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Denis Dyack, the former president of Silicon Knights and director of games such as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, has revealed the latest look at Deadhaus Sonata, a new ‘spiritual successor’ to Blood Omen. Originally announced back in 2018, there are no target platforms at the moment, but a Steam

USA Today has published an exclusive interview with the new Mario voice actor Kevin Afghani and have asked him a range of questions. One of the more interesting ones is how Afghani felt stepping into the shoes of the beloved voice actor, Charles Martinet. Afghani says that he was incredibly nervous being handed the baton

A special broadcast revealing the next Life is Strange game is set to air next week. While we don’t know much more than that, the video does reveal that this new entry will launch in 2026. The reveal stream will air on Tuesday, January 20, beginning at 12:30 pm ET. The stream’s cryptic video description

Battlefield Studios has released its first official communication in 2026. Rather than unveil the second season of Battlefield 6, however, the developer instead announced a delay. The currently ongoing Season 1 was initially meant to end on Tuesday, January 20, hence why the developer had to communicate something this week. Season 1 will now end

Image: Nintendo Life Update [Thu 15th Jan 2026, 3:30am]: Earlier this week, we heard how GameStop was considering closing its EB Games business in New Zealand. In the latest update from RNZ, it has now been confirmed “all” 38 stores in this location will close at the end of the month on 31st January 2026.

News has emerged today that multiple new Ecco the Dolphin games are currently in development for unspecified video game consoles. A&R Atelier, which is comprised of some individuals who worked on the original Ecco the Dolphin games, have launched a new website and Discord. A&R Atelier previously said that they were looking to create remastered

It’s no surprise that Deadpool is coming to Marvel Rivals. Even before his official reveal at the Game Awards this year, it was only a matter of time before one of Marvel’s most popular characters made his way to the massive hero shooter. The question lay in how the developers at NetEase would adapt the

The Sims 4’s first update of the year is here, though it may not be quite what you might have expected. The game’s latest patch mainly centres around a collaboration with Coach, the luxury fashion brand. This obviously isn’t the game’s first collaboration with a known brand, though this one does include a lot of

As someone with OCD, I usually live for this kind of stuff, but being able to view play times now via the Nintendo Store app now makes this a little redundant, admittedly. Anyways, I played my Switch/Switch 2 for a whopping 1,327 hours this year across 87 different games. In my defense, I have a

Nintendo has been steadily updating the Nintendo Music application and the latest addition to the ever growing library is the Nintendo Switch game Mario & Luigi: Brothership, which is now available on Nintendo Music. The Nintendo Music app is available on iOS and Android and is available for anyone with an active Nintendo Switch Online

Peter Molyneux, the mind behind the Fable series, Populous, and Black & White, announced his next game, Masters of Albion, during Gamescom 2024. His next – and final – game is coming to PC on April 22. Masters of Albion comes from Molyneux’s studio, 22 Cans, and blends elements of real-time strategy, town management, and

In their (slightly belated) new years message to players, the developer of EA’s The Sims series of games has lightly addressed concerns about its future within the publisher in a wide-ranging letter to the community. The letter also serves as something of a light plan for what players can expect soon, and in the future,

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life The Switch 2 has been the subject of much debate since its launch last year, with many speculating that the current economy might necessitate a price increase for Nintendo’s new console. In a new interview with Kyoto Shimbun, Nintendo’s president Shuntaro Furukawa has remained coy on any potential product

Dataminers have been examining the latest update to the Call of Duty game launcher, which is titled Call of Duty HQ, and have discovered Nintendo platform references within the code. Windows Central Microsoft insider, Jez Corden, has previously stated that work on the unnamed Call of Duty game for the Nintendo Switch 2 is full

I finished Death Stranding 2 during my holiday break after 66 hours (absolutely loved it, especially that bonkers ending and also, maybe one of my favorite performances from Troy Baker and proof we need him as a villain in more games). Looking ahead to January, I realized I had the rare opportunity to dive into

Heartopia, the new cosy life sim from XD Games, has officially arrived on mobile, right on schedule. If you’ve been keeping up with Heartopia news, you’re likely already aware that the game has pushed back its Steam release to an indeterminate point in 2026. Doesn’t look like it mattered much, however, as this has already

Update [Sun 11th Jan 2026, 4am]: This event is now underway in Tetris 99, so if you want to unlock the latest Animal Crossing theme, be sure to hop on this weekend and earn a 100 points. Original Story: Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition officially launches next week, and ahead of

Japanese gaming publication 4Gamer recently caught up with Makoto Shibata and Hidehiko Nakajima to talk about the upcoming Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake. The pair were asked why they decided to remake the game and the answer was simply that fans were pleased with the other remasters of Maiden of Black Water and Mask

It’s Friday – congratulations, reader, you made it to the end of the traditional work week! Here at Game Informer, we’ve been hard at work publishing stories each and every day, from previews to reviews to exclusive interviews and the daily onslaught of gaming news, to behind-the-scenes proofing and editing on the next issue of

Donkey Kong Bananza is down to $62.99 at Amazon right now, $7 off its original list price, and a 10% saving for those counting. That’s a pretty rare discount for a Nintendo game not that long after release, 6 months at most by my estimates. While $7 savings isn’t much, all things considered, it’s still

Image: Larian Studios Of all the dream Nintendo Switch 2 ports, Baldur’s Gate 3 is probably extremely high on many people’s lists. It certainly is on ours too! But that pipe dream may have to stay as just that — a pipe dream. Larian Studios, the developer behind the GOTY winning RPG from 2023, held

A individual on Reddit has managed to get their hands on a very rare Wii U dev kit Pro Controller. The individual hasn’t disclosed on how they got hold of the controller, but they say that it works perfectly, even when connected to Wiimote. The controller was thought to be used on early Wii U

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has revealed the nominees for its 29th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost Of Yōtei lead the pack with eight nominations each. The award show will be livestreamed from the Aria Resort in Las Vegas at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m.  ET on Thursday, February

Amazon is putting on a huge 4K UHD movie sale right now, and there are some of the best films from last year, as well as several all-timers up for grabs. The deal is simple: it’s three films for $33. Quick reminder that the PS5 or Xbox Series X you’re sporting features a handy 4K

Nintendo has served up a five-minute Mario Tennis Fever overview trailer, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming sports title. The big focus right from the jump is the titular Fever Rackets, which grant special power-ups to your shots or movement. The trailer gives us another look at the Flame Shot and Ice

A new Life is Strange game has been leaked by rating board PEGI and is titled, Life Is Strange: Reunion. The game was rated by PEGI and received a 16+ rating. It is unclear when Square Enix is set to announce the title, but it is bound to be reasonably soon. Here’s a description of

Amazon’s Fallout TV show is crossing over with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tomorrow with a new event pass, limited-time modes, and more. All this Fallout content hits Activision’s latest release in its long-running FPS series as the TV show’s fourth episode of Season 2 goes live this week.  This Fallout crossover is part

EA Sports has revealed the top 26 players in both the Premier League and WSL for EA Sports FC 26. In the men’s top league, after a dominant romp to the title last season Liverpool have come out on top with 8 players in the top 26, just beating Arsenal who have 7. With a

Image: Square Enix Yesterday, Square Enix announced it would be releasing a Switch and Switch 2 demo for Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined. It didn’t take long for this demo to actually go live on the eShop in select locations, and now that we’ve all (hopefully) had some time to try it out, we’re curious to

The official Fortnite X account has announced that the long-awaited South Park collaboration is finally happening and you won’t have to wait too long before it begins. South Park residents will be arriving in Fortnite on Friday, 9th January. Like this: Like Loading… Related View original source here.