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The rumors were right: Bandai Namco announced a new remaster of the PS3 classic Tales of Xillia, complete with new quality-of-life features and upgrades.

The new Tales of Xillia remaster finally brings the fan-favorite RPG onto other platforms--the original had sat locked away on the PS3 for decades. The game comes packed with great time-saving mechanics like enemy battle on/off toggles, as well as on-screen HUD indicators for destination zones.

Tales of Xillia Remastered releases on PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam this Halloween, October 31, 2025. It will cost $40.

One of the highlights of the Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live was the newly announced LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.

LEGO Batman will throw players into a fully open-world Gotham City, where Batman fans can enjoy everything from throwing batarangs at criminals to driving around in the Batmobile at high speeds, collecting coins. The upcoming title is being developed by TT Games, which is the studio behind LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and will be arriving on all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch 2.

In addition to the classic Batman goodness, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will feature many references from iconic Batman movies and comic books. The trailer showcases many aspects of the title, including the villains players will be up against and the combat they will be able to enjoy. Judging from what the trailer showcases, the combat appears to be heavily inspired by the Batman Arkham games, which is a good thing to see, as the combat in those titles was arguably the best part of the games.

The Devil May Cry TV show helped sell nearly 2 million copies of Devil May Cry 5. Now Capcom wants to do the same thing with the new Street Fighter movie

Capcom has found another lever to successfully supercharge game sales: Transmedia content. How Capcom leveraged the latest Devil May Cry TV show on Netflix is a prime example of the company's business strategy. The idea is simple: Plan out a TV show or a movie around a franchise, and then be ready to meet new fans with games, events, and promos. Capcom has a wealth of catalog IP (they have a ton of game franchises and software that's already out) that can be tapped for this purpose.

The upcoming live action Street Fighter movie in 2026 offers another big opportunity to spike game sales. In a recent Q&A with investors, Capcom said that it fully intends to pull off a similar plan with the Street Fighter film. Expect to see steep discounts and new in-game content drops in both Street Fighter 6 and the entire multi-decade series as a whole.

Sony's new premium enthusiast peripheral line expands with the company's first-ever gaming mouse.

The INZONE Mouse-A is a new high-precision mouse aimed at pro gamers, offering polling rates of up to 8,000 Hz in a lightweight and sturdy 48.4 gram package for $150. The Mouse-A joins Sony's growing INZONE accessories, and underlines the company's position as both a maker of consumer electronics and a video game software developer/platform holder.

The Mouse-A was built with direct feedback from esports org Fnatic, with some pro players praising the device's size and overall design quality. It's currently available on the Sony shop for $150.

Gamescom 2025 has wrapped up its main announcements and the Lords of the Fallen franchise has confirmed a continuation of the series with Lords of the Fallen 2.

The sequel to the first game in the franchise was announced at Gamescom on Tuesday by developer Hexworks, with the trailer showcasing an epic cinematic to the upcoming Soulslike title expected to launch sometime in 2026. Notably, Lords of the Fallen 2 is a standalone sequel to 2023's Lords of the Fallen, which has the same name as the 2014 action RPG from Deck13. Lords of the Fallen differentiates itself from other Soulslike titles with an unforgiving world tied to the progression of the player.

Lords of the Fallen 2 is set 100 years after the events of the first game, and as for the first game, it was soft rebooted in April 2025 with patch 2.0 that added shared progression during cross-play co-op and a free friend's pass to play co-op. Additionally, the update included recalibrated gameplay, and numerous other changes that made the game feel fresh.

Obsidian reveals the six teammates that players can join alongside in battle in The Outer Worlds 2,

No Obsidian RPG is complete with an ensemble cast of companions, and their next game, The Outer Worlds 2, will have six different squadmates to choose from. Unfortunately, you can't actually romance them--this isn't Mass Effect.

There's Niles, a pistol-toting gunslinger who either can go invisible or has some sort of overshield effect; Valerie, a flying gun-drone robot that can heal allies; Aza, a rogue with a brutal wrist cannon; Inez, an Auntie's Choice agent with a havoc-inducing corrupted left arm; Marisol, an Order of the Ascendant tinkerer who uses time magic to slow enemies; and the pompous, yet barbaric hammer-wielding Tristan.

Gamescom 2025 Opening Night has wrapped up, and we got a look at what players can expect out of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was showcased at Gamescom 2025, and accompanying the "Gameplay Reveal Trailer," which was hardly a "gameplay" trailer as it only contained two seconds of actual gameplay, a Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 "Direct" video that features the developers of the upcoming title explaining how Black Ops 7 differentiates itself from previous installments in the franchise. A big change up with Black Ops 7 is the Campaign, which players can enjoy either solo or with a squad of four players. Yes, the co-op is Campaign, and will have an ending unlike any other Call of Duty campaign.

The Campaign will take players through covert operations and infiltrations, along with deployments that take place in both reality and on the edge of consciousness. A main theme of Black Ops 7 is "mind-bending" and "madness," which players will need to embrace when stepping into the Campaign, as the JSOC team, the characters players will be stepping into the shoes of, are seemingly stuck in a mindscape. Additionally, players will be introduced to Avalon, an expansive city whose secrets are threaded across the entire Campaign.

Capcom has revealed impressive new gameplay for Resident Evil 9 at Gamescom, showing off some new upgrades to the RE Engine in the process.

Resident Evil 9's gameplay debut highlighted some interesting new mechanics of the game, potentially even some sort of anxiety attack feature where protagonist Grace Ashcroft can potentially lose consciousness. Grace also visibly shakes when holding her flashlight.

One of the most eye-catching parts of the trailer was how seamlessly the game transitioned between in-engine cutscenes and actual gameplay sequences. One moment, Alyssa is pulling Grace through a door in a cinematic, and in the next frame you're taking control of Grace in first-person and playing the game. The flow between the two was very fluid and felt natural.

PEAK, a co-op climbing game created by Aggro Crab and Landfall, quickly ascended to the top of Steam's most-played games charts after its release, and now it has been confirmed that the title has sold over 10 million copies.

The humorous co-op climbing game sold two million copies in just nine days after it launched, and now Geoff Keighley, the host of The Game Awards and Gamescom 2025, has announced the title has sold more than 10 million units, marking a monumental success for the studios. PEAK was originally conceived in a hot tub and later developed in an Airbnb, explained the developers in an email shortly after the title was released and gained a lot of attention.

PEAK was released on June 16 and reached a stunning 170,759 all-time concurrent players just three days ago, on August 17. For those who are unfamiliar with PEAK, players assume the roles of stranded nature scouts who must make their way up a perilous mountain to escape a mysterious island.

Sony and Sucker Punch are keeping the multiplayer tradition alive with Ghost of Yotei, which will also feature the online-based Legends mode in a post-launch update.

Today PlayStation confirmed that similar to its forebear, Ghost of Yotei will likewise be getting the Legends multiplayer game type. This optional mode allows gamers to team up with up to four players across two modes: 2-player co-op missions and 4-player gauntlets of survival.

It's also included free with all purchases, however it's unclear whether or not there will be some changes with Ghost of Yotei's Legends mode in regards to monetization. The execution of Sony's live service roadmap has not gone according to plan; despite the multi-million best-selling success of Helldivers 2, the disastrous drag of Concord's failure has affected Sony's outlook, roadmap, and immediate plans. This has also affected first-party games like Marathon, which could be delayed outside of Sony's FY25 timeline.

Starfield is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in 2026, sources have told insider Nate the Hate.

Today at Gamescom 2025, Microsoft announced that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was coming to the Nintendo Switch 2. This was a pretty big surprise given the game's complexity, but the Switch 2's internal DLSS 3.1 wizardry might do some heavy lifting.

New reports say that Bethesda also plans to bring another highly-billed AAA game to the Switch 2: their 2023 sci-fi RPG Starfield. The news comes from Nate The Hate, who says that Starfield will drop on the Switch 2 in 2026. The space sim is still planned to land on PlayStation 5, too. Neither Bethesda nor Xbox have officially confirmed or announced anything regarding a Starfield multi-platform release.

It's officially happening: Sony is raising the price of all PS5 console hardware in the United States.

After months of holding off, Sony has finally caved and will increase the price tag on all PS5 consoles moving forward. The new pricing has tacked on another $50 to all models, with the PS5 Pro now costing an astronomical $750, which is in the realm of the dreaded 3DO console from the 1990s. Tariffs are believed to be the direct cause for the price hike.

The price change goes into effect tomorrow as Sony offers hardly any advance notice of the change. Soon consumers may even forget that the PS5 launched at $399 for the digital-only console, and at $499 for the disc-based system. Interestingly enough, Sony just announced that it had completed its plan to move hardware production out of China, at least for PS5s sold in the United States.

Microsoft has revealed that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally (and Ally X) will be on shelves across the globe on October 16 - though we still don't have an official price.

A few more details were revealed about the gaming portable, though, the most noteworthy of which is that it'll come with an equivalent to Valve's Steam Deck Verified list of games.

It's called the Handheld Compatibility Program and Microsoft shared a quick trailer for the scheme on YouTube that you can see above.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been officially unveiled at Gamescom 2025, with the next installment in the long-running franchise taking center stage with a new "gameplay" trailer and story explanation.

The "Gameplay Reveal" trailer was posted to the official Call of Duty YouTube channel, and it's surprising that the trailer can even feature the word "gameplay" in the title as there is less than two seconds of actual gameplay footage featured within the trailer. The rest of the content is cinematics. The trailer hasn't been received very well by the Call of Duty community, as at the time of writing, it has received 29,000 Likes and 105,000 Dislikes on YouTube. Not a great ratio for a title that is releasing in just a few months.

Miles Leslie, Associate Creative Director at Treyarch, took to the stage at Gamescom to touch on the story of Black Ops 7, saying the game is set in the not-so-distant future of 2035, but it's twisted. Treyarch and Raven are really embracing descriptive words such as "mind-bending" and "madness" for Black Ops 7, and this time around, the campaign can be enjoyed with your friends as it's confirmed to have co-op multiplayer. Once the linear part of the campaign is completed, players will graduate into "Endgame Unleashed".

The price and release date for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X have leaked online, with the new handheld devices now slated to release in October.

The news has come from reliable gaming industry insider billbil-kun, who has penned a new article claiming to have learned the US prices for both handhelds and the release date. According to the leaker, pre-orders for both handheld devices are expected to go live during Gamescom 2025, which is happening between August 20 and August 24. As for prices, the leaker writes it has learned the ROG Xbox Ally will be priced at $549.99, and the ROG Xbox Ally X will be priced at $899.99 in the US.

These prices are in line with previous reports citing leaks that ASUS would be pricing both handhelds between $599 and $899. The previous report mentioned the Euro prices of both handhelds, which are seemingly the same as the US prices, €899 (Ally X) and €599 (Ally).

Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live has officially come to a close, and among the numerous game announcements, Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment debuted a gameplay trailer for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.

Saber and Focus Entertainment were the minds behind the critically acclaimed Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and now they are back with a new title set to release sometime in 2026. John Carpenter's Toxic Commando aims to combine classic 80s action horror with over-the-top humor, as players will be able to take on hordes of enemies as a team to prevent them from infecting the entire world.

Players will be able to carve their way through the endless swarms of enemies and face challenging bosses either on foot or behind the wheel of a vehicle. John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fully supports cross-platform co-op, and according to the description of the title, an experimental attempt to harness the power of Earth's core ends in a terrifying disaster that creates the "Sludge God."

Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live has officially wrapped up, and to close out the show, Game Science has revealed the next Black Myth game.

For those who don't know, Game Science is the developer behind the critically acclaimed Black Myth: Wukong game that took the world by storm when it released in 2024. Wukong quickly became a massive success, with the title reaching a staggering 2.4 million all-time peak concurrent player count on Steam. Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology, and is based on the classic tale "Journey to the West," one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.

The new Black Myth game isn't straying too far away from the roots of Wukong, as the teaser trailer that debuted at Gamescom 2025 showcased the new title "Black Myth: Zhong Kui," which is based on the famed Chinese folk figure "Zhong Kui". For those who don't know, Zhong Kui is regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings. Game Science writes in the YouTube video description for the trailer that Black Myth: Zhong Kui is currently in early development, and no in-game footage is available at this time.

There was a time when the RTS genre was huge in the PC gaming space, with franchises like Warcraft, StarCraft, Command & Conquer, and Age of Empires leading the charge. After the genre's golden era in the late 1990s and early 2000s, games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and Company of Heroes from developer Relic pushed the genre forward with new mechanics, physics-based action, and even some light RPG-like elements.

When Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III launched in 2017, high-profile releases in the RTS genre were already few and far between. With Gamescom 2025 now underway in Cologne, Germany, RTS fans got a surprise treat with the announcement of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV. The game is coming soon and is targeting a 2026 release window; however, this will be the first game that isn't developed by Relic.

But, this isn't a red flag as Dawn of War 4 is being developed by KING Art, the team behind the well-received Company of Heroes-inspired RTS Iron Harvest. And with that, Dawn of War 4 is set to be an epic RTS experience with over 70 campaign missions and four playable races - Space Marines, Orks, Necrons, and the Adeptus Mechanicus.

In the most recent episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Microsoft VP of Xbox Gaming Jason Ronald talked extensively about the future of Xbox gaming devices, services like Game Pass, and how AI will play an integral role in shaping the future of everything Xbox. Part of the discussion revolved around Xbox and AMD's long-term partnership, and how it was planning to create a 'unified platform' for console, cloud, PC, and handheld.

To pull this off, Xbox and AMD will be co-developing custom Ryzen, Radeon, and AI hardware that will share similar architecture and technologies across all devices - where that's dedicated ray-tracing processors to power the next-generation of path-traced gaming, or AI-powered upscaling and frame generation to enhance performance similar to AMD's FSR 4 technology on desktop PC Radeon RX 9000 Series products and its upcoming FSR Redstone initiative.

The upcoming ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld from ASUS and Xbox will debut with a custom gaming-focused version of Windows, which will likely become the interface for the next Xbox console. However, during the discussion, Jason Ronald confirmed that the Xbox team will be using the ROG Xbox Ally handhelds to test new AI features that are coming to the next-gen Xbox console.

Xbox will expand even further into the cloud, likely facilitated through a combination of new hardware, software, and services.

Microsoft has made big moves in cloud streaming with its Project xCloud infrastructure, and since inception the technology has evolved significantly. Xbox users can now stream games with less friction across the entire platform, with a myriad of options to choose from--remote play, streaming to mobiles & consoles, etc.

Now that its valuable software catalog is deeply embedded into the cloud following the FTC v Microsoft trial in 2023, Xbox has informally announced plans to further invest into cloud gaming. How that will happen remains to be seen, but Microsoft had been internally developing a cloud-only video game device similar to a set-top box codenamed Keystone. This device would have been low-cost and offer users an easier gateway into the Xbox platform.