The Legend of Zelda just recently turned 40 years old, and the NES game is still cited as one of the best games of all time. But for Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi, it's all about arguably the black sheep in the mainline series, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. The developer shared his love of the sequel--including its inspiration for a past Resident Evil enemy--in a new Creator's Voice video posted by Nintendo on YouTube

"Of course, I played the original Legend of Zelda game, but I really loved Zelda II: The Adventure of Link game. It's more challenging, and I love it," Nakanishi said while promoting Resident Evil Requiem. The director is by no means new to the survival-horror series, previously serving in the same role for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Revelations. In fact, speaking of the latter, he shared a new anecdote about the game, which initially launched exclusively on Nintendo 3DS.

"Actually, when I was making Resident Evil Revelations, there was an enemy called a Scarmiglione who carried a shield, and if you aimed at them, they would move the shield up and down. The truth is, this enemy was inspired by the armored soldier from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link," said Nakanishi.

Arc Raiders sends you to Buried City and Dam Battlegrounds for the A Rising Tide quest, with multiple steps required to reach its conclusion. There's nothing overtly difficult about this journey, but there are some easier ways to get things done that you may want to know about. And hey, that's why we're here. Let's take a look at how to complete A Rising Tide.

• On Buried City, find the foreman's barricaded apartment south of Piazza Roma

The first step to the A Rising Tide quest is to visit the foreman's barricaded apartment. This is located in one of the dual buildings just south of Piazza Roma on the left side of the map.

The easiest way inside this building is to first head to a rooftop across from the building to find a zipline. Check the map below for the exact location of this zipline.

Marvel's Wolverine game from Insomniac now has a release date: September 15, 2026. It's releasing that day on PS5.

Insomniac previously developed the popular and commercially successful Spider-Man games for PlayStation and PC more recently. The new Wolverine game is an extension of the partnership between Sony, Marvel, and Insomniac.

The September date for Wolverine is a couple months before GTA 6 lands on November 19, 2026. The next Call of Duty game is expected to release in October or November as well.

If you've received the A Dead End quest in Arc Raiders, you're probably already aware that you need to head to Blue Gate for some underground exploration. It can be confusing down there, but you're heading to the relatively confined Security Wing, so it shouldn't be too much of a hassle. However, once you're down there, you'll quickly find that you need to open a door and find some stuff inside a room, too, so let's take a look at how to knock it all out.

Keep in mind that you'll need to extract with an item you find in the Security Wing, so it's a good idea to bring an augment with a safe pocket. This will ensure that you can still turn the quest in back in Speranza even if you die before making it to an extraction point.

When you're ready to wrap up A Dead End, follow the steps below.

Starting on March 3, a new season of Pokemon Go begins with the Memories in Motion update. This season celebrates Pokemon Go's tenth anniversary with a new Special Research story, more opportunities to catch shiny Pokemon, a new camera feature, and scheduling changes to Pokemon Go events.

A major highlight for Pokemon Go's Memories in Motion update is the increased chance of encountering shiny Pokemon. Any evolved Pokemon in the wild can now be shiny if it has already had its shiny debut in Pokemon Go.

Players will have an increased chance of encountering shiny Pokemon from Raid Battles and hatching them from eggs compared to wild encounters. Additionally, any Pokemon rescued from Team Go Rocket that has made its shiny debut can also now be shiny, if the player is lucky enough to encounter it.

Arc Raiders sends you to Blue Gate for the Keeping an Eye Out quest, once again tasking you with finding one of Bilguun's hideouts. This time, you're seeking his shelter at the collapsed highway, which may be a bit of a trek for you, depending on where you spawn on the map. The real challenge, though, will be actually finding a way inside.

For this quest, you won't need to extract with anything to take back to Speranza, meaning you should feel free to come with a free loadout if you prefer. That being said, you may take some fall damage while trying to get inside the shelter, so having some extra healing items can't hurt--so it's not a bad idea to bring your own kit in if you're up for it.

When you're ready to complete Keeping an Eye Out, read on for how to get inside Bilguun's shelter.

Ahead of its release next month, Bungie is looking to do some server stress-testing for Marathon, and anyone who joins in will get some digital goodies for their efforts. The studio--which is owned by Sony--has also revealed rewards for Xbox gamers, which are unique for testers on the Microsoft platform. For the open beta test, Xbox Series X|S owners will receive two stylish weapon charms that can be equipped in the full game, if they decide to purchase it.

While these charms don't offer any gameplay bonuses, they do look quite fashionable. The Emerald Clutch Weapon Charm and Emerald Catch Weapon Charm add some emerald flair to your weapons, and while it hasn't been confirmed, they look very Minecraft-inspired in their design. Bungie hasn't revealed the rewards for Marathon players on PC yet, but they'll likely also be a set of weapon charms. Here's a closer look at them:

In comparison, PS Plus subscribers who play the Marathon beta will receive weapon charms based on Sony games like Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, and Helldivers 2. If you're interested in taking part, the Marathon Open Beta kicks off on February 26 and runs through March 2, ending just days before the full game launches on March 5. With its release date drawing closer, Bungie and Sony have begun to reveal more details on Marathon, including the soul music composed for the game and Bungie's plans to combat cheaters.

The first public test for Horizon Hunters Gathering, the upcoming Horizon multiplayer game, is taking place this weekend--but you'll have to get lucky to get in.

As announced previously, this is a closed test, so you will need to first join the PlayStation Beta Program and then cross your fingers and hope you get an invite. The test runs February 27-March 1 on PS5 and PC via Steam.

The test features the playable characters Sun, Rem, and Axle, along with two modes: Machine Incursion and Cauldron Descent. Machine Incursion is a wave-based mode, while Cauldron Descent is described as a "multi-stage dungeon featuring ever-changing challenges."

Late last year, Fuse Games debuted the first look at its debut title, Star Wars: Galactic Racer. The Fuse team includes veterans who have worked on Need for Speed, Burnout, and Star Wars Battlefront. That experience has taught them that the new Star Wars racer had to be more than just a spiritual successor to Star Wars Episode I: Racer.

"Every time we've made a game, we've tried to innovate," Fuse Games founder and CEO Matt Webster told The Game Business. "If you sort of zoom out a bit, it's a genre that's crying out for some fresh new ideas, and to steal from some other genres as well."

One of the ways that Galactic Racer will differ from the previous Star Wars racing games is that the races are only part of the experience. Galactic Racer will also allow players to spend time outside of their vehicles and find the stories taking place around them.

CD Projekt Red has been gathering additional game industry talent for its forthcoming RPG titles, with the studio recently gaining a developer from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creator Sandfall Interactive.

Lucie Hennet is a cinematics animator who worked at Sandfall from May 2023 to December 2024, according to her LinkedIn profile (per GamesRadar). Hennet's page reveals that she is now based in Poland and joined CD Projekt Red this month. CD Projekt is developing The Witcher 4 in its original location in Warsaw, Poland, while the studio's North American teams are making the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077.

Hennet states in her ArtStation page (via VGC) that her work on Expedition 33 included "cleaning up and refining body and facial motion capture" for Unreal Engine 5. Similar to Expedition 33, The Witcher 4 is being built in Unreal Engine 5, with CD Projekt taking a "console-first" approach and leaving behind its in-house REDengine.

It's almost time to head back to Raccoon City. Resident Evil Requiem--the ninth mainline entry in the long-running Resident Evil series--launches this week, and if you're planning to play at the earliest possible second, here's when the game unlocks.

Capcom hasn't formally published a global unlock chart, but the Sony listing on the PlayStation Store points to a midnight ET launch on February 27.

That means the game should unlock at:

When Overwatch was first pitched more than a decade ago, a number of Blizzard employees told me, it was not pitched solely as a team-based hero shooter--it was pitched as a universe. Over the years, Blizzard has exemplified this idea by expanding the game's story through comics, animated shorts, and more, ultimately creating the vibrant, superhero-inspired world we know it to be today. Now, a decade after the game's initial release, we're finally seeing that universe expand in an even larger way with something the team has been chasing after for some time: Overwatch's first spin-off game.

Overwatch Rush is Blizzard's new top-down, mobile hero shooter set in the Overwatch universe, and while it's still fairly early in development, the hour-and-a-half I spent with the game was a lot of fun. According to the studio, Rush aims to finally broaden Overwatch's reach to finally include mobile players, though it should be noted that it is not a port or extension of the core Overwatch experience and will have no interaction with the core game. That said, Rush's roster--which includes Mercy, Tracer, Reaper, Soldier 76, Kiriko, Lucio, Reinhardt, and Pharah, to start--is pulled entirely from the main game and doesn't necessarily reimagine them, making the experience feel fairly familiar. And despite Overwatch's core team, Team 4, not working on the upcoming game, it retains a sense of familiarity in other ways too, with notably similar UI, the same in-game announcer, and the inclusion of Control-Point mode.

During my hands-on preview with Overwatch Rush, I had the opportunity to test out these eight heroes, the mobile reimagining of Control-Point mode, and the game's two additional modes as well: Nano Grab and Free-For-All. Perhaps unsurprisingly, as they were designed specifically for Rush, Nano Grab and Free-For-All are the modes that I found most exciting. In Nano Grab, you and three other teammates are tasked with picking up small glowing objects called Nanos, then depositing them into a bank that changes its location periodically. The first team to bank 100 Nanos wins, though it should be noted that you can't successfully bank Nanos if anyone from the other team is on the bank. This makes for a fast-paced, strategic mode, in which you must decide how to divvy up your team of four to be the most effective; do you band together, forming an unstoppable force but severely limiting your Nano-seeking capabilities, or send a few highly-mobile scouts out (like Lucio and Tracer) to grab Nanos while your beefier party members ensure the banking area stays clear?

Mouse: P.I. For Hire is not going to release on time. Developers Fumi Games and PlaySide Studios have announced that the game is being delayed from March to April 16, 2026.

The developer said, "We want to ensure we are taking the extra time and care needed to make Mouse: P.I. For Hire an experience to remember."

"From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your incredible support," the team added.

If you enjoy exploring Spaceport in Arc Raiders, we have a quest for you. And if you've already worked through most of the game's initial questline, you've certainly been to the Rocket Assembly before. In the Worth Your Salt quest, you'll be headed there once again--but this time you'll be in search of the Battery Prototype.

Unlike some quests, you won't need to extract with anything in your possession to complete the Worth Your Salt quest. With that in mind, you can come well-equipped or with a simple free loadout, depending on your preferences. If you have aggressive lobbies, we'd recommend the latter to avoid any unnecessary loss of resources if you get in an unexpected firefight.

When you're ready to tackle Worth Your Salt, follow the steps below.

With the Decima Engine powering it, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was one of the best-looking games of 2025 on PS5 consoles. PC gamers will get to see that visual splendour for themselves soon, as the game launches for that platform in March, and you can see if your PC is capable of smoothly rendering all of those post-apocalyptic frames thanks to the release of the official PC specs.

Nixxes is once again handling the PC port, and the studio says it's aiming for the game to run on a wide variety of systems and hardware configurations. The good news is that you won't have to worry too much about RAM, as 16GB of memory will be enough to run the game at its highest settings. Gamers have been hit hard lately with increasing prices for RAM modules, as rapid investment in AI has seen prices for memory skyrocket, and there's no sign that this trend will reverse anytime soon.

For anyone who uses handheld gaming PCs, Nixxes says it has also added a "Portable" preset designed specially for those devices. The PC version of Death Stranding 2 will also support upscaling technologies like Nvidia DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4, and Intel XESS 2, as well as the "Progressive Image Compositor" developed by Guerrilla for its Decima engine. PICO is the same upscaling technology that's used for Death Stranding 2 on PS5, can be used with all supported graphics cards, and it can be combined with the various options for frame generation offered in the game.

A massive sale is happening over at Sony's official PlayStation Direct online store, offering steep discounts on a slew of PS5 games, accessories, and other PlayStation gear. If you're yet to pick up the system, you'll even find a PS5 Fortnite Flowering Chaos Bundle for $399--which features a bunch of digital cosmetics and saves you $100 compared to buying the standalone console. We've rounded up a few more of our favorite discounts below. The sale is live through March 9, so be sure to swing by and check out all the great offers.

PlayStation Direct's sale is the perfect opportunity to add games to your PS5 library. The highly reviewed Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is just $30 (was $70), Death Stranding 2 is $50 (was $70), and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is $30 (was $70). You'll also find both The Last of Us Part I and The Last of Us Part II Remastered for $30 apiece, both of which earned impressive reviews when they launched years ago. Tons of other iconic games are seeing a discount until March 9--check out PlayStation Direct's full games section for more.

You'll find a treasure trove of PS5 gear on sale this week, as PlayStation Direct is running a massive sale through March 9. Many of these deals are being price-matched by other retailers, giving you an easy way to snag items at their lowest price in months. And if you're a fan of Death Stranding 2, the Death Stranding 2: Collector's Edition is now just $130 (was $230), offering a digital copy of the game alongside collectibles like a 15-inch Magellan Man Statue, a 3-inch Dollman figurine, art cards, and a letter from Hideo Kojima. Folks still in the market for an actual PS5 console can also take advantage of a new bundle that discounts prices by $100.

Here's a look at the best PS5 deals for the week of February 25, 2026, including price cuts on games, accessories, and consoles.

The adorable platformer, Astro Bot, walked away with our Game of the Year Award in 2024--and now you can pick it up for just $33 (was $60). Offering a family-friendly adventure with plenty of nods to past PlayStation icons, it's highly recommended at this new low price. You'll also find the cooperative hijinks of Helldivers 2 for $30 (was $40), the tactical stealth action of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for $30 (was $50), and the chaotic multiplayer of Battlefield 6 for $40 (was $70). And if you're excited for Saros, check out Returnal for $30 (was $70)--developed by Housemarque, it offers a similar bullet-hell experience with boss battles that'll test your reflexes. For even more game deals, check out the dedicated PS5 Games hub on PS Direct.

Heading to Stella Montis in Arc Raiders is always a risky endeavor due to potentially hostile raiders roaming the tight corridors within. This is especially true when visiting the lobby, which is exactly where you're headed if you're working on the Stable Housing quest. But you've got to do what you've got to do, so that's why we're here to help.

If you have particularly aggressive lobbies, you'll definitely want to come prepared with a decent loadout and a safe pocket for the Stable Housing quest, as you'll have to extract with some blueprints to complete the task. Once you're ready to get started, you can follow the steps below to get in and out quickly.

The first step of the Stable Housing quest sends you to the Security Bridge in Stella Montis. You'll need to go to the third floor of the lobby and head to the point on the map below, which is a small room containing a safe.

Asha Sharma was a name the gaming industry was unfamiliar with a week ago, but now, she's in charge of Xbox. This has led to questions about Sharma's background in AI and whether she uses AI on social media. In fact, even Xbox founder Seamus Blackley has concerns and advice for the new Xbox CEO. But there's one thing we do know: Sharma has a black belt in taekwando.

The Wall Street Journal interviewed Sharma in late 2023 about her "ridiculously busy week" as COO of Instacart at that time. Sharma conveys a workaholic personality, but she also "has a second-degree black belt in taekwondo," starting the martial art as a kid. In addition, Sharma said at the time she began boxing "after five years of dabbling." Needless to say, it's likely she can kick a lot of our butts.

When not working or exercising, Sharma shared that she enjoyed "playing board and card games and watching sports" with her family and friends. Though "most important, I identify as a partner and as a mom," she said.

The Zombies game mode in the Call of Duty series has become a phenomenon of its own since it first shambled into the franchise in 2008, practically begging for its own standalone game. After a report claimed that a separate Call of Duty Zombies title is in the works, Activision issued a rare public denial on social media.

Dexerto reported on a purported leak by X user TheGhostOfHope, who is described as a "Call of Duty Leaker/Insider" in their bio. The leaker claimed that a potential delay for the next-generation Xbox console would throw off marketing plans for the next Call of Duty game, ostensibly a fourth Modern Warfare title. According to the leak, this led to the idea of two Call of Duty titles launching with the new Xbox, one being a standalone Zombies game.

Replying to a Dexerto X post sharing the outlet's report, the official Call of Duty account bluntly stated: "The rumor factory working overtime. This ain't it."