Video Game News 1/21/2026

#LifeIsStrangeReunion
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Life is Strange: Reunion officially announced, will conclude the Max and Chloe saga

Life is Strange: Reunion “Builds on Everything That Has Come Before,” As Max and Chloe Turn Co-Leads

Life is Strange: Reunion Officially Announced, Launches on March 26th

Life is Strange: Reunion Release Date Announced

Life Is Strange: Reunion PS5 Release Date Is Surprisingly Soon

Life is Strange: Reunion Follows Life is Strange: Double Exposure in March

Life is Strange: Reunion Launches This March

Life Is Strange: Reunion Revives One of Gaming's Iconic Relationships on PS5

Life Is Strange: Reunion Will Bring Max & Chloe Together Again

It's way past time for Life is Strange to let Max & Chloe go

Life is Strange: Reunion ends Max & Chloe's saga in March

Life is Strange: Reunion will be the "thrilling finale to the Max and Chloe saga", even though... you know...

Life is Strange: Reunion Launching March 26

Next Life Is Strange Game Brings Chloe Back for More Life and Death Choices

Life Is Strange Reunion revealed, reunites Max and Chloe

Life is Strange: Reunion, coming in March, promises an 'emotional conclusion' to the saga of Max and Chloe

Life Is Strange: Reunion Officially Reunites Chloe and Max in March

Square Enix Reveals Life Is Strange: Reunion Will Be the Series' Conclusion 'To the Max and Chloe Saga'

Life Is Strange: Reunion Leaks Early, Coming Sooner Than We Thought [Update]

#WorldOfAssassination
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IO celebrates Hitman 3’s fifth anniversary by announcing cross-progression for World of Assassination

Hitman World of Assassination is Getting Cross-Progression Across All Platforms on February 3

Hitman World of Assassination Will Be Getting Cross-Progression

Hitman World of Assassination will support cross-progression

Cross-Progression Is Coming To Hitman: World Of Assassination Next Month

Hitman: World of Assassination will finally let you use your PS5 save on Switch 2, plus other variations, from next month

Hitman's getting cross-progression as IOI limbers up for that co-op mode it announced last year

Hitman: World of Assassination Cross-Progression Coming in February

Hitman World of Assassination Gets Cross-Progression, Though Hitman 2 to 3 Carryover is Ending

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod flatlines, after CD Projekt file DMCA strike and request its creator drop their paywall

Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Removed Following DMCA Takedown Request by CD Projekt

Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod Removed Due To Paywall

CD Projekt Hits a DMCA Strike on Paid Cyberpunk 2077 R.E.A.L. VR Mod After Creator Refuses To Offer It For Free

Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod removed by CD Projekt after its creator wouldn't release it for free

CD Projekt issues DMCA notice against Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod

CD Projekt Hits Paid Cyberpunk 2077 VR Mod With DMCA Strike, Creator Refuses Request to Make It Free for Everyone

#DougBowser
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Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America boss

Former Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board Of Directors

Former Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser joins Hasbro board

So much for retirement: Doug Bowser has jumped from Nintendo to Hasbro

Former Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro's Board of Directors

Ex-Nintendo of America Boss Doug Bowser Joins Hasbro, Owner of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering

#SpaceMarine2
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New Game Pass titles revealed, including Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding Director’s Cut Coming to Game Pass This Month

Xbox Game Pass Adds Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and More

Death Stranding Is So Multi-Platform That It's Now Going on Game Pass

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

#TurboAttack
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 1.1.0 update out now, patch notes – Dixie Kong, Turbo Attack mode, Nintendo Switch 2 improvements

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Receives Switch 2 Update, Adds Dixie Kong

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets A Free Switch 2 Update And Adds Dixie Kong

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets major free update for Switch & Switch 2

Swing Back Into Adventure With Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

#TheGameAwards
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Larian Games Doing Better Than Ever Off the Back of Divinity Reveal

Baldur's Gate 3 sales have seen an "incredible" surge since Divinity's reveal, despite AI controversy

January 20, 2026: Divinity Announcement Boosts Baldur’s Gate 3 Sales

Divinity: Original Sin 2 hits new post-launch-window high as Larian's bloodthirsty The Game Awards reveal boosts studio's back catalogue

Divinity Announcement Sparks 'Incredible' Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 Sales, Larian Boss Says

#An
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An ARC Raiders auction house would be "risky", but Embark are looking at a playable Speranza hub and an actual trading animation

Embark Cracks Down on Cheaters in Latest ARC Raiders Patch

New Arc Raiders update takes aim at the Stella Montis boundary exploit, but may not have fixed it entirely

Arc Raiders Update Targets Infamous Stella Montis Glitch – But Some Say ‘Rats’ Are Still in the Walls

#PlaystationBlog
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties demo announced

A Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Demo Is Out On January 21

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Gets A Switch 2 eShop Demo This Week

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Free Demo Launching January 21

#SteamDeck
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Ball x Pit was my Steam Deck obsession last year, and its first major update threatens to steal my free time all over again

2025 breakout indie hit Ball x Pit to get two new characters, loads of new balls in new update

The first of smash hit roguelike Ball X Pit's three major free updates adds a falconer who fires balls out of her two pet birds

Ball x Pit Regal Update Brings New Characters and More Next Week

#TombRaider
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Tomb Raider in Japan could have had a Lara Croft anime redesign

Tomb Raider publishers floated a Lara Croft anime redesign in Japan, but the original developers refused it

Core Design's Japanese publisher wanted Lara Croft's model to be changed "to appeal more to a Japanese audience"

Original Tomb Raider Creators Resisted Calls from Japanese Publisher to Make a 'Manga-Style' Lara Croft

#GetShadoweaveScraps
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How to Get Shadoweave Scraps in Hytale

Hytale roadmap - all updates coming in 2026 and beyond

Where to find clay in Hytale

Doom, Windows 95, even Hytale itself: It seems like there's nothing that modders can't make Hytale run

How to get voidhearts in Hytale

#Fable2s
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Alleged Fable concept art has leaked ahead of this week’s gameplay reveal

Alleged Fable concept art seems to point towards a return to Fable 2's rogueish hive of scum and pub islands

New Fable Concept Art Leak Shows Lord of the Rings Inspirations

#Marathon
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Find out if you can run a Marathon with the extraction shooter's system requirements

Marathon system requirements

Marathon's system requirements look to continue one of 2025's best PC trends: great performance and low min specs

#Metroidvania
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MIO: Memories in Orbit Review – The Heart of the Matter

MIO: Memories in Orbit launch trailer – new Metroidvania game on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

MIO: Memories in Orbit Launches Day One On Game Pass, Xbox, PlayStation & PC

#NintendoSwitch
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Switch 2’s Tepid U.S. Start Contrasts With Japan’s Red-Hot Console Market

Japan: Console market grew by 138.8% in 2025 thanks to Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 sales may be lagging a bit in the West, but its impact on Japan's console market is undeniable

#TheDigimonStoryTimeStrang
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Digimon Story: Time Stranger Gaku-Ran DLC Debuts This Week

Digimon Story Time Stranger's Second DLC Adventure Drops This Week on PS5

Digimon Story Time Stranger Episode Pack 2: GAKU-RAN Launching January 22

#FarCry3
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Three Ubisoft All-Timers Getting 60fps Updates on PS5 This Week

Two More Far Cry Games Are Getting A 60FPS Update

Every Old Game Deserves A 60FPS Update

#Fortnite
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Fortnite just added official Dungeons and Dragons islands, and here are the codes you need

Dungeons & Dragons comes to Fortnite with new creator islands

Fortnite Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Brings New Adventures

#RiotGames
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Riot adds ex-World of Warcraft producer to its League of Legends MMO team, and I'm starting to believe it actually exists

Veteran World of Warcraft lead joins Riot Games as a producer on upcoming rival MMO

Former World of Warcraft Producer Joins Riot Games, Sparking Hope the League of Legends MMO Might Actually Come Out

#MinecraftGetCrossplayCapa
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Hytale Minecraft mod is the ultimate sandbox mash-up

'What the f***': Modding arch-sorcerer casually invents Minecraft x Hytale crossplay, defies laws of god and man alike

Hytale and Minecraft Get Crossplay Capability Thanks to Intrepid Modder

#Dune
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Dune Awakening character transfers are finally live with today’s patch

Dune: Awakening's Server Transfer Feature Goes Live In Latest Patch

Dune: Awakening finally gets long-awaited character transfers

#Marathon
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Marathon from Bungie is out March 5th - likely unplayable on SteamOS Linux

Bungie’s Destiny 2 Rewards As Bonus With Marathon Pre-Orders For March 5th Release

#Razer
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‘I think we all want that’: Razer CEO claims players are in favour of AI tools in game development

'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

#WorldEconomicForum
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Good Game Club podcast launches at World Economic Forum to ‘promote positive conversations around play’

Jude Ower's Good Game Club podcast launches at Davos with Tencent backing