Carson Kelly Blogs

PlayStation came out swinging on June 2, 2026, with a massive State of Play that felt less like a quick update and more like a true summer showcase moment. For over an hour, Sony and its partners delivered new reveals, release dates, gameplay looks, horror surprises, franchise returns, and one of the biggest looks yet at Marvel’s Wolverine . For me, the clear centerpiece was Marvel’s Wolverine . Insomniac showed off a brutal, violent, and action-heavy look at Logan’s upcoming solo adventure, and it finally gave the game the kind of teeth fans have been waiting for. The combat looked aggressive, the tone felt sharp, and seeing characters like Jean Grey and the Reavers only made the game feel bigger. With the game counting down toward its September 15 launch, this felt like the moment where the hype truly became real. Another huge surprise was God of War Laufey , a new chapter focused on Faye. Instead of simply moving forward with Kratos or Atreus, Santa Monica Studio seems to be digging...

PlayStation has officially confirmed the return of State of Play , airing Thursday, February 12, 2026 , and this one is shaping up to be a substantial showcase for the year ahead on PS5. According to Sony’s announcement, the upcoming State of Play presentation will run over 40 minutes , featuring updates and first looks at upcoming titles from PlayStation Studios and third-party partners . The broadcast will be streamed globally across YouTube and Twitch, with multiple language options available. This announcement marks one of the most important PlayStation moments of early 2026, setting expectations for what the next wave of PS5 games might look like as the year unfolds. What PlayStation Has Confirmed PlayStation’s official blog post confirms several key details: Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM PT 5:00 PM ET 11:00 PM CET Length: Over 40 minutes Focus: Upcoming PS5 titles from both first-party and third-party developers Broadcast Platform...

  I. Introduction – The Year the Beach Called Me Back 2025 will always be the year the beach called me back. In a year packed with sequels, remakes, live-service noise, and endless announcements, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach didn’t just arrive as another big release on the calendar. It felt like a message in a bottle thrown directly at me – a quiet, haunting reminder that games can still be deeply weird, heartbreakingly intimate, and stubbornly human in a medium that often chases trends over soul. Picking up my controller and stepping back into Hideo Kojima’s world, years after the original Death Stranding , felt less like “starting a new game” and more like visiting an old, haunted town I once lived in. The names were familiar. The symbols were familiar. Even the silence was familiar. But everything had shifted – the geography, the stakes, the emotional temperature of the story, and, most importantly, the place I was in as a person. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach  was...