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on January 10, 2026
I love samurai, and I imagine you do too, if you're reading this. Some of my favorite pieces of media have constructed stories revolving around Japan's warrior class, including great films like The Last Samurai and Seven Samurai , as well as notable anime like Samurai Champloo and Afro Samurai. Of course, I can't forget to mention games like Nioh , Bushido Blade, Samurai Shodown, Onimusha, and my personal favorite, Total War: Shogu
In most cases, this is done to give the team behind them more time to make sure the game launches at the best time and to its best quality. In other words, while many may hate having to wait just a little longer, it will hopefully result in a better game at lau
In 2017, it was revealed that Sucker Punch was working on a project unlike anything we've seen from the studio before called Ghost of Tsushima, a game set in feudal Japan during the Mongol Empire's invasion of the country . This was completely out of left field, coming from the studio that's most well known for the Sly Cooper and inFAMOUS series. While I enjoyed those games, I never thought the studio would end up creating one of my most anticipated PlayStation exclusives. With E3 just around the corner, we'll definitely be seeing Ghost of Tsushima present during Sony's presentat
What fans do know about Ghost of Tsushima is exciting, though. The gameplay that's been demonstrated looks compelling, a mixture between tense stealth and gorgeous combat, and it's made even more interesting by the fact that Sucker Punch is working with real samurai to help develop Ghost of Tsushima and make it as authentic as possible. According to Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida, Ghost of Tsushima multiplayer|https://tsushimalegend.com/ of Tsushima's graphics are also so good that even he was impressed when he got to check out the game this summer - a comment that not only got consumers excited, but led to speculation that the game might actually release sometime in 2
Sucker Punch’s open-world game set in feudal Japan blew us away at E3 2018. With stark visuals and an approach that favored realism, Ghost of Tsushima is trying to create a Samurai adventure that is as authentic as possible. Sucker Punch is clearly working hard to ensure Ghost of Tsushima delivers a compelling game and narrative without going over-the-top. There is still a lot of Ghost of Tsushima that is left unsaid, but for an initial tease, what Sucker Punch brought to E3 was enough to leave us intrigued. It says a lot that something as seemingly simple as leaves moving on the ground had everyone talk
There are still a lot of questions that I have about Ghost of Tsushima. The game has been hidden from PlayStation fans for many years, and I'm sure many of you were just as surprised as I was when we found out this was Sucker Punch's next epic tale. I want Ghost of Tsushima to be great; in fact, I want it to be looked to as the precedent for samurai games and more. My E3 dream is that this will be the samurai game I've always dreamt of play
Sadly, exactly dates were not provided. Watch Dogs Legion and its unique gameplay was originally slated to release March 6, 2020, but now it could release anytime between April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021. While it seems likely that it will release in the earlier part of that fiscal year, an exact release date has not been confir
It may not have had the clout of a Halo or Gears but Ori and the Blind Forest still stands as one of the best Microsoft exclusives of this generation. And its follow-up, Ori and the Will of the Wisps , looks to take things to the next level with refined platforming, better combat, and (if that’s even possible) even better-looking visuals. Although the devs at Moon Studios could have easily copied and pasted the formula from Ori 1 onto Ori 2 and called it a day, they are looking to make Will of the Wisps one of the best platformers ever made. Based on what we played, Ori and the Will of the Wisps plays and looks better than its predecessor and it still has a lot of that same ma
The second tease at the end of Bethesda’s E3 2018 appearance was for the sixth entry in the developer’s mega-popular fantasy franchise. Much like Starfield, nothing has been shown about Elder Scrolls VI since its reveal and Howard also stated during the aforementioned panel that it would not have a presence at E3 this year, since the title is likely due after the release of Starfield.
At the very end of Bethesda’s E3 press conference last year, Todd Howard wrapped up the presentation with two brief teases for the developer’s next pair of open world RPGs. The first was a brand-new IP set in space known as Starfield, which Howard has since confirmed during a PAX East panel is still very early in development and will not appear during the studio’s briefing this year.
Developers id Software and Avalanche Studios have put together a playground of carnage for Rage 2 . Where the first game was a showpiece for id Tech, this sequel is all about giving players a handful of tools (both cool weapons and abilities) and letting them loose. The game is fast-paced and violent in a way that doesn’t feel celebratory but is exciting enough to make the loop feel satisfying. Much like Doom before it, Rage 2 looks to take the existing framework and dial everything up to