Gaming News and Headlines
Gaming News and Headlines
Human Fall Flat arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 today, priced at $19.99, marking the game’s 10th‑anniversary push onto the new console. Existing Switch owners can upgrade for $4.99, gaining five previously unavailable stages and full access to future updates. The Switch 2 Edition adds mouse‑style controls, Gamechat audio/video, and Gameshare functionality, supporting up to eight players online. All new levels will launch simultaneously with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S releases, ensuring parity across platforms.
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows – Claws of Awaji, the Switch 2 DLC, expands the feudal‑Japan setting onto the island of Awaji. The expansion delivers gorgeous scenery, aggressive combat with both Yasuke and Naoe, and introduces a bo staff weapon. Storywise, it follows...
GDC 2026 rebranded as the Festival of Gaming and recorded noticeably lower attendance, a trend linked to heightened U.S. political tensions and travel restrictions stemming from conflicts in Iran and the broader Middle East. The Expo floor contracted, leading many...
Ember Lab announced that the Switch 2 version of Kena: Bridge of Spirits will launch on March 26, with pre‑orders now live via the Nintendo eShop. The port bundles the Anniversary DLC, adds accessibility features, and introduces a New Game+ mode featuring...
Embers Adrift’s servers were down Tuesday after a catastrophic hardware failure, prompting the team to accelerate a planned migration. A brief 15‑minute rollback restored service, though activity between 3:00‑3:15 PM Central was lost. Players now need a small Steam patch to...
The first trailer for Shenmue 3 Enhanced has dropped, confirming a Q4 2026 launch on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC. A physical Switch 2 cartridge will ship alongside three editions – Standard, Special and a fully loaded Collector’s Edition. The Enhanced version adds...
Ubisoft announced it will cease all game development at its historic Tom Clancy studio Red Storm Entertainment, eliminating 105 development positions. The North Carolina studio will remain operational only for global IT services and Snowdrop engine support. Red Storm, once the birthplace of...
Indie co‑op Peak, built in roughly four weeks of intensive iteration, sold millions of copies and generated over $2 million in revenue on a sub‑$200k budget. Studio head Nick Kaman said the project forced Aggro Crab to rethink its development culture, adopting...
Anbernic is launching two Android handhelds, the RG Vita and RG Vita Pro, that mimic the classic PlayStation Vita form factor. Pre‑orders begin March 23 at $99.99 for the base model and $139.99 for the Pro, with a $10 price hike after...
The latest Xbox sale includes six titles with broken or discontinued achievement lists, preventing players from earning full Gamerscore. Three of the affected games—7Day Heroes, Agarta, and Shadow of the Orient—are from Dolores Entertainment, a publisher with a history of...
Blizzard announced that BlizzCon 2026 will host five major esports tournaments, featuring the Overwatch World Cup, two World of Warcraft events with a combined $600,000 prize pool, and a $100,000 Blizzard Classic Cup spanning Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft titles,...
Maingear announced a Rush Crimson Desert Limited Edition gaming PC, a hand‑built collector’s machine tied to the launch of Pearl Abyss’s open‑world title Crimson Desert. Only 30 units will be produced, with orders closing on April 2 or when the final...
Sony announced that its PlayStation VR2 exclusive Firewall Ultra will cease online services on September 17, 2026, effectively ending the game’s playability. The shutdown was communicated by updating the original launch‑day blog post rather than issuing a fresh announcement. Firewall Ultra, released in August 2023, was...
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can now claim eight brand‑new Fortnite rewards tied to the Showdown: Chapter 7 – Season 2 Battle Pass, available through June 5 2026. The loot includes two Foundation outfits (standard and Lego style), two Ice King outfits, a back...
Values Value and InGame Job have released the 10th edition of the Big Games Industry Employment Survey, tracking global labour‑market trends in game development. The study, backed by partners such as Mellow, Scorewarrior, Tribe and major industry bodies, gathers responses...
Pocket Tactics released the latest Be a Lucky Block code, "RELEASE," which awards players the Brr Brr Patapim item. The guide walks users through the six‑step redemption process within the Roblox game, emphasizing that codes can offset the heavy reliance...
![[Industry News] Sustainable Games Alliance Drives Game Engine Energy Efficiency with New Power-Saving Plugins](/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto,fit=cover/https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/123e.png)
The Sustainable Games Alliance released three power‑saving plugins for Unreal, Unity and Godot, extending its Sustainable Games Standard initiative. The plugins dynamically lower frame rate and resolution during idle periods, promising up to 15% longer battery life on handheld devices,...
King’s Farm Heroes Saga has officially crossed the $2 billion lifetime revenue threshold, doubling the $1 billion milestone announced in 2019. Launched in 2014, the match‑3 title now boasts roughly 50 million global players and continues to receive regular content updates. The achievement...
Afrime Studios, a majority Black‑owned US game developer, has closed an angel round of roughly $400,000 and is now moving into a seed funding phase. The studio is building a public demo of its debut Afrofuturistic sci‑fi RPG, Unyverse, to...
Playstack reported a 59% jump in profit before tax for 2025, reaching £12.2 million ($16.2 m), driven by record sales of the titles Abiotic Factor and Balatro. The publisher logged 20 million new installs and more than 150 million hours played, pushing its Steam...
Xbox announced a system update that lets Insiders disable Quick Resume and customize the console UI. New CEO Asha Sharma highlighted the rollout as an early win, noting the features were developed in just two weeks. She urged fans to...
The Blox Fruits Gas fruit, a mythical tier item, launched in December 2024. It costs 3.2 million beli (about $30) making it the priciest elemental fruit in the game. Gas grants a passive gas meter, 45% damage reduction, and elemental immunity, while...
Develop:Brighton, a leading UK game development conference, has released its first batch of confirmed speakers across business, discoverability, indie, audio, art, coding, design, mobile, and performance tracks. The lineup features industry veterans from EA, PlayStation Studios, Epic Games, and independent...
Western mobile game makers see China as a $50 bn opportunity with roughly 700 m players. Regulatory approval, limited ISBN licenses and a fragmented Android ecosystem raise entry costs. Success stories such as Nexon’s Dungeon & Fighter Mobile illustrate upside, yet discoverability...
![[Industry News] PlanetPlay, Rainforest Alliance & Oceana Rally the Games Industry to ‘Battle for the Habitats’](/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,quality=75,format=auto,fit=cover/https://mcvuk.com/wp-content/uploads/Battle-for-the-Habitats_Final.jpg)
PlanetPlay has launched ‘Battle for the Habitats’, a two‑month biodiversity campaign running from Earth Day (April 22) to World Environment Day (June 5). The initiative unites more than 100 PC, console and mobile games, streamers and platforms to raise $1 million for the...
Epic Games announced that Fortnite is now available again on the Google Play Store worldwide. The relaunch follows a settlement that resolved Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against Google over app‑store fees. The return coincides with the launch of the latest Battle...
Valve’s latest Counter‑Strike 2 update overhauls reloading, causing any remaining bullets in a magazine to be discarded into an effectively infinite reserve. The change forces players to consider the timing of reloads, as premature reloads now waste ammo that could have...
Capcom’s latest fighting title, Street Fighter 6, introduces a controversial plot twist in which Alex, a legacy character from Street Fighter 3, is depicted as married to Patricia, the daughter of his adoptive father Tom. The storyline suggests a familial relationship that...
Sega announced the next premium DLC for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, featuring Capcom’s Mega Man. The Mega Man pack, releasing on 25 March 2026, adds Mega Man and Proto Man with a Rush Roadstar kart. It also introduces a new Dr. Wily’s Castle track. Future DLCs will bring...
GreedFall: The Dying World’s final Alvida quest, “The Lifting of the Veil,” lets players uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. The guide advises framing the ambassador’s inquiry as a “close friend” matter to maximize Alvida approval, and recommends deliberately...
Street Fighter 6 has reportedly reached a new all‑time high of 72,067 concurrent PC players, surpassing its launch record of 70,540. The surge followed a major post‑Capcom Cup 12 update that added the character Alex and a balance patch, prompting a wave of...
Red Dead‑style open‑world *Crimson Desert* launched on March 19, but all 51 Metacritic reviews were based on the Windows PC version because Polygon and most outlets never received console builds before release. Pearl Abyss delayed console code distribution, a rarity for major...
Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind Tomb Raider, announced a fourth round of layoffs, cutting 20 employees and bringing total reductions to over 70 staff in the past year. The cuts affect development and central operations roles amid ongoing restructuring at...
Bandai Namco has introduced a dedicated web form and Discord server for players to submit bug reports and feedback on Tekken 8, launching alongside the Season 3 patch. The new channels allow users to flag bugs, cheating, and gameplay issues, with submissions...
At the GDC Festival of Gaming, Sony PlayStation’s Creative Arts team revealed how they built a custom typeface, Machine Nova, to support the evolving Horizon franchise logos. The font was crafted by modifying the original Horizon Zero Dawn lettering, allowing...
Idea Factory International announced 9 RIP Sequel for the Nintendo Switch, slated for a global 2026 launch after a September 2025 Japanese release. A trailer reveals all nine original bachelors returning, new routes extending the Godly and Heavenly endings, and...
Bandai Namco confirmed that Argo, the iconic information broker from Sword Art Online, will appear in the upcoming action‑RPG Echoes of Aincrad. The character retains her signature whiskers and is depicted wielding a dagger, while her trademark claws are absent. The game launches on...
Shift Up, the studio behind Stellar Blade, is reportedly developing a new gacha title called Project Spirits, modeled after the popular turn‑based JRPG Expedition 33. The project is being handled by a secondary studio in China, while the core Korean...
Resident Evil Requiem director Koshi Nakanishi hinted that Leon Kennedy’s gold band represents a personal "place to go home to," rather than confirming a marriage. The comment, made to Eurogamer, suggests the ring carries emotional weight tied to Leon’s post‑mission...
EA Sports has launched the 1 of 4 88+ Campaign Mix Player Pick SBC in FIFA 26, offering four player selections instead of the previous three. The challenge guarantees a promo card and features a refreshed reward pool that drops...
EA Sports has launched the Party at the Back Evolution for FC 26’s Ultimate Team, priced at 75,000 coins. The evolution upgrades a defensive unit across five levels, delivering sizable boosts to overall, defending, passing, speed and aggression stats. Eligibility is...
NetherRealm Studios pushed a substantial Injustice 2 patch on Steam on March 11, 2026, removing roughly 500 files and modifying about 1,267, despite the game’s last build dating back to November 2021. The update lacks any official patch notes, leaving the community uncertain about...
Nintendo’s Donkey Kong: Bananza showcases a new gameplay loop built around destructible voxel environments, some reaching 347,070,464 voxels. By letting players pick up terrain pieces as weapons, combat directly creates pathways to hidden areas, merging fighting and exploration. The GDC...
Exodus, a new space‑RPG featuring time‑dilation storytelling and a cameo by Matthew McConaughey, released a fresh in‑game trailer that leans heavily on Mass Effect aesthetics. The footage highlights a cover‑based combat system, a radial weapon wheel, three‑person squads, and a selective...
Wizards of the Coast released the first gameplay footage of its upcoming sci‑fi RPG *Exodus*, slated for early 2027. Developed by Archetype Entertainment—a studio founded by former BioWare talent including Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn—the clips showcase combat, traversal, and exploration...
Atlus announced the 3.4 patch for Persona 5: The Phantom X, rolling out on March 19, 2026. The update introduces Kasumi “Violet” Yoshizawa as a five‑star Assassin with Blessing affinity and a new event storyline that runs until April 2. Rerun banners for five‑star units...
A new live‑action adaptation of the Yakuza franchise has debuted, starring actors from Japan’s long‑running gangster drama *Nihon Touitsu*. The first episode is available for free with subtitles on IGN, and two more episodes will roll out later this week....
Mankey is a Generation I Fighting‑type Pokémon known for its high Attack and speed. It evolves into Primeape at level 28, and later into Annihilape after using Rage Fist twenty times. The guide lists its extensive location roster across all mainline games, from...
XD Games is launching the Dreamlight Cinematics Festival in Heartopia, a seasonal event running from March 21 to May 1, 2026, that celebrates the golden age of Hollywood. Players must reach D.G. Member Level 7 and finish introductory story quests to...
NEXUS announced a strategic MOU with AI‑Web3 developer HoloStudio to launch the PvP card game Elememetal on its CROSS platform. Elememetal lets players generate card skins via text prompts, instantly minting them as NFTs that trade on the marketplace. The...
