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February 28
- These five Pokemon Gold, Silver & Crystal features allowed the sequels to evolve from one-off to true worldwide megahit, enduring even today
- From Tofu to the big vampire lady, these 12 Resident Evil Requiem Easter eggs had me pointing at my screen, Leo DiCaprio style
- The 5-year wait for Pokemon Winds and Waves is unprecedented, but it looks like Nintendo has learned its lesson from Scarlet and Violet
February 27
- Marathon's UI is a headache that I fear will send me right back to Arc Raiders – tedious even for Bungie, grandmaster of ridiculous Destiny currencies
- Micron wants your next GPU to have 96GB of VRAM in it, but I don't really know who it's expecting will make it for you
- Pokemon Winds and Waves: Everything we know about the next Pokemon game so far
- I've been writing about new indie games for years, and these are the 10 best Steam Next Fest demos I recommend you play this weekend
- "We had no idea this would be such a phenomenon": As Pokemon Red and Blue turn 30, here's how Game Freak created one of the most important RPGs of all time
- Stardew Valley at 10: How a decade in the countryside has helped long-distance relationships thrive
February 26
- Scream 7 ending explained: who dies, who is Ghostface and will there be a Scream 8?
- When do you really need to upgrade your RAM? Your guide to navigating a global memory shortage
- How to watch Pokémon with subs not dubs in 2026
- The top 5 things you should know before buying a PS5 gaming headset
- Hoppers director Daniel Chong says his "chaotic, unhinged" Pixar movie took inspiration from Avatar and Studio Ghibli
- How well do you know Stardew Valley?
- I'm craving a Vampire Hitman thanks to this chronically underrated RPG series that almost cracked the supernatural stealth code 4 years ago
- After 218 episodes and 2 movies I thought I was finally done with The X-Files – but the news of Ryan Coogler's revival has dragged me right back in
- The Pokemon Day return of FireRed and LeafGreen has me reminiscing over the series' most lucrative XP farm
- Does using a VPN actually reduce gaming lag?
February 25
- I've been a Pokemon shiny hunter for 16 years, but nothing could have prepared me to join 70+ players trying to find as many rare creatures as possible in 60 minutes
- As Steam Next Fest gets bigger and more crowded with free demos, these developers are still finding wins: "It's kind of early access for Early Access"
- Hell's Paradise season 2 cements this anime as an overlooked masterpiece unlike any other
- I became a space trash collector in No Man's Sky and fell in love with a community doing the same
- A24 horror Backrooms taps into the kind of fear I want to see on screen: YouTube creepypasta and the childhood terror of going out of bounds in a video game
- Pokemon Day has me inching closer to checkout on these adorable Loungefly backpacks
February 24
- I finally fixed my gamer posture, and it's all thanks to this floating backrest
- The Hori Gengar and Mikimyu Switch 2 accessory set is everything I've dreamt of as a spooky Pokemon girlie
- Challenges in emulating Zelda titles demonstrates the series' knack for reinvention
- I'm a lapsed Sims player who just wants a doctor husband, and Love and Deepspace's new update lets me date five guys at once
- The top 5 pieces of Zelda merch I wish I could still get my hands on
- From Pokopia to Gen 10, here are my top 7 Pokemon Day 2026 predictions to kick off the 30 year celebrations with a bang
February 23
- Scream 3 is my second-favorite movie in the horror franchise and with Scream 7 bringing back its Ghostface, it's time everyone gives it a second chance
- Disney's forgotten Donald Duck PS2 game is harder than any FromSoftware title I've ever played
- I've spent the last year collecting all 1025 Pokémon in two mega binders, here's everything you need to join me on the journey
- As Arc Raiders enters a peaceful era of jolly cooperation, I'm begging Embark Studios to make the robots terrifying again
- WWE 2K26 makes a fantastic entrance, literally, thanks to theatrical and tactical evolutions that have me pumped to play more
- "Our tracks are not procedurally-generated": Why replayability is at the heart of Star Wars: Galactic Racer
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 ending explained: what happens to Dunk and Egg? Will there be a season 2?
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 6: Is there a post-credits scene?
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2: Everything we know about the Game of Thrones show
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is no Game of Thrones, but that's what makes it special
February 22
- Forget Animal Crossing, my favorite life sim of 2026 is tucked inside a controversial remake
February 21
- This Pokemon Tamagotchi-style toy lets you pet Pikachu, and I need it to release outside of Japan
- OLED gaming laptops prices are falling fast, but these two machines offer the best value right now
February 20
- The Ultimate Pokemon Day Starter Pack, we've been building the setup of our dreams
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die got me in the mood for more wacky, time-travelling fun, and these 6 sci-fi comedies perfectly fit the bill
- Not only does this postal roguelite somehow make cockroaches cute, but it also turns every parcel into a puzzle
- It's not a full-scale replica, but the F4F Hylian Shield now takes center stage in my Zelda collection
- "I think it's going to be the next big thing": As Marathon's launch looms, will Arc Raiders' success help or hurt Bungie?
- I didn't expect obscure level pack Rayman Designer to be my biggest nostalgia trip of the year, but it's become the highlight of this anniversary collection for me
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer looks every bit the Burnout: Takedown revival I've been waiting 20 years to play, but there's more to this racing adventure than meets the eye
- Can you guess the Legend of Zelda game from a single screenshot?
February 19
- I wasn't expecting Alien vibes from the Life is Strange dev's new sci-fi adventure: "We intend the Nemesis to be difficult"
- "Racing is in the DNA of Star Wars": Galactic Racer makes more sense for the Star Wars universe than Palpatine somehow returning ever did
- Time Takers has one of the most interesting setups I've seen in a shooter, and it's about to open its doors for the first time
- As Todd Howard distances The Elder Scrolls 6's "classic style" from Starfield and Fallout 76, it seems Bethesda has learned all the right lessons
- Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse is a horror adventure, so I of course spent several hours diving for lobster instead
- Did Yakuza just turn this fan favorite villain into Aerith, creating a Final Fantasy 7 Remake situation for its Kiwami re-releases?
- Building the ultimate Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary setup
February 18
- 15 years on, From Up on Poppy Hill confirms my Studio Ghibli hot take: its slice-of-life movies are better than its fantasy epics
- After a Super Bowl misstep, the latest Mandalorian and Grogu trailer proves the film will be worth the 7-year wait for Star Wars to return to the big screen
- This musical turn-based RPG hits all the right chords, and you can play the free Steam demo right now
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is scratching my Knight of the Seven Kingdoms itch
- Resident Evil Requiem is pushing me to buy an amiibo I don't need for a console I don't own, but its only alternative costs $300
- RAM shortages explained: Why the world's supply of computing memory is so expensive right now
- These £17 fairy lights were all I needed to transform this Ikea bookshelf into my dream Zelda shrine
February 17
- "What else are we going to do, another f***ing platformer?": Mewgenics took 15 years to dominate Steam, but its secret sauce was cooked up in just 2 weeks
- I was skeptical about MTG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but a surprising connection to the arcade games may have won me over
- I revisited Avowed on PS5 for the anniversary update, and after 20 hours I'm convinced there's never been a better time to play the RPG
- New on Netflix in March 2026: all the latest movies and shows streaming this month
- What is 7.1 surround sound and why is it important for your gaming headset?
- Stargate: Everything we know about Amazon's new Stargate series
- The best toys in 2026, from Pikachu animatronics to Furby and beyond
- From the new John Wick game to 007 First Light, the age of PS2-style film adaptations is upon us once more
February 16
- Forget another Ocarina of Time remake – Nintendo needs to get weird with Zelda's 40th anniversary
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5 explained: What is the Blackfyre Rebellion?
February 15
- Silent Hill Townfall looks like the most Silent Hill game in years, and I never thought that could be a bad thing until now
- I bought the NSO N64 controller purely for Ocarina of Time, and I've never been a happier Zelda fan
February 14
- I spent $200 on this official Master Sword replica, and it made me weep with pure Zelda-fandom joy
- Horror is (finally) in at the Oscars 2026, but the Academy still overlooked the best genre performance of the year
- I'm convinced Fallout season 2 has set the board for Fallout 5
- Launching a new studio with former Forza Horizon and Codemaster devs is like "taking the best singers from the best boy bands in the world," says studio head
February 13
- Fans have waited 12 years for a new Castlevania game, but Belmont's Curse is an even greater gift for swine like me who have never played the series
- Scarlet Hollow's fifth chapter is full of terrifying revelations, but I'm too busy chasing a hot mom to notice
- Ignore its disappointing Rotten Tomatoes score, Emerald Fennell's controversial Wuthering Heights works because it's like a half-remembered dream
- This detective mystery game with a survival horror twist transfixed me for 7 hours, and I still don't know who the killer is
- Grab a pal and play REANIMAL in co-op because it's so much scarier when there are two of you
- Can you guess these iconic video game couples in our ultimate Valentine's Day quiz?
February 12
- All the Spider-Man characters we know about in Spider-Noir
- I'm grateful Skyrim 'dumbed down' The Elder Scrolls
- Spider-Noir release date, cast, trailer, and everything else we know about the live-action Spider-Man show
- "The 2000s were a simpler time": How The Sims 2 inspired the first generation of YouTubers
- Please leave the Piranha Plant camera alone this Valentine's Day, grab these Switch 2 accessories instead
- How to use a VPN to play games early
- Should you use a VPN while gaming?
February 11
- Resident Evil meets BioShock in a survival horror FPS that would be cringe if it wasn't so damn metal
- Fable promises a Bethesda-like reactive fantasy world, and I think it will be enough to cover for The Elder Scrolls 6
- 90 minutes with Pokemon Pokopia convinced me this could be the biggest cozy game since Animal Crossing, and I'm already eager to spend hundreds of hours in it
February 10
- These isometric screenshots of Fallout 4 make me wish Bethesda would return to the genre's roots
- A game-changing Netflix original is at risk of becoming lost media, and that's not OK
- After 20 hours spent training necromancer cats and raising an army of sentient rocks, I can safely say Mewgenics is one of the best roguelikes I've ever played
- Are gaming laptops worth it? The answer might change in the next few years
- From Wolverine to Tomb Raider, here are my 5 biggest predictions for February's PlayStation State of Play
- I've played Starsand Island for 25 hours, and this is the most invested I've been in a cozy game for years
February 9
- The vibrant, spicy RPG Dosa Divas is more cooking rhythm game than not – and it's kicking my butt
- "Stop trying to get us to make the next Fortnite, or Destiny, or Balatro," says the developer of Australia Did It, a train-based tactics tower defense reverse bullet hell: "Let us make weird things"
- In Clair Obscur's wake, Dragon Quest 7 finally has its chance to shine
- Replaced is a side-scrolling cyberpunk beat 'em up that wants to feel like a playable movie: "We were heavily inspired by games like Inside, the Batman Arkham series, and Uncharted"
- GamesRadar+ Replay
February 7
- My favorite anime of the season isn’t Frieren or Jujutsu Kaisen, it's this one-of-a-kind masterpiece about quiet domesticity
- Horizon's co-op game may be a shameless Monster Hunter-like, but it's enough to get me excited about a new PlayStation live service for once
- 3 new to Prime Video shows I recommend you binge-watch this weekend (Feb 7-Feb 8)
February 6
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 4 explained: What is a trial of 7?
- After 42 years, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' oldest allies gets a fresh start for his Mutant Mayhem debut in Tales of the TMNT #4
- Detective Instinct is a retro throwback that celebrates menu-based sleuthing with a thrilling train conspiracy I can get on board with
- So long, '80s nostalgia! Stranger Things star's new zombie horror is a love letter to gooey, goofy sci-fi from the early 2000s – and I hope Hollywood is taking notes
- The Apothecary Diaries season 3 release date speculation, story, trailer, and movie news
- After losing 92 soldiers in Menace, I'll never call XCOM brutal again
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 4's dragon dream is an ominous portent of things to come
- I have over 800 hours in Baldur's Gate 3 – here's the only way I see HBO's TV show working
- Can you name all these Super Mario characters and earn yourself a 1-Up?
- Baldur's Gate 3 TV show: Everything we know so far about the upcoming HBO fantasy series
February 5
- Horizon Hunters Gathering: Everything you need to know about Guerrilla's new co-op action game
- 25 years since Onimusha: Warlords, two Capcom developers break down why the samurai action series is primed for a comeback
- After 50 hours, I've fallen in love with Dragon Quest 7 – not the JRPG's breezy new remake, but the 25-year-old PS1 original
- More alien cat action, big brain puzzles, and a "darker" story give this epic sci-fi adventure more bite than I expected
- 10 years later and with no XCOM 3 in sight, I'm in love with XCOM 2 now more than ever
- Despite its pricing delay, Valve's Steam Frame could still turn out to be the VR market's Steam Deck moment
February 4
- Red Dead Redemption 2's enigmatic spider web puzzle is the first thing that's gotten me genuinely excited for GTA 6
- Control Resonant may be an action-RPG, but Remedy isn't veering into hellishly-challenging territory: "There are no parries, there is no back-and-forth with a single enemy"
- My favorite Baldur's Gate 3 companion got more love in the latest MTG Secret Lair, but I can't stomach buying it
- Beast of Reincarnation's battles are about "the joyful dilemma of choice", building on the director's Pokemon battle planning expertise
- Mistonia's Hope is a revenge quest romantasy that left me murdered, devastated by a love triangle, and bewitched – I'm obsessed
February 3
- I was going to play the Nioh 3 demo for 30 minutes and then I played 5 hours – this open-world Soulslike is blowing me away at 120 FPS
- Fallout New Vegas was a 2010 GOTY for me, and a sequel would be perfect timing for where the TV show is heading
- 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
- 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
- 9 games to watch out for this month
February 2
- In a post-Baldur's Gate 3 world, I need Larian to hold tight to the D&D chaos that makes Hail Mary moments so satisfying
- One year after Civilization 7 tried to fix the strategy genre's biggest problem, Firaxis is meeting fans in the middle with an "expansion-level" update: "I think we're going to blow some fans' minds"
- 5 years on, I still think about Mass Effect Legendary Edition's symbolic first trailer
- That ominous A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 3 prophecy actually ties into the George R.R. Martin book lore in a major way