Kingdom Hearts 4 details, a Castlevania shutdown, and GTA 6 keeps dominating

Kingdom Hearts 4 is generating significant buzz ahead of its release, with director Tetsuya Nomura confirming the game will realize an idea the team has held since Kingdom Hearts 3. New details also reveal players will be able to control a powerful black mage from the Final Fantasy universe, suggesting the crossover ambitions of the sequel are substantial.

A Castlevania exclusive game is shutting down, according to GameSpot, marking a notable loss for fans of the series. Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave has run into its own trouble — the game is reportedly unplayable for millions of players. Diablo IV looks set to avoid a rough launch on new hardware at least, with reports indicating it is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 complete with all of its DLC. On the Star Citizen front, a developer stream went badly off the rails, deepening distrust among the game's already restless player base.

GTA 6 continues to exert a strange gravitational pull on the industry. One army battalion is reportedly offering enlisted personnel time off to play the game as a re-enlistment bonus, while the Ori studio founder is pushing back against demands that Xbox Series S run GTA 6 at 60 FPS, noting Rockstar spent over a billion dollars on the title. Mortal Shell 2 received a full review treatment from Kotaku, and Luna Abyss is being quietly called one of the best shooters of 2026 by Polygon — two releases worth tracking if the blockbuster noise is getting exhausting.