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Xbox Developer_Direct 2026 Recap: Everything Revealed, Including a Surprise New Double Fine Game

January 22, 2026 Xbox Developer_Direct 2026 Recap: Everything Revealed, Including a Surprise New Double Fine Game Developer_Direct kicked off 2026 with new gameplay and developer insights for four games coming to Xbox, all of which players can enjoy this year. The development teams ...
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Fable launches on PS5 Autumn 2026

For the first time in the franchise’s history, Fable is coming to PlayStation 5 in Autumn 2026. Today we’re excited to reveal the most detailed look yet at our fresh take on Albion – a world that’s familiar in spirit, but newly reimagined for modern RPG players. Play Video ...
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Pokémon TCG: Ascended Heroes Preorders Are Up at TCGplayer, Revealing the Latest Market Price Data for Sealed Products

The highly anticipated next expansion for Pokémon TCG's Mega Evolution series, Ascended Heroes, is (as per usual) increasingly hard to get hold of right now. Preorders are unavailable at most major retailers, and if you missed The Pokémon Center's latest drop, then you're hard out of luck. Well, not entirely ...
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“We all have strong opinions within the studio” – even Microsoft’s own game developers are hesitant to use AI

Microsoft are telling the world that the sooner we all switch to using generative AI tools in our day-to-day lives, the sooner we will 10x ourselves. Yet the corporation are still only finding haphazard pick up by videogame developers, including some of their own studios. As executive producer Susan Kath ...
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12-Player Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is a Nightmare Because Nintendo Handles Online Functionality in the Most Ridiculous Way Possible

Animal Crossing: New Horizons got a big 3.0 update earlier this month, which alongside a lot of new content for everyone included a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade with some fancy technological buffs. One of those was the ability to play with up to 12 total people on the same island, ...
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“What goes up must come down,” Razer’s CEO says of rising RAM and GPU prices – but admits “It is bad” right now

As the price of RAM, GPUs, and even SSDs climbs ever higher off the back of AI data centre demand, it's causing a significant price crunch for hardware manufacturers. "It is such a volatile situation at this point in time it is hard to figure out pricing," Razer CEO Min-Liang ...
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Nintendo Download: 22nd January (North America)

Final Fantasy VII Remake! Escape from Ever After! Dynasty Warriors: Origins!The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential ...
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Free Play Days – Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, South Park: Snow Day, This War of Mine: Final Cut and Cult of the Lamb

January 22, 2026 Free Play Days – Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, South Park: Snow Day, This War of Mine: Final Cut and Cult of the Lamb
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Try something new this weekend with Free Play Days! Sherlock Holmes Chapter One, South Park: Snow Day, This ...
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Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames Booster Bundles Just Drop To Its Lowest Price Ever at Amazon

Amazon has produced yet another brilliant Pokémon TCG deal ready for the weekend, and it's once again on the latest Mega Evolution set, Phantasmal Flames. While we're looking forward to Ascended Heroes at the end of the month, it's a mighty bit of fresh air to finally get some reasonable ...
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Turnbound is a lovely plinky mixture of autobattler and inventory Tetris, where play order is decided by a cat’s bum

Out today in early access, Turnbound is a tile and turn-based autobattler about mythical heroes trapped in a haunted boardgame, where the starting player is chosen by flipping a coin bearing a picture of a cat’s anus. It’s saying a lot for Turnbound’s mellow, fairytale ambience and rich, rosy tile ...
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