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Nintendo Faces Fresh Labor Complaints Three Years After Union-Busting Settlement

The Mario maker previously paid a fired contractor $26,000

By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2026

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Switch 2 Had A Rough Christmas Despite A Big Launch-Year Line-Up

The Nintendo Switch 2 also struggled over the holidays in parts of Europe, including the UK and France

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 8, 2026
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FF7 Rebirth Director Explains The Mini-Game Bloat

Square wanted to keep things varied, but it also wanted to pay tribute to the original FF7

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 8, 2026
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Why A 2025 Prediction For More Witcher 3 DLC Keeps Gaining Momentum

Could Ciri be headed to Zerrikania before The Witcher 4?

Ian Walker Published January 8, 2026
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The Leaked Synopsis Of The Next Life Is Strange Has Me Worried

Life Is Strange: Reunion will apparently bring back Chloe…who might be dead?

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 8, 2026

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GTA 6‘s Delays Have Mirrored Red Dead Redemption 2 So Far

Also: the director of FF7 Remake deserves a break

By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2026
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Pokémon Studio’s Upcoming Action-RPG Headlines Xbox’s Next Developer Direct Showcase

Game Freak will show off gameplay of Beast of Reincarnation, the studio's first Xbox Series X/S and PS5 game

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 8, 2026
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New Mario Tennis Fever Trailer Shows Off Just How Much You Can Cheat In The Switch 2 Exclusive

Setting fire to the court is actually strictly forbidden at Wimbledon

By John Walker Published January 8, 2026
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The First New Switch 2 Joy-Con Colors Barely Look Any Different

The new variants arrive in February

By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2026
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Minecraft Is About To Reach Potentially Life-Threatening Levels Of Cute

The Spring Drop will bring in a host of new baby animals, and eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

By John Walker Published January 8, 2026

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Legally Blind 95-Year-Old Grandma Has Better Aim Than All Of Your Battlefield Teammates

Professional FPS player ZachsMaxed shared impressive footage of his grandmother taking out targets in Aimlabs

Moises Taveras Published January 7, 2026
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PlayStation’s YouTube Channel Shares The Good News About Ebola Village, Which Definitely Isn’t A Bad Resident Evil Knock-Off

Resident Evil Requiem has some unexpected competition

Moises Taveras Published January 7, 2026
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Sony Reveals Some Of Its Coolest-Looking PS5 Controllers Ever

PlayStation's upcoming Hyperpop Collection features some stylish and slick-looking console covers and controllers

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2026
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Enjoy Discord While You Can

Also: Rockstar accuses fired GTA 6 devs of leaking game features to a journalist

By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2026
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Wolfenstein 3 Is In The Works From Indiana Jones And The New Colossus Developers MachineGames

The team who's been behind the franchise since The New Order returns for the threequel

By John Walker Published January 7, 2026

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Disneyland Line Cutter Beats Up Dad In Front Of Family

The man received medical treatment, stiches, and free clothes to replace his bloodied shirt and pants

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2026
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Meet The Grok-Powered Anime Hologram That Will Heckle You While You Play Games

Razer's Project Ava is an AI stunt aimed at imaginary gamers

Lewis Parker Published January 7, 2026
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Over 1000 Classic PC Games Are Dirt Cheap On GOG Right Now

Fallout, SimCity, Thief, and many more good old PC games are on sale until later this month

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2026
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Ubisoft Shuts Down Studio That Just Unionized, Claims It’s Not Because It Unionized [Update]

The studio was working on mobile games in the Assassin’s Creed and Rainbow Six series

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 7, 2026
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It Took Dell To Say What Everyone Else Is Thinking About AI

'I think AI probably confuses them more than it helps them,' says Dell boss

By John Walker Published January 7, 2026

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