Chronicles: Medieval is a stunning sandbox RPG coming in 2026—despite a past commitment to using generative AI, the studio now says the game is ‘100% handcrafted’

I noticed earlier this week that there was a studio I hadn’t heard of among the Summer Game Fest partners, Raw Power Games, which said it was building a “vast medieval sandbox.” Sure enough, we got a glimpse of that game, called Chronicles: Medieval, at Geoff Keighley’s showcase today. With the caveat that trailers don’t…

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Sonic Racing: Crossworlds just declared war on Mario Kart by becoming the true Smash Bros. of kart racers, bringing drivers from Minecraft, Persona, Yakuza—oh, and Hatsune Miku

At today’s Summer Game Fest showcase, Sega brought a new trailer for Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, its latest kart racer starring hedgehogs and their various friends who, despite being extremely fast as their whole deal, still apparently need cars sometimes. The trailer, which you can watch embedded above, isn’t just the latest look at Crossworlds gameplay:…

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Square Enix just revealed a ‘murder mystery action game’ and as far as I can tell it’s like Among Us in a spooky mansion full of hot people

At today’s Summer Game Fest, Square Enix joined the celebration of Geoff Keighley’s birthday [Editor’s note: It’s not his birthday] by revealing Killer Inn, a “murder mystery action game” of social deduction in the vein of Mafia, Town of Salem, and Among Us. Except, like, with a couple of e-girls in there. The “asymmetrical team…

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They put a revolver in Dark Souls—Mortal Shell 2 looks like it wandered out of an edgy teenager’s heavy-metal fantasies, and I cannot wait to play it

I’m a big souls guy—and I generally make an effort to play a variety of soulslike spinoffs, especially since they’ve gotten pretty good, lately. Lies of P, Lords of the Fallen, Remnant 2, Nine Sols—we’ve had some rather solid offerings. Alas, I never got a chance to try out Mortal Shell. Luckily, there’s a kickass…

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Watch: Summer Game Fest 2025 Opening Showcase – Live!

Another year, another Geoff. Okay, okay, we know you’re incredibly busy right now playing the Switch 2. We understand, and it’s all good. However. If you’re interested in what this year’s Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase has to offer, then you’ve come to the right place. We’re streaming the event live right here when it…

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