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 REVO World Stage comes to Nintendo Switch 2 in March 2026

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

#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 Mighty No. 9 Studio Comcept Is Finished

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

#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 will have some restrictions with image sharing features

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream boxart, Direct recap announcement

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream reveals Nintendo Switch release date

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

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Gender and Relationship Elements Shared

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!

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Nintendo Direct Announced For Today, 29th January

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

Tomodachi Life Living the Dream launches in April

We’re getting woke Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream before Grand Theft Auto 6

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

Nintendo Is Going To Make It Really Hard To Share Screenshots In Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

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

#GetAllTrophiesachievement
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How to Get All Trophies/Achievements in Cairn

How to Get and Repair Pitons In Cairn

Cairn Review — Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

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

Cairn review

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

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

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

Microsoft blames gaming division for plummeting PC revenue, with 32% drop in Xbox hardware

Xbox hardware revenue tumbled by 32 percent in Q2

Xbox hardware sales slump by 32% as Microsoft reports that its overall gaming revenue is in decline

Xbox Hardware Revenue Has Been Dropping for Two Years Straight

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

Assassin’s Creed Fan Kit Drops, But Gamers Are Asking For Way More

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'

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

Nvidia App for Linux is now live

#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

#VampireTheMasqueradeBlood
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Publisher Admits Bloodlines 2 Bombed, But DLC's Still Coming in 2026

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

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

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

#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

#ProjectGorgon
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Project Gorgon OFFICIAL LAUNCH TODAY!Demo First Playthrough – Is This Sandbox MMO Worth It in 2026?

Today, Project Gorgon Has Fully Launched Out of Early Access to 1.0

Project: Gorgon Leaves Early Access and Celebrates Becoming 1.0

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

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

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

#Rockstar
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Rockstar Adds Bizarre New Jobs to GTA Online, Gamers Just Want GTA 6

GTA Online Encourages Players To Go Legit With Three New Odd Jobs And Big Weekly Bonuses

Three New Odd Jobs Now Available in GTA Online

#AGamekeyCard
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Resident Evil Requiem Is Getting A Themed MicroSD Express Card

Resident Evil Requiem devs enlisted a task force of women to ensure Leon was hot enough

Resident Evil Requiem interview: Chainsaws, reinvented zombies, fear balancing, 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

#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

#RpgNioh3
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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

#Switch2
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Twice as many developers surveyed by GDC say they want to make games on PS5 or Switch 2 than on Xbox

It Seems Developers Don't Want To Make Xbox Games Much Anymore

#RpgFreePs5UpgradeAll
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance appears to be getting a PS5 upgrade, after the PlayStation Store briefly mentioned it

Free PS5 Upgrade All But Confirmed for Hit 2018 PS4 RPG

#FinalFantasyVii
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The original FINAL FANTASY VII is getting a new refreshed edition

Interview: With Switch 2 & Xbox Launches, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Director Looks back on the 2020 Reimaging

#OpenGamingCollective
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Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to push Linux gaming even further

Bazzite joins the new Open Gaming Collective