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Road to Vostok launches worldwide on April 7, 2026
The hyper‑realistic survival shooter Road to Vostok will go live on PC via Steam on April 7, 2026 at 10 am ET (7 am PT, 3 pm UTC, 4 pm CET). No console version is planned for the initial rollout, and a free demo is already available for players to try.
Version 4.1 of Honkai: Star Rail, live from March 25 to April 21 2026, offers free‑to‑play players a structured path to collect over 13,300 Stellar Jade. The guide tallies Jade from regular daily rewards, new content such as redemption codes and a fresh map, and three major events, totaling 13,355 Jade, 15 Special Rail Passes, and 12 normal passes. Regular sources alone contribute roughly 4,000 Jade and fifteen Special Passes, while new sources add another 3,045 Jade. Event rewards provide the bulk of the haul, delivering 6,320 Jade across Memory of Chaos, Divergent Universe, and Wispae War Saga.
Team Liquid edged out Ninjas in Pyjamas 2‑1 at BLAST Open Rotterdam, keeping their Major hopes alive. The victory followed the recent addition of Guatemalan rifler Mario "malbsMd" Samayoa, whose strong Mirage play helped reverse a rough start on Nuke....
Blizzard announced that Diablo 4 patch 2.6.1 will dramatically lower the difficulty of Bloodsoaked Sigils, the game’s toughest end‑game challenge. The nerf follows widespread player complaints that the sigils were virtually unbeatable, halting character progression for many. Alongside the difficulty adjustment, the...
Final Fantasy Type‑0, a 2011 spin‑off set in the Fabula Nova Crystallis universe, combined a school‑life narrative with military‑styled combat and an ensemble cast, offering a fresh direction for the franchise. Its class‑based combat system and nuanced spell upgrades delivered strategic...
Community‑built server emulator MHServerEmu has officially launched version 1.0.0, fully replicating Marvel Heroes’ final 2017 build. The release resets player data, disables auto‑unlock by default, and resolves a critical data‑loss bug that could erase progress. New admin tools let operators...
I mentioned the anti-woke fault lines in the Crimson Desert discourse and some people were like what the hell are you talking about, but now there is a culture war freakout about sites reporting on AI in the game that's...
Bungie's new extraction shooter Marathon overturns genre stereotypes by rewarding ruthless play and deep narrative hooks. The game replaces loot‑centric progression with contract‑driven incentives that push players to betray one another for credits and gear. Its darkly comedic satire of...
The Xbox Spring Sale 2026 is expected to launch in early April, likely on a Friday such as April 3, 10, or 17, following the pattern of previous years. Historical data shows the sale typically runs for two weeks, offering over...
Should Niantic's background with the CIA make us nervous about what it's going to do with the virtual world created from 30 billion data points accumulated by Pokemon Go?
Monsters & Memories co‑founder and design lead Nick has exited Niche Worlds Cult, the studio developing the old‑school indie MMO. The departure was disclosed on March 20 via a Discord post by co‑founder Shawn, with no details on the reasons....
Logitech’s G325 Lightspeed Wireless headset retails for $79.99, positioning it as a budget‑friendly option for gamers seeking wireless freedom. It combines 32 mm dynamic drivers, 24‑bit audio, and up to 24 hours of battery life on a lightweight plastic frame. The headset...
Hon kai Star Rail is poised to add Silver Wolf LV.999, a five‑star Imaginary‑element character on the Elation path, in the first half of version 4.2. The new form builds on the original Stellaron Hunter, featuring upgraded lore tied to the Planarcadia...
StarSavior, a free turn‑based gacha mobile game, currently has no active redemption codes, with the last batch of expired coupons listed for reference. The article outlines a step‑by‑step process for entering codes via the Account Management menu and highlights common...
Nintendo announced it will modify the upcoming Switch 2 console for the European market, adding a user‑replaceable battery to satisfy upcoming EU right‑to‑repair rules. The redesign, which may be limited to Europe, signals the company’s response to regulatory pressure and a...
just joined geforce now. game changing experience on the steam deck. re9 with path tracing and no noticeable latency. https://t.co/VMIWAF8Bna
Level Infinite’s mobile title *Goddess of Victory: Nikke* is partnering with Razer for a limited‑time “Heartbeat Temptation” event beginning March 26, 2026. The collaboration introduces the exclusive “Viper – Punky Street” skin, obtainable either by completing the in‑game Punky Street Pass or...
Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Project Helix is a hybrid console‑PC platform powered by a custom 3nm AMD SoC and RDNA 5 GPU, promising performance that rivals Nvidia’s RTX 5080 in rasterization and exceeds RTX 5090 in ray tracing. A dedicated Neural Processing Unit adds...
these weird bugs happen far too often with game launches on the Xbox app for PC. I can’t remember the last time I had a problem buying or downloading a game on Steam
Enthusiast PhaseTech has converted an Xbox Series X into a fully functional gaming PC by installing an Intel NUC 12 Extreme compute card, a low‑profile Gigabyte RTX 5060 GPU, a 600 W Flex ATX PSU, and a 120 mm exhaust fan. Custom 3D‑printed brackets and a...
Boosteroid has increased its cloud‑gaming server capacity in France, Poland and the Czech Republic, scaling each location’s power two to three times. The expansion adds to a network that already hosts roughly 13 MW of compute across 14 sites launched in...
Microsoft unveiled an 18‑title Xbox Game Pass lineup for March 2026, adding 13 brand‑new games across Premium, Ultimate and PC tiers. The slate features two day‑one releases—Nova Roma and Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf—and high‑profile RPGs such as Cyberpunk 2077, Disco Elysium:...
Wuthering Waves has teamed up with Chinese merch brand MarchMonster·Goods to launch a gothic, vampire‑inspired merchandise line featuring Rover and Phrolova designs. The collection mirrors the darker aesthetic of the game’s Version 3.2 update and will go on sale soon, though...
Crimson Desert’s side quest “The Weight of Knowledge” tasks players with investigating a stolen forbidden tome at the Grand Library. Players must interview five NPCs—Raphael, Grunil, Anselmo, Tarho, and Javier—to piece together alibis and identify the culprit. The correct sequence...
Pokémon Pokopia’s environment level measures how much players improve each zone, unlocking new challenges, recipes, and items at the Pokémon Centre. The guide outlines seven practical actions—watering dead flora, boosting Pokémon comfort, befriending creatures, establishing a personal home, relocating Pokémon,...
South Korean developer Devsisters unveiled CookieRun: New World, an open‑world adventure built on Unreal Engine that will debut on console, PC and mobile in 2029, marking the franchise’s 20th anniversary. The announcement came alongside a slate of new titles, including...
The discourse over the 2X cutscene speed skip was so funny. Anyone who spent 100 hours ignoring the boring story of vanilla Final Fantasy 14 was wondering why there was no skip story completely option lol
"Hoarder" is an upcoming indie title that starts as a cleaning simulation before spiraling into existential horror. Players clear a trash‑laden cabin, only to discover a Lovecraftian undersea abyss beneath the basement. The game blends physics‑based trash sorting, resource gathering,...
Pearl Abyss added Denuvo anti‑tampering to Crimson Desert just days before launch, yet pirates released a functional crack within roughly 24 hours. The bypass employed a new Hypervisor method, previously used to crack titles like Borderlands 4 and Like a Dragon:...
Housemarque released a new video outlining how its upcoming PS5 exclusive Saros diverges from the studio’s previous roguelike, Returnal. The game introduces a permanent progression system using Lucenite, allowing players to unlock lasting buffs and abilities. A Carcosan Modifiers system...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into malware embedded in games distributed through Valve's Steam platform. Officials say the inquiry could affect millions of gamers and put the trust model of the world’s largest PC game store...
comments like this annoy me but its my fault for not being clearer. obviously CD boasts a more robust move set. but the game FEELING is AC RPG and i love most of the AC RPGs. so this wasn’t even bashing...
NEW: At GDC, I asked Blue Prince lead designer Tonda Ros to pick the game's best and worst puzzles The former was easy for him The latter was tricky, and led him to telling me about a puzzle he might tweak in...
The guide shows how to farm Life Coins in Pokopia by leveraging daily challenges that refresh at 5 am and are accessed through the Pokécenter PC. It recommends establishing a consistent multi‑zone loop that prioritizes high‑efficiency tasks such as habitat cycling,...
Haiyan Zhang, general manager of gaming AI at Xbox, is leaving Microsoft after 13 years. Zhang is joining Netflix’s gaming team
The Arc World Tour 2025‑2026 Finals convened in Goyang, South Korea, featuring Guilty Gear Strive, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, and Under Night In‑Birth 2. Each of the two flagship titles carries a $100,000 prize pool, while Under Night offers $50,000, with...
Resident Evil Requiem emerged as the best‑selling video game of February 2026, topping PlayStation, Xbox and PC storefronts. The overall video‑game market grew 1% year‑over‑year, while content spending remained flat thanks to a 27% surge in subscription services. Hardware revenue...
Under the desk looking like an imp about to jump the Tarnished with mad bleed damage https://t.co/OpL4ITkgAL
Everwind’s in‑game Compendium automatically records every object a player encounters, offering detailed stats, location data, and experience values. The guide breaks the Compendium into five sections—Tutorials, Creatures, Crafting, Foliage, and Natural Resources—and enumerates every item, from basic ingots and planks...
The Destructoid guide catalogs every Alchemy material in Crimson Desert, pairing each item with its approximate zone in the sprawling Pywel region. It notes that spawn points are largely random within those zones, with many insects appearing only at night...
fwiw i always love control schemes that don’t conform to homogenized standards. i love that CD uses buttons weirdly. my issue was always feel. that’s where the AAA homogeneous features are.
Assassin's Creed Shadows launched a year ago on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, earning an 81 Metacritic score and praise for its Japanese setting. The title introduced micropolygon rendering, ATMOS audio, and a dynamic weather system that reactively changes. Ubisoft’s...
Jagex has unveiled a major revamp of RuneScape’s Player Owned Housing, raising the Construction skill cap to 120 and allowing furniture to be crafted directly in‑house. The new system discards the rigid square‑grid in favor of hallways, varied room shapes,...
Xbox corporate vice president Lori Wright is departing the company "in the coming weeks" according to a LinkedIn update. Wright led the platform's 3rd party relations, including global partnerships & business development for Xbox. https://t.co/jfUhlQ8cWR
Crimson Desert introduces a robust fishing system that supplies health‑restoring food and a reliable source of in‑game currency. Players can unlock fish species knowledge, then use the map to pinpoint exact spawning spots. The guide explains the counter‑intuitive reeling technique—pulling...
Visionary Realms announced a major combat and progression overhaul for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, revamping armor and resistance mechanics. The new system ensures armor upgrades provide noticeable benefits at all levels, including spellcasters, and scales with player progression. Resistances...
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Warframe players reported receiving bizarre, often offensive in‑game invite messages, prompting fears of a hack. Digital Extremes investigated and confirmed the messages resulted from altered invite text fields, not from compromised accounts or data breaches. The studio deployed a fix...
Brazil’s rating board has upgraded Nintendo’s mobile title Mario Kart Tour to an 18+ classification, citing its in‑app purchase model rather than any explicit content. The change aligns the game’s rating with Brazil’s new focus on protecting minors from loot‑box‑style monetisation. In...
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 adds four boss encounters, with three active at launch: Dark Voyager Echo, Ice King, and Dread Punisher Squibbly. Each boss drops valuable loot, and Dark Voyager Echo already provides a mythic shotgun, while the other two currently...
HBO announced that Kyriana Kratter, a cisgender actress, will portray Lev, a transgender boy, in the third season of its adaptation of The Last of Us. The casting decision has ignited criticism because Lev’s gender identity is pivotal to the storyline...
In Pokémon Pokopia, player Quenca has begun a meticulous recreation of the original Kanto region from Pokémon Red and Blue, reproducing the map up to Viridian City. The project leverages the game’s Palette Town sandbox, combining pre‑fabricated structures with hand‑crafted...
