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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
Games Archive
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![THE BIG NEWS AT BLIZZCON 2011 today, by a wide margin, was the unveiling of the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft. Due “when it’s finished†(assumedly the […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pandaria-165x115.jpg "WoW: Mists of Pandaria Announced")
WoW: Mists of Pandaria Announced
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsTHE BIG NEWS AT BLIZZCON 2011 today, by a wide margin, was the unveiling of the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft. Due “when it’s finished†(assumedly the […] -
![BLIZZCON 2011 OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY here in Southern California, and all three of the developer’s main franchises were represented well at the opening ceremonies, which just ended: Diablo III: […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/blizzconstage-165x115.jpg "Blizzcon 2011: The Big Three")
Blizzcon 2011: The Big Three
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsBLIZZCON 2011 OPENED ITS DOORS TODAY here in Southern California, and all three of the developer’s main franchises were represented well at the opening ceremonies, which just ended: Diablo III: […] -
![I HAVE A LONG HISTORY with football videogames and the Madden NFL series. I was hooked on Realsports Football on the Atari 2600 and Tecmo Bowl on the GameBoy. I […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/madden12-165x115.jpg "Madden 12: How Did I Get So Bad?")
Madden 12: How Did I Get So Bad?
Posted on September 7, 2011 | 12 CommentsI HAVE A LONG HISTORY with football videogames and the Madden NFL series. I was hooked on Realsports Football on the Atari 2600 and Tecmo Bowl on the GameBoy. I […] -
![A FEW MONTHS AGO, after Activision announced 600,000 subscribers had left World of Warcraft, I wrote a long post describing my thoughts why. To sum up: daily random heroics, which […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/zulaman-165x115.jpg "WoW: The Decline of Cataclysm, Part II")
WoW: The Decline of Cataclysm, Part II
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsA FEW MONTHS AGO, after Activision announced 600,000 subscribers had left World of Warcraft, I wrote a long post describing my thoughts why. To sum up: daily random heroics, which […] -
![THERE’S A RARE PHENOMENON happening this week in the gaming world: reviewers are almost unanimously slamming a big-name release. They’re not even waffling with “ifs†or “maybes,†but absolutely vilifying […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/duke-165x115.jpg "Reviewers To Duke: Come Get Some")
Reviewers To Duke: Come Get Some
Posted on June 15, 2011 | No CommentsTHERE’S A RARE PHENOMENON happening this week in the gaming world: reviewers are almost unanimously slamming a big-name release. They’re not even waffling with “ifs†or “maybes,†but absolutely vilifying […] -
![AS A COMPANION to my “100 Games of E3” post, I’ve also put together this list of must-see videos that came out of the show. Some are trailers, some are […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bioshockinf-165x115.jpg "E3 2011: Must-See Videos")
E3 2011: Must-See Videos
Posted on June 14, 2011 | No CommentsAS A COMPANION to my “100 Games of E3” post, I’ve also put together this list of must-see videos that came out of the show. Some are trailers, some are […] -
![ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES of a show like E3 is simply getting a grasp on everything being shown: who’s showing what, what surprises might turn up, and how the […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/aliens-165x115.jpg "Sluggo’s 100 Games of E3 2011")
Sluggo’s 100 Games of E3 2011
Posted on June 13, 2011 | No CommentsONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES of a show like E3 is simply getting a grasp on everything being shown: who’s showing what, what surprises might turn up, and how the […] -
![THERE’S NO SUGARCOATING IT: this E3 has been kind of boring. There have been two big hardware announcements –Â Nintendo’s Wii U and the PlayStation Vita — but in terms of […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/oldrepublic-165x115.jpg "10 Things That Would Have Made E3 2011 More Exciting")
10 Things That Would Have Made E3 2011 More Exciting
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsTHERE’S NO SUGARCOATING IT: this E3 has been kind of boring. There have been two big hardware announcements –Â Nintendo’s Wii U and the PlayStation Vita — but in terms of […] -
![All the big press conferences are over, so to wrap up that angle of E3 2011 up, here’s my final grades for each: Electronic Arts: B+. They didn’t have any […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mspresser2-165x115.jpg "E3 2011 Press Conferences: Final Grades")
E3 2011 Press Conferences: Final Grades
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No CommentsAll the big press conferences are over, so to wrap up that angle of E3 2011 up, here’s my final grades for each: Electronic Arts: B+. They didn’t have any […] -
![THE SMOKE IS STILL CLEARING from Nintendo’s press conference, and I think more than anything, what we’re realizing is that we’ve been victims of a poor presentation. There’s clearly info […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/wiiucontroller-165x115.jpg "Wii U: My Mind Is Boggling")
Wii U: My Mind Is Boggling
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No CommentsTHE SMOKE IS STILL CLEARING from Nintendo’s press conference, and I think more than anything, what we’re realizing is that we’ve been victims of a poor presentation. There’s clearly info […]