On Feb. 12, PlayStation hosted a State of Play livestream, showing off some games coming soon. From new announcements to new looks at already announced games, here’s some of the news that made the biggest splash.
The show started with the announcement of Kena: Scars of Kosmora, a sequel to 2021’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits. The game is said to be bigger and better than its predecessor, while staying true to the first game’s vision. The game will feature improved combat, boss battles, and more exploration. We then learned that last year’s Ghost of Yotei will be receiving a free DLC titled “Legends” releasing on Mar. 10. Additionally, fellow awards darling Death Stranding 2 will be making its way to PC on Mar. 19. Capcom also gave us a look at its two new games coming this year, Pragmata, and Resident Evil: Requiem.
Koei Tecmo revealed that they are making another installment in their classic Dead or Alive franchise, but little else was said aside from a brief glimpse at a couple characters. Remedy Entertainment gave a look at gameplay for CONTROL Resonant, the sequel to their 2019 masterpiece, and my favorite announcement from last year’s Game Awards. No full release date was given, although it’s still slated to release this year. Krafton gave us a look at Project Windless, an action game based on the South Korean novel series The Bird that Drinks Tears.
Konami arrived with a slate of announcements, including a look at Metal Gear Solid: The Master Collection Vol. 2, featuring current-generation ports of Metal Gear Solid 4, as well as Peace Walker. They also unveiled a new Castlevania game titled Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, as well as a new Silent Hill game in collaboration with Annapurna titled Silent Hill: Townfall.
Rounding out the show, we received a surprise announcement of a new John Wick game, with full-on third-person real-time action. Keanu Reeves appears to be reprising his role as the legendary assassin in a prequel to the critically acclaimed film franchise. Bungie gave us a look at their upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon.
After a series of criticism, backlash, and a lengthy delay, the game has been considerably revamped and will be hosting an open test period from Feb. 26 to Mar. 2 before the game’s official release on Mar. 5. We received new looks at Housemarque’s new game, Saros, starring actor Rahul Kohli, as well as legendary fighting game studio Arc System Works’ new Marvel-themed fighting game Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. The game will have over 20 playable characters at launch on Aug. 6, 2026.
The closer saw Santa Monica Studio unveiling two massive announcements. First, the original God of War trilogy will be receiving full-fledged remakes with TC Carson reprising his role as the original Kratos. These games are in very early development, so there wasn’t much else to see there. Their second announcement, however, was the stealth drop of God of War: Sons of Sparta, a retro-inspired 2D side-scroller following the legendary Kratos before he became the God of War.
With a livestream spanning over an hour, Sony’s State of Play gave us a lot to chew on in terms of new announcements. Whether it’s fast-approaching releases like Resident Evil: Requiem and Marathon, or far-off releases like John Wick and the God of War remakes, there was a little bit of something for everyone.
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