The Game Awards 2025 has come and gone with nary a whisper of news about the future of Titanfall, but fans hoping for a third game in the big-mech-versus-little-parkouring-human series are in somewhat of a frenzy after the FPS was namedropped twice.

Event host Geoff Keighley ended his marketing spree with the announcement of a free-to-play shooter called Highguard, launching in two months. But what set fans of Respawn's once promising series on alert was the way Keighley introduced Highguard, explaining that it "comes from 61 members of the team that built Apex Legends and Titanfall."

The following trailer was, as you can guess, not for a game called Titanfall 3, even if its debut trailer again references Titanfall. And, as you can also probably guess, Titanfall 3 hopefuls are now spiralling.

My live reaction to the game awards from r/titanfall

"BAITED SO HARD," one fan coped on social media, "but what if this is just a coverup for any leaks of TF3?"

"Was half listening when they said from the creators of TF and my heart skipped a beat," another said.

"Do you know the definition of insanity?" a third wrote, riffing on a famous Far Cry 3 speech about repeating the same behaviours over and over again while expecting a different result. Anyway, fingers crossed we'll get a Titanfall 3 next year. A man can dream.

Titanfall 3 hopium reached a fever pitch a few years ago after developer Respawn Entertainment fixed Titanfall 2 years after launch (and years after Apex Legends became big enough to suck up most of the dev's resources), with multiple vague teases adding fuel to the fire in follow-up patches. All the hype simply culminated in a new Apex Legends hero and all but fizzled out from there, though.

In the meantime, here are the best FPS games you can play right now.

It only took 21 years, but finally we're getting a new Knights of the Old Republic game in Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. While this title appears to be very early in development, judging by the cinematic trailer revealed at the Game Awards and no mention of a release window, it is quite promising as Star Wars games go.

The original director of Knights of the Old Republic, Casey Hudson, is returning as director on this new game, albeit, as part of his newly founded Arcanaut Studios. Hudson is responsible for directing some of the most popular sci-fi RPGs ever made, including the very popular Mass Effect series, during his tenure at BioWare.

While there isn't all that much to glean from the trailer, an official interview on starwars.com has provided quite a bit of additional context about the game and the developers' intention.

Is there a Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic release date?

There is no official release date or window for Fate of the Old Republic. As noted by Casey Hudson, the game's director, in an interview on the official Star Wars website: “We’re still early in development, with many challenges ahead,” but they're going to be "sharing more of what we’re doing as soon as we can!” With this in mind, it's likely we won't be able to play for another couple of years at least, potentially in 2027 or 2028.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic trailer

The only trailer for Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is currently the reveal trailer from the Game Awards.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic setting and story

We know very little about Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic in terms of setting and story, but here are some key points gleaned from the Casey Hudson interview and the trailer:

• The game is an action RPG: According to this tweet from Casey Hudson, the game is an action RPG, which means it's more likely to resemble something like Mass Effect a bit more than the primarily turn-based system of the original game.
• Fate of the Old Republic is not a direct sequel or continuation: As stated on starwars.com, meaning we're not following on from either KOTOR game, and it's unlikely we'll meet the same characters.
• You play as a Force-user whose choices will align them with the dark side or the light: While this is a staple of the KOTOR series, it's good to have it confirmed on the official Star Wars site.
• The game is set at the end of the Old Republic period: Again, another confirmation from the official Star Wars site as you "journey through a galaxy on the edge of rebirth at the end of the Old Republic."
• Two of the companion characters include a droid and a Quarren: These are the two that accompany the force-user in the trailer. The droid almost looks KX Imperial security droid-inspired, but it's too early time period-wise to be one of those, so it's likely a new design. You can see the Quarren's distinctive head shape and sort of spot its tentacles towards the end, which is made more likely by the fact that Quarrens were in the previous KOTOR games.
• The story likely involves a precursor civilization: You might think this is a bit of a jump, but one of the most common themes in the KOTOR games is ancient spacefaring civilizations, such as the one that made the Star Forge in the original KOTOR. When I see someone land on a mysterious planet and approach an ancient-looking crashed spacecraft, a voice in me screams precursor.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic gameplay

While not much has been revealed about Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, it's very clear from the interview with Casey Hudson on starwars.com that it's intended as a long-awaited sequel to the original Knights of the Old Republic games, the first of which Hudson directed:

"Fate of the Old Republic represents an opportunity to explore a contemporary vision of a definitive Star Wars experience, using state-of-the-art technology and game design, and an all-new story crafted specifically to deliver on the combination of player agency and immersion in Star Wars that was at the heart of KOTOR.”

Hudson also goes on to say of Arcanaut Studios, where he'll be working on the game as director: "Our goal is developing the kind of games I love making: emotionally powerful, cinematic adventures driven by player agency, narrative depth, and immersive world-building.”

Elsewhere in the interview, he also refers to the "Fundamental pillars" of the KOTOR franchise as "innovative storytelling, memorable characters, challenging gameplay, and immersive agency in the Star Wars galaxy.”

So, it's likely we can expect a character-driven Star Wars RPG that's extremely similar to the original Knights of the Old Republic, but perhaps also taking some influence from the Mass Effect games (which Hudson later directed).

Control 2, or as it's now called, Control Resonant, has finally been revealed with a release window—courtesy of a trailer shown during the 2025 Game Awards. After its initial announcement from Remedy in 2022, we've been patiently waiting for any sort of update on its development, and it's finally here.

The surprise announcement was spoiled slightly after a European trademark filing for "Control Resonant" was spotted by MP1st ahead of The Game Awards. But even then, the brand new trailer has still caused quite a stir, and now we've got some concrete information about the game and when we can expect to play it. Here's everything you need to know about Control Resonant.

When will it release?

Control Resonant doesn't currently have a concrete release date, but as shown during the announcement trailer, a window of 2026 is what we currently have to work with.

Control Resonant Trailers

The first, and only, trailer for Control Resonant was shown during The Game Awards. It gives a good introduction to the setting, introducing the protagonist Dylan Faden—which marks the first step away from the previous game. We also got to see some gameplay footage mixed in with all the flashy cinematics; which show off a shift in focus, from third-person shooting to more of a hack 'n' slash romp.

Control Resonant story and setting

The story of Control Resonant follows Dylan Faden, rather than Jesse Faden, who was the protagonist of the first game. Taking place years after where the first leaves off, the Federal Bureau of Control is in a state of lockdown, and Dylan Faden is being deployed at the peak of a "supernatural crisis".

You'll need to leverage Dylan's ability to use the Abberant—an artifact that can shapeshift into a variety of melee weapons—to take down a huge number of threats throughout the world, all while tracking down his sister. This story will unravel across multiple areas of Manhattan, rather than the Oldest House, and each area will be brimming with various enemies to hit with your shapeshifting stick.

The world won't look like Manhattan as we know it, either. As the trailer states, these overwhelming forces can alter reality, resulting in the world being broken up into chunks, twisting everything into confusing new forms.

As shared on the Remedy Games website, Control Resonant has been "designed as both a sequel and a new entry point" to the series. Meaning you also don't have to know the ins and outs of the first game to jump right into the action here. In fact, Mikael Kasurinen, the Creative Director of Control Resonant, shared: "You don’t have to know the first game to jump into the sequel, we’ve made this one easy to pick up and hard to put down."

Control Resonant gameplay

With only one trailer under the belt, it's hard to know what exactly to expect from the full game, but there are some noticeable differences we can dissect from the trailer that will make it play completely differently from the first game. For example, we won't be scrabbling around the corridors of the Oldest House anymore—instead, we'll be set free to romp around New York. You'll also be playing as the first game's villain, Dylan Faden, rather than Jesse.

Dylan's penchant for getting up close and personal is the main difference, here. Rather than the third-person shooter setup from the first Control, Resonant looks like a straight-up action RPG. You'll have to get up close and personal with New York's newest creeps, all of which look a lot more surreal in comparison to its predecessor.

Control Resonant will also offer "deep progression systems" which you'll get to unlock as you make your way through the game. These will allow you to define a playstyle that suits you, and make the experience more unique, though the details on how exactly it works are yet to be revealed. According to a post shared to the Xbox blog, we do know that this will involve "raw melee power, ability-drive agility, or environmental manipulation, or a mix of all three."

It's a big change, but Remedy seems quite confident in their execution. As stated by Creative Director Mikael Kassurinen: "We’re pushing the scale beyond anything we’ve done before, elevating combat, exploration, and storytelling into a bigger, more memorable experience. It’s ambitious, a little wild, and we can’t wait for players to get lost in it.”