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Ubisoft has said its long-awaited Splinter Cell remake remains in development despite layoffs at the studio working on the project.
40 jobs will be lost at Ubisoft Toronto, the company has now announced, as part of the ongoing push to cut costs that has seen thousands of employees depart over the past few years. In a statement sent to IGN, Ubisoft said that work on Splinter Cell was unaffected by the redundancies.
The company announced plans to remake the original Splinter Cell using The Division’s snazzy Snowdrop engine back in December 2021, though little has been heard of it since.
“Following the recent announcement of the final phase of Ubisoft’s global cost-savings plan and the discontinuation of projects, Ubisoft Toronto will be reducing its workforce by 40 roles,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said.
“This decision was not taken lightly and does not in any way reflect the talent, dedication, or contributions of the individuals affected. Our priority now is to support them through this transition with comprehensive severance packages and robust career placement assistance.
“The Toronto studio continues development on the Splinter Cell game and serves as a co-development partner on Rainbow Six, along with supporting additional co-development projects.”
You don’t have to wait too much longer to murder the steeple for a second time, with Slay The Spire 2‘s early access release now set in stone. Following the delay which pushed it back to this previously secret Thursday, it’ll arrive on March 5th, 2026.
Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green, which originally launched for the Game Boy Advance back in 2004, will arrive on Nintendo Switch next week to celebrate the Pokémon series’ 30th anniversary.
The games will become available on Switch shortly after this year’s Pokémon Presents broadcast — The Pokémon Company’s annual announcement showcase held on February 27 each year — that is expected to be a very important one indeed.
Today, The Pokémon Company also now firmed up the timing of the Pokémon Presents stream, which will be held at 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern / 2pm UK.
════════════ Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen confirmed for Nintendo Switch! ═══════════ These download-exclusive titles will be available after the #PokemonDay Presents presentation which begins Friday, February 27, 2026, at 6AM PST. #PokemonFRLGpic.twitter.com/m8xEFOOjle
Unlike other retro games available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, Fire Red and Leaf Green will be standalone releases — sold via the eShop for $19.99 each. Local wireless play for battling and trading will be possible, though online features are not supported.
Still, the game is expected to enable players to connect and transfer Pokémon into Pokémon Home, the franchise’s cloud-based monster storage service.
As for next week’s Pokémon Presents broadcast, fans are anticipating that the franchise’s 30th anniversary will be marked by some big announcements. We’ll hear more about promising upcoming life sim spin-off Pokémon Pokopia of course, but fans will be waiting to see if the series’ long-awaited 10th generation of games and creatures also gets a showing.
Another intriguing Baldur’s Gate 3 custom campaign mod has emerged to confront your party of quirky RPG adventurers. This one’s a short story which lets you take a break from BG3’s main story to attend a dinner party at the house of a not-at-all creepy rich bloke, who happens to be very good at jamming out on the organ via illusions.
Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green, which originally launched for the Game Boy Advance back in 2004, will arrive on Nintendo Switch next week to celebrate the Pokémon series’ 30th anniversary.
The games will become available on Switch shortly after this year’s Pokémon Presents broadcast — The Pokémon Company’s annual announcement showcase held on February 27 each year — that is expected to be a very important one indeed.
Today, The Pokémon Company also now firmed up the timing of the Pokémon Presents stream: at 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern / 2pm UK.
More to follow…
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Just like clockwork, The Pokémon Company has announced that its annual Pokémon Presents showcase will once again arrive to celebrate the series’ birthday on 27th February.
The Presents is scheduled to kick off at 2pm GMT / 3pm CET / 6am PT / 9am ET, and you’ll be able to watch along on The Pokémon Company YouTube channel. Here’s the precise time that the event will get underway in your region:
The 2D pixel beat ’em up Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons continues to add new characters, and in the “largest character update yet”, it’s now added four more fighters.
Each character in this free “Bimmy & Friends DLC” brings a new face, new personality, and a new fighting style to the city – allowing players to experiment with “powerful tag-team” combos. Here’s the rundown about and you can see each fighter in action in the trailer above.
The League of Legends trading card game Riftbound’s second set, titled Spiritforged, was released in the US on February 13. The newest expansion has been out in China for a couple of months now, and in the west for just over a week, sowe’ve seen a general picture of how the new cards are impacting the metagame thanks to two recent Regional Qualifiers in Fuzhou and Chengdu. With that being said, these are some of the best Spiritforged cards I think you should look into picking up now that the set is finally available.
10. Blood Money
At uncommon, this card is relatively easy to pick up at an affordable price as a single. This is a super cheap and efficient early removal spell to help you stay on tempo, and you’d be hard pressed to see Yellow decks like Viktor, Herald of the Arcane not running three copies.
9. Card Sharp
Card Sharp is pretty versatile. There are a few Power hungry decks with Spiritforged, so being able to offset some of that cost with the Gold generated from Card Sharp and pressure with a 3 MIght body is worth considering.
8. Not So Fast
Thanks to the recent errata to refexive triggers, nerfing cards like Icathian Rain, Not So Fast got significantly better. Before, you’d only be able to counter just one instance of damage, but now you can just counter the entire spell with Not So Fast. Definitely keep this card on your radar if you like Green decks.
7. Bellows Breath
The new Repeat mechanic offers a more dynamic way to interact with opponents. Bellows Breath is one of these, being able to clear a Battlefield of smaller units in the early game.
6. Trinity Force
One of my favorite new equipments from the set, Trinity Force is one of the few cards that allow you to store extra points. I can see this making waves in Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman, as his Legend ability buffs defending units. In the Origins meta, the deck was great at holding to score points, and looks to be the same situation with Spiritforged.
5. Piercing Light
Like Bellows Breath, this can be an early game removal spell for tempo, or an easy two-for-one later on. Kai’Sa, Daughter of the Void typically ran two to three copies of Falling Star, so I can see this finding a home in that deck too.
4. Ferrous Forerunner
Ferrous Forerunner is a big body that continues to pressure your opponent even after it dies. Doing its best Wurmcoil Engine impression, this guy will spit out two 3 Might Mech tokens upon death, allowing you to maintain your board presence.
3. Called Shot
Even if Called Shot had 1 Energy cost, I would consider extremely powerful. At 0 Energy and sporting the Repeat mechanic has convinced me it’s the best draw and filter spell in the game. With a ton of ways to generate Gold tokens to help pay Power costs, this card is positioned to be seen in every Purple deck.
2. Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel is essentially copies four through 6 of Zhonya’s Hourlgass, which has the same effect. This, however, is an equipment, so it comes with a +1 Might buff and costs a Power to equip to a unit. Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman is still poised to be a contender with Spiritforged, and this card is one reason for that.
1. Ezreal, Prodigy
While Draven, Glorious Executioner is easily the strongest deck in the Spiritforged meta, many lists are playing Ezreal, Prodigy, which is the best card in the set for my money.
Purple is undoubtedly very strong, and Ezreal’s effect allows you to filter through your deck and a lot cards early, and fits into a few other archetypes nicely.
Like Origins before it, the second set is already sold out on Riot’s online storefront, but you can order through TCGplayer at pretty high markups if you’re desperate to secure the goods.
