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#YearOfObsidian
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The Outer Worlds 2 sounds like it's not getting a follow-up any time soon, but Obsidian plan to give Avowed some wacky cousins

Obsidian isn’t making Outer Worlds 3 but will work on more games in the Avowed universe, despite ‘disappointing’ sales

The Outer Worlds 3 Isn’t Happening, Says Obsidian, While the Avowed Universe May See More Games

The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed Underperformed Financially, Says Obsidian

Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 Failed To Meet Sales Expectations

Obsidian’s Grounded 2 Was A Hit While Avowed And Outer World 2 Underperformed

Xbox's Obsidian Seemingly Kills The Outer Worlds, Third Game Not Planned

Obsidian boss says Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 had disappointing sales, but Grounded 2 was a hit

Obsidian Will Make More Avowed Games, But No Plans For Outer Worlds 3….Yet

Grounded 2 thrived whilst Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 under-performed, so now Obsidian may target shorter development cycles

Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 Underperformed, and There Won't Be a Third

The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed Underperformed, No More Outer Worlds Games Planned

#TheSwitch2
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Resident Evil Village Receives its First Update Since 2023

Resident Evil Requiem Gets New Short Film

Preview: Resident Evil Requiem Grace Sections Feel Thoughtful

IGN posts impressions of Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata on Nintendo Switch 2

Alamo Drafthouse's Resident Evil-Inspired Menu Includes A Jill Sandwich

Resident Evil Requiem Looks Amazing in Handheld Mode on Switch 2

Resident Evil Requiem on Switch 2 Is Horrifyingly Great

#TheSwitch2
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Switch is officially Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, overtaking DS

Switch 2 Hits 17.37 Million Sold, Nintendo Switch Surpasses DS in Lifetime Sales

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 Worldwide Sales Number Updated

Nintendo Switch’s Lifetime Sales Hit 155.37 Million with Nintendo Switch 2 Selling 17.37 Million Units, Easily Passing the Wii U in Less Than Six Months

It's Official, The Switch Is Nintendo's Best-Selling Console Of All Time

Switch 2 Storms Towards Its Forecast Target With 17.37 Million Units Sold

Switch finally surpasses the Nintendo DS to become company's best-selling console, ever

Nintendo Switch 2 which has been out 7 months has outsold 4 year total of Wii U

Nintendo Switch has sold 155.37 million units beating the Nintendo DS

Nintendo Switch 2 has now sold 17.37 million units worldwide

The Nintendo Switch 2 has topped 17 million sales worldwide

#DefinitiveEdition
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The Division: Definitive Edition has appeared on the Xbox store, seemingly ending hopes of a remaster

The Division: Definitive Edition Out Now, But Not on PS5

Tom Clancy’s The Division – Definitive Edition Is Here And It’s The Most Complete Way To Play

The Division: Definitive Edition Has Been Quietly Released

The Division: Definitive Edition Quietly Launches — But It's Not the Remaster Some Had Hoped For

#ChappellRoan
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Fortnite Teases Chappell Roan Collab and Gamers Are Already Fighting About It

Take A Look At These Two Chappell Roan Fortnite Skins Coming This Week

Chappell Roan comes to Fortnite Festival season 13

Chappell Roan is Joining Fortnite, and Here's How She Looks

Chappell Roan Stuns In New Fortnite Skins

#TheShow26
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MLB The Show 26 announced for Nintendo Switch, Aaron Judge on the cover [update: gameplay trailer]

MLB The Show 26 Drops First Gameplay Trailer Outlining New Features and Improvements

MLB The Show 26 New Features & Gameplay Trailer

How To Preorder MLB The Show 26: All Editions And Prices

MLB The Show 26 gameplay revealed

MLB The Show 26 Takes Players From College To The Hall Of Fame

#TheEpicGamesStore
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Players buying third-party games on the Epic Games Store will soon unlock Fortnite cosmetics based on those games

Epic Games announces Fortnite collab program to bolster store sales

Free Fortnite Cosmetics Are Coming To Get You To Buy More Games On Epic's Store

'Our Goal Isn't to Dance on Top of Steam's Grave' — How Epic Plans to Convince PC Gamers to Buy Their Games From the Epic Games Store Instead of Steam

#MarioTennisFeverVideoWatc
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Video: Watch us beat other journalists in Switch 2’s Mario Tennis Fever

Preview: Mario Tennis Fever New Characters and Rackets Feel Fun

Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For Mario Tennis Fever

Mario Tennis Fever Leans Way Harder on the ’Mario’ than the ‘Tennis’

#November
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GTA 6 on Course for November 2026 Launch, Marketing Starts in Summer

GTA 6 still on track for November 2026 release date, Take-Two (TTWO) expects record FY27 bookings

GTA 6 Still On Track For November Release, Marketing Campaign Kicks Off This Summer

Grand Theft Auto 6 'launch marketing' will begin this summer as the November release date remains on track

#TheFebruary172026
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Preview: Switch and Switch 2 Virtual Boy Feels True to Form

Preview: Five Takeaways From My Time With Virtual Boy On Nintendo Switch Online

Switch 2's Virtual Boy offering is alarmingly accurate and an essential history lesson

Virtual Boy on Switch 2: Discovering Nintendo’s Greatest Failure

#MmoAshesOfCreation
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Ashes of Creation pulled from Steam amid dramatic shutdown in yet another blow to the MMO genre

Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif says his “next action” will be a public filing amid studio turmoil

February 03, 2026: Steam Quietly Withdraws Under Fire MMO Ashes of Creation & Switch Surges

Ashes of Creation – The Kickstarter Curse Set to Claim Another Project

#AStardewValley2
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Stardew Valley 2 continues to remain a hypothetical, but ConcernedApe did actually consider making it at one point

ConcernedApe admits he was "starting to work on a Stardew Valley 2" before Haunted Chocolatier, and he could return to it one day

Stardew Valley Turns 10: The Big ConcernedApe Interview

#RedDeadRedemption2
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A modder has turned Red Dead Redemption 2 into a ‘legally distinct’ Pokémon style game

Red Dead Redemption 2 modder shows off hilarious Pokemon battle mod

The Red Dead Redemption 2 Pokémon Mod is as Hilarious as it Sounds

#Playstation
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Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by characters from its games

Today in Weird Sony Patents: AI-Generated Podcasts Hosted by PlayStation Characters

Sony patents AI-generated podcasts featuring characters from its games, and I was just sick in my mouth

#Embark
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ARC Raiders’ Map Conditions Schedule Issues Have Been Fixed, Bird City Frequency Increased

Arc Raiders is all about collecting rubber ducks right now, so Embark has boosted the Bird City map condition

Events are back in Arc Raiders as Embark fixes an issue that erased them from existence while also upping Bird City's frequency, 'so that all time zones get a chance to play'

#TheBestSportsGames
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The Best Sports Games on Xbox Game Pass Right Now

Here are our Xbox Game Pass games for February

Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 1 Lineup

#Playstation3
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Sorry, PS3 Users, Netflix Is Dropping Support for Sony's 20-Year-Old Console Next Month

Netflix's Ancient PS3 App Is Going Offline Next Month

Netflix Remembers It Never Shut Down Its Old PS3 App, Announces It Is Doing That Very Soon

#StarTrekStarfleetAcademy
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Star Trek Online kicks off its 35th season later this February

Three Star Trek Online ships just showed up in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Star Trek Online: Corruption Launching February 17

#TheGameAwards
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Highguard makes its 5v5 mode permanent, generating goodwill and a bump in Steam numbers

Highguard Player Count Is Actually Hanging in There as It Makes 5v5 Mode Permanent

As player numbers fall, Highguard makes the actually-quite-good 5v5 mode permanent

#RpgBel
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Clean up aura and gossip with curious characters on a mysterious ship in the very 3DS era Zelda-esque Bel's Fanfare

Zelda-inspired RPG Bel’s Fanfare confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

#EpicGameStore
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The Epic Game Store should soon suck a bit less, with speedier load times and actual social features set for the summer

"The launcher sucks, let's call it what it is," Epic Game Store boss says, promising a year of big improvements to speed, new "forum-type" social features, more

#Valheim
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Valheim developers celebrate the game's fifth anniversary with flower garlands, sweetbread, and Steam Deck optimisations

To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread

#DuneAwakeningChapter3
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Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 is live bringing massive changes

Dune: Awakening's Chapter 3 Launches with New Story, Landsraad Overhaul, Endgame Progression and Far More

#HumbleBundle
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Get some quality action in the Sci-Fi Shooters 2.0 Humble Bundle

The latest Humble Bundle gives you Black Mesa and other FPS games for under $3 each

#ThePosthumousInvestigatio
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The Posthumous Investigation, a time-loop murder mystery, heading to Nintendo Switch

Murder Mystery Goes Monochrome In This Time Loop Noir Thriller