Mega's Dumpster Fire

 Gaming Briefs Wearing Boxers Feb 27, 2026                 Another week of “Dear lord can the news stop?”. Hell, there was even a couple of things from LAST Week I forgot to go over, just in the large mess of the gaming industry either announcing things or being on fire. This week seems to be mostly good news (Except for X-box). Pokémon had a presentation today showing off some new collectibles (Not even Kidding I want that Pokémon Game Music Collection thing that will SURELY be at a reasonable price that isn’t already sold out because of scalpers), the times and dates of Pokémon XP Fan Expo and   Pokémon World Championships 2026, featuring tournaments for The TCG,   Pokémon Go, and Pokémon Unite.                 I have no idea how the hell a Pokémon Go tournament will work        ...

Well it’s been a minute, or two, or a month. So many things happened. SO MANY GODDAMN THINGS. HOLY HELL, AND HOLY HELL EVEN DURING THE WRITING OF THIS, SO MANY THINGS KEPT HAPPENING. As more and more keeps coming out about Ubisoft's current state, it's pretty clear they're on the type of fire comparable to the mines of Centralia, Pennsylvania, Highguard came out, and then IMMEDIATELY died, then had this weird conversation surrounding it about it was everyone else’s fault the game died, as they fired most of the staff… two weeks after release. A BIG Shakeup at X-box, Nintendo does something No one can complain about but will. Meta does something EVERYONE will complain about. That said, let’s go into some stuff that caught my oh-so-limited attention. On January 21 st , 2026, Ubisoft did a lot. In a press release they announced they were delaying 7 upcoming games, shuttering two studios (The Division’s Massive Entertainment Stockholm and Halifax studios), and outright ...