Sony Releases New PlayStation 3 Update Nearly 20 Years After Launch
Sony has issued a new system software update (version 4.93) for the PlayStation 3, nearly two decades after the console’s launch. The update’s notes repeat the generic claim of "improving system performance," but its real purpose is to refresh the Blu‑ray AACS encryption key and make jailbreaking more difficult. Installing the patch requires about 200 MB of free storage and is essential for unmodded PS3 owners who still watch Blu‑ray movies. The move comes as Netflix has already ended app support for the aging platform.
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[Industry News] Steel City Interactive Announces Three Senior Hires
Steel City Interactive, the studio behind the Undisputed boxing franchise, announced three senior appointments: Glen O’Connell as Commercial Partnerships Director, James Shaw as Senior Production Director, and Shaun White as Brand and Communications Director. All three come from distinguished careers...
The Retroid Pocket G2 Is the Latest Victim of the RAM Crisis, with the Android Gaming Brand Issuing a Worrying...
The ongoing global RAM shortage has forced Retroid to temporarily discontinue its Pocket G2 handheld, citing volatile memory pricing. The company also raised the price of its Pocket Classic from $129 to $149, reflecting higher component costs. Retroid recommends the...
"The Sheer Scale Is Daunting": These Baldur's Gate 3 Modders Are Remaking the Entirety of Baldur's Gate 1 as a...
A volunteer team called Deathbringer's Reign is rebuilding the entire Baldur's Gate 1 experience as a custom campaign for Baldur's Gate 3. Their first demo recreates Candlekeep, and a second demo will add locations such as High Hedge, Beregost, the Friendly Arm...
Hoyoverse Protects Genshin Impact Voice Actors From Generative AI, but only in This Specific Region
Hoyoverse’s voice‑acting studio Qi Xiang Tian Wai announced a strict ban on the unauthorized use of its actors’ recordings for generative AI. The policy mandates written permission from both the company and the individual performer, and it cites China’s 2024 civil code that...
"You're Swimming Against the Tide Making Games Like This": Why More Developers Didn't Copy Firewatch's Reactive Storytelling
Firewatch's creator Campo Santo aimed to pioneer a reactive narrative subgenre, where the world responds to player choices rather than traditional interactivity. Despite the game's commercial success and critical acclaim, few developers have adopted this model. The studio's subsequent project,...
Arc Raiders Studio Co-Founder Resigns Following Sexual Misconduct Claims, but Embark Say a Legal Review "Did Not Substantiate" The Allegations
Rob Runesson, co‑founder and chief commercial officer of Embark Studios, has left the company after public accusations of sexual misconduct with a popular The Finals streamer. Embark commissioned an external law firm, which concluded the allegations were not substantiated, yet...
Nvidia's CEO Goes Full Principal Skinner in Response to DLSS 5 Backlash — Says It's the Gamers Who Are 'Completely...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defended the newly unveiled DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, dismissing gamer criticism as "completely wrong." The technology claims to fuse generative AI with developer‑controlled rendering to enhance graphics on RTX 5000 GPUs. Early demo footage, however, sparked backlash for...
Green Man Gaming Announced as Headline Sponsor for MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
Green Man Gaming has been named the headline sponsor for the 2026 MCV/DEVELOP Awards, a flagship celebration of the UK games industry. The awards, now in their 20th year, honor excellence across development, recruitment, PR, retail and media. CEO Paul...
Shangri-La Frontier: The Seven Colossi Launches in 2026 in Japan
Shangri‑La Frontier: The Seven Colossi, a free‑to‑play action RPG, is slated for launch in 2026 across PC, iOS, and Android in Japan. Developed by Netmarble Nexus and published by Netmarble, the title adapts the popular Shangri‑La Frontier anime, featuring a...
ARIE: Moonprayer Launches May 13
Taipei‑based developer PhantomWorks announced that its anime‑style 3D adventure ARIE: Moonprayer will launch on PC on May 13 via Steam and the Epic Games Store. A new trailer highlights a cast of Japanese voice actors, including Diallo Munte and Yuri Usui,...
Dread Delusion Now Available for Switch 2
Lovely Hellplace announced that its RPG Dread Delusion is now available on the Nintendo Switch 2, debuting with a launch trailer. The game drops players into a fractured world of undead curses and floating continents, blending classic 2000s RPG mechanics with...
Black Cat and White Fox Are Coming to Marvel Rivals in Season 7, Along with Ultimate Charge Changes
Marvel Rivals launches Season 7 on March 20, introducing White Fox as a new Strategist support hero and adding Black Cat later in Season 7.5 as a projected Duelist. The update also brings the game’s biggest system‑level balance shift, cutting ultimate‑charge rates by roughly 20...
Steam Spring Sale 2026 Is Officially Kicking Off This Week
Valve’s Steam Spring Sale 2026 launches on March 19 and runs through March 26, promising deep discounts across a broad mix of AAA blockbusters and indie gems. The teaser trailer highlighted titles such as Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Call of...
My Hero ULTRA IMPACT to End Service on May 18, 2026, Bringing Its Hero RPG Journey to a Sudden Close
Bandai Namco announced that My Hero ULTRA IMPACT, its action RPG based on My Hero Academia, will cease service on May 18, 2026, marking the end of a five‑year run. The company launched a Finale Campaign offering daily free 10x...
Undertale: The Determination Symphony World Tour Announced, Begins August
SOHO Live announced Undertale: The Determination Symphony, the first international concert tour dedicated to the indie hit’s music. The 25‑piece orchestra will debut in San Jose on August 23, 2026 and travel across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia through December....
Saddest Video Game Character Deaths Of The Last 10 Years, Ranked
GameRant’s March 2026 feature ranks the ten most heartbreaking video‑game character deaths of the past decade, from Jackie Welles in *Cyberpunk 2077* to Arthur Morgan in *Red Dead Redemption 2*. Each entry details the character’s narrative role, the circumstances of their demise, and why...
Splatoon 3 Being Updated to Ver. 11.1.0 on March 18th, 2026
Nintendo announced that Splatoon 3 will receive version 11.1.0 on March 18, 2026. The patch overhauls X Battles matchmaking, pairing players whose final X Power is expected to converge rather than their current rating. It also reduces skill disparity across regions, allows Tentatek Division...
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Is Available Now on Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo Switch 2 now offers the 2005 GameCube title Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness through the Expansion Pack add‑on. The spin‑off RPG, set in Orre, becomes the first Pokémon game in Nintendo’s retro GameCube lineup. While players can capture and purify 83 Shadow Pokémon, the title does...
SEGA Football Club Champions 2026 Update Adds Dice Event, Squad Tags, Selectable Rewards,and More
SEGA has rolled out version 1.2 for Football Club Champions 2026, introducing a Dice Event with a Kick the Target minigame that awards items such as Prime Scouting Tickets. The update also adds a Squad Tag system for better squad organization and...
NCSoft Pursues Legal Action, Including Provisional Attachment of Accounts, Against Operators of Illegal Lineage Private Servers
South Korean game developer NCSoft has secured a provisional attachment of bank accounts belonging to operators of four illegal Lineage private servers. The Seoul Central District Court approved the freeze after NCSoft demonstrated substantiated damages and the need to preserve...
DreamHack Birmingham Confirmed $1.7m Esports Prize Pool for UK Debut
DreamHack announced its first UK festival in Birmingham, featuring a $1.7 million prize pool across eight titles from March 27‑29 at the NEC. The headline event, ESL One Birmingham 2026, will award $1 million to a 16‑team Dota 2 field, while the Call of...
Destiny: Rising Season 4, 'Season of Wishes', Coming Next Week, With New Content & Player-Friendly Improvements
NetEase Games will launch Destiny: Rising Season 4, titled “Season of Wishes,” on March 26. The update removes Pinnacle Energy limits, unlocks all new Mythic characters for free, and raises the level cap to 90. It adds a Paragon Board for deeper end‑game...
Meta Is Shutting Down Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest
Meta announced that Horizon Worlds will be removed from the Quest store on March 31 and fully shut down on June 15, leaving only a mobile‑only version. The decision follows a February round of Reality Labs cuts that slashed 10%...
RuneScape's DailyScape Overhauls Have Arrived, With Some Changes After Community Feedback
Jagex has launched a major overhaul of RuneScape’s DailyScape system, keeping daily challenges while scrapping weekly reward tracks and several timed caps. Community feedback forced the team to retain the daily challenges but redesign them for more player freedom. Caps...
Short News: Week 11
Veteran CS:GO player Dan “apEX” Madesclaire announced he is renegotiating his contract with Team Vitality, hinting at a possible multi‑year extension as he plans to retire on a high note. NEO confirmed his departure from FaZe, and AM reinforced its...
Last Epoch Kicks Off Week Of Season 4 Reveals With New Omen Windows Encounters And Their Shattered Runes Rewards
Last Epoch announced its Season 4 “Shattered Omens” during a Hype Week, introducing Omen Windows – multi‑stage encounters that combine enemy fights with a trailing Omen. Four variations and several difficulty tiers will appear across the campaign and endgame, with Echo...
Hatch Dragons: How to Contact the Customer Support Service
Hatch Dragons provides three primary avenues for player assistance: an in‑game support button that ties directly to a user’s account, a web‑based help portal with FAQs and a contact form, and direct developer channels such as Discord, YouTube, Facebook, and...
FFXIV's Annual Hatching-Tide Celebration Hops In With Some Small, Nifty Cosmetics
Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV’s annual Hatching‑tide celebration, running from March 23 to April 6. The event offers a handful of Easter‑themed cosmetics, including egg‑, flower‑ and rabbit‑inspired glasses, minions, and furniture. Players can obtain the quest from the Stylish Dreamer in...
Narrative Deduction Game "TR-49" Heads to Switch April 7th, 2026
Inkling's narrative deduction title TR‑49 will debut on Nintendo Switch on April 7, 2026, following a successful launch on Steam and iOS earlier this year. The game, inspired by WWII‑era Bletchley Park lore, tasks players with navigating a massive archive to locate...
Elder Scrolls 6 Is Bethesda's Main Focus Right Now, Says Todd Howard
Bethesda confirmed that The Elder Scrolls 6 is currently the studio’s primary focus, with most of its development staff and partners dedicated to the project. Todd Howard explained that the game has moved beyond pre‑production into a phase where playable builds...
Why Roblox and Fortnite Are AI-Proof—And Unity Is in the Blast Zone
AI-driven world models, highlighted by Google’s Project Genie prototype, have sparked a sharp sell‑off in gaming‑engine stocks. Unity’s core engine business appears vulnerable to AI‑generated content pipelines, while Roblox and Fortnite remain comparatively insulated because they rely on live‑service ecosystems...
Using Choreography to Enhance Battlefield 6's Game Feel
At GDC Festival of Gaming 2026, DICE designer Jac Carlsson revealed that his background in dance choreography shaped Battlefield 6’s visual feedback and game feel. The team introduced a Kinesthetic Combat System to tighten movement, aiming, and firing latency, aiming to...
Build A Rocket Boy Moves to Self-Publishing for MindsEye
Build A Rocket Boy and IOI Partners have terminated their publishing agreement for the upcoming game MindsEye. Effective immediately, Build A Rocket Boy will assume full publishing responsibilities for the title. The shift moves the studio from a traditional publisher‑developer...
Games for Change Research Director Unveils Training Program for Community-Facing Professionals
Games for Change research director Dr. Rachel Kowert announced the DLC Leadership Program, an evidence‑based certification for digital community leaders in gaming. The program, launching a pilot in May 2026 and a public rollout summer 2026, targets moderators, community managers,...
How to Unlock Alex as a Master in Street Fighter 6's World Tour Mode
Capcom’s latest balance patch adds Alex as a Master character in Street Fighter 6’s World Tour mode. Players must first clear the story past Chapter 7‑6, then follow a multi‑step quest beginning with Cathy in Metro City. The chain involves rescuing Jean,...
Rotterdam Groups Fantasy Set to Start with Kyousuke in Question
The BLAST Open Rotterdam 2026 group stage launches its Fantasy competition, featuring two eight‑team double‑elimination brackets and BO3 matches. Team Vitality dominates the fantasy leaderboard, with apEX, ropz and ZywOo among the top five picks. A roster uncertainty surrounds Falcons'...
One of the Biggest Genshin‑style Hits on the Planet Might Finally Be Coming to Xbox
Dataminers uncovered Xbox‑specific tags in the files of *Wuthering Waves*, hinting at a possible Xbox Series release. The open‑world action RPG launched on PC and mobile in 2024 and reached PlayStation 5 in 2025, gaining an 88 % Steam user score. Cross‑play...
Pokémon Co. Announces Collab with Coffee Company Grind
Pokémon Co. announced a new collaboration with coffee brand Grind, slated to debut on March 24, 2026. Grind will serve a line of beverages inspired by Pokémon, though specific flavors remain undisclosed. The partnership includes a limited‑capacity launch event where...
This 2000 Classic Was Ranked the Best Sports Video Game Ever
Bleacher Report has crowned Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 the best sports video game ever, highlighting its enduring control precision and iconic soundtrack. The 2000 release spanned PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast and Game Boy Color, predating modern graphics and online multiplayer. Reviewers...
Beasts Evolved 2 Beginners Guide and Tips
Beasts Evolved 2 reimagines monster RPG progression by centering gameplay around evolution, mutations, and route‑based exploration rather than traditional level grinding. New players face a steep learning curve as the game introduces multiple systems early, but mastering evolution trees and focusing...
Lingokids Is a Great Option for Parents Looking to Foster Healthy Gaming Habits
Lingokids, a tablet‑based edutainment platform, is positioning itself as a pre‑Switch gateway for young gamers, offering Marvel‑themed activities and other licensed content. The service reaches roughly 20 million children each month, with 14‑17% encountering iconic characters for the first time within...
Demon Kill Demon ~Yomi 1984~ Jobs and Key Characters Explained in Detail
Experience is set to launch Demon Kill Demon ~Yomi 1984~ on Nintendo Switch in Japan on May 28, expanding its dungeon‑crawler franchise with a detailed press‑release campaign. The game reuses the eight core jobs from its predecessor Undernauts, adding Generalized and Expert specializations...
BC.Game Withdraw From JOURNEY Spring: "Our Full Focus Now Is to Fix Our Chemistry"
BC.Game announced its withdrawal from the ROG JOURNEY Spring tournament, forfeiting two matches at the $30,000 Stockholm LAN. The move drops the organization further in the VRS, now sitting at 41st after a string of under‑performances. Earlier in 2026 the team paid...
Freak Steam Game Naming Coincidence Unintentionally Results in some of the Best Indie Marketing I've Seen
Neon Polygons and Gamkat both launched puzzle games titled "Piece by Piece" on Steam within days of each other, creating a naming clash that threatened discoverability. Rather than compete, the studios teamed up, offering a double‑bundle priced at $18.57. The...
GRIME II Adds PS5, Xbox Series Versions
Indie developer Clover Bite announced that its Metroidvania sequel GRIME II will release on March 31 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The game expands on the original’s form‑stealing mechanics with new “Molds” that let players absorb enemies for attacks,...
Meowth | Pokémon Guide
Meowth continues to be a fan‑favorite Pokémon, highlighted by its iconic role with Team Rocket and its three regional variants across Kanto, Alola and Galar. The guide compiles evolution methods, location tables, base stats, type match‑ups and extensive move lists...
VALORANT Competitive Map Rotation: All Maps in Current Pool
Riot’s Patch 12.05 reshapes the VALORANT competitive map pool for Season V26 Act Two, reinstating Lotus and Fracture while removing Abyss and Corrode. The active rotation now features seven maps: Haven, Bind, Split, Pearl, Breeze, Lotus and Fracture. Recent reworks, especially to Breeze,...
IO Interactive Ends MindsEye Publishing Collaboration
IO Interactive announced it is ending its publishing partnership with Build A Rocket Boy on the action‑adventure title MindsEye. Build A Rocket Boy will assume sole publishing duties and handle the transfer of record‑of‑publisher status. The planned Hitman crossover mission, announced in June 2025, has been cancelled....
Forza Horizon 6 Brings Back Seasonal Weather Changes, But Playground Has 'Learned From' FH4
Forza Horizon 6 reintroduces seasonal weather changes, expanding on the system that debuted in Forza Horizon 4. The new title, set in Japan, will feature four distinct seasons that alter gameplay, with a particular focus on making winter more player‑friendly. Developers learned...