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• Directive 8020 Released May 12, 2026
• Mixtape Released May 7, 2026
• MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Released Apr 16, 2026
• Replaced Released Apr 14, 2026
• Life is Strange: Reunion Released Mar 26, 2026
• Crimson Desert Released Mar 19, 2026
• Slay the Spire 2 Released Mar 6, 2026
• planet of lana 2 children of the leaf Released Mar 5, 2026
• Marathon Released Mar 5, 2026
• Esoteric Ebb Released Mar 3, 2026
• Resident Evil 9: Requiem Released Feb 27, 2026
• High On Life 2 Released Feb 13, 2026
• Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Released Feb 12, 2026
• Reanimal Released Feb 12, 2026
• Mewgenics Released Feb 10, 2026
• Nioh 3 Released Feb 6, 2026
• Arknights: Endfield Released Jan 22, 2026
• ARC Raiders Released Oct 30, 2025
• The Outer Worlds 2 Released Oct 29, 2025
• Dispatch Released Oct 22, 2025
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Released Oct 21, 2025
• Battlefield 6 Released Oct 10, 2025
• Ghost of Yotei Released Oct 2, 2025
• Hades II Released Sep 25, 2025
• Silent Hill f Released Sep 24, 2025
• Dying Light: The Beast Released Sep 18, 2025
• Cronos: The New Dawn Released Sep 4, 2025
• Hollow Knight: Silksong Released Sep 4, 2025
• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Released Aug 28, 2025
• Sword of the Sea Released Aug 19, 2025
• Mafia: The Old Country Released Aug 8, 2025
• Donkey Kong Bananza Released Jul 17, 2025
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Released Jun 26, 2025
• The Alters Released Jun 13, 2025
• Mario Kart World Released Jun 5, 2025
• Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Released May 23, 2025
• Doom: The Dark Ages Released May 15, 2025
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Released Apr 24, 2025
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Released Apr 22, 2025
• Split Fiction Released Mar 6, 2025
• Avowed Released Feb 18, 2025
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Released Feb 3, 2025
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Released Dec 9, 2024
• Marvel Rivals Released Dec 6, 2024
• Path of Exile 2 Released Dec 6, 2024
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Released Nov 20, 2024
• Metaphor: ReFantazio Released Oct 11, 2024
• Silent Hill 2 Released Oct 8, 2024
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Released Sep 9, 2024
• Astro Bot Released Sep 6, 2024
• Black Myth: Wukong Released Aug 20, 2024
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Released Jun 21, 2024
• Stellar Blade Released Apr 26, 2024
• Dragon’s Dogma 2 Released Mar 21, 2024
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Released Feb 29, 2024
• Balatro Released Feb 20, 2024
• HELLDIVERS 2 Released Feb 8, 2024
• Persona 3 Reload Released Feb 1, 2024
• Palworld Released Jan 19, 2024
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Released Jan 18, 2024