An Xbox event called Xbox First Look: Metro 2039 is planned for Thursday at 6pm BST, according to major media reports. The event will unveil a big-budget follow-up to Metro Exodus, with developer 4A Games confirming they will announce a new Metro game in conjunction with Microsoft. The new title is the fourth mainline entry in the series inspired by the novels of Dmitry Glukhovsky. It remains unknown whether the new Metro game will be an Xbox exclusive or multi-platform.
Rumors suggest Sony is planning a third-party State of Play this week, on Thursday, April 16, as reported by major media. Leaker NateTheHate claims to know of two pending State of Play events, one set for that date. Another leaker, Alir, claims that a God of War spin-off and Marvel's Wolverine will be among the games featured during a summer State of Play.
Speculation around Assassin's Creed is not new, but it's worth repeating: 'Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.' Well, except in this case, some whispers have a little more wind in their sails. Keep your spyglass on the horizon.
For Assassin's Creed, rumors indicate that Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced will be unveiled on April 16, according to multiple sources. Ubisoft soft-announced the Black Flag remake in a March blog post, dubbing it 'Resynced'. Insider Gaming reports seeing internal documents pointing to Ubisoft aiming for a Q2 2027 release date for the remake. Ubisoft's slate for 2026 is looking thin, with Assassin's Creed Hexe and a new Far Cry entry in development but no proper release dates, per major media.
In Nintendo news, leaker NateTheHate claims that a rumored new Star Fox game will be revealed this month via social media and the Nintendo Today app.