LONDON (Feb. 25, 2026) – Venture into an all-new region of a long-forgotten world to uncover the mechanical mysteries of Breaker’s Reach in Core Keeper’s Void & Voltage update, a major new content update available today on PC and consoles from publisher Fireshine Games and developer Pugstorm: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/

Available as a free content drop to all Core Keeper players, Void & Voltage introduces a major new biome for players to unearth, bristling with brand new enemies, two colossal new bosses, automation-themed equipment and destructive new weaponry.

Discover Breaker’s Reach, a mysterious mechanical biome in which new enemies – Geobot Miners, Geobot Patrollers and Geobot Scourers – protect its valuable resources, and take the fight to the Void with the powerful new Scrap Minigun and scorching new Flamethrower. 

Engineer automated systems with tools from the all-new Advanced Automation Table, including the new Seed Extractor and Robot Farm Arm to automate farming, and the Item Collector, Critter Catcher and Proximity Sensor to improve life on the homestead.

Take on the powerful extradimensional hydra, Oblidra the Void Lord, in a brand new boss fight, and prepare for one of your greatest challenges yet in the battle against Void & Voltage’s mechanical new mega boss, S.A.H.A.B.A.R..

Void & Voltage is available today as a free title update to all Core Keeper players on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.

ABOUT PUGSTORM

Pugstorm is an award-winning development studio specialising in juicy pixel art games that will make your inner dog bark with joy. For more information, please visit pugstorm.eu.

ABOUT FIRESHINE GAMES

Fireshine Games is a global publisher of digital and physical video games based in London, England, with a focus on finding fun and bringing innovative indie gems to players around the world. Originally established in 2014, Fireshine Games has built a portfolio of digital titles and indie sensations, including award-winning titles Core Keeper and Shadows of Doubt, while partnering with studio giants to bring digital hits to physical release, including Lies of P from Neowiz, Balatro from Playstack, and Planet Zoo: Console Edition from Frontier Developments. Fireshine Games is part of the EG7 group of companies. For more information on Fireshine Games and its titles, visit the official website at fireshinegames.co.uk.

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Gaijin Entertainment and Matter Team are pleased to announce the release of a new Active Matter demo on Steam, timed to coincide with Steam Next Fest. Players can try out the game’s core PvPvE and PvP modes, as well as experience the monsters and anomalies that debuted in the major “Fire Walk” update

Active Matter will enter Early Access on Steam in the first half of 2026, and you can add the game to your wishlist now. An early version of Active Matter is already available for purchase on Gaijin.Net, and it is regularly updated based on player feedback.

In the new Next Fest demo, players can explore select raids on the secret Soviet island of Dalniy and the African Quarantine Zone, teeming with dangerous anomalies, ferocious monsters, and valuable loot, hunted by the best operatives of the fractured multiverse. Additionally, the new demo features team battles for the Nexus against other players.

About Gaijin Entertainment
Gaijin Entertainment is the developer and publisher of the online games War Thunder, Crossout, Enlisted, CRSED: F.O.A.D. and Star Conflict as well as other PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS and Android titles across several genres. The company’s diverse portfolio has received a range of mass media and game industry awards including such as Gamescom Award and many more. Official website: http://gaijinent.com/

Knights Peak announces that the eagerly awaited New Game Plus update for Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is now available for Nintendo Switch. This update adds infinite replay value, along with significant quality-of-life improvements, plus extensive gameplay, UI, and graphical enhancements. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is available worldwide digitally and physically in both Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows-PC.

Ongoing post-launch updates are a cornerstone of Mandragora’s community-focused game development, enabling teams to refine, rebalance, and expand the experience in direct response to player feedback. The passionate community has played a vital role in shaping each update, and both Primal Game Studio and Knights Peak remain grateful for this collaborative journey. With this update, the game now stands as the most complete and balanced version to date, offering players a definitive experience.

Highlights of the New Game Plus-Update:

• New Game Plus: Dive into infinitely replayable gameplay with empowered enemies, upgraded weapons, and the ability to start with a fully-equipped character.
• New Weapons: Wield new weapons like Aurora, Crimson Slicer, and Reignbreaker to enhance your combat strategies.
• Quality of Life Updates: Enjoy enhanced skill management with refund and respec options, improved map navigation, and quick buy/sell features.
• Gameplay Improvements: Experience refined movement and combat mechanics, including better glide activation, ledge grabbing, and balanced stamina consumption.
• Boss and Enemy Adjustments: Face optimized boss fights with clearer mechanics and balanced difficulty, along with improved enemy hitboxes and behaviors.
• Visual and UI Enhancements: Immerse yourself in upgraded visuals for characters, environments, and effects, along with improved UI navigation and performance.
• Bug Fixes: Benefit from numerous fixes across combat, skills, quests, and general performance to ensure a smoother gaming experience.

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation® 5 and Xbox Series X|S in both Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition. 

For more updates, please visit the official website and follow Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree on social media.

About Primal Game Studio

Primal Game Studio is an independent video game developer established by industry veterans in 2012. Headquartered in Budapest, it is a global team of over 60 passionate game makers for PC and consoles. The company aims to build immersive universes across a wide variety of genres and themes.

About KNIGHTS PEAK INTERACTIVE 

Knights Peak Interactive, a division of MY.GAMES, is a game publisher partnering with diverse developers worldwide. Committed to equality, it supports both emerging and established studios in reaching new heights in global markets and brand development. Knights Peak views games as portals to immersive stories, offering players a multitude of adventures in a welcoming environment.

Exclusive in-game item, new foundation parts, and a community building contest headline the latest demo update

Toronto, Canada – February 25th, 2026 – Blue Isle Studios has rolled out a newly updated version of the Guardians of the Wild Sky demo as part of Steam Next Fest, introducing several new additions designed to deepen creativity, replayability, and community engagement.

Alongside the core survival, exploration, and airship-building experience, the updated demo now includes new wood and stone structural foundation pieces, giving players greater stability and flexibility when designing bases, vessels, and skybound creations.

To celebrate the event, players who jump into the demo during Next Fest will also unlock an exclusive in-game reward: the Majestic Sea Whale commemorative plaque, marking them as early explorers who took to the skies during the festival.

Blue Isle Studios has also launched a limited-time building contest, inviting players to submit functional blueprints across categories such as Best Flying Vessel, Best Compact Design, and Best Creative Design. Winning builds will be turned into permanent in-game schematics available to all players in the final game, with creators credited and invited to future playtests.

The demo continues to showcase the early stages of Guardians of the Wild Sky, featuring:

• Single-player and co-op for up to 10 players
• Custom worlds with an 8-hour play window per world
• Character progression up to level 20
• Multiple explorable islands reachable by airship
• Extensive building tools and survival crafting systems

This updated demo is designed to highlight the game’s core loop of exploration, creature companionship, crafting, and skyfaring creativity ahead of its Early Access launch later this year.

Play the demo during Steam Next Fest to earn the exclusive reward and take part in the building contest before it concludes.

About Guardians of the Wild Sky
Guardians of the Wild Sky is a creature-collecting survival adventure set across a vast world of floating islands. Players befriend magical companions called Guardians who can help build bases, fight in combat, transform abilities, and even crew customizable airships. Blending exploration, crafting, and creative building, the game invites players to construct everything from cozy sky outposts to massive flying vessels while discovering dungeons, treasures, and living ecosystems in the untamed skies.

About Blue Isle Studios
Founded in 2010, Blue Isle Studios is an independent video game developer and publisher located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada. Led by industry veterans Alex Tintor and Brenden Frank, Blue Isle has established itself as one of gaming’s most exciting developers, creating iconic titles that have sold millions of copies worldwide. A small yet passionate group of artists, designers and programmers, Blue Isle works to build captivating virtual worlds, delivering the best gaming experience possible no matter the genre. www.blueislestudios.com.

The open beta for the highly anticipated online co-op mode is also available

Lesquin, France, February 25, 2026 – Eko Software and NACON are proud to announce the launch of the third major update for Dragonkin: The Banished. This crucial step in the game’s evolution introduces several improvements that have been requested by the community throughout its Early Access period. Players can enjoy it starting today on Steam. Additionally, the studio is offering a chance to preview the new online co-op mode, currently in development, through an open beta.

Join the game’s online co-op mode now via the pop-up window in your game session

While awaiting the game’s final release, scheduled for PC on March 16 and on consoles on March 19, the new update brings significant improvements based on community feedback:

• A new, clearer, and simpler progression system for the City of Montescail.
• A complete overhaul of skills and their energy costs, moving away from the Generator/Spender system.
• The unique skill system, named the Ancestral Grid, has been revised to optimize its functionality, offering players the ability to create more effective builds.

Furthermore, the open beta for the online co-op mode provides a glimpse of all the new possibilities the game will offer in its 1.0 release:

• Players can now go through the main story and endgame content in groups of 2 to 4 players, with shared progression for the entire team.
• As the nerve center of this experience, the City of Montescail serves as a dynamic social hub that can host multiple players per city. The city improves through the actions carried out by all players.
• Cooperation is at the heart of the gameplay with mutual assistance mechanics, such as the ability to revive a teammate, instantly teleport to their side, or trade items between players.

About Dragonkin: The Banished

In Dragonkin: The Banished, players embody one of four available dragon hunters with the objective of freeing humanity from the invading draconic forces. To meet this challenge, the game offers deep theorycrafting through various character enhancement mechanics, giving enthusiasts endless build possibilities. Players develop their hero’s abilities through a unique skill system called the Ancestral Grid by associating fragments obtained during their adventure. They also benefit from the City of Montescail, a true hub that allows them to implement their strategy thanks to numerous services. Accompanied by their faithful dragonets, they discover an intriguing story as well as an endgame rich in activities and especially epic battles.

Dragonkin: The Banished is already available in Early Access on Steam and will launch on PC March 16 and on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S on the March 19, 2026.

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About NACON:
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 16 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 40 years of expertise at the service of players. This new unified business unit strengthens NACON’s position in the market and enables it to innovate by creating new unique competitive advantages. https://corporate.nacongaming.com 
 
About Eko Software:
Founded in 1999, Eko Software develops video games for consoles and PC. The company creates its own intellectual property and currently distributes its games throughout the world. Eko Software also develops high-quality video games based on franchises that clients license to the studio. Eko Software has joined the NACON family and currently develops games, technologies and proprietary tools for consoles (Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4™, PS5™) and PC. 2022 EKO Software. All rights reserved. http://www.ekosystem.com

The Band Brings Iconic Music from Critically Acclaimed MMORPG to the Vaunted Festival Stages of Donington Park

LONDON (23rd February, 2026) – Today, SQUARE ENIX announced that THE PRIMALS, the official band of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online, will perform at Download Festival at Donington Park in the UK on Friday 12th June 2026.
 
Announced alongside a slew of other bands performing at the festival, the announcement was made across official FFXIV social media channels, led with a short video message led by FFXIV Sound Director Masayoshi Soken. The video message can be seen here: 

Since forming, THE PRIMALS have headlined sold out shows across Japan, including Nippon Budokan and the Yokohama Arena, with lottery allocated tickets continuing to be in phenomenal demand, alongside appearances at dedicated Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival events across North America, Europe, South Korea, and China. Short behind the scenes videos of two concerts can be seen below:

• Yokohama Arena – BtS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuTat1kgzH8
• Budokan – BtS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyLdDvXTeSo

The appearance at Download Festival in 2026 marks the first time the band has performed a standalone concert outside of Asia or the much-anticipated Global Fan Festival events that take place around the world. Joining the history books alongside some of the most iconic artists from across the rock and metal world, THE PRIMALS will bring their trademark energy, musical variety and a show quite unlike anything before seen at the festival, it’s an event that is not to be missed! For more information regarding the festival and tickets, please visit the Lodestone; https://sqex.to/01GYo

Download Festival is one of the world’s premier rock and metal music festivals and has been home to some of the biggest bands in the world over the years! Host to some of the most iconic headline and breakout performances across the rock and metal genres in years gone by, the festival itself remains a pillar of the live music circuit and a true icon amongst both new and established bands alike! 

Now entering its 23rd year, from Wednesday 10th June to Sunday 14th of June, Donington Park becomes home to the hallowed stages of the festival, and soon, the music of FINAL FANTASY XIV!
For more information on the festival, including information on other bands performing, please visit: Download Festival

With more than 30 million total registered accounts, there has never been a better time for newcomers to begin their adventures in the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY XIV Online saga. The Free Trial includes all content from A Realm Reborn, the Heavensward and Stormblood expansions (and updates through Patch 4.58). Free Trial players can enjoy hundreds of hours of award-winning gameplay and story experiences equivalent to three full FINAL FANTASY titles, without limit on playtime. More information can be found at: https://sqex.to/FFXIVFreeTrial

About Square Enix Ltd.

Square Enix Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX and TAITO branded entertainment content in Europe and other PAL territories as part of the Square Enix group of companies. The Square Enix group of companies boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 207 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST, which has sold over 95 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS. Square Enix Ltd. is a London-based, wholly owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
 
More information on Square Enix Ltd. can be found at https://square-enix-games.com

Bethesda Games Studios is proud to launch Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition on Nintendo Switch™ 2. Winner of more than 200 “Best Of” awards, including the 2016 BAFTA and the 2016 D.I.C.E. Game of the Year, Fallout 4 arrives as the first mainline Fallout game on a Nintendo system, bringing the full wasteland experience to handheld, docked, and every irradiated stop in between.

Watch the Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, Switch™ 2 trailer below.

Marking ten years of exploring the Commonwealth, this edition celebrates a decade of stories, adventure and player‑driven moments in post‑nuclear Boston, delivering the most complete version of Fallout 4 available to Nintendo players.

Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition includes the full base game and the six official DLC add‑ons: Automatron, Wasteland Workshop, Contraptions Workshop, Far Harbor, Vault‑Tec Workshop and Nuka‑World.

This edition also features more than 150 pieces of Creation Club content, adding fan‑favourite and previously unreleased weapons, quests, companions, cosmetics and settlement options.

The game will be available on Nintendo Switch™ 2 February 25 digitally, with preorders available now. The physical edition (code-in-box) will be available on April, 28, 2026.

For more information, please visit: HERE. For more information head over to the Bethesda News site.

New free optics and new premium cosmetics are here in Update 1.20 for PC, PlayStation & Xbox

PARIS – Feb. 24, 2026 –Focus Entertainment and New World Interactive are thrilled to announce the launch today of a new content update for Insurgency: Sandstorm with Update 1.20: “Operation: Clear Sight.” Available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, the Microsoft Store, and Epic Games Store, this Operation brings new free sights, challenge updates and additional patches. Newly added premium cosmetic DLC sets are also available in the 4-Year Anniversary Edition, the Year 4 Pass, or for individual purchase.

FREE CONTENT INCLUDED IN OPERATION: CLEAR SIGHT

With Operation: Clear Sight, two new free sights are available: the Romero T8 for Security and the PKO-6 for Insurgents.

The Jackal has resurfaced in the city, leading a surge of insurgent forces toward a high-value intelligence target. With time running out, GRS operators have been dispatched with advanced gear to shut down the assault and take him out before he slips away.

• New Sights: Romero T8 for Security and PKO-6 for Insurgent
• Level 3 Challenges
• Mod Editor Improvements
• Free Cosmetic Items
• Additional Outfit Customization

PREMIUM CONTENT INCLUDED IN OPERATION: CLEAR SIGHT

• New Security gear set: GRS Operator           
• New Insurgent gear set: The Jackal
• New Security weapon skin set: Canyon
• New Insurgent weapon skin set: Jezzail

Insurgency: Sandstorm is currently available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam, the Microsoft Store, and Epic Games Store with global crossplay.

New Trailer Showcases a Spectacular Reunion of Series Favorites, including Meliodas and Tristan

LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 24, 2026 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, has released the official launch trailer for its new open world RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, ahead of the game’s global release in March. The newly released trailer is now available on the game’s official social media channels, including YouTube.

The trailer centers on the game’s multiverse-driven narrative. As a massive crisis unfolds across the continent of Britannia, Meliodas, Tristan, Diane, and other iconic protagonists from different worlds gather in one place to confront the looming threat. New footage also highlights the convergence of characters from multiple dimensions, underscoring the expanded scale and storytelling of The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin.

In addition, the trailer visually brings the series’ multiverse concept to life, showcasing dramatic cross-world encounters and large-scale battle sequences. Scenes of heroes fighting side by side symbolically reflect the game’s animation open world RPG experience, where players can team up to explore Britannia and challenge formidable bosses together.

Players on PlayStation®5 and Steam will be granted the ability to play earlier beginning March 16. The game’s grand launch will take place on March 23 that will expand to mobile and provide opportunities for more players to experience The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin across different platforms. The game is currently open for pre-registration on Google Play, the App Store, and the official website, with wishlist options available on PlayStation®5 and Steam.

Based on the hit Japanese manga and anime IP The Seven Deadly Sins, which has sold over 55 million copies globally, The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin lets players explore Britannia in a vast open world. It features tag-based combat, combination skills, and customizable teams using diverse characters and weapons. Multiplayer elements include forming parties for exploration or teaming up to defeat bosses.

To stay updated, follow The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin on its official YouTube, Facebook, and Discord channels. 

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About Netmarble Corporation

Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, RAVEN2, MARVEL Future Fight, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found athttp://company.netmarble.com.