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Notable 2026 Game Releases
Feb 27 - Pokémon FireRed/Leafgreen
Feb 27 - Resident Evil: Requiem
Mar 2 - World of Warcraft: Midnight
Mar 5 - Marathon
Mar 26 - Life is Strange: Reunion
May 19 - Forza Horizon 6
May 27 - 007 First Light
Sep 15 - Marvel's Wolverine
TBD - Grand Theft Auto VI
TBD - Control Resonant
TBD - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
TBD - Professor Layton/World of Steam -
2026 Videogame Events
GDC Festival of Gaming
Mar 9-13 / San Francisco, CA
PAX East 2026
Mar 26-29 / Boston, MA
Summer Game Fest 2026
June 5-8 / Los Angeles, CA
Summer Games Done Quick
July 5-11 / Minneapolis, MN
QuakeCon 2026
Aug 6-9 / Grapevine, TX
GamesCom 2026
Aug 26-30 / Cologne, Germany
PAX West
Sept 4-7 / Seattle, WA
Blizzcon 2026
Sept 12-13 / Anaheim, CA
Tokyo Game Show
Sep 17-21 / Chiba, Japan
The Game Awards 2026
Dec 10 / Los Angeles, CA Archives
Reviews Archive
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![ONE OF MY FAVORITE recent videogame surprises was 2015’s Life is Strange. I went into the five-episode adventure not expecting much, and was rewarded with an unexpectedly moving story of […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BtS_ep1_chloe_amber-165x115.jpg "Before the Storm, Episode 1: Awake")
Before the Storm, Episode 1: Awake
Posted on December 27, 2017 | No CommentsONE OF MY FAVORITE recent videogame surprises was 2015’s Life is Strange. I went into the five-episode adventure not expecting much, and was rewarded with an unexpectedly moving story of […] -
![TWO WEEKS after Diablo III was released, I’d completed the game on Nightmare and was midway through Act III on Hardcore when my gaming PC suffered a catastrophic meltdown. I […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/diablo3_c-165x115.jpg "Diablo III Review: Hardcore Down")
Diablo III Review: Hardcore Down
Posted on July 24, 2012 | No CommentsTWO WEEKS after Diablo III was released, I’d completed the game on Nightmare and was midway through Act III on Hardcore when my gaming PC suffered a catastrophic meltdown. I […] -
![I DEBATED what to call this post, because there are two key headlines for this year’s Tiger Woods game. One is a focus on microtransactions so obnoxious it’s often hard […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tigermasters13-165x115.jpg "Tiger Woods Hurricane Simulator 2013")
Tiger Woods Hurricane Simulator 2013
Posted on May 31, 2012 | No CommentsI DEBATED what to call this post, because there are two key headlines for this year’s Tiger Woods game. One is a focus on microtransactions so obnoxious it’s often hard […] -
![I FINISHED MODERN WARFARE 3’s CAMPAIGN this week, and can’t help but feel I’ve done all this before. Which isn’t to say it wasn’t fun – there’s something comfortable and enjoyable […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/codmw3A-165x115.jpg "Modern Warfare 3: Define “Modern”")
Modern Warfare 3: Define “Modern”
Posted on November 11, 2011 | No CommentsI FINISHED MODERN WARFARE 3’s CAMPAIGN this week, and can’t help but feel I’ve done all this before. Which isn’t to say it wasn’t fun – there’s something comfortable and enjoyable […] -
![ROCKSMITH is a fascinating game, if it’s even fair to call it that. Ubisoft’s new entry into the rhythm-music genre ditches our trusty plastic 5-button controllers in favor of real […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/rocksmith2-165x115.jpg "RockSmith: No! More! Plastic! Guitars!")
RockSmith: No! More! Plastic! Guitars!
Posted on November 6, 2011 | No CommentsROCKSMITH is a fascinating game, if it’s even fair to call it that. Ubisoft’s new entry into the rhythm-music genre ditches our trusty plastic 5-button controllers in favor of real […] -
![I REALLY WANT to like Brink. After the decent but disappointing Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, I was hoping Brink might be a return to the brilliance of Splash Damage’s Wolfenstein: […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/brinkresort-165x115.jpg "Brink: Enemy Territory Remixed")
Brink: Enemy Territory Remixed
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsI REALLY WANT to like Brink. After the decent but disappointing Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, I was hoping Brink might be a return to the brilliance of Splash Damage’s Wolfenstein: […] -
![HOW DO YOU TALK about Portal 2 without spoiling it? Part of the charm of this “first-person puzzler†is finding something new or unexpected lurking around almost every corner, which […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/portal2_a-165x115.jpg "Portal 2: Reviewed, Spoiler-Free")
Portal 2: Reviewed, Spoiler-Free
Posted on April 22, 2011 | No CommentsHOW DO YOU TALK about Portal 2 without spoiling it? Part of the charm of this “first-person puzzler†is finding something new or unexpected lurking around almost every corner, which […] -
![VIDEOGAMES OFTEN ASK PLAYERS to accept ridiculous premises without question. Geeky physicist Gordon Freeman massacres hordes of aliens and human soldiers in Half-Life and never speaks and no one thinks […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pokemonheader-165x115.jpg "Pokemon Black, I Choose You!")
Pokemon Black, I Choose You!
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsVIDEOGAMES OFTEN ASK PLAYERS to accept ridiculous premises without question. Geeky physicist Gordon Freeman massacres hordes of aliens and human soldiers in Half-Life and never speaks and no one thinks […] -
![There are some great ideas in the latest Guitar Hero game, Warriors of Rock. It’s a shame they weren’t introduced a few years ago, because they might have helped stem […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gh6_screen-165x115.jpg "Guitar Hero 6: Too Much, Too Late?")
Guitar Hero 6: Too Much, Too Late?
Posted on October 25, 2010 | No CommentsThere are some great ideas in the latest Guitar Hero game, Warriors of Rock. It’s a shame they weren’t introduced a few years ago, because they might have helped stem […] -
![A FEW DAYS INTO ITS RELEASE, I feel like I’ve already gotten more than my money’s worth out of Guitar Hero: Metallica. Granted, I’m not the typical player: As of […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Review – Guitar Hero: Metallica")
Review – Guitar Hero: Metallica
Posted on April 3, 2009 | No CommentsA FEW DAYS INTO ITS RELEASE, I feel like I’ve already gotten more than my money’s worth out of Guitar Hero: Metallica. Granted, I’m not the typical player: As of […]