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12-06-2025
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants Release Revealed at Xbox Games Showcase 2025
At SGF 2025, Xbox unleashed their Xbox Games Showcase chock full of trailers and the next Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants adventure was revealed. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is continuing the adventures of Indiana Jones with The Order of Giants, expanding the Great Circle adventure beyond the base game released by Bethesda last year. While the Xbox Games Showcase showed many surprises, Bethesda has previously forecasted The Order of Giants DLC, but today's trailer gave us a release date. The trailer can be seen below. The new story chapter takes Indiana Jones to the ancient streets of Rome where forgotten catacombs twist into something with a more sinister atmosphere. Indiana Jones must outwit a dangerous cult and decipher puzzles designed by emperors to uncover the dark legacy of the Nephilim giants in the new adventure revealed at Xbox Games Showcase. The Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants storyline ties into the core story of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, The Order of Giants will see us delving into the secrets of the Nephelim, the organization that Tony Todd's momentous figure Locus was part of in the base game. It also promises to continue the acclaimed FP-perspective game's run of stealth, action, and puzzles. CGMagazine's review of the base game called it 'stunning, with environments expertly crafted to evoke a sense of wonder and danger.' Previously, the DLC was just mentioned as something that was happening surrounded by cryptic release vagueness. Today, the Xbox Games Showcase revealed the DLC will be arriving on Xbox Game Pass day one, on September 4. Fans can check out the official Xbox page for the DLC here. For further SGF 2025 coverage, readers can check out all of CGMagazine's coverage here! Be sure to check out all of the other announcements from the Xbox Games Showcase
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12-06-2025
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Grounded 2 Surprisingly Revealed at Xbox Games Showcase 2025
At SGF 2025, Xbox unleashed their Xbox Games Showcase chock full of trailers and the next game from Obsidian, Grounded 2 was revealed. The Xbox Games Showcase 2025 laid many surprises at Xbox fans' feet, including the official reveal of the upcoming ROG Xbox Ally. Xbox still had a lot more in store for players, and although Obsidian Entertainment had the The Outer Worlds 2 Direct that follows the Xbox Games Showcase, they revealed another sequel during the Xbox Games Showcase. Grounded 2 is coming, and the first reveal trailer can be seen below. CGMagazine's review of the original Grounded called it 'a unique title with a simple premise, but a lot of meat on its bones' back when it launched in 2022. Instead of carving a live-service feel from the original Grounded from 2022 similar to how Xbox Studios handled RARE's Sea of Thieves, Xbox gave Obsidian Entertainment the green light to develop a full-fledged sequel. The original Grounded title was released two years after it entered early access for PlayStation, and although the trailer was brief, it made no mention of coming to the PlayStation platform. Grounded 2 follows the premise of the original game, but this time, the adventurous party of select-a-character kids are navigating a local park, riding ants, running along picnic tables and fallen popsicles, and battling a bevy of spiders and scorpions instead of just exploring a massive backyard. Obsidian Entertainment has been on a tear lately with their releases, The Outer Worlds (and a sequel), Grounded, and the Pillars of Eternity universe spin-off with Avowed. Xbox continues to greenlight many of the studio's upcoming projects. Interestingly enough, Grounded 2 is not only in development, but it's launching into Xbox Game Preview and Steam Early Access on July 29, 2025. Fans looking for more SGF 2025 coverage, can head to CGMagazine for all of it! Be sure to check out all of the other announcements from the Xbox Games Showcase
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07-06-2025
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Summer Game Fest 2025: World Premieres and Everything Announced!
As E3 is no longer with us (RIP), Summer Game Fest 2025 continues the annual tradition of revealing world premieres and everything else in its place. As the paint dries on the previously revealed PlayStation State of Play 2025 showcase, fans look forward to the main Summer Game Fest 2025 presentation for more news and trailers showing the gaming universe what's to come in the next calendar year (and oftentimes, beyond). As is expected from the annual Summer Game Fest 2025 showcase, the presentation was chock full of trailers, world premieres, and even a few laughs for annual SGF 2025 showcase viewers. We here at CGMagazine have compiled the full list of every trailer, world premiere and announcement that happened at the Summer Game Fest 2025 livestream in the order they were shown, and it can all be seen below. The audience should note many of the titles featured did not come with a known release date, so waiting might be on the table for months and in some cases, years from these announcements. A development studio that started with just four developers, that has ballooned up to 30, the first new game announcement presented at Summer Game Fest 2025 is a dark medieval title with tons of action and tons of gore. Players will have to contend with hostile environments and grotesque abominations when Mortal Shell II comes out sometime in 2026. Hideo Kojima then took to the stage to talk his studio's newest title, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. A new trailer was shown for the sequel at the showcase, surprisingly, nothing was shown regarding the new OD title revealed at The Game Awards 2024 ceremony. The character played by actor Luca Marinelli, Neil, showed his true colours beyond looking like Solid Snake. Kojima said Neil will play a similar role to Madds Mikkelson's character from the original. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach releases on June 26. The next title from Raw Power Games was then shown, revealing a bloody medieval battlefield game called Chronicles: Medieval. No release date has been mentioned. The next trailer showcased the next title in the Sonic car racing franchise, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds. New characters never before seen in the SEGA racing franchise were revealed, Hatsune Miku, Ichiban Kasuga (from Like a Dragon) and Joker from Persona 5 were shown racing alongside Sonic characters. Sonic the Hedgehog's creator, took to the stage to let everyone know that 'unlike other Kart racers, this one will be cross platform on ALL platforms'. Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is coming September 25, complete with a Minecraft crossover. The next title shown off at Summer Game Fest 2025 is a new RPG title from Bandai Namco that promises only oblivion. The soulslike Anime artwork title, Code Vein returns with an action RPG sequel, Code Vein II. It arrives next year in 2026. The next title from Section 8 games was then shown, bringing a seriously heavy atmosphere. A new trailer was then shown off revealing more gameplay for their latest title, and the main character Jack Pepper, is voiced by Troy Baker. The next title was revealed to take place in the universe of the Game of Thrones, and it is a real-time strategy title embodying what could happen in GoT if fans were the director of the show. Game of Thrones: War for Westeros brings RTS action based in Westeros soon. A sequel to the first-person cult-classic title, Atomic Heart II was then shown off in a world premiere exclusive to Summer Game Fest 2025. The sequel looks to build on everything that was built in the original, with new powers and gameplay shown in the trailer but retains the Atomic Heart identity carefully crafted by the developers at Mundfish. The developers at Mundfish then continued at SGF 2025 and revealed another title, another FPS, but the first MMO title called The Cube: Atomic Universe. It can be wishlisted now, and both Mundfish titles are coming soon. The next characters for Marvel's sidescrolling beat em' up Marvel Cosmic Invasion, were revealed. She-Hulk, Rocket, and Venom are coming to the roster! Capcom then took the stage to reveal new gameplay from the next title in the Onimusha series of titles. Action-oriented gameplay, consistent with what fans expect out of Onimusha is shown, showcasing stunning graphics, gratuitous violence and tight combat gameplay. Onimusha: Way of the Sword is coming out sometime in 2026. The next world premiere shown at SGF 2025 combines comedy, puppets and arcade fighting action. This underdog story sees the player go from loser to hero in a raunchy puppet-based fighter embodying Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. Felt That Boxing is coming soon. Killer Inn is a murder mystery action title asking all players 'whodunnit?' Players will be split into two groups, wolves and lambs. Wolves will win by killing all of the lambs and lambs can win by rooting out all the wolves. Killer Inn and the deception that follows will launch soon. The long-awaited release date trailer for ARC Raiders was then shown, giving fans a fresh look at ARC Raiders and a release date for anticipation purposes. Players will be in control when ARC Raiders launches on October 30. The MMO allowing fans to traipse the worlds of Dune in an MMO setting set years before the events of the novels and films, Dune: Awakening, was then given a new trailer ahead of its release date this month. Players will be able to become legend, when Awakening launches on June 10. A new trailer was shown for the upcoming action RPG title, Chronos Odyssey. Players will be able to embody the power of a god to save what remains of the broken world (albeit in a bite-sized way) when Chronos Odyssey releases a playtest on June 20. The next title from Focus Entertainment, the metroidvania Mio: Memories in Orbit was given a fresh look with a new trailer, and it has a demo on Steam as part of Next Fest. Another new handcrafted co-op journey was then revealed called Out of Words. This local co-op title asks players to work together to succeed and it's coming in 2026. The team at Hangar 13 then released a new trailer for their upcoming Mafia title, Mafia The Old Country. Mafia returns to older times and teaches players the meaning of loyalty and the importance of opportunity in Mafia: The Old Country. Mafia: The Old Country is coming soon. A new LEGO adventure was then shown called LEGO Voyagers. This small co-op adventure shows zany puzzle solving from a small LEGO perspective. LEGO Voyagers is coming soon. A new Nickelodeon title was announced featuring fan-favourite characters in zany beat em' up action. The latest release trailer for Lies of P: Overture was shown at Summer Game Fest 2025, and it's the very same trailer leaked earlier today. Lies of P: Overture is available now, shadow dropped at SGF 2025. The next title from Serenity Forge, thought of as Doki Doki Literature Club meets Silent Hill, was then shown showcasing the same unsettling feeling players of Doki Doki regard as familiar. Fractured Blooms is coming soon. A sequel to the hit Jurassic World Evolution series was then revealed, and it is coming out on October 21. The next title from Yacht Club games, Mina the Hollower, which hasn't given fans news since the successful Kickstarter was then shown in all of its 8-bit glory. Mina the Hollower launches on October 31. A new VR title where fans get to play from the perspective of Marvel's favourite Merc-with-a-mouth, Deadpool VR was then revealed. It's worth mentioning Ryan Reynolds did not reprise his role for the title, and Neil Patrick Harris has taken over in the VR title. Deadpool VR is coming out in late 2025. The next title from Techland is coming from the Dying Light universe and features oodles of undead for players to decapitate and otherwise dismember. Dying Light: The Beast is coming out on August 22. The next title coming from Anna Purna Interactive and designed by Johnny Galvatron (the makers of The Artful Escape) Mixtape was given a fresh look. The coming-of-age story from Beethoven & Dinosaur, Mixtape is coming soon. The next roguelike title was then announced at Summer Game Fest 2025, featuring an anime art style, crisp combat elements and a roguelike playstyle. The next title comes from a single developer based out of Indonesia. Acts of Blood features stiff hand-to-hand combat and use of violent weapons to dispatch waves of enemies. Acts of Blood launches in Summer 2026. Tribute Games, the creators of TMNT: Shredders Revenge and Marvel Cosmic Invasion, brings a new Scott Pilgrim beat em' up title featuring a new adventure and seven playable characters called Scott Pilgrim EX. The developers from Build a Rocketboy announced MindsEye will be launching on June 10, and a Hitman crossover is planned with MindsEye. Hitman: World of Assassination is bringing along Casino Royale villain, LeChiffre, complete with Madds Mikkelsen's voice and likeness used in-game. The mission is set in Paris, and there will be many ways to get rid of LeChiffre for good. Fans can jump in and assassinate LeChiffre today, and if fans do play, they can unlock a reward in 007 First Light. A new Mario Party-like title featuring LEGO and many mini-figures called LEGO Party! was then revealed. Fans interested in digital board game action (and maybe never talking to some family members again) can look forward to LEGO Party! in late 2025. A new trailer filled with space shenanigans was then revealed at Summer Game Fest 2025 from the developers at DreamHaven. First-person artifact-hunting action awaits players who jump into WildGate. An open beta is launching between June 9 and June 16. Wildgate launches on July 24th for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Drinkbox Studios' (known for Guacamelee! and Nobody Saves the World) new title (and first foray into 3D) Blighted brings hardcore Metroidvania action to a dynamic difficulty system that gets as strong as the player is. As the lone survivor of the Blight's start, you'll need to find ways forward through Blighted enemies and huge Blight-riddled bosses. Blighted and its challenges launch at a TBD date. A first-person survival action title is up next from Team Clout and it's called ILL. Grotesque monsters await players willing to brave the horror when ILL launches at a TBD date. The next release date trailer for the highly anticipated mech-combat title Mecha Break was then revealed. Mechabreak is coming on July 1. A new title from Cubit Games sees players shrink down and fight gargantuan bugs similar to Grounded, but with extra Sci-Fi elements. Infinitesimals is coming in 2026. AEW wrestler Kenny Omega was then seen cosplaying s the next characters coming to Street Fighter 6. Sagat, C. Viper, Ingrid and Alex are coming to the roster of Street Fighter 6. A world premiere trailer for Last Flag, a multiplayer capture-the-flag title set in the 1980s was then shown alongside some of the characters players will be able to get behind the lens of. Last Flag can be wishlisted today. 505 Games then revealed the next trailer for the upcoming soulslike title, WuChang: Fallen Feathers. Beautiful scenery and precise combat await players when WuChang launches on July 24. Brass Lion Entertainment then took the stage to reveal a new trailer for the upcoming Wu-Tang Clan-based title, Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. Ghostface Killah recruits players to save the rest of the clan when Rise of the Deceiver launches at a TBD date. Another new roguelike was then revealed, featuring an old-timer cartoon style with Into The Unwell. Zany beat em' up roguelike action ensues when Into The Unwell will launch at a TBD date. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio then took to the Summer Game Fest 2025 presentation to reveal a 1943 title they've kept hidden until today. Stranger Than Heaven has now been unmasked from the previous codename, Project Century. Coming soon. The last thing announced at Summer Game Fest 2025 comes from a studio known for delivering blockbuster titles. Resident Evil 9: Requiem has finally been revealed, and it will come out on February 27, 2026. That just about wraps up the entire Summer Game Fest 2025 presentation. Fans looking for more information surrounding SGF 2025 or any of the exciting announcements can check out the rest of CGMagazine's coverage on the site, or check out the official SGF 2025 site.
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15-04-2025
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Mid-April Xbox Game Pass Update Brings 11 New Titles, Says Goodbye to 6
Midway through April, Xbox Game Pass has expanded its lineup with major hits and indie gems — but six games are on the way out. The second wave of Xbox Game Pass additions is here for mid-April. As fans have come to expect, every batch of new titles is accompanied by some notable removals from the service. On April 30, six games will leave the platform to make room for 11 new titles arriving over the next two weeks, beginning with the additions of Grand Theft Auto V and Hunt: The Showdown 1896. Xbox Game Pass April 2025 started with a bang, introducing players to Compulsion Games' South of Midnight, as well as the newly released indie sensation Blue Prince, which joined the lineup on April 10. CGMagazine's review of South of Midnight says, 'The art direction is so strong that simply looking at the world is enjoyable.' The review of Blue Prince calls it 'one of the most interesting and addictive puzzle games I've played this year, filled with charm and secrets to uncover.' The mid-April Xbox Game Pass update aims to elevate subscriber libraries with 11 new titles, listed below with their respective release dates. April 15 Grand Theft Auto V — added to Standard, Ultimate, and PC Game Pass Hunt: Showdown 1896 — added to PC Game Pass April 16 Neon White – added to Standard Xbox Game Pass SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game – added to Standard, Ultimate, and PC Game Pass April 17 Tempopo – added to Standard Crime Scene Cleaner – added to Ultimate and PC Game Pass April 24 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – official release, added to Ultimate and PC Game Pass April 29 Towerborne — added to Ultimate and PC Game Pass April 30 Far Cry 4 — added to Standard, Ultimate, PC Game Pass May 1 Anno 1800 — added to Standard, Ultimate and PC Game Pass Call of Duty Modern Warfare II — added to Ultimate and PC Game Pass DREDGE — Standard, Ultimate, PC Game Pass (Series X|S and Cloud) Alongside the new addition, Xbox Game Pass has removed six titles from their service starting on April 30, and they can be seen as listed below. Have a Nice Death Kona II: Brume Sniper Elite 5 The Last Case of Benedict Fox Thirsty Suitors The Rewinder Xbox Game Pass subscribers affected by the six upcoming removals may want to dive back in, as these titles will no longer be playable through the service after April 30. Fans can visit the official Xbox website for more information.
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26-02-2025
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The Silent Hill 2 Team Up Between Bloober Team and KONAMI Continues With a New Game
The success of Silent Hill 2 continues to weigh on KONAMI and Bloober Team, so much so that both companies have decided to continue to work together on a new game. The success of the Silent Hill 2 cannot be understated. Before the remake launched, KONAMI's latest ventures into the supernatural town of Silent Hill included a now-defunct interactive experience called Silent Hill: Ascension, and before that, the poorly received Silent Hill: Downpour, which was released in 2012 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Thankfully, riding the coattails of the successful remake appears to be in KONAMI and Bloober Team's best interest as both companies have agreed to join forces once more and develop a new game (that has not been confirmed as another Silent Hill). On the official Bloober Team website, the company released a statement that both Bloober Team and KONAMI have signed a new agreement for a 'joint project.' While the announcement does list accolades for the previous team-up release, Silent Hill 2, the only other information given to audiences is that it will be 'a new game based on KONAMI's IP.' CEO of Bloober Team, Piotr Babieno, says, 'Our collaboration with KONAMI has been incredibly fruitful, and the success of Silent Hill 2 speaks for itself. By sharing knowledge and experience, we have been able to create high-quality production together. Of course, we can't reveal too many details at this time, but we are confident that fans will be just as excited about our collaboration as we are. We can't wait to share something truly special with players when the time is right,' in the announcement statement regarding the continued partnership with KONAMI. CGMagazine's review of Silent Hill 2 called it 'Silent Hill 2, as you remember it, but better in nearly every way.' Metacritic median scores from critics (and fans) have given the title an incredibly positive rating, with 86% coming from a critical sample size of 104. Fans have largely agreed with the positive sentiment, giving the title a staggering 92% on over 3,000 individual reviews. While it hasn't been confirmed that Bloober and KONAMI are working on another Silent Hill title, it has been confirmed they're working with KONAMI's IP.
