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Eurogamer14h· Robert Purchese

What we've been playing - "Mama demands perfection"

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie discovers handheld gaming and gets all excited; Marie st…

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Eurogamer10h· Connor Makar

Happy 10th birthday, XCOM 2, the most brilliant, frustrating game of its time

There's this magical moment that all XCOM 2 players experience. A member of your elite squad of sci-fi planetary defenders holds their machine gun right up at the face of some alie…

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Eurogamer12h· Lewis Gordon

Difficulty done differently: Cairn and Baby Steps deliver kinder, more generous masocore

For the past week, instead of actually relaxing in the evenings, I have been ascending the gnarled brute of a mountain in Cairn. The onerous journey has left the toes of its alpini…

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10:09 AM

GamesIndustry.biz10:09 AM· Sophie McEvoy

Roblox reports significant growth for 2025, hitting $4.9bn in revenue

Roblox has published its financial results for Q4 and its fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, reporting massive gains in revenue and bookings that "significantly exceeded" its gui…

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12:00 PM

PocketGamer.biz12:00 PM

JetSynthesys confirms EverMerge acquisition from Big Fish Games

India-based digital entertainment company JetSynthesys has confirmed its acquisition of EverMerge from Aristocrat Leisure subsidiary Big Fish Games. We recently reported that Arist…

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3:00 PM

Eurogamer3:00 PM· Connor Makar

Memory price rises have not impacted the Switch 2 yet, says Nintendo president, but warns about pressure "through the next fiscal year"

A Q&A between shareholders and Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa has been released alongside February's quarterly financial report, in which the topic of rising memory costs w…

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2:09 PM

GamesIndustry.biz2:09 PM· Rob Fahey

Consoles are still in good health, despite market fears | Opinion

Given the broad economic situation and the specific headwinds the games industry currently faces, we're all probably primed to expect the worst from financial results season. Micro…

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9:34 PM

Game File9:34 PM· Stephen Totilo

20 very up and down hours with Mewgenics

A review of a long-awaited tactical game about cat warfare. Plus: PlayStation sales, Roblox results, a Raven complaint, the Baldur’s Gate HBO show and more.

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11:03 AM

MobileGamer.biz11:03 AM· Tom Ivan

New game digest: Moon Active’s latest beta, FIFA, Might & Magic, Subnautica, Civ VII, more

We've also got new games from Belka/Tripledot, Kakao, Pixeljam and Pocket Mortys' closure in this week's round-up.

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10:26 AM

Game Developer10:26 AM· Chris Kerr

Blizzard workers ratify union contract, Ghost of Yotei soars, and has Yves Guillemot outstayed his welcome at Ubisoft? - Patch Notes #39

Plus: Sumo Digital is cutting more jobs and Games for Change is heading to London.

11:52 AM

Game Developer11:52 AM· Chris Kerr

Scopely confirms it used generative AI to advertise Star Trek Fleet Command

Set phasers to stunned.

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3:49 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:49 PM

AppMagic: Games revenue growth stalls at 0.2% in 2025 as strategy emerges as the fastest-growing genre

Global games market growth slowed in 2025 as mobile revenue rose just 0.2% year on year, down from 3% the previous year. That's according to AppMagic's Mobile Landscape report, whi…

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8:16 PM

GameDiscoverCo8:16 PM· Simon Carless

January 2026's top-selling new Steam games revealed

Also: this week's Steam debuts and lotsa news...

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4:35 PM

Game Developer4:35 PM· Chris Kerr

Nintendo president says a long-term memory shortage 'may put pressure on profitability'

'If the situation deteriorates significantly, we will carefully assess market trends and respond.'

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2:02 PM

GamesIndustry.biz2:02 PM· Sophie McEvoy

Nintendo working to "secure stable supplies of memory components" to avoid hardware price rises

Nintendo is working to "secure stable supplies of memory components" as prices continue to rise within the sector. Read more

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10:35 AM

Eurogamer10:35 AM· Connor Makar

Xbox is planning a summer release for Halo remake and a late 2026 launch for Gears of War E-Day according to a new report

A new report has claimed that Gears of War E-Day is eyeing a release window in the second half of 2026, with Halo: Combat Evolved tentatively targeting a launch some time this Summ…

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4:36 PM

Eurogamer4:36 PM· Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Sega's The House Of The Dead movie lands The Last of Us star for lead role

The House of the Dead is being adapted into a film, and today we have some news about its casting. Read more

2:30 PM

Eurogamer2:30 PM· Alex Donaldson

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined sands down every sharp edge of a prickly classic - making it delightfully approachable, but not without cost

To remake anything beloved is to walk a tightrope. There is always a delicate balance to be struck between keeping what made the original great intact and delivering on the remake'…

1:59 PM

Eurogamer1:59 PM· Matt Wales

Code Vein 2 developer promises fixes for frame rate and performance woes following "feedback"

Bandai Namco has pledged a range of fixes for its Soulslike sequel Code Vein 2, including frame rate and performance improvements, following "feedback". Read more

11:40 AM

PocketGamer.biz11:40 AM

NYT Games' multiplayer word game Crossplay surpasses one million downloads

The New York Times Games’ multiplayer word game Crossplay has surpassed one million downloads on mobile. The game launched on January 20th 2026 as a free-to-play title following NY…

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9:25 AM

Eurogamer9:25 AM· Matt Wales

Baldur's Gate 3 is getting the TV treatment from HBO's The Last of Us showrunner but Larian won't be directly involved

Craig Mazin, showrunner on HBO's award-winning The Last of Us adaptation, has confirmed he's giving Baldur's Gate 3 the TV treatment next, with the new show set to continue the sto…

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3:54 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:54 PM

Recognition for UK games, Iron Lung's indie film success and nine years of Fire Emblem Heroes | Week in Views

The games industry moves quickly and while stories may come and go there are some that we just can't let go of… So, to give those particularly thorny topics a further going over we…

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2:41 PM

Game Developer2:41 PM· Chris Kerr

Ustwo Games makes layoffs to facilitate 'PC-first' pivot

The UK studio has made four people redundant.

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12:36 PM

Eurogamer12:36 PM· Robert Purchese

"If this can be used to advance our mission, then we will do it" - GOG faces difficult questions about gen-AI use

PC game-download store GOG has come under scrutiny for using generative-AI in marketing artwork, then for seeming to sit on the fence in an answer about whether it will keep using…

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10:06 PM

GamesTX10:06 PM

#986 AIl change

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3:50 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:50 PM

New release roundup: Civilization VII Arcade Edition, Might and Magic Fates TCG, King's Gambit, and more

While the deals and the stats of the gaming world are important, nothing would happen without the research, funding and, of course, development that goes into making a great game.…

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3:11 PM

MobileGamer.biz3:11 PM· Neil Long

You’re invited to Off The Record Paris on February 26

If you make mobile games in the French capital, sign up here.

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2:00 PM

Eurogamer2:00 PM· Christian Donlan

Mewgenics is an infernal machine that runs on cats

One of the greatest things on earth is when you're talking to someone you sort of know and they quietly switch from talking about human friends or family members to talking about t…

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1:18 PM

Eurogamer1:18 PM· Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Highguard's latest update includes new Warden, Ekon, who can ride himself (yes, really)

The Highguard team has released another patch for its live-service hero shooter. Read more

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12:31 PM

Deconstructor of Fun12:31 PM· Guest Writer

Sort Puzzles: How a New Subgenre is Born

A deep dive into how Sort Puzzles evolved into a major hybridcasual puzzle subgenre.

4:49 PM

Eurogamer4:49 PM· Dom Peppiatt

Don't sleep on Nioh 3's wonderful asynchronous multiplayer, a life-saver and unexpected death bringer in equal measure

Nioh's weird multiplayer has always been one of the most unique quirks of the Soulslike-cum-masocore series. I'm not talking about the needlessly complicated suite of co-op options…

3:30 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:30 PM

European Commission finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act over addictive design

The European Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over the platform’s "addictive" design. In its findings released today, the Commission…

1:56 PM

Eurogamer1:56 PM· Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Here's our first look at Sophie Turner's Lara Croft and her dual pistols on set of Tomb Raider

Sophie Turner has started filming for Amazon's upcoming Tomb Raider adaptation, and we now have our first look at her Lara Croft making her way through a soggy woodland. Read more

12:35 PM

Eurogamer12:35 PM· Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Cult Japanese horror game Exit 8 gets bloody new film trailer, ahead of April release

The Exit 8 is one of the many video game series currently getting a film or TV adaptation, and ahead of its international cinematic debut in April, the team has released a new trai…

12:00 PM

PocketGamer.biz12:00 PM

UKIE welcomes new SIC codes for UK games publishing and development

UK games trade body UKIE has welcomed a major structural change to how the UK games industry is officially classified. This follows confirmation that the 2026 UK Standard Industria…

11:00 AM

GamesIndustry.biz11:00 AM· William Diaz

Tightening immigration rules will impact the games industry in 2026

With the games industry increasingly dependent on access to global talent, immigration policy changes expected in both the United States and the United Kingdom in 2026 are set to i…

10:58 AM

Eurogamer10:58 AM· Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Indiana Jones developer MachineGames still plans to finish its Wolfenstein trilogy

MachineGames' most recent release may be the brilliant Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but the studio is of course also known for its Wolfenstein games. And, following an earli…

8:02 AM

GamesIndustry.biz8:02 AM· Sophie McEvoy

Baldur's Gate to be adapted into HBO series

HBO has greenlit a Baldur's Gate TV series, helmed by The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin. Read more

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4:06 PM

Eurogamer4:06 PM· Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Horizon Hunters Gathering is a three-player tactical co-op game that looks a bit like Dauntless (with a closed playtest coming soon)

Guerrilla and PlayStation have lifted the lid on Horizon Hunters Gathering, a new co-op game set for PC and PS5. Read more

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8:58 PM

SuperJoost Playlist8:58 PM· SuperJoost

RAMpocalypse comes for Steam Machine

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3:44 PM

Eurogamer3:44 PM· Dom Peppiatt

GameShare just took me from interested in Switch 2's beautiful co-op space opera Orbitals, to overwhelmingly excited

Right, any game that looks like you let the artisans from Studio Ghibli or Cowboy Bebop makers Sunrise make a Daft Punk video is immediately going to pique my curiosity. Layer on s…

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4:14 PM

GamesIndustry.biz4:14 PM· Lewis Packwood

MachineGames on being part of Microsoft, going back to the office, and Wolfenstein 3

Jerk Gustafsson, studio director at MachineGames, is excited about the company's new office in Sundsvall, which is around three and a half hours north of the company's headquarters…

5:50 PM

Game Developer5:50 PM· Marc Huet, Emma Atkinson, Alex Coverte

Deep Dive: Rethinking VR interaction design through hand tracking in Dimensional Double Shift

How removing controllers and embracing hands reshaped interaction, accessibility, and immersion at Owlchemy Labs.

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3:36 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:36 PM

2026 live ops trends: Templatisation, personalisation and AI

Live ops is the cornerstone of what makes the world’s top mobile games successful for the long-term. Updates, regular and special events, new features - whether radical or small -…

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3:35 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:35 PM

Why you should bring your finance team into product strategy

Travis Hughson is sales manager, EMEA Digital at Tipalti. As mobile games evolve, the business model is getting more interesting and more complicated. ... [MORE]

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7:57 PM

GamesTX7:57 PM

#985 Open your (Animoca) Mind

A newish agent's coming to town

4:37 PM

The Game Business4:37 PM· Christopher Dring

The biggest video games of 2026 (not called Grand Theft Auto 6)

The ten most anticipated video games of 2026 according to the data

9:32 PM

Game Developer9:32 PM· Alissa McAloon

Four tips for pitching your game to investors and publishers

Funding advisor and GDC Pitch host Jason Della Rocca shares what game developers need to know to successfully get their game in front of investors.

9:18 PM

Game Developer9:18 PM· Bryant Francis

Report: ProbablyMonsters lays off devs while unveiling Nazi hunting game

ProbablyMonsters appears to have laid off several developers shortly before unveiling its third game.

3:34 PM

PocketGamer.biz3:34 PM

Direct-to-consumer at PGC London: "The Pandora’s Box is open"

Appcharge founder and CEO Maor Sason and Play Ventures founding partner Harri Manninen had an open conversation on direct-to-consumer during Pocket Gamer Connects London. They spok…

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