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42 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in January

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Happy New Year, and happy new books!

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The 20 most anticipated new anime of 2026

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Looking forward, 2026’s anime roster is already stacked. A slew of exciting announcements at Shueisha’s Jump Festa heightened anticipation, but there’s so much more. Here are 20 titles worth looking forward to, in order of release. Expect lesser-known debuts, high-stakes sequels, and beloved returning franchises. No matter what you’re partial to, you’re going to be spoiled for choice.



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Dispatch sold over 3 million copies in 2025, and only around five percent of players beat the game without romancing anyone

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Interactive superhero show Dispatch was a critical success, receiving a healthy 89% in PC Gamer's review, and now we've learned it was a commercial success, too, selling over 3 million copies in 2025.

That figure comes from an animated infographic AdHoc Studio posted on Bluesky earlier today, which is festooned with all sorts of stats (fair warning, it spoils some choices you'll be faced with in-game). According to the studio, players answered 727 million calls, dispatched over 1 billion heroes, and watched an estimated 23 million hours of gameplay on YouTube and Twitch.

💾 Clocking out on 2025🎆 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎆

— @adhocstudio.com (@adhocstudio.com.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T19:03:22.790Z

That's all well and good, but I'm here for the funny tidbits—like how only around 164,000 players got through the game without falling for anyone. Nearly 2 million players romanced Invisigal and another million romanced Blazer, so maybe Baldur's Gate had the right idea with how, erm, eager its cast was to win the player's heart over. Videogame romance remains popular as ever, regardless of what you might hear elsewhere.

Funnily enough, Dispatch itself was almost even saucier than it turned out to be, with "some sex scenes" cut during development. In the end, I'm just glad it came out at all and did so well, given the arduous road its creators took getting it out the door.

This all reminds me that I need to play Dispatch myself before long. It seems like a worthy revival of the sort of interactive adventure game Telltale was king of back in its heyday, and as Fraser mentioned in his above review, it has "rizz for days." That's the sort of endorsement I can get behind!

2026 games: All the upcoming games
Best PC games: Our all-time favorites
Free PC games: Freebie fest
Best FPS games: Finest gunplay
Best RPGs: Grand adventures
Best co-op games: Better together



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The ‘Stranger Things’ Finale Stuck The Landing

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Stranger Things season 5 was starting to go off the rails, but the two hour series finale was excellent, and a perfect send-off for the show.

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Teamfight Tactics Lore and Legends dev says it's the "deepest set" to date, and it's made even better by its system changes

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Teamfight Tactics has had some incredible sets over the years. From Gizmo and Gadgets' Hungry Hungry Tahm Kench, to the magical musical that was Remix Rumble, Riot Games' autobattler has remained my go-to post-work decompression source for some time now. Of course, it's not all sunshine and rainbows, and the studio has its fair share of misses. Despite initially adoring K.O. Coliseum (give 'em the chair!), it gradually soured as its balance became increasingly unstable.

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Best Of 2025: Avowed's Most Controversial Feature Is Also One Of Its Best

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Obsidian's Avowed is one of the better action-RPGs released in 2025. While it doesn't reinvent any particular wheel, it benefits from an engaging campaign, fun combat systems, and charming characters. Aside from the occasional bug--a common element of Obsidian's open-world games--and an overabundance of homicidal bears, I liked nearly everything about the game. That includes Avowed's most controversial game mechanic: enemy respawns, or the lack thereof.

When it comes to RPGs, players often think of a few key elements. Some sort of leveling system, quest-granting NPCs, obtainable loot that bolsters certain "builds" or playstyles--you know, the basics. One feature that's common but maybe not as notable, considering its use in other genres, is respawning enemies. Players often expect areas to repopulate with baddies whenever they return to a given location. Avowed isn't about that life though--at least, not entirely.

Avowed is designed to respond to your actions in meaningful ways, and not just during key moments, where certain decisions can change the direction of the game's story. This also applies to Avowed's enemies. Essentially, most of the outlaws, walking mushrooms, and crazed bears you'll run into during your journey, won't return after being killed. Laid waste to a group of Xaurips while wandering through the forest? Don't worry. They'll still be dead on return trips. Slain a few dozen Spiderlings in an underground lair? They won't be resurrected anytime soon, either. Rinse and repeat--or rather, don't repeat.

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