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• Nintendo Issues DMCA Takedown Notices Against All Switch Emulators on GitHub

  16-02-2026 14:57 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  Nintendo issues DMCA notices against all Switch emulators, targeting GitHub projects in a new legal crackdown on Switch emulation.
  
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• Tingus Goose review: AI can't make this up [SideQuesting]

  25-02-2026 21:25 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  An absolutely unhinged body horror clicker/idle game that is also extremely cozy and has layered themes about life and consumerism, Tingus Goos is worth seeing to believe.
  
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• Sony Patent Hints at PSSR 2.0 Upgrade for PS5 Pro to Reduce FPS Drops and Resolution Cuts

  25-02-2026 21:15 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  A new Sony patent suggests improvements for PSSR 2.0 on PS5 Pro and hints at fixes for FPS drops and native resolution issues.
  
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• New Lara Croft Actor Discusses Her Take On The Character: "No Laras Left Behind"

  25-02-2026 21:10 via gamespot.com
  
  Alix Wilton-Regan, the new Lara Croft actor for the upcoming Tomb Raider: Catalyst, has discussed how her version of the character may differ from previous incarnations.Speaking on the Press X to Continue podcast, Wilton Regan said she is taking the "no Laras left behind" approach, which means she aims to adopt and embrace what came before, but also make her own stamp."I've looked at all of the performances. Obviously, I've got all the scripts, so I know where it's going, and, you know, I think
  
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• The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (PS5) Review | VGChartz

  25-02-2026 21:07 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  VGChartz's Thomas Froehlicher: "The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon is a very satisfying follow-up to a partially disappointing Trails Through Daybreak II. It has a much stronger narrative, dramatically improved combat, boasts great returning characters, delightful enhancements, and even more enjoyable side content in the form of Grim Garten. Its worth every euro I paid - indeed, I'd pay twice the price for it, given the fantastic experience it provided. Given the dramatic cliffhange
  
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• No Sleep for Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES Review - Gaming Respawn

  25-02-2026 21:05 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  No Sleep for Kaname DateFrom AI: The Somnium Files is a 2025 visual novel adventure video game developed and published by Spike Chunsoft. Gaming Respawn reviews.
  
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• Ride 6 Review | NoobFeed

  25-02-2026 21:04 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  Mahi from NoobFeed writes: RIDE 6 is not perfect, though. The festival's theme seems shallow. Off-road tracks aren't very hard. Moving up in your career can feel like a grind. Some of the most exciting content arrives late. It's not like AI awareness is something to brag about, either.
  
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• ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Review | NoobFeed

  25-02-2026 21:04 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  Namira from NoobFeed writes: Crazy real-space physics aren't what ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is about; it's about color logic and moving magnets around.
  You really feel like you've accomplished something when the puzzle pieces line up perfectly with the pictures. When you carefully balance color combinations and where the droids are put to solve a multi-step chamber, it doesn't feel like a mistake. In the end, ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a big step up from the first game.
  
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• The clicker-base-building adventure, Outpath, is out now for consoles

  25-02-2026 21:02 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  "GrabTheGames and Silver Lining Interactive are excited to announce that Outpath hasofficially launched onto Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S." - GrabTheGames and Silver Lining Interactive.
  
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• Fighting Force Collection review [SideQuesting]

  25-02-2026 21:02 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  An ensemble of 90s 3D brawlers that have been lost to time, the collection of Fighting Force games making their way to the modern generation where they mostly don't hold up.
  
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• The Rumble Fish 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition review [SideQuesting]

  25-02-2026 21:01 via newsboiler-www-website.azurewebsites.net
  The Rumble Fish 2 originally released in 2005, but even twenty years later this is still terrific arcade fighting.
  
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• CoD: Black Ops 7 And Warzone Patch Notes Reveal Nerf For OP Gun In BR

  25-02-2026 20:35 via gamespot.com
  
  A small update arrived to Call of Duty on February 25, and the patch notes detail a few bug fixes for Black Ops 7 and some notable weapon tuning for Warzone. The weapon adjustments for battle royale include a nerf for the popular auto conversion for the M8A1 assault rifle, while a few other guns get improvements to make them more viable.Recently, the M8A1 assault rifle has been a dominant force in Warzone with the addition of the Autostrike-X8 Conversion barrel. This attachment transformed the g
  
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• Skate Studio Lays Off Staff As Game Enters "Next Chapter"

  25-02-2026 20:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Full Circle, the studio behind EA's new Skate game, has dismissed an unspecified number of employees. In a website post about the "next chapter" of the free-to-play early access title, the studio said that it is "transforming" as the game evolves."These shifts mean making changes to our team structure, and some roles will be impacted," Full Circle's post reads. "The teammates affected are talented colleagues and friends who helped build the foundation of Skate. Their creativity and dedication ar
  
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• Mr. Beast Editor Accused Of Insider Trading On Prediction Market

  25-02-2026 20:21 via gamespot.com
  
  The popular prediction market site Kalshi has announced that it took action against an editor working for YouTube star Mr. Beast, accusing him of insider trading and ordering him to pay a huge financial penalty.In a blog post, Kalshi reiterated that it bans insider trading, and has recently closed a case against Artem Kaptur, an editor for Mr. Beast who is accused of trading "about $4,000" on streaming markets related to YouTube. The punishment? A two-year suspension from Kalshi and a financial
  
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• Marvel Maximum Collection Finally Brings X-Men Arcade To Consoles, And That's Just The Start

  25-02-2026 20:17 via gamespot.com
  
  Since its debut in 1992, Konami's X-Men arcade game has only had a brief digital release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and mobile. Now, after 34 years, X-Men: The Arcade Game is getting its first-ever physical release for the upcoming Marvel Maximum Collection. And it's not the only classic Marvel game on the way, many of which have been unavailable for over three decades.There will be a total of 13 Marvel games on this collection, which includes arcade games, home console, and handheld titles for
  
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• eBay's Pokemon Day 2026 Live Event To Include Auctions On Rare Pokemon Cards, Games, & More

  25-02-2026 20:05 via gamespot.com
  
  Pokemon turns 30 this year, and to celebrate this momentous anniversary, several big events are planned for Pokemon Day on Friday, February 27, 2026. The Pokemon Company and Nintendo are holding an official Pokemon Presents livestream that day to highlight upcoming Pokemon news, while other companies are holding their own events, including a day-long Pokemon Day 2026 eBay Live event featuring auctions, live-streamed segments, and more, starting at 8 am PT / 11 am ET on February 27.Pokemon Day 20
  
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• A Minecraft Movie 2 Just Lost A Big Record

  25-02-2026 19:59 via gamespot.com
  
  A Minecraft Movie was a huge hit at the box office last year, but it's no longer the highest-grossing 2025 movie in the US. The film was just recently surpassed by Disney's Zootopia 2 for the crown.A Minecraft Movie earned $424,087,780 from the domestic box office. Zootopia 2 has now surpassed that, reaching $424.2 million. Both movies did better in the US than Avatar: Fire and Ash, which made $399.5 million at the domestic box office.Globally, Zootopia is far bigger than A Minecraft Movie. Zoot
  
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• Xbox App Is Spamming Notifications Today For Some Reason

  25-02-2026 19:32 via gamespot.com
  
  If you have the Xbox mobile app and you have notifications enabled, your phone may be blowing up today. Many people, including editors here at GameSpot, have received numerous "test" notifications from the Xbox app today, February 25.The message states, "Mobile Test Message" as the header, with text that reads, "This is a dummy message sent via braze, please capture a screenshot once you receive it. This should take you to the recently added gallery."Braze is the name of an AI-powered customer-e
  
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• Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Trailer Shows Off Johnny Cage Going To Battle

  25-02-2026 19:16 via gamespot.com
  
  Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the next Mortal Kombat movie, and the focus is on the film's new character, Johnny Cage. The Lord of the Rings and The Boys star Karl Urban plays Cage, a movie star who gets called in to fight in a new Mortal Kombat tournament.In this story, Cage appears to be a has-been, as we see him sitting at a signing booth at a fan convention with no one coming to see him. Things change quickly, though, and Cage is called upon to fight Shao Kahn and save the worl
  
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• Original Resident Evil Movie Director Intentionally Abandoned The Source Material

  25-02-2026 19:05 via gamespot.com
  
  In 2002, Paul W.S. Anderson's first Resident Evil movie had very little in common with the video games that spawned it. Now, over two decades later, Anderson has explained why he made the decision to create a new story around Milla Jovovich's Alice rather than adapt the original Resident Evil game."I didn't want to just do a slavish adaptation of one of the video games, because this was action horror, and in horror you can't give away all the secrets," related Anderson during an appearance on th
  
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• Assassin's Creed Game That Apparently Lets You Possess A Cat Loses Creative Director Clint Hocking

  25-02-2026 17:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Ubisoft has confirmed that Clint Hocking, a Ubisoft veteran who was most recently the creative director on Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe, has left the company.A spokesperson for Ubisoft told VGC that the company sincerely thanks Hocking for his "vision, creative contributions, and dedication over the years.""We wish him the very best in his next chapter," Ubisoft added.Continue Reading at GameSpot
  
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• PlayStation Plus Free Games For March 2026 Revealed

  25-02-2026 17:36 via gamespot.com
  
  PlayStation has revealed this month's batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers. All PS Plus members will be able to claim four freebies starting March 3--Slime Rancher 2, Monster Hunter Rise, PGA Tour 2K25, and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Collection. If you haven't claimed February's PlayStation Plus free games yet, make sure to do so before next Tuesday.This story is developing…
  
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• Former Xbox Exec Clarifies Game Pass Criticisms

  25-02-2026 17:19 via gamespot.com
  
  Former Xbox executive Ed Fries has clarified his criticisms of Xbox Game Pass, saying he was worried that the service could become something akin to Spotify and dominate the gaming landscape. That has not happened, though, and deals with developers have tapered off of late, he said in a new interview."I've been an outspoken critic of Game Pass, but mostly I was worried about Game Pass growing into something like Spotify, and it doesn't seem like that's happening," he told GamesBeat.Fries said he
  
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• Marathon Server Slam Twitch Drops And Rewards

  25-02-2026 17:11 via gamespot.com
  
  Bungie's new extraction shooter, Marathon, is almost ready for launch but the Destiny 2 developer has one final open-beta-style server slam to host. Starting on February 26 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET and finishing on March 2 at the same time, the Marathon server slam is an opportunity for players to get their hands on the game ahead of launch. It'll also allow Bungie to test its infrastructure before the full Marathon release date lands.While Bungie has warned that there will "likely" be login queues
  
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• Xbox’s New Leader Highlights Phil Spencer's Defining Moments In Moving Tribute

  25-02-2026 17:06 via gamespot.com
  
  The leadership at Xbox was shaken up last week, as Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox president Sarah Bond have both left the company. Taking over the Xbox brand are new Xbox president Asha Sharma and chief content officer Matt Booty, and the duo has already outlined their plans for the future of Xbox--teasing new hardware announcements and a return to the "roots" of Xbox. At the same time, Sharma has addressed the shoes she'll be filling, as she thanked Spencer for leading Xbox for over
  
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• Open-World Racing Game From Forza Veteran Isn't Dead, Despite Amazon Dropping Out

  25-02-2026 16:49 via gamespot.com
  
  The open-world driving game from Maverick Games that was announced in 2024 will now move ahead without Amazon. The Game Business confirmed that Amazon is not going to publish the game, while its developers say everything is fine and the game will be revealed this year.Maverick's founder and creative director Mike Brown said please do not send him and his team condolences about the news of Amazon dropping out. "We are as good as ever and are getting ready to share the game with you later this yea
  
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• Silent Hill: Townfall Release Date Window, Trailers, And Everything Else We Know

  25-02-2026 16:44 via gamespot.com
  
  The next chapter in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill: Townfall, has been formally revealed by Konami following its initial announcement in 2022. This will make it the third Silent Hill game in three years following a 12-year gap between mainline titles.Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake and Silent Hill f both played a major role in revitalizing the once dormant series. However, Silent Hill: Townfall has the potential to push the franchise even further by shaking up some of its conve
  
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• Xenoblade Chronicles X Update Called The "Worst Switch 2 Edition" As Players Request Refunds

  25-02-2026 16:22 via gamespot.com
  
  Excitement for a Switch 2 update to Xenoblade Chronicles X quickly turned into disappointment for some who purchased the upgrade, with a few vocal fans online sharing that they've requested refunds from Nintendo.Players have expressed dismay over the image quality of the upgrade, which costs $5 for anyone who already owns the Switch 1 version of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. Observers pointed out "distracting flickering" and shimmering, with distorted environmental textures that al
  
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• This Browser Extension Will Clearly Warn You If A Steam Game Uses AI

  25-02-2026 16:16 via gamespot.com
  
  A new browser extension will make it much easier for you to spot games with AI-generated content in them on Steam.As spotted by Kotaku, the "AI Warning For Steam" extension was released by seeeeew on both Firefox and Google Chrome. You can see the extension in action below on the Arc Raiders Steam page. Once you install this browser extension, it will make the AI-generated content disclosure warning a pop-up on the Steam page the moment it loads.AI Warning For SteamWhile it won't reveal that a g
  
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• The Da Vinci Code Is Getting A 20th Anniversary 4K Blu-ray And Preorders Are Now Live

  25-02-2026 16:04 via gamespot.com
  
  The Da Vinci Code: 20th-Anniversary Edition (4K Blu-ray)$40 | Releases May 19 Preorder at Amazon Nothing beats a good globe-trotting mystery, and 20 years ago, the always-reliable Tom Hanks was in top form for the live-action adaptation of The Da Vinci Code. With the film celebrating its platinum anniversary this year, preorders have gone live for a new limited-edition steelbook version of The Da Vinci Code, and you can preorder it now for $40 through Amazon. Out on May 19, this anniversary edi
  
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