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007 First Light Shows Some More Action And Intrigue In Latest Story Trailer

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James Bond gets a virtual origin story in 007 First Light, and in today's story trailer, we got a look at the drama, action, and espionage IO Interactive has been cooking up.

Shown during today's Sony State of Play, 007 First Light's story trailer spotlights numerous famous faces and characters in IO's take on Bond.

Alongside enigmatic villains and potential femme fatales, there looks to be plenty of sneaking, subterfuge, and explosions. It's not like the mission always goes smoothly for Bond, right?

007 First Light is set for a May 27, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For more on what IO Interactive is working on, check out our digital issue and subscribe for our 007 First Light cover story.

Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Releases Tomorrow, Collects Five Versions Of The Original Game

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Ubisoft in partnership with developer Digital Eclipse (Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Tetris Forever) announced today Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition and it releases tomorrow, February 13 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC for $19.99.

Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition is billed as a celebration of 30 years of Rayman, but focuses on the very first Rayman game that released on PlayStation (and a few other platforms) back in 1995. Anniversary Edition doesn't radically remaster the original game, but rather includes the PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, MS-DOS, Game Boy Advance, and Game Boy Color versions of the game. It also includes a "never-before-playable" SNES prototype of the game.

 

Other additions include 120 added levels, a "reimagined" soundtrack from Christophe Héral, rewind abilities, the option to turn on infinite lives and invincibility, and, in typical Digital Eclipse fashion, an interactive documentary with about an hour's worth of interviews. The documentary features also include unseen concept art, early sketches, and design documents.

Kena: Scars Of Kosmora Guides Players To A New Adventure This Year

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Today's PlayStation State of Play kicked off the reveal of a sequel to 2021's Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Titled Kena: Scars of Kosmora, the adventure sees an older Kena travel to a new land, and it's coming this year.

In Scars of Kosmora Kena, now older and more famous, travels to a mysterious new island in search of a cure for an affliction and to reconnect with a long-lost friend.  Unfortunately, a powerful corruption fractures her staff, so she must master a new and forgotten form of Spirit Guiding that allows her to command the elements. 

Most interestingly, the trailer does not show any of her little friends, the Rot, that accompanied her in the first game. Instead, she joined by new animal companions such as a small, magical fox, and we even see her riding a deer-like fox in an open world. Developer Ember Lab promises deeper, more dynamic combat as the action still sees Kena using her staff to unleash combo attacks and parry incoming offense. She also uses it to conjure giant green crystals to drop on foes or transform the staff into a heavier, claymore-like weapon. 

Kena: Scars of Kosmora is coming later this year for PlayStation 5 and PC. 

Control Resonant Shows Off New Reality-Warping Gameplay

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Control Resonant is the latest in Remedy's supernatural shared-universe, moving from a third-person shooter to more up-close-and-personal action combat. Today, we saw a little glimpse of what that looks like.

In the new gameplay we saw at today's Sony State of Play, we get to see some of Dylan Faden in action. The new Control lead can use supernatural powers to blast enemies off the side of the warping, twisting level geometry.

Between a host of kinetic powers, an ever-changing weapon, and Gravity Rush-like powers that let Dylan shift his grounding, the action gets pretty hectic. Ultimately culminating in a boss fight, we can see Dylan leap and fly through the air trying to dodge the imposing foe before taking it out.

No release date was set today, but Remedy is still aiming for a 2026 launch.

Ghost Of Yōtei: Legends, The Free Four-Player Co-Op Multiplayer Mode, Goes Live Next Month

Ghost of Yotei Sucker Punch Productions Legends Multiplayer Co-op mode free update

Last year, Sucker Punch Productions launched Ghost of Yōtei exclusively on PlayStation 5, with the promise of a free update for its multiplayer Legends mode. Now, courtesy of a new trailer during today's State of Play, we know Ghost of Yōtei Legends goes live on March 10. 

This free update will go live for anyone who owns Ghost of Yōtei and, similar to Ghost of Tsushima Legends mode, will feature cooperative multiplayer action for up to four players. This time, you'll be taking on the "demonic Yōtei Six," which appear to be mythological spins on the Yōtei Six protagonist Atsu fought against in the game's single-player campaign. 

Check it out in the Ghost of Yōtei Legends release date trailer below: 

In this trailer, we got a look at the Spider, Oni, Kitsune, and Snake, and while they all look somewhat human, they are also clearly infused with elements of mythology and folk tale legend that make them appear otherworldly; they probably fight using otherworldly powers, too. We see the four-player party in the trailer fight various mob enemies in an effort to reach the demonic Yōtei Six in all kinds of locales (in different seasons, too). 

Players will choose between four classes, which haven't yet been announced, and utilize different skills, weapons, and more to take down bosses. 

Ghost of Yōtei's Legends update launches as a free update to the game on March 10. 

In the meantime, read Game Informer's Ghost of Yōtei review, and then read about how Sucker Punch's co-founder Brian Fleming is departing from the studio. After that, read about why Ghost of Yōtei was one of Game Informer's top 10 games of the year

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