Games

While everything shown was interesting, the biggest highlights of the State of Play were the new game announcements coming out this year or in the near future. Games like John Wick and Project Windless generated a lot of buzz, though they didn’t have confirmed release dates. However, several other games shown did announce 2026 release dates, or promised to launch within the next 10 months.

Following a two-week extension of Version 3.8, Honkai: Star Rail released its 4.0 update on February 12th. This update introduces Yao Guang, the first character in the game who uses the ‘Elation’ Path, with Sparxie arriving later in the update. Players will encounter both characters in Planacardia, the newest area to explore. The game also revealed that Ashveil, Nihilux, and Evanescia will be added in future updates, along with new playable versions of Silver Wolf and Blade. To help players collect these characters, Honkai: Star Rail has released codes for free in-game currency, Stellar Jades.

On February 10th, Overwatch began a fresh start with the release of Season 1: Conquest, titled Reign of Talon. This update introduced Emre Sarioglu, a new hero who specializes in dealing damage and has a complex past set in the world of Overwatch. He was once a member of Overwatch, but left and now works with Talon, though his reasons remain a mystery.

It’s been a while since the last major Rayman game, Rayman Legends, came out in 2013, and fans have been playing spin-offs in the meantime. But interest in the Rayman series has actually grown, especially with the original game nearing its 30th anniversary. Rumors of remakes from Ubisoft and hints on social media from the game’s creators have given platformer fans hope for a new installment. While details are still under wraps, it’s clear the beloved series isn’t being forgotten.

Some open-world RPGs take player choice to the extreme, with mistakes and bad decisions having surprisingly far-reaching consequences. These can include losing important characters, missing out on quests or endings, or even permanently altering the game world – sometimes to the point of destroying entire areas. Revisiting a place you’ve irrevocably changed can be a powerful experience, really emphasizing the impact of your actions. Here are some of the best open-world RPGs where players can accidentally – or intentionally – cause lasting damage to the game world, along with some of the most striking examples.

Since Borderlands 4 launched in September 2025, Gearbox has been regularly giving players new outfits for their characters. These outfits are distributed through SHiFT codes, which players need to enter into the game to claim them. SHiFT codes also provide Golden Keys, used to unlock free items. Gearbox has been very generous with these codes for Borderlands 4, and it doesn’t look like they’ll be stopping anytime soon.

Released in the late 1990s, Dino Crisis was part of a wave of popular survival horror games, including Resident Evil (also by Capcom), Silent Hill from Konami, and Parasite Eve by SquareSoft. While the series continued with three sequels and two spin-offs up until 2003, it hadn’t seen a new release since. Now, the original two Dino Crisis games are available on PC for fans to enjoy.

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Players can now get personal housing in Azeroth! The feature is available for early access with Patch 11.2.7 and will be fully released in the pre-expansion update for World of Warcraft: Midnight. As with many new features in World of Warcraft, Blizzard will be offering unique decorations for your home through the in-game store. These items will be purchased using Hearthsteel, a new premium currency.