From the long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI to indies like Stray and Rollerdrome, yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play was filled with exciting announcements, and IGN readers voted for which games they're most excited for.

Following our poll with nearly 5,000 votes, there were a few clear winners from yesterday's event. Here’s what our audience had to say:

• The Resident Evil 4 Remake claimed the top spot, with 35.2% of voters excited to relive the iconic horror game.
• Final Fantasy 16 was a close second choice, claiming 29.9% of the votes.
• The Callisto Protocol landed in third place with 18.2%.
• Street Fighter 6’s news was surprisingly not as well-received, with only 8.7% of players selecting it as their favorite.
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man: Miles Morales' arrivals on PC fell in last place at 8.0%.

Thanks to its host of exciting announcements, the latest State of Play has been a favorite for many — some have even called it the best State of Play yet.

While our readers selected the Resident Evil 4 remake and FF16 as the highlights, yesterday’s State of Play gave way to many more announcements. Other fan favorites included a New Game+ update for Horizon Forbidden West, Season: A Letter to the Future, and a host of games for PSVR2.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

From the long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI to indies like Stray and Rollerdrome, yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play was filled with exciting announcements, and IGN readers voted for which games they're most excited for.

Following our poll with nearly 5,000 votes, there were a few clear winners from yesterday's event. Here’s what our audience had to say:

• The Resident Evil 4 Remake claimed the top spot, with 35.2% of voters excited to relive the iconic horror game.
• Final Fantasy 16 was a close second choice, claiming 29.9% of the votes.
• The Callisto Protocol landed in third place with 18.2%.
• Street Fighter 6’s news was surprisingly not as well-received, with only 8.7% of players selecting it as their favorite.
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man: Miles Morales' arrivals on PC fell in last place at 8.0%.

Thanks to its host of exciting announcements, the latest State of Play has been a favorite for many — some have even called it the best State of Play yet.

While our readers selected the Resident Evil 4 remake and FF16 as the highlights, yesterday’s State of Play gave way to many more announcements. Other fan favorites included a New Game+ update for Horizon Forbidden West, Season: A Letter to the Future, and a host of games for PSVR2.

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

The blackened skin tag champion, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr This Weekend?

Xûr's location today can be found at Watcher's Grave on Nessus on June 3 through June 7. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Watcher's Grave. When you arrive, make for the red moss-covered tree straight ahead. Climb up the roots and you'll find Xûr waiting at the top to sell you exotic items and legendary weapons.

What Is Xûr Selling This Weekend?

Exotic Engram

Coldheart - Exotic Trace Rifle

Oathkeeper - Exotic Hunter Gauntlets

• 3 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 17 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 59

Ashen Wake - Exotic Titan Gauntlets

• 9 Mobility
• 8 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 13 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 64

Astrocyte Verse - Exotic Warlock Helmet

• 3 Mobility
• 16 Resilience
• 11 Recovery
• 7 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 60

The only good exotic armor rolls this week is the Titan's gauntlets, and unfortunately that exotic has never been very good, so you might want to skip on all three this week unless they're needed for collections. That said, with Solar 3.0, maybe it's time to give fusion grenades another try? Probably not.

However, with the rise of trace rifles, now might be a great time to pick up Coldheart if you don't have it already!

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Polygonal Rifling
• Alloy Magazine
• Hip-Fire Grip
• Textured Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Arrowhead Brake
• Light Mag
• Vorpal Weapon
• Fitted Stock

The Dead Man's Tale roll this week is fairly spicy (Vorpal Weapon pairs quite well with it), so grab that if you don't have a great roll yet. Pass on Hawkmoon this week. We've seen better rolls!

Legendary Weapons

Lonesome - Sidearm

• Corkscrew Rifling/Smallbore
• Appended Mag/High-Caliber Rounds
• Outlaw
• Swashbuckler
• Range Masterwork

False Promises - Auto Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Extended Barrel
• Alloy Magazine/Light Mag
• Threat Detector
• Sympathetic Arsenal
• Stability Masterwork

Chrysura Melo - Auto Rifle

• Hammer-Forged Rifling/Smallbore
• Accurized Rounds/Alloy Magazine
• Ensemble
• Harmony
• Accuracy Masterwork

Long Shadow - Sniper Rifle

• ATB Long Range/ATA Scout
• Steady Rounds/Alloy Magazine
• Firmly Planted
• Rampage
• Stability Masterwork

Iota Draconis - Fusion Rifle

• Corkscrew Rifling/Extended Barrel
• Accelerated Coils/Ionized Battery
• Under Pressure
• Kickstart
• Charge Time Masterwork

Honor's Edge - Sword

• Jagged Edge/Tempered Edge
• Burst Guard/Heavy Guard
• Energy Transfer
• Shattering Blade
• Impact Masterwork

The Swarm - Machine Gun

• Arrowhead Brake/Full Bore
• Appended Mag/Tactical Mag
• Surplus
• Vorpal Weapon
• Stablility Masterwork

Holy Crow! That Lonesome sidearm is a fantastic roll and you should pick it up if you've been searching for the ultimate sidearm to dominate in Crucible. The Swarm also has a pretty interesting roll this week and is a great machine gun, so grb that if you want. Aside from that, nothing really jumps out at me this week!

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which includes:

Substitutional Alloy Gloves

• 8 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 19 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 60

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 16 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 8 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 57

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 57

Substitutional Alloy Bond

Only the chest piece has any merit this week for Warlocks. Everything else is pretty awful, so grab the chest if you need it and move on!

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which includes:

Substitutional Alloy Gauntlets

• 12 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 55

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 24 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 57

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 13 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 14 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 25 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 62

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 6 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 14 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 25 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Mark

Some spiky rolls for Titans this week, but only the leg armor feels like a must-have. The helmet is just so-so and the others are really weak.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which includes:

Substitutional Alloy Grips

• 7 Mobility
• 9 Resilience
• 15 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 9 Intellect
• 18 Strength
• Total: 60

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 62

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 7 Mobility
• 15 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 15 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 62

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 13 Resilience
• 13 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 22 Strength
• Total: 58

Substitutional Alloy Cloak

All the Hunter armor is either mid or pretty weak, so sad to say you'll likely want to skip this week if you're one of our caped Guardians.

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you're all enjoying your adventures in the Witch Queen's throne world.

What did you think of Crow's redemption arc this week? Let us know in the comments!

For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

The blackened skin tag champion, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr This Weekend?

Xûr's location today can be found at Watcher's Grave on Nessus on June 3 through June 7. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Watcher's Grave. When you arrive, make for the red moss-covered tree straight ahead. Climb up the roots and you'll find Xûr waiting at the top to sell you exotic items and legendary weapons.

What Is Xûr Selling This Weekend?

Exotic Engram

Coldheart - Exotic Trace Rifle

Oathkeeper - Exotic Hunter Gauntlets

• 3 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 17 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 59

Ashen Wake - Exotic Titan Gauntlets

• 9 Mobility
• 8 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 13 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 64

Astrocyte Verse - Exotic Warlock Helmet

• 3 Mobility
• 16 Resilience
• 11 Recovery
• 7 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 60

The only good exotic armor rolls this week is the Titan's gauntlets, and unfortunately that exotic has never been very good, so you might want to skip on all three this week unless they're needed for collections. That said, with Solar 3.0, maybe it's time to give fusion grenades another try? Probably not.

However, with the rise of trace rifles, now might be a great time to pick up Coldheart if you don't have it already!

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Polygonal Rifling
• Alloy Magazine
• Hip-Fire Grip
• Textured Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Arrowhead Brake
• Light Mag
• Vorpal Weapon
• Fitted Stock

The Dead Man's Tale roll this week is fairly spicy (Vorpal Weapon pairs quite well with it), so grab that if you don't have a great roll yet. Pass on Hawkmoon this week. We've seen better rolls!

Legendary Weapons

Lonesome - Sidearm

• Corkscrew Rifling/Smallbore
• Appended Mag/High-Caliber Rounds
• Outlaw
• Swashbuckler
• Range Masterwork

False Promises - Auto Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Extended Barrel
• Alloy Magazine/Light Mag
• Threat Detector
• Sympathetic Arsenal
• Stability Masterwork

Chrysura Melo - Auto Rifle

• Hammer-Forged Rifling/Smallbore
• Accurized Rounds/Alloy Magazine
• Ensemble
• Harmony
• Accuracy Masterwork

Long Shadow - Sniper Rifle

• ATB Long Range/ATA Scout
• Steady Rounds/Alloy Magazine
• Firmly Planted
• Rampage
• Stability Masterwork

Iota Draconis - Fusion Rifle

• Corkscrew Rifling/Extended Barrel
• Accelerated Coils/Ionized Battery
• Under Pressure
• Kickstart
• Charge Time Masterwork

Honor's Edge - Sword

• Jagged Edge/Tempered Edge
• Burst Guard/Heavy Guard
• Energy Transfer
• Shattering Blade
• Impact Masterwork

The Swarm - Machine Gun

• Arrowhead Brake/Full Bore
• Appended Mag/Tactical Mag
• Surplus
• Vorpal Weapon
• Stablility Masterwork

Holy Crow! That Lonesome sidearm is a fantastic roll and you should pick it up if you've been searching for the ultimate sidearm to dominate in Crucible. The Swarm also has a pretty interesting roll this week and is a great machine gun, so grb that if you want. Aside from that, nothing really jumps out at me this week!

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which includes:

Substitutional Alloy Gloves

• 8 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 19 Recovery
• 16 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 60

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 16 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 12 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 8 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 57

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 10 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 57

Substitutional Alloy Bond

Only the chest piece has any merit this week for Warlocks. Everything else is pretty awful, so grab the chest if you need it and move on!

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which includes:

Substitutional Alloy Gauntlets

• 12 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 55

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 24 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 9 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 57

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 13 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 14 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 25 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 62

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 6 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 14 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 25 Strength
• Total: 65

Substitutional Alloy Mark

Some spiky rolls for Titans this week, but only the leg armor feels like a must-have. The helmet is just so-so and the others are really weak.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Substitutional Alloy set which includes:

Substitutional Alloy Grips

• 7 Mobility
• 9 Resilience
• 15 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 9 Intellect
• 18 Strength
• Total: 60

Substitutional Alloy Chest Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 62

Substitutional Alloy Helmet

• 7 Mobility
• 15 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 15 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 62

Substitutional Alloy Leg Armor

• 2 Mobility
• 13 Resilience
• 13 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 6 Intellect
• 22 Strength
• Total: 58

Substitutional Alloy Cloak

All the Hunter armor is either mid or pretty weak, so sad to say you'll likely want to skip this week if you're one of our caped Guardians.

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you're all enjoying your adventures in the Witch Queen's throne world.

What did you think of Crow's redemption arc this week? Let us know in the comments!

For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

The PlayStation 5 has now surpassed 20 million units sold worldwide and Sony has promised to significantly increase its production efforts within the next six months.

Sony executive Veronica Rogers told gamesindustry.biz that the company is "planning on a significant ramp-up in PS5 production this year" and is "working endlessly to make sure that PlayStation 5 is available for everyone who wants one."

As noted by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter (below), the PS5 hit 20 million units in one year, six months, and 22 days (568 days in total) meaning it's fallen slightly behind the PS4's record of hitting 20 million units in one year, three months, and 14 days (471 days in total).

For reference, the PS4 sold 20m units in 15 months and 14 days (471) days.

The PS5 hits 20m units after 18 months and 22 days (568 days).

It's worth noting that the PS5 actually hit 10m faster than the PS4 did. But the issues with supply is the reason why it's behind now https://t.co/TVYbguCjvH

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 3, 2022

That being said, the PS5 has encountered significant production issues due to component shortages that have plagued the video game industry and beyond, forcing Sony to re-evaluate its sales forecast for the year in February.

The company announced in its latest financial earnings results that 19.3 million PS5s had been sold by the end of the 2021 financial year, meaning the console fell short of its original sales target by 3.3 million units. Its goal for this financial year, however, meaning from April 2022 to March 2023, is to sell an ambitious 18 million units, tying in with Rogers' comments today about significantly increasing production.

Sony's chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki said earlier this month that this number was based on the "current visibility into parts procurement", however, meaning the company is still expecting component shortages to be an issue over the next year.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

The PlayStation 5 has now surpassed 20 million units sold worldwide and Sony has promised to significantly increase its production efforts within the next six months.

Sony executive Veronica Rogers told gamesindustry.biz that the company is "planning on a significant ramp-up in PS5 production this year" and is "working endlessly to make sure that PlayStation 5 is available for everyone who wants one."

As noted by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter (below), the PS5 hit 20 million units in one year, six months, and 22 days (568 days in total) meaning it's fallen slightly behind the PS4's record of hitting 20 million units in one year, three months, and 14 days (471 days in total).

For reference, the PS4 sold 20m units in 15 months and 14 days (471) days.

The PS5 hits 20m units after 18 months and 22 days (568 days).

It's worth noting that the PS5 actually hit 10m faster than the PS4 did. But the issues with supply is the reason why it's behind now https://t.co/TVYbguCjvH

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 3, 2022

That being said, the PS5 has encountered significant production issues due to component shortages that have plagued the video game industry and beyond, forcing Sony to re-evaluate its sales forecast for the year in February.

The company announced in its latest financial earnings results that 19.3 million PS5s had been sold by the end of the 2021 financial year, meaning the console fell short of its original sales target by 3.3 million units. Its goal for this financial year, however, meaning from April 2022 to March 2023, is to sell an ambitious 18 million units, tying in with Rogers' comments today about significantly increasing production.

Sony's chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki said earlier this month that this number was based on the "current visibility into parts procurement", however, meaning the company is still expecting component shortages to be an issue over the next year.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

It’s officially Morbin’ time once again. Thanks to the help of Morbius-related memes, which have been flooding the internet for the past few weeks, the film is returning to theaters for additional showings.

According to a report by ComicBook, the movie is seeing a return to over 1,000 theaters with new showtimes beginning today. The movie’s return follows weeks of memes, which saw "It's Morbin' time" trending on Twitter for an entire week. One dedicated fan (or should we say Morber?) even streamed the movie repeatedly on Twitch until their stream was taken down.

Morbius, which tells the story of Spider-Man villain Michael Morbius, originally underperformed at box offices and brought in a low $84 million. It became available digitally in May and is slated for a DVD release on June 14.

Morbius received notably poor reviews — we gave it a 5 for its “shoddy computer-digital fights” and “overly serious tone.” It’s also currently sitting at an unfortunate 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie left us with more than a few questions — there are quite a few plot holes and scientific inaccuracies that we couldn’t help but contemplate. Like the movie itself, the filming process was also filled with strange antics, including Jared Leto’s method acting, which led him to take questionably long bathroom breaks,

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

It’s officially Morbin’ time once again. Thanks to the help of Morbius-related memes, which have been flooding the internet for the past few weeks, the film is returning to theaters for additional showings.

According to a report by ComicBook, the movie is seeing a return to over 1,000 theaters with new showtimes beginning today. The movie’s return follows weeks of memes, which saw "It's Morbin' time" trending on Twitter for an entire week. One dedicated fan (or should we say Morber?) even streamed the movie repeatedly on Twitch until their stream was taken down.

Morbius, which tells the story of Spider-Man villain Michael Morbius, originally underperformed at box offices and brought in a low $84 million. It became available digitally in May and is slated for a DVD release on June 14.

Morbius received notably poor reviews — we gave it a 5 for its “shoddy computer-digital fights” and “overly serious tone.” It’s also currently sitting at an unfortunate 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie left us with more than a few questions — there are quite a few plot holes and scientific inaccuracies that we couldn’t help but contemplate. Like the movie itself, the filming process was also filled with strange antics, including Jared Leto’s method acting, which led him to take questionably long bathroom breaks,

Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.

Square Enix has profiled two key characters from Final Fantasy 16, and shown off the game's world of Valisthea in new screenshots.

Following on from its gameplay trailer reveal and release window announcement in the PlayStation State of Play yesterday (June 2), Square Enix shared even more from the game in a blog post.

Unlike protagonist Clive Rosfield - firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria - the first new character introduced doesn't have quite as fancy a title. Hugo Kupka is a "permanent economic adviser", but thankfully for players is also host to the Eikon (the game's name for summons) Titan to keep things interesting.

"Once a nameless foot soldier in the Republican Army, his awakening as Dominant of the Eikon Titan thrust him to the forefront of Dhalmekian politics," the post reads. "It was here he used his newfound position as the most powerful man in the republic to exert influence over both the nation's armies and its policy making - amassing a personal fortune in the process."

Money and power aren't everything though, as the second new character, Benedikta Herman teaches him these "are far from all the world has to offer",

Harman "emerged from the storm of youth cold-hearted and ruthless" and is Dominant (she hosts a summon) of the Eikon Garuda, Warden of the Wind. This is paired with her talent for swordplay and subterfuge, making Harman one of the best informers around.

"It is on a mission to find the elusive second Eikon of Fire that she crosses paths with a like-minded Clive and is forced to face her past," the post adds.

The new screenshots (above) focus on the western fantasy-blended world of Valisthea in which Final Fantasy 16 is set and its various landscapes, cities, and creepy tombs.

Following the trailer being released, producer Yoshida Naoki said Final Fantasy 16 will have "high-octane battles featuring our protagonist Clive Rosfield wielding a full arsenal of attacks unique to the game’s many Eikons."

Though the game is now playable from start to finish, Square Enix's all-star development team are taking until summer next year to get everything right.

The Final Fantasy 16 reveal was the first of many in PlayStation's State of Play, but for everything announced, including Resident Evil 4 Remake and Horizon: Call of the Mountain gameplay, check out IGN's full round-up.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.

Square Enix has profiled two key characters from Final Fantasy 16, and shown off the game's world of Valisthea in new screenshots.

Following on from its gameplay trailer reveal and release window announcement in the PlayStation State of Play yesterday (June 2), Square Enix shared even more from the game in a blog post.

Unlike protagonist Clive Rosfield - firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria - the first new character introduced doesn't have quite as fancy a title. Hugo Kupka is a "permanent economic adviser", but thankfully for players is also host to the Eikon (the game's name for summons) Titan to keep things interesting.

"Once a nameless foot soldier in the Republican Army, his awakening as Dominant of the Eikon Titan thrust him to the forefront of Dhalmekian politics," the post reads. "It was here he used his newfound position as the most powerful man in the republic to exert influence over both the nation's armies and its policy making - amassing a personal fortune in the process."

Money and power aren't everything though, as the second new character, Benedikta Herman teaches him these "are far from all the world has to offer",

Harman "emerged from the storm of youth cold-hearted and ruthless" and is Dominant (she hosts a summon) of the Eikon Garuda, Warden of the Wind. This is paired with her talent for swordplay and subterfuge, making Harman one of the best informers around.

"It is on a mission to find the elusive second Eikon of Fire that she crosses paths with a like-minded Clive and is forced to face her past," the post adds.

The new screenshots (above) focus on the western fantasy-blended world of Valisthea in which Final Fantasy 16 is set and its various landscapes, cities, and creepy tombs.

Following the trailer being released, producer Yoshida Naoki said Final Fantasy 16 will have "high-octane battles featuring our protagonist Clive Rosfield wielding a full arsenal of attacks unique to the game’s many Eikons."

Though the game is now playable from start to finish, Square Enix's all-star development team are taking until summer next year to get everything right.

The Final Fantasy 16 reveal was the first of many in PlayStation's State of Play, but for everything announced, including Resident Evil 4 Remake and Horizon: Call of the Mountain gameplay, check out IGN's full round-up.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.