Video Game News 2/18/2026

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#Pvp
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Highguard Studio May Have Secretly Been Funded By Tencent

Report Says Highguard's Development Was Quietly Funded By Tencent

Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment reportedly funded by Tencent, though the scale of this funding remains a mystery

Tencent's TiMi Studio Group reportedly funded Highguard dev Wildlight Entertainment

Tencent Was Quietly Backing Highguard Studio, According to Report

#Tmnt
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Magic: The Gathering's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set Brings Iconic Characters And A Homage To Video Games

Magic: The Gathering’s new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set is clearly crafted with love, but questions remain

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magic set includes a deck inspired by the videogames

Amazon Officially Drops Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Booster Boxes to Just $125.99 to Preorder, Just Weeks Before Release

Magic: The Gathering's TMNT Commander Deck Is a Video Game Homage Packed With Classic Characters

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magic: The Gathering Cards Are Winning Me Over With Their Big-Time Video Game Vibes

#MarioTennisFever
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Best Mario Tennis Fever Characters Tier List

Mario Tennis Fever Review – A Fantastic Switch 2 Sports Game With Endless Variety

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Mario Tennis Fever?

Mario Tennis Fever Is The Definition Of A Meh Video Game

#GodotEngine
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Godot Engine suffering from lots of "AI slop" code submissions

A recent rise in "AI slop" code submissions is "draining and demoralizing" the team behind open-source game engine Godot

Open-source game engine Godot is drowning in 'AI slop' code contributions: 'I don't know how long we can keep it up'

Indie Game Engine Manager Says Getting Bombarded With AI Slop Is ‘Increasingly Draining And Demoralizing’

#EventQuestCapcom
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Monster Hunter Wilds Least-Hunted Monster Rompopolo Stars in HR 100 Event Quest

New Monster Hunter Wilds update delivers the explosive finale I was hoping for, and boosts PC performance again for good measure

Monster Hunter Wilds just got its final update (until the DLC, at least) and it's pretty significant: here are the full patch notes

Here's What's New in Monster Hunter Wilds Patch 1.041

#CrimsonDesert
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Despite its live service predecessor, you won't have to worry about microtransactions in the impending Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert: 15 Crucial New Details Revealed

Grand Theft Auto 6 Might Have to Worry About Crimson Desert, Says Former Rockstar Games Animator

In an increasingly AI-filled world, it's refreshing to learn Crimson Desert is fully voiced by actual, human people

People Are Arguing Over Whether Crimson Desert Is an RPG and It's Not Even Out Yet

#Ignite
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Aion Classic’s Ignite update and Hellshot aka Phoenix class is finally en route to EU players soon

AION Classic EU Update 4.5, 'Ignite' Announced, With Major Overhauls, New Phoenix Class, and New Progression Zone

New Phoenix Class Coming To AION Classic EU In ‘Ignite’ Update

AION Classic EU’s Update 4.5 “Ignite” adds the Phoenix class and a new Teva zone in early 2026

#ComesInEachEdition
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Everything New In WWE 2K26 MyGM Mode

WWE 2K26: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

WWE 2K26 MyGM Revealed: New GMs, Match Types, and Expanded Features

#TheWitcher
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‘That was a mistake, I think’: The Witcher 1’s lead writer says the story team didn’t know about its twist ending

"We weren't really paying attention" The Witcher's lead story designer reveals why the first game's final CG cutscene didn't involve the story team

Original Witcher story lead says the surprise twist at the end 'was a mistake,' because instead of focusing on Geralt the sequel was forced into 'a story about witchers who are killing kings for some reason'

#SkyrimNintendoSwitch2Perf
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The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Addresses Nintendo Switch 2 Performance Issues in Latest Update

Skyrim's Nintendo Switch 2 port gets proper Performance and Quality modes, finally fixing the mess it was at launch

Bethesda Deploys Patch to Address The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim Nintendo Switch 2 Performance Woes

#WeAreSuperClose
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Replaced Delayed to April 14th: “We Are Super Close to the Finish Line”

REPLACED Has Been Delayed For A Fourth Time

REPLACED Delayed Once Again, This Time To April 2026

#VirtuesThePost
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Major Rework to Soulframe’s Player Progression Closed Alpha

Digital Extremes Announces “Major Rework” Of Soulframe’s Player Progression System

Soulframe Closed Alpha “Preludes 13” revamps Virtues progression, adds new mission type and weapons

#CupiclawSteamDemoNowLiveA
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Cupiclaw Steam Demo Now Live Ahead of March 5 Launch

Scott Pilgrim EX Steam Demo Live

Swarm Me Demo is Live

#Aura
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EVE Online Launches 'Aura Guidance' AI Chatbot In-Game To Try To Help Orient Newbie Capsuleers

Eve Online's new in-game chatbot "is not generative AI," but I'd still rather ask randomers for advice

EVE Online rolls out 'AI-powered assistance feature' for new players, promises it 'does not produce game content, create art, or replace creative work'

#UkAdAuthorityBansCallOfDu
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Weird Nikki Glaser Call of Duty airport ad gets a UK ban because it “trivialised sexual violence”

Call of Duty ad banned in the UK for trivializing sexual violence

UK Ad Authority Bans Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Ad for "Trivializing Sexual Violence"

#StarTrekOnline
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Star Trek Online’s season 35 aka Corruption has officially launched – here’s the new trailer

Interview: Chatting Star Trek Online Ship Design Philosophy and Star Trek Canon With EP Thomas Marrone

Star Trek Online: Corruption is Live on PC, With New Episode, TFO, and Special 16th Anniversary Event

Star Trek Online’s “Corruption” update hits PC with a new episode, TFO, and 16th anniversary event

Star Trek Online: Corruption Now Available

#TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfT
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1.4.3 update out now, patch notes

Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.9.0 update out now, patch notes

Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom And Breath Of The Wild Updates Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Version 1.4.3 now available

Zelda: Breath of the Wild updated to Version 1.9.0 (patch notes)

Almost A Decade Later, The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Still Getting Updated

#Creativity
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"Creativity is the key": how PC hardware’s smaller manufacturers are navigating the RAM shortage disaster

Steam Deck Faces US Stock Issues as AI-Driven RAM Shortage Hits Gaming Hardware

#Showcase
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FC 26 Showcase is Available Free Starting Today

FC 26 Fantasy FC Promo: Release Date, Leaks, and Upgrade Tracker

#Sports
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EA Sports FC commentator lets EA use an AI version of his voice to record some lines, it’s revealed

One of FC 26's commentators confirms that EA uses an AI replicating his voice to record new lines

#FirstWeekMewgenicsSalesSo
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Mewgenics is a clear hit reaching over a million sales

Mewgenics Sales Soar Past 1m in First Week

#MinecraftJava
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Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan for the Vibrant Visuals update

Minecraft texture packs 2026 - Java and Bedrock resources

#Unity
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Unity CEO says an upcoming Beta will allow people to "prompt full casual games into existence"

Unity boss who once called out the 'idiocy' of the metaverse now says his company's new AI tech 'will enable developers to prompt full casual games into existence with natural language only'

#BestAndroid
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Best racing games for Android

Best Android PSP Emulator

#NextGod
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Next God of War to Include Scythes to Kratos’ Arsenal, Might Go Back to Greece – Rumor

The Next God of War Game May Return To Greece And Will Have Scythes