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Epic Games' VFX supervisor has challenged director Gore Verbinski's earlier claim that Unreal Engine makes films look like video games.

Pat Tubach says Pirates of the Caribbean artists would have loved using UE, "and I should know, I was one of them".

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Epic Games VFX head says Pirates of the Caribbean artists would have loved using UE: ‘And I should know, I was one of them’ | VGC
Epic’s VFX supervisor has challenged director Gore Verbinski’s claim that Unreal Engine makes movies look like video games…
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January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Nintendo veteran Kensuke Tanabe, known for Metroid Prime and Paper Mario, has reportedly confirmed he’s retiring from the company after nearly 40 years of service.

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Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe, known for Metroid and Paper Mario, reportedly confirms retirement | VGC
Tanabe has reportedly confirmed that Metroid Prime 4 was his last Nintendo title…
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January 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Ubisoft has detailed a ‘major company reset’, which has resulted in six cancelled games, seven delayed projects, and two studio closures, as it reorganizes into 'creative houses'.

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Ubisoft details ‘major company reset’: 6 games canned, 7 delayed, and 2 studios closed | VGC
Prince of Persia remake among cancelled projects; Company reorganises into five ‘creative houses’ specializing in genres…
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January 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Ubisoft has cancelled six games in development, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake.

It has also delayed seven other games "to ensure enhanced quality benchmarks are fully met".

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Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake | VGC
It has also delayed 7 other games “to ensure enhanced quality benchmarks are fully met”…
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January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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A Chinese modder has created the Ningtendo PXbox 5, a 3-in-1 console with a PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2 sharing the same power supply and cooling system.

She jokes that it will "end the console war".

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Modder creates the Ningtendo PXbox 5, a 3-in-1 console combining PS5, Xbox Series X and Switch 2 | VGC
It will “put an end to the console war…
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January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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"We definitely feel the weight of it"- The game director and executive producer of Halo: Campaign Evolved say bringing the series to PlayStation for the first time will "grow, expand, and reconnect the Halo community".

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‘We definitely feel the weight of it’: Halo leads say releasing on PS5 will grow and reconnect the community | VGC
Halo: Campaign Evolved will mark the Xbox series’ debut on PlayStation…
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January 21, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski says the increasing use of Unreal Engine over Maya for visual effects in films is "the greatest slip backwards" and makes movies look more like video games.

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‘Greatest slip backwards’: Pirates of the Caribbean director says Unreal Engine makes films look too much like games | VGC
Gore Verbinski says the increased use of Unreal Engine in movie production means VFX don’t look as good…
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January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Yakuza Kiwami 3's director says the remake's new extended orphanage section (which now plays more like a life sim) is the "most essential content" in the game and that "players should absolutely not skip it".

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‘Players should absolutely not skip it’: Yakuza Kiwami 3 director says its new orphanage content is its ‘most essential’ | VGC
Life at Morning Glory turns the game’s opening chapters into a larger section that plays more like a life sim…
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January 21, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Nintendo has released a free update for Donkey Kong Returns HD which improves visuals on Switch 2 and adds Dixie Kong, among other new features.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD gets a free update which improves Switch 2 visuals and adds Dixie Kong | VGC
The version 1.1.0 update adds other new features too…
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January 21, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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This week, VGC was given the extremely rare opportunity to visit Tokyo's largest Pokémon Center before it was open to the public.

A tour of the Pokémon Center, and our haul, is now available on Patreon.

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January 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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Life is Strange: Reunion has been officially announced, will conclude the Max and Chloe saga.

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Life is Strange: Reunion officially announced, will conclude the Max and Chloe saga | VGC
The latest entry in Square Enix’s series is coming in March…
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January 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Alleged Fable concept art has been shared online ahead of this week's gameplay reveal.

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Alleged Fable concept art has leaked ahead of this week’s gameplay reveal | VGC
Xbox is giving the first in-depth look at the game during Thursday’s Developer Direct…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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"I think we all want that" - Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan says players don't want "generative AI slop" in games but are in favour of AI tools being used to make game development faster.

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‘I think we all want that’: Razer CEO says players are in favour of AI tools in game development | VGC
Min-Liang Tan says players don’t want “generative AI slop” in games but are happy with AI making development faster…
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January 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America president, Doug Bowser has joined the board of directors of toy giant Hasbro.

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Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America boss | VGC
Hasbro welcomes the former Nintendo of America president to its board…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Hitman 3 was released five years ago today, and to mark the occasion IO Interactive has announced that Hitman: World of Assassination will get cross-progression starting next month.

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IO celebrates Hitman 3’s fifth anniversary by announcing cross-progression for World of Assassination | VGC
Players will be able to carry over their progress across more than 10 platforms…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Nintendo Switch 2 faces a global price increase in 2026, a research firm has predicted.

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Nintendo Switch 2 faces a price increase in 2026, research firm predicts | VGC
Tariffs, increased memory costs and other economic conditions will force Nintendo’s hand…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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"Developers: Please give me the option to remove swear words from your games."

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Developers: Please give me the option to remove swear words from your games | VGC
In the era of excellent accessibility options, parents should be able to play certain games in front of their children without reaching for the volume…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America president, Doug Bowser has joined the board of directors of toy giant Hasbro.

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Doug Bowser joins Hasbro’s board, fresh from retiring as Nintendo of America boss | VGC
Hasbro welcomes the former Nintendo of America president to its board…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Microsoft has announced another wave of Xbox Game Pass titles, including Death Stranding Director’s Cut and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

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New Game Pass titles revealed, including Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding | VGC
Microsoft has revealed the next wave of Xbox Game Pass titles…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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"I think we all want that" - Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan says players don't want "generative AI slop" in games but are in favour of AI tools being used to make game development faster.

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‘I think we all want that’: Razer CEO says players are in favour of AI tools in game development | VGC
Min-Liang Tan says players don’t want “generative AI slop” in games but are happy with AI making development faster…
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January 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Alleged Fable concept art has been shared online ahead of this week's gameplay reveal.

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Alleged Fable concept art has leaked ahead of this week’s gameplay reveal | VGC
Xbox is giving the first in-depth look at the game during Thursday’s Developer Direct…
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January 20, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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Nintendo's dominance in Japan continued in 2025 as Switch 2 fuelled 40% market growth compared to the previous year.

For the 21st consecutive year, the majority of Japan's best-selling games were on Nintendo.

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Nintendo’s Japan dominance continues as Switch 2 fuels 40% market growth in 2025 | VGC
For the 21st consecutive year, the majority of Japan’s best-selling games were on Nintendo…
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January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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Anthem's executive producer has criticised suggestions that BioWare should never have made the game in the first place.

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Former BioWare exec hits out at suggestions that it should never have made Anthem in the first place | VGC
Mark Darrah says people who claim BioWare should stick to what it knows aren’t considering the studio’s history…
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January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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A limited edition Marathon PS5 DualSense controller and Pulse Elite headset are coming (the latter exclusive to the US).

Details on the game's Collector's Edition have also been revealed.

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A limited edition Marathon PS5 DualSense controller and Pulse Elite headset are coming | VGC
Details on the game’s Collector’s Edition have also been revealed…
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January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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A limited edition Marathon PS5 DualSense controller and Pulse Elite headset are coming (the latter exclusive to the US).

Details on the game's Collector's Edition have also been revealed.

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A limited edition Marathon PS5 DualSense controller and Pulse Elite headset are coming | VGC
Details on the game’s Collector’s Edition have also been revealed…
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January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM