Today's Gaming Pulse
Resident Evil Requiem launches free demo after 7 million copies sold
Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem, which has sold over 7 million copies since its release three months ago, is now offering a free demo on Steam, Epic, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2. The demo lets players experience early chapters with protagonist Grace Ashcroft, though progress cannot be transferred to the full game.
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Annulus Redeem Codes and How to Use Them (April 2026)
Annulus, NirvanaGame’s dark‑fantasy tactical RPG, lets players command mercenary regiments on the continent of Novisess. As of the April 10 2026 check, the game has no active redeem codes, and no in‑game redemption portal exists. The developer typically releases codes via social channels after major updates or milestones. Players are advised to monitor Twitter, Discord and the official site for future code drops.
Closed PC Alpha Test Registration Now Open for Honor of Kings: World
Tencent Games and TiMi Studio Group have opened registration for an overseas closed PC alpha test of Honor of Kings: World, the upcoming multiplayer action RPG derived from the wildly popular Honor of Kings MOBA. The test will run in...
The Relic: First Guardian Delayed to Summer 2026
Perp Games and Project Cloud Games have pushed the launch of the action‑RPG *The Relic: First Guardian* from its original May 26, 2026 date to summer 2026. The title, slated for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, will receive...
Mario Kart World Updated to Ver. 1.6.1
Nintendo released Mario Kart World version 1.6.1, addressing two critical bugs. The update restores the speed boost that sometimes failed after a rail ride following a Jump Boost. It also prevents the game from crashing when switching between TV, handheld, or...
Arc System Works Sale Is Here to Celebrate Big Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00 Release Including New Complete Starter Edition
Arc System Works launched a publisher sale to coincide with the Guilty Gear Strive Version 2.00 update, slashing the base game to $20 (50% off) on Steam. The new 2.0 Starter Edition, which bundles the game, all five season passes and...
Lost Ark's April-June Roadmap Video Is Here, With Changes, Shadow Raids, and a New Subcription Option
Lost Ark released its April‑June roadmap video, outlining new end‑game content and a paid subscription. The highlight is the first Shadow raid, featuring the Brawl system, shared resurrection pool, and Shadow skills against Circa, the Witch of Pain at item...
Tyler1 and Ludwig Will Face Off in a Live Street Fighter 6 Showmatch at Evo 2026
At Evo 2026 in Las Vegas, Twitch personalities Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp and Ludwig Ahgren will headline a live Street Fighter 6 exhibition match. The bout, dubbed “Modern vs. Classic,” will showcase Tyler1’s modern auto‑combo control scheme against Ludwig’s traditional button inputs. Both have...
Three Dark Twists on Familiar Game Genres
In today's Game File, three short previews of three intriguing games 1. At Fate's End - a gorgeous family feud 2. Blighted - a brain-eating game whose world levels up, the better you play 3. Crop - an eerie farming game that...
The Nintendo Switch Ended Handheld Gaming as We Knew It
The Nintendo Switch, with 155 million units sold, redefined portable gaming by uniting console and handheld experiences. Its success, amplified by the Switch 2 launch in 2025, effectively collapsed the traditional handheld gaming category, a space once dominated by devices like the...
Invincible VS Open Beta Starts Today, Running Through April 11th
Invincible VS, the 3v3 tag‑fighter from Skybound Entertainment and Quarter Up, launched an open beta on Xbox Series S|X and PlayStation 5 that runs through April 11. The beta offers six arenas, three game modes—Tutorial, Practice and Ranked—and full cross‑platform matchmaking. Players can...
Intel Extreme Masters Takes Counter-Strike 2’s Top Teams Back to Brazil
Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is returning to Rio de Janeiro for IEM Rio 2026, featuring a Counter-Strike 2 tournament. Sixteen of the world’s top CS2 squads will compete from April 13 to April 19, marking the circuit’s first South American...
Pokemon Champions Launches To Mixed Reception As Dev Team Apologizes for Launch Issues
Pokémon Champions launched this week on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 as the next competitive‑play platform, succeeding Scarlet/Violet and echoing the classic Stadium series. The rollout has been marred by performance hiccups, bugs, and a limited roster of roughly 180 fully...
MOONTON Cracks Down on MLBB Cheats as Major Network Is Dismantled with Central Java Police Support
MOONTON Games partnered with Central Java Regional Police and legal counsel SKC Law to dismantle the Senpai Mod and NUI Mod cheat networks targeting Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The operation, ongoing since September 2023, resulted in the permanent shutdown of the...
FFXIV Launches Special Site For Patch 7.5 Series, Including New Teaser Screenshots And Blurbs
Square Enix has launched a dedicated “Trail to the Heavens” site for Final Fantasy 14’s upcoming Patch 7.5, unveiling fresh screenshots and narrative blurbs. The content teases the next main‑scenario arc, a new Garlean‑themed dungeon, and the Enuo trial, while confirming additions...
Best Gaming Tablets of 2026
CNET’s 2026 roundup spotlights three gaming tablets that cater to different gamer profiles. The RedMagic Astra leads with a Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU, a proprietary RedCore R3 Pro chip, a 9.1‑inch OLED panel and a hefty 8,200 mAh battery, delivering 120 fps in demanding titles. Lenovo’s...
Asus ROG Ally X Revives Hope for Windows Handheld Gaming
The @asusrog @xbox Ally X has rekindled my hope for the handheld Windows gaming PC. https://moorinsightsstrategy.com/research-notes/the-asus-rog-xbox-ally-x-has-rekindled-my-hope-for-windows-gaming-handhelds/
Formerly-Shuttered PvP MMORPG Gloria Victis Announces Playtest Ahead Of Free-To-Play Relaunch On Steam
Gloria Victis, the once‑shuttered PvP‑centric fantasy MMORPG, will hold a public playtest from April 20 to April 27, starting each day at 10:30 CEST (1:30 a.m. PDT). The test runs on Steam as part of the platform’s Medieval Fest event and previews the game’s free‑to‑play...
Metal Gear Solid Movie on the Way
Hollywood has green‑lit a new Metal Gear Solid feature film, tapping directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to translate Hideo Kojima’s 1998 PlayStation landmark into a blockbuster. The duo highlighted the game’s pioneering cinematic style as a blueprint for...
EverQuest II Producer's Letter Drops the First Hint at the Next Expansion, New TLE Info
EverQuest II’s producer Jann Chan outlined several upcoming changes, starting with the Rise of Kunark beta on Origins servers slated for April 14. The studio announced a server merge that will fold Zarrakon into Antonia Bayle in May and introduced a revamped character‑creation...
A Maverick Hacker Got Mac OS X Running on a Wii
Bryan Keller, a self‑taught hacker, successfully ported Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) to Nintendo's 2006 Wii console, overturning a Reddit claim that it was impossible. Leveraging the Wii's PowerPC processor—similar to early Macs—Keller built a custom bootloader, patched the kernel,...
Coolio: "I Don't Think There Are Many Teams in the World Like Ours, We Are More than a Family"
FUT advanced to the PGL Bucharest semi‑finals after a dominant 2‑0 win over B8, dropping only one map to Inner Circle earlier in the tournament. Coach András “coolio” Fercsák emphasized realistic expectations, noting the team’s aggressive style and strong mental...
Dune: Awakening Pivots Towards PvE Focus With PvE Deep Desert Maps, Plus Self-Hosted Servers
Funcom announced that *Dune: Awakening* will pivot toward a PvE‑first experience, creating separate PvE and PvP versions of the Deep Desert map. The PvP variant will grant 2.5 times more resources to balance risk and reward, while PvP zones in the...
Lord of Heroes, HEAVENHELLS, and Ayakashi Rise Set to Shut Down Following Clover Games’ Bankruptcy
Clover Games announced bankruptcy on April 9, 2026, triggering the shutdown of its three mobile titles—Lord of Heroes, HEAVENHELLS: Anime Squad RPG, and Ayakashi Rise: AFK Demon Hunt. The end‑of‑service process begins on May 9, 2026, though servers could go offline earlier depending on...
City of Titans Development Update Demos New Movement and UI Progress and Updates on Engine Upgrade Work
The Missing Worlds Media team released its Q1 update for City of Titans, confirming that the Unreal Engine 5.7 build is now the primary focus after earlier 5.6 hurdles were resolved. New gameplay systems include a basic mission framework, expanded...
Jazzy Stealth-Action Game Thick as Thieves Hits PC on May 20
OtherSide Entertainment’s magical heist title *Thick as Thieves* will debut on Steam for PC on May 20, 2026. The game, built by stealth veterans Paul Neurath and Warren Spector, showcases a fictional Scottish city where magic meets early‑20th‑century tech. After...
The MongolZ Win 10 Rounds Straight to Make Bucharest Semis over PARIVISION
The MongolZ rallied from early map losses to defeat PARIVISION 16‑13 in the PGL Bucharest quarter‑final, clinching the win with a ten‑round streak on the Ancient decider. After falling behind on Dust2 and Mirage, Mongolia’s side surged thanks to clutch...
Stellaris Is Finally Adding a Major Feature Its Director Has Wanted "for a Long Time"
Paradox Interactive’s Stellaris 4.4 update, codenamed Pegasus, introduces a long‑awaited diplomatic mechanic that lets players join and exit wars already in progress. The new "Join War" trade term enables empires to intervene mid‑conflict, while leaving a war requires bribing the...
GTA 6 Rumor Involving CM Punk May Have Revealed Freddie Gibbs Side Mission
Grand Theft Auto 6 is slated for a November 19, 2026 launch after several delays, heightening anticipation among gamers and investors. HipHopGamer, a prominent GTA‑focused journalist, hinted that a special side mission will feature rapper Freddie Gibbs, building on his previous contributions to GTA 5’s...
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Developers Are Trying Really, Really Hard to Make Sure You Know It's a Metroidvania without Using the...
Konami’s upcoming Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is being marketed as a “2D exploration action game” while deliberately sidestepping the term “metroidvania.” The developers, including Evil Empire—known for Dead Cells—highlighted world‑building, verticality, and direct inspiration from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In...
Netflix Adds Three Jackbox Games to Its TV App
Netflix has added three popular Jackbox titles—Fibbage 4, Quiplash 3 and Drawful 2—to its TV app, making them free for all subscribers. The games support up to eight players, turning any living‑room TV into a party hub. This addition builds on Netflix’s recent...
Diablo Immortal X DOOM Collab: Slayers’ Reign Dates, Rewards, and Cosmetics
Diablo Immortal’s Slayers’ Reign event, running April 16 through May 13, teams up with DOOM: The Dark Ages for a limited‑time crossover. The centerpiece is Slayer’s Bane, a reworked Survivor’s Bane mode that swaps players’ loadouts for six DOOM‑inspired skills and ends with...
Before Imagine Dragons, Brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds Always Wanted to Make Videogames—Now Their First, Last Flag, Is About to...
Brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds, known for fronting Imagine Dragons, are debuting their first video game, *Last Flag*, a capture‑the‑flag hero shooter. The title, developed under Night Street Games, introduces a unique flag‑hiding mechanic that adds strategic depth to classic CTF gameplay....
Another Don't Starve Game Is on the Way
Klei Entertainment announced *Don’t Starve Elsewhere*, a new entry that moves the franchise into three‑dimensional terrain with varied elevations. The sequel adds fresh biomes, animals, enemies and bosses while integrating multiplayer and dynamic weather systems that debuted in earlier DLC....
How Killer Instinct Led To Invincible VS
Quarter Up, a newly formed studio, is assembling a veteran team of fighting‑game developers. The crew’s résumé includes work on the 2013 reboot of Killer Instinct, a title praised for its deep mechanics and visual flair. Leveraging that expertise, the studio...
Helping Developers Expand to Every Corner of the World: The Big Show Bonus Episode, Sponsored by Xsolla
Xsolla’s Chief Marketing and Growth Officer Berkley Egenes discussed the company’s global‑first strategy on a sponsored episode of The Big Show recorded at the GDC Festival of Gaming. He emphasized Xsolla’s role in helping developers launch, monetize and scale games...
PaiN Take Purchase Option on Piriajr Loan
Brazilian CS:GO organization paiN has exercised its purchase option on rifler Guilherme "piriajr" Barbosa, ending his loan from Bounty Hunters that began in January. The 23‑year‑old posted a 1.05 rating for paiN and was instrumental in the team's first‑place finish...
Temtem: Pioneers (Codename: Downbelow) Is An Open-World Survival Crafting ARPG, With Creature Collecting
Temtem: Pioneers, formerly Project Downbelow, has been unveiled as an open‑world survival crafting ARPG that expands the Temtem franchise. The Kickstarter campaign has already secured $56,000, more than half of its $104,965 target, and promises stretch goals as funding progresses....
1000xResist Creator: The Game Industry Needs a Universal Video Codec for FMV Games
Remy Siu, creator of the award‑winning FMV title 1000xResist, warns that the lack of a universal video codec is stalling the next wave of full‑motion video games such as his upcoming Prove You're Human. FMV titles must bundle four or...
From Pandemic Trauma to AI: 1000xResist Evolves
1000xResist was/is one of my favorite games of the past few years. It spoke powerfully to the personal and societal traumas from the early days of COVID-19. Now, they're making a game about AI? Of *course* I had to talk...
AI‑crafted Game at GTC Left Me Stunned
This is what I saw at GTC. It is a completely AI generated game. Blew me away.
Gamer’s Dilemma
The article revisits the “gamer’s dilemma,” a moral paradox where virtual killing is socially tolerated while virtual child sexual abuse is condemned. It cites the banned 2006 Japanese game RapeLay as the extreme case, contrasts it with studies debunking links...
Niantic Spatial’s John Hanke: The Don’t-Call-It an Exit Interview
Niantic, the creator of Pokémon Go, has completed a major transformation by selling its gaming division and rebranding as Niantic Spatial, a pure‑play mapping and geospatial‑AI firm. At the end of last month the company appointed former IBM executive Inhi Cho Suh as...
10 Great Game Boy Advance Games That Are Fun From the Start
Game Boy Advance’s library still offers titles that hook players within minutes, a crucial factor for today’s short‑attention audience. The article highlights ten standout games—from Treasure’s Astro Boy: Omega Factor and Gunstar Super Heroes to Nintendo classics like Mario Kart:...
World of Tanks: HEAT Enters Closed Beta Next Week
World of Tanks: HEAT, Wargaming’s new alternate‑history tank shooter, will enter a closed beta from April 16‑20. The test spans PC (Steam, GeForce NOW, Steam Deck), Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5, featuring nearly the full game build. Players can try eight Agents, with three...
Razer Just Released some New Gaming Earbuds with Low Latency and Fast Switching Between Devices
Razer has launched the Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed gaming earbuds, priced at $130, with a 40‑hour total battery life and upgraded active noise cancellation. The earbuds use Razer’s proprietary HyperSpeed 2.4 GHz wireless link for ultra‑low latency audio, supporting PCs, PS5, Steam...
Hello, Yoshi Revives the Face-Pulling Antics of Super Mario 64
Nintendo launched Hello, Yoshi, a free downloadable game for Switch and mobile, extending its My Mario toy line. The touch‑based title lets players stretch Yoshi’s face, pop bubbles, and collect power‑ups like Super Mushroom and Super Star. A built‑in sleep timer nudges kids to...
First-Person Soulslike Valor Mortis Launches Fall 2026
Lyrical Games and developer One More Level announced Valor Mortis, a first‑person soulslike set in a plague‑ravaged Napoleonic Europe, slated for a Fall 2026 release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The new trailer revealed traversal tools such as a grapple...
Retroid Pocket 5 Gets Two New Colors Borrowed From the Pocket G2
Retroid has added two new color options—Yellow and Turquoise—to its Pocket 5 handheld, borrowing the finishes from the now‑discontinued Pocket G2. The price stays at $199, and a matching Grip case is offered for $15. Existing owners can also buy clear backplates...
Double Fine's Kiln Open Beta Now Live on Steam
Double Fine's Kiln open beta is now live. You can request access and play on PC through Steam https://t.co/LAgFdSG550 https://t.co/dyeFv4VVcN
Neverway Launches in October 2026 for Nintendo Switch and PC Steam
Coldblood Inc. announced that its simulation‑horror RPG *Neverway* will launch in October 2026 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam). A free, hour‑long prologue demo is already live on Steam, letting players experience the game’s blend of life‑sim farming and psychological...