Video Game News 2/19/2026

#DefinitiveEdition
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Nintendo surprises fans with a Switch 2 Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X, out today

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Gets Nintendo Switch 2 Edition With 4K/60 FPS Support

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Announced, Out Today

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Version Drops

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition gets Nintendo Switch 2 Edition today

Video: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Shines On Switch 2 In This Side-By-Side Comparison

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Gets Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade, Out Now

Xenoblade fans, it's happening! Nintendo drops a surprise Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles X with 60fps and more

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition gets Nintendo Switch 2 edition today

Nintendo Shadowdrops Xenoblade Chronicles X Switch 2 Edition

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Launches Today on Switch 2, With a $5 Upgrade Pack

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Version Announced, and It's Out Now

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

The Elder Scrolls 6 Is Developed on Creation Engine 3

A New Engine for The Elder Scrolls 6? Don't Be Ridiculous

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

Elder Scrolls 6 hits new internal milestone using Creation Engine 3

Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine

#PokemonTcgPocket
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Pokémon TCG Pocket offers up Paldea's finest in upcoming themed booster pack

Pokémon TCG Pocket's Gen 9-Themed Booster Pack Arrives Next Week

Pokemon TCG Pocket-themed booster pack Paldean Wonders coming this month

Pokémon TCG Pocket is getting a Paldea-themed booster pack

Pokemon TCG Pocket Paldean Wonders Set Brings Adorable New Cards Next Week

#BluepointGamesSony
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Sony Makes Shocking Decision to Shut Down Bluepoint Games

Sony Is Closing Bluepoint Games, The Team Behind Demon’s Souls And Shadow of the Colossus Remakes

Sony shutters Bluepoint Games

Sony Shutting Down Bluepoint Games In March

Sony Shuts Down Studio Behind Critically Acclaimed Demon’s Souls And Shadow Of The Colossus Remakes

#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

Destiny 2’s Shadow and Order Update Delayed to June 9th, Undergoing “Large Revisions”

Destiny 2: Shadow and Order Expansion Delayed

Destiny 2 Shadow and Order Update Delayed by Over Three Months

#Ubisoft
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Ubisoft confirms layoffs at Toronto studio, but insists Splinter Cell’s remake is still coming

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell Studio Hit By Layoffs, Game Still In Development

Splinter Cell Remake Dev Ubisoft Toronto Hit by Layoffs

Ubisoft Says Don’t Worry About Splinter Cell Remake As It Lays Off More Developers

#GodOfWar
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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

Kratos actor says he's skipping the God of War remakes, but suggests news on the series' future coming "late summer"

God of War Actor Christopher Judge Says 'You'll Be Hearing About What We're Doing Probably Late Summer'

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

Monster Hunter Wilds Datamine Uncovers Image About Wireless Local Multiplayer for Switch 2 – Rumor

Rumour: A Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 Port Is Coming, A Fresh Datamine Suggests

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

#Sports
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EA Sports FC Revealed To Use AI For Some Commentator Voiceover

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

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

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

#GoingToChangeThatStarfiel
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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

February 19, 2026: Bethesda Boss Confirms Starfield Update & Elder Scrolls Joy

#ShadowAndOrder
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Destiny 2 fans face long wait as Bungie delays and overhauls next major update

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

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

#LoomGames
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Monopoly Go developers Scopely put in big money for Turkish mobile hit Pixel Flow!

Scopely acquires Pixel Flow developer Loom Games

Scopely acquires majority stake in Pixel Flow! developer Loom Games

#Starfield
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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"

Todd Howard adressed Starfield update rumours: “We are going to be talking about it real soon”

#TheMarch192027
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Sonic 4 Movie Has Found the Voice of Amy Rose

Kristin Bell Will Be Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog Movie 4

Sega Is Delisting Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from Mobile Soon!

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

Watch out, Resident Evil Requiem's ending is being spoiled online as Capcom fights to clean up leaks

Capcom Faces Uphill Battle to Stop Resident Evil Requiem Leaks as Ending Spoilers and Videos Appear Online

#Paranormasight
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Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse Tied to Mie Prefecture

Spooky visual novel The Mermaid's Curse is the best kind of sequel: a self-contained mystery

Square Enix Drops Supernatural Visual Novel PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid’s Curse

#TheEpicGamesStore
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This surprisingly popular Steam MMO is now on the Epic Games Store, with a free starter pack if you're quick

Explore Space And The Afterlife In This Week's Epic Games Store Freebies

What's free on the Epic Games Store today? (Feb. 19)

#VampireTheMasqueradeBlood
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Still Wakes The Deep dev The Chinese Room signs with Lyrical Publishing for new title

Lyrical Games announces full-financing publishing deal with The Chinese Room

Bloodlines 2's The Chinese Room Teams Up With Lyrical Games for Next Project

#WarframeOnAndroid
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Digital Extremes has officially launched Warframe on Android for global players

Warframe for Android hits global release after brief delay overnight

After Short Delay to Fix Login Loop Bug, Warframe's Android Global Launch is Now Live

#YakuzaKiwami
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties mod swaps Goh Hamazaki's face, ditching likeness of actor accused of sexual assault

Japanese Charts: Yakuza Kiwami 3 Brings The Fight To Mario Tennis

#RpgZeroParades
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ZA/UM's Zero Parades is Schrodinger's Disco Elysium follow-up, and it keeps yelling at me about communism

Zero Parades Hands-On Preview: A Complex Spy RPG Hiding in One Giant Shadow

#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

#Q12026
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From the creators of SpeedRunners, a demo of Sprint City is live now

SpeedRunners Creators Unleash Demo for ‘Sprint City’

#Devs
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Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth confirmed for Nintendo Switch

Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth Preview – Melancholy’s Never Been So Cozy

#SortOfAntiremake
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Fallout Has “Multiple” Projects in The Works, Reiterates Todd Howard Who’s “Sort of Anti-Remake”

Bethesda's Todd Howard Says He Is "Sort Of Anti-Remake"