Epic Games' New Year 2026 free games are available to claim right now, and the window closes on 08 Jan 2026 at 4 p.m. UK time (11 a.m. Eastern). According to Epic Games' first announcement post and its follow-up confirmation, this giveaway pairs the grand-scale warfare of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS with Wildgate, giving you a strategy heavyweight and a second wildcard pick in the same redemption period.
How to redeem the Epic Games Store freebies is straightforward, even if you haven't used the launcher in a while. Create or sign into your Epic Games account, open the Epic Games Store (app or web), search each title, hit "Get", and complete checkout at £0.00—once the order is confirmed, both games are permanently added to your library and can be installed from the Library tab. If you want a quick taste of why THREE KINGDOMS has such a reputation for larger-than-life personalities and battlefield drama, the "Dong Zhuo Reveal Trailer" from Total War is a punchy reminder of the game's character-driven flavour.
A John Wick AAA game is officially in development, with a Lionsgate executive reportedly confirming it will be announced "very soon". The clearest summary of that claim is captured in Tech 4 Gamers' report on the Lionsgate confirmation, which also mentions a Saw-based game in development—suggesting Lionsgate is leaning harder into interactive projects tied to its film catalog.
What a John Wick game needs to nail is the rhythm of choreography, improvisation, and pressure that makes the movies work. If the developers can translate the "fight, reload, adapt" flow into systems—smart enemy pushes, limited resources, and reactive environments—it could land somewhere between a cinematic brawler and a tactical shooter, rather than a standard cover-based experience. For a quick refresher on the tone the game will inevitably be compared against, the official trailer for John Wick (2014) is the baseline for that crisp, stylised violence and relentless forward momentum.
Bloober Team and Konami have started a countdown for a game reveal scheduled for 16 Feb 2026, and the messaging is deliberately cryptic. The spark for the current speculation is the Bloober Team post teasing the countdown, which is doing exactly what these campaigns are built to do: create a trail of clues that splits the community into competing theories.
Why fans are debating Silent Hill versus Cronos is that Bloober has multiple "possible next steps", and people are matching the teaser's tone to whichever project they most want. One thread of chatter amplified by community accounts points toward the studio's newer universe—see Okami13_'s speculation post—while others are still hoping for something tied to legacy horror. If you want context on the studio's recent direction and the mood they've been chasing, the Cronos: The New Dawn cinematic reveal trailer is a strong indicator of the kind of atmosphere Bloober can sell when it goes all-in on dread and presentation.
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