Stalker 2 gets a new zoning permit in its ‘Stories Untold’ update, adding 8 missions and 7 locations as you explore what’s giving Stalkers ‘headaches, nosebleeds, and even hallucinations’

Stalker 2 has already received numerous major updates since releasing in November last year. Up to this point, though, most of those code transfusions have focussed on fixing the sequel’s many bugs or elaborating upon its mechanics, such as improving its A-life system or adding dynamic faction wars. But its latest update—Stories Untold—expands the Zone…

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FromSoftware just dropped an absolutely busted item in Elden Ring Nightreign that has completely shifted the meta overnight

It’s become increasingly apparent over the last few weeks that someone at FromSoftware carefully observed all the strategies players were employing before the Forsaken Hollows DLC dropped, and they were taking notes. The new map and bosses are a big middle finger to people who got comfortable with the old meta. Many Nightreign players, including…

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A major overhaul of League of Legends is reportedly coming in 2027: ‘Once we’re done, it should be the best time ever to get your friends into League’

A new Bloomberg report says Riot Games is currently working on an update to League of Legends, known internally as League Next, that will be the biggest in the game’s history. The overhaul of League’s “visual aesthetic,” as Bloomberg put it, will impact characters, battle arenas, and the interface, and is aimed at making the…

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TikTok’s US arm has been sold, in a deal that one Senate Democrat says won’t do ‘a thing to protect the privacy of American users’

The ongoing saga over TikTok’s US status seems to finally be drawing to a close, with a consortium of US investors alongside the Abu Dhabi state investment firm MGX set to take control. The new owners will take over US operations of the video platform next month on Jan. 22, 2026, with the company running…

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TikTok’s US arm has been sold, in a deal that one Senate Democrat says won’t do ‘a thing to protect the privacy of American users’

The ongoing saga over TikTok’s US status seems to finally be drawing to a close, with a consortium of US investors alongside the Abu Dhabi state investment firm MGX set to take control. The new owners will take over US operations of the video platform next month on Jan. 22, 2026, with the company running…

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3 months before launch, Marathon art director Joseph Cross departs from Bungie: ‘I’m incredibly proud of the visual world we built’

This week, Bungie revealed a sweep of major changes for Marathon, the striking expansion shooter reboot of its pre-Halo sci-fi series, in reponse to the mixed reception to its closed alpha earlier this year. But while Bungie’s been hard at work overhauling Marathon’s gameplay, it’s also undergone a change in leadership: Just three months before…

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