The news of the week (#6 2026)

The State of Play has captured a good number of news, starting with the return of the original God of War trilogy in the form of remake. Kena: Scars of Kosmora was also presented at the event, Koei Tecmo announced that it has a new Dead or Alive in its hands, Konami has put Castlevania in the hands of the creators of Dead Cells and John Wick will star in an action game with Keanu Reeves. Furthermore, we saw the first trailer with gameplay of Control Resonant and we discovered that Silent Hill: Townfall is a first-person game.

We also attended an event dedicated to the Diablo saga where the protagonist was the sorcerer. This class is now available in Diablo II: Resurrected with the Reign of the Warlock expansion and will accompany the Paladin in Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred. On the other hand, to the list of games already available we have added: Reanimal, Crisol: Theater of Idols, Romeo is a Dead Man, Mario Tennis Fever, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties and Ride 6. There is also bad news. Riot Games and Wildlight Entertainment have cut their staff after the disappointing launch of their respective games free-to-play 2XKO y Highguard.

In the hardware section we have the presentation of Ayaneo Next 2, a Windows console that sports a 9-inch OLED screen and hides an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 or AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 processor, while those interested in purchasing a screen can take a look at AOC's new 24 and 27-inch IPS monitors. Finally, Discord started the week by saying that in March it will require facial age verification or an ID to have access to all features, but a few days later clarified that «the vast majority» of users will not have to go through this process.

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• Remedy taps Electronic Arts veteran as new CEO.
• Riot Games lays off about half of the 2XKO team after a disappointing launch.
• Monster Hunter Wilds has an expansion similar to Iceborne and Sunbreak on the way.
• The hack-and-slash Dragonkin: The Banished will be available on March 19.
• Directive 8020, the new installment of The Dark Pictures saga, will go on sale on May 12.
• Available Crusol: Theater of Idols, an action and horror game set in a twisted version of Spain.
• Available Romeo is a Dead Man, the new action game from Suda51.
• No Man's Sky adds a gravity gun and new vehicle options.
• The retro FPS Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! announces its launch for March 16 and offers a demo.
• Blades of Fire will debut on Steam on May 14 alongside update 2.0.
• The Highguard development team lays off a large part of the staff two weeks after releasing the game.
• Launch trailer for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, a remake that adds a new campaign and activities.
• Gothic Remake will be available on June 5.
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds receives the Super Monkey Ball update.
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II closes its first year with 5 million units sold.
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin delays its release to March 16 on PS5 and PC.
• Ride 6 hits stores with a traveling festival and more than 250 motorcycles of different categories.
• Absolum receives an update with a new game mode and challenges.
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes the Game of the Year award at the DICE Awards 2026.
• The action adventure Kena has a sequel on the way that will arrive in 2026 on PS5 and PC.
• Control Resonant shows the first trailer with gameplay.
• Koei Tecmo announces a new Dead or Alive and will release Dead or Alive 6: Last Round in June.
• Castlevania Belmont's Curse announced, a 2D adventure developed by the creators of Dead Cells.
• A John Wick game developed by Saber Interactive and featuring Keanu Reeves has been announced.
• Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 announced, including Guns of the Patriots, Peace Walker and Ghost Babel.
• 007 First Light presents a new trailer focused on the story.
• Beast of Reincarnation announces its release for August 4.
• Neva: Prologue announced, additional content for the action adventure.
• Announced Yakoh Shinobi Ops, a cooperative action and stealth game from the creators of Tenchu.
• Available Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition, a collection with five versions of the original game.
• Legacy of Kain returns with a 2D action platformer and a Defiance remaster.
• Project Windless announced, an action RPG with musou-type combat in a fantasy world.
• Silent Hill: Townfall is presented as a first-person game.
• Introducing Crimson Moon, a gothic action-adventure RPG.
• he platform and adventure game Darwin's Paradox! It will go on sale on April 2.
• Available Reanimal, the new horror and adventure game from the creators of Little Nightmares.
• Cronos: The New Dawn receives a more accessible difficulty mode.
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance comes to PS5 and Xbox Series with visual improvements and 60 FPS.

Technology/Internet

• Ayaneo announces Next 2, its new flagship in the Windows console market.
• Discord will require facial age verification or an ID to access all features.
• Discord says that «the vast majority» of users will not need to verify their age.
• AOC launches new 24 and 27-inch IPS monitors at 260 Hz for less than 200 euros.
• Jason Momoa will star in the film Helldivers, which will hit theaters in fall 2027.