Video Game News 2/3/2026

#YearOfObsidian
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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 2 and Avowed Underperformed Financially, Says Obsidian

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

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

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 Focusing On More Games In Avowed's Universe, But Not The Outer Worlds 3 - Report

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

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

#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 Shadow Drops on Consoles With Apparently No Improvements

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

Everything included in The Division: Definitive Edition as the Xbox store leaks another game

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

#TheSwitch2
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Resident Evil Village Receives its First Update Since 2023

Resident Evil Requiem Gets New Short Film

Resident Evil Requiem Teams Up With Maika Monroe For New Trailer

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

Resident Evil Requiem on Switch 2 Is Horrifyingly Great

#Switch2
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Switch is officially Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, overtaking DS

Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 Worldwide Sales Number Updated

Nintendo Switch 2 has now outsold Wii U, fastest-selling Nintendo system to date

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

#MarioTennisFever
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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

Mario Tennis Fever is elevated by Fever Rackets, but the core experience is as strong as ever

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

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

#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

Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by your favorite video game characters

AI-Generated Podcasts Starring Characters Like God Of War’s Kratos Might Be Sony’s Worst Patent Ever

#MmoAshesOfCreation
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Ashes of Creation Turmoil Continues, As Sharif Responds Over The Weekend Urging 'Patience'

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

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

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

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

#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

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

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

People Spent More But Played Less On The Epic Games Store In 2025

Epic Games announces Fortnite collab program to bolster store sales

'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

#ReimaginingTheScenarioWas
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Diorama Worlds And Timeless Storytelling Await In DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined

Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined Review

Feature: "Reimagining The Scenario Was Necessary" - Making Old & New Fans Happy With Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined: The Kotaku Review

#XboxGame
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High on Life 2 and Madden NFL 26 highlight Xbox Game Pass February 2026 additions

Here are our Xbox Game Pass games for February

Xbox Game Pass Players Only Have To Say Goodbye To One Game This February

Game Pass Gets 12 More Games In February 2026, Including High On Life 2 And Madden NFL 26

Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass February 2026 Wave 1 Lineup

#ThroughUnboxingVideo
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake’s Press Kit Leaked Through Unboxing Video – Rumor

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake press kits seemingly included a collectible dagger, further cementing just how darn close the game was to release

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Collectible Dagger Looks to Have Popped Up in an Unboxing Video, Days After Game's Cancelation

#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'

#AboutGameplayMlb
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MLB The Show 26 Feature Premiere - This Week is All About Gameplay

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

MLB The Show 26 gameplay revealed

#PlaystationVita
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New Handheld From Anbernic Looks to Revive the PS Vita

PlayStation Vita becomes the latest for Anbernic to clone

Anbernic reveals the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro

#XboxSeriesX
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Starsand Island Arrives In Early Access

Starsand Island Launches Into Steam Early Access and Xbox Preview on February 11

Starsand Island Early Access Starts Next Week

#Workers
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QA Workers at Two Blizzard Studios Represented By Communications Workers of America Ratify a Contract

Blizzard QA teams in Albany and Austin ratify a three-year union contract with Microsoft

QA staff at Blizzard ratify union contract that gives "lasting protections in the workplace"

#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

#WorldsEdge
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Apex Legends: Breach hunkers down with Hardlight defenses

Apex Legends Adds Breachable Windows In Season 28, And Gives Fuse A Rocket Jump

Apex Legends: Breach Preview

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

Seven months later, Dune Awakening gets its "biggest update yet" - but can it recapture that launch magic?

#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

#Firefox
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Firefox will get AI controls to turn it all off

'We’ve heard from many who want nothing to do with AI' says Mozilla, as it introduces an AI blocking menu to upcoming Firefox builds

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

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

#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

#OpenWorlderCrimsonDesertS
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Crimson Desert Crosses 2 Million Wishlists More Than Six Weeks Before Launch

PS5 Open Worlder Crimson Desert Seems Destined to Be a Hit, Tops 2 Million Wishlists