Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Announced, Directed by Casey Hudson

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Chris Sanchez
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The Game Awards 2025 started with a bang with the announcement of a new Star Wars game. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a new single-player game set in the Old Republic coming to console and PC. The game is being directed by Casey Hudson, known for the original KOTOR game and Mass Effect, and it’s being developed by Arcanaut Studios. Check out the trailer below:

The following is from Arcanaut Studios:

Arcanaut Studios announced Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic with a teaser trailer revealed live at The Game Awards 2025. Created in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a narrative-driven single-player action RPG where you step into the role of a Force user on a journey through a galaxy on the edge of rebirth. 

Led by Casey Hudson, Arcanaut Studios unites veteran storytellers and developers to create a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic that blends innovative storytelling, memorable characters, and heart-pounding combat. Star Wars: Fate of the Republic immerses players in an unforgettable experience where every decision deepens their journey toward light or darkness.

“Working on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was one of the defining experiences of my career,” said Casey Hudson, Game Director at Arcanaut Studios. “With Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, we’re telling a completely new and different story with everything we’ve learned since – crafting an adventure about choice, destiny, and the timeless struggle between light and dark. It’s a dream come true to once again collaborate with Lucasfilm Games.” 

“We look for partners who have the drive and the leadership to build something groundbreaking, and that’s what we see in Casey,” said Jay Ong, President of Disney Games Group. “Under Casey’s direction, Arcanaut Studios is assembling a team with a deep passion for storytelling and building immersive worlds. Their vision for Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is exactly the kind of ambitious, high-quality experience we want to deliver for our players.”

“The Old Republic era is a rich and beloved part of the Star Wars galaxy, and we are thrilled to be exploring a fresh story that we’ve never seen before in Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic,” said Douglas Reilly, VP and GM of Lucasfilm Games. “Arcanaut Studios shares our enthusiasm for the galaxy far, far away, and their plan for this new narrative is inspiring. We believe fans will be delighted by the journey that awaits them, and we can’t wait to share more.”

The Game Awards 2025 marks the 11th year of the annual show, run and hosted by Geoff Keighley. This year, the nominees were led by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. For more on this year’s show, be sure to check out all of our live coverage here at Final Weapon.

PRAGMATA is Coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Now Available to Pre-Order

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Alex Patterson
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Pragmata pre-order trailer screenshot

PRAGMATA is releasing on April 24, 2026, and the game is now available for pre-order. Additionally, a Switch 2 version of PRAGMATA was confirmed, a gameplay demo have been announced, and six songs from the original soundtrack, including “Memories Are You,” are now streaming on major music services.

As an exclusive bonus, players who pre-order will receive Hugh’s samurai-styled Neo Bushido outfit and Diana’s ninja-inspired Neo Kunoichi costume. Alongside the standard version (MSRP $59.99), a Deluxe Edition (MSRP $69.99) will be available, which includes the Shelter Variety Pack. This bundle offers an assortment of alternate cosmetic outfits for Hugh and Diana, a weapon skin, emotes for Diana, extra background music for the Shelter, and an in-game library with 75 pieces of digital artwork. A new PRAGMATA Diana amiibo figure is also coming soon for Switch 2.

PRAGMATA Diana amiibo

Pragmata Pre-Order Trailer

Pragmata will be available PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC via Steam. Pragmata was  announced over five years ago, but has been delayed multiple times since then. The game was originally slated to release in 2022, but that window couldn’t be met. 

The Game Awards 2025 marks the 11th year of the annual show, run and hosted by Geoff Keighley. This year, the nominees were led by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. For more on this year’s show, be sure to check out all of our live coverage here at Final Weapon.

New Action Game Stupid Never Dies Announced for PC and PS5

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Soul Kiwami
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Stupid Never Dies

GPTRACK50 has announced Stupid Never Dies, a new character-driven zombie action game for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam launching in 2026. Fans can wishlist the new game on Steam right now.

Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

Werewolves, Lizardmen, Skeletons— In a world where monsters are part of everyday life, a bottom-rung zombie named Davy braves a deadly dungeon to bring back Julia, the frozen human he loved. Gear up for a delightfully wild, “BLAZING FAST GROWTH” action RPG—Stupid Never Dies!

What is “Stupid Never Dies“?

Set in a monster-ruled otherworldly dungeon, Stupid Never Dies puts you in control of Davy, a timid zombie living at the very bottom of monster society. Defeat enemies, level up, and collect strange items to grow stronger on your quest to bring Julia, a frozen human girl, back to life.

Steal enemy abilities, customize your undead body with bizarre upgrades, and experience fast-paced combat packed with innovation.

Developed by GPTRACK50, a new studio formed by veteran action game developers, Stupid Never Dies delivers a single-player 3D action RPG experience unlike anything you’ve played before.

The Game Awards 2025 marks the 11th year of the annual show, run and hosted by Geoff Keighley. This year, the nominees were led by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. For more on this year’s show, be sure to check out all of our live coverage here at Final Weapon.

South of Midnight is Coming to PS5 and Switch 2 in Spring 2026

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Soul Kiwami
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South of Midnight on Switch 2

Xbox and Compulsion Games have announced that South of Midnight is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 in spring 2026. More details about the PS5 and Switch 2 versions of South of Midnight are coming at a later date.

South of Midnight is available now for Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam and Windows. Lastly, the Steam page describes the game as follows:

UNRAVEL THE PAST

From the creators of Contrast and We Happy Few, South of Midnight is a spellbinding third person action-adventure game set in the American Deep South.

As Hazel, you will explore the mythos and encounter creatures of Southern folklore in a macabre and fantastical world. When disaster strikes her hometown, Hazel is called to become a Weaver: a magical mender of broken bonds and spirits. Imbued with these new abilities, Hazel will confront and subdue dangerous creatures, untangle the webs of her own family’s shared past and – if she’s lucky – find her way to a place that feels like home.

A DARK MODERN FOLKTALE

When a hurricane rips through Prospero, Hazel is pulled into a Southern Gothic world of memory made real and must embark on a journey to rescue her mother and safeguard her hometown. In this folktale for modern times, Hazel will need to reconcile the weight of family, history, and legacy against her own identity.

CONFRONT MYTHICAL CREATURES

Wield an ancient power to restore creatures and uncover the traumas that consume them. Cast weaving magic to fight destructive Haints, explore the diverse regions of the South, and reweave the tears in the Grand Tapestry.

HAUNTING BEAUTY OF THE GOTHIC SOUTH

Discover the lush, decayed county of Prospero and its locals. Experience a crafted visual style, touching storytelling, and immersive music inspired by the complex and rich history of the South.

Super Meat Boy 3D Demo is Out Now on Steam Ahead of The Game Awards 2025

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Soul Kiwami
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Super Meat Boy 3D

Headup, Sluggerfly, and Team Meat have released a free demo of Super Meat Boy 3D is now available on Steam ahead of The Game Awards 2025. The Super Meat Boy 3D demo features 10 levels from the game.

Super Meat Boy 3D launches in early 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Cloud. Lastly, here’s an overview of the game from the Steam page:

Super Meat Boy 3D is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who’s trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux – IN 3D!

Our meaty hero will leap from walls, over seas of buzz saws, through crumbling caves and pools of old trash sacrificing his own well-being to save his damsel in distress – IN 3D!

Super Meat Boy 3D brings the old school difficulty of classic retro titles we all know and love and streamlines them down to the essential no bull straight forward twitch reflex platforming. Ramping up in difficulty from hard to soul crushing Meat Boy will brave lush (but also on fire) forests, vast dumps filled with the waste of mankind, and high-tech forges producing the very traps that will inevitably kill Meat Boy over and over and over – IN 3D!

And if a bunch of levels weren’t enough, we also have epic boss fights and tons of unlockable secrets – IN 3D!

Features

      • Tough-as-nails precision platforming action
      • Brutal, but fair levels designed to break you.
      • Boss. Fights.
      • Dark World levels so tough, you’ll scream in the rain at a bus stop.
      • A soundtrack that was once described by a Guitar Center employee as “hey, either buy the guitars or get out. We’re seriously going to call the cops!”
      • 3D!

The Game Awards 2025 – All Award Winners Revealed

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Soul Kiwami
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The Game Awards 2025 award winners

The Game Awards 2025 brought a gaming spectacle to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11, and many notable games were honored with awards. Final Weapon has full coverage of the major announcements and updates at The Game Awards 2025, and we’re also keeping track of all the award winners. Be sure to bookmark this page, as we will be actively updating it with the latest results.

The Game Awards 2025 marks the 11th year of the annual show, run and hosted by Geoff Keighley. This year, the nominees were led by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, and Hollow Knight: Silksong. 

Here’s the list of award winners for The Game Awards 2025, along with the nominees:

The Game Awards 2025 Award Winners

Game of the Year

Best Performance

  • Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
  • Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
  • Konatsu Kato as Shimizu Hinako in Silent Hill f
  • Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Best Art Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hades II
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Score & Music

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hades II
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Ongoing Game

Best Mobile Game

Best Adaptation

Best Narrative

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach 
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
  • Silent Hill f

Best Audio Design

  • Battlefield 6 – Winner
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Silent Hill f

Best Independent Game

Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – Winner
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
  • No Man’s Sky

Best Multiplayer

Most Anticipated Game

Content Creator of the Year

  • Caedrel
  • Kai Cenat
  • MoistCr1TiKaL – Winner
  • Sakura Miko
  • The Burnt Peanut

Best Debut Indie

  • Blue Prince
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
  • Despelote
  • Dispatch
  • Megabonk

Best Role Playing Game

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong – Winner
  • Split Fiction

Best Action Game

Best Fighting Game

Innovation in Accessibility

Best Family Game

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Best Sports/Racing Game

  • EA Sports FC 26
  • F1 25
  • Mario Kart World – Winner
  • Rematch
  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Games for Impact

  • Wanderstop
  • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
  • Despelote
  • Consume Me
  • South of Midnight – Winner

Best VR/AR Game

  • The Midnight Walk – Winner
  • Marvel Deadpool VR
  • Alien: Rogue Invasion
  • Arken Age
  • Ghost Town

Players’ Voice

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Dispatch
  • Genshin Impact
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Wuthering Waves – Winner

Best Esports Team

  • Gen.G
  • NRG
  • Team Falcons
  • Team Liquid PH
  • Team Vitality – Winner

Best Game Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hades II
  • Split Fiction

Best Esports Athlete

  • brawk
  • Chovy – Winner
  • f0rsakeN
  • Kakeru
  • MenaRD
  • Zyw0o

Best Esports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2 – Winner
  • DOTA 2
  • League of Legends
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Valorant

Final Weapon is in attendance at The Game Awards 2025, and you can expect coverage on the announcements and updates. The livestream archive of The Game Awards 2025 can be watched on YouTube.

Nippon Ichi Software Reveals Dungeon Crawler RPG Curse Warrior

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Soul Kiwami
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Curse Warrior

Nippon Ichi Software and developer Guruguru have announced Curse Warrior, a new dungeon crawler RPG for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The new title will launch on March 26, 2026 in Japan, according to the game’s official website. 

In Curse Warrior, players explore the “Eclipse,” a large underground labyrinth full of curses. Players must keep track of the status of party members, since they will be cursed as they progress further. Important decisions must be made according to the curses afflicted on party members. Outside the labyrinth, players may rest in the town of Echoes, where the protagonist accepts small jobs from its residents and protects the people from monsters.

Before then, Nippon Ichi Software will release 3D action RPG Kyouran Makaism for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 on January 29, 2026 in Japan. The Nintendo Switch version costs 7,920 yen (tax included), while the Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 versions cost 9,020 yen (tax included). A Limited Edition will be sold in Japan for 14,300 yen (Switch version costs 13,200 yen) featuring a special box, the soundtrack CD, and an art book. A western release was not announced yet, however.

The game’s staff includes veteran Disagea developers, including director Shunsuke Minowa, character designer Takehito Harada, and composer Tenpei Sato. In Kyouran Makaism, players are back in the familiar Netherworld, and they can pull off flashy techniques with simple controls. There are returning features from Disgaea, including over-leveling and the ability to reincarnate allies to make them grow stronger. Players can even pull off over a billion in damage.

World Trigger Anime Reboot Confirms Multiple Arcs

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Soul Kiwami
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World Trigger anime reboot

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the TV anime of Daisuke Ashihara’s World Trigger manga confirmed the “reboot project” will adapt the original manga from the first chapter and include various arcs. The World Trigger anime report will cover the Border Enlistment Arc, Large-Scale Invasion Arc, and B-Rank Wars Arc in a “powered-up first season” produced by Toei Animation. More details about the World Trigger anime reboot will be revealed at Jump Festa 2026 on December 20 at 4:20 p.m. JST.

World Trigger anime reboot visual
© 葦原大介／集英社・東映アニメーション

The first World Trigger anime from Toei Animation premiered in October 2014, and a second season premiered in October 2015. An English dub of the anime premiered in February 2020 in Crunchyroll, followed by the second season in January 2021. A third season premiered in October 2021, and Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime series as it aired in Japan. The second and third seasons also received an English dub.

Ashihara’s World Trigger manga entered serialized in 2013 in Weekly Shonen Jump. The manga entered multiple hiatuses due to Ashihara’s health, and the manga received 29 volumes thus far. VIZ Media and MANGA Plus publish the series in English digitally, and print volumes are available in English as well.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the ongoing manga series, via VIZ Media:

Destroy thy Neighbor! A gate to another dimension has burst open, and invincible monsters called Neighbors invade Earth. Osamu Mikumo may not be the best among the elite warriors who co-opt other-dimensional technology to fight back, but along with his Neighbor friend Yuma, he’ll do whatever it takes to defend life on Earth as we know it.

Kei Truck Driving Action Game DriveCrazy is Coming to Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S

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Soul Kiwami
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DriveCrazy

AMATA Games and TubezGames have announced kei truck driving action game DriveCrazy is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2026. The PC (Steam) version of DriveCrazy is available at a 20% discount through December 24, after which the price will be $9.99.

Here’s an overview of the game, via AMATA Games:

DriveCrazy is a high-tension driving action game set in Japan, which is on the verge of collapse due to an alien invasion, where you race freely in a “Kei Truck” (light truck).
The player, a Kei Truck driver caught up in an anomaly while participating in the “Kei Truck Rally 20XX,” must evade attacks from a mysterious organization and colossal creatures.

Game Features

      • Outrageous Mobility – Taking down guardrails and utility poles is just the start.
        You can perform cinematic stunt actions that defy the conventions of a Kei truck, such as driving vertically up the side of a building, tearing through an office, and narrowly avoiding falling structures.
      • Chaotic Setting – The game features a surreal visual style that fuses the original landscape of Japan with a sci-fi apocalyptic world: deserted, ruined streets; farm roads through rice fields; colossal creatures that attack; and flying saucers.
      • Features of the Full Release – In addition to all stages refined throughout the Early Access period, the game features enhanced replayability with elements such as Photo Mode and Online Rankings.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Trailer Introduces Aishe

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Soul Kiwami
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Aishe

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Dragon Quest VII Reimagined introducing party member Aishe, a young Roamer woman who is devoted to the Earth Spirit. Aishe is skilled in swordsmanship, and she’s a natural dancer in Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined launches on February 5, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store. A physical Collector’s Edition will be sold featuring a Ship in a Bottle figure, Slime Plush, Steelbook, and more. Moreover, a Digital Deluxe Edition will be available with 48 hours of early access, a unique costume for playable character Ruff and three paid DLC packs. Purchase any edition of the game early to receive the Early Bird Bonus, which will give players a Dragon Quest VIII costume for the Hero and three Seeds of Proficiency. Digital purchases include a Slime Shield specific to each platform.

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will not have an upgrade path from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2, however. In addition to no upgrade path, there will be no save data transfers between the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined. Download codes for in-game bonuses will also be tied to their respective versions. In addition, save data bonuses from Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake are also tied to Dragon Quest VII Reimagined’s respective versions.

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