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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JRPG Akuma Rise Coming to Switch May 7th, 2026
Kemco announced Akuma Rise, a new JR‑style role‑playing game developed by Exe Create, will launch on Nintendo Switch on May 7 2026. The title will be sold for $19.99 through the Switch eShop. Set in the demon realm of Adribune, the story follows amnesiac demon Kaine and three princesses as they navigate a war‑torn world. Gameplay features classic turn‑based, side‑view combat with timing‑based commands and customizable magical orbs.
Villion: Code Gets a New Hour-Long Gameplay Video
Compile Heart revealed the first hour of gameplay for Villion: Code, the upcoming school‑RPG from Megami Tensei co‑creator Kouji Okada. The title is slated for a June 25 2026 launch on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in Japan. Set on a floating university island...
Take‑Two Cuts Head of AI Amid Shifting Generative AI Strategy
Take‑Two Interactive has let go of Luke Dicken, its Head of Artificial Intelligence, and an unspecified portion of his team. The move comes weeks after CEO Strauss Zelnick publicly pledged to "actively embrace" generative AI, raising questions about the publisher’s...
NetherRealm Studios Posts Temporary QA Tester Job Positions for Their Next Project
NetherRealm Studios has listed temporary Quality Assurance tester positions for its upcoming, as‑yet‑unnamed project, indicating the game has entered the testing phase. The hiring follows Ed Boon’s earlier comments that the studio works on multiple titles simultaneously and comes after...
EFootball 2026 League Phase 9 Show Time Serhou Guirassy Review: Could Be a Surprise Poacher
The Phase 9 update for eFootball 2026 adds a Show Time version of French striker Serhou Guirassy, a centre‑forward designed as a classic poacher. The card boasts a 90‑plus finishing rating, strong kicking power and the exclusive Bullet Header skill that triggers...
Final Fantasy 14's Latest Variant Dungeon Is so Good, It Deserves Better—The MMO Needs to Figure Out Its Rewards so...
Final Fantasy 14’s new variant dungeon, The Merchant’s Tale, has been hailed for its striking visuals and inventive boss encounters, while the added advanced difficulty delivers a satisfying mid‑core challenge. However, the reward structure falls short, re‑using legacy items and offering...
Npl on Cologne Major: "Even if We Didn't Qualify, We Said that It's Okay"
Ukrainian CS:GO squad B8 clinched a spot at the IEM Cologne Major after winning the Parken Challenger Championship, a rare triumph in a season marked by inconsistent tier‑one results. Captain Andrii “npl” Kukharskyi stressed that the team would be content...
Two Lab Monsters Reveal Their Top 5 Characters for Street Fighter 6 Season 3.5 After the Alex Update
Street Fighter 6 received its most significant balance overhaul in almost a year with the Alex update, prompting analysts to reassess character rankings. Prominent content creators Tyrant and Javits Arias each shared their personal top‑5 lists, revealing strong consensus on the...
Lynn Vision Through to Yuqilin PoB S3 Final with Another Forfeit Win
Lynn Vision secured a place in the Yuqilin Pinnacle of Battle Season 3 final after two consecutive forfeit victories, first over Rare Atom and then over TYLOO, who withdrew due to a clash with the XSE GangKui Cup finals. The walkover...
Mother 3’s Anti-Capitalist Message Still Resonates Two Decades Later
Mother 3, the 2006 Game Boy Advance sequel to EarthBound, remains unreleased outside Japan despite its sharp anti‑capitalist storyline. The game portrays a utopian village turned consumerist nightmare after the arrival of the Pigmasks, mirroring modern concerns about wealth inequality. A fan‑driven English...
KLabGames Teases a Promising New My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL Experience, Coming Soon on Mobile
KLab Games has unveiled My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL, a new mobile title tied to the anime’s 10th‑anniversary celebrations. A teaser and Bones‑produced key visual showcase iconic heroes like Midoriya, Bakugo and Todoroki, but reveal no gameplay or genre details. The announcement...
Ahead of Its Full Remaster, the Most Relaxing Building Game Ever Is Yours for Free on Steam, but Be Quick
House Flipper, the popular home‑renovation simulator with over ten million players, is being offered for free on Steam until April 6, 2024. The giveaway precedes the launch of the House Flipper Remastered Collection, slated for Q2 2026, which bundles the original game...
Bungie Brings the Nerf Hammer Down on Marathon's Problematic 'Rich Get Richer' Gun
Bungie has nerfed Marathon’s Biotoxic Disinjector, a powerful end‑game weapon, by cutting its damage 35 % after widespread community backlash. The gun’s grenade launcher could near‑one‑shot opponents and stick to surfaces, giving top players an outsized advantage in the Cryo Archive...
Xbox Game Pass Adds 50 New Stream Your Own Game Titles
Microsoft expanded its Xbox Game Pass Stream Your Own Game catalog in April 2026, adding 50 new titles. The update includes a mix of AAA releases, indie titles, and classic Xbox 360 games such as Banjo‑Kazooie and Perfect Dark. Subscribers with...
ARC Raiders Players Shouldn't Sleep On the New Scrappy Update
Embark Studios' Flashpoint update revamps Scrappy, turning the rooster from a simple material collector into a strategic loot source. By feeding Scrappy specific items, players can now obtain rare Matriarch and Queen Reactors, dramatically easing the grind for high‑tier gear....
The Playfield: What The A.V. Club's Been Playing This Week
The A.V. Club launched The Playfield, a weekly column where writers and guests discuss the games they’re playing, starting with contributor Dia Lacina. The debut installment reviews three titles: Square Enix’s visual‑novel sequel Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse, Sony’s enduring baseball simulation MLB The Show 26,...
Another Eden Begins Launches on September 17 in Japan for Switch 2, Switch, and Steam
Wright Flyer Studios and Studio Prisma announced that *Another Eden Begins* will launch in Japan on September 17 for Nintendo Switch 2, the original Switch, and PC via Steam. The Switch 2 version will be sold as a physical game card, with...
LÖVE: 2D Game Framework for Lua
LÖVE is a free, open‑source 2D game framework built on Lua that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. The project maintains continuous‑integration pipelines that publish nightly builds and stable releases via GitHub. Documentation lives on a community‑driven wiki,...
How to Slaughter Livestock for Ben in Crimson Desert
Crimson Desert’s “Ben’s Request” quest tasks players with capturing and slaughtering livestock at the Howling Hill ranch. The guide outlines five steps: catching a goat, cow or pig, registering it at the right‑most stall, accessing Ben’s Ranch menu, holding the...
Can a VPN Let You Play Region-Locked Games?
A VPN can let gamers bypass regional restrictions on PC and, with extra steps, on consoles. On PCs, connecting to a foreign server often unlocks unavailable titles and alternative storefronts, though users may need fresh regional accounts. Console users must...
With Humble Choice at Almost Half Price, You Can Now Get 8 Steam Deck-Friendly Games for Just $1 Each
Humble Bundle is slashing its Humble Choice subscription to $8 using the code MARCH26, delivering eight games for roughly $1 each. The lineup features titles such as the RTS‑styled Tempest Rising and narrative puzzle Chants of Sennaar, alongside Etrian Odyssey...
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode to Close on May 31, 2026, Bringing Its 8 Year RPG Journey to an End
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, the action‑RPG that combined more than 200 Disney and Pixar characters, will be removed from app stores on April 30 2026 and officially shut down on May 31 2026. The eight‑year title, launched in May 2018, will cease all in‑app purchases...
System Shock Remake Switch 2 Demo Is Now Available on the eShop
Nightdive Studios has made a free demo of its System Shock remake available on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop. The launch follows a major patch that delivers performance gains and feature parity across Switch 1, Switch 2, PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The demo lets...
Pokémon Pokopia: Sableye Event Date, Rewards, and How to Get Red Crystal Fragments Explained
Pokémon Pokopia’s Sableye event runs from April 29 to May 13, 2026, introducing the Dark‑type Pokémon for a limited two‑week period. The event adds a new currency, Red Crystal Fragments, gathered in Dream Island caves and spent on exclusive camping‑themed items. Players must rebuild...
Chaos W Lets You Experience RTS-Inspired MMORPG Combat, Coming to Mobile in Q2 2026
VALOFE Co., Ltd. announced Chaos W, a mobile MMORPG that blends real‑time‑strategy combat with traditional MMO progression, launching on Android and iOS in Q2 2026. The game features over 200 gear items, a pet‑training system, and tactical battles against real players. Global...
MLB The Show 26 "Accolades" Trailer
MLB The Show 26 has launched on Nintendo Switch, accompanied by an accolades trailer that spotlights a host of new features. Road to the Show now includes a ‘Road to Cooperstown’ path with expanded amateur years and NCAA World Series...
Pokemon Champions Pokemon List, Everyone That’s Confirmed
Nintendo’s upcoming title Pokémon Champions will launch on the Switch on April 8, 2026, featuring a starter roster of just over 100 Pokémon drawn from the series’ 1,000‑plus catalog. The game ships with a free Switch 2 patch on day one...
EFootball 2026 Epic Italian League Guardians (Nesta, Seedorf, Zanetti) Pack Review
Konami’s eFootball 2026 Epic Italian League Guardians pack revives three legendary defenders—Alessandro Nesta, Clarence Seedorf and Javier Zanetti—with modest stat upgrades and new Showtime skills. Nesta’s updated CB now pairs Long‑Reach Tackle with Aerial Fort, delivering near‑perfect defensive metrics and...
NYT Strands Hints, Answers for April 4, 2026
Mashable released the New York Times Strands puzzle hints for April 4, 2026, revealing an “Early risers” theme centered on spring flowers. The daily spangram runs vertically and reads “Spring Blossom.” The full word list includes hyacinth, tulip, snowdrop, daffodil and crocus....
Early Gaming Shaped by Hacking Tribes 1 Mods
The founding video games for my life were highly modded. I "hacked" Tribes 1 mods in C programming language. When you connected to a server it would just download C code for the mods on the server... and run. I wanted to...
Dominus Automa Is an MMO for People with a Life
Dominus Automa is an idle MMORPG that lets players automate combat and tasks via condition‑based AI, reducing grind for busy gamers. The system, inspired by Factorio, allows players to set spells, abilities, and PvP behaviors, though occasional manual intervention remains...
New RTX 5090 PC: AI Experiments and Heavy Gaming
New PC .. and 5090… gonna be some cool AI projects … but mostly gaming on this bad boy https://t.co/W7xVXHo7fc
Actor Samantha Béart Illuminates All Parts of the Games Industry in ‘It Takes a Village” | Interview
Samantha Béart, known for voicing Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3 and Thomasina in The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, discusses her video series “It Takes a Village.” The series spotlights the diverse roles—artists, engineers, writers, testers, marketers—that collectively build a triple‑A game....
Scopely COO Eunice Lee Says AI Will Redefine Jobs at Lenovo Women’s Global Impact Forum
Scopely’s chief operating officer, Eunice Lee, told a Los Angeles audience at the Lenovo Women’s Global Impact Forum that AI is already changing how work gets done and who succeeds. She argued that an AI‑first mindset can accelerate creative workflows,...
Mori Tale Is a Charming Fantasy RPG Where Battles Meet Cozy Side Activities, Pre-Registration Now Live on Mobile
CHENS GLOBAL Limited announced Mori Tale, an anime‑style fantasy RPG, now open for pre‑registration on Android and iOS. The game is slated for a May 13, 2026 launch and features a World Tree setting where elite squads battle darkness. Players can collect...
New Nathan Drake Zombie Game Shows Lack of Sony Quality Control
A new first‑person survival‑horror title called 28 Floors: Outbreak has appeared on the PlayStation Store, featuring Uncharted’s Nathan Drake as the protagonist. The game, slated for a 2027 launch, is being developed by Estonia‑based indie studio WitenovaStudio OÜ, which has no official ties...
Wine 11.6 Begins Reviving Its Android Driver
Wine 11.6, the latest bi‑weekly development release, reintroduces work on an Android driver after a prolonged lull. The update modernizes the build system with Gradle compatibility and adapts to newer Android versions. It also refines DLL loader order heuristics to...
Warframe Operation: Atramentum Is Live, Offering New and Returning Loot for Nightmare (Tatters)
Operation: Atramentum has gone live in Warframe and will run until April 23. Players who finished the Chains of Harrow quest can join either a special version of the Follie’s Hunt mission on Venus or any Nightmare Mode mission across the...
Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land Hotfix Makes Kyle Less Hangry, Addresses Multiple Issues
Techland released hotfix 1.6.1 for Dying Light: The Beast – Restored Land, targeting hunger mechanics, inventory handling, and a slew of bugs. The patch slows hunger depletion, delays “Very Hungry” and “Famished” states, and adds improvised food bars from vendors....
EVE Frontier, the EVE Universe's Sci-Fi Survival MMO, Is Running a New Free Trial
EVE Frontier, the sci‑fi survival MMO set in the EVE Online universe, has launched a free trial that runs through April 13, covering the fifth Alpha cycle. The trial lets players explore a gameplay focus on exploration and network‑building rather than...
This AI Startup Envisions '100 Million New People' Making Videogames
Tesana, an AI startup, lets users generate video games by typing natural‑language prompts that its proprietary engine translates into structured code, leveraging third‑party models such as Claude. Within weeks of its public debut at GDC, the service attracted roughly 10,000...
Ashes of Creation Case: Sharif's Injunction Request Denied, IP Sale Reversed, But Company Still Wants to Sell
A court denied Steven Sharif's request for an injunction, effectively nullifying the earlier restraining order that had frozen changes to the Ashes of Creation assets. The judge also reversed the sale of the IP and assets, returning them to Intrepid...
Slay the Spire 2 Adds End-of-Run Badges 'to Let You Know What Was Unique About Each Adventure' In Latest Beta...
Mega Crit’s latest beta for Slay the Spire 2 introduces end‑of‑run badges that highlight unique player actions such as boss‑free HP loss or speed runs. The update also brings a suite of balance revisions—including reworked cards for Silent and Necrobinder, enemy...
10 Things a New Star Fox Game Needs to Feature
Nintendo is rumored to launch a new Star Fox game in 2026, the franchise's first entry since 2016’s Star Fox Zero. Leaker NateTheHate suggests the title will be a Switch 2 exclusive, leveraging the console’s upgraded hardware. The game aims to broaden the roster...
New Huzzle Legend of Zelda Puzzle Features Addison and Hudson’s Sign
Hanayama announced two new *The Legend of Zelda* Huzzle metal puzzles—a Hylian Shield and an Addison holding the Hudson Construction sign—set to launch in Japan on April 25, 2026. Each puzzle retails for ¥3,630, roughly $25, matching the price of...
10 Hacks Every Steam Gamer Should Know
Steam’s Windows client offers a suite of hidden settings that let gamers tighten privacy, share libraries, and fine‑tune performance. Users can audit profile visibility, create Family groups for up to five household members, and apply launch‑option commands to customize each...
Jason Blundell Announces His New-New Studio, Magic Fractal
Jason Blundell, former Call of Duty creative lead, announced the formation of Magic Fractal Studios in a livestream with ex‑Dark Outlaw partner JC Farmer. The new studio emerges just weeks after Sony shuttered Dark Outlaw, which never revealed a live‑service...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Previews the Dire Lord Rework, New Blood Debt System, and Masteries
Visionary Realms previewed a major rework of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s Dire Lord, introducing a hybrid tank/physical DPS role with light plate armor. The update replaces the old essence mechanic with a new Blood Debt system that fuels self‑healing...
Magic Qualify for PGL Astana as K27's Major Bid Takes Big Hit
magic secured a spot at the PGL Astana Europe closed qualifier by defeating K27 3‑2 in a best‑of‑five final. The Russian‑led K27 team squandered a 2‑0 lead and lost crucial VRS points, pushing their Cologne Major hopes onto the upcoming...
Legal Docs Reveal Miyamoto Originally Saw Donkey Kong as "a Human in a Gorilla Costume," Disclose Other Names Considered for...
Legal documents from the 1983 Universal v. Nintendo lawsuit have been released, revealing Shigeru Miyamoto’s original vision of Donkey Kong as a human in a gorilla costume. The filings include a 1.3‑gigabyte trove of evidence and a list of alternate...