Gaming News and Headlines
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Early-access Wreckfest 2’s sixth update introduces a school bus, two new cars and fresh race modes. The bus joins the roster of special vehicles alongside the Hurricane muscle car and the lightweight Nami sports model. Players can now compete in waypoint races set on a desert course and on the new Dalsbanen rallycross track. Additionally, the update adds a part‑by‑part upgrade system that lets users tweak performance stats.
2K has released the latest WWE 2K26 locker codes, highlighted by the new BSTINTWRLD26 code that grants an Aftershock Series I Basic Pack and a Momentum Series I Basic Pack. The codes can be redeemed directly from the game’s main menu, simplifying the...
Pokémon Pokopia’s mysterious feathers are a two‑type collectible—silver from Lugia and rainbow from Ho‑Oh—each linked to specific in‑game weather conditions. Lugia drops silver feathers during rainy or cloudy skies, while Ho‑Oh provides rainbow feathers only on sunny days, and both...
A recent video by MrTopTenList ranks the ten worst fighting‑game character redesigns, highlighting fan‑disliked changes in titles like Tekken 8, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, and Street Fighter 5. The list points out that even iconic fighters such as Paul Phoenix...
Marathon, Bungie's new PvP‑focused extraction shooter, includes a standard store and a premium rewards pass, but players deem the pass poor value. The $10 pass provides only one character skin, 25 weapon skins, and no Lux premium currency return, despite...
Everstone Studio has launched the Hexi expansion for Where Winds Meet via a free Home Afar update, adding a desert‑styled Hexi region accessed through the Hexi‑Jade Gate Pass. The update introduces new Mystic Skills such as Tai Chi and Moonleap Morph, a...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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 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’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 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...
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...
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’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...
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...
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...
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 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....
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...
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...
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, 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
