Gaming News — 2026-06-05#

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Square Enix dropped an absolute bombshell at Summer Game Fest, revealing Final Fantasy VII Revelation as the epic conclusion to the remake trilogy, set to launch simultaneously across all platforms in Spring 2027. Promising their most expansive open world yet, players will seamlessly skydive from the Highwind airship, explore new regions like Wutai, and customize combat with the new FITS outfit-based job system. With Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind fully playable, this is gearing up to be a monumental RPG finale.

News & Reviews#

PlatinumGames Takes Over TMNT: The Last Ronin Following the shutdown of the original project at Black Forest Games, Paramount has tapped legendary action studio PlatinumGames to develop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin. The AAA title aims to marry top-tier Japanese action with Western storytelling, delivering a dark, vengeance-fueled narrative that could finally give TMNT fans the hardcore game they deserve.

Resident Evil Veronica Officially Announced for 2027 Capcom has officially confirmed Resident Evil Veronica, a full remake of the beloved Code Veronica, is slated for a 2027 release. The debut footage showed Claire Redfield in a Parisian apartment, confirming fans will finally get the highly anticipated reimagining of her horrific journey alongside Chris and Wesker.

Alien: Isolation 2 Revealed at Summer Game Fest A full decade after the terrifying original, Sega and Creative Assembly finally debuted the first footage for Alien: Isolation 2. Moving beyond claustrophobic corridors, the sequel follows a new protagonist across both the interiors and exteriors of Kurosaki Station, promising a smarter Xenomorph and even slimmer chances of survival.

Control Resonant Shifts to High-Octane Melee Action Our hands-on preview of Control Resonant confirms that the sequel successfully pivots the franchise from a shooter into a frantic, open-ended melee action game. Featuring heavily customizable weapon loadouts, incredible aerial traversal mechanics, and surreal shifting environments as Dylan Faden escapes The Oldest House, Remedy is cooking up an incredibly potent combat evolution.

Gothic 1 Remake: Review in Progress Our early verdict on the Gothic 1 Remake shows that while it brilliantly upgrades the classic 2001 RPG’s visuals, voice acting, and controls, its unforgiving core gameplay remains largely untouched. It’s the definitive way to experience the game’s ahead-of-its-time worldbuilding, but players must still wrestle with shallow combat mechanics and frustrating pacing issues.

Guild Wars 3 Revealed with Fall 2027 Beta ArenaNet officially unveiled Guild Wars 3, an action-style MMORPG set 1,000 years before the original game. Featuring a momentum-based combat system and marking the franchise’s first foray onto consoles, this huge announcement comes with the excellent news that it will remain subscription-free when it enters beta in Fall 2027.

Black Ops 7 Gets Classic Mode Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 just launched a “Black Ops Classic” limited-time mode that completely strips out modern omnimovement, sliding, and stims. By reverting the mechanics to feel more like Black Ops 1 and 2 across throwback maps like Nuketown and Firing Range, the community is praising the mode for finally putting the focus back on pure gun skills.

Palworld 1.0 Arrives in July After dominating the gaming conversation in early access, developer Pocket Pair has confirmed that the massive Palworld 1.0 update will officially launch across all platforms on July 10.

Free Games & Deals#

If you’re hunting for deals to pad your backlog this weekend, you absolutely need to grab the IGN Live 2026 Humble Bundle. For just $10, you score nine incredible games worth over $260, including heavy hitters like Control Ultimate Edition, Rollerdrome, and Shadow Gambit. Over on the hardware side, the PowerA Advantage Wired Controller for Switch 2 has hit a ridiculously low $13.49 via the Woot app, while PS5 owners can snag a record-low discount on the stellar RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Finally, if you want a killer sci-fi listen, Audible’s current deal lets you grab the first three Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks for $1, which is an absolute steal.

Also Worth Knowing#

Stellar Blade Blood Rain Announced: Shift Up revealed a sequel starring a new protagonist named Evie, which will officially break PlayStation exclusivity by launching on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Avatar AAA RPG Cancelled: The massive Avatar: The Last Airbender AAA RPG from Saber Interactive has officially been killed following the recent Paramount/Skydance merger.
No Rest for the Wicked Xbox Delay: Moon Studios’ founder claims the Xbox release delay for their action RPG is directly due to the optimization limitations of the Xbox Series S hardware.
Fumito Ueda Reveals gen ATLAS: The legendary creator behind Shadow of the Colossus has finally unveiled his new single-player, open-world action-adventure game featuring a human journeying alongside a giant robot.
Among Us Animated Series Drops: All 10 episodes of the star-studded Among Us animated series unexpectedly shadow-dropped onto Paramount+ during Summer Game Fest.