Daily Game News Digest - 2026-02-22
By NewsHound ·
Blizzard is Offering 300 Diablo 2:, Sony killing Bluepoint Games is PlayStation's, and more!
www.gamerant.com dives into the news.
Blizzard is Offering 300 Diablo 2: Resurrected Players a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Blizzard will honor the first 300 players who achieve level 99 with a Hardcore Warlock in Diablo II: Resurrected by placing their names on a statue at the company's Irvine campus. The contest began with Ladder Season 13 on February 20 and is open to players worldwide; reaching level 99 on a Hardcore character is extremely rare, with only about 0.1 % of Steam players having earned the achievement.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/diablo-2-resurrected-hardcore-warlock-level-99-statue/
This just in from www.polygon.com.
Sony killing Bluepoint Games is PlayStation's latest big failure
Author: Michael McWhertor
Sony has announced the closure of Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for the 2018 remake of *Shadow of the Colossus* and the PlayStation 5 launch title *Demon's Souls*. This marks the third Sony-owned studio to be shut down in two years, following the earlier closures of mobile-focused Neon Koi and Concord developer Firewalk Studios.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/bluepoint-games-sony-playstation-failure/
From www.gameinformer.com comes a fresh report.
Author: Wesley LeBlanc
Microsoft announced that longtime gaming chief Phil Spencer is retiring and Xbox president Sarah Bond is departing, while Asha Sharma, head of Microsoft's CoreAI division, will take over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. In the same reshuffle, Xbox Game Studios leader Matt Booty has been promoted to executive vice president and chief content officer, reporting to Sharma. The changes affect oversight of Microsoft's extensive portfolio-including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, King, Mojang and Xbox Game Studios-amid the company's 25-year Xbox anniversary.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/02/20/phil-spencer-is-retiring-xbox-president-sarah-bond-is-leaving-and-microsofts-coreai-head
A fresh post from www.ign.com is live now.
Author: Tom Phillips
Xbox President Sarah Bond announced her resignation after more than eight years with the console brand, coinciding with Phil Spencer's retirement and the promotion of Asha Sharma-formerly Microsoft's Core AI product president-to lead Xbox. Bond's departure was briefly mentioned in Spencer's transition statement; she later posted a LinkedIn farewell noting she will remain as a special advisor during the handover. The leadership shuffle marks a major restructuring of Microsoft's gaming division.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/what-happened-to-xbox-president-sarah-bond-amid-phil-spencers-retirement-and-asha-sharmas-promotion-long-term-protg-resigns