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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio delivered a meaty one-two punch at The Game Awards. First came the news that the Like A Dragon studio is behind a revival of the Virtua Fighter series. Not only that, but the forever-busy studio (which, you may recall, has a Like A Dragon spinoff coming in February) is also making a Like A Dragon-style game set in the 1910s.

It appears to be early days for as-yet untitled Virtua Fighter game, since a reveal teaser included pre-alpha footage. The clip was mostly cinematic, but there was a brief clip of gameplay, which had swooshing, thudding sound effects that fans of the series may well appreciate.

We’ll get more details during a VF Direct stream, which starts at midnight ET on Friday (i.e. in a few hours at the time of writing) on Sega’s YouTube and Twitch channels. Or, you know, you can check it out below.

Like a good Virtua Fighter player, RGG just can’t stay still. Another title from the studio was revealed at The Game Awards. For now, this one’s called Project Century. It’s not confirmed if this is a game that’s officially in the Like A Dragon canon, but it sure looks like it is — albeit one that’s set over a century ago.

Our protagonist is attacked by a few hoodlums in broad daylight in the middle of a busy street, before we see him battle various goons using crowbars and broken bottles. It’s pretty, bloody and (typically for an RGG game) appears to be bustling with life. 

Again, the trailer contained pre-alpha footage, so this game is likely a couple of years away. But there’s plenty to look forward to for fans of RGG’s work.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/rgg-reveals-a-virtua-fighter-revival-and-a-brawler-set-in-the-1910s-025324254.html?src=rss 

Well, let’s be honest: I don’t think any of us expected to see CD Projekt Red preview The Witcher 4 anytime soon, and yet the studio did just that, sharing a lengthy cinematic trailer for the upcoming sequel at the Game Awards. Even if there’s no gameplay footage to be found, fans of the series will love what they see. 

That’s because the clip reveals the protagonist of the game, and it’s none other than Ciri, the adopted daughter of everyone’s favorite witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Thematically, the clip is similar to The Witcher 3’s excellent “Killing Monsters” trailer. Ciri arrives to save a young woman from a horrible monster, only for human ignorance and superstition to undo her good deed.

CD Projekt did not share a release date for The Witcher 4, nor did the studio say what platforms the game would arrive on. However, it has previously said it was making the game in Unreal Engine 5, and if you look hard enough, a footnote at the bottom says the trailer was pre-rendered in UE5 on an unannounced “NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU.” 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-first-witcher-4-trailer-sees-ciri-kicking-butt-014137326.html?src=rss 

If you’re a PlayStation fan, you’re likely at least familiar with Shadow of the Colossus, Ico and The Last Guardian. They’re three atmospheric and unique titles that have influenced plenty of games over the last decade. And we’re going to get more from director Fumito Ueda, but it was quite the mysterious and brief reveal. All we know is that Ueda has a new title coming out, published by Epic, and it fits in right alongside with his prior work. It’s about the most minimal game reveals I can think of — there’s a spaceship taking off, and that’s about all I can really say at this point — but Ueda fans will be excited for this nonetheless. There’s no timeframe for release, but when it does arrive it’ll be out on PC and Xbox for the first time as well as PlayStation.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/fumito-uedas-follow-up-to-the-last-guardian-is-an-untitled-dark-sci-fi-game-014455329.html?src=rss 

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is just barely in the rearview mirror and FromSoftware already has a new game in the wings. The first trailer for Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone co-op action game, at The Game Awards 2024.

As it’s name and the trailer suggests, Nightreign is set in the same world, and quite possible the same map as Elden Ring, but transformed with new enemies and bosses. More importantly, it looks like you’ll be able to tackle it with a party of two other axe, magic, and sword-wielding friends. FromSoftware’s announcement says the game will carry over the weapons and enemies of Elden Ring but remix the rest. The game is structured in three day chunks, with the most difficult bosses, “Nightlords,” arriving on the third day for you and your friends to fight. Beyond that, it sounds like the map could change, each time you play, making each three day session different.

Multiplayer isn’t a new concept for FromSoftware. Demon Souls, multiple Dark Souls entries, and Elden Ring all allow for some kind of co-op multiplayer if you need to summon a friend in for a particularly difficult boss fight. Playing a game were you get to run around the open world with friends, seemingly with a much greater ability to jump and run around based on the trailer, would feel very different.

Elden Ring Nightreign is coming to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2025.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/elden-ring-nightreign-is-a-co-op-spinoff-coming-in-2025-015211308.html?src=rss 

Resurrecting a beloved gaming series like Ninja Gaiden is always a tricky proposition. Anyone who might have worked on the franchise in its heyday has likely moved on to other projects or left the industry entirely. But judging by the talent working on Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, the new series entry revealed at the Game Awards, I think it’s safe to say the franchise is in safe hands. That’s because Ragebound unites two companies who know a thing or two about making quality games. 

The Game Kitchen — the Spanish studio behind Blasphemous and its excellent sequel, Blasphemous 2 — is developing the game, with Dotemu (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge and Streets of Rage 4) on publishing duties. 

Right away, you can see the influence of The Game Kitchen. The studio’s signature pixel art style looks gorgeous in the back half of the reveal trailer, and it looks like the game will reward tight, coordinated play from players. As for the story, it’s set during the events of the NES version of Ninja Gaiden and stars a new protagonist, Kenji Mozu. It’s up to him to save Hayabusa Village while Ryu is away in America.  

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound will arrive in the summer of 2025 on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One.  

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/ragebound-is-a-new-ninja-gaiden-game-from-the-team-behind-blasphemous-015621718.html?src=rss 

It’s only been a short few months since Gearbox announced Borderlands 4, the next game in its long-running looter shooter franchise. Back in August, all we had was a cryptic teaser, but at today’s Game Awards, we got a proper look at the new game.

Gearbox says the new Borderlands game will arrive with four new Vault Hunters with “the deepest and most diverse” skill trees in the series’ history. The game’s story will focus on the Timekeeper, “a ruthless dictator who dominates the masses from on high.” As with all the Borderlands games, 4 will support solo or co-op gameplay with up to three players. 

The last Borderlands game was 2019’s Borderlands 3, which debuted on PS4, Xbox One and PC. It was well received — though less so than the first two mainline games — and sold over 5 million copies. Since then, Gearbox also developed and released Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a fantasy-infused spinoff with a sizeable contingent of diehard fans, and took over development of Risk of Rain 2. 

Gearbox was acquired by Take-Two Interactive in March 2024, following the extended and expansive implosion of its former owner, Embracer Group. Borderlands 4 will be Gearbox’s first release since the acquisition and there’s something about this that feels like coming home, considering Take-Two’s label 2K Games is the Borderlands series’ longtime publisher.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/borderlands-4-gameplay-trailer-shows-four-new-vault-hunters-having-a-bad-day-021532109.html?src=rss 

We told you back in 2021 that The Outer Worlds 2 was a thing that existed, and now, more than three years later, we have evidence in support of this claim: a gameplay trailer. 

The new trailer, which debuted at The Game Awards, shows off a vibrant universe of flora, fauna and firearms, with a layer of classic Obsidian cheekiness. The joke here is that The Outer Worlds 2 is just more of the original game — more action, more weapons, more graphics. You get the idea.

All chuckles aside, that’s not a terrible pitch for a new game. The Outer Worlds came out in 2019 and offered an engaging universe filled with quirky characters and strange adventures, complete with dystopian sci-fi vibes and a helping of dark satire. Obsidian is the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II and Neverwinter Nights, and The Outer Worlds 2 is an RPG in a similar vein.

Notably, today’s trailer confirms The Outer Worlds 2 is definitely heading to PlayStation 5. Obsidian is owned by Microsoft and, until now, it wasn’t entirely clear whether the sequel would be exclusive to Xbox platforms. The Outer Worlds 2 is set to hit Xbox Series X/S, Game Pass, PS5 and PC via Steam in 2025.

Obsidian is also working on Avowed at the moment and it’s looking like a fabulous entry in next year’s lineup of fantasy RPGs. Avowed is due to his PC and Xbox Series X/S on February 18, 2025.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-outer-worlds-2-gameplay-trailer-reveals-its-coming-to-ps5-as-well-as-xbox-022608769.html?src=rss