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Cairn Review

January 30, 2026
In 1978, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler did something that both scientists and other mountaineers considered impossible: they climbed Mount Everest without the use of supplemental oxygen. After reaching the summit, they split up for the descent, and it took Messner nearly two hours to reach base camp. When he did arrive, he was suffering from snowblindness. Later, a reporter asked him why he…
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Ubisoft Confirms Just Dance+ Price Increase After Reshuffle

January 29, 2026
Ubisoft’s next change following last week’s major company reorganization will be a price increase to its Just Dance+ service. As Ubisoft tightens its belt across the company, its Just Dance+ streaming service will become more expensive whether you purchase access…
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Game Devs Defend Highguard Amid Launch Backlash

January 29, 2026
A number of high-profile video game developers have defended Highguard amid an online backlash during the game’s launch. The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards, but developer Wildlight then went dark until the January 26 release date in a bid to channel the successful shadowdrop of Apex Legends back in 2019. At launch…
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Highguard Launches to Big Steam Concurrents, but It's Getting Absolutely Destroyed in User Reviews

January 28, 2026
Highguard launched last night as planned, and met with big Steam concurrents but also a flood of negative user reviews. The free-to-play “PvP raid shooter” was the big new game reveal at the end of last month’s The Game Awards, but developer Wildlight then went dark until the game’s January 26 release date. Highguard hit a peak of 97,249 concurrent users on Steam — a significant number…
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New Super Mario Bros. Wonder Amiibo Are Up for Preorder

January 27, 2026
I know it’s been sacrilege for nearly three decades now, but I’ve always preferred 2D Mario games to those newfangled 3D ones. (I’m an elder Millennial; leave grandpa to his ramblings). So I couldn’t be happier Super Mario Bros. Wonder is getting the “Switch 2…
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Pokémon TCG: Perfect Order Preorders Are Up at TCGplayer, Revealing the Latest Market Price Data for Sealed Products

January 27, 2026
While Ascended Heroes is the next big release in the calendar for Pokémon TCG, we can’t help but look ahead to further down the line to the most recently announced set, Mega Evolution – Perfect Order. It will feature Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Starmie ex, Mega Clefable ex, and Meowth ex, and now confirmed to be releasing on March 27 this year. Unsurprisingly, preorders for Perfect Order…
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