Video Game News 1/28/2026

#Rpg
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Monster Hunter Wilds patch stamps on DLC performance bug

Monster Hunter Wilds gets a PC patch which Capcom says will fix the recently reported DLC performance bug

Monster Hunter Wilds Sales Have Surpassed 11 Million Units

The new Monster Hunter Wilds update is way better than I was expecting, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel

Monster Hunter Wilds gets its hub DLC fix and promises even more PC improvements

We tested Monster Hunter Wilds' PC-exclusive January performance update and found significant frame rate improvements and less stuttering

Capcom Drops Monster Hunter Wilds Patch That Aims to Improve Optimization for 'Steam-Specific Processes' and Address Long-Standing PC Issues

#Reigns
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Swipe right to slay beasts in Reigns: The Witcher announced for February 25

Reigns: The Witcher preview - "In which Geralt sets up a bakery and more"

Reigns: The Witcher brings the choice-based adventures of the Reigns series to the world of Geralt

Reigns: The Witcher Swipes Into Action on February 25th, Gamers React

Reigns: The Witcher, bringing swiping, swords and sorcery next month – here’s what we know

Reigns: The Witcher Launching February 25

Get ready to battle bruxae and swipe sorceresses in Reigns: The Witcher, out next month

Reigns: The Witcher Announced, Letting You Swipe Right on Everyone's Favorite Monster Slayer

#Fzero
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Nintendo Reveals Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics Overview Coming To The Switch 2

7 Virtual Boy Games Will Be Playable on Nintendo Switch Online at Launch

Switch Online's Virtual Boy Adding New Feature To Change Screen Colour "Later This Year"

Two Cancelled Virtual Boy Games Coming To NSO In 2026, Including F-Zero Spin-Off

Video: Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics launches 17th February

Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics launch on Switch and Switch 2 soon, and we're getting an unreleased F-Zero game by the end of 2026

Virtual Boy Comes To Switch 2 February 17th

Nintendo Reveals Virtual Boy Switch Online Launch Lineup, More Games Coming

#Frame2Remake
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Fatal Frame 2 Remake demo and Silent Hill F collaboration announced

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake To Collab With Silent Hill f

Silent Hill F, Fatal Frame 2 Remake Adding Free Crossover DLC on PS5

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Demo Launches March 5, Silent Hill f Collaboration Revealed

Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake Switch 2 Demo And Silent Hill f DLC Collab Announced

FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE to get demo and crossover

#CoverStar
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MLB The Show 26 Reveals Aaron Judge as Cover Star, Confirms Release Date

Another PlayStation Studios PS5 Game Gets March 2026 Release Date

Aaron Judge is your MLB The Show 26 cover athlete

The Verdict’s In — Aaron Judge Is Your MLB The Show 26 Cover Star

MLB The Show 26 PS5 Release Date, Cover Star Officially Revealed

MLB The Show 26: Release Date, Aaron Judge Returns & College Ball Added!

#TerrariasBigger
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Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live

Terraria's Bigger and Boulder update offers new Palworld and Dead Cells crossover content

Terraria's Huge 'Bigger And Boulder' Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Patch Notes

Terraria Patch 1.4.5, the Bigger and Boulder Update, Sparks Highest Player Numbers in Nearly 6 Years

Terraria Update 1.4.5 Launches Today Bringing Dead Cells and Palworld Crossover Content

#PhotoMode
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Top Ten Weapons In Code Vein II

Cove Vein II Review: Travel Through Time in This Anime Souls-Like

Code Vein II Character Customization Appearance Data Disappearing

Code Vein 2 may not be a soulslike masterpiece, but it proves that the rule of cool is much more fun

Code Vein II Now Available in Early Access

#TheResidentEvilRemakes
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Resident Evil Requiem Infected Enemies Have Personalities

NateTheHate says the Resident Evil Remakes are coming to Switch 2 in 2026

Resident Evil Requiem Director Promises That The Game Doesn't Hold Back On Gore

Leon Kennedy's 'hot uncle' design in the new Resident Evil is thanks to the women on the dev team, says director, who 'would point out and comment on even the finest details like the wrinkles on his neck'

Resident Evil Requiem Director Responds To Open-World Speculation

#ClassicVision
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Interview: MMO veteran Jack Emmert has returned to helm the newly revived Cryptic Studios

Jack Emmert Returns to Cryptic Studios as CEO, Bringing a New, Classic Vision to the MMORPG Developer

Jack Emmert returns to Cryptic Studios as CEO

MMO Pioneer Jack Emmert Returns as Cryptic Studios CEO

Cryptic rises again? Former CEO Jack Emmert returns to the Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online studio: 'It was just meant to be'

#JustDance
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Ubisoft Increases 'Just Dance' Subscription Prices In The Wake Of Restructuring & Cuts

Ubisoft Announces Price Hike For Just Dance+

A Week on From Its Company Reshuffle, Ubisoft Has Announced a Just Dance+ Price Increase

Just Dance Fans Are Getting Squeezed After Ubisoft’s Big Shake-Up

#MovieNight
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Arc Raiders update rips out one of the game's most maddening puzzles

The League Quest Guide in Arc Raiders

Embark reveals DDoS attacks are causing ARC Raiders and The Finals server issues

ARC Raiders players outraged at three-strike cheating rule

Are you a little too good at Arc Raiders? The new solo vs squad mode might be for you

Arc Raiders Movie Night Quest Guide

Arc Raiders Bombing Run Quest Guide

Arc Raiders Combat Recon Quest Guide

Arc Raiders On The Map Quest Guide

Arc Raiders The League Quest Guide

'Combat Recon' quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders

How to complete The League in Arc Raiders

How to get Rusted Bolts in Arc Raiders

How to complete A Prime Specimen in Arc Raiders

#MythicGames
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"Enormously disappointing" - Darkest Dungeon's boardgame port is dead, but Red Hook are giving away game files to backers

The Darkest Dungeon board game fiasco is finally over, and as expected it's ended in tears: 'Mythic Games is no longer able to manufacture or deliver' it, Red Hook says, so it's giving away the game files to all backers

Game Files for Failed Darkest Dungeon Board Game Kickstarter are Coming to Backers

#Valve
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Valve will face that £656m UK lawsuit accusing them of overcharging Steam customers, as tribunal rule it can go ahead

Valve Ordered to Face £656m UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Steam Fees

Valve Fails To Get $900m Class Action Lawsuit Over Pricing Thrown Out

#GameBoy
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A seven-game retro compilation of Ren & Stimpy games has been announced

You Stupid Idiot! Retro Ren & Stimpy Games Are Coming to PS5

Ren & Stimpy Are Getting A 7-Game Retro Collection, Courtesy Of Limited Run

#NewFeaturesPs5System
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PS5 System Update for January 2026 Adds New Features

New PS5 Firmware Update Is Available Now, Here Are All the Patch Notes

New PS5 Update Is Out Now, Does What You Expect And More

#TheToxicTangle
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Grounded 2 Toxic Tangle Update Now Live With New Biome, Creatures, and Ladybug Buggy

Grounded 2's massive new The Toxic Tangle update pushes Obsidian's game closer to full release, adds a ladybug with a gun turret

Grounded 2's first major content update delivers a new biome, bugs, a sweet new mount, and a really big snake

#Don
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Don't Stop, Girlypop! review: Glow and shine, until it is done

Don't Stop, Girlypop! review: the best Doom clone in years

Don’t Stop GirlyPop Is A Wild-Looking Shooter That Isn’t Much Fun To Play

#GreatDesert
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Black Desert Mobile's major update overhauls the Great Desert and introduces the most powerful Runes ever

Black Desert Mobile revamps the Great Desert, polishes graphics and performance

Black Desert Mobile Overhauls the Great Desert, Adds Chaos-grade Runes, and Improves Combat Framerates

#EarthMustDie
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Earth Must Die publishers say an "alien orgy depicted as a gyrating lump on the floor" left the game's Steam launch "unclear"

Valve needed to 'verify' footage of the 'alien orgy' in Earth Must Die before it was allowed to launch on Steam

#NewWarbond
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Helldivers 2's next warbond has an exploding hammer, for all of your explosive hammering needs

Helldivers 2's New Warbond, Siege Breakers, Adds a Great Big Breaching Hammer

#It
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"It's just as if it never existed" Following Ubisoft's Prince of Persia remake cancellation, actor discusses losing three years worth of work

"It's just as if it never existed" - Actor presumed to be Farah in the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake found out the game was cancelled online

#Dave
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Dave the Diver heads to China where players will be first to get their hands on mobile version

Dave the Diver Coming to China February 6

#Review
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Review | Isekai Quartet 3

DXRacer Martian XL review

#GameTrial
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Stardew Valley is Europe’s next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial

Europe: Nintendo reveals next Game Trial is Stardew Valley

#Switch2
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FZ: Formation Z confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

Side-Scrolling Robo-Shooter Remake 'FZ: Formation Z' Blasts Onto Switch 2 This May