Gaming News and Headlines
Gaming News and Headlines
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 jumped 22%, driven primarily by the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 continued to lead in unit and dollar sales. These dynamics collectively lifted total industry sales to $4.56 billion.
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...
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,...
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...
Gods, Death & Reapers announced an Alpha 5 playtest scheduled for April 30 1:00 a.m. PDT through May 4 9:00 a.m. PDT. The test follows the smaller Alpha 4.1 playtest held in December and will be accessible through the Wolcen Studio Playtest Program. Existing invited players can join automatically via...
Crimson Desert, an open‑world action title, does not include any traditional romance mechanics. The narrative centers on protagonist Kliff and other characters, emphasizing honor, personal struggle, and world‑building rather than love interests. While the game’s structure resembles titles like Red...
Lost Ark’s development team announced that, despite a recent round of layoffs affecting the studio and broader Amazon Games cuts, new in‑game content remains on schedule. A forthcoming roadmap video will outline updates slated for April, May and June, including...
Polygon highlights three standout Xbox Game Pass titles that never received sequels: Sunset Overdrive, Immortals of Aveum, and Quantum Break. Each game offers unique gameplay—over‑the‑top parkour and chaos, magic‑based FPS combat, and a hybrid live‑action narrative experience. The article argues...
DoubleDown Interactive reported Q4 2025 revenue of $95.8 million, up 17% year‑over‑year but missing consensus, while full‑year revenue hit a record $359.9 million driven by acquisitions. Earnings per share surged to $9.72 versus the $0.61 estimate, though net profit fell to $24.1 million...
Solana Foundation president Lily Liu announced on X that blockchain gaming is dead, igniting a wave of commentary. Her remark was a reaction to a misleading Polymarket post about Meta shutting down its metaverse division. Liu’s X bio humorously lists...
Pearl Abyss’s new action‑adventure Crimson Desert sparked debate over in‑game paintings that may be AI‑generated. Players shared screenshots of bizarre artworks, including a chaotic centaur battle and a strange woodcut, questioning whether they are placeholders, sloppy design, or AI‑created. The...
Hex Sweeper is a free browser‑based Minesweeper variant that replaces the classic square grid with hexagonal tiles, giving each cell six neighbors. Developed by Toronto‑based Gamesanova using the Phaser framework, the game offers three board sizes and multiple difficulty settings...
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 introduces 70 hidden chaos cubes as part of the “Path of the Voyager” quest, with 40 currently discoverable across the map. The cubes are clustered in groups of five near points of interest such as Wonkeeland, Latte...
Good Til Canceled is a browser game built with Phaser 3 by Sergey Alexashenko that lets players act as a chip‑maker CEO, echoing Jensen Huang’s rise at NVIDIA. The title riffs on the trading order “good‑til‑canceled” and ties directly to NVIDIA’s GTC...
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches a free PS VR2 mode for PlayStation 5, delivering immersive cockpit interaction using the Sense controllers. The team tackled technical hurdles such as foveated rendering, flexible scaled rasterization, and a novel frame‑duplication technique to keep frame rates...
Valve’s Spring Sale on Steam is spotlighting human artists Tiffany Diep and thanhuki, celebrating their key‑art and animation work amid a wave of generative‑AI graphics flooding the industry. The platform is offering free stickers and profile cosmetics through its Points...
Funi Raccoon, a new 3D platformer collectathon from Crayon and Kit of the Crayon Eating Company, launched on Steam this week. The game blends surreal, collage‑style visuals with whimsical mechanics, such as train‑hopping and hidden button puzzles. A free demo...
Koei Tecmo unveiled the complete trophy roster for Crimson Desert on PlayStation 5, detailing 35 distinct awards ranging from combat mastery to exploration feats. The top‑tier Platinum trophy, "Pywel Legend," requires players to earn every other trophy, effectively demanding 100% game...
Saber Interactive released a $5 Chapter Voice Pack 1 for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, promising 450 new lines but delivering incomplete re‑voicing for only three of seven classes. Players encountered frequent voice swaps and a predominance of grunts, leading to an overwhelmingly...
Evo Japan 2026 announced 7,158 registered players for Street Fighter 6, potentially making it the largest fighting‑game bracket ever. The event attracted 9,523 participants across all titles, with SF6 alone outpacing the combined total of the next four games. While the...
Ticket sales for VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Pacific Stage 1 opened on March 20, offering fans access to the April 3 opener at Seoul’s SOOP Sangam Colosseum. The seven‑week split runs through May 17, featuring 12 teams split into two groups, with a double‑elimination...
Netmarble staged a high‑visibility "50 Elizabeths in L.A." event on March 14 at L.A. LIVE, featuring fifty cosplayers to promote the upcoming open‑world RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin. The showcase included gameplay demos, photo zones, merchandise giveaways and a live broadcast,...
Google announced four major upgrades to its Google Play gaming experience on Windows PCs, expanding the catalog of paid titles that are fully optimized for desktop controls, adding a dedicated PC section in the mobile Play Store, enabling a single...
Netmarble released a crossover update for Seven Knights Re:BIRTH featuring the popular Solo Leveling franchise. The update adds four Solo Leveling heroes—two legendary and two rare—along with a themed pet, equipment, and limited‑time events. A new Sudden Raid mode introduces...
Arc System Works America unveiled the official website for River City Saga: Journey to the West, an action‑roguelike slated for a 2026 release. The game reimagines the Chinese classic Journey to the West with Kunio‑style versions of Sun Wukong, Zhu...
Ensemble Studios’ Tony Goodman used an unconventional method to gauge Age of Empires scenario difficulty: he would start a new level, leave for lunch, and if the AI defeated him before his return, the mission was deemed too hard. This...
TCG Card Shop Simulator received its March 2026 patch, bringing the game to version 0.70 and edging it closer to a full 1.0 release. The update introduces a tournament‑hosting system, allowing players to set up prize shelves, schedule events, charge...
Roblox announced it will begin charging creators a fee for publishing brand integrations, with charges scaling based on user traffic and engagement, slated to roll out in 2027. The policy is presented as a move to standardize ad labeling, improve...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard originally featured a post‑ending conversation where Morrigan and the Inquisitor asked the player why they bound Solas, but the scene was cut. Writer Trick Weekes explained the dialogue would have let players articulate their motivations, mirroring...
Udon Entertainment and Pix’n Love will publish the English‑language Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 artbook, with pre‑orders opening on March 23 at 11 a.m. PT and closing May 6. Buyers in the United States must order through Udon, while European customers will use Pix’n Love. The book...
Buzzfeed is branching into AI‑generated mobile games with the launch of Conjure, its first offering from the new Branch Office unit. The game asks users to submit daily photos, which the AI then spins into quirky creepypasta‑style narratives. Buzzfeed cites...
Bandai Namco has launched a two‑week global feedback survey for Tales of Berseria Remastered, rewarding participants with a mobile wallpaper. The questionnaire probes purchase timing, platform, enjoyment, new features, and demographic data, while also asking broader series preferences. The survey...
SlotsUp has introduced its first free tournament series, featuring EvoPlay slots and crash games, to drive user engagement without requiring deposits. Players join weekly and monthly events, earn points, and compete on a live leaderboard for prize pools. The platform...
Valve released the SteamOS 3.8 preview, adding initial support for the upcoming Steam Machine and expanding compatibility with both AMD and Intel platforms. The update upgrades the OS to an Arch Linux base, kernel 6.16, and a Wayland‑enabled KDE Plasma desktop. It...
GamesRadar+ has launched a free, unified membership platform that consolidates commenting, quizzes, badge rewards, newsletter preferences, and magazine subscriptions under a single sign‑up. The new system replaces the former Disqus comment tool with Viafoura and adds interactive games powered by...
Turn 10 Studios temporarily reduced its Forza Motorsport work to support Playground Games on Forza Horizon 6, allowing the open‑world racer to inherit advanced car‑detail expertise. The partnership enabled Playground to expand its vehicle art team to its largest ever, delivering higher‑fidelity...
A new report cites Nikkei that Nintendo plans a Switch 2 revision featuring a user‑replaceable battery, but only for the European Union initially. The change is driven by the EU Battery Regulation, which mandates portable devices allow battery swapping by July 31 2026....
Capcom has launched a limited‑time sale in Street Fighter 6 featuring discounted outfits and portraits for the four characters used by the winners of Capcom Cup 12 and the Street Fighter League finale. Outfit 2 and 3 DLCs are 20 % off, making Outfit 3 240...
Klabater, together with Good Shepherd Entertainment, announced that its Wild West‑themed turn‑based strategy sequel Hard West II will arrive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. The game originally launched on PC via Steam in August 2022 and has no confirmed release date for...
Square Enix announced a Chrono Trigger One Mark Collection of 15 character sprite charms, to be sold in Japanese capsule‑gacha machines starting March 27, 2026. Each of the seven main heroes appears in two poses—neutral and attack—with a hidden secret...
User acquisition costs for mobile‑game publishers are approaching $25 billion in 2025, excluding China, and now represent roughly 32% of net revenue. While the figure has slipped from its 2021 peak, ad‑exchange fees are set to overtake traditional UA spend by...
Pearl Abyss confirmed that Crimson Desert will not run on Intel Arc graphics cards, directing affected players to request refunds from their platform. The omission of Arc support was only added to the FAQ after launch, leaving many owners with...
