June 2025’s Biggest Reveals: State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and State of Unreal

The first week of June 2025 brought a surge of game announcements and surprise reveals during Sony’s State of Play, Epic Games’ State of Unreal, and the Summer Game Fest. These events showcased what is in store for PlayStation 5 and beyond. With everything from long-requested remakes to entirely new franchises, the future of gaming appears bold, nostalgic, and highly ambitious — a promising preview of games from 2025.

Sony’s State of Play 2025

Several titles revealed during the State of Play were released immediately or later in June 2025. These include:

• Death Stranding 2
• Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic
• Tron: Catalyst
• RAIDOU Remastered
• FBC Firebreak, a co-op FPS in the Control universe

PlayStation also confirmed crossover content for Stellar Blade, connecting with Goddess of Victory: Nikke, making 2025 a compelling year for games.

Later in 2025: Remakes, Sequels, and Surprises

The rest of 2025 is packed with major titles to anticipate in the gaming world:

• Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater
• Silent Hill f
• Ghost of Yōtei, the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
• Marathon, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, and more.

Several new titles surprised viewers, such as Cairn, Code Violet, and Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. Family-friendly entries, such as Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots and Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, added variety to the games coming in 2025.

Looking Ahead

The 2026 release calendar already features major reveals beyond 2025 games, including:

• Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a 4v4 brawler from Arc System Works
• Tides of Tomorrow, a multiplayer narrative game
• Romeo Is a Dead Man, the latest from Grasshopper Manufacture.
• Nioh 3, which already has a playable demo
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Saros, House Marque’s new project

Summer 2025 Game Fest

Summer Game Fest complemented Sony’s showcase with a few bombshells of its own for 2025 games:

• Resident Evil Requiem: A bold new direction for the survival horror franchise featuring a fresh protagonist and what appears to be an open-world Raccoon City.
• Astro Bot: A whole platforming adventure showing off new mechanics and charm.
• Legend of Dragoon: Reimagined: A complete remake of the PS1 classic, answering years of fan requests.
• Until Dawn Remake: A visual and narrative overhaul of the original horror title.
• Bloodborne Remastered: A long-awaited 4K/60fps version for PS5 — but still no word on a PC release.

Sony also announced that the original Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 (PS1 versions) are being added to the PlayStation Plus Premium Classics Catalog this summer.

State of Unreal 2025

Epic Games’ State of Unreal 2025, held on June 3, 2025, showcased the latest advancements in Unreal Engine 5.6 and highlighted upcoming projects that fit into the game’s 2025 offerings:

• The Witcher 4: CD Projekt Red unveiled an impressive tech demo using Unreal Engine 5.6, featuring Ciri as the lead character. The demo showcased smooth transitions between cinematic scenes and gameplay, detailed animations, and ray-traced graphics at 60 frames per second on consoles. Set in Valdrest, the world dynamically utilizes real-time streaming to minimize loading times.
• Fortnite’s Persona Device: Epic introduced the Persona Device, allowing creators to design AI-driven non-playable characters (NPCs) using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. This tool enables the customization of NPCs with specific voices, personalities, and behaviors, enhancing the game’s interactive experience.

Between Sony’s State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and Epic’s State of Unreal 2025, PlayStation gamers have an incredibly full calendar ahead. With fan-favorite franchises returning, original titles breaking ground, and beloved remakes receiving modern upgrades, 2025 and 2026 are shaping up to be milestone years in gaming.