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Despite predictions of failure – especially launching alongside major titles like Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 – ARC Raiders became a huge success last year and continues to be popular in 2026. Nexon, the company that owns Embark, reports over 12 million copies sold in the first three months, with peak concurrent players exceeding 960,000 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC earlier this month. While Embark’s first game, The Finals, was well-liked, ARC Raiders has been a much bigger hit, earning positive feedback from both players and critics. Now, fans are excited for the studio to release even more content.

Creative Mode gives players incredible freedom to build and experiment. You can instantly create items and characters, change the game world, and even make your own movies within the game. If you’re just looking to activate cheats and have fun exploring, here’s a guide to getting started.

Peace Island is set on a made-up island in Maine where all the people have vanished, leaving only the animals behind. You play as one of nine cats and investigate what happened to the humans. As you explore, you’ll uncover the reason for their disappearance and ultimately decide if bringing them back is the right thing to do.

Hytale is a new game, but it’s already showing promise and surpassing Minecraft in certain ways, as outlined in detail by TopMob.

Players recently expressed frustration with Borderlands 4 after the popular Seasons Lootings event ended. During the holidays, Gearbox boosted the rate at which rare and powerful gear dropped, giving players a great chance to find awesome loot. When the event concluded on January 8th, the drop rates returned to normal, which upset many fans who enjoyed the increased rewards. Gearbox acknowledged the positive feedback and said they were exploring ways to permanently increase drop rates, but couldn’t share any specifics yet.

Okay, so the free PS Plus games for January – Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper – didn’t exactly blow everyone away, but I gotta admit, they at least tried to give us a little variety with different types of gameplay. But the real good stuff this month is on PlayStation Plus Extra – they’ve added a ton of awesome games, and I’m really excited to check them all out!

Every year in the 2010s had its highlights, but some years were particularly strong for anime. Here’s a look back at what we consider the best seinen anime from each of those years – it was tough to choose sometimes!

Mithril seems to be the best gear available in Hytale currently, but it’s much harder to find than other materials. While copper is common, and thorium is relatively easy to locate if you know the right spots, getting Mithril is a real challenge.

For over fifteen years, Gerighty has worked at Ubisoft. He recently discussed the future of The Division in interviews, and confidently shared plans for The Division 3.

Work on Hytale started way back in 2015, but it wasn’t officially announced until 2018 with a popular trailer that gained over 60 million views and sparked a lot of online discussion. Hypixel Studios continued developing the game for several years, and in 2020, they were acquired by Riot Games, the creators of League of Legends. Unfortunately, things took a turn last year when Riot unexpectedly canceled Hytale and stopped development. The studio explained that the game was simply too ambitious in scope, and Riot worried it might never be completed.