Category: Games January 21, 2026 Techmarine: Dive Into Space Marine 2’s Upcoming New Class Dmitry Grigorenko, Game Director Summary Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 lands on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass on January 29, with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Several weeks later, Patch 12 introduces the Techmarine as the game’s seventh…
Shockwave grenades, the king of movement items, Fortnite’s evergreen purple propellants, have been removed from battle royale, and I’ve been grieving them for the past week. I feel stodgy and static without them. The argument for vaulting them, as laid out by Epic’s design director Ted Timmins, is that Fortnite had a “combat fleeing issue”…
World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s pre-patch is now live, meaning players are currently shivering in a cold room from the mother of all modding comedowns. I’m one of ’em, given I’ve always had stacks of Weakauras enabled to help soothe the ache of WoW’s sometimes-janky class design. In case you’re unaware, WoW’s been of a mind…
Is it Materi-awesome? With the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on the Switch 2, Digital Foundry has once again delivered its technical review of the port, detailing how it stands up next to the PS4 and, perhaps more importantly, the PS5. The good news is that, as detailed in our review, FF7 Remake…
In the time since Marathon‘s controversial public alpha, Bungie returned to the drawing board to make major changes and even introduce new features like proximity chat, solos, and Rook, effectively a free loadout option. At this point, the changes seem to be having a positive effect on fans who were previously not too impressed with…
In response to the rising prices of RAM and storage in 2026, the Nintendo Switch 2 may be set to become more expensive. This is according to research firm Niko Partners (via VGC). In its 2026 prediction post, Niko Partner says, “We believe the Switch 2 is set to follow in Sony and Microsoft’s footsteps…
‘Sonic Gateway’ will reportedly launch this year. When it comes to making and releasing fan games for the public, there are few communities as creative or as prolific as that which belongs to the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Over the years, we’ve seen numerous high-quality projects that have been developed by members of the Sonic…
Thunderbolt 5 is a powerful interface. It’s also an expensive one. Available only on the latest devices, and with limited availability today, it took me a while for one to land on my lap. When one did, with the Alienware 15 Area-51, I began my search for a hub that might let me take advantage…
Remastering Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water and Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse was just the beginning. When Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja began crafting a full remake of the survival horror classic Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, the mission was clear: keep what made the PlayStation 2 original so popular, while elevating…
Category: Announcements January 21, 2026 January Xbox Update: Xbox Expands to Arm-based PCs, Game Save Sync Indicator, and More Dean Shimabukuro, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Services Marketing Starting the new year, we have some new updates to help expand and improve how you play Xbox games. This includes adding the Xbox PC app to…