State of Play — June 2026

Insomniac kicked off the show with an extended look at its Logan game, ahead of a September 15 PS5 launch. The combat looks noticeably more violent than the Spider-Man games, built around adamantium claws, the healing factor and heightened senses, with Jean Grey turning up to fight alongside him and seemingly some stealth in the mix. Pre-orders are live.

Ikumi Nakamura resurfaced with the first real gameplay for Kemuri, the yokai-hunting action game from her studio Unseen, now slated for 2027. You play a hunter who uses the ‘Fox Window’ to reveal hidden yokai, then wear their powers that reshape how you fight and move, all across a vertical Tokyo-ish cityscape solo or in three-player co-op. The style is doing a lot of heavy lifting - looks cool.

Capcom locked in a September 25 date for its long-teased return to the supernatural swordfighter, and dropped a demo on the spot. It’s wading into an absurdly stacked late-September window alongside Wolverine and CONTROL Resonant - crowded company, but looks fun.

Remedy confirmed September 24 for its CONTROL sequel, out on PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Dylan Faden, brother of original protagonist Jesse, is the playable character this time, fighting through a Manhattan warped by paranatural forces with his shapeshifting weapon. The story trailer leaned hard into the Fadens’ shared history. Super keen.

The wuxia action RPG turned up mostly to tee up a dedicated State of Play later this summer, but the bigger news was a delay. S-GAME has pushed it from September 9 to October 29, with creator Soulframe Liang citing extra polish time. Probably a smart move to dodge the September pile-up.

Mintrocket announced a standalone Dave the Diver prequel built around fan-favourite sushi chef Bancho. Set in 2004, nineteen years before the original, it follows a young Bancho travelling across Asia to learn from master chefs, blending cooking sim, RPG and adventure, and trading the pixel art for 3D. No date yet - PS5 and PC. Unexpected.

Santa Monica closed the show with its next God of War, and for the first time Kratos isn’t the lead. You play Faye, his deceased wife from the 2018 reboot, awakening in the afterlife of the gods, joined by a talking cube (???) and an enchanted ribbon-sword. Cory Barlog has confirmed it’s not a prequel but a continuation picking up right after Faye’s funeral pyre. No date yet.