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