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Bandai Namco and Game Studio released a seven-minute trailer for Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, outlining gameplay basics such as avatar customization, world mapping, HP/Stamina/SP management, six weapon types, partners, base towns, and boss encounters, with the title due out for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on July 9 in Japan and July 10 worldwide.
Headup Games and Skyward Entertainment released a trailer for Second Stone: The Legend of the Hidden World, an action RPG where a young hero named Shiren pursues his lost spirit guardian across two fractured worlds. The game emphasizes fast, high-mobility combat, magic-based powers, and environmental puzzles, along with modular stone fusion to customize abilities. Players will explore a vibrant village hub, undertake quests, and tackle ever-changing labyrinths in a rogue-like, procedurally generated setting. Second Stone will be available on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG, with a release date yet to be announced.
Mojang has quietly announced Minecraft Dungeons 2 for PS5 in 2026, a Diablo‑style action RPG sequel teased during Minecraft Live with new locations, higher-stakes encounters, and classic voxel dungeon‑crawling, expanding on the series’ loot and camp mechanics.
Minecraft Dungeons 2 is officially announced for a later-this-year release on PC (via Xbox and Steam), PS5, Nintendo Switch family and Switch 2, Xbox Series, and Game Pass. The all-new action-RPG promises high-stakes encounters, new locations, and loot to collect, playable solo or with up to three friends in co-op, continuing the popular Minecraft spin-off.
Mojang announced Minecraft Dungeons II at Minecraft Live as a brand-new action RPG, coming to Switch 2, Switch, and other platforms in fall 2026. It promises high-stakes combat, abundant loot, and entirely new locations, playable solo or with up to three friends (four players total). More details will follow, with preorders/wishlist open on the official site.
This Week in Gaming (Week 12) highlights a packed release slate led by the AAA open-world Crimson Desert, followed by The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, Everwind, The Cube: Save Us, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Crystalfall, and additional titles such as Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!, Deadline Delivery, Grind Survivors, and Fallen Tear: The Ascension, along with ongoing community discussions and related news.
Granblue Fantasy Relink is praised as stylish, depth-filled action with a sprawling endgame and a roster of 18 playable allies (plus three DLCs). Its Endless Ragnarok expansion, launching this summer, adds new solo and co-op activities, expanded traits and summons, and crossplay across platforms. The base game already offers a lengthy story campaign and substantial endgame grind, with Steam sales boosting its value. Fans of character-action games will likely find hundreds of hours of engagement here.
Remedy’s Control Resonant is a melee-focused RPG sequel where Dylan is the playable lead (Jesse Faden isn’t playable). It features skill trees and the Aberrant weapon, two quest types (Dylan’s Journey and World Quests), a redesigned map, no open world slog, a dodge-based combat system with no parry, a 60fps target on console and PC, and an on-the-move dialogue system with a single ending, plus Dylan’s outfits are customizable.
Forty years after its debut, The Legend of Zelda didn’t invent a genre but crystallized it by bringing the depth and challenge of computer RPGs to consoles through streamlined action-adventure gameplay. Drawing on predecessors like Druaga, Hydlide, Xanadu, Perseus, and Dragon Quest, Zelda popularized dungeon-based exploration and item-driven progression, spawning a wave of “Zelda-like” games and shaping the broader understanding of action RPGs and JRPG influence. Its influence persists in modern open-world entries and a continuing expansion of the series through spin-offs and adaptations, cementing Zelda’s enduring impact on gaming.”,
Towerborne’s full game update launches today across Xbox Series X|S, PC, Steam, and PlayStation 5 with Game Pass support, handheld verification, and Xbox Play Anywhere. The premium one-time purchase has Standard at $24.99 and Deluxe at $29.99 and adds a complete story-driven campaign, new biomes, enemies and bosses, offline story mode with optional online co-op, hundreds of missions, bounties, and side quests, plus Day 1 access to Brutal Mode for Founders. Up to four players can team up in co-op (or solo with Umbra); you can play offline and reconnect online later.
GameSpot assembles a diverse list of PC co-op games for 2026, spanning tactical shooters, roguelikes, survival sims, and story-driven adventures. Highlights include Rainbow Six: Siege with ongoing seasons, Risk of Rain 2, Peak, Dark Souls III, Elden Ring Nightreign, Absolum, Bellwright, REPO, Schedule 1, and RV There Yet?, with attention to online vs local play and cross-platform availability where possible, emphasizing how coordinated teamwork can shape the experience across genres.
Push Square's PS5 review praises Avowed's engaging, weighty combat and gorgeous Living Lands, with a player-choice driven flow and a generous Anniversary Update that adds New Game+, new playable races, a photo mode, and fully customizable difficulty. While the story and dialogue can feel dull and the animations occasionally janky, the polished combat and exploration make Avowed one of Obsidian's strongest recent releases, earning an 8/10.
CyberConnect2 announced .hack//Z.E.R.O., a new action RPG in the .hack series for home consoles, to be fully self-planned, developed, and published by CyberConnect2 with Bandai Namco’s permission. Platforms and release date are not announced yet. The game aims to blend The World’s fantasy with real-world drama, features music by Taro Hakase, and will be introduced with a teaser trailer by Kamikaze Douga.
Cygames announces Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok for PS5, Switch 2, PS4, and PC with expanded solo and multiplayer content, including new summons, a primal-burst mechanic, the Conflux solo mode, and crossplay across all platforms; the expansion launches July 9 at $59.99 / €59.99 with physical and digital releases, and existing Relink owners can upgrade via paid DLC along with upgrade kits and a Special Edition bundle.
Emberville, a PC action RPG that fuses Stardew Valley-like farming with fast-paced Diablo-style combat, targets a Steam Early Access release in Q3 2026. It emphasizes resource gathering, crafting, and a procedurally generated world, plus a dynamic UI and a two-button combat system with weapon-bound combos. Players can switch between classes and inherit active and passive abilities across builds, with voice talent from Doug Cockle and other actors teased for additional roles.