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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Twitch Streamer Ninja Quits Marathon After Just One Hour
Twitch star Ninja abandoned Bungie's new shooter Marathon after just over an hour, citing the game's AI bots as overwhelmingly difficult. The AI opponents proved tougher than human players, quickly overwhelming Ninja despite his early success. Bungie confirmed the hard AI is intentional, aiming for a genuine challenge rather than easy cannon fodder. Community reaction is split, with some demanding nerfs while others praise the ambitious difficulty curve.
Weird Teeth-Pulling Tactical Roguelite Sol Cesto Hits 1.0 in April
Indie title Sol Cesto, a tactical roguelite with bizarre teeth‑pulling mechanics, is set for its full 1.0 launch on April 10, 2026. The game, which entered early‑access on May 27, 2025, runs on Linux via Proton/Wine and has received a fresh animated trailer ahead...
VALORANT and CS2 Among Gamescom LAN 2026 Title Line-Up
Gamescom LAN 2026 will run from March 20‑22 in Cologne, featuring 14 esports tournaments across multiple genres. Tier‑1 events carry a €46,750 prize pool and spotlight VALORANT, run by Project V, and Counter‑Strike 2, organized by BIG. Tier‑2 competitions offer €3,500...
How to Get and Use Schemas in Marathon
Marathon introduces Schemas, rare items that grant exclusive access to gear unavailable elsewhere. Players can obtain Schemas through random drops—most reliably via supply drops—or by earning them in the Silk rewards pass, including prestige‑level versions. Once acquired, a Schema activates...
Soulmask Launches April 10 Alongside DLC ‘Shifting Sands’
Survival sandbox title Soulmask exits Early Access on April 10, launching on Steam and Epic for PC. The full release adds three new modes—Survival, Tribe, and Warrior—plus systems like Tribesmen Position, Unlimited Build, Tribe Upgrade, and Custom Boss Challenges. Simultaneously,...
100 Thieves Brings Crazy Thieves Roster Back for ALGS Year 6
100 Thieves confirmed that its Crazy Thieves squad—Genburten, Verhulst and in‑game leader Phony—will compete again in the Apex Legends Global Series Year 6 circuit. The trio finished sixth at the Year 5 Championship in Sapporo, pocketing $100,000 in prize money. Their next appearance comes...
How to Raise Your Pokémon Pokopia Trainer Rank
Pokémon Pokopia’s trainer rank determines access to new zones via green gates. Players raise rank by completing the main storyline and fulfilling Pokémon requests. The rank can be checked by attempting to open a gate, which displays the current level....
Poll: Do You Care About Ray Tracing / Upscaling?
A community poll explored gamers’ attitudes toward ray tracing and up‑scaling technologies such as DLSS, FSR, and XeSS. Respondents were split: some view both features as optional tools for older hardware, while others see them as essential for 4K gaming...
How To Get More Order Tickets In Heartopia
Heartopia’s Item Ordering Service lets players bypass the once‑daily store refresh by ordering clothing and furniture through a green vending machine. The service unlocks at Developer’s Guild Member level 35, after which players can browse the full regular inventory and place...
Resident Evil Requiem's First Update Arrives on Xbox
Capcom released the first March 2026 patch for Resident Evil Requiem across Xbox, PlayStation 5 and PC. The update, roughly 1 GB in size, addresses a progression‑blocking bug and refines gameplay stability. Xbox players have begun receiving the patch, though rollout timing varies...
How to Decrypt the Hidden Message at Dark Voyager’s Holotable in Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 1
Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 1 introduces a hidden quest at Dark Voyager’s holotable, located in Lethal Labs near the Zero Point Shard. Players must drop through glass, locate an orange‑fenced balcony, and interact with the "Access hidden logs" option to decrypt a...
Acer's RTX 5070-Powered Nitro V16 Gaming Laptop Price Cut to $1249.99 — You Have 24 Hours to Make the Most...
Acer’s Nitro V 16‑inch gaming laptop, equipped with an RTX 5070 GPU, is on sale for $1,249.99 at Best Buy—a $50 markdown from its list price. The machine ships with a 16‑inch 180 Hz IPS panel, 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD,...
GDC Awards 2026 to Recognise Don Daglow and Rebecca Heineman
The Game Developers Choice Awards announced Don Daglow will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Rebecca Heineman will be posthumously honored with the Ambassador Award. Daglow’s five‑decade career includes over 100 games and founding Stormfront Studios, while Heineman contributed to...
Pokopia Smooth Rock Guide
The Pokopia smooth rock, originally a Sandstorm‑extending held item in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, is repurposed as the essential component for creating the Smooth Tall Grass habitat in the fan‑made Pokopia game. Players find the item inside a Pokéball in...
Darklord: Vampire Survival Lets You Rise as Dracula’s Successor in a Roguelike ARPG World, Arriving on Android This Month
CoreGames announced Darklord: Vampire Survival, a dark‑fantasy ARPG that blends roguelike combat with base‑building and crafting. The game features more than 200 traits, nine distinct bloodlines, a Relics Collection System, soul pets, and the ability to turn enemies into servants....
Literally Shake Off Your Stress With The ASMR, Zen Bubble-Popping Puzzle Game, Relaxubble
Relaxubble is a new bubble‑popping puzzle game that lets players shake their device to reposition bubbles and create colorful scenes. The title blends ASMR‑style audio with physics‑driven bubble movement, offering a calming, offline experience without ads. It includes color‑blind friendly...
How to Get & Use Dark Determination in Bizzare Lineage
The guide walks players through the seven‑step Determination questline needed to unlock Dark Determination, a prestige‑based transformation in Bizarre Lineage. Unlocking requires completing raids, PvP duels, gang wars, and other challenges while paying 10,000 cash for Prestige Shards. Once earned,...
How Steam Changes and a China Strategy Helped TinyBuild's The King Is Watching Hit 500k Sales
TinyBuild’s "The King is Watching" reached over 500,000 copies after a strategic pivot to roguelite mechanics, improving replayability and player engagement. The shift aligned with Steam’s evolving tag‑based recommendation system, which helped the game find a niche audience without relying...
How to Collect Food Items to Demonstrate Your Survival Skills in Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 1
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 1 introduces a survival‑skill quest where players must collect three food items from Produce Boxes. These boxes appear randomly across the map but are most abundant at Latte Landing, Bumpy Bay, Ripped Tides, and Battlewood Boulevard. Each box typically holds four food items,...
All Pokopia Moves and What They Do
The Pokopia guide details the nine moves currently available to Ditto, including Water Gun, Leafage, Cut, Rock Smash, Rototiller, Surf, Camouflage, Rollout, and Glide, each tied to a specific Pokémon source and island location. It explains how each move functions,...
Mario Kart World Seemingly Getting Bob-Omb Blast Update
Nintendo appears to have unintentionally confirmed an upcoming Mario Kart World update, likely timed with Mario Day on March 10. A leaked screenshot shows a new battle‑mode icon featuring a Bob‑omb alongside a coin and balloon, suggesting the return of the...
How to Play Slay the Spire 2 Co-Op with Friends
Slay the Spire 2 introduces optional co‑op, letting up to four players share a single adventure. Players must own the game and be Steam friends, then host or join a session from the multiplayer menu. The host selects a save file,...
Untitled John Wick Game Will Take Place Before the Start of the Movie Series, Says Studio CCO
Saber Interactive announced an untitled John Wick video game that will explore the assassin’s life before the events of the first film. Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits described the game as a level‑based experience that feels like watching a movie,...
Point-and-Click Horror Adventure Mystery of Silence Lands on Mobile
Mystery of Silence, the first chapter of the Scholar Adventure series, has launched on Android for $3.99 after a positive Steam debut in December 2025. Developed by Making Enemies using the PowerQuest engine, the game brings a 1990s‑style point‑and‑click horror...
Vulkan 1.4.345 Released With New ARM Shader Instrumentation Extension
Vulkan 1.4.345 was released as a routine update to the graphics and compute API, introducing a single new vendor extension while polishing numerous spec clarifications. The added VK_ARM_shader_instrumentation extension enables developers to instrument shaders and capture per‑shader‑type performance metrics on...
Roblox Launches AI-Powered Chat System that Automatically Rephrases Inappropriate Messages
Roblox has introduced an AI‑powered chat feature that automatically rephrases profanity in real time. Instead of masking words with asterisks, the system rewrites them into respectful equivalents while keeping the original intent. Early rollout data shows the tool improves moderation...
Pitchify Launches Pitch Direct to Make Pitching to Publishers More Transparent
Pitchify has introduced Pitch Direct, a new service that lets game developers browse detailed publisher requirements and submit pitches directly to suitable partners. The platform displays criteria such as budget, timeline, platform and genre, and includes built‑in CRM tools, search...
Diablo 4’s Warlock Looks Like an Unhinged Necromancer with Sorcerer Energy in First Look at Gameplay
Bungie's extraction shooter Marathon launched on PC with a peak of 88,337 concurrent players on Steam, roughly half the 143,621 peak recorded during its pre‑launch Server Slam. While the numbers have dipped since launch, the game holds a Very Positive...
Next-Gen Xbox Console, Codenamed Project Helix, Will Play PC Games
Game Republic New Horizons has created an international advisory board of more than 20 industry veterans to shape its 2026 conference. The board includes leaders from Kickstarter, Revolution Software, Double Eleven and other key players. The three‑day event will run...
EFootball 2026 Epic Italian League Attackers (Del Piero, Adriano, Pato) Pack Review: For the Goal Poacher Lovers
Konami’s eFootball 2026 released the Epic Italian League Attackers pack, spotlighting three Goal Poacher legends—Alessandro Del Piero, Adriano, and newcomer Alexandre Pato. The review highlights Del Piero’s revamped Momentum Dribbling and Blitz Curler combo, positioning him as the pack’s premier SSS‑tier card. Adriano retains...
The Artist Whose Work Was Used in Marathon without Permission Has Been Credited as Visual Design Consultant
Scottish artist Fern "4nt1r34l" Hook discovered Bungie used her artwork in the Marathon alpha without permission, prompting an investigation that confirmed the claim. Bungie identified a former staff member as the source of the breach and subsequently removed the infringing...
Valve Gives Steam Developer and Publisher Pages a Lot More Customization Options
Valve announced major enhancements to Steam developer and publisher pages, giving creators extensive visual and structural customization. Developers can now modify colors, images, and game lists, and choose from pre‑built templates or build bespoke homepages that update automatically or for...
Diablo 4's Next Season Is Short, but It Lets You Become The Butcher, and It Has Doom: The Dark Ages...
Blizzard announced Diablo 4’s Season of Slaughter, launching March 11 and running until April 28, just before the Lord of Hatred expansion. The season lets players temporarily become the iconic boss The Butcher, introduces a kill‑streak system and new Bloodied item tier, and adds...
Emiru Responds to Mizkif Defamation Lawsuit, Claims Her Allegations Are ’Emotional Truth’
Emily "Emiru" Schunk filed a motion to dismiss Matthew "Mizkif" Rinaudo's defamation lawsuit, asserting her abuse and sexual assault allegations are protected as her "emotional truth" rather than factual statements. The case, filed in the Western District of Texas, also...
TCL Unveils Dual-Mode 1040Hz Mini-LED and 4K OLED Gaming Monitors
TCL launched two premium gaming monitors in China, targeting opposite ends of the enthusiast market. The 27‑inch 27P2A Ultra Mini‑LED panel offers a native 1440p resolution at 550 Hz and a dual‑mode 1,040 Hz mode at 720p, emphasizing ultra‑fast motion clarity. The...
Shoppable Content Meets Cloud Gaming on CTV
At Streaming Media Connect 2026, Fuse Media’s CRO Karl Meyer and Spaceback co‑founder Joe Hall discussed how shoppable content is converging with cloud gaming on connected‑TV platforms. Samsung’s early integration of on‑demand gaming into its smart TVs set the stage,...
NVIDIA Cleans up Driver Chaos: Game Ready Driver 595.71 Should Finally Stabilize Resident Evil Requiem
NVIDIA’s recent driver saga culminated with the release of Game Ready Driver 595.71, which finally resolves the performance degradation and crashes that plagued Resident Evil Requiem on RTX 40‑series GPUs. Earlier updates—591.86 and the hastily withdrawn 595.59—triggered severe FPS drops, black screens,...
GreedFall: The Dying World Showcases a Deadly Continental Conflict in a New Story Trailer
GreedFall: The Dying World, a prequel to the original RPG, drops its story trailer revealing a continent‑wide conflict and a deadly Malichor plague. Players assume the role of a Teer Fradee native forced into war, with choices shaping diplomatic or...
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Gets a New Trailer at the Capcom Spotlight
Capcom released a three‑minute overview trailer for Onimusha: Way of the Sword during its March 5, 2026 Spotlight event. The footage showcases an early Edo‑period Kyoto setting, fast‑paced sword combat, and hints at environmental interaction. The game is slated for a 2026...
Meg's Monster Launches This May for iOS and Android
Odencat announced that its retro‑styled turn‑based RPG Meg’s Monster will launch on iOS and Android on May 7. The mobile version will be free‑to‑play, supported by ads, with optional in‑app purchases to remove ads and unlock exclusive perks. It includes the...
Setting Out Into New Destructible Worlds With Dysplaced Launch Trailer
The indie studio behind Dysmantle has launched its thematic sequel, Dysplaced, in Early Access. Set in a semi‑medieval world littered with modern debris, players craft tools to break down objects and gather resources while fending off the Eternals. Combat is...
Tim Sweeney Explains Epic's Google Settlement and Fortnite Android Comeback
Here's our exclusive interview with Tim Sweeney (and a bit of Steve Allison) on Epic Games' settlement with Google and the return of Fortnite worldwide on Android. We got Tim's response to reactions about the benefits for game developers and...
Satya Nadella Dons Xbox Hoodie, Outlines Future with New CEO
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared at an internal Xbox town hall on Thursday wearing an Xbox hoodie. He discussed the future of Xbox alongside new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma. 📸 by @aarongreenberg https://t.co/JrXxGy9x5K
Rockstar Is Gearing Up To Turn GTA+ Into The Next Gaming Super Bundle
Rockstar Games announced that NBA 2K26 will join the GTA+ library from March 10 to April 20, offering subscribers a 5,000‑VC content pack and a 20% discount if they keep the game after removal. GTA+ originally launched in 2022 as a GTA Online perk...
Japanese Gaming’s Ongoing Stealth Staff Cuts Exposed
This is now making the rounds online, but stealth staff reduction has been going on for years in gaming in Japan - as I laid out in my thread here on X in October 2024 already: https://t.co/Y8RPoVIvDF
Biohazard Ranks Among My Top Five Chapters
hopping on a madhouse run off the rip on switch 2, no bonuses. BIOHAZARD is a top 5 chapter for me. https://t.co/t2Guu7RPP7
Arc Raiders Rushes Out Emergency Fix After Its Discord Accidentally Spied On Players
Embark Studios released an emergency hotfix for Arc Raiders after its Discord SDK unintentionally logged all Discord activity, including private direct messages, on players' machines. The SDK created a full Discord gateway connection and stored events locally, prompting privacy concerns....
Ex‑Ashes of Creation Lead Returns, Defends Community
After weeks of silence amid dueling lawsuits, former head of Ashes of Creation studio Steven Sharif has reappeared on Discord. "But I will not allow the work of hundreds of developers and the belief of millions of players to be erased...
Tim Sweeney Reveals GB Max Story in Full Transcript
And our GB Max story with the full transcript of our exclusive interview with Tim Sweeney. https://t.co/AhPRDXRoQU
Apple, Google Slash Fees for Small App Developers
Our 2020 challenge to Apple and Google brought one immediate gain: both dropped fees from 30% to 15% for small developers: the makers of the 98% of apps that earn 5% of the revenue. The settlement drops Google’s comparable long-term...