The next Valorant Night Market is one of the most anticipated events in Riot's tactical shooter. For a few weeks each Act, players gain access to a personalized shop of six weapon skins at discounts ranging from 10 percent to nearly 50 percent. Each player sees a unique selection of skins, and once the offers are revealed, there is no reroll until the next Night Market.

When is the next Valorant Night Market?

The next Night Market is confirmed for Season 2026, Act 1. It will run from February 5 to March 2, 2026. Players in different regions will see the event go live at slightly different times, but everyone will have roughly three weeks to browse and buy.

Night Market events have become a staple of Valorant’s seasonal structure. Acts bring new agents, balance changes, and content updates, while Night Markets appear near the end of each Act, giving players a chance to grab discounted skins before the next set of updates.

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Amid an ongoing global memory shortage driven by AI companies, will the PS5 console see another price hike? Sony isn't saying yes or no to that question, but it has confirmed it has a supply of memory to meet demand for PS5 consoles throughout 2026.

"As for securing a supply of memory, we are already in a position to secure the minimum quantity necessary to manage the year-end selling season of next fiscal year--October to December 2026," Sony CFO Lin Tao said (via This Week in Videogames). "Going forward, we intend to further negotiate with various suppliers to secure enough supply to meet the demand of our customers."

Tao added that Sony's hardware sales strategy can be "adjusted flexibly," suggesting that the company is aiming to avoid another PS5 price hike while also prioritizing "monetization of the install base to date" and further expanding software and network service revenue.

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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced that it will honor the life and legacy of game developer Vince Zampella at the upcoming DICE Summit in Las Vegas. Zampella, 55, died in a car crash at the end of December 2025 alongside another person who was also in the car.

The event is called "Vince Zampella: Remembering A Titan," and it will include a series of discussions featuring Zampella's colleagues and friends. Some of the people set to appear at the event include The Game Awards host and organizer Geoff Keighley, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, Bethesda boss Todd Howard, and EA executive Laura Miele. A number of industry professionals will be featured in video messages during the event as well.

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

$60 | Releases April 16

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After more than a decade, Tomodachi Life is finally getting a sequel. Revealed last year, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is officially heading to Nintendo Switch on April 16. The quirky sim has you creating an assortment of Miis, before setting them loose on an island you've handcrafted. You'll then get to watch as their lives unfold, becoming friends, falling in love, and getting into all sorts of other hijinks. It's shaping up to be a wildly popular game--and preorders are now open if you know you'll be playing it later this year.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream $60 | Releases April 16

This is the only version of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream up for preorder. It gets you the base game and nothing more, with no exclusive preorder bonuses up for grabs. Oddly enough, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has only been announced for Nintendo Switch, and it's unclear if a Switch 2 version is in the works. However, this version should work perfectly on the latest Nintendo hardware, though you won't see any enhancements typically found in Switch 2 upgrades (such as improved visuals or expanded content).

If a Switch 2 version is announced, there will likely be an affordable upgrade option for existing Switch owners. In other words, there's no harm in picking up this Switch version instead of waiting around for a Switch 2 version.

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is essentially a gigantic life simulator. You'll be able to create a variety of Miis, customizing almost every aspect of their physical appearance. Once you're happy with how they look, you'll set them loose on a massive island of your creation. Along with being responsible for their living space, you can provide input on what they should be doing — and who they should be hanging out with.

Over time, your tiny citizens will develop relationships, explore the island, and have all sorts of hilarious interactions. It's shaping up to be a fun cozy game, with low stakes and plenty of secrets to discover. If you're looking for a game that lets you flex your creative chops without demanding gameplay, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is certainly worth a closer look.

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The ongoing memory chip shortage issues are impacting Nvidia's production now, with the company reportedly planning to delay its new gaming GPU cards this year.

According to The Information (via Sherwood News), Nvidia is pushing the release of its new graphics cards this year to meet the demands for AI processors. Two people The Information spoke to said that, as the company delays its new GPUs, the plan is to leverage its limited memory chip supply to keep up with calls for more AI data centers. Alongside delaying its new GPUs, the sources said that Nvidia will reduce production of its GeForce RTX 50 GPU series due to the memory chip shortages.

This delay would mark the first time in three decades that the company hasn't debuted a new gaming GPU.

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Valve clearly feels confident in the power of the upcoming Steam Machine. The company has revealed that in testing for the system, "the majority of Steam titles play great at 4K 60fps with FSR," per a new blog post about Steam hardware. For those unfamiliar with FSR, the acronym stands for FidelityFX Super Resolution and in the most basic sense helps upscale image quality.

Of course, "most" games doesn't mean "all." As such, Valve adds there will be Steam Machine games that "require more upscaling than others, and it may be preferable to play at a lower frame rate with VRR to maintain a 1080p internal resolution." No specific games are mentioned, and there's no way to predict how future titles may perform on the Steam Machine. The company is currently focused on HDMI VRR (variable refresh rate, which helps to smooth out performance), upscaling improvements, and "optimizing ray-tracing performance in the driver" for the Steam Machine.

When Steam Machine actually becomes available to buy is still up in the air. In the same blog post, Valve stated that Steam Machine pricing and release details have been delayed because of memory and storage shortages. The company originally planned to already reveal those details to the public.

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There have been rumors about Starfield coming to PlayStation 5 for some time now, but Bethesda has yet to confirm any of them. Now, a leaker has put forth a report that Starfield will finally get its PS5 port near the beginning of April with two versions of the game.

According to Polish site PPE.pl (via Video Games Chronicle), a leaker who goes by Graczdari has stated that Starfield will hit PS5 on April 7 with standard and deluxe editions. Graczdari has previously leaked correct information about The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered's physical release, as well as ports for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Microsoft Flight Simulator on Switch 2 and PS5, respectively.

Considering the flow of formerly exclusive Xbox games that arrived on PS5 in 2025, it was surprising that Starfield wasn't among them. It's been rumored that Microsoft and Bethesda held off until an additional story DLC was ready to be released on Xbox Series X|S and PC as well. Some of Starfield's new features were recently disclosed during a closed-door preview. However, Bethesda has yet to officially disclose its plans for either a PS5 port or the next DLC release.

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During today's Nintendo Partner Direct, Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second installment in the FF7 Remake trilogy, will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 3. Soon after, the company released a standalone trailer for the Switch 2 edition with a nifty little bonus: Physical editions of the game will include a Magic: The Gathering promo card featuring artwork from Tetsuya Nomura himself.

The promo card is a reprint of Zack Fair's legendary creature card from Magic's Final Fantasy expansion, which released last summer. The promo version, however, will feature the same artwork of Zack that appears on the cover of the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Material Ultimania encyclopedia. The promo pack-in follows a similar inclusion within physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, where Final Fantasy booster packs were included in the game case.

The Zack Fair promo

The Final Fantasy expansion for Magic: The Gathering launched on June 13, and it quickly became Magic's best-selling expansion of all time--reaching the milestone in a single day. The set featured characters, locations, and scenes from all 16 mainline Final Fantasy games in booster packs, preconstructed decks, and more.

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Starfield is rumored to be in the works for PlayStation 5 and Switch 2, but the reported Switch 2 version has been delayed or may never be released at all, according to a report.

Posting on Resetera, known insider Shinobi said the rumored Switch 2 version of Starfield has been "pushed out." He added that the game "might not even come out at all."

Shinobi said this in response to the recent rumor that Starfield is coming to PS5 in April.

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Square Enix has announced a follow up to its critically acclaimed (yet extremely overlooked) horror-mystery game Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo. Revealed at February's Nintendo Direct, Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse follows a new set of characters in their attempts to stave off a different murderous curse. The Mermaid's Curse is set to release for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on February 19.

In addition to a new cast of characters, The Mermaid's Curse trades in The Seven Mysteries of Honjo's rural setting for something more tropical. Paranormasight's core gameplay, however, seems entirely intact, as once again you'll be tasked with investigating grisly murders, confronting supernatural forces, and exploring numerous branching paths as you try to make sense of what's happening to the island and its residents.

Though this premise is fun enough in itself, what truly set The Seven Mysteries of Honjo apart was Square Enix's commitment to the game's psychological-horror elements. Similar to Metal Gear Solid, the game features multiple puzzles that extended beyond the boundaries of the game and require abstract thinking. For this reason--and quite a few others, such as its sprawling narrative and manga-inspired art style--the game received extremely positive reviews, yet never achieved true commercial success. With that in mind, it feels a bit surprising we're getting a follow up, so I'm begging you all not to sleep on this one, okay?

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To close out the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Xbox subsidiary Bethesda showed up to confirm the release dates for Nintendo Switch 2 ports of Fallout 4, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.

The Bethesda segment began with a message from Todd Howard, who complimented the original Switch before affirming a blowout of Switch 2 support from Bethesda Game Studios this year. The first game to arrive this year will be Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, an ultimate edition of the post-apocalyptic RPG that's launching on February 24.

The next port to launch will be Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which originally released as an Xbox Series X|S console exclusive in December 2024. It comes out on May 12, although there's no word on its expansion yet. Finally, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was confirmed to be getting a Switch 2 port about a year out from its surprise launch. That remaster port just has a general 2026 release window.

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Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will launch June 3 on Switch 2. The release date for the second part of the remake RPG trilogy, which will also apply to the Xbox version, came during today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase.

Originally released in 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was a PS5 exclusive initially. However, the full trilogy for Final Fantasy VII will come to Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, too. The first part landed last month on both systems with Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, which included a ridiculously easy mode for the first time.

Preorders begin today for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Switch 2. That's not the only thing dropping for the system either, as a Switch 2 edition of Hollow Knight has arrived today, too. Looking ahead, the title for the third part in the Final Fantasy VII trilogy remake has been decided, but Square Enix hasn't officially revealed it yet.

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The Walt Disney Company's new CEO, Josh D'Amaro, spearheaded the effort to invest $1.5 billion into Epic Games to create a new Fortnite experience. He's a big fan of games and reportedly wants to invest more in gaming and now he's drawn the praise of billionaire Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney.

Sweeney told The Hollywood Reporter that D'Amaro is a "great leader and a genuinely nice guy, too."

Sweeney and D'Amaro have been working "closely" over the years to bring Disney characters to Fortnite and on "bigger plans" for the upcoming Fortnite project. This project remains largely a mystery, but Sweeney said it will be an "open game and entertainment universe."

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To kick off the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, we got a deep dive into the absolutely beautiful-looking Switch 2 exclusive Orbitals. It looks like Split Fiction with an '80s anime aesthetic, and everyone here at GameSpot is raving about it.

Orbitals was announced by Shapefarm and Kepler Interactive at The Game Awards 2025. The game's retro-anime aesthetic stood out then, but its Direct-opening featured segment delved into what we can expect from the game, moment to moment.

Help Maki and Omura save their home! Use your wits in this 2-player co-op adventure to overcome the odds in a retro anime-inspired galaxy. @OrbitalsGame is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 this summer! #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/uFClReKRVI

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Super Bowl LX is coming up this Sunday, and if all the excitement and hype for football has you interested in picking up the newest Madden game, there are some nice discounts right now.

In this post we're breaking down how you can save the most money on Madden NFL 26, or get it without paying anything extra through Xbox Game Pass and EA Play.

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EA is keeping historical trends alive this year by once again offering a hefty discount on Madden NFL 26. The game is marked down by as much as 70% right now on console and PC, but only through February 11.

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A Switch 2 exclusive will include a strange and questionable use of the system's GameShare feature, allowing up to four players to share control of the same character. Tokyo Scramble, a survival puzzle game about avoiding dinosaurs in an urban setting, was announced at the February Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, and it launches next week on February 11.

Published by Binary Haze Interactive, Tokyo Scramble has players control Anne as she attempts to survive an underground labyrinth beneath Tokyo after disaster strikes. It's populated with deadly creatures called Zino, which are really just dinosaurs. Gameplay footage shows a third-person perspective with no combat, with the action focusing on stealth and setting traps to incapacitate these stalking beasts.

But the gimmick showcased in the Direct is the option to share controls with other players through GameShare. Through wireless play, players can choose to control Anne's movement, actions, and even the camera. Traditionally a feature reserved for multiplayer titles, incorporating GameShare for a single-player game is a highly unusual use case.

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Grand Theft Auto VI is set for release this November, and Rockstar's marketing efforts for the game will begin in earnest this summer. Now, the boss of Rockstar's owner has commented on what to expect from the marketing for GTA 6, and he said it's going to be a "challenge."

Speaking to CNBC, Strauss Zelnick of Take-Two said marketing a game like GTA 6--which already has enormous hype behind it--is a "challenge" because Rockstar and Take-Two want to be "delicate" with how they push the game.

"It has to feel like, you know, this is real. We're not selling hamburgers. We're selling this unique art form," he said, as reported by IGN.

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After a leak, today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase revealed that a Switch 2 edition of the original Hollow Knight is launching today as a shadow-drop. The Switch 2 edition has enhanced visuals and improved frame rates. People who already own Hollow Knight for Switch 1 can upgrade to the Switch 2 version for free.

Developer Team Cherry had previously mentioned that a Switch 2 edition of Hollow Knight was in development, with high frame rate modes, options for higher resolutions, and other graphical upgrades. As an added bonus, the studio confirmed that players who already own the Nintendo Switch version of Hollow Knight will get the Switch 2 Edition for free when it launches.

Hollow Knight is also being updated across all platforms, with new features added and any lingering bugs squashed. PC players have already had a chance to preview these changes through a new public beta branch of Hollow Knight, available for testing on Steam and GOG.

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K-Pop Demon Hunters was a surprise hit when it debuted on Netflix last year, and with toy companies rushing to catch up, Lego has announced that it'll be bringing the Huntrix team to life later this year. Lego K-Pop Demon Hunters sets are on the way, and it looks like the first kit will feature everyone's favorite blue-furred tiger from the demon realm, Derpy.

Lego's tease for the upcoming set consists solely of a fallen-over flower pot, with Derpy's paw hovering above it. Will it feature the hat-stealing magpie, Sussie, as well? Who knows, but Lego says that this kit is designed for both play and display.

Additional sets will roll out in 2027, but there's no word yet on what fans can expect. One possible clue could be the digital Huntrix minifigures that appeared in Lego Fortnite, which successfully captured the look and tone of Rumi, Zoe, and Mira.

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Nintendo has a busy 2026 ahead of it with upcoming exclusives for the Switch 2, but between those big releases, there'll be plenty of third-party games to keep an eye out for as well. Today's Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase is dedicated to those games from outside of Nintendo's studios, and you can tune in today to see what's headed to Switch consoles in the not-so-distant future. [Update: The show is now over, but you can catch the replay below or see all the Nintendo Direct February 2026 announcements in our recap.]

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The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase will run for 30 minutes today, February 5, and you can tune in at the following times:

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