February 2026

Planet of Lana 2: Children of the Leaf opens with its teen hero explaining the events of the 2023 original to refresh players on the science-fiction puzzle platformer’s plot and setting. It’s the only time English is spoken in the game. The rest of the time, Wishfully Studios’ developers build on the game’s eerie mystery […]

Kiryu might know the streets and alleys of Kamurocho in Yakuza Kiwami 3 like few others, but that doesn’t mean you do too. The winding maze of shops, side streets, parks, and entertainment centers is overwhelming initially (and often for a while after that) if only because it’s all so crammed with stuff. Side stories, […]

Discord announced Tuesday that it will delay the implementation of previously announced, but controversially received, age verification measures. Earlier this month, Discord announced that “teen-by-default” settings would launch for all users next month, meaning users would have to verify their adulthood with the platform to use all of its features. The news was not received […]

Last week, I received a text from my mom that the family dog, Sophie, who we got when I was in high school and who I really still think of as “my” dog, had broken her leg. It was scary news to receive about a dog who weighs maybe 15 pounds and is on the […]

The Xbox brand just underwent a seismic shift. On Friday afternoon, news broke that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer had retired from the company. Also out was Sarah Bond, who resigned from her role as President at Xbox. Asha Sharma, President of CoreAI at Microsoft, stepped in to lead the Xbox brand as CEO. It’s […]

The Royal Shakespeare Company announced Wednesday that it will produce a play based on George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels: Game of Thrones: The Mad King, “a sweeping new stage epic” set shortly before the events in Game of Thrones, the book and HBO TV adaptation. The play, scripted by Every Brilliant […]

When someone who’s not a gamer finds out how much time I’ve spent playing Fortnite, they inevitably ask what the draw is. And while I’ve cycled through a long list of reasons over the years, it always comes back to a core truth: Fortnite is a digital toybox filled with my favorite digital action figures. […]

If Valentine’s Day makes you cranky or just bores you as a concept, you aren’t alone. For every person who takes the day as a prompt for big romantic gestures or warm feelings, there’s someone who thinks of it either as a crass, commercial, empty holiday, or a conspiracy to make single people feel bad […]

Sony’s latest State of Play showcase on Thursday included a bevy of new trailers, reveals, and more. It was a long one, clocking in at an hour in length, and was chock-full of updates on upcoming PlayStation 5 games like Beast of Reincarnation and Silent Hill: Townfall. We also got some surprise reveals, like God […]