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The best Xbox games coming in February include Resident Evil, Yakuza, Dragon Quest, and more — the choices are stacked

February 2026 is shaping up to be a major month for Xbox, with Resident Evil Requiem, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, and High on Life 2 leading a packed release schedule.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 is now a "legally distinct" Pokemon RPG thanks to one modder who has turned Arthur's gang into Gym Leaders and wildlife into formidable foes

Heavy stress on the "legally distinct" bit

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Netflix's new FIFA game will be "easy to pick up, yet still have depth" – and has a big link to Konami's PES

The return of FIFA has help from an old footy game rival

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Highguard review: "A fresh but muddled FPS genre mashup that needs refinement if it's to have any staying power"

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Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 weren't "disasters," but one Obsidian veteran admits "it's not good to release three games in the same year"

"Spacing those releases helps the company manage its resources"

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One of the best RPGs of the last 12 months is now free on Xbox Game Pass

There has never been a better month to be a Game Pass member – February's free games include some real gems

Nintendo doesn't think Metroid Prime 4 sales are worth mentioning in new financial report even after an 18-year wait, and fans fear the worst: "This might be it"

Presumably confirming neither the Switch or Switch 2 versions independently sold over 1 million units in December

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Sorry Virtual Boy, I wasn't familiar with your game: just 10 minutes with Switch 2's relaunch of the failed Nintendo console made me realize I've been underestimating it this whole time

Hands-on | Or should that be eyes-on? I'm here bright red cap in hand to let you know this forgotten console does actually deserve to be remembered

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Xbox Game Pass announces February's first batch of games — Kingdom Come Deliverance, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and more are added for 2026

Microsoft has announced via Xbox Wire that February 2026's first batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass have been revealed, and we have the details on what those lucky additions are.

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Oops, Genshin Impact challenger Arknights: Endfield accidentally charged 1,800 players $80,000 in Paypal disaster before the devs could stop it

One person got charged over $5,000

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Stardew Valley 2 was in the works at one point, says Eric Barone, and he'd still love to make it happen: "It would just be fun to work on a whole new set of characters, a whole new world"

While he once approached work on a sequel, "for various reasons, I moved over to Haunted Chocolatier instead"

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Suda51 explains his creative chaos: "We make our games through a lot of ad-libbing"

Grasshopper Manufacture still refuses to make games ‘properly’, and it's why Romeo is a Deadman looks so original.

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Dune: Awakening Chapter 3 is the survival MMO's biggest yet: a rebuilt Landsraad, new areas to explore, a specialization system – and did I mention, no more taxes?

Now we're talking

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'Xbox Play Anywhere' capabilities arrive for one of this year's most anticipated games — as others leave Xbox PC in the dust

One step forward, a few steps backwards. Microsoft's occasional wins with Xbox PC often come with caveats, highlighting the work still required.

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Even Epic says Epic Games Store free games boost Steam versions, with concurrent Steam players rising 40% on average during free promos: "It's a good thing"

"I don't have any goals of hoarding all the positive outcomes"

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Epic says only 16 to 18% of people claiming free games on the Epic Games Store buy games there afterwards, but "for cost per new user, it's hard to beat"

"Our budget kind of hovers around the $20 million mark"

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"My goal on PC isn't to topple Steam": Epic Games Store boss says beating Valve isn't the plan – just getting "enough market share on PC that you have to be here no matter what"

"Our competition in the space has pushed PC gaming to pretty impressive growth"

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition adds some major Mario Party vibes, and after 30 minutes it feels like a worthy expansion to one of the best games on the platform

Hands-on | Meetup in Bellabel Park had me shouting at the screen in the best way possible

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Nintendo Switch overtakes the DS as Nintendo's best-selling console of all time, and with its sales figures still growing, it's closing the gap with the PS2

The console has now surpassed 155.37 million units sold

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"Malicious" mod that deletes files spreading through Steam Workshop just like John Carpenter's The Thing, says dev of sandbox hit with 300,000 reviews: "It replaces them with itself. This is how it spreads"

Killing it with fire isn't an option, sadly

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Major Helldivers 2 patch increases "intensity" of the highest difficulties, buffs all melee weapons, makes enemies better at aiming, and so much more

Difficulty levels nine and 10 just got more stressful

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With over 17 million units sold and counting, it took Nintendo Switch 2 under 7 months to overtake the woefully underrated Wii U's lifetime sales

At least there's always the win over the Virtual Boy

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This new Logitech G325 headset features an invisible beamforming microphone, and I'm not sure how to feel about that

Logitech has launched the new G325 Lightspeed headset, which packs in an invisible beamforming mic and premium features despite its low price.

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Skyrim lead thinks it's "wiser" for Bethesda to use its Creation Engine for new games like Elder Scrolls 6, with Fallout 76 an example of why it's "extremely difficult" to swap

"That's an enormous thing"

The Independent UK

Nintendo sees surge in profits thanks to success of revamped Switch 2 console

Around 129 million gamers are currently estimated to be playing a Switch 2 console

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