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Elephants stand beside a watering hole while zebras and birds move through a Planet Zoo 2 wildlife reserve.
Upcoming zoo sims / Wildlife Reserves

Planet Zoo 2's Wildlife Reserves could make release feel real

Wildlife Reserves could make Planet Zoo 2's conservation theme tangible.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Ariane in a spacesuit stands in a frozen environment in Aphelion.
Studios / Finance

DON'T NOD warns external funding is needed beyond January 2027

The French studio says external funding is needed beyond January 2027.

GamerGuru Industry Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
Key art for Star Wars: Galactic Racer shows racers travelling through a desert landscape.
Upcoming racers / Campaign design

Star Wars: Galactic Racer's campaign is the reason to watch before launch

Its runs-based campaign is a more interesting promise than another lap around the galaxy.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Frank West lifts a packed shopping trolley over zombies in Willamette Parkview Mall.
Retro design / Dead Rising at 20

Dead Rising's 72-hour clock turned the mall into a schedule

Dead Rising made time management, failure and community route-planning part of a zombie-mall story.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 12 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
An Xbox Series X console is shown beside a television displaying the Xbox interface.
Console features / Insider preview

Xbox tests up-to-1440p Remote Play for Alpha Insiders

The sharper Remote Play preview is limited to Xbox Series X|S users in two Alpha Insider rings.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 min read
A player character cleans a large outdoor structure in PowerWash Simulator 2.
Studios / Employment

FuturLab cancels an unannounced game as seven employees leave

The PowerWash Simulator developer says seven employees left after a project cancellation.

GamerGuru Industry Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
A close-up of Miyamoto Musashi's face under an Oni-influenced helmet in Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Swordplay design / Onimusha

Onimusha: Way of the Sword gives every counter a job

Capcom's returning samurai series makes its defensive tools feel like a conversation rather than one familiar button.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Four blocky adventurers stand in a glowing underground pool in an official Minecraft Dungeons II screenshot.
Release calendar / PC and console

Minecraft Dungeons II needs its new world to make the sequel matter

Its new interconnected world, jump attack and deeper gear systems are promising, but clarity in hectic combat remains a watch point.

GamerGuru Previews Desk · 11 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
A PHYSINT promotional image displays the Xbox and Kojima Productions logos.
Publishing / Kojima Productions

Xbox becomes the new publishing partner for Kojima Productions' PHYSINT

Xbox is publishing PHYSINT, but its platforms and release date remain unannounced.

GamerGuru Xbox Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 3 min read
Dylan Faden holds the Aberrant in front of distorted Manhattan buildings in Control Resonant.
A city built for sideways trouble

Control Resonant lets its strange rooms reshape the action

Remedy's altered rooms are not just scenery when they change how Dylan Faden moves, fights and finds a way through.

GamerGuru Features Desk · 10 Sep 2026 · 5 min read

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