The gaming industry has delivered some more interesting gaming news today, including the release date of a game that I had lost hope of ever playing.
Before we get into the news, here are handy links to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.
- Indie Live Expo Spring 2025 Teases Over 100 Games in Its Lineup
- Star Citizen Reveals New Drake Golem Ship and Vanduul Images from Squadron 42
- Goat Simulator Direct Announced For April Fools’ Day
- Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Enter Pre-Production Soon; The Witcher 4 Won’t Release Before 2027
- Steam City Builder and Colony Sim Fest Is Here
- Train Sim World 5 Releases First Dutch Route Spoorlijn Zwolle – Groningen
- Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Unveils New Look at Oni Leader and Bachelor Kai
We also have an interesting interview from yesterday about The First Berserker: Khazan.
You can check out all the news below. Incidentally, if you’re interested specifically in flight simulation news, we have a dedicated roundup.
Edens Zero JRPG by Konami Gets Release Date
Konami announced the release date of its JRPG adaptation of the anime Edens Zero from the manga by Hiro Mashima. I never thought this game would come out, since it was announced all the way back at Tokyo Game Show 2020 and it completely disappeared for years before being re-revealed recently.
It’s coming for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on July 14, 2025.
The Steam page is already available, and it includes the minimum and recommended specs for the game.
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 3 GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 580 4 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit OS required)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti / AMD Radeon™ RX 5700
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 25 GB available space
inZOI Celebrates Upcoming Early Access with New Trailer
With the early access of inZOI coming on March 28 for PC, Krafton released a new trailer showing the game off, as it prepares to take on the Sims for the life simulation crown.
Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Delayed
Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room announced that Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 won’t make it for its previously announced first half of 2025 release window.
It’ll instead release for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 in October 2025.
Civilization VII Reveals Simón Bolívar
Today Firaxis revealed the first look at Simón Bolívar, the next DLC leader coming for Sid Meier’s Civilization VII.
He will be released as part of the Crossroads of the World DLC in late March. Here’s what you can expect from him.
Unique Ability
El Libertador: Gain a free amount of Support on your wars. When you conquer a Settlement for the first time, it can purchase a Constructible for free. Can purchase items when in the Unrest status.
Attributes
- Expansionist
- Militaristic
Agendas
Cornerstone of Freedom: Increase Relationship by a Medium Amount for the leader with the fewest Unhappy Settlements. Decrease Relationship by a Small Amount for the leader with the most Unhappy Settlements.
Starting Biases: None