What just happened? A massive Epic Games Store leak has provided clues for gamers craving intel on the next wave of releases. The information comes courtesy of unofficial tracker EpicDB, which managed to scrape a mountain of unannounced titles from Epic's servers before getting pushed offline.
The leaked list includes games from heavy hitters like Bethesda, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, and more. It requires some detective work since all titles are listed under codenames. Some appear to match long-standing rumors, like one codenamed "Utah" that reliable insiders have claimed is the PC port of The Last of Us Part II from Naughty Dog.
Reports suggest that development on this port has been underway for years now, with things wrapping up back in November 2023. It's speculated that Sony's been sitting on the title since they're biding their time for a splashy launch aligned with season two of the smash-hit HBO adaptation next year. After pushing out the Part I remaster to coincide with the season one finale, the company probably wants to avoid a repeat of the somewhat rushed PC port in favor of a more polished experience on par with the PS5 remaster.
Another significant codename is "Semla" from Rockstar Games, with a file size suggesting it could be the long-awaited PC port of the beloved 2010 Western, Red Dead Redemption. In 2019, an ambitious fan project called 'Red Dead Redemption: Damned Enhancement Project' to bring the original game to PC emulators was shut down by Take-Two Interactive, so an official port over a decade later would be a pleasant surprise.
Other interesting codenames include Square Enix's "Momo" (a Final Fantasy IX remake seems plausible) and a new game in the classic Turok dinosaur hunter FPS series from Saber Interactive. Game veterans may recall Turok from its Nintendo 64 days, and it's great to see that the franchise hasn't been abandoned considering the last title was released way back in 2008.
The list also mentions "Parkside," which is believed to be BioShock 4. While the game has reportedly been under development for a while now, there's not much in the way of concrete details besides rumors that it may be set in an open world.
Rounding out the list are a few mysterious listings, including something Batman-related from WB Games, Sega's "CurlyWurly," and Bethesda's "Brownie."
Naturally, Epic moved quickly to plug the data leak with a server-side update that stops sites from scraping info on any unpublished titles. In a statement to The Verge, they confirmed: "We released an update tonight so third-party tools can't surface any new unpublished product titles from the Epic Games Store catalog."
But that's basically catnip for the Reddit sleuths who are dissecting every codename and file-size spec for any shred of clues about what these mystery games could actually be.