Invincible has a long history in comics, as do its co-creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. We talked with the makers of Invincible Vs. about how the series finally got its own fighting game as part of our cover story on Quarter Up's new tag fighter.

March is Women's History month, and it's only natural for us at Game Informer to look at the event with a video game-centric lens. While it's always helpful to know your history (check out this interview with Roberta Williams to learn more about a particularly influential developer), the easiest way to support women in video games today is simple – buy their games. With the 2026 Women's Day sale, which starts today, you can do exactly that. It runs on Steam from March 6-15, and you can find all the games included right here.

 

The sale focuses on promoting games made by women and other gender-marginalized developers. Games like Sticky Business, Overcooked 2, Signalis, and Dredge will be on sale, while games like Don't Stop, Girlypop, Let's Build a Dungeon, and Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth will all have public demos. All told, over 600 games are participating in the event.

Alongside the event, a spring showcase hosted by Dames 4 Games will air today at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET to show off some of the games on sale and the demos that will be available. There will also be developer spotlights and "behind-the-scenes conversations that celebrate talent shaping gaming today," according to a press release.

The 2026 Women's Day sale runs from today until March 15. To read more about some of the games featured, check out our thoughts on Signalis, Dredge, and Overcooked 2.

Nintendo has announced that the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will air on Monday as part of a special Direct presentation. This last look at the film comes ahead of its April 1 premiere.

The Direct airs Monday, March 9, starting at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET on Nintendo's YouTube channel and the Nintendo Today app. Nintendo also revealed a new poster for the film that shows off the main cast and newcomers, including Birdo and Wart(!) from Super Mario Bros. 2 (the US version). 

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie features returning stars like Chris Pratt (Mario), Charlie Day (Luigi), Anya Taylor-Joy (Peach), and Jack Black (Bowser), alongside newcomers Benny Safdie (Bowser Jr.) and Brie Larson (Rosalina). The movie also introduces Yoshi. If you haven’t seen Mario's latest theatrical adventure in action yet, you can check out the film’s first and second trailers now. 

Bandai Namco teased the announcement of a new RPG earlier this week, and it paid that off yesterday with the reveal of Echoes of Aincrad. The title arrives this July and is tied to the popular Sword Art Online franchise.

The game unfolds in the floating castle of Aincrad, with players controlling a customizable hero who is one of thousands of trapped souls there. “What seemed to be a dream adventure has now become a fight for survival. Among thousands of trapped souls, your journey is yours alone; will you rise, endure, and forge bonds that define your destiny? Or will you perish while facing enemies stronger, faster, and more ruthless than you imagined?” reads the game’s official synopsis.

To conquer Aincrad, players must build and master a character capable of utilizing different combat styles and weapons in a system that encourages flexible progression. You’ll also have an AI partner (this is a single-player game) to build synergy with and adapt their skills and gear to your advantage, but Bandai does not specify how this system works as of yet. Echoes of Aincrad’s world features diverse cities, dungeons, and other environments. The trailer shows the players roaming open plains, a cave, and a small village.

 

Echoes of Aincrad is coming on July 10 to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. 

After taking over as CEO of Xbox following the surprise departures of former heads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond two weeks ago, new leader Asha Sharma has publicly revealed the codename of the next-generation Xbox. 

In an X post, Sharma shared she’d met with Team Xbox this morning to discuss Project Helix, the codename for the next-generation Xbox. According to Sharma, Project Helix “will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games” as part of her promised commitment to “the return of Xbox.” Sharma doesn’t provide any more details other than sharing the Project Helix logo, but confirms she’ll be attending the Game Developers Conference (GDC) next week to discuss the upcoming console with partners and developers.

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Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the return of Xbox including Project Helix, the code name for our next generation console.

Project Helix will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games. Looking forward to chatting about this more with partners and studios at my first GDC next week!

Despite enduring a rocky console generation, we’ve known that Xbox was committed to releasing a successor to the Xbox Series X/S dating back to 2024, when former Xbox head Phil Spencer told employees the company had no plan to stop making Xbox consoles. Xbox also announced last June that AMD will power its next-generation consoles as part of a multi-year partnership with the tech giant.

Today’s news comes after Xbox’s colossal leadership shake-up that saw Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer retire and Xbox president Sarah Bond resign on February 20. Asha Sharma, previously the president of Microsoft’s CoreAI, was appointed to Spencer’s former position, with long-time Xbox executive Matt Booty promoted to Chief Content Officer to work alongside her.

Although Sharma has no prior experience working in video games, she stated in an email to employees that she intends to “understand what makes this work and protect it.” She has also responded to fears of AI integration in future Xbox games (stemming from her former position) by saying, “Games are and always will be art, crafted by humans, and created with the most innovative technology provided by us.”

For more on Xbox, you can check out these stories for its 2026 slate of games, such as Halo: Campaign Evolved, Playground Games' Forza Horizon 6 and Fable, and Double Fine's Kiln. Subscribers can read our latest magazine preview for Gears of War: E-Day.