Kingdom Hearts 4 Confirmed for Showcase as Zelda Turns 40

Square Enix has confirmed Kingdom Hearts 4 will receive a new showing this month, giving fans their first substantial look at the long-awaited sequel in some time. The timing lands alongside a broader moment of anticipation for Nintendo, which is set to host two Directs back-to-back next week — the first ever such pairing, with the opening one dedicated entirely to The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary.

The physical media debate is generating noise on multiple fronts. A former Sony boss acknowledged that a disc-free future is 'depressing, but solvable,' pointing to continued consumer demand, while a separate report notes that a Sony factory will retain significant PS5 disc manufacturing capacity even after physical media deadlines pass. Xbox, for its part, is drawing attention for a disc-to-digital conversion feature that turns out to be more capable than it first appeared.

Silent Hill: Townfall is making a strong impression ahead of release, with PC Gamer calling it the most effective horror game seen in some time, crediting the developers for drawing on their Scottish upbringings to build something genuinely unsettling. Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault landed a review at Rock Paper Shotgun, which found it a clear improvement on its predecessor. Japan's biggest farming sim of 2026 is also heading west, and Valheim developer Iron Gate is reflecting on the road to version 1.0, describing it as both the end of an era and the start of a new one.