Video Game News 1/20/2026

#RockstarNorth
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Rockstar North "remains open and operational", following boiler malfunction

Fire crews called to Rockstar North building after a reported ‘explosion in a boiler room’

Grand Theft Auto 6 Developer Rockstar North Affected By An Explosion

GTA 6 Dev Rockstar North 'Open and Operational' Following Reports of Explosion

Rockstar North Cordoned Off Following Explosion (Update: They’re Open!)

Police have cordoned off Rockstar north after explosion, reportedly caused by malfunctioning boiler

Rockstar North "open and operational" following boiler malfunction

Rockstar North Building Cordoned Off Following Boiler Room Explosion

5-star alert at Rockstar North's Edinburgh HQ as emergency services respond to 'structural damage' caused by an exploding boiler

GTA 6 Developer Rockstar North 'Open and Operational' After Fire Crews Rush to Explosion

Explosion Reported at Rockstar North Edinburgh HQ

#ExassassinsCreed
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Ex-Assassin's Creed lead sues Ubisoft for around $1 million, alleging his exit was a disguised dismissal

Former Assassin’s Creed boss sues Ubisoft for more than $1.3 million, alleging ‘constructive dismissal’

Ex-Assassin's Creed Boss Puts a Hidden Blade to Ubisoft in $1 Million Lawsuit

Former Assassin’s Creed Franchise Head Sues Ubisoft For $1.3 Million Over His 2025 Departure Citing “Constructive Dismissal”

Ex-Assassin's Creed boss Marc-Alexis Côté sues Ubisoft after his surprise and "disguised dismissal"

Ubisoft is getting sued by former Assassin’s Creed boss Marc-Alexis Cote for nearly $1 million

Former Assassin's Creed franchise lead sues Ubisoft for "constructive dismissal"

Former Assassin's Creed boss sues Ubisoft over alleged 'disguised dismissal'

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 Sues Ubisoft for Over $1.3m

#Marathon
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Marathon release date locked in by Bungie, with the shooter finally set to run out of cover soon

Marathon Gets New Trailer, Release Date Announced

Marathon release date window, trailer, and gameplay

Marathon Release Date Announced

Following an earlier Xbox leak, Marathon's release date has been locked in

Marathon release date announced in new gameplay trailer

Marathon Release Date Set for March

Marathon Gets A New Story Trailer And Final Release Date As Fans Wait For An Open Beta

#FarCryPrimal
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Ubisoft is updating three classic Far Cry games to run at 60fps on modern platforms

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition Will Receive 60 FPS Update for Consoles on January 21st

Ubisoft All-Timers Far Cry 3, Blood Dragon Are Getting 60fps Updates on PS5, with More to Follow

Ubisoft Keeps Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and Far Cry Primal Alive on Current Gen Consoles With 60 FPS Support

#Marathon
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Marathon’s release date may have been accidentally shared early on the Xbox store

Bungie confirms the Marathon launch date, and it's only weeks away

Bungie Confirms Marathon's Release Date After Xbox Store Leak

It Looks Like the Marathon Release Date Has Leaked via the Xbox Store

#Tides
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Tides of Tomorrow delayed to April

PS5 Sci-Fi Adventure Tides of Tomorrow Delayed Following 'Extensive Feedback'

Tides of Tomorrow Hits Slight Delay, Now Out April 2026

Road 96 Dev's Tides of Tomorrow Delayed to April

#Metroidvania
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MIO: Memories in Orbit Review

MIO: Memories in Orbit review: Trapped in a world built for someone else

Review: MIO: Memories In Orbit (Switch 2) - An Accomplished, Visually Stunning, But Familiar Metroidvania

Mio: Memories in Orbit: 2026's best Metroidvania (already)

#GetABackpack
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How to Get a Backpack in Hytale

How to Repair Gear Items in Hytale

How to Get Voidheart in Hytale

How to repair tools in Hytale

Hytale modder creates the ultimate block-ception, getting it to run an ancient build of Minecraft and, erm, Hytale itself

Hytale's modding scene is off to a great start as Minecraft can now be run inside the sandbox RPG

Hytale makes the Minecraft tedium far less annoying

How to get cobalt in Hytale

How to get adamantite in Hytale

How to get sturdy chitin in Hytale

#TheBlueGateCellar
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Where to use the Blue Gate Cellar key in ARC Raiders

Where to find Industrial Batteries in ARC Raiders

"Our ambitions are definitely large" Arc Raiders' robot bosses set to become even scarier as Embark looks to "escalate" PvE

ARC Raiders admits to using AI, but to what extent? Gamers feel they are being lied to

ARC Raiders Needs to Release a Custom PS5 DualSense

#WorldOfWarships
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World of Warships: Legends January update adds Azur Lane wave 7, French Navy event and a new campaign

World of Warships: Legends’ 8.0 Update Kicks Off First Campaign Of 2026

Anchors Up! in World of Warships: Legends, With New Campaign, New Seasons, New Ship, and Azur Lane Returns

#ElderScrollsOnline
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Elder Scrolls Online will get new zones, but they'll "be a different flavour" from what came before

Elder Scrolls Online's pivot to smaller Seasons "is not in any way a response to" Microsoft's layoffs

It's a ways off, but Elder Scrolls Online will get crossplay and cross-progression 'at the same time'

#Steam
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Valve rewrite Steam's GenAI disclosure rules to more explicitly allow AI-powered "efficiency" tools

Valve Updates AI Disclosure Guidelines To Allow For AI-Powered Tools

Valve slightly relaxes AI disclosure guidelines on Steam

#Switch2
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Nintendo’s Japan dominance continues as Switch 2 fuels 40% market growth in 2025

Switch 1 & 2 Dominate Famitsu's Best-Selling Games Of 2025 List

Japan: 9 of the top 10 best-selling games of 2025 were on Nintendo Switch 1 & 2

#AnnualNewYorkGameAwards
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Nintendo of America’s new president Devon Pritchard makes her first industry appearance since taking on the role

"I'm Excited To Meet You" - Devon Pritchard Makes Her First Public Appearance As President Of NoA

New Nintendo of America president introduces herself at New York Game Awards

#TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHo
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Nintendo Music – list of all games included

Nintendo Music Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass added to Nintendo Music

#Regal
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Ball x Pit reveals “Regal” update

The Brilliant Ball X Pit Expands Later This Month with the Free Regal Update

Ball x Pit's First Free Content Update Bounces Onto Switch Next Week

#SaysPocketpair
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Palworld 1.0 is “Shaping Up To Be Our Biggest Update Ever,” Says Pocketpair, While Teasing New Pals

Palworld teases new pals in 2 year anniversary video

Palworld Gets New Video Teasing New Pals

#ARemakeOfResidentEvilCode
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Code Veronica the Next Resident Evil Remake, Say New Reports

A Remake Of Resident Evil: Code Veronica Will Supposedly Be Announced This Year

Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Reportedly Planned For Announce Later This Year

#HatsuneMiku
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Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage adds Mysekai, a new build-and-social feature

Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! Releases Biggest Update MySekai

#MobileDark
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Morax: A Horror Story launches on mobile with the first three episodes of psychological horror

Dark, Story-Driven Adventure MORAX: A Horror Story Launches Its First Three Episodes on Mobile

#ThemeYourPs5Console
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A limited edition Marathon PS5 DualSense controller and Pulse Elite headset are coming

You Can Theme Your PS5 Console and Controller Entirely Around Marathon

#Anthem
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Former BioWare exec hits out at suggestions that it should never have made Anthem in the first place

BioWare veteran Mark Darrah defends Anthem's development

#SonicTheHedgehog
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Sega shares plans for another big 35th game anniversary this year

Sega reminds us it's not just celebrating Sonic's 35th this year as it breaks out the party hats for another classic series

#PlusExtra
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Art of Rally, Expeditions: MudRunner and Ridge Racer Coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium Tomorrow

PS Plus Extra, Premium January 2026 Games Rolling Out Now

#PinkDiamond
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NBA 2K26 Drops MLK Day Locker Code for Pink Diamond Rewards

NBA 2K Drops MLK Day Locker Code But Gamers Are Split on the Rewards