Hololive Vtuber Gundam Crossover Details Shared
Hololive Production has teamed up with Sunrise and Bandai Namco for a major Gundam crossover, integrating its Vtubers into new mini‑stories, music, merchandise, and games. Six flagship talents—Suisei, Marine, Miko, Koyori, Chihaya, and Fubuki—receive bespoke mobile‑suit liveries, with the iconic RX‑78‑2 painted in Hololive branding. A teaser trailer debuted on the Gundam YouTube channel, and a dedicated booth is on display at Hololive Super Expo 2026 in Makuhari Messe. The partnership promises additional Vtubers to join in future phases.
EFootball 2026 Epic Tuncay Şanlı Review: Another Stellar F2P Striker, but for Limited Players
Konami’s eFootball 2026 introduces Tuncay Şanlı as a free‑to‑play Epic striker, but the card is only available in a handful of regions. The review finds the forward excels in finishing, acceleration and balance, offering a flexible stat build that can be tuned...
Hatch Dragons Is a New Cosy Game, Where You Collect & Care for Dragons
Runaway Play Games launched Hatch Dragons, a free-to-play mobile pet simulation where players raise and collect dragons in an enchanted forest. The game blends dragon lore with Nordic-inspired designs, offering hundreds of species, including cat and flower dragons. Players help...
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[Industry News] Facepunch Studios, Developers of Rust, Sponsor DreamHack Birmingham
Facepunch Studios, the creator of Rust and Garry’s Mod, announced it will sponsor DreamHack Birmingham from March 27‑29. The company will host a modest booth where attendees can try its new game‑creation platform s&box and preview Rust Mobile. COO Alistair...
The Logic of Platform Exclusivity Remains Undefeated | Opinion
Sony is reversing its recent experiment with PC ports, scrapping plans for upcoming first‑party titles like Ghost of Yotei. The move follows disappointing sales – only about 6% of God of War Ragnarök players were on PC – and a failure...
Can Your Pokémon Evolve in Pokopia?
Pokopia, the mobile Pokémon simulation, does not allow Pokémon to evolve within the game itself. However, players can still acquire pre‑evolved or fully evolved forms such as Charmeleon, Charizard, Ivysaur, and Venusaur by building appropriate habitats, using mystery‑gift codes, or...
Little Nightmares and an Idle Champions Bundle Are This Week’s Freebies on the Epic Games Mobile Store
Epic Games’ mobile storefront is giving away two titles this week: the atmospheric platformer Little Nightmares, normally $8.99, and a premium Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms bundle that usually sells for $5.99‑$29.99. The promotion runs from March 5 to March 12, 2026...
Tickets Now Live for Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai, July 29th
Pocket Gamer Connects has opened ticket sales for its Shanghai summit on July 29, 2026, positioning the event as a business‑focused gateway ahead of ChinaJoy. The conference will gather global publishers, investors, developers and platform partners for curated meetings, expert...
The Abandoned PS5 Fiasco of 2021 Has Been Resurrected, Dev Testing Abandoned: Gospels of Blood
Five years after the 2021 Abandoned controversy, developer Hasan Kahraman has resurfaced the project under the title "Abandoned: Gospels of Blood" on his PlayStation Network profile. The original Abandoned was widely recognized as a fabricated marketing stunt that falsely linked...
Tebex's Liam Wiltshire: "New Regulations Quietly Change Who Owns the Player Relationship"
At Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco, Tebex VP Liam Wiltshire warned that studios are still treating platform stores as the sole channel for player acquisition, a practice he says hampers long‑term growth. He highlighted the rise of direct‑to‑consumer (D2C) strategies...
Nioh 3 Studio Head Acknowledges It Is a “Great Game, But It’s Not Perfect”
Team Ninja’s Nioh 3 has become the series’ fastest‑selling title, surpassing one million units on PC and PS5. Despite strong sales and critical praise, studio head Fumihiko Yasuda described the game as “great but not perfect,” citing narrative depth, environmental storytelling,...
Robocop: Rogue City's Developers May Have Accidentally Revealed A Reboot Of Hunter: The Reckoning
A Steam glitch saw Robocop: Rogue City’s files wiped and temporarily replaced with an early build of an unannounced Hunter: The Reckoning reboot. The replacement executable, dubbed “Hunter.EXE,” was live long enough for a handful of users to download and capture screenshots. The leak...
Marvel Rivals Warns Players of ‘Incentivized Throwing’ and Threatens Permanent Bans
Marvel Rivals has issued a community warning after detecting a rise in "incentivized throwing," where players deliberately sabotage matches for cash bounties offered by the third‑party platform Intlist. The developer announced a zero‑tolerance policy, promising permanent bans for anyone caught...
Nintendo Reveals Another Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct And I Hope It Tells Us Who’s Voicing Wario
Nintendo announced a second Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct for March 9, the day before Mario Day, promising the final trailer but no new game information. A fresh poster reveals classic characters like Wart and the iconic frog‑suit enemies, deepening the film’s nostalgic...
Marathon: How to Play as Rook
Marathon’s Rook shell is a solo‑only class that enters matches halfway through, giving players a quieter environment to loot. It comes with only two abilities—Recuperation and Signal Mask—and provides a random starter kit instead of personal gear. Rook’s gameplay revolves...
OpenAI Built a Tactical RPG with Phaser
OpenAI unveiled its GPT‑5.4 model by delivering a fully playable turn‑based tactical RPG built with the Phaser framework. The demo showcases AI‑generated code, assets, and iterative testing using Codex and Playwright Interactive, all running directly in a browser. GPT‑5.4 is...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Getting Yet Another Direct on March 9th
Nintendo and Illumination announced a third dedicated Direct on March 9, promising the final trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie. The event follows a November 2025 and a January 2024 Direct, each unveiling new characters and locations. The...
Once Again, Nvidia Resurrects an Older Card...
Nvidia has announced a re‑release of the older RTX 3060 8 GB graphics card, positioning it as a low‑cost option for budget gamers. The new SKU is expected to retail near $250, a steep increase from the $70‑plus price point the card originally...
Pokopia Mosslax Guide
Pokopia’s latest update adds Mosslax, a moss‑covered Snorlax variant, to the Black Beach area. Players must reach a “great” trainer rank before the creature appears, tying the encounter to progression. Mosslax awakens after players brighten its dark cave using utility...
Avakin Life Surpasses 500 Million Downloads, Cementing 12-Year Legacy as a Global Powerhouse
Lockwood Publishing announced that its flagship social metaverse Avakin Life has surpassed 500 million lifetime downloads, marking a 12‑year run of steady growth. The platform now supports 1.6 million monthly active players and averaged 220 000 daily active users in 2025. Avakin Life’s...
Türkiye Makes Moves to Possibly Ban Valve’s Steam, Epic Games Store
Turkey's government is reportedly considering bans on major gaming platforms Valve's Steam and Epic Games Store. The move follows recent restrictions on Roblox and Discord, signaling a tightening regulatory stance. Turkey hosts more than 800 game development studios, whose access...
Chill with You: Lo-Fi Story Invites You to Relax, Focus, and Bond with Satone While Working, Arriving on Mobile This...
Nestopi Inc. announced that its lo‑fi productivity adventure, Chill with You: Lo‑Fi Story, will debut on Android and iOS in Spring 2026 after a successful PC launch. The mobile version lets players work alongside the character Satone while customizing lo‑fi tracks,...
Slay the Spire 2 Is Now the Biggest Roguelike on Steam, Beating Elden Ring Nightreign
Slay the Spire 2 has surged to become Steam’s biggest roguelike, logging a peak concurrent player count of 414,218. This eclipses the previous record held by Elden Ring Nightreign’s 313,593 players and outpaces other popular titles such as Megabonk and Hades 2....
Star Wars KOTOR Remake Is "Still In Development" Five Years Later
The Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake, announced in 2021, remains in development five years later, according to Saber Interactive's chief creative officer Tim Willits. The project switched developers from an unnamed studio to Saber Interactive, but no...
Transport Fever 3 Confirmed for Linux and macOS Support
Urban Games announced that Transport Fever 3 will ship with native Linux and macOS support from day one, expanding the franchise’s reach beyond Windows. The transport simulation title, slated for release later this year, offers a deep suite of features including...
How To Get Stand Arrows In Bizarre Lineage
The guide outlines how players can acquire Stand Arrows in the Roblox title Bizarre Lineage, a prerequisite for unlocking or rerolling Stands. It details five primary sources: story mission rewards, random chest drops, token‑based purchases from raid shops, ground spawns,...
Project Helix Is 25 Percent Faster Than PS6, Sony Unlikely to Delay Console to 2029 – Rumor
Project Helix, Microsoft’s next‑gen Xbox, uses a 408 mm² AMD Magnus chip that combines a 144 mm² SoC and a 264 mm² GPU, making it larger and costlier than Sony’s 280 mm² PS6 Orion chip. Helix packs 68 RDNA 5 GPU compute units and up...
Playing Marathon with Xbox Cloud Gaming Is at Its Best when You're a Rook
Xbox adds Marathon to its Xbox Cloud Gaming library, letting Game Pass subscribers stream the shooter on phones, laptops, and TVs in 29 supported countries. The author’s tests reveal severe input lag that hampers the game’s fast‑paced combat, making traditional...
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...
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...
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,...
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...