Virtual Boy games join the Nintendo Classics Expansion Pass on February 17, 2026, bringing one of Nintendo's strangest experiments to Nintendo Switch Online with a newly supported headset option for that signature "red-and-black" throwback vibe. The original Virtual Boy launched in spring 1995 and was discontinued roughly five months later, leaving behind a tiny library—around 20 releases worldwide—and a reputation as a commercial misfire that nonetheless became a fascinating collector's curiosity; if you want a proper breakdown of how the hardware worked and why it struggled, James Channel's deep dive into the original Virtual Boy is a great companion watch.
Two unreleased Virtual Boy games are also part of the buzz, with reporting indicating they'll be included through the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack rollout, turning this into more than just a museum piece drop. The cleanest way to be ready on day one is to ensure your Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership is active, then open the Nintendo Classics app and grab any available update from the eShop so the new catalogue entries appear automatically; for a quick overview of what Nintendo is positioning this update to be, Nintendo of America's Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics overview trailer sets the tone, while VGC's report on the two unreleased games coming to Switch adds the extra "this is bigger than expected" hook.
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War 4 shows off its Orks faction ahead of a planned 2026 launch window, and the takeaway is that the devs are leaning hard into the Orks' identity as chaotic, momentum-driven bullies who win fights by turning the battlefield into a rolling brawl. The most immediate way to get a feel for the vibe is the footage itself—IGN's official Orks faction trailer—which frames the Orks as loud, aggressive, and built to overwhelm, the classic RTS fantasy of "I brought more problems than you brought bullets", just with proper 40K spectacle.
The Orks deep dive also signals that Dawn of War 4 is trying to make faction personality legible at a glance, not just through unit skins but through play patterns and pacing, which is exactly what a modern real-time strategy game needs to stay readable under pressure. If you prefer the detail laid out in text—what the Orks are meant to do, how their kit supports that identity, and why the faction reads differently from more disciplined armies—IGN's Orks faction deep-dive article is the best "what does this mean for matches" explainer right now, and it's the one to bookmark until the studio locks in an exact release date later in 2026.
Emberville is officially announced as a top-down action RPG headed to Steam Early Access in summer 2026, and the pitch is immediately sticky: a blend of Diablo-style combat loops with Stardew Valley-style town rebuilding, all framed around fighting through the Vitromotus dungeon to restore a settlement trapped in an eternal prison. The reveal lands with a confident trailer—Emberville's official announcement video—and it's especially notable because the project is being developed by Cygnus Cross, the studio founded by livestreamer CohhCarnage (Ben Cassel), who's positioning the game as both a creator-led passion project and a real, systems-driven ARPG.
CohhCarnage also adds a personal layer to the reveal by confirming he'll voice multiple characters and that one of his sons will appear in the cast, which gives the production an unusually transparent "we're building this in public" energy without turning it into a gimmick. The voice talent already announced helps sell the world early—Alex Jordan (noted for The Alters) and Doug Cockle (best known as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt)—and if you want the most candid context around how the announcement came together, CohhCarnage's reaction and behind-the-scenes commentary is the most revealing companion piece; it also lines up with the detail that the official site shows up to eight voice-actor slots, hinting there's still more casting news to come as the Steam Early Access release window approaches.
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