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Jan262026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Medieval Combat Simulator “Half Sword” To Enter Early Access On January 30

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Credit: Half Sword Games Developers from the Georgian studio Half Sword Games, with the support of Game Seer Publishing, have announced the early access release date for their merciless medieval battle simulator, Half Sword. In Half Sword, players enter the arena to battle a variety of opponents. Here, they must master challenging combat mechanics: hacking, slashing, crushing, slicing, swinging, and impaling enemies. Despite the brutality, the physics of movement make combat a hilarious spectacle—and the game launches in Early Access on January 30th. The Half Sword demo became a real hit on social media. Users actively shared funny videos from the game. The simulator combines extreme realism with outright satire. In one battle, you might find yourself practically naked, swinging y...

Jan242026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Battlefield 6 Is The Best-Selling Game Of 2025 In The US

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Credit: EA Battlefield 6 has become the best-selling game of 2025 in the US, according to Matt Piscatella, senior director and video game industry consultant at analytics firm Circana. It's the first game in Electronic Arts' Battlefield series to achieve this feat. Battlefield 6 topped the US gaming bestseller list for 2025. Over the 12 months, the action game became the most popular premium release on PC and Xbox, and took second place on PlayStation (behind NBA 2K26). Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finished only fifth in 2025 (despite being the leader in December, see image below), behind Battlefield 6, NBA 2K26, Borderlands 4, and Monster Hunter Wilds. It's worth noting that Battlefield 6 was released six weeks before Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and, unlike its compet...

Jan212026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

First Trailer And Details For “Life is Strange: Reunion”

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Credit: Square Enix As expected, on January 20th, publisher Square Enix and developer Deck Nine Games officially unveiled Life is Strange: Reunion, the next game in the acclaimed adventure series. Life is Strange: Reunion takes place at Caledon University. Max Caulfield learns of an impending devastating fire and has only three days to save everyone. Chloe Price comes to her aid. Hannah Tell (Max) and Rianna DeVries (the voice of Chloe from Before the Storm) return. A key feature of the game will be its integration of both endings of the first game. The developers explained this through the narrative: after the events of Double Exposure, where Max merged realities to save Safi, her memories became confused. Now Chloe remembers fragments of both realities—her death in the toilet an...

Jan202026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Microsoft Reveals Upcoming Game Pass Releases

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Credit: Xbox On the Xbox Wire blog, Microsoft unveiled the second wave of games for Game Pass subscribers in January and the first new releases for February, and also revealed a list of titles soon leaving the service's library. In the second half of January and early February, the platform will offer an excellent selection of games, but please note that three of them are Russian-made—we urge you to ignore them. Already available with the subscription is the cult horror game Resident Evil Village and the brand-new Metroidvania MIO: Memories in Orbit, which released today, January 20, to rave reviews from critics. New Releases on Xbox Game Pass: Resident Evil Village (Xbox Cloud Gaming, PC, and Xbox) — in Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass; MIO: Memories in Orb...