Video Game News 2/21/2026

Video Game News 2/21/2026

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#PhilSpencer
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Huge Xbox shakeup: Phil Spencer retiring, Sarah Bond resigns, Microsoft AI boss becomes new Microsoft Gaming CEO

Phil Spencer Retiring From Xbox, Asha Sharma to Become New Microsoft Gaming CEO – Rumor

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer Has Retired, Xbox President Sarah Bond Resigns

Phil Spencer Stepping Down, Sarah Bond Leaving Microsoft in Huge Xbox Shake-Up

Phil Spencer Retires After 38 Years, Sarah Bond Out At Xbox And Asha Sharma Named New Xbox CEO

Phil Spencer retires & Sarah Bond resigns at Xbox

Phil Spencer And Sarah Bond Are Exiting Xbox In Massive Shake-Up

Former Xbox president Sarah Bond bids farewell to Xbox staff

Players concerned that Xbox may pivot to more AI as Phil Spencer retires

Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond leaving Xbox

Phil Spencer retiring from Xbox, will be replaced by CoreAI boss

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and his replacement is an AI executive who joined Microsoft in 2024

Phil Spencer Retires From Xbox And Sarah Bond Resigns As Microsoft’s AI Exec Takes Over

#NewXbox
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Microsoft gaming head Phil Spencer is retiring, replaced by an AI exec who promises no "soulless AI slop"

Xbox’s new CEO pledges not to flood future games with ‘soulless AI slop’

New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises not to flood its games with "soulless AI slop"

Phil Spencer Leaving Xbox, As Microsoft AI Boss Takes Over And Promises No "Soulless AI Slop"

New Xbox boss promises next-gen consoles, no "soulless AI slop"

New Xbox boss promises no 'soulless AI slop' after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI products division

Xbox’s New Boss Promises Not To Flood It With ‘Soulless AI Slop’

#SeveralAssassinsCreedGame
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Ubisoft’s CEO breaks silence, says the company has ‘multiple’ Far Cry and Assassin’s Creed games coming

Ubisoft Confirms Two Far Cry Games And Multiple Assassin’s Creed Games In Development

Two Far Cry Games, 'Several' Assassin's Creed Games in Development, Ubisoft Confirms

'Several' Assassin's Creed Games, Two Far Cry Games in Development

Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism

#Rpg
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NieR Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 Sells 2 Million Copies

NieR:Automata "To Be Continued" As Sales Hit Another Milestone

NieR: Automata Achieves 10 Million Sales and Hints at Future Plans

Nier: Automata Has Now Sold 10 Million Copies

NieR:Automata Sells Over 10 Million Copies

#TheFirstStepInThePlatform
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Mini Review: Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition (PS5) - A Limbless But Not Quite Soulless Retro Collection

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Is "The First Step" In The Platformer's Comeback

Ubisoft says they look forward to talking about what’s next for Rayman “soon”

Rayman's 30th Anniversary Edition Is Just The "First Step" In Franchise's Comeback, Ubisoft Says

#GameBoyAdvance
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PSA: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Switch Preloads Are Now Live

Video: Pokémon Shares Side-By-Side FireRed And LeafGreen Opening Theme

Tracks from Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen added to Nintendo Music

Pokémon Fans Are Worried FireRed and LeafGreen Won't Be Compatible With Pokémon Home, Making the PokéDex Impossible to Finish

Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen On Switch Has A Sick Special Edition Most People Can’t Get

#NewYears
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What are we all playing this weekend?

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 621

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)

#TheSwitch2
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"Please Don't Post Or Share Pre-Release Leaks And Spoilers" - Capcom Sets Its Sights On Resident Evil Requiem Leakers

Capcom Pledges 'Firm Action' Following Widespread Resident Evil Requiem Leaks, Begs Fans Not to 'Ruin' Excitement for Others

Capcom Begs Fans Not To Share Resident Evil Requiem Footage As Spoilers Start Leaking

#MegaLevel4
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Pokémon Go is adding Super Mega Raids and a new Mega Level 4 system

Pokémon Go Mega Evolution guide

What are Super Mega Raids and how to get Link Charges in Pokémon Go

Mega Dragonite Coming to Pokémon GO

#SaintsRow
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‘I think the franchise is dead’: Saints Row design director says IP owner ‘ghosted’ his prequel pitch

"I think the franchise is dead," says Saints Row design director

#DefinitiveEditionSwitch2E
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Xenoblade Chronicles X’s new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition has some issues

Preorders Are Live For The Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Physical Release

#TheSwitch2
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Jan 2026 USA Sales: 5-Year-Old PS5 Nudges Nintendo's New Switch 2 Aside

PS5, Xbox Series X|S, And Switch 1 Sales Dropped In January For The US

#MidsummerStudiosCo
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Midsummer Studios Co-founded by XCOM Designer Jake Solomon is Shutting Down After Almost Two Years

Former Firaxis & XCOM Director Jake Solomon's Midsummer Studios is closing

#Arkheron
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Arkheron’s Steam Next Fest Demo Is Out Today

Denshattack's Steam Next Fest demo plays like a hidden Dreamcast gem

#TheKiyoV2
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Razer Kiyo V2 and Razer Kiyo V2 X Review

Styx: Blades of Greed Review

#World
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World of Warcraft Previews Midnight's Delves, With Improvements and a Special NPC Companion

A new World of Warcraft Midnight update buffs survivability for squishies, but nerfs Death Knights again

#Throne
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Throne and Liberty Details Upcoming Region Merge and Server Merges Coming March 12th

Throne And Liberty Announces Region Merge And Server Consolidation

#Mewgenics
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The first Mewgenics DLC is already in the works, but its devs are being "pretty careful" about overcomplicating things

How to revive your cats in Mewgenics

#MonsterHunterWilds
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Monster Hunter Wilds update scraps Nintendo Switch 2 from code, but leaves local-multiplayer illustration

The Best Thing About Monster Hunter Stories 3...

#TheLegendOfZelda
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It’s Zelda’s 40th anniversary, and the series is more impressive than ever

Our Legends of Zelda: Celebrating Hyrule’s 40th Anniversary with Our Favorite Zelda Memories

#Security
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Security researchers claim Persona, the provider behind Discord's UK age verification 'experiment', performs '269 individual verification checks' on user data, including those for terrorism and espionage

Hackers Raise The Alarm About Discord’s Recent Age-Verification Partner

#2026Field
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How To Quickly Get All Icon Swaps Tokens In EA FC 26 (February 20, 2026)

EA FC 26 Fantasy FC Path Evolution: Best Players And All Upgrades

Evening Reading - February 20, 2026

FC 26: João Cancelo Fantasy FC SBC - Cheapest Solution & Card Review

FC 26: Gervinho Fantasy FC Hero SBC - Cheapest Solution & Card Review

#LittleLadiesDay
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Final Fantasy XIV will bring back Little Ladies’ Day next week on February 26

Final Fantasy XIV’s Little Ladies’ Day returns February 26 with glowsticks, idol tees, and a cherry blossom tree

#Mists
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WoW Classic has begun testing Mists of Pandaria’s Escalation campaign

WoW Classic’s Mists of Pandaria “Escalation” content is now on the PTR