendo Switch 2 finally here after months of tariff stress, waiting, and delays, alongside all the lovely games that come with a brand new system. [Hidden Content] I'll be playing a lot of Mario Kart World this weekend myself when I get a chance to relax from watching everything going on with Summer Games Fest. I'm holding back from picking up the woeful Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour after my colleague said how bad it was, and how you needed every accessory to play the darn thing. So much for being 'only $10.' Outside of the Switch 2, though, Deltarune Chapter 3 + 4 have been released, and I need to get on top of my weird route and unlock all the secret endings on my other files when time allows, after speedrunning through the game to help cover it on-site the past few days. Dune Awakening is also out, and I've been crying for a new MMO, but I'm unsure if this is the one for me. I also need to find some time to play more of Elden Ring Nightreign, but I'm honestly waiting for them to implement a duos mode so I can play with just my brother and not have to worry about matchmaking for a third randomer we have no hopes of communicating with. So I think I'll be putting that one on the back burner for now. That's enough from me, though. I have some races to get back to. So tell me, fellow Destructiod readers, what are you getting into this weekend? The post What are you playing this weekend, Destructoid? appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article
Elden Ring Nightreign developer FromSoftware has concluded a fresh round of server maintenance designed to improve matchmaking. During the game’s launch weekend, FromSoftware acknowledged Elden Ring Nightreign matchmaking issues and offered suggestions to players affected, including restarting the matchmaking process and, specifically on PlayStation 4 and 5, checking their NAT type. Now, following server maintenance conducted on June 6 “to improve expedition matchmaking with an active Remembrance,” online functionalities have been restored, and fans are hoping for a better experience. “Thank you for your patience, Nightfarers,” FromSoftware said. “Limveld awaits.” Despite these issues, Elden Ring Nightreign sold 3.5 million copies after just five days on *****. Elden Ring was a massive hit, selling 30 million since going on ***** in 2022, and it seems unlikely that Nightreign will come close to matching that success. For better context, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion sold 5 million copies within three days of its release in 2024. Nightreign has also seen its Steam user review rating improve from 'mixed' to 'mostly positive.' Much of the initial negative sentiment revolved around Nightreign’s brutal solo experience, its lack of duos co-op, lack of voice chat, and other archaic mechanics. But on Monday, FromSoftware released a patch to make solo play much easier, and has confirmed Duos mode is on the way. So, what happens next? FromSoftware also said that in addition to the DLC releasing later this year, new additions will be “gradually implemented,” including enhanced fights against existing Nightlords starting this month. Earlier this week, Elden Ring Nightreign's director revealed he had soloed every boss without Relics, and wanted players to know it's "very possible" to see everything. We’ve got plenty of Nightreign tips and tricks to help you take down all the eight Nightlord Bosses, and if you’re wondering how to unlock the two locked Nightfarer Classes, check out How to Unlock the Revenant and How to Unlock the Duchess, plus How to Change Characters. Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article
It's a big day in New Eridu as Zenless Zone Zero goes all-in on its first anniversary celebrations, including the launch of Version 2.0, a long-hoped-for Xbox port, and a log-in event that gifts players with their choice of a free S-Rank Agent and free S-Rank W-Engine from the gacha's standard banner, along with 1,600 Polychrome (currency that can be exchanged for 10 pulls on any Agent or W-Engine banner in the gacha), and an exclusive profile title and avatar so you can show off that you were there at the party. Read more View the full article
Maxis has, as promised, delivered some news about some of the content coming to The Sims 4 in the very near future. We’ve been expecting the June-August roadmap to be detailed this week, and that’s exactly what’s been revealed. Read more View the full article
Dune: Awakening isn't even properly out yet, but it has already set a concurrent player record on Steam of almost 100,000 players. According to Steam's official stats, Dune: Awakening peaked at 93,634 concurrent players yesterday, June 5, even though the game only released for "head start" (read: early access) players who bought either the $69.99 Deluxe Edition or the $89.99 Ultimate edition. For everyone else, the game goes live on June 10, 2025. Concurrent players isn't the only metric we should use when measuring how successful a game is, of course, but it's a good starting point, even though it doesn't account for players on other platforms (not that Dune: Awakening is available on other platforms just yet; the PS5 and Xbox Series release will follow at a later date). Historically, weekends are usually when most players opt to jump into a game, so it's possible Dune: Awakening will hit an even higher peak concurrent count before official launch on June 10. Of the thousands of games currently on ***** on Steam, it's currently 195th in the chart of the highest-ever concurrent peaks. Not bad for a game that's not even out yet. We haven't yet had chance to review Dune: Awakening, but we did have take an extended peek when the beta was live. "As a longtime fan of Dune, it also just feels so good to explore and learn more about a world that I’m quite fond of, and Funcom has clearly put a ton of effort into worldbuilding and lore, even despite taking quite a bit of creative liberty by placing Awakening within a parallel reality and canon than the books/movies," we wrote in IGN's Dune: Awakening closed beta impressions preview. "There are little details that have a massive impact on gameplay. I won’t go into spoilers, but this kind of attention to detail touches just about every aspect of the world, including the factions and characters you meet along the way, which should be a treat for any fan of the setting." For more, check out details on the MMO's business model and post-launch plans. We've also got the global release time schedule for Dune: Awakening right here for you, too. Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky. View the full article
***** is reportedly gearing up to announce a Persona 4 remake imminently. That’s according to MP1ST, which claims a remake of the RPG from developer Atlus will be revealed at this weekend’s Xbox Games Showcase. A source said to be familiar with the situation told the site that the game is planned for release on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC, though it’s unclear if a Switch 2 version is also in development. Read More... View the full article
Near-Mage is a brand new hand-painted adventure from Stuck In Attic, who also made Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Of the few new board games I had time to sit and play at *** Games Expo 2025, Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship stands out as my most memorable experience. That's partly because it's a surprisingly story powered, well executed transition of the Pandemic system into Middle-earth that'll give Tolkien fans extremely good eatin' - and partly because I got to play it with Pandemic creator himself, Matt Leacock. There's a lot to look forward to here, so read on for my first impressions, including a brief video clip showing the game and its proud papa. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Our favorite new board games, as of November 2025 Reiner Knizia's masterpiece board game Tigris and Euphrates is getting a reprint - and if you couldn't tell, it's quite a big deal Is 3D printing actually going to transform tabletop games? Join our live AMA with MyMiniFactory to find out View the full article
One now on my radar is Dragon Lands, a sweet looking mixture of an incremental game about creature collection, farming, crafting and automation. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
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Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed the target frame rate and resolutions for Digimon Story: Time Stranger across all consoles and PC platforms in a website update. View the full article