Nioh 3 has a new trailer and a release date: 6 Feb 2026. IGN’s preview suggests it’s shaping up to push the series further, building on what the first two games did so well. Keen.

More on ZA/UM’s Zero Parades - For Dead Spies: playing as Hershel, you’ll navigate paranoia, betrayal and failure, with new systems like dramatic encounters and “failing forward.” Launches 2026.

Housemarque opened State of Play with Saros, a new game (not a Returnal sequel) starring Rahul Kohli as Arjun Devraj on the shifting world of Carcosa. With ‘eclipse-powered’ weapons, abilities like Soltari Shield and Second Chance, and more brilliant bullet-hell, it launches 20 March 2026.

Death Stranding: Mosquito (working title) is an animated project from Hiroshi Miyamoto and Aaron Guzikowski. With a unique hand-drawn-to-digital style and Studio Easter (Dandadan) on backgrounds, it follows a new protagonist with a strange ability tied to the mosquito theme.

New details have emerged on PHYSINT, Kojima Productions’ action-espionage project for PlayStation. Still early in concept, it features a mysterious poster tagline “Here comes the feeling” and a cast including Charlee Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe.

Kojima and Phil Spencer finally showed more of OD, a new horror starring Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier and Hunter Schafer. Kojima says it explores the “fear of the knock,” while Jordan Peele will tackle a different fear in his own OD story.

The 2025 Australia Plays study is out: nine in ten Aussie homes play games, parents say it’s not just fun but vital for learning, creativity and connection… most see gaming as a positive force in family life - a way to bond, build skills and spark imagination together. Read the full report here.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is officially landing on 4 September 2025, confirmed by the new (and very hype) launch trailer. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reveals Team Cherry’s tiny Adelaide team simply kept expanding the game - adding quests, bosses and polish - because “they were having so much fun it was hard to stop.” They also pretty explicitly allude to DLC in post-launch, woo!

Game Science wrapped up Gamescom with Black Myth: Zhong Kui, a sequel to Wukong. Based on the legendary demon slayer, Zhong Kui commands 80,000 demons and fights alongside a giant tiger. The project is still early in development, with no release date yet, but… very keen.

Cult of the Lamb expands in early 2026 with the Woolhaven DLC. Near the endgame, players can uncover the frozen mountain of Woolhaven, rebuild its lost town, endure blizzards, battle the creeping Rot, and even raise animals through new ranching systems. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!