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January 5, 2026

Cyberpunk 2 director says there’d be no point in giving players more time with Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077: ‘It’s like saying we should spend more time on Tatooine with farmer Luke before he got involved with all this Jedi stuff’

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Jackie Welles, for some gamers, is one of the most beloved videogame companions of all time: A solid dude of hidden depths whose fate was sealed the moment he crossed paths with V. He made enough of an impact that former PC Gamer writer Emma Matthews called him Cyberpunk 2077’s best character, and bemoaned the…

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‘I’m a medieval otaku, after all’: Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says FF9’s soundtrack is some of his best work—even if it’s more popular overseas

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To celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 9, Famitsu (via Automaton) spoke with its creators about the lasting impact of FF9’s return to more traditional fantasy. Looking back on its production, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said FF9 features some of his favorite compositions—even if he’s convinced it’s more popular outside of…

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‘I’m a medieval otaku, after all’: Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says FF9’s soundtrack is some of his best work—even if it’s more popular overseas

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To celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 9, Famitsu (via Automaton) spoke with its creators about the lasting impact of FF9’s return to more traditional fantasy. Looking back on its production, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said FF9 features some of his favorite compositions—even if he’s convinced it’s more popular outside of…

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HP has smushed together the HyperX and Omen brands to create its new HyperX Omen range of gaming laptops, and I’m over here playing spot the difference

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We are gathered here today to celebrate the uniting of two households, both alike in dignity. Or alternatively, two HP gaming brands, HyperX and Omen, which have now been smushed together to create… HyperX Omen. The first offspring from this union is the HyperX Omen Max 16 gaming laptop, which, in terms of its chassis…

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The last 5 years have all kicked off with a huge co-op hit on Steam, and this sci-fi survival game from the makers of Green Hell might be 2026’s ticket

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Build a base with friends on an alien planet. Is it just me or do we ring in each new gaming year with a smash-hit co-op game, usually one that’s pretty reasonably priced? Maybe it’s that January arrives to see us flush with holiday cash and looking to link up with friends instead of spending…

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The last 5 years have all kicked off with a huge co-op hit on Steam, and this sci-fi survival game from the makers of Green Hell might be 2026’s ticket

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Build a base with friends on an alien planet. Is it just me or do we ring in each new gaming year with a smash-hit co-op game, usually one that’s pretty reasonably priced? Maybe it’s that January arrives to see us flush with holiday cash and looking to link up with friends instead of spending…

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A mystery that went unnoticed for 7 years has Red Dead Redemption 2 players working furiously to make the connection between spiderwebs, telegraph poles, guitars, and maybe even Grand Theft Auto 5

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Something very odd is happening in the world of Red Dead Redemption 2, and I don’t know what’s going on but I do know this: It’s got a lot of players very excited about spiderwebs. The wheels started turning in December, when players discovered a weird spider symbol carved into a pole. Laying that symbol…

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MSI’s monstrous 1000 W watercooled RTX 5090 has been designed to ‘completely ignore the concepts of balance in favour of extremes’, apparently

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There’s something to be said for throwing moderation out the window and going all in on excess. MSI seems to agree, as it’s just taken the wraps off the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G Lightning Z, a truly monstrous, water cooled, 8-inch screen emblazoned GPU that makes the regular RTX 5090 look downright pedestrian. It’s…

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