• Silent Hill and Slitterhead creator Keiichiro Toyama to start work on a "new large-scale project"
• The Octopath Traveler series sold 7 Million copies
• Silent Hill 2 Remake celebrates 5M units
• BRAVELY series has now sold 4M units

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• Project Helix alpha version will be sent to developers in 2027
• Id Software parent company Zenimax files a new trademark for Quake
• Publisher EA Layoffs unknown number of employees
• Nintendo suing U.S. Government over Tariffs

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• Xbox Jason Ronald teases more Backwards Compatibile titles
• Gears of War: E-Day still on-track for a 2026 release.
• Xbox Mode coming to Windows 11 in select markets
• Microsoft retires "This is an Xbox" Marketing campaign

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• Ballistic Moon, has officially been dissolved
• MGS: Snake Eater sales top 2M
• Bloober Team to officially reveal several of its in-development projects this year, including the ‘ambitious’ Project H
• Fortnite V-Buck price increase effective March 19th

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Gaming news round up for Week

• NetEase cuts funding to Nagoshi Studio
• Valve plans to ship Steam Machine in 2026
• Shinji Mikami’s new studio is building a ‘AAA original IP’ Consoles/PC
• Resident Evil Requiem Director confirms Story Expansion and more

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The Octopath Traveler series hits 7 Million copies, shipped and digitally sold worldwide.

via SquareEnix

Square Enix Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster announced for Xbox Series X/S & PC (available now with launch discount)

news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

Silent Hill 2 Remake hits 5 million Players.

(physical/digital sold & players from subscription services, as of January 31st)

One of the worse ad campaign in gaming this an Xbox has now been removed by Microsoft (shocker)

t.co/iaEQdDxPY1

They are banking on unified PC and Xbox Platform, cause they have given up competing other platforms.

Id Software parent company Zenimax files a new trademark for Quake.

wccftech.com/id-software-...

Xbox at GDC 2026 - full info released.

news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

"Xbox Mode" coming to Windows 11 in "select markets" - April

www.ign.com/articles/mic...

Jason Ronald teases Backwards compatible titles later this yr

"As part of our 25th anniversary later this year, [the game preservation team] will release some iconic games from the past that are now going to be able to be played in entirely new ways,"

via Tom Warren

Project Helix Alpha dev kits Spring 2027

"We're sending alpha versions of Project Helix to developers starting in 2027," says next-gen VP Jason Ronald

via Parris

Jason Ronald at GDC 2026

"Project Helix is designed to play your Xbox console/PC games, delivering high performance and providing the ultimate player-first experience. Project Helix is powered by a custom AMD-based SoC and it's co-designed for the next generation of DirectX."

Build next-gen Xbox games by building them for PC says Microsoft

"Next-gen game preservation" and building for PC for next-gen consoles

via Tom Warren.

Xbox at GDC 2026.

How tf am i supposed to Concentrate to parry or dodge in this game when we go from soothing tunes to straight up we synthing now!

music so good Goblu the boss be raving all night as DJ.

Rumour: Fallout 3 Remastered spotted in a new listing.

toynewsi.com/14-62286

Crimson Desert has released Hardware specifications

• PC
• PS5/PS5 Pro/XboxSeries X&S
• ROG Xbox Ally
• Mac

crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/en-us/News/N...

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Remake has now sold 2 million units.

Bloober Team to officially reveal several of its in-development projects this year, including the ‘ambitious’ Project H

"this year should be a very intense year for us in terms of communication" said Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bloober...

Also he trolled hard lmao.

Message from Koshi Nakanishi, director of Resident Evil Requiem and content update for the title

• Photo Mode
• Surprise update planned for May and plan to add Mini game
• Story Expansion (now in Development)

Publisher EA Layoffs unknown number of employees, across its Battlefield teams, including workers at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios

part of a "realignment" across the Battlefield studios

www.ign.com/articles/ea-...

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Reviews

Screerant 10/10
Press Start 9.5/10
Gameliner 4.5/5
Windows Central 4.5/5
Gamespot 9/10
TechRaptor 9/10
VGC 4/5
Techradar 4/5
Forbes 8.5/10
PushSquare 8/10
Xbox Mag 8/10

Opencritic 86
Metacritic 88

“So, we’re aiming for AAA quality and AA content, which is why we’re creating a title that offers a rich gaming experience and allows you to be completely immersed in its world.”

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/shinji-...

Resident Evil 4 Director Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound Games’ is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for Consoles and PC

“I can’t give away any details yet, but it’s a AAA title for high-end consumers,”

Fully independent company, developing high-end consumer games, creating original AAA titles”

Xbox new slogan "Build for what's next" and "the future of Xbox starts now" at GDC 2026.