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Three Kingdoms: Grand Strategy has launched on Android as a free‑to‑play mobile title, immersing players in the turbulent post‑Han era. The game blends battlefield planning, resource management, and diplomatic maneuvering, letting users recruit historic generals and expand territories. A launch update adds a Zhuge Liang‑themed event gacha, a new equipment‑forge system, and a Tower Mode for solo challenges. Optional in‑app purchases support monetization while preserving core gameplay.
SAG‑AFTRA issued a Do Not Work Order for Capcom's upcoming title *Mega Man: Dual Override* after the studio failed to initiate the required signatory process. Voice actor Ben Diskin, who portrayed Mega Man in *Mega Man 11*, announced he will not return to the...
Slay the Spire 2’s early‑access launch has drawn attention to a balance issue with the Silent character. Veteran player JapaneseExport, who logged over 10,000 hours on the original title, argues Silent’s Sly mechanic makes it the strongest option, allowing players to...
Activision announced Black Ops Royale, a new battle‑royale mode slated for release on March 12. The mode pays homage to Blackout, the original Call of Duty battle‑royale map introduced in Black Ops 4 over six years ago. Players can expect familiar gameplay...
Hideki Kamiya, director of Resident Evil 2, publicly urged Capcom to add a “non‑scary” mode to the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem, emphasizing puzzles and combat over horror. The request surfaced during a casual gameplay stream by his studio, Clovers, and highlights...
Saber Interactive’s new title *Docked* puts players in charge of a hurricane‑hit port, using an eight‑vehicle roster centered on cranes to move cargo and generate profit. The game blends detailed crane controls with light management, letting players upgrade facilities, buy...
Indie studio Chimeric has finally released Nova Drift, its ship‑crafting roguelike space shooter, on Android after more than ten years of development and five years in early access. The mobile title blends arcade combat with RPG‑style progression, offering players 200+...
Jagex announced a price increase for RuneScape subscriptions, raising the monthly fee from $14 to $15 and the annual fee from $99.48 to $131.88. The company also discontinued the six‑month membership option for new players, while existing six‑month plans will...
Pixel Tools is an open‑source suite of pixel‑art utilities built specifically for the Phaser game engine. Created by veteran developer Sergei Khoroshavin, the suite includes Atlaspack, Fontpack, Tilepack and Recolor, all written in Go and distributed as binaries and an...
Siege Breaker, a free browser‑based brick‑breaker game, was released on March 16, 2026. Built with Phaser 3 by indie developer Permidis for the Z01 game jam, it blends classic arcade mechanics with fantasy pixel‑art visuals and a dynamic power‑up system. Players...
Grapplenauts is a zero‑gravity arena brawler that lets players swing with a grappling hook, collect coins and buy upgrades in real‑time multiplayer matches. Developed by Conner Lane during his stint at the Recurse Center, the game combines Phaser for rendering with...
Tribute Games released a patch fixing the broken Xbox achievement system in Scott Pilgrim EX. The bug had stopped all Xbox players from earning achievements, though the PlayStation and Steam versions worked correctly. The update retroactively unlocks any earned achievements...
JSLegendDev’s five‑minute video introduces the Phaser 3 framework, walking viewers through essential components such as scenes, sprites, animations, input handling, and Arcade Physics. The tutorial demonstrates how to preload assets, create custom sprite classes, and wire up basic collision logic....
Xbox’s March Super Saver Sale now includes the Nexomon Complete Collection, a two‑game bundle that mimics Pokémon’s monster‑catching formula. The bundle is discounted 65%, bringing the price down to $8.74/£6.99/€8.74, and it remains the cheapest way to access the titles...
Stardock Entertainment announced an expansion of its publishing arm to support indie developers, pledging to sign only three titles per year. The company will provide marketing, community management, QA, technical support, and post‑release development assistance. It cites the flood of...
GamesBeat’s GB LIVE will broadcast an exclusive interview from the GDC Festival of Gaming 2026, featuring Xsolla President Chris Hewish and GamesBeat Editorial Director Dean Takahashi. The session is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 11:00 AM PT and will be...
The March 2026 Lost Ark patch closes the long‑running Kazeros arc with the “Facing the Ends of the Abyss” instanced questline, requiring iLevel 1680+ and prerequisite content. Guardian Raids are reworked to scale for solo or duo play, adding combat‑support buffs, unlimited revives,...
Pearl Abyss released the PC system requirements for its upcoming RPG Crimson Desert, set to launch on March 19. The game demands at least 16 GB of RAM, Windows 10 or newer, and 150 GB of free SSD space. Minimum graphics and CPU...
Golbat is a Poison‑Flying Pokémon that evolves from Zubat at level 22 and can later become Crobat with high friendship. It appears in a wide range of caves and underground areas across Generations 1 through 8, making it a familiar encounter for long‑time...
GAMR has launched a pressure‑sensitive gaming mat on Kickstarter, offering a nine‑zone floor controller that connects via Bluetooth or USB to phones, tablets, TVs and PCs. The Rhythm model mimics classic dance‑arcade pads, while Junior and Active versions target children...
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Ryan Lastimosa, a veteran art director behind Apex Legends, Titanfall and Call of Duty 4, has joined Devoted Studios as Studio Art Director. Devoted, a global co‑development and art production partner, now boasts a 250‑plus staff across more than 15 countries....
Helldivers 2, released in 2024, continues to suffer performance problems because it runs on Autodesk’s discontinued Stingray engine. CEO Shams Jorjani admitted the studio underinvested in the technology and is now working to improve the engine independently. Despite frequent crashes, a...
NVIDIA rolled out the GeForce Game Ready 595.79 WHQL driver, timed for the March 19 launches of Crimson Desert and DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH. The update introduces DLSS 4 Multi‑Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction for Crimson Desert, while DEATH STRANDING 2 gains DLSS Super Resolution, DLAA, Reflex latency reduction,...
The Witcher IV is set to incorporate NVIDIA’s RTX Mega Geometry, a new ray‑tracing technology that accelerates structure‑building for complex, animated meshes. CD Projekt Red’s partnership with Unreal Engine 5 and NVIDIA’s RTX roadmap means the reveal trailer was rendered...
Sony is defending a London Competition Appeal Tribunal case valued at £1.97 billion, accusing the PlayStation maker of abusing its monopoly to inflate digital game prices. The lawsuit, representing roughly 12 million UK gamers, claims Sony forces all digital sales through its...
Square Enix is commemorating the 31st anniversary of Chrono Trigger with a 33‑hour nonstop live stream of its original soundtrack on YouTube. The marathon begins at 8 PM PDT on March 10 and runs until 5 AM PDT on March 12, broadcasting simultaneously across...
Epic Games will reduce the V‑Bucks value of all real‑money bundles on March 19, dropping the standard $8.99 purchase from 1,000 to 800 V‑Bucks. The change also applies to larger bundles, while offering small cash‑back credits. Fortnite Crew, included in Xbox...
Destructoid’s guide catalogs every currently available event in Slay the Spire 2, breaking them down by shared, Act 1a (Overgrowth), Act 1b (Underdocks) and Act 2 (Hive). Each event lists up to three selectable outcomes, ranging from health loss and gold gains to card...
ProbablyMonsters announced three senior leadership hires—Jonathan Lander as CPO, David Reid as CMO, and Mark Subotnick as CPO—bringing deep publishing, marketing, and product expertise from Bethesda, Behaviour Interactive and internal studio roles. Kasedo Games appointed publishing veteran Timea Edvi to broaden...
Team 17 and Beehive Studios announced LumenTale: Memories of Trey, a monster‑collector RPG launching on May 26 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The game features roughly 140 Animon species spanning 13 elemental types, captured using a Holoken device. Players can...
Mesa driver developers, led by Valve engineer Natalie Vock, are planning to overhaul app‑specific profiling and driver tuning for the open‑source Mesa stack. The current RADV (AMD Vulkan) system relies on hard‑coded macros and applies options indiscriminately, which creates issues...
Regions of Ruin: Runegate, the pixel‑art sequel to the 2020 indie title, launches on April 14, 2026. The game blends side‑scrolling hack‑and‑slash combat with town‑building mechanics as a lone dwarf rebuilds a ruined subterranean kingdom. A Steam demo showcases its...
The Crystal Sphere event in Slay the Spire 2 offers a mini‑game where players reveal hidden items by choosing either Small or Big Divination. Players can either pay 52 gold for three picks or take on debt for six picks, each...
Valve rolled out SteamOS 3.7.20, introducing the NTSync driver from Linux 6.14 and patching CVE‑2025‑66005 and CVE‑2025‑14338. The same release ships a major Steam Client update for Windows, macOS, Linux and the Deck, adding hardware‑spec attachment to reviews, a beta framerate‑sharing option,...
Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch, a beat‑em‑up game, finally announced for release on April 20, 2024 after a decade‑long development. The title, originally crowdfunded in 2016, hit its $400,000 goal on Fig and later saw a retro spin‑off,...
A class‑action lawsuit filed in Washington accuses Valve of operating illegal gambling through loot‑box mechanics in Counter‑Strike 2, CS:GO, Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2. The plaintiffs allege Valve earned billions of dollars from key purchases and Steam Marketplace commissions, and that the...
The article marks the Xbox 360’s 20th anniversary by highlighting ten standout couch‑co‑op titles that defined the console’s social gaming era. From motion‑controlled chaos in Kinect Star Wars to the narrative depth of Fable III, each game offered a distinct multiplayer experience. The...
Team Ninja’s Nioh 3 patch 1.04, over 1 GB, introduces free Thunderous armor sets for Ninja and Samurai and refines AI summons, making them viable in boss encounters. Multiplayer Glory rewards have been boosted, and AI Benevolent Grave summons no longer draw...
Marathon’s lockboxes provide high‑value loot but spawn unpredictably across maps. Players can obtain lockbox keys by buying the CyberAcme locksmith upgrade, which costs three dermachem packs, three plasma filaments, and 1,000 credits. The guide highlights reliable spawn zones—north and south...
The article outlines the twelve Boundary Stones scattered across the Jade Gate Pass region in *Where Winds Meet*. These stones act as fast‑travel points, letting players instantly move between villages, camps, and quest hubs. Each location is tied to a...
Ayaneo released a limited‑edition Pocket Air Mini featuring the Chinese B.Duck mascot, priced at $109.99. The handheld retains the standard Pocket Air Mini hardware—a 4.2‑inch LCD, MediaTek Helio G90T, 3 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, and a 4,500 mAh battery. Its bright yellow...
Rush Royale celebrated its five‑year anniversary and 100 million downloads with a limited‑time Pac‑Man collaboration. The two‑week event adds a retro 8‑bit co‑op level where one player controls Pac‑Man and the other controls Duck, blending classic maze mechanics with the game’s...
Bloober Team announced a highly active communication year, promising to unveil several in‑development projects at upcoming industry events. The studio’s two internal teams are currently in pre‑production on a new original title, codenamed Project H, which the CEO describes as...
Zubat, Pokédex #041, is a Poison/Flying bat introduced in Pokémon Red and Blue. It evolves into Golbat at level 22 and later into Crobat through high friendship, requiring no items. The guide lists its extensive location roster across all generations, from...
The Colossal Flower is an Act 2 event in Slay the Spire 2 that offers three sequential choices, each trading health for gold. Players can accept 5 HP loss for 35 gold, lose 6 HP for 75 gold, or sacrifice a total of 18 HP to claim...
Season 2 Reloaded for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone introduces the Voyak KT‑3 assault rifle, a full‑auto AR equipped with a built‑in range finder. Activision describes it as capable of eliminating an unarmored opponent in four to five shots, though...
A new MacFarlane Toys listing reveals an "Elite Edition 7in – Fallout 3 Remastered" figurine, complete with a T‑45b power‑armor design and a Nuka Cola‑themed paint job. The product page shows a price of $51.37 and a tentative ship date of...
Sumo Digital has partnered with chip designer Arm to evaluate Arm’s new neural technology, which embeds AI‑powered accelerators within its GPUs. The collaboration aims to deliver "PC‑class" graphics on mobile devices by leveraging AI‑driven rendering techniques. Sumo is testing the...
Tokido revealed his Season 3 top‑five Street Fighter 6 characters ahead of Capcom Cup 12. His picks—Mai, Ed, Ryu, Blanka and JP—contrast sharply with last year’s list and reflect his focus on characters with strong specials. He dismissed Ken as bottom‑tier and labeled...
Jordanian rifler Mohammad “BOROS” Malhas has officially joined the Alter Ego CS:GO roster after a month on the sidelines and a brief stint with JiJieHao. The team, already in the CS Asia Championship closed qualifier, advanced to the upper‑bracket semi‑final...
