GameSpot has outlined the upcoming games for 2027 by month across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and other platforms. January includes Danganronpa 2x2, Metroid Ravenous, and Until Dawn 2, while February brings Metro 2039, God of War: Laufey, and Fable. Games with only a broader 2027 window are listed at the bottom and will be added as final dates are announced.
Warframe held its official offline event TennoVIP in Xi'an on September 12, turning it into a Chinese-style garden party with activities like print rubbing, paper-cutting and ring toss. The game, developed by Canada's Digital Extremes, has over 85 million registered users worldwide, about one-third of them from China, according to community director Megan Everett. Creative director Rebecca Ford revealed that a new Warframe inspired by Chang'e is expected to arrive in next year's autumn version.
UK studio Criterion was officially brought under the EA Entertainment banner in 2023 specifically to work on Battlefield, while the Need for Speed franchise is currently dormant. Producer Stefan Wittelsbürger says Criterion is "a Battlefield studio" and was heavily involved in Battlefield 6's single-player, particularly its last two missions, plus core systems such as destruction, guns and vehicle handling. Director of operations Amy Pejic says the Burnout "Criterion fingerprint" — minute-to-minute feel, player momentum, controlled chaos and spectacle — still runs through what the studio delivers now.
inZOI producer Kim Hyung-jun said in a group interview that the game has undergone major system reworks since its Steam Early Access launch on March 28, 2025, and will get a full release next year with cat raising and over a hundred outfits. He said he does not regret the Early Access decision, and highlighted multiplayer, Online AI NPCs, and the "Canvastown" feature as key iteration points.
Dlala Studios revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 that British comedian Bob Mortimer voices the character "Magic Dave" in its upcoming game Murals. Founder Aj Grand-Scrutton said the team first wrote a character imitating Mortimer, then reached out through Mark Landers at Side and wrote a two-to-three-page script overnight, hearing back 48 hours later that Mortimer loved it. Dlala, founded in 2012, made 2020's Battletoads and 2023's Disney Illusion Island and now has 43 staff.
This week's Game Informer Show discusses what the team wants from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, which showed off a new look for Link during a Nintendo Direct. The episode also covers reactions to two back-to-back Nintendo Directs featuring Metroid: Ravenous and Kirby and the World Beyond, plus impressions of Marvel's Wolverine and highlights from Gamescom 2026.
Saber Interactive chief creative officer Tim Willits says the company has never replaced anyone with AI and does not use generative AI in games like Space Marine, Hellraiser and Stuntman, only experimenting with it in Rideshare Stimulator's AI mode. Saber now has 3,500 employees across 15 studios but no real development in North America, keeping its Florida headquarters and a US publishing team. It is balancing tentpole titles such as Stuntman: Hollywood, John Wick, Turok: Origins and Jurassic Park: Survival with remasters including the original Hitman trilogy.
Saber Interactive chief creative officer Tim Willits said the company has "no real development in North America any more," with its headquarters and publishing team still in the US but game development spread across 15 studios worldwide. Willits criticized wasteful spending at big North American studios, noting SnowRunner cost $6 million to make while Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 cost a third of a major game from a big North American studio and sold 11 million more copies.
Indie publisher No More Robots is set to release its first self-developed game, the cruise liner title Cruise Control, nine years after the company was founded. It had spent three years building a team-based online shooter that drew interest from a major company, but the partner pulled out and the project was put on ice. Rose says that if Cruise Control performs well, No More Robots might revisit the shooter, possibly repurposing it into a PvE game.
Saber Interactive chief creative officer Tim Willits has responded to accusations that the studio replaced a writer with ChatGPT, saying "we've never replaced anybody with AI" and calling CEO Matthew Karch's earlier remarks sarcasm. He confirmed that Rideshare Stimulator's main campaign story, characters and dialogue are written by human writers, with AI used for voice generation and some localization, while its optional Free Ride mode includes AI-generated passenger missions. Willits said Saber does not use generative AI in its production pipelines and expects bigger games focused on AI at next year's Gamescom.
Newzoo data shows most established live-service and evergreen titles were flat or declined year over year in H1 2026, with growth limited to titles including World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, Overwatch, Roblox and select Tencent international releases. The firm forecasts 3% console player growth this year, up from 0.5% in 2025, driven by Grand Theft Auto 6 and PlayStation. Tencent led Q1 2026's top 10 public games companies with $10.8 billion in revenue, up 11.9%, as the group totaled $37.4 billion, up 6.7%.
Monopoly Go's The Simpsons crossover runs June 3 through July 29, letting players build and explore iconic show locations while meeting Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Mr. Burns. Developer Scopely worked with the show's creative team on Easter Eggs, over 50 Simpsons-themed chance cards, and a Bribe Wiggum twist on Go to Jail. It marks The Simpsons' first appearance in a mobile-exclusive game in 13 years.
GameSpot is tracking all 2026 games that scored at least 8 in its reviews, listed alphabetically by score, with a new section for recommended games it did not review. Big Walk currently holds a 9, from Untitled Goose Game developer House House, blending walking sim, puzzle-solving, and co-op. GameSpot notes it publishes standard reviews, reviews in progress, and updated reviews for ongoing games with major changes.
GameSpot rounds up the best games currently available on Xbox Game Pass, spanning big AAA titles, day-one releases, and overlooked gems like 2025's Blue Prince. Game Pass Ultimate's monthly price dropped to $23 after rising to $30 in late 2025, but new Call of Duty games will no longer be included at launch and will only arrive about a year after release. Game Pass Essential costs $10 a month with 50+ games and online multiplayer, Premium costs $15 with 200 playable games, and PC Game Pass costs $14.
The Sims 4's Marketplace and user-created content have officially arrived on PlayStation and Xbox, a little over a month after debuting on PC. The hub for paid mods requires the new premium currency Moola, and Kits can no longer be bought directly with real money on console stores. A leaked memo indicates EA intends to make Kits directly purchasable again on PC, reportedly already live on the EA App with Steam following on April 20.
Love and Deepspace has launched the Ghosts' Final March event, adding a new Memory Pair for Caleb through a new Limited Wish Pool. The 5-Star Solar-Slot Memory Pair unlocks Caleb's Netherlord Companion, with 150 pulls as the maximum guarantee, and the event runs until April 11. Players can also earn a 4-Star Memory Pair, ten Deepspace Wishes, 500 Diamonds, and other freebies.
Pearl Abyss has released patch 1.00.03 for Crimson Desert on Steam and PlayStation, with Xbox and the Epic Games Store to follow at a later time. The update focuses on keyboard and mouse fixes, including improved interaction UI and jump input responsiveness, plus new shortcuts for Inventory, Skills, Journal, and Map. Controller changes are not included, but the developer says they are coming in future patches.
Crimson Desert has officially launched on PC and consoles, nearly six years after it was first revealed. Within 24 hours of release, the open-world action RPG peaked at 239,045 concurrent players on Steam, after spending six weeks in Steam's top 100 global sellers and rising to the number one spot just before launch. Critical reception has been mixed, and its Steam user rating sits at Mixed based on 8,728 reviews, with complaints focused on clunky controls and too many competing systems.
Team Ninja has released patch 1.04 for Nioh 3, a major update weighing over 1GB. It tweaks AI Benevolent Grave summons so bosses no longer target the summoning player for almost the entire fight, and increases Glory earned in multiplayer missions. The promised free Thunderous armour sets for Ninja and Samurai are now available to all players.
Maxis has shared a new blog post outlining its 2026 quality of life roadmap for The Sims 4. The March to August stage covers improved Sim autonomy, infant and caregiver relationships, and fixes for black photos, crashes, and freezing, while September to December focuses on dining and family trees. The next patch arrives in March with around 55 fixes.
Team Ninja has released Nioh 3 patch 1.03.01, which partially fixes an issue that sometimes made it impossible to use elixirs during battle. The update also partially addresses a crash issue, adds save data recovery for valuables lost during Myths, and now automatically backs up save data whenever a save is loaded. It further fixes Eternal Rift progression blockers, Mujina respawning after Shrine prayers, and a Minamoto no Yoritomo boss fight issue that made him impossible to interrupt.
Love and Deepspace has launched its Chinese New Year event featuring the Mortality's Tenderness 5-Star Memory Series, running until February 27. The banner includes five limited-time Memories set in a Wuxia-inspired alternate universe, alongside a restaurant management mini-game called Courteous Fare and login rewards.
Nioh 3 reached a peak of 88,045 concurrent players on Steam, more than double the series' previous record. That earlier record was set by Nioh 2 in 2021 with 41,325 concurrent players. The game has over 1,560 reviews with an overall Very Positive rating.
Heartopia has shared initial details of its first-ever collaboration event, a My Little Pony crossover running from February 14 to March 15. A pre-launch login event is already live, offering daily sign-in puzzles that unlock time-limited Exhibition Passes and a limited edition Spike-themed pet costume. The event brings the Tree of Harmony into the game, where players perform daily sensing to earn three of the six Elements of Harmony and water the tree for rewards.
Quantic Dream has launched the second closed beta weekend for Spellcasters Chronicles, running from January 29 until 9AM UTC on February 2, on PC only across Europe, Asia and North America, with keys available via waitlist on the official website or Steam page. The beta adds a new map, 6 new spells, 5 new summon creatures and 3 new buildings, plus an introduction and tutorial, text chat, a player reporting system, early versions of the Spellcaster customisation system and ranked matches. Quantic Dream said this closed beta places a strong emphasis on performance, memory usage and overall gameplay stability.
GameSpot has broken down the 2026 video game release calendar by month, listing games with final dates as well as those with only a vague 2026 window, and will keep updating it as more games are announced. 2026 marks the first full year for the Switch 2 and is set to bring Grand Theft Auto 6, assuming it isn't delayed again. January's dated entries include Arknights: Endfield, Pathologic 3, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon.