Early Access Hit Last Epoch Announces Official Release Date Of February 21

Early Access hit Last Epoch announces official release date of February 21 Travel through the world of Eterra’s past and face dark empires, wrathful gods, and more. Image credit:Eleventh Hour Games A release date was announced today for the action RPG Last Epoch alongside pre-order information on the Deluxe and Ultimate Editions. A launch trailer accompanies the new information, highlighting the story and world of Eterra along with character classes and a look at combat....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 555 words · Stella Serrano

Elden Ring Nightreign Shrouded City Explained

Elden Ring Nightreign Shrouded City explained Here’s everything you need to know about Nightreign’s Shifting Earth: Noklateo, Shrouded City event and its secret rewards. Image credit:Bandai Namco/VG247 Update: We have updated this Noklateo, Shrouded City guide with more information to help you out, and have added additional links to the rest of our Nightreign guides. Noklateo, the Shrouded City is the last of the Shifting Earth events that you’ll unlock in Nightreign , and it’s probably one of the most dangerous areas/events that can be added to your map....

January 19, 2026 · 7 min · 1369 words · Jeanette Reidy

Elden Ring Players Died So Many Times, It’d Have Wiped Out All Of Humanity In The Real World

Elden Ring players died so many times, it’d have wiped out all of humanity in the real world And they tried to fight Malenia a whole bunch too. Image credit:FromSoftware/ Bandai Namco Bandai Namco has released some stats for Elden Ring , and unsurprisingly, everyone fought a whole lot of bosses, and died a ridiculous amount of times. It’s been over a year since we all stepped into The Lands Between, and it turns out, we all died a lot, as shared by Bandai Namco to celebrate the game’s anniversary ....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 515 words · Florentino King

Embracer Group Isn't Actually Evil, Just A Company "that Everyone Likes To Pick On", Saber Founder Says

Embracer Group isn’t actually evil, just a company “that everyone likes to pick on”, Saber founder says “I would say Embracer tried harder than anybody to save as many jobs as it could." Image credit:VG247/Embracer Group You know Embracer Group? That company that’s rather gotten a bad rap for selling off studios and laying lots of people off over the past year or so? Well, according to Saber Interactive founder Matthew Karch, we’ve all got the publisher wrong....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 609 words · Chad Grubb

Even More Than Elden Ring, Wo Long Is One Of The Most Accessible Souls-likes

Even more than Elden Ring, Wo Long is one of the most accessible Souls-likes – and not just because it’s on Game Pass Game Pass is getting one of the most accessible Souls-likes with Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and Elden Ring fans and non-fans should take note. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty was always going to be one of 2023’s most interesting games, even in a year as stacked as this one....

January 19, 2026 · 5 min · 1062 words · Larry Lewis

Evo Announces 2025 Events In Los Angeles, Japan, Vegas And France

Evo announces 2025 events in Los Angeles, Japan, Vegas and France Evo will also be landing in Singapore in 2026 for all you world warriors. Image credit:Evo Big news has just been dropped around the future of the Evolution Championship Series (Evo). Live on stage, Rick Thiher general manager announced several new locations for the event’s near future. This includes a Los Angeles event in Feburary 2025 (where the recently announced Evo Awards will be held), but also an event in Nice, France in October....

January 19, 2026 · 2 min · 233 words · Randy Wells

Ex-playstation Exec Says Studios Aren't Forced Into Live

Ex-PlayStation exec says studios aren’t forced into live-service stuff, they just, er, feel it gives them “a better chance of getting a project approved and supported” We’re not forcing you to do a thing, we’re just overseeing an environment in which you reckon it might be better if you don’t pitch us something else. Image credit:PlayStation It’s ok everyone, former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has said that - to his knowledge - none of the first-party studios under the console maker’s command have been forced into making live-service games....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 496 words · Richard Ortiz

Fall Guys And Final Fantasy 14 Teaming Up For Epic Crossover

Fall Guys and Final Fantasy 14 teaming up for epic crossover Dress up as your favorite Final Fantasy 14 character. During Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival 2023, Square Enix announced an upcoming collaboration between the MMO and Mediatonic’s party royale obstacle course hit, Fall Guys . Called, the Warriors of Light Fame Pass , it is set to release in Fall Guys on August 22 with a new Fall Guys-inspired Gold Saucer attraction arriving in Final Fantasy 14 Online as part of the Patch 6....

January 19, 2026 · 1 min · 169 words · Lawrence Nelson

Fallout 2, Scarf, Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop And Plenty More Can Be Yours With Prime Gaming's March Update

Fallout 2, Scarf, Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop and plenty more can be yours with Prime Gaming’s March update Eight more freebies to add to your collection. Image credit:Bethesda Game Studios That same day, Scarf , an atmospheric adventure game, becomes available, with gameplay that mixes puzzles and 3D platforms in a beautifully crafted world where you will discover your true destiny with the help of a dragon-shaped scarf. On March 14, utilize your detective skills to stop the dangerous foe threatening to use your past against you in the latest chapter of the hidden-object puzzle adventure saga, Mystery Case Files: Moths to a Flame ....

January 19, 2026 · 2 min · 336 words · Mireya Roberts

Fallout New Vegas Is Being Re-created In The Sims 2, So I Assume We're Not Long From Seeing Mr House's Monitor Be Chucked In A Pool By Some Pesky Step

Fallout New Vegas is being re-created in The Sims 2, so I assume we’re not long from seeing Mr House’s monitor be chucked in a pool by some pesky step-deleting courier Vulpes Inculta apparently likes having a kick about with ghouls, the more you know. Image credit:Obsidian/EA/FalloutPropMaster Ok, so there’ve been crap tonne of projects which have aimed to bring some of one Fallout game into another Fallout game, but now someone’s trying to re-create the best Fallout game to a medium that makes even more sense - The Sims 2 ....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 585 words · Rebecca Ellis

Fancy A Look At Half-life 2: Episode 3? For Half-life 2's 20th Anniversary, Valve Shares A Jam

Fancy a look at Half-Life 2: Episode 3? For Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary, Valve shares a jam-packed documentary showing some of the infamous episode that never was Oh, and the game is free for the next couple of days! Image credit:Valve Two decades on from the release of Half-Life 2 , Valve has shown off some of what Half-Life 2: Episode 3 could have looked like. I apologise to those of you that will feel instantly aged by this, but Half-Life 2 is 20 years old now....

January 19, 2026 · 2 min · 426 words · Edward Herrmann

Fc 25 Division Rivals: Full Rewards List And How Fut Mode Works

FC 25 Division Rivals: Full rewards list and how FUT mode works Every reward you can get and how the FUT mode works. Image credit:EA Division Rivals is one of the main ways to earn rewards in FC 25 ’s Ultimate Team mode. Each week players face-off against teams of a similar level, and compete to earn rewards for their division. There are almost a dozen divisions, including the top tier Elite Division, which players can gain promotion to and get relegated from....

January 19, 2026 · 6 min · 1084 words · Frances Risher

Fire Up Your Best Fanfic Ideas And Dust Off Your Self-insert Ocs, Because Genshin Impact Luna 2 Is Welcoming User

Fire up your best fanfic ideas and dust off your self-insert OCs, because Genshin Impact Luna 2 is welcoming user-created content in Miliastra Wonderland The second Luna episode in Genshin Impact doesn’t just matter because of its narrative content, it’s also adding a long-awaited new mode to the game. Image credit:HoYoverse. Genshin Impact is full steam ahead with its new version naming scheme, and in continuing the narrative of the Luna arc (formerly Version 6....

January 19, 2026 · 4 min · 640 words · Christina Irvine

Genshin Impact Ayato Materials List For Ascension And Talents

Genshin Impact Ayato materials list for ascension and talents Getting that drip Getting all your Genshin Impact Ayato materials is actually kind of a pain, even though the 5-star Hydro character is worth the trouble. Ayato uses a boss drop from one of the slowest Hypostasis fights and requires a local specialty that’s not only hard to find, but requires a special gathering method as well. He shares both of these with other Inazuma characters, so make sure to plan ahead and decide who and what you want to level up ahead of time....

January 19, 2026 · 5 min · 885 words · Sofia Allscheid

Genshin Impact Barbara Materials For Ascension And Talents

Genshin Impact Barbara materials for ascension and talents Let the show begin Expect to see plenty of Mondstadt’s roofs while you’re pocketing Genshin Impact Barbara materials . Barbara uses a local specialty that only grows under the rooftops in the city. Leveling her up will also take you to northern Liyue for a unique fight against a watery foe. If you’re not sure the best way to use her, check out our Barbara build guide for some tips....

January 19, 2026 · 4 min · 778 words · George Brann

Genshin Impact Navia Builds And Teams

Genshin Impact Navia builds and teams Everything you need to make Navia shine A good Genshin Impact Navia build is something you can put together even without the 5-star Geo character’s signature weapon, and her teams are even easier to create. Navia is a fantastic attacker who works as a sub-DPS or a main DPS, depending on your party needs, and all you need to make her skills shine is a few extra elements floating around....

January 19, 2026 · 7 min · 1431 words · Amanda Cilenti

Grab Your Pip-boy And Dive Into Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition

Grab your Pip-Boy and dive into Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition - available for free on Epic Games Store Enjoy some post-apocalyptic fun in the Mojave Wasteland. Your weekly freebie has arrived on the Epic Games Store, and it’s Fallout: New Vegas , considered by many as one of the best Fallout games ever made. Developed by Obsidian and published by Bethesda, this is the Ultimate Edition, and it comes with all base game content along with the full suite of add-ons....

January 19, 2026 · 2 min · 354 words · Stephen Pitre

Helldivers 2's Galactic War Temporarily Grinds To A Halt Again Before Coming Back Online, As Arrowhead Deals With Another "backend Error"

Helldivers 2’s Galactic War temporarily grinds to a halt again before coming back online, as Arrowhead deals with another “backend error” An issue “affecting Galactic War contribution” cropped up this time. Image credit:Arrowhead Helldivers 2 ’s Galactic War looks like it may have temporarily ground to a halt - at least from a major objectives perspective - for the second time in a few weeks before coming back online. The game’s most recent major order appeared to have suddenly been pulled, and Arrowhead confirmed that it was investigating another backend error affecting things....

January 19, 2026 · 2 min · 416 words · Paul Dollar

Helldivers 2's Latest Major Order Sparks More Illuminate Speculation, Since It May Lead To A Planet Being, Uh, Spaghettified By A Black Hole

Helldivers 2’s latest Major Order sparks more Illuminate speculation, since it may lead to a planet being, uh, spaghettified by a black hole It looks like we’ll get to see what’ll happen to Meridia soon, too, given the progress Super Earth forces have already made on this directive. Image credit:VG247/Arrowhead Ok, so Helldivers 2 got a fresh Major Order yesterday, and it looks like it could well kick off the chain of events that leads to the Illuminate finally showing up in game, following plenty of speculation....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 528 words · Kenneth Fenner

Helldivers 2's Liberty Day Celebrations See Players Inevitably Fall In Love With A Crappy Meme Gun, Mainly Because You Can Stab Tanks To Death With It

Helldivers 2’s Liberty Day celebrations see players inevitably fall in love with a crappy meme gun, mainly because you can stab tanks to death with it “Ooh, so it’s not a bayonet. It’s a can opener.” Image credit:VG247/Arrowhead Did you enjoy celebrating Liberty Day over the weekend in Helldivers 2 ? Well, if the answer’s no, you’ve missed out on being part of a horde of players falling in love with the deliberately slightly terrible in sheer performance terms gun that Arrowhead gave the divers as part of its in-game festivities....

January 19, 2026 · 3 min · 444 words · Patricia Tufte