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GTA 5 set to leave Xbox Game Pass on April 15, 2026
Grand Theft Auto 5 will be removed from Xbox Game Pass on April 15, 2026, ending its longest run on the service since April 2025. The title has been added and removed multiple times since 2020, underscoring the volatility of third‑party games on subscription platforms.
Atlus has yet to officially announce Persona 6, despite lingering fan speculation and subtle teasers in recent marketing material. The studio’s focus this year has been on Persona 4 Revival, a remake announced at the Xbox Partner Showcase, but its release window remains unclear. Historical development cycles show that mainline Persona titles typically launch several years after their predecessors, suggesting the next installment may not appear until 2027. Industry observers note Atlus’ cautious approach mirrors recent missteps by other publishers who rushed multiple high‑profile releases.
Forza Horizon 6 introduces Horizon Rush, a new replay‑focused event type that blends the spectacle of traditional Showcase events with timed, sector‑based obstacle courses. The mode launches with three locations – Tokyo’s dockyard, an Alpine ski resort, and a coastal spaceport...
Riot Games’ Shanghai studio is hiring for an undisclosed project that will extend the League of Legends universe into a Genshin Impact‑style open‑world experience for PC and mobile. The initiative signals a shift toward live‑service, cross‑platform titles, potentially reprioritizing work...
A Taiwanese rating board has listed "Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition" as a Switch 2 product, indicating a possible port. Capcom has not yet confirmed any official plans to bring the franchise to Nintendo hardware, although earlier titles were Switch...
The article crowns AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D as the top gaming CPU for 2026, edging out the 9800X3D by a modest clock boost and a $20 price premium. Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is highlighted as the best value option at $299, while the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus...
In Pokémon Pokopia, the author engineered a self‑contained production island in Palette Town, using Magnemite’s Magnet Rise to terraform a new landmass. Pokémon such as Magby, Scizor, and Venusaur were caged and assigned specific resource‑gathering tasks, while cheap in‑game security...
Infinix has teamed up with Call of Duty: Mobile to turn its newly launched NOTE Edge and NOTE 60 series into optimized gaming devices for emerging markets such as Latin America, Brazil, India, and Africa. The partnership delivers 120 FPS performance, JBL‑tuned...
Japanese horror franchises Fatal Frame 2 Remake and Silent Hill F have teamed up for a free crossover DLC. The DLC adds the navy‑sailor school uniform worn by Silent Hill F’s protagonist Hinako Shimizu, plus the iconic Fox Mask, to Fatal Frame 2’s protagonists Mio and Mayu....
LVL Zero, an Indian gaming incubator backed by MIXI Global, Nazara Technologies and Chimera VC, received over 240 applications for its first cohort. Almost two‑thirds of the teams were founded in 2024 or later, highlighting a surge of early‑stage studios....
The New York Times Games division published a comprehensive hint and answer guide for its daily Strands puzzle on March 26, 2026, aggregating 39 articles from eight publishers. The bundle, part of a broader “cluster + search enrichment” effort, aims to boost engagement among...
New Blood Interactive’s CEO Dave Oshry and Dusk developer David Szymanski publicly denounced Nvidia’s DLSS 5 generative‑AI upscaler, labeling it a low‑quality gimmick and urging indie studios to boycott the technology. Their criticism revives the anti‑NFT sentiment that once rallied indie...
iWot Studios has teamed up with Initiate Entertainment to broaden the Wheel of Time franchise across games, animation, and television. The partnership will see a new PC and mobile game alongside an existing triple‑AA role‑playing title in development at iWot...
The Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2026 Grand Finals kicked off in Chennai from March 27‑30, featuring 16 top Indian BGMI teams competing in a LAN event at the Chennai Trade Centre. Day 1 saw iQOO SouL lead the points table...
Retro Rewind, a 2026 indie title by two French developers, lets players manage a 1990s video‑rental shop. The game sold over 100,000 Steam copies in its first week and is priced at roughly $18. Reviewers praise its tactile sound design...
Hytale’s Update 4 drops a massive content bundle, adding over 500 new blocks and dozens of gameplay systems. The patch introduces an emote wheel, new hairstyles, expanded potion mechanics, and tiered workbench upgrades that streamline crafting. World generation receives new tree...
Capcom announced a free summer update for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection that will introduce “Royal Monsters,” ultra‑powerful variants of existing creatures. The update targets high‑level players, specifically riders level 90 and above, demanding refined strategies and top‑tier Monsties. It...
Collabora’s open‑source XR runtime Monado has become the core foundation for a growing roster of OpenXR vendors, including Google’s AndroidXR, NVIDIA CloudXR, Pico’s Neo3 and Neo4, PortalVR, Hololight Stream, and Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces. The runtime’s high modularity, rigorous quality controls,...
Fortnite Crew, Epic Games' monthly subscription that bundles exclusive skins, V‑Bucks, and in‑game items, must be canceled through the original platform—PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC (Epic), or mobile app—rather than inside the game. The guide outlines step‑by‑step instructions for each...
Grounded 2, the survival adventure where players are shrunk, has been upgraded from "Playable" to "Verified" on the Steam Deck after Valve’s re‑testing on March 26, 2026. The boost follows a major update released on March 24, 2026 that introduced Playground Mode, a sandbox toolkit for...
DreamHack Birmingham 2026 will host the Esports World Cup qualifiers, featuring high‑stakes tournaments for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and Street Fighter 6. The event draws a star‑studded roster, including Xiaohai, Punk, Go1 and dozens of other top competitors from...
Neil Newbon, the voice behind Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, says he has turned down several offers that echo the sassy vampire’s traits. He worries about being typecast after the character’s breakout popularity. Newbon emphasizes his desire to explore wildly different...
Larian Studios released Hotfix 36 for Baldur's Gate 3, targeting the crashing and framerate issues introduced by the previous patch. Although the update payload is only about 65 MB, players report installation times exceeding 45 minutes because the process must unpack, patch, and...
The 2026 Esports World Cup will feature the Honor of Kings World Cup, pairing top squads from Honor of Kings and Arena of Valor in a cross‑title showdown. The tournament kicks off on July 30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and...
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The French video‑game workers’ union Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Video has accused Nacon’s leadership of “years of mismanagement” that led to the publisher’s confirmed insolvency. The union demands the removal of Nacon’s executives and better conditions for studios such...
Nex Playground announced a $50 price hike to $299 effective April 1, marking the first increase since the console’s debut. CEO David Lee blamed soaring memory and storage component costs, driven by AI infrastructure demand, while the company kept its Play...
The Water Museum is reviving its Dreamcast‑era horror fishing title, About Fishing, with a new trailer that showcases a blend of angling, puzzle‑solving, and sandbox life simulation. Influences range from Shenmue and SEGA Bass Fishing to Seaman and Silent Hill,...
Congratulations. Reggie Fils-Aimé (founder, Brentwood Growth Partners; former president & COO, Nintendo of America) will be among those inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame on April 21. https://t.co/X3wG8Q16S7
The 2026 LCK Media Day in Seoul gathered head coaches and marquee players from all ten Korean League of Legends franchises. Each organization acknowledged disappointing results in the recent LCK Cup and pledged intensified preparation for the regular season starting...
“this game don’t know what it wants to be so i gotta decide for it” is profoundly accurate.
At the LCK 2026 media day in Seoul, nine of the ten league teams voted Gen.G Esports as the clear title favourite for the upcoming season. Coaches highlighted Gen.G’s balanced roster, strong individual skill sets, and ability to adapt to...
South Korean esports organization Dplus Kia has announced a partnership with global gaming‑chair manufacturer AndaSeat to co‑develop a line of co‑branded chairs and fan merchandise. The collaboration blends Dplus Kia’s design and lifestyle branding with AndaSeat’s ergonomic engineering, marking the...
Star Wars Zero Company, a tactical strategy title from Bit Reactor, incorporates permanent character death as a core mechanic. The development team grappled with how permadeath could limit narrative influence of pre‑designed operators, ultimately deciding it enhances parity between authored...
TheGamer’s Axel Bosso outlines the top PvE weapons for Marathon, emphasizing the Outland sniper rifle, the BR33 Volley Rifle, Hardline PR, M77 Assault Rifle, and BRRT SMG. Each weapon is evaluated for damage output, recoil control, and optimal engagement range...
ConcernedApe used a brief Twitter post to debunk all circulating rumors about Stardew Valley's upcoming 1.7 update, labeling the leaks as fake. He confirmed that the long‑awaited Haunted Chocolatier will still arrive and that the update will introduce two new...
Naughty Dog cancelled the planned sequel to The Last of Us Factions, leaving a multiplayer void that fans have long coveted. Indie studio Albatross Interactive announced "Terminal War," a fan‑inspired, team‑based shooter that mirrors the cancelled mode’s tone and setting....
Sandbox VR, the location‑based virtual reality operator, announced it has reached $300 million in lifetime sales. The company now runs more than 80 venues across five continents and 13 countries, a rapid expansion since its 2016 launch. This milestone underscores growing...
As someone who programs game ("simulation") engines, I have a long-term project where I want to explain why the "simulation hypothesis" is nonsense in like 5 different ways (while pointing toward what a sensical version would look like). So this Saturday...
Capcom's upcoming shooter Pragmata features a New York level deliberately crafted to look like AI‑generated imagery, complete with distorted buildings and misplaced vehicles. Director Cho Yonghee explained the team wanted a familiar yet uncanny environment, so human developers manually introduced errors...
Artificial Detective, an action‑adventure title for PS5, was unveiled with a striking Art Deco aesthetic and a dystopian megacity setting ruled by rogue robots. Developed by VIVIX—a studio blending talent from both video games and film—the game promises sandbox‑style combat...
Gearbox’s first Borderlands 4 story pack, “Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned,” launches a new zone, Whispering Glacier, alongside fresh guns, enemies, and quests. Players must own the DLC and, for legacy characters, finish the “A Lot of Process”...
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Life is Strange Reunion launched globally on March 26, 2026 across PC and consoles. The article provides a detailed graphics‑settings guide aimed at lower‑end rigs, using a Ryzen 5600G and RTX 3060 as reference. Recommended tweaks include a 60 FPS cap, borderless...
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Razer unveiled the 2026 Blade 16, now powered by Intel's 16‑core Core Ultra 9 386H Panther Lake processor and up to 64 GB of 9,600 MHz LPDDR5X RAM. The laptop starts at $3,499.99 for an RTX 5080 model and tops out at $4,499.99 for an...
Epic Games confirmed a workforce reduction of over 1,000 employees, citing a slowdown in Fortnite engagement. The move underscores mounting pressure on live‑service publishers to trim costs while maintaining revenue streams.
Nintendo's latest pricing data shows physical Switch 2 titles retailing up to 30% higher than their digital counterparts, highlighting a consumer move toward cheaper, instantly delivered games. The trend reshapes how marketers plan promotions and inventory for Nintendo's ecosystem.
Crimson Desert’s Packs are loot items obtained randomly from quests and enemy defeats, with drop rates varying by type. Basic packs can be upgraded into advanced versions like the Kuku Rocket Pack by meeting specific requirements. Packs are primarily used...
Xbox announced that SEGA's upcoming title Stranger Than Heaven will join Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere, following its reveal at the Xbox Partner Preview. The company introduced a brand‑new showcase format called “Xbox Presents,” slated for May 6‑7 at...
