Video Game News 2/19/2026

#CallOfDuty
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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 by UK regulator after investigation determined it "trivialised sexual violence"

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

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

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

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Commercial Featuring Nikki Glazer Receives UK Ban 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 Ad Banned Over Sexual Assault Joke

#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 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

#Skyrim
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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

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

Elder Scrolls 6 Is Powered By New Version Of Creation Engine

#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

Replaced has been delayed to April 2026

#Highguard
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Highguard Studio May Have Secretly Been Funded By Tencent

Report Says Highguard's Development Was Quietly Funded By Tencent

Tencent’s TiMi may have quietly funded Highguard studio Wildlight Entertainment

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

#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

#RpgMusicalPeopleOfNote
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People of Note receives Nintendo Switch 2 release date, new trailer

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

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

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

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

Review: God of War: Sons of Sparta (PS5) - Series' Boldest Bet Is Also Its Slowest Burn

Every God of War Game on PS5 in 2026

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

#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: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

#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

#Fallout76
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Elder Scrolls 6 Will Return To Classic Bethesda Style After Starfield Took A Detour, Todd Howard Says

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

#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

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

Mewgenics Sales Soar Past 1m in First Week

#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

#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

#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

#Duty
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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile officially shuts down in April, Activision announces

Two-Month Warning Given For Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Server Shutdown

#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

#MarioTennisFever
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Nintendo Switch Online adds Mario Tennis Fever icons

Mario Tennis Fever Is The Definition Of A Meh Video Game

#Switch2
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Stardew Valley – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition update out now, patch notes

Stardew Valley's New Update For Nintendo Switch 2 Is Now Live

#Switch2
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Goodnight Universe gains Nintendo Switch 2 camera support with new update

Heartwarming 2025 Gem 'Goodnight Universe' Finally Gets Switch 2 Camera Support

#DragonBall
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Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch update out tomorrow, patch notes

Bandai Namco Unleashes A New Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Update For Switch And Switch 2