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We just had an exciting State of Play gameplay deep dive air for Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yōtei, and this included a first look at the PS5 Console – Ghost of Yōtei Limited Edition Bundles, featuring new intricate console designs with a matching DualSense Wireless controller. Play Video These stunning designs capture Sucker Punch’s fictional depiction of Ezo (which is now known as Hokkaido), and the world that players will embark on to explore Atsu’s tale of vengeance. Mt. Yōtei is an iconic location and has become a symbol for Hokkaido as well as Atsu herself, which is why we…

Category: GamesJuly 10, 2025 Free Play Days – MLB The Show 25, Polterguys: Possession Party, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition and Blasphemous Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Summertime is in full swing, and we have got plenty to keep you cool with Free Play Days! RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition is available this weekend for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Standard and Core members to play from Thursday July 10 until Sunday, July 13. MLB The Show 25 and Polterguys: Possession Party are free for all Xbox members to try during Free Play Days (Xbox Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate, Standard…

Attention, Helldivers! The Ministry of Defense Research & Development team has just declassified the following information for immediate release.  You have been cleared to field test a new range of experimental weapons built from acquired alien technology. R&D scientists have completed the Control Group Premium Warbond* for deployment to your Super Destroyer! Play Video Weapons & Stratagems First up, in the primary weapon category, is the VG-70 Variable, a seven-barrelled volley gun with three different firing modes: Auto, which has three selectable RPM values; Volley, which fires a single shot from each barrel at once; and Total, which fires all…

Category: AnnouncementsJuly 9, 2025 Accessible Games Initiative Tags Now Available Across All Digital Xbox Experiences Team Xbox SummaryAccessible Games Initiative tags are now available across all digital Xbox experiences.The tags are an industry-wide push to help players identify the accessibility features available in a specific game, before they make a purchase.Read on for an interview with Xbox’s Brannon Zahand and accessibility advocate Steve Saylor to learn more. Today, just in time for Disability Pride Month, Xbox is proud to announce that the new Accessible Games Initiative tags, designed to provide players with clear and consistent information about the accessibility features…

This month, carve your legend in the neon-soaked streets of Night City as the mercenary V in the dystopian open-world RPG Cyberpunk 2077, join up to five fellow scientists to repel inter-dimensional horrors deep within an underground research facility in the co-op survival and crafting adventure Abiotic Factor, or wrestle with love and duty as ghost-hunters Antea and Red across 17th-century North America in the story-driven action-RPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. All these titles and more are available in July’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup*. Cyberpunk 2077 is available to play today, July 9, with Abiotic Factor launching into…

Category: GamesJuly 8, 2025 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4: Five Tips to Help You Start Shredding on Day One Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor SummaryTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is available today in early access for those who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition.Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 launches for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox PC, Battle.net, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on July 11 – and it’ll arrive day one with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 supports Smart Delivery, Xbox Cloud Gaming,…

Category: GamesJuly 8, 2025 Somber Echoes is A Fresh Take on Metroidvania, Inspired By Ancient Greek Tragedy Ivan Moen, CEO and Creative Director, Rock Pocket Games SummaryJump into Somber Echoes, a unique spin on the metroidvania genre.Learn how developer Rock Pocket Games combined Greco-Roman inspiration, storytelling and unique mechanics.Somber Echoes launches on Xbox Series X|S today. What comes to mind when you think of a metroidvania? Perhaps its strong platforming elements, maps designed for exploration, and frequent backtracking in an interconnected world. The development team behind Somber Echoes has worked hard to bring their own fresh perspective to the genre…

Hello! My name is Michael Frei. I worked on Time Flies, a game where you play as a fly coming July 31st to PlayStation 5! It’s a game you may have seen first revealed on the PlayStation Blog a few years ago, and now it’s finally almost here. Before you start playing as a fly, we check where the game is played from. Country selection screen If you are from Switzerland, your average life expectancy according to the World Health Organization is 83.3 years. In the game, we convert the years to 83.3 seconds (you are a fly after all).…

It’s been such a thrilling time for us here at Naughty Dog, especially as we’ve welcomed so many old and new fans of The Last of Us into the franchise. To celebrate all of your support, we have a surprise in the form of a free update hitting The Last of Us Part II Remastered today! Available for players as part of a downloadable update today, we’ve introduced a new way to play the story of The Last of Us Part II like never before – chronologically.  Those who have already played will know its story is told non-linearly, as…

We are less than 100 days away from the launch of Ghost of Yōtei on PS5 on October 2! This week, we can’t wait to give you your best look yet at what to expect with a State of Play gameplay deep dive streaming on July 10. Play Video The Ghost of Yōtei State of Play gameplay deep dive was announced during last month’s State of Play. Our State of Play features nearly 20 minutes of Ghost of Yōtei gameplay hosted by Sucker Punch’s Creative Directors, Jason Connell and Nate Fox. Beyond sharing more about Atsu’s quest for vengeance, we’re…