We would not be getting Harry Potter-themed Magic: The Gathering playing cards anytime quickly, however Hasbro continues to be discovering loads of different franchises to pump into its money-printing furnace. If you wish to play FromSoftware’s subsequent sport, you’re gonna want a Swap 2. And is the subsequent Metro sport coming later this yr?
It’s the newest version of Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news, rumors, and culture. What’s in your fake PlayStation State of Play leak wishlist? For me it’s an Armored Core 6 enlargement or, higher but, a completely new standalone sport.
Magic: The Gathering makes a lot god rattling cash
Dad or mum firm Hasbro revealed in its earnings this week that Magic: The Gathering raked in $1.7 billion in income in 2025. That was up 59 p.c from the yr prior, a lot of it on the again of the fastest-selling set it’s ever produced: Ultimate Fantasy Universes Past. Hasbro is sitting on a golden goose that shits cardboard, even when some buyers are at the moment suing the corporate for allegedly mishandling that asset by printing too many cards.
MTG is likely to be as overexposed as Timothée Chalamet however it’s at the moment paying large dividends to Hasbro’s shareholders. With new Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Star Trek units all deliberate for the approaching yr, the toy maker is already promising $1 billion in inventory buybacks. Don’t consider it because the Wall Road equal of milling your deck for short-term benefit, consider it extra as exiling fairness for a wet day.
The Duskbloods isn’t coming to PC
FromSoftware guardian firm Kadokawa additionally launched its earnings this week through which it confirmed Elden Ring and The Duskbloods are nonetheless each set to return to Swap 2 in 2026. There’s no agency launch dates but, however The Duskbloods specifically “will only be available for the Nintendo Switch 2,” suggesting no timed exclusivity or parallel launch on PC.
Embracer teases a “long-awaited, major” sport coming quickly
Guess who else was doing earnings this week? The once-almighty funding automobile/game-publishing conglomerate Embracer received individuals speaking with its remarks to buyers. “For the next financial year, we look forward to one long-awaited, major, in-house-developed and in-house-published title together with a range of important mid-sized titles,” the corporate stated (through VGC). That factors to 4A Sport’s new shooter within the post-apocalyptic Metro sequence. Embracer additionally owns Gunfire Video games, which is engaged on Darksiders 4, however that sounds prefer it’s farther tout.
Battlefield 6‘s season 2 trailer is finally here
Alongside the updated roadmap, it outlines new maps, modes, and gear coming to the game starting February 17. Will two new maps per season be enough to keep players satiated? Not if they’re not large enough, and the larger ones sound like they’re nonetheless a number of months away.
Murderer’s Creed IV: Black Flag Remastered continues to be on the market, lurking
Ubisoft’s worst-kept secret simply had its artwork e book listed on Amazon. The sport was initially rumored to be coming this winter however now seems to have been delayed forward of Ubisoft’s current poor earnings report.
The Arc Raiders domination prepare hasn’t misplaced steam
For each half-dozen stay service stumbles, you get a sturdy new hit or two, and Arc Raiders is considered one of them. Writer Nexon revealed this week that the sport has bought 14 million copies to this point, and reached practically 1 million peak concurrent gamers throughout all platforms in January. Months after launch it’s nonetheless reportedly sustaining 6 million weekly lively customers. These are MMO numbers, which is possibly why Embark Studios CEO Patrick Soderland not too long ago told IGN he feels the extraction shooter wants extra social hubs which can be higher utilized.
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