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Google has started rolling out access to a prototype version of Project Genie, an AI tool which lets users generate their own playable worlds.

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Google rolls out prototype of Project Genie, an AI tool which generates playable worlds | VGC
Users have already started posting examples, often using copyrighted characters…
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January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has assured players that the final game won't have the graphical issues being reported in the demo.

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Yakuza Kiwami 3 studio says the full game won’t have the graphical issues being reported in the demo | VGC
A day one patch “will address the lighting issue and other quality concerns”…
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January 30, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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20% of developers surveyed by GDC say they want to make games for Xbox Series X/S, compared to 40% for PS5 and 39% for Switch 2.

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Twice as many developers surveyed by GDC say they want to make games on PS5 or Switch 2 than on Xbox | VGC
PC remains the most popular system among developers by far…
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January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo's previous promise to make future Tomodachi games more inclusive.

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo’s promise | VGC
A same-sex ‘bug’ in its 3DS predecessor caused backlash when it was patched out…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Podcast: Are claw games in Japan "a fix"?

@jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social chat Japan and the legacy of Shenmue.

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January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Sega has announced the release date for the Switch 2 version of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, marking the first Nintendo release in the series' 33-year history.

An Open Beta to test cross-play is coming in February.

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Virtua Fighter 5 REVO Switch 2 release date marks the first Nintendo release in the series’ 33-year history | VGC
An Open Beta test will take place in February to prepare for its release…
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January 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Podcast: Are claw games in Japan "a fix"?

@jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social chat Japan and the legacy of Shenmue.

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January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Nintendo has revealed more Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream info, including its release date.

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Nintendo reveals more Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream info, including its release date | VGC
The game will be coming to Switch in April…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo's previous promise to make future Tomodachi games more inclusive.

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream will include same-sex relationships and non-binary characters, fulfilling Nintendo’s promise | VGC
A same-sex ‘bug’ in its 3DS predecessor caused backlash when it was patched out…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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More than a quarter of developers surveyed by GDC say they were laid off in the last 24 months, and around half of them say they haven't found a new job yet.

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More than a quarter of devs surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, and half of them don’t have a new job | VGC
“Execs are throwing people overboard and expecting these scuttled ghost ships to keep making them infinite money”…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Dispatch is censored on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and this might be the reason why.

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Dispatch is censored on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and this might be the reason | VGC
Nudity and other mature content has reportedly been censored in the Nintendo versions…
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January 29, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved.

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10 years after Mighty No 9, Keiji Inafune’s studio, Comcept, has officially dissolved | VGC
Former Mega Man producer’s studio was behind the much-criticised Kickstarter campaign…
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January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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An updated PlayStation 5 version of Kingdom Come: Deliverance appears to be imminent, according to a PlayStation Store description that was seemingly posted early by accident.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance appears to be getting a PS5 upgrade, after the PlayStation Store briefly mentioned it | VGC
The listing has already been edited to remove references to the new version…
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January 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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The next Pokémon Trading Card Game set, Ascended Heroes, won't be tournament legal at the upcoming European Championships following player concerns about access.

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Pokémon Ascended Heroes cards won’t be tournament legal for European Championship following fan concerns | VGC
Special sets now won’t be tournament legal until two weeks after their Elite Trainer Box is released…
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January 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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February's four PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games have been confirmed.

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February’s PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games have been confirmed | VGC
Subscribers can claim four games next month…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Listings for Disney Afternoon Collection have started appearing on some regions of the Switch eShop, confirming its release on Switch and Switch 2, and the addition of two extra SNES games.

The 2017 compilation was only released on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

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Disney Afternoon Collection appears on Switch eShop, confirming its release with two extra SNES games | VGC
A rating for the NES bundle was previously spotted on the ESRB website…
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January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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An indie developer who turned to social media to make their game's credits a little bit longer ended up spending 300 hours adding 60,000 names.

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Indie dev who turned to social media to lengthen their game’s credits ended up taking 300 hours to add 60,000 names | VGC
The developer promised to add anyone who liked their tweet, expecting 100 to reply…
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January 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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A seven-game retro compilation of 8-bit and 16-bit Ren & Stimpy games has been announced.

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A seven-game retro compilation of Ren & Stimpy games has been announced | VGC
Ren & Stimpy: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy Collection is coming to Switch…
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January 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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As rumours of a PlayStation handheld continue, a hardware modder has created their own handheld PlayStation 4, which they say can run for up to three hours and is “stable, fully functional, and safe to use”.

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A modder has built a handheld PS4 that can run for up to three hours | VGC
The device runs PS4 games natively and has a 7-inch OLED screen…
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January 28, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Capcom has released a patch for the PC version of Monster Hunter Wilds which it says will fix the recently reported bug that was causing DLC-related performance issues.

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Monster Hunter Wilds gets a PC patch which Capcom says will fix the recently reported DLC performance bug | VGC
It was claimed that the PC version’s performance was affected by constantly checking for DLC…
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January 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Watch our PokéPark video review:

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PokéPark Kanto Review: Inside Pokémon's new theme park!
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January 27, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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Last week, VGC had the chance to be among the first people in the world to visit PokéPark Kanto.

Read our full thoughts on Pokémon's brand new theme park.

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January 27, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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Nintendo has announced the Virtual Boy games that will come to the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 next month, and confirmed that two previously unreleased titles will be playable in the future.

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January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Highguard has debuted to a strong playerbase on Steam, but the achievement has been softened somewhat by over 13 thousand negative Steam reviews.

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January 27, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Nintendo has detailed Splatoon 3’s next major update, version 11.0.0, which will arrive this week.

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January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM