Failed State

Sony’s big State of Play showstopper was God of War Laufey, the next game in the God of War series from Sony Santa Monica due out exclusively on PS5.

As rumored, today's State of Play broadcast included the official announcement of a new God of War game. This game does not star Kratos, however. Faye looks to be the lead character in the newly announced God of War game. Santa Monica is also working on a remake of the original God of War trilogy. A live-action TV adaptation is also in the works with Amazon Prime Video, with production on the series now underway. A live-service God of War game, however, was reportedly canceled in 2025.. This story is developing...

First-party PlayStation developer Firesprite came to the State of Play June 2026 showcase to reveal Until Dawn 2 with plans to launch for PS5 in 2027.

This remake of Star Fox 64 proves the Arwing isn’t out of style quite yet.

I recently finished reading Keza MacDonald's excellent Super Nintendo, a largely celebratory book about the company that "helped the world have fun", which nevertheless sounds a note of understandable caution at its conclusion. The author is concerned – and it's a concern I share – that Nintendo has been playing things too safe of late, that its release slate (with the odd exception) has become alarmingly conservative. It's time, surely, for the next Splatoon, and by that I don't mean Raiders. As hardware goes, Switch 2 is no big swing, and so far its software has generally followe