Ubisoft’s pirate naval combat game Skull and Bones is finally out in the wild through PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. In case you are still on the fence about the game, anybody can try out the game for free for up to eight hours.

Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty of Xbox released an update on the Xbox business through the Official Xbox Podcast. The 22-minute long discussion tacked Xbox exclusivity, Game Pass and games from Activision, and their stand on Xbox hardware in the future.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed the games coming to the PlayStation Plus Game and Classics Catalog for February 2024 as games like Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Tales of Arise, Need for Speed: Unbound, The Outer Worlds, and more will be added to the service starting February 20.

It looks like Blooper Team’s president Piotr Babieno agrees with the negative comments that have been piling up in the first combat reveal trailer for the Silent Hill 2 remake as he says the trailer “does Not Reflect the Spirit of the Game”.

Tekken 8 launches with a complete package for both the casual and competitive. It felt like nothing was neglected here as everything you’d wish or expect from a high-quality fighting game is added, with new additions that don’t feel like a step down, but a leap forward. I can’t see how Bandai Namco Studios and Arika could have done this any better, as Tekken 8 hit the ground running as the definitive fighting game experience.

Helldivers 2, the third-person co-op shooter by Arrowhead Games Studios launched a couple of days ago but is experiencing a rough launch as it’s a it difficult to find players through the game’s matchmaking. For now, there’s a reliable workaround for PS5 players to get a group going until the developers release a hotfix to improve matchamking.

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.