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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
Music Games Archive
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![If you were the kind of person who was familar with the Guitar Hero community, you’d probably recognize several names on the above scoreboard as some of the game’s earliest […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rb3_prokeyswhipit-165x115.jpg "RB3: Pro Keys, Whipped Into Shape")
RB3: Pro Keys, Whipped Into Shape
Posted on October 29, 2010 | No CommentsIf you were the kind of person who was familar with the Guitar Hero community, you’d probably recognize several names on the above scoreboard as some of the game’s earliest […] -
![See the above image? Either I’m extremely unlucky or Rock Band 3 players will soon find themselves cursing it on a routine basis, as the game has now crashed six […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rb3_bsod-165x115.jpg "Rock Band 3’s Blue Screen of Death?")
Rock Band 3’s Blue Screen of Death?
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsSee the above image? Either I’m extremely unlucky or Rock Band 3 players will soon find themselves cursing it on a routine basis, as the game has now crashed six […] -
![I finished my first pass at all 82 songs on Expert guitar in Rock Band 3, and the results were decent enough: I’m sitting at a career score of 13 […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rb3rankings-165x115.jpg "RB3: Expert Guitar Thoughts")
RB3: Expert Guitar Thoughts
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsI finished my first pass at all 82 songs on Expert guitar in Rock Band 3, and the results were decent enough: I’m sitting at a career score of 13 […] -
![It was a somewhat rocky launch for Rock Band 3. The official website and forums were down most of the day, as was the in-game Rock Central hub, which, shockingly, […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rb3_keys-165x115.jpg "Rock Band 3: Launch Day Impressions")
Rock Band 3: Launch Day Impressions
Posted on October 27, 2010 | No CommentsIt was a somewhat rocky launch for Rock Band 3. The official website and forums were down most of the day, as was the in-game Rock Central hub, which, shockingly, […] -
![With Rock Band 3 upon us, the specifics of exporting your Rock Band 2 setlist into RB3 have become clear.  The one-time export will cost $9.99, should weigh in just shy […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rb2export-165x115.jpg "Rock Band 2 -> RB3 Export Details Announced")
Rock Band 2 -> RB3 Export Details Announced
Posted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsWith Rock Band 3 upon us, the specifics of exporting your Rock Band 2 setlist into RB3 have become clear.  The one-time export will cost $9.99, should weigh in just shy […] -
![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 […] -
![Rock Band 3 won’t be out until Tuesday, but for would-be Emersons, Joels or Manzareks, here’s an up-close look at the new keyboard controller. As you can see, the new […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/rb3keyboard-165x115.jpg "Unboxed: The Rock Band 3 Keyboard")
Unboxed: The Rock Band 3 Keyboard
Posted on October 24, 2010 | No CommentsRock Band 3 won’t be out until Tuesday, but for would-be Emersons, Joels or Manzareks, here’s an up-close look at the new keyboard controller. As you can see, the new […] -
![Fargo and Crystal swung by tonight for some Beatles Rock Band action, which marked my first attempts at the game’s vocals. Crystal and I attempted a bunch of songs with […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sun_vfc-165x115.jpg "Beatles Vocal Domination")
Beatles Vocal Domination
Posted on September 12, 2009 | No CommentsFargo and Crystal swung by tonight for some Beatles Rock Band action, which marked my first attempts at the game’s vocals. Crystal and I attempted a bunch of songs with […] -
![I’m not entirely sure what triggered it, but I have now “completed” Guitar Hero 5 on Expert Guitar, which means I’ve: seen a end cutscene; played through a final song […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "GH5 Update #2: Expert Guitar Completed")
GH5 Update #2: Expert Guitar Completed
Posted on September 2, 2009 | No CommentsI’m not entirely sure what triggered it, but I have now “completed” Guitar Hero 5 on Expert Guitar, which means I’ve: seen a end cutscene; played through a final song […] -
GH5 Update #1: Guitar Expert 50% Complete
Posted on September 2, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s a little easy to get sidetracked when you’re playing a Guitar Hero game and forget you also want to post impressions. That’s exactly what I did with GH5 today, […]