Previews
Hands-on impressions from betas, demos and early builds, long before the review embargo lifts.
Preview
Smalland 2: Lost Realms Overhauls Crafting, Swimming and Climbing Before Its 2027 Launch
Maximum Entertainment's prequel adds surface swimming, freeform climbing and modular crafting in its first gameplay trailer, now aimed at a 2027 launch.
Launch Week
Hope in the City Trades a Badge for a Sketchbook Ahead of Its November 11 Launch
Lofty Sky's narrative mystery casts players as a teenage artist tracing her parents' disappearance through sketches, not procedure, ahead of its November 11 launch.
Switch 2
007 First Light Locks In a March 18, 2027 Launch on Nintendo Switch 2
IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios have confirmed March 18, 2027 for 007 First Light on Switch 2, backed by a new gameplay trailer and pre-order bonuses.
Preview
Hozy's Tactile Home-Restoration Sim Settles Into PS5 on November 9
tinyBuild's cozy renovation game Hozy brings its mop, crowbar and DualSense haptics to PlayStation 5 on November 9, with Game+ and a sandbox mode.
Stealth Returns
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered Locks In December 3 Launch With New Campaign
Nightdive and Eidos-Montreal's remaster of the 1998 stealth classic launches December 3 with Thief Gold content and a new campaign, The Tarnished Mirror.
Roguelike Debut
FuRyu's Dark Alice in Wonderland Roguelike CRYMELIGHT Launches November 5
FuRyu's dark, Alice in Wonderland-inspired roguelike CRYMELIGHT launches November 5 on PS5, Switch 2 and PC, turning every sin collected into power.
Sega Crossover
Sonic Pico Park Locks In a November 12 Launch With Silver and Blaze Joining the Cast
Sega hands its first indie Sonic license to Pico Park's creators for a chaotic 8-player co-op puzzler landing November 12 on five platforms.
Game Preview
Gravhounds Enters Xbox Game Preview as a Physics-Driven Co-op Shooter
Octopus Panic's seven-person studio launches its co-op shooter Gravhounds into Xbox Game Preview, where building turrets and pipelines is part of the fight.
Switch 2
Metaphor: ReFantazio Heads to Switch 2 Nov. 12, Demo Already Playable
ATLUS and SEGA are bringing the award-winning RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 12, and a free demo with carryover saves is already live.
Launch Preview
Football Manager 27's Free Launch Preview Puts Shuffle Draft to the Test Before Nov. 10
Sports Interactive's free Launch Preview puts the public inside Football Manager 27 before its November 10 release, debuting Shuffle Draft and a reworked match day.
Final Countdown
Grand Theft Auto VI's Launch Trailer and Justice Score Count Down to November 19
Rockstar's October 15 launch trailer confirms Justice as composer, with Grand Theft Auto VI still set for November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Remake
Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 Remake Hums Toward a November 5 Launch
Hands-on previews and a new Nintendo trailer confirm the details: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake adds a hummable ocarina and launches November 5.