At the PlayStation State of Play, film production company Lionsgate and video game publisher-developer Saber Interactive announced that a single-player, third-person action game set in the John Wick universe is in development. Please pinch me. Is this real? Are we really getting a proper, AAA, John Wick game? You had better believe it.

The currently untitled John Wick game will see Keanu Reeves reprise his role as the brooding assassin. Additionally, film franchise director Chad Stahelski is advising on the game’s development to ensure that Mr. Wick’s signature “gun-fu” fighting style gets properly translated, as well as to help craft an original narrative set years before the Impossible Task timeline from the films. Pinch me again.

There is currently no release window for John Wick. Hell, it doesn’t even have a real title yet. But we do know that it is being made for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, so perhaps it is not terribly far off if it is planned for the current generation of consoles. Be seeing you, Mr. Wick.

At this week’s PlayStation State of Play event, Bungie popped in to share a new trailer for Marathon, its upcoming PvPvE extraction shooter. Not only did we get some fresh gameplay, but we also received an open invitation to slam Marathon’s servers (whoa) from February 26^th through March 2^nd. This Server Slam will be free and open to all players across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox as Bungie looks to drum up additional interest, as well as test their capabilities right before launch on March 5^th.

In Marathon, players explore the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV by inhabiting bio-cybernetic Runner shells (think Netflix’s Altered Carbon), gathering loot and battling both hostile AI-controlled forces and other human players along the way.

The Server Slam will feature a limited selection of maps, Runner shells, and contracts, as you might suspect. But players who complete the introductory mission during the playtest will unlock a special emblem and banner for full launch.

Pre-orders for Marathon are available now across platforms, with the Standard Edition setting you back $39.99, and a Deluxe Edition for $59.99. Myself and some of the Gaming Nexus homies are locked-in for Marathon – not much longer now.

Arc System Works has announced that its action-adventure top-down shooter, DAMON and BABY, will launch on March 26^th for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Pre-orders are available now for $19.99, with a pre-order discount dropping that down by 10%.

In DAMON and BABY, you play as the demon lord Damon, who has found himself responsible for the care of a mysterious child after fulfilling the last request of his best friend. Damon and the child (Damon and Baby, if you will) embark on a heartwarming adventure featuring exploration, quirky characters, and twin-stick shooting action. Between exploration, shooting bad guys, and boss battles, you will upgrade your base and customize your playstyle by unlocking skills. It also features offline two-player co-op, with the second player controlling a canine companion capable of collecting items and assisting in combat. Interesting.

Check out the new pre-order trailer below, or head over to Steam on February 19^th to download a free demo for DAMON and BABY as a part of Steam Next Fest.

Not to be outdone by the announcement of Dead or Alive 6: Last Round, we got another surprise during the Sony State of Play and that was the announcement that the next game in the Dead or Alive series is now in development. 

We only got a short teaser but we did get to see Ryu and the reveal of who I assume is Kasumi. 

What's interesting about this reveal is that Ryu is in his Ninja Gaiden 4 outfit. Considering Ayane made her return in that game as well this all lines up that the next Dead or Alive game will be taking place at the same time as Ninja Gaiden 7 and a lot of the classic characters will be getting an update to their character designs due to the timeskip from the events of Dead or Alive 6 to this new game. 

No other details were announced.

Dead or Alive fans got an amazing surprise during Sony's State of Play showcase today in which they got confirmation that the series is indeed not dead. Pun intended. 

Dead or Alive 6: Last Round has been announced and will be the definitive edition of the game. The game will include all characters that launched with the game when it originally released along with all of the DLC characters along with each character getting five costumes available in game. In addition, new characters and costumes will also be added to the game post launch. The game will also include a new photo mode.

A free to play version with four characters will be available the same day as Last Round launches and those with the free to play version will be able to play against those with the full version. 

Dead or Alive 6: Last Round launches on June 25th 2026

Pinball FX VR continues to grow at a rapid pace, with the developers at Zen Studios continually adding more tables every couple of months. The basement arcade that players inhabit (and decorate) has become even more of a labyrinth of fun this week, as a new room containing the beloved (and semi-long-lost) Bethesda tables has magically appeared behind the Godzilla/Kong room.

I've played all three of the Bethesda tables (Skyrim, DOOM, and Fallout) extensively on PlayStation 4, but it has been a few years since I actively engaged with them. And though I am an enormous Fallout fan, the Skyrim table has once again risen to the top of the heap as my favorite, just as it did back in the PS4 days. The other tables are cool, but the Skyrim table is stellar.

Developer Wild Sheep Studio, the co-developer of 2024’s award-winning Mastro VR, has announced its next game, Adorable Adventures, coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in early 2026. So, like, any day now.

Adorable Adventures certainly looks the part as you guide Boris, an adventurous baby boar searching for his family following a forest fire. Using Boris’ astute sense of smell, you will navigate stunning landscapes based off 3D scans and audio recordings of Cevennes National Park, located in southern France, which is near the Montpellier-based development studio. Using those scans, the studio has crafted a serene atmosphere of forests, highlands, and peaks for Boris to explore as he tracks down his family members and takes on side quests such as park cleanup, time trial races, and photography challenges.

A free demo for Adorable Adventures is available now on Steam, and it can be wishlisted across platforms. It looks absolutely adorable. There, I said it.

Mistfall Hunter, a dark fantasy extraction RPG, announced today that it has pushed back its launch to July 2026, partially due to the addition of a PlayStation 5 version. The new release date will allow for a simultaneous global launch across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. The extra development time will also allow developer Bellring Games to implement additional improvements including a combat overhaul that eliminates the “energy-exhaustion” mechanics in favor of a more fluid combat system.

With the changing of dates, other dates have changed too, and the new playtesting schedule for Mistfall Hunter includes a small-scale invitation-only technical test in April, followed by a larger beta test on June 15^th ahead of the global release in July.

Check out a recap of the most recent beta test below:

Yesterday 2K revealed the trailer for the Showcase mode of WWE 2K26 and this years Showcase will focus on "The Best in the World" CM Punk. Today we got a Ringside Report for Showcase mode that goes more in depth of what to expect this year. 

Between the trailer and the Ringside Report here is a list of confirmed matches so far...

• CM Punk vs. JBL (Summer Slam 2008)
• CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio (Armageddon 2008)
• CM Punk vs. Randy Orton (Wrestle Mania 27)
• CM Punk vs. The Rock (Elimination Chamber 2013)
• CM Punk vs. The Undertaker (Wrestle Mania 29)
• CM Punk vs. John Cena (RAW, February 25th 2013)
• CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar (Summer Slam 2013)
• CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Bad Blood 2024)
• CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns (Wrestle Mania 41)
• CM Punk vs. Eddie Guerrero (Fantasy Warfare)
• CM Punk vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (Fantasy Warfare)
• CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. The Miz and Maryse (Fantasy Warfare)

Probably the biggest addition to this years game is something I know a lot of people are going to be very excited about. In all previous years of Showcase mode, you had to go through each match and complete objectives throughout the match. Completing those objectives would then unlock rewards like wrestlers and arenas. Well this year if you want to still want to unlock everything the old fashion way you can but if you want everything all at once you just need to compete the Gauntlet mode. Gauntlet mode has you select either CM Punk or AJ Lee and you need to beat a 20 man Gauntlet match. Doing so will earn you 100% completion and will instantly unlock everything in the mode for you. 

WWE 2K26 launches on March 13th for PS5, Series X, PC and Switch 2. 

I’ve been keeping an eye on Capcom’s upcoming sci-fi action title, Pragmata. With a weirdness akin to Death Stranding and third person shooting, it had my curiosity, but after playing the free demo, it has my attention. I know a demo convincing someone to play a game isn’t the most shocking headline in the world, but here’s the thing – Pragmata’s puzzle-based hacking combat looks cumbersome. Putting out a free demo was a wise move, as experiencing it for myself was a revelation in terms of the game’s potential.

The kicker is that (at least in the demo) every single combat encounter begins with a hacking minigame, but the execution of that minigame is brilliantly simple. You aim at an enemy with the left trigger, which brings up a hacking grid that requires you to move from a starting point to a green box to complete the hack. A successful hack lowers an enemy’s defenses and allows you to shoot them. So, on PlayStation, while holding the left trigger to aim, the face buttons are used to solve the hack. Triangle moves up, Circle right, Cross down, and Square left. And that’s it. It was so intuitive that I felt silly for questioning it, but sometimes playing is believing, and I can’t wait to play more.

So, bravo, Capcom, for putting out a demo, which is available now across platforms if you’d like to check it out for yourself. Pragmata launches April 24^th for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox Series X|S.