Nijisanji announced on social media that the Vtuber Kyo Kaneko will graduate on February 17, 2024. Kyo will hold a live stream on YouTube at 8am PT/11am ET/5pm CET explaining his decision.

First, here’s the announcement revealing Kyo will leave the company. It didn’t offer any explanation for his departure. However, it did clarify that activities will end and the YouTube membership both end on February 17, 2024. Fan letters can still be mailed into the company and will be delivered to Kyo until March 17, 2024. There’s no set end-date for merchandise, but those sales will taper off too.

Here’s the embed for the Kyo Kaneko stream which will explain why he decided to graduate from Nijisanji. 

Sony’s January 31 State of Play gave hungry gamers a heaping helping of upcoming titles to drool over, including the long-awaited Silent Hill 2 remake and deeper dives into Rise of the Ronin and Stellar Blade. But the biggest reveal of the evening came with an extended look at the story and gameplay of Hideo Kojima’s D…

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Season of the Wish in Destiny 2 has reached the endpoint in terms of content released until The Final Shape DLC arrives in June. However, aside from some content drops here and there, the prolonged drought that players have dreaded since the announcement of the seven-month-long Season has begun.

That said, there are still a number of things players can do to keep themselves entertained while preparing for the arrival of the upcoming DLC. So today, we’re going over the top 10 things to do in Destiny 2 before The Final Shape DLC arrives in June.

A great 3D platformer seems to be a rare and special thing these days. I think Psychonauts 2 was the last one that really took my breath away, but outside of that (as well as obviously every 3D Nintendo platformer), I often struggle to think of many games that could be considered its equal. There's always something holding them back, isn't there? Whether it's a wonky camera, slightly unwieldly controls, or the platforming itself is just a little too pedestrian to ignite the imagination.

So where does Penny's Big Breakaway fit into the equation? This is the next game from former Sonia Mania dev Christian Whitehead's new studio, Evening Star, and yep, you can definitely tell this was made by some real Sonic heads. Penny and her (strangely toothy) sentient yo-yo, err, Yo-Yo, feel like a ball of energy just waiting to bust out across the colourful scenery of their home world of Macaroon, and golly, they sure can fly with just a couple of timely button presses. Alas, there is a but. For me at least, Penny and Yo-Yo are perhaps a bit too energetic for my platforming tastes, and having spent a few hours with an early preview build, I often found them quite a rambunctious pairing to keep under control.

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You know what game I've been secretly hankering for after playing so much Palworld recently? It's Lightyear Frontier, the upcoming farming/crafting mech adventure game from Frame Break and Amplifier Studios, and happily, we now know when it's finally coming out. Lightyear Frontier will be launching into early access on both Steam and Game Pass on March 19th, and you can go and play a demo of it right now, too. The demo is technically part of Steam Next Fest next week, but it's live now for all to enjoy (just like every other Steam Next Fest demo, it seems).

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Even more information on Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.0 will come out before the official release of the new patch. HoYoVerse announced yet another special program, titled “It’s Always Night in Penacony.”

You’ll be able to watch it from the game’s official YouTube and Twitch accounts. It’ll start from 5 PM PT/8 PM ET on February 5, 2024. However, it’s unknown what the special program will cover, since HoYoVerse already detailed what will be new in 2.0. Many people in the replies have also expressed curiosity and confusion, wondering what it could be. Some others have guessed that there might be a live music performance.

UPDATE 3pm: Devolver has confirmed the reported layoffs at Artificer with Eurogamer.

"Yesterday, Devolver and studio Artificer made the tough decision to reduce the Artificer workforce by 28 employees, 18 effective immediately and 10 after their current project releases," it told us.

"Over the past year, both companies have worked together to navigate the studio's difficulties to ensure Artificer remains open and that their hard work is realised with the launch of their next game. Layoffs are not easy, and the remaining team at Artificer and Devolver Digital are committed to supporting these talented and creative professionals find new roles throughout the industry."

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Zenless Zone Zero, the next game from Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail developer miHoYo, will also be releasing on PS5.

Initially revealed as an action RPG for PC and mobile, the PS5 port was announced during last night's PlayStation State of Play.

There was no word on a release date for Zenless Zone Zero, but you can watch the embedded trailer below to see captured footage of the game on PS5.

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Foamstars will arrive on PlayStation Plus next week, but before then Square Enix has detailed what's in store for the game's first season.

Starry Pop is its name, reflecting the game's music and idol themes, with season one detailed on the PlayStation Blog.

As previously reported, the game will have both a free and paid season pass (£4.99), with the premium version offering early access to new content and additional cosmetic rewards. We now know Square Enix has updates planned for the next year, with seasons updating each month.

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Dave the Diver's eponymous protagonist will have a new ocean threat to deal with in May, when Godzilla emerges from the depths in a free DLC.

Given the mysterious nature of the Blue Hole, where Dave the Diver is set, it's not surprising that it's prone to visits from the famous sea monster.

Developer Mintrocket hasn't said much on how Godzilla will fit into the game, other than telling players to "prepare to meet the King of the Monsters in the Blue Hole". Godzilla makes his appearance at the end of the announcement trailer for Dave the Diver's PlayStation release.

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RPS Game Club is back in action for 2024 today, and our first pick of the year is the exceedingly good Cobalt Core, a spaceship roguelike deckbuilder where you're slipping and sliding out the way of incoming missiles to get to the bottom of why you and the rest of your animal pals seem to be stuck in a pesky timeloop. I had an absolute blast with it when it came out at the end of last year, and really, this is just the perfect excuse to shove it back in front of your faces again.

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Palworld, the survival game filled with legally distinct Pokémon and numerous Glock-19s, has received its first major patch. Straight off the production line are fixes to crashes, as well as enemy pals getting stuck in walls. And if you've been plagued by other players stealing your flock, then worry no longer, as pal spheres chucked at your low-HP pals won't capture them anymore. Breeding also becomes easier, with the removal of some annoying flourishes. There's a lot more and it gets progressively sillier.

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At last night's State of Play, Vertigo Games and Deep Silver lifted the lid on Metro Awakening, an upcoming origin story for the Metro series.

The game is described as a story-driven adventure, built exclusively for VR. It promises plenty of stealth and a good dash of combat, with the developer stating this will be the "most immersive" Metro experience to date.

You will play as Serdar in Metro Awakening. Serdar is "a doctor and a rationalist" in search of medication for his wife. This search will take players to the tunnels beneath Moscow, but it won't be an easy trip. You see, the tunnels are full of mutants. "As your courage and sanity are pushed to the limit you must learn to walk the line between life and death, the spirit and the material world, and awaken the being you will become..." the official blurb teases. You can see Metro Awakening's announcement trailer below.

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Two Devil May Cry games have been delisted on Steam.

As shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Wario64, Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition and Devil May Cry 4 are no longer available to purchase.

Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition remains available, released in 2015 after the 2008 original, while Devil May Cry 3 is now only available as part of the Devil May Cry HD collection released on Steam in 2018.

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Palworld has been consistently compared to Pokémon since its early access release, so much so that The Pokémon Company even launched an entire investigation into the game. But just how similar are the two game franchises, really?

In this Pokémon vs. Palworld comparison, we’ll be going over both franchises with a fine-toothed comb and unveiling everything that makes them each unique. Get ready to dive into the wild world of pocket monsters and pixelated pals as we dissect all the similarities and differences between Palworld and Pokémon!

Sega of America will lay off 61 people in March, according to the state of California and the Sega of America AEGIS union. The layoffs are allegedly aimed at the company's QA and localisation departments, and represent around 13% of Sega of America's workforce.

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The team behind Life is Strange are no strangers to parallel timelines. Don't Nod's original narrative adventure ended with a binary choice - you could save the life of your closest companion, or doom them to protect the town you both grew up in. It was a decision that rippled through the stories of subsequent sequels, and remains an emotional peak the franchise has since struggled to surpass. Now, after years of silence, the team behind that ending are finally back with a new game - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - ready to talk about why their time working on Life is Strange ended.

Much has changed for Don't Nod over the past decade, with the original Life is Strange team now an ocean away and under a brand new roof at the recently-established Don't Nod Montreal. Their time with Life is Strange is long over, following the conclusion of Life is Strange 2 at the end of 2019. Just over a year later, Eurogamer reported that Deck Nine Games, developer of the excellent Life is Strange prequel Before the Storm, was now the series' main developer - and it was indeed this studio that made 2021's enjoyable Life is Strange: True Colors.

Well, they're finally doing it. They're making free Godzilla DLC for Dave The Diver, Mintrocket's hitherto laidback restaurant management/ocean exploration game. The kaiju of kaijus will invade the celebrated "indie" title in May, shortly after the PS5 release. How would Godzilla himself react, if he were writing this news post? I suspect he would say: RRRRRARRRARRGH.

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Square Enix announced the merger of the Tokyo RPG Factory subsidiary. The company will take over the rights and obligations of the subsidiary after the dissolution of the studio on January 31, 2024. [Thanks, Gamebiz!]

The studio was originally founded in 2014 under the “Tokyo Dream Factory” name by then Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda. The company was a subsidiary of Square Enix. Later, it was officially established as in June 2015.

The studio is behind the development of I Am Setsuna, Lost Sphear, and Oninaki, which released in 2016, 2017, and 2019 respectively. The first two titles are turn-based RPGs inspired by the SNES/Super Famicom era of RPGs, and the games share gameplay and story elements from titles like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy X. Meanwhile, Oninaki is an action-RPG with a focus on the theme of life, death, and rebirth.

PlayStation's January State Of Play stream was chock full of big game announcements, including deep dives on Death Stranding 2, two Silent Hill games, Rise Of The Ronin and loads more stuff that will almost certainly be heading to PC at some point down the line. Because let's face it. Everything PlayStation comes to PC eventually. We just have a wait a couple of years for it. Just look at former exclusive Horizon Forbidden West, which is hitting PC on March 21st. That wasn't in tonight's showcase, of course, so let's take a look at everything that was. Start those PC countdown timers now, folks, because it's only a matter of time.

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Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’s full launch is tomorrow (though it’s available now in some regions/editions). If you’re still on the fence about Rocksteady’s looter shooter multiplayer spin on Task Force X, you can watch editors Marcus Stewart and Kyle Hilliard spend 90 minutes blasting through Metropolis and sharing their early thoughts.

Head over to Game Informer's YouTube channel for more previews, reviews, and discussions of new and upcoming games. Watch other episodes of New Gameplay Today right here.

Well look at that, a new trailer for Rise of the Rōnin - the fancy samurai action-RPG from Ninja Gaiden household Team Ninja. Set in 19th century Japan's Bakumatsu era, the game is a mixture of open-ended exploration, sneaking and agile traversal that puts me heavily in mind of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series. Unlike most Assassin's Creeds, however, this one has a pretty in-depth, rigorous melee combat system, with bosses that look like they're going to grind my gears no end. Will it be as vicious as Nioh 2? I'd better start stocking up on comfort food.

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During the January 2024 Sony State of Play, a new trailer for the much-awaited Silent Hill 2 remake was released, finally giving viewers a taste of what they can expect from combat. I watched the footage, puzzled as to what I saw. A part of me understands why changes were made — a new audience doesn't want to deal with "bad" controls — but I feel like something was lost as James Sunderland staggered enemies by shooting them in the knees or blasting a Bubble Head Nurse in the head with a shotgun.

While Team Silent may or may not have intentionally made the combat in those first four Silent Hill games clunky, it served a greater purpose within the Survival Horror genre. A majority of the most popular Japanese Horror games of the time functioned on Tank Controls, which arguably isn't great and requires some getting used to.

It’s been a good few years since we last saw the Metro series in Metro Exodus. Its reappearance during tonight’s PlayStation State of Play showcase combined the surprise of its return with the surprise that the next Metro game will be exclusive to virtual reality.

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The rumours were true! Until Dawn, Supermassive Games’ breakthrough horror game previously exclusive to PlayStation 4, is coming to PC in a remastered re-release later this year.

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Today's announcement of Sonic x Shadow Generations brought all kinds of love for Sonic's dark doppelganger as longtime fans celebrate Shadow's return after being absent from recent projects like Sonic Superstars and Sonic Frontiers. However, players won't need to wait for the fall launch of Sonic x Shadow Generations to enjoy speeding around as Shadow, as Sega also announced it is celebrating today's announcement by releasing a free equippable DLC costume to Sonic Superstars on February 15.

Sonic Superstars already includes several other skins you can equip onto your characters, ranging from Lego costumes to a Santa costume for Sonic to even the original prototype rabbit design. No screenshots or photos have been released for the newly announced Shadow costume in Sonic Superstars.

Atlus is continuing to build Persona 3 Reload hype ahead of launch, this time by releasing a collection of gifs taken from the game. The 45 available ones feature characters from throughout the game, with some being gameplay footage and others being more along the lines of reaction gifs created from story scenes.

All of the Persona 3 Reload gifs are available on the company’s Giphy page. Some are taken from the opening movie, like this one of Yukari and another of Junpei. We get a closer look at some people’s Personas, as a quick one shows Ken summoning Nemesis. Iconic monsters like Jack Frost and Pyro Jack show up too. The “Done and Dusted” All Out Attack image for the protagonist is among the ones appearing too.

It's been a good long while since we've seen anything concrete from Konami and developer Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake, but the project has now received a fresh airing as part of Sony's latest PlayStation State of Play showcase, this time with a trailer focusing on the game's "improved and modernised" combat.

Combat perhaps isn't the first thing you'd expect Konami's marketing material to dwell on given it's quite some way down the list of elements that made the original Silent Hill 2 such a beloved horror experience, but the trailer does, in fairness, hang back a whole 40 seconds before switching out the atmospheric meandering for bat-swinging, shotgun-blasting action.

Additionally, it's reassuring, and perhaps even a little surprising, to see just how closely Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake hews to aesthetic of the original 2001 PlayStation 2 game - it certainly doesn't look like we're in for a radical tonal reinvention here.

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On January 31, Sony held it’s regular State of Play broadcast to show off upcoming games in its ever-growing library. We got a close look at Rise of Ronin, as well as Stellar Blade, and a few more intriguing titles. So let’s dig into everything we saw at the showcase.

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Almost 10 years after Hideo Kojima left the Metal Gear Solid series behind to start his indie studio, the celebrated developer and Instagram film influencer is planning to return to the genre that made his name with a brand new action-espionage game. And in true Kojima fashion, the video game is said to be just as much a movie as it is a game.

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Following tonight's PlayStation State of Play, another show dedicated to Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth was announced.

It's set to take place on 6th February with an "extensive look" at the game and "exciting news you won't want to miss".

What are you hoping to see? Could Square Enix drop a demo like they did with Final Fantasy 16?

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Sony has shared footage of swanky action-RPG Stellar Blade at the publisher's latest State of Play event. It’s launching on April 26th for PS5 – there’s no PC release date just yet, and I do hope developer Shift Up make the effort, because some rather cheesecakey female character models notwithstanding, this looks pretty decent.

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