It’d be a brave person to suggest to their other half that they’d like to play Reanimal as a Valentine’s Day game. Yes, it’s co-op, but you’re also running and sneaking through the world trying to avoid horrifying modified animal monstrosities. Then again, maybe that’s preferable to the tensions that head-to-head game of tennis can bring, even if’s a bright, colourful Mario Tennis game. Maybe it’s best for couples to avoid both of this week’s biggest releases?
In the News This Week
After Nintendo last week and Xbox in January, Sony’s now held their first State of Play for 2026, with a rapid-fire showcase of what’s coming to PlayStation 5. There were a lot of fan-pleasing announcements in this one, and we’ve got a big round-up of everything, as well as the biggest takeaways (and the other news from the week).
- Every State of Play Feb 2026 trailer and announcement
- God of War Trilogy Remake announced and God of War Son of Sparta is out now!
- Kena: Scars of Kosmora revealed for this year
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection 2 announced, includes MGS4!
- Silent Hill Townfall has a spooky new trailer, and it’s set in the UK
- Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick in a brand new game!
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance gets a free PS5 and Xbox Series upgrade, and it’s out today!
- Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse announced by Konami and the Dead Cells devs
- Gothic 1 Remake release date confirmed as June 5th
- Highguard studio Wildlight confirms layoffs just weeks after launch
- 2XKO development team reduced a few weeks after its full launch
- Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! deploys on March 16th
- Discord makes its age verification checks global from March
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Games in Review & Featured Articles
The reviews are flooding in now, with big
- Reanimal – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PC – 9/10
- Mario Tennis Fever – NSW2 – 8/10
- Citadelum – NSW2, PC – 8/10
- Romeo is a Dead Man – PS5, XSX|S, PC – 7/10
- Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties – PS5, XSX|S, NSW2, PS4, PC – 7/10
- Dark Auction – PS5, NSW, PC – 7/10
- Dispatch (Nintendo Switch Edition) – NSW, NSW2 – 6/10
- Clue: Murder By Death – PS5, XSX|S, PS4, XBO, NSW, PC – 6/10
- Hordes of Hunger – PC – 6/10
- Aces of Thunder – PS5, PC, PSVR2, PC VR – 5/10
While we’ve not been able to pin a score on it, but I’ve made a start on High on Life 2 this week and have some early thoughts on the game. I also had a great time playing Pokémon Pokopia, savouring its life sim aspects, relaxed Animal Crossing vibes, but also seeing other games and genres as a gameplay grounding.
Dom, meanwhile, went hands on with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, the latest in the RPG spin-off with a more ecological focus.
Rounding out the week, What We Played featured Reanimal, Romeo is a Dead Man and High on Life 2.
Trailer Park
Check out the God of War Son of Sparta shadow drop
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches in August, and it’s got the X-Men in it
Come back stronger in the new Saros gameplay trailer
Check out the Control Resonant gameplay reveal trailer
Beast of Reincarnation has a release date and new trailer!
Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition lets you play five versions of his origin today
Your Achievements
Checking in with your gaming, Andrewww has been making a little progress with Resident Evil 4 in VR, and is still enjoying it. He’s also made a start with the puzzle game of last year, Blue Prince, but hasn’t yet had that ‘wow’ moment.
That’s all for the round up this week. Enjoy the weekend and we’ll carry on carrying on on Monday.
