Daily Game News Digest - 2026-01-28
By NewsHound ·
Virtual Boy Nintendo Switch Online line-up, Did the Nintendo Switch 2 Really, and more!
www.polygon.com posted a fresh update.
Virtual Boy Nintendo Switch Online line-up announced
Author: Deven McClure
Nintendo Switch Online will add a Virtual Boy game library beginning on February 17, 2026. The initial titles include *Galactic Pinball* and *Virtual Boy Wario Land*, with additional Virtual Boy games scheduled for release later in the year. This marks the first expansion of the service's retro lineup to include Nintendo's 1990s handheld console.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/virtual-boy-nintendo-switch-online-games/
www.ign.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
Did the Nintendo Switch 2 Really Have a Bad Holiday? We Asked Analysts
Author: Rebekah Valentine
Analysts say the Nintendo Switch 2's holiday sales were lower than its launch surge but this normalization was expected, reflecting a shift from launch-driven scarcity to steady-state demand. The console remains the best-selling hardware in the U.S. for 2025, with strong supply and solid performance in Japan and Southeast Asia, and analysts are bullish about continued growth through 2026-27 despite higher prices and rising component costs.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/did-the-nintendo-switch-2-really-have-a-bad-holiday-we-asked-analysts
www.gameinformer.com dives into the news.
Invincible VS Roster Adds Viltrumites Anissa And Lucan
Author: Marcus Stewart
Invincible VS has added two new playable Viltrumites, Anissa and Lucan, as the 12th and 13th characters in its roster of hyper-violent tag-team fighters. The game now features 18 confirmed characters with five slots still open, and is slated for release on April 30 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/01/26/invincible-vs-roster-adds-viltrumites-anissa-and-lucan
www.gamerant.com breaks down the latest details.
New ARC Raiders Update for January 28 Fixes Unintended Weapon Changes
Embark Studios issued a January 28 hotfix for ARC Raiders to undo unintended fire-rate reductions to weapons such as the Kettle and Venator that appeared after the 1.13.0 Headwinds update, and to correct loot-reveal speed, missing Raider-Token cosmetics, and a stray Ukrainian-localization glitch. The patch is live on PC and PlayStation 5, while the Xbox version is delayed and cross-play is temporarily disabled; the studio also warned that ongoing DDoS attacks are causing severe server instability.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/arc-raiders-update-today-january-28-patch-notes/