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Don’t Stop Smiling Horror Game Requires You to Smile Smiley dog announced it will release Don’t Stop Smiling , a new horror game about exploring an abandoned, haunted school that also tracks if the player is smiling, in Q2 2026. The game will appear on PCs and require someone to play on a device with a camera. As such, a Steam Deck wouldn’t be compatible. [Thanks, Famitsu !] Don’t Stop Smiling will be a short horror game, as the product page on Steam suggests it will last for an hour at most. Your character will go through a haunted school, needing to explore and investigate in order to survive and escape. However, as you do, you’ll encounter various entities and situations. The game will use a camera to ensure the person playing has a smile showing. If someone stops smiling, due to shock or perhaps screaming, then their character will die and the run will end. A first trailer is available. It shows what the exploration element is like and also highlights how an indicator in the upper left corner will monitor your current facial expression based on camera input. It also offers an example of what happens if the player’s expression falters. It seems the on-screen indicator will also be of our avatar, so we’ll see our character crying and hear their sobs as we play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Yb7upnq1k Don’t Stop Smiling will come to PCs in Q2 2026 worldwide, and it will be playable in 10 other languages in addition to English and Japanese. The post Don’t Stop Smiling Horror Game Requires You to Smile appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraJan 6

The Lenovo LOQ RTX 5060 Gaming PC Drops to $799.99, Great Budget 1080p OptionMore powerful than the upcoming Steam Machine.

IGN PC ArticlesJan 6

FFXI Limbus, Dynamis, and Besieged Updates Arrive in January Update Final Fantasy XI Producer and Director Yoji Fujito announced details about the monthly January 13, 2026 update, and in it he also confirmed there will be major quality of life adjustments to the Besieged, Dynamis, and Limbus activities in FFXI . This builds on changes that started, in particular to Limbus, back in January 2025 . Also, as usual, there will be a January Login Campaign with new Suzaku Cap reward, a teased return for Shami's Trove, and addition of Medusa (Volume 1) and Doll (Volume 2) to Ambuscade for the MMORPG this month too. With Besieged, there will be an update in FFXI involving balancing. Fujito cited a concern that even after getting the beastmen enemies up to Content Level 119, the players who aren’t extremely prepared who get to the spawn point won’t be able to join in. As such, the Serpent General spheres abilities will be adjusted. Fujito didn’t mention how, but it seems we could see a range adjustment since that influence will extend to the beastman battles. The Dynamis FFXI adjustment will involve EXP loss. Yoji Fujito noted this is designed to assist people who might go into a shared area alone. Once enabled, you won’t loss EXP if you are knocked out by enemies. Finally, the Limbus adjustment in FFXI will give people opportunities to open more treasure chests. If you and your allies inflict damage on a notorious monster, you will get points for those successful actions. Fujito said these won’t expire and can be put toward opening more chests. This, in turn, means more materials and higher Grace buffs. Final Fantasy XI is available for PCs now, and the January update for FFXI is set to arrive and make the Beseiged, Dynamis, and Limbus changes and introduce typical monthly events on January 13, 2026. The post FFXI Limbus, Dynamis, and Besieged Updates Arrive in January Update appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraJan 6

Top Five Most-Played Games on PlayStation and Xbox in 2025 in the US Were the Same as in 20242025 was bursting with really cool new game releases. And yet, it seems like the vast majority of players (at least in the US) spent most of their time playing the old hits on repeat, because the five most popular games on PlayStation last year were exactly the same as the year before.

IGN PC ArticlesJan 6

007: First Light Costar Lenny Kravitz Discusses His Love of James Bond Movies Ahead of His Video Game DebutWe talked to rock legend Lenny Kravitz about his role in the upcoming 007: First Light, his decades-long love for the James Bond films, and to tried to glean a little bit more about his character’s role in this twist on a traditional Bond story.

IGN PC ArticlesJan 6

Every Sonic Game on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in 20269 Sonic games have been released on the Switch, here's the full list.

IGN PC ArticlesJan 6

It’s Christmas in January in Umamusume With Oguri Cap and Biwa Hayahide Trainees Cygames’ accelerated Umamusume: Pretty Derby global version schedule means the Japanese 2021 Christmas event, Support Cards, and Oguri Cap and Biwa Hayahide Trainee characters are now available worldwide. Their banners and Career Mode activities are now live until January 20, 2026. After all the banners end, the two new SSR cards for Mayano Top Gun and Narita Taishin and the alts for the Cinderella Grey units will join the general pool. The Christmas event in Umamusume: Pretty Derby is called Hungry for a Miracle, and Biwa Hayahide, Mayano Top Gun, Narita Taishin, and Oguri Cap are all the stars of the event. As usual, participating in usual actions and Career Mode will earn you points for rewards, an event story unlock, and spins on a roulette for additional items. There is a boost option for Career runs to get more points, and using the featured characters as Trainees and Supports also helps. In the case of the characters, the new Oguri Cap is considered one of the better versions of her. She’s still a Dirt and Turf racer who can handle Mile, Medium, or Long races as a Pace Chaser or Late Surger. Her Unique Skill boosts her speed and is easy to trigger, since it involves recovering endurance with skills at least three times, and her potential skills include three. Biwa Hayahide is a Turf Pace Chaser, though she could be a Late Surger, who handles Medium and Long races. Her Unique Skill also involves a speed boost with velocity, but only if she’s “well-positioned.” As for the two SSRs, each one’s draw is a Career Event that bestows a Stamina-restoring skill for greater endurance. Mayano Top Gun is a SSR Speed card that includes the Front Runner skill Restless. She also has Specialty Priority. The Wit Narita Taishin SSR gets Sleeping Lion for End Runners. Her Unique Perk adds a Specialty Priority with a Speed Bonus. Here are the images for all the new Trainees and Support Cards. Images via Cygames And you can see the Umamusume: Pretty Derby trailer for Christmas Biwa Hayahide and Oguri Cap below. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BeqxAWO_aH4 Umamusume: Pretty Derby is available for the PC and mobile devices, and the Christmas Oguri Cap and Biwa Hayahide Trainee characters are now available worldwide. Mejiro Dober ’s banner is also still around. The post It’s Christmas in January in Umamusume With Oguri Cap and Biwa Hayahide Trainees appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraJan 6

Every Final Fantasy Game on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in 2026All 20 Final Fantasy games you can play on the Nintendo Switch, including mainline games and spinoffs.

IGN PC ArticlesJan 6

Vanran, a Soulslike with Shadow of the Colossus-Sized Boss Battles, Drops New Trailer and Demo Release DateVanran, a fast-paced soulslike action game with Shadow of the Colossus-sized boss battles, is getting a playable demo later this month. Check out the new trailer.

IGN PC ArticlesJan 6

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo Save Carries Over Square Enix confirmed we will get to try Dragon Quest VII Reimagined before we buy it, as there will be a demo available on January 7, 2026. It will also prove worth going through the trial, as save files will carry over and there is a bonus. This gives us about a month to try it out ahead of its release . The opening movie and new screenshots also appeared alongside the announcement, as were the usual video, live streaming, and image posting guidelines. In the case of the demo, it will be free and storefronts for all platforms. No matter how far you get in it, the save file you make and use will carry over. (I’d recommend checking for a day one patch for the full game to ensure there’s no issue.) You also get a yellow, casual dress for Maribel to wear as a reward for testing it out. Here’s how the free Maribel dress from the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined demo will look. Image via Square Enix As for the additional peeks at the game, here’s the new opening movie trailer and handful of screenshots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL2-tty-p4M © ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX With the guidelines, it can be streamed for non commerical purposes on Facebook, Instagram, Niconico, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube, and it can be monetized on sites that offer the option like Twitch and YouTube. You can share those videos as long as it’s also not for “commercial use.” Both videos and screenshots do need proprietary notices, however, but in some situations that might already happen if you use built-in sharing features on a system like a PS5 or Switch 2. Here is the proprietary notice for videos: “The works used in this video are jointly owned by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and other co-owners, and the copyright of the music used in this video is owned by Sugiyama Kobo Co.,Ltd.. The unauthorized reproduction and distribution of this video is prohibited. © ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX © SUGIYAMA KOBO ℗ SUGIYAMA KOBO” And this is the one for screenshots: “The copyright of the images used on this page is jointly owned by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and other co-owners. The unauthorized reproduction and distribution of the images is prohibited. © ARMOR PROJECT/BIRD STUDIO/SQUARE ENIX” Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will come to the Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on February 5, 2026, and the demo will launch on January 7, 2026. The post Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Demo Save Carries Over appeared first on Siliconera .

PC News Category - SiliconeraJan 6