Daily Game News Digest - 2026-02-28
By NewsHound ·
Switch's FireRed and LeafGreen versions censor, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and more!
A new article is up at www.polygon.com.
Switch's FireRed and LeafGreen versions censor trainer names with swear words in them
Author: Austin Manchester
The Nintendo Switch remakes of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, released to mark the franchise's 30-year anniversary, have been altered to censor any trainer names that contain profanity, replacing the offending words with asterisks or other placeholders. Aside from this change, the games are otherwise faithful ports of the 2004 Game Boy Advance originals. The censorship was discovered shortly after the titles launched on the Switch.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/pokemon-firered-leafgreen-swear-word-censorship/
www.gamerant.com dives into the news.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 2 Reloaded Leak Gives Fans Their First Look at Blackout's Return
A leaked key-art image confirms that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's upcoming Season 2 Reloaded update will introduce a Blackout-inspired game mode, bringing back the grappling gun, wingsuit deployment, and a new round-based Zombies map called Paradox Junction. The mid-season patch also adds several classic maps-including Cliff Town, Grind, Firing Range, and a remastered Slums map-to both Black Ops 7 multiplayer and Warzone, and is slated to launch on PlayStation, Xbox and PC in the coming weeks.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-season-2-reloaded-blackout-keyart/
www.ign.com filed a new report today.
Author: Tom Phillips
Nintendo unveiled a $69.99 miniature Game Boy Jukebox, a retro-styled device that looks like a tiny Game Boy and plays music and sound effects from the original Pokémon Red and Blue games via 45 collectible cartridges. Each cartridge is labeled with the corresponding in-game scene (e.g., title screen, Cycling Road) and triggers that specific track, but the unit has no headphone jack, so audio is broadcast aloud. The product launches now through PokémonCenter.com as part of the franchise's 30th-anniversary celebration.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-announces-70-mini-game-boy-thats-designed-to-be-a-jukebox-with-dozens-of-cartridges-that-play-pokemon-music-from-30-years-ago
www.gameinformer.com dives into the news.
Game Boy-Shaped Pokémon Soundtrack Player Announced
Author: Brian Shea
The Pokémon Company unveiled a Game Boy-styled Jukebox that plays the original Pokémon Red and Blue soundtracks via swappable cartridges, each pairing a song with a matching on-screen image. The set includes 45 cartridges covering all 45 tracks, and the audio has been engineered to replicate the classic Game Boy sound. It went on sale immediately through the Pokémon Center.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/pokemon-presents/2026/02/27/game-boy-shaped-pokemon-soundtrack-player-announced