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Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Space Marine 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
Impressed with it so far?Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is probably this past week's most high-profile Game Pass drop; arriving for XGP Premium and Ultimate members on Thursday, January 29th. So, if you've been giving this one a go over t...
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Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In February 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in February 2026? It can be pretty difficult to keep track of all the comings and goings in the world of Xbox Game Pass every month, so we've put together this handy guide to provide an overview of what's coming to the service ove...
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Feature: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (February 2-6)
Including three new Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for February 2-6! The biggest release of the next few days is surely Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, while the likes of MY HERO ACADEMIA: All's Justice and
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 31 - February 1)
A new month is upon us.Welcome to another weekend! It's been a busy January for Xbox with the likes of Developer Direct and plenty of new Game Pass additions; which brings us onto the topic of what we're all playing over the next few da...
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'I Would Prefer That Our Dysfunction Stays Behind Closed Doors' — HBO Boss Comments on George R.R. Martin's 'Abysmal' Relationship With House of the Dragon Showrunner
The boss of HBO has commented on what went down between Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin and House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal, after Martin described their relationship as "worse than rocky" and "abysmal."
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'It Certainly Seems That Way' — HBO Boss Gives Clearest Indication Yet That The Last of Us Will End With Season 3
The boss of HBO has indicated The Last of Us will come to an end with Season 3.
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HBO Makes It Official: House of the Dragon Ends With Season 4
Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon will end with Season 4, HBO has confirmed.
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'What the Duck Is This?' — Arc Raiders Duplication Glitch has Players Running Into Hoarders With Hundreds of Squeaky Bath Toys
A new Arc Raiders duplication glitch has fans worried about exploits, but others just want to know why it’s being used to spawn mountains of rubber duck trinkets.
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What are we all playing this weekend?
In the past week, two keen cyclists I know have both ruled out getting on their bikes until March. Too cold, they say. Too wet, they say. I'm trying to put their warnings out of mind because I've seen a glimmer of sun and I am desperate to get on my velocipede, ride it out to Epping forest, and see some green. Maybe I'll get five miles through the big smoke before I have to turn back...
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Josephine Review
Josephine Review: Sundance 2026’s most buzzed about film is a stunning drama about an eight-year-old witnessing a violent crime.
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Target Is Offering BOGO 10% Off Prepaid Phone Cards, Including T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T
Stacks with 5% discount for Target Circle cardmembers.
16 hours ago
Sonos Is Kicking Off a 20% Off Sitewide Sale Ahead of the Big Football Game
The home theater experience is incomplete without great sound.
30/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Nintendo Switch Games Under $40, Dirt-Cheap Fire Tablet, Atari Handheld at a New Low
Plus, save on Valentine’s Day LEGO sets, score a bunch of MTG deals and preorders, and more.
30/01/2026
Highguard Adds New 5v5 Mode In Latest Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
"We heard the feedback!".New free-to-play shooter Highguard hasn't even been out for a week yet, and it's already adding a new mode! As part of today's latest update, the dev team has introduced an "experimental" 5v5 Raid Mode playlist to the game.In addition, there's a new base called "Soul Well" along with various performance optimisations for both console and PC. Very few specifics have been...
30/01/2026
Genndy Tartakovsky Reportedly Attached to Animated Game of Thrones Sea Snake Spin-Off 9 Voyages
Animation icon Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal, Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania) is reportedly attached to the long-gestating Game of Thrones animated spin-off series 9 Voyages, which will follow the adventures of Lord Corlys Velaryon, aka The Sea Snake.
30/01/2026
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 GPU Drops to $1,377
The deal runs though this weekend only.
30/01/2026
‘Mama. I Thought We Had Time.’ – Macaulay Culkin Joins Hollywood in Remembering Catherine O’Hara
Hollywood stars and fans alike have come together to share fond memories and moments from across Catherine O’Hara’s career following her passing earlier today.
30/01/2026
Harry Potter Series Release Window Is Still Early 2027, HBO CEO Affirms
The upcoming HBO TV adaptation of the Harry Potter books still has something shaped like a release window, with HBO CEO Casey Bloys affirming that it will arrive in early 2027.
30/01/2026
Google's Project Genie Seemingly Causes Some Investors to Lose Faith in Roblox, Unity and...GTA 6
Just one day after the announcement of Genie, Google's generative AI-powered virtual world creator, a number of major video game companies are seeing their stock prices tumble, seemingly because investors think you can just generate an entire video game with AI now.
30/01/2026
The Popular AstroAI P10 5,000A Cordless Car Jump Starter Drops to Just $30
An essential part of your car's emergency kit.
30/01/2026
Just 4 Days After Launch, Highguard Gets 5v5 Limited Time Game Mode to Counter Those 3v3 Complaints
Highguard developer Wildlight has announced a 5v5 limited time game mode available to all players starting today. It will run through the weekend.
30/01/2026
Some Magic: the Gathering Players Attending Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-release Events Got an Unwanted Surprise: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Two weeks ago, I happily attended my first-ever pre-release event for a new Magic: the Gathering set: Lorwyn Eclipsed. But in the minutes before my pre-release event began, I kept overhearing a tone of anxiety in the conversations around me. The cause? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
30/01/2026
WWE 2K26 Releases This March, Includes Four New Match Types & The Biggest Roster Ever
In terms of WWE games, it might be the Best in the World.It's that time of year again! 2K has announced today that WWE 2K26 will be releasing for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S (along with PS5, Switch 2 and PC) on March 13th, 2026, and it's packed with a ton of new features.The cover star this year is
30/01/2026
Bloodlines 2 Gets A New Roadmap, Despite Publisher Admitting It's Been A Commercial Flop
They're sticking with it.When Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally made its way to Xbox and other platforms after years of development struggles back in October, it received quite a mixed reaction from players and critics alike, a...
30/01/2026
Guide: When Will The Xbox Lunar New Year Sale 2026 Be Revealed?
It should be just around the corner.Right then, who's ready for another major Xbox sale?! Well, it should be just around the corner, as the Xbox Lunar New Year Sale always happens around this time of the year, and in some ways we're surprised it's not here yet!Based on previous years, we were expecting the sale to land in late January, but now we think it'll be early February. Below, we've provided some educated guesses as to when it might be available....
30/01/2026
Wreckfest 2's career mode is based around a fender bending moral alignment chart of lawful racers and chaotic crashers
Are you more of a supervan wrecker or a bone stock maniac? Can you be best described as a British couch racing champion, or is your calling more in the realms of Finnish folk? These are the sorts of questions you'll have to pose to yourself whenever you fire up Wreckfest 2's still-in-the works career mode...
30/01/2026
Turtle Beach Burst II Pro gaming mouse review
The Turtle Beach Burst II Pro’s raison d'être is to bung a Valorant esportist’s Christmas list of premium features into an ultra-lightweight gaming mouse; a class of peripheral that’s more accustomed to jettisoning luxuries than hoarding them. Thus we have a desk rat that weighs 57g, ...
30/01/2026
Mullet MadJack Dev Ecstatic With Xbox Success, Says It Proves How Vital Consoles Are
The game has received 1.3 million downloads on Xbox to date.Indie FPS Mullet MadJack was one of the standout ID@Xbox releases of 2025 in a year that was absolutely full of amazing indie titles, and the developer behind the game is clearly ecstatic with how well it's done on the platform.Speaking on social media, it was revealed that Mullet MadJack has now reached over 1.3 million ...
30/01/2026
Beyond Good & Evil 2 director confirms team are "unaffected" by Ubisoft cuts, "remain committed" to the game
Ubisoft recently unleashed a raft of cancellations, delays and studio closures as part of a brutal bout of corporate restructuring. We've still yet to see how all of the repercussions of it will go...
30/01/2026
Helldivers 2 Xbox Vs. PS5 Sales Data Shared As Game Reportedly Hits 20 Million Copies Sold
Divin' & thrivin'.It's no secret that Helldivers 2 has been a bit of a smash hit for Sony, with the game exploding in popularity on PS5 and PC before heading to Xbox last year. And, in its latest analysis on the game,
30/01/2026
Review: Xbox Game Pass Shooter World War Z Delivers Fun The Walking Dead Shenanigans In Latest DLC
Hands on with the latest TWD crossover.The Walking Dead doesn't have the best track record when it comes to video games, does it? Sure, you've got the fantastic Telltale series with its unique approach to storytelling in this medium, but as for more action-oriented experienc...
30/01/2026
Huntdown: Overtime Is a Goofy, Retro, and Delightfully Violent Roguelike | IGN Game Preview
Huntdown: Overtime's cheeky retro ‘80’s tone appeals to my thirst for nonsense, the run-and-gun sidescrolling action channels the likes of Contra or Metal Slug, and the roguelike system of upgrades and repeated failure against daunting odds made it extremely hard to put down. I went from this not being on my radar at all, to eagerly anticipating when it comes to Steam Early Access later this year, making this an early contender for my most anticipated indie game of 2026.
30/01/2026
Union County Review
Union County review: A sobering and authentic snapshot of addiction recovery.
30/01/2026
Google AI Project Genie Allows You to Create Playable Worlds From Prompts, So of Course It's Been Used to Rip Off Nintendo Games Like Mario and Zelda
Google has begun selling access to Project Genie, an interactive world creation tool that lets you generate playable environments from a prompt — including those featuring Nintendo characters.
30/01/2026
More than half of gamedev professionals see GenAI as harmful, according to GDC’s latest survey
GDC have released their 2026 State of the Game Industry report, comprising survey results from thousands of quizzed developers on the craft and business of gamesmaking. As in the
30/01/2026
PSA: There's a free Fallout 4 mod for that Fallout Show NCR power armour Bethesda are charging $30 for as DLC
Right, so, spoiler alert: that NCR power armour which first appeared in the trailers for season two of Amazon's Fallout Show has finally made its grand entrance in the latest episode to drop. On cue, Bethesda have put out a Fallout 76 DLC you can buy if you want to wear the ...
30/01/2026
Icarus: Console Edition Brings Its Co-Op Survival Experience To Xbox This February
"Survive the Open World, complete timed Missions or build your Outpost".Yesterday, one of the games we highlighted in our big February 2026 Xbox new releases roundup was Icarus: Console Edition — and it's a game that actually only got dated for Xbox this week as well.This is a solo and...
30/01/2026
Crimson Desert Promises the World, But How Much Will It Deliver?
By trying to do so much, does Crimson Desert risk achieving nothing?
30/01/2026
'We Remain Committed and Focused': Beyond Good & Evil 2 Creative Director Gives First Statement Since Ubisoft Reorganization
Beyond Good & Evil 2 creative director Fawzi Mesmar has responded to Ubisoft's sweeping company reshuffle that resulted in the cancellation or delay of a swathe of game projects, as well as studio closures and layoffs.
30/01/2026
World of Warcraft's getting a prop hunt mode, so you can pretend to be a chair during breaks from Midnight's voidpocalypse
Well, World of Warcraft developers Blizzard have decided to have a bit of extra fun with all the junk that'll fill up the new player houses rolling out in full with
30/01/2026
Xbox Series X|S Ranked 5th In List Of Platforms Developers Are Most Interested In
Xbox One, Ally & Cloud Gaming also make the list.This week, the organisers behind the GDC Festival Gaming have unveiled their "State of the Game Industry Report" for 2026, polling over 2,300 game industry professionals on topics including AI, workplace trends and much more.The bit that's getting attention from an Xbox perspective is a list of platforms that developers are most interested in, with Xbox Series X and S...
30/01/2026
After Going Gold, Crimson Desert Developer Deep in Optimization Phase 'To Make the Game Run as Good as It Possibly Can' Before Launch
If you’ve seen Crimson Desert’s impressive 15-minute gameplay video, you might be wincing at the thought of it running smoothly on your console or PC. Well, right now, the developers at Pearl Abyss are focusing on optimization to help ensure a “smooth” experience when the game comes out in March.
30/01/2026
Nintendo Responds to Switch Game Censorship That Left Dispatch's Nudity Permanently Covered With Black Boxes
Following the revelation that hit superhero game Dispatch features enforced censorship on Switch platforms, Nintendo has responded to address the situation.
30/01/2026
Yes, Paradox are aware that a “barrage of DLCs” can scare away new players, for all their bundles and discounts
If you’ve ever intrepidly looked up a Paradox game, seen a million DLC expansions on the Steam page, and fled screaming into the woods, rest assured that Paradox have you in their eye. It’s doubtful they’re going to change anything about their broad DLC strategy, mind, but they’re aware that some players may feel reluctant to purchase older Para...
30/01/2026
Harry Potter TV Star Nick Frost Says He Wrote 'Hagrid' 7,000 Times While Watching the Movies to 'Manifest' Himself Getting the Part
Shaun of the Dead star Nick Frost has revealed how he manifested himself getting the part of Hagrid in HBO's new Harry Potter TV series: by writing the name "Hagrid" down 7,000 times while binging the franchise's movies.
30/01/2026
NCR Power Armor From the Fallout TV Show Makes Its Way Into Fallout 76 — but You'll Need to Spend $30 to Use It
Inevitably, the New California Republic Power Armor that made such a dramatic appearance in the latest episode of the Fallout TV show is now in Fallout 76. But rather than sell it via the in-game shop and thus allow players to buy it with Atoms, Fallout 76’s virtual currency, it is only available as part of a standalone DLC bundle priced $30.
30/01/2026
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is getting a day one patch to ensure sunny Okinawa looks less deep fried
Ahead of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties' release on February 11th, devs RGG Studio have announced plans to put out a day one patch to fix visual issues spotted the remade beat-em-up's demo. Specifically, there's a section of the game's version of downtown Okinawa ...
30/01/2026
The Biggest Magic: The Gathering Crashers and Climbers This Week - January 29
It's Lorwyn Eclipsed launch week, and as a result, there's plenty of movement for Magic cards on the secondary market.
30/01/2026
The Pitt: Season 2, Episode 4 - "10:00 A.M." Review
The Pitt Season 2 delivers another winning blend of humor, character drama, and slowly mounting unease in Episode 4.
30/01/2026
First Look at Sam Mendes' Beatles Revealed in Global Postcard Drop
Sony Pictures has unveiled the first look at director Sam Mendes’ The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event through postcard drops at various Beatles landmarks and music enthusiast locations in Liverpool (the Beatles’ hometown), New York City, Tokyo, and Hamburg.
30/01/2026
The HP OMEN 35L GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming PC with 32GB of DDR5 RAM Drops to $2,220 at Best Buy
RTX 5080 prices are on the rise, so don't wait too long for your upgrade.
30/01/2026
AU Deals: The Kind of Game Discounts To Make Any Backlog Nervous
If a discount is here, you can bet it's earned the slot.
30/01/2026
The Weight Review
The Weight review: Ethan Hawke puts the pedal to the metal in a 1930s Ford.
30/01/2026
The Audible New Year Sale Ends Today, Get Premium Plus for Just $0.99 Per Month
Catch up on the latest audiobooks from Rebecca Yarros, Brandon Sanderson, Suzanne Collins, and more.
29/01/2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 4 - ‘Vox in Excelso’ Review
Starfleet Academy Episode 4 Review: The story of what happened to the Klingons is finally revealed.
29/01/2026
Save $600 Off the Alienware Area-51 RTX 5090 Gaming PC, Get a Free AMD Ryzen 9850X3D Upgrade
Alienware's most powerful prebuilt gaming PC.
29/01/2026
The Best Budget 3D Printer Deals Are at AliExpress (Anycubic and Flashforge From $180)
These printers ship fast and free, with full warranty and 90-day free returns.
29/01/2026
Nearly Triple Your Nintendo Switch 2 Playtime With This $10 Joyroom 10,000mAh Power Bank
Features 22.5W of USB-C power output, retractable cable, and a big digital display.
29/01/2026
God of War Show Finds Its Live-Action Odin in The Princess Bride's Mandy Patinkin
Casting for the live-action God of War show is in full swing, as just moments after announcing the actor for Thor, Amazon and Sony have confirmed that Mandy Patinkin will play his father, Odin.
29/01/2026
‘Noobini Pizzanini 6-7’ – Story Kitchen’s Next Video Game Adaptation Is a Movie Based on Roblox’s Steal a Brainrot
Video game adaptation company Story Kitchen is cooking up a movie based on the popular Roblox experience, Steal a Brainrot.
29/01/2026
GTA: San Andreas's Original PC Version Can Now Be Beaten in Just an Hour Thanks to the Weirdest Skip You've Ever Seen
Over the years, speedrunners have found ways to break GTA: San Andreas that got an any% speedrun of it down to a little under three hours, but recently an absolutely buckwild bug was found that cut that time down even further, to under an hour. Buckle up, folks, because this is one heck of a wacky speedrun.
29/01/2026
Top Deals Today: 55% Off DC Vs. Marvel Omnibus, MTG X Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Flowers, and More
Plus, score Nintendo Switch 2 video game discounts.
29/01/2026
Borderlands 4 Finally Gets Photo Mode in Today's Major Update
Borderlands 4 is getting a major update today, including, among other things, the addition of the long-awaited Photo Mode that was announced prior to the game's launch, but was allegedly held due to the need to prioritize polishing other elements.
29/01/2026
God of War Show Picks Severance's Ólafur Darri Ólafsson to Play Thor
Severance star Ólafur Darri Ólafsson will play Thor in the live-action God of War show for Prime Video.
29/01/2026
Feature: All New Games Coming To Xbox In February 2026
Release dates for every February Xbox launch.Welcome to our roundup of all new Xbox games coming out in February 2026! Below, we've listed every Xbox game with a February 2026 release date, including all confirmed Xbox Game Pass titles for February 2026 so far.Without further ado, here are all the new games coming to Xbox in February 2026:Read the fu...
29/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Lorwyn Eclipsed Booster Box Is Already Discounted
Magic: The Gathering's latest set is seeing booster boxes discounted already, with 16% off a box of 30 packs.
29/01/2026
Dell Outlet Has an Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC for Just $1,650, Will Sell Out Quickly
Factory refurbished unit with the same 1 year warranty as buying new.
29/01/2026
Rainbow Six Siege Tease Sees Splinter Cell Meet Metal Gear Solid as Solid Snake Is Revealed as New Operator
Rainbow Six Siege is getting a Metal Gear Solid crossover, as Ubisoft is teasing that Solid Snake will appear as a new Operator in Year 11.
29/01/2026
Prop Hunt Is Coming to World of Warcraft Later This Year
Yeah, you heard me. World of Warcraft is finally getting a Prop Hunt mode, or something like it, sometime later this year.
29/01/2026
Fans Decry Heavy Image-Sharing Restrictions for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream That Nintendo Says Are Necessary to Ensure 'Fun and Safe' Gameplay
Nintendo fans have criticized the company's decision to heavily restrict image-sharing from within Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
29/01/2026
Whopping new Crimson Desert video sharpens suspicion that it's a really shonky Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
When I first played Crimson Desert I had trouble working out what it wanted to be – Spider-Man? The Witcher? Dynasty Warriors? Dragon’s Dogma? Jedi Academy? The first of three new talkthrough videos from developers Pearl Abyss has helped...
29/01/2026
Cobra Kai: The Complete Series on Blu-Ray Is Now Available To Preorder
Cobra Kai: The Complete Series on Blu-ray is now available to preorder for $119.99 with a release date of March 3 this year. Here's where you can preorder it.
29/01/2026
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 – Hands-On with the Ork Campaign | IGN First
The campaign has always been my favorite part of Warhammer: Dawn of War, putting its RTS action in context of the wild, over-the-top, operatic drama of the far future. But when I got to go hands-on with the first bit of Dawn of War 4's grim story, it was a bit less opera and a bit more party rock, with the Ork faction leading the way. And as straightforwardly brutal as they are, there's an interesting twist this time with a bit of intra-faction rivalry between the biggest boyz.
29/01/2026
Here's A Look At The Updated Xbox Game Studios Roadmap For 2026 And Beyond
Following Xbox Developer Direct!As we tick over into 2026 and move forward from Xbox Developer Direct, Microsoft's games pipeline for this year and beyond is looking a bit more certain - which means yep, you guessed it, Xbox fan Klobrille has dropped their latest
29/01/2026
VHS-veiled Huntdown: Overtime, a retro gangland roguelite run and gunner, arrives in early access this year
Break out your blocky cybernetic killing apparatus and the sort of shotgun Arnold Schwarzenegger might have wielded on the big screen back in the days of big hair and cocaine. Huntdown: Overtime, a prequel to side-scrolling shoot-em-up Huntdown has been announced and is set to arrive in early access this year.
29/01/2026
For the Allfather! — Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Will Soon Sell $5 Voice Packs — and There's No Heretical AI Here
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is getting the first of a number of planned voice packs at the end of February, each sold for $4.99.
29/01/2026
Time to climb a weird mountain in Cairn, the windy backpacking odyssey from the creators of Haven and Furi
One of the nicer Industry Trends of the past few years has been the rise and rise and rise of climbing sims. It turns out climbing is a source of many emotions, from the melancholy wonder of Jusant through the savage loneliness of Lorn's Lure to the slapstick camaraderi...
29/01/2026
Xbox Hardware Revenue Has Been Dropping for Two Years Straight
Xbox has been having a hard time selling consoles lately, and it didn't get any better over the 2025 holiday quarter. The company has just reported hardware sales were down 32% year-over-year, after quarter upon quarter upon quarter of hardware declines.
29/01/2026
Xbox Free Play Days Is Headlined By Two First-Party Games This Weekend (Jan. 29 - Feb. 1)
One of them being a 2025 release!Xbox's latest Free Play Days lineup is here! Today, we've got four games available as part of the program - including two Microsoft first-party games in the ever-expanding Fallout 76 and the early access Grounded 2.Here's your full list of Free Play Days titles this weekend:Read the
29/01/2026
Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL gaming keyboard review
Hello you. Welcome to Quick Kits, a new series of PC hardware reviews for people who just want to know, with minimal preamble and probably zero bar charts, what a piece of gear is like to use. I’ll still be testing everything as if it were getting a full-length writeup, but shrink-raying the wor...
29/01/2026
A Decade After Nintendo's Same Sex Relationship Controversy, Tomodachi Life Finally Delivers on Promise to Make Series More Inclusive
Nintendo has confirmed it will feature a diverse range of options for your character's gender, voice and dating preferences in upcoming Switch social sim Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, after a previous backlash to the series a decade ago.
29/01/2026
Marathon-Themed PS5 DualShock Controller and Pulse Elite Headset Are Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder the Marathon Limited Edition PS5 controller and headset, out March 5.
29/01/2026
Microsoft Adds Three New Dynamic Backgrounds For Xbox Series X|S
To celebrate Indie Selects 2026.To celebrate Xbox's Indie Selects program as we head further into 2026, Microsoft has added three new dynamic backgrounds for Xbox Series X|S users - and if you're looking to add a ...
29/01/2026
Crimson Desert Gets 15-Minute Video Showing Off Open World and New Gameplay
With Crimson Desert just a handful of weeks from release, developer Pearl Abyss has released a 15-minute video showing everything from the story to the open world, alongside fresh gameplay.
29/01/2026
Pokémon Legends: Z-A for Nintendo Switch 2 Is Down to $56 Today Only at Best Buy
Included in Best Buy's Deal of the Day, Pokémon Legends: Z-A for Nintendo Switch 2 has been marked down to $55.99. This is $14 off its usual price of $69.99.
29/01/2026
Stardew Valley creator breaks silence to shoot down myths about Haunted Chocolatier, including that 2030 release rumour
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has emerged from the giant Easter egg in which he makes games to “debunk a few myths and false assumptions” about Haunted Chocolatier, his forthcoming sticky-fingered life sim. The good ...
29/01/2026
Yakuza fans are demanding Sega recast a Kiwami 3 actor, and Dark Ties may make the situation worse
If you spend much time reading Yakuza fans’ online discussions, you will see that all is not well ahead of the release of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties on February 11th. Fans are campaigning for publisher Sega and developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio to recast one of the actors in ...
29/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set Is Coming Soon, Here's Where to Pick It Up at The Best Price
From booster boxes to a new Commander Deck and Draft Night box, here's everything you can preorder from Magic's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set.
29/01/2026
Anthem revival efforts look to hinge on whether EA's Frostbite engine freezes attempts to wrangle its myriad quirks
A group of tinkerers working on reviving Bioware's Anthem via private servers following its shutdown earlier this month have now offered more insight into how that project's going so far. While a video
29/01/2026
Blizzard veterans reveal Darkhaven, a Diablo 2-style RPG that trades "incrementalism" for "bold, expressive loot" and destructible terrain
Do you miss the good old days of Diablo, before Blizzard’s hellish clickfest megamorphed into a live service Beezelbub owned and operated by stinky uncle Microsoft? Be upstanding, perhaps, for Darkhaven – a new action RPG from a studio founded by a trio of Diablo 1 and Diablo 2 veterans, who have some questionable notions about weaponising volcanos. Said veterans a...
29/01/2026
Everything Announced in the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct
Today's dedicated Nintendo Direct has revealed new details on Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the next title in Nintendo's social sim series headed to Switch and Switch 2.
29/01/2026
Xbox's New Dashboard Is Going Down Well, And Some People Want It On Console & PC
We're not so sure.Earlier this week, Xbox unveiled a new dashboard for Xbox Cloud Gaming on the web, and it quickly attracted a bunch of attention — not only because it includes an achievement redesign, but because som...
29/01/2026
Doom: The Dark Ages' Doom Slayer Gets a Hulking New Statue From Dark Horse
Doom fans have a chance to add a truly badass new Doom Slayer statue to their collection. Check out our exclusive first look at the latest release from Dark Horse Direct.
29/01/2026
Huntdown: Overtime, an Over-the-Top Pixel-Art Roguelike Prequel, Announced for PC
Check out the reveal of Huntdown: Overtime, the upcoming over-the-top pixel-art roguelike prequel to Huntdown. This one's set in New Detroit in the year 2084, and you play cybernetic rogue cop John Sawyer, who's out to clean up the city's scumbag-filled streets.
29/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Avatar: The Last Airbender Beginner Box Drops to Lowest Price Ever at Amazon
You can score $10 off the MTG x Avatar: The Last Airbender Beginner Box today, as it's dropped to its best price ever at Amazon in a new sale.
29/01/2026
Dragon Ball Villain Majin Buu's Japanese Voice Actor, Kozo Shioya, Passes Away at 71
Kozo Shioya, the Japanese voice actor behind Majin Buu in Dragon Ball Z and the Dragon Ball video games has died aged 71. As announced by his agency Aoni Production on Wednesday and reported by Oricon, Shioya passed away on January 20 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
29/01/2026
Return to Silent Hill Director Reveals He Was Required to Keep the Length Under 2 Hours, and Hopes Fans Can Watch a Longer Director's Cut 'Someday'
Return to Silent Hill may have only released in theaters last week, but director Christophe Gans has already confirmed that a longer Director’s Cut exists.
29/01/2026
DCU Chief James Gunn Defends Batman The Brave and the Bold Screenwriter Amid Fan Concern
James Gunn has defended The Brave and the Bold screenwriter Christina Hodson amid fan concern following news she will write the DC Universe’s Batman movie.
29/01/2026
Last-Gen's Kingdom Come: Deliverance Expected To Get Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Very Soon
4K, 60FPS and more.Hot on the heels of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 delivering sprawling RPG greatness in 2025, the team at Warhorse Studios is seemingly planning a big upgrade for Xbox One's Kingdom Come: Deliverance, with the last-gen title expected to get an Xbox Series X|S patch very soon.As share...
29/01/2026
Stardew Valley Creator Shuts Down Rumors Haunted Chocolatier 'Will Be Abandoned,' Insisting: 'It Will Come Out When It’s Ready'
Stardew Valley creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has assured fans that he is "not going to abandon Haunted Chocolatier," saying: "it's taking a while to finish the game," and "that's okay."
29/01/2026
More Than 3 Years Later, Nintendo Just Added Health Bars to Splatoon 3 — And Fans Have Mixed Opinions
Nintendo has added health bars to Splatoon 3 more than three years after the game's release, prompting a mixed reaction from fans.
29/01/2026
Amazon Is Releasing All Episodes of Fallout Season 1 for Free on YouTube Ahead of Season 2 Finale
Amazon is releasing Fallout Season 1 for free on YouTube ahead of next week’s Season 2 finale.
29/01/2026
GOG accused of using AI-generated art to promote sale, as job listing indicates they're keen to adopt "AI-assisted development tools"
Sellers of revamped retro PC games and also newer PC games GOG have been accused of using AI-generated artwork to promote their store's new year sale. Meanwhile, a job listing the Polish company have recently posted for a senior software engineer to work on their desktop app GOG Galaxy lists among the role's ...
29/01/2026
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 29)
Including a massive AAA addition.Welcome to your final Xbox Game Pass update for January 2026! Today's lineup is being headlined by the mighty Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which arrives for Xbox Series X|S and PC just over a year after launch.<related id...
29/01/2026
Fallout Showrunner Explains What's Going on With Mr. House Ahead of Season 2 Finale and How There Still Isn't a New Vegas Canon Ending
One of the showrunners of the Fallout TV series has discussed the fate of Mr. House as we approach the Season 2 finale, and explained how the show has still managed to avoid making a New Vegas ending canon.
29/01/2026
GOG Under Fire From Customers and Even One of Its Own Employees After Users Call Out 'Fully AI' Sale Image
DRM-free PC storefront GOG.com has come under fire for promoting a sale with a 'fully AI' image, sparking a backlash from customers and even a member of the company's staff.
29/01/2026
Microsoft CFO Admits Xbox Revenue Was 'Below Expectations' In FY26 Q2
But the CEO highlights PC & cloud gaming as positives.Last night, Microsoft unveiled its latest earnings release for the period spanning October 1st - December 31st of 2025 (known as FY26 Q2), and unfortunately it didn't make for great reading in terms of Xbox.Microsoft specifically highlighted the release as showcasing "Cloud and AI Strength" (same as the company di...
29/01/2026
'Ah S***, Here We Go Again' — Ubisoft Finally Acknowledges Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remake Leak, Responds With GTA Meme
Ubisoft has finally acknowledged the never-ending deluge of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake leaks, after yet another slip-up.
29/01/2026
I tried to fight for RuneScape's sharksuit, but Jagex were having none of it - "it's for the greater good"
"We want to put Runescape back on the map," associate director of design Ryan Philpott says. But, reader, I need you to know the cost of this metaphorical cartography. Over the years, the Monty Python-infused medieval world of RuneScape has expanded in many directions. It's gained new landmasses, professions, raids, and c...
29/01/2026
Nioh 3 has a demo out on Steam right now, if you've got a spare 80GB of space knocking about
Oop, beefy boy alert. I know that's a bit of a rude way to introduce Nioh 3's freshly released Steam demo, but to be fair said demo is asking for about 70GB more of my precious drive space than the Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties demo I grabbed last week. Wel...
29/01/2026
'I Was Incredibly Grateful That the World Spoke Up for Me So I Didn't Have To' — Paul Dano Breaks Silence After Quentin Tarantino Insult
There Will Be Blood and The Batman actor Paul Dano has expressed his gratitude for the support he received after Quentin Tarantino insulted him on a podcast.
29/01/2026
This Magic: The Gathering TMNT Draft Night Box is Back In Stock, and Discounted Right Now at Amazon
Save $25 on the Draft Night box for Magic's TMNT crossover, now back in stock at Amazon - with a Collector Booster included.
29/01/2026
Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition for Switch 2 Is Back to Its Lowest Price Yet at Amazon
Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 has dropped to $30 at Amazon, 50% off its usual price of $59.99 and a return to its lowest price yet.
29/01/2026
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 & New Amiibo Preorders Are Live In the UK
Pre-order Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition in the UK, plus new amiibo and upgrade options at lower prices.
29/01/2026
Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Universe Reportedly Coming to Apple TV With the Author Retaining Control
Apple TV has closed a deal for the rights to Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The first adaptations being considered are the Mistborn series for film and The Stormlight Archive for TV.
29/01/2026
Bridgerton Season 4, Part 1 Review
Review: This batch of Bridgerton episodes is a bit dulled by the departure of many notable cast members and an all-to-familiar central plot. But sumptuous scenery, costuming, and drama are still present even if much of the intrigue is not.
29/01/2026
AU Deals: Discounts on Games Worth Playing Now, Not Someday
This list is about friction, not hype, and the quiet relief of buying something that does not immediately slide into the backlog.
29/01/2026
Save 44% Off This MEGA Pokémon Set Featuring the Iconic Pikachu in Motion
Turn the hand crank to make Pikachu run.
28/01/2026
Disney Afternoon Collection Finally Announced for Nintendo Switch Consoles With February Release Date and 2 New Games
The nostalgia-packed The Disney Afternoon Collection finally has a Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 release date, and it’s bringing two more games for patient fans.
28/01/2026
Dune: Awakening hopes to spruce up its endgame in its next major update, coming next week
Dune: Awakening has struggled a touch with its endgame pretty much since launch, but with the MMO's next big update, Chapter 3, is promising to offer a revamp that you (yes, you! The person playing Dune: Awakening right now! Maybe!) have been after. A ...
28/01/2026
Magic's Upcoming Secrets of Strixhaven Set Has Five Commander Decks, And You Can Preorder In The UK
You can order Magic's upcoming Secrets of Strixhaven from Amazon in the UK right now, but some products are selling fast.
28/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Superheroes Set Is Up For Preorder In The UK
You can preorder Magic's Marvel Superheroes set in the UK now, after US preorders went live last week.
28/01/2026
Coral Social Club is like Webfishing where you're the fish, or, uh, mermaids
A thing that was quite endearing, perhaps the main appeal even, about the early internet was how it was a place you could go to, with lots of other, unique places to go through, be they forums, chatrooms, or oddball social games. The last item in the list there kind of faded away for a while, replaced by MMOs and live service games like Fortnite, but these smaller scale, social-first gam...
28/01/2026
Elden Ring: Nightreign Is Getting a Tabletop RPG Adaptation From the Folks Behind Dark Souls, Elden Ring TTRPGs
Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a tabletop RPG adaptation from Group SNE, the same team behind the tabletop RPG versions of Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Armored Core 6.
28/01/2026
Iniu's Smallest 20,000mAh Power Bank Drops to $15
A great option for the Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 thanks to its 22.5W USB-C output.
28/01/2026
Dispatch Is Censored on Nintendo Switch Due to Platform 'Content Criteria', Developer Says
Dispatch, the superhero workplace comedy made by Telltale veterans at AdHoc Studio, is out now on Nintendo Switch. But a number of excited new and returning players aren't super happy about the release, as it turns out the game has been pretty aggressively censored on the system.
28/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Illustrated Box Set, Atari Gamestation Go, and More
Plus, score discounts on MTG x TMNT and MTG: Lorwyn Eclipsed, and Mario Kart World for Switch 2.
28/01/2026
Talking Point: Three Years Later, What Do You Think Of The GoldenEye 007 Port For Xbox?
Do you ever play it anymore?Can you believe it's been three years this week since GoldenEye 007 finally arrived on Xbox?!Yes, Microsoft somehow did the impossible in January of 2023 when arguably the most influential FPS of all time arrived on Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, introducing various quality-of-life features including native 16:9 widescreen resolution at up to...
28/01/2026
Unionised French Ubisoft workers put out call for an international strike held by all current employees
Last week, Ubisoft announced a major restructure that saw multiple games cancelled, including the Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time Remake, and more concerningly prospectively put
28/01/2026
The HP OMEN 45L Is the Least Expensive GeForce RTX 5090 Prebuilt Gaming PC Right Now
Choose either Intel or AMD Ryzen X3D system, both with 64GB of RAM.
28/01/2026
The Moment Review
The Moment review: Charli XCX is subsumed by her own success in her pseudo-mockumentary.
28/01/2026
Henry Cavill Is Ready to Unsheathe His Sword in First Look at Highlander Reboot From John Wick Director Chad Stahelski
Henry Cavill has posted a first look at his character in the Highlander reboot.
28/01/2026
The Ultra-Slim Baseus Blade 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank Drops to $39.99
Generous capacity and higher output for handheld gaming PCs and laptops.
28/01/2026
Halo Space Mod Goes Viral, Dev Says They Tried To Pitch Something Similar To Microsoft
"We pitched a few ideas but didn’t hear back.".We've talked a little bit here at Pure Xbox about mods going viral recently, and one that was getting a lot of attention on social media earlier this month is the Halo Reach: Slipspace Beta - a PvP space combat experience for Halo: Reach as part of Halo: The Master ...
28/01/2026
Riftbound’s 2026 Set Release Schedule Is Taking Shape, But Can Riot Keep Up With Demand?
Riftbound's 2026 looks promising, but Riot will need to ease concerns about scalpers for long-term success for the League of Legends TCG.
28/01/2026
Scare off legally distinct Victorian Ghostbusters with your legion of spirits in Ghost Keeper, out in early access now
I like playing a game where I get to defend myself from/ take down the likes of ghouls, ghosts, demons and other such and much paranormal, supernatural beasties, but how about a game where you're the one doing the haunting? Ghost Keeper! Is a strategy, puzzley game where you "lead your fearsome minions against the li...
28/01/2026
'Some Things Never Leave The Walls' — Silent Hill 2 Developer Teases Next Project Reveal in February
Silent Hill 2 developer Bloober Team is teasing a reveal of some kind that's set to take place in February.
28/01/2026
PlayStation Plus February 2026 Game Line-Up Confirmed, Includes Undisputed and Ace Combat 7
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus monthly games for February 2026, and confirmed the previously-leaked inclusion of Undisputed.
28/01/2026
Hot Toys Finally Gives KPop: Demon Hunters Fans the Figures They Crave
There's been a real drought when it comes to KPop: Demon Hunters collectibles, but that's finally changing as Hot Toys reveals a set of amazing-looking HUNTR/X figures.
28/01/2026
LEGO Stranger Things: The Creel House Is Finally Available Again (for Backorder)
LEGO Icons - Stranger Things: The Creel House is finally available to order on the LEGO Store again, after going out of stock almost immediately upon release.
28/01/2026
Assassin's Creed designer claims Ubisoft have suspended him for "alleged breach of the duty of loyalty" over new RTO policy
An Assassin's Creed level designer has claimed that Ubisoft have put him on unpaid disciplinary leave for speaking out publicly against the company’s recently introduced requirement that staff return to the office full-time.
28/01/2026
Rumors Are Swirling of a Big Nintendo Direct in February
Nintendo is expected to hold a sizable Nintendo Direct next month — and potentially as soon as next week, according to one report.
28/01/2026
Digital Foundry 'Highly Impressed' With Final Fantasy 7 Remake On Xbox Series X And S
Series S beats Switch 2!With Final Fantasy 7 Remake now out in the wild on Xbox consoles for the very first time, the folks over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at how the game is shaping up on both current-gen machines - and the team seems genu...
28/01/2026
Arc Raiders and The Finals hit by "extensive, co-ordinated DDoS attacks", according to developers Embark
Arc Raiders and The Finals developers Embark have warned players that the two shooters have been hit by "extensive, co-ordinated DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks". ...
28/01/2026
Did the Nintendo Switch 2 Really Have a Bad Holiday? We Asked Analysts
Since December, we've been seeing (and writing!) headlines discussing the seeming slowdown of Nintendo Switch 2 sales going into the holiday season. But there's some nuance to this narrative, so I kicked off the new year by bugging all the analysts I knew for some further context on Nintendo Switch 2's holiday sales.
28/01/2026
Return to Silent Hill Is Getting a 4K Steelbook, Now Up for Preorder
Preorders are live for Return to Silent Hill on 4K, Blu-ray, and as a 4K steelbook. Here's where you can preorder each version right now.
28/01/2026
PC hardware makers Zotac warn memory shortages "raise concerns about the very survival of graphics card manufacturers"
The Korean arm of graphics card, mini PC, and handheld producers Zotac have shared an assessment of the ongoing memory shortage crisis that makes for bleak read...
28/01/2026
'Women in Particular Were Pretty Strict When Reviewing His Design' — Resident Evil Requiem Director Says 'Hot Uncle' Leon S. Kennedy Has 'Many Fans' at Capcom
The director of Resident Evil Requiem has said that the game's female staff members worked hard to ensure hero Leon S. Kennedy "would make anyone's heart throb."
28/01/2026
Dwarf Legacy turns Tolkien's sturdy miners into bullet hell mountaineers - don't mythril the demo
Remember in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers when Gandalf falls down the big chasm with the Balrog, smacking the sawdust out of it while plummeting towards the waters of the underworld? Well, give Gandalf a gun, play that sequence in reverse, and swap the Balrog for a flock of Space Invaders, and you are playing something like the demo for Dwarf Legacy – a “bullet-hell precisio...
28/01/2026
RuneScape Developer Jagex Insists 'No Generative AI Will Ever Be Present in Any Asset That a Player Can Touch, Hear or Feel'
RuneScape maker Jagex has insisted it will never use generative AI to make content players actually see in-game, in one of the hardest stances on AI yet seen from a video game developer.
28/01/2026
Xbox Achievements Have Been Visually Redesigned, Showing Up In The New Cloud Gaming UI
Makeover time.It's been a long time since Xbox has done anything with its achievements system, but multiple people have been spotting that since the new Xbox Cloud Gaming dashboard went live yesterday, a redesign has been put in place.Just to be clear, this is a visual redesign and not a functional one — they still work exactly the same way as bef...
28/01/2026
Get an Exclusive First Look at Oni Press' Murder Drones Comic
Oni Press' Murder Drones series is making its way to comic shops soon, and we've got a new preview of this stylish adaptation.
28/01/2026
The Defiant, a Story-Driven, Single-Player WWII FPS, Announced for PC and Consoles
Get your first look at The Defiant, an upcoming story-driven, cinematic, single-player World War II-set first-person shooter that sees players take part in China’s War of Resistance against Japan.
28/01/2026
Arc Raiders and The Finals hit by 'Extensive, Coordinated' DDoS Attacks, Dev Says
Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders and The Finals are suffering from what the studio has described as “extensive, coordinated” Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks.
28/01/2026
Earth Must Die publishers say an "alien orgy depicted as a gyrating lump on the floor" left the game's Steam launch "unclear"
What Steam operators Valve are and aren't prepared to allow onto their storefront has been a major talking point for the past year or so, especially when it comes to mature or sexually-themed content. Our Edwin's done some fine reporting on...
28/01/2026
Hands On: Highguard Feels Smooth & Solid On Xbox, But Desperately Needs More Ways To Play
One trick pony.Highguard is another one those online PvP shooters that puts all of its eggs in one basket, to a fault. The new Xbox FPS — from some of the folks behind Titanfall and Apex Legends — has actually launched and feels super solid to play, but it needs...
28/01/2026
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review
In a vacuum, the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D is a great gaming processor, but unfortunately it exists next to the cheaper – and in many cases faster – Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
28/01/2026
Shelter Review
Review: Shelter is a gritty, grounded addition to Jason Statham's action movie pantheon, but its paint-by-numbers script fails to elevate.
28/01/2026
WheelMates, a 2-Player Co-op Game Where You Play as R/C Cars, Announced
If you like mandatory co-op games, this one's for you: introducing WheelMates, a new two-player co-op action-adventure where each player controls an R/C car in the house of an eccentric scientist, working together in order to clear challenges and obstacles. It's in development for Steam for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it's due out this year.
28/01/2026
James Gunn Once Again Tweets a Picture of a Pack of Chocos and Now Fans Think Martian Manhunter Is on His Way to the DCU
DC Universe chief James Gunn is once again having fun on social media with a cryptic tweet referencing Martian Manhunter.
28/01/2026
Here's Why Fans Are Discussing Marvel Potentially Splitting Avengers: Secret Wars Into 2 Parts
Marvel fans are discussing new rumors that Avengers: Secret Wars could be split into two parts to create a truly super-sized finale to the MCU's Multiverse Saga.
28/01/2026
Grounded 2 Unveils New Early Access Roadmap As 'Toxic Tangle' Update Goes Live
"Did someone say roadmap?".Just like with the first game, Obsidian is working hard on Grounded 2 during its early access period, releasing a bunch of updates including the Toxic Tangle update that officially dropped yesterday.You can see a trailer for that update up above, and here's a little synopsis for it:Read the
28/01/2026
Helldivers 2's New Warbond, Siege Breakers, Adds a Great Big Breaching Hammer
Helldivers 2's next Warbond 'Siege Breakers' will release on February 3. Here's everything included.
28/01/2026
Arc Raiders' Good Loot Is Actually Bad Loot, and That Needs To Change
Arc Raiders has a late-game balance problem, but it could be solved by improving the disappointing high-end loot.
28/01/2026
Some Fallout Fans Think Season 2 Just Confirmed a New Vegas Ending Is Canon After All, but Others Believe the Showrunners Were True to Their Word
Some Fallout fans believe the latest episode of Season 2 of the Amazon show confirms a New Vegas ending is canon, while others believe the showrunners have kept their word and avoided picking an ending.
28/01/2026
Arc Raiders update rips out one of the game's most maddening puzzles
Arc Raiders has a new Headwinds game update that, amongst many other things, removes an extravagantly drawn-out puzzle from the game’s Buried City map. Introduced in Decem...
28/01/2026
Monster Hunter Wilds patch stamps on DLC performance bug
Y'know that Monster Hunter Wilds bug where close proximity to a talking DLC vendor cat would drop your framerate? Gone. ...
28/01/2026
Albion Online Is Finally Making Its Xbox Console Debut After Nine Years
The popular MMORPG is on its way to Xbox Series X and S!It was all the way back in 2017 that Albion Online first arrived on PC, and the free-to-play MMORPG is still going strong here in 2026. Better yet, the team has just announced that it's finally making its Xbox console debut this year!You can see this in the following roadmap for Spring 2026, with further details mentioning how the Xbox release will be a "massive step forward for the game" a...
28/01/2026
First PlayStation 5 System Update of 2026 Adds Read Receipts and More
Sony has released the first PlayStation 5 system update of the year, which includes several new firmware features.
28/01/2026
Terraria Patch 1.4.5, the Bigger and Boulder Update, Sparks Highest Player Numbers in Nearly 6 Years
Terraria 1.4.5 — dubbed the Bigger and Boulder Update — is finally here, and it's welcoming in thousands of new and returning players alike.
28/01/2026
Baldur's Gate 3 studio boss calls out "hurtful", "personal" videogame reviewers - "sometimes I think it'd be a good idea for critics to be scored, Metacritic-style"
Fresh from the trenches of the Divinity generative AI debate, Larian CEO Swen Vincke has taken to the Twitterverse with some moderately spicy thoughts on video game critics and reviewers. Broadly, he feels ...
28/01/2026
'When Did It Become Trendy to Hate on a New Game?' — as Highguard Struggles to Win Over the Internet, Video Game Developers Come to Its Defense
A number of high-profile video game developers have defended Highguard amid an online backlash during the game’s launch.
28/01/2026
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 28)
Your penultimate January additions.Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass roundup! Our second-to-last January update brings two titles to the library, including one that's new-to-Xbox in the form of Drop Duchy.Here's some extra detail on today's two new Game Pass additions (...
28/01/2026
A Week on From Its Company Reshuffle, Ubisoft Has Announced a Just Dance+ Price Increase
Ubisoft's next change following last week's major company reorganization will be a price increase to its Just Dance+ service.
28/01/2026
Capcom Drops Monster Hunter Wilds Patch That Aims to Improve Optimization for 'Steam-Specific Processes' and Address Long-Standing PC Issues
Capcom has dropped another Monster Hunter Wilds patch that aims to improve optimization for "Steam-specific processes" and address the game's long-standing PC issues.
28/01/2026
Crusader Kings 3 has joined the big fleet of Paradox strategy games offering a paid DLC subscription service
Crusader Kings 3 developers Paradox have decided now's the time for the medieval strategy game to take a leaf out of
28/01/2026
Looks Like an Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remake Statue Just Leaked via Vinted
A collectible statue apparently due for release alongside the unannounced Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake has popped up online.
28/01/2026
Yes, Ser Arlan Pennytree's 'Formidable Weapon' in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Nude Scene Was a 10" Prosthetic — Here's How the Sausage Was Made
If you’ve watched the latest episode of Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, you might have been left wondering, was that really Ser Arlan Pennytree actor Danny Webb in all his glory? It’s a question that’s been on the internet’s mind ever since Episode 2, titled Hard Salt Beef, was broadcast. Finally, we have a definitive answer.
28/01/2026
Fallout Season 2, Episode 7 Review
Review: Fallout Season 2, Episode 7 puts in the work to connect this year’s many disparate threads and mysteries, but it’s still the lull before the storm.
28/01/2026
Marvel's Wonder Man: Series Review (Full Spoilers)
Wonder Man is a smaller, low-stakes MCU adventure that thrives on the strength of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley’s performances. Read our full, spoiler-y review of the series.
28/01/2026
Save 46% Off the Anker Prime 27,650mAh Power Bank With 240W Max Output
Anker's biggest and most powerful TSA-friendly travel-sized power bank.
28/01/2026
The Wrecking Crew Review
Review: The Wrecking Crew could have/should have been more, but the fun chemistry between Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista does the heavy lifting.
28/01/2026
AU Deals: The Only Game Deals Today That Deserve Your Attention and Moolah
What you want is the moment where price and quality finally meet in the middle and quietly agree to stop wasting your time. That is what this list is built around.
27/01/2026
Save $600 Off the New Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D RTX 5090 Gaming PC
Alienware's most powerful prebuilt gaming PC.
27/01/2026
The $20 Cordless Electric Air Duster Deal Is No Longer Reserved for Amazon Prime Members
Say goodbye to buying compressed air canisters in bulk.
27/01/2026
Get the FED Fitness 52.5lb Adjustable Dumbbells for $150 Less Than Bowflex SelectTech
Nearly all-metal construction, intuitive weight adjustment, and a 3 year warranty.
27/01/2026
The Samsung P9 512GB MicroSD Express Card for Nintendo Switch 2 Drops to $79.99
Triples your Switch 2 storage capacity.
27/01/2026
The $10 Joyroom Apple Watch Charger Has an Internal 2,000mAh Battery for Charging on the Go
It's also a third of the price of the official - but basic - Apple Watch charger.
27/01/2026
The Powerful 4K-Ready Skytech O11 Vision Radeon 9070 XT Gaming PC Drops to $1,630
The Radeon 9070 XT is comparable to the RTX 5070 Ti.
27/01/2026
Dirty Dancing Sequel Finds Its Footing as Lionsgate Schedules Production for Later This Year With New Creative Team
Lionsgate is heading back to the dance floor, as the sequel to Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s ‘80s classic, Dirty Dancing, has finally found footing with a new creative team.
27/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes - Where to Preorder Before Release Day
Find the best places to buy Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes, including ETBs, bundles, tins, and pre-orders before they sell out., Release Dates
27/01/2026
The Best Deals Today: $50 Off AirPods Pro 3, MTG x TMNT, and More
Save big on a humidifier, Persona 3 Reload for Nintendo Switch 2, and a gaming TV too.
27/01/2026
Six Stars: This New Short Film May Be the Closest We Get to a Live-Action Grand Theft Auto Movie
The release of GTA 6 may still be a long way off, but indie filmmaker Todd Wiseman Jr. has made an ambitious new short film, titled Six Stars, that essentially brings Grand Theft Auto into live-action. The short film stars Anatomy of a Fall’s Milo Machado-Graner as a French teenager who “goes on an ‘American rampage" while gaming.
27/01/2026
Carmageddon: Rogue Shift Is Bringing Its 'Brutal Roguelite' To Xbox Next Week
We're definitely checking this one out!We're already busy prepping our Next Week on Xbox article for next week, and one game that's standing out to us in the list is Carmageddon: Rogue Shift — a return of the classic vehicular combat series that debuted back in 1997.This version of Carmageddon looks and sounds pretty ambitious, ...
27/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven Is Now Available to Preorder
Secrets of Strixhaven is the next true Magic set
27/01/2026
The Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Set Is Up for Preorder
Yet another MTG Universes Beyond set, Marvel Super Heroes, is up for preorder.
27/01/2026
Highguard’s genre soup makes for reasonably entertaining shootouts, if not much else
It feels anticlimactic to say so, and I don’t know why Geoff likes it so much, but Highguard seems decent. Adequate. S'alright. It’s a fine competitive FPS that’s capabl...
27/01/2026
Zootopia 2 Is Now Available to Watch at Home After a Record-Breaking Box Office Run
Zootopia 2 is now available on digital, with a physical release confirmed for March 3.
27/01/2026
"Enormously disappointing" - Darkest Dungeon's boardgame port is dead, but Red Hook are giving away game files to backers
Darkest Dungeon developers Red Hook have announced that game files for Mythic's troubled boardgame adaptation will be given away to project backers, after grimly concluding that Mythic are no longer able to manufacture or deliver the thing.
27/01/2026
Reigns: The Witcher Announced, Letting You Swipe Right on Everyone's Favorite Monster Slayer
Reigns: The Witcher has been announced by indie publisher Devolver Digital, in collaboration with CD Projekt Red.
27/01/2026
MLB The Show 26 Releases This March, No Sign Of Xbox Game Pass
You'll have to cough up the big bucks for this ball game.We've got a date for the new MLB The Show game! Sony has revealed today that MLB The Show 26 will officially release for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on March 17th, 2026 — but there's no sign of a day one Xbox Game Pass launch.From MLB The Show 21 through to 24, every game in the series was arriv...
27/01/2026
Amazon Drops AirPods Pro 3 Back to Their Lowest Price Yet
Amazon has dropped the AirPods Pro 3 earbuds back down to $199. This marks a return to their lowest price yet, making for $50 in savings off their usual price of $249.
27/01/2026
Helldivers 2's next warbond has an exploding hammer, for all of your explosive hammering needs
Well, the last one might have only appealed to folks open to taking on
27/01/2026
Iron Circus Comics Reveals 6 New Graphic Novels for 2026
From epic fantasy and sci-fi adventures to teen relationship drama, Iron Circus Comics has something for everyone in their 2026 slate of graphic novels.
27/01/2026
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 – Orks Faction Deep-Dive Trailer | IGN First
Take a deep dive into the Orks faction in the latest trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4, the upcoming real-time strategy game sequel from King Art Games that's due out later in 2026.
27/01/2026
CD Projekt and Nerial reveal Reigns: The Witcher, a strategy game in which Geralt dies a million, delicious ways
Good news everybody! Geralt of Rivia is dead. He lies beneath a pile of naked, sculpted, drunken bodies in a castle ballroom. Actually, that’s not right - he’s been eaten by a dragon. Actually, that’s not right either - he drowned himself in a flagon of syrup. Fair audience, please consider which of these tragic eventualities is most befitting of your hand-claps and prog...
27/01/2026
Talking Point: Will The Next Xbox Console Be Revealed In 2026?
It IS the 25th anniversary of Xbox after all.For some time now, we've speculated that the next Xbox console could be revealed in 2026, especially considering it's the 25th anniversary of Xbox on November 15th, 2026 — surely a perfect date to reveal the next system, right?Well, that might have been the case this time last year, but w...
27/01/2026
The Simpsons' 800th Episode Will Star Noah Wyle, Boyz II Men and Kevin Bacon
The Simpsons has announced a star-studded cast for its landmark 800th episode, which is set to include Kevin Bacon, Noah Wyle, Questlove and Boyz II Men.
27/01/2026
Apple's New and Improved AirTag 2 Is Now Available at Amazon
Apple has released AirTags (2nd Generation), which have a longer finding range, better Precision Finding, and a louder speaker.
27/01/2026
"It's just as if it never existed" Following Ubisoft's Prince of Persia remake cancellation, actor discusses losing three years worth of work
Last week, Ubisoft canned the long-in-development Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake amid a raft of can...
27/01/2026
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Trailer Shows Jessica Jones in Action, and Matthew Lillard's Mysterious Character
Marvel has provided our best look yet at Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, showing the return of Krysten Ritter's Jessica Jones and the reveal of Matthew Lillard's mysterious Mr. Charles.
27/01/2026
Valve will face that £656m UK lawsuit accusing them of overcharging Steam customers, as tribunal rule it can go ahead
Valve's lawyers won't be able to file away one of the legal legalings they've been dealing with for a little while now, at least not yet. A tribunal have ruled that the £656m lawsuit brought against the company by digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt and law firm Milberg London LLP last year -
27/01/2026
Virtual Boy Joins Nintendo Switch Online Next Month, With 2 Never-Before-Released Games Confirmed to Launch in Future
Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 via the Nintendo Switch Online service next month, with two titles that have never been released before now confirmed to launch.
27/01/2026
Code Vein 2 Is Getting A Range Of Review Scores Ahead Of Its Full Xbox Release This Week
5/10? 9/10? It depends who you ask!One of this week's biggest Xbox releases is Code Vein 2, which brings its action-RPG / soulslike sequel to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on January 29th, and the review scores are a bit all over the place right now.It seems the vast majority of reviews are for the PS5 version of Code Vein 2, which currently add up to a decent average of 73 on
27/01/2026
Emberville Announced for PC; Aims to Be Like Diablo Lite Meets Stardew Valley
Think "Diablo Lite meets Stardew Valley" and you've got a good starting point in mind for Emberville, the just-announced pixel-art action-adventure-RPG from developer Cygnus Cross. It features Doug Cockle (The Witcher series) and Alex Jordan (Cyberpunk 2077) as voice actors, and it's due to be released in Early Access on Steam in Summer 2026.
27/01/2026
One Of Metacritic's Top Games Of 2023 Is Available Today On Xbox Game Pass
The Talos Principle 2 is waiting for you.Today marks yet another brand-new addition to Xbox Game Pass, and while some may look at The Talos Principle 2 and immediately gloss over it, you should be aware that i...
27/01/2026
Hasbro Reveals New Optimus Prime and Megatron Figures Inspired by Transformers: The Movie
Your Transformers collection will have The Touch when you add these awesome new Optimus Prime and Megatron figures inspired by 1986's Transformers: The Movie.
27/01/2026
Worldbreaker Review
Worldbreaker review: The Luke Evans/Milla Jovovich movie is a dull, vacant picture that won't satisfy even the most undemanding of audiences.
27/01/2026
Steam Owner Valve Faces $900 Million Lawsuit Over PC Monopoly Claims, Following UK Tribunal Ruling
A UK tribunal has given the go-ahead to a £656 million ($901 million) collective action lawsuit targeting Valve over alleged anti-competitive practices on PC storefront Steam.
27/01/2026
Hell Express is Death Stranding meets Helldivers meets Pacific Drive - aka, deliver letters to the dead in a combat truck
Quick confession: every time I come up with an absolute Frankenstein’s cocktail of allusion-cobbling Google-bait like the headline for this article, a fairy dies. But that’s OK, because Hell Express is a top-down 3D extraction shooter about delivering letters to the dead. When I play it – there’s no relea...
27/01/2026
Microsoft Unveils New Dashboard For Xbox Cloud Gaming On The Web
"A first look at our new web interface on your browser".If you're a big fan of playing games via Xbox Cloud Gaming on the web, you might be interested to know that Microsoft is rolling out a new dashboard for it, and you can actually start using it today if you want to.For now, it's still just in a "Preview" phase, but you can activate the ...
27/01/2026
UK Court Rules Stealing RuneScape Gold Is Criminal Theft in Case That Could Have Wider Repercussions for the Video Game Industry
A UK court has ruled that the unauthorized stealing of in-game currency can be legally classified as criminal theft.
27/01/2026
Dr Disrespect Says His Fake Highguard Preview Badge Photo Was Just 'Poking Fun' After Dev Confirms He Was Not Invited to Play Early
The developer of Highguard has confirmed streamer Dr Disrespect did not attend a preview event after he created a fake badge and pretended to have been invited to play the game early. Dr Disrespect responded to say he was "poking fun."
27/01/2026
Fallout New Vegas now has sneaky dogs thanks to a mod, so you and your pooch can patiently pad past predators
You're shuffling through the desert scrub, wondering if the clawed beasts just a few yards away have spotted you yet. You've made sure to pop a Stealth Boy just to be extra safe, and told Raul that if his knees creak at an inopportune moment, he's on his own. Then, you realise you brought Rex along, and he's gotten stuck on a rock several meters behind you. Finally fr...
27/01/2026
LEGO Just Announced 5 More Star Wars Sets With Smart Bricks, Including a New Millennium Falcon, Mos Eisley Cantina and More
LEGO has announced another five Star Wars sets infused with its Smart Brick, doubling down on its freshly-announced interactive technology.
27/01/2026
Two Games Have Quietly Been Cancelled For Xbox Over The Past Week
Here's hoping we'll see them in the future.Last week, there was a bit of media attention on a game called "1348 Ex Voto" following its release date announcement (March 12th) and surprise cancellation for Xbox — to be honest, we'd never even heard of it before then!The action-adventure game set in Medieval Italy looks pretty cool though, and we're disappointed not to be getting it. The official reason (via
27/01/2026
Amazon's Sophie Turner Tomb Raider Series Secretly Stars a Previous Lara Croft
A former Lara Croft actress has been spotted filming for Amazon Prime's new Tomb Raider series starring Sophie Turner.
27/01/2026
Return to Silent Hill Debuts to Lowest U.S. Box Office Opening in Franchise History
Return to Silent Hill debuted to a lukewarm reception last week, with just $3.2 million coming in from North American theaters.
27/01/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Off To Impressive Start In The 'Top Paid' Xbox Charts
Square Enix will be pleased.Arguably the biggest Xbox release of 2026 so far has been the long-awaited arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, but how well has it actually sold across Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in its first week?Well, we don't have specific figures just yet, but the "Top Paid" Xbox charts h...
27/01/2026
Highguard Launches to Big Steam Concurrents, but It's Getting Absolutely Destroyed in User Reviews
Highguard launched last night as planned, and met with big Steam concurrents but also a flood of negative user reviews.
27/01/2026
This "Batman through the eyes of NPCs" video makes me yearn for a game about being a petty criminal in Gotham
Reader, I am about to venture into that terrible ninth circle of videogame journalist cringe known as pitching your own game in an article. A while ago, I mused aloud on Xitter that a Batman game (or offbrand spiritual homage) from the perspective of people trying to commit petty crimes in Gotham City ...
27/01/2026
Ubisoft propose cutting up to 200 jobs at Paris headquarters, as unions reportedly agree three day strike
Ubisoft have proposed a round of voluntary redundancies at their Paris headquarters, which could see as many as 200 jobs cut. These plans follow a major bloodbath of game cancellations and restr...
27/01/2026
Walmart Looks to Have Leaked Two Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Classics — and Some Fans Think It's Now Over for a Metroid Prime 2 Remake
Walmart is advertising Nintendo Switch Online with a poster that includes several GameCube classics yet to be made available via the service.
27/01/2026
Ubisoft Developer Hits Back at 'Online Conspiracy Theories' Suggesting DEI to Blame For Company Issues, Suggests Creativity Instead Suffering from 'Big Business Syndrome'
A former Ubisoft Osaka staff member has spoken out against persistent "online conspiracy theories" that the publisher's performance is being impacted by a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) initiatives, rather than the company instead suffering from "Big Business Syndrome."
27/01/2026
'High Likelihood' PS6 Will Launch After 2028, According to New Analyst Forecast, as Sony Focuses on Extending PS5 Lifecycle
A recent analyst report has suggested that Sony may push the launch of the PlayStation 6 beyond 2028 and lengthen the PlayStation 5 lifecycle.
27/01/2026
ReBlade: The Death Spiral, a New Cyberpunk Action Roguelike, Announced for PC
Developer ChillyRoom and publisher Spiral Up Games have announced ReBlade: The Death Spiral, a new cyberpunk action roguelike. You'll run through its dystopian city as many times as it takes as a condemned Synthetic fighting your way through to get at the truth.
27/01/2026
We Visited PokéPark KANTO, the First Permanent Outdoor Pokémon Attraction
The Pokemon PokePark is already shaping up to be a must-visit for Pokemon superfans.
27/01/2026
The LEGO Looney Tunes Tweety Bird Set Drops to Its Lowest Price Ever Ahead of Valentine's Day
The perfect gift you didn't know existed.
27/01/2026
The Bose QuietComfort Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones Drops to Just $129.99
Professionally refurbished by Bose and includes a 1 year manufacturer's warranty.
27/01/2026
Magnetic Press Transforms Planet of the Apes Into a Tabletop RPG
The iconic Planet of the Apes franchise is being transformed into a tabletop RPG, and we've got an exclusive look at the core rulebook.
26/01/2026
Yes I know Christmas was a month ago but SantaCorps 4 perfectly captures Sega Dreamcast era Sonic so play it anyway
Sega have gotten just a little bit too good at making Sonic games. Not good as in 10/10 masterpieces, good as in competent, as in mostly jank free, and where there is jank it's the annoying, not very funny kind. I like it when the blue hedgehog is impossible to control in Sonic Adventure 2 actually! But look, when I go on ...
26/01/2026
Highguard Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Xbox Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up.Today's big Xbox release is that of Highguard - a new free-to-play title developed by people who worked on the Titanfall and Apex Legends games, and one that's been getting a ton of attention since being unveiled at The Game Awards.We've already talked about the
26/01/2026
Gambonanza is definitely a chess roguelike deckbuilder in a post-Balatro world, but when it works, it works
It is inevitable that when a game like Balatro rocks up, is really good, and makes a gazillion dollars, that there will be the odd imitator here and there. Sincerity, flattery, yada, yada, yada, point is, it's all fine as long as you at least put enough of a twist in there to make it more of an "influenced by" over a "wholesale ripoff...
26/01/2026
The 65" Samsung 4K OLED Smart TV Drops to $899.99 at Best Buy
Matches Best Buy's best Black Friday deal.
26/01/2026
Fallout Season 2's Final Two Episodes Will Now Premiere a Day Earlier
Prime Video announced Monday that they’re moving up the release dates for the final two episodes of Fallout: Season 2. Episode 7 will now launch Tuesday, January 27th at 6pm PT and the season finale, Episode 8, will now begin streaming on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd at 6pm PT.
26/01/2026
Today’s Best Deals: The Legend of Zelda Complete Box Set, MTG Lorywn Eclipsed TCG, and More
Plus, save on DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, rechargeable hand warmers, a compact gaming keyboard, and more.
26/01/2026
Xbox Studios Boss Talks GTA 6 And The Need To 'Space Out' New Releases In 2026
It's going to be a challenge!2026 is set to be a major year for Xbox Game Studios, with multiple tentpole franchises receiving new releases over the next 12 months, and studios boss Craig Duncan is hyper-aware of how important it is to schedule these correctly.In an interview with
26/01/2026
Save $100 Off an Open Box Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Handheld Gaming PC at Best Buy
"Excellent Condition" units have dropped in price by $50 compared to previous weeks.
26/01/2026
New Pokémon Funko Pops Are Up for Preorder at Amazon
A new batch of Pokemon Funko Pops is up for preorder, including a new Pikachu, Venusaur, Ivysaur, Goomy, and more.
26/01/2026
Dell Outlet Restocked Alienware Area-51 16 Gaming Laptops with RTX 5090 GPUs
Get a system with 64GB of DDR5 RAM for well under $4K.
26/01/2026
Highguard devs say it was always the plan to "go dark" after its reveal, à la Apex Legends' launch
Good, bad, I don't bloody know yet the thing's only been about for five seconds, but we can certainly say one thing now: Highguard is out. Now we can sit and prepare ourselves for more inane and pointless discourse abou...
26/01/2026
'We Know There's a Lot of Eyes on Us After Our Game Awards Trailer' — as Highguard Goes Live, Dev Insists 'We're in This for the Long Haul'
Highguard is out now following its high-profile showing at last month’s The Game Awards — and its developers have said a full year of post-launch content is already “deep in development.” Here's everything you need to know for launch.
26/01/2026
Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Highguard, Out Now On Xbox
A massive free-to-play release from former Titanfall devs!There's been speculation over whether it would launch on time, but the free-to-play release of Highguard has officially arrived on Xbox today, and the first reviews have just started going live across the web!For those who aren't aware, this is a PvP raid shooter made by developers behind Titanfall and Apex Legends, and because ...
26/01/2026
Highguard Review So Far
So far this FPS genuinely stands out with a compelling new game mode and snappy gunplay.
26/01/2026
The Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop with OLED Display and RTX 5070 GPU Drops to $1,259
Use this unadvertised $737 off coupon code.
26/01/2026
Arc Raider's Headwinds update asks whether extra XP is enough to go solo in a group lobby
Hear ye, hear ye! Embark have shared some more concrete details for Arc Raider's next main update, Headwinds, which is set to be downloaded onto your platform of choice tomorrow, January 7th. Namely, just what that new matchmaking option is, which is, as it seems, one that won't be for everyone.
26/01/2026
Highguard, the new FPS from former Apex Legends and Titanfall devs, hits Steam after weeks of teasing silence
Created by former developers of Apex Legends and Titanfall, Highguard was the final game announced during December 2025’s Keighley Awards. It’s a free-to...
26/01/2026
Top 10 Riftbound Origins Cards to Pick Up Before Spiritforged Comes Out
Here's 10 Riftbound Origins cards to check out before Spiritforged lands on February 13.
26/01/2026
A judge has ruled that RuneScape gold pieces are real property, which is bad news for the ex-dev accused of stealing 705 billion of them
When you were making plant pots in RuneScape and selling them to other players, you might not have thought you were laying the groundwork for a UK legal precedent that would define in-game gold as intangible property covered by the Theft Act 1968, but, well, here we are. Lord Justice Popplewell has ruled on appeal t...
26/01/2026
Strategy game Bolt Action is a tabletop WW2 miniatures port with indirect fire, armour facings and overwatch
Today I became aware of Bolt Action, a historical strategy sim based on the World War II tabletop miniatures game from Warlord Games (founded by erstwhile Games Workshop staffers John Stallard and Paul Sawyer). It sees you fretting over questions of morale, line-of-sight and cover, while leading US, British or German armies across maps that range from beaches to churchyards. There’s multi...
26/01/2026
Resident Evil Requiem Director Gives Definitive Response to Open World 'Speculation'
Capcom has responded to ongoing fan speculation about Resident Evil Requiem being an open world game with a definitive-sounding response.
26/01/2026
Old School RuneScape's 2026 roadmap includes the finale to a questline that's legally old enough to drink
Against the overbearing weight of modernity, Old School RuneScape continues to complete a Sisyphean task of simply existing two and a half decades after it originally launched. It just celebrated that 25th anniversary at the start of the year in fact, and now during a Winter Summit a slew of upda...
26/01/2026
Banjo-Kazooie gets an unofficial PC port thanks to modders, with handy technical tweaks and Steam Deck support
A group of modders wearing the finest reverse-engineering goggles has managed to port birdly and beary platformer Banjo-Kazooie to PC, with a bunch of extra bells and whistles to make sure it won't make for a disappointing dip back into your childhood or adulthood. Their creation's dubbed Banjo: Recompiled, and it dropped over the weekend.
26/01/2026
Xbox's Blizzard Team Announces Multiple Showcases Laying Out The Company's Future
Diablo, Overwatch, WoW & more to feature.Blizzard has today announced four upcoming showcases detailing the future of Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch and World of Warcraft - as it hones in on a
26/01/2026
Iconic Horror Villains Get a Fresh Look in Funko x WBD Mystery Pops! Series
Funko has revealed a new line of blind box Mystery Pop! figures, with the first series focusing on iconic horror villains like Annabelle and Pennywise.
26/01/2026
Razer Raiju V3 Pro Review: A Top-End PS5 and PC Controller Only Limited by Sony Restrictions
The Razer Raiju V3 Pro is a powerful PS5 and PC controller with the latest tech, so what stops it from being a perfect IGN 10? Here's our full review.
26/01/2026
Send Help Review
Send Help Review: Who wants to go to a deserted island and watch Sam Raimi put Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien through hell? Everybody? Great! Send Help is for you.
26/01/2026
The First Big Arc Raiders Update of 2026 Adds Solo vs. Squads Matchmaking, 'Bird City,' and More Tomorrow
Embark Studios is launching into new Arc Raiders content when the Headwinds update brings a solo vs. squads matchmaking option, a Bird City map condition, and more to the experience tomorrow.
26/01/2026
Ubisoft Follows Last Week's Game Cancelations and Studio Closures With a Proposed Reduction of 200 More Jobs at its Paris Headquarters
Just a week after announcing the cancelation of six games, the closure of two studios and further job losses at another three locations, Ubisoft is now aiming its cost-reduction initiative at staff working inside its Paris headquarters.
26/01/2026
Hytale being unfinished is fine, but I'd rather see nothing than its WIP signs
I like Hytale. I like how it plays smoother and weightier than Minecraft, while matching the explorative highs of creeping through an infested cave or stumbling upon some ancient, unplundered ruin. I like how it runs on the Steam Deck without trying...
26/01/2026
LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Sauron’s Helmet Is Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder the upcoming LEGO set based on Sauron's helmet from The Lord of the Rings, available March 1.
26/01/2026
Fable Likely To Be A Huge Hit On PS5 As Sony-Hosted Trailer Hits 1 Million Views
Doubling Xbox's number already.Following Xbox and Playground's latest look at Fable, we learned that the upcoming RPG is launching day one on PS5 - and if the first Sony-hosted trailer is anything to go by, that could be a pretty shrewd move by Microsoft.In the wake of Fable showin...
26/01/2026
After Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Cancelation, Actress Says She's Lost 3 Years of Work and Found Out via the Internet
Actress Eman Ayaz has said she's lost three years of work in a "life-changing role," just days after Ubisoft canceled its long-awaited Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake.
26/01/2026
Play viral Tetris with Winnie the Pooh's horrible guts in this not very Disneyfied turn-based roguelite
Back in 2022, Winnie The Pooh entered the public domain in the USA, meaning that any denizen of that nation can publish work featuring the OG incarnation of A.A. Milne’s honey-supping woodland bear (the UK copyright expires in 2027). At some point in the future...
26/01/2026
Skilful hero-juggling can elevate Resident Evil Requiem, even when Leon kicks the tension in half
Resident Evil Requiem director Akifumi Nakanishi has said the imminent sequel is "almost equally split" between its two protagonists, stealthy newcomer Grace...
26/01/2026
Resident Evil Requiem - The Final Preview
Not only does combining Resident Evil 4 and 7 gameplay really work in Resident Evil Requiem, but with a host of new stalkers and talking zombies, there’s a lot more going on than just a merging of Resident Evil’s greatest hits.
26/01/2026
New Super Mario Bros. Wonder Amiibo Are Up for Preorder
A trio of new Nintendo amiibo are set to release alongside the Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 update, which comes with the expansion Meetup in Bellabel Park.
26/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet – Destined Rivals Booster Bundles Are Back In Stock and at Market Price on Amazon
Amazon has restocked Pokémon TCG Destined Rivals booster bundles at market price, matching TCGplayer and offering fast, reliable shipping.
26/01/2026
Nintendo Direct Announced For This Week, Focused on Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream
Another Nintendo Direct is coming this Thursday, January 29, dedicated to the company's upcoming social sim game Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
26/01/2026
So you think you can type the word 'pistol' over and over again without making a mistake? Typing Break will put your confidence to the test
Additional letters slip in with every other keystroke, characters within words are all jumbled up, and the crime I'm most often guilty of is skipping out whole words entirely as I rush to get to the end of a sentence.So, it was with trepidation that I installed the demo for Typing Break, a game where the only thing standing between you and the horde of enemies descending the screen is your ability to quickly and accurately type words like 'Pistol' and 'Machine gun'.Read more
26/01/2026
Mario Kart Series Veteran Hideki Konno Retires After Almost 40 Years at Nintendo
It has recently been revealed that Nintendo veteran Hideki Konno retired from the company last summer after almost 40 years.
26/01/2026
Feature: 30 Upcoming Games That Will Support Xbox Play Anywhere In 2026
Not the full list by any means, but a sneak peek!One of the big topics of last week here at Pure Xbox was the excellent Xbox Play Anywhere program, and we hope you won't mind if we gush over it just once more — we wanted to bring you a list of upcoming games for it!So, Xbox Play Anywhere is very much an ever-changing thing, with games randomly getting support at the last minute, or sometimes even years later.
26/01/2026
Asus ZenBook Duo (2026) Review
The Asus Zenbook Duo is a dual-screen laptop that's perfect for productivity, but surprisingly it's pretty decent at gaming, too.
26/01/2026
Fantastic Far Cry Upgrades Could Be Followed Up By More 60FPS Patches From Ubisoft
Ubisoft has been at it with its back catalogue recently, upgrading the likes of Far Cry 3, The Division and more to play at 60FPS on modern consoles.It doesn't sound like the team is planning to stop there either, as Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson suggests that more of the company's classics could get performance boosts in the coming months.Speaking on a recent episode of Insider Gaming Weekly and shared by our friends at Push Square, Henderson says that he believes older Assassin's Creed titles could be next in-line for 60FPS patches, with 2014's AC Unity potentially coming first.
26/01/2026
Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition Leaked by Ratings Board
Surprise! It looks like a 30th Anniversary Edition of Rayman is on the way.
26/01/2026
Sam Raimi Says There's No Chance of a Spider-Man 4 Starring Tobey Maguire Happening, and His Versions of Peter Parker and Mary Jane 'Have Gone Elsewhere'
Director Sam Raimi has ruled out making a belated fourth film for Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man despite once having plans to do so, as his versions of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson "have gone elsewhere."
26/01/2026
Kingsman265 Drama Explained: Here's Why Everyone Can't Stop Talking About a $40,000 Marvel Rivals Tournament
The “Kingsman265 drama” began just earlier this month and is evolving every day, so we did our best to explain the story so far for those who need to know what’s got the internet so worked up.
26/01/2026
Highguard Global Release Times Confirmed Ahead of Launch Showcase
Debuting at The Game Awards 2025 with an end-of-show reveal trailer, Highguard is a new free-to-play PvP raid shooter hailing from some of the creators of Respawn's Apex Legends and Titanfall. Check out the global release time to find out when you'll be able to play in your time zone.
26/01/2026
A ton of cut Baldur's Gate 3 early access encounters, including over 100 chats, have been resurrected by a modder
Baldur's Gate 3's shift from early access to full release came with heap of tweaks and changes as Larian finalised their huge RPG. Naturally, this meant certain bits or plans not making it into the final cut, and if you've come to ...
26/01/2026
'FTL in a Warhammer 40,000 Skin' Game Pulled From Steam After What May Be a Nuisance DMCA Takedown From a Troll Claiming to Be Games Workshop
A strategy game dubbed ‘FTL in a Warhammer 40,000 skin’ was recently pulled from Steam, with its developer suggesting it may have been on the receiving end of a nuisance DMCA takedown from a troll claiming to be Games Workshop.
26/01/2026
Rumour: Xbox Might Be Planning A Second Developer Direct Showcase For 2026
Over the past few years, the Xbox Developer Direct showcase has always taken place at around the same time in mid-late January, and the 2026 version of the event was no exception.However, with this year marking the 25th anniversary of Xbox, and so many exciting first-party games on the horizon for Microsoft, it's been rumoured that they're "exploring" the possibility of a second Developer Direct for 2026.Read the full article on purexbox.com
26/01/2026
This week in PC games: is Highguard a nothingburger? Plus, Winnie the Cthulhooh, Code Vein 2 and a plant-based RTS
Mawning all and happy new week to the sickos who celebrate the return of Monday. It’s time for another helping of cosmic despair as we slide irresistibly down the Gullet of Entropy, pawing in vain at the Tonsils of Hubris. Also, some new PC game releases. Maybe save your pennies for Wednesday and Thursday, which are uncommonly rammed.
26/01/2026
Star Wars: Starfighter Writer Rules Out Any Secret Cameos, Insists it Really is Standalone With 'No Legacy Characters'
The writer behind upcoming movie Star Wars: Starfighter has ruled out the chance of any familiar face from the franchise's past making a secret cameo, after a recent report confirmed the film would feature a lightsaber duel.
26/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Preorders Are Up at TCGplayer, Revealing the Latest Market Price Data for Sealed Products
Just as it did with Ascended Heroes, TCGplayer has recently launched its selection of presale listings for Perfect Order, giving plenty of fans an alternative to secure the upcoming set, and revealing the latest market price data for the upcoming Mega Evolution expansion.
26/01/2026
Terraria's Bigger and Boulder 1.4.5 Update Is Almost Here, and This Teaser Has Fans More Excited Than Ever
Re-Logic has dropped a new teaser trailer for Terraria 1.4.5 — now dubbed the Bigger and Boulder Update — which is set to launch tomorrow, January 27.
26/01/2026
Thor: Love and Thunder Director Taika Waititi Says His Star Wars Script Tries to 'Harness a Little Bit More of the Fun' of the Series' Original Films
Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi has said his under-wraps Star Wars script is designed to recapture the sense of fun found in the sci-fi saga's original trilogy.
26/01/2026
'This Is Embarrassing and Leads to Nothing' — DC Fans Hit Out at Social Media User After James Gunn Responds to Sam Raimi Batman Spammer
DC fans have criticized a social media user for spamming James Gunn about Spider-Man director Sam Raimi wanting to make a Batman movie after the DC Universe boss responded to the deluge on Instagram.
26/01/2026
In The US, 66% Of Xbox Series X|S Sales Were Digital-Only In 2025
PS5 is at almost 50% too.With Microsoft's continued console price hikes over the last few years, the team's all-digital offerings have become a more enticing proposition for consumers, and that appears to have reflected in the 2025 console sales split for Xbox Series X|S in the US.
26/01/2026
One of Sony's PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for February Has Leaked
A reliable leaker has revealed Sony's main PlayStation Plus Monthly offering for February, more than a week before it becomes available.
26/01/2026
Stop Killing Games' EU petition amassed just under 1.3 million verified signatures, according to final count
The Stop Killing Games campaign have revealed the final signature count for their European Citizens' Initiative, dubbed Stop Destroying Videogames. According to the folks behind the campaign, the European Union have been able to verify that 1,294,188 of the petition's
26/01/2026
'The Timing Didn't Work Out' — Marvel's Wonder Man Showrunner Gives Disappointing Hawkeye Season 2 Update
Marvel's Jeremy Renner and Hailey Steinfeld-starring Disney+ TV series Hawkeye sounds like it won't get a second season, despite the idea having been recently explored.
26/01/2026
Despite Receiving 'Plenty of Death Threats,' Return to Silent Hill Director Is Open to Making Another Film Based on the Horror Series, Saying: 'People Are Thinking I’m Doing a Pretty Good Job'
The director of Return to Silent Hill, Christophe Gans, has said that despite receiving death threats over adapting the horror series for the big screen, he would be open to bringing another instalment to life.
26/01/2026
Magic’s TMNT Preorders Crash to New Record Low Price on Amazon, Just Weeks After Its Last Big Discount
Magic: The Gathering's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles booster boxes just got a mighty discount at Amazon, and dropped to their lowest price ever in the run up to launch in March this year.
26/01/2026
The Odyssey TV Trailer Reveals Travis Scott Speaking Role, Jon Bernthal, and More Tom Holland
A TV spot for The Odyssey aired during the New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos AFC Championship game over the weekend, and the short trailer revealed Travis Scott’s speaking role and a new look at Tom Holland as Telemachus, Odysseus' son.
26/01/2026
Primal Season 3, Episode 3 Review
Review: “Feast of Flesh,” Episode 3 of Season 3, is a standout, featuring all of the emotion and beauty of Genndy Tartakovsky’s strange world.
26/01/2026
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Season 1, Episode 2 Review
“Hard Salt Beef” plants the seeds of doubt in Dunk’s dream to be A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in this sturdy follow-up to the series premiere.
26/01/2026
Feature: Why Is Nobody Talking About One Of The Best Xbox Exclusives Of 2025?
This deserves to be a chart-topper.It's becoming rarer than ever to see new Xbox exclusives these days, with Microsoft employing a multiplatform strategy for some of its new releases, but there are still plenty of examples if you go looking for them hard enough.For example,
25/01/2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct: Everything Announced
Nintendo has revealed a new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie during this weekend's surprise Nintendo Direct, revealing Yoshi in full.
25/01/2026
Feature: Fable Could Finally Be Xbox's Big 'Game Of The Year' Contender, But There's One Problem
Hey, hey I wanna be a rockstar.There's been a long-running narrative for some time now that Xbox never quite seems to make the Game of the Year cut, particularly at The Game Awards showcase that happens each and every December. There's no doubt that Microsoft has produced some great games in recent years, but that big TGA award alway...
25/01/2026
Six New Demos Have Been Added To Xbox In 2026 So Far, Including Three Major Ones
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Tides is one of the latest.At some point over the past few months, Xbox has changed how it orders the "Game Demos" section on the Microsoft Store — instead of being sorted by new additions, it's now prioritising the most popular demos at any one time.That's all well and good, and it means a lot of the AAA titles rise to the top, but it's not so great for discoverability. T...
25/01/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for waking up in a cold sweat at 6AM. It never ends. The monkey of life will never be off your back. You're trapped. You try to get up, and your legs don't work. You fall down, but don't feel anything. What hell is this, you wonder in horror. Somwhere above you, something moves. You lie frozen in place as it creeps closer, and closer, and closer. Then BOOM, it's ri...
25/01/2026
Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Event: Everything Announced
The Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri was held in Japan over the weekend to celebrate the global manga, anime and video game phenomenon. The main stage was packed with exciting announcements about where the series is headed after the death of series creator Akira Toriyama, including two new anime TV series, a new game and a “massive” new DLC for Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero.
25/01/2026
Tower Lab is a neat little tower defence roguelite I would have loved wasting time with in IT class as a teen
How do teens in IT classes waste their time these days? When I was a young whippersnapper, when my teacher wasn't looking I'd head to sites like Miniclip, Nitrome, wherever I could get my hands on some Flash games, to play all sorts of little oddities, particularly system heavy ones that were fun to mess around with for 10 minutes once in a while. Games like that feel rare now with the death of ...
24/01/2026
Mörk Borg Heresy Supreme is as unkind as it is darkly enchanting
Sometimes, the world you live in sucks. It is a place filled with despair, and misery, and blood, guts, and death. This is much the case with the world of Mörk Borg, an apocalyptic fantasy TTRPG where you have no sense of hope, only dread, that is now also a video game. This video game, Mörk Borg He...
24/01/2026
After pulling Taiwanese horror game Devotion from sale in 2020, GOG say they find their decision "difficult to reflect on"
Soon after it launched in 2019, Taiwanese horror game Devotion was pulled from sale following some controversy regarding Chinese president Xi Jinping and Winnie The Pooh (long story). It was made available for purchase again
24/01/2026
Far and Herdling devs' next release is an already satisfying and tactile roguelike deckbuilding pinball game
Roguelike deckbuilders!Of course, once in a while a genuinely novel take on the genre rolls around, and PinKeep has done just that, a pinball game where you change the playfield as you progress through runs.And it's from the devs behind the Far series and Herdling!
24/01/2026
Look at that, Highguard is coming out next week after all, with a gameplay overview coming, oh, that's odd, launch day
Highguard was never a game that was going to win me over, as I generally only like single-player shooters if any, but it isn't helped by the fact that since its announcement there hasn't been a lick of actual marketing to help it prove itself. This, of course, has been the subject of much discourse, to which I will contri...
24/01/2026
Clockwork Revolution Dev Talks Choice & Consequence In Its Upcoming Steampunk RPG
"inXile very much hangs its hat on reactivity".Clockwork Revolution is one of the most exciting Xbox Game Studios titles being built over at Microsoft HQ right now, despite the team keeping things largely under wraps so far. Phil Spencer has expressed his personal ...
24/01/2026
The Weird, Wonderful Creatures of Magic: The Gathering’s New Lorwyn Eclipsed Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed brings back eight classic creature types for Magic: The Gathering's first set of 2026 - here are our favorites from each.
24/01/2026
Deals: All 40+ Backwards Compatible Games In This Weekend's Xbox Sales
Including the first three Fables!With all the focus being on the Xbox Developer Direct showcase this week, we've not been paying an awful lot of attention to the various sales on the Microsoft Store over the past few days, but we have noticed that plenty of backwards compatible games are discounted right now!Most of these are part of the Developer Direct Sale itself, which reduces classics like the Fab...
24/01/2026
After 250 hours, I keep coming back to Arc Raiders not because it's surprising, but because it's predictable
When I gave extraction shooter Arc Raiders a glowing review in November, I wasn't certain it would keep me hooked. Two months later and I'm 250 hours deep. Despite clear flaws – and developer Embark Studio's insistence on retaining AI-generated voice lines – I feel its pull every day, and not for the...
24/01/2026
Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 26-30)
Including FIVE new Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 26-30! We've got a few big games releasing over the next few days, with the highlights arguably being Code Vein 2 and free-to-play shooter Highguard, while
24/01/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 24-25)
Recent XGP addition? Dev Direct inspiration?It's time for another weekend! It's been a rather busy week on Xbox with some good Game Pass additions and Microsoft's Developer Direct showcase, so it's safe to say w...
24/01/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
Saturdays are for waking up, having a big stretch, and wondering where the hell you packed the electric toothbrush charger. In that first three day grace period, I could tell myself 'Not to worry, there are only so many removal boxes. It will turn up!" By day five, the little red flashing light had come on. The brush only has a couple of charges left. I've searched all the...
24/01/2026
Here's Where You Can Still Buy Spiritforged Cards, Riftbound's Upcoming Second Expansion
Getting your hands on Riftbound's second expansion, Spiritforged, is proving difficult for fans. But, here's where you can still pick it up online, if you don't mind the cost.
24/01/2026
Fable: The First Preview
So far, Playground Games seems to understand the assignment in rebooting one of Xbox's most beloved franchises.
24/01/2026
Lawsuit Claims Hasbro Misled Investors Regarding Sales of Controversial Magic: the Gathering Anniversary Set
A new lawsuit filed by shareholders of Hasbro against the company and its directors alleges that company leadership "concealed the true reason" that its widely-criticized, incredibly expensive Magic: The Gathering 30th Anniversary Set was pulled from sale less than an hour after its initial release.
23/01/2026
Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games: Release Dates for 2026 and Beyond
Building up the Switch 2 library.
23/01/2026
'Please Try to Be Friendly to Other Guests' – Arc Raiders Players Bombard Real-Life Stella Montis Hotel With 5-Star Reviews
Stella Montis is known for its cold, suffocating halls and cutthroat Raider encounters, but Arc Raiders players can’t get enough of the real-life Stella Montis hotel.
23/01/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 RTX 5060 Gaming Laptops for Just $1,107
This gaming laptop can double as an ultra-portable 3.3-pound daily driver.
23/01/2026
Save 20% Off Recertified Sonos Soundbars, Speakers, and Subs Compared to Buying New
Recertified Sonos products are indistinguishable from new and come with the same 1 year warranty.
23/01/2026
IKEA Is Animal Crossing-posting Again, and We Hope That Means a Collaboration Is on the Horizon
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons' 3.0 update earlier this month wasn't enough for you, don't worry, there's a new hype train you can board. IKEA just recently posted a TikTok with some very familiar sights and sounds, and it has us hoping for a furniture collaboration soon.
23/01/2026
Sinners and One Battle After Another Plot 70mm IMAX Showings After Oscar Nominations Tease Tense Competition at the Academy Awards
Sinners and One Battle After Another are reportedly getting more 70mm IMAX showings after both managed to secure a long list of Oscar nominations heading into the 2026 Academy Awards.
23/01/2026
Opinion: Xbox Dev Direct 2026 Was Great, And One Game Clearly Stole The Show
Xbox Developer Direct is always one of my favourite events of the year.I was pleased to see that Xbox didn't change anything about the Developer Direct presentation for 2026, providing around 10-15 minutes each for Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, Kiln and Fable.It was a great showing for all four games in my opinion, but two in particular stood out - and one clearly stole the show for many people.
23/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Save $50 on AirPods Pro 3, 50% Off Pokemon TCG Accessories, and More
Plus, score nearly 50% off a portable power station and save almost $200 on the Lenovo Legion Go S
23/01/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Card Game Queen's Blood Will be 'Enhanced' for FF7 Remake Part 3
Queen’s Blood fans, it's time to celebrate. The addictive Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth card game is making a “powered-up” comeback for the final chapter in Square Enix’s remake trilogy.
23/01/2026
The iBuypower Month End Clearance Sale Has Excellent Ready to Ship Gaming PC Deals
Get an RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT gaming PC with 3 year warranty for less than building one yourself.
23/01/2026
Xbox Studios Boss Shares Update On Progress For State Of Decay 3
"I have done a number of visits to that studio...".It's been a long time since we last heard anything on the upcoming Xbox first-party title State of Decay 3, but the head of Xbox Game Studios was actually questioned about it in an interview this week with
23/01/2026
The Game Awards Closer Highguard Reemerges With Launch Showcase — So Yes, It's Still Coming Out Next Week
Highguard has reemerged after going dark following its much-discussed reveal at the end of The Game Awards last month, with a launch showcase that reaffirms it really is coming out next week.
23/01/2026
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition Is Now Available to Preorder
The Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is now available to preorder at select retailers. Here's where you can preorder a physical copy or the upgrade pack ahead of its release date on March 26.
23/01/2026
The 10 Priciest Cards From Magic’s New Lorwyn Eclipsed Set That I'm Already Chasing
These are the Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed cards to look for during the set's launch weekend.
23/01/2026
Xbox Exec Explains Why Some Games Are 'Day One' For PS5, And Others Aren't
"We're going to try and be more consistent".There have been some excellent interviews with the likes of the Halo: Campaign Evolved and Gears of War: E-Day teams going live over at
23/01/2026
Arc Raiders devs reveal plans for "new large Arc", a fresh map, and two more Expeditions this spring
Har(c)ken to me, defenders of Speranza! Embark have just announced their plans for ARC Raiders updates over the first four months of 2026. The extraction shooter’s next season is called Escalation, and its offerings range from new maps and enemies to new Raider decks, changes to existing maps, and more Expeditions. The headline attraction is surely the “new large Arc”...
23/01/2026
James Gunn Reveals First Look at Jason Momoa's Lobo in Supergirl DC Teaser
We finally have our first look at Jason Momoa’s Lobo in a fresh teaser for DC Universe movie Supergirl.
23/01/2026
46 US lawmakers express "serious concerns" about the Saudi-led EA buyout's impact on game developers
The Saudi-led acquisition of Electronic Arts is meeting with more friction in the US House of Congress. 46 lawmakers have signed a letter calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the debt-financed $55 billion deal for signs that it could be damaging for workers and anti-competitive to the point of breaking US anti-trust law.
23/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6's $60 Premium Upgrade Gives You Early Access, But Costs Almost as Much as The Game Itself
Forza Horizon 6 will launch with a $59.99 Premium Upgrade Bundle that unlocks four days of early access — albeit at almost the same cost as buying the game again.
23/01/2026
Arc Raiders Roadmap Promises a New Map, More Arcs, and Even a Little Love for Scrappy by April 2026
Embark has laid out a new Arc Raiders roadmap, revealing that a new map, Expedition Windows, Arc threats, a new Raider Deck, and more will launch between now and April 2026.
23/01/2026
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Sequel Reaches a Shocking Conclusion
IDW's cute but grisly horror series Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring took a shocking turn in its penultimate chapter. Check out an exclusive preview of the series finale.
23/01/2026
Steam Machine and Steam Deck support will be coming to Nexus Mods' Windows-only mod manager at some point
Ah, cool. The world's foremost hosts of unofficial Skyrim additions you'd rather not have to explain to an elderly relative, Nexus Mods, have committed to bringing SteamOS support to their mod manager Vortex at some point down the line. That'll mean you can use it with the S...
23/01/2026
Palworld Developer Pocketpair Reveals Unusual Hiring Requirement for Its Game Designers: It Wants 'True Steam Players'
Palworld developer Pocketpair has an interesting way of screening job candidates. The Japanese game studio requires those applying for game designer positions to submit screenshots of their Steam libraries as part of the hiring process.
23/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Is Tweaking Progression In The Hopes Of Addressing A Common Series Complaint
Making your way through the ranks.Xbox has finally lifted the lid on Forza Horizon 6 this week, and while lots of the focus so far has been on open-world Japan and what Playground Games is packing into the world, we've spotted a nice bit of fan service that could have a major impact on how Horizon 6 plays.Kicking off its
23/01/2026
What Was and Wasn't Changed in the Silent Hill 2 Adaptation Return to Silent Hill
We delve into the changes made in director Christophe Gans' Return to Silent Hill, the new film adaptation of survival horror classic Silent Hill 2, and whether or not the new film understands the source material.
23/01/2026
'I Can't Even Hear the Theme Tune' — Sophie Turner Says 'Anything Game of Thrones' Gives Her 'Crazy Anxiety,' and She Won't Be Watching a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Former Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has said that she won't be watching the franchise's latest spin-off series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, as even hearing the original show's theme tune now gives her "crazy anxiety."
23/01/2026
Become a literal galaxy brain in this ambitious space strategy sim about an AI seeking a new home for humanity
Sine Fine is a “hard sci-fi” space exploration game from the avid stargazers at Vindemiatrix Collective, a developer based across western Europe.The premise is that you’re a lonely, functionally immortal AI, seeking a new home for some meagre frozen embryos in the wake of humanity’s extinction.Labouring across eons, you’ll send out probes to nearby systems and build outposts and communication networks.
23/01/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 VR modder hit by alleged second DMCA strike, "forced to temporarily pause" Patreon
After having the Cyberpunk 2077 bit of their R.E.A.L VR mod/framework taken down via a DMCA from CD Projekt, modder Luke Ross claims to have had another stike filed against their work.This time, the strike has come from Ghostrunner publishers 505 Games, according to a post from Ross in which they say they've been "forced to temporarily pause" their Patreon page.While Ross' Cyberpunk VR mod being behind a paywall was at the centre of CD Projekt's decision to file a takedown, there appears to have been no indication so far as to whether the same is true of the alleged strike from 505.
23/01/2026
A Selection of Adorable Pokémon Plush Toys Are on Sale at Amazon
A selection of Pokémon plush toys are on sale right now at Amazon. Save big on plushies of Lugia, Pikachu, Growlithe, and more.
23/01/2026
Here's How The Office's Michael Scott and Dwight Schrute Look in Fortnite
Fortnite fans have gainded a first look at how The Office characters Michael Scott and Dwight Scrute will appear in the game, when they become available later tonight.
23/01/2026
Corsair’s Katar Pro XT Review: A Solid Wired Budget Mouse, but Its Exaggerated Egg Shape Feels Alien
Does Corsair's Katar Pro XT remain a worthy pick? This budget mouse is solidly built and has great clicks, but its shape isn't for everyone and other flaws lie under the surface.
23/01/2026
Playground Games Explains Fable's Open World & How It Compares To The Forza Horizon Series
With this year's Fable reboot, the series is going truly open world with the backing of Forza Horizon specialists Playground Games, and that leads to questions about the size of the world and how it compares to other genre examples.In a new interview, Playground's Ralph Fulton has talked about just that - and how it all compares to the studio's premiere racing series.In a chat with IGN, Fulton was asked about how big the world is and how it compares to FH.
23/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: 151 Booster Bundles Are Back in Stock at Amazon and Under Market Price
Score a Pokémon TCG: 151 Booster Bundle at below market price at Amazon today, at least while stock lasts.
23/01/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 VR Modder Hit by Another DMCA Strike, Pauses Patreon, Pulls Access to All His Mods, and Declares He's 'Under Attack'
The creator of the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod CD Projekt recently hit with a DMCA strike has paused his Patreon page and pulled access to all his mods after receiving another strike from a different publisher.
23/01/2026
Surprise Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct Announced for This Weekend
Here's hoping you didn't have anything else planned for your weekend, as Nintendo has announced a surprise Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct for this coming Sunday.
23/01/2026
Sanctuary Board Game Review
Sanctuary offers a pleasing challenge with a couple of fresh ideas, and is worth your while if zoo management tickles your thematic fancy.
23/01/2026
Can Anyone Stop The Beauty's Ryan Murphy?
Can anyone stop Ryan Murphy? The multi-series producing powerhouse keeps making television like The Beauty… whether we like it or not.
23/01/2026
Xbox Has Just Quietly Added Two Sims Classics To PC Game Pass
Via the EA Play program.We weren't expecting any Xbox Game Pass additions on the day of the Xbox Developer Direct except perhaps a shadow drop at the event itself (which didn't happen), but instead we ended up getting two surpr...
23/01/2026
'I Don't Like It. I Would Prefer That It Not Be Done' — Master Chief Actor Steve Downes Says Deceptive AI Reproductions of His Voice 'Cross a Line'
Steve Downes, the actor behind Master chief’s iconic voice, has said deceptive AI reproductions of his voice “cross a line that gets into an area I am uncomfortable with” — and he wants it to stop.
23/01/2026
As BioWare Quietly Continues Building Mass Effect 5, Hiring Begins For a New Senior Role
BioWare is slowly beginning to build itself back up following the downsizing it experienced in the wake of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, with hiring now underway for a new senior role on Mass Effect 5.
23/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6's sprawling Japanese switchback spaghetti looks great, but I'm not sure I'll use its big blank settlement building valley
Playground Games offered the first in-depth look at Forza Horizon 6 during last night's Xbox Developer Direct, in addition to confirming its
23/01/2026
In Double Fine’s "pottery brawler" Kiln, you can skip the fights and just sculpt pots in peace
The surprise game reveal at last night’s Xbox Developer Direct was Kiln, a pottery-based multiplayer party brawler in the works at Double Fine.Combatants take the form of pots, vases, dishes, and urns, custom-sculpted and fired by players themselves, and will usually end up smashed into shards of tragic ceramic in the following online slapfights.Read more
23/01/2026
'I've Never Seen It in Games Before' — Fable Will Use a Storytelling Technique Borrowed From The Office
Remember those mockumentary-style interview sections in the original reveal trailer for Fable? Well, those will actually be in the game, and they’re inspired by an unlikely source — The Office.
23/01/2026
Ubisoft didn't cancel Beyond Good & Evil 2 because open world games are a "priority", but I suspect the real reason is more boring
Earlier this week, Ubisoft cancelled six games, delayed seven more, and closed three studios in Halifax, Canada and Stockholm, as part of efforts to "right-size" the ship under Commodore Tencent by chucking a lot of people and projects into the sea.I do not need to tell you that Beyond Good and Evil 2 was not one of the cancelled projects.Ubisoft's latest public reasoning for not abandoning BG&E2 is that it's an open world game, and their new corporate strategy is to focus on open world and live service games.
23/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6's Controversial Game Pass Upgrade Costs As Much As The Game Itself
Here in the UK at least.Forza Horizon 6 made a big splash at last night's Xbox Developer Direct, with an impressive showing that final...
23/01/2026
'This is a New Chapter' — Spider-Man: Brand New Day Features a 'Tonal Shift' From Tom Holland's First Trilogy
Tom Holland's return in Spider-Man: Brand New Day will feature a "tonal shift" from the actors' first trilogy, director Destin Daniel Cretton has said.
23/01/2026
2025 U.S. Video Game Chart Rubber-Stamps Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Sales Struggle
Battlefield 6 ended 2025 as the best-selling game in the U.S., beating its first-person shooter rival Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which ended down in fifth place. Black Ops 6 was 2024’s number one best-selling game in the U.S.
23/01/2026
Fable's evil landlords won't grow devil horns, as reboot ditches classic character morphing due to a lack of belief in objective arseholery
The character morphing system which has facilitated many a dickhead protagonist sprout devil horns and red eyes in the classic Fables isn't in Playground Games reboot, which is set to arrive this autumn.As to why they've opted not to bring back the chance to grow a halo or be beset by baldness due to your bastardry, the studio say it's a matter of opting for more regionally-focused reputation system and aiming to mirror "the subjectivity of morality that honestly we see in the world today".Read more
23/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering: Lorwyn Eclipsed is Out Today, Here's Where to Buy Everything From 2026's First Set
Lorwyn Eclipsed is Magic: The Gathering's first set of 2026, and it's out next week. Here's where to secure your preorders, and find the best price on boosters.
23/01/2026
Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (January 22-25)
Five games, and they're all well worth playing!In the midst of all the Xbox Developer Direct news on Thursday, we didn't get a chance to tell you about this week's Xbox Free Play Days games — and there's too much good stuff here for you to miss out on!Four games are technically included with Xbox Free Play Days this week, and they're all well worth playing.
23/01/2026
Alan Wake 2 Developer Defends Deal With 'Excellent Partner' Epic Games, Despite The Fact It's Still Missing From Rival Storefront Steam
Remedy Entertainment has spoken out to defend its publishing deal for Alan Wake 2, which saw the game launch on PC exclusively via the Epic Games Store. More than two years later, there's still no sign of it coming to rival storefront Steam.
23/01/2026
Pokémon Day 2026 TCG Collection Is Back in Stock With a Major New Discount at Amazon
Ahead of Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations, the immensely popular Pokémon Day 2026 TCG Collection is back in stock at Amazon for $26.99, a major discount compared to its $60 market price right now.
23/01/2026
Pokémon Day 2026 TCG Collection Is Back in Stock With a Major New Discount at Amazon
Ahead of Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations, the immensely popular Pokémon Day 2026 TCG Collection is back in stock at Amazon for $26.99, a major discount compared to its $60 market price right now.
23/01/2026
'I Think It's F***ing Great' — Chris Pratt Has a 'Really Strong Vision' for Star-Lord's Future in the MCU and Has Pitched It to Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 ended with a clear message: Star-Lord / Peter Quill will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But how, and when? Actor Chris Pratt has revealed he has pitched Marvel on his vision for the future of the character — and he certainly sounds confident in it.
23/01/2026
Marvel's Wonder Man Series Premiere Review
Wonder Man shines in its first episode, with this smaller-scale MCU series benefiting immensely from leads Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley.
23/01/2026
The Pitt Season 2, Episode 3: "9:00 A.M." Review
While certain characters are frustratingly relegated to the background in Episode 3, The Pitt still manages to entertain and enthrall in equal measure.
23/01/2026
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade - Nintendo Switch 2 Review Update
An impressive port for both newcomers and those returning to Midgar.
22/01/2026
Nintendo Switch 2 Was the Best-Selling Console of 2025 in the U.S. and Is Still Outselling the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console of 2025 in the U.S., both in unit sales and dollar sales, selling a total of 4.4 million units in the U.S, and continuing its streak of selling faster than the original Nintendo Switch.
22/01/2026
Nintendo Switch 2 Was the Best-Selling Console of 2025 in the U.S. and Is Still Outpacing the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console of 2025 in the U.S., both in unit sales and dollar sales, selling a total of 4.4 million units in the U.S, and continuing its streak of selling faster than the original Nintendo Switch.
22/01/2026
The Powerful 4K-Ready Skytech O11 Vision Radeon 9070 XT Gaming PC Drops to $1,597
The Radeon 9070 XT is comparable to the RTX 5070 Ti.
22/01/2026
Sovereign Tower Preview: Hands-On With This Unique Arthurian Round Table Management RPG
Sovereign Tower has an entertaining concept that draws its characters and dialogue equally from fantastical tradition and modern life. Couple that with a deliciously detailed art style and a sense of what's most entertaining to do in both management games and visual novels and that's enough to sell it, we think, but it also has some nice surprises and a weird little twist on the genre as a whole. We had a pretty darn good time with it, and I'm looking forward to more.
22/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Save on a LEGO F1 Set, Premium Razer Gaming Headset, and Amazon Devices
That’s not all, as Samsung’s The Frame TVs, the Tom & Jerry Anthology, and plenty more items are on sale.
22/01/2026
Star Wars: Who's Who in the Maul - Shadow Lord Trailer
Who are all the characters in the Maul: Shadow Lord trailer? When does the new Star Wars series take place? We break down everything you need to know.
22/01/2026
Get a Pair of Open Box Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Gen Noise Canceling Earbuds for Just $109
Brand new, unused, and fully functional condition with 90-day warranty.
22/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6: Here’s What Comes in Each Edition
Everything you need to know to preorder Forza Horizon 6 for Xbox or PC, including what comes in each edition, how much it costs, when it comes out, and more.
22/01/2026
"We all have strong opinions within the studio" – even Microsoft's own game developers are hesitant to use AI
Microsoft are telling the world that the sooner we all switch to using generative AI tools in our day-to-day lives, the sooner we will 10x ourselves. Yet the corporation are still only finding haphazard pick up by videogame developers, including some of their own studios. As executive producer Susan Kath tells me, the Elder Scrolls Online team haven't yet found a pa...
22/01/2026
Beast Of Reincarnation Continues To Impress, Releases On Xbox Game Pass In Summer 2026
"A one-person, one-dog action RPG".It was back in June of last year that we first learned of Beast of Reincarnation — a new action RPG from the team behind the Pokémon games of all things — and it was announced at the time to be coming to Xbox Game Pass.Today's...
22/01/2026
Talking Flower from Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Up for Preorder
The lovable talking plant from Super Mario Bros. Wonder is becoming a real plastic toy that talks. It's available for preorder now.
22/01/2026
Fable Showcases Stunning Gameplay Deep Dive, Arrives On Xbox, PC & PS5 Later This Year
A fabled reveal.After what feels like an absolute eternity since it was first announced, Xbox and Playground Games have finally pulled back the curtain on the upcoming Fable reboot - and wow, this could be an Xbox game for the ages if all comes together in Autumn 2026.The Forza Horizon spec...
22/01/2026
12-Player Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is a Nightmare Because Nintendo Handles Online Functionality in the Most Ridiculous Way Possible
Animal Crossing: New Horizons got a big 3.0 update earlier this month, which alongside a lot of new content for everyone included a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade with some fancy technological buffs. One of those was the ability to play with up to 12 total people on the same island. Sounds fun, right? Wrong. It's a nightmare.
22/01/2026
Beast of Reincarnation Game Director Answers All Our Burning Questions About the Pokemon Developer's Upcoming Action Game
Today, Game Freak's upcoming action game Beast of Reincarnation reemerged at the Xbox Developer Direct. So I sat down with Kota Furushima, game director of Beast of Reincarnation, to chat about what we saw, as well as get some further details on what exactly the game will be.
22/01/2026
Beast of Reincarnation Game Director Says Game Freak's Primary Focus Is on 'Gameplay Experience' Rather Than Visual Fidelity or Graphics
We just got our first lengthy, proper look at Beast of Reincarnation, the upcoming game from Pokemon developer Game Freak that, at least based on what we saw today, seems to be their most ambitious non-Pokemon game yet. But as a Pokemon fan, that does leave me with a big question: is Game Freak up for this?
22/01/2026
Double Fine's 'Kiln' Revealed As The Surprise Game At Xbox Developer Direct 2026
And it's releasing on Game Pass pretty soon.We'd been hearing in the lead-up to today's Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase that a surprise game would be revealed during the event, and it turned out to be a new multiplayer brawler from Double Fine!The game is called Kiln, and it sees you creating your own pot through an acce...
22/01/2026
"What goes up must come down," Razer's CEO says of rising RAM and GPU prices – but admits "It is bad" right now
As the price of RAM, GPUs, and even SSDs climbs ever higher off the back of AI data centre demand, it's causing a significant price crunch for hardware manufacturers. "It is such a volatile situation at this point in time it is hard to figure out pricing," Razer ...
22/01/2026
The Biggest Magic: The Gathering Crashers and Climbers This Week - January 22, 2026
Here are the biggest climbers and crashers in Magic: The Gathering to kick off 2026, including sought-after Stranger Things cards.
22/01/2026
'It'll Be a Bit of Work, but You Could Marry Them All' — Fable Has 1,000 Handcrafted NPCs for You to Play Around With
Fable, the upcoming open-world fantasy RPG from Playground Games, has 1,000 fully voiced NPCs, and, if you do the right things, you can marry every single one of them.
22/01/2026
'We've Been Working on This Game for a Really, Really Long Time' — the Big Fable Interview With Microsoft Developer Playground
IGN interviews Playground Games' founder and general manager, Ralph Fulton, on Microsoft's upcoming Fable reboot.
22/01/2026
Double Fine's Online Multiplayer Pottery Party Brawler Kiln Refires for a Spring Release
Wait, didn't Double Fine just release a game last year? Yup, sure did, and now they've got another one queued up. It's called Kiln, and it's an online multiplayer party brawler themed around pottery, with some pretty incredible customization capabilities.
22/01/2026
Roundup: Here's What Was Revealed At The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Showcase
All the big announcements!Weren't able to catch January 2026's Xbox Developer Direct showcase earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, which you'll find elsewhere on Pure Xbox.If you don't want to watch it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in this article.Read th...
22/01/2026
Fable Reboot Release Window Set for Fall 2026, Launches Day 1 on PS5
The Fable reboot now has a launch window and confirmed day one release on PlayStation 5.
22/01/2026
Poll: How Would You Grade 2026's Xbox Developer Direct?
Give us your verdict.The dust is now beginning to settle on 2026's Xbox Developer Direct showcase!If you haven't had a chance to watch it yet, you can catch the full thing over at our live coverage page, as well as check out our recap of e...
22/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Officially Launches On Xbox In May, Here's Your First Look At Open-World Japan
It looks stunning!As part of today's Xbox Developer Direct showcase, Playground Games has given us our first proper look at Forza Horizon 6 - and what a first look it's turned out to be.The team has taken us behind the scenes at its Leamington Spa studio to showcase i...
22/01/2026
Save Nearly $200 Off the Lenovo Legion Go S Ryzen Z1 Extreme SteamOS Handheld Gaming PC
The most powerful SteamOS handheld gaming PC you can get.
22/01/2026
Beast of Reincarnation Gets New Look at Action/RPG-Hybrid Combat and a Summer Release Window
During today's Xbox Developer Direct, Pokemon developer Game Freak arrived on the scene to give a lengthy new look at its new game, Beast of Reincarnation, alongside a narrowed release window: it's planned for release in summer of this year.
22/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6 Launches in May, and It Looks Like Gundam Will Be Involved
Microsoft has confirmed the release date of Forza Horizon 6 during today's Xbox Developer Direct livestream — and there's only a few months to go.
22/01/2026
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord Release Date and Teaser Trailer Revealed, Complete With Double-Bladed Lightsaber Action and Inquisitors
Alongside the reveal that Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord will officially debut with a two-episode premiere on Disney+ on April 6, 2026, the series' official teaser trailer was also released, showcasing Maul and his terrifying double-bladed lightsaber as he works to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.
22/01/2026
Expand Your Funko Pop Collection With New Lara Croft Figures, Now Available to Preorder
Two new Lara Croft Funko Pops - a "Polygon" figure and a "The Angel of Darkness" figure - are now available to preorder for $14.99 a piece. They're set to be released on March 22.
22/01/2026
Turnbound is a lovely plinky mixture of autobattler and inventory Tetris, where play order is decided by a cat's bum
Out today in early access, Turnbound is a tile and turn-based autobattler about mythical heroes trapped in a haunted boardgame, where the starting player is chosen by flipping a coin bearing a picture of a cat’s anus.It’s saying a lot for Turnbound’s mellow, fairytale ambience and rich, rosy tile designs that I consider the cat’s anus a positive – a touch of whimsy, rather than just, well, that feeling you get when you’ve been flashbanged by a picture of a cat’s anus.Rare indeed are the videogames that contain a cat’s anus, and rarer still are the videogames in which the cat’s anus isn’t grounds for a refund.
22/01/2026
Open your cute Orcish vampire gob, Hytale's next update has summonable skeletons and non-scary snakes to shove in there
The second post-release update to Hytale is currently set to rock up this weekend, but the notes outlining what it'll include have rocked up a couple of days early. As with
22/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundles Just Drop To Its Lowest Price Ever at Amazon
Score a Pokémon TCG: Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundle at its lowest price ever at Amazon today.
22/01/2026
LIVE: Everything Announced at Xbox Developer Direct 2026
Everything announced at Xbox Developer Direct 2026, including all the trailers.
22/01/2026
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for PS5 Is Down to $40 Right Now at Amazon
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater for PS5 has been marked down to $39.98 at Amazon, a 43% discount from its original list price of $69.99.
22/01/2026
Glorious Model O Eternal Mouse Review: Close To Budget Perfection
Its holey body will put some off – but everything about the Glorious Model O Eternal is designed to keep the weight down, and the results are brilliant. At just 55g this is a properly lightweight budget gaming mouse that feels sturdy in your hand, smooth on your mousepad, and responsive to your fingers. It's one of the best budget gaming mice you can buy.
22/01/2026
'Are We Cooked?' — Pokémon Go Looks to Be Adding a New 'Currency' to Access Mega Raids, Though Players Are Split on Whether it Will Revitalize Mega Pokémon
Pokémon Go looks set to add another battle currency to the ever-popular mobile game, this time focused around raids for Mega Pokémon.
22/01/2026
Akira Yamaoka on Remaking Silent Hill 2's Soundtrack (Again) for Return to Silent Hill
We chat with Silent Hill series composer Akira Yamaoka about the challenges of remaking an iconic soundtrack for Return to Silent Hill and which game he'd like to see adapted next.
22/01/2026
Live: Watch The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Showcase Here
Highlighted by Fable and Forza Horizon 6!Today's show promises closer looks at the highly-anticipated Xbox titles Fable and Forza Horizon 6, along with the third-party action RPG Beast of Reincarnation (developed by the Pokémon studio Game Freak)."The show will include exclusive gameplay and developer insights for Playground Games’ Fable and Forza Horizon 6, as well as Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation – all presented by the people making them, and filmed in their studios."
22/01/2026
I Opened Up a Bunch of Handheld Gaming PCs to See Which Ones Are Easiest to Upgrade
Which handheld is easiest to upgrade the storage for? Well, I ripped them all apart to find out.
22/01/2026
World of Warcraft devs Blizzard will offer folks a free wardrobe change just before Midnight, following fashion fee furore
So have degreed World of Warcraft makers Blizzard, in the face of vocal vexation among players unhappy about a sudden hike in clothes changing prices that arrived with the game's latest patch.This isn't the only time Midnight's ended up under a microscope fore money-related reasons prior to release, but it is the first time the ire's been exclusive to fashionistas.Read more
22/01/2026
Inky Blinky Bob, a Surreal Horror-Comedy Action Game, Announced for PC
Navigate an archipelago from the ground and the air in Inky Blinky Bob, a newly announced surreal horror-comedy action game where you'll pilot a heavily armed hot air balloon and square off against the namesake Bob, a giant airborne octopus.
22/01/2026
Roccat Burst Core Review: How Good Can a $20 Mouse Be?
IGN reviews the Roccat Burst Core, a budget gaming mouse that's still going strong six years later. Despite its low price and a few flaws, the Burst Core hits a high standard for PC gaming on a budget.
22/01/2026
It's He-Man vs Jared Leto's Skeletor in Debut Masters of the Universe Trailer
The debut trailer for Masters of the Universe is now online, and it reveals a first look at Jared Leto's Skeletor as he battles He-Man.
22/01/2026
Nintendo Announces Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition Release Date, Plus Elephant Mario and Captain Toad Amiibo
Nintendo has just confirmed a release date for Super Mario Bros. Wonder's expanded Switch 2 Edition, which will include a suite of new minigames and the ability to play as Rosalina.
22/01/2026
I love that somebody is making a single-player flight sim dedicated to formation flying
Often, the gaming internet depresses me with *gestures expansively*, but sometimes, it delights me with some relatively specific and impassioned Thing like, in this case, a single-player aerobatics sim dedicated to formation flying. Created by Japanese indie CloveTek, Dancing Wings – The Aerobatic Simu...
22/01/2026
Shrinking Season 3 Review
Shrinking Season 3 review: The Apple TV show’s third season centers on moving its cast forward… but is it moving toward the end?
22/01/2026
Microsoft Is Hosting A Huge 'Buy One, Get Two Free' Sale Featuring Lots Of Xbox Indies
Live for the next week on the Microsoft Store.Xbox has just set live another one of its eclectic 'Buy One, Get Two Free' sales on the Microsoft Store; this one featuring lots of different indie titles across multiple genres.There are some more well-known indies on this list such as Valheim, Untitled Goose Game,
22/01/2026
New League of Legends TCG Riftbound Has Posted Explosive Early Growth Since Launch, With Searches Surging Over 300%
According to new data from TCGplayer, daily searches for Riftbound, the new TCG from Riot Games, have increased by over 300% since launch.
22/01/2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 3 - ‘Vitus Reflux’ Review
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 3 Review: This week it’s George Hawkins’ Darem and Bella Shepard’s Genesis who get to shine, with Darem in particular coming around to a very nice – and classic Star Trek – moment.
22/01/2026
Save on a Play Booster Box of Magic: The Gathering’s Most Underrated 2025 Set
Save 15% on a Play Booster box of Magic: The Gathering's Edge of Eternities set and secure some great sci-fi cards.
22/01/2026
'Miraculous': Beyond Good & Evil 2 Fans Can't Believe the Game Has Survived Ubisoft's Major Project Cull That Killed the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake
Beyond Good & Evil 2 fans are celebrating a small piece of good news to come from Ubisoft's major cull of projects, studios and people yesterday — that after almost two decades, the game that holds the Guinness World Record for the longest development still isn't dead.
22/01/2026
Helldivers 2 gets new stealth missions today, and its super-slimmed install size version is finally ready to take over
A new Helldivers 2 patch has arrived ahead of the slightly delayed Redacted Regiment warbond also making its sneaky debut today, January 22nd.In line with that warbond's stealthy shushness, this patch has seen Arrowhead add in new commando missions designed to reward those who know when to crouch-walk.They've also revealed that the slim build that's been in beta for a little while is finally ready to take the reigns from the standard version and its very chunky install size.
22/01/2026
Beware: the Killer Egg will return to Battlefield 6 multiplayer, along with Battlefield 4's Golmund Railway map
Battlefield 6’s efforts to break ground while Gittin’ Back To When Battlefield Was Gud continue with the announcement of two forthcoming maps in the EA shooter’s second season, which begins 17th February.One of the maps is Contaminated, a brand new field of battle that is comparable in scale to Battlefield 1’s St Quentin Scar and Arras in Battlefield 5.The other is a remake of Battlefield 4’s Golmud Railway – a big, grassy vehicular affair, based on China’s actually existing Golmud-Lhasa railway line.
22/01/2026
Helldivers 2 Patch 5.0.2 Introduces All-New Mission Type, Commando, and the Redacted Regiment Warbond
Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has just dropped details of its latest patch, Into the Unjust: 5.0.2., which introduces a new mission type: Commando, the Redacted Regiment Warbond, and "important updates" to suppressed weapons.
22/01/2026
Gears Of War: E-Day Will Be Packed With 'Heart & Emotion', Set In A Single War-Ravaged City
New details on the next Gears of War.The Coalition has been, up to this point, light on details about the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day - but a new interview sheds a bit more light on what the team is going for, and it all has us incredibly excited to see the game in action.As expected before Microsoft properly re-unveils this thing, the chat with GamesRadar is light on nitty gritty details, but it does give us a better overview of the game's core aims, and some fresh details on E-Day's story and setting.
22/01/2026
The Brave and the Bold Gets Its Writer, but DC Reportedly in No Rush to Put Out Yet Another Batman Movie
A writer is now working on The Brave and the Bold, but DC Studios is reportedly in no rush to put out yet another Batman movie into the marketplace.
22/01/2026
Ubisoft Says Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Needed 'More Time and Investment Than We Could Responsibly Commit,' 5 Years After it Was First Due to Launch
Ubisoft has said that completing its now-canceled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake would have "required more time and investment than we could responsibly commit," despite more than half a decade of development.
22/01/2026
Universal Studios Bringing 'Pokémon World to Life' as It Rolls Out 'World-Class' Attraction In Global Locations
A "world-class" Pokémon attraction is coming to Universal Studios' chain of theme parks, offering an interactive experience hopes to "stimulate all five senses."
22/01/2026
Amazon Says Fallout Season 2 Is One of Prime Video's Top 4 Returning Series Ever, Behind Only Reacher and The Rings of Power — but Viewership Stats Are Still Locked in a Vault for Now
Amazon has offered some insight into the performance of Prime video show Fallout Season 2, while keeping viewership stats firmly locked in a vault for now.
22/01/2026
Nintendo Updates Pokémon Legends Z-A to Version 2.0.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Nintendo has released an update for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with some handy item adjustments and a list of bug fixes for the game's Mega Dimension DLC.
22/01/2026
"It is out of the question to let a boss run rampant" - Ubisoft workers strike against "disastrous" cutbacks
Ubisoft’s bloodbath of game cancellations and restructuring yesterday has attracted the expected fiery response from unionised workers, with the French game industry union Solidaires Informatique calling a half-day strike today.Cost-cutting and potential layoffs aside, the strikers are protesting against Ubisoft’s decision to mandate a full return to office, with workers given an annual allowance of work from home days instead - something a publisher executive has justified as a move “to enhance collective efficiency” and “the sense of belonging”.Read more
22/01/2026
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's Upcoming Techmarine Class Has a Unique Ability That Has Fans Very Excited Indeed
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will soon get the Techmarine, its seventh playable class, and with it comes a unique ability that sounds very exciting indeed.
22/01/2026
Roundup: The First Reviews Are In For Final Fantasy 7 Remake On Xbox Series X
"It's officially the best version".Today marks the long-awaited arrival of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and therefore we've started to see a few reviews going live at various outlets over the past 24 hours.Here at Pure Xbox, I recently shared my thoughts on playing FF7 Remake's free demo as someone who'd never experienced Final Fantasy 7 in any form before, and you can check that out via the related story below:Read the full article on purexbox.com
22/01/2026
Mario Kart World Update 1.5.0 Released, Here Are the Full Patch Notes
There's a fresh update waiting for Nintendo Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World, with a couple of tweaks and a list of bug fixes.
22/01/2026
Disney Lorcana's Winterspell Expansion Kicks Off 2026 in Style, and Preorders Are Now Live
Disney Lorcana TCG: Winterspell is officially up for preorder. The booster pack, booster pack display, and Illumineer's Trove are all set to be released on February 20.
22/01/2026
People Are Working Unofficially to Bring Anthem Back From the Dead Following EA Shutdown
Anthem, the failed attempt at a live-service game by Mass Effect and Dragon Age developer BioWare, may be officially offline for good, but some people are keeping the dream alive.
22/01/2026
Nexus Mods' latest modathon isn't a typical modathon, it's a first go at the same for multi-mod collections
Rather than asking folks to submit fresh individual mods like usual, the modathon that's about to kick off is all about putting together chunky multi-mod lists which can overhaul a game in one fell swoop.These user-assembled modlists, dubbed Collections, are a feature Nexus Mods have been pushing for a number of years now, so it's not surprising they're now serving as the subject of a modathon for the first time.Read more
22/01/2026
Metroid Prime Producer Reportedly Leaving Nintendo After 40 Years, Unsure if There Will Be Another Game to Wrap Up Sylux's Story
Nintendo veteran Kensuke Tanabe has reportedly said that the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is his final game at the company, where he has served for four decades.
22/01/2026
'As Long as I'm Covered in Rubber, No One Will Know I'm Pissing My Pants' — 75-Year-Old Ron Perlman Says He's Still Ready to Do Hellboy 3
Ron Perlman has said he is still very interested in reprising his iconic role as Hellboy for Hellboy 3 and finishing Guillermo del Toro’s much-loved superhero trilogy — despite being 75 years old.
22/01/2026
The Wildly Powerful Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop with RTX 5090 GPU Drops to Just $3,300
Features a 2.5K OLED display, Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, and 32GB of DDR5-6400MHz memory.
22/01/2026
AU Deals: From All Time Classics To Recent Bangers, These Games Discounts Are Worth Your Cash
This is me saving you from a bad weekend purchase and nudging you towards a good one.
22/01/2026
Save Up to 40% Off VMAX VX2 Extreme and VX4 Electric Scooters With This IGN Coupon
Featuring powerful 48V 500W (1600W peak) motors and an outstanding 2 year warranty.
22/01/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box Asus ROG Strix G16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptops for Just $1,268
A gaming powerhouse in a compact, mobile form factor.
21/01/2026
Rule your own, slightly socially awkward knights in the round table management RPG Sovereign Tower
You ever accidentally find out that you're the sovereign of an entire nation as dictated by a prophecy even though you're technically just random nobody, and so you wind-up being the one to have to make all the decisions about how your nation is run?Well, that's fine, but if you'd like that to be you, I'll introduce you to Sovereign Tower, a management RPG where you send off your knights of the round table to deal with all manner of quests. Read more
21/01/2026
Here's How Much Marvel Has Changed Wonder Man for the Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley Miniseries
Learn all there is to know about Marvel's Wonder Man before his TV series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley debuts on Disney Plus.
21/01/2026
Elden Ring: Nightreign DLC Sees Surge of Negative Steam Reviews Thanks to Its Baffling New Map Full of Bottomless Pits
Elden Ring: Nightreign's DLC, The Forsaken Hollows, has been out for a month and a half now. But one element of the new content that everyone is still really struggling with, even after weeks of practice: the new DLC map.
21/01/2026
Firestarters promises to mix Rollerdome, arena shooters and visual novels into a government-sanctioned bloodsport
This is probably the umpteenth time I've said I'm not someone who plays many shooters, but here I am saying it again, because an FPS has rocked up that has clocked my interest.It's called Firestarters, an arena shooter that's a bit like Quake, a bit like Rollerdome, and looks like good, bloody fun. Read more
21/01/2026
Invincible Season 4 Images Highlight Villains as Thragg Prepares for His Grand Debut
Prime Video has published a batch of first-look images from Invincible Season 4, showing off returning heroes – and a sneak peek at some new villains.
21/01/2026
God of War Grows as Max Parker Signs on to Play Heimdall in Live-Action Show
Amazon and Sony’s live-action God of War show is growing, with Max Parker now attached to play Heimdall, the quick-witted god of foresight and guardian of Asgard.
21/01/2026
The Chaotix Casefiles Is a Sonic the Hedgehog Audio Drama Coming to Podcast Services Next Week
Sonic the Hedgehog has video games, movies, shows, visual novels, comic books, and more under his belt, and now, the Sega mascot is running in a new direction with an audio drama series called The Chaotix Casefiles.
21/01/2026
Dell Outlet Has an Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC for Just $1,575, Will Sell Out Quickly
Factory refurbished unit with the same 1 year warranty as buying new.
21/01/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Save on the TMNT: The Last Ronin Box Set, Motherboard + DDR5 Memory Bundle, and More
Plus, enjoy discounts on an Xbox controller, limited edition steelbook, and Switch 2 memory card.
21/01/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box HP OMEN MAX RTX 5080 Gaming Laptops for $1,809
Decked out with a 16" 2.5K OLED display, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and 2TB SSD.
21/01/2026
Fallout: Power Play Card Game Review
While the gameplay behind Fallout: Power Play offers some exciting moments and a compelling area-control experience, it is unfortunately hampered by issues like a lackluster use of the Fallout brand, inadequate packaging, and quality control issues. That said, the bones of Power Play are solid and with a bit more care taken, I would want to see this line continue.
21/01/2026
The New Documentary Disneyland Handcrafted Reveals How the Legendary Theme Park Was Created… in Just a Year and a Day
Disneyland Handcrafted details how Walt Disney and his team turned a bunch of orange groves in Anaheim, California, into the Happiest Place on Earth in just one year, and I was able to interview director Leslie Iwerks of The Imagineering Story fame about this fascinating tale that is so much more than how Disneyland was built;it’s about the resilience, creativity, and ingenuity that we’re all capable of, and how, despite the overwhelming doubts we may encounter from some quarters, we really can achieve great things.
21/01/2026
Goofy name aside, action roguelite Lort looks like a neat fantasy alternative to Risk of Rain 2
My awareness of Lort up until this point has been non-existent.Never heard of it before today, it's early access release day!And as astronomically silly as the name is, it looks like a pretty neat, silly time, so, my predilection towards the inane has clearly worked out in my favour this time.
21/01/2026
How to Cancel Your Disney+ Subscription in 2026
A simple guide to letting go of Disney+ content.
21/01/2026
The $17 Baseus 67W USB-C Charger Will Fast Charge the Most Powerful Gaming Handheld PCs
A handy accessory for the Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X, or Legion Go.
21/01/2026
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and more cancelled by Ubisoft, with layoffs potentially on the horizon
Given its lengthy, troubled development period, it will probably not come as any surprise to you that Ubisoft have announced today that their Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been cancelled.This comes as part of a broader restructure at the company, which will apparently focus on what they call five "specialised creative houses" to "reclaim creative leadership and restore sustainable growth." Read more
21/01/2026
Prince Of Persia Remake Team Shares Final Message Following Game's Cancellation
The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake feels like it's been doomed from the start.After first being announced all the way back in September of 2020, the game ended up suffering numerous delays before eventually switching development teams to Ubisoft Montreal in 2023, and progress then seemed to be coming along nicely.However, with reports suggesting its arrival was imminent in the early part of 2026, Ubisoft has suddenly come out and cancelled a bunch of games — including the Prince of Persia remake — as part of the company's new strategy.
21/01/2026
Disney Lorcana’s Full Release Schedule for 2026 Confirmed
Disney Lorcana has two sets planned for 2026, with more likely to be announced. Here's all we know so far, including the long-awaited arrival of Toy Story.
21/01/2026
Battlefield 6 Contaminated Map Revealed for Season 2 With Classic BF4 Map Also Confirmed to Return
Battlefield Studios is giving fans a first look at content coming to Battlefield 6 Season 2 and beyond, including the reveal of one brand-new map and a returning Battlefield 4 map.
21/01/2026
Ubisoft Cancels Multiple Games, Closes Studios, And Unveils New Strategy For The Future
The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is no more.In a shocking announcement today, Ubisoft has cancelled the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake along with various other games, while also closing studios and unveiling a new strategy for the company going forward.The company plans to focus on two key areas going forward — Open World Adventures and GaaS-native experiences.
21/01/2026
The Audible New Year Sale Just Got Extended, Get Premium Plus for Just $0.99 Per Month
Catch up on the latest audiobooks from Rebecca Yarros, Brandon Sanderson, Suzanne Collins, and more.
21/01/2026
Fortnite Maker Epic Games Hits Back at Pirates of the Caribbean Director Who Blamed Unreal Engine for Bad CGI in Modern Movies
Fortnite maker Epic Games has hit back at a claim by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski that the company's Unreal Engine toolset should be blamed for modern movie CGI looking bad — via a response from its VFX supervisor who actually worked on the first three Pirates films.
21/01/2026
As it approaches its second early access anniversary, Enshrouded gets a 1.0 release window for later this year
More and more as time goes on I feel that if I blink a whole two years will pass, and suddenly a game like Enshrouded, which is coming up to its second early access anniversary, will be gearing up for its proper 1.0 launch.While an exact date for the survival game's full release hasn't been locked in just yet, a new Road to Release video was shared by developer Keen Games detailing what you can expect leading up to said launch. Read more
21/01/2026
"They'll figure out how to get out of there eventually" – Arc Raider's latest enemy won't stick to Stella Montis
First appearing after November's North Line update, these floating bollards buzz about the halls and corridors of the mountainside facility, Stella Montis.Cross their path and they emit a mechanical shriek before releasing an explosive wave of shrapnel.Currently, like a Darlek left at the top of a staircase, Shredders haven't found a way down the mountain and out into the world.
21/01/2026
The Peanuts: 75th Anniversary Ultimate TV Specials Collection on Blu-Ray Has Hit a New Low Price at Amazon
The Peanuts: 75th Anniversary Ultimate TV Specials Collection on Blu-ray has hit a new low price at Amazon of $54.20, saving you 30% off its list price of $76.99.
21/01/2026
Mercy Review
Mercy review: Timur Bekmambetov’s latest screenlife thriller, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, may as well be an ad for AI.
21/01/2026
See an Exclusive Excerpt of the Star Wars Outlaws Prequel Novel Low Red Moon
We've got an exclusive excerpt of the Star Wars Outlaws prequel novel Low Red Moon, which reveals how Jaylen Vrax and ND-5 rose through the galactic underworld.
21/01/2026
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 – Hands-On Deep Dive with the Ork Faction – IGN First
We got to try out a swathe of Ork units and new campaign mechanics in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4, and if there's one idea that seems to define the faction in this new RTS, it's this: "Make it bigger!"
21/01/2026
Here's What's Included In The Xbox January 2026 Update
PC, handheld and cloud are the focus.Having said that, the Xbox PC app has gotten some fresh updates, Xbox Cloud Gaming is expanding to new smart TV devices, a new batch of games are now handheld optimised for ROG Xbox Ally, and more.Read the full article on purexbox.com
21/01/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 VR modder doesn't rule out releasing it for free after DMCA, claims there was "no negotiation" with CD Projekt
However, they've painted that as an unlikely road to go down, arguing that it's "kind of become a moot point" due to piracy of their work following the strike.The fact Luke Ross' R.E.A.L VR mod for Cyberpunk, which is one arm of a wider VR support framework for a wide range of games, was behind a paywall appeared to be the crux of CD Projekt's decision to strike it.Read more
21/01/2026
Ubisoft Cancels 6 Projects Including Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, Closes 2 Studios and Confirms Further Layoffs in Major Company Restructure
Ubisoft has announced a sweeping company restructure that will result in the cancelation of six games including its Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake, and a delay to a further seven titles. Two Ubisoft studios will be closed completely as a result of the changes, while others will be subject to further layoffs.
21/01/2026
HyperX Cloud Mix Buds 2 Review: The Best Gaming Travel Companion?
The IGN review of the HyperX Cloud Mix Buds 2. Do these light and sturdy gaming earbuds stand up to the best in the category? How's the sound and what is their customization app like?
21/01/2026
Ice Cube's War of the Worlds and Live-Action Snow White Top 2026 Razzie Award Nominations: See the Full List
If there’s room for the best, technically there’s also room for the worst… and that’s where the Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies, come in. The voting body has just announced their nominations for this past year, and as usual, they’re a doozy.
21/01/2026
Return to Silent Hill Movie Review
Return to Silent Hill isn’t the worst entry in this video game movie series, but it fails to accomplish anything that the source material doesn’t do better. Check out our full review.
21/01/2026
Scarpetta Exclusive Teaser Art Featuring Nicole Kidman Revealed
Get a brand-new look at the Prime Video series premiering on March 11.
21/01/2026
Preorders Are Up for Disney Lorcana TCG: Winterspell, Out February 20
Disney Lorcana TCG: Winterspell is officially up for preorder. The booster pack, booster pack display, and Illumineer's Trove are all set to be released on February 20.
21/01/2026
Here's Your First Look At The 60FPS Far Cry 3 Upgrade On Xbox Series X|S
Blood Dragon and Primal get upgrades today too!Last week, Ubisoft quietly announced that Far Cry 3 Classic Edition, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition and Far Cry Primal would all be receiving native 60FPS upgrades on January 21st, and those upgrades are now live!As we've mentioned before, Far Cry 3 technically already ran at 60FPS on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S via its original Xbox 360 version, but the Classic Edition was always locked to 30 frames.
21/01/2026
Pirates director Gore Verbinski is iffy on Unreal Engine in movies: "I think it doesn’t work from a strictly photo-real standpoint"
More specifically, it’s time for an insight from Gore Verbinski, director of the Pirates of the Caribbean films.He thinks the much-gobflapped adoption of Epic’s Unreal Engine by visual effect teams is a blight upon the face of Hollywood.He thinks it’s an insult to the dignity of helicopters.
21/01/2026
Live-Action Masters of the Universe Movie Has Its Debut Teaser, With Full Trailer Due Out Tomorrow
Masters of the Universe is ramping up, with its debut teaser out now and the promise of its full debut trailer coming tomorrow.
21/01/2026
Xbox 'Developer Direct Sale' Now Live With Big Discounts On Xbox Game Studios Titles
Microsoft debuts a new Dev Direct sale.Ahead of Xbox Developer Direct airing tomorrow, January 22nd, the Microsoft Store is hosting a new Dev Direct sale - featuring a bunch of Xbox Game Studios titles at up to 80% off.<related ids="196356">Read the full article on purexbox.com
21/01/2026
Estuary: A Ghost Story Is a Gorgeous New Horror Comic to Watch in 2026
Check out an exclusive first look at Estuary: A Ghost Story, a visually stunning and very intriguing new horror comic set on the Pacific coast.
21/01/2026
Logitech Pro X Superlight 2c Mouse Review: A Shrunken Version of a Classic
The Logitech Pro X Superlight 2c is one of the most expensive mice around, but also one of the best. While not every inch of it feels premium – particularly its scroll wheel – its top-end specs, comfy shape and light body make it easy to recommend, no matter what games you play.
21/01/2026
Anthem private server experimentation's underway, as the shooter's subreddit mods rethink retirement plans
Last week, EA followed through on plans outlined in 2025 by shutting down the servers of Bioware's Anthem.Pretty much since the shooter's fate was set in stone, there's been the natural chatter about whether it could potentially be kept online or revived down the road in some fashion.At this early stage, there's been no huge re-emergence, but that doesn't mean folks aren't experimenting to see what such a thing might involve.
21/01/2026
Netflix Reveals What We Watched Most Over 2025's Second Half, as Stranger Things 5 Almost Beat Wednesday Season 2
Netflix has revealed its most-watched TV shows and movies for the second half of 2025 — with the final season of Stranger Things beaten only by Wednesday.
21/01/2026
Crimson Desert Locks in March Release Date as Dev Acknowledges 'Strong Anticipation'
Crimson Desert has gone gold, locking in its global release date of March 19, 2026. That’s across PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and Mac.
21/01/2026
80s-themed survival horror I Hate This Place is a gentler Darkwood based on a celebrated comic series
If you find Darkwood too dark, perhaps you will like I Hate This Place, an isometric (is it, tho?) survival horror based on the comic book of the same name from Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin.I Hate This Place is dark – it has hungry tentacle nests, antlered stalkers, and spiders of many sizes – but going by the trailer, at least, it’s nothing like as harrowing and hollowing as the Acid Wizard game.It occurs to me that we need a thematic darkness scale for ‘dark’ video games, perhaps comparable to ocean depth categorisation.
21/01/2026
Halo Studios Admits That The Series Needs A Bigger Playerbase As PS5 Community Awaits
"There are people who've never been exposed to Halo".Halo: Campaign Evolved is set for a PS5 launch later this year, as the team at Halo Studios plots its first-ever multiplatform release.In a new interview with Gamesradar, Halo Studios' Damon Conn talked about expanding the community on PS5, and how the team "wants to bring players back together" by not only launching Combat Evolved on the platform, but by taking the Halo series multiplatform at large.
21/01/2026
Exclusive: Frozen's Anna - Soothing Sister and Do You Want to Build a Snowman? From Disney Lorcana's Winterspell Set Revealed
IGN can exclusively reveal two new Frozen-themed Disney Lorcana cards from the upcoming Winterspell expansion that have exciting implications for both the lore and gameplay of the TCG, and they are Anna - Soothing Sister and the Do You Want to Build a Snowman? song card.
21/01/2026
MECHBORN, a Unique Roguelike Inspired by '90's Anime, Announced
Introducing MECHBORN, an upcoming roguelike deckbuilder that blends Greek mythology with '90s-era mech anime. The hook is that your mech is your deck, meaning you can swap out parts as desired using your cards. Your job is to protect Earth from Kaiju attacks as one of 12 mech pilots with unique skills and backgrounds. MECHBORN will be available on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in late 2026.
21/01/2026
World of Warcraft Director 'Overall Happy' With Add-on Disarmament Ahead of Midnight Launch
Way back in April of last year, Blizzard began making gestures at add-on disarmament, effectively an effort to make competitive play in World of Warcraft less reliant on add-ons. Now, nine months later, those efforts are well underway, and uh, they haven't gone over amazingly.
21/01/2026
For the God of War TV Show To Work, It Needs a New Approach to Violence
God of War is coming to Prime Video as a live-action show, but it'll need to radically rethink the game's epic, violent battles to work on TV.
21/01/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sets World Record for Game of the Year Awards, Surpassing Elden Ring
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has set the world record for most Game of the Year awards, surpassing FromSoftware's Elden Ring.
21/01/2026
Fortnite Adds Limited-Time Fall Guys Mode Crown Jam, a Mix of Basketball, Football and Obstacle Courses
There's a fresh mode to try in Fortnite this week, thanks to another crossover with Epic Games' beloved Fall Guys beans.
21/01/2026
'I've Never Seen Her in a Movie. I Don't Know Who This B***h Is' — Jurassic World and Marvel Star Chris Pratt Says Panic Over AI 'Actor' Tilly Norwood Is 'Bulls**t'
Marvel and Jurassic World star Chris Pratt has hit out at Tilly Norwood, insisting the panic within Hollywood about the potential impact of AI “actors” is “bulls**t.”
21/01/2026
Can We Stop Dunking on Highguard Before It's Even Out, Please?
Can we stop dunking on Highguard before it's even out, please?
21/01/2026
Xbox Reporter Says Bethesda's Fallout 3 & New Vegas Remasters 'Aren't Imminent'
We might be waiting a while to play them.Earlier this month, we heard that Xbox and Bethesda were working away on new versions of Fallout 3 and New Vegas thanks to a big report from Windows Central - but now the same source is warning us that the pair of Fallout remasters/remakes are a while away from releasing just yet.Basically, the Xbox reporter says we shouldn't be expecting the Fallout 3 and/or New Vegas remasters to launch in the immediate future.
21/01/2026
Marathon Steam pre-orders no longer automatically try to install Destiny 2, as Bungie fix Freudian slip/bug
That, I assume, has been the reaction of folks who've gone to pre-order the Marathon reboot on Steam, and immediately been informed that Destiny 2 is sneaking its way back onto their machines.Thankfully, Bungie have now fixed whatever issue was causing the latter to take pre-purchases of the former as a cue to re-install itself.Read more
21/01/2026
First Harry Potter Movie Returns to Theaters This August With Unseen Extras to Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary
The first Harry Potter film will get a fresh theatrical release this August, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
21/01/2026
Creator of DMCA'd Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Says People Are Now Pirating It to 'Punish' Him for Breaking CD Projekt's Terms of Service
The creator of the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod CD Projekt recently hit with a DMCA strike has said people are now pirating it to “punish” him for breaking the developer’s terms of service.
21/01/2026
GameStop Says It's Shut Down a Nintendo Switch 2 Trade-in Exploit That Worked as an 'Infinite Money Glitch'
GameStop has said it has shut down a loophole that let its customers rack up store credit by continually trading in then rebuying a Nintendo Switch 2 console.
21/01/2026
Life is Strange: Reunion, the time-fiddling finale of co-protagonists Max and Chloe's tale, arrives in March
The next Life is Strange game, dubbed Life is Strange: Reunion, is set to arrive in March.Officially revealed following an impromptu teaser from PEGI earlier this month, this new entry sees series stalwarts Max Caulfield and Chloe Price serve as co-protagonists.Read more
21/01/2026
Developer Behind Fallen Trailer Responds to AI Backlash
The founder, director, producer, and writer behind indie title Fallen has responded to claims its reveal trailer was built using generative AI, confirming that it was a "tone pitch" with AI "placeholders [that] briefly escaped the context [they were] meant to live in."
21/01/2026
Three Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 21)
Including a MASSIVE addition from Kojima Productions.Following yesterday's XGP update that mapped out the rest of January, we have three big titles landing in the library today, including Kojima's once-PS4 exclusive Death Stranding.Here's some more details on that one, alongside the rest of today's new Game Pass additions (January 21):Read the full article on purexbox.com
21/01/2026
Arc Raiders Dev Says Players Who Spawn Late Don't Realize They 'Economically Profit Way More' Than Players Who Don't
Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios has said players who spawn late don’t realize they “economically profit way more” than players who don’t.
21/01/2026
The Witcher 3 now has online multiplayer thanks to a mod, allowing gaggles and gangs of Geralts to gather
As much as single-player solitude's a big reason why I love getting lost in The Witcher 3, running around its world with a small crew of mates also seems like it'd be a nice time.A good thing it is then that a new mod for the decade old RPG allows it to host online multiplayer sessions with several players running amok at once.Read more
21/01/2026
Dixie Kong Joins Donkey Kong Country Returns HD in Surprise Free Switch and Switch 2 Update
Surprise! Nintendo has released an unexpected free update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, adding Dixie Kong and a new Turbo Attack mode for the game on both Switch and Switch 2.
21/01/2026
Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Event to Reveal What’s Next for the Franchise After Death of Creator Akira Toriyama — Including a New Game
Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri will be held on January 25 as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the manga that kicked the franchise off in 1984. However, that’s not all. The free event (set to be livestreamed) this Sunday will bring fans exciting new announcements for a franchise whose future has been in limbo since the death of creator Akira Toriyama back in 2024. A new video game reveal has been confirmed.
21/01/2026
Fallout Season 2, Episode 6 Review
Fallout Season 2 struggles to spin all of its many plates as it gets ready for its final act, but strong turns from Barb and Lucy’s stories keep it steady.
21/01/2026
TR-49 review – a code breaking puzzle game where you get all up in some dead authors' gossip
I am supposed to be working on a weapon to use against these fascists.There is a lot I won't tell you about TR-49, Inkle's latest puzzle game.But it is a treat for anyone looking to get all up in the personal lives of some long-dead fictional authors.
21/01/2026
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Has 12 Outlines from George R.R. Martin for Future Dunk and Egg Stories if the HBO Series Lasts Past 3 Seasons
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner Ira Parker doesn’t think his show will get ahead of George R.R. Martin’s stories the way Game of Thrones did, as Martin has provided him with unpublished story material should the HBO series extend beyond three seasons.
21/01/2026
Save 44% Off the Baseus Bass BH1 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones, Now Under $30
Features ANC, SuperBass 2.0, Bluetooth 6.0 with Multipoint, and USB-C charging with 80 hour battery life.
21/01/2026
The Wild 55" Samsung Odyssey Ark 4K Gaming Monitor Is Priced to Sell for Today Only
Woot is clearing out its inventory of brand new, fully warrantied monitors at an incredible price.
21/01/2026
Sony InZone Buds Review: Excellent Wireless Gaming Buds With Big Caveats
Sony's InZone Buds have a lot going for them: they're good-looking, lightweight and designed to deliver immersive sound when gaming on PlayStation 5 and PC. These Buds aren't cheap, buy they're still a great pair of cross-platform, low-latency and truly wireless in-ears.
20/01/2026
The Steelseries Arctis Gamebuds (Gaming Earbuds) Drops to the Lowest Price Ever
These are the best dedicated gaming earbuds for the PS5, Xbox, and PC.
20/01/2026
Netflix Added 23 Million New Subscribers in 2025
Netflix drew in even more new subscribers in 2025, up 23 million from the last data we got from Netflix a year ago, when the subscriber numbers were at 302 million.
20/01/2026
Fortnite Tease Seems to Confirm The Office Crossover for Chapter 7 Following Rumors
Fortnite appears to be getting The Office content in Chapter 7 after rumors suggested Epic Games was working on a crossover.
20/01/2026
The Andaseat New Year Sale Takes up to $150 Off Gaming Chairs, Stacks With IGN's 10% Off Coupon
Premium gaming chairs starting at just $200 with free delivery.
20/01/2026
Netflix Is Now Using AI for Subtitle Localization, Custom Ads, and More
Netflix has confirmed plans ramp up AI use with subtitle localization and advertisement creation for its subscribers in 2026.
20/01/2026
The HP All-in Plan - Get a New Printer and Ink Starting at Just $7.99 Per Month
Includes printer, ink, 24/7 live support, and warranty.
20/01/2026
The Powerful OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5080 Gaming Laptop Drops to $1,930 at HP Direct
The only RTX 5080 gaming laptop priced under $2,000 at the moment.
20/01/2026
The Best Board Games That Channel the Spirit of Anime
If you're an anime fan with an interest in board games, you'll definitely want to check these out, as they're some of the best available now.
20/01/2026
Percy Jackson Composer Says the Show’s Music Was Inspired by John Williams
Composer Bear McCreary reveals how musical themes from movies like Indiana Jones and Star Wars influenced his work on Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
20/01/2026
The HP All-in Plan - Get a New Printer and Ink Starting at Just $7.99 Per Month
Get a $470 printer for just $12.99 per month.
20/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe, a Hyperkin Xbox Controller, and a Fun Co-op Board Game All Hit New Low Prices
And save big on a gaming laptop, a mic, smart light bulbs, and more.
20/01/2026
Arc Raiders Update Targets Infamous Stella Montis Glitch – But Some Say ‘Rats’ Are Still in the Walls
Developer Embark Studios says Arc Raiders update 1.12.0 patched some infamous out-of-bounds exploits – but players say "rats" still live in the walls of Stella Montis.
20/01/2026
Feature: One Of This Generation's Best-Looking Shooters Has Been Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Next Week
However, it's one of next week's arrivals that's caught our eye, with Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivering a proper Series X|S showpiece on XGP in just over a week's time.Yep, Saber Interactive's Space Marine sequel is a little over a year old at this point, and it's bound for Xbox Game Pass (Premium and Ultimate) on January 29th.Saber's shooter is one of the best looking and feeling genre examples this generation.
20/01/2026
Hytale and Minecraft Get Crossplay Capability Thanks to Intrepid Modder
Newly-released sandbox adventure game Hytale originated as a Minecraft mod, Hypixel, only to eventually be spun off and transformed into the early access, standalone game we now know. But even so, I don't think anyone had "Minecraft x Hytale crossplay" on their Bingo card.
20/01/2026
'I Don't Know if We Really Need the S**t' — George R. R. Martin Reacts to a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Poop Scene as Showrunner Insists It Isn't Meant to Disrespect Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has reacted to the poop scene in HBO spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which has quickly become the main talking point following the release of Episode 1.
20/01/2026
Xbox Ally Owner Explains How They Added Real Game Boy Cartridges To Their Handheld
Even the Game Boy Camera works!That's what one owner has been showing off on Reddit today, and it's got us inspired to try something similar ourselves.In their post a few hours ago, Reddit user alanpep advised that they used a GB Operator to make this work — a low-cost device that allows you to play and manage Game Boy cartridges on your PC.
20/01/2026
Square Enix Reveals Life Is Strange: Reunion Will Be the Series' Conclusion 'To the Max and Chloe Saga'
After a decade of storytelling, Square Enix has decided to wrap up the story of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price in the newly-revealed Life is Strange: Reunion.
20/01/2026
The Powerful HP OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop Drops to Just $1,450
Currently the most powerful gaming laptop under $1,500.
20/01/2026
Vampyre: A Costa Rican Folktale Merges Dracula Fact and Fiction
Ricardo Delgado is revisiting the world of Dracula of Transylvania with Vampyre: A Costa Rican Folktale, a horror book that blends fact and fiction.
20/01/2026
"Nobody's reinventing the wheel" with Marathon's mechanics, says former art boss, so the visual design needed to take risks
Marathon's franchise art director Joseph Cross left Bungie in December, shortly after the Destiny developers announced a March 2026 release window for the sci-fi shooter reboot.Now, he’s talking about what it was like to work on the game, which has a fair bit of lingering negative press to contend with – extended delays, mass studio layoffs and restructuring, repeated accusations of plagiarism, money troubles owing to Bungie’s ailing shooter Destiny 2, and apathy about blockbuster live service games at large, epitomised by the cancelling of Sony’s once-touted Concord.Read more
20/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: Full Release Schedule for 2026
Here’s every confirmed Pokémon TCG release for 2026, including Mega Evolution sets, launch dates, and what to expect next.
20/01/2026
Life Is Strange: Reunion Finishes Max & Chloe's Story On Xbox This March
"By and for fans of the original".We've got a new Life is Strange game on the way!It's been announced today that Life is Strange: Reunion will be coming to Xbox Series X and S on March 26th, and it'll serve as the conclusion to Max and Chloe's story.
20/01/2026
Hitman World of Assassination Gets Cross-Progression, Though Hitman 2 to 3 Carryover is Ending
Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that cross-platform progression is finally coming to World of Assassination, allowing you to pick up your stealthy murders wherever you last left off.
20/01/2026
Find out if you can run a Marathon with the extraction shooter's system requirements
Following such recent news highlights as "It’s out on March 5th" and "It’s got that Ben Starr guy in it," Marathon’s announce-o-blaster continues firing with a newly unveiled set of PC system requirements.As seen on the Bungie FPS’s Steam page, they’re nicely accommodating to cheapo rigs and older tech, though are missing any storage requirements.Read more
20/01/2026
'I Have No Regrets Saving Hytale' — Hypixel Founder Celebrates After Huge Early Access Launch
The chief developer behind the saving of Hytale has celebrated the game’s early access launch, declaring: “I have no regrets.”
20/01/2026
Punk'n Heads Is One of the First Must-Read Graphic Novels of 2026
Punk'n Heads is a punk rock-infused graphic novel from the minds behind Mary Tyler MooreHawk and This Place Kills Me. Find out why it's one of the first must-read comics of 2026.
20/01/2026
I knew I'd enjoy Rubato's demo from the moment the Earth blew up and I fell in the toilet
Rubato is "an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre", according to developer dconn, which doesn't really do justice to the below trailer full of screaming skulls and Mode 7 first-person driving bits and fleeting Minecraft references and PS1-era dancefloors.The blurb doesn't even communicate that you play as a frog.Fortunately, there is a demo.
20/01/2026
Even in 2026's component hellscape, AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is that rarest of things: a high-end GPU that’s still decent value
As we sink ever deeper into a squelching mire of memory shortages, price gouging, and abandonment in favour of AI fantasy farms, there is one word above all that game-playing PC owners should keep front and centre in our doomscroll-addled brains: "relatively."Read more
20/01/2026
The Adorable LEGO Golden Retriever Puppy Is Now Available to Preorder
The LEGO Golden Retriever Puppy (#11384) is now available to preorder for $139.99. It's set to be released on February 1.
20/01/2026
Roundup: MIO: Memories In Orbit Gets Strong Reviews As It Arrives On Xbox Game Pass
A new Metroidvania comes to XGP.Two games are landing on Xbox Game Pass today, and one of them — MIO: Memories In Orbit — is a brand-new day one release, which means early reviews are now starting to come out for this new Metroidvania title.The early outlook seems pretty positive for MIO, with it hovering in the low 80s in terms of an aggregate score.
20/01/2026
The Demon of Beausoleil Combines Demonic Exorcism and Romance
Check out our exclusive preview of the new graphic novel The Demon of Beausoleil, a book that combines exorcism and a heavy dose of lighthearted romance.
20/01/2026
Steam's 'complete the set' bundles can now be gifted, with bits your mates already own accounted for
If you've been waiting to bless one of your friends with an entire dump truck worth of games in a series they've enjoyed one entry of, then good news.Valve have made Steam's 'complete the set' bundles giftable, with prices adjusting to match whichever bits the recipient might already own - so you're not in danger of hurling someone their second copy of Fallout 4 on one storefront.Read more
20/01/2026
Pathologic 3 is a sickly horror story about time pretending to be an 'easier' game
The following contains abstracted discussion of my own experiences of disease. Read more
20/01/2026
Feature: Xbox Play Anywhere Is Convincing People To Buy Their Multiplatform Games On Xbox
It just makes sense if you have a good PC.Last night, it was reconfirmed that 007 First Light will be supporting Xbox Play Anywhere when it releases on May 27th, which means anyone who buys the Xbox Series X and S version will also get a free PC version on the Xbox PC app.That's obviously huge news if you're a big PC gamer, which includes Windows handheld devices like the ROG Xbox Ally, and therefore we've seen plenty of comments from people suggesting Xbox will now be their chosen platform for the game, rather than the likes of Steam or PS5.
20/01/2026
Avatar Superfans Are Calling on Each Other to See Fire and Ash Multiple Times in the Theater to Help Boost Its Box Office — but Not Everyone Is on Board With the Idea
As Avatar: Fire and Ash rumbles on at the box office and it becomes increasingly clear that James Cameron’s sci-fi epic won’t come close to matching the enormous amount of money Avatar 1 and 2 made, some superfans of the franchise are calling on each other to return to the theater for a repeat viewing — although others aren't thrilled with the idea.
20/01/2026
The 100 Best Xbox Games of All Time (Picks 100-76)
IGN and Outside Xbox have teamed up for the ultimate ranking of the top 100 Xbox console games of all time.
20/01/2026
Ex-Nintendo of America Boss Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro, Owner of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering
Doug Bowser, the former president and chief operating officer at Nintendo of America, has joined the board of directors at Hasbro.
20/01/2026
RuneScape's Treasure Hunter microtransactions are now gone, restoring integrity as Jagex reveal integrity-focused 2026 plans integratively
That's the word of the day when it comes to 2026 RuneScape, or at least it will be if the plans Jagex have just laid out work as intended.To be fair, pushing the big button that finally gets rid of those Treasure Hunter microtransactions folks vocally disliked is a good start.Read more
20/01/2026
Xbox Game Pass Is Set to Close Out January 2026 With a Bolt From the Grim Darkness of the Far Future: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Xbox Game Pass is set for a big hitter at the end of January: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Here's everything coming to Game Pass as part of January 2026 Wave 2.
20/01/2026
These 10 Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass, Multiple Major Additions (January 21 - February 3)
More big titles for XGP!Microsoft has today revealed another new roundup of Xbox Game Pass titles for January 2026, with 10 games joining the service from January 21 - February 3, including multiple major additions in Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding and Ninja Gaiden Ragebound!Don't forget that two games have joined Xbox Game Pass already today (January 20th) as well:Read the full article on purexbox.com
20/01/2026
An ARC Raiders auction house would be "risky", but Embark are looking at a playable Speranza hub and an actual trading animation
Developers Embark have also done another round of interviews, in which they discuss plans for ARC Raiders updates in 2026, and in particular, address the question of whether to implement a player-trading menu and/or some kind of auction house feature.Right now, you can only officially barter with NPC merchants. Read more
20/01/2026
Former World of Warcraft Producer Joins Riot Games, Sparking Hope the League of Legends MMO Might Actually Come Out
Former World of Warcraft producer Raymond Bartos has joined Riot Games, giving fans renewed hope that the League of Legends MMO might actually come out.
20/01/2026
'I Would've Been Miserable 20 Years Ago Trying to Do That Job' — Matt Damon Says He's 'Still Kind of Unpacking' the 'Profound Effect' Filming The Odyssey Had on Him
Matt Damon has discussed how tough it was filming Christopher Nolan’s next epic, The Odyssey, which he said had a “profound” effect on him.
20/01/2026
Fable Reboot Concept Art Points to Large Open World
Concept artwork for Microsoft's upcoming Fable reboot has been shared online, showing what looks to be a large open world.
20/01/2026
Original Tomb Raider Creators Resisted Calls from Japanese Publisher to Make a 'Manga-Style' Lara Croft
One of the original designers of Tomb Raider's iconic Lara Croft has revealed that Core Design's then-Japanese publisher had asked for the character to be given a "Manga" redesign to "appeal" to Japanese players.
20/01/2026
'Art May Still Be Created With the Same Tools That Created the Slop' — Razer CEO Believes Gamers Will Eventually Come Around on Generative AI Use in Development
Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan has weighed in on the discussion surrounding generative AI in game development, claiming that the controversial technology has a place in the industry, but gamers just aren’t aware of the art it will produce yet.
20/01/2026
Loads Of Leaked Fable Concept Art Shows Open World Environments, Dungeons & More
Full gameplay reveal coming this week.We've got the team's full gameplay reveal coming later this week via Xbox Developer Direct, and ahead of that showcase in a few days' time, a load of fresh Fable concept art has leaked online.Coming by way of outlet MP1st, this big batch of Fable concept art shows sprawling open-world environments, charming little villages, underground dungeon locations and more besides.
20/01/2026
Alleged Fable concept art seems to point towards a return to Fable 2's rogueish hive of scum and pub islands
A bunch of alleged concept art for the Fable reboot has reportedly been unearthed via a developer's portfolio, ahead of the RPG's appearance at this week's Xbox showcase.As of writing, there's no indication as to what stage of developement the apparent game art could be from.However, if it's genuine, it does seem to point towards a location from Fable 2 making a return in the reboot.
20/01/2026
Justice League Director Zack Snyder Shares First Photo of Henry Cavill as Superman, Taken 15 Years Ago
Director Zack Snyder has shared the first photo he took of Henry Cavill as Superman, snapped 15 years ago.
20/01/2026
Marathon's 'Stacked' Voice Cast Includes Baldur's Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Star Jennifer English, and Many Other Familiar Names
Destiny developer Bungie has finally confirmed the previously leaked launch date for Marathon, which is indeed March 5, 2026, and followed up the news with a rundown of who we can expect to hear in the English voice cast.
20/01/2026
Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (January 20)
Two big additions to XGP.Today, two big additions are arriving on the service, including a well-loved survival horror title from Capcom in the form of Resident Evil Village.Here's a quick introduction to that, alongside today's other XGP arrival, which is a day one release!
20/01/2026
Divinity Announcement Sparks 'Incredible' Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 Sales, Larian Boss Says
Last month’s announcement of Divinity has sparked a significant increase in sales of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, developer Larian has said.
20/01/2026
Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod flatlines, after CD Projekt file DMCA strike and request its creator drop their paywall
A mod providing VR support for Cyberpunk 2077 is no more, after CD Projekt issued a takedown notice they claim hinged on them not being happy that the mod's creator had stuck it behind a paywall.In response, modder Luke Ross has accused the company of being all about making money.Read more
20/01/2026
Real-time tactics game Strategos is out now in early access with some clever communication and morale systems
Historical real-time tactics game Strategos is out in early access today, boasting over 120 factions and 250 units based on “the major and minor powers of the ancient Mediterranean”, according to developers Strategos Games.If you are a brazen tomfool, you might summarise it as Total War without the sprawling campaign map element.I’ve still yet to play Strategos, but I’ve been reading more about its “command and control” simulation, after covering the news that MicroProse would publish the game, and it does sound like a worthwhile complication of the process of clattering phalanxes together like frying pans.
20/01/2026
'I Have Some Unfinished Business There' — Luke Cage Star Mike Colter Teases 'Conversations' Around Return
Mike Colter has given a promising update on the likelihood he'll return as Marvel's unbreakable Harlem hero Luke Cage.
20/01/2026
CD Projekt Hits Paid Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod With DMCA Strike After Creator Refused Request to Make It Free for Everyone
CD Projekt has confirmed it issued a DMCA strike on a paid Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, after its creator refused to make it free for everyone upon the studio’s request.
20/01/2026
AU Deals: Big RPGs, Smart Indies, And Discounts Worth Paying Attention To
I spend an unhealthy amount of time playing games so you do not have to gamble your weekend on something mid.
20/01/2026
The Govee 1,200-Lumen RGBWW A19 Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb Drops to $43 for a 4-Pack
Govee's brightest color changing light bulb normally costs $65 for a 4-pack.
20/01/2026
Best Buy Has Open Box Asus ROG Strix Scar RTX 5090 Gaming Laptop for $3,258
This is Asus' highest-end and most powerful laptop of 2025.
19/01/2026
Save 50% Off the Wolfbox 4000A Cordless Jump Starter, Doubles as a 24,000mAh 65W Power Bank
One device to jump start the batteries in your car and your smartphone or handheld gaming PC.
19/01/2026
The CUKTECH 20,000mAh Power Bank with 45W USB-C Power Delivery Drops to Just $16
Fast charges your iPhone 17, Nintendo Switch 2, or Steam Deck during your extended travels.
19/01/2026
Today’s Best Deals: Enjoy Savings on a Blue Yeti Mic, Ninja Slushi, Bose Headphones, and More
Don’t miss the final day of savings at Best Buy’s Winter Sale and Amazon’s 3-for-$33 4K movies
19/01/2026
AliExpress Has a 500W 375Wh Adult Electric Bike for Just $278 with Free Delivery
This electric assisted bike can go up to 23mph with a range of up to 45 miles.
19/01/2026
The Acer Nitro 60 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC Drops to $1,799.99 at Best Buy
The lowest price for a prebuilt gaming PC that can handle high-end 4K gaming.
19/01/2026
You'll no longer earn Steam points from community awards, as Valve try to kill off clownface-farming
Valve have made changes to Steam’s community awards system to discourage people from posting daft and angry posts in order to farm Steam points.You will, in fact, no longer be able to receive Steam points from other users when they give you awards.Adding insult to injury, there's a new set of awards that are explicitly designed to spread goodwill.
19/01/2026
The Samsung P9 512GB MicroSD Express Nintendo Switch 2 Memory Card Drops to $79.99
Triples your Switch 2 storage capacity.
19/01/2026
Bungie's Marathon To Release In March 2026, Voice Cast & Pre-Order Details Revealed
Update: Pre-orders now live for £34.99 / $39.99.Bungie is back today with its latest update on survival extraction FPS Marathon, which now has a release window of March 2026 and has been re-confirmed to release on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in addition to PS5 and PC.You can get a fresh look at the game in the 22-minute documentary above, and it certainly seems to be shaping up better than before.
19/01/2026
Stock Up on Select 4K Movies Through Amazon’s 2 for £26 Sale
Amazon’s 'Get any 2 for £26' 4K sale is live with a great selection of movies to choose from, including A Quiet Place Part II, Gran Turismo, and more.
19/01/2026
Mochi-O's hamster warfare is a sweet, swift sugar rush
As seen in The Maw, fluffy defence shooter Mochi-O is out today, and – judging from the Steam demo I’ve played – is an at least passingly entertaining MIRV explosion of gleeful nonsense.Landing somewhere between tower defence, Vampire Survivors, and Tamagotchi, it has you holding up a genetically engineered hamster-like creature up to a window and blasting waves of attackers with the mounted weapons systems hidden in his fur.Read more
19/01/2026
'It Wasn't a Better Show With More Money': Doctor Who Director Reflects on Disney's Ditched Funding Deal, and Admits 'Something Went Wrong'
Doctor Who, Daredevil and The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has reflected on Disney+ ditching its lucrative co-funding deal for Doctor Who, and admitted that ultimately "something went wrong."
19/01/2026
Talking Point: Do You Think The Game Awards FPS 'Highguard' Will Actually Hit Xbox Next Week?
We're officially a week away from launch, or are we?One of the big talking points coming out of The Game Awards last month was how much the event's final trailer fell flat for viewers.Highguard, from new studio Wildlight Entertainment, is an upcoming free-to-play FPS that (supposedly) hits Xbox in a week - and we want to know if you actually think it's hitting that launch day.
19/01/2026
Marathon release date locked in by Bungie, with the shooter finally set to run out of cover soon
Bungie's Marathon reboot now has what you have to hope will be its final release date, following a rocky development path featuring plagiarism scandals and indefinite delays.The futuristic shooter's locked and loaded for March.Read more
19/01/2026
'Thank You All': Rockstar Games Looks to Have Granted a Terminally Ill Fan's Wish to Play GTA 6
Rockstar Games has reportedly granted the wish of a terminally-ill fan whose family member asked if they could play Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its November launch date.
19/01/2026
The Last of Us Director Peter Hoar Is Working on a Reboot of the Classic BBC Series Blake's 7
Peter Hoar, the Emmy-nominated director of The Last of Us, is working on a reboot of the British sci-fi cult classic Blake’s 7.
19/01/2026
Ubisoft's Retrofuture Far Cry Game Has Always Deserved 60FPS, And It's Almost Here
The next 60FPS Far Cry trailer has landed.At the weekend, Ubisoft announced that three Far Cry games were set for 60FPS updates on current-gen consoles this week - and now that the Blood Dragon trailer is here for us to feast our eyes on, we can't wait to replay this one at a smooth frame rate on Xbox Series X|S.It's been five years since Blood Dragon's 'Classic Edition' release, and we've been patiently waiting for a 60FPS patch since ever since.
19/01/2026
Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Reportedly Planned For Announce Later This Year
Capcom is expected to reveal its all-new Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake this year, according to a fresh report.
19/01/2026
Hytale's first major update adds in dinosaurs, stops skeletons drowning and lets you have an early night
There are now dinosaurs running around in the underground jungles.Also, the in-game bedtime's now half past seven.Read more
19/01/2026
Elder Scrolls Online seasons will add new zones, but "it'll be a different flavour"
Much in the same way that I started this year by telling my loved ones I would cut down my portion sizes in 2026 to attend to my ageing body, Zenimax Online Studios began the year by saying they would be releasing smaller updates for Elder Scrolls Online to refresh the MMO's creakier content.But, in announcing its move from Expansion-sized chapters released every 12 - 18 months to smaller Season updates released every three months, it wasn't clear what this meant for new zones.Read more
19/01/2026
Footage From Xbox's Cancelled ZeniMax Online Game Leaks, Looks Very Cyberpunk
Back in July of last year, Microsoft cancelled The Elder Scrolls Online dev's next game — Project Blackbird — despite reports that some Xbox execs were "blown away" by it previously.Unfortunately, the public never got to see the title in action, but now, some footage of the canned MMORPG has leaked online, giving us a glimpse at what might have been.In fact, it looks like a bit of a tone piece for Project Blackbird, as the ESO devs tried to set the scene for their once-planned sci-fi adventure, and we're definitely getting cyberpunk vibes from the overall look and feel of it.
19/01/2026
Matt Damon Confirms Netflix Wants To Change How Movies Are Made Because of One Thing: Our Phones
Everyone’s noticing how the industry is shifting — including major A-Listers like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who recently opened up about the fact that Netflix wants to change how films are being made.
19/01/2026
Guide: Xbox Developer Direct 2026: Event Date, Start Times & What To Expect From The Showcase
It's going to be a big show for Microsoft.It's almost time for Xbox Developer Direct 2026!Yep, this year's edition of the team's January showcase takes place this week, with three games confirmed for the show already.
19/01/2026
DCU Chief James Gunn Won't Have 2 Batman Movies Come Out in the Same Year, Tells Fans Not to Expect a Brave and the Bold Update Until After The Batman 2
DC Universe chief James Gunn has suggested fans won’t get an update on the Brave and the Bold Batman movie until after The Batman 2 comes out next year.
19/01/2026
Ex-Assassin's Creed lead sues Ubisoft for around $1 Million, alleging his exit was a disguised dismissal
Former Assassin's Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for damages, alleging that his abrupt October departure from the company after 20 years wasn't a matter of personal choice, but a case of "constructive dismissal".That, in non-legalese, means that the developer believes he was left with no choice but to resign, having been offered new roles he viewed as demotions amid a round of corporate musical chairs.Read more
19/01/2026
Nintendo Unhappy at Sega Mascot's Foot During Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Development
Nintendo allegedly expressed dissatisfaction at Sega during the development of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, after seeing Sonic's foot placed ahead of Mario's.
19/01/2026
Some Xbox Users Were Surprised With Free Gift Cards Over The Weekend
Xbox has been giving out some free gift cards again!Various Xbox users were surprised with some extra credit over the weekend, and it all stems from a promotion that started back in December.When the Xbox Countdown Sale began on December 18th, it was quietly revealed that buying EA Sports and/or 2K Sports titles would result in players receiving $5 Xbox gift cards along with some in-game credit.
19/01/2026
It Looks Like the Marathon Release Date Has Leaked via the Xbox Store
We already knew that Bungie’s delayed extraction shooter revival, Marathon, was toying with a March 2026 release window and a $39.99 price point, but it seems as though an advertisement on the Xbox Store has prematurely announced the big day: March 5, 2026.
19/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: This Mega Charizard X Ultra-Premium Collection Just Scored a Major Price Drop at Amazon
The Phantasmal Flames Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection is back in stock at Amazon for $150, $100 off, and finally matches the market price.
19/01/2026
Rockstar North offices taped off by fire service, reportedly following boiler room explosion
Rockstar North, the Edinburgh office of GTA 6 developers Rockstar Games, has been cordoned off by emergency services following reports of an explosion in the building. Read more
19/01/2026
Valve rewrite Steam's GenAI disclosure rules to more explicitly allow AI-powered "efficiency" tools
Valve have reportedly rewritten Steam’s AI disclosure form, essentially a declaration of a game’s generative AI usage that developers and publishers must complete to sell on the platform.The new form, shared by consultant Simon Carless, now specifies that while the presence of in-game GenAI content must still be divulged, including on the game’s store page, the usage of AI-based production tools for "efficiency gains" does not require disclosure.Read more
19/01/2026
Ex-Assassin's Creed Boss Suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 Million, Alleges His 'Disguised Dismissal' Was to Avoid Severance Pay
Ex-Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté is suing Ubisoft for CAD $1.3 million in lost severance pay and damages following his shock exit from the company last year.
19/01/2026
Report: Microsoft Is Set To Launch An Xbox Cloud Gaming Ad-Tier This Year
Late last year, we heard that Microsoft had started doing internal tests for an ad-supported tier of Xbox Cloud Gaming, and while this hasn't gone live for the public yet, a new report — along with some concrete evidence from other sources — suggests that the new tier is real and will launch in the coming months.Windows Central is stating that folks will soon be able to stream their owned games without an Xbox Game Pass subscription, and that this new ad-based version of Xbox Cloud Gaming will cover that.The site mentions that it doesn't know exactly when this will arrive, but reporter Jez Corden says "I'm told it's coming this year".
19/01/2026
'Custodes Are Not Space Marines' — Games Workshop Addresses 'The Telemon in the Room' and Explains Warhammer Lore Behind New Female Miniatures
Games Workshop has published a Warhammer lore explanation for the existence of female Custodes following a new miniature range announcement on Friday.
19/01/2026
Ubisoft Keeps Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry Primal Alive on Current Gen Consoles With 60 FPS Support
Far Cry Primal, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry 3 — the 2012 instalment starring Michael Mando as Vaas Montenegro in what is arguably the best game in Ubisoft's first-person shooter series — is getting a 60fps update on current gen consoles.
19/01/2026
GTA 6 Developer Rockstar North Suffers 'Structural Damage' Following Report of Explosion
Fire services attended the offices of Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar North this morning and secured "structural damage" following a reported boiler explosion.
19/01/2026
Feature: Five Things I've Learned After Using The ROG Xbox Ally X For Eight Hours Per-Day
Let's call it a three-month review!A month later, I decided to share some updated thoughts on the device, mentioning how it had "totally changed my gaming habits" and that my Xbox Series X console hadn't really had any use since the ROG Xbox Ally X arrived.Read the full article on purexbox.com
19/01/2026
'Not Everyone' — 3 Marvel Stars Say They've Been Left Out of Avengers: Doomsday, And One is Quite a Surprise
Marvel stars Idris Elba, Wumni Mosaku, and Martin Freeman seemingly won't appear in Avengers: Doomsday, as "not everyone" from the past phase of movies is being brought back for the team-up movie.
19/01/2026
This week in PC games: a new Inkle game, a Total War alternative, a Paper Mario-like RPG and some bladesongs
What we refer to as the Maw goes by many other names in different regions, as different cultures react to its cosmic incursions.Across the channel in Normandy, generations of monks have addressed the creature as La Bête des Trous.In the United States, meanwhile they call it Friday Night at Applebee’s.
19/01/2026
Primal Season 3, Episode 2 Review
Review: Primal Season 3 continues to be at the top of its game with Episode 2, as it’s quickly become clear that the show has no interest in only giving us a zombified version of Spear walking around for the whole season.
19/01/2026
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Episode 1 Series Premiere Review
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is off to a pleasant and promising start with its series premiere, introducing viewers to a pair of sympathetic, engaging characters in Dunk and Egg, and offering enough heart and humor to keep one invested in a Game of Thrones story without dragons.
19/01/2026
AU Deals: Games That Aged Brilliantly and Finally Cost What They Should
I did not plan to fall in love with my backlog again, but here we are. This batch of deals sent me digging through games I already adore, ones I bounced off years ago, and a few I absolutely paid too much for at launch. There is something deeply satisfying about seeing time, patches, and good discounts finally align.
19/01/2026
Zootopia 2 Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Hollywood Film of All Time, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Struggles During Opening Weekend
Zootopia 2 has become the highest-grossing animated Hollywood film of all time. Meanwhile, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is struggling at the box office.
18/01/2026
Feature: 50 Backwards Compatible Xbox Games That Are 'Disc Only' In 2026
There are hundreds and hundreds of backwards compatible games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras that we can enjoy on our modern consoles, and it's ultimately one of the best initiatives Xbox has ever put together for us.That said, there are obviously some games that aren't part of the program — usually for licensing reasons above all else — as well as some games that have been delisted digitally, and therefore are now categorised as "disc only" games.Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/01/2026
The Best, Worst, and Weirdest South Park Games
From sorry snowball fights to weird game shows and hilarious RPGs, we run down the best and worst of South Park in video game form.
18/01/2026
Roundup: All Of These Games Are Reduced By 90% In January's Xbox Publisher Spotlight Sale
There are multiple sales taking place on the Xbox Store this week as usual, but arguably none more interesting than the January Publisher Spotlight Series Sale, which sees various games getting the heavy discount treatment!So, we thought we'd go through and highlight all the games reduced by 90% in the Publisher Spotlight Series Sale below, which include a few hidden gems like Steelrising — a game we gave a "Great" 8/10 to back in 2022.Read the full article on purexbox.com
18/01/2026
Seven Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late January 2026
Here's what's on the chopping block.Microsoft has revealed the next seven games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late January 2026, with all of these being highlighted as "leaving soon" on the official Xbox mobile app.Although there aren't any major AAA titles in the mix, there are still some excellent games in here — Citizen Sleeper 2 was a 2025 Game of the Year contender, and the likes of Starbound and Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders have also proved popular additions to the service.
18/01/2026
The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for walking around your home, looking for somewhere to install the home security camera you got for your birthday, and realising a) how few unused surfaces actually exist in this space and b) it was pretty stupid to ask for a home security camera when you knew full well its only purpose would be keeping an eye on the cat while you’re out.What, exactly, is she going to do, that might warrant establishing a surveillance state in your own living room?And seriously, how is there not a single inch of unused shelf?
18/01/2026
Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Star Wars Outlaws On Xbox Game Pass?
The massive Ubisoft game hits XGP.Ubisoft's recent open world epic has been live for Game Pass Ultimate players for a good few days now.So, if this is your first introduction to the Massive Entertainment title, what do you think of it so far?
17/01/2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple's Director Nia DaCosta and Star Jack O'Connell Explain the Evolution of the Infected and the Real Danger Behind the Jimmys
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is now in theaters and serves as the fourth film in the franchise that began back in 2003 with 28 Days Later. This story picks up after the events of last year's 28 Years Later, and we had the chance to speak to director Nia DaCosta and Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal actor Jack O'Connell about the evolution of the infected, the real danger behind the Jimmys, and much more.
17/01/2026
Three Far Cry Games Set To Receive 60FPS Upgrades On Xbox Next Week
Quietly confirmed by Ubisoft on social media.Anyone fancy some (hopefully free) upgrades for three Far Cry games on Xbox next week?!On Friday, the official Far Cry account on Twitter posted a cryptic image suggesting something was in the works, and now Ubisoft has confirmed that it relates to 60FPS upgrades for Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Far Cry Primal.
17/01/2026
The Top 10 Movie Sequels of All Time
The top 10 best movie sequels of all time: It's a CineFix Movie List of the best Part 2s, spin-offs, and every franchise entry and middle chapter in between!
17/01/2026
Three Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In February 2026 So Far
An early look at Feb's lineup.The headline game so far is definitely High on Life 2; this absurd-looking sequel aims to level up what High On Life's talking-gun shooter delivered back in 2022.As the above heading suggests, we have two other titles also confirmed ahead of Microsoft revealing more Game Pass additions in the coming weeks.
17/01/2026
Best New Anime to Watch (Winter Season 2026)
Highlights from the Winter 2026 anime season.
17/01/2026
Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 19-23)
Including another three Game Pass titles!Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 19-23!We've got two major releases over the next few days in 2XKO and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, along with three Xbox Game Pass titles including Resident Evil Village!
17/01/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 17-18)
How about some Star Wars Outlaws on XGP?Welcome to another weekend! With our gaming-related Christmas gifts still kicking around and Xbox Game Pass now getting into full swing for 2026, we've got plenty to be getting stuck into over the next few days.Here's what we're playing this weekend:Read the
17/01/2026
‘Lol Zero Spooked, Sorry’ – Rian Johnson Responds to Kathleen Kennedy’s Suggestions That ‘Online Negativity’ Put The Last Jedi Director Off Making More Star Wars
Rian Johnson has responded to Kathleen Kennedy’s suggestions that ‘Online Negativity’ put The Last Jedi director off making more Star Wars - ‘lol zero spooked, sorry’.
17/01/2026
How game developers worldwide are reliving Y2K Japan, from Jet Set Radio to Dance Dance Revolution
In a media landscape that seldom shies away from homages and sequels, I’ve waited a long time for the influence of childhood favourites such as Dance Dance Revolution and Space Channel 5 to pop back up.After all, plenty of Western developers have taken inspiration from Japanese role-playing games, giving us Sea of Stars, Undertale and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, to name a few.Recently, I found some really cool games by Western developers that are living the Y2K dream with me, so it was time to dive into their inspirations and compare some childhood anime with some nerds.
17/01/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
It's like they don't know how long I spent on the phone to the council booking parking permits.But know that I'm in that blessed window where I can 'accidentally' lose all the personalised mugs and t-shirts I've been given as presents over the years.This is a window that only opens once every few years, and with both hands I'm throwing 'Boyz on tour mugs' out of it.
17/01/2026
Save $400 Off the Gorgeous 32" Alienware AW3225QF 4K OLED Gaming Monitor
Alienware's best gaming monitor.
17/01/2026
Fallout Season 2 Ratings Fall Well Below Season 1 as Prime Video Ditches Binge Strategy
Fallout Season 2 ratings are down compared to the explosive debut of Season 1 – but there’s a good reason for that.
17/01/2026
This Compact $50 True HEPA Air Purifier Is an Effective Way to Keep Your Gaming PC Dust-Free
Along with all the other benefits of an air purifier, of course.
17/01/2026
Get a Brand New Ecoflow River 3 Power Station for 30% Less Than on Amazon
Sold and shipped from Ecoflow's official AliExpress storefront.
17/01/2026
Get These Powerful Sofirn High-Powered LED Flashlights for 50% Less Than Buying From Amazon
Unbeatable light output for the price.
17/01/2026
Speedy Gonzales Movie Back in Development at Warner Bros. With New Director
Speedy Gonzales is reportedly racing to the big screen with a new movie from director Jorge R. Gutiérrez.
17/01/2026
Get the Powerful Asus ROG Xbox Ally X Handheld Gaming PC for Below MSRP
Both imported and open box options are available and in stock.
16/01/2026
The Wolfbox Cordless Jump Starter and Air Compressor Drops to Just $40 on Amazon
Jump starter, tire inflator, and power bank in one.
16/01/2026
What is a Discrete GPU?
What is the difference between a discrete GPU and an Integrated GPU?
16/01/2026
5 Questions We Have For the Next 28 Years Later Movie Following The Bone Temple
Five Questions we have for the next 28 Years Later movie following The Bone Temple: Cillian Murphy is back, and we have so many questions.
16/01/2026
You Can't Invite Hotel Visitors to Move to Your Island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and We're All Bummed About It
Animal Crossing: New Horizon's big 3.0 update is now live, and with it a bustling hotel where you can decorate rooms and attract villagers from the game's massive roster of over 400 animals for a visit. But sadly, these new friends won't stay forever.
16/01/2026
Disney Pulls 14 Classic Games From PC Storefronts With No Explanation
Disney has unceremoniously pulled 14 of its licensed games off of Steam with no explanation, leaving us unable to purchase games like Disney's Hercules Action Game and Finding Nemo.
16/01/2026
When It Comes to Star Wars, There's Just One Thing We Need From Lucasfilm's New Presidents
Now that Lucasfilm has a new pair of Presidents, we explore the one fundamental change that needs to happen. Stop announcing new Star Wars movies and just make them!
16/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: Save on Audible, Cyberpunk 2077, USB Docks, and More
And score discounts on other tech, gaming, and lifestyle must-haves.
16/01/2026
The Legend of Zelda Movie to Stream Exclusively on Netflix Following Theatrical Release
Netflix has secured the exclusive streaming rights for The Legend of Zelda movie following its theatrical and home releases.
16/01/2026
Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday Teaser Strategy Is Clearly Working
The four collective teasers for Disney and Marvel's upcoming Avengers: Doomsday have already eclipsed one billion views – yes, billion with a 'b' – online.
16/01/2026
Talking Point: Xbox Series X|S Owners, How's Your Storage Looking In 2026?
Do you have any Expansion Cards?It's an annual tradition for us here at Pure Xbox to poll the community about how you've been managing your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S storage over the past twelve months, and somehow it's already time for the 2026 edition!In 2024, for example, more of you told us that your Xbox Series X and/or Xbox Series S internal storage was "91-100%" full than in 2025, but more people also bought some kind of extra storage option for their console in 2025.
16/01/2026
God of War TV Show Adds Teresa Palmer as Sif as Casting Ramps Up
Amazon’s live-action Prime Video God of War TV show is charging forward, as Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies, A Discovery of Witches) has joined its cast as Phoebe/Sif.
16/01/2026
The Best PC Speakers
If you want PC gaming sound you can feel in your gut, you'll need a set of desktop speakers. Here are our picks for the best of the best or tiny PC speakers that can fit anywhere.
16/01/2026
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Is Back for Season 2 – Here's When You Can Stream New Episodes
Everything you need to know to tune in to the new season of Frieren.
16/01/2026
MAVRIX IS Bringing Its 'Massive' Open World Downhill Biking Game To Xbox Next Thursday
"The ultimate multiplayer open world designed by Pro riders".If you're a fan of games like Riders Republic or Descenders on Xbox, you'll probably want to know about MAVRIX by Matt Jones — a little-known extreme sports game that's arriving on Xbox in early access next Thursday, January 22nd.The game features a massive multiplayer open world spanning "100 square kilometres of Downhill race tracks, huge slopestyle lines and multiple bike parks".
16/01/2026
Armed Robbers Steal $100,000 of Pokémon Card Merchandise, Hold Customers at Gunpoint
A Pokémon card store in Manhattan has become the latest target for thieves looking to steal merchandise featuring the lucrative pocket monsters — and this time, customers were held at gunpoint.
16/01/2026
Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.3.5 Patch Notes are Here Amid the Long Wait for Delayed Season 2
Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.3.5 patch notes are here as EA and Battlefield Studios work to balance jet gameplay and melee combat amid the recently delayed Season 2.
16/01/2026
'Awful' Nintendo DS Game Disney Cory in the House Now Selling for Hundreds of Dollars on eBay Amid Viral Metacritic Campaign
Disney Cory in the House, an obscure Nintendo DS game at the center of a bizarre viral campaign, is now being sold for hundreds of dollars via eBay.
16/01/2026
Don't worry about The Division, Ubisoft say as series executive producer jumps to Battlefield amid layoffs
Julian Gerighty, a long-time key cog at Massive Entertainment, has announced that he's departing the Ubisoft-owned studio after 12 years to go and work on Battlefield at EA.His departure swiftly follows Ubisoft revealing earlier this week that they're planning to lay off staff at Massive, with a voluntary redundancy process late last year reportedly having not resulted in enough departures to stave off this bloodletting.Meanwhile, the publishers have opted to take the opportunity of Gerighty's departure to reassure folks that The Division series is just fine.
16/01/2026
Resident Evil 4 Fans Should Be Well-Served By Requiem's Third-Person Action Next Month
Capcom gives first look at Leon gameplay.This week brought us another Resident Evil Requiem showcase ahead of the game's Xbox launch next month, and this latest look at the Capcom horror title focused on how its two protagonists will differ; with our first glimpse at Leon gameplay giving us some proper Resident Evil 4 vibes in the video up above.While it's true that both Grace and Leon can be played in first and third-person alike, the Leon gameplay up above focuses on third-person combat - bringing all of the pistol whips, dropkicks and stylish takedowns we'd expect from horror's favourite blonde bombshell.
16/01/2026
DLSS 4.5 does look nicer, I just wish it would explain itself better
That’s done via the Nvidia App and its DLSS Override tools, which following an update on January 14th, is tooled up with what version 4.5 promises to be tangible visual improvements.I’ve been testing it, both on this public Nvidia App release and on a pre-release beta build, and DLSS 4.5 can indeed deliver on the right settings.But it’s also more of a specialised tool than DLSS 4, and although backwards compatibility is welcome, it’s presented with an opaque naming system that has as much in common with algebra as it does with upscaling.
16/01/2026
Bethesda's Former Elder Scrolls Loremaster Reveals His Idea for The Elder Scrolls 6 Story — and How It Would Have Set Up Elder Scrolls 7
Bethesda’s former Elder Scrolls loremaster has revealed his idea for The Elder Scrolls 6 story, and how it would have set up The Elder Scrolls 7.
16/01/2026
Chris Pratt’s Screenlife Thriller Mercy Puts AI on Trial
Mercy is set in a near-future Los Angeles where justice is meted out by an AI dubbed the Mercy Program, a system Chris Pratt's detective character championed until he wakes up strapped to an execution chair. He only has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to his AI judge (played by Rebecca Ferguson) or he will be killed.
16/01/2026
The Vibrant PS5 Hyperpop Controllers Are Now Up for Preorder
Sony has dropped a new Hyperpop Collection of PlayStation 5 controllers, featuring vibrant colors called Rhythm Blue, Remix Green, and Techno Red. These are now available to preorder from PS Direct and Amazon, with a release date of March 12, 2026.
16/01/2026
LEGO The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Final Battle Is Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder LEGO The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - The Final Battle, including the price, release date, and what comes in the set.
16/01/2026
Skyrim co-lead claims The Elder Scrolls 6's helm was once promised to him, and he envisioned a plot mirroring the best Star Wars film
According to long-time Bethesda developer and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann, he was originally told he'd be leading the charge on basting the great turkey that is the The Elder Scrolls 6.That didn't end up coming to pass and, having left Bethesda back in 2023, the developer's now spilled the beans as to the sort of story he envisioned the follow-up to The Elder Scrolls 6 telling.Read more
16/01/2026
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Premiere Review
Review: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End returns with a typically beautiful and contemplative episode, one which is fine with luxuriating in the mundane details of its fantasy world and the minor squabbles of its main characters.
16/01/2026
'You Cannot Replace Han Solo, at Least Right Now' — Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy Regrets Solo: A Star Wars Story Timing
Solo: A Star Wars Story was made "too soon" after audiences had last seen the iconic Han Solo played by Harrison Ford, outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has suggested.
16/01/2026
A Week After Saying The Division 3 Was 'Shaping Up to Be a Monster,' Franchise Boss Julian Gerighty Leaves Ubisoft for Battlefield Developer DICE
Julian Gerighty, boss of The Division franchise at Ubisoft, has left the company to join Battlefield developer DICE.
16/01/2026
12 SEGA Game Gear Titles Will Be Playable In Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties On Xbox
A retro fan's paradise.We're now less than a month away from the release of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on February 12th, and ahead of launch, we've been learning about loads of retro games that'll be part of the package.The thing that's getting the most attention right now is that no less than 12 SEGA Game Gear titles will be playable inside of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Tides, including the likes of Sonic Chaos, Pac-Man and Streets of Rage.
16/01/2026
LG C5 Review
How does the LG C5 compare to Samsung’s S90F model? Is it recommended for gaming? Find out all the answers and insights about this modern OLED model right here on IGN.
16/01/2026
Magic's Lorwyn Eclipsed Precon Decks Keep Selling Out, But Are They Actually Worth Chasing?
Which Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander Deck should you get, or are they worth skipping altogether?
16/01/2026
PS5 Console and Controllers Get Bold New Colors, Now Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to buy Sony's new new Hyperpop Collection of colorful PS5 console covers and DualSense controllers.
16/01/2026
'I'm Giving You a Hard Number' — Netflix Boss Ted Sarandos Promises to Keep Warner Bros. Movies Exclusively in Theaters for 45 Days
Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, has committed to a 45-day window for theatrical movie releases once its $82.7 billion deal for Warner Bros. goes through.
16/01/2026
Poll: Ahead Of Developer Direct 2026, Which Is Your Favourite Fable Game On Xbox?
A fabled Xbox franchise.2026 is the year we finally get a new Fable game, with Xbox developer Playground Games having been hard at work on an Xbox Series X|S reboot for years now.So, with us less than a week away from seeing it in full force at Developer Direct 2026, which is your favourite Fable game so far?
16/01/2026
I love fantasy RPG Soulframe’s cosy start screen even though it could be a creepy piece of habit-forming design
I continue to have a soft spot for Soulframe, the new, sort-of-early access fantasy RPG from Warframe developers Digital Extremes, despite the fact that the lore writing is often wyrd to the point of giving me a concussion.There’s a lot of gentle craft beneath the plus-plus-ultra world-building.Soulframe is a game that often comes alive in the quieter moments.
16/01/2026
Here's Every Star Wars Movie Project Kathleen Kennedy Just Mentioned as She Departs as Lucasfilm Chief — With No Mention of That Standalone Rey Film
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has discussed a list of Star Wars projects as she exits her role as company president — though curiously there was no mention of the previously-announced standalone movie set to feature Rey Skywalker.
16/01/2026
One Of The Most Ridiculous Xbox Games We've Ever Seen Is Coming Out Next Week
It's called "I'm In Love With Your Dead Grandmother".Every Saturday, we put together a list of games coming to Xbox over the next week, and that's exactly what we've been drafting up over the past few hours — with one game in particular standing out just because of how ridiculous it is.Yes, on January 23rd, we'll be getting a game known as "I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother" on Xbox at a price of £4.19 / $4.99.
16/01/2026
Outgoing Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy Confirms No-One Is 'Interested Right Now in Exploring' a New Indiana Jones Movie, Stands by Dial of Destiny
Outgoing Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has indicated it may be some time before we see another Indiana Jones movie, saying: “I don’t think anybody is interested right now in exploring it.”
16/01/2026
Amazon's once-hailed fantasy MMO New World will vanish from servers in a year's time
Amazon’s colonial fantasy MMO New World (latterly rebranded New World: Aeternum) is no longer available for purchase as of yesterday, and will be taken offline for good from 31st July 2027, the publishers have announced.The news follows the release of the game’s final major update back in October, amid mass layoffs at Amazon.Read more
16/01/2026
Game of Thrones Star Kit Harington's Idea for a 'Broken' Jon Snow Sequel Was Reportedly Too Depressing Even for HBO
New details on the cancelation of the Game of Thrones Jon Snow sequel have emerged, with HBO reported to have found Kit Harington’s idea for it too depressing to move forward with.
16/01/2026
That Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag sea shanty deluge was just down to "technical issues", Ubisoft say
Newly come from the official Ubisoft music YouTube channel.Of a publisher suddenly turning around and saying that a sudden mass reupload of Black Flag's sea shanties was in fact just a case of behind-the-scenes issues, rather than another harbinger of a remake announcement.Read more
16/01/2026
Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Xbox Game Pass In 2026?
Is it still your primary way to play Xbox games?It's been a good few months now since Microsoft overhauled its Xbox Game Pass service, with Premium taking hold as the platform's mid-tier option whilst Ultimate got a bunch of new perks late last year, along with a hefty price bump.So, as we head into 2026, how do you feel about the subscription service and its place in the Xbox ecosystem?
16/01/2026
Amazon Has Some Brilliant Deals on Magic Booster Boxes Today, Including the Excellent Edge of Eternities Set
Amazon has discounted a slew of Magic: The Gathering booster sets today, including Edge of Eternities, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Spider-Man, and more.
16/01/2026
Veteran Composer Hans Zimmer Will Score HBO's New Harry Potter Series
HBO's new Harry Potter series will be scored by Hans Zimmer, the award-winning composer behind Interstellar, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Gladiator and countless other blockbusters.
16/01/2026
Further testing seems to confirm Monster Hunter Wilds DLC performance improvement theory, to an extent
I think we all want it to be true that the Monster Hunter Wilds’ infamously limp PC performance can be blamed upon, as was reported yesterday, an overzealous DLC checking process gumming up what might overwise be a perfectly fine-running beastfight game.All evidence suggests it genuinely is true – albeit only to varying degrees, and in the case of my own testing, nowhere near as drastically as in the originally discovered case.Read more
16/01/2026
Amazon MMO New World Has Just a Year to Live, Rust Dev Offers to Buy It
Amazon has announced that its MMO, New World, will be officially taken offline from all platforms on January 31, 2027.
16/01/2026
Amazon Drops Pokémon TCG: Phantasmal Flames ETBs to Below Market Price, and It's the Best Deal We've Seen Since Launch
Pokémon TCG: Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Boxes have seen a significant drop in market price since last year. Here's the best place to pick one up, and at the lowest price ever.
16/01/2026
'He Got Spooked' — Lucasfilm Boss Kathleen Kennedy Says The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Was Put Off Making More Star Wars Due to 'Online Negativity'
Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson "got spooked by the online negativity" while considering his future with the franchise, according to outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
16/01/2026
'This Blew Up Way Out Of Proportion' - JDM Dev Insists Forza Comment Was Just A Joke
It's racked up one million views.Back in October, we highlighted Japanese Drift Master as a "very intriguing" new racing game heading to Xbox a month later, and it's since launched to a decent 3.8/5 rating on the Xbox Store — 50% of all of its reviews are 5/5 on there.It's clearly a good game that's well worth considering, but unfortunately, the team attracted some criticism this week for a tweet that ended up going viral with one million views, in which they playfully compared the title to Forza Horizon 6.
16/01/2026
Fallout Shelter is being turned into a reality TV series by Amazon, as vault life gets Squid Gameified
Abandon your plans to run for public office.If you don't, you'll not be eligible to apply to be a contestant on the Fallout Shelter reality TV series Amazon are now working on, following the success of their other Fallout show.Stop protesting, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be locked in a set resembling a vault and subsequently have your mind messed with as you and your fellow inmates take on a bunch of challenges.
16/01/2026
Some of Resident Evil Requiem's regular zombies remember being alive
Capcom have released a new 13 minute Resident Evil Requiem gameplay showcase, with commentary from director Koshi Nakanishi.Another 20% consists of new, stealth-oriented character Grace creeping through ornate chambers in first person;There’s talk of a new crafting system, whereby Grace turns zombie blood into a vaccine to stop corpses reanimating.
16/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set Is Coming Soon, Here's Where to Pick It Up at The Best Price
From booster boxes to a new Commander Deck and Draft Night box, here's everything you can preorder from Magic's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set.
16/01/2026
LEGO Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Final Battle Set Leaks, Features Link and Zelda Fighting Ganon
LEGO's upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time set featuring Link and Zelda's climactic battle with Ganon has leaked online, alongside its pricing and release details.
16/01/2026
'It's Such a Miracle It Lasted That Long' — Fans Bid Farewell as Nintendo Deletes Animal Crossing: New Horizons Japanese Adults-Only Island
This week, Nintendo finally removed an infamous, adults only-themed island from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Existing since 2020, the suggestive fan creation was almost as old as the game, and gained much attention from Japanese streamers for its distorted, humorous world view and huge level of detail. Despite years of work being deleted, the island’s creator expressed gratitude to both Nintendo and those who have visited over the years.
16/01/2026
The Pitt Season 2, Episode 2: "8:00 A.M." Review
The Pitt’s second season is veering in a surprisingly lighthearted direction, but it’s a pivot that works in Episode 2.
16/01/2026
AliExpress Has a 500W 375Wh Adult Electric Bike for Just $231 with Free Delivery
This electric assisted bike can go up to 23mph with a range of up to 45 miles.
16/01/2026
The Samsung P9 256GB MicroSD Express Nintendo Switch 2 Memory Card Drops to $35 on Amazon
Doubles your Switch 2 storage capacity.
16/01/2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere Review
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere Review - While the pilot episode falls into a bit of the shock-and-awe trap that modern Star Trek sometimes does, it soon settles into a fun and exciting story that establishes the endearing young cast and direction of the new show.
16/01/2026
Get a Free Printer and Unlimited Ink for a Low Monthly Price with HP's All-in-One Plan
Get a $470 printer for just $12.99 per month.
16/01/2026
Score a Pair of PowerBlock Adjustable Dumbbells for Half the Cost of Bowflex SelectTech
A pair of 10-50lb dumbbells will run you $240, compared to $480 for the comparable Bowflex model.
16/01/2026
Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo Movie Script Was "Great", Says Kathleen Kennedy, “Anything’s a Possibility If Somebody’s Willing to Take a Risk”
Star Wars: The Hunt for Ben Solo Movie Script was great, says Kathleen Kennedy. “Anything’s a possibility if somebody’s willing to take a risk”.
16/01/2026
Netflix's The Rip Review
Review: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck excel in the action-thriller The Rip from Netflix, even if the film is nearly undone by an impractical script.
16/01/2026
Kathleen Kennedy Leaves Lucasfilm After 14 Years, Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan Named New Star Wars Overlords
After months of rumors, Kathleen Kennedy is officially stepping down as the President of Lucasfilm after 14 years and will be replaced by Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan, Walt Disney Studios announced Thursday.
15/01/2026
The RTX 5070 Ti GPU Might Be Discontinued, But You Can Still Get a Prebuilt Gaming PC for a Good Price
Best Buy has an RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC for $1,799.99, but for how long?
15/01/2026
Resident Evil Showcase January 2026: 5 Things We Learned
Today, Capcom is holding a Resident Evil Showcase event set to feature "brand new gameplay and news" for Resident Evil Requiem, among other things.
15/01/2026
Game of Thrones Stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington Reunite in New Trailer for Horror Film The Dreadful
Major Game of Thrones reunion alert: Lionsgate just released the first trailer of the upcoming gothic horror film The Dreadful, which stars Sophie Turner and Kit Harington.
15/01/2026
Save 50% Off the 34" Alienware Ultra-Wide OLED Gaming Monitor (Now $450, Down From $900)
The lowest price I've ever seen for a 34" OLED monitor from any store and any brand.
15/01/2026
Today’s Top Deals: JBL Bluetooth Speaker for a Steal, Major Gaming Monitor Discounts, and Cyberpunk 2077
Plus, score savings on a book box set, 3-for-$33 4K UHD movies, and more.
15/01/2026
Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Graphics Card Drops Below MSRP Today, But It Won't Last
The RTX 5070 Ti has been rumored to hit end-of-life status, the RTX 5070 could be next.
15/01/2026
Assassin's Creed Shadows Almost Had Full Ray Tracing On Xbox Series S, But Its RAM Caused Issues
"We were very short on memory".The folks over at Digital Foundry have today put out an extensive piece on the making of Assassin's Creed Shadows for Switch 2, and with Xbox Series S most closely resembling Nintendo's hybrid system, we thought we'd have a quick look for anything relevant in here — and a quote from Ubisoft gives us some interesting insight into the Series S version of the game.When discussing RTGI (ray traced global illumination) and its removal from these lower-spec versions of AC Shadows, the game's Rendering Technical Architect Nicolas Lopez said that "it was running perfectly in the world" on Series S, but the team was "very short on memory".
15/01/2026
Game of Thrones Writer George R.R. Martin Says There's No Plan if He Dies Before Completing Winds of Winter, and the Series Simply 'Won't Be Finished'
George R.R. Martin has said that if he never completes Game of Thrones sequel Winds of Winter (or the book after that), there's no plan for anyone else to step in. Instead, his Song of Ice and Fire series simply "won't be finished."
15/01/2026
Universal Fan Fest Nights Returns in 2026 With Scooby-Doo Meets Universal Monsters, One Piece, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, and Super Nintendo World Experiences
Universal Fan Fest Nights is back again at Universal Studios Hollywood beginning on April 23, and this year it will feature Scooby-Doo Meets Universal Monsters, One Piece, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, and Super Nintendo World experiences exclusive to this after-hours event.
15/01/2026
The Best Budget 3D Printer Deals Are at AliExpress (Anycubic, Flashforge, Creality From $175)
These printers ship fast and free, with full warranty and 90-day free returns.
15/01/2026
Deadhaus Sonata, From Eternal Darkness Creator Denis Dyack, Returns With New Trailer, Eyes Early 2026 Early Access Release
Deadhaus Sonata, the upcoming third-person narrative-driven action-RPG from Legacy of Kain and Eternal Darkness creator Denis Dyack where you play as the Vampire – complete with supernatural abilities and player-chosen skill progression – is ready to show itself again as it prepares to head into Early Access in early 2026.
15/01/2026
Elden Ring: Nightreign Patch 1.03.2 Buffs All the Worst Nightfarers
Elden Ring: Nightreign just got a big balance patch, and even if you're not someone who's great at parsing patch notes, you might want to tune into this one, because basically every character that's been widely regarded as terrible for months now got a big buff.
15/01/2026
Bloodborne’s 10th Anniversary Vinyl Soundtrack Is Now Available To Preorder
Bloodborne’s 10th Anniversary vinyl is officially up for preorder for $123.99. Featuring music from the base game and The Old Hunters DLC, it's set to be released on May 15, 2026.
15/01/2026
The dice are as deadly as the pixelart is lush in dungeon RPG The Fortress
Alas and alack for Lickity Split, knight hero of The Fortress, prisoner of a villainous Sorceror King.‘Twas I who named him (I wanted a pun on “Lich” and I’m fairly sure we’ve done “Lich My Balls” several times before) and ‘twas I who led him to his death a whole six rooms away from his cell...and ‘twas I who then resurrected him as a wizard and got him killed again, a mere five minutes later.
15/01/2026
The $17 Baseus 67W USB-C Charger Will Fast Charge the Most Powerful Gaming Handheld PCs
A handy accessory for the Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X, or Legion Go.
15/01/2026
Industry Season 4 Review
Review: Season 4 of HBO's Industry is its strongest season yet, full of horrifying sex, drugs, and amoral power brokering.
15/01/2026
'More DLC = More FPS' — Monster Hunter Wilds Players Ask Capcom for Answers After Theory Suggests a Backend DLC Check Is Tanking Performance
Monster Hunter Wilds fans are asking Capcom for answers after one player seemed to discover that PC performance is dictated by the number of DLCs a user has.
15/01/2026
Fallout Shelter Is Now an Amazon Reality Competition TV Series Where Contestants Live Together Inside a Vault
Amazon has announced a Fallout spinoff TV show called Fallout Shelter.
15/01/2026
Detective game makers tells us how they would murder Humpty Dumpty
Yes, it's Steam Detective Fest and murder is in the air.Until January 19th, hundreds of developers are offering discounts and demos of their murder mysteries.How would they kill Humpty Dumpty and get away with it?
15/01/2026
Monster Hunter Wilds' PC performance might stand to be improved by limiting DLC checks, but that's not necessarily a silver bullet
Capcom have tried relentlessly to improve that situation, with varying results.Cue today, and a Reddit scientist coming to the conclusion that overtly aggressive DLC checks might be a key factor in the game's woes.Another modder has subsequently put out a work to combat the issue with the checks, but they reckon fixing this problem isn't necessarily a cure-all.
15/01/2026
Seven Games Are Jam-Packed Into The First Xbox Free Play Days Of 2026
It's an EA Sports takeover!Xbox Free Play Days is back!Simply put, this week's Xbox Free Play Days is all about EA Sports titles, with seven games jam-packed into the lineup including major titles like EA Sports FC 26 and Madden NFL 26.
15/01/2026
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Nominated for (Almost) Every Game Developers Choice Award
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is once again sweeping award nominations, this time at the Game Developers Choice Awards, where it's been nominated for all but one award.
15/01/2026
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 – How its Combat Director Will Make Animations More Brutal Than Ever | IGN First
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is, after all, a series known for its brutal kill animations and intense battlefield atmosphere. We got a chance to chat with Thomas Derksen, animation director on Dawn of War 4, about how King Art Games is taking the animations for the characters in this universe that we love to the next level.
15/01/2026
New Life is Strange Game Launches This Year, Square Enix Confirms Following Leak
The next Life is Strange game will launch this year and be fully revealed next week, publisher Square Enix has confirmed.
15/01/2026
'It's Abysmal' — Game of Thrones Writer George R. R. Martin Candidly Reveals 'Worse Than Rocky' Relationship With House of the Dragon Showrunner After Rows Over Characters and Plot
Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has discussed his broken relationship with House of the Dragon showrunner Ryan Condal, which the author has candidly described as "worse than rocky" and "abysmal."
15/01/2026
Save $30 on Ninja Gaiden 4 in Best Buy's Winter Sale
As part of Best Buy’s Winter Sale, Ninja Gaiden 4 has been marked down to $39.99, $30 off its retail price of $69.99.
15/01/2026
The New Alienware Area-51 Ryzen X3D RTX 5090 Gaming PC Drops in Price Following CES 2026
If you're seeking the absolute best of the best in PC gaming performance, look no further.
15/01/2026
Two Xbox Game Studios Titles Will Compete For The Same Outstanding Visuals Award At VES 2026
Hot on the heels of taking home an award each at The Game Awards 2025, Xbox's DOOM: The Dark Ages and South of Midnight are both up for another award in 2026, right as the latter is about to launch on PS5 and Switch 2 this spring.Yep, id Software's visceral shooter and Compulsion Games' deep-south adventure have both been nominated for the 'Outstanding Visual Arts in a Real-Time Project' prize at the VES Awards 2026.VES stands for 'Visual Effects Society', covering games, movies and more, and is in its 24th iteration this year.
15/01/2026
Palestine Skating Game takes Jet Set Radio's rollerblades and spray paint to soldier-filled streets and towering concrete walls
Armed with my trusty can of spray paint, I cover the hostile soldiers in splotches of bright colour while rollerblading circles around them.I'm playing an early version of Palestine Skating Game, which offers a test of its Jet Set Radio and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater-inspired rollerblading and painting amid a stylised rendition of war-torn Gaza.Read more
15/01/2026
HBO Developing Game of Thrones Sequel Starring Arya Stark Now Jon Snow Spinoff Is Scrapped
HBO is in "very early development" on a Game of Thrones spinoff starring Arya Stark, following the collapse of a previous sequel idea that would have featured Jon Snow.
15/01/2026
'I Really Liked the Movie. I Still Do' — Warner Bros. Execs Defend Box Office Flop Joker: Folie a Deux, Insist It 'Was Too Revisionist for a Global Mainstream Audience'
The sequel to Todd Phillips’ smash hit Joker, the movie musical known as Joker: Folie a Deux, was far from the hit the original was, but some people liked it, namely Warner Bros. heads of film Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca, who stand by the 2024 box office flop despite its reception.
15/01/2026
Bethesda's Fallout Resurgence Is In Full Swing As FO4 Hits Almost 100K Daily Players On Xbox
Coming from GamesIndustry.biz (with data supplied by Alinea Analytics/Video Game Insights), the Fallout series saw "significant spikes" in sales and player numbers following the show's Season 2 premiere last month.On Xbox alone, Fallout 4 saw almost 100,000 daily players in early January, while online RPG Fallout 76 saw the biggest spike in December;when Season 2 of the show first aired.
15/01/2026
The Fallout TV Show Is Getting a Popcorn Bucket, Now Up for Preorder
Amazon is releasing a Fallout-themed popcorn bucket that arrives just in time for the Prime show's season two finale.
15/01/2026
25 Years on From Super Smash Bros. Melee, Creator Masahiro Sakurai Finally Confirms The Secret Behind How Much Damage is Healed by Food
Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Super Smash Bros., has revealed the reason why the series' food various items each heal your character by a specific amount.
15/01/2026
Before You Watch The Bone Temple, Catch Up on Who Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal Is in the New 28 Years Later Sequel
With 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple hitting theaters, audience members might be scratching their heads regarding the character known as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell). We've got the lowdown on his connection to Jimmy Savile, the real-world and highly controversial British celebrity who he's based his identity on.
15/01/2026
First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in Amazon's Tomb Raider TV Series
Amazon has revealed a first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the new Prime Video Tomb Raider series.
15/01/2026
Feature: These Are The 10 Highest-Rated Original Xbox Games Of All Time, But Do You Agree?
According to Metacritic at least.As the original Xbox prepares to turn 25 years old this November, we thought we'd take a look back at the OG Xbox era and discover which of its games were considered the absolute best of all time.To do this, we headed over to Metacritic's "Best Games on Xbox" rankings, which combine a bunch of critics' reviews for 796 original Xbox games and then rank them based on the average score they received.
15/01/2026
Norman Osborn Will Mentor the Spider-Man Family in Spider-Versity
Once Spider-Man's greatest enemy, a reformed Norman Osborn will take on a new role as mentor to a younger generation of heroes in Spider-Versity.
15/01/2026
Games Workshop Reveals Best-Selling Warhammer 40,000 Army Set of All-Time, Reinforcing Just How Popular This Space Marine Chapter Truly Is
Games Workshop has confirmed that a recently released Warhammer 40,000 army box set a sales record for the company, reinforcing this Space Marine chapter as among the most popular in the setting.
15/01/2026
The Elder Scrolls Online's smaller expansions are "not in any way" a result of last year's layoffs
In 2025, as part of sweeping cuts made across all their businesses, Microsoft laid off a significant chunk of Zenimax Online Studios.They did this despite CEO Satya Nadella later calling the year one of "record performance", with revenue up 15% and hitting $281.7 billion.So, last week, when Zenimax Online Studios revealed it was moving from releasing major expansions every 12 - 18 months to smaller, more frequent updates every three months, it looked very much like the team could no longer manage those big releases.
15/01/2026
Four New Games Added To Retro Classics On Xbox Game Pass In January 2026
Three Activision classics, one 90s Sierra title.We have our first Xbox Retro Classics games of the new year!Four titles have been added to the library here in January 2026, including three old school games straight from Activision's '80s catalogue.
15/01/2026
007: First Light gets updated system requirements, with IOI’s apologies
Young'un James Bond game 007: First Light has had a little redo of its PC system requirements, after "an internal miscommunication" – according to developers IO Interactive – led to last week’s specs reveal containing some whoopsies."We’re sorry for the confusion this caused and appreciate everyone who brought it to our attention", sayeth the company’s tXeet.Read more
15/01/2026
Lord of the Rings Trilogy Re-Release Already Earned $5 Million in Domestic Presales
The Lord of the Rings has already earned more than $5 million in ticket pre-sales ahead of the trilogy's new theatrical re-release this weekend.
15/01/2026
Ecco The Dolphin Creator Confirms Multiple Games in Development, Says 'Ecco Has Always Been More Than a Game About a Dolphin'
It's official: "several" new Ecco the Dolphin games are in development.
15/01/2026
"The industry is trending away from crunch": Ubisoft, Naughty Dog and Remedy devs discuss the origins of overwork
LinkedIn today is a terrible den of web3+ grifters, obsolete CVs, frog-boiling pressure to buy a subscription, and scurrilous journalists hunting for leaks in job listings.For example, there’s a discussion underway between various senior developers, including current and former staff of Remedy, Ubisoft and Naughty Dog, about the causes of crunch, aka ruinous overwork.The emphasis is on crunch as a structural phenomenon.
15/01/2026
Who Ends the World? Fallout Season 2 Just Got a Lot More Interesting With Episode 5 — and Fans Have Plenty of Theories About What It All Means
Fallout Season 2 Episode 5 contained a number of revelations for the ongoing storyline of Amazon’s adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video games — some of which have ramifications for what we understand of the overarching Fallout lore. And, as you’d expect, fans have a number of theories about what it all means.
15/01/2026
'There is Interest' — Fan-Favorite Buffy The Vampire Slayer Actor Teases New Sunnydale Series Return
Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor James Marsters has said there's been "interest" in him reprising his iconic role as Spike in the upcoming Hulu continuation series Buffy: New Sunnydale.
15/01/2026
Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War Players Warn Of Ongoing Issue With The Xbox PC Version
Warner Bros. says the "appropriate teams" are aware.Yesterday, we reported how Xbox had teamed up with Kojima Productions and 505 Games to fix a long-reported game save issue with the Xbox PC version of Death Stranding Director's Cut, and now we've unfortunately got another example to bring to your attention.Thanks to Pure Xbox member OskarRex, we were made aware of a similar situation for the Xbox PC and PC Game Pass title Middle-earth: Shadow of War, which has been receiving reports for months now about lost progress.
15/01/2026
Bully Online shoved into a shutdown locker, as the modders behind it say that's "not something we wanted"
A group of modders who got multiplayer servers running for Rockstar's schoolyard mischief simulator Bully late last year have suddenly pulled all traces of their creation offline.The project's been shutdown about a month after release, and thus far its creators haven't offered an explanation as to why, beyond emphasising that this outcome wasn't what they hoped would happen.Read more
15/01/2026
Bully Online Mod Creators Insist Shutting the Project Down 'Was Not Something We Wanted'
Cast your mind back to the end of last year, and you may remember we reported that a group of volunteer modders had united to develop an online mode for Rockstar's Bully (also known as Canis Canem Edit in some parts of the world). Fast-forward just a few short months later, however, and now the Bully online project is "shutting down forever."
15/01/2026
'I Cracked The Code' — After Avengers: Doomsday Directors Suggested Recent Trailers Contained Hidden Clues, One Fan's 'Timestamp Theory' is Gaining Traction
Days after Avengers: Doomsday's directors issued a cryptic tease regarding the movie's recent teasers, one fan believes they've "cracked the code" hidden in their countdown clocks.
15/01/2026
Forza Horizon 5 PS5 Sales Beat Sony's Biggest 2025 Exclusive In Europe, Other Xbox Games Make Top 20
The PlayStation 2025 charts are in.Sony has this week revealed the top 20 best-selling PS5 games digitally throughout 2025, and Microsoft has a large presence on the list — with Black Ops 7, Black Ops 6, Forza Horizon 5, Oblivion Remastered and more making the cut.Forza Horizon 5 is perhaps the most impressive performer here;
15/01/2026
Sega's beautiful singing boy Ecco the Dolphin is getting a new game from the original creator, with a countdown underway
No longer: this year shall be the year of Ecco.Developers A&R Atelier – whose members include the character’s original creator, Ed Annunziata – have declared that they are working on “several” new Ecco things, including a videogame.If we can have a year of Luigi and a year of Shadow, we can have a year of Ecco.
15/01/2026
Hopetown studio Longdue confirm original narrative lead on Disco Elysium-esque RPG's exit, but say its opening is now playable
Over the past couple of years, a number of new studios have loudly hoovered up various ex-Disco Elysium devs following internal conflict at ZA/UM, and announced games that aim to rebottle the RPG's lightning.One such studio is Londgue, who recently told me their partially-crowdfunded RPG called Hopetown now has a playable intro, despite quietly switching narrative leads last year.Read more
15/01/2026
Terraria 1.4.5 Finally Gets a Release Date — Here Are All the Upcoming Features
Terraria 1.4.5 has a locked in release date. Here are all the upcoming features.
15/01/2026
James Cameron Says He Must Find a Cheaper Way to Produce the Avatar Movies in Order to Continue With Avatar 4 and 5
Avatar writer and director James Cameron has discussed the possibility of moving forward with Avatar 4 and 5 following the release of the third film, Fire and Ash, saying he must find a cheaper way to produce the movies in order to continue.
15/01/2026
The Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake sea shanty siren song grows even more deafening, as Ubisoft reupload a bunch of sailing tunes
We're all bound over to Ubisoft's official music YouTube channel!Oh, this is where a bunch of the original Black Flag's sea shanties have just been reuploaded, potentially providing yet another hint that we're all soon bound to be playing that long-rumoured remake of the pirassassin adventure!Read more
15/01/2026
Amazon Just Discounted Magic’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set to Its Lowest Price Ever
Get packs of Magic: The Gathering's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set for less than $5 each when you buy a box through Amazon.
15/01/2026
AU Deals: Today's Game Bargains Are How Backlogs Get Out Of Control
These discounts are not subtle. They are the kind that turn sensible adults into backlog hoarders with the confidence of someone who absolutely will find the time later.
15/01/2026
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks 'Alright, Alright, Alright' to Combat AI Misuse
Matthew McConaughey has heard his iconic “alright, alright, alright” catchphrase repeated back to him since it first left his lips in 1993, and a recent trademark filing from the actor will help ensure AI doesn’t steal any of his thunder.
14/01/2026
Mirror's Edge's iconic art style? Yeah, turns out it was sort of an accident
It's kind of baffling how Mirror's Edge came out almost two full decades ago, and there's hardly a whisper of a game that's managed to match its art direction.The thing is just too clean, too specific, there's a purpose to every detail.It feels like the future distilled into digital form, though no one really followed suit in the years since, opting for drab, lifeless realism instead.
14/01/2026
Oh My Goodness You Can Jump, Strafe, and Walk Backwards in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Now
Attention Everyone: Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a jump button now! You can also walk backwards, and sideways!!! Why am I freaking out over this? Look. This is almost as exciting as when we all learned New Horizons would give us the ability to sit down on the ground.
14/01/2026
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Beginning of a New Era Will Get a One-Day-Only North American Theater Release
Umamusume: Pretty Derby's anime film spinoff, Beginning of a New Era, released in theaters in Japan way back in May 2024. And now, it's coming to the U.S. for a one-night-only theatrical release on February 27, 2026.
14/01/2026
Disney+ Announces First Streaming Bundle Deal of 2026
Save a couple of bucks on a month of Disney+ and Hulu.
14/01/2026
Point-and-click adventure game filled with "ah yeah, them" British actors Earth Must Die is out later this month
Anyone order a point-and-click adventure puzzle game for later this month featuring a cast of British actors that'll make you go "oh, right, them!" when you Google them?Well, someone must have, because Earth Must Die, the next game from Lair of the Clockwork God developer Size Five Games, now has a release date. Read more
14/01/2026
God of War Show Finds Its Kratos in Ragnarok Alum Ryan Hurst
Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television have announced their upcoming Prime Video God of War show has cast God of War Ragnarok veteran Ryan Hurst to play Kratos.
14/01/2026
Best Deals Today: PS5 Controllers, a Budget Gaming TV, and Star Wars Figures on Sale
Big savings on video games, essential accessories, and 4K UHD movies, too.
14/01/2026
Feature: I've Never Played Final Fantasy 7 Before, But I'm Liking The Remake On Xbox So Far
The Play Anywhere functionality is amazing as well.With so many games on the market, it's not uncommon for people to accidentally gloss over some absolute classics over the years, and one of those for me is Final Fantasy 7.Yes, I know you can still play the original on Xbox these days, and perhaps at some point I'll get around to it, but with the Final Fantasy 7 Remake on the horizon, I thought this provided a good opportunity to check out the demo ahead of the full game's Xbox release on January 22nd.
14/01/2026
Hytale Early Access Review So Far
There really isn't a better way to describe it other than it's basically Minecraft 2.
14/01/2026
Paramount+ Is Increasing Prices Right Before Its UFC Streaming Debut
Last chance to grab an annual subscription for cheap.
14/01/2026
What's next for GOG? Publishing games, maybe, but its new owner isn't in any rush
Right at the end of last year, Cyberpunk and Witcher developer CD Projekt Red sold off its game distribution company to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński (who is also the co-founder of CD Projekt itself, so, go figure).With this sort of new owner, the plan is generally to stick to what it knows best, i.e. sprucing up old games and making sure any game on the platform is DRM-free.But in a new interview, Kiciński also shared his interest in the platform doing some publishing.
14/01/2026
'The Whole Fallout Thing Is a Mystery to Me' — Ron Perlman Jokes He Was Paid '$40 and a Sandwich' to Record Iconic 'War Never Changes' Intro for Fallout 1
Hellboy star Ron Perlman has expressed his bemusement at the Fallout franchise and his legendary status within it as narrator of all the video games, joking he was paid "$40 and a sandwich" to record his iconic “war never changes” line for Fallout 1.
14/01/2026
Xbox Updates 'Safer Gaming' Principles In Partnership With Nintendo & PlayStation
"We’ve partnered behind the scenes".All the way back in late 2020, Xbox announced that it was partnering with Sony (PlayStation) and Nintendo to work on a "shared commitment to safer gaming", and that relationship still continues over five years later.Today, an updated set of safer gaming principles has been revealed by Xbox, separated into three categories of "Prevention", "Partnership" and "Responsibility".
14/01/2026
Star Wars: What Happens When Kylo Ren Meets Darth Vader?
What happens when Kylo Ren meets his grandfather, Darth Vader? Find out in our full breakdown of the finale to Star Wars: Legacy of Vader.
14/01/2026
The Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 5080 Gaming PC with 16GB of DDR5 RAM Drops to $2,280
Prices on prebuilts are expected to go up later this year.
14/01/2026
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Big 3.0 Update Just Dropped a Day Early
Good morning, everyone! If you, like me, popped open Animal Crossing: New Horizons before work today for a stroll around your island, you were greeted with a pleasant surprise: the 3.0 update just dropped a day early, and the Hotel is officially open for business, along with a number of other new features.
14/01/2026
As if making the System Shock remake wasn't tough enough, someone apparently called the FBI on Nightdive during development
It is not news to anyone that Nightdive Studios' System Shock remake took a while to make.The remake started development in 2015, with a successful Kickstarter project held for it the following year.After a few engine changes and attempts at making the thing, it finally released back in 2023, a good eight years after development had started.
14/01/2026
Rockstar launch official roleplay mods store where you can spend $67 to turn GTA into Euro Truck Simulator 2
Rockstar-partnered GTA roleplaying server operatorsCfx.re - the folks behind FiveM and RedM - have launched the Cfx Marketplace, a store where you can buy a bunch of GTA roleplaying mods, some of which are free and some of which seem pretty damn expensive.Read more
14/01/2026
Nintendo DS Disney Tie-in Looks Set to Dethrone Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as Metacritic's Best User-Rated Game of All Time
Disney Cory in the House, a 2008 tie-in game for Nintendo DS, looks set to be crowned the best game of all time on Metacritic in the near future — by user ratings, at least.
14/01/2026
Euphoria Season 3 Finally Gets a Wild Official Trailer and a Release Date, So Mark Your Calendars
So we finally know what Sam Levinson has been up to all this time… kind of. The official trailer for the long-awaited third season of Euphoria is finally here, and believe it or not, it looks like fun — or at least chaos. One of the two for sure.
14/01/2026
Anime Fighting Simulator: Endless Codes (January 2026)
We've got the latest codes here for Anime Fighting Simulator: Endless on Roblox, giving you free rewards, including free Yen and Chikara.
14/01/2026
Playing Hytale on the Steam Deck takes some classic PC spannering, but the effort is rewarded
Right up until its early access release, Hytale’s chances of Steam Deck-enabled portability were anyone’s guess.Even the blocky sandbox’s developers Hypixel seemed unsure, announcing a SteamOS-friendly native Linux version (good!) but forgoing an actual Steam release (less good!) and warning Deck owners of Hytale’s absent controller support (definitely not good!).The device itself provides all the tools you need to get Hytale up, running, and playable, and while the process is hardly a one-click install, the fruit of your toils is a game that Valve’s handheld PC can happily keep going for hours.
14/01/2026
I have no idea what you do in Hypnos, but its cosmic horror, megastructure world looks so pretty I'm not bothered
A position I take that is quite hard to explain in any way that is actually helpful is that for a game to catch someone's attention it must have aesthetic sensibilities that no other game has.To truly get someone's attention anyway, enough marketing budget can undo that, but for an indie game, a vibe (mysterious, unquantifiable) that I haven't felt before will pull me in quicker than listing off genre conventions it follows.This is how Hypnos, a first-person adventure and exploration game "set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream," got me to pay attention.
14/01/2026
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland to Expand Its Timeline to Include the Original Trilogy Era, Complete With Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia Organa, and More
On April 29, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland will expand its timeline to include the original trilogy era, complete with appearances by Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa. Furthermore, musical selections from John Williams' iconic Star Wars film scores will also be playing throughout the land.
14/01/2026
The Wolfbox Mega Flow 100 Is the Best Cordless Electric Air Duster Under $50
Say goodbye to buying air canisters in bulk.
14/01/2026
Feature: If Forza Horizon 6's Leaked Launch Date Is Real, Xbox's 2026 Schedule Is Shaping Up Very Nicely
A festival of games.Well, after plenty of rumour and hearsay suggesting that Forza Horizon 6 could be a first half of 2026 title, a new leak has narrowed that down to May, and if this date is real — as multiple sources suggest — Xbox's release schedule for next year could be very tasty indeed.<related ids="196211">Read the full article on purexbox.com
14/01/2026
The Elder Scrolls 6 in the Summerset Isles would be cool, or so recently unearthed Daggerfall-era dev D&D notes have convinced me
As someone who admittedly struggles to feel at home whenever I try to go back and play the older Elder Scrolls entries, I'm surprised how fun I've found reading through some notes from a D&D game some devs on the series played around the time of Daggerfall's development.Said notes have just been made public following the recent death of Julian LeFay, a key figure in the early days of Bethesda, who hosted this freshly unearthed campaign and another more well-known one.Read more
14/01/2026
The Beats Studio Pro Noise Canceling Headphones Drops to Just $95 at Woot
Factory refurbished model with a 1 year warranty.
14/01/2026
Xbox Partners With Kojima To Fix Major Save Bug In Death Stranding Director's Cut
It had been plaguing the Xbox PC version.We've been absolutely loving Death Stranding Director's Cut ever since it landed on Xbox Series X and Series S in late 2024, but there's been a major bug that's been plaguing the Xbox PC / Play Anywhere version for ages now.Basically, if you played the PC version for anything longer than around 30-60 minutes, there was a chance it would stop recording your progress.
14/01/2026
Josh Safdie Confirms Robert Pattinson Has Secret Cameo in Marty Supreme — Watch It Now
One of your favorite actors has a secret cameo in one of the biggest movies of 2025, Marty Supreme. He’s one of our favorite actors too: none other than Robert Pattinson.
14/01/2026
Lord of the Rings Movie Re-Releases Include New Introductions With Peter Jackson, and Anecdotes Including the One Where Viggo Mortensen Had to Hide a Black Eye
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has filmed new introductions for each movie in the trilogy, featuring reflections and anecdotes on filming.
14/01/2026
2026 Is Going to Suck for PC Gaming
PC gaming seems like it'll be extra expensive this year.
14/01/2026
Games Workshop's AI Ban Makes Perfect Sense When You Consider Warhammer 40,000 Lore
Games Workshop's AI ban makes perfect sense when you consider Warhammer 40,000 lore.
14/01/2026
Forza Horizon 6's release date might have raced onto the streets faster than planned, thanks to an ad
It's Forza Horizon 6's release date arriving ahead of schedule, assuming a pop-up ad allegedly spotted in Forza Horizon 5 is the genuine article.If that's the case, then the open-world racing series' trip to Japan is booked to arrive in May this year.Read more
14/01/2026
Building a Better Hijack: Going From Planes to Trains in Season 2 of the Idris Elba Show
Building a better Hijack: How Apple TV's Idris Elba hit went from planes to trains in Season 2.
14/01/2026
Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick accuses Embracer of secretly organising a lawsuit against him and Microsoft
I’m going to keep this one as succinct as possible, because every word is causing me psychic damage.Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has alleged that an ongoing lawsuit accusing him of rushing Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard to avoid the fallout from company-wide sexual misconduct allegations was, in fact, secretly orchestrated by noted layoff manufacturer Embracer Group to boost sales of Embracer’s own games.Read more
14/01/2026
Xbox Might Have Just Revealed Forza Horizon 6's Release Date
Via an in-game FH5 message.According to the pop-up that was shared by Xbox Infinite on social media, Forza Horizon 6 has a release date of May 19th, 2026.The same message mentions that the Premium and Premium Upgrade editions will include multiple benefits such as VIP Membership, a Car Pass, two expansions and early access from May 15th.
14/01/2026
Star Wars Genesis Creator Explains Why Viral Starfield Mod Is 'Never' Coming To Xbox
Over the past few days, you may have heard about a Starfield mod called Star Wars Genesis — it's been going viral and getting a lot of traction on the likes of YouTube — and unfortunately the official line is that it's not coming to Xbox.Star Wars Genesis is actually described as a "Star Wars modlist", which means it's not just a single mod for the game, but rather a vast collection of them.The list is managed by its creator, but the individual mods and features come from all sorts of sources.
14/01/2026
Feature: 10 New Xbox Indie Games That Should Be On Your Radar In January 2026
A few notable releases we wanted to highlight!We're halfway into January already, but with the new releases starting to ramp up on Xbox over the final few weeks, we thought we'd bring back our monthly indie games feature and highlight some of the most intriguing new titles!There's plenty of interesting stuff here, including the day one release of MIO: Memories in Orbit on Xbox Game Pass, along with the likes of Escape from Ever After and Cassette Boy that have been getting a fair bit of hype.
14/01/2026
Anthem could be revived as a trad BioWare singleplayer RPG for $10 million, says former Dragon Age producer
BioWare’s misbegotten mech-me-do Anthem died this week after EA pulled the official servers.I was an actual freelancer when Anthem came out in 2019, and I didn’t get no mech suit.In one of his many tell-all videos, former Anthem executive producer and Dragon Age/Mass Effect kingpin Mark Darrah has outlined a plan for bringing Anthem back as a single-player RPG, with a “conservative” budget of $10 million.
14/01/2026
Hytale Set For Eventual Xbox Release As Game Racks Up Millions Of Players On Day One
Over 10 years ago, the team behind the popular Minecraft multiplayer server known as "Hypixel" decided to embark on creating their own Minecraft-style game called Hytale, but after multiple years of delays, the game was officially cancelled in June 2025.Then, miraculously, the game's original co-founder purchased the IP from Riot Games, re-hired a bunch of developers, and planned Hytale's early access launch for January 13th of 2026.That launch obviously happened yesterday, and it seems to have been a ridiculous success — it's been suggested that Hytale had a concurrent player count of almost 3 million at one point, and it was also the most-watched game on Twitch (for a period), with 420,000 people tuning into streams of it.
14/01/2026
Games Workshop ban staff from using genAI in Warhammer, saying they're not “excited about it yet”
Games Workshop have banned their employees from using generative AI tools to create or design Warhammer stuff, because their senior management don’t consider the technology very “exciting”.Their CEO also seems irked about software companies shoving generative AI into every new device or system update, whether it’s desired or not.The tech-priests are coming for your candy ass, ChatGPT!
14/01/2026
Valve stress again that there'll be more Steam Machine Verified games than Steam Deck ones, with "fewer constraints" in their testing programme
Regardless of whether you've laid hands on the plastic contours of a Steam Deck, you’ve probably seen the Steam Deck Verified programme in action: badges of honour (or of 'Unsupported' disgrace) on a game’s Steam store page, reflecting how well it runs and plays on the portable PC per Valve’s in-house testing.The programme is being expanded to include the upcoming Steam Machine too, and is set to bestow a lot more games with Steam Machine Verified status, given what a Valve designer calls "fewer restraints" in their judging criteria.Read more
14/01/2026
Hytale's first hotfix targets crash-inducing hairdos and buckets, as its devs outline update plans for the next few months
A first round of hotfixes has arrived for Hytale, following the Minecrafty sandboxer's arrival in early access form yesterday.Developers Hypixel have also offered some insight into which aspects of it they're planning to prioritise working on in the coming months.Read more
14/01/2026
Xbox Legend Major Nelson Announces He's Been Laid Off From Unity
We've spoken about Major Nelson many times here at Pure Xbox — he's known for having been the face of Xbox marketing for over two decades until he left Microsoft in 2023, while also working on tons of other features at Xbox over the years including achievements, Party Chat, cloud saves, in-game messaging and a whole lot more.Following his departure from Xbox a couple of years ago, Major Nelson (real name Larry Hryb) revealed in early 2024 that he was joining the community team at Unity, specifically as a "director of community and advocacy".Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/01/2026
Talking Point: As Xbox Celebrates 25 Years, What's Your First Ever Xbox Memory?
Have you been a fan since 2001?!2026 promises to be a year of celebration for Xbox, at least in terms of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the original Xbox console, which first released all the way back on November 15th of 2001.With that in mind, we're keen to know about your very first ever Xbox memory!
13/01/2026
Control Resonant 'Isn't A Safe Sequel' And Will Be Remedy's 'Most Ambitious Game' On Xbox
"We wanted to challenge ourselves".Since Control dropped in 2019, most fans have been eager to see what a bigger and better sequel might look like - and with Control Resonant now announced as the team's follow-up for a 2026 launch, Remedy is starting to build hype and set expectations for its next game after the excellent Alan Wake 2.The Finnish studio says Resonant "is not a safe sequel" and is ultimately "the biggest and most ambitious game we’ve ever made".
13/01/2026
ARC Raiders Is Handing Out A Free Gift On Xbox To Celebrate Huge Sales & Player Numbers
The ARC Raiders team is handing out a DLC freebie on Xbox right now as a result of some massive new player numbers and sales milestones for the title, but you've got to be quick to claim it.Anyone who logs into ARC Raiders before 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT / Midnight CET today, January 13th, will be eligible to claim the Gilded Pickaxe Raider Tool.The DLC freebie should be available straight away, as long as you hop in before this time.
13/01/2026
Hytale's out now and its devs are advising those suffering download issues or errors to keep plugging away
"We are already working on a patch for bugs and crashes," it reads.We are working on any auth issues.Hytale's early access went live a short time ago as I write this.
13/01/2026
Shush, Helldivers 2's Redacted Regiment warbond is all about being sneakily stealthy and silently suppressed
It's dubbed Redacted Regiment and it's all about looking stealthy in a tactical fashion.As opposed to simply trying to hide in a corner because you're a coward, as I've unashamedly done numerous times while serving Super Earth.Read more
13/01/2026
Call Of Duty On Switch 2 Looks Imminent As 'Nintendo' Files Appear In COD App
Last month, we heard from Xbox reporter Jez Corden that Microsoft's Call of Duty series would soon move over to Nintendo platforms, and over the last few days, some evidence has cropped up to suggest that COD on Switch 2 is imminent.The code also shows 'na' for Nintendo Account underneath 'xbl' for Xbox Live and 'psn' for PlayStation Network.Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/01/2026
“Lore should not be a strict set of rules," says Hytale developer in a tribute to player "archaeology"
In development for over a decade, it’s a bid to “redefine the block-game genre” that features procedurally generated biomes and RPG-style dungeon delving.Unlike the earliest instalments of Minecraft, it will also ship with some pretty fleshed-out lore.Read more
13/01/2026
Fallout: London hasn't developed into a Fallout 4-esque hub of new quest and expansion mods so far, and its lead has theories why
A bunch of people, or so was the hope of Fallout: London developers Team FOLON when they released their total conversion of Fallout 4 back in 2024.So far, there've been plenty of tweaks and smaller scale additions to the mod's version of the post-apocalyptic English capital, but no new quests or world expansions of note.Things playing out that way to this point - despite Team FOLON having been very open in encouraging other modders to have a go at making such creations - is something Fallout: London project lead Dean 'Prilladog' Carter's clearly aware of, and he's offered a few theories as to why it might be the case.
13/01/2026
Xbox Drops Multiple Games To Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In New Publisher Spotlight Sale
We've got a couple of new sales that have just gone live on the Xbox Store today, and one in particular has dropped a bunch of games to their lowest price ever — the newest Publisher Spotlight Series Sale.This sale is made up of games from Nacon, Microids, Wired Productions, Daedalic Entertainment and E-Home, and some of the titles that have been discounted more than ever include Hell is Us, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Steelrising, Aaero 2 and Gori: Cuddly Carnage.Read the full article on purexbox.com
13/01/2026
Arc Raiders studio want future Expeditions to be less about fat stacks and FOMO
In return, you’ll get tiered rewards such as faster progression, bonus skill points and a larger stash.Participation in Expedition is split across various stages with different completion requirements – the final leg of the first one saw players amassing non-specific items worth hundreds of thousands of coins.Developers Embark say just over a million people took part in the first Expedition – Arc Raiders has sold around 12 million copies to date – with "something close to about 35% or 40%” of those players bagging the full set of Expedition skill points, in the words of design director Virgil Watkins.
13/01/2026
Having asked Division devs to lay themselves off, Ubisoft are now cutting 55 jobs at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm
Ubisoft expect to lay off 55 people across Tom Clancy's The Division developers Massive in Malmö, Sweden and cloud computing studio Ubisoft Stockholm, as part of wider cost-cutting.Reportedly, the job-lossenings are necessary because not enough workers have participated in an earlier voluntary redundancy scheme at Massive.Read more
13/01/2026
Fable Creator's 'Masters of Albion' Gets Official Release Date, But It's PC-Only At Launch
April's Albion.After missing its original 2025 release window, Peter Molyneux's 22cans studio has announced the official release date for Masters of Albion; on PC at least.The Fable creator's upcoming god game arrives for the platform on April 22nd, 2026 (at 6pm UK time, to be precise), with a console release hopefully to follow soon after.
13/01/2026
"AI is bad, game will be deleted" concludes developer behind sloppy Steam card battler, before setting the self-destruct timer
"AI is bad, game will be deleted 30.1" reads the headline of the latest a Steam update post about Hardest, a rock-paper-scissors-themed roguelike card battler which includes AI-generated assets."AI is evil, and game will be deleted 30.1" adds the sub-heading of that same update post, just in case the first line didn't make the situation clear enough.Read more
13/01/2026
Xbox Gives Refunds For Red Dead Redemption Following Recent Upgrade Issues
If you bought it unnecessarily, you might be getting that money back!Back at the start of December, Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S officially started rolling out, but owners of the Xbox 360 version immediately reported issues with getting access to it.This continued for quite a while, and it led to some people simply buying the new version despite owning the original one, fearing that it was the only way they'd be able to play it.
13/01/2026
Fired GTA 6 devs suffer setback in legal fight against Rockstar as UK court denies request for interim relief
GTA 6 developers fired by Rockstar last year on the charge of leaking information about the upcoming game have been denied interim relief, as they and their allies at the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain begin their legal case against the company for alleged union-busting. Read more
13/01/2026
Mama's Sleeping Angels is a Lethal Company-esque, dream-exploration, Y2K smorgasbord for the zillenialpha generations
Isn't it funny that we don't have a definitive reason as to why we dream?This feels like the central question at the heart of Mama's Sleeping Angels, an upcoming Lethal Company-esque procedurally generated dream-exploration game where you're having a sleepover with friends and must feed a goddess within her dream. Read more
12/01/2026
Big Hops, out today, is as delightful to play as it is to look at
It feels quite fitting that a game like Big Hops released today, the day after Awesome Games Done Quick wrapped up, because this thing feels like it has a guaranteed spot in Summer Games Done Quick already.It helps that the platformer feels so good in motion, too.
12/01/2026
Here's a taste of what Arc Raiders would look like in first-person, though you're too late to try it yourself
There is a strange deliciousness in experiencing a game from a perspective that it does not otherwise allow.Sure, things don't always look right, there's just this opportunity to rethink how you view a particular world.Recently, it appears that someone playing Arc Raiders got to do just that, by switching it into a first-person shooting mode as opposed to its usual third-person camera, all thanks to an accident.
12/01/2026
Rumour: Ninja Theory's 'Project: Mara' Was Just A Concept, Hellblade 3 Could Be Their Next Game
"From what I understand, the next game is Hellblade 3".On very rare occasions over the past few years, we've heard from Xbox studio Ninja Theory about something called "Project: Mara", which was first announced all the way back in 2020 as a "new in-development experimental title that explores new ways of storytelling".<related ids="109677">Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/01/2026
Restore mysterious cassette tapes from a missing, occultish musician in the very Her Story like Imprinted
What's the genre called for games that recreate a desktop PC interface?There's gotta be a name right, there's enough games to justify it, but PC game is kind of already taken as a term.In any case, while we ponder over that question, let's look at an upcoming addition to that genre, Imprinted, a horror game where you are tasked with restoring mysterious, damaged cassette tapes.
12/01/2026
Detectives detect detectively in the demo of moody noir sleuth sim Obsidian Moon
A collection of numbers and letters designed to provide early access to the demo of a detective game.It was a hot tip from a public relations person on behalf of developers Lost Cabinet Games.That wasn’t suspicious.
12/01/2026
You can eat rats and unicorns in lip-smacking autobattler Dunderbeck, and I absolutely refuse to play the demo
You cannot pet the dog in Dunderbeck, but you can assuredly eat the unicorn.Alternatively, you can chuck the dead unicorn into the mincers on the left and combine the resulting horny horsemeat with other sources of...I refuse to play Dunderbeck’s demo.
12/01/2026
Feature: Xbox Game Pass Players Are Getting A Fantastic Survival Horror Experience Next Week
While RE's recent run has mostly been filled with remakes that fall into one of these categories, Resident Evil Village is an original experience that straddles the line very well.I loved it back in 2021, and it's about to arrive on Xbox Game Pass very soon.Yep, Village makes its Game Pass debut next week, and it's on both XGP Premium and Ultimate.
12/01/2026
Ah yes, a Palworld card game is on the way, can't think of any other creature collector that has one of those
Once again it appears that Pocketpair appears to be going after a bit of Pokemon's pie, this time of the card game variety.Where the latter's started life as a physical medium, the former's attempt at such a thing, literally just called Palworld Official Card Game, announced today, looks to be of the digital-only variety, though what there is to learn about it is a touch slim overall. Read more
12/01/2026
Peter Molyneux's final game Masters of Albion will release in April - "it's the culmination of my life’s work"
They’ve also pumped out a new trailer, rich in accents, exploding barrels and stone circles.But it’s a Molyneux joint - his last game before retirement, allegedly - so instead, I’m looking at it with a mixture of sadness and suspicion.Read more
12/01/2026
GOG's new owner will stick to its revamped classic and zero-DRM guns, but does think lessons lie in Steam's overstuffed embrace
Just before the calendar ticked over to 2026, Witcher and Cyberpunk makers CD Projekt revealed that they'd sold off their PC storefront - GOG.In a deal worth 90.7 million Polish zloty (about £18.6 million / $25 million), original CD Projekt and GOG co-founder Michał Kiciński bought the storefront and has now offered some words about his vision for its future in a Steam-dominated market.Read more
12/01/2026
This New RPG Is Heavily Inspired By Paper Mario, And It's Releasing On Xbox Next Week
"The gameplay feels like a classic Paper Mario game".A game that almost certainly will have gone under the radar for most Xbox fans is Escape from Ever After, but if you like Paper Mario, it's one you'll definitely want to look out for when it releases on Xbox next week.This game is specifically described by its creators as being "a genre-bending RPG inspired by the classic Paper Mario games", and it certainly resembles the classic Nintendo series in the trailer you see above and screenshots below.
12/01/2026
Ubisoft Seemingly Preparing 'The Division: Definitive Edition' Ahead Of 10-Year Anniversary
Billboard spotted.Last month, Ubisoft dropped a surprise 60FPS patch for 2016's The Division on PS5, with the game already being boosted to 60 frames per second on Xbox years ago thanks to FPS Boost.As shared by our friends at Push Square, a leaked advert showing off 'The Division: Definitive Edition' has appeared online; from an attendee at some sort of Japanese gaming event hosted by Ubisoft.
12/01/2026
The Division: Definitive Edition looks like it may be a thing, assuming this poster in Japan's the real deal
A poster advertising a definitive edition of Tom Clancy’s The Division appears to have been spotted by folks attending a Ubisoft-run eSports event in Japan.At least, that's assuming this isn't some elaborate ruse designed to draw in spies from other game studios, while only Jack Ryan can see what's truly going on.Read more
12/01/2026
Forza Horizon 5 Hits Huge Sales Milestone In Its First Year On PS5, According To New Estimates
According to Alinea's Rhys Elliott, Forza Horizon 5 on PS5 has now sold five million copies since it launched last year.The analyst goes on to add that this amounts to over $300 million in revenue for Microsoft;on what's essentially a port of an old Xbox game at this stage.
12/01/2026
Guide: Microsoft Rewards & Xbox: How To Make 10,000 Points Per-Month (2026 Edition)
How to get Microsoft Rewards points fast.We know how amazing Microsoft Rewards is, but did you know that if you live in a certain region and you have access to all the MS Rewards benefits on offer, you can make around 10,000 Microsoft Rewards points per-month?That's the equivalent of almost £10 / $10 worth of free Xbox credit every single month!
12/01/2026
I spilled a full mug of tea over my work laptop – make me feel better by sharing your own broken PC stories
I immediately shut down the PC, mopped it clean with a kitchen towel, and flipped it over, leaving it splayed open to air dry.I even went so far as to plonk it down in front of a dehumidifier to really sap the tea out of the machine.*There it sat for two days, a modern day Schrodinger's laptop.
12/01/2026
This week in PC games: Hytale, Quarantine Zone, a weird Batman sim, and a fresh batch of RPGs and shooters
This week, I'm thinking about how we can expand our bestiary of Maw manifestations.Sometimes, it looks like an audience of people who want to read about new PC games.Alternatively, read about some of those aforesaid new PC games.
12/01/2026
Here's Doom running in Hytale before it's even out, thanks to modders
Well, it was inevitable really.Here I sit, a day before Hytale's early access release, to tell you that a modder has already managed to get a blocky version of classic Doom running in it.Add it to the list of weird places to play the shooter, which already included (inhales) human test, lawnmower, electric toothbrush, tractor, the bad social media place, pregancy test, and gut bacteria.
12/01/2026
Xbox's Avowed Gets Permanent Price Drop To Coincide With Upcoming PS5 Release
Now available at $50.Avowed arrived on Xbox and PC almost a year ago now, and to coincide with last week's announcement of a PS5 release, Microsoft has dropped the price of the base game on all platforms — with a plan to launch at the same price on the Sony system next month.This is down from the game's initial price of £70 / $70 in February 2025, so this is a pretty substantial drop for less than a year since release.
12/01/2026
RAM may be abominably expensive, but hey, at least SSD prices are also exploding
As tech giants continue hoarding memory chips to build their AI farms, and suppliers gleefully jack up their prices in turn, consumer-grade RAM is still laughably expensive – and SSDs, most of which also need these in-demand chips, are seeing some nasty inflation as well.I bring this up now, when storage prices began climbing back in November, because the past week has been particularly fucked, vis-à-vis the kind of SSDs you’d want in a modern games PC.Nearly double the price, in barely two months.
12/01/2026
Ubisoft once toyed with a "hidden" Assassin's Creed character creator that let you pick your ancestor from "millions"
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity almost had a 'character creator' system that would have seen you choosing an ancestor from a database of millions of people, rather than being thrust into the riding boots of Scarlet Pimple-esque nobleman Arno Dorian.The idea was broadly to give each player a unique perspective on the complexities of the French Revolution.According to former creative director Alexandre Amancio, this character creation system dates back to a time when the developers were weighing up two versions of the game, one of them far more co-op focussed.
12/01/2026
With Hytale early access imminent, lead dev urges folks to take a couple of steps to "significantly reduce launch-day stress"
It's Hytale early access release week, with the recently resurrected via purchase from Riot blocky sandbox set to ruck up tomorrow, January 13th.Ahead of the big day the Hypixel co-founder who's currently spearheading the game has asked prospective players to download and log into its launcher nice and early, with the hopes this can help keep launch day disruption to a minimum.Read more
12/01/2026
Three Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (January 12-15)
Including a massive new addition.We've got three new titles coming to the main PC/Ultimate library this week, including tomorrow's huge addition of Ubisoft open-world affair Star Wars Outlaws.Here's a full overview of what's new on Xbox Game Pass this week (January 12-15):Read the full article on purexbox.com
12/01/2026
'Everything Is Real' — Nintendo Forced to Deny Using AI-Generated Mother and Baby in Super Mario Marketing Campaign, as Photoshoot Model Speaks Out
Nintendo has been forced to deny reports it used AI-generated imagery to advertise its new My Mario children's toy range.
12/01/2026
It Looks Like The Division Definitive Edition Is On the Way, 10 Years After Its Initial Release
It's been almost 10 years since we first stepped foot in Ubisoft's extraction shooter, The Division — yeah, I know — and it looks like the developer will celebrate by giving fans a chance to replay the experience in "definitive edition" form.
12/01/2026
'How Dare You?' — Jon Snow Actor Kit Harington Hits Out at 2019 Petition That Demanded HBO Remake the Final Season of Game of Thrones 'With Competent Writers'
Jon Snow actor Kit Harington says he was “genuinely angered” by a fan-made petition that called for the final season of Game of Thrones to be remade with “competent writers.”
12/01/2026
Magic: The Gathering's Full Release Schedule for 2026 Confirmed
We now know all of Magic: The Gathering's 2026 sets. From Marvel to Star Trek, here's the full schedule so far, and what you can preorder already.
12/01/2026
Pokémon TCG: Top 10 Most Valuable Cards From Last Year (2025)
Explore the 10 most valuable Pokémon TCG cards of 2025, ranked by market price, with insights into their artwork and competitive impact on the card game's meta.
12/01/2026
AU Deals: Turning and Burning on a Budget With the Moza AB6 Base, MHG Flightstick, and MTQ Throttle Panel
The AB6 is great to lock-on to if you need a great value entry-level to mid-range flight sim solution.
12/01/2026
Primal Season 3 Premiere Review
Primal Season 3 Premiere Review: Genndy Tartakovsky is back, and while Fang may be AWOL at the moment, a zombie Spear is a pretty out there idea. Based on this first episode at least, it’s also a great one.
12/01/2026
AU Deals: Today’s Best Value Game Deals on Console and PC Hunted Down for You
Basically, today's spread is stacked with smart picks and deep cuts, so go get amongst them!
12/01/2026
Avatar: Fire and Ash Now Up to $1.231 Billion Worldwide After 4 Weekends in Theaters
Avatar: Fire and Ash has now grossed $1.231 billion globally after four weekends in theaters, with Zootopia 2 up to $1.655 billion worldwide after six weekends.
11/01/2026
Golden Globes 2026: How to Watch, Full Nominations List, Host, Presenters, and More
The 83rd Golden Globes kick off tonight, January 11, and this guide will let you know when they start, how you can watch them, who is nominated and hosting, and much more!
11/01/2026
Golden Globes 2026 Every Winner Announced - Updating Live
The 83rd Golden Globes kick off tonight, January 11, and this guide will let you know when they start, how you can watch them, who is nominated and hosting, and much more!
11/01/2026
Feature: Eight Free-To-Play Games To Look Forward To On Xbox In 2026
Another year has arrived, and that means another year of free-to-play Xbox games is upon us!We're expecting to learn of many new titles over the coming months, and we already know of a few that are planned for 2026.We recently mentioned two of January 2026's free-to-play titles in 2XKO and Highguard, but don't forget about other major launches such as Once Human and Path of Exile 2 — the latter going free-to-play when it leaves early access.
11/01/2026
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In January 2025
All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2026?Here's the list of all new games coming soon on Xbox Game Pass in January 2026 (so far):Read the full article on purexbox.com
11/01/2026
Guide: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In January 2026
All the confirmed reveals so far.Looking for a complete list of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in January 2026?Here's the list of all new games coming soon on Xbox Game Pass in January 2026 (so far):Read the full article on purexbox.com
11/01/2026
30+ Games Are Reduced By 90% In The Xbox Game Pass 'Last Chance' Sale
Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Game Pass Last Chance Sale?This exclusive sale for Game Pass members is packed with fantastic deals, including over 30 games that are reduced by 90%.This means great deals for great games — including some major AAA releases from years past!
11/01/2026
The Sunday Papers
And also, for rediscovering the joys of small fan heaters.My fan heater is called Phil.He’s humming away right now as I assemble this round-up of Top Reads.
11/01/2026
The Warhammer 40,000 Narrative Finally Looks Set for a Significant Jolt Forward After 500 Worlds Book Teases Long-Awaited Meeting of Primarchs Roboute Guilliman and Lion El'Jonson
Warhammer 40,000 lore fans are in overdrive after a single page of a new campaign book teased something that’s never happened before in the setting: the long-awaited meeting of two loyalist primarchs.
10/01/2026
Oh yes, I will take a look at the Vampire the Masquerade and Indian folklore inspired RPG Rakshasa, thanks
Every once in a while, a game rocks up that so quickly finds itself in my Steam wishlist I don't even remember clicking the button.Today, that game is Rakshasa, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines and Baldur's Gate inspired first-person RPG set in modern India where you must face off against demi-gods and "centuries-old flesh-eating monsters" inspired by Indian folklore. Read more
10/01/2026
Take a shot at Wizard Pool, a fun twist on the cue sport filled with magical balls and shapeshifting tables
It is, probably, exactly what you think it is.You are a wizard, and you play pool.Styled in a way that looks like an N64 game in the kind of way you remember that era looking rather than how it actually looked, you play as Kue, a budding young wizard tasked by his uncle to complete a trial in the form of a tower filled with magical, illogical pool tables.
10/01/2026
Xbox Announces Surprise 'Day One' PC Game Pass Addition For Monday, January 12th
Published by Devolver Digital!It's been announced this weekend that Quarantine Zone: The Last Check will be joining PC Game Pass on January 12th, which makes it a "day one" release on the service.Developed by Brigada Games and published by indie giant Devolver Digital, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check sees you commanding a checkpoint and trying to identify signs of infection in the midst of a zombie outbreak.
10/01/2026
As The Sims Project Rene switches to being "mobile-first," EA vaguely tease the series' "next evolution"
I think as long as you make a new year's update post before the incredibly arbitrary date of January 13th, you're still able to do so without me thinking "come on, it's almost February", which is exactly what EA did with their new years Sims update post.Perhaps reassuringly, after word came last year of EA's concerning acquisition, the post opens by doubling down on what the team has previously said regarding staying committed to their values (those values including inclusivity is welcome though I wish they'd be more explicit about who is being included).But the post also, sort of, goes into what's next for the series.
10/01/2026
Pilot a big ol' fort with steampunky legs in the deserty extraction shooter Sand: Raiders of Sophie when it launches in March
Hear ye, hear ye, another extraction shooter is almost upon us, this time the smaller but still quite bold in scope Sand: Raiders of Sophie.Anyway, this extraction shooter is set in an alternate 1910 where you get to roam the desert in a steampunky fortress with legs, and it's got a release month! Read more
10/01/2026
Silent Hill f writer Ryukishi07 explains how the cultish town isn't just a place now, but a "phenomenon"
Last year, after a bit of a wait, Silent Hill was released, and with it came some changes to the series.The combat was a lot more actiony, the format for multiple endings was drastically different, but the most obvious change was its setting.And that's because Silent Hill, the place, is now also Silent Hill, the "phenomenon."
10/01/2026
Feature: Is It Worth Buying An Xbox One In 2026?
It might be 12 years old, but it's still alive and kicking!Although it didn't get much attention at the time, the Xbox One celebrated its twelfth anniversary just a couple of months ago on November 22nd, and it's amazing to say that this once-panned console is still very relevant in 2026!Yes, Microsoft might not be making first-party games for it anymore, and it's obviously not available to buy from new either, but if a good deal comes along, is it worth picking up an Xbox One if you don't have a Series X or S already?
10/01/2026
Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In February 2026
What's leaving Xbox Game Pass in February 2026?Well, Microsoft hasn't confirmed anything just yet, but based on some games that were added to the service this time last year, we can at least make a few predictions ahead of time.We know that a lot of Xbox users want more advance notice of games leaving Xbox Game Pass, but Microsoft usually gives us around two weeks right now - and don't forget, publishers sometimes secure late deals with Microsoft to keep their games on Game Pass, even after they've been announced to be leaving!
10/01/2026
Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 12-16)
Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for January 12-16!It's still a quiet time for big new releases at the moment, but we've got plenty of indie goodness on the way, along with two new Xbox Game Pass titles including Star Wars Outlaws!Here's what's coming to Xbox next week:Read the full article on purexbox.com
10/01/2026
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 10-11)
How's the backlog looking?With the new year's hangover now well and truly in the rear-view mirror, we're fully focused on the year ahead — including tackling those gaming backlogs from last year (and about the last five years).So, here's what we're playing this weekend to work through them:Read the full article on purexbox.com
10/01/2026
What are we all playing this weekend?
All that practice you put into your welcome handshake and 'Here comes trouble!' paid off.Almost every member of the treehouse has been successfully greeted home.Read more
10/01/2026
Save Up to 30% Off the reMarkable 2 E-Ink Tablet with Digital Stylus and Folio During the New Years Sale
The most paper-like writing experience you can get in a digital tablet.
10/01/2026
GameStop Closes Hundreds of Stores as CEO Eyes $35 Billion Payout
GameStop is closing hundreds of stores just days into the new year as CEO Ryan Cohen aims to take home $35 billion in performance-based stock options.
09/01/2026
The Lenovo Legion 7 RTX 5060 Gaming Laptop Boasts an Aluminum Chassis and OLED Display for $1235
It even comes equipped with 32GB of coveted DDR5 RAM.
09/01/2026
This Baseus 67W USB-C Charger Can Fast Charge Even the Most Power Hungry Gaming Handheld PCs
A handy accessory for the Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, Xbox Ally X, or Legion Go.
09/01/2026
Games Workshop Announces Plans to Build a New Warhammer World in the U.S.
Games Workshop has announced plans to build a new Warhammer World in the United States with a late 2027 target for opening its doors.
09/01/2026
Expand Your Laptop's USB Ports With This $15 Sabrent 5-in-1 USB-C Docking Station
Even includes 4K output and up to 80W of charging over USB Type-C.
09/01/2026
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – Part 1, Episodes 1 & 2 Review
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – Part 1, Episodes 1 & 2 Review: The Culling Game kicks off as confident as JJK has ever been.
09/01/2026
Larian CEO Says a Baldur's Gate 3 Switch 2 Port 'Wasn't Our Decision to Make'
Divinity: Original Sin 2 has been on Nintendo's systems since 2019, but Larian's next game, Baldur's Gate 3, never made it to any Nintendo console. Why not? Well, Larian at least says it wasn't its decision.
09/01/2026
Super Mario Odyssey 2 or Something New? Why 3D Mario Should Finally Return in 2026
We lay out the case for why we believe the long wait for Nintendo's next mainline 3D Mario game, succeeding Super Mario Odyssey, is finally going to end this year.
09/01/2026
Nintendo Switch 2 Light Purple and Light Green Joy-Con 2 Are Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder the Light Purple and Light Green Joy-Con 2 controllers for Nintendo Switch 2, coming February 12.
09/01/2026
The Sims Developer Teases 'Next Evolution' of Single-Player on PC and Console, as Project Rene Is Committed to Mobile-only
The Sims developer Maxis is teasing the "next evolution" of single-player PC and console The Sims games...even as its long-touted "next generation" of The Sims, Project Rene, is relegated to a mobile-only social spin-off.
09/01/2026
Deals for Today: 3 Months of Audible Premium Plus for $0.99 Per Month, Gaming PC and Laptops, and More
Dungeon Crawler Carl is also on sale.
09/01/2026
Poll: In Order, Which Games Are You Most Excited For At The Xbox Developer Direct?
As we head into the weekend here, there's no doubt that the biggest news of the week from an Xbox perspective has been the Developer Direct date reveal along with three confirmed games, and we want to know what intrigues you most!We think the #1 game for many will be Fable, which obviously was revealed many years ago and we've still only seen snippets so far.This will be our first deep dive into the title, and there are some seriously high expectations going into it.
09/01/2026
The Best Streaming Devices for 2026
The streaming world gets bigger every day, here are the best streaming devices to help you watch it all.
09/01/2026
Baldur's Gate 3 Writer Wishes Wyll Had Gotten More Content and a More Fulfilling Arc Too, Explains What Happened
In the years since Baldur's Gate 3's release, Larian has put a lot of time and energy into updating the game with tons of new content. But one character is still coming up short for fans: Wyll. And at least one writer at Larian is just as frustrated by it as you.
09/01/2026
Jackass 5 Will Welcome Back Bam Margera, Albeit Via Previously-Unseen Archive Footage
Bam Margera will appear in the newly-confirmed Jackass 5, after signing an agreement that allows previously-unseen archive footage of himself to be used in the movie.
09/01/2026
The iBuypower RTX 5070 Gaming PC Drops to $1350 for Today Only at Best Buy
This is an excellent 1080p and 1440p gaming option, with the chops to handle some 4K.
09/01/2026
Larian hope to have future companions spend less time jumping straight into your bed, and more time with each other
With Baldur's Gate 3 and its gang of rowdy adventuring mates in the rear view mirror, Larian are hoping to improve a couple of aspects of how they handle companions going forwards - a process that'll likely kick off in Divinity.In particular, the development of deeper relationships between party members and a more subtle build to the moment when the player's relationship veers into deeply horny territory are on their list of learnings.Read more
09/01/2026
How Smile: For the Camera Reveals a New Side of This Twisted Horror Universe
The Smile franchise is making the jump for the big screen to the printed page in 2026. Find out what to expect from the terrifying prequel series Smile: For the Camera.
09/01/2026
The Top 10 Most Valuable Magic: The Gathering Cards That Released in 2025
Magic's 2025 sets were a mixed bunch, but they gave us a whole lot of pricey cards to chase - here are the top 10 most valuable.
09/01/2026
Charlie Booker Confirms Black Mirror Will Return to Netflix for Season 8 'Just in Time for Reality to Catch Up With It'
Black Mirror fans, rejoice — there’s more terror on its way. Creator Charlie Booker just revealed that the hit series, which began its run on the UK's Channel 4 before moving to Netflix in its third season, will return to the streamer for Season 8.
09/01/2026
'Let's Solve This Before GTA 6 Arrives!' — Red Dead Redemption 2's Newly-Discovered Mystery Seems to Have Reached Its Endgame
Red Dead Redemption 2 fans have made progress towards solving the game's newly-discovered mystery, and now believe they've reached its final clue.
09/01/2026
Donkey Kong Bananza Gets a $7 Discount at Both Amazon and Walmart
Donkey Kong Bananza has dropped to $62.99, its lowest price yet.
09/01/2026
Based On New Players, These Were The Top 5 Xbox Games Of Christmas And New Year
According to Alinea Analytics data.So, which Xbox games fared the best over holiday 2025?Alinea Analytics has been looking into this, coming up with a list of top five Xbox games based on new players only for December 21st to January 5th.
09/01/2026
What Will Win Game of the Year 2026?
GTA 6? Resident Evil: Requiem? Saros? What will be 2026's Game of the Year? Let's take a look at the contenders.
09/01/2026
Heartopia Codes (January 2026)
See our list of all working and active codes for Heartopia. Redeem them for free gifts including Gold, Wishing Stars, and more.
09/01/2026
GameCube Classic Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Added to Nintendo Switch Online
Nintendo's classic Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available on Switch 2, if you have a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription.
09/01/2026
What's that appalling stench? Ah yes, Pathologic 3 is out on PC today
This is proving to be one of the worst weeks of my life, for various reasons (no, not because Jason Schreier is mad at me).In my time of need, I open the magic portal of escapism and find Pathologic 3 looking back at me like a poison toad.Read more
09/01/2026
Everything We Learned About Divinity From Larian's Reddit AMA
Larian’s Reddit AMA on Divinity has concluded, and with it comes a number of new details on the Baldur’s Gate 3 developer’s next game. Here's everything revealed.
09/01/2026
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Is Half Price at Amazon and Best Buy Today
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is already seeing steep discounts, barely a couple of months after release, dropping to $35 at Best Buy and Amazon.
09/01/2026
Another Source Reveals What They Know About The 'Secret' Xbox Developer Direct Game
They also claim Fable is in development for PS5.Following the announcement of the date and three games for the Xbox Developer Direct yesterday, we inevitibly started hearing about a secret fourth game for the show — and another source has now corroborated this today.The well-known outlet Video Games Chronicle says it has also heard of a secret fourth game for the Xbox Developer Direct showcase, and — spoilers ahead — it's apparently a "promising indie title from a third-party publisher".
09/01/2026
Larian will no longer use GenAI for Divinity concept art, and any genAI used for other games will be "trained on data we own"
In an effort to alleviate concerns, the newly decided plan is to avoid using it in any capacity as part of the concept art development process.In general, Larian are aiming to ensure any in-game generated assets in their games come from models "trained" on data Larian already own, rather than risking the charge of creative theft or actual copyright breach.Read more
09/01/2026
American Psycho: The Folio Society Reveals Gorgeous Illustrated Edition of the Bret Easton Ellis Novel
Bret Easton Ellis' classic novel American Psycho is the latest book to get a lavish illustrated edition from The Folio Society, and it even comes with a replica of Patrick Bateman's business card.
09/01/2026
LEGO’s First Smart Brick Star Wars Sets Are Up for Preorder
Everything you need to know to preorder the upcoming Star Wars-themed SMART Play LEGO sets, with SMART Bricks, tags, and minifigures.
09/01/2026
Crimson Desert's Open World Is at Least Twice as Big as Skyrim's, and Larger Than the Red Dead Redemption 2 Map
Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set on the continent of Pywel. But how big is the open world, exactly? It’s “absolutely massive,” its developer has said, bigger even than that of Bethesda’s Skyrim and Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2.
09/01/2026
As BioWare's Failed Live-Service Anthem Gets Ready to Die, Players Rush to Unlock Platinums and Say Their Goodbyes, While Others Work on Custom Servers
Fans are saying farewell to Anthem, BioWare's failed live-service blockbuster, as its servers are switched off and the game disappears forever — officially, at least.
09/01/2026
Hooded Horse ban AI-generated art in their games: "all this thing has done is made our lives more difficult"
Manor Lords and Terra Invicta publishers Hooded Horse are imposing a strict ban on generative AI assets in their games, with company co-founder Tim Bender describing it as an “ethics issue” and “a very frustrating thing to have to worry about”. Read more
09/01/2026
Five Xbox Game Pass Titles Get New Reveals At The New Game Plus Showcase 2026
Three from Xbox Game Studios, two from third-party teams.Last night marked the debut of the first-ever New Game Plus Showcase, which lasted for well over three hours in the end, and as already we've already covered elsewhere, there were plenty of Xbox-related trailers at the event.<related ids="196018">Read the full article on purexbox.com
09/01/2026
Steam Workshop mods should hopefully suffer less update-induced hassle, thanks to new version control tools
The regular modpocalypses which tend to erupt when a fresh update for a game comes down the pipeline - an especially terrifying prospect if it's an older game and the tweaks/additions aren't something you're happy to temporarily switch back to vanilladom in order to enjoy - may now be less of a ballache.Well, at least when it comes to the Steam Workshop, which has just had new version control pipes welded to its pulsating metal frame.Read more
09/01/2026
The Division 3 Will Have 'As Big an Impact' as The Division 1, Ubisoft Dev Says
Over two years after it was announced, Ubisoft is still working on The Division 3. And while it has yet to show off the game, its chief developer has said he thinks it will have as big an impact as The Division 1.
09/01/2026
Rally Point: Unorthodox. Complex. Laborious. Not just XCOM again. Of course I love USC: Counterforce
Except, finally, for a game I struggled with last year.USC Colon Counterforce is more like old XCOM, aka UFO.But it's not a recreation of that, nor of Aliens, its other obvious inspiration.
09/01/2026
Phil Spencer Reveals 'Xbox 25' Logo And Shares Video Message Ahead Of Developer Direct
Says Xbox will be celebrating "all year long".With the Xbox Developer Direct showcase around the corner and the 25th year of Xbox finally underway, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has shared a video message to fans over on LinkedIn of all places.In his message, a version of which you can see in the post below, Spencer teased that Xbox will be celebrating its 25th anniversary "all year long", and those celebrations will kick off with the Developer Direct showcase on January 22nd.
09/01/2026
'We've Got Creativity, Money, and Time' — Star Wars Superfans Refuse to Give Up Trying to Convince Disney to U-Turn on Scrapped The Hunt for Ben Solo Movie
Star Wars superfans are still trying to convince Disney to make canceled movie The Hunt For Ben Solo a reality — and they’re putting their money where their mouths are.
09/01/2026
UK Green Party MPs would be 'compelled' to support Stop Killing Games, if a proposed policy amendment passes
Following the parliamentary debate of the Stop Killing Games campaign's petition to the UK government last year, a group of Green Party members have announced plans to propose an amendment to the party's policy which would "compel" its MPs to support the campaign.Read more
09/01/2026
Free bad dating sim Don't Stare makes me want to play an Elder Scroll where NPCs object to your gaze
Here is how the latter possibility might work: you are bandying insults with the Demon King ahead of the final battle.You’ve got some solid bantz going, but there’s a note of awkwardness, for the Demon King has very large, protruding ears, and you can’t stop looking at them.I understand the Demon King has had some plastic surgery since.
09/01/2026
'To Me That's a Slight Mental Illness' — CM Punk Compares 'Unhealthy' Anger Over Stranger Things Ending to John Cena's Final WWE Match
Wrestling superstar CM Punk has compared the online anger at the ending of Stranger Things to the backlash to John Cena's final WWE match, saying both fandoms sometimes display "a slight mental illness" when events don't go the way they had built them up in their heads.