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Hello PlayStation Blog community, my name is Kenny Sun and I’m the lead developer of the Ball x Pit, and I’m here to share with you development on the game’s concept, inspiration as well as what players can expect in the first content update that releases today for FREE for all owners of the game!This journey begins back in November 2021, and while I was on the subway, I saw an ad on my phone for a game called Punball. It looked like a roguelike version of Holedown, a game I enjoyed a lot, so I decided to give it…
Category: Announcements Blizzard Showcase: How to Watch Announcements from Diablo, Overwatch, and More Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published January 26, 2026 Related Stories for “Blizzard Showcase: How to Watch Announcements from Diablo, Overwatch, and More” Category: AnnouncementsJanuary Xbox Update: Xbox Expands to Arm-based PCs, Game Save Sync Indicator, and More Category: AnnouncementsXbox App Now Available on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs Category: Developer_DirectHow to Watch Xbox Developer_Direct 2026 This Thursday The post Blizzard Showcase: How to Watch Announcements from Diablo, Overwatch, and More appeared first on Xbox Wire. Go to Source (xbox.com)
Capcom recently invited me to go hands-on for a few hours with Resident Evil Requiem. The new sections are set in Rhodes Hill hospital and feature series icon Leon S. Kennedy, playable for the first time since being confirmed last December. My mission going in was to examine what’s new with Leon’s combat options and compare to his past blood-drenched outings like Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 4 (2023). Grace Ashcroft vs. Leon S. Kennedy: To understand Leon’s place in Requiem, we must understand his counterpart, Grace Ashcroft. Capcom is very up front that the two playable protagonists…
Category: GamesJanuary 26, 2026 Resident Evil Requiem Is Two Games in One (and a Lot of Fun) Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor SummaryResident Evil Requiem, the series’ ninth main entry, arrives February 27 on Xbox Series X|S.Newcomer Grace Ashcroft joins recurring series hero Leon Kennedy as dual protagonists, investigating the zombie-overrun Raccoon City Hospital.We experienced firsthand how each character leans into the series’ two distinct signature gameplay styles of survival and action. The long-running Resident Evil series contains multitudes. At times it’s been about quiet menace, carefully weighing when to use each of the handful of bullets in your pocket…
Category: ID@XboxJanuary 23, 2026 The Last Train: Baquedano Turns a Ride Home into a Nightmare Diego Alonso Gajardo, Director SummaryFirst-person psychological horror where the familiar becomes terrifying.How the designers twist common themes into nightmare.Use calmness and wits to escape an abandoned subway station while being hunted by a familiar presence. What if falling asleep on your daily commute was the worst mistake you could make? The Last Train: Baquedano is a first-person psychological horror experience that turns an everyday situation into a disturbing nightmare. Developed as an intense, narrative-driven indie title, the game invites players to explore the dark corridors…
Category: ID@XboxJanuary 23, 2026 Why Pro MTB Athlete Matt Jones Set Out to Create an Authentic Open-World MTB Game Jono Jones, Co-Founder, Cascade Interactive SummaryOut now in Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S.Designed from the ground-up by Red Bull rider Matt Jones from the UK.A realistic, open world MTB game that captures the essence of the sport. Matt Jones is a professional MTB rider from the UK, well known for world’s first tricks, huge Red Bull projects and big world-tour results. In February 2024, together with his Cascade Interactive co-founders, Matt started work to design and create Mavrix, a realistic…
Category: ID@XboxJanuary 23, 2026 Exploring the Wilderness of Over the Hill on Xbox Series X|S Dune Casu, Founder Funselektor Labs Inc. We’re excited to share a closer look at Over the Hill, the next off-road adventure from Funselektor and Strelka Games, coming to Xbox Series X|S and PC (Windows) in 2026. Known for Art of Rally and Absolute Drift, Funselektor returns with a new experience that blends exploration, simulation, and the simple joy of driving classic off-road cars through the wilderness. Where those past games captured the elegance of drifting and the thrill of rally racing, Over the Hill shifts…
Email us at PSPodcast@sony.com! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Sid, Kristen, and I are back this week to talk about the new Marathon DualSense and all the new info surrounding the title, a look at how remakes and remasters have brought many respected classics to the forefront, and our current gaming adventures. Stuff We Talked About Next week’s release highlights: Cairn | PS5 Code Vein II | PS5 I Hate This Place | PS5 Highguard | PS5 Marathon pre-orders and DualSense — A plethora of Marathon content dropped this week, including the limited edition DualSense…
Category: GamesJanuary 23, 2026 More Than A Remake: How Screamer is Reviving the Spirit of Retro Arcade Racers Federico Cardini, Screamer Game Director SummaryScreamer is a high-octane racing game with a gripping storyline and an innovative dual-stick gameplay, blending classic racing with combat mechanics.Its many game modes will immerse players in the world of the Screamer, from the Tournament, the game’s story mode, to a range of challenges in the Arcade and Multiplayer menus recalling the golden age of arcades.Screamer will be released on Xbox Series X|S on March 26, with Early Access available from March 23. The original Screamer…
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