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Video Game News 1/16/2026

#Aeternum
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Amazon Games confirms MMO New World has a year left before it goes offline permanently
Amazon’s New World will officially sunset on January 31, 2027, so enjoy this last year of play
New World: Aeternum Delisted, Shut Down Date Announced
2024 PS5 RPG Shutting Down In 2027, Delisted From PS Store
New World: Aeternum Gets Delisted Today, Goes Offline January 2027
Amazon's PS5 MMORPG New World: Aeternum Delisted, Will Be Shut Down in 2027
New World: Aeternum Will Officially Sunset On January 31, 2027
New World: Aeternum is being delisted today, servers to go offline in January 2027
New World will join the graveyard of defunct MMOs when it goes offline in 2027
New World Will Sunset January 2027

#LifeIsStrange
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Square Enix sets Life is Strange reveal, weeks after ratings board leaked new game
A New Life is Strange Game Will Be Revealed This Month
Square Enix Confirms New PS5 Game in Beloved Adventure Series, Out 2026
The Next Life is Strange Revealed Next Week
Life Is Strange Confirms Its Return Following Leak, Full Reveal Coming Next Week
The next Life is Strange game will be revealed next week
New Life Is Strange Game Confirmed, Full Reveal Coming Later This Month
New Life is Strange Game Launches This Year, Square Enix Confirms Following Leak

#ARedditor
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Monster Hunter Wilds' PC performance might stand to be improved by limiting DLC checks, but that's not necessarily a silver bullet
Monster Hunter Wilds’ Poor PC Performance is Reportedly Due to Constant DLC Checking
Monster Hunter Wilds sleuth has seemingly uncovered bizarre reason for performance drops: "I refused to believe what I was seeing"
Is Monster Hunter Wilds' PC performance bad because of DLC?
Redditor claims that Monster Hunter Wilds runs better 'the more DLC you own', and it does—but not by much on my machine
'More DLC = More FPS' — Monster Hunter Wilds Players Ask Capcom for Answers After Theory Suggests a Backend DLC Check Is Tanking Performance
Monster Hunter Wilds' Poor PC Performance Could Be Down to a DLC Check
Monster Hunter Wilds Modder Uncovers Bizarre Reason Why PC Performance Might Be So Bad

#MoreHorror
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Resident Evil Requiem details characters, difficulty, collaborations, more
Resident Evil Requiem Features Casual Mode and the Return of Ink Ribbons in Classic Mode
Resident Evil Requiem Gameplay Reveals New Executions, Realistic Zombies and Crafting
Resident Evil Requiem Reveals More Horror, Action Gameplay in Low-Key Showcase
Resident Evil Requiem Ink Ribbons and First and Third-Person Camera Options Teased
Limited Edition Resident Evil Requiem Watches Launch Next Month
Zombies Return In Resident Evil Requiem, But Now They're More Terrifying Than Ever
Resident Evil Requiem showcase trailer reveals big twist gameplay changes
Resident Evil Requiem Reveals Smarter Zombies And Blood-Infused Crafting
Resident Evil Showcase Highlights
Resident Evil Showcase January 2026: 5 Things We Learned

#TombRaider
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Amazon unveils first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in new Tomb Raider series
Our First Look At Sophie Turner As Lara Croft In Tomb Raider
Here's Your First Look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft for Amazon's TV Show
Sophie Turner Looks Incredible As Lara Croft In Amazon's Tomb Raider Series
First images of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft revealed in classic game attire
Amazon Shares First Look at Sophie Turner's Lara Croft
Here's our first look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider show
The Internet Reacts To Sophie Turner As Lara Croft
Here’s Sophie Turner As Lara Croft For The New Tomb Raider Show

#FatalFury
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SNK Confirms New Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season with One of the Worst Trailers You'll Ever See
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Season 2 DLC begins with Kim Jae Hoon next week
FGC frustrated as Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves falls victim to AI slop
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves Season 2 Launching January 22
Fatal Fury fans accuse new City of the Wolves trailer of being filled with AI slop: 'All that Saudi money and can't pay someone a couple bucks to make real s**t'
Saudi Arabia-Owned SNK Accused Of Loading Fatal Fury Trailer With AI Slop

#FalloutShelter
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Amazon has greenlit a Fallout reality show where contestants live in a vault for a ‘huge cash prize’
A Fallout Shelter reality show is in the works
Fallout Shelter Reality Show Announced For Prime Video
A 'deeply social, psychological' Fallout Shelter reality TV series is coming from the producers of the Squid Game reality series
Fallout Shelter Is Now an Amazon Reality Competition TV Series Where Contestants Live Together Inside a Vault

#Miscommunication
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007: First Light gets updated system requirements, with IOI’s apologies
007 First Light Gets Updated PC Requirements After Previous Error
The 007 First Light system requirements
IOI Lowers 007 First Light Hardware Requirements After 'Miscommunication'
The name's still Bond but at least everything is right this time, as 007 First Light's devs have corrected their system requirements after 'an internal miscommunication' error

#EverythingToKnowBeforeJum
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Animal Crossing New Horizons’ version 3.0.0 update has added more improvements beyond what was announced
How to Access and Upgrade the Hotel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
ShackStream: Exploring Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0 & Slumber Islands
How to increase house storage - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition - A Cheap Upgrade, But Lacking Substance
Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) - An Approachable And Addictive Masterpiece
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0.0 Patch Notes - Switch 2 And Switch New Content, Features And More
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0.0 patch notes
How to transfer your Animal Crossing New Horizons island to a Switch 2 or a new console
How to get Zelda and Splatoon items in Animal Crossing New Horizons
How to save your game in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch and Switch 2
How To Use Resetti's Reset Service In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
How To Use All New Amiibos In Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0
How To Unlock The Megaphone In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
How To Unlock The Hotel In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
How to unlock Cece, Viché, and Splatoon items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Everything To Know Before Jumping Into Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 3.0 Update

#TheHedgehogKicksOff
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Sega announces Sonic 35th anniversary plans to ‘celebrate Sonic’s legacy’
Sonic The Hedgehog Kicks Off 35th Anniversary Celebrations In Style
SEGA announces Sonic 35th anniversary plans
SEGA Celebrating 35 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog

#TheSwitch2
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake: PS5 and PC are getting the ‘Streamlined Progression’ features coming to Switch 2 and Xbox
Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5 Gets Bonus Switch 2, Xbox Features Next Week
FFVII Remake Streamlined Progress Patch Dated for PS5, PC
Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5 and PC get a meaty update ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 and Xbox versions of the game next week

#TheDolphinOfficiallyRetur
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Sega's beautiful singing boy Ecco the Dolphin is getting a new game from the original creator, with a countdown underway
Ecco the Dolphin Will Swim Again in Several Upcoming Games
Ecco the Dolphin Officially Returns as A&R Atelier Confirms New Games in Development
Ecco The Dolphin Creator Confirms Multiple Games in Development, Says 'Ecco Has Always Been More Than a Game About a Dolphin'

#DragonQuest7
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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined details vocation system, vicious monsters
Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined Details Vocation System, Vicious Monsters, and More
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Screenshots Show Off New Gameplay Features
DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined Vocation System Detailed

#Rpg
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Sea of Stars brings classic JRPG action with modern conveniences to mobile
Sea of Stars Comes To iOS And Android In April
RPG Sea of Stars Going Mobile

#HomuraTheCrimsonWarriorsL
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Homura: The Crimson Warriors getting English release in the west on Nintendo Switch [update: release date]
Homura The Crimson Warriors Launches on Switch in 2026
Homura: The Crimson Warriors Otome Arrives in March

#Batman
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Batman: Arkham Shadow Developer Camouflaj Hit With Lay-Offs as Part of Meta’s Move Away from VR
Batman: Arkham Shadow Developer Hit With “Heavy Layoffs”
Meta lays off staff at Batman: Arkham Shadow dev Camouflaj

#Atgc
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Compile Heart Will Reveal A New ‘School RPG’ on January 29
Artist Ilya Kushinov Teams Up with Atlus Alumni on Upcoming School RPG
Former Atlus Founder Kouji Okada Working on New School RPG

#GtaOnlineMansionRaid
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GTA Online Turns Up The Heat With Explosive New Mansion Raid Mode
GTA Online Mansion Raid update brings an attacker vs defender multiplayer mode
GTA Online Mansion Raid Mode Now Available

#TotyCaptains
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EA SPORTS FC Team Of The Year Revealed As Mbappé And Bronze Crowned TOTY Captains
FC 26: Lúcio Hero SBC - Cheapest Solution & Card Review
Full FC 26 Team of the Year promo brings free Hero upgrades and another unstoppable Claudia Pina

#RunnerShellsAndHowYoull
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Bungie Previews Marathon's Runner Shells and How You'll Customize and Mod Their Archetypes to Your Style
Marathon Runner Shell Deep Dive
Marathon Looks Gorgeous In New Deep Dive On Each Character’s Unique Playstyle

#EldenRingNightreign
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Elden Ring Nightreign patch 1.30.2 fulfils my ultimate Sekiro fantasy, but reviving downed allies is about to get a lot harder
Elden Ring Nightreign fixes awful raids, buffs 3 Nightfarers
Elden Ring: Nightreign Patch 1.03.2 Buffs All the Worst Nightfarers

#Playstation
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Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store without warning, all from a single developer
Sony removes hundreds of "shovelware" games from its digital storefront originating from one developer
Sony Just Took Over 1,000 Shovelware Games Down From the PSN Store

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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The Elder Scrolls Online's smaller expansions are "not in any way" a result of last year's layoffs
The Elder Scrolls Online dev has heard your ESO Plus feedback, but it's a "tough conversation" to have right now
Bethesda's former Elder Scrolls loremaster on why he left, Starfield's 'communication breakdowns', and how he wanted The Elder Scrolls 6 'to be The Empire Strikes Back'
Despite an incredibly tough 2025 for ZeniMax, The Elder Scrolls Online's leadership is hopeful: 'We've definitely got our eyes on the future, because this is our home'

#FelicitysDoor
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Felicity's Door is a cute, cosy rhythm game coming soon to Apple Arcade
80s arcade glow coming to Apple Arcade, here’s what we know, plus other February releases

#FebruarySubwaySurfersSequ
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Subway Surfers City has hit pre-registration with the date set for its upcoming launch next month
Subway Surfers Sequel Is Coming In February