Developer Respawn Entertainment has announced that it is shutting down the servers for the battle royale game Apex Legends on Nintendo Switch. However, the game will remain playable on Switch 2.

The upcoming Apex Legends Season 29 will be the final update for the game on Switch. Beginning with Season 30 on August 4, 2026, Apex Legends will no longer be playable on the OG Switch.

Until then, people can play normally. Any leftover allotment of in-game currency can be migrated to the Switch 2 version if people opt to keep playing on the new system. Additionally, all gameplay progress is tied to an EA account, so that will migrate to other platforms as well.

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Google has rolled out a new AI technology, Project Genie, that claims to allow users to create interactive worlds "generated in real time." Apparently some video game investors are spooked, as a number of gaming companies saw their stock prices get hammered today.

In particular, Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two's stock price took a massive beating, falling by more than 9% today, wiping out billions in market cap along the way. Roblox Corp., which makes the hugely popular game Roblox, saw an even steeper sell-off, with the share price dipping by more than 12% today alone. Unity, the company that makes the popular Unity game engine, saw a massive 30% stock price slip today.

Stock prices are known to bounce around in this way based on real-world news headlines, but the sell-off happening today is more substantial than normal. People have already used Project Genie to make worlds that rip off Mario, and it's not hard to imagine how things may snowball from here and invite lawsuits.

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Epic Games has acknowledged players' complaints about Fortnite's recent stability issues, and it's taking action to fix them. Fortnite design director Ted Timmins has announced a new "multi-discipline live-ops strike team" will now be watching over Fortnite to catch any issues and help improve the game's quality of life.

According to Timmins, members of the live-ops strike team will meet daily, prioritize feedback, and take action when needed. Timmins recently asked players to report any bugs that they encountered. This appears to be the natural next step to deal with some of Fortnite's in-game issues.

"This new team is going to be a permanent addition to the development teams setup and I'm excited to see the results," wrote Timmins. "It's not to say they will catch everything, so I don't want to set false expectations, but I am confident that you will see an improvement in the months and seasons ahead."

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The video game movie Iron Lung, which was self-financed by YouTube star Markiplier, is off to a good start in theaters, it appears.

Deadline reported that the movie, which was written and directed by Markiplier, who also stars in the movie, pulled in $3.5 million from its Thursday night previews in the US. The movie's budget was said to be under $3 million, with only "barebones" marketing spend. The Iron Lung movie opens widely today, January 30.

The Thursday night box office numbers for Iron Lung in the US were higher than the Thursday preview numbers for Spider-Man director Sam Raimi's Send Help ($2.2 million). Iron Lung booked $6 million in presales and is projected to earn as much as $10 million for its first weekend.

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Code Vein 2 features three different endings, but unlike many similar games, they don't require you to enter New Game Plus to access them. Instead, they unlock after meeting certain conditions in the main story, allowing you to pick up after your previous ending to see another one through. Meeting these conditions will require some work on your part, though, as you'll need to change the past at four separate points to reach the game's true ending. Whether you do this before the first ending or choose to knock it out later will be up to you--but we'll fill you in on what to expect below.

Note: Spoilers for Code Vein 2's story ahead.

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• All Code Vein 2 endings

All Code Vein 2 endings

There are three endings in Code Vein 2. The first ending unlocks automatically, while the other two are continuations of the story accessed in their own way.

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Code Vein 2 features a variety of hot springs your character can find and bathe in throughout your adventure. It's a good idea to do this if you want to collect all the craftable recipes in the game.

Each time you rest in a hot spring, you'll receive two recipes that are automatically added to your crafting options, with some of them being particularly helpful against certain bosses in the game. Additionally, you'll earn the Master Bather Trophy or Achievement once you've taken a dip in every hot spring. With that in mind, here are all of the hot spring locations in Code Vein 2.

There are six locations in Code Vein 2 that you'll need to visit to find all of the hot springs.

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Arc Raiders projects are a fun way for players to work toward long-term goals back home while they're exploring topside. This means finding and extracting with high-value items that can be applied to the project to earn rewards. While some of these projects are temporary, January 2026's addition of the Trophy Display project appears to be the game's first permanent (or at least very long-term) project. Below, we'll fill you in on what items you'll need for this project and what rewards you'll earn for turning them in.

All steps and rewards in the Arc Raiders Trophy Display project

The Trophy Display project has five stages (tiers) to complete, each asking you to contribute a certain type of item or resource to receive a reward. When you've finished one step of the project, the next stage will become available for your contributions. Because these stages don't show which items you'll need for future stages, we've compiled a list of every stage, items needed, and rewards obtained in the Trophy Display project so that you can plan ahead.

Roaming Threats (Stage 1)

• Rusted Bolts x3 (Reward: Mod Components x10)
• Pop Trigger x15 (Reward: Power Rods x3)
• Tick Pod x15 (Reward: Raider Tokens x10)
• Surveyor Vaults x5 (Reward: Light Gun Parts Blueprint)

Soaring Menaces (Stage 2)

• Spotter Relay x10 (Reward: Vita Spray x3)
• Expired Respirator x3 (Reward: Photoelectric Cloak x3)
• Wasp Driver x20 (Reward: Raider Tokens x20)
• Hornet Driver x15 (Reward: Vita Shot Blueprint)

Ferocious Foes (Stage 3)

• Arc Performance Steel x10 (Reward: Kinetic Converter)
• Shredder Gyro x5 (Reward: Anvil Splitter x3)
• Leaper Pulse Unit x10 (Reward: Raider Tokens x30)
• Bastion Cell x5 (Reward: Shotgun Silencer Blueprint)

Dominant Dangers (Stage 4)

• Arc Synthetic Resin x10 (Reward: Bobcat)
• Magnetic Accelerator x10 (Reward: Wolfpack Grenade x5)
• Rocketeer Driver x8 (Reward: Raider Tokens x40)
• Queen Reactor x3 (Reward: Bobcat Blueprint)

Imposing Behemoths (Stage 5)

• Exodus Modules x5 (Reward: Snap Hook x2)
• Geiger Counter x3 (Reward: Aphelion)
• Bombardier Cell x8 (Reward: Raider Tokens x50)
• Matriarch Reactor x3 (Reward: Snap Hook Blueprint)

Final rewards

After completing all stages of the Trophy Display project, you'll receive the following rewards:

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Code Vein 2's greatest strength is the variety of options it gives you in creating your personal vampiric warrior. Will you drain the blood from your enemies by gnashing away with a snarling wolf head on each shoulder, or summon a deadly eruption of metal thorns? Do you equip a shield that can block, one that can parry, or another that allows you to quick-step out of danger? Are you augmenting your offensive options with a long-range bow, or a battle axe that creates a temporal force field to slow down enemies? Combine all of this choice with a gothic anime aesthetic, and Code Vein 2 does just enough to stand apart amidst a sea of third-person, action-RPG soulslikes.

Unfortunately, it also falls into the same pitfalls as its predecessor in almost every other aspect. Bland enemy encounters, dreary environments and level design, combat inconsistencies, and poor technical performance ensure that Code Vein 2 is a stagnant sequel rather than a triumphant follow-up that improves upon its predecessor.

If you've never played the original game, Code Vein 2 is an anthology sequel, so no prior knowledge is necessary. All you need to know is that it takes place in a world on the precipice of ruin, where humans and Revenants--immortal beings with vampiric abilities--coexist and are forced to fight back against a cataclysmic event known as the Resurgence.

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With a new-old Metal Gear Solid game on the market in the form of Delta: Snake Eater, developer-publisher Konami has announced that the stealth-action franchise has reached a massive sales milestone of 65.5 million.

According to a sales breakdown on Konami's corporate website (via Eurogamer), the company provided a look at the success of its various intellectual properties. The football sim eFootball (formerly known as PES) "sold or downloaded" 950 million copies worldwide, and the cute baseball sim Pawafuru Puroyakyu (or Power Pros) franchise surpassed 26.3 million copies globally. However, it's the Metal Gear series that's the most fascinating here, as it sold a cumulative total of 65.5 million copies as of December 2025 following Delta: Snake Eater's release.

A remake of 2004's Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater kept the story and gameplay of its predecessor intact while introducing new visuals and mechanics, such as updated textures and third-person gunplay. It reviewed well, with managing editor Tamoor Hussain scoring it a 9/10 in GameSpot's Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review. And about one week after its August 28, 2025, launch on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, the remake sold one million copies. Now that's a lot of boxes to ship, Snake.

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A new Battlefield 6 update is planned for February 3, and the patch notes detail changes focused on quality-of-life improvements across Battlefield 6 and Redsec battle royale. This includes map adjustments, audio improvements, and small movement fixes.

Battlefield Studios continues to make improvements following the delay of Season 2, and the developer says this update has a "particular focus on smoothing out edge cases reported by players."

One of the major changes detailed in the patch notes is a fix for inconsistent player movement issues, including cases of excessive sprint-jump momentum and unintended behavior. The developer says the adjustment won't impact player movement on a large scale and is instead meant to target those specific extreme cases.

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