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]]>As revealed by the achievement tracker website Exophase (opens in new tab) (via Push Square (opens in new tab)), the Annapurna title will have 25 trophies, some of which require you to tap into your inner feline to obtain.
According to the list of trophies, Stray will have not just one, but four cat behavior-related trophies. The most interesting of these is the silver trophy ‘A Little Chatty’ which players can only unlock after meowing as the ginger protagonist over 100 times. Which is about the same amount of times a real-life cat would meow when you’re taking too long with its dinner.
The next of these cat-related trophies is another silver one called ‘Productive Day’ which requires players to sleep for more than one hour, which should be easy for a cat.
Further down in the list, we’ve also got the bronze trophy ‘No More Lives’ which, you guessed it, can only be obtained after players die nine times in the game. The final trophy worth a mention is the silver ‘Territory’ trophy that requires players to scratch something in every chapter of the game.
In other Stray news, as also pointed out by Push Square (opens in new tab) (via Orbis Patches (opens in new tab)), the developer behind the feline adventure game, BlueTwelve Studio, has recently uploaded a day one patch to Sony’s servers. The patch contains all the usual improvements and fixes, but also a couple of cat-specific additions too. The patch notes include: “A LOT of collision fixes, naughty cat!” and “some Meows have been totally re-meowed.”
Stray is set to release on PS4, PS5, and PC on July 19, 2022. It will also be available to play for free to PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium subscribers. There’s clearly a lot of hype surrounding this game as Stray recently clawed its way up to the top of Steam’s most wishlisted games list, pushing post-apocalyptic MMO The Day Before to second place.
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]]>Below, you’ll find a roundup of all of the upcoming PS5 games on the horizon, with details on PS5 exclusives like God of War Ragnarok to third-party releases like Gotham Knights and Marvel’s Midnight Suns. We’ve also put everything in release date order so you know what to expect first. Without further ado, here are all of the most exciting upcoming PS5 games on the way.
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2022
Stray
Developer: BlueTwelve Studio
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Release date: July 19, 2022
In this new adventure coming to the PS5 from BlueTwelve Studio, you play as a cat in a world filled with robots. As a cat exploring this strange world, you’ll gain a unique perspective from the eyes of a feline who can sneak under cars, traverse over rooftops and go about unnoticed. Viv, the game and creative director at the studio, said, “we are inspired every day by Murtaugh and Riggs, our two cats. Most of the team are cat owners as well, giving us all a lot of helpful first-hand references. Cats are always so playful, cute, and lovingly annoying that it’s an endless stream of gameplay ideas for us.”
Two Point Campus
Developer: Two Point Studios
Publisher: SEGA
Release date: August 9, 2022
Running your own hospital was so 2020, so now it’s time for an upgrade. Two Point Campus will see you running your own college, with management including everything from building the college, running the classes, and caring for your students on a more intricate, personal level.
Rollerdrome
Developer: Roll7
Publisher: Private Division
Release date: August 16, 2022
Following the successful launch of OlliOlli World earlier this year, Roll7 and Private Division are back on the scene with another skating game. Only, you probably haven’t seen one quite like this before. Rollerdrome is a hybrid shooter-skater, which blends high-octane third-person combat with fluid movement and tricking mechanics. Rollerdrome looks absolutely phenomenal, and it’s out later this year.
Saints Row
Developer: Volition
Publisher: Koch Media
Release date: August 23, 2022
This is a reboot for the tongue-in-cheek Saints Row series, and we’re going all the way back to the beginning. Starting out in the city of Santo Ileso, it’ll be up to you how this crime gang takes shape, from how they build their empire to what they make their money doing. You’ll be leading them once again as the fully customizable Boss, and although it’s new faces and new names there’s plenty of the old Saints Row soul here. Just less of the dildobats.
Soul Hackers 2
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: SEGA
Release date: August 26, 2022
Soul Hackers 2 is looking like it’s going to be one of the key JRPGs of 2022, arriving from developer Atlus and publisher SEGA. This is the long-awaited sequel to Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers – the 1997 RPG for Sega Saturn. Everything has been updated, of course, with Atlus weaving in the Press Turn system from the mainline Shin Megami Tensei games, and the studio striving for a bright and neon visual style. Soul Hackers 2 is set to launch on PS4 and PS5 on August 26, 2022.
Season
Developer: Scavengers Studio
Publisher: Scavengers Studio
Release date: Autumn 2022
Channelling almost Ghibli-esque vibes, Season is a game about riding around on a bicycle and discovering the world for the first time. You play as a young woman who’s lived in a secluded community, but for some reason is now able to explore, take photos, and make new memories. But, there’s not much time to do any of it in, as a mysterious cataclysm is about to engulf the world for good. But heck is a beautiful way to spend your last season.
Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Developer: Daedalic Entertainment
Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
Release date: September 1, 2022
We are all so intrigued to see what a game where you play as the dual-personalities of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will actually be like. And thankfully, that’s exactly what Daedalic Entertainment is going to give us. The creature starts out as a prisoner in Barad-dûr, a fortress in Mordor, but eventually, you will traverse more of Middle-Earth, with the developer promising “giant, persistent environments, each harbouring several questlines and a range of friendly or unfriendly faces” in an interview with Edge Magazine in early 2020. During that interview the game is also described as a “stealth-action-adventure with an intriguing dual-personality mechanic, gigantic levels, and a densely wrought aesthetic inspired by Tolkien’s own drawings”.
The Last of Us Part 1
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release date: September 2, 2022
The Last of Us Part 1 is described as the definitive version of the original game, with updated visuals, facial animations, expanded accessibility options, improved combat, and more. In fact, Naughty Dog says it’s a true overhaul that will bring the journey that first introduced us to Ellie and Joel to the PS5 without “being encumbered by technology”. With a debut trailer at the Summer Game Fest, we’ve already seen glimpses of changes to the character models and more.
Overwatch 2
Developer: Blizzard
Publisher: Activision
Release date: October 4, 2022 (Early Access)
Overwatch 2 is now gunning for an October 4 early access release date – a fact confirmed during the Xbox and Bethesda Games showcase at E3 2022. There, we were treated to some new gameplay footage of the multiplayer team-based first-person shooter, and were likewise shown a new hero expected to make their debut at launch. Junker Queen, a character who’s long been rumored to enter the Overwatch fold, is indeed on their way to Overwatch 2 – packing a shotgun as their primary weapon, and a big two-handed axe as backup. As per the game’s initial reveal way back at BlizzCon 2019, Overwatch 2 is expected to lean heavier on its narrative elements by way of its new Story Missions.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Release date: October 7, 2022
Firaxis is bringing us a new strategy game but this time it’s not a new XCOM. Instead, we’re getting a Marvel-themed strategy game called Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Teaming up with 12 of Marvel Comics’ iconic heroes in the roster, you play as The Hunter, the very first customizable character in Marvel history. Together you’ll attempt to take down the Mother of Demons, Lillith, in a XCOM / Marvel fusion gameplay scenario.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Developer: Asobo Studio
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
Release date: October 18, 2022
The Flight Simulator studio, Asobo, is going back to its original series with a sequel – A Plague Tale: Requiem. The game will follow the original heroes Amicia and Hugo in their quest to survive in the rat-infested city and The Inquisition. With literal seas of rats featured in the game’s reveal trailer, we can only imagine that things have got a lot harder for our brother and sister duo.
Gotham Knights
Developer: WB Games Montreal
Publisher: Warner Bros
Release date: October 25, 2022
The long-awaited WB Games Montreal title is Gotham Knights; an open-world, action RPG set in what the dev is calling the “most dynamic and interactive Gotham City yet”. The big story beat is that Batman is dead, leaving the Gotham Knights (Robin, Batgirl, Nightwing, and Red Hood) to protect the city from its full roster of bad guys. This is a completely original story for the upcoming PS5 games list, rather than any kind of re-enactment of the comics. In terms of villains, we know that the Court of Owls are at least involved, but others including Mr. Freeze will also play a part in the game’s narrative. It features drop-in, drop-out co-op too, with the kind of gameplay you’d expect to see from a Batman: Arkham title.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Developer: Infinity Ward
Publisher: Activision
Release date: October 28, 2022
Task Force 141 from the 2019 reboot are back for a sequel in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We’ll be back with Captain Price and co for a story that continues on from where we left them, with the looming threat of Victor Zakhaev and General Shepherd. Details are light right now, beyond those story details and a release date, so stay tuned.
God of War Ragnarok
Developer: Sony Santa Monica Studio
Publisher: Sony
Release date: November 9, 2022
Ragnarok is coming. Yes, a new God of War game is happening and it’s set to land on the PS5 (and PS4) at some point in 2022. During the latest PlayStation September 2021 showcase, we got a proper look at Kratos’ upcoming return in God of War: Ragnarok, and boy was it quite the trailer. Showing a slightly older Atreus, we got to see a host of different creatures, some helpings of combat, and some new characters we’ll meet. In a blog post (opens in new tab), Santa Monica Studio revealed that the realms are harsher, and we’ll be able to test our fighting prowess against new creatures from Norse mythology. It was also revealed that Cory Barlog is not directing this time around, with Eric Williams taking up the helm.
The Callisto Protocol
Developer: Striking Distance
Publisher: Krafton
Release date: December 2, 2022
The spiritual successor to Dead Space in all but name, The Callisto Protocol is a fresh survival horror game coming from new studio Striking Distance, helmed by none other than Glen Schofield. Its aim is to deliver the most-terrifying next-gen horror experience ever, and from what we’ve seen so far of the game, it’s looking likely to deliver. Set on Jupiter’s moon in 2320, there’s a conspiracy to unfold and horrific creatures to face in this third-person story. A great addition to the upcoming PS5 games.
Sonic Frontiers
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: SEGA
Release date: Holiday 2022
Sonic’s going on a brand new adventure, and this time it’s really, really big. You’ll be speeding through Starfall Islands, the location for the game which SEGA is calling ‘open-zoned’, rather than strictly open world. It’s Sonic, but more beautiful than we’ve ever seen it before.
TBC 2022
Star Trek: Resurgence
Developer: Dramatic Labs
Release date: Spring 2022
From Dramatic Labs, a brand new studio made up of former Telltale developers, comes Star Trek: Resurgence. It’s a third-person, choice-driven adventure game set within the Star Trek Universe. You’ll play as two characters, First Officer Jara Rydek and Engineering Crewperson Carter Diaz, on the U.S.S Resolute, as they attempt to solve a sinister mystery that involves two alien races on the brink of war. You’ll meet new and returning characters in this tale too, so if you’re a Star Trek fan, this is worth paying attention to.
Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core Reunion
Developer: In-house
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: Winter 2022
Square Enix is developing a remaster of Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core, the beloved Final Fantasy 7 prequel which released for PSP back in 2008. Set to launch later this year, Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion is set to feature updated 3D models, HD graphics, full voiceovers, and new music arrangements.
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed
Developer: Illfonic
Release date: TBC 2022
Illfonic – the developer behind Friday the 13th game – is delivering another co-op horror adventure, but this time it’s Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. You’ll have to join up with other Ghostbusters to chase and trap ghosts across a variety of locations before they escape. Players will also be the ghosts, capable of hiding, sneaking, scaring, and more – including some slime action.
Goodbye Volcano High
Developer: KO_OP
Release date: TBC 2022
The developers behind Goodbye Volcano High announced that the narrative direction of the story has had a reboot (opens in new tab) since we first saw the initial game reveal. Now pushed back to 2022 with a new team of writers, it’ll be exciting to see how the story shapes up. Described as a cinematic, choice-based experience with a non-binary protagonist called Fang and a lovely art style, Goodbye Volcano High looks like one to watch out for.
Open Roads
Developer: Fullbright
Publisher: Annapurna
Release date: TBC 2022
The latest title from Fullbright (Gone Home, Tacoma) is Open Roads. It follows a mother and daughter who set out on a road trip adventure to discover a series of abandoned family properties to discover a mystery and secrets about their own kin long buried. Like previous Fullbright games, there’s a big emphasis on interactive narrative, but this time we’ll be exploring multiple destinations and chilling in the car en route between them too.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release date: TBC 2022
After years of silence, we now have a name, a trailer, and a vague release date for Ubisoft’s Avatar title. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is coming sometime in 2022 and is a standalone story from any of the movies. This first-person, action-adventure sees you play as a Na’vi and journey across the Western Frontier, which is a part of Pandora not seen before. You’ll have to use your surroundings and try to survive against the onslaught of RDA forces.
Hogwarts Legacy
Developer: Avalanche
Publisher: Warner Bros. Games
Release date: TBC 2022
Set before the events of the books in the 1800s at the famous Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry and the world beyond, Hogwarts Legacy is described as an open-world RPG that will take you on an adventure in the Harry Potter universe. Added to the list of upcoming PS5 games for 2022 after a delay, Adrian Ropp, head of Avalance, wrote in a blog post (opens in new tab) on PlayStation’s official website that the next-gen console will let create immersive experiences that will let “a player practically feel the terror of Inferi bearing down upon them” or “sense the ground rumbling beneath them as a heard of angry centaurs surrounds them”.
Little Devil Inside
Developer: Neostream Interactive
Release date: TBC 2022
Little Devil Inside first began life on Kickstarter back in 2015. Fast forward five years later and we see a debut trailer during the PS5 reveal stream with the news that it will be a timed exclusive. As an RPG with survival elements, Little Devil inside is set in the “Victorian-like” era in a semi-open world. The trailer showed off a whole host of monsters and also gave us brief glimpses of some of the combat elements and features. It was easily one of the biggest surprises of the recent showcase.
Forever Skies
Developer: Far From Home
Publisher: Far From Home
Release date: TBC 2022
New studio Far From Home is coming swinging out of the gates with an ambitious project that depicts a world devastated by climate change after humanity’s inaction. Forever Skies sees the player descend into a now environmentally-hostile Earth inside an advanced zeppelin. There will be light combat, but it’s mostly about surviving through resource management, crafting, and puzzle-solving. The aircraft itself will also be key to your survival and could hold the answer to repairing the ecological damage done to Earth. The studio is made up of developers from Techland (Dying Light, Dead Island), The Farm 51 (Chernobylite), Bloober Team (Layers of Fear, Blair Witch), and Larian Studios (Divinity: Original Sin, Baldur’s Gate 3), so plenty of reputable talent is on board, making Forever Skies even more enticing.
2023
Forspoken
Developer: Luminous Productions
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: January 24, 2023
Where do we start with Forspoken? This game that was “designed for PlayStation 5,” is a console exclusive from Square Enix, and it looks beautiful. The protagonist is seen leaping across cliffs, attacking huge wolves with tree root-esque abilities, and overlooking a gorgeous cloud-filled landscape from the top of a mountain. What’s more is that famed screenwriter and author Gary Whitta (Star Wars: Rogue One, The Walking Dead) is in charge of a team of “A-list writers” working on the game, which means it could be something very special indeed.
Dead Space Remake
Developer: Motive
Publisher: EA
Release date: January 27, 2023
Motive Studios is bringing us a Dead Space Remake, “rebuilt” from the bones of the source material, aka one of the best horror games of all time. That includes, obviously, beautiful graphics, but also the removal of loading screens. The developer has also clarified it will remain microtransaction-free.
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Developer: In-house
Publisher: Capcom
Release date: March 24, 2023
Resident Evil 4 is getting a remake and it’s already got a release date. It’s set to be a reimagining of the original game, rather than a like-for-like remake. According to Capcom, the developer is “reimagining the storyline of the game while keeping the essence of its direction, modernizing the graphics and updating the controls to a modern standard”. From the trailer we’ve had so far, it’s going to be stunning – and horrific.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Developer: A44
Publisher: Kepler
Release date: Early 2023
An open-world action role-player, Flintlock is being made by Ashen developer A44. Blending up close and personal melee axe play and firearms at range, this third person adventure looked stunning during its gameplay showcase at E3 2022, and we can’t wait to see more between now and its tentative “early 2023” release date. Starring protagonist Nor and her companion, Enki, the pair are said to “embark on an epic journey of vengeance, gunpowder, and magic in humanity’s last stand.” Sound good? We think so too.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Developer: Rocksteady
Publisher: Warner Bros
Release date: Spring 2023
Rocksteady is continuing its work on the Batman: Arkham series but taking a detour into Suicide Squad territory. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a brand new sotry, with 1-4 player co-op, an evil Superman, and four playable characters. These take the form of Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and King Shark, all of which come with their own unique weapons, and the option to switch between them at any time.
Final Fantasy 16
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: Summer 2023
Yes, Final Fantasy 16 has officially been confirmed and it’s set to be a PlayStation console exclusive that will come to the PS5. Produced by Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida and directed by Hiroshi Takai, the debut trailer was revealed during the most recent PS5 showcase, giving us our first proper look at the next installment. We don’t know too much about where it will take us just yet, but the trailer does mention how the “Crystals shaped our world.” More information is set to come in 2021.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Developer: In-house
Publisher: Square Enix
Release date: TBC 2023
Looking to continue the adventures of Final Fantasy 7 Remake? Cloud is set to return in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in 2023, which is the official title for the second game in Square Enix’s ambitious remake trilogy of the beloved RPG. Information is light on the ground, but the publisher has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be out “Winter 2023” for PS5.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Developer: Gameloft
Publisher: Gameloft
Release date: TBC 2023 (Early Access Beta September 6, 2022)
Disney Dreamlight Valley is set to let us live our best Disney life as we live alongside and help a host of different characters from Disney and Pixar. With some Animal Crossing vibes to it, you’ll be able to do various activities such as fishing, discover stories, explore, take on quests, and unlock new areas as you try to help the residents who have been affected by what’s known as the ‘Forgetting’. The life sim adventure is set to launch in full as a free-to-play experience sometime in 2023, with an early access beta set to go live in September for those who purchase the Founders Pack.
Aliens: Dark Descent
Developer: Tindalos Interactive
Publisher: Focus Interactive
Release date: TBC 2023
Aliens: Dark Descent will see you commanding a group of Colonial Marines who are trying to stop a Xenomorph outbreak on Moon Lethe. You’ll not only have to fight the titular aliens though, as you’ll also face rogue operatives from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and entirely new terrors never-before-seen in the Alien franchise. You’ll need to be strategic with your squad, manage your resources, and weigh up your risks in this strategy game.
Diablo 4
Developer: Blizzard
Publisher: Activision
Release date: 2023
As per its gameplay outing during E3 2022, Diablo 4 looks dark, foreboding and terrifying – which is exactly everything we want from Blizzard’s upcoming dungeon crawling action role-playing game. With five classes available at launch in its Necromancers, Barbarians, Sorceresses, Rogues, and Druids, this looks every bit a sequel ten years in the making, and now with a loose 2023 launch date, we’re certain fans of the series are as excited now as ever. First officially revealed at BlizzCon 2019, expect more and more of this in the coming months as Diablo 4 marches towards launch.
Layers of Fears
Developer: Bloober Team
Publisher: Aspyr
Release date: TBC 2023
Settle in for the evening and prepare for another country retreat in the Layers of Fear universe. Layers of Fears (that’s plural) is an updated and enhanced version of Bloober Team’s OG horror venture from 2016, Layers of Fear, that folds in its ‘Inheritance’ DLC and the original’s indirect sequel, Layers of Fear 2. Built in Unreal Engine 5, the old Shining-esque mansion is more terrifying than you remember, but houses a similar number of melting paintings and mind-bending haunted hallways. Said to expand on the original game’s story, expect even more psychedelic, toe-curling horror when Layers of Fears lands at some point in 2023.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Developer: Insomniac Games
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release date: TBC 2023
During the September 2021 PlayStation showcase, a surprise trailer dropped for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, coming exclusively to PS5 sometime in 2023. As a sequel that’s set to continue on the journey of both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, who could forget seeing another very familiar face. Yes, Venom is going to feature as the villain of the new web-slinging adventures. In a blog post (opens in new tab), Sony and Insomniac also confirmed that there will be shiny new suits, new abilities, and a very human story at the heart of your superhero antics.
Street Fighter 6
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release date: TBC 2023
Street Fighter 6 has now had a full reveal, following on from the rather steamy teaser. It’s going to feature three different modes. Fighting Ground is your classic Street Fighter experience, but that’s going to be complimented by World Tour, which is an immersive single-player campaign. There’s also a Battle Hub too, which furthers the multiplayer experience.
Pragmata
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Release date: TBC 2023
Capcom revealed a mysterious new game called Pragmata that leaves more questions than it answers, but certainly piqued a lot of interest when it was added to the upcoming PS5 games list. Described as a “thought-provoking game”, the trailer shows someone in what looks like a space suit in a futuristic setting, where they encounter a young girl and holo-cat. While it won’t be coming until 2022, we’re certainly eager to learn more about this rather enigmatic adventure.
Tchia
Developer: Awaceb
Publisher: Awaceb
Release date: TBC 2023
Tchia is a charming indie gem set to arrive on PS5 sometime in 2022. From developer Awaceb, the open-world tropical adventure is inspired by New Caledonia, and includes some very interesting abilities – such a soul jumping power that lets protagonist Tchia take control of objects and animals. During the PlayStation showcase, we got to see how you can become a dog and even a coconut as you explore the sandbox world. Along with free-climbing, and playing a tune on your ukulele, Tchia certainly looks like one to watch out for.
Alan Wake 2
Developer: Remedy Entertainment
Publisher: Epic Games
Release date: TBC 2023
Alan Wake is finally getting a sequel, and this time it’s going to be a survival horror game, but with a very familiar face and voice returning as the titular hero himself. According to Remedy, you should expect a “chilling experience with familiar psychological horror elements”.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Developer: Respawn Entertainment
Publisher: EA
Release date: TBC 2023
Cal Kestis and BD-1 are back in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the follow-up to the brilliant Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Set five years after the original game, it seems like something rather sinister is going down in Star Wars town. Although details are light beyond the teaser trailer, it seems Cal’s lightsaber has fallen into the wrong hands, and things aren’t great for our Jedi in hiding.
TBC
Marvel’s Wolverine
Developer: Insomniac
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release date: TBC
Undoubtedly one of the biggest surprises of the PlayStation September 2021 showcase came in the shape of those famous adamantium claws belonging to none other than Wolverine. Yes, a new standalone Wolverine game is currently in early development. While we’re light on details for the moment, we do know Brian Horton is Wolverine’s creative director and Cameron Christian is game director. Horton was creative director on Spider-Man Miles Morales and has also worked on games such as Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Christian previously worked on Spider-Man and Spider-Man Miles Morales, as well as other titles such as Sunset Overdrive. Insomniac revealed (opens in new tab) its goal is to “respect the DNA of what makes the character so popular, but also try to make it feel fresh” and reflect the studio’s spirit.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake
Developer: Aspyr
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment and Lucasfilms Games
Release date: TBC
After many rumors began to circulate, the latest Sony showcase confirmed that a remaster of BioWare’s beloved Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is on the way and it’s coming to PS5. Aspyr and Sony Interactive Entertainment are working with Lucasfilm Games to rebuild the classic adventure, which promises (opens in new tab) to bring KOTOR to a new generation with “modern tech, features, visuals, and more, while maintaining the integrity of the story and characters” so many have come to love.
Indiana Jones
Developer: MachineGames
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games / Bethesda
Release date: TBC
Bethesda studio MachineGames is working on a brand new Indiana Jones game, in conjunction with the newly established Lucasfilm Games. All we’ve had so far is a tiny teaser trailer, which is more matte painting than gameplay footage. But, from it, we’ve deduced that it’s probably set in Rome in 1937, which would place the game after Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Temple of Doom, and yet before The Last Crusade. It seems to involve ancient stone circles and standing stones, and potentially even a lost race of giant cyclops. Bethesda says we’ll be waiting a while for more info though – including 100% confirmation of whether it is on PS5, seeing as it’s a Bethesda game.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Developer: Hardsuit Labs
Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Release date: TBC
Looking for a game with a bit of extra bite? Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 puts you in the seedy underbelly of Seattle, which should suit you just fine as a vampire ready to test out your new fangs. Turned as an act of vampire terrorism during the ‘Mass Embrace’, you’ll soon get caught up in vampire faction politics, where you’re still just trying to deal with your new way of life. This is an RPG at its core too, filled with player choices, a strong narrative, and branching dialogue options too.
Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars game
Developer: Massive Entertainment
Publisher: Ubisoft / Lucasfilm Games
Release date: TBC
Another fresh title coming out of the new Lucasfilm Games, this is an open-world Star Wars title from Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment. We don’t know much about the Ubisoft Star Wars game yet, as it’s clearly in very early stages of development, but it will run on Massive’s custom Snowdrop Engine. We’re expecting it to be a photorealistic action-adventure with sprinklings of RPG elements, a la The Division, but obviously set in Star Wars lore. No platforms have officially been confirmed, but expect it to be released on PS5 whenever it does arrive.
Project 007
Developer: IO Interactive
Publisher: IO Interactive
Release date: TBC
IO Interactive is gearing up to tell the origin story for James Bond in a brand new game currently titled Project 007. Although details are scarce, and an official name is yet to be revealed, what we do know is that it’s going to be an entirely original James Bond story – so not tied to the novels or films. Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO says that it is “the most ambitious game in the history of our studio”. Exciting times ahead.
Elder Scrolls 6
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda
Release date: TBC
Ah, the Elder Scrolls 6 (opens in new tab). The 37-second trailer that blew the world’s mind at E3 2018. The game that we know nothing about beyond this same trailer, that is in development somewhere within Bethesda Game Studios along with Starfield. Because it is so far away from release, you can bet your bottom coin that it’s going to appear – at some point – on the PS5 (although hopefully not whatever the PS6 could be).
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: EA
Release date: TBC
Although technically no platforms have been announced for Dragon Age 4 – or whatever the next Dragon Age is officially called – at this point it would seem odd not to think of it as an upcoming PS5 game. We may not have a release date yet, but at least we know that Solas and co are making a return at some point in the future. What we have seen is some glorious concept art, and the confirmation that it will continue on from where Dragon Age: Inquisition left off.
New Mass Effect
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: EA
Release date: TBC
It might be quite a way off release, but that isn’t going to stop us being ridiculously overexcited for a brand new Mass Effect game – aka Mass Effect 5. Seemingly picking up after the events of Mass Effect 3, we’ll be seeing some old faces return and some plot lines picked back up. Of course, the big question of whether Shepard will return remains, but we’re ready for everything.
Atomic Heart
Developer: Mundfish
Publisher: Mundfish
Release date: TBC
Horror fans should rejoice to hear that Mundfish is bringing Atomic Heart to next-gen consoles. The wild-looking sci-fi horror game only rears its grotesque head every so often, but when it does, the world collectively gasps with shock and intrigue. Its monsters are unforgettable, we’ve already seen a good range of unique alien weapons, and the story already has us asking more questions than we have answers. Atomic Heart looks incredibly ambitious for a smaller studio, and we can’t wait to see if it lands the jump on PS5.
Quantum Error
Developer: TeamKill Media
Publisher: TeamKill Media
Release date: TBC
A multiple Future Games Show alum, Quantum Error is an upcoming next-gen sci-fi horror shooter coming to PS5 at an undisclosed date. With shades of Half-Life, Doom, and Dead Space, you’ll control a skilled fireman from a first-person perspective as you hack at and blast away deep space mutants. Watching the recent 4K PS5 trailer (opens in new tab) from the Future Games Show, you’d never believe a team of just four developers is working on Quantum Error.
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]]>Naka points to video (opens in new tab) from the official Sega TikTok account where a person in a Sonic costume tries to pick up a cup of coffee that’s too hot – while the base line from Billie Jean plays in the background and samples of Michael Jackson’s voice play in the background.
“I feel like I’m being misunderstood a lot,” Naka says (opens in new tab), “probably because I don’t speak English and I’m using a translation tool. Sorry.”
While Sega’s never officially acknowledged Jackson’s contribution to Sonic 3, the musicians who worked with him on the game have been very specific about it. A 2016 Huffington Post feature (opens in new tab) features direct confirmation that Jackson’s music made it into the game.
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And just like that, Sonic creator Yuji Naka has casually confirmed on Twitter that Michael Jackson worked on the Sonic 3 soundtrack.
Somewhat out of the blue, the industry veteran took to social media to query Sonic Origins’ soundtrack before confirming a long-standing rumour. “Does Sonic Origins Sonic 3 have a different song?” Naka tweets (opens in new tab). “Oh my god, the music for Sonic 3 has changed, even though Sega Official uses Michael Jackson’s music.”
Naka follows up the tweets with an old picture he took with a camera while flying in Jackson’s helicopter to visit his house. Clearly feeling a pinch of nostalgia, he has also shared some vintage snaps of a Pontiac Fiero and Chevrolet Lumina he drove while creating Sonic in San Francisco.
This is a picture taken by me with my camera when we went to his house in his helicopter. It’s pretty faded. I miss it. pic.twitter.com/wtM1BtMHwTJune 23, 2022
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Speculation (opens in new tab) over Jackson’s involvement with the game has persisted for close to 30 years now. It’s generally believed (opens in new tab) that the music star did work on the soundtrack but remained uncredited. Finding the truth to these claims, though, proved elusive as Sega has never officially confirmed Jackson’s involvement, though several others, such as a keyboardist who worked with Jackson called Brad Buxer, have (opens in new tab).
To clarify Naka’s tweet somewhat, he’s talking about Sonic Origins, which doesn’t appear to include the original Sonic 3 soundtrack. If you’ve been out of the loop, Sonic Origins brings Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, 3, & Knuckles to current-gen consoles. Sega has delisted the classic Sonic games ahead of Origins’ launch, so it might just be your best way to play the classics.
Sonic Origins is out today.
Here are the best retro games of all time, so say us.
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]]>“Not only is it gonna be a new Crash Bandicoot, it’s gonna be a multiplayer Crash Bandicoot,” journalist Jez Corden said on a recent podcast (opens in new tab) (at the 1:29:05 mark). Corden didn’t provide many details (he said “I wasn’t supposed to leak that”), but did suggest that “it’s like a four-player brawler almost, but Crash-oriented.” The info came during a discussion of Summer Game Fest announcements.
One thing Corden did say for certain, though: this game is not called Wumpa League. Wumpa League was the name of another rumored multiplayer Crash game in development at Toys for Bob, which has been the subject of seemingly contradictory reports for years.
Liam Robertson of DidYouKnowGaming suggested (opens in new tab) some time ago that Wumpa League was set to let teams of players compete to collect items in open-ended 3D platforming levels. Robertson notes that “there were a lot of rumours of them second guessing the core concept and some pretty out there things were being suggested. Then a bunch of key people from the project left the company.”
If this new game has any lineage with Wumpa League, based on the new description it seems that the developers have taken the idea of a multiplayer Crash game in a very different direction.
Summer Game Fest is scheduled to be broadcast on June 9. Publisher Activision Blizzard will be on-hand to show campaign gameplay from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – we’ll soon know for sure if they’re also bringing Crash.
Stay up to date on the E3 2022 schedule.
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]]>How to get the Pale Candle in Salt and Sacrifice
To get the Pale Candle in Salt and Sacrifice, players need to engage with an NPC called Sunlight Knight Beatrice finding her and moving her to the hub area to begin with. To get Beatrice and Pale Candle, players should take the following steps:
- Head to Ashbourne Village after defeating your first named mage.
- Go right from the Ashbourne Village Obelisk and take the lower path downwards until you reach a door (which should unlock now that you’ve killed a mage).
- Head inside and down the ladder, then take the left-hand path to Greymoss Mire.
- When you see the wooden platform, climb all the way to the top, then use your grappling hook to swing to the western ledge and speak to Beatrice.
- When Beatrice asks if “your heart is bright like the dawn”, tell her yes. We have no idea what it means, but it sounds good.
- Beatrice will then say that she’s moving to Pardoner’s Vale. Head back there from the nearest Obelisk.
- Beatrice is in a little hut just down and under the right-hand stairs from the cat sitting on the barrel.
- Speak to her inside, and she’ll welcome you to the Dawnlight Order and grant you the Pale Candle!
Players can then use the Pale Candle to join players who need help in quickplay cooperation, rather than having to set it up manually via the Cooperation Board. Any player who utilises a Golden Candle can be joined by anybody who triggers a Pale Candle – at which point they enter the Golden player’s game and help them beat enemies and bosses accordingly. It’s a quick, random way to help other people.
Not only that, but those who help others beat a boss in this way get a Dawnlight Token, a special currency that can be spent at Sunlight Knight Beatrice’s shop for unique items, armor and weapons – generally the heavy, tanky sort.
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]]>How to farm Mages in Salt and Sacrifice explained
To farm Mages in Salt and Sacrifice is relatively simple, though not easy. Players can get Mages to come back, but hunting them again is even harder than before, as we’ll lay out. Here’s the process on Mage farming.
- After killing a Mage that you want to farm, head back to the Pardoner’s Vale hub area.
- Return to the area where you first encountered them.
- The Mage will not necessarily be in the exact place you saw them last time, but will be in a random location close to it.
- This means you’ll have to search around that area – it won’t necessarily be that close by, but it’ll certainly be within the same sub-area somewhere.
- Once you find it, you can attack the Mage. It won’t have a visible health bar this time, meaning you’ll have to guess or keep a constant track of how damaged it is.
- Once it has taken a certain amount of damage, the Mage will teleport to a random nearby location. You can work out the general direction it went by watching the orb of white light it leaves behind and following it.
- Find and attack it again, repeating this process until it eventually dies and accruing the crafting materials and rewards it drops.
- You can repeat this entire thing by heading back to Pardoner’s Vale and setting the whole thing in motion once more.
This method can be done with any Mage, and without limit. Not only that, but it doesn’t seem like Mages get any stronger as you do this, so players can effectively make Mage farming easier and easier as they level up and increase their power respectively.
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]]>The Game Rating and Administration Committee of South Korea (opens in new tab) (H/T VGC (opens in new tab)) has given the PC version of Sonic Origins an All Ages rating. Additionally, a new piece of key art and the game’s logo (spotted by GBATemp (opens in new tab)) has apparently leaked via the PlayStation Network’s backend.
Sonic Origins cover image leaked via PSN #SonicOrigins #SonicTheHedgehoghttps://t.co/TgqX18MHEN pic.twitter.com/U59s0PS4tIApril 18, 2022
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Sonic Origins is a retro compilation that gathers Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles into one release for fans of classic Sonic to enjoy in a single package.
In addition to a 16:9 widescreen presentation, the games will include several improvements in the vein of modder Christian Whitehead’s Sonic releases, and will run on Retro Engine, created by Whitehead for the mobile versions of each game. Plus, this new key art is absolutely adorable. It’s very much in step with the retro Sonic revivals we’ve seen as of late.
This is the first peep we’ve heard about Sonic Origins since its initial May 2021 announcement during Sega’s Sonic Central presentation. Now that it’s been rated, with key art surfacing, it looks like we’ll be hearing more very soon. That could mean a release date is also on the horizon, but we’ll have to be a little more patient in the interim.
In other news in the Sonic realm, the open-world Sonic Frontiers is still scheduled for a holiday 2022 debut. It’s poised to be “an experience like never before,” according to the official description, though there’s still a ways to go before we see more of that entry in the Sonic saga.
In the mood for additional Sonic hype? Here’s everything we know about the upcoming Sonic Frontiers.
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]]>“Our whole ethos for the game was to be nostalgic but not in a superficial way, we really wanted to make a game that felt cool and really felt like the self-indulgent Y2K anime game of our dreams, and part of that is embracing cringe and embracing the tropes,” Esposito explains during a preview event. As such, Neon White plays like a visual novel during cutscenes and like a ultra-fast platformer during gameplay. This is definitely one to keep an eye on.
Unabashedly anime
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Neon White is leaning hard into its source material, and it’s not ashamed to admit it. “People make fun of tropes. And yes, things are tired, and they’re overdone. But we’re also kind of sick of subverting things just for the sake of it because we’re making an indie game,” Esposito explains. “So what we wanted to do was instead of subversion, we just wanted to make version.” Crunchy, frantic music from electronic duo Machine Girl bumps so fast it feels like you’ve had one too many gamer energy drinks before you’re thrust into the story of White, an assassin who wakes up in Heaven and is forced to compete as a top demon slayer to earn his spot in the Cloud Lands beyond death.
The story plays out in visual novel-style cutscenes between missions, with characters that feel ripped right out of Danganronpa. The group of assassins, now all known as Neon [insert color here] are forced to wear animal masks, but their actual outfits are all stark white, shiny black leather, and excessive belts and buckles. Some light dating sim elements let you really bask in Neon White’s homage to excess as you go on side missions and bequeath your favorite assassins with gifts. “We’re using tropes because we want to evoke a really specific period and a really specific kind of game and a development style,” Esposito assures us.
That style is a mix of melodramatic cutscenes that punctuate fast speedrunning levels. And Neon White wants you to go faster, always, pushing you to beat each level quicker than you did the last time around. Global leaderboards will let the fastest of the fast show off their best times, and short and simple levels beg for replays. “The whole design of the game is to get you to replay levels,” Esposito says. But how do these levels play out?
Fast as hell, but make it heaven
“People make fun of tropes. And yes, things are tired, but we’re also kind of sick of subverting things just for the sake of it because we’re making an indie game… instead of subversion, we just wanted to make version.”
Ben Esposito, developer on Neon White
Neon White is fast as hell, with gameplay that is appropriately frenetic thanks to its unique concept. Each section of the game has ten speedrunning levels within it, and each level requires players traverse spaces quickly with actions and weapons augmented by floating cards found resting on platforms or picked up from enemies felled. During the preview, Esposito blows through levels so fast it makes my head spin, and the heavy-hitting soundtrack makes it feel like I’m watching a 2000s movie club scene at 2x speed.
In Neon White, cards can be used for either weapons or movement, and it’s up to you to decide how to delegate. Discarding a card like Godspeed will shoot you forward in a lightning-fast dash that takes out several enemies, or you can use its weapon component to fire several shots from a rifle. You can’t level up these weapons or horde them for later levels – Esposito just isn’t a fan of accumulation.
“It’s just a different way of thinking about an FPS, maybe I’m kind of weird but something I don’t love in shooters an games in general is when you accrue to much power and become kind of unstoppable,” Esposito admits, as he breezes through a level where all the platforms are covered in spikes. “I like pain and suffering.”
Instead in Neon White, the resources are built into the world and are constantly changing at rapid speed. That’s why this FPS doesn’t have a typical visual of a gun in your hand, but instead has some gun cards stacked in the bottom corner of the screen. And that’s part of Neon White’s mission statement, according to Espositio: “You can’t think of guns like a weapon in your hand, you have to think of them as resources that allow you to move around.”
With all of that, Neon White is designed to be enjoyed in small doses, with you blowing through a few levels on the train on your Nintendo Switch, or picking it up on PC during some downtime at work.
Set to land on PC and Nintendo Switch, Neon White is due at some stage in 2022, but is currently without a concrete release date.
Fancy this? Neon White is in great company on our list of the best new indie games to look out for in 2022.
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]]>Still, there are plenty of familiar faces to look forward to playing as when the game finally drops. In fact, they’ll keep coming well after that. This is a game that aims to please when it comes to delivering plenty of character choices.
At launch, players can purchase the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Character Collection Season Pass, which comes with seven DLC packs with playable characters from the entirety of the nine saga films.
Both The Mandalorian Season 1 and Solo: A Star Wars Story Character Packs will be up for grabs at launch, either as part of the Character Collection or as standalone purchases. The Mandalorian Season 1 Character Pack comes with the Mandalorian, Grogu (non-playable), Greeft Karga, Cara Dune, IG-11, and Kuiil. The Solo: A Star Wars Story Character Pack comes with young Han Solo, young Lando Calrissian, Qi’ra, Tobias Beckett, and Enfys Nest.
That’s not all, though. You can add the Classic Characters, Trooper, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Character Packs to your collection as well at launch for players with early access and everyone else with the Character Collection Season Pass or individual purchasers on April 19.
The Classic Characters Pack comes with Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, and Lando Calrissian. The Trooper Pack includes Death Trooper, Incinerator Trooper, Range Trooper, Imperial Shore Trooper, and Mimban Stormtropper. Like the Classic Characters Pcak, it’ll be available at launch to early access players, or on May 4 for Season Pass holders and individual purchasers.
Not enough characters for you? The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Character Pack comes with Jyn Erso, Bodhi Rook, Cassian Andor, K-2SO, Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbu, and Director Krennic. It’ll be up for grabs on April 19. Finally, on Star Wars Day, May 4, everyone can purchase The Mandalorian Season 2 and Star Wars: The Bad Batch Character Packs. These will net you Ahsoka Tano, Boba Fett, Bo Katan, Fennec Shand, and Moff Gideon as well as Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Crosshair, and Echo.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is set to debut on April 5 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC.
Want a refresher on the story so far? Take a look at our Star Wars timeline to get up to date before the game’s release.
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]]>The demo is free to download on Switch, no Nintendo Switch Online membership required. It’s a limited vertical slice of the game, but it should make the three-week wait feel a little shorter.
The demo launched on the heels of a new trailer from Nintendo UK, and beyond showing off a range of environments and enemies, this overview also delivers a bit more detail on Kirby’s new power-ups and the game’s co-op support.
Several classic Kirby abilities are returning in the Forgotten Land, including the sword, needle, and bomb powers, and new options include a burrowing drill and a musket-like ranged attack. Familiar favorites can also be evolved via blueprints hidden around the world. The old hammer ability, for instance, can be evolved into a toy hammer with more range and damage. Evolved abilities also change the look of Kirby’s power-up form, often pretty dramatically.
The heavily-memed mouthful mode which, among other things, straight-up turns Kirby into a car, gets some screen time as well. Kirby can gobble cars, cones, rings, light bulbs, giant arcs, staircases, domes, pipes – seemingly anything that isn’t nailed down, and probably some stuff that is. Some mouthful mode powers also play into co-op; another player can ride Kirby as he sails around as a giant arch, for example. Your player two can also help out in combat or minigames, which is a lot more involved than the co-op in the likes of, say, Super Mario Odyssey.
Thanks to this bizarre limited-edition bonus, Kirby can now consume your backpack in real life.
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