If Diablo 4's Sorcerer is Taylor Swift, the new Warlock class coming as part of the game's Lord of Hatred expansion is Megadeth, bringing some heavy metal-energy to Blizzard's ARPG.

That's according to lead art director Nick Chilano in an interview with GameSpot ahead of Blizzard's full Warlock reveal. Chilano said when coming up with the look and feel of the Warlock, Blizzard was essentially starting from scratch. After all, the Warlock is a new class that's never been playable in Diablo before.

He said he had a particular image in his mind when coming up with the class's aesthetic, one of different Diablo 4 classes as pop-culture icons.

Video games don't just look better than ever, thanks to imaginative art directions and cutting-edge graphics; they also sound fantastic. With some of the best talent in the industry composing new soundtracks, it's sadly too easy for some of these superb albums to fly under your radar.

To keep track of the best that 2026 has to offer, we're kicking the year off early by collecting the best video game soundtracks available and listing them below alongside official channels like Spotify, YouTube, and Bandcamp so that you can listen to them yourself. And if those games also have a snazzy vinyl that you can add to your collection? You can bet your axe we'll also include a link for that modern-day art.

We'll update this list regularly as the months roll by, so check back often to see what's been added. While you're here, you might also want to check out our list for the best games of 2026.

The world of video games is no stranger to collaborations--Mercedes-Benz made its way into Mario Kart 8; characters from Peaky Blinders stumbled their way into PUBG; And don't forget about Fortnite, which seems to have a new crossover every time you blink. And now, Battlefield 6 is teaming up with outdoor clothing brand 5.11 Tactical on a selection of Battlefield 6-themed products and an exclusive in-game skin. The offer is simple. Head over to the 5.11 website, load up your cart with at least $50 of gear, then use the promo code BATTLEFIELD6 at checkout. You'll then get a redemption code that can be used to claim your Field-Tested Engineer Skin. You can also get the Be Ready Playercard for free by signing up for SMS alerts, and other cosmetics are available in-game.

The developers at GTA 6 studio Rockstar Games "must be quaking" with nervousness about the reception to the game, according to developer Craig Clark. Clark is a producer on Hell Let Loose, and he said in an interview that Rockstar has a lot of hype to live up to with GTA 6.

"The more excited people get, the more you get worried," he told GamesRadar. "I feel like Rockstar must be quaking."

GTA 6 is coming to market with a seemingly unprecedented level of hype behind it, and the game is expected to be a gigantic success commercially. The game has been delayed multiple times already, with Rockstar saying it needed more time to get the game up to its quality standards.

A former Infinity Ward lead animator has recently claimed that at one point, Activision pressured his team to develop a Call of Duty game about "Iran attacking Israel."

Chance Glasco, an animator who co-founded Infinity Ward with the late Vince Zampella, took to X to reveal this. In a post on March 4, Glasco said that there was "a very awkward pressure from Activision" for the next CoD game to focus on a battle between Iran and Israel. He said this came after Respawn Entertainment's formation, suggesting that the next CoD game, 2011's Modern Warfare 3, would've addressed this conflict.

This revelation was in response to the White House using Call of Duty footage to glorify its joint attack with Israel on Iran. While Glasco said the White House appropriating CoD gameplay to promote its military campaign against Iran "doesn't surprise" him, he clarified that the pressure Activision put on Infinity Ward was shut down because "the vast majority of devs were disgusted by the idea."

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy Pokemon sim, which lets you customize your character with hairstyles, clothing, and shoes. You're pretty limited in the initial character creation process at the start of the game, but you can always discover new looks and change at any time. In this guide, we'll explain how to change your appearance and where to find new cosmetic items.

• What you can and can't change in character customization
• How to change your appearance

In the initial custom creation process, you don't have to stress any part of your physical appearance, because you can change all of that at a later time. This includes your clothes, hair, and skin color. However, it's worth noting that you can't change your name, so choose wisely.

You'll need a mirror to change your appearance. You can do this by finding a mirror out in the wild, as you can find them in the remains of human habitats. You can also purchase your own to change whenever and wherever you like.

Since its debut in 2022, GTA+ has primarily served Grand Theft Auto Online players and provided access to older Rockstar titles. This month, GTA+ members are also getting one of 2K Games' sports titles for a limited time.

Starting March 10, GTA+ subscribers on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S will be able to play NBA 2K26, the latest version of the long-running basketball franchise. This will include full access to everything in the game, as well as 5,000 VC, 6 types of Skill Boosts for 5 games, and a guaranteed Diamond Player Pack. However, that last benefit will require a NBA 2K account as well.

NBA 2K26 will only be on GTA+ until April 20, but whether or not this is indicative of any changes to the membership is unknown. GTA+ has been laser-focused on Rockstar's games----including LA Noire, Bully, and Red Dead Redemption. But it could grow even bigger if had access to the vast library of 2K titles. The sports games alone are some of the company's biggest hits, but older titles like the BioShock trilogy could offer even more variety to the lineup. For now, however, Rockstar hasn't said if it will add any more non-Rockstar games to the GTA+ library going forward.

Over a decade after a disastrous debut plagued with faceless NPCs and frame rate issues, Assassin's Creed Unity is rounding out its comeback story with an update that bumps up the frame rate to 60fps on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The patch is now available, allowing Assassin's Creed Unity players to experience the French Revolution era title more smoothly than before. And while Ubisoft didn't advertise a resolution upgrade, the PlayStation version's update history mentions 4K support. It's also worth mentioning that Unity supported the Xbox's FPS Boost feature, but the new patch gives native support for the improved frame rate.

Ubisoft also promoted a massive sale for the PlayStation version of Unity, while the Xbox version will be one of many Assassin's Creed titles playable for free from April 2 to 6 as part of Xbox's Free Play Days.

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy sim designed around crafting and building habitats for Pokemon, and you'll find your storage space fills up quickly once you learn new skills and start gathering more materials. In this guide, we'll explain how to increase your bag storage and get upgraded storage boxes.

• How to expand personal storage in Pokopia

You can hold several items on you as personal bag storage, but you're limited to 20 items with each item stacking up to 99. If you want to tote around more items, you want to expand the storage capacity. This is done by purchasing the Packing Tips items from the PC shop.

There are four bag upgrades you'll unlock over time, here's how much they cost:

Developer Bungie has revealed new details about Marathon's monetization strategy now that the extraction shooter is almost out, promising that there are "no pay for power" mechanics.

In an X post on March 4, the official Marathon account explained the extraction shooter's seasonal content and premium currency. The team said that all seasonal content will be "free for all players," regardless of when you decide to jump into the action, because the reward passes "do not expire." This means that, in the game's sort of Battle Pass structure, you can always go back and buy old content, as well as unlock new seasonal content (which includes zones and playable characters) for free.

You can do this with two different types of in-game currency: Silk, the currency you earn by playing the game; and LUX, the currency you buy with real money.

Highguard is shutting down soon, and when the servers close on March 12, the game will have lived for just 45 days. Why did developer Wildlight have to close the game so soon and scrap the previously planned DLC?

According to Chad Grenier, the studio head at Wildlight and game director for Highguard who previously worked on Apex Legends and Titanfall, it came down to money. He said on social media, "Not enough revenue to keep anyone employed to work on it, unfortunately."

Grenier said this in response to a question about Wildlight's previously announced Year 1 DLC roadmap for Highguard. Someone asked why Wildlight was not going to keep the game online long enough to get all of that content out the door, and Grenier said the studio does not have enough funds to continue.

Saber Interactive's Hellraiser: Revival is shaping up to be an authentic recreation of the infamously brutal film series, and ahead of its eventual release, the game has received an ESRB rating. According to the chief creative officer at Saber Interactive, Tim Willits, no content needed to be cut for the game, which includes some very gruesome content. Willits hinted at this push for extreme content last year, as he mentioned that Saber Interactive was going to go as far as possible to secure an M-rating.

"I can say that we have our ESRB rating, which was great, and we had to take nothing out for that," Willits said to IGN. "We're working with all the other ratings groups now, and I think that we're going to do really well. It's all context. It all fits with the IP. It is an artwork, and it is a mature game for mature audiences. We've stayed within those lines, and we've been very successful at moving the game through all rating boards."

While gamers are no strangers to gore--just look at Mortal Kombat or modern-day horror games like Resident Evil Requiem--Saber Interactive is looking to push the envelope with Hellraiser: Revival by aiming to be as true and as unfiltered as possible to Clive Barker's creation. Hellraiser books and films don't just cover a disturbing amount of brutal violence, but also sex and BDSM themes that the Entertainment Software Rating Board is usually strict on. How Hellraiser: Revival will be rated in other countries also remains to be seen, as some of its content might not fly in other regions, like the infamously strict Australian Classification Board.

Resident Evil Requiem actor Nick Apostolides, who plays Leon Kennedy, has commented on the state of AI in gaming today, saying AI is capable of speaking lines but there is "nothing human behind it."

Speaking to PC Gamer, Apostolides said what draws people to games is that the characters and stories in them are "so human." He said, "The stories are so real, the emotions are real" and players get invested in that. "I don't believe AI can do that," he said.

He went on to comment on the raid shooter Arc Raiders and how its developer, Embark, used text-to-speech and machine-learning technologies for its voice lines. He said for a game as successful as Arc Raiders, "to pay for an actor's voice session is not that big of a deal."

Pokemon Pokopia is a cozy sim that lets you live alongside Pokemon in a game centered around crafting and building instead of battling. Building your own settlement with Pokemon can take time, but there is a hack if you want to speed things up.

Much like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokemon Pokopia features a day-night cycle linked to real-world time, meaning that a day in the game is as long as a day in real life.

Time traveling on your Switch 2 can be used as a hack to allow you to speed things up and see your projects come to life faster in-game.

Following the recent escalation of the United States and Israel's joint military campaign against Iran, the White House has taken to X to share a video promoting its ongoing operations. In addition to real footage from recent attacks, the video includes a killstreak animation from 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue. pic.twitter.com/kTO0DZ56IJ

The video begins with a Call of Duty player activating an MGB (Mass Guided Bombs) killstreak--a hidden killstreak that can only be issued by players who get 30 kills without dying. Once activated, players have only 10 seconds before the match ends, with the team that launched the attack emerging victorious. The remainder of the White House video features numerous clips from the United State's recent military strikes against Iran with accompanying kill scores. This video was shared the same day that thousands in Iran attended a funeral mourning the estimated 175 civilians who were killed in these attacks, which demolished an elementary school. The White House denies responsibility for this particular attack, but is reportedly looking into it, per The Guardian.

GameSpot reached out to Activision for comment, but has yet to hear back from the company.

Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth entry in the storied survival horror series, launched on PC and consoles last week to positive reviews and fan reactions. It's shaping up to be another standout entry in the franchise, which has been on a roll since Resident Evil 7: Biohazard reinvigorated the series in 2017. If you haven't had the chance to pick it up yet, you may want to check out a pair of limited-time PC hardware deals that include a bonus free code for the PC version of Resident Evil Requiem when you purchase select Razer gaming laptops or Samsung monitors.

Prior to the launch of Build A Rocket Boy's debut game, MindsEye, co-CEO Mark Gerhard cited a concerted effort to trash the game and went on to blame its poor reception on corporate sabotage, although he didn't name whom he saw as the guilty party. Now, Gerhard is revisiting those claims of espionage and sabotage while sharing a message about BARB's latest round of layoffs.

"Over the past months, we have been working with external partners and legal advisors to investigate the criminal activity that took place around our launch," said Gerhard in a statement posted to LinkedIn. "That work has taken far longer than expected, but it has now resulted in overwhelming evidence of organized espionage and corporate sabotage affecting MindsEye. Because this matter is moving toward prosecution, we cannot share the full details publicly yet."

Gerhard's remarks drew rebukes from other figures in the industry.

If you’ve been meaning to revisit some of your favorite Final Fantasy games, GOG has a new sale you should check out. The online retailer is discounting several PC versions of some fan-favorite entries in the series by as much as 60%, and you can grab all five for $34. Not to mention, because they’re GOG releases, they’re DRM-free.

The PlayStation Era Final Fantasy games are well represented in this sale, including the original version of Final Fantasy VII, for those who just want to fully sink into one of the best games ever made. Join Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, and the rest of the AVALANCHE crew as they try to stop Sephiroth from crashing out so hard that he summons the devil, who is also a rock from space. For an extra dose of nostalgia, hook up a CRT to your PC and play it the way we played it back in 1997.

A less well-known entry that’s included in this sale is the Final Fantasy IV 3D Remake. This is the game that laid the groundwork for the modern Final Fantasy games like VII, VIII, and IX. You can see so much of the entire series’ DNA here. There’s a robust job system built into the story, so your characters will evolve as the game goes on, you’ll see your main character start as a Dark Knight and eventually become a Paladin with an entirely new model and moveset. If you want a taste of where the most well-known entries in the series got their inspiration, check out Final Fantasy VI; it’s impossible to play without stopping every few minutes to notice characters, worldbuilding details, or themes that become foundational details in future games.

Battlefield Redsec, the battle royale spin-off of Battlefield 6, is getting a new Solos playlist for everyone to try very soon. Fans had been asking for it since launch, and it's finally coming, albeit in an early "experimental" form, and only for a limited time.

Redsec Solos will be available during the March 6-9 weekend as a Battlefield Labs test, but, unlike other previous Labs tests, this one is open to everyone in the live version of the game.

"The goal of the test is to gather feedback and assess how Redsec's pacing, balance, and tension hold up in a true one-versus-everyone format. This mode is experimental and subject to change," Battlefield Studios said.

It's the end of the road for Highguard, which is set to go offline on March 12, a little over a month after its notoriously rocky launch. But the skeleton crew of Wildlight Entertainment developers still working on the game are releasing one final update--and it looks to be the biggest one yet, introducing account progression, a skill tree, a new weapon, and a new playable Warden, all set to arrive tonight at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET.

"For our final patch, we'd like to thank everyone who has played and is still playing Highguard," Wildlight shared in an article posted to X. "Even though we are shutting the game down, we are excited to give our remaining players one last big update to keep you entertained over the weekend. Thanks again for playing with us. Enjoy!"

When an X user responded to the post wondering why the update is being released now, rather than during the game's launch, Wildlight founder, studio head, and game director Chad Grenier replied with a bit of insight.