It’s not often that an executive for a company like Saber Interactive goes online and promises a release window for not one but two major games. However, that’s exactly what happened when newly appointed chief business officer Steve Allison responded to a fan about monetization, stating that Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3, its untitled John Wick game and “hopefully” Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake would launch in 2028.

Despite skepticism around the statement’s legitimacy, Saber told IGN that it’s indeed real. However, it sought to clarify several things – including that none of the above have official release dates. “Steve was responding to a player primarily asking about plans for microtransactions in future titles, and he was speaking broadly, not officially, about the future slate of Saber games, which he’s incredibly excited about.

“We have not announced any release dates or confirmed launch windows for Saber’s upcoming titles.” Instead, it asked players to look forward to titles like Turok: Origins, which launches later this Fall.

When announced in March 2025, Space Marine 3 was said to be “years” off from release. Creative director Oliver Hollis-Leick later revealed that its development cycle would mirror Space Marine 2. The latter took “something like four years,” and assuming the former already began development in 2024, a 2028 release window isn’t impossible.

The same goes for John Wick, developed in collaboration with Lionsgate, which is slated to be a prequel to the movie series. Unveiled earlier this year, we’ve yet to see any gameplay, and its only confirmed platform is PS5. Depending on how the reveals shape up in the coming year, the action title could be closer than expected.

As for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake, nothing is certain. Saber assured fans last March that it’s still in development, but that’s it. Mad Head Games is allegedly working with the studio on the project.

Regardless of its dates, Saber Interactive has a packed release schedule ahead, and that’s not even accounting for Jurassic Park: Survival. Stay tuned for updates, as always.

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The history of Game Pass since its launch in 2017 is one of ups and downs. It’s resulted in tens of millions of subscribers while delivering one of the best subscription-based packages to players. However, over time, the sustainability of the model has been called into question, whether it’s CEO Asha Sharma confirming that it fell short of targets, or reports of 30 million subscribers, significantly below former head Phil Spencer’s goal of 77 million by the end of fiscal year 2026.

So it shouldn’t be surprising that there are those within Xbox itself who aren’t fans of the model. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported on the Triple Click Podcast that, “There are a lot of people out there in studio leadership within Xbox who absolutely detest Game Pass and think it has destroyed the value of their games. They think it has taken away the value from all games in general and has been a detriment to the games industry because of how it devalues games.”

It’s hard to argue with that logic, considering Xbox itself removed day-one launches for new Call of Duty titles, starting with this year’s Modern Warfare 4. Even if it never explicitly said it’s because Game Pass is eating into player numbers, the lack of growth, combined with Call of Duty being its biggest moneymaker, would certainly indicate a lean towards sales over player numbers.

Regardless, Xbox has plenty of other titles coming to the service on day one, including Gears of War: E-Day, Fable, Clockwork Revolution, and more. And even if it eventually overturns day one releases for its first-party titles (as Schreier suggests), there’s plenty more to look forward to on the third-party side such as Beast of Reincarnation, Persona 4 Revival, and Stranger Than Heaven.

BAFTA Award-winning actor Jennifer English, known for Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has announced she’s stepping away from Tides of Annihilation. Developed by Eclipse Glow Games, she played the protagonist, Gwen.

In a recent Instagram story (screenshot by Genki on Twitter), English said, “Recently, I’ve found myself needing to slow down and reassess the commitments I’ve taken on. After careful thought, I’ve realised I need to take time to rest and properly look after my mental and physical health. With that in mind, I’ve made the difficult – yet personally necessary – decision to step away from the project as it moves into its next phase.”

Her role has since been recast, with English stating that she introduced the development to a “very talented actor” who she believed “is a wonderful fit for Gwen.” “Having seen her passion, talent, and care for the craft, I’m excited for players to hear her interpretation of the role and can’t wait for players to experience what she brings to Gwen.” She also confirmed that she will still be involved as an advisor, though the extent of her role remains unknown.

“I wish the entire team nothing but success, and I’ll be cheering them on as they continue bringing the game to life.”

The news comes after Eclipse Glow announced that it would bring Tides of Annihilation to Gamescom, allowing attendees to go hands-on with the hack-and-slash action-adventure before launch. While the contents of this demo are also unknown, its recent teaser trailer indicated a mix of combat, boss fights, and exploration. The appearance would seemingly kick off other hands-on events, though further details have yet to be revealed.

There’s currently no release date for Tides of Annihilation, though English’s bit about it moving “to the next phase” could mean that changes at some point. Time will tell, so stay tuned for updates. In the meantime, you can check out the team’s latest progress here. It announced a partnership with Nvidia and Epic Games to help improve performance, especially in more visually taxing scenes.

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros has reemerged over a year after its announcement, although that also came with the news that it will now launch in 2027.

Halo: Campaign Evolved arrives later this week for Premium Edition owners, but the franchise’s future remains unsure. Halo Studios previously said that all upcoming projects would be on Unreal Engine, but its next alleged project, Ekur, was revealed to have been cancelled.

To seemingly make matters worse, Rebs Gaming claims that the team doesn’t have any projects in full development or even close to launch. The Halo 2 and 3 remakes reported last year are allegedly on shaky ground, seemingly depending more on Campaign Evolved’s success. Meanwhile, other projects are apparently in the “early exploration stages.”

Despite confirming no post-launch support for Halo: Campaign Evolved, it seems the studio is exploring DLC options. This is to apparently prevent any major gap between the remake and whatever’s next.

It’s a lot to take in for sure, but not completely unbelievable given the reports about trouble at Halo Studios (even back when it was still 343 Industries). On the one hand, Xbox wants to focus on tentpole franchises like Halo going forward, but on the other hand, more layoffs are coming in the next 12 months, which has studio members worried.

Whatever happens next, there’s no denying that the series could use a win. Halo: Campaign Evolved launches worldwide on July 28th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, so we’ll see if it can measure up.