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More from Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
PlatinumGames is making another TMNT game.

Following its work on 2016’s Mutants in Manhattan, PlatinumGames will be developing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, a new AAA action-adventure game based on the graphic novels. The Last Ronin will be published by the newly announced Paramount Games Studio.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Stranger Than Heaven is coming out in January — and features Tupac?

The next game from RGG Studio will be released on January 15th, 2027, and Tupac is in the game. Didn’t expect that casting.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Fumito Ueda’s next game is Gen Atlas.

Ueda, behind games like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian, showed off his new title, a sci-fi shooter. There’s no details on when it will come out, but it will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and the Epic Games Store (Epic is publishing it).

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Uh oh, the xenomorph is back.

The sequel to one of the scariest games I’ve ever played has been officially unveiled with a brief teaser for Alien Isolation 2. It’s coming to the PS5, Xbox, PC, and even the Switch 2, though there’s no release date yet.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Cuphead returns.

Studio MDHR confirmed that it’s working on a follow-up to Cuphead, though it’s still early in development. Also in the works: an 8-bit platformer set in the same classic animation-inspired universe, which will even be released as Sega Master System cartridge, in addition to modern platforms.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Capcom is remaking Resident Evil: Code Veronica.

Resident Evil: Veronica launches in 2027, and it’s coming to PS5, Xbox Series X / S, Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
No Highguard-esque ending today.

After the fiasco surrounding everything Highguard, Geoff Keighley promises that the last Summer Game Fest Live announcement today will be a “single player, narrative game.” The show starts at 5PM ET, so we won’t have to wait too much longer for the big reveal.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
TGI(SG)F.

What better way to spend a Friday night than with a deluge of video game trailers and reveals. Summer Game Fest Live kicks off at 5PM ET, and you can watch along live right here.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Minecraft Dungeons II could launch this September.

The Nintendo eShop listing for the game shows a September 29th release date and a price tag of $29.99, as shared by Wario64.

Perhaps this is a Summer Game Fest Live announcement that got pushed a little early; that event is set to kick off at 5PM ET. (We’ll be watching and covering the show, stay tuned!)

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A screenshot of the Nintendo eShop listing for Minecraft Dungeons II.
Image: Nintendo
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Paramount is making a unified games studio.

Paramount Games Studio puts all of Paramount and Skydance’s development teams under one brand. Weirdly, it will still be making two titles set in Disney universes: Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra and an untitled Star Wars game, Variety reports.

There will also be a new AAA title announced at Summer Game Fest Live later today.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
It’s going to be a hot Tarnished summer.

The delayed Switch 2 port of fantasy epic Elden Ring is now launching on August 28th. For those playing on other platforms, FromSoftware says that the extras from the Switch version will be available as DLC on the same day.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Crystal Dynamics used “AI-assisted tools” while developing the Tomb Raider reboot.

According to the Steam page for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis:

AI-assisted tools were used during development to support some early exploration and temporary development content. Any AI-assisted assets were either replaced or refined by humans in order to maintain the creative and artistic vision of the development team.

Crystal Dynamics tells Eurogamer that “we leverage AI tools to help our teams iterate on ideas faster and more efficiently, while ensuring that all finished content in the final product is human-crafted.”

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Until Dawn gets a little sun.

The slasher movie-turned-game series is back with a full-on sequel that launches in 2027. It has a new setting and characters, but the same interactive film format.

Kallie Plagge
Kallie Plagge
Marathon season 2 kicks off.

The second season of Marathon, Bungie’s highly stylized extraction shooter, starts today. It’s called Nightfall and will be available for everyone to play for free from June 2nd to June 9th, so now’s the time to see if Bungie’s doing enough to keep Marathon alive in the long run. Bungie has the best gunplay in gaming, so here’s hoping.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A different take on Silent Hill.

The franchise has been on quite a run between the SH2 remake and the excellent F, and Townfall looks like it’ll add a new flavor to the horror. It launches on September 24th.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Onimusha: Way of the Sword launches in September — and a demo is launching today.

Try the demo ahead of the game’s full release on September 25th. Hopefully Capcom’s strong 2026 run continues.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Arrakis on console.

Survival game Dune: Awakening is getting a port, and will be hitting the PS5 on September 22nd. It’ll include an all-new single-player mode when it does.

Kallie Plagge
Kallie Plagge
Dino crisis.

We got a look at a dinosaur survival game called The Lost Wild: True Fear Is Primal. It looks like all my Jurassic Park video game dreams come true. It’s slated for PS5 in 2027, and I will be seated.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The Tomb Raider reboot is getting a small delay.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis was scheduled to launch in 2026, but during Tuesday’s State of Play show, it got a release date of February 12th, 2027. Like Fable, seems it’s steering clear of Grand Theft Auto VI.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Yokai-slaying fun.

Kemuri: Hunt the Unseen, which comes from The Evil Within artist Ikumi Nakamura, is heading to the PlayStation 5 in 2027. The first gameplay trailer offers a glimpse at its characters zipping around the city and battling paranormal creatures.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Dave the Diver is getting a prequel game.

Bancho the Chef tells the story of how Bancho, the intense chef from Dave the Diver, learned his craft. No word when it will be available, but it’s in the works for PS5.

Kallie Plagge
Kallie Plagge
Rayman reimagined, revealed.

Sony showed a reveal trailer for Rayman Legends Retold, a 3D reimagining of the 2013 platformer. It launches August 27th. You can watch the trailer below.