2026 Gaming Starts Slow, Heats Up

Gamers, listen up — 2026 isn’t dead, it’s just warming up.

January is shaping up to be lighter than usual for big releases, giving you time

to catch up on your backlog — but there are solid titles dropping this month. Xbox Game Pass just

locked in MIO: Memories in Orbit and Nova Roma for January, with more reveals rumored soon.

PC and console fans are hyped for Code Vein II and the free-to-play hero shooter Highguard,

plus a slew of smaller but intriguing indie titles. Meanwhile, a huge delay hit

the highly anticipated 007: First Light, pushing it into late May for extra polish.

And whispers from the Final Fantasy XIV director suggest possible Switch ports down the line.