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Everything Announced At The Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct
Nintendo aired the first of two back-to-back Nintendo Directs this morning (the other presentation airs tomorrow), focused on The Legend o...
Posted on 8 September 2026 | 3:40 pm
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Has Fully Voiced Cutscenes, A Jump Button, And Tons More
Nintendo pulled back the curtain on the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time today in a big way making it the primary pillar of ...
Posted on 8 September 2026 | 2:57 pm
Ocarina Of Time Remake Amiibo And Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Switch 2 Announced
The Ocarina of Time remake just got the in-depth reveal we've all been waiting for, complete with a new trailer, a gameplay demonstration,...
Posted on 8 September 2026 | 2:57 pm
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Launches This November
The Nintendo Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time finally has a release date, and it launches on November 5, 2026, excl...
Posted on 8 September 2026 | 2:39 pm
The Legend Of Zelda Movie Is Just Called 'The Legend Of Zelda,' Miyamoto Hints At Story Details
We've been waiting for new details surrounding the upcoming movie based on the Legend of Zelda franchise, and during today's Legend of Zel...
Posted on 8 September 2026 | 2:19 pm
The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 4, 2026
Welcome to September 2026, which will forever be known as pre-pre-GTA VI month. Alternatively, it might be known as the month when every s...
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 11:00 pm
Onimusha: Way Of The Sword’s Easy Mode Expertly Teaches Parrying To Those Who Hate Parrying
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is finally out, and if you were considering picking it up – you should! It’s great, and you can read why in my ...
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 4:49 pm
Two Nintendo Directs Air Next Week, And One Of Them Celebrates Zelda's 40th Anniversary
Apparently not to be outdone by PlayStation airing back-to-back State of Play presentations this week, Nintendo has announced two Direct b...
Posted on 4 September 2026 | 2:26 pm
Xbox Announces Monthly Hour Limits To Cloud Gaming Are Coming In November
Xbox has announced a major change to its cloud gaming service, which is included in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. Starting in November, Ga...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 10:00 pm
Playing Halloween: The Game's Single-Player Campaign Is A Tutorialized Love Letter, But Not What You're Here For
Colorado-based developer IllFonic has been making asymmetrical multiplayer games based on iconic movie IPs for most of its existence. Argu...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 8:05 pm
Everything Konami Showed At Its 2026 Press Start Showcase
If today's State of Play from PlayStation wasn't enough gaming news, Konami was hot in its heels with its own showcase. The Press Start st...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 4:11 pm
Everything Shown At The September 2026 State Of Play Japan
Sony hosted a double-header showcase today, split between its main State of Play showcase and a specific State of Play Japan right after. ...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 4:03 pm
Everything Announced At The September 2026 PlayStation State Of Play
PlayStation presented its Fall State of Play, showcasing new game announcements, updates on known projects, and everything in between. If ...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 3:38 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Feature Two Story DLCs, One For Sephiroth And The Other For Vincent And The Turks
We knew Final Fantasy VII Revelation was going to get story DLC, and we knew that it would be considered bonus additions to the story, as ...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 2:27 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Drops April 8, 2027
Final Fantasy VII Revelation finally drops on April 8, 2027, according to a new trailer dropped during today's PlayStation State of Play. ...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 2:05 pm
Final Fantasy VII Revelation Extended Gameplay Look Highlights Wutai, Highwind Exploration, Queen's Blood, Side Quests, And More
Square Enix has released another trailer for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, this time a whopping 10-minute look at the game's characters, s...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 2:04 pm
Grand Theft Auto VI Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controllers Revealed
Alongside a bevy of video game reveals from PlayStation today, the State of Play also gave us a brief look at two new DualSense controller...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:55 pm
Until Dawn 2 Trailer Shows Character Dynamics, Unwinnable Scenarios, And A January Release Date
Plenty of spiritual sequels to Until Dawn have released from the developer of the original game, Supermassive Games, but this is the first...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:52 pm
Konami Announces Rhapsody In Scarlet, Bringing Urban Fantasy Action To NYC
Today's State of Play was mostly full of updates on existing games, but Konami came in for a back-to-back block to show off one lesser-kno...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:47 pm
Crimson Desert: Charting The Unknown DLC Introduces Underwater Diving, Naval Combat, And More Next Month
Crimson Desert launched in March, and since then, developer Pearl Abyss has been hard at work removing generative AI art, improving the ga...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:34 pm
LEGO PlayStation Design Revealed
Today’s State of Play revealed a new partnership between the brick-building toy makers at LEGO and the PlayStation brand. Following on the...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:33 pm
Final Fantasy Resonance Is Getting A Demo And A Sephiroth
If you want to give Final Fantasy Resonance a shot before release, you're in luck. Sony and Square Enix announced during a State of Play t...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:32 pm
Ghost Of Yōtei Roguelike DLC Makes Jin From Ghost Of Tsushima Playable
Ghost of Yōtei, one of our favorite games from last year, is getting new content in October. We already knew it would include new story co...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:26 pm
Gundam Rogue Orbit Launches Into Action On March 2027
Earlier this summer, at Summer Game Fest 2026, we got a first look at Gundam Rogue Orbit, a new action-driven Gundam game. And today, duri...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:23 pm
New Metro 2039 Gameplay Trailer Confirms February Release Date
Developer 4A Games debuted a new console gameplay trailer for the upcoming sequel to its long-running survival shooter series, Metro 2039,...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:18 pm
Wolverine Gets A Final Trailer Ahead Of Its September 15 Release
Insomniac's Wolverine is coming very soon and ahead of its release, Sony has offered up one final trailer. The footage shows Marvel's shor...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 1:14 pm
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance Trailer Spotlights Fearsome New Monsters To Fight
A new expansion is on the way for Monster Hunter Wilds. While you'll have to wait until next year to ascend, we did get a trailer at today...
Posted on 3 September 2026 | 12:56 pm
Ninja Gaiden III, Ikari Warriors, And R.C. Pro-Am II Join Nintendo Switch Online Classics Library
The NES library of the Nintendo Switch Online Classics has three new titles: Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Ikari Warriors, a...
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 3:30 pm
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Just Got A Switch 2 Update, Adding Local 8-Player And More
Mario Kart World was the Switch 2's big launch title, finally providing a sequel to the biggest Mario Kart game of all time. However, toda...
Posted on 2 September 2026 | 2:45 pm
No Rest For The Wicked 1.0 Launch Delayed To March 2027
No Rest for the Wicked, the action RPG by Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisp developer Moon Studios, has been delayed. After launch...
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 3:47 pm
Konami Digital Showcase Will Feature Updates On Three Games Including Silent Hill: Townfall And Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse
Konami has announced a new Press Start digital showcase that will air Thursday morning, September 3, shortly after PlayStation’s scheduled...
Posted on 1 September 2026 | 3:05 pm
PlayStation Schedules Back-To-Back State of Plays For Thursday
Following a wild week of announcements from Gamescom, PlayStation is turning the spotlight back on itself with not one, but two State of P...
Posted on 31 August 2026 | 1:48 pm
The Can't Miss Games We've Played At Gamescom 2026, From Control Resonant To The Witcher 3's New Expansion And More
IntroductionGamescom 2026 has arrived, and everyone here on the Game Informer editorial team has a schedule packed with back-to-back appoi...
Posted on 30 August 2026 | 8:07 am
Every Potential Side Activity We Saw In The Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look
Today, Rockstar finally raised the curtain on Grand Theft Auto VI, and we got our first good look at what the game will actually play like...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 8:57 pm
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Provides Lengthy First Look At Gameplay Including Story Missions, Side Activities, And More
Rockstar's first extended look at gameplay for Grand Theft Auto VI aired exclusively on Netflix this afternoon, giving subscribers the fir...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 8:35 pm
Finji's Supernatural Action Game Usual June Gets October Launch Date
We’ve had our eyes on developer/publisher Finji’s supernatural action game Usual June since its reveal at The Game Awards 2023, and it fin...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 6:00 pm
Scott Pilgrim EX DLC Adds Knives Chau, Kim Pine, And Stephen Stills As Playable Characters
Scott Pilgrim EX is getting two batches of new content today: some paid, and some free. For starters, $3.99 gets you three new playable ch...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 5:15 pm
The Game Informer Mobile App Is Now Available
Here at Game Informer, we are excited to share a new way to engage with our content alongside our website and the print magazine. The Game...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 5:05 pm
Stuntman: Hollywood Adds Jurassic World To Its Roster Of Cinematic Franchises
Stuntman: Hollywood, first revealed during June's PlayStation State of Play, resurrects the dormant franchise with a new entry that lets p...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 4:42 pm
Cyberpunk Gun-Fu Action Game Spine Launches Next Summer
Spine has been on our radar since we first saw it in 2021, thanks to its John Wick-meets-Batman: Arkham-inspired third-person combat. Our ...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 3:17 pm
The Wolf Among Us Remastered Emerges From The Shadows On October 29
For how well-received The Wolf Among Us was by both critics and audiences, it's shocking that it has taken so long for the series to be re...
Posted on 27 August 2026 | 3:13 pm
Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern Is A Cozy Shop Simulator About Serving Adventurers
Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern eschews the role-playing game's tradition of controlling adventurers on epic quests. Instead, it ...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 6:51 pm
Elden Ring On Switch 2 – The Worst Way To Play The Best Game
Firstly, I admit my headline is hyperbolic. Best and worst are subjective and neither word is fully applicable when it comes to Elden Ring...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 6:31 pm
Rockstar Games Responds To 'Heartbreaking' Grand Theft Auto VI Leaks
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, and developer Rockstar Games has been very secretive about what's included in the upcoming ga...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 5:59 pm
Xbox Announces Disc-to-Digital Program, Letting Players Use Physical Games To Claim Their Digital Versions
Xbox has officially announced its rumored program that will allow owners of physical Xbox games to use them to claim entitlement to their ...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 4:53 pm
Lego Batman's Joker And Harley Quinn DLC Drops Next Month Alongside Free Absolute Difficulty Update
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is one of my favorite games of the year so far, and ever since I rolled credits, I've been eager to...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 3:26 pm
Nekome: Nazi Hunter Is Deliciously, Brutally Disrespectful To Nazis And It Rules
Earlier this year, I discovered a trailer for Nekome: Nazi Hunter, which is how I learned it's a Grindhouse-inspired action game where you...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 11:48 am
Control Resonant Continues To Look Weird And Strange
Let me say right off the bat: I am stoked for Control Resonant as a Remedy-verse fan, but I still have not played the game. Unfortunately,...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 8:49 am
Every Notable Announcement At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 is in the books, and the two-hour presentation was chock-full of big announcements, including new game re...
Posted on 26 August 2026 | 1:27 am
Gamescom Trailer Reveals First Gameplay (And A New Weapon) For The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Songs Of The Past
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a game from 2015, somehow ended up being the most exciting thing at Gamescom's 2026 Opening Night Live showcase....
Posted on 25 August 2026 | 9:14 pm