Hidetaka Miyazaki has officially confirmed the development of new, as yet unannounced games. The FromSoftware president was responding directly to growing pressure from the gaming industry and recent shareholder proposals to parent company Kadokawa.
A clear statement against the industry trend
The community was visibly nervous lately. After the announcement of the multiplayer focus of "Elden Ring: Nightreign" and the Switch 2 exclusivity of "The Duskbloods," many missed the classic, grand single-player epic. The disappointment after the last State of Play ran deep. Not a FromSoftware logo in sight.
Now, the all-clear directly from the boss, Miyazaki. clarifiedThe studio will not succumb to the pressure to rush games to market, either quickly or half-heartedly. He assured fans that the team is working harder than ever on "truly worthwhile games," including both announced projects and titles we don't yet know anything about. Plural.
What is behind Project FMC?
The rumor mill is, of course, immediately churning again. At the center of the speculation is a leaked project called "Project FMC“Dataminers and insiders have been whispering for weeks that this is a multi-platform title in advanced stages of development. Theories range from a dark Soulsborne spin-off with a marine setting to a return to the classic mecha roots of Armored Core.”
Miyazaki's statement gives these rumors a massive boost. It's the first time we have certainty: something is coming. And it might come sooner than we thought after the recent multiplayer outings. FromSoftware remains true to itself and won't let investors stifle its creative freedom.
The relief in the community is palpable. While "Elden Ring: Nightreign" and "The Duskbloods" have their place, they felt like half-baked experiments to hardcore fans of the classic formula. Miyazaki's decisive statement proves that the traditional FromSoft DNA is not being lost. When the master promises that major, unannounced projects are in the pipeline, the studio delivers. Period.
What are you hoping for from the unannounced titles – do you want a real one? Elden ring 2 Or is the mysterious "Project FMC" intended to become a completely new IP?
There will never be a statement if so many comments are critical…
Did you know that under "about us" – at the very bottom – they admit to using AI?
"To make our work efficient, fair and precise, we use modern tools, including supporting AI programs"... Even if they claim to write the articles themselves – compare the texts from before the AI boom with the newer ones, especially the headlines.
I long suspected that certain inconsistent – even contrived – statements might be due to AI hallucinations (similar to the Exp 33 discussion about Kepler, Marvel's Wolverine, etc.), but after such a faux pas, I see it as confirmed.
Let's see if the post gets through – or if transparency is optional.
Oh yeah, regarding the Steam Machine leak, you write about a "hardware fact check" – but the price information and the release date aren't facts – even if you present a rumor that it exists as fact, the prices are AI hallucinations – neither the leak nor the leaker wrote or suggested anything about 1500 USD.
I have no fundamental problem with the use of AI – the cover images alone are often designed to match the topic. And in the foreseeable future, we'll hardly be reading any content without AI anyway. I didn't notice the hallucinations mentioned, probably because I didn't read the specific news items. Of course, one expects some form of review by the author – otherwise, you could just create your own agent with Claude and his ilk to aggregate news for you. But even with AI tools, the prompts allow you to influence the tone. And that's where clearly misleading content can be avoided.
So, building our own agent isn't exactly a favorite among the editorial team – with all due respect. However, I'd like to point out that just because AI is used, all posts are ultimately decided by humans.
I therefore suspect that some things are simply adopted out of convenience, quickly proofread, deemed good, and then one or two unfiltered sentences are added with spell check, and that's it.
This also explains the sheer number of detailed – sometimes interdisciplinary – articles, some even written by the same editor in a single day. As mentioned before, take a look at the articles from before the AI boom, or, unironically speaking, the best current example is the Steam Machine article.
I didn't say anything about the use of AI in the images, and it doesn't matter to me in this context anyway.
"But even with AI tools, you can influence the tone through the prompts. And that could clearly exclude misleading content."
I don't quite understand what you mean by your interpretation of tonality.
Tonality has nothing to do with excluding misleading content; this is a linguistic component – I suspect you're confusing something there? And no, AI hallucinations are a systemic phenomenon that we will never get rid of at present – to put it somewhat simply, a completely self-contained system would have to be built that exists from 0 onwards only explicitly with the respective components of learning material and is fed bottom-top or, more simply, top-bottom.
I think we're talking past each other a bit.
By tone, I didn't mean that factual errors would magically disappear. My point was rather that prompts can indeed be used to control how a text is phrased and what kind of statements are even accepted. Of course, this doesn't replace a real editorial team – but it's significantly more than just "blindly copying."
I completely agree with you about the hallucinations; they don't just go away. Although they can often be significantly reduced in the context of game news because less new information needs to be generated there. That's precisely why a human review should ultimately be the final step, one that checks not only spelling but also content.
If an editorial team uses AI, it should make this transparent and check the texts in such a way that no misleading impression is created.
That's my point: a well-chosen prompt can help avoid sensationalist language and achieve a more objective tone. Even if a headline is technically correct (which one could argue in this case), its impact can vary significantly depending on the language used. Tone, therefore, doesn't replace content review, but it can influence how the content is presented.
Just a quick clarification regarding this nice bit of detective work: Transparency isn't optional for us; as you correctly pointed out, it's clearly stated in our legal notice. We use modern tools for workflows, structure, and corrections, plus SEO, images, etc.
What is carelessly dismissed here as an 'AI hallucination' is simply editorial classification – and yes, that may sometimes turn out to be incorrect.
When an alleged hardware leak circulates, we don't simply parrot what an anonymous leaker claims on X or Reddit. We compare it to the actual market prices of current handhelds, production costs in 2026, and industry margin targets. If, based on this hard industry reality, we set a price tag of $1.500 as a logical benchmark for a potential high-end Steam machine, that's not a hallucination, but our own, carefully considered perspective.
Anyone who just wants to mindlessly regurgitate press releases and rumors without having them reviewed by an editor with their own opinion and expertise will find plenty of bland, copy-and-paste portals online. The post will, of course, remain online, even if it's as far off-topic as possible, because we're not going to be told what to do. 😉
PS: You were absolutely right about the headline; it was a bit of an overreaction. That's often because people usually jot it down first and then forget about it because it's no longer visible. Discrepancies frequently arise when the final text is written.
Then you either look at your headline again before posting the article or shortly afterwards and realize that you shouldn't leave it like that… can
Please, no such "lame excuses"... do you really need to do that?
The fact that you are engaging in clickbait and that the terminology is being strictly filtered here is also a fact.
Unfortunately, the quality varies wildly... sometimes you can only shake your head. These aren't analyses or anything like that... but sometimes completely far-fetched "articles" without any substance...
You demand flawless perfection from us, yet you can't even manage to follow the simplest netiquette rules of our community. Hopefully, you realize that yourself.
We took the mistake in the headline in stride and corrected it. The matter is closed. Your personal digs and attempts to deliberately stir up trouble here disqualify us. We're not perfect robots; we often work under time pressure. Criticism is always welcome, but it's the tone that matters.
Any further comment from you on this topic is unnecessary from this point on.
"We took the mistake in the headline in good spirits and corrected it."
My account still shows FromSoftware: Miyazaki officially announces a new game!
What exactly was corrected, or did you mean something else?
Okay, it seems I hit the nail on the head, given the irritated, unprofessional, and unreasonable reaction.
My "netiquette"? What's that supposed to mean?
I'm causing trouble? That's called criticism, but you all like to argue to the extreme when you feel offended, even by other users; this isn't the first time 😉
Perhaps you should discuss your guiding principles and style of representation internally, because, as others have already pointed out several times, your quality has declined drastically.
When users here equate your work with AI news, that says a lot… that wasn't me, for example, and my criticism is still very mild.
One could also say that you no longer seem to have any quality control, nor place any value on journalistic standards, nor do you care that your "news" (which are often just wild speculations) offer any qualitative added value.
Just like with the FromSoftware news, you simply omitted everything that should have been presented in a truly journalistic way, in order to create a content-free news article with cl1ckba1t.
The tone was absolutely fine, you just don't like the content. But that's your job.
I behaved completely correctly and offered factual criticism. Perhaps you should read it again.
I haven't disqualified myself, and surely no one will tell me when my comments will be unnecessary xD
You'll soon have no readers left 🤗
Perhaps you could quote me objectively where my netiquette failed… I'm curious.
It should be easy 🧐
Please also provide examples of the tone, etc…
I want to be able to take your criticism seriously instead of just discussing it.
I've reread all the comments and I still maintain that you only dislike the content.
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You wanted factual examples? Here's a record of your last few days:
Anyone who distorts terms like 'kl1cken' (June 13.06th) or 'cl1ckba1t' (June 16.06th) to deliberately circumvent our system filters is breaking the technical rules of this community. Anyone who publicly accuses us of 'harsh censorship' and incites other readers to leave (June 14.06th), dismisses our editorial work as 'contentless garbage' (June 15.06th), and uses vulgar language like 'shit' (June 12.06th) in the comments section is abandoning the principles of respectful netiquette.
We're not perfect robots, and we always take legitimate criticism to heart – that's precisely why the headline was corrected. However, we definitely won't be engaging with your personal jabs and the constant meta-discussions any further.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to continue this mudslinging in the news comments. You are completely free to simply stop using the comment function on PlayFront in the future. This discussion is now definitively over.
''Anyone who distorts terms like 'kl1cken' (June 13.06) or 'cl1ckba1t' (June 16.06) to deliberately circumvent our system filters is breaking the technical rules of this community. Anyone who publicly accuses us of 'harsh censorship' and incites other readers to leave (June 14.06), dismisses our editorial work as 'contentless garbage' (June 15.06), and uses vulgar language like 'shit' (June 12.06) in the comments section is abandoning the principles of respectful netiquette.
You're making it so incredibly easy for yourself xD
Whether I use "cl1ckba1t" or not is my business; you have neither the right nor the power to dictate whether I use this word. We live in a democracy, and the word "cl1ckba1t" unfortunately perfectly describes your style of reporting. I don't know why you're so deliberately ignoring it, but other users have given the same feedback... Don't use "cl1ckba1t," and then there's no need to bring it up as an accusation; unfortunately, you're the ones to blame. The word "cl1ck" is a perfectly normal word... If you practice such harsh censorship and filter out normal words because the system is so incredibly bad, then unfortunately, the blame lies with you there as well.
"The technical rules of the community"? Come on, that's ridiculous... my goodness xD You have bad filters because you're just patronizing your users and don't seem to have any appetite for criticism... see argument above
The criticism regarding censorship is a fact, also confirmed by several others.
Enough users have accused you of censorship, deleting comments, not approving them, etc. Maybe reconsider how you treat your customers instead of going so far as to blame the people who put the food on your table 😉
Throwing data at me without any references is, unfortunately, once again baseless… even if I had once suggested switching sides (I did write that I would switch, and you shouldn't be surprised if others did the same), that's still a valid point. Unfortunately, here it's just your subjective "dislike" again.
I didn't write "contentless garbage," and if I did, please forgive my choice of words. But there are increasingly content-free, sometimes even false, "news" posts without any real substance, which more and more often resemble opinion pieces than actual news. On top of that, there are more and more assumptions, or even things like this one about From Software, where everything that constitutes news and that every reputable site posts is simply omitted, and instead, we get nonsense like "announces new game," which is factually incorrect. Of course, you don't take responsibility for that 😉
These aren't snide remarks; it's more that you (or rather, she) have been doing this to various users for a long time. I can't help it if you're so incapable of taking criticism. As I said, I'm not the only one... I've also praised you often in the past and even stood up for you, but you seem to ignore that 😉
"Arrogant know-it-all attitude" is simply outrageous, insolent, and presumptuous of you. As the site operator, you're just being rude and condescending. Your quality is noticeably declining; you're attacking your customers personally in the comments because you don't want to hear the truth. That's not professional. Simply dismissing all criticism as "personal attacks, know-it-all attitude, etc." is just incredibly sad. When I have to correct you in several news articles because the content is incorrect, key aspects or information are omitted, etc., that should prompt you to reflect on your own work instead of being so cheeky and insolent. I'm doing your job at that moment, and not for the first time.
The word "shit" is a word that everyone uses at some point; I didn't use it in reference to you or your work, so again, this is off-topic. You're searching because you have nothing to use as an argument against me.
I've been a regular reader for years, supported you, praised you dozens of times, and yet your work has declined drastically. The quality is abysmal, the comments section is almost empty and only slightly populated by one user, crydog, myself, and one Mcfly, plus two or three others. If you didn't have the social media integration (Facebook, X, etc.), there would be hardly any activity here.
You try to downplay all criticism, resorting to personal attacks and personally attacking your readers. It's a shame after all this time.
You can certainly look into Playfront's general reputation. Outside of the site, almost everyone talks negatively about Playfront; people on Reddit and other platforms refer to it as a "cl1ckba1t site," describing an operator or editorial team that reports in an unprofessional and tabloid-like manner, and calling it a site to be avoided.
The fact that users (I repeat: NOT me) have been repeatedly attacked for criticism for quite some time now has also contributed to your bad reputation. If you don't believe me, Google it... check the search results and, if necessary, ask the AI what the site's reputation is, what the general perception is, whether people are talking about you outside of the site. It's a shame, because you used to be top-notch.
Nobody wants to be rude to you, nobody wants to belittle your work, but when everything is simply getting worse and worse, and as with this news, the entire news is absurd, contentless, and wrong, then we have to talk about it.
Every professional editor takes something like that to heart; you attack people, silence them, and take absolutely no responsibility.
You can do that, but then you have to live with the fact that you'll lose all your readers.
I don't want any hard feelings with you, it was a nice time. If that's the course you want to take, then go for it. I'll leave if necessary; there are plenty of other options, so be it… Have a nice day anyway, and please think about it.
By the way, I don't expect perfection, just clean work. Take some responsibility for once... always this excuse. I can't afford to do that at work either.
If there's a lot of criticism from different people, it's worth considering; that would be professional.
To attack one's own readers and to decide from on high who is disqualified or no longer has a say is simply highly disrespectful and arrogant towards one's own customers, and that's exactly what we are.
You're welcome to continue as you are, but we're not stupid and we can see how the quality is declining.
As an editor, the AI comparisons etc. would give me pause for thought, instead of addressing my own issues.
I have been constantly following you over the past years, yes… years!!! and have praised you very often.
It's a shame that you're throwing this at me now and twisting everything around.
You know I'm right.
I doubt that you are currently satisfied with the quality of your work.
Your readers aren't, and it used to be worlds better, higher quality, and more professional.
Well... anyway, best regards.
Okay, that works.
I'm afraid I have to agree with pray and CaptnCookie. The title suggests that a specific new game has been announced. You probably need clickbait, but you don't need to resort to more or less outright lies, and that damages trust.
“FromSoftware: Miyazaki confirms several unannounced games in development” or “FromSoftware: Miyazaki confirms new games – fans can be hopeful” would have gone in a similar direction, without promising more than the article actually proves.
Everyone (!) expects a headline like "FromSoftware: Miyazaki officially announces new game!" to mean that a specific game has been announced. But the headline is missing the title, platform, release date, genre, setting, or anything else. I hope you see it that way too and adjust the headline accordingly. And above all, I hope that such misleading headlines will no longer appear.
PS: I had to misspell "clickbait" because otherwise I wouldn't have been able to post the comment.
I had to misspell it too, haha… very wild
Yes, this is pretty harsh censorship... they're really filtering what you want to read and what you don't. Writing comments is getting really annoying, and if this continues, the site shouldn't be surprised when readers leave. Both the "silent visitors" and the few loyal users who check in several times a day.
Read above... now I've been attacked and criticized.
My “netiquette”… that’s ridiculous
That's a shame, I've always thought highly of Playfront, I've been a member for years.
None of it is worth anything anymore. News for Google search and the algorithm.
It's really harsh that someone still feels so superior to others and treats their readers like children who are silenced... or they just delete it...
I'm really somewhat speechless.
My comment was also deleted, even though I only had one question.
"We took the mistake in the headline in good spirits and corrected it. The matter is settled."
Nothing was changed.
Which game has been officially announced now? haha
The title is unfortunately pure clickbait. "Officially announces new game" implies a concrete announcement – title, information, something tangible.
What Miyazaki actually said was: The studio is working on unannounced projects. This is a general statement, not an announcement. Every active studio works on unannounced games.
An honest headline would have been: "Miyazaki confirms several unannounced titles in development." Interesting in terms of content, but the headline promises more than the article delivers.
Honestly...it's getting to be too much...don't you think?
"myazaki announces new game"
Instead, you want people to click on it because they think a new From Software game has been announced…
Sorry, but that's completely unacceptable.