All articles tagged with #february 2026
Denver posts the steepest year-over-year drop in major-metro home values in February (-2.2%), surpassing Tampa (-2.1%), as the Case-Shiller index shows widening weakness beyond the Sun Belt; nationally, single-family prices rose 0.7% YoY but cooled from January, with Seattle and Portland down while Chicago, New York, and Cleveland still show gains, indicating a fragmented nationwide housing slowdown.
According to VGChartz February 2026 Americas hardware estimates, PlayStation 5 was the top-selling console with 339,369 units sold (lifetime 35,592,115), followed by Nintendo Switch 2 with 281,175 units (lifetime 5,953,193), Xbox Series X|S with 100,206 units (lifetime 21,438,764), and Nintendo Switch 1 with 55,706 units (lifetime 58,896,870). For 2026 year-to-date, PS5 led with about 0.58 million units in the Americas, Switch 2 with 0.51 million, Xbox Series X|S with 0.19 million, and Switch 1 with 0.10 million, reflecting ongoing shifts in console popularity.
PS5 again outsold Nintendo’s Switch 2 in February 2026 US sales, marking a second consecutive month, with Resident Evil Requiem as the year’s top seller so far; the Midnight Black PS Portal topped February’s peripherals, and total US gaming spend reached about $4.6B as Switch 2 helped offset hardware declines.
The U.S. labor market weakened in February, with payrolls down 92,000 and the unemployment rate at 4.4%. This marks the worst job loss since October and comes after downward revisions to December and January gains. Health care shed 28,000 jobs largely due to strikes, signaling a cooling labor market and potential shifts in expectations for future policy actions.
February payrolls fell by 92,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, with revisions trimming December and January figures. Healthcare and federal government led losses, Black unemployment remained higher than White, and 2025 job growth was revised down to 181,000. The data complicates the Fed’s upcoming policy decision and underscores a fragile labor market.
Stocks fell after a hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation reading, with the Dow dropping about 400 points as the 10-year Treasury yield slipped below 4%, helping cap a volatile February as investors weigh inflation progress and the path for Fed policy.
Sony’s PS Plus February 2026 rollout brings a strong Extra lineup headlined by Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 along with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Neva, Season: A Letter to the Future, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Monster Hunter Stories, Venba, Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition, Rugby 25, and Disney Pixar Wall-E; Premium/Deluxe members get a single classic this month, with PSP Tekken: Dark Resurrection and PS1’s Time Crisis slated for March and May, respectively, and regional release times varying as the update rolls out.
Sony reveals February’s PS Plus Premium and Extra games, led by Marvel's Spider-Man 2 alongside PS5/PS4 titles like Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Neva, Season: A Letter to the Future, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Monster Hunter Stories, Venba, Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition, and Rugby 25. Premium members also get Disney Pixar Wall-E. All titles go live on February 17, with Spider-Man 2 and Neva highlighted in early coverage.
A packed week for PS5/PS4 releases from February 9–15 includes highlights like Yakuza Kiwami 3, Reanimal, and High on Life 2, plus several other titles across the slate.
A sponsored roundup identifies Netflix’s five newest titles added in February 2026 that boast high Rotten Tomatoes scores: The American President (1995) 90%, Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 91%, Ex Machina (2014) 92%, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 92%, and Hell or High Water (2016) 97%. The article frames these as top picks to reduce endless scrolling and notes the author personally reviews them, though the page contains promotional elements and signup prompts.
Microsoft revealed February’s Game Pass lineup, including day-one launches and a mix of RPGs and action games such as Avowed, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, High on Life 2, and Kingdom Come Deliverance, plus Madden NFL 26 and several other titles; Madden NFL 24 exits this month and a handful of titles were already available to subscribers.
Xbox Game Pass has announced the first batch of February 2026 titles and is inviting readers to vote on which announced game they’re most excited to play, listing options like Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and High On Life 2.
Netflix’s Feb. 2–8, 2026 arrivals include The Lincoln Lawyer season 4, Is It Cake? Valentines, Mo Gilligan: In The Moment, Cash Queens, Unfamiliar, Queen of Chess, Salvador and more, plus a batch of titles leaving the service this week (e.g., Bride Wars, Mean Girls). The piece highlights top picks and lists the full release calendar for this period.
On Feb. 3, Jupiter anchors the evening sky after sunset, shining at magnitude -2.6 and rising high in the east-southeast in the Gemini constellation about 30 degrees above the horizon, making it the brightest object in the night sky and an excellent target for naked eye, binoculars, or telescope; the article also notes other February sky events, such as the Moon’s occultation of Regulus on Feb. 2 and various nightly sky-watching highlights.
PS Plus Essential February 2026 is live: Undisputed (PS5), Subnautica: Below Zero (PS5/PS4), Ultros (PS5/PS4), and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PS4) are free for all members until March 3; availability began in UK/Europe with the US rollout later, and games stay accessible as long as you remain subscribed.