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Double Fine Flexes Its Independence With Price Cuts And A New PS5 Release featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

Double Fine Flexes Its Independence With Price Cuts And A New PS5 Release

After its liberation from Microsoft's ownership , the newly independent Double Fine Productions has been quite busy. At the September 2026 State of Play , PlayStation revealed that Double Fine's surreal adventure Keeper is shadow-dropping on PS5, and the studio added that the acclaimed game is getting some intriguing updates. Along with the surprise PS5 release, Keeper is also getting a "Psychedelic Mode," which is probably exactly what it sounds like. Considering how much bizarre imagery is already in the game, an...

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Everything From The State Of Play That You Can Try Right Now featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

Everything From The State Of Play That You Can Try Right Now

The most exciting part of a video game showcase is when developers shadow-drop something immediately after announcing it. Today's State of Play had a few such announcements. Demos for a new Final Fantasy game and anime-inspired action titles, as well as a port of a Double Fine game that was previously Xbox exclusive, are out now. Final Fantasy Resonance Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZvZYwQdXN8&pp=0gcJCRoMAYcqIYzv Final Fantasy Resonance is an HD-2D game based on the narrative of Brave Exvius, a game...

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State Of Play & State Of Play Japan: All Announcements, Trailers featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from PlayStation Blog

State Of Play & State Of Play Japan: All Announcements, Trailers

Sony's latest State of Play and State of Play Japan broadcasts showcased over 30 games, delivering a massive wave of announcements, release dates, and gameplay reveals. Key highlights include the debut of a new Resident Evil film, a release date for Grand Theft Auto VI alongside custom controllers, a major expansion for Ghost of YŃtei, and the highly anticipated launch date for Final Fantasy VII Revelation.

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Deck & Conn Is A Cat-And-Mouse MicroProse Homage To A 55-Year-Old Star Trek Game That Might Not Be Chunky Enough For Today's Simulation Sickos featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Rock Paper Shotgun

Deck & Conn Is A Cat-And-Mouse MicroProse Homage To A 55-Year-Old Star Trek Game That Might Not Be Chunky Enough For Today's Simulation Sickos

Space! The final frontier. These are the voyages of the USS Rock Paper Enterprise. Or they will be, once I've worked through my launch checklist. OK, says here I start by activating the APU. There's no "APU" on the bridge display, but I'm guessing they mean "auxiliary power unit". Done! Now I have to wait a few turns, then switch on the actual reactor, and spend another couple of turns waiting for it to fill the battery. Now I just activate my helm and sensors, and boom, we're away. Where was I? Ah yes... its...

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Free Play Days – EA Sports College Football 27, The Survivalists, The Lonesome Guild, And Under The Waves featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Xbox Wire

Free Play Days – EA Sports College Football 27, The Survivalists, The Lonesome Guild, And Under The Waves

New stories, new challenges, no price tag with Free Play Days! The Survivalists is available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, September 3 until Sunday, September 6, 2026. EA Sports College Football 27 is free for all XBOX members to try from September 3 until September 6 […] The post Free Play Days – EA Sports College Football 27, The Survivalists, The Lonesome Guild, and Under The Waves appeared first on XBOX Wire .

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GTA 6 Is Getting Two Limited Edition Dualsense PS5 Controllers featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Eurogamer

GTA 6 Is Getting Two Limited Edition Dualsense PS5 Controllers

Sony has unveiled two limited-edition Grand Theft Auto VI DualSense controllers for the PlayStation 5 during its State of Play broadcast. Available in black and white, the accessories feature custom palm tree designs and color-shifting finishes. Pre-orders are scheduled to begin on September 10, 2026, through PlayStation Direct, with pricing set at $84.99 USD ahead of the highly anticipated game's release.

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Final Fantasy Resonance Is Somehow Even Better Than All Those Beautiful Trailers Make It Look featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from Eurogamer

Final Fantasy Resonance Is Somehow Even Better Than All Those Beautiful Trailers Make It Look

Let me paint you a picture. It's the second day of Gamescom 2026, everyone is hot and sweaty, the schedule is rapidly deteriorating as previews run late, interviewees go over their allotted times, and dashing from booth to booth adds minutes onto every single journey. I get to the Square Enix booth, only to find that - thanks to some sort of communications snafu en route - my name is not down for the slot I had carved out to play Final Fantasy Resonance. "Don't worry," says a smiling PR trying to keep it together,...

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FFVII Revelation DLCs Feature Sephiroth And Vincent, Extending The Story Into 2028 featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

FFVII Revelation DLCs Feature Sephiroth And Vincent, Extending The Story Into 2028

With the release date of Final Fantasy VII Revelation confirmed as April 8 during today's PlayStation State of Play , it seems Steam is jumping the gun on what comes after, as two downloadable story expansions have appeared on the digital storefront . Each expansion features specific characters, with the first called "Sephiroth" and the second called "Vincent and the Turks." Both are listed as release "between Winter 2027 and April 2028. No other information is included with the listings. The news comes alongside...

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Final Fantasy Resonance: The Final Preview featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from IGN

Final Fantasy Resonance: The Final Preview

Final Fantasy Resonance feels like it’s walking a tightrope between being a loving tribute to Final Fantasies past while also taking the series into a cool new direction and telling its own story. Is it going to pull it off? We’ll have to wait and see, but I was very impressed by the hour I spent playing it. From the gorgeous HD-2D aesthetic to the awesome soundtrack and a battle system that can hold its own, Resonance looks like it’s doing all the right stuff.

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Epic Games’ New Voice Chat Lets You Keep Talking To Friends While Playing Different Games featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

Epic Games’ New Voice Chat Lets You Keep Talking To Friends While Playing Different Games

Epic Games has announced that it's going to make it easier than ever to hang out and talk with friends across different platforms by launching Epic Parties. This voice chat service will work across Fortnite (on all supported platforms), the Epic Games Store launcher (PC, iOS, and Android), and the Epic Games app (iOS and Android). For example, you can start a voice party from your phone or PC launcher, ring up a friend who is busy playing Fortnite on their PlayStation, and even transfer that call from your phone to...

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Final Fantasy VII Revelation Launches On PS5 April 8, 2027 featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from PlayStation Blog

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Launches On PS5 April 8, 2027

During today’s PlayStation State of Play broadcast, we revealed substantial new gameplay footage for Final Fantasy VII Revelation, and confirmed that the game will launch for PlayStation 5 on April 8, 2027. The anticipated action RPG will be the final entry in the acclaimed Final Fantasy VII Remake Series, delivering the epic finale to the story that began in Final Fantasy VII Remake and continued in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. New gameplay details Set in a vast open […]

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GTA 6 Limited-Edition DualSense Controllers Are On The Way, And They Look Fantastic featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

GTA 6 Limited-Edition DualSense Controllers Are On The Way, And They Look Fantastic

During today's State of Play broadcast, Sony announced that two limited-edition Grand Theft Auto 6 -themed DualSense controllers will be released. They'll come in black or white and feature distinctive Leonida-themed graphics and coloring. Both have pastel pink icons on the buttons, with a blue-purple shift that sparkles along the bottom of the controller. You can get the controller in black or white. On the rear of the controllers, the Grand Theft Auto logo is embossed, while the grips maintain the standard...

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GTA 6 Fishing And Hunting Doesn’t Work Like You Think It Does featured image for Haven gaming news, sourced from GameSpot

GTA 6 Fishing And Hunting Doesn’t Work Like You Think It Does

Rockstar Games has confirmed new details about how fishing and hunting work in GTA 6, and it's probably not what you would expect. Speaking to YouTuber TGG , Rockstar North's Rob Nelson confirmed that fishing in GTA 6 is limited to catch and release--players cannot keep any fish. Why? "It didn't fit this game," Nelson said, adding that fishing in GTA 6 is mainly for fun. Players can also complete fishing-related challenges and amass collectibles. Jason fishing in GTA 6. In Rockstar's last game, 2018's Red Dead...

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