Video Game News 1/30/2026

#VirtuaFighter5RevoWorldSt
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Virtua Fighter 5 REVO Switch 2 release date marks the first Nintendo release in the series’ 33-year history

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage shares Nintendo Switch 2 release date, beta test incoming

Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage Launches on Nintendo Switch 2 in March 2026

Switch 2 Gets Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage in March

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Lands March Release Date On Switch 2

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 in March

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Launching for Nintendo Switch 2 March 26

#TomodachiLifeLivingTheDre
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Nintendo reveals more Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream info, including its release date

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo’s promise

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Arrives on April 16 for Nintendo Switch

Tomodachi Life Switch Port Announced, But Gamers Are Already Fighting

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Gender and Relationship Elements Shared

Random: Bubbles Or Hugh? The Tomodachi Life Nintendo Direct May Have Been Different In Your Region

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream's Price And Box Art Have Been Revealed

Nintendo Restricting Some Image Sharing Features For Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

Guide: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Nintendo Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Will Allow Same-Sex Relationships & Non-Binary Miis

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Moves In On Switch 1 This April

Watch: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Nintendo Direct - Live!

Nintendo placing image sharing restrictions in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Tomodachi Life Living the Dream launches in April

As quirky Switch 2 life sim Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream gets its big reveal, Nintendo makes good on decade-old same-sex relationship promise

Fans excited for Nintendo's upcoming Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream left completely baffled by "wacky" image sharing restrictions

Nintendo blocking Tomodachi Life images, explained

Tomodachi Life Releases for Nintendo Switch on April 16th

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Release Date Revealed for April

Fans Decry Heavy Image-Sharing Restrictions for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream That Nintendo Says Are Necessary to Ensure 'Fun and Safe' Gameplay

A Decade After Nintendo's Same Sex Relationship Controversy, Tomodachi Life Finally Delivers on Promise to Make Series More Inclusive

Everything Announced in the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Nintendo Direct

8 Things We Just Learned From Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Direct

#SoulSacrifice
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10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved

Keiji Inafune’s Comcept Closed

Keiji Inafune’s Comcept shuts down

Comcept, The Studio Behind Mighty No. 9 And ReCore, Shuts Down

Mighty No. 9 studio Comcept, which somehow still existed, is now officially dead and buried

Mega Man Designer Keiji Inafune’s Studio Behind The Mighty No.9 Kickstarter Debacle Is No More

#GetAllTrophiesachievement
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How to Get All Trophies/Achievements in Cairn

Cairn — 8 advanced climbing tips to make it to the summit

Review: Cairn (PS5) - This Uniquely Tactile Climbing Adventure Is Summit Worth Playing

Cairn Review — Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Cairn review

Cairn Review

#StardewValley
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Stardew Valley creator breaks silence to shoot down myths about Haunted Chocolatier, including that 2030 release rumour

Stardew Valley dev makes it clear Haunted Chocolatier is progressing well

Stardew Valley's creator admits he announced Haunted Chocolatier too early, but says he's "been very productive lately"

"I'm alive, the game is still in development" - Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe gives update on Haunted Chocolatier

Stardew Valley Creator Busts 4 Myths About His Upcoming Haunted Chocolatier Game

#DarkhavenDiabloVeterans
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Blizzard veterans reveal Darkhaven, a Diablo 2-style RPG that trades "incrementalism" for "bold, expressive loot" and destructible terrain

Darkhaven: Diablo Veterans Launch Steam Page and Kickstarter for New ARPG

Diablo Veterans Unveil Darkhaven, a Player-Shaped Living ARPG World

Built by Diablo veterans, Darkhaven is "an ARPG unlike any other," set in an open world you can reshape to your will

Diablo Veterans Reveal "Next-Generation Action RPG" Darkhaven

#Break
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VHS-veiled Huntdown: Overtime, a retro gangland roguelite run and gunner, arrives in early access this year

HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME looks like a glorious follow-up to HUNTDOWN from 2021

Roguelike Huntdown: Overtime Announced

Huntdown: Overtime Announced As A New Brutal 80s-Style Action Roguelite

#TaleTrilogy
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The Native Linux app for NVIDIA GeForce NOW is now in Beta

GeForce NOW Brings GeForce RTX Gaming to Linux PCs

Nvidia App for Linux is now live

Nvidia GeForce Now is officially on Linux, and after testing it I'm equal parts impressed and optimistic for the future of non-Windows gaming

#FinalFantasyIv
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Four FINAL FANTASY games have arrived on GOG in the Preservation Program

Final Fantasy Classics Go DRM-Free on GOG, Gamers React With Pure Joy

Four classic Final Fantasy games get the DRM-free treatment from GOG, and they're 60% off if you're fast

These Final Fantasy Games Are Really Cheap And DRM-Free

#NintendoDirect
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Rumor: Nintendo Direct happening in February, possibly first week of the month [update: Partner Showcase]

Rumour: A Nintendo Direct May Be Coming As Soon As Next Week

NatetheHate says next week’s Nintendo Direct is a Partner Showcase

Nintendo Direct Partner Event Coming Up Next Week, Report Says

#CapcomCompilationDisneyAf
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Capcom Compilation Disney Afternoon Collection Getting Two New Games, But Not on PS4

The Disney Afternoon Collection Launching On Nintendo Switch And Nintendo Switch 2 On February 26

Disney Afternoon Collection Finally Comes To Switch 1 & 2, Includes Two Additional Games

The Disney Afternoon Collection Coming to Nintendo Switch Platforms February 26

#Creed
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Even Ubisoft Is Poking Fun at the Endless Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Rumours

Assassin’s Creed X account replies to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced statue leak

Ubisoft finally acknowledges Assassin's Creed: Black Flag rumours with… a GTA meme

Ubisoft Devs Reportedly Call Assassin's Creed Invictus 'Ridiculous'

#Pikmin2
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Walmart ad suggets Metroid Prime 2, Pikmin 2 are coming to Nintendo Switch Online on Switch 2 [update: Nintendo statement]

Rumour: Switch Online GameCube Releases Might Have Been Leaked

Nintendo Issues Correction Over Leaked Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Games

#XboxGamingRevenueFell
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Xbox Gaming Revenue Fell by Nine Percent, Hardware Revenue by 32 Percent

Xbox hardware revenue tumbled by 32 percent in Q2

Xbox Hardware Revenue Has Been Dropping for Two Years Straight

#DragonQuestVii
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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined interview: hand-crafted dolls, overhauled UI, nostalgia, and more

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Screenshots Preview Game’s Start

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined New Screenshots Released

#UniqueTwinstickShooterDam
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Unique Twin-Stick Shooter DAMON and BABY Takes Aim at PS5, PS4 in March

Damon and Baby Release Date Set for Top-Down Shooting Adventure

DAMON and BABY Is A Twin-Stick Shooter With A Twist, Arriving On Switch In March

#Rpg
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Crimson Desert Deep Dive Tries to Prove Its Crazy Potential Is Reality

Crimson Desert Releases 15-Minute Featurette With A Focus On The Protagonist and Open World

Crimson Desert Gets 15-Minute Video Showing Off Open World and New Gameplay

#ThisYear
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Life after World of Warcraft Midnight's launch looks great, with highly requested housing features and, erm, Prop Hunt

World of Warcraft: Midnight's new roadmap includes prop hunt, mega-dungeon sized delves, and a new experimental game mode from the folks who brought you Remix and Plunderstorm

Prop Hunt Is Coming to World of Warcraft Later This Year

#MorePhasmophobiaRoadmap
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Phasmophobia roadmap 2026 - 1.0 launch, a new map, and more

Phasmophobia's roadmap includes evidence of a 1.0 launch in 2026: a player character overhaul, new event, and Horror 2.0

Phasmophobia Roadmap for 2026 Highlights 1.0 Launch, New Maps, and More

#TheUsTheGameDevelopersCon
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GDC survey reveals that half of those laid off in gaming haven’t found a new gig

GDC survey reveals layoffs up 6%, 36% of industry using AI, and overwhelming support for unionisation in the US

One third of US games industry workers were laid off in the last 2 years, GDC survey says

#VampireTheMasqueradeBlood
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Paradox operating profit dropped 162% year-on-year as it writes down Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 left a gaping, $28 million hole in Paradox's year-end financial report

Paradox Reports Rough Q4 and Dismal Year Thanks to Bloodlines 2

#Playstation5
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Nioh 3 has a demo out on Steam right now, if you've got a spare 80GB of space knocking about

Nioh 3 Demo Live on PS5 and Steam Ahead of February 2026 Launch

Nioh 3 Demo Now Available on PS5 and PC, Includes Exclusive In-Game Bonus

Freefall ’95 – Beta Demo

Nioh 3 – Beta Demo (Steam & PS5)

MOLE – Beta Demo

#TheVoltageMarauder
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How to get the Voltage Marauder ARC Raiders-themed outfit in The Finals

All Bastion Locations in ARC Raiders

In a genre dominated by Arc Raiders and Tarkov, The Midnight Walkers arrives with a zombified spin on extraction games

Where to find Geiger Counters in Arc Raiders

Where to find Expired Respirators in Arc Raiders

An Arc Raiders player recycled 109 Venators after it was accidentally nerfed for a day, prompting the question: 'Who tf has room for 109 vennys?'

Idle Game From Arc Raiders Publisher Offering Full Refunds After Players Discover ‘Systematic Deception’

#GraphicalIssues
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Yakuza fans are demanding Sega recast a Kiwami 3 actor, and Dark Ties may make the situation worse

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Dev Acknowledges Demo's "Graphical Issues", Launch Update Planned

#NewYear
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GOG accused of using AI-generated art to promote sale, as job listing indicates they're keen to adopt "AI-assisted development tools"

GOG accused of using AI-generated artwork to promote its big New Year sale