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In a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Square Enix showed off footage of the gargantuan Ruby, Emerald, and Ultima Weapons. The game is set to launch in spring 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X / S.
Daniel Mullins’ bizarre-looking (complimentary) Pony Island 2: Panda Circus launches on April 27th, 2027. That gives you plenty of time to catch up on the original Pony Island.
The dungeon crawler launched in early access in December 2024, and the 1.0 version is nearly here. When 1.0 hits, the game will go free to play.
Lego Skylines is a new city builder from Cities: Skylines publisher Paradox Interactive, and it seems like it’s got a good mix of traditional city management and that signature Lego whimsy. This is one we at The Verge will be very excited to check out.
Sega just showed off multiplayer for its Crazy Taxi reboot in a new trailer. It sure looks like Crazy Taxi — which isn’t a bad thing, IMO. The game is set to launch in 2027.
The cat-themed strategy roguelike hits consoles on September 8th. It launched on PC earlier this year, and I highly recommend reading our interview with developer Edmund McMillen.
Opening Night Live also featured a musical performance of a song from the game. It ruled.
The Doggfather comes to Hitman: World of Assassination. Noted gamer Snoop Dogg is hitting ’em in more ways than one as the next celebrity elusive target in “The Herbalist,” which you can play for free starting August 27th.
Unlike Baldur’s Gate 3, Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is a more action-focused title — as shown in a new trailer, it appears to take inspiration from games like Jedi: Fallen Order and Control. It’s launching in 2027.
PUBG: Ded.Net is a new multiplayer FPS with roguelite progression… and also a very in-your-face vibe. I love PUBG, but this announcement trailer was a lot to take in. We’ll see if it’s as satisfying to play Ded.Net as it was to get a chicken dinner back in the day.
A new trailer revealing the release date also shows more of Salt, a sentient octopus that pilots a mech.
I don’t fully understand what’s happening in Remedy’s Gamescom trailer for Control Resonant, but I do know I want to play it. The game releases on September 24th.
Capcom just showed off a new trailer for Mega Man: Dual Override, an upcoming sidescroller in the series. It’s set to launch in 2027.
There’s also a silly-looking Mega Man skin coming to Pragmata.
The update includes new story moments, voiceovers in more languages, and “all post-launch content to date.” It’s a free update.
Following last week’s extended gameplay trailer, we got a briefer look at Silent Hill: Townfall, this time highlighting the game’s cast. It includes Jovan Adepo (3 Body Problem, It: Welcome to Derry), Kezia Burrows (Observation), and Terry O’Quinn (Lost).
The game, an Xbox console exclusive, launches on October 6th.
HoYoverse, the developer of games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, is making a new game that looks like a mix of Monster Hunter and Elden Ring. It’s called Nodusfall.
Capcom is expanding the demo for Onimusha: Way of the Sword with a new location ahead of the full game launch on September 4th. Catch a new trailer on YouTube.
An art-themed game, anyway. Murals is an “isometric action-adventure” with a hand-painted style that really captures its messed-up fairy tale vibe. It’s set to launch in 2027.
Atari just announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, a new game in the classic theme park simulator franchise, is launching in early access on Steam “soon.” See you at the park.
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The preshow for Geoff Keighley’s event at Gamescom starts at 1:30PM ET, and the full two-hour show begins at 2PM ET. Catch the livestream on Youtube.
Ahead of streaming the full tournament, which starts in June 2027, Netflix will air the draw on December 11th, though a specific time hasn’t been announced yet.
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24 years after the first Ali G movie, Sacha Baron Cohen has revived the character again for his new film Ali G: Who Iz I?, which is coming to theaters on October 23rd. It seems more like Da Ali G Show (2000), given the trailer shows Ali G inflicting himself upon US Brigadier General Stewart Rodeheaver and Nobel Prize winning astrophysicist Arthur B. McDonald.
Gamescom 2026 is about to kick off in Cologne, Germany, and Microsoft is setting the scene with a local billboard teasing its upcoming 25th anniversary Xbox Series X console. Xbox still hasn’t confirmed a specific release date or price, but a recent leak suggests it may cost $900.
In the latest study, at least 215 of 878 former players suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), but the number is likely much higher:
The total does not include several other brains examined by scientists not affiliated with the researchers, and thus unverifiable, or those widely presumed to have had CTE due to the severity of symptoms but who were not tested at death.
[The New York Times]
After an AI-produced song reached number four on two separate charts in July, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has now updated its Code of Practice to require that songs made with generative AI tools are “substantially human made.” ARIA admits it can only detect AI usage if “you tell us,” however.
[Australian Recording Industry Association]
The Beats by Dre pair spoke to the New York Times briefly, with former Interscope head Iovine saying AI companies have terrible communication skills but that “I’m very pro-A.I. in music creation. I don’t see the downside at all. There will be some crappy music. There’s crappy music now.”
Dre called anyone against it similar to those who pushed back against drum machines or synthesizers, and said, “I think the only people that see it as a threat are the people who have trouble creating.”
[New York Times]
Rewatching We’re All Going to the World’s Fair had me thinking about internet lore, creepypastas, and urban legends. Personally, I’m a sucker for a good haunted videogame like Ben Drowned or Petscop. But I want to know what weird and creepy internet rabbitholes you think are worth diving down.
With Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma out in theaters, now is the perfect time to revisit Jane Schoenbrun’s first film.
Rockstar’s latest epic is almost here, and it seems nothing can stop it.
The comedian, activist, podcast host, author, and dad won’t leave his phone behind.
After going indie as part of Xbox’s recent big “reset,” Double Fine has announced a game jam that will eventually result in a “real (small) game.” 2 Player Productions, which previously worked on the Double Fine Adventure! and Double Fine PsychOdyssey documentaries, will be “filming all the fun.”
[Kickstarter]
After months of buzz about a potential Superman spin-off show starring the Man of Steel’s best friend, Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo), HBO Max has confirmed that The People v. Gorilla Grodd — a half-hour comedy / “true” crime docudrama about a superintelligent ape (Jimmy Tatro) accused of murder — has been ordered to series.
It’s a good thing one of the best medical dramas ever is pumping seasons out quickly, because each one is a wickedly-paced rollercoaster of emotion that feels like it’s over just as soon as it began. The smartly-written show is now teasing its 3rd season on HBO Max. Strap into your gurney.
