The middle of Overwatch 2 Season 20 has arrived, and the midcycle is bringing the chaos with new modes, new loot, and new in-game collectibles. One of the most notable new additions is Showdown Shuffle, which runs January 13-26. This mode is going to change which character you're controlling, often at random intervals.

Showdown Shuffle locks players into a role, but not a particular hero. Instead, hero swaps can occur when players reach certain milestones for kills or assists, or even when players are eliminated. According to Blizzard, this was done to encourage players to experiment with new characters and adapt on the fly. Showdown Shuffle will be a 5v5 battle available in Control, Hybrid, Escort, Push, and Flashpoint. Match modifiers will also change throughout the battle for more unpredictable outcomes.

Starting today through January 11, Assault will return during a Quick Play Hacked event that brings back classic Overwatch maps Temple of Anubis, Hanamura, and Volskaya Industries. It's a fitting start the year, considering that 2026 will mark the 10th anniversary of Overwatch.

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Predator: Badlands Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$45 | Releases February 17

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Predator: Badlands is finally available to preorder in physical formats at major retailers, including Amazon and Walmart. Blu-ray preorders for most big-budget movies open alongside the theatrical premiere these days, but it took two months for physical versions of Badlands to surface. Fans of the iconic sci-fi series won't have to wait much longer to complete their collection. The new standalone Predator movie releases February 17 on 4K Blu-ray, 1080p Blu-ray, and DVD. Predator: Badlands Limited Edition Steelbook is available to preorder for $45 at Amazon.

While you're locking in your preorder, make sure to check out Amazon's deals on Predator movie box sets and Prey on 4K Blu-ray. And if you want to revisit the Alien franchise, Amazon has Alien 4K Blu-rays for as low as $13 and a 6-Film Blu-ray Box Set for only $25.

Predator: Badlands Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray) $45 | Releases February 17

The Steelbook Edition comes with 4K UHD and 1080p Blu-ray discs. You'll also find a voucher inside the case for the Movies Anywhere digital edition.

The steelbook case has incredible cover art featuring Dek, the movie's young Yautja (Predator), leaping straight toward Kalisk, the terrifying and ridiculously powerful creature who roams Genna, Dek's chosen hunting grounds and the deadliest planet known to the Yautja. One look at Kalisk and it's pretty easy to see why Genna has that reputation. The artwork wraps around to the back of the case. The interior case features Dek and his partner Thia.

Predator: Badlands displays in native 4K (2160p) resolution with support for Dolby Vision and HDR10. For audio, the 4K edition has Dolby Atmos and Dolby TrueHD 7.1 surround sound as well as Dolby Digital 2.0 Descriptive Audio. In addition to English, Badlands also has Spanish and French language audio tracks and optional subtitles for all three languages.

All 4K and 1080p Blu-ray editions include several behind-the-scenes featurettes, an optional audio commentary track featuring director Dan Trachtenberg, and deleted scenes with commentary.

Predator: Badlands Special Features:

• Embodying the Predator: Meet the artists who design the creatures in Badlands.
• Authentic Synthetics: Elle Fanning discusses playing two characters.
• Building the Badlands: Behind-the-scenes look at filming locations and how they are transformed.
• Dek of the Yautja: Insights into the development of the Predators in Badlands.
• Audio Commentary: director Dan Trachtenberg, producer Ben Rosenblatt, photography director Jeff Cutter, stunt coordinator Jacob Tomuri
• 6 Deleted & Pre-Visualization Scenes: Commentated by director and filmmakers.
  • Sand Trap
  • Squirt Canyon
  • Tessa vs. Abe
  • Razor Grass
  • The Outpost
  • Super Power Loader Extended

Predator: Badlands - All Editions:

• 4K Blu-ray Steelbook -- $45
• 4K Blu-ray -- $50
• Blu-ray -- $41
• DVD -- $20

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Predator Movie Series

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Alien Movie Series

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Predator: Badlands stars Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek and Elle Fanning, who plays twin sisters Thia and Tessa. Thia is a Weyland-Yutani Corporation synthetic who lost her legs in battle. She defies her programming and teams up with Dek, who builds a backpack-style wheelchair to carry her throughout the hunt. This unique setup leads to some inventive action sequences. Tessa, meanwhile, is the primary antagonist in Badlands. Fanning does a great job portraying both characters, and Koloamatangi's performance as the new Predator is superb.

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Near the end of October 2025, Rockstar fired over thirty devs in the United Kingdom and Canada over what it called "gross misconduct." The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain accused Rockstar of union busting for laying off workers who were organizing with the union. Both sides have held firm since the initial accusations, and now the battle has gone to court in the UK.

As reported by Video Games Chronicle, Rockstar and the IWGB went before the court earlier this week, where the latter requested that the fired workers be given "interim relief" while the legal drama plays out. If granted, that would place the affected workers back on Rockstar's payroll and allow some to keep their visas that were reliant on their jobs. The court will reportedly decide on the matter before the end of the week.

The IWGB pledged to continue fighting for the workers regardless of the court's decision, while Rockstar reiterated its position that the workers broke the company's policy.

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Nintendo has revealed its first set of new Joy-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 and I'll be honest, I'm a bit disappointed.

To be clear, I'm not disappointed (or surprised) by the $100 price tag, as the original Switch Joy-Cons are still $90, the standard Switch 2 Joy-Cons are $100, and all gaming hardware is pretty expensive right now. No, it's not the cost that bothers me, but rather how little these new Joy-Cons differentiate themselves from the pair that already exist.

Similar to the original Switch's Joy-Cons, it appears that the various colorways for the Switch 2 versions will feature two different colors; in the case of these newly announced Joy-Cons, those colors are a bright, pastel purple and a vibrant aqua that the company refers to as "Light Green." Despite not fully agreeing with Nintendo on what constitutes light green, I actually really like these new colors. It took a long time for me to care for any of the original Switch's Joy-Con colorways enough to purchase them, as the vast majority are extremely saturated and don't feature color combinations that I feel pair well together. I was so starved for options, in fact, that I purchased the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch largely because I thought it featured the best Joy-Con colors available. In that sense, these new Joy-Cons definitely feel like an improvement.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 is still a little over 10 months away, assuming its November 2026 release window holds. Earlier this week, GTA 6 watchers were unsettled when Bloomberg's Jason Schreier noted that the game might not be as "content complete" as Rockstar has said in the past, and he didn't rule out another delay. Some fans took that as if GTA 6 was already pushed back again, which is why Schreier has stepped forward to clarify his comments.

During a recent appearance on the Button Mash podcast, Schreier said, "The last I heard, [GTA 6] was still not content complete. That is to say people were still finishing things up, still finalizing levels, and missions, and seeing what is going to make it into the game." He added that he doesn't "think anyone at Rockstar can tell you, with 100% certainty, that they will make it out in November."

Schreier responded to reports based on his comments by reiterating that he "wouldn't be shocked if GTA 6 'does' come out this fall, following the same delay pattern as [Red Dead Redemption 2]." He also characterized some of the reports as, "a complete misunderstanding of what I said."

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons, originally released in March 2020, remains a beloved Nintendo classic today. With the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update, the game has reclaimed the spotlight. Whether you're new to the game, coming back for the 3.0 update, or someone who has never stopped playing it, our New Horizons guides hub is a one-stop shop to help you beautify your island, complete all collections in the game, upgrade everything, and live the Animal Crossing life you've dreamed of.

We've split the guides into several categories, which you can browse below to find exactly what you need, whether it's helpful starter tips, details surrounding timed seasonal events, or knowing how to spot the Jolly Redd real or fake art pieces, and more.

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These guides are designed to help you get up to speed with the early parts of the game, for both newcomers and long-timers who need a refresher. Included right at the top is a guide on how to move your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island to Switch 2.

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Near the end of 2024, CD Projekt Red put The Witcher 4 into full development with a release date potentially years away. Now, some outlets are putting forth theories that there may be a new Witcher 3 expansion to fill the gap between the present and the fourth game's release.

IGN Poland and Eurogamer separately released stories suggesting that The Witcher 3 will get its first expansion since Blood and Wine was released in 2016. Eurogamer's report suggests that the drive to release something new this year is because CD Projekt Red is behind sales goals that would trigger financial incentives for its employees.

That program has been mentioned by the company itself, which stated in a 2025 investor's call that, "There is a chance that new content hinted upon in recent calls and reports may see release in the coming year, having an impact on our results and increasing the likelihood of achieving the earnings condition for the first stage of the incentive program."

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Nintendo launched its My Mario product lineup in Japan last year, and it's officially coming stateside in 2026. Items will be sold at the Nintendo New York and San Francisco stores starting February 19, with a focus on kid-friendly games and building sets. You'll also find a new app, Hello, Mario!, on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Google Play Store, and App Store.

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While February 19 marks the first release of My Mario gear in the United States, Nintendo plans to keep rolling out new content for the foreseeable future. Products will span everything from games and apparel to apps, and it'll include partnerships with big names like Fisher-Price and TOMY.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Light Green and Light Purple Joy-Con 2 (2-Pack)

$100 | Releases February 12

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Nintendo has unveiled its first set of new Joy-Con 2 colors: Light Purple and Light Green. These add a pastel accent to the controllers, and preorders for the $100 set--the same price as a standard set of Light Blue and Light Red Joy-Con 2 controllers--are now open ahead of their February 12 launch. Both controllers also come with matching wrist straps.

Nintendo Switch 2 Light Green and Light Purple Joy-Con 2 (2-Pack) $100 | Releases February 12

This isn't a complete makeover of the Joy-Con 2, as the new color appears on the base of the thumbstick and the included wrist strap. This means that the colors will be hard to spot, unless you use one of the Joy-Con 2 controllers on their own during a multiplayer game like Mario Kart World.

The Joy-Con 2 controllers feature motion controls, improved HD Rumble, NFC support for Amiibo, and are slightly larger than the original Switch Joy-Cons. Mouse Mode is a new addition that lets you turn the controllers on their sides and use them like a computer mouse in compatible games like Metroid Prime 4, Fortnite, and Civilization 7.

You'll also find the new C button to access the Switch 2's GameChat feature on the right Joy-Con 2, and the magnetic connection lets them snap firmly into place on the console.

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The controllers are also arriving just in time for Mario Tennis Fever, which will be released on the same day. Mario Tennis Fever's physical edition is up for preorder at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and GameStop. The game is also compatible with original Joy-Con controllers, and these are still readily available.

Mario Tennis Fever for Nintendo Switch 2

$69 | Releases February 12

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If you don't feel like waiting, you can pick up several other Switch 2 controller accessories. Individual left- and right-hand Joy-Con 2 controllers can be purchased, or, for something more traditional, the Switch 2 Pro Controller is a sturdy option for playing games. Like most things in life, these accessories saw their price increase last year. Nintendo raised the MSRP on most of its products by $5-$10 each.

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Arc Raiders sends you on a handful of quests seeking out evidence of survivors, including A Warm Place to Rest. In this quest, you'll have to find any signs that raiders have survived topside near the Abandoned Highway Camp in Buried City. We'll tell you everything you need to know about this quest and how to complete it in this guide.

You don't need to extract to complete A Warm Place to Rest, but you will be trekking across the entire Buried City map to complete the objectives. With this in mind, a free loadout may not be your best bet, as you're rather likely to encounter raiders or ARC, which means you'll probably need extra healing items. It's your choice, of course, but we'd recommend bringing a decent gun or two, and enough heals to keep you trucking along safely.

When you're ready to finish A Warm Place to Rest, follow the steps below.

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Arc Raiders' Buried City map is home to a lot of the game's most interesting quests, including Communication Hideout, which sends you to the Red Tower to complete various steps so that you can boot up an antenna. If you're setting out to check this one off your list, we've got every step listed out for you.

You won't need to extract to finish this quest, so come in with a free loadout if you'd rather play it safe. Losing valuable items while questing is never fun, after all. That being said, there's some potentially good loot near the quest's Red Tower POI, such as the Santa Maria houses, so there's more to do in the area if you want to come better prepared.

Either way, when you're ready to complete Communication Hideout, follow the steps below.

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Arc Raiders occasionally sends you on quests that require you to enter areas that require a key. One of these quests, Lost in Transmission, asks you to head up into Spaceport's Control Tower A6, where you'll need to establish a connection from a terminal there. We're here to guide you through each step of this short but potentially dangerous quest.

There are two important things to note about this quest:

• You must bring the Spaceport Control Tower Key into the raid. You will be granted this key upon accepting the quest, and you will not be able to open the necessary door and reach the terminal without it. Place the key in a safe pocket to ensure it's not lost during any potential firefights you encounter. If you didn't bring it or have already lost it, there's a chance someone else will have opened the door, but otherwise you'll need to acquire a new key, which can be found randomly as loot on any map.
• Speaking of firefights, the locked room of Control Tower A6 tends to contain really good loot, so other raiders will often contest this location. If you're lucky, your visit to Control Tower A6 may end up quiet. But there's always a chance that you'll need to take someone out, so come prepared.

When you're ready to tackle Lost in Transmission, follow the steps below.

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GameStop announced this week that a proposed pay package worth approximately $35 billion for its CEO, Ryan Cohen, was in the works. The compensation is tied entirely to the company's performance and depends on a major turnaround. To earn it, Cohen must increase GameStop's market value by more than 10 times and significantly raise profits.

Meeting these goals would require a big change for GameStop, which has struggled in recent years. Its stock price is also severely down from the record highs reached in 2021, when GameStop gained popularity among retail investors during the meme-stock surge.

Even at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, GameStop was already planning on matching the number of store closures from the previous year.

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Arc Raiders quests love sending players to the Research & Administration building on Dam Battlegrounds. One such quest, A Balanced Harvest, tasks you with visiting this hectic location and finding some files on a research project. Getting in and out can be tricky, so we've prepared a guide on how to finish your objectives as quickly as possible.

You can feel free to bring a free kit into Dam Battlegrounds for this quest, as you won't be required to extract. If you die in the very busy Research & Administration building--which you'll have to visit to complete your objectives--you certainly don't want to lose any good gear. That being said, if you're prone to enjoying PvP, you can always come more prepared for this PvP-centric POI. It's entirely your call, of course.

When you're ready to wrap up the A Balanced Harvest quest, read on for how to complete each step.

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Nintendo has released a new overview trailer for Mario Tennis Fever, the upcoming sports game for Switch 2. While the video goes over various modes and special rackets, the most important revelation is Baby Waluigi. He's a real playable character, and he's spectacular.

Baby Waluigi, who we caught a brief glimpse of during the announcement trailer last year, isn't the only newcomer to Mario Tennis Fever, though. The game will feature Goomba, Nabbit, Piranha Plant, and Baby Wario for the first time as part of the playable cast, consisting of 38 characters overall. The sports title will also serve up 30 Fever Rackets. Nintendo showcased some of the special abilities tied to these frames, such as the Pokey Racket and Golden Dash Racket. The former spawns enemies on your opponent's court, while the latter can make your character super agile.

Nintendo also detailed how to counter Fever shots. If players can volley the ball back--meaning not allowing it to bounce off the court--the special effect can be sent back. For instance, the Ice Racket creates a frozen surface on the court. Instead of this slippery area appearing on your side, you can volley the Fever shot back to your opponent.

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Between the Steam Deck and several other handheld gaming PCs from Asus, Lenovo, and other manufacturers, gaming on the go is easier than ever. Anyone looking to pump up their library with titles that work well as a digital distraction on a bus ride or a lunch break treat will want to check out this new deal from Humble, as you can pick up seven fun games for just $13.80. The Decked Out Collection features several popular titles, and proceeds will go toward the American Cancer Society.

The entire bundle is valued at $129, and each game will be delivered to your inbox as a digital key that you can unlock on your Steam account. The highlights here include the trippy, fast-paced action of the boomer-shooter Ultrakill, Vampire Survivors, a delightful monster-slaying game that kicked off a new genre of bullet heaven games, and Haste, a charming third-person running game that unfolds across an entire multiverse.

Creatures of Ava is a fascinating adventure where you work to save monsters and solve environmental challenges, Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands is about a group of dysfunctional friends forced to jam for their lives in a musical deathmatch, and Backpack Hero is a cute RPG that places a big emphasis on your rucksack organizational skills. Finally, Nidhogg 2 is a simple yet engrossing game about fencing your way to victory across stages with imaginatively grotesque designs.

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Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (Switch 2)

$60 (was $70)

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The physical edition of one of the best third-party games for Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for the first time at Amazon. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, which launched alongside the Switch 2 last June, is available for $60 (was $70). And unlike most third-party Switch 2 games, Cyberpunk 2077 comes with the full 60.6GB of game data on the card, so it won't consume 25% of your storage space like the digital edition.

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Arrow Video Movie Sale

Save up to 50% on Limited-Edition 4K Blu-rays.

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Dozens of 4K UHD and 1080p Blu-rays in Arrow Video's ever-growing movie catalog are on sale for up to 50% off at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Since Arrow Video is a collector-focused distributor, many of the movies in the promotion are 4K Blu-ray Limited Editions come with tons of special features, posters, booklets, reversible cover art, and other exclusive content. Some of Arrow Video's newest and most popular limited-edition 4K Blu-rays are discounted by at least 50%, including '90s greats like Jim Carrey's The Mask, the R-rated original cut of Spawn, John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness, and the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy.

We've rounded up all of the best Arrow Video 4K and 1080p Blu-ray deals we could find. You'll find separate, alphabetized lists for 4K and 1080p Blu-rays below. We also collected all of Amazon's Arrow Video 4K Blu-ray deals on one page, in case you prefer to browse the offers that way. And at the very bottom of this story, you can find a list of upcoming Arrow Video movie releases, many of which are discounted, too. The promotion runs through February 2 at Barnes & Noble, so you can expect Amazon's matching offers to expire that day, too. In addition to matching many of B&N's discounts, Amazon has select Arrow Video releases for over 50% off.

The Arrow Video promotion is just one of Amazon's massive ongoing movie sales. For even more budget-friendly deals, check out the retailer's $11 4K Blu-ray sale. You need to buy at least three 4K Blu-rays to unlock the discounts--it's officially referred to as a 3 for $33 sale--but there are over 100 films to choose from.

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The creative director of Assassin's Creed Unity and Assassin's Creed Revelations, Alexandre Amancio, hasn't been shy about his belief that AAA game development is broken. Although Amancio has since left Ubisoft to serve as a senior vice president at FunPlus, he does have ideas about the future of AAA games and he believes that smaller dev teams are the way to go.

Amancio told GamesIndustry.biz that a lot of AAA studios "think that you can solve a problem by throwing people at it. But adding people to a problem stagnates the people that were already being efficient on it. It just creates a lot of variable noise ... So I think the future lies in smaller teams."

As an example of how smaller teams can collaborate on bigger projects, Amancio used Assassin's Creed: Black Flag as a hypothetical example.

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The Elder Scrolls Online in 2026 will look quite different from previous years, as developer ZeniMax Online Studios goes all-in on the game's new seasonal model that will see all of the game's content updates arrive free of charge.

For years, ESO has followed a familiar, fairly typical MMO pattern of yearly paid chapter (expansion) releases. Those new chapters added new regions of Tamriel for players to explore, additional story content, optional paid DLCs, and, occasionally, things like new classes and systems.

ZeniMax Online announced in 2024 that going forward, ESO wouldn't have a traditional yearly chapter release, labeling 2025 as a "transitional" year as the team prepared to focus on its plans for 2026. In a recent livestream and subsequent press Q&A attended by GameSpot, the developers have now revealed what ESO's 2026 will look like, and it includes more experimental seasonal content, battle passes, new story content, solo dungeons, a PvP progression system, class reworks, and more.The team also announced its long-term goals for the game, including that it's looking to finally introduce cross-play between platforms, as well as long-requested features such as guild mail and guild housing.

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