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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.
Electronic Arts unveiled a slate of nine creators, casters and channels that will host watch parties for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Online Open 2026, which kicks off on February 28. The Americas will feature two streams – a joint broadcast by NiceWigg and Greek, plus a separate Twitch partner stream by Valekhan. EMEA, APAC North and APAC South each have dedicated co‑casters, including former French caster oraxe, streamer Berbatow, coach assiikun and Thai caster PMKz. The Open runs across four weekends, awarding points that determine Pro League qualification and Championship eligibility.
Valve’s Steam Frame is a standalone VR headset that also supports wireless PCVR. In hands‑on testing it ran Half‑Life Alyx at 40‑50 FPS on low settings, aided by dynamic foveated rendering and eye‑tracking. The device offers a high‑resolution display, lightweight ergonomics,...
Marathon’s Vandal Shell is built for speed, offering the highest movement rate among the six classes. Its core abilities—Powerslide, Microjets, and the Disrupt Cannon—let players traverse maps quickly, reach high ground, and neutralize enemy shields. Effective Vandal play hinges on...
Streamer Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm posted an X image implying an official partnership with Bungie’s shooter Marathon, using the #MarathonPartner tag. Bungie quickly refuted the claim, stating he has no partnership with the game. This follows a similar false partnership claim...
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf will debut on Xbox Game Pass on March 5, 2026, bringing 25 Xbox achievements worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore. Twenty‑two of those achievements are hidden secrets, revealed only after players meet specific in‑game conditions. The...
Frostrail, the upcoming first‑person co‑op horror survival game from the Barotrauma team, released a new gameplay trailer showcasing underground, Tomb‑Raider‑inspired catacombs and more elaborate horror set pieces. The video adds layers of mystique to the train‑based premise, featuring abandoned churches...
The article ranks the five most iconic Star Wars video games, spanning the 1992 SNES classic Super Star Wars to the GameCube‑era flight marvel Rogue Squadron II and the modern narrative hit Jedi Survivor. Each entry is evaluated on gameplay depth,...
Nowhere Prophet, the award‑winning tactical single‑player deck‑building RPG from Sharkbomb Studios, is slated for a mobile debut on Android and iOS on March 4, 2026, priced at $4.99. The game, previously praised on PC, blends Indian‑infused dust‑punk aesthetics with a unique mechanic...
PLAYzone unveiled its 2026 tournament roadmap, featuring four LAN events with a combined prize pool of roughly $96,000. The schedule includes the May Conquest of Prague LAN ($35,000), two open‑cup LANs in August and September ($13,000 each), and the November...
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 players can unlock a suite of console commands and cheats by adding the `-devmode` flag to the Steam launch options and opening the in‑game console. The guide lists commands for unlimited money, disabling wanted levels, one‑shot kills,...
Supercell’s March 2026 Gold Pass revamps the seasonal offering with a full cosmic theme, headlined by the new Cosmic Minion Prince skin. The premium track expands rewards to include a suite of potions, runes, books, and a Hoggy Bank multiplier. New...
Nvidia announced that its upcoming DLSS 4 with Multi‑Frame Generation will be supported in Crimson Desert and John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. The technology can synthesize up to three intermediate frames per rendered frame, delivering smoother gameplay but is limited to RTX 50‑series (Blackwell) GPUs....
Frostrail, an open‑world survival title set on a mobile train, unveiled a new gameplay trailer during IGN Fan Fest. The video highlights the core loop of scavenging resources, brutal combat against revenants, and upgrading the train into a fortified refuge....
Microsoft quietly rolled out an Xbox Store update in February 2026, adding four new sorting filters—price high‑to‑low, price low‑to‑high, discount high‑to‑low, and most wishlisted. The feature is live on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, the PC app, and the web...
Activision released the Week 4 challenge list for Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 2, featuring six tasks per core mode and a new A.R.C M1 Assault Frame under‑barrel attachment as the primary reward. The challenges refresh every Thursday at 11 am CT and remain available...
A group of Polish modders has released an experimental multiplayer mod for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, now available on GitHub. The early build lets two players join a server and appear as synchronized NPCs, with recent updates adding armor, weapons, and proper...
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes debuted a demo that blends a faithful TV‑show vibe with roguelike strategy. The game uses pixel‑styled interiors and voxel exteriors, delivering Frostpunk‑like tough choices and deep combat. Random events, civilian ship management, and permanent resource buffs...
RedOctane Games, the revived studio behind the original Guitar Hero franchise, announced Stage Tour, a spiritual successor slated for a holiday 2026 release. The title is positioned as a long‑term, community‑driven platform that will evolve after launch. It will support...
The Fallout TV series has driven a pronounced uplift in PC game sales across G2A.com from 2024‑2026. Season 1 generated a sharp acquisition spike, while sales in 2025 settled at a baseline well above pre‑show levels. The month before Season 2 premiered...
Marathon reminds me a lot of when No Man's Sky launched and it felt both under-featured but also the most pure form of something undeniably cool and beautiful.
Epic Games is offering the Blade outfit in Fortnite for free to players who purchase select items from Honkai: Star Rail on the Epic Games Store. Eligible purchases include various Oneiric Shard bundles and in‑game cosmetics such as The Nameless...
I think it would be a real shame if people manifest another live service doom cycle for a game that's not even out yet based purely on trying to forecast other people's vibes. https://t.co/V1UiAFFBI4
Resident Evil Requiem launched on February 27, 2026, introducing two divergent protagonists, Grace and Leon. Grace, a stealth‑oriented character, can earn a permanent damage boost early in the game by killing a tough kitchen zombie and retrieving the Pantry Key....
I always thought they should've rendered the lines "around" the glass HUD to dynamically change its color based on the sun's position (right now, the bright/dark edges are fixed). Maybe I'm underestimating the number of cycles needed for this, but...
Arc Raiders: a better future together. Marathon: no one can hear your screams on Tau Ceti. https://t.co/UKH7lp7yuL
Arc Raiders, a live‑service FPS from XYZ Studios, released a comprehensive enemy guide detailing each ARC unit’s weak spots and optimal defeat strategies. The guide also lists specific loot drops per enemy, highlighting resources needed for crafting, upgrades, and progression....
AMD is rumored to be developing a high‑end RDNA 5 GPU codenamed AT0, featuring up to 96 compute units, a 512‑bit memory interface, and possibly 32 GB of VRAM. The chip would mark a return to the $1,500‑plus enthusiast segment that AMD...
NVIDIA pulled the GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.59 after users reported black screens, system crashes, unstable clock speeds, and fan‑control failures, especially on RTX 50 series GPUs. The driver was intended to optimize Resident Evil Requiem and embed DLSS 4 MFG and Ray...
Ysbryd Games and Panstasz announced World of Horror version 1.2, expanding the game by roughly 20% with new characters, Old Gods, allies, events, and a first scenario. The update introduces two new Old Gods, three unlockable characters, 60 additional events—including...
Spike Chunsoft unveiled the launch trailer for *No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files* and confirmed its release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Series X|S. The title originally launched on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PC last year,...
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has earned Steam Deck Verified status just before its March 13 launch across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. Valve’s rating confirms the game runs smoothly on the handheld, with legible UI and full controller...
Activision has launched the Dead Ops Arcade Leaderboard Event for Black Ops 7 Zombies Season 2, running from February 26 to March 2. Players compete in randomized 30‑player pools, with the highest score determining leaderboard rank and unlocking tiered rewards such as animated weapon...
Fields of Mistria introduces Mistril, a high‑tier pink material unlocked after breaking the Ruins Seal and found in mine levels 81‑99. Players must gather ten Mistril ores to smelt one ingot, then use four ingots to craft each weapon, tool,...
Game preservation platform Myrient announced it will cease operations on March 31, 2026. The site hosts over 390 terabytes of video game files and has been praised for its ad‑free, user‑friendly access. Owner cited soaring RAM and HDD costs and...
i don’t say this often but the latest game in this long running narrative series is actually a good starting point. resident evil requiem has so much of the entire series in one package, it’s a perfect gameplay introduction for...
Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its gaming division will refocus on its flagship franchises—Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC and Mortal Kombat—with new releases expected in 2027‑28. The company described 2025 as a reset year after shutting down MultiVersus and...
KRAFTON announced a new corporate vision titled “Pioneer the Undiscovered,” emphasizing bold imagination, technology, and a unified direction for the company. The vision is paired with refreshed core values and a slogan that stresses pioneering beyond current gaming boundaries. KRAFTON’s...
Nexon’s Embark Studios will showcase the ARC Raiders reboot at GDC 2026, highlighting a dramatic project reset that prioritized player fun over visual fidelity. The title has already moved 14 million units and peaked at 960,000 concurrent users, earning a 93% critic recommendation....
NCSoft announced a "Clean Campaign" for Lineage Classic, targeting macro usage and unauthorized programs. Over a two‑week window the firm sanctioned more than 1.5 million accounts for policy violations. The campaign, running through March 25, encourages players to report offenders via an...
Yogscast Games released a new deep‑dive video revealing how player choices shape the protagonist Rhell’s personality and the world in the upcoming indie title Rhell: Warped Words & Troubled Times. The game, developed by SlugGlove, launches on Steam on March...
Remember the time that Fortnite servers went down and Ninja and others got together and played Uno on-stream instead? Now…
Epic Games rolled out its February learning catalog on Unreal Engine, spotlighting three new content tracks: visual effects (VFX), 2D animation, and digital twins. The release adds twelve VFX tutorials, a multi‑part 2D animation series, and a digital‑twin module that...
After seven years, Joe Ferencz turns the CEO job over to Ricardo Briceno. breceno https://t.co/ZjwU1hqAQD
I had a good chat with Peter Moore about the Xbox transition and his advice. https://t.co/VmYujLEaQH
Marathon’s early contract requires players to scan the FTL Array on any UESC Radio Tower, a task that isn’t explicitly marked on the HUD. The guide explains that the contract activates on the Perimeter map, directing players to the Station...
Brands are increasingly favoring in‑game integrations over fully owned virtual worlds, a trend already evident on platforms like Roblox and Fortnite. In 2025 advertisers shifted spend toward embedding logos and branded assets within popular user‑generated experiences. Minecraft creators, however, feel...
SNK has unveiled a new six‑minute animation by legendary animator Masami Obari to celebrate the Nightmare Geese release in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. The cut serves as a narrative bridge, showing Rock Howard confronting his father’s apparition while...
Wildlight Entertainment, founded by ex‑Respawn developers and backed by Tencent, released Highguard after reshaping a stalled project in early 2024. Leadership pursued a surprise launch despite internal warnings that the game relied heavily on voice chat and lacked solo appeal....
HoYoVerse announced a confidential, small‑scale beta for Honkai: Nexus Anima called the Aspect Exploration Project, with public recruitment across all regions and a multilingual rollout. The test will likely run on iOS and PC, mirroring the earlier Nexus Link beta....
Stoic Studios' action‑RPG brawler Towerborne has exited early access on PC and launched on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The full release adds a complete narrative, a demanding Brutal Mode, and several new biomes. Set in the cooperative side‑scroller City of...
