Abstract design with blue, black, gray, and white geometric shapes including squares, circles, triangles, and crosses on a light gray background.

State of play

june 2, 2026

my fave announcements  

A woman with short black hair, glasses, and a black T-shirt smiling with arms raised in a modern indoor space decorated with pink cherry blossom trees and framed artwork, surrounded by plants and books.
A woman with short black hair, glasses, and a black T-shirt smiling with arms raised in a modern indoor space decorated with pink cherry blossom trees and framed artwork, surrounded by plants and books.

The radiant Ikumi Nakamura did her thing before announcing her studio’s first game: KEMURI.

A person with short black hair, glasses, and a black hoodie with stickers, stands in front of a cityscape with tall buildings. The background features a large mural or display of many monstrous, mythological, and fantastical creatures, such as demons, monsters, and spirits, towering over the city.

kemuri

Control Resonant

Digital artwork depicting a city in chaos with zombies. A person stands on a vehicle holding a weapon, surrounded by numerous zombies in a city setting with tall buildings and a fiery, smoky sky.

Control Resonant’s exact release date was finally confirmed during the show. I remember being excited to play the original Control (2019) after saw its E3 trailer — it truly looked unique. When I finally got to play it on day one, I was hooked.

It’s hard for me to explain why I love the Control franchise so much — maybe I just loved how strange the game was — to me, that was one of its biggest strengths. Even when I wasn’t playing it it was on my mind, I needed to learn more about the characters (especially more about my goat Dr. Darling) and the world itself. I thoroughly enjoyed playing it from start to finish; it went on to be one of my favorite games of all time.

The older I get, the more I temper my expectations for games, but I highly doubt we’ll be disappointed by this new, fascinating adventure Remedy Entertainment has cooked up for us.

Control Resonant releases September 24, 2026.

God of War Laufey

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting a new God of war game to be announced already, especially since Santa Monica Studio announced that they were remaking the older God of War Games as a remake trilogy a few months ago. I’m looking forward to playing Laufey and learning more about the ever-expanding mythical world that this new GoW game will offer us. And of course, the music is going to slap — Bear McCreary is back to compose another legendary soundtrack.