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HypnosisSoft announced Hyakki Fantasia Mini‑Game Selection Vol. 1 for the Nintendo Switch, launching on April 15, 2026. The sequel expands the original’s anime‑styled world with five distinct mini‑games centered on yokai themes. Players collect Magic Stones as rewards, which unlock story fragments spanning historical and sci‑fi settings. The title targets casual gamers seeking quick, rewarding sessions while offering deeper collection goals for completionists.
The Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless controller for Nintendo Switch 2, featuring a Mario‑and‑Luigi skin, launched on March 30 2026 and retails for $64.99 (≈$70 in the UK). It boasts customizable RGB lighting with four modes, a 40‑hour battery that falls to about 12 hours when...
A developer posted a new browser‑based game on Hacker News that lets players construct a graphics processor from the ground up, starting with individual transistors and advancing through logic gates, ALU design, and full GPU architecture. The game is organized...
Kemco announced Akuma Rise, a new JR‑style role‑playing game developed by Exe Create, will launch on Nintendo Switch on May 7 2026. The title will be sold for $19.99 through the Switch eShop. Set in the demon realm of Adribune, the story...
Compile Heart revealed the first hour of gameplay for Villion: Code, the upcoming school‑RPG from Megami Tensei co‑creator Kouji Okada. The title is slated for a June 25 2026 launch on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in Japan. Set on a floating university island...
NetherRealm Studios has listed temporary Quality Assurance tester positions for its upcoming, as‑yet‑unnamed project, indicating the game has entered the testing phase. The hiring follows Ed Boon’s earlier comments that the studio works on multiple titles simultaneously and comes after...
The Phase 9 update for eFootball 2026 adds a Show Time version of French striker Serhou Guirassy, a centre‑forward designed as a classic poacher. The card boasts a 90‑plus finishing rating, strong kicking power and the exclusive Bullet Header skill that triggers...
Final Fantasy 14’s new variant dungeon, The Merchant’s Tale, has been hailed for its striking visuals and inventive boss encounters, while the added advanced difficulty delivers a satisfying mid‑core challenge. However, the reward structure falls short, re‑using legacy items and offering...
Ukrainian CS:GO squad B8 clinched a spot at the IEM Cologne Major after winning the Parken Challenger Championship, a rare triumph in a season marked by inconsistent tier‑one results. Captain Andrii “npl” Kukharskyi stressed that the team would be content...
Street Fighter 6 received its most significant balance overhaul in almost a year with the Alex update, prompting analysts to reassess character rankings. Prominent content creators Tyrant and Javits Arias each shared their personal top‑5 lists, revealing strong consensus on the...
Lynn Vision secured a place in the Yuqilin Pinnacle of Battle Season 3 final after two consecutive forfeit victories, first over Rare Atom and then over TYLOO, who withdrew due to a clash with the XSE GangKui Cup finals. The walkover...
Mother 3, the 2006 Game Boy Advance sequel to EarthBound, remains unreleased outside Japan despite its sharp anti‑capitalist storyline. The game portrays a utopian village turned consumerist nightmare after the arrival of the Pigmasks, mirroring modern concerns about wealth inequality. A fan‑driven English...
KLab Games has unveiled My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL, a new mobile title tied to the anime’s 10th‑anniversary celebrations. A teaser and Bones‑produced key visual showcase iconic heroes like Midoriya, Bakugo and Todoroki, but reveal no gameplay or genre details. The announcement...
House Flipper, the popular home‑renovation simulator with over ten million players, is being offered for free on Steam until April 6, 2024. The giveaway precedes the launch of the House Flipper Remastered Collection, slated for Q2 2026, which bundles the original game...
Bungie has nerfed Marathon’s Biotoxic Disinjector, a powerful end‑game weapon, by cutting its damage 35 % after widespread community backlash. The gun’s grenade launcher could near‑one‑shot opponents and stick to surfaces, giving top players an outsized advantage in the Cryo Archive...
Microsoft expanded its Xbox Game Pass Stream Your Own Game catalog in April 2026, adding 50 new titles. The update includes a mix of AAA releases, indie titles, and classic Xbox 360 games such as Banjo‑Kazooie and Perfect Dark. Subscribers with...
Embark Studios' Flashpoint update revamps Scrappy, turning the rooster from a simple material collector into a strategic loot source. By feeding Scrappy specific items, players can now obtain rare Matriarch and Queen Reactors, dramatically easing the grind for high‑tier gear....
The A.V. Club launched The Playfield, a weekly column where writers and guests discuss the games they’re playing, starting with contributor Dia Lacina. The debut installment reviews three titles: Square Enix’s visual‑novel sequel Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse, Sony’s enduring baseball simulation MLB The Show 26,...
Wright Flyer Studios and Studio Prisma announced that *Another Eden Begins* will launch in Japan on September 17 for Nintendo Switch 2, the original Switch, and PC via Steam. The Switch 2 version will be sold as a physical game card, with...
LÖVE is a free, open‑source 2D game framework built on Lua that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. The project maintains continuous‑integration pipelines that publish nightly builds and stable releases via GitHub. Documentation lives on a community‑driven wiki,...
Crimson Desert’s “Ben’s Request” quest tasks players with capturing and slaughtering livestock at the Howling Hill ranch. The guide outlines five steps: catching a goat, cow or pig, registering it at the right‑most stall, accessing Ben’s Ranch menu, holding the...
A VPN can let gamers bypass regional restrictions on PC and, with extra steps, on consoles. On PCs, connecting to a foreign server often unlocks unavailable titles and alternative storefronts, though users may need fresh regional accounts. Console users must...
Humble Bundle is slashing its Humble Choice subscription to $8 using the code MARCH26, delivering eight games for roughly $1 each. The lineup features titles such as the RTS‑styled Tempest Rising and narrative puzzle Chants of Sennaar, alongside Etrian Odyssey...
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, the action‑RPG that combined more than 200 Disney and Pixar characters, will be removed from app stores on April 30 2026 and officially shut down on May 31 2026. The eight‑year title, launched in May 2018, will cease all in‑app purchases...
Nightdive Studios has made a free demo of its System Shock remake available on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop. The launch follows a major patch that delivers performance gains and feature parity across Switch 1, Switch 2, PlayStation, Xbox and PC. The demo lets...
VALOFE Co., Ltd. announced Chaos W, a mobile MMORPG that blends real‑time‑strategy combat with traditional MMO progression, launching on Android and iOS in Q2 2026. The game features over 200 gear items, a pet‑training system, and tactical battles against real players. Global...
MLB The Show 26 has launched on Nintendo Switch, accompanied by an accolades trailer that spotlights a host of new features. Road to the Show now includes a ‘Road to Cooperstown’ path with expanded amateur years and NCAA World Series...
Nintendo’s upcoming title Pokémon Champions will launch on the Switch on April 8, 2026, featuring a starter roster of just over 100 Pokémon drawn from the series’ 1,000‑plus catalog. The game ships with a free Switch 2 patch on day one...
Konami’s eFootball 2026 Epic Italian League Guardians pack revives three legendary defenders—Alessandro Nesta, Clarence Seedorf and Javier Zanetti—with modest stat upgrades and new Showtime skills. Nesta’s updated CB now pairs Long‑Reach Tackle with Aerial Fort, delivering near‑perfect defensive metrics and...
Mashable released the New York Times Strands puzzle hints for April 4, 2026, revealing an “Early risers” theme centered on spring flowers. The daily spangram runs vertically and reads “Spring Blossom.” The full word list includes hyacinth, tulip, snowdrop, daffodil and crocus....
Dominus Automa is an idle MMORPG that lets players automate combat and tasks via condition‑based AI, reducing grind for busy gamers. The system, inspired by Factorio, allows players to set spells, abilities, and PvP behaviors, though occasional manual intervention remains...
Samantha Béart, known for voicing Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3 and Thomasina in The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, discusses her video series “It Takes a Village.” The series spotlights the diverse roles—artists, engineers, writers, testers, marketers—that collectively build a triple‑A game....
CHENS GLOBAL Limited announced Mori Tale, an anime‑style fantasy RPG, now open for pre‑registration on Android and iOS. The game is slated for a May 13, 2026 launch and features a World Tree setting where elite squads battle darkness. Players can collect...
A new first‑person survival‑horror title called 28 Floors: Outbreak has appeared on the PlayStation Store, featuring Uncharted’s Nathan Drake as the protagonist. The game, slated for a 2027 launch, is being developed by Estonia‑based indie studio WitenovaStudio OÜ, which has no official ties...
Operation: Atramentum has gone live in Warframe and will run until April 23. Players who finished the Chains of Harrow quest can join either a special version of the Follie’s Hunt mission on Venus or any Nightmare Mode mission across the...
Techland released hotfix 1.6.1 for Dying Light: The Beast – Restored Land, targeting hunger mechanics, inventory handling, and a slew of bugs. The patch slows hunger depletion, delays “Very Hungry” and “Famished” states, and adds improvised food bars from vendors....
EVE Frontier, the sci‑fi survival MMO set in the EVE Online universe, has launched a free trial that runs through April 13, covering the fifth Alpha cycle. The trial lets players explore a gameplay focus on exploration and network‑building rather than...
Tesana, an AI startup, lets users generate video games by typing natural‑language prompts that its proprietary engine translates into structured code, leveraging third‑party models such as Claude. Within weeks of its public debut at GDC, the service attracted roughly 10,000...
A court denied Steven Sharif's request for an injunction, effectively nullifying the earlier restraining order that had frozen changes to the Ashes of Creation assets. The judge also reversed the sale of the IP and assets, returning them to Intrepid...
Mega Crit’s latest beta for Slay the Spire 2 introduces end‑of‑run badges that highlight unique player actions such as boss‑free HP loss or speed runs. The update also brings a suite of balance revisions—including reworked cards for Silent and Necrobinder, enemy...
Nintendo is rumored to launch a new Star Fox game in 2026, the franchise's first entry since 2016’s Star Fox Zero. Leaker NateTheHate suggests the title will be a Switch 2 exclusive, leveraging the console’s upgraded hardware. The game aims to broaden the roster...
Hanayama announced two new *The Legend of Zelda* Huzzle metal puzzles—a Hylian Shield and an Addison holding the Hudson Construction sign—set to launch in Japan on April 25, 2026. Each puzzle retails for ¥3,630, roughly $25, matching the price of...
Steam’s Windows client offers a suite of hidden settings that let gamers tighten privacy, share libraries, and fine‑tune performance. Users can audit profile visibility, create Family groups for up to five household members, and apply launch‑option commands to customize each...
Jason Blundell, former Call of Duty creative lead, announced the formation of Magic Fractal Studios in a livestream with ex‑Dark Outlaw partner JC Farmer. The new studio emerges just weeks after Sony shuttered Dark Outlaw, which never revealed a live‑service...
Visionary Realms previewed a major rework of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen’s Dire Lord, introducing a hybrid tank/physical DPS role with light plate armor. The update replaces the old essence mechanic with a new Blood Debt system that fuels self‑healing...
magic secured a spot at the PGL Astana Europe closed qualifier by defeating K27 3‑2 in a best‑of‑five final. The Russian‑led K27 team squandered a 2‑0 lead and lost crucial VRS points, pushing their Cologne Major hopes onto the upcoming...
Legal documents from the 1983 Universal v. Nintendo lawsuit have been released, revealing Shigeru Miyamoto’s original vision of Donkey Kong as a human in a gorilla costume. The filings include a 1.3‑gigabyte trove of evidence and a list of alternate...
Ratatan, the rhythm roguelite from Ratata Arts, announced the cancellation of its Switch version after a detailed Kickstarter update. The developers cited high licensing fees and limited resources, opting to concentrate on newer platforms like Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and...
The Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini B. Duck Edition is a 4.2‑inch Android handheld priced at $119.99, powered by a MediaTek Helio G90T and 3 GB RAM. It delivers solid emulation for systems up to PS2 and limited GameCube, thanks to its Mali‑G76...
Square Enix released the full two‑day schedule for the US Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026, set for April 24‑25 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Day 1 opens with a bilingual keynote by Director Naoki Yoshida, followed by a community game...
