Fran Ruiz

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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls finally outlines its launch content: 20 characters, big online lobbies, and a story mode (of sorts) - Eurogamer

Technology February 11, 2026

The next 2D fighter from Arc System Works is Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Published by Sony, it's also set to launch on PC via Steam, so we're not counting it as a true PS5 exclusive. That said, it οΏ½...

Stardew Valley is getting two new "marriage candidates" and more interesting children in its upcoming 1.7 update - Eurogamer

Technology February 5, 2026

Stardew Valley is about to turn 10 this month and I'm turning to literal dust as I type this sentence. However, that isn't stopping Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) from updating the incredibly successful οΏ½...

Helldivers 2 gets much-needed heavy weaponry with Bastion Tank and Siege Breakers warbond - Eurogamer

Technology February 5, 2026

Helldivers 2 keeps on rolling following its long-awaited downsize of the PC installation size. After a generous tease last week, the Siege Breakers warbond plus the heavy Bastion Tank are now in the οΏ½...

Grounded 2 thrived whilst Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 under-performed, so now Obsidian may target shorter development cycles - Eurogamer

Technology February 5, 2026

When 2025 wrapped up, Obsidian's open-world fantasy RPG Avowed had been overlooked on many end-of-year lists. Despite garnering favourable reviews overall and delivering a type of Elder Scrolls-inspiοΏ½...

As player numbers fall, Highguard makes the actually-quite-good 5v5 mode permanent - Eurogamer

Technology February 4, 2026

Barely over a month in, 2026 has been busy, but Highguard is easily the strangest game release we've had so far. Following a baffling, nearly marketing-free rollout following its reveal at The Game AοΏ½...

Indie critical darling Cairn climbs Steam charts, reaches 200k copies sold on PC and PS5 in first weekend - Eurogamer

Technology February 3, 2026

The Game Bakers has been putting in good work for years now with eye-catching indie games like Furi and Haven. One of the studio's core strengths is the ability to go from a genre into an entirely onοΏ½...

Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics for Switch consoles detailed - Eurogamer

Technology January 29, 2026

One of 2025's strangest announcements from Nintendo was the return of the Virtual Boy, a hardware (and software) failure that's been reappraised over the years. Many gamers have a soft spot for it, hοΏ½...

Playground Games on its Fable reboot's inception - Eurogamer

Technology January 28, 2026

Autumn 2026 could be the definitive release window for Xbox and Playground Games' Fable, which last week confirmed its journey to PS5 on top of Xbox Series X/S and PC. Years after its original announοΏ½...

The Game Awards' weirdest "and finally" game, Highguard, is showing signs of life, less than one week out from launch - Eurogamer

Technology January 22, 2026

Last month's Game Awards ceremony had its highs and lows, but everyone keeps talking about the strange decision to end with a new live-service hero shooter that wasn't looking exactly fresh in its biοΏ½...

Ball x Pit sets first content update for January - Eurogamer

Technology January 21, 2026

Kenny Sun and Friends' Ball x Pit was among Eurogamer's favourite games of 2025, so imagine our excitement when it was confirmed free content drops were set to arrive this year. Now, the wait for theοΏ½...