State of Play — February 2026

IO Interactive showed more of 007 First Light, an original Bond origin story set before his recruitment into the 00 programme. The new trailer centred on a mission in Iceland and introduced John Greenway, a former 00 agent turned training instructor, alongside a rogue 009 as the central threat. Keen.

Beast of Reincarnation is a new action RPG from Game Freak, set in a far-future sci-fi Japan. You play as Emma and her companion Koo, switching between real-time sword combat and a turn-based command system for the dog. It's a strange and promising setup. Launches August 4 on PS5.

Remedy shared a much deeper look at CONTROL Resonant, showing off its shapeshifting weapons, gravity anomalies and a warped Manhattan. Looks to a layman like a real technical achievement. Love CONTROL, so cannot wait for this one.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC on March 19 via Steam and Epic, with new features and modes arriving on PS5 the same day as a free update. Obviously loved DS2, so glad PC players get to experience it.

Sucker Punch confirmed Ghost of Yōtei Legends launches March 10 as a free update for all Yōtei players. It's a cooperative multiplayer mode with distinct character classes, three mission types, earnable cosmetics and a Raid coming later. If it's anything like what Tsushima's Legends mode became, I'm sure there's fun to be had.

Saber Interactive revealed a John Wick game that lets you play as the Baba Yaga himself in an original story chapter. The footage leaned hard into the franchise's gun-fu combat and cinematic camerawork, and it's giving Sifu but John Wick. And of course Keanu is there. No release date yet, but one to watch.

Kena returns with Scars of Kosmora, a follow-up set on the island of Kosmora with an older, more experienced protagonist. Spirit companions now grow and unlock powers over time, and new elemental systems expand combat depth. The first game punched well above its weight visually, and this looks even better - keen.

Neva: Prologue is a prequel DLC telling the story of how Alba and the wolf cub first met, launching February 19. New enemies, mechanics and locations are promised. Neva was 'fine', so a tighter, more focused prologue could work.

Housemarque showed more of Saros ahead of its April 30 launch on PS5. The update detailed armour upgrades, an interesting modifier system for adjusting difficulty, and world-altering eclipse events that corrupt enemies, weapons and artifacts. Looks Returnal-ly chaotic. Keen.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer got its first proper gameplay showing, revealing a runs-based racing format set across the Outer Rim. Multiple planets, vehicles and characters were on display, all framed around an unsanctioned racing circuit. As I've said before, I loved the original podracing game, and this looks fun as hell.