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Highguard Developer Lays Off Most Staff - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.12.26 Feb 12, 2026

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- Highguard Developer Wildlight Entertainment Confirms Layoffs At The Studio - Wesley Leblanc @ Game Informer
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- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remaster Art Book Appears at Amazon UK, Now Up for Preorder - Robert Anderson @ IGN
- ‘Diablo 2’ Gets First Major Update in 25 Years With ‘Reign of the Warlock’ Starring Rahul Kohli - Jeniffer Maas @ Variety
- Hideo Kojima says he talked to Vince Zampella about making a Metal Gear shooter at Respawn - Neil Long @ VGC
- A new line of Starcraft figures have been announced - Connor Makar @ Eurogamer
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No Wolverine At Tomorrow’s State of Play?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.11.26 Feb 11, 2026

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Wolverine probably won't be at tomorrow's State Of Play, Overwatch has smashed its own player record on Steam, and Jason Momoa is going to star in the Helldivers movie.

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- Marvel's Wolverine Probably Won't Be At Tomorrow's PlayStation State Of Play
- Overwatch Doubled Its Concurrent Player Record Last Night on Steam
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- Sly Cooper :(
- Jason Momoa is set for the Helldivers movie, and we have a release date
- A new Silent Hill Transmission presentation is coming this week, with new info on Silent Hill: Townfall
- Grasshopper has another game coming this year, while physical and Switch 2 versions of Romeo is a Dead Man are in the works
- Reanimal Review Round Up
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- SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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2XKO Already Dead?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.10.26 Feb 10, 2026

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2XKO seems to be in big trouble, Blessing reviews Romeo is a Dead Man, and a new Overwatch character is getting a redesign.

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- An Update on 2XKO - A post from Riot
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- Romeo is a Dead Man Review Round Up
- Overwatch director vows to redesign Anran following player and voice actor backlash - Chris Scullion @ VGC
- Capcom confirms it will reveal a ‘large-scale’ Monster Hunter Wilds expansion this summer - Andy Robinson @ VGC
- MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls to launch with 20 playable characters - Sal Romano @ Gematsu
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PlayStation State of Play Predictions (February 2026) - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.09.26 Feb 09, 2026

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- State of Play returns this Thursday
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- Sources say Don’t Expect Horizon Zero Dawn 3 Anytime Soon
- ‘God of War’ Live-Action Series Casts Callum Vinson as Atreus
- Discord will soon require age verification to access adult content
- Pokemon releases 30th anniversary commercial for the Super Bowl
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Baldur's Gate Show From Last of Us Showrunner Announced! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.06.26 Feb 06, 2026

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- ‘Baldur’s Gate’ TV Series Continuing Game’s Story In Works At HBO From ‘The Last Of Us’ Co-Creator Craig Mazin & Hasbro Entertainment - Nellie Andreeva @ Deadline
- Epic Games Store boss says it plans to be on the next Xbox console ‘on day one’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC
- Xbox Is Reportedly Releasing A Brand-New Controller Revision In 2026 - Ben Kerry @ Pure Xbox
- Kojima cancels his GDC attendance
- Ubisoft Reportedly Cancels Rumored Cooperative Multiplayer Assassin's Creed Game - Rebekah Valentine @ IGN
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New Horizon Game Live Reaction! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.05.26 Feb 05, 2026

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- Horizon Hunters Gathering REVEALED!
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- The Memory Shortage Has Come for Valve’s Steam Machine - Kyle Barr @ Gizmodo
- Our Fallout Season 2 Review!
- The PS5 version of Starfield could be announced soon, as insider shares potential release date - Chris Scullion @ VGC
- Sony says Ghost of Yotei sales are outperforming Tsushima - Andy Robinson @ VGC
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Overwatch Is SO Back! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.04.26 Feb 04, 2026

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GTA 6 marketing will kick off this summer, AMD hints 2027 for a next-gen Xbox, and a Nintendo Direct has been announced for tomorrow. Also, Overwatch Is SO Back!

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- GTA 6 Marketing Will Kick Off This Summer, as Take-Two Confidently Reaffirms November Release Date
- Take-Two denies GTA 6 will launch without a physical version
- Jigglypuff is Warming Up For a Pokémon 30th Anniversary 'Special Video' at The Super Bowl
- AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027
- BREAKING - Overwatch Drops the 2
- A Nintendo Direct has been announced for tomorrow!
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Outer Worlds 2 Disappoints, Obsidian Discusses Future - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.03.26 Feb 03, 2026

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- Obsidian isn’t making Outer Worlds 3 but will work on more games in the Avowed universe, despite ‘disappointing’ sales - Chris Scullion @ VGC
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- Ubisoft union representatives call for resignation of CEO Yves Guillemot - Chris Kerr @ Game Developer
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- Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by characters from its games - Chris Scullion @ VGC
- Ex-GTA Veteran Leslie Benzies Refutes Epstein Files Allegation - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku
- "The launcher sucks, let's call it what it is," Epic Game Store boss says, promising a year of big improvements to speed, new "forum-type" social features, more - Chris Tapsell @ Eurogamer
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Last of Us Over After Next Season?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 02.02.26 Feb 02, 2026

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Last of Us HBO might be done after season 3, a hugely successful Kickstarter MMO just had its studio implode, and Highguard makes huge changes to counter complaints.

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- Season 3 of The Last of Us could be its last, HBO boss hints
- Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Actress, Dies at 71
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- Steam MMO That Raised $3.2 Million On Kickstarter Implodes Just Two Months After Launch
- Just 4 Days After Launch, Highguard Gets 5v5 Limited Time Game Mode to Counter Those 3v3 Complaints
- Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live
- This Super Mario medley just won a Grammy Award
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Is Crimson Desert Too Good To Be True?! - Kinda Funny Games Daily 01.30.26 Jan 30, 2026

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- After Going Gold, Crimson Desert Developer Deep in Optimization Phase 'To Make the Game Run as Good as It Possibly Can' Before Launch - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN
- A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week, dedicated to Partner games - Andy Robinson @ VGC
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- Google rolls out prototype of Project Genie, an AI tool which generates playable worlds - Chris Scullion @ VGC
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- Nintendo comments on Dispatch’s Nintendo Switch 2 censorship - Jordan Middler @ VGC
- Director assures Ubisoft ‘remains committed’ to Beyond Good & Evil 2, despite recent upheaval - Andy Robinson @ VGC
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