Video Game News 2/17/2026

#WarSonsOfSparta
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‘What the f*** are they thinking?’ God of War creator says 2D spin-off Sons of Sparta doesn’t ‘respect the license’

God of War Sons of Sparta Trailer Documents Its Journey From The Drawing Board To Your Screen

God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarok Combined Reportedly Earned Over $1.4 Billion

New God of War PS5 Game Polarizing Fans, Refunds Demanded

God of War Creator Trashes God of War: Sons of Sparta

Fans Are Already Debating Whether God of War's PS5 Trilogy Will Cut the Series' Sex Minigames

'It's a Terrible First-Party Game': God of War Creator Expands on PS5 Side-Scroller Criticism

Yes, God of War Sons Of Sparta Dev Takes Its Name From A Real, Adorable Cat

"What the f**k are they thinking" - Original God of War creator slams Sons of Sparta, branding it "one of worst decisions" ever made

God of War Sons of Sparta angers players over confusing co-op requirements

God of War Sons of Sparta – Mega Cat Studios discuss origins of Kratos and company’s name

Should the God of War Trilogy Remake Bring Back the Sex Minigames?

'This is Not God of War' — Franchise Creator David Jaffe Trashes Side-Scrolling Spinoff Sons of Sparta

#FinalFantasyViiRemakePart
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake director explains why Part 3 being multiformat won’t compromise performance

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3's Multiplatform Approach Won't Affect Graphics, and Here's Why

Hamaguchi says Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 developed for multiple platforms and says shift won’t impact the graphics

Final Fantasy 7 Remake 3 will not "compromise on graphics whatsoever" despite move to multiplatform release

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is 'Already in a Playable State'

Final Fantasy Remake Series Going Multiplatform Will Not Lower Quality of Part 3, Director Insists While Acknowledging Fan Concern

#RainbowSixSiege
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Rainbow Six Siege Gets Solid Snake As A New Operator

Metal Gear Solid 4 PS5 Has Assassin's Creed Content But No Online

Rainbow Six Siege's Metal Gear Solid Update Is a Match Made in Stealth Heaven on PS5, PS4

Solid Snake joins Rainbow Six Siege as Ubisoft outlines sweeping Year 11 changes

Metal Gear's Solid Snake joins the roster of Rainbow Six Siege, finally making a crossover with Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher real

Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Roadmap Out, Includes Permanent Operator Solid Snake from the Metal Gear Solid Series

Metal Gear Solid 4 Remaster Is Leaving Online Multiplayer In The Past

#YouAreMySunshine
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Silent Hill 2 remake devs Bloober Team reveal Layers of Fear 3 via creepy poetry reading

Layers of Fear 3 Announced

Layers of Fear 3 Is What Bloober Team Was Teasing All This Time

Layers Of Fear 3 Announced With A Spooky Live-Action Trailer

#SwitchEmulatorsHit
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Nintendo issues DMCA takedown on more Switch emulators, but at least one is fighting back

13 Switch Emulators Hit By Latest Wave Of Nintendo Takedowns

It’s that time of year again when Nintendo is going after Switch emulators on GitHub

Nintendo strikes more emulators with DMCA takedown notices

#Switch2
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows – Claws of Awaji DLC shares Nintendo Switch 2 release date

Assassin's Creed Shadows 'Claws Of Awaji' Expansion Lands Switch 2 Release Date

Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2 gets Claws of Awaji expansion in March

Assassin's Creed Shadows winter roadmap includes community parkour and Switch 2 Claws of Awaji release date

#Castlevania
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Shutaro Iida, dev of classic Castlevania games on GBA / Nintendo DS and Bloodstained director, has passed away

Castlevania Director Shutaro Ida Has Died After Cancer Diagnosis

Bloodstained director Shutaro Ida has sadly passed away at 52

Castlevania Veteran Koji Igarashi Vows to Finish Making Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement to Honor Deceased Director Shutaro Ida's Vision

#Playstation5
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Ys X: Proud Nordics Review: PS5 JRPG Gets Definitive Version

Review: Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2) - The Definitive Version Of Adol Christin's Seafaring Saga

Ys X: Proud Nordics Review

Review – Ys X: Proud Nordics (PlayStation 5)

#Psa10
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One of the Paul brothers (does it matter?) just sold a Pokémon card for $16.4 million to the son of Anthony Scaramucci – we need another asteroid, quick

Logan Paul’s $16.5M Pokémon card sale sparks controversy about its PSA 10 legitimacy

Logan Paul's Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon Trading Card Sells for $16.4 Million, Setting New Record

Logan Paul Sells A Single Pokémon Card For Over $16 Million

#ExpandingReplayabilityLoo
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It's "hard to push innovation" in racing games compared to other genres, reckons Star Wars: Galactic Racer creative director

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Studio Avoided Open World For “Expanding Replayability Loop” With Tracks

Fuse taps into its Burnout heritage to make sure Star Wars Galactic Racer delivers "high risk, high thrill" races packed with that "Star Wars magic"

Star Wars: Galactic Racer Includes 'A Good Mix of Familiar Faces and New Characters,' Developer Says, Following Sebulba and Ben Quadinaros Reveals

The Big Star Wars: Galactic Racer Interview — Why It's Not Open World, How Its Story Mode Works, and When It's Set

#TheBiggestDownload
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Resident Evil Requiem Pre-Loads Start on February 25th, PS5 Install Size is 72.88 GB

Resident Evil Requiem Is the Biggest Download in Series History on PS5

Which Resident Evil Game You Should Play First?

Weapons Director Zach Cregger Was Given "Carte Blanche" To Reinvent Resident Evil For The Big Screen

I Really Hope We Aren’t Actually Getting A New Resident Evil Game Every Year

#Playstation
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Details on the $30 physical version of Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition have been confirmed

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition revealed for Nintendo Switch, out tomorrow [update: physical pre-orders]

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition Is Missing the Original Soundtrack, and Fans Aren't Happy

#Playstation
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Sony is considering holding back PlayStation 6 until 2028 or 2029, report claims

Sony Considering PS6 Delay to 2028 or Even 2029, New Report Says

Sony may delay its next PlayStation console to 2028 or 2029 amid memory shortages

#CurryTheKid
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Castlevania and Bloodstained veteran Shutaro Iida has died at 52

Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as 'Curry The Kid', has died at the age of 52

Castlevania and Metal Gear Programmer Shutaro Iida Dies at 52

#AsphaltLegendsUniteNow
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Asphalt Legends has now received a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Asphalt Legends Unite Now Available on Nintendo Switch 2

Final wave of Pokemon Legends: Z-A Nintendo Switch Online icons now available

#Report
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Report: ByteDance in talks to sell Mobile Legends studio Moonton for $6B–$7B

ByteDance reportedly in "advanced talks" to sell Mobile Legends dev Moonton Technology to Savvy Games for over $6bn

Report: Saudi Arabia eyeing $7 billion purchase of mobile studio Moonton

#CrimsonDesert
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"This is made to be a premium experience" Crimson Desert has no microtransactions despite its Black Desert Online pedigree, says Pearl Abyss

Crimson Desert is made by the devs of MMO Black Desert, but it won't have any non-preorder microtransactions on launch: 'This is the premium experience, that is the transaction'

'This Is a Premium Experience. That Is the Transaction. Full Stop' — Crimson Desert Dev Rules Out Microtransactions or a Cosmetic Cash Shop

#Cameo
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RDR2 actor saves the day after fan deletes fiancée's save file

'Let Us All Send This Poor Girl Positive Vibes' — Arthur Morgan Actor Roger Clark Reveals Cameo Apology Request From Man Who Deleted Fiancé's Red Dead Redemption 2 Save File

Guy Deletes His Fiance’s Red Dead Redemption 2 Save, Begs Arthur Morgan For Help

#TheDawnOfWar4
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Total War: Warhammer 3 is getting some absolutely murderous cats

Total War Warhammer 3’s new DLC introduces Bhashiva and Tiger Warriors character pack, launching Spring

Total War: Warhammer 3's first character pack stars an all-new legendary lord that puts the 'cat' in Grand Cathay

The Dawn of War 4 team isn't worried about Total War: Warhammer 40k: 'This is definitely a case of holy s***, it's two cakes'

#Bloodlines2
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Hardsuit's canned Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 refuses to fade away, as leaked gameplay videos show what might have been

The modder who saved Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 1 has been showing off a treasure trove of material from the canceled version of Bloodlines 2

#CallOfDutyWarzoneMobile
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Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile Is Officially Shutting Down Its Servers This April

Call Of Duty: Warzone Mobile Shutdown Date Announced And It's Not Far Away

#Braid
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Braid: Anniversary Edition just got a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition [update: western launch]

PSA: Braid: Anniversary Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Has Finally Arrived On Western eShops

#RosterAddsAdamPearce
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WWE 2K26 Roster Adds Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis

WWE 2K26 Roster: Full List Of New & Returning Superstars

#TheSwitch2MightGetAPrice
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PS6 May Be Delayed To 2029, The Switch 2 Might Get A Price Hike This Year

Nintendo Is Considering A Switch 2 Price Hike This Year, According To New Report

#AHeavyBlade
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Brand New .hack Game Announced as CyberConnect 2 Revives Classic RPG Series

New .hack game is JRPG .hack//Zero