Soon after the State of Play deep dive presentation of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Square Enix announced a free playable demo of the upcoming game, featuring two sections with one now available to play for all players, while the other is said to go live on February 21, 2024.

Sega has shared what to expect from their action RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink after launch as the game will receive three major updates throughout the year.

Sega and Atlus have announced that there is a version error in their physical copies of Persona 3 Reload, as those in Southeast Asia may have received the Chinese version of the game instead of the English version.

During PlayStation’s first State of Play broadcast for 2024, Sega announced Sonic X Shadow Generations, a new package that contains 2D and 3D Sonic levels from Sonic Generations that are remastered and expanded for multiple platforms. It also comes with a new standalone Shadow campaign.

During the first State of Play stream from PlayStation for 2024, they revealed that an enhanced version of the 2015 interactive horror game Until Dawn will be released on the PS5 and PC sometime this year.

During the first State of Play stream for 2024, Sony Interactive Entertainment gave us an extensive look at Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The sequel is now set to launch sometime in 2025 on the PS5.

During Sony Interactive Entertainment’s first State of Play presentation for 2024, Konami revealed Silent Hill: The Short Message, a first-person survival horror game that will be released entirely for free to players on the PS5 later today.

Sony Interactive Entertainment for the Southeast Asian regions launched their Lunar New Year campaign called New Play-Year which features Korean global artist Kim Se Jeong. New promo deals for peripherals, PlayStation Plus subscription discounts, and PS5 games will be offered, though this varies depending on your region in Southeast Asia.

Destiny 2 was updated recently with a new collaboration set that features mass Effect-inspired cosmetics for all three of the live service game’s classes. The Mass Effect cosmetics called Normandy Crew Bundle will be available in the Eververse store on February 13. The Alliance Requisition Bundle was also added and is free to all players.

Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones is all set to launch as the company just announced that the open beta for their online naval game is happening on February 8 and will be live for players to try until February 11. Ubisoft also detailed the game’s Year 1 content coming out after the game officially launches on February 16.

HoYoverse announced that the 2.0 update for their free-to-play game Honkai: Star Rail is going live on February 6. Titled ‘If One Dreams at Midnight’, this update comes with the Penacony realm, new maps, storylines, maps, and companions.

As this will likely be the first of many entries in my review-in-progress, I can confidently say that Infinite Wealth stands out as a Yakuza game where the initial hours shine across multiple aspects. The story is captivating, the combat is enjoyable and evolves as it deepens, and the game is filled with distractions, each proving to be a blast.