Telekinetic investigations in VR Lovely boy Nick Frost ofShaun of the DeadandHot Fuzzfame islending his voicetoEsper 2, a game about dealing with an outbreak of people having telekinetic abilities apparently caused by some kind of villain on a quest to obtain a mysterious artifact. It looks far cooler in action than it sounds on paper, trust me. Esper 2is available now on Gear VR and on Oculus Rift starting today if you were lucky enough to receive yours already....

The Division surprised us all It sounds like you guys weren’t impressed so far with theMicrosoftandEAconferences, so Ubisoft had a chance to shine in their wake. With equal parts ofoverandunderwhelmingreveals, Ubisoft capped off a presentation with the very promising lookingThe Division, which will land on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. So far, it looks like Ubisoft has had the strongest conference, just like last year. The last minute reveal ofThe Divisionmade its strongest case for the title, but of course we still have Sony later tonight, and Nintendo tomorrow morning....

It’s going to be a while before we can finally call it ‘final’ Having only been available for two days, Square Enix announcesFinal Fantasy XVhas shipped over 5 millions copies worldwide in both physical and digital formats combined. This already eclipses the halfway mark to the 10 million sales Square Enix has been hoping for, which is all but in the bag. This places it at sixth in all-time sales for theFinal Fantasyseries already....

PlayStation legends celebrated in Sucker Punch’s samurai epic This weekend saw the fantastic period adventureGhost of Tsushimacelebrate its one-year anniversary. To mark the occasion, developer Sucker Punch has “re-enabled” a selection of previously limited character skins, spotlighting a who’s who of beloved PlayStation franchises. Headed to your wardrobe are returning outfits referencing Sony Santa Monica’sGod of War,Guerilla Games’Horizon Zero Dawn, Team Ico’s evocativeShadow of the Colossus, and finally FromSoftware’s dark RPG,Bloodborne....

PS4 remaster As we’vepreviously covered,God of War III— yes, that very HD PS3 game from just 5 years ago — is getting a PS4 remaster next month (July 14) and the PlayStation Blog has released some new footage to coincide with its pre-order availability. Interestingly, the video description notes that this fight is 60fps, but goes on to say the remaster is, “1080p gameplay targeting 60FPS.” Targeting. Hmm. Anyone snagging this?...

Gran Saga‘s global launch, which happened a couple of weeks ago, has introduced the new gacha to mobiles and PC. It’s a free-to-play title that can be played on your handheld, or you could choose to download it via PC. Likeevery good gacha, there’s a tier list of all the characters currently available inside the game. This tier list will help you to sort out your early team, and invest the resources efficiently....

The space game about infiltrating ships Gunpointdesigner Tom Francis’ next title,Heat Signature, has art! Well, new art, I should say. The stuff we saw previously for this spaceship heist game was just placeholder. John Roberts, who did the art onGunpoint, has joined the project. The two presumably made it through the last game without hating each other, which is always nice. Francis says he’ll have a new trailer out next week....

Swing music One of Harmonix’s most overlooked and underplayed games, at least among core video game players, isBeat Sports. It released in the fall of 2015 on Apple TV as a launch title for the 4th generation of Apple’s television streaming device.Beat Sportswas something of showcase for the platform, an example of lightweight gaming in a local multiplayer environment. Harmonix is revisiting this idea but on a device where playing games isn’t an afterthought....

A new patch forHomefrontshould fix some issues with the multiplayer today, at least on the Xbox 360 where the update is available — I guess that’s one way to do timed exclusivity. Beside some fixes here and there, a new “Ability Pack” has been included in the update as well. Also, the first “Fire Sale” Map Pack DLC will hit Xbox LIVE on June 7th and will feature two new multiplayer maps....

Plans to patch original game still going forward Jonatan Söderström, half of the programming team behind the critically-acclaimedHotline Miami, has confirmed that the game will be receiving a full sequel, as opposed todownloadable content. The newsfirst brokeon Twitter asSöderström announced that he was listening to early cuts for the sequel’s soundtrack while working. In a comment to Eurogamer, he expanded by saying that the amount of content they currently have planned is greater than that found in the original release and therefore, “feels reasonable to release it as a full game rather than a DLC....

Pokémon Go Fest 2025 introduces new forms for Zacian and Zamazenta, and new Adventure Effects will also come along with them from Jun 26, 2025. Using Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash, trainers can, for a limited time, increase their attacking power or defensive power during Max Battles, even if they aren’t using Zacian and Zamazenta during those fights. It’ll make some fights easier, especially against Gigantamax Pokémon, so long as they know how to use them....

If demand for another quirky FPS arises, Crytek UK (once known as Free Radical) is primed to deliver it. Speaking withDevelop, Crytek UK’s Karl Hilton wouldn’t rule out a freshTimeSplitterstitle, even though the studio is now tacklingCrysis 2and shifting focus to new IP. It’s all about the market’s desires, according to Hilton. In the interview, Hilton said it was up to Crytek UK to talk to publishers and see what the want from the studio — be it something realistic or curious....

It has rough edges, but it’s really memorable The first-person psychological horror adventure gameIn Sound Mindisfree this weekon the Epic Games Store, and it’s an easy “Yeah, you should check this out” recommendation. You might not end up finishing it, but you should try it, at least. It’s pretty ambitious. If you’re someone who likes digging around for clues and solving puzzles in fairly open-ended environments that are “big, but nottoobig,” you’ll probably digIn Sound Mind....