Saros is not a sequel to Returnal (at least we don't think it is), but it is undeniably a follow-up to Housemarque's excellent rogue game, building on what the team built mechanically in that game.

Today's State of Play Saros trailer focused on many elements that will separate it from Returnal. For one, there are many more characters to interact with. Between runs you will talk to other survivors in The Passage. There also appear to be far more permanent progression options to unlock.

The trailer also showed options for making the game more difficult or easier by turning on and off abilities. Housemarque stressed, however, that striking a balance is important. You can also teleport straight to unlocked biomes, a big dpearture from Returnal.

Finally, Housemarque explained (to a small degree, at least) how the eclipse system will work. You can manually activate an eclipse and it will change how the world looks and sounds, and enemies will become more powerful and do more damage. But there are also some positive outcomes, too, making it worth activating.

Saros releases April 30.

Metal Gear fans have begged, and at last Konami is delivering. A second Master Collection of the series is on the way, and it finally ports 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to modern platforms.

Announced during today's PlayStation State of Play, Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 bundles Guns of the Patriots and the HD version of 2010's Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, formerly a PSP exclusive set during the Big Boss era. Additionally, MGS 4 and Peace Walker also come with screenplay books and a Master book, while the former includes the Metal Gear Solid 4 database.  Vol. 2 also includes a digital soundtrack. 

Interestingly, the collection's graphic also lists Metal Gear Ghost Babel, the Game Boy Color game that tells an alternate story to the original Metal Gear Solid, as "bonus content," but it's not counted as being another game in the collection. One would assume Ghost Babel is playable, but we'll have to wait to learn more. 

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 will launch on August 27 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, and PC. 

A video game staple beginning in 1996, the Legacy of Kain series is a beloved set of action games following the exploits of warring vampires in the land of Nosgoth. After the release of Legacy of Kain: Defiance in 2003, however, the franchise went frustratingly quiet (though there was a short-lived multiplayer game Nosgoth in 2014 that never properly left open beta).

Last year, however, saw the release of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered which, as the title implies, remastered the Soul Reaver games. Today we're learning, however, that those games were a portend of what's to come. Alongside a planned remaster of Legacy of Kain: Defiance, a brand new prequel Legacy of Kain game, subtitled Ascendance, is also on the way.

Ascendance will be published by Crystal Dynamics and developed by Bit Bot Media in association with FreakZone Games. Whether by design or coincidence, it seems to be following in the footsteps of games like the recent Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound – nostalgic 2D action games meant to revive dormant action franchises. The gameplay looks fast-paced and features three protagonists with different play styles. The gameplay is primarily pixelated, but Bit Bot Media and FreakZone Games are including other art styles like anime cutscenes, and even callbacks to the PlayStation visuals of the original games. The game also reunites the voice cast of the original games and have them reprise their various roles (including Breaking Bad's Anne Gunn as Ariel) and releases on March 31 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch and PC.

Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is a remaster of the 2003 game with improvements beyond just visual fidelity. Along with updated character models for the main playable characters and improved lighting, the opening and closing cinematics, the camera controls, and the map system have been overhauled. The game will also include a photo mode and previously cut content and lost levels, including a look at a planned sequel that was cancelled early in development called Lok 6: Dark Prophecy Demo. Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered releases March 3 on just about every platform.

Arc System Works' take on the Marvel tag fighter, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, is locked in for a launch date. It'll arrive on August 6, 2026, and there will be quite a few X-Men entering the fray.

The release date was announced during today's Sony State of Play, as Fighting Souls will arrive for both PS5 and PC on August 6, 2026. Additionally, we got three more X-Men locked in for launch.

While we already knew Storm was making the cut for launch, Arc System Works confirmed Wolverine, Magik, and Danger will also be joining as part of the Unbreakable X-Men team.

Wolverine looks to tear it up the way we know he can, from previous Marvel fighting games. Magik incorporates some big sword swings and teleportation powers, and Danger seems like the X-Men's own training room come to life as an android? Honestly, that rules.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is set for August 6, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and PC.

Silent Hill: Townfall, the Silent Hill spin-off from Konami, Annapurna, and Screen Burn got a new trailer today. Footage of the game showed new character Simon exploring his own version of a Silent Hill doing melee and shooting in first-person perspective in a creepy coastal town.

Announced in 2022, Townfall is meant to be the start of an anthology Silent Hill series. It's unclear if that is still the intention based on the trailer, but Konami is sharing more details following today's State of Play stream. 

We don't have a release date yet, but it is coming in 2026 to PlayStation 5 and PC.