Nintendo DMCAs emulators, Highguard NOT dead, GTA mod platform shut down + more!

Duration: 09:16

Timestamps:

0:00 i literally don't get it

0:15 Nintendo DMCA's emulator GitHub pages

2:06 Highguard is NOT dead!

4:05 Alt:V GTA mod platform shutdown

5:23 QUICK BITS INTRO

5:31 Unreal Tournament 2004 free, new patch

6:14 Zillow for Warcraft

6:52 Mewgenics sold over a million copies

7:41 Starfield's next update is more of the same

8:28 Did NOT see this Becoming

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

MARIO KART FOR ALL

Feb 16th - Nintendo strikes more emulators with DMCA takedown notices

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-strikes-more-emulators-with-dmca-takedown-notices

https://kotaku.com/switch-emulator-eden-nintendo-legal-takedown-2000669430

Message from Github's team: https://lmg.gg/DIiR9

Eden is the last survivor, seemingly. Worth noting that this is a fork of Yuzu and these dudes aren’t phased at all

https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/1r32zz6/comment/o51du26/

Eden is still up:

https://github.com/eden-emulator/Releases/releases

Eden’s fighting back actuallyr: https://wccftech.com/nintendo-once-again-brings-dmca-hammer-down-switch-emulators/#:~:text=they%27re%20fighting%20the%20takedown%20notice%20with%20a%20proper%20argument%20that%20Eden%27s%20repository%20does%20not%20infringe%20any%20laws%20or%20GitHub%27s%20hosting%20policies.

The only thing targeted was Eden’s GitHub releases page, according to the DMCA notice.

Explanation from Nintendo on how they protect copyright (editor it is highlighted in Yellow in the document below, please show that section)

Nintendo DMCA notice

Dolphin adds support for emulating GameCube-based ‘Triforce’ system used for arcade titles

https://www.howtogeek.com/dolphin-just-went-beyond-wii-and-gamecube-emulation/

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/gamecube-and-wii-emulator-dolphin-adds-support-for-triforce-arcade-platform-from-namco-nintendo-and-sega

Blog post: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/02/16/rise-of-the-triforce/

What is the Triforce System: https://segaretro.org/Triforce

Now you can play this long forgotten Mario Kart game

https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Mario_Kart_Arcade_GP_2

Image of an old Mario Kart Arcade game

https://dolphin-emu.org/m/user/blog/triforce/mkagpcab_thumb.avif

DOWNGUARD BUT NOT OUTGUARD

Highguard has announced that dispute the myriad of issues they’re dealing with they intend to keep releasing content. - https://www.polygon.com/highguard-update-amid-shutdown-rumors/

Concerns about the game’s future were sparked by website going down - https://kotaku.com/highguard-website-down-shutting-down-servers-free-to-play-shooter-steam-playercount-2000669734

OS: WEBSITE DOWN: https://playhighguard.com/ - note the website is back up but the kotaku article above has a screenshot of it being down

Devs responded on discord: X post showing screenshots

Also sparked by the fact that it’s down to below a thousand players from it’s peak of 97k https://steamdb.info/app/4128260/charts/

Screenshot: Down 98 percent on highguard.png

They say the website issue is just a mistake and thay they’ve gort new content coming soon: https://respawnindex.com/highguard-isnt-dead-it-seems-as-devs-confirm-new-content-is-coming/

Quote

Alternate website: https://www.pcguide.com/news/highguards-website-may-still-be-down-but-a-purely-content-focused-patch-is-coming-later-this-week/

Alternate website: https://www.gosugamers.net/entertainment/news/78011-highguard-devs-confirm-the-game-isn-t-shutting-down-updates-still-on-the-way

Original Source: X post with the updates: https://x.com/PlayHighguard/status/2024305432991535353

Owlbear! https://lmg.gg/W5TIB

Old staff are releasing concept art t though which is weird because they say it’s never coming out: https://wccftech.com/ex-highguard-staff-share-concept-art-and-videos-of-unreleased-in-engine-characters/

Original Source: https://www.resetera.com/threads/concept-art-and-videos-of-completed-highguard-characters-and-wip-map-posted-online-by-ex-staffers.1439296/

How are they funding this new content? Tencent!: https://www.ign.com/articles/tencent-was-quietly-backing-highguard-studio-according-to-report

Original source: https://www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-highguard-wildlight-entertainment

ONE LAST JOB

Rockstar kills mod platform that was a competitor to theirs https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/after-9-years-of-work-team-behind-gta-5-multiplayer-mod-that-rivalled-rockstar-owned-fivem-says-take-two-is-shutting-the-project-down-thank-you-for-being-part-of-this-journey/

https://www.gamefront.com/games/gamingtoday/article/take-two-pulls-the-plug-on-alt-v-after-nine-years-right-when-rockstar-launches-its-official-mod-marketplace

Sanctioned Mod marketplace:

https://marketplace.cfx.re/

GTA Online Mod alt:V Multiplayer Shut Down By Take-Two

https://rockstarintel.com/gta-online-mod-altv-multiplayer-shut-down-by-take-two/

Screenshot of the Discord message: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HAuaYmQXYAElUbn?format=jpg&name=large

FiveM is the only authorized platform for GTA V multiplayer modding, and Take-Two requested them to shut down alt:v to align with their PLA

https://www.gamefront.com/games/gamingtoday/article/take-two-pulls-the-plug-on-alt-v-after-nine-years-right-when-rockstar-launches-its-official-mod-marketplace

This is only a month after the Bully Online mod was taken down abruptly one month after launch

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/01/online-mod-for-rockstars-classic-bully-is-abruptly-taken-down-after-one-month/

QUICK BITS

THE OG IS BACK

Feb 17th - Classic shooter Unreal Tournament 2004 is now free as fans revive and release it with Epic's blessing

https://www.eurogamer.net/unreal-tournament-2004-is-now-free-as-fans-revive-and-release-it-with-epics-blessing

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/unreal-tournament-2004-is-now-available-for-free-thanks-to-its-fan-community-and-theyve-even-updated-the-game-for-modern-pcs-this-is-the-first-public-patch-for-unreal-tournament-2004-in-over-20-years/

Gameplay: https://youtu.be/8mhIWEeBSmo?t=16

Epic Games links to it on their website https://www.epicgames.com/unrealtournament

Download

https://www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut2004/full-game-installers/

HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTH IS

Feb 17th - Zillow launches Zillow for Warcraft, a new way to explore World of Warcraft homes

https://www.zillow.com/news/zillow-launches-zillow-for-warcraft-a-new-way-to-explore-world-of-warcraft-homes/

In partnership with blizzard it seems: https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24250389/discover-dream-homes-with-zillow-for-warcraft

Original Source: Actual Site https://zillowforwarcraft.com/

Editor please scroll through one of the listings and get a screen recording: https://zillowforwarcraft.com/#/homedetails/alliance-2

This is the quote for the spikes line

It’s part of a co-branded marketing campaign that will feature in game houses from azeroth and while you can’t buy the homes you CAN unlock a zillow inspired doormat which feels like the most true to life thing zillow could have done here: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/zillow-links-with-world-of-warcraft-to-showcase-in-game-homes/812446/

This youtube real estate video shows two scuzzy realtors trying to sell you garbage so that’s accurate at least: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkRBrrx_yls&t=50s

Insert obvious joke about Gen Z and Millennial home ownership here

Check out this listing where the agent is trying to grift you quote link

Well, that’s awesome that we can’t even escape from the cost of living crisis in azeroth

NO MOM, IT’S MEWGENICS WITH AN M

Headline Article: https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/18009-mewgenics-has-sold-over-a-million-copies-now

Original Source Tyler’s Tweet https://x.com/TylerGlaiel/status/2023832732049268892

And his followup tweet with stats https://x.com/TylerGlaiel/status/2023842236186956069

Is it the rogulike with the most concurrants? Not sure but this is pretty greaT https://www.gamereactor.eu/mewgenics-continues-its-meteoric-rise-overtakes-hades-ii-on-steam-1676343/

Feb 18th - Mewgenics sells 1 million copies in just 1 week, far more than its creators expected

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/mewgenics-sells-1-million-copies-in-just-1-week-far-more-than-its-creators-expected-we-both-got-a-bit-blindsided-by-this/

Not sure how surprising this is considering one of the devs (Edmund McMillen) previously worked on Super Meat Boy (2010), The Binding of Isaac (2011), and The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014). All super successful indie titles.

Steam Charts: https://steamdb.info/app/686060/charts/

I LIKED HIS OLD STUFF BETTER

Starfield‘s Next Big Update Isn’t A 2.0 Reboot, It’s For People Who Already Love The Game

https://kotaku.com/starfields-next-big-update-isnt-a-2-0-reboot-its-for-people-who-already-love-the-game-2000670749

It’s not gonna connect with you, you fegdef wont like it - https://www.ign.com/articles/starfields-next-update-is-not-starfield-20-bethesda-boss-confirms-if-it-didnt-connect-with-you-right-away-or-you-found-it-boring-i-dont-think-this-is-going-to-change-that

I’m gonna grab quotes out of this one: https://insider-gaming.com/todd-howard-starfield-2-shut-down-and-promises-more-news/

GOTTA GET WAYYYY UP IN THERE

This game lets you be a sperm https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/newly-announced-action-game-become-lets-you-play-as-a-sentient-sperm-trying-to-reach-the-egg-and-yes-i-am-just-writing-about-it-because-of-the-name/

Best name ever:

https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/16/play-a-sperm-this-new-indie-game-best-name-ever-26935127/

Become steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3710850/Become/

Gameplay Trailer: This gets out of hand pretty quickly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQB-xvMbD6U

THE SOCK LEVEL IS CONFIRMED