Alan Wake 2 Sales Figures Are Letting Remedy Feel Confident About Control 2

Alan Wake 2 sales figures are letting Remedy feel confident about Control 2 - even if the game hasn’t made any profit yet Remedy’s connected universe has a bright future. Image credit:Remedy Alan Wake 2 , a sequel to a game many thought would never get one, is apparently Remedy Entertainment’s fastest selling game so far. Remedy appears to be quite successfully making a name for itself - while the developer has been around for a while, it was definitely thanks to Control that it’s enjoying the success it currently has....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 370 words · Rigoberto Reed

Amazon Bypasses A Microsoft Timed-exclusive And Opens Pre

Inspired by the Slayer, this limited edition Xbox gamepad is already available to order. Image credit:Microsoft Image credit: Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller – DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition $79.99 / £74.99. Release Date: April 30, 2025. See here at Amazon US - See here at Amazon UK . It’s a nice nod to a game that seems to be getting a lot right. Doom: The Dark Ages moves away from the floaty chaos of Eternal and leans back into that heavy, brutal rhythm that made Doom 2016 so satisfying....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 332 words · Michelle Johnson

Amber Isle Is Exactly The Animal Crossing

Amber Isle is exactly the Animal Crossing-like you think it is, and that’s not a bad thing Cute dinos and a cozy village are exactly what we’re getting. Image credit:Ambertail Games One of the current Next Fest ’s most pleasant and colorful games - out of the many that are offering a neat little demo - is Amber Isle , which looks like Animal Crossing, except with dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals as villagers instead....

January 2, 2026 · 5 min · 858 words · Damon Foor

Arena Breakout: Infinite Targets A Full Release By The End Of 2024

Arena Breakout: Infinite targets a full release by the end of 2024 As promised, Arena Breakout: Infinite delivered the news many of us have been looking forward to. Image credit:Morefun Studios Tactical extraction shooter, Arena Breakout: Infinite , entered Early Access last week. Though the recent beta tests were held on Steam, the launch is only available through the game’s official website. The plan has always been for Arena Breakout to launch on Steam, however, and today during Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live, the developer shared new details about the future of the game....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 321 words · Mindy Colvin

Ark 2 Delayed To 2024 For The "betterment Of The Final Product And The Team's Well

Ark 2 delayed to 2024 for the “betterment of the final product and the team’s well-being” Announced in 2020, it was scheduled to release this year. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ark-2-(4).jpg?width=570&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=“Ark 2 delayed to 2024 for the “betterment of the final product and the team’s well - 1”> Studio Wildcard, the makers of Ark: Survival Evolved , have delayed Ark 2 , the sequel to the dinosaur-riding survival game. Announced during The Game Awards 2020, the title stars Vin Diesel as Santiago, a fully rendered hero protagonist, as well as EP of the announced Ark: The Animated Series, where his character will cross over from the video game....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 397 words · Richard Corbisiero

Ark: The Animated Series Is Apparently A Thing And Has Just Surprised

ARK: The Animated Series is apparently a thing and has just surprised-dropped six episodes on Paramount Plus Vin Diesel included. Image credit:Paramount+ An animated series for Paramount+ based on ARK: Survival Evolved ( now Ascended ) ahead of the launch of ARK 2 was announced in 2020 , but we don’t blame you if you’d forgotten, as that pterosaur flew under most folks’ radars. Now, the streaming service has surprise-dropped six episodes of it in the US and Canada....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 368 words · Jane Antczak

Arknights Endfield Codes For February 2026 And How To Redeem

Arknights Endfield codes for February 2026 and how to redeem Get free Oroberyl so you can pull for new Operators! Image credit:GRYPHLINE 23rd January 2026: We checked for new Arknights Endfield codes. Arknights Endfield is a spin-off to one of the most successful gacha games of the past decade. But while the original Arknights was a tower defense smash hit for mobile, Endfield is a 3D action RPG in the mould of Genshin Impact, and it’s the first game in the series to also launch on PS5 and PC....

January 2, 2026 · 6 min · 1068 words · Peggy Reyes

As Final Fantasy 16 Players Battle Being Eaten By The Graphical Hiccup Abyss On Ps5, Square Enix And Sony Say They’re On The Case

As Final Fantasy 16 players battle being eaten by the graphical hiccup abyss on PS5, Square Enix and Sony say they’re on the case The latest firmware update to the console looks to be causing some issues. Image credit:Square Enix I don’t mean to alarm you, but some Final Fantasy 16 players on PS5 have recently found their nice little playthroughs invaded by large black blobs or boxes that threaten to ruin poor Clive’s day....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 410 words · Robin Cook

As Paddington In Peru Looms Near, Plans For A Fourth Movie And New Series Are Moving Forward

As Paddington in Peru looms near, plans for a fourth movie and new series are moving forward You won’t hear us complain for now. Image credit:StudioCanal Paddington is one the nicest big-screen chaps in recent memory, so we’re understandably excited for the new movie, Paddington in Peru , which arrives in November. Meanwhile, StudioCanal is letting everyone know it’s pretty bullish on the property, as another movie and a new series are confirmed to be in the works now....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 401 words · Roy Dickey

Assassin's Creed Shadows' Delay Turned Out Well, So Ubisoft's Bigwigs Are Pushing Some Of The Biggest Games It Has In The Works Further Down The Road

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ delay turned out well, so Ubisoft’s bigwigs are pushing some of the biggest games it has in the works further down the road If it ain’t broke, give it an extra year or so just to allow you to really make sure it ain’t broke. Image credit:Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Shadows was good . So, Ubisoft’s decided to do the same thing with some of the “biggest productions” it currently has in the works, pushing several unnannounced games back in the hopes that more development time will yield more success....

January 2, 2026 · 3 min · 474 words · Renee Blackman

Attention Nightfarers: A New Elden Ring Nightreign Trailer Takes You Through Everything You Need To Know Before You Jump In Later This Month

Attention Nightfarers: a new Elden Ring Nightreign trailer takes you through everything you need to know before you jump in later this month Another peek at Nightreign before it launches near the end of May. Image credit:Bandai Namco Another Elden Ring Nightreign trailer has been released, this time giving an overview as to what the world of Nightreign actually looks like and what a typical run will entail, as well as the environment changes between each session....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 317 words · Hazel Magee

Attention, Helldivers 2 Players: It's Finally Time To Fuel Up Your Space Station By Killing Five Million Bugs While Also Battling The Jet Brigade, Because Multitasking

Attention, Helldivers 2 players: it’s finally time to fuel up your space station by killing five million bugs while also battling the Jet Brigade, because multitasking Yep, it’s another Major Order that’ll have you thinking about how cool it’d be to clone your diver. Image credit:Arrowhead We’re seemingly into the final stages of Helldivers 2 ’s Democracy Space Station saga, thank Super Earth. That said, the latest Major Order’s another of the ones that are designed to test players on the the bot and bug fronts, so you might not be in for an easy ride, even if the bug killing part is sorted pretty rapidly....

January 2, 2026 · 3 min · 504 words · George Perez

Baldur’s Gate 3 Find Thaniel: How To Lift The Shadow Curse

Baldur’s Gate 3 Find Thaniel: How to lift the Shadow Curse I hope you’re in the mood for hide and seek, and some tough battles. Image credit:Larian/VG247 There’s a lot to be doing in Baldur’s Gate 3 , and once you reach the Shadow Cursed Lands, your priority will soon become dispelling the shadow curse here. This means taking on some awfully tough enemies, becoming closer with Druid Halsin , and nursing Bards back to health....

January 2, 2026 · 5 min · 1029 words · Mark Howard

Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Finish The Masterwork Weapon

Baldur’s Gate 3: How to finish the Masterwork weapon Try your hand at smithing a masterwork weapon in BG3! Image credit:VG247/Larian Baldur’s Gate 3 is bursting with content, and plenty of stellar weapons for you and your party to pick up and wield. Early on in Act 1 of the game, you can actually get your hands on a Masterwork weapon - one of the best weapons in the early-game - if you know where to find the materials for it....

January 2, 2026 · 6 min · 1116 words · Guadalupe Bosco

Battlefield 2042 Sequel Will Bring Back A Much

Battlefield 2042 sequel will bring back a much-loved series feature we missed Battlefield will focus on bigger and better destruction once again, starting with the current in-development game. Since the first Bad Company, destruction has come to define the modern era of Battlefield games. Right alongside combined arms combat, and the class system - all three collectively made up the pillars of every future Battlefield game. That is, of course, until Battlefield 2042 , where destruction (and the class system itself) took a backseat to DICE’s other aspirations, such as the push for 128 players on much larger maps , and hero characters with unique abilities instead of standard classes....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 376 words · Richard Gordon

Believe It: Naruto Looks To Be Getting The Live Action Treatment

Believe it: Naruto looks to be getting the live action treatment The classic manga series is reportedly getting a film adaptation. First One Piece , now Naruto looks like it’ll be going the way of live action, though unlike the sea-faring adventure, this one will be a feature film. Live action adaptations of classic manga aren’t a particularly new thing, but for the most part they’ve been produced and released in Japan, not necessarily targeted for a worldwide release....

January 2, 2026 · 2 min · 349 words · Maria Winnen

Best Christmas Movies To Stream On Amazon Prime Video

Some of the best Christmas films you can stream this holiday season. Amazon.com US Prime Trial Amazon.co.uk Prime Trial . 1. Scrooged We obviously have to start off strong here, with one of the best adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol out there, beaten only by The Muppets’ Christmas Carol. You’ve still got the eternally grumpy Ebeneezer-Scrooge-type character in the form of Frank Cross, played by none other than Bill Murray....

January 2, 2026 · 3 min · 550 words · Araceli Zertuche

Best Ea Sports Fc 25 Midfielders To Sign In Career Mode

Best EA Sports FC 25 Midfielders to sign in Career Mode Here are some of the best CAMs, CMs and CDMs to add to your team in EA Sports FC 25! Image credit:EA Sports/VG247 Update: We’ve added two new suggestions for midfielders to sign in FC 25 - Riqui Puig and Felix Nmecha - as well as updated in-season ratings and potential stats for each player. With the new features in EA Sports FC 25 , the midfield has received a bigger shake-up than anywhere else on the pitch....

January 2, 2026 · 9 min · 1806 words · John Poole

Best Ea Sports Fc 26 Rapid Players

Best EA Sports FC 26 Rapid players Rapid players who can use their full speed while dribbling are even more powerful in EA Sports FC 26. Image credit:EA Sports/VG247 The Rapid playstyle in EA Sports FC 26 highlights players with impressive pace while dribbling, who can easily blaze past your opponents and create space for easy goals with an overpowered speed boost. With shockingly quick acceleration and sharper accuracy with knock-ons while dribbling, having the best Rapid players on your squad will help you push past your opponent’s defence and leave them scrambling in your dust....

January 2, 2026 · 3 min · 635 words · Virginia Long

Brainrot Evolution Codes For February 2026

Brainrot Evolution codes for February 2026 Get free potions and evolve quicker! Image credit:Brainrot Evolution 20th December 2025: We added a new Brainrot Evolution code. Brainrot Evolution is a pets-style Roblox game where you’ll focus on evolving your Italian Brainrot. You start off as a puny little thing that’s armed with just a bat, which can be used to attack other items and creatures. The more things you attack and defeat, the more EXP you’ll earn and you’ll eventually evolve - but the game doesn’t stick to science, with players instead evolving into outlandish, fantastical concoctions like a crocodile fused with a plane, and a shark that can walk on land wearing sneakers....

January 2, 2026 · 3 min · 639 words · Janet Bowdle