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  • Next Week on Xbox: New Games for February 23 to 27 – Xbox Wire

    Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!


    Resident Evil Requiem Deluxe Edition

    CAPCOM CO., LTD.


    224

    $79.99

    Resident Evil Requiem

    CAPCOM CO., LTD.


    233

    $69.99

    Resident Evil Requiem – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    A new era of survival horror arrives with Resident Evil Requiem, the latest and most immersive entry yet in the iconic Resident Evil series. Experience terrifying survival horror with FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, and dive into pulse-pounding action with legendary agent Leon S. Kennedy. Both of their journeys and unique gameplay styles intertwine into a heart-stopping, emotional experience that will chill you to your core.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Towerborne

    Xbox Game Studios


    221

    PC Game Pass

    Xbox Game Pass

    Towerborne – February 26
    Game Pass / Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

    Towerborne is an exciting side-scrolling action RPG brawler. Rise again as an Ace, an immortal warrior reborn to defend the Belfry against the darkness beyond its walls. Journey across a crumbling world, uncover the mystery of the fallen City of Numbers, and push back the corruption threatening humanity’s survival.


    Tales of Berseria Remastered Deluxe Edition Pre-Order

    Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.

    $59.99

    Tales of Berseria Remastered Pre-Order

    Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.

    $39.99

    Tales of Berseria Remastered – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Engage in the ultimate quest for self-discovery, remastered for the first time. The sacred kingdom awaits the arrival of its savior, and a lone woman named Velvet is marked by traumatic deceit. Join Velvet on her journey for vengeance, along with her cast of eccentric companions, as they sail through the archipelago which comprises the kingdom of Midgand.


    Bread & Fred

    Atari, Infogrames

    Bread & Fred – February 24
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

    Bread & Fred is a challenging co-op platformer where two players must cooperate to jump and climb to the top of a snowy mountain. Play as both Bread and Fred in their exasperating and sometimes maddening climb that requires precision with every jump. Each time you land you’ll be closer to the peak and one step closer to mastering the platforming, but your fall down the mountain will be even farther.


    Capy Spa (Xbox Series)

    Afil Games

    Capy Spa – February 24
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Grab your towels because the chillest capybara in gaming is ready for a soak! In Capy Spa, you help Pipa, a relaxation-loving capybara, push herb buckets into hot springs to prepare the perfect bath. With 30 carefully crafted levels, two charming biomes (Savanna River and Forest Onsen), and a soothing soundtrack that blends with the rising steam, every stage invites calm and thoughtful moves.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Dark Farts: Parody Smell Edition

    GamePoc LTD

    Dark Farts: Parody Smell Edition – February 25
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    Emotional Damage Incoming! The most ridiculously epic Souls-like parody ever created meets outrageous humor in this absolutely insane action-RPG! You’re no chosen one – just a blacksmith with questionable bean-eating habits who accidentally gained ancient dragon powers. Now, you’re humanity’s last hope, and it’s time to show these evil corporations what REAL power smells like!


    Deep Space Shooter

    Valkyrie Initiative LLP

    Deep Space Shooter – February 25
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Again you are alone against the hordes of hostile spacecrafts where you can only rely on yourself. It is the victory or the death! An automatic station deep in space has sent an alarm signal and then the connection is disrupted. Your spaceship set off there to carry out reconnaissance. But all of the sudden you encounter huge forces of an unknown enemy. Now there’s no way back – you either defeat them or die. This game is a vertical scroll-shooter with numerous enemies and a gradually increasing level of complexity.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad

    Nuntius Games

    Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad – February 25
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    A squad of mutant kids from the hood is humanity’s last hope in this colorful, humor-packed zombie apocalypse. Blast freaky zombies with ridiculous guns, spray wild graffiti across the city, and face a monstrous Zombie Boss at the end of every mission. Each hero in the squad offers a unique playstyle: choose yours, dig the weirdest guns out of dumpsters, and enjoy the insane headshot animations.


    Journey of Johann: Castle Crusade

    Xitilon

    Journey of Johann: Castle Crusade – February 25
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Journey of Johann is an action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements. Make your way through levels and a boss with different challenges and obstacles. Collect goblets and secrets and beat time trials. Use your weapons as tools such as climbing, blocking hits, and defeating enemies. The game was designed with speedrunning in mind.


    One Button Games 5-in-1 vol. 4

    Xitilon


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Pogui

    Eastasiasoft Limited

    Pogui – February 25
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    Safely guide a lovable pup through crazy platforming stages so he can get back to his naptime! Pogui is just a little dog who wants to take a nap, but crazy stuff keeps happening around him! Guide the lovable pug through dreamlike worlds and help him get to bed. Pogui is a side-scrolling precision platformer presented in retro pixel art style. Run, jump and dash your way through colorful but hazardous levels!


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    UFOPHILIA

    JanduSoft


    $12.49

    $9.99

    UFOphilia – February 25
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

    UFOphilia is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore areas marked by alien phenomena. Use specialized equipment to detect, identify, and photograph aliens, but do so at your own risk… They are watching you too. Equipped with advanced tools, your mission is to detect, identify, and photograph extraterrestrials, each encounter involving unique behaviors and unpredictable dangers.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    ChildStory

    Stamina Zero LLC

    ChildStory – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    A small town in the far north goes about its life: preparing for the Festival of the New Star, decorating streets, celebrating. The festival is inseparable from a cycle that repeats month after month. And Sonya stands at its center. She’s part of a story she’s still trying to understand. A kind girl with a sharp mind and countless questions, she searches for answers among snow and lights. Sonya helps friends, makes new ones, explores hidden corners, fights spirits, and solves puzzles. She acts, hoping her actions will lead to understanding.


    Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator

    Ultimate Games S.A.

    Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Buy cooking equipment, prepare delicious meals, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your setup, read customer reviews, and expand your business to become the top fast-food joint in the city.


    Golfing Over It with Alva Majo

    Mameshiba Games

    Golfing Over It with Alva Majo – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

    Golfing Over It with Alva Majo is a discouraging game about climbing a surreal mountain with a golf ball, a different take on 2017’s hit Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. Experience the challenge of climbing an unyielding mountain without infuriating controls being part of that challenge. Bennett Foddy has played this game and granted it his blessing.


    Hunt the Night

    DANGEN Entertainment

    $19.99

    Hunt the Night – February 26

    Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation. Endure nightmarish overworlds, slash through horrific dungeons, face brutal bosses, and wield an arsenal of powers in a relentless struggle against the Night itself.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Manairons

    JanduSoft


    $24.99

    $19.99

    Manairons – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    Unleash chaos, control magic, and save the village… with a flute. Manairons is a 3D action platformer game inspired by the legends of little creatures living in the Pyrenees. Help Nai face off against the landowner who has taken control of a charming village using the power of the “canut,” with magic, flute, and plenty of chaos.


    Mole Cart Mining (Xbox Series)

    Afil Games

    Mole Cart Mining – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Get ready for an underground adventure full of charm and strategy! In Mole Cart Mining, you guide a determined little mole riding a mine cart while rotating tracks on a hexagonal grid to create the perfect route. The goal is simple and satisfying: collect every mineral and reach the exit in style.


    No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

    Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

    $39.99

    No Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Iris has been abducted by aliens?! Finding herself on board a mysterious UFO and tasked with completing a bizarre escape game, Iris knows there’s one person who she can always count on for help: Kaname Date, Psyncer! As Date, conduct investigations, solve escape game puzzles, and Psync into the dreams of potential suspects to help Iris escape and unravel the mystery behind The Third Eye Game!


    Sands of Aura

    indie.io

    Sands of Aura – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Sands of Aura is an open-world action adventure with a fantasy setting of a realm in its twilight–a world buried beneath a sea of sand. Sail across the sandseas to return life to a dying world in an unforgettable experience that is equal parts engaging story and unrelenting, souls-like combat.


    Sudoku Relax

    RucKyGAMES


    $4.59

    $3.67

    Sudoku Relax – February 26

    A total of 300 questions with easy, normal, and hard difficulties have been included. Complete problems to unlock background effects and BGM tracks. There are 3 background effects and 3 BGM tracks. Sudoku allows you to use your brain while also being soothed by the effects and BGM.


    Trials of Olympus

    EpiXR Games


    $14.99

    $11.99

    Trials of Olympus – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    The gods of Olympus seek a mortal champion to fight against a rising darkness. Only those who endure their trials may be chosen. In Trials of Olympus, you journey through the realms of Ares, Artemis, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Each god’s domain holds three great trials — vast platforming levels filled with traps, enemies, and divine essences to recover. You cannot fight, for no weapon is yet yours. Instead, rely on agility and wit.


    WorldNeverland – Elnea Kingdom Deluxe Edition

    althi Inc.

    $45.99

    Xbox Play Anywhere

    WorldNeverland – Elnea Kingdom

    althi Inc.

    $29.99

    WorldNeverland – Elnea Kingdom – February 26
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    What if you could freely choose another life? WorldNeverland – Elnea Kingdom is a sandbox life simulation game where you can move to a fictional kingdom you’ve always dreamed of and enjoy a carefree life. Why not weave a grand story spanning generations with your own hands?


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Aquamarine: Explorer’s Edition

    Dolores Entertainment

    Aquamarine: Explorer’s Edition – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Xbox Play Anywhere

    Aquamarine is a turn-based playable comic book about surviving in an alien ocean. Inspired by the psychedelic sci-fi of the ’70s & ’80s, Aquamarine combines the mystery of old-school adventure games and challenging roguelikes with elements of survival, exploration, and puzzle solving. Journey across a water world reclaimed by nature. Overcome survival and navigational challenges as you discover the planet’s lost history. Master your pod’s controls, study the ocean wildlife, and solve environmental puzzles to help you find your way home.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    “Buy The Game, I Have a Gun” -Sheesh-Man

    Kimulator’s Films inc

    $9.99

    “Buy the Game, I Have a Gun” -Sheesh-Man – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    This game is worth every penny, and you should buy it right now, why? Firstly because the whole story was written during a livestream, which makes the story totally nonsensical! If this doesn’t convince you remember that not only do I have a gun, I also know all your secrets. This is of course a joke, I do not know your secrets, yet.


    Emoji Battlefield – Island Warfare

    EpiXR Games

    $6.99

    Emoji Battlefield – Island Warfare – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    You’ve washed ashore on a mysterious island where ancient emojis have awakened — and they’re not happy to see you. This rogue-like first-person shooter throws you into wild, fast-paced combat against tiki emojis wearing carved masks and wielding primal powers. Before each run, customize your experience with crazy modifiers: make enemies bounce, wear funny hats, or unleash volcanic chaos for maximum challenge. Choose your arena — from overgrown jungles and hidden beach ruins to ancient temples filled with deadly traps — each location has its own hazards, secrets, and surprises.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Mini Racer Car Shop Simulator

    PlayWay S.A.


    $12.99

    $11.69

    Mini Racer Car Shop Simulator – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Manage your mini racer car shop, sell mini cars and spare parts, and unleash your creativity with custom builds. Test drive your creations on the racetrack before putting them up for sale. Transform your shop into a haven for mini car enthusiasts and build a thriving business in the process!


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Shopping Mall Girl

    QubicGames S.A.

    Shopping Mall Girl – February 27
    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Showcase your style and become a supermodel in one of the best shopping games! No matter what your fashion style may be, this shopping mall has exactly what you’re looking for! Get a fabulous new hairstyle at your favorite hair salon Chic Cuts, and dress up in the latest hot trends from our stylish shops! It’s Black Friday! The excitement is real as you race to grab the clothes you need before they vanish from the shelves! Dress up in shirts, skirts, shoes, and accessories, or get expert advice from your personal shopper!


    Solar Machina (Xbox Series X|S)

    2dragontails

    Solar Machina – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S

    Solar Machina is a vibrant 2D pixel art platformer where you control a robot on a colorful journey through tropical landscapes filled with traps and enemies. As you progress, your robotic suit evolves, granting new movement abilities that transform how you play. With smooth controls, distinct biomes, and a nostalgic chiptune soundtrack, Solar Machina offers a satisfying blend of challenge, rhythm, and exploration that keeps engagement from start to finish.


    Soulshard

    Ratalaika Games S.L.

    Soulshard – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

    In a realm between life and death, a confused soul seeks redemption and freedom from a past life filled with misguided choices. Playing alone or together via co-op multiplayer, command a soul in search of the exit from this dark and desolate realm. Use the environment to your advantage and avoid treacherous traps to clear 30 challenging levels of hauntingly morose pixel art.


    Xbox Play Anywhere

    Wild West Tycoon

    MagicPro

    Wild West Tycoon – February 27
    Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Xbox Play Anywhere

    Welcome to the untamed frontier! In Wild West Tycoon you are tasked with transforming the rugged Wild West into a thriving economic powerhouse. This low-poly style simulation game invites you to master the art of frontier entrepreneurship where every decision counts and every enterprise takes you one step closer to building a legendary empire.


    Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor

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  • ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Introduces Its Latest Heavy, the Tentatively Named ‘Big Mama’

    In a new interview with IGN, Koshi Nakanishi, the director of Resident Evil Requiem Evil, and its producer, Masato Kumazawa, sat down to discuss the game‘s key “stalker” enemy—a persistent, giant-sized monster who continuously hounds the player throughout the story.

    As this lineage includes such franchise darlings as Mr. X, Nemesis, and the ever-popular Lady Dimitrescu, designing a new, iconic monster for the series is no small feat. So, what did they come up with this time? Make way for the tentatively named “Big Mama.”

    Sharing a similar color and body shape to the Pale Lady from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, a pair of segmented, lobster-like eyes, and a face similar to that one demon who made Buffy believe she was in a mental institution, Resident Evil‘s new creation is at the very least a well-studied amalgam of uncanny imagery, if perhaps a bit too similar to “The Mother” from Zack Cregger‘s Barbarian. Indeed, as Nakanishi states in the article, the character’s placeholder name at Capcom was “Big Mama,” though as the director notes, “we’re taking all kinds of suggestions” for something more appropriate down the line.

    Admitting the difficulty of designing a new enemy “amongst the crowd of iconic characters” Resident Evil is known for, Nakanishi revealed it was his idea to make her appreciably larger than her franchise antecedents. In his own words, “The character was originally smaller, but I figured let’s scale her up and I think that was the right answer because then her incredible size suddenly becomes overwhelming and she literally stands out from the pack of stalker enemies. The base concept was an enemy that you would know in an instant, and when you glance you know, like, ‘that’s not right, I don’t want any part of this, this is bad.’

    As physically imposing as she may be, “Big Mama” shares a trait common to any monster worth their salt: a deadly allergy to bright light. According to Nakanashi, “I wanted to bring a slightly new twist on the idea of exploring the so-called mansion-type environments that are typical to Resident Evil games. Rather than having a specific location that’s safe or unsafe, you will have noticed that a lot of the rooms have light switches and lamps and things in them. So I think it’s more to let you have a chance to create your own room that in a given situation that particular creature is afraid of the light and won’t come in.”

    Unfortunately, powered light sources are naturally unreliable—doubly so in old mansions with faulty wiring. “I think with horror you need to establish the rules and then you need to break them to add even more fear and anxiety,” he states. “So you figure out how to stay safe, and then you realize that it’s not as safe as you thought. It is a way to just bring a next level of fear to the experience. You think you have it, and then we pull the rug from your feet. So that’s exactly my intention.”

    As to who or what “Big Mama” will reveal herself to be in the game remains a mystery, but fan speculation online theorizes she may be a monstrous mutation of Alyssa Ashcroft, the mother of the games’ protagonist, Grace. In the interview, Nakanishi would neither confirm nor deny these suspicions, deflecting, “We’re very much aware of the discussion and speculation about this kind of thing and as a player, whenever I’m playing a game, I love to get involved in that stuff, but I don’t think it’s fair for me to weigh in on those debates as a developer.”

    Fortunately, the identity of “Big Mama” will eventually be revealed when Resident Evil Requiem releases on February 27, 2026.

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    Gordon Jackson

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