23rd February 2026
⚔️ GOD OF WAR EGYPT RUMORS ARE GETTING LOUDER
Kratos trading the Leviathan Axe for a Khopesh & Scythe? Osiris and Seth better be ready.
🗓️ Target window: 2027–2028 (PS5 → PS6 cross-gen)
👀 Christopher Judge hinted a first look might come this summer.
AMD MAY HAVE STOPPED DRIVER UPDATES FOR RYZEN Z1 EXTREME
Reports indicate AMD has halted custom driver updates for the Z1 Extreme chip (ROG Ally, Legion Go) — latest drivers stuck around August 2025 .
🔍 Lenovo Korea confirms: no new updates planned — users told to rely on generic Windows drivers .
⚠️ Installing Z2 drivers (Legion Go S) is not recommended — may cause system issues .
🔄 Meanwhile, Steam Deck (SteamOS) keeps getting frequent updates — latest beta (3.7.20) added ntsync driver in January 2026 .
💸 GTA VI PRICE LISTING APPEARS ON LOADED.COM (EX-CDKEYS) 👀
A standard edition placeholder has appeared for £89.99 / $124.19 / 11,609 INR — sparking debate!
⚠️ NOT official — Rockstar hasn’t confirmed anything yet.
(Image(s) Source: LOADED.COM)
🎮 SUCKER PUNCH: SHORTER DEV TIMES, NO AI SHORTCUTS
The studio behind Ghost of Tsushima confirms they’re working to reduce development time — but not by using AI
How?
▪️ Improving development processes — not cutting corners
▪️ Removing non-essential elements to stay focused
▪️ Maintaining full control of the creative vision
“It’s not about AI. It’s about staying in control of your project’s vision and stripping away what’s unnecessary.”
🎯 XBOX DELAY FORCES ACTIVISION TO RETHINK COD STRATEGY
The next-gen Xbox delay has reportedly “hurt” marketing plans for Modern Warfare 4, which was intended as a launch title to compete with GTA 6 hype
📈 Bigger strategic shift:
Microsoft wants Activision to be more agile and less tied to rigid annual releases. A faster pipeline could’ve let them capitalize on the extraction shooter trend (DMZ update) sooner
(via: TheGhostOfHope/X)
📈 SONY PLANNING PRICE INCREASES — NOT CONFIRMED YET
Reports indicate Sony is planning to raise prices on PS Plus, games, and DLC to offset rising RAM costs — but the PS5 console price will stay the same
▪️ These are reports/plans — not officially announced yet
▪️ Strategy: Push players to spend more on services & content, not hardware
PS Plus subscriptions — price hikes likely
▪️ Games & DLC — higher prices, fewer discounts
▪️ Microtransactions — greater focus to boost revenue
RUMOR: GAME PASS ULTIMATE MAY BUNDLE WoW + MORE
Journalist Jez Corden reports Microsoft is exploring adding subscriptions like World of Warcraft, Fallout First, and Minecraft Realms into Game Pass Ultimate
The strategy:
▪️ Aiming to boost value after the recent $30 price hike .
▪️ Still early — “whether that actually happens, we’ll have to wait and see” .
(via: XBOX TWO podcast)
21st February 2026
🎮 XBOX LEADERSHIP SHOCK: PHIL SPENCER RETIRES, SARAH BOND OUT
👋 The exits:
▪️ Phil Spencer — retiring after 38 years at Microsoft, 12 years leading Xbox
▪️ Sarah Bond — Xbox President, also leaving (long seen as potential successor)
🆕 The new boss:
▪️ Asha Sharma appointed new CEO of Microsoft Gaming
▪️ Previously led Microsoft’s CoreAI product division
▪️ Background: Meta (product/engineering VP), Instacart (COO), and earlier Microsoft marketing
🎯 What Sharma promises:
▪️ “Recommit to core Xbox fans” starting with console
▪️ Games remain “human-crafted art” — no “soulless AI slop”
▪️ Multi-platform strategy continues (PC, mobile, cloud)
📈 Matt Booty promoted to EVP & Chief Content Officer, overseeing all studios
