Video Game News 2/19/2026

Video Game News 2/19/2026

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#Fallout76
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The Elder Scrolls 6 runs on a new version of the Creation Engine, his Howardliness confirms

Todd Howard claims the ‘majority’ of Bethesda are on Elder Scrolls 6, and don’t expect ‘Starfield 2.0’ soon

The Elder Scrolls 6 Developed on Creation Engine 3, Team is “Happy Where It’s Headed”

Elder Scrolls 6 Will Run On Creation Engine 3, Confirms Todd Howard

Elder Scrolls 6 Will Return To Classic Bethesda Style After Starfield Took A Detour, Todd Howard Says

The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Use An Upgraded Version Of Starfield And Skyrim's Game Engine

The Elder Scrolls 6's new update will make fans happy

Todd Howard says Bethesda will return to 'that classic style' for Elder Scrolls 6: 'Fallout 76 and Starfield are a little bit of a creative detour'

The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Return to Bethesda's 'Classic Style' After Detours With Starfield, Fallout 76, Says Todd Howard

Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine

#GoingToChangeThatStarfiel
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Starfield News is Coming “Soonish,” Says Todd Howard, But Don’t Expect “Starfield 2.0”

Starfield News is Coming “Soonish,” But Starfield 2.0 Is Not Planned

"It is not Starfield 2.0" - Todd Howard squashes Starfield update excitement, but insists work on the space game will not stop "for a while"

Starfield 2.0 Won't Fundamentally Change The Game, Says Todd Howard

Todd Howard says there's no Starfield 2.0 coming: The next big update is for people who already love Starfield, and if you don't, 'I don't think this is going to change that'

Starfield's Next Update Is 'Not Starfield 2.0,' Bethesda Boss Confirms: 'If It Didn’t Connect With You Right Away Or You Found It Boring, I Don’t Think This is Going to Change That'

Starfield‘s Next Big Update Isn’t A 2.0 Reboot, It’s For People Who Already Love The Game

#Sonic4Movie
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Sonic 4 Casts Kristen Bell as Amy Rose

Kristen Bell Cast As Amy Rose In Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Sonic 4 Movie Has Found the Voice of Amy Rose

Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Movie Has Found Its Amy Rose

Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in Sonic 4 Movie with Jeff Fowler directing

Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Movie Has Found Its Amy Rose

Kristen Bell Joins The Sonic 4 Cast As Amy

#CallOfDuty
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Call of Duty ad banned by UK regulator after investigation determined it "trivialised sexual violence"

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

UK's Advertising Standards Authority bans Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 commercial for "trivializing sexual violence"

Black Ops 7 ad banned in the UK for 'trivializing sexual violence'

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

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Commercial Featuring Nikki Glazer Receives UK Ban for Trivializing Sexual Violence

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Ad Banned Over Sexual Assault Joke

#ShadowAndOrder
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Destiny 2's next big update has been delayed so it can undergo "large revisions" so large and revisiony it'll need a new name

Bungie delays major Destiny 2 update that was set to clash with Marathon, but its three-month pushback has stunned me

Destiny 2's Major Shadow And Order Update Is Being Delayed And Renamed

Bungie Delays Major Destiny 2 Update by Three Months to Focus on 'Quality-of Life Updates'

#Sports
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EA FC Is Using AI to Recreate Commentator Guy Mowbray’s Voice

EA Sports FC commentator Guy Mowbray okays AI voice cloning for player-name calls

Football commentator Guy Mowbray let EA create an AI voice double to help read out the 20,000 player names in EA Sports FC

Football commentator permits EA to use an AI version of his voice for EA Sports FC

#Playstation5
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Seems Like PS5 Will Be the Only Console You Can Play Silent Hill Townfall at Launch

Silent Hill f Perfumes Will Smell Like Hinako And Fox Mask

Silent Hill: Townfall looks to be a PS5 console launch exclusive, according to official website

Silent Hill: Townfall Will Skip Xbox Consoles At Launch

#Rpg
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Is Crimson Desert an RPG? Weird Online Arguments Erupt as Dev Refuses to Call It One

Pearl Abyss doesn't think of Crimson Desert as an RPG, but it understands why you might

Crimson Desert’s only difficulty lets you play it as hard or as easy as you’d like

Crimson Desert: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

#TransportFever3
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Sorry, Woodstock's off; or, how I gave everyone dysentery in Transport Fever 3

Side Quests: Transport Fever 3 offers a compelling hook for building the next metropolis

Transport Fever 3 Interview – Urban Games’ Sam Bennett on Playing Your Way

Transport Fever 3 Preview – The Ultimate Transport Tycoon Simulator

I didn't expect to kidnap alligators, save Woodstock or give people dysentery in a game called Transport Fever 3—but here we are

#Rothschild
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Valve wins legal battle against patent troll Rothschild and associated companies

Valve Wins Trial Against "Patent Troll" Inventor

Valve wins lawsuit against Rothschild and associated entities, with a jury agreeing they violated an anti-patent troll protection act

#Switch2
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.1 update out now, patch notes

Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0.1 Patch Notes - Switch 2 And Switch Bug Fixes & Adjustments

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0.1 available (patch notes)

#AFourthTime
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REPLACED Has Been Delayed For A Fourth Time

REPLACED Delayed Once Again, This Time To April 2026

Replaced Delayed to April 14, 2026 for Final Polish

#ThisMusicalTurnbasedRpg
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This Musical Turn-Based RPG Could Be a Breath of Fresh Air on PS5, and It's Out Very Soon

People of Note Preview – The Musical Turn-Based RPG Gets a Release Date and Demo Impressions

Musical RPG People of Note Release Date Revealed, Featuring Erika Ishii and Debra Wilson

#ResidentEvilRequiem
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Resident Evil Requiem PS5 Spoilers Are Starting to Circulate, So Be Safe Out There

Resident Evil Requiem requirements for PC are lower than you think

Score 18% off Resident Evil Requiem Preorders for PC Right Now at Fanatical

#Rpg
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Zanerdin: The Unbound Promises to Be a PS5 Gacha RPG Without Any In-Game Purchases

Sanctuary Games Reveals Zanerdin: The Unbound, a Gacha RPG Without Microtransactions

Collectible Turn-Based RPG Zanerdin: The Unbound Revealed

#WorldOfWarcraftMidnight
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World of Warcraft trolls you in the best of ways with its Midnight zone of Zul’Aman

Discover Zul'Aman, Home to the Amani Trolls, in the Latest World of Warcraft Midnight Zone Preview

Blizzard previews Zul’Aman and a revamped Eversong Woods for World of Warcraft: Midnight

#NoAzureForApartheid
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No Azure for Apartheid call on Microsoft to cut ties with ICE, amid reports of agency deepening reliance on company's cloud and AI

Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens

#TheKillingStone
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I may indeed offer my soul to The Killing Stone, an Arctic mansion mystery card-battler from the makers of The Blackout Club

The Killing Stone combines occult contract law with card-battling in an isolated 17th century mansion

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

Mewgenics co-creator Tyler Glaiel was "blindsided" by sales far greater than its Steam wishlist tally

#God
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God of War Kratos actor says fans will ‘hear about what we’re doing’ this Summer

'You'll Hear About What We're Doing in Late Summer': Kratos Actor Spills Next PS5 God of War's Reveal Plans

#Fans
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Fans uncover strongest evidence yet that Monster Hunter Wilds is coming to Nintendo Switch 2

Those Monster Hunter Wilds on Switch 2 rumours refuse to go away, new datamined evidence adds fuel to the fire

#Playstationxbox
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‘Let us normalize delaying games’: DayZ creator says players ‘have the power’ to tell platform holders delays are okay

DayZ creator calls to 'normalize delaying games,' that consumers can show Xbox and Sony 'that delays are okay' and, oh, 'Personally: don't preorder games, folks. Commercially: please preorder games'

#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

#TheSpringtimeCelebration
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure kicks off spring with new in-game celebration

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Springtime Celebration 2026 Live

#XboxAlly
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Xbox Ally X is Now Nearly $100 More Expensive in Australia

Surprise, surprise: The ROG Xbox Ally X just got a AU$200 price hike in Australia