South Park is following in the tradition of The Simpsons yet again. Just a few months after the Simpsons-themed mini season in Fortnite, Epic Games is teasing the arrival of Comedy Central's South Park and its lineup of foul-mouthed kids.

The initial teaser image was shared by the official Fortnite social media accounts, and it doesn't confirm anything except a vague warning--"Chaos, loading..."--and a date, January 9, when all will be revealed.

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Previous leaks have suggested that the primary South Park kids--Kenny, Kyle, Cartman, and Stan--will be available with mech suits to even the odds. It's also been rumored that there will be a South Park mini pass for all or one of the South Park characters. Vice notes that the Stick of Truth--from the South Park: Stick of Truth 2014 video game--may be an important item in this collaboration. Leakers suggest that the Stick of Truth will give players the ability to control or at least modify the island's storms.

Following the game's delay to May 2026, IO Interactive has announced the PC requirements for the upcoming James Bond game, 007: First Light.

IO also mentioned that it worked "in close collaboration" with Nvidia for the game. 007 First Light uses DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation, which the developer says allows for an "even deeper sense of immersion and improved performance."

The minimum specs are relatively low-end and don't call for an SSD; this is targeting 1080p/30fps. The recommended specs are also not particularly high-end outside of the 32GB RAM requirement, and target 1080p/60fps. This may be lower than many PC enthusiasts may want. There is no word on what a higher-end experience could require.

CES 2026 has officially begun, and Razer is using this year's showcase to reveal a slew of AI-powered gadgets. One of the most intriguing debuts is Project Motoko, an AI headset powered by Snapdragon. Equipped with a pair of cameras near each earcup, it's capable of analyzing your surroundings and giving you audio feedback on what it sees.

Razer says Project Motoko can provide all sorts of feedback to users. For example, it can be used while gaming to get feedback about a boss fight, detecting what's on the screen and giving you immediate tips. It can translate street signs when traveling abroad, summarize documents, or handle tasks as simple as counting your reps at the gym. Equipped with dual far- and near-field microphones, it can both pick up your voice commands and listen to your surroundings for environmental cues, ensuring it gives you as accurate a response as possible.

Motoko is built to connect seamlessly with most AI platforms, including OpenAI, Grok, and Gemini. It can also be used for machine learning, passively gathering data to improve the technology as the device is worn.

The Tomb Raider live-action TV series at Prime Video continues to come into focus. The streamer has now announced more cast members for the show, and confirmed other names previously reported in the press.

While 10 actors have been confirmed, most of the roles remain mysterious. We do know that Sophie Turner is playing Lara Croft and Sigourney Weaver is playing someone named Wallace. Weaver herself volunteered this information in a media interview, but Prime Video has not confirmed it. Wallace may be a new character created for the show.

• Sophie Turner as Lara Croft
• Sigourney Weaver as Wallace
• Martin Bobb-Semple
• Jason Isaacs
• Jack Bannon
• John Heffernan
• Bill Paterson
• Paterson Joseph
• Sarah Luss
• Juliette Motamed
• Celia Imrie
• August Wittgenstein

The Tomb Raider TV show is set to begin filming this month. However, there is no word yet on when the show will debut, or what it will be about, apart from telling the story of a woman who raids tombs. As announced previously, Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the creator, writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner alongside Chad Hodge for the series.

Neurable and HyperX are teaming up to develop a gaming headset designed to help you play better. How will it do this? With an "industry-first neurotechnology-powered" headset that can potentially improve focus and accuracy in competitive games. It's also designed to use "non-invasive" neurotechnology, so you don't have to worry about getting a few cybernetic upgrades to be compatible with the device.

Neurable and HyperX claim that testing with the in-development headset has resulted in faster reaction times of up to 38 milliseconds, improved accuracy by 3%, and a higher number of targets were hit during FPS training tasks when tested on esports players. The headset uses neural-sensing technology to track metrics like cognitive load and stress from a user's brainwaves.

Lies of P publisher Neowiz describes itself as a "forward-thinking technology company," and its co-CEO says that means the company is exploring how all manner of technology-based solutions can help the company's business in the future, including AI.

Sean Kim told Game Informer that Korea, where Neowiz is based, is understood to be one of the countries where ChatGPT is "used most actively." He added, "It's hard to find a game company here today that isn’t using AI in some way. At the very least, companies are using either ChatGPT or Gemini."

For Neowiz, Kim said, "We are actively exploring how advanced learning tools can enhance our internal publishing productivity," and this includes AI.

2018's Tomb Raider movie starring Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander is surging up the popularity charts on Netflix. According to Netflix's global streaming data, the film was the No. 9 most-watched movie on Netflix globally for the week of December 22 through December 28.

The two-hour movie tallied 4.2 million views and 8.2 million streaming hours. It's now had two weeks inside the top 10 on Netflix's global streaming charts.

The success of the action movie during the Christmas week is notable, in part because many of the other films are comprised of holiday movies, with The Grinch ranking No. 1, How the Grinch Stole Christmas coming in at No. 4, My Secret Santa at No. 6, The Christmas Chronicles at No. 7, and Jingle Bell Heist at No. 10.

Square Enix has announced that a demo for Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will become available tomorrow, January 7. On top of that, your save data can be transferred to the full game when it launches next month, meaning your lengthy adventure can start early for the RPG remake.

It's unknown how much content is in the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo to check out. However, Square Enix is promising on X that players will receive Maribel's Day Off Dress as a reward in the full game.

Play the free demo for DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined starting January 7th on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam!
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This is the second month in a row that Square Enix is offering up a demo for a big-name RPG. Last month, a demo arrived for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, with that full game set to release later this month.