Video Game News 1/8/2026

#LifeIsStrange
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A rating has leaked an unannounced Life is Strange sequel with ‘strong language’ and ‘drug use’

Whoops, looks like PEGI accidentally revealed that a new Life is Strange is on the way

Life is Strange: Reunion Rated in Europe, Seemingly Canonizes a Character’s Fate

Life Is Strange: Reunion PEGI Rating Spotted Online

Life Is Strange Reunion Pairs Max with Chloe Once More on PS5

Life Is Strange: Reunion leaked by PEGI

A mysterious new Life is Strange game has just been rated in Europe

Europe's PEGI game rating website leaks a new Life is Strange game, and it sure sounds like Max and Chloe are getting back together

New Life is Strange Game Spotted, And Yes, This One Will Finally Bring Back Chloe

#BornInChaos
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South Park is coming to Fortnite this week: Here’s the first trailer

Fortnite's latest collab with an adult animated series that's somehow still going is none other than South Park

Fortnite's South Park Collab Revealed, Brings Multiple Characters, Cartmanland, More

South Park Is Coming to Fortnite, Some Details Leaked Ahead of Launch

Fortnite gets South Park content and 5-player squads this week

You'll need more friends than ever for the new South Park Fortnite event, and it's going to be chaos

South Park's Fortnite crossover is full of deep cuts (and mech suits)

Fortnite Meets South Park as Official Trailer Reveals 5-Player Quints Playlist and a Free Mini Pass

Fortnite South Park Gameplay Trailer Leak Shows Cartman and the Gang in Action — and Yes, You Can Buy Towelie as a Pet

The Full South Park Trailer For Fortnite Has Already Leaked Featuring Cartmanland, Towelie, And More [Update]

#TheNewYear
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Sea of Remnants unveils action-packed new trailer for the New Year with naval combat and minigames

Sea of Remnants is Getting a Free-to-Play Alpha Test on PC From February 5th to 12th

Sea of Remnants To Host Alpha Test In February

Sea of Remnants Shows Off New Gameplay, Closed Alpha Test Set for February 5

Closed Alpha Testing Announced For Open-World Puppet Pirate RPG Sea Of Remnants

Netease pirate RPG Sea of Remnants gets a new gameplay trailer, showcasing drink-offs, Mahjong, and ocean combat

#InTheWorks
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Rumour: Indiana Jones Dev to KO More Nazis in Wolfenstein 3 on PS5

Wolfenstein 3 Is Reportedly "In The Works" At MachineGames

Wolfenstein 3 Is Very Likely In Development

More than 8 years after The New Colossus, a new Wolfenstein game is reportedly in the works at MachineGames

Wolfenstein 3 Is Reportedly In Development

Wolfenstein 3 Is In The Works From Indiana Jones And The New Colossus Developers MachineGames

#Fallout3
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Rumour: Fallout 3, New Vegas Remakes Reportedly Happening as Fallout 5 Is 'Greenlit'

Rumour: Bethesda Is Reportedly Reviving Two More Fallout Games

Windows Central says both Fallout New Vegas Remaster and Fallout 3 Remaster coming

NateTheHate says Fallout 3 Remaster is still planned

Fallout 4, New Vegas player numbers skyrocket thanks to the unavoidable impact of Fallout Season 2

Fallout Rumor Claims Classic Games Are Getting Remastered

Amazon's Fallout website is counting down to something, and fans are hoping the long-awaited Fallout 3 remaster (or maybe even New Vegas) is finally on the way

#Rockstar
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Rockstar continue to claim firings were about preventing GTA 6 leaks, as union push to get devs interim relief

Fired GTA 6 Developers Should Receive Interim Relief, Says Union at Preliminary Hearing

"We reiterate our firm belief that Rockstar broke the law" - union and GTA 6 maker clash again around preliminary hearing for fired workers

Union requests interim relief for employees affected by Rockstar layoffs

Union Asks Judge to Grant Fired GTA 6 Devs Interim Relief at Preliminary Tribunal Hearing, Rockstar Denies Claims

#DragonQuestViiReimagined
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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined: Full Details, Features, and Changes

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Gets Extensive Free Demo Ahead of February Launch

Hands On: Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined Could Be the Series' Best Remake Yet

DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined Demo Now Available

Square Enix May Ban You For Posting Unmarked Spoilers of the 26-year-old JRPG, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

#Playstation
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PlayStation reveals its boldest controllers and console covers yet, ‘The Hyperpop Collection’

PS5 Pro Overlooked by Sony Yet Again, Players Upset

PlayStation Reveals New Hyperpop Collection For PS5

'PS5 Pro Gets the Short End of the Stick Again': Fans Gutted New HYPERPOP Console Covers Don't Support Supercharged System

PS5's Hyperpop Collection Adds Three Striking New Colours for DualSense, Console Covers

PS5 Hyperpop covers and DualSense add a blast of neon to your console

#RainbowSix
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Ubisoft close the studio behind Assassin's Creed Rebellion days after the developers vote to unionise

Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just Weeks After It Unionized

Ubisoft Halifax Shut Down Just Weeks After Unionization

Ubisoft Shuts Down Studio That Just Unionized, Claims It’s Not Because It Unionized [Update]

#ChompYourWayToVictory
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds shares Pac-Man DLC release date [update: full trailer]

Chomp Your Way To Victory – Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Welcomes The PAC-MAN Pack

Pac-Man now available in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds PAC-MAN Pack Now Available

#RainbowSix
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Ubisoft Announced Closure Of Its Recently Unionized Halifax Studio With 71 Jobs Impacted

Ubisoft Starts The New Year With A Studio Closure, 71 Jobs Affected

Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected

Ubisoft closes its recently-unionized Halifax studio, says it's not because of the unionizing

#4TipsOffWithAllstarSwagge
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NBA 2K26 Season 4 Launches on January 9

NBA 2K26 Season 4 Tips Off With All-Star Swagger And Hollywood Flair

NBA 2K26 Season 4 Coming January 9

#Team
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EA FC 26 Team of the Year Voting Is Now Live, Introduces New Captain Awards

EA SPORTS FC 26 Team of the Year Voting Live

FC 26 TOTY Voting Guide: All Men’s & Women’s Nominees

#Rockstar
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GTA 6 may not yet be "content complete" and another release delay is possible, claims Jason Schreier

Sony May Be 'Planning Its Entire Calendar' Around GTA 6, Says Jason Schreier

GTA 6 reportedly still "not content complete," and Rockstar could delay it again as it strives for "perfection"

#Renoir
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Sandfall Interactive have some light regrets over how they handled Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's final boss

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's lead says they messed up a little by putting a ton of great endgame content next to a final boss you can easily outlevel: 'We weren't sure if our game was going to be that good'

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Developer Accepts Ending Criticism From Completionist Fans Who Levelled Up And Left Final Boss Battle 'Disappointed'

#Rpg
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Parasite Mutant explores the horrors of running circles around not-quite-Xenomorphs, and its demo is out now

Parasite Mutant Demo Available Now For PC

Parasite Mutant – Beta Demo

#MarioTennis
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Mario Tennis Fever overview trailer just released, details amiibo support

Mario Tennis Fever Overview Trailer Serves Up A Host Of Fresh Features

Mario Tennis Fever overview trailer

#MarioTennisFever
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Nintendo reveals light purple and light green Joy-Con 2 for Switch 2

Nintendo Reveals First New Joy-Con 2 Colours For Switch 2

Nintendo announces light purple and light green Joy-Con’s for Switch 2

#Shape
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Shape of Dreams surpasses 1m units sold | News-in-brief

Shape of Dreams has topped 1 million sales

Indie Roguelite Shape of Dreams Surpasses 1M Sold

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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Everything we know about Elder Scrolls Online’s new seasonal content plan and business model

The Elder Scrolls Online reveals one of the biggest transformations in the MMO's 12-year history with new seasonal model

The Elder Scrolls Online devs promise that its new seasonal model 'is the beginning of a major shift' for the decade-old MMO: 'Frankly, we think we could make the game more rewarding and exciting'

#ARainbowSixSiege
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Machine Games is reportedly working on Wolfenstein 3 and a ‘Rainbow Six Siege-style’ multiplayer title

Wolfenstein 3 is reportedly in the works at Machine Games, possibly alongside a Rainbow Six Siege-ish multiplayer thing

#PlayNiceTheRiseFall
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Blizzard will reportedly reveal a StarCraft shooter from the former Far Cry boss later this year

A new StarCraft shooter's reportedly set to be revealed this year, possibly as a BlizzCon headliner

#Blindspot
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PUBG: Blindspot, the top-down one of Plunkbat's siblings, deploys into early access next month

Free-to-Play Shooter PUBG: Blindspot Hits Early Access in February

#Helldivers
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Turns out you have Helldivers 2 to thank for Arc Raiders moving away from a free-to-play model

ARC Raiders Went From Free-to-Play to $40 Because of Helldivers 2

#Creature
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Creature collector RPG EvoCreo brings its turn-based monster battling to Steam, a decade on from mobile

Popular mobile creature collector EvoCreo now available on PC