Make Sure You're Sitting Down: Palworld's Crossplay Update Is Now Live, Also Bringing Photo Mode And The Ability To Use Chairs Like They Aren't Dodgy Public Toilets

Make sure you’re sitting down: Palworld’s crossplay update is now live, also bringing photo mode and the ability to use chairs like they aren’t dodgy public toilets It looks like your days of desperately trying to get the angle of emotes right in order to have a rest are over. Image credit:VG247/Pocketpair Palworld now has crossplay, thanks to a fresh update that’s just dropped and brought with it a pretty beefy list of other additions and changes - including a photo mode and the ability to sit down in a way that seemingly won’t risk your character ending up floating in mid-air....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 600 words · Michelle Chisholm

Marvel Just Showed Off A Whole Bunch Of Teasers For Its Upcoming Disney Plus Shows, Including A First Look At Daredevil: Born Again

Marvel just showed off a whole bunch of teasers for its upcoming Disney Plus shows, including a first look at Daredevil: Born Again Yippee, more homework! Image credit:Netflix/ Marvel Marvel has a whole bunch of new TV series on the way, and it’s offered up a bunch of teasers to show what’s coming. While 2024 might have been a bit of a quieter year for Marvel, 2025 certainly won’t be, even ignoring the three films that are currently slated to be released....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 476 words · Theresa Orourke

Mass Effect Is Officially Getting An Amazon Tv Series, Penned By The Writer Of That Fast & Furious Film Where Vin Diesel And John Cena Have A Big Fight About Family

N7 Day might have been “quieter” this year, but it certainly wasn’t silent. Image credit:BioWare/Universal Pictures So, not only is BioWare turning its focus game-wise back to Mass Effect now that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is out of the door, this is in the works too. Whatever you thought of this year’s N7 Day celebrations , you can’t say you’re not getting enough positive developments ME-wise. Meanwhile, on the writing front, while no plot details have been revealed yet, we do know that Daniel Casey is set to pen the scripts in addition being another executive producer, because you can apparently never have enough of those....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 332 words · Elizabeth Vandyke

Meta Quest 3 Headsets Get A Major Price Drop At Amazon After Quest 3s Reveal

Batman Arkham Shadow is also included for free. Meta Quest 3 $499/£469. Includes Batman Arkham Shadow for free. See at Amazon Why the sudden price drop? Blame the shiny new Meta Quest 3S reveal. This budget-friendly little brother strips back a few features but keeps the essentials to make VR more accessible. Unveiled at Meta Connect, the Quest 3S drops you into VR for less, with prices at £289.99 / $299....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 354 words · Betty Reinhart

Microsoft Bets Big On The Outer Worlds 2 As Obsidian’s Rpg Takes Over The Starfield And Black Ops 6 Spot At Xbox’s Big Summer Showcase

Microsoft bets big on The Outer Worlds 2 as Obsidian’s RPG takes over the Starfield and Black Ops 6 spot at Xbox’s big summer showcase Microsoft has officially revealed some of what we can expect from its summer showcase in June. Image credit:Xbox, VG247 Xbox’s next big project to dedicate a lot of time to is going to be The Outer Worlds 2 , Obsidian’s upcoming action RPG. The game will headline the Xbox Games Showcase taking place this June, after last year’s Black Ops 6, and Starfield the year before that....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 383 words · Mary Craft

Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Trailer Can't Produce A Single Thing Worth Getting Exciting About

Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer trailer can’t produce a single thing worth getting exciting about It’s okay to be excited about all the things we’ve seen before in this Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer trailer, but that’s not me. Image credit:Activision Ahead of the big multiplayer reveal event later this week, Activision and Sledgehammer Games dropped our first look at Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer in the form of a new trailer. As we’ve come to expect from these early trailers, this one is heavily stylised, and really only serves to quickly show off some of the new features/maps/weapons and general feel of the mode....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 344 words · Melissa Freese

Monster Hunter Now Is, Refreshingly, Not Pay-to-win

Monster Hunter Now is, refreshingly, not Pay-to-Win – but damn it’s still a grind MonHunNow has a balancing problem, and even introducing an insect glaive to the game won’t fix that. Image credit:NIANTIC If you’ve been bitten by the Monster Hunter Now bug, you’ve almost certainly also been smashing your head against the progression wall that crops up relatively quickly in your play experience. Thanks to the glacial progression, bizarre drop rates, and aggressively gated items, many people online call the game ‘Pay To Win’....

January 12, 2026 · 4 min · 850 words · Deborah Axtell

Monster Hunter World Jewels

Monster Hunter World Jewels - How to Farm Jewels in Monster Hunter World Jewels are incredibly rare items in Monster Hunter World, that can boost critical stats for your character like vitality, affinity, armor bonuses, and more. In this Monster Hunter World Jewels guide , we’ll be detailing how to farm Jewels in Monster Hunter World , so you get hold of the bonus items as quickly as possible. If you instead need anything else on the complex game of Monster Hunter World, including how to track down monster easily with Scout Flies, as well as how to capture monsters without fail using the Shock Trap and Tranq Bomb technique, head over to our Monster Hunter World guides walkthrough hub....

January 12, 2026 · 4 min · 800 words · Paulette Williams

Monster Hunter World Pink Rathian

Monster Hunter World Pink Rathian - How to Track and Kill the Pink Rathian in Monster Hunter World There’s absolutely no doubting the Pink Rathian as one of the most powerful creatures in all of Monster Hunter World. In this complete Monster Hunter World Pink Rathian guide , we’ll be walking you through everything you need to know before you head into battle with this powerful creature. If you need anything else at all on the complex game of Monster Hunter World, including how to safely capture an animal in order to collect rarer monster parts, as well as how to track a monster using the Scout Flies, head over to our Monster Hunter World guides walkthrough hub....

January 12, 2026 · 4 min · 783 words · Vincent Nixon

Naughty Dog To Continue Developing Games For Pc, As Well As Ps5

Naughty Dog to continue developing games for PC, as well as PS5 We can expect more PC games from Naughty Dog. First spotted by the folk over at GamesRadar , Naughty Dog has stated that it is not done with developing games for PC. The Last of Us Part 1, which released on PC just yesterday, will not be the last PC title we see from the developer. To celebrate the launch of the game on PC, Naughty Dog shared a blog post that featured plenty of titbits of interesting information regarding The Last of Us Part 1’s port....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 389 words · Sandra Stonge

Nba 2k25 Review: A 7-foot 6, 300-pound Center That’s Plenty Skilled, But Still A Bit Turnover

NBA 2K25 review: A 7-foot 6, 300-pound center that’s plenty skilled, but still a bit turnover-prone 2K’s basketball behemoths have long felt like a pretty strong package, but this year isn’t a wholly authoritative slam dunk for reasons beyond VC. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/NBA-2K25-review-header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“A 3-star NBA 2K25 review header that reads: “Not quite a slam dunk” - 1”> Image credit:VG247 If anyone’s asked me over the past few years which of the big annual sports franchises generally offered the most bang-for-your-buck on a yearly basis, I’ve probably said NBA 2K ....

January 12, 2026 · 10 min · 2079 words · Joyce Goldberg

Need A Massive New Rpg On The Go? Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Is Steam Deck Verified

Need a massive new RPG on the go? Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is Steam Deck verified The old man sitting next to you on the bus needs to watch Kasuga and the gang batter some Hawaiian baddies. Image credit:VG247/SEGA If, like us, you’re looking forward to the arrival of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth later this month, you’ll probably be glad to know that it’s already been verified for the Steam Deck....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 468 words · Shelley Lawson

No More Teasing, Arknights: Endfield Finally Has A January Release Date

No more teasing, Arknights: Endfield finally has a January release date Arknights: Endfield has been one of the most anticipated free-to-play 3D strategy games on the horizon, and it will be in our hands in the not-too-distant-future. Image credit:Gryphline The Game Awards 2025 ceremony brought us yet more gacha game news, this time a big announcement for Arknights: Endfield . The free-to-play game set in the the universe of Arknights has been in various forms of closed tests for a while, but it finally has a release date....

January 12, 2026 · 5 min · 860 words · Kimberly Mckinney

Noibat Fans Will Be Pleased To Know It's The Star Of Pokemon Go's February Community Day

Noibat fans will be pleased to know it’s the star of Pokemon Go’s February Community Day Time to finally evolve your purple bat. If you have been unable to acquire enough candy to evolve your Noibat in Pokemon Go , you will soon be able to earn enough (hopefully) to change it into Noivern. This is because the little purple bat will feature during February’s Community Day. Huzzah! Pokemon Go Season 9: Mythical Wishes has kicked off!...

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 447 words · Warren Leblanc

Not Even Destiny 2: The Final Shape Being A Runaway Blockbuster Success Would Have Prevented Bungie's Latest Layoffs, Report Claims

Not even Destiny 2: The Final Shape being a runaway blockbuster success would have prevented Bungie’s latest layoffs, report claims “I think Bungie sold things they were just not able to deliver.” Image credit:Bungie It reportedly didn’t matter whether Destiny 2 ’s The Final Shape expansion delivered a “blockbuster performance”, Bungie’s latest layoffs were in the works prior to its release and “couldn’t be avoided” even if the much-hyped bit of DLC, which garnered a positive reception, had been a runaway commercial success....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 491 words · Sarah Hoefler

Now That Counter Strike 2 Has Custom Crafts, Cs2 Fans Are Expressing Themselves As Only They Can

Now that Counter Strike 2 has custom crafts, CS2 fans are expressing themselves as only they can While some are genuinely trying to spruce up their favourite guns, others are grabbing the opportunity by the balls. To each their own. Image credit:VG247 / Longjumping_Let_6962 Counter Strike 2 has recently gotten an amazing update for those of you out there who love a little bit of customization in their tactical first person shooter....

January 12, 2026 · 2 min · 304 words · Amanda Little

Oblivion Remastered's Version Of Skyrim's Essential Unofficial Patch Mod Has Arrived In Uber

Oblivion Remastered’s version of Skyrim’s essential Unofficial Patch mod has arrived in uber-quick fashion, but it currently only looks to fix OG Oblivion bugs The patch also appears to have caused some crashes and, er, Argonian tail issues of its own. Image credit:Bethesda/VG247 It was inevitable that Oblivion Remastered would get some kind of big fan-made patch mod, and it’s only taken just a week for that prophecy to come true....

January 12, 2026 · 4 min · 655 words · Charles Lenz

Once Human Wants To Be "operated For Decades" On Console, Mobile And Pc - Starry Sky On The Long

Once Human wants to be “operated for decades” on console, mobile and PC - Starry Sky on the long-term vision for breakout survival hit Starry Studio is in it for the long haul with Once Human, with plans for consoles and hardcore mode in the works. Image credit:Starry Studio Once Human has undoubtedly been one of the breakout hits of 2024, with the free-to-play open-world survival MMO smashing the traditional summer lull and attracting hundreds of thousands of concurrent players from across the globe....

January 12, 2026 · 6 min · 1250 words · Dale Gilliard

One Of The Best Strategy Games Is Leaving Xbox Game Pass Soon

One of the best strategy games is leaving Xbox Game Pass soon You’ve just over a week to give this game a go. Image credit:Firaxis Games It’s that time of the month again, and some great games are being booted from Xbox Game Pass this September. In their place, we’ll be receiving games like Starfield, Lies of P, and Solar Ash, so you still have plenty of new and great games to give a whirl....

January 12, 2026 · 4 min · 696 words · Jacqueline Persons

One Of The Most Hyped Mmos Of 2023 Appears To Be A Major Let Down

One of the most hyped MMOs of 2023 appears to be a major let down Following a beta test, influencers and MMORPG fans are all dunking on Throne and Liberty Following an onslaught of impressions of the Throne and Liberty beta, MMO fans are dunking on the MMORPG, which was held up as one of the years biggest releases in the genre this year. It’s an interesting time in the world of MMOs right now....

January 12, 2026 · 3 min · 533 words · William Walker