Bandai Namco Entertainment announced Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream, a new game based on the popular anime Sword Art Online series that focuses on large-scale multiplayer content where up to 20 players can play and tackle raid-like content.

The slimmer version of the PlayStation 5 will officially hit the Philippines on March 27 as pre-orders are now open in local retailers, roughly four months after this new version hit stores in the US and other select regions.

Arrowhead Games Studios has delivered an impressive sequel that elevates the concept they introduced back in 2015, and has established a commendable foundation for a live service title. I can already see Helldivers 2 being at the top of people’s minds when they are faced with the question – do you have any co-op shooters to recommend? 

The second chapter in the behind-the-scenes developer diary video series for the upcoming PS5 exclusive Rise of Ronin focuses on the game’s combat. Sony Interactive Entertainment also released more details on the game’s combat.

I took my time with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s latest entry in the long-running Yakuza franchise. The turned-based combat has greatly improved, the myriad of activities feel endless and entertaining, and the overall story left me teary-eyed and wanting more. I’m now more invested in the series than I ever was thanks to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth with Kasuga leading the charge.

Sega and Atlus announced that they’ll be releasing a new version of Shin Megami Tensei V for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Switch. It’s called Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and it will be out on June 21, 2024.

As announced during Xbox’s special podcast episode covering Xbox’s business update, four games are coming to rival platforms: Grounded, Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, and Sea of Thieves. All four Xbox titles will be out on rival platforms sooner than expected.

Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that JRPG Tales of Arise reached the three million units sold mark across digital and physical. The announcement was made just days before the game was added to Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus’ Game Catalogue.

This week Crytek will start the 6th anniversary celebration of their intense online shooter Hunt: Showdown with another round of Twitch Drops, giving players a chance to win supply crates, cosmetics, and a random legendary hunter if they watch Twitch streamers play the game for a certain amount of time.

Ubisoft’s pirate naval combat game Skull and Bones is finally out in the wild through PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. In case you are still on the fence about the game, anybody can try out the game for free for up to eight hours.

Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty of Xbox released an update on the Xbox business through the Official Xbox Podcast. The 22-minute long discussion tacked Xbox exclusivity, Game Pass and games from Activision, and their stand on Xbox hardware in the future.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game and Classics Catalog for February 2024 as games like Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Tales of Arise, Need for Speed: Unbound, The Outer Worlds, and more will be added to the service starting February 20.