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In today's Daily Fix:Developers at Pearl Abyss have dropped some details on the world of Crimson Desert. Via the Gaming Interviews YouTube channel, the devs had specified that the open world of Crimson Desert is about twice as large as Skyrim's, and larger as a whole than Red Dead Redemption 2. But they're aware that a large, empty world is no fun to play in, so the game will be 'incredibly interactive.' In other news, Larian Studios did an AMA on Reddit, and the company confirmed their upcoming Divinity RPG will have co-op. You will also be able to make meaningful changes to the story. And finally, fans of BioWare's Anthem are rallying to save the game ahead of server closures next week. The game was an infamous misfire for BioWare, and it never really found an audience large enough to support the game's live-service ambitions. But fans are working to get custom servers up, as the game will go offline permamently when the last official serviers go dark on Monday.

In today's Daily Fix:The Witcher 3 maybe 10 years old, but that's not stopping the rumor mill from suggesting new DLC is on the way. Via IGN Poland, sources have apparently been aware of plans to drop a new expansion featuring the desert region Zerrikania. CD Projekt Red has not confirmed anything, but they have reportedly been dropping hints. In other news, Nintendo has revealed a new set of Joy-Con 2 dropping at the same time as the new Mario Tennis Fever game. "Light Green" and "Light Purple" will retail as a pair for $100. And finally, a new Xbox Developer Direct is dropping on January 22, and will give us first gameplay of Forza Horizon 6 and a fresh look at the Fable reboot.

In today's Daily Fix:A website featuring an interactive map of the settings from the Fallout live-action series has fans hoping a remake announcement is coming soon. The map features a timer that seems to line up with the finale of Fallout Season 2, but with evidence already out there that a Fallout 3 remake is in the works, fans are hoping this leads to an official announcement, or maybe even a remake/remaster of Fallout: New Vegas. In other news, games industry analysts have revealed the most-played games of 2025, and surprise surprise, it's the same list from 2024. Call of Duty, GTA V, Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite are the most-played games at least two years in a row. And speaking of Fornite, the South Park collab has leaked, and the gameplay features a clever way to showcase fourth-graders in the game.

In today's Daily Fix:Microsoft has announced Wave 1 of its January Xbox Game Pass titles, and there are a few heavy hitters. Star Wars: Outlaws, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, and Resident Evil Village are headlining the service. Resident Evil is particularly timely, considering Requiem drops next month. In other news, PlayStation has patented a new AI Assists feature that can take over if you're stuck in a game. The model can be trained on previous playing sessions or from clips posted to YouTube and Twitch, and can player progress on a granular level in order to understand what they're trying to achieve. And finally, Nvidia has introduced DLSS 4.5, with improved image quality and 6x multi-frame generation. Over 400 titles already support DLSS 4.5 and it will be available in GeForce driver update 591.74.

In today's Daily Fix:Ryan Coogler has revealed what the orignial plan was for Black Panther 2 prior to Chadwick Boseman's death. Via the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Coogler shared that the story originally centered around T'Challa (Boseman) and his son, Toussaint. Boseman lost his battle with cancer, and both Coogler and Disney agreed they would not recast the role of T'Challa. What we got instead was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which focused on T'Challa's sister, Shuri, as she claimed the mantle of Black Panther. In other Marvel news, the studio dropped a new teaser for next year's Avengers: Doomsday, this one centered around Thor. And James Cameron has a plan for Avatar 4 and 5 if Disney doesn't let him make them as movies.

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In today's Daily Fix:Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has commented on the collaboration between Koei Tecmo and Nintendo on the Hyrule Warriors games. Aonuma said that while he hoped the next main series Zelda game would be the Switch 2's first, some elements from Age of Imprisonment did inspire parts of his upcoming game. In Xbox news, the actor who portrayed Joanna Dark in the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot said she did 'entire chapters' of mocap for the game. She confirmed there was a plan to salvage a 'slimmed' down version, but ultimate the project was cancelled. And finally, the upcoming Honda Afeela car will be able to remotely play PlayStation 5 consoles, provided you have a PS5 turned on at home, similar to how the PlayStation Portal's remote play works.. The upcoming EV, produced in collaboration with Sony, is up for pre-order now for the low price of $89,900.

In today's Daily Fix:Things aren't looking good for Xbox on the hardware front. The latest sales data from Circana shows a massive 70% drop in Xbox hardware sales year-over-year in the U.S. To be fair, hardware sales for the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 were also down from November of 2024, but these numbers are especially damaging to Xbox. This year alone saw two significant price hikes on Xbox hardware. In other news, Sony and Tencent have agreed to a 'confidential settlement' with the Light of Motiram lawsuit. The game has now seemingly been pulled from Steam and the Epic Game Store. No cancellation has been announced. And finally, FIFA is back as the organization has announced a new game in partnership with...Netflix?

In today's Daily Fix:Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 may have been the best-selling game of November, but Battlefield 6 is on track to win the year. The latest sales data from Circana is positioning Battlefield to top Call of Duty for the first time in the two franchises' rivalry. In other news, Terminator: Survivors has been delayed indefinitely. The sci-fi survival game was announced a couple of years ago, and we haven't really seen much from it. And in related news, James Cameron is returning to the Terminator franchise once he's done with the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash. Cameron also stated that it's time for new characters in the series, so don't expect mainstay Arnold Schwarzenegger to return.