Will we ever get a brand new Deus Ex? Might Ascend be the mechanical centerpiece of the subsequent Zelda? And may speedrunning wash away all of the unhealthy sulfates nonetheless swimming round in our programs from 2025? It’s the most recent version of Morning Checkpoint, delivered to you from my in-laws’ basement in western PA the place the wind chill has temps near zero. I’m at present running a blog with an authentic Xbox to my proper and the Sega Genesis model of Shaq Fu to my left. I’m attempting to place the ending touches on my January backlog plans. They embrace getting not less than one of many Celestial weapons in Remaining Fantasy X.
Essentially the most obnoxious method to beat an ultra-hard Clair Obscur boss
It took Reddit consumer Recordbreaks 10,545 profitable parries to beat the RPG’s new Duolistest boss from the current free replace, IGN reports. The entire thing took over eight hours to finish, together with one quick break.
“Solely motive it took me this lengthy is as a result of I haven’t correctly constructed Verso for harm within the hundreds of thousands but,” Recordbreaks wrote. “He was doing perhaps 200,000 harm per hit and that’s if Roulette was working in my favor which it wasn’t more often than not.”
Don’t count on a brand new Deus Ex in 2026
….no Deus Ex as a result of the individuals in cost are psychopaths.
— Elias Toufexis (@EliasToufexis) January 1, 2026
The voice of Adam Jensen, Elias Toufexis, recently previewed his upcoming tasks for 2026, together with three thriller video games. “No Deus Ex as a result of the individuals in cost are psychopaths,” he added to chop off fan hypothesis. A brand new recreation within the sci-fi franchise was reportedly cancelled again in 2024 amid a wave of layoffs at Eidos Montreal.
A neat thought for the subsequent Zelda recreation
Xboxera cofounder Nick ‘Shpeshal Nick’ Baker shared an alleged rumor in regards to the subsequent mainline Zelda recreation for Change 2 on a recent crossover podcast with Large Bomb‘s Jeff Grubb. Whether or not it’s correct or not (I’m liable to disbelieve any Nintendo-related rumor except it’s a multi-sourced report or comes from a provide chain warehouse), it nonetheless makes for a neat idea.
Baker suggests the subsequent Zelda will revolve round dimensional shifting utilizing tears to move between worlds. The mechanic would impression puzzle fixing and different components of the sport, which might carry over loads of the open-world ideas from BotW and TotK. It could be fan fiction, however it could additionally make for a neat-sounding recreation.
I can completely think about Nintendo taking the Ascend means from the final recreation, which started life basically as a growth cheat code, and creating an entire recreation round it. Regardless of the subsequent Zelda finally ends up being, it’s most likely nonetheless years away.
Superior Video games Finished Fast 2026 is correct across the nook
New 12 months, new Shout 😎
See you quickly, #AGDQ2026 pic.twitter.com/eJ0gqClcWr
— Video games Finished Fast (@GamesDoneQuick) January 2, 2026
The annual winter speedrunning marathon kicks-off on January 4 at 12:00 p.m. ET with Tremendous Mario Sunshine. The week-long occasion will characteristic first-time appearances by new video games like Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Cut up Fiction, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. You will discover the total schedule for AGDQ 2026 here, with VOD uploads on YouTube and livestreams on Twitch.
The large-budget John Wick online game adaptation continues to be on monitor
Lionsgate chairman Adam Fogelson recently hinted at an AAA John Wick recreation coming “quickly,” however the firm apparently has different licensed spin-offs within the works as properly. These embrace a Noticed recreation and “some others that we’ll be asserting quickly.” Possibly we’ll see them in an upcoming PlayStation showcase or at Summer season Sport Fest 2026.
