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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These Nintendo Games Didn’t Get DLC, but Could Have
Nintendo’s flagship titles—including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Party Superstars, and Pokémon Legends Arceus—have launched without substantive DLC, a rarity in today’s post‑launch content market. The article outlines fan‑requested expansions such as extra dungeons, new boards, and additional characters, noting only minor updates like Luigi’s Balloon World for Odyssey. It also highlights Nintendo’s historical preference for delivering complete experiences at release rather than monetizing through add‑ons. The piece suggests that upcoming hardware like the Switch 2 could shift this stance.
Expedition 33’s Battle System Is Addictive, Cutscene Flaws Minor
The Battle system in Expedition 33 is soooooo addictive. The only thing I dont love about the game is that the characters feel kind of stiff during cutscenes. But honestly knowing the development details of this, thats such a nitpick it...
Game and Media Production Tools Are Merging Into One
there’s going to be a massive convergence between video game and media production tooling. we see this a little already with Unreal but it will go way further until the distinction becomes blurry
Samsung Launches S95H OLED TV at $2,499, Sparking Upgrade Debate with S95F
Samsung unveiled its flagship S95H OLED TV, priced from $2,499 and equipped with a metal bezel, HDR10+ Advanced and a flush‑mount design. The launch reignites the upgrade conversation with the prior‑year S95F, whose One Connect Box and lower price have...
Liquid Swords Unveils 'Samson' As a Leaner Alternative to GTA
Liquid Swords announced 'Samson', an open‑world crime brawler slated for an April 8 release. Co‑founder Christofer Sundberg positions the title as a bite‑size counterpart to Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto series, targeting players who want a break from massive sandbox games. The...
Tesana's Generative‑AI SaaS Lets Anyone Build Video Games, Gains 10,000 Users
Tesana unveiled a SaaS platform that converts written prompts into functional video games, drawing roughly 10,000 paying customers within its first two weeks. The startup aims to democratize game development, targeting a future of 100 million new creators.
Hiryu No Ken Collection Announced for PC
Japanese publisher NihonGame announced the Hiryu no Ken Collection, a PC compilation of four early titles from the classic martial‑arts series. The bundle includes Hiryu no Ken, its sequels II and III, and the spin‑off Special Fighting Wars, all featuring...
Kobe's 1998 N64 Debut: NBA Courtside Launch
#WaybackWeekend. April 1, 1998. @NBA Courtside featuring Kobe Bryant is released on Nintendo 64. #Gaming #Technology #History https://t.co/yHQCrYQmW2
God Of War Romance Mini-Games Could Return, Kratos VA Says
Sony’s upcoming God of War trilogy remake has ignited speculation about reviving the series’ controversial romance mini‑games. Original voice actor T.C. Carson hinted at a possible return during a MegaCon panel, though he later framed it as personal speculation. The...
Thank Goodness Magic: The Gathering Isn't Doing a Harry Potter Crossover Set
Magic: The Gathering is steering clear of a Harry Potter crossover, opting instead to expand its own wizard‑school setting with the Secrets of Strixhaven set. The sequel revisits the Strixhaven university several years after the original, introducing new storylines and...
Road to Vostok Release Countdown: Exact Date and Time
Road to Vostok, a hyper‑realistic first‑person survival shooter, is slated to launch worldwide on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, exclusively on PC via Steam. The release will go live at 10 am ET (7 am PT, 3 pm UTC, 4 pm CET). No console version...
Kerbal Space Program Is Back in Fashion Thanks to Artemis II Launch
The Artemis II crewed lunar mission has sparked a surge of interest in the original Kerbal Space Program (KSP) on Steam, pushing player counts to their highest levels since 2020. As NASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches the midway point to the Moon,...
Nintendo Switch 2 Update Changes Minuscule Mario Details
Nintendo released firmware version 22.0.0 for the Switch 2, introducing a subtle redesign of Mario’s avatar icon to improve its centering. The update also adds practical features such as friend‑list notes and the ability to fast‑forward or rewind videos in the...
Sonic Actor Erica Lindbeck Is Proud To Voice Blaze And Omochao
Voice actress Erica Lindbeck, known for voicing Blaze the Cat since 2019, also lends her voice to the oft‑maligned tutorial character Omochao. In a recent interview she defended Omochao, urging fans to treat the character more kindly after years of ridicule....
How to Get the Electro-Mecha Longsword in Crimson Desert
The Electro-Mecha Longsword, one of Crimson Desert's strongest two‑handed weapons, drops from the Machina Knight boss located at Marni's Outpost in northern Delesyia. The encounter is split into two phases: a sword‑based combo phase that rewards precise parries, and a...
Weird Usernames Lower Chances for Compiler Beta Entry
There are many requests to get into the compiler beta. And sometimes I am very busy, so it's a while before I add new people (this time, it's been 5 weeks). Just as a public service announcement though, on a day...
Baldur's Gate 3 Gets New Sorcerer Subclass With This Mod
A fan‑made sorcerer subclass called Spelljack has been released on Nexus Mods for Baldur's Gate 3. The subclass lets players reactively steal enemy spells, convert them into sorcery points, and even silence casters. It introduces new abilities at levels 1, 2, 11,...
How to Complete Alec’s Request in Crimson Desert and Catch a Leopard Perch
Alec’s Request is a Greymane faction quest in Crimson Desert that becomes available after completing Chapter 3 and unlocking the Greymane camp. Players must locate the marked shallow‑water area, catch a Leopard Perch—either with a fishing rod or by hand—and return...
AI Boom Fuels RAM and GPU Shortages, Delaying Gaming Hardware
Rising AI compute demand is crowding out RAM and GPU capacity for consumer gamers, prompting price spikes and postponements for Nvidia's next‑gen graphics cards and Valve's upcoming Steam Machine. The squeeze is also forcing PC OEMs to look beyond traditional...
Analysts Say Nintendo Won’t Pursue a Super Smash Bros. Film After Super Mario Galaxy
Analysts argue that Nintendo fans should not expect a Super Smash Bros. movie after the release of the Super Mario Galaxy film. Shigeru Miyamoto’s comments and Hollywood’s cautious approach to game adaptations underline a strategic focus on selective, fan‑approved projects...
How to Join the Anime Club in BitLife
BitLife lets players join school clubs that can affect career outcomes, but the activity list is randomly generated for each character. The Anime Club, a niche extracurricular, appears in middle school, secondary school, and university menus only occasionally. To secure...
Halo Director Alleges He Experienced ‘Multiple Harassment Campaigns’ and ‘Blacklisting, Fraud, Rampant Favoritism’ at Halo Studios
Glenn Israel, a former 343 Industries art director, posted on LinkedIn alleging a coordinated harassment campaign at Halo Studios, including blacklisting, fraud, and cronyism. He claims senior executives and HR deliberately ignored his complaints and threatened retaliation, ultimately forcing his...
GTA 5 Continues a Frustrating Cycle with Latest Xbox Game Pass Exit
Grand Theft Auto 5 will exit Xbox Game Pass on April 15, 2026, joining several other titles slated for removal. The game has been added and removed from the service multiple times since 2020, with its current run—starting in April 2025—being the longest...
Beautiful Unused Elden Ring Cutscene Discovered Four Years After Release: ‘Two-Hour Lore Videos on YouTube Based on This One Scene...
A previously unseen cutscene from FromSoftware’s 2022 title Elden Ring has been extracted from the game’s files, revealing Miquella planting the Haligtree and delivering a poetic monologue. YouTuber data‑miner Lance McDonald reverse‑engineered the hidden sequence, which was originally meant to...
Datamined Elden Ring Cutscene Gives More Clues About DLC Villain Miquella's Original Story
FromSoftware dataminer Lance McDonald uncovered a deleted base‑game cutscene featuring DLC antagonist Miquella the Kind. The footage shows Miquella planting and blood‑watering a Haligtree sapling inside a reworked version of Malenia’s boss arena, accompanied by cryptic dialogue. The scene appears...
Vegas Climax 6 Early Results, Stream Ft. ZJZ, Score, Mi2ha4, ChrisG, Nemo, Fenrich, Dany, Mok, Kindevu, E.T., Tamago, Shadow X,...
Vegas Climax 6 returned to Las Vegas, featuring SNK’s Fatal Fury, King of Fighters 15, and Samurai Shodown qualifiers alongside side events for Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and 2XKO. The tournament attracted roughly 150 competitors, with ONIC|NYChrisG winning Street Fighter 6 and Falcons|Ghirlanda taking the...
Learn More About FFXIV's Upcoming Patch 7.5 Series In The Next Live Letter Airing April 17
Square Enix will broadcast the second "Letter from the Producer" live on April 17 at 4:00 a.m. PDT, detailing Final Fantasy 14’s Patch 7.5 series titled “Trail to the Heavens.” The upcoming patch adds the final FFXI‑themed alliance raid, the Beastmaster limited‑time job, expanded housing...
Feature: Going Platinum: Leaving Superhot's Sequel Idle for Hours Might Be the Maddest Thing I've Done for a Trophy
Stephen Tailby recounts earning the Platinum trophy for Superhot: Mind Control Delete, noting the sequel’s expanded roguelike mechanics over its predecessor. He highlights a notoriously long real‑time timer trophy that originally required eight hours of idle gameplay before a patch...
Fortnite Shoulder Riding: How to Carry Players and Ride on Shoulders
Epic Games introduced a Shoulder Ride emote in Fortnite’s April Fools update for Chapter 7 Season 2, letting players literally sit on each other’s shoulders. The feature is activated via the Social Interactions tab and shows a blue arrow above the emote‑user, after...
Shanty Town PAX East Preview
Shanty Town, an indie cozy town‑builder, debuted at PAX East, offering players a relaxed, level‑based experience with extensive customization. The game lets users stack buildings, swap colors, and design communities at their own pace, without traditional win‑or‑lose pressure. It shares...
Next Level Games Considered Adding Link to the Mario Strikers Charged Roster
Next Level Games once explored adding Zelda’s hero Link to the Wii title Mario Strikers Charged, but Nintendo’s tepid reaction led the idea to be dropped. The developer disclosed the proposal in a recent interview, confirming that the crossover never...
Steam Could Soon Show Estimated FPS Based on Crowd-Sourced Player Data
Valve is reportedly adding an FPS estimator to the Steam client, leveraging crowd‑sourced frame‑rate data from users. The tool would let shoppers input their CPU, GPU and memory to view projected performance for any game before purchase. It builds on...
AI‑powered City Ruins Boost Drone Sim Development Speed
🚁🏚️ Okay so I asked @cursor_ai to add FBX scenery of a city in ruins, which is a bit of a cheat code because the city is not generated by AI But instantly it looks like a real drone sim...
Solo Battles Teach Caution: Avoid Open Exposure
I am dying more solo, but i have also learned how to be more careful. Like don’t get caught in the open.
Everquest 2's Beast'r Eggstravaganza Hops Back For One Week For Beast'r Egg Hunting
Everquest 2’s annual Beast’r Eggstravaganza Easter event returns for a single week, running from April 4 through April 9. Players can hunt eight newly placed Beast’r Eggs across both classic city zones and advanced locations, then turn them in to Eggschanger Merchants for...
1972: Magnavox Odyssey Launches, Birthing Home Gaming
#WaybackWeekend. April 1, 1972. The Magnavox Odyssey, the first video game console, is released. #Gaming #Technology #History https://t.co/g6DC4Z1gwc
Did You Know Gaming Digs up Lesser-Known Mario Facts
Did You Know Gaming released a new video that dives into obscure facts and Easter eggs across the Mario franchise, covering titles such as Super Mario 64, Paper Mario, and Mario Party 4. The channel mined rare interviews and archival material...
Stanisic vs Garcia Showdown SBC in FC 26: Which One Should You Pick
FIFA 26’s new Showdown SBC pits Gonzalo Garcia against Josip Stanisic, with the winner of the Real Madrid‑Bayern Munich Champions League tie determining which player receives a future upgrade. Both challenges require Team of the Week players and high‑rated squads,...
Leaked Elden Ring Movie Set Footage Appears to Reveal First Look at Live Action Adaptation
Leaked TikTok footage posted by user THROX shows a fenced‑off English countryside set that appears to be a near‑exact replica of Elden Ring’s Church of Marika, along with other recognizable props. The clips, which surfaced on April 3‑4, suggest that Alex...
GoNintendo Podcast 1,021
Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy movie hit theaters this week, prompting a deep‑dive on the GoNintendo Podcast 1,021. The hosts deliver a largely spoiler‑free critique, weighing the film’s storytelling, visual effects, and its role in expanding the Mario brand beyond games. They also unpack...
Virtual Red Bull Air Race Launches DCS E‑Sports League
Some live Red Bull Aur Race style fun right now in #DCSWorld with the new @StrikeFtrLeague - an attempt to turn virtual flight simming into slick E-Sports with world's best DCS pilots #avgeek https://t.co/cTd1VRewNv
Rust's Spring Clean Update Nerfs the Shield Meta and Boosts Early Game Energy
Facepunch Studios rolled out the Rust "Spring Clean" April 2026 update, introducing a Water Wheel that can generate up to 30 power for early‑game renewable energy. The patch also nerfs the shield meta by limiting its large hitbox to moments...
Best Players for FC 26 El Tiburon Evolution
EA Sports has launched the El Tiburon Evolution for FC 26, allowing players to spend 65,000 in‑game coins to upgrade a chosen centre‑back card. The evolution targets CB items and adds five upgrade tiers that boost overall rating, defensive attributes, and...
Spirit Crossing's New Patch Adds A Dance Party, Foot Races, Equipment Upgrade Overhaul And More
Spirit Crossing’s latest patch adds rank‑5 Friendship quests, a timed Dance Party that rewards Beacon Energy, and customizable Foot Race tournaments. The update also revamps equipment upgrades with a four‑tier system—Basic to Exquisite—and introduces Trusty or Lucky enhancements at the...
Vibe Game Starter Packs Simplify Creation, No Scratch Needed
This seems very helpful, vibe game starter packs by @chongdashu so you don't need to start from scratch #vibejam
NVIDIA's Neural Texture Compression Cuts VRAM Use From 6.5 GB to 970 MB
NVIDIA unveiled Neural Texture Compression (NTC), an AI‑driven method that slashes GPU VRAM usage by up to seven times. In a GTC 2026 demo, the technology compressed a 6.5 GB texture set to just 970 MB while preserving visual fidelity. NTC replaces traditional...
"Hyakki Fantasia Mini-Game Selection Vol. 1" Launching on Switch April 15th, 2026
HypnosisSoft announced Hyakki Fantasia Mini‑Game Selection Vol. 1 for the Nintendo Switch, launching on April 15, 2026. The sequel expands the original’s anime‑styled world with five distinct mini‑games centered on yokai themes. Players collect Magic Stones as rewards, which unlock story fragments spanning...
I'm an RGB Defender, and This Mario and Luigi Switch 2 Controller Is Prime Reason Why
The Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless controller for Nintendo Switch 2, featuring a Mario‑and‑Luigi skin, launched on March 30 2026 and retails for $64.99 (≈$70 in the UK). It boasts customizable RGB lighting with four modes, a 40‑hour battery that falls to about 12 hours when...
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro & Betop KP50 Controllers To Be Supported By Linux 7.0
The upcoming Linux 7.0‑rc7 kernel adds native support for the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro and Betop KP50B/C gaming controllers via the XPad driver, covering both wired and 2.4 GHz wireless modes. The Wolverine V3 Pro, a high‑end controller priced around $199, uses...
Show HN: A Game Where You Build a GPU
A developer posted a new browser‑based game on Hacker News that lets players construct a graphics processor from the ground up, starting with individual transistors and advancing through logic gates, ALU design, and full GPU architecture. The game is organized...