Video Game News 2/4/2026

#YearOfObsidian
🤬

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

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

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

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 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

Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe

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

#Borderlands4
🤩

Borderlands 4 for Nintendo Switch 2 likely axed, as Take-Two says it’s ‘paused’ development

Borderlands 4’s Nintendo Switch 2 Port Development Has Been Paused

Borderlands 4 Development Paused On Switch 2

Borderlands 4 Switch 2 Development Paused, According To Take-Two

Will we ever see Borderlands 4 on Switch 2? Take-Two pauses development to focus on improving and optimising the released game

Take Two has paused Borderlands 4 development for Nintendo Switch 2

Borderlands 4 On Switch 2 Has Paused Development, And Might Never Release

Take-Two pauses development on Borderlands 4 Switch 2 port

Borderlands 4 Switch 2 Development Paused, as GTA Publisher Says It's 'Incredibly Excited' About Bringing Other Games to Nintendo's Console Instead

#GameBoy
😐

Two more Game Boy games have been added to Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics library

Nintendo Switch Online adds Game Boy games Yoshi, Balloon Kid

Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Two More Titles

Nintendo Switch Online adds two more classic Game Boy games, including one developed by Game Freak

Game Boy classics Yoshi and Balloon Kid added to Switch Online

Two More Game Boy Classics Join Nintendo Switch Online for February 2026

#Amd
😺

AMD hints the next-gen Xbox console could launch next year

AMD is on Track to Support 2027 Launch of Next Xbox With Semi-Custom Chips, Says CEO

AMD CEO Says Next-Gen Xbox Could Launch As Soon As 2027

AMD CEO suggests next-gen Xbox will launch in 2027—the premium console's chip is 'progressing well'

Next-Gen Xbox On Track For 2027 Launch Says AMD CEO

#TheMysteryFalloutSeason2C
😒

Amazon's Fallout countdown delivers possibly the only thing more pointless than a New Vegas or Fallout 3 remaster

The mystery Fallout Season 2 countdown on Amazon's website revealed a remaster of sorts, but it's not a remake of New Vegas - it's a penthouse

Fallout countdown ended up being lame, time to keep desperately wishing for Fallout 3 Remastered

Sorry, but that countdown on Amazon's Fallout site didn't lead to a Fallout 3 or New Vegas remaster announcement… or any announcement at all

Amazon Fallout Countdown Turns Out Not to Be Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas Remastered — Here's What It Revealed

#Generative
😺

Generative AI plays "zero part" in GTA 6, Take-Two boss confirms, but the company do have "hundreds" of AI "pilots and implementations" on the go

Take-Two promises Gen AI has "zero part" in Rockstar's GTA 6

Generative AI Has "Zero Part" In GTA 6 Despite Widespread Use Across Take-Two

Strauss Zelnick: "Generative AI has zero part in what Rockstar Games is building" with GTA 6

'We're actively embracing generative AI,' Take-Two boss says, after previously expressing skepticism: 'We have hundreds of pilots and implementations across our company'

#DuneAwakeningChapter3
😺

Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 is live bringing massive changes

Dune: Awakening — Chapter 3 Free Update Trailer

Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 Launches With Massive Endgame Overhaul and New DLC

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

Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 is live with a Landsraad revamp and new endgame progression

#TheFebruary172026
😺

Nintendo confirms an alternative to Switch’s $100 Virtual Boy accessory: Labo VR

Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics can be played with Nintendo Labo VR kit

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

Labo VR Will Reportedly Be Compatible With Virtual Boy For Switch Online

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

#Take
🤬

Take-Two denies GTA 6 will launch without a physical version: ‘That’s not the plan’

No, GTA 6 PS5 Physical Copies Won't Be Delayed

"That's not the plan" Take-Two CEO shoots down rumors of no physical GTA 6 copies at launch

Take-Two CEO Denies Rumors That GTA 6 Will Be Digital-only at Launch

#TheSwitch2
🤬

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

Resident Evil Requiem Looks Amazing in Handheld Mode on Switch 2

#17StardewValley
😺

Stardew Valley Creator Teases Two More Marriage Candidates For Update 1.7

Stardew Valley’s 1.7 update will add 2 new marriage candidates

Good news, Stardew Valley enthusiasts: the 1.7 update will make children 'a little more interesting' and add two new marriage candidates

Stardew Valley‘s Unexpected 1.7 Update Sounds Even Bigger Than We Thought

#TheShow26
😺

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 Pitches Lots of New Features and First PS5 Gameplay Footage

#Helldivers2
🤩

Helldivers 2 Adds a Tank in Major Update, More Hard-Hitting Weaponry in New Warbond

Helldivers 2 tops the Steam sales charts for its second birthday, thanks to a new tank and returning favorite weapon

Helldivers 2 gets much-needed heavy weaponry with Bastion Tank and Siege Breakers warbond

Helldivers 2's overpowered, wildly fun tank is the culmination of two years of balancing

Helldivers 2 has a tank now

#EpicGameStore
😺

Epic Games Store exec admits ‘the launcher sucks’, says improvements are on the way

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

#AStardewValley2
😒

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 Developer Reveals An Unsolved Secret Hidden For 10 Years

#EpicGamesStore
😺

Epic Games Store saw a 57% increase in purchases for third-party PC games in 2025

Epic Games Store reports $400M in third-party game spending for 2025, with 78M MAUs in December

Epic Store saw record player count and 57% increase in third-party game sales in 2025, topping $400 million

#Amd
😐

AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release

Steam Machine release date on track for "early this year," according to AMD

AMD says Valve is 'on track' to begin shipping the Steam machine 'early this year'

#Xenoblade
😒

Rumor: Voice actor page leaks Xenoblade game for 2026

Rumour: Xenoblade Chronicles Voice Actor Might Have Leaked Evidence Of A New Release

Caitlin Thorburn updates Spotlight page to say she worked on Xenoblade game for 2026

#Rockstar
🤩

Grand Theft Auto Online Support Will Continue After GTA 6 Release, Says Take-Two CEO

Take-Two Reaffirms Its Support For GTA Online To Continue After GTA 6 Releases

GTA 6 Doesn’t Mean The End Of GTA Online: ‘We’ll Continue To Support It’

#Switch2
😺

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

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

Nintendo says Switch 2 has sold 17.37 million units as nine-month sales nearly double

#AshesOfCreation
🤬

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

Ashes Of Creation Dev Details $3.2 Million Kickstarter Studio’s Shocking Collapse: ‘None Of Us Are Receiving Our Final Paychecks’

#StarTrekOnlineCorruptionL
😐

Star Trek Online's Next Season Is 'Corruption,' With Full Suite Of Chimeran-Themed Missions

Star Trek Online Season 35 “Corruption” launches February 17 on PC, March 10 on consoles

Star Trek Online: Corruption Launching February 17

#VisionsOfEternityRaidsWar
🤬

Guild Wars 2 Refreshes Raids, Adds a New Raid Encounter, Fashion Templates Feature, and Raid Quickplay

Experience The Guardian’s Glade Raid In Guild Wars 2’s Latest Update Starting Today

Guild Wars 2’s Visions of Eternity update revamps raids, adds Guardian’s Glade, and introduces Fashion Templates

#FalloutSeason3
😺

Fallout Season 2 Episode 8 Just Set Up The Biggest Faction War The Fallout Universe Has Ever Seen

Every Fallout season 2 Easter egg so far

Fallout season 2 post-credits scene explained: What Liberty Prime Alpha means for season 3

Fallout season 2 ending explained: The Enclave, Colorado, and what it means for season 3

The Fallout Season 2 finale teased a new location for Fallout Season 3—and it's somewhere the games have never taken us

Fallout Season 2 finale post-credits sequence: what does it mean?

Fallout Season 2 Episode 8 recap: 'Everyone works for me eventually'

Fallout season 2's finale is premiering tonight, 6 hours earlier than we'd originally expected

What is Liberty Prime From the Fallout Games?

Fallout Season 2 Finale Teases New Location And Something Big

One Question I Really Hope Fallout Season 2’s Finale Answers Before The Wait For Season 3 Begins

#Madden
😺

Madden NFL 26 Update Arrives Tomorrow, February 4 - Patch Notes

The Best Sports Games on Xbox Game Pass Right Now

Xbox Game Pass Adds Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Madden NFL 26, And More

Here are our Xbox Game Pass games for February