God of War's future revealed, Sony's disc war escalates, and FF14 housing plans

Cory Barlog has confirmed that the next God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, giving fans their clearest look yet at where the series heads after God of War: Ragnarok. The announcement lands as Sony continues to face backlash over its physical disc decisions — former first-party developers are now speaking out, with one describing Sony's internal social media guidelines around the disc controversy as the strictest they had ever seen issued. PlayStation fans have separately proposed a PS5 blackout in protest, and a big PlayStation game sale is being pitched as a timely opportunity to stock up on physical titles before the format is further curtailed.

Final Fantasy 14 has outlined two major overhauls to its housing system, with the team acknowledging it sits at the top of the community's wish list and citing World of Warcraft as a benchmark to close the gap on. Across the Pacific, The Pokémon Company is rolling out facial recognition checks at card stores in Japan to crack down on scalpers. And a completed fan-made Portal remake has been left in limbo after Valve went silent on the project.

Motive Studio has been talking through Battlefield 6's new wave system and how it aims to shape the meta — a rare glimpse into the game's design ahead of release. Cyan Worlds offered a look at what could have been a new Myst sequel, a reminder of how much goes unmade in the industry. For players catching up on older releases, a barely recognizable second episode for one of the best shooters around arrived for $12, and a generous demo for Darkstone Restoration is drawing comparisons to the straightforward action RPGs of years past.