Video Game News 1/23/2026

#NintendoDirect
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct announced for January 25

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct Set for January 25th

Next Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct Is This Weekend

Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct Announced For January 25

January 2026 Nintendo Direct to focus on The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The Next 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Nintendo Direct Arrives Sunday, 25th January

Nintendo announces Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct for Sunday

There's a Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct coming this Sunday

Nintendo Direct announced for January 2026, all about Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Nintendo Announces Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct For This Weekend

#KilnYou
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In Double Fine’s "pottery brawler" Kiln, you can skip the fights and just sculpt pots in peace

Double Fine reveals Kiln, a pottery-based multiplayer party brawler

Kiln, an online multiplayer pottery-party brawler, comes to PS5 in 2026

Kiln Is a Pottery Party Brawler from Double Fine, Coming to PS5 in 2026

Kiln Trailer Reveals Double Fine’s Pottery Brawler

Double Fine Productions Announces Kiln

Psychonauts studio's latest oddity is pottery themed party brawler Kiln, and it's coming to Xbox, PS5, and PC

Create beautiful pots and use them to smash your friends to pieces in Double Fine's new 'online multiplayer pottery party brawler'

#Fable
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Game Freak says its Beast of Reincarnation team is ‘relatively small’ but it’s outsourcing to a wide number of partner studios

Pokémon studio Game Freak gives a new look at its PS5, Xbox and PC action RPG Beast of Reincarnation

Pokémon Dev Game Freak Steps Up the Production Values for Beast of Reincarnation on PS5

Beast of Reincarnation Gameplay Trailer Previews Game Freak Action-RPG

Beast of Reincarnation Is Set To Launch This Summer 2026

Pokémon Developer Game Freak To Reveal More About 'Beast Of Reincarnation' Later This Month

Only a "relatively small" team from Pokémon developer Game Freak is actually working on Beast of Reincarnation

Fable finally gets a release window following Xbox Developer Direct, will launch in Autumn 2026

Beast of Reincarnation gets Summer 2026 release window and gameplay breakdown at Xbox Developer Direct

Game Freak's Beast of Reincarnation Launches Summer 2026

Game Freak Unveils Beast of Reincarnation at Xbox Showcase

Beast of Reincarnation Game Director Answers All Our Burning Questions About the Pokemon Developer's Upcoming Action Game

Beast of Reincarnation Game Director Says Game Freak's Primary Focus Is on 'Gameplay Experience' Rather Than Visual Fidelity or Graphics

#ForzaHorizon
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Forza Horizon 6 first gameplay details revealed and release date confirmed

Forza Horizon 6 Release Date Officially Confirmed

Forza Horizon 6 Confirmed to Launch on PS5 in 2026, Gameplay Revealed

Forza Horizon 6 Release Date Revealed With Stunning New Trailer

Forza Horizon 6 Shows Off More of the Game in Extended Gameplay Look, Confirmed to Launch on May 19 With a Gundam Teased at the End

Forza Horizon 6 Launches May 19th for Xbox, Later In 2026 for PS5

#2025Battlefield6
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Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place

Battlefield 6 Was the Best-Selling Game in the US in 2025

Call of Duty Sales Hit 17-Year Low with Black Ops 7

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Ranks as 5th Best-Selling Game Of 2025, A Big Drop For The Series As Battlefield Takes The Win

2025 U.S. Video Game Chart Rubber-Stamps Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Sales Struggle

#Fluorite
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Arknights Endfield Estella guide - Strengths, weaknesses, best weapon and gear

Arknights Endfield Catcher guide - Strengths, weaknesses, best weapon and gear

Arknights Endfield Fluorite guide - Strengths, weaknesses, best weapon and gear

Arknights: Endfield Is Now Live

Open-World RPG Arknights: Endfield, First 3D Game in the Franchise, Has Launched on PC, PS5, and Mobile

Arknights Endfield teams - best team comps for 1.0

Arknights Endfield Fluorite character guide

Arknights: Endfield Launch Facing Payment Issues That Charge Players Random Amounts

Where to find Ferrium Ore in Arknights: Endfield

Arknights Endfield Bonekrusher Executioner Guide

#TheNewYear
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Pokémon TCG Pocket kicks off 2026 with their Fantastical Parade expansion at the end of the month

Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Expansion Looks Truly Fantastical

Best Lightning-type decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Set to Drop Fantastical Parade Expansion Soon!

#TheSwitch2
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Rocket League update released, includes Nintendo Switch 2 improvements

Rocket League update v2.64 patch notes

PSA: Switch 2 Visual And Performance Improvements Included In New Rocket League Update

Rocket League update enhances visual quality on Nintendo Switch 2 (patch notes)

#FinalFantasy7RebirthAndRe
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Remake Part 3 won’t be compromised on Nintendo Switch 2, director promises

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Nintendo Switch 2 launch trailer

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade (Nintendo Switch 2) Review – 30 Years Overdue

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Part 3’s Switch 2 Port Development Has Already Started

Reminder: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade 'Limited Early Purchase Edition' Offer Ends Next Week

Square Enix reconfirms Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and third game in development for Switch 2

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade - Nintendo Switch 2 Review Update

The Third Final Fantasy VII Remake Game Is Playable And Has An Even Better Version Of Queen’s Blood

Final Fantasy VII Remake On Switch 2 Is A Good Way To Play A Great Game

#Fable
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Fable launches on PS5 Autumn 2026

Fable Announced for PS5, Releases in Autumn 2026

Fable set for Autumn 2026 launch

Fable Coming to Xbox, PC, PlayStation Autumn 2026

#Playstation
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Bubsy 4D Launches May 22 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC

Bubsy 4D Launches May 2026

“Furr-Tastic” Bubsy 4D Launching May 22

Bubsy 4D Release Date Lets the Cat Out of the Bag in May

#OpenWorldAdventures
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Ubisoft didn't cancel Beyond Good & Evil 2 because open world games are a "priority", but I suspect the real reason is more boring

Ubisoft's long-in-the-works Beyond Good and Evil 2 "a unique proposition" in the open world adventure market, studio says

Beyond Good & Evil 2 ‘Remains A Priority For Us,’ Ubisoft Says

#Kukrgame
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Golden Gloves VR Launches Today on Meta Quest

Dread Meridian Launches January 22 on Meta Quest and Steam VR

Survival Horror VR Game Dread Meridian Launches Today

#CultOfTheLamb
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Cult Of The Lamb Descends Into Winter With The Woolhaven Expansion

Cult of the Lamb's Woolhaven DLC is everything I could've wanted and more, with brilliant fights, lethal weather, and of course, heaps of cute little critters

Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven Now Available

#AnimalCrossing
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review — Help, I’m Stranded?

Japanese Charts: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Digs Up A Win On Switch 2

12-Player Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is a Nightmare Because Nintendo Handles Online Functionality in the Most Ridiculous Way Possible

#MaplestoryClassicWorldOri
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Nexon Drops Short Global MapleStory Classic World Gameplay Trailer

MapleStory Classic World Origins Gameplay Trailer Released

MapleStory Classic Drops Gameplay Footage

#MetroidPrime
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Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe is reportedly retiring after four decades at Nintendo

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's Ice Belt is one of the series' best moments

Metroid Prime‘s 40-Year Nintendo Veteran Is Reportedly Done With The Franchise

#AttractionCenter
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New Super Mario Bros Wonder amiibo Accompany Switch 2 Edition

Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The Switch 2 Upgrade For Super Mario Bros. Wonder?

Random: Mario Wonder's New Box Art Might Be The Ugliest 'Switch 2 Edition' Cover Yet

Talking Flower from Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Up for Preorder

#Valve
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Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI

Valve warms up for the Steam Machine with a client update bristling with gamepad fixes and, oh, the betas UI is fancier now if you're into that

#SandstormJourney
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Crystal of Atlan introduces gravity-defying new areas to explore in Sandstorm Journey update

ICYMI: Crystal Of Atlan’s “Sandstorm Journey” Update Raises The Level Cap To 70

#FootballClubChampionsLaun
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SEGA Football Club Champions Launches Across Console, PC and Mobile

Football Management Sim SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS Now Available

#GamesAnnouncesFullWithdra
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EB Games Announces Full Withdrawal From New Zealand

Report: GameStop-owned EB Games to close all its New Zealand stores

#Marathon
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PS5 Pro Finally Getting a AAA Game With Major Enhancements

Despite Its Price, PS5 Pro Enjoyed a Very Respectable 2025 in USA

#AlexGameplayTrailer
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Kenny Omega Worked on Alex Street Fighter 6 Moves

Wrestler Kenny Omega Brings Street Fighter 6's Alex to Life from 17th March on PS5, PS4

#Racing
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Nintendo’s LEGO Super Mario Kart Sets Are Here And Gamers Are Already Broke

Lego Teases Another Adult Mario Kart Set, This Time Starring Luigi