A New God Of War Game Just Dropped

A quick five-minute catch-up on the biggest game releases, updates, and industry news this week.

G’day Gamers,

PlayStation will dominate this week’s edition as PlayStation’s State of Play only finished a couple of hours ago. If you missed it, here’s everything worth knowing.

God Of War Fans Are Eating Good

The show-stealing announcement was God of War: Sons of Sparta is a 2D action-platformer set during Kratos’ youth at the Agoge alongside his brother Deimos. It’s developed by Mega Cat Studios in partnership with Santa Monica Studio, features hand-drawn pixel art animation, and appears to tell Kratos’ origin story.

The best part? It shadow-dropped immediately after the showcase. I’ve already downloaded it; I’ll be sure to share my thoughts.

In more GOW news, God of War Trilogy Remake has been officially announced for PS5. It’s still in early development and we got little more than a logo and TC Carson’s voice, but after years of fans asking Sony to bring the Greek saga back, this is a big deal.

Kena: Scars of Kosmora Opens the Show

The showcase kicked off with a surprise sequel nobody saw coming. Kena: Scars of Kosmora picks up with an older, more experienced Kena travelling to a mysterious island called Kosmora. Ember Lab is promising deeper combat, a larger world, and new elemental spirit companions replacing the Rot from the original.

Konami had its own showcase within a Showcase

Sony handed Konami a full segment, and they absolutely ran with it. Silent Hill: Townfall got a new trailer confirming first-person gameplay set in a foggy coastal town called St. Amelia, with a 2026 window and a Silent Hill Transmission immediately after the State of Play for more details.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse was revealed as a new 2D entry developed by Evil Empire and Motion Twin (the Dead Cells teams), set in 1499 Paris and launching later this year with a demo dropping tomorrow.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 is bringing MGS4 and Peace Walker to modern hardware on August 27, which is massive news for anyone who’s had MGS4 trapped on their PS3. Vol. 1 is also getting a free high-res update rolling out today.

We got a good look at Darwin’s Paradox, the octopus game you didn’t know you needed, complete with a Metal Gear Solid crossover of all things.
I’ve added this to the list of games I’ll play in 2026.

Other announcements

The rest of the show was packed. Here’s the quick hits:

• Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls arrives August 6 with 20 playable characters, including Wolverine and Magik. Pre-orders open next week.

• John Wick got a game announcement from Saber Interactive with Keanu Reeves reprising the role. No release window yet, but the debut trailer showed a brief flash of gameplay.

• Project Windless from Krafton Montreal features a dual-wielding warrior chicken hacking through hordes of enemies Dynasty Warriors-style. Not sure who gave Chicken Little steroids but I’m sure the internet will love this one.

• Rev. Noir is a new Konami JRPG centred on a supernatural disaster called “lightfall,” confirmed for PS5 with no release date yet.

• Marathon showed new gameplay ahead of its March 5 launch, with a Server Slam open beta running February 26 to March 2.

• Star Wars: Galactic Racer showed more pod racing footage including the Boonta Eve Classic with Sebulba and Ben Quadinaros. No firm date yet beyond 2026.

• Saros from Housemarque got an extended gameplay deep dive and it’s launching April 30.

• Ghost of Yōtei: Legends launches free for all owners on March 10 (March 11 in Australia).

• PS Plus Extra adds Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on February 17, Tekken: Dark Resurrection in March, and Time Crisis in May.

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach hits PC on March 19 with ultrawide support and unlocked framerates.

• Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered arrives March 3 with HD visuals, lost levels, and a playable Dark Prophecy demo in the deluxe edition.

• Pragmata confirmed for April 24 with a playable demo available now on PlayStation Store.

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Pokémon Gen 10 screenshots leak ahead of Pokémon Day Beta images from the Teraleak show a Southeast Asia-inspired region, improved visuals, and a new battle gimmick called “Majin.” The games are reportedly titled Wind and Wave, with a reveal expected on February 27.

Resident Evil 5 pops up on the ESRB ahead of State of Play An Xbox Series listing with an “In-Game Purchases” tag has fans convinced a full remake is incoming, and Sheva’s voice actress has been teasing RE news for March.

Insomniac teases a “fancy lawyer” in Marvel’s Wolverine A cheeky social media post has fans convinced Daredevil is joining the Fall 2026 PS5 exclusive, and Insomniac’s denial that it’s “just a pun” has convinced absolutely nobody.

Directive 8020 finally locked in for May 12 Supermassive’s sci-fi Dark Pictures entry survived layoffs and a delay to land a concrete date, bringing The Thing vibes to PS5, Xbox, and PC.

The Wii is getting a new physical game in 2026 Metal Canary, a shoot-em-up from Nai Adventure, is coming to Wii, Dreamcast, and Steam later this year with a physical Wii release at Retrocon 2026.

Highguard Studio hit by layoffs following cuts
Wildlight Entertainment, the studio behind the new not-hero shooter Highguard, has reportedly laid off “most” of its team just weeks after the game launched on January 26.

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Release Radar

Mewgenics (PC) – Feb 10
A tactical roguelite from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel about breeding and battling mutant cats, already one of 2026’s highest-rated releases.

Crisol: Theatre of Idols (PS5, Xbox, PC) – Feb 10
A survival horror FPS set in a twisted version of Spain where firing your weapon costs your own blood.

Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) – Feb 12
The first major Switch 2 exclusive of the year, adding wild “Fever Rackets” that bend the rules of each match.

Reanimal (PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, PC) – Feb 13
A co-op horror adventure from the creators of Little Nightmares, following two siblings across a grotesque island.

High On Life 2 (PS5, Xbox, PC) – Feb 13
The loud, meta sci-fi shooter returns with more talking guns and a tighter sequel structure.

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC) – Feb 13
A celebratory package of classic Rayman content with multiple versions of the original and new bonus material.

Avowed (PS5) – Feb 17
Obsidian’s fantasy action RPG arrives on PlayStation alongside a major update with new features across all platforms.

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Jayden
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