Gaming News and Headlines
Gaming News and Headlines
Paul Docherty’s documentary Heart of Neon, chronicling legendary game designer Jeff Minter, will debut at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Festival of Gaming on March 11. The screening takes place at San Francisco’s Victoria Theatre, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Pacific time. The film explores Minter’s career, from early Llamasoft titles to his recent VR experiments. Its premiere aligns with GDC’s focus on indie innovation and industry history.
Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) will launch the 7.8.1 patch in early March 2024, adding new Date Night missions, a story chapter called Master’s Enigma, and the tenth Galactic Seasons cycle. The March event calendar revives the Dantooine Spring...
The guide explains how to obtain the Master Ball in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen by infiltrating Silph Co., defeating Team Rocket, and beating Giovanni. It details the floor‑by‑floor navigation, key items, and the final boss battle that unlocks the Master Ball. After securing the...
Indie studio releases The Legend of Khiimori in early access on March 3, 2026. The launch will go live at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET, 3 p.m. UTC). Set in 13th‑century Mongolia, the game tasks players with riding, breeding, and training horses...
Paradox Interactive’s Cities Skylines 2 will receive the Office Evolution creator pack on March 18, introducing a five‑stage upgrade path that blends 19th‑century brick facades with sleek glass towers. The pack adds signature structures such as the Base J98 Plaza, Frankfort Court and the brutalist...
Snappi’s Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) opened ESL Pro League Season 23 with two straight losses, falling 0‑2 to Legacy and M80. The team’s recent roster change—replacing Michel “ewjerkz” Pinto with Artem “cairne” Mushynskyi—has not halted a slide to 34th in the...
HoYoverse launches Honkai: Star Rail Phase 2 banners (Version 4.0) from March 6‑26 2026, featuring new Fire DPS Sparxie and three re‑run characters—Wind support Cerydra, Imaginary break‑damage Rappa, and Quantum support Sparkle. Each banner offers distinct mechanics that align with current meta trends, such...
Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is adding E.H., former leader of the disbanded Heavenly Ascension group, as a new Attacker character. She wields a Heavensward submachine gun that deals Wind damage and will debut with the Enter Heaven event on March...
Supercell has partnered with UK‑based Playabit to launch Hay Day Match, a puzzle‑style spin‑off of its flagship farming game. The title will debut later this month in three emerging‑market regions: India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Playabit, founded in 2021 with...
Nintendo has released a Switch port of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen that adds official Pokémon Home support and previously unavailable event tickets for legendary Pokémon such as Ho‑Oh, Lugia, and Deoxys. The update also resolves the long‑standing Roar glitch, which...
The Gamer’s guide breaks down Marathon’s consumable ecosystem, highlighting the Pangea Kit, Advanced Patch Kit, Large Shield Charge, Self Revive, and Energy Amp as top-tier items. Each consumable restores health, shields, removes debuffs, or boosts ability recharge, directly influencing survivability...
AION Classic Europe launched Update 4.5, codenamed Ignite, introducing the new Phoenix class, a comprehensive skills overhaul, and the open‑world Teva region. The Phoenix delivers fast‑paced magical damage with Flame Revolvers and specialized gear. Early‑game onboarding is streamlined, letting players begin...
A new Instagram account posted a short video that claims to be unreleased Grand Theft Auto 6 footage, showing a Vice City bridge and a GTA V truck. The uploader says the clip was recorded during a developer’s 2022 lockdown setup and...
Eyes of the Match is an upcoming indie football game that puts players in the role of a VAR official, letting them review incidents with multi‑angle replays and make real‑time decisions. The gameplay mirrors the pressures of actual VAR, including...
Popular Ark modder Nekatus, head of mod development at Nitrado, faced backlash after the Astraeos update for Ark Survival Ascended reused assets from the abandoned early‑access title Atlas. Critics called the move “uncreative” and “cheap,” focusing on the Hydraskos boss...
Nintendo's Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition costs £4.19 and promises a locked 60 fps performance. Instead, the AI‑upscaled visuals introduce a persistent flicker in handheld mode, degrading picture clarity. Players have reported the issue on Reddit and secured refunds through Nintendo...
Activision announced that Call of Duty: Warzone will receive a new free mode called Black Ops Royale, launching on March 12. The mode drops players onto the Avalon map, a high‑tech urban environment featured in the Black Ops 7 campaign’s Endgame...
Behaviour Interactive has released All‑Kill: Comeback, a reimagining of Dead by Daylight’s 19th Chapter originally launched in 2021. The update adds a brand‑new urban map, a reworked Trickster killer, and a new survivor, Kwon Tae‑young, voiced by K‑Pop star Kevin...
At GDC in San Francisco, ThinkingData is hosting a free one‑day summit on March 10 to address the growing challenge of sustainable game growth. The event gathers executives from Blizzard, Google and other studios to discuss how unified data foundations, AI‑driven...
Microsoft released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619, officially introducing Shader Model 6.9 and the DXR 1.2‑based Shader Execution Reordering (SER) feature. In a controlled demo, Intel’s Arc B‑Series GPUs achieved up to a 90 % performance boost when SER was enabled,...
The Fourth Major Update (0.15.0) for Fields of Mistria adds the Ancient Ruins biome, spanning floors 81‑99, as the final chapter of the Mines questline. Players must first craft a Void Mass by gathering five each of Void Herbs, Void Pearls,...
Hydroneer, the mining‑and‑automation sandbox hit, will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on May 8, six years after its PC debut. The console version retains the original gameplay while adding controller‑optimized UI and four‑player couch co‑op. Over a million copies have sold...
Bandai Namco Holdings announced a company‑wide restructuring affecting its film, toy, arcade and video‑game divisions, effective 1 April. The move follows Sony’s purchase of 16 million shares—about 2.5% of the firm—for roughly $464.5 million, and precedes Nintendo’s planned acquisition of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. The...
Capcom launched Resident Evil Requiem on the Nintendo Switch 2 and paired it with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village in a limited‑time Generation Pack. The bundle sells for $90, a steep discount from the $160 cost of buying the three...
The French Tennis Federation confirmed the return of the Roland‑Garros eSeries in 2026, with Renault and Wildlife Studios continuing their partnership. The mobile title Tennis Clash will serve as the official game through 2030, and online qualifiers run from early...
G2 Esports captured the LEC Versus 2026 championship, defeating Karmine Corp 3‑2 in a dramatic grand final in Barcelona. The victory marks G2’s 18th LEC title and second in a row, while Caps earned his seventh Finals MVP and 16th...
Pokémon Pokopia, an Animal Crossing‑style life simulation co‑developed by Omega Force and Game Freak, has earned an 89 Metascore on Metacritic, making it the highest‑rated Pokémon title to date. The score edges out Pokémon Y’s long‑standing 88 Metascore by a single point. Early critic...
TrueAchievements added eleven new Xbox walkthroughs in February 2026, covering titles from Assassin’s Creed Shadows to the TA Game of the Year winner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The guides detail achievement counts, TA points, estimated playtime, and missable objectives, with some games offering...
GamesBeat launched the BIG Show podcast in December, and it has now released ten episodes featuring a cross‑section of gaming industry leaders and disruptors. Recorded during GamesBeat NEXT 2025, the series offers candid conversations about the sector’s triumphs, challenges, and...
Bizarre Lineage now lets players evolve the White Snake stand into the powerful C‑Moon and Made in Heaven variants via the Pucci‑driven Journey to Heaven quest. Players must first reach Prestige 1 by hitting max level and paying 10,000 cash, then...
Solo Leveling: Arise releases a comprehensive tier list for characters, weapons, and reroll strategies as of March 2026. The list ranks characters by element and overall performance, highlighting SS‑tier heroes such as Cha Hae‑In and Lennart Niermann, while the weapon...
Team Clout’s upcoming PS5 title ILL is a first‑person action‑horror game that blends cinematic storytelling with uninterrupted gameplay. The studio draws on veteran horror‑film talent from projects like Until Dawn and It: Welcome to Derry to craft realistic monsters, lighting,...
Infold Games announced that Japanese voice actor Takuya Sato will leave the role of Zayne (Rei) in the mobile otome title *Love and Deepspace* after June 7, 2026. The company attributes the departure to the end of his contract and...
Honor of Kings: World, an open‑world RPG spin‑off of Tencent's flagship mobile title, begins its open beta in China this April 2026 on Android and iOS. The beta follows a 2025 pre‑registration period and introduces familiar heroes, expansive zones, boss...
Krafton announced a refreshed corporate vision on February 26, introducing new core values to guide its long‑term strategy. The Korean game maker emphasized that the vision will not trigger layoffs or additional hiring. By codifying priorities around player experience, technology,...
PocketTactics released a comprehensive tier list for The Forge, ranking weapons, races, and pickaxes across S‑to‑D tiers. The guide highlights top‑tier items such as Angelic Spear, Excalibur, Archangel, Angel, Demon, and the Aqua and Void pickaxes. Rankings blend the author’s...
Nacon Studio Milan announced another delay for Terminator: Survivors, pushing its early‑access launch to 2025 with no new release date. The studio outlined its open‑world vision, emphasizing a world that moves around the player as much as the player moves...
Nintendo’s Switch ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen add a soft‑reset shortcut that triggers when all four Joy‑Con face buttons are pressed simultaneously. The feature speeds up shiny‑hunting by instantly returning to the main menu, but because the games lack...
King Art Games has unveiled Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4, promising the classic real‑time strategy experience fans have long demanded. The pre‑alpha showcases a return to base building and massive armies, featuring 110 distinct units across four campaigns. A new “combat...
The UK government has launched a consultation, running until May 26, 2026, to explore stricter controls on children’s access to social media, AI chatbots and online games. Proposals include minimum age thresholds, nighttime curfews, and bans on addictive design elements...
Zenless Zone Zero’s newest S‑rank support unit, Sunna, launched in early 2026 but generated only $13 million in February, placing the game at #15 in worldwide gacha revenue. The release failed to push Zenless into the top ten despite previous strong...
Pokémon Go will mark the franchise’s 30‑year anniversary with a week‑long event from March 3‑9 2026 featuring the return of rare Pokémon such as Ditto, Mewtwo, Giratina, Zygarde and Urshifu, plus Mythical raid battles like Darkrai and Genesect. The celebration, announced during...
Sixteen Tons Entertainment has hired former Wooga vice‑president of creative Sebastian Nußbaum as chief creative officer to lead the next growth phase of its Emergency franchise. Nußbaum previously helped shape June’s Journey, a hidden‑object title that generated over $1 billion in lifetime revenue....
India’s Game Developer Association (GDAI) has expanded its executive team to deepen policy engagement across the country’s fast‑growing games sector. Shruti Verma, former head of Epic Games India, joins as CEO, while Krafton India’s Sean Hyunil Sohn takes a board...
Ironhide Game Studio announced Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis, the next entry in its tower‑defense franchise, launching on PC via Steam as well as Android and iOS. The title revisits the original Kingdom Rush lands with 27 upgradeable characters—including 15 towers,...
Hooded Horse and Mohawk Games announced the "Empires of the Indus" DLC for their pre‑modern 4X title Old World, slated for release on March 30, 2026 across Steam, GOG and Epic. The expansion transports players to the Indus basin, adding...
Nintendo will host its first Indie World showcase of 2026 on March 3, delivering a concise 15‑minute Direct that highlights indie titles for both the Switch and the upcoming Switch 2. The live stream is scheduled for 6 am PT/9 am ET/3 pm CET/11 pm...
Capcom announced Alex, the next Street Fighter 6 DLC character, arriving on March 17, 2026. The company scheduled a server maintenance window tonight at 7:30 p.m. PT (10:30 p.m. ET) lasting about four and a half hours. Historically, Capcom releases fighting passes just before new...
Mary Kish, Twitch’s Head of Community, argues that the platform’s competitive edge lies in deep, real‑time community interaction rather than algorithmic distribution. In 2025 Twitch welcomed 9 million new streamers, prompting the community team to embed engagement tools—badges, raids, and moderation...
Nacon announced that its flagship Nacon Connect event, originally slated for March 4, has been pushed to May. The postponement follows the publisher’s recent filing for insolvency and a request to open judicial reorganization proceedings. In its statement, Nacon said the...
