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2026.

Everything POCG published in 2026 (restored archive pieces appear under their original dates), plus every game in the Vault released that year.

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Reviews7
Feb 17Ares Rising4.0
Apr 11Armored Core V3.0
Apr 11Ascend: Hand of Kul4.0
Apr 16Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap4.5
Apr 17Alex Kidd in Miracle World4.0
May 20Kenseiden2.5
May 20R-Type4.0
News44
Feb 12Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 2 Officially Launching August 27, 2026
Feb 13Animal Crossing New Leaf
Feb 14Arcade1Up Returns With Pac Man and Sonic for Fall 2026
Feb 15Hideki Sato Passes Away at 77
Feb 15Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Out Now
Feb 17F-22: Air Dominance Fighter Is Back on Steam
Feb 18Prison City Goes Physical and It’s Packing Crazy Caps
Feb 21The Legend of Zelda turns the big 40
Feb 22Pokémon Turns 30, Pokémon Presents Set for Feb. 27, FireRed/LeafGreen and LEGO Sets Drop Same Day
Feb 22The House of the Dead 2: Remake Infect’Edition Shambles Onto PS5 and Xbox Series
Feb 26Raiden Fighters Remix Collection Launches on PS4, PS5, and Switch
Feb 26Hunt the Night Launches on Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
Feb 27Nintendo Download Highlights Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen, Retro Soundtracks on Nintendo Music, and More
Mar 6Rewind 99 Launches into Early Access March 11 After Breakout Steam Next Fest
Mar 7Poker Night at the Inventory Remastered Is Out Now on Steam, Switch, and PlayStation
Mar 7Nintendo Celebrates MAR10 Day 2026 With Mario’s 40th Anniversary and Galaxy Movie Incoming
Mar 9Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta Hits Nintendo Switch in the Americas on April 28
May 16Mad King Redemption Enters Steam Early Access With Retro Brawler Action
May 26OmniDrive Firmware Makes Some Classic Game Discs Easier To Back Up On PC
May 28Real Robots Final Attack Gets English Translation After 20 Years
May 28Namco’s Ace Driver Gets Its First Home Release
May 28Samurai Spirits RPG Saturn Hack Unlocks PlayStation Bonus Content
May 31PS4, Xbox One, and Switch physical games are dirt cheap right now and it won’t last
Jun 3Developer is porting 1989 Game Boy Tetris to the Sega Genesis
Jun 4R-Type III’s Original Director Calls Out ININ Games Over Remake Quality
Jun 433 Games Announces Physical SNES Release of Utopia, Gremlin’s 1993 Space Sim
Jun 4Digital Eclipse and Atari Announce Toy Story: Retro Roundup, Out October 15
Jun 4Rumor: licensed Sega handheld with cartridges may be in development
Jun 5Studio MDHR is shipping a real Sega Master System game
Jun 6Capcom announces Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake for 2027
Jun 7Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse launches October 15, made by the Dead Cells team
Jun 7Gears of War: E-Day launches October 6 as an Xbox console exclusive
Jun 7Spyro: A Realm Beyond announced for Spring 2027, first original game in nearly 20 years
Jun 7Crazy Taxi: World Tour announced for 2027, original creator returning
Jun 7Nightdive Studios Announces Thief: The Dark Project Remastered for Winter 2026
Jun 7Hack ’95 Announced: A Card-Based Hacking RPG Set in the Windows 95 Era
Jun 7Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition Announced, Brings 20 Years of Mods Forward
Jun 7RetroTINK 4K firmware v1.21.0 adds user-defined modelines via SD card
Jun 7Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition brings translucent OG Green back for the 25th anniversary
Jun 7Halo: Campaign Evolved launches July 28 on Xbox, PC, and PS5
Jun 9SuperStation One Gets Its First Major Console Mode Release
Jun 9Ocarina of Time Remake Announced for Switch 2
Jun 9Rushing Beat Shura Fan Translation Restores the Japanese Version
Jun 9Square Enix Delists Kingdom Hearts Cloud Versions on Switch
Released in 20267
Castlevania: Belmont’s CursePS5 / Xbox Series X|S / PC / Switch
Gears of War: E-DayXbox Series X|S / PC
Hack ’95PC
Halo: Campaign EvolvedXbox Series X|S / PC / PS5
Lethal WeddingSega Genesis / Mega Drive / PC (Steam)
Mighty Cuphead AdventureSega Master System / PS5 / Xbox Series / Switch 2 / PC
Toy Story: Retro RoundupSwitch / Switch 2 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox Series / PC