Psychological horror awaits this weekend with today’s release of Ice-Pick Lodge and HypeTrain Digital’s Pathologic 3 for the PlayStation 5 and the PC via Steam.
— Ice-Pick Lodge | Pathologic 3 (@IcePickLodge) January 9, 2026
A narrative-driven open world survival game, Pathologic 3 is a standalone entry that places a heavy focus on decision-making and exploration across multiple endings.
Taking control of physician, researcher, and prodigy Daniil Dankovsky, Pathologic 3 gifts players 12 short days to save a remote town from a mysterious plague.
Setting out to highlight the players that lock down the blue line, the team behind EA SPORTS NHL 26 has unveiled the defensive Team of the Year winners.
Recognizing, showcasing, and celebrating independent games and their creators, the team behind the GDC Festival of Gaming has revealed the finalists of the 28th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) awards ceremony.
Originally making his debut in Street Fighter III: New Generation, The Man With No Allies Alex will make its way to Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 in early spring.
Setting out to highlight the players that lock down the blue line, the team behind EA SPORTS NHL 26 has unveiled the defensive Team of the Year winners.
Your 2025 Team of the Year Defense and Goalies in #NHL26 ⬇️
Recognizing, showcasing, and celebrating independent games and their creators, the team behind the GDC Festival of Gaming has revealed the finalists of the 28th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) awards ceremony.
Originally making his debut in Street Fighter III: New Generation, The Man With No Allies Alex will make its way to Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 in early spring.
On that note, The Sims in 2026 will continue to build a family of new experiences across PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Playtesting for The Sims will also continue across multiple products and experiences.
The Sims development team also spoke about the values that shape the series.
Now available via the official EA website, the team touched upon its creativity, play, choice, inclusivity, and community. They state that The Sims is a canvas for imagination, thrives on play, is defined by decisions, is a series for everyone, and is a community-driven game.
Recognizing, showcasing, and celebrating independent games and their creators, the team behind the GDC Festival of Gaming has revealed the finalists of the 28th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) awards ceremony.
Originally making his debut in Street Fighter III: New Generation, The Man With No Allies Alex will make its way to Capcom’s Street Fighter 6 in early spring.
The latest DLC for Saber Interactive’s World War Z will feature a number of iconic heroes from AMC’s The Walking Dead alongside three new story chapters when it launches this January.
A free-to-play title featuring development shaped through ongoing community participation, PUBG STUDIOS’ 5v5 team-based tactical shooter PUBG: BLINDSPOT will enter Steam Early Access February 5.
The countdown begins.
PUBG: BLINDSPOT enters Early Access on Steam
🗓 Feb 5, 2026
Blending together high-intensity shooter thrillers with the depth that comes from a top-down perspective, PUBG: BLINDSPOT provides a level of realism and intensity associated with first-person shooters.
Learn more about PUBG: BLINDSPOT with the Early Access announcement below:
PUBG: BLINDSPOT | Early Access Announcement
Seungmyeong Yang, Production Director of PUBG: BLINDSPOT, said the following:
“Early Access will allow players to directly participate in the development process.
Through free-to-play, open development, we aim to communicate closely with the community and complete PUBG: BLINDSPOT together.”
Rovio and SEGA today announced a significant strategic evolution in the management of the Angry Birds brand licensing, with activities now unified under SEGA’s transmedia licensing operations.
Take a deep dive into the rich, Victorian-era metropolis, diverse characters, and intense real-time combat of Silver Studio and Elementa’s action RPG Silver Palace with the latest gameplay showcase for the title.
The first of four in-game CGI narrative sequences for KING Art and Deep Silver’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, ring in your Thursday with some Orks unleashing their “waaagh” across Kronus with the latest trailer for this RTS.
The latest update to the Apple Arcade version of Sunblink and Sanrio’s Hello Kitty Island Adventure is bringing the new friend Marumofubiyori (aka Moppu) to the title.
A visually rich ocean adventure RPG from Joker Studio and NetEase Games, hit the waves this chilly January with the new gameplay preview trailer for Sea of Remnants.
The first of four in-game CGI narrative sequences for KING Art and Deep Silver’s Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV, ring in your Thursday with some Orks unleashing their “waaagh” across Kronus with the latest trailer for this RTS.
Witness Ork brutality and the loud and relentless ferocity that comes with it in our first in-game faction CGI sequence as Gorgutz, Ork Warboss of the Bad Moons unleashes a surprise attack against the Blood Ravens as they orbit the world of Kronus.https://t.co/4gUAmElgSEpic.twitter.com/kMbyksS18y
In this new Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV trailer, Ork Warboss of the Bad Moons Gorgutz has unleashed a surprise attack against the Blood Ravens as they orbit the world of Kronus.
Be sure to check out the latest trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV below:
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV – Ork CGI Trailer
Rovio and SEGA today announced a significant strategic evolution in the management of the Angry Birds brand licensing, with activities now unified under SEGA’s transmedia licensing operations.
Take a deep dive into the rich, Victorian-era metropolis, diverse characters, and intense real-time combat of Silver Studio and Elementa’s action RPG Silver Palace with the latest gameplay showcase for the title.
The latest update to the Apple Arcade version of Sunblink and Sanrio’s Hello Kitty Island Adventure is bringing the new friend Marumofubiyori (aka Moppu) to the title.
A visually rich ocean adventure RPG from Joker Studio and NetEase Games, hit the waves this chilly January with the new gameplay preview trailer for Sea of Remnants.
Adventures, puzzles, and fast-paced mayhem await players with Mega Cat Studios’ triple threat release of Super Fanger, Old Towers, and Plyuk on January 29.
Below is a breakdown of each title:
Super Fanger is an NES that puts a wild twist on tag, having players executing special moves to outmart rivals and traversing four different maps. Both a solo Arcade Mode alongside a 1-2 player Versus Mode are incuded!
Old Towers is another NES title that has players climbing their way to the top across more than 40 different levels. The title features multi-character puzzles as well!
Finally, Plyuk features complex, multi-stage puzzles.
Learn more about these 8- and 16-bit releases with Mega Cat Studios’ official sizzle reel below:
Mega Cat Studios || Nintendo Triple Launch: Old Towers NES, Plyuk NES, Super Fanger SNES
Featuring an adventure that crosses seas and transcends time, a free demo of Square Enix’s DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined is now available for PC and consoles.
Marking the return of the NBA 2K16 community-favorite Rivet City Championship Park, 2K Games announced that NBA 2K26 Season 4 will launch this Friday, January 9.
Developed by Lizard Smoothie and published by NEOWIZ, the indie roguelite Shape of Dreams has officially surpasses 1 million cumulative units sold since its September launch.
Now available via the Steam Public Test Build, Dead by Daylight: Stranger Things Chapter 2 brings with it Jane “Eleven” Hopper, Dustin Henderson, and Vecna (aka “The First”) himself.
