E3 Special 2025

Not-E3 season kicked off with a surprise Sony State of Play showcasing a varied range of titles, but the only games that really caught my eye were Romeo is a Dead Man from Suda51, and Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, both of which are slated for 2026, so let’s not get too excited, eh? I’m not a Bond fan, so the big 007: First Light reveal didn’t really interest me. There was also a tease for a Ghost of Yotei gameplay reveal in July which is . . . better than nothing, I guess.

Up next was Summer Game Fest. I wasn’t able to watch it live, so I just spun through all the announcements the next day. I liked the look of End of Abyss, Atomic Heart 2 (even though I’ve still not played the first one), Acts of Blood (AKA The Raid: The Video Game), and Ill.

I guess Resident Evil 9 was the ‘big’ reveal but the trailer didn’t show us much. Nor did the Death Stranding 2 cutscene, but there’s already been a fair bit of gameplay footage released for that one so I can’t really complain. There was also The Expanse: Osiris Reborn featured at the Future Games Showcase. As a fan of the show, that might be cool.

With so many of their heavy hitters not arriving until next year, I was expecting a more low-key Xbox and Bethesda Showcase and that’s exactly what we got. I can’t say it wasn’t a good show, but I was pretty disappointed because the one thing I really wanted to see wasn’t shown at all – the next Starfield expansion. Seriously, Todd, where’s my Starfield content?

But what did catch my eye? Well, Mudang: Two Hearts looked pretty cool, as did Clockwork Revolution. We got our first look at the Indiana Jones DLC – The Order of Giants. There was also Beast of Reincarnation, The Blood of Dawnwalker, At Fate’s End, Aphelion & Cronos: The New Dawn. Oh, and Keeper and Super Meat Boy 3D! Lots of good stuff.

We also got a release date for Ninja Gaiden 4 which I’m purely interested in because of Platinum Games . . . but with so many high profile departures from the studio over the last year, I don’t know if the magic will still be there.

And finally we got to see a lot more of The Outer Worlds 2. I wasn’t a big fan of the original (I reviewed it back in 2020), so I’m a little wary about this sequel, but everything I’ve seen does look good. Overall, a really good show (Starfield disappointment aside) even without the heavy hitters.