In a surprise announcement this morning, Insomniac Games has revealed the release date for Marvel’s Wolverine. It’s coming on September 15, 2026.
This comes from a post shared across social media by Insomniac, reading: “Let’s cut to the chase: Marvel’s Wolverine launches September 15, 2026.” A six-second teaser accompanied this:
It’s a sudden, welcome release date announcement after expectations rose for a Wolverine appearance in a State of Play earlier this month, only to have those expectations disappointed when it did not show up.
Wolverine has been a bit of an elusive game since its initial announcement. The game was first teased at The Game Awards was back in 2021 with a brief cinematic reveal. It then went dormant (save for a leak associated with a massive Insomniac hack in 2023) until last year, when we saw our first, gory trailer for the game revealing various locations, as well as Wolverine’s actor: Liam Mcintyre, known from Gears as JD Fenix.
We also got more information at the time from the PlayStation blog, referring to the game as a “global thriller” and naming some of the familiar characters he will encounter in his adventure, such as Mystique and Omega Red.
Wolverine will launch exclusively on PlayStation 5.
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The new Dead By Daylight chapter, All-Kill: Comeback, will add the game’s first urban map, which will include a two-story nightclub and plenty of neon lighting. The Trickster’s Delusion Map is part of the new chapter that launches on March 17, along with new survivor Kwon Tae-young, and an update to K-pop Killer the Trickster himself. If you can’t wait, today marks the launch of the PTB for the new chapter on Steam.
“Woven by The Entity from The Trickster’s twisted subconscious, the new area features shops to browse, a marketplace, and a two-story nightclub, along with scattered details reflecting the Killer’s erratic state of mind,” reveals developer Behaviour Interactive.
“Voice acting for KPop Demon Hunters deepened my appreciation for how much storytelling can be communicated purely through tone, breath control, and texture. Without physical performance to rely on, your voice becomes the entire emotional instrument. In a game like Dead by Daylight, that responsibility is amplified,” he explained.
“As a consultant, I wanted to ensure that the cultural references remained authentic. As a voice actor, I focused on making every breath, every strained scream, and every moment of fear feel grounded within the brutal, high-stakes environment of the Entity’s realm.”
The Trickster’s update is focused on the Killer’s gameplay, with a new Style Rank system “rewarding creativity, aggression, and momentum as The Trickster builds towards unleashing his Main Event and a barrage of blades.”
Other adjustments players can expect to see are a new Aura Accessibility feature, refined perk descriptions are also getting an overhaul for readability.
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As if we didn’t have enough to deal with between despotic regimes, habitat collapse, and dodgy new technologies, Konami are on a mission to turn everywhere into Silent Hill. The recent Silent Hill f took place in a fictional Japanese town from the 1960s. The forthcoming Silent Hill: Townfall unfolds in Scotland. Konami have recently made ominous noises about taking the series to Central or South America.
The implication is that Silent Hill is a transferable metaphor, glomming onto unsuspecting nowherevilles worldwide. Well you can keep your filthy free association, Konami. A line has to be drawn. A line will be drawn here. Please find below a list of places that would never, ever turn out to be Silent Hill.
Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi has revealed that Capcom was initially unsure whether Switch 2 would be powerful enough to run its new survival horror blockbuster.
In a new Creator’s Voice episode posted to Nintendo’s YouTube channel, Nakanishi said the game’s development team had been “skeptical” about Switch 2’s ability to run Requiem after first seeing its form factor — but quickly decided it would be able to run the full game “as-is” after doing a “triple take.”
“The Nintendo Switch 2 system has improved graphical specs, so we wondered if Requiem could run on it — and it did, with ease,” Nakanishi said. “When we, the dveelopment team, first saw it in our hands, we were skeptical too, so we had to do a triple take.
“We thought to ourselves, ‘Oh, is this really running on Nintendo Switch 2?'” he continued. “It all worked so smoothly that we decided to just go ahead with the game as-is and make it for the system. With specs like these in handheld mode, it looks great.”
Resident Evil Requiem launches this Friday, February 27 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2 on the same day. While many recent Resident Evil games have found their way to Nintendo platforms, Requiem marks the first time since 2012’s Resident Evil Revelations that a new entry in the series has debuted on a Nintendo console at launch.
“It’s been a really long time since we’ve had a new Resident Evil game released on a Nintendo platform on the same day as other platforms,” Nakanishi noted, “so I’m hopeful that this will give people who don’t normally play Resident Evil a chance to try it out. I would be happy if these people could realize things like ‘So this is what Resident Evil is like as a game’ or ‘This is what’s interesting about it.'”
Separately, Nakanishi confirmed that a classic enemy from earlier game Resident Evil: Revelations was actually based on a foe from The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link. The armored Scarmiglione, pictured above, moves its shield-like arm to block your aim — a tactic Nakanishi says was copied from Zelda’s knights (technically they’re called Iron Knuckles) who also moved their shield to stop Link’s arrows.
“Actually, when I was making Resident Evil Revelations, there was an enemy called a Scarmiglione who carried a shield, and if you aimed at them, they would move the shield up and down,” Nakanishi revealed. “The truth is, this enemy was inspired by the armored soldier from Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link. This is the first time I’ve said that.”
“I feel like GameChat was made just for Resident Evil’.
Nintendo has released a new Creator’s Voice video, this time focused on Koshi Nakanishi, the director of Resident Evil Requiem.
With the game launching later this week on 27th February 2026, the video focuses on providing an introduction to the story along with the wider franchise itself. It also goes into how easy it was to develop Requiem for the Switch 2, with Nakanishi-san promoting features like GameChat for those who might be a bit too scared to play on their own.
A Chance to Win A Super-charged Forza Horizon 6 Inspired Japanese Adventure Curated by Sung Kang
Sung Kang, Actor, Director and Car Enthusiast
Summary
Xbox has teamed up with actor Sung Kang to celebrate the upcoming Forza Horizon 6 with the Horizon Passport Sweepstakes, an epic super-charged adventure in Japan.
The Horizon Passport Sweepstakes is curated by Sung Kang, with exclusive experiences inspired by Forza Horizon 6 and Japanese car culture.
Enter the limited-time sweepstakes for a chance to win a spot on this once-in-a-lifetime trip.
As a lifelong car enthusiast, storyteller, and someone who has spent countless hours working in garages and chasing that perfect drive, I’m beyond excited to share something truly special with the Forza and car community.
In Forza Horizon 6, you’re a tourist soaking in the sights of Japan, surrounded by Japanese culture, racing towards the goal of attending the Horizon Festival. We wanted to bring this to life for the fans, so I’ve teamed up with Xbox, Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios to create the Horizon Passport Sweepstakes, a once-in-a-lifetime experience curated by me, Sung Kang.
Forza Horizon is all about freedom, community, and the thrill of the drive. The Horizon Passport Sweepstakes takes winners on an epic super-charged adventure in Japan, packed with exclusive activities.
Cruise in a JDM car at night
Drifting Masterclass with Drift Icons
Tuning & Livery Design at Liberty Walk
Auto Retail & Museum Tour
Tokyo Drift Location Tour—in the Tokyo Drift cars
Walk & Snack Tour with Sung Kang
Go head-to-head with a Sumo
Exclusive advance screening of Sung Kang’s new film ‘Drifter.’
This trip was created for Forza Horizon and car fans, and is our way of saying thank you and celebrating the community.
Simply wishlist Forza Horizon 6and submit an entry form at www.forzahorizonsweepstakes.com for your chance to win an epic trip to Japan with me. The sweepstakes runs from today through March 23, 2026. No Purchase Necessary. Age 21+. For official rules and eligibility details, visit here.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is making its way to PC! On behalf of the teams at Nixxes and Kojima Productions, I’d like to share the details on PC system requirements with all Porters that will start their journey on March 19.
With its release on PlayStation 5, Death Stranding 2 established itself as an award-winning graphical showcase, with highly detailed landscapes and photo realistic characters. At Nixxes, when bringing games over to PC, we take pride in delivering a smooth experience with the best possible visuals on a wide variety of hardware.
Death Stranding 2 for PC offers a range of Graphics Presets from Low to Very High, catering to both budget gaming PC’s and high-end systems. We’ve also added a Portable preset, aimed at handheld gaming devices, for those Porters who want to “keep on keeping on” while on the go.
To ensure you are well prepared for the delivery of Death Stranding 2 PC next month, we’ve created an overview with our hardware recommendations for a variety of presets and resolutions:
Category
Minimum
Medium
High (Recommended)
Very High
Graphics Preset
Low
Medium
High
Very High
Avg Performance
1080p @ 30 FPS
1080p @ 60 FPS
1440p @ 60 FPS
4K @ 60 FPS
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
AMD Radeon RX 6600
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
AMD Radeon RX 6800
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
CPU
Intel Core i3-10100
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Intel Core i5-11400
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i7-11700
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Intel Core i7-11700
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
RAM
16GB
16GB
16GB
16GB
OS
Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
Storage
150GB SSD
150GB SSD
150GB SSD
150GB SSD
Performance-enhancing options*
The PC edition of Death Stranding 2 launches with support for NVIDIA DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4 and Intel XESS 2. Both upscaling and frame generation options are available for all technologies.
For the first time on PC, you’ll find Pico as an option in Upscale Settings. This “Progressive Image Compositor” is developed by Guerrilla for the Decima engine and is the same upscaling technology that’s used for Death Stranding 2 on PS5. Pico upscaling can be used with all supported graphics cards and can be combined with the various options for frame generation offered in the game.
All upscaling options can be used in combination with Dynamic Resolution Scaling, or with an upscaling quality setting of choice to improve performance. Native AA options are also available for maximum fidelity.
Ultrawide views
Sam’s second adventure can be enjoyed on PC with ultrawide aspect ratios. All cutscenes in Death Stranding 2 are meticulously crafted to be displayed in a 21:9 aspect ratio, for a true cinematic experience. Gameplay extends even further, filling up the whole screen when using a 32:9 display.
An ultrawide monitor is not required for an ultrawide experience: players with high-resolution 16:9 monitors, can enable widescreen aspect ratios in the Display Settings, to experience the broader field of view. An option to play Death Stranding 2 in 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratios is also coming to PS5 via an update at the same time as the PC release.
PlayStation logo inspired Porter wear
We can also confirm that the previously announced Porter Suit: Link and Patch: Link, both inspired by the PlayStation logo, will be rewarded to all PS5 Porters via an update when the PC version launches. PC Porters will get access to these items as a bonus reward for connecting their account for PlayStation.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PC is now available for pre-purchase on Steam and the Epic Games Store. We can’t wait for Porters to find out if we should have connected, next month.
This is 45% off its full list price of $59.99, but more importantly, it appears to be the lowest price it’s hit at Amazon so far, according to price tracker camelcamelcamel. Previously, we saw it drop down to $39.97 back at the start of January, so this is a great chance to add it to your library for even less.
Astro Bot won over many hearts back when it was first released, and for very good reason. Our review from IGN’s Simon Cardy called it, “A collection of endlessly inventive levels and fantastically fun abilities,” and said, “it delivers joy in spades, never once becoming even remotely dull or repetitive.” He even added that, “Team Asobi has crafted a mascot platformer that goes near enough toe-to-toe with Nintendo’s best efforts, and that’s about as high a compliment as I can give it.”
The praise certainly didn’t end there, though. Astro Bot also won Game of the Year at The Game Awards back in 2024, and took home our top prize as the best PlayStation game of 2024. In regard to the latter, IGN’s Matt Purslow said, “Astro Bot is a Mario-matching 3D platformer that excels on all fronts: tremendous stage design, intuitive movement, fun power-ups, and a smart approach to combining all of those elements in exciting new ways on each world visited.”
As mentioned before, this isn’t the only game deal to explore right now. If you’re curious what else PS Direct has to offer at the moment, check out our big rundown of PlayStation’s sale, which runs until March 9. This includes plenty more great game deals, including a discount on Ghost of Yotei.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.
The folks behind the Stop Killing Games campaign aiming to push lawmakers into taking action to stop publishers shutting down the servers of online games in a fashion that leaves them unplayable have hosted a livestream from the EU Parliament building itself following their latest meeting with the European Commission. The group say that meeting went “fine”, and used the stream to emphasise the bipartisan support their cause has amassed among MEPs so far.
Daniel Vávra, director of the Kingdom Come: Deliverance franchise, is leaving game development to focus on making a Kingdom Come: Deliverance movie.
In an interview with Czech site CzechCrunch (via VGC), studio head Martin Frývaldský revealed that Vávra was stepping away from developing Warhorse Studios’ next game to focus on Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s big-screen adaptation.
“Dan has a new role. That’s the creation of the Kingdom Come movie,” Frývaldský said (via machine translation). “We have been moving the Kingdom Come brand away from video games for some time now. So far we have been in comics, concerts, and tourism, but the film has attracted us the most. That is why Dan and I are working on getting it onto the screen or the big screen. There is also a draft script.”
“I’m sure people will wonder if this is some kind of breakup with Warhorse,” he added, “No, on the contrary, Dan himself wanted to move on. He made three games that were a global success, he has been wanting to try something different for a long time. Getting Kingdom Come to the screen […] in the next few years is another milestone that we want to achieve, and that is Dan’s new role. You won’t see him in the office every day anymore, but in a broader sense he is still part of Warhorse.”
Asked for the latest on those plans to adapt Kingdom Come: Deliverance for the big screen, Frývaldský said: “For a long time, people were around us who would like to make a film of KCD, but then Covid came and everything fell asleep. Now, after the release of the second game, we have returned to the idea with much greater drive.
“We feel the interest from the film world, negotiations are already underway. We don’t just want to sell the rights, we want the film to be what we imagine it to be.”
Frývaldský suggested that Vávra’s new job title could be something like transmedia director as the team pushes to expand the franchise beyond games.
The first Kingdom Come: Deliverance video game, released in 2018, was a smash hit, selling over 10 million copies. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 came out last year and has so far sold over 5 million copies.
IGN’s Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review returned a 9/10. We said: “Armed with excellent melee combat and an exceptional story, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is one part sequel and one part coronation, bringing a lot of the original’s ideas to fruition.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
