Nintendo dropped a surprise announcement for a Partner Showcase airing February 5, 2026. While first-party Mario and Zelda reveals are unlikely, third-party heavyweights like Capcom and Square Enix could steal the show with Switch 2 ports and updates.
AMD’s CEO hinted at a 2027 launch for Microsoft’s next Xbox, but The Verge’s Tom Warren cautions that chip readiness doesn’t guarantee console availability. Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming Xbox generation.
Caitlin Thorburn, voice of KOS-MOS in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, updated her Spotlight page listing a new Xenoblade Chronicles project for 2026. Fans speculate Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition or XC2 remake with expanded Xenosaga connections.
A physical copy of Resident Evil Requiem surfaced online, confirming the February 27 release date and revealing new details about Grace Ashcroft’s return to a ruined Raccoon City alongside Leon S. Kennedy. Pre-orders live now with exclusive Apocalypse costumes.
During AMD’s Q4 2025 earnings call, CEO Lisa Su confirmed Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC is ‘progressing well to support a launch in 2027.’ This marks the strongest indication yet of Microsoft’s hardware timeline.
What started as one of Switch 2’s biggest third-party launch titles has been indefinitely paused. Gearbox and Take-Two confirm development on Borderlands 4 for Nintendo Switch 2 has stopped, leaving fans wondering if it will ever see the light of day.
AMD CEO Lisa Su referenced a 2027 launch window for Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console during an earnings call, confirming earlier insider reports about the timeline for the AMD Magnus-powered system.
The long-rumored next-gen upgrade for Kingdom Come: Deliverance has been confirmed through an accidental PlayStation Store leak, revealing 4K resolution, improved frame rates, and high-resolution textures coming to PS5 and likely Xbox Series X/S.
Nintendo hosted an exclusive preview event in New York City in January 2026, giving media hands-on time with Virtual Boy emulation, Mario Tennis Fever, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition, and upcoming third-party titles like Resident Evil 9.
Fresh leaks from Marathon’s latest NDA playtest reveal the third map ‘Outpost’ with new environmental hazards, alongside Cryo Archive on the UESC Marathon ship, showing Bungie’s extraction shooter taking shape for March 2026.