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• GameStop reportedly shuts down more than 400 US stores

  A blog that tracks GameStop brick-and-mortar location closures in the US noted there could be more to come.

• Don’t count on Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to Switch 2, as least for now

  The game's developer revealed that it wasn't up to them to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to the Nintendo Switch.

• Xbox is bringing Avowed to PS5

  Obsidian's fantasy RPG will no longer be a console exclusive as of February 17.

• Razer put a waifu in a bottle at CES 2026

  At CES 2026, Razer upgraded Project Ava with a new home for its AI-based waifus and husbandos.

• The next Xbox Developer Direct showcase is on January 22

  The fourth annual Xbox Developer Direct event is coming up.

• Nintendo reveals its first Switch 2 Joy-Con color variant

  Nintendo has unveiled the first color variants for the Switch 2 Joy-Cons in light purple and light green, set to arrive on February 12th alongside Mario Tennis Fever.

• ASUS and XREAL teamed up at CES to make gaming smartglasses with two important upgrades

  At CES 2026, ASUS and XREAL teamed up to make a pair of gaming-focused smartglasses with two important features: a 240Hz refresh and a dedicated dock for connecting PCs and consoles.

• Ubisoft is shutting down a studio 16 days after it unionized

  Union-buster's Creed

• Roblox now requires age verification to use in-game chat

  Roblox now requires age verification for in-game chat.

• This game controller has a force feedback steering wheel lodged in the middle

  It features a compact steering wheel at the center of an otherwise typical controller design. It’s also got force feedback, tech usually found in (full-sized) steering wheel controllers.

• Lenovo updates its Legion and LOQ gaming laptops for CES

  Lenovo has refreshed its gaming laptops for CES.

• Lenovo reveals a SteamOS variant of the Legion Go 2 at CES

  But you'll have to wait until June to get one.

• Quake is now Steam Deck Verified

  Bethesda announced on X today that Quake is now a Steam Deck Verified title.

• CES 2026: Hyperkin and Gamesir made a modular game controller for your smartphone, tablet and even your Switch

  The X5 Alteron may be the world's first fully modular mobile games controller, with swap-out button arrays and sticks.

• Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 let me play 'Battlefield 6' at 190 fps on a Lenovo ultraportable

  Intel's Arc graphics has come far enough to let me playing Battlefield 6 at insanely high fps rates.

• Amazon Luna's January lineup includes Madden NFL 26 for free

  Amazon Luna's new January games include Madden NFL 26, The Jackbox Party Pack 3 and the return of Death Stranding Director's Cut.

• Riot Games' 2XKO will hit consoles on January 20

  Riot Games has a pretty long legacy as a PC gaming studio, but the company is spreading out into consoles with its newest title.

• The PC version of 007 First Light requires lots of expensive RAM and VRAM to run at recommended settings

  IO Interactive just announced PC requirements for the upcoming James Bond game 007 First Light. It'll support NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation.

• PNY is releasing slim-sized NVIDIA RTX GPUs just as PC building becomes prohibitively expensive

  All three variants, covering the 5070, 5070 Ti and 5080, are two slot cards with just a pair of 120mm fans for cooling.

• Resident Evil Village and Star Wars Outlaws join January's Game Pass additions

  Little Nightmares Enhanced Edition is available today.