EverQuest Legends Closed Beta Will Begin This Month
EverQuest Legends, a modern reinterpretation of the 1999 classic, announced its closed beta will launch on April 24, 2026. The beta invites players to experience a solo‑friendly version that retains the original art, zones, and spell effects while adding an updated UI and quality‑of‑life tools. A standout feature is the ability to run up to three active classes per character, expanding multiclassing options. Sign‑ups are currently open, giving the community a chance to influence the final product before full release.
Dead by Daylight Has a Grimoire Site that Lets Fans Vote on New Survivor, Killer, and Chapter Concepts
Dead by Daylight has launched an animated Grimoire website where players can cast a single, irreversible vote on concept art for a new killer, survivor, and chapter. The designs pivot toward a holy‑and‑demonic aesthetic, a departure from the franchise’s usual...
All Pokémon Champions Ranked Tiers
Pokémon Champions introduces a six‑tier ranked system where each tier contains four ranks, requiring three wins per rank to advance. Players need at least 60 wins to reach the top Champion tier, though seasonal resets often force additional matches. Mega...
Inazuma Eleven RE Remake Coming to Switch 2, Not PS4
Level‑5 confirmed that the Inazuma Eleven RE remake will launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and PC, while the PlayStation 4 version has been dropped without explanation. The announcement came during the Vision 2026 Craftmanship livestream, which also revealed that Decapolice will follow the same...
MOUSE: P.I. for Hire ‘Meet the Cast’ Trailer
PlaySide Publishing and indie developer Fumi Games have dropped a new “Meet the Cast” trailer for their upcoming noir‑cartoon first‑person shooter MOUSE: P.I. for Hire. The teaser introduces a voice lineup that includes veteran actor Troy Baker as protagonist Jack...
Playtika’s Next Move, The Division Resurgence’s Early Numbers and Game of Thrones’ Next Mobile Title | Week in Views
Playtika has reopened a portfolio‑wide strategic review to boost shareholder value, despite its market cap shrinking to $1.19 billion after a series of costly acquisitions. The company’s SuperPlay studio is the only bright spot, while older titles show declining revenue. Ubisoft’s...
While It Plays Its Roguelike Autobattling Safe, Skull Horde Does Put a Smile on My Flaming Skeleton Head
Skull Horde, the new roguelike autobattler from 8BitSkull, launched today on Steam. Players assume the role of a decapitated necromancer, directing waves of minions while collecting upgrades and navigating increasingly hostile stages. The game fuses Diablo‑style necromancy, Vampire Survivors‑like loot...
Street Fighter's Chun-Li Joins the Roster of Super Smash Bros. Melee with a Unique Moveset Thanks to This Impressive Mod
Modders have introduced Chun‑Li from Street Fighter into the classic Super Smash Bros. Melee via a community‑crafted patch. To fit Melee’s high‑speed meta, her moveset was reworked, turning traditionally defensive tools like the Kikoken into rapid harassment options. The new...
Pearl Abyss Announces What's Next for Crimson Desert, From Player Experience Improvements to New Challenges
Pearl Abyss outlined a slate of post‑launch updates for Crimson Desert, focusing on player‑driven difficulty settings, boss rematches, and expanded character customization. New skills for the Damiane and Oongka classes will bring them in line with the flagship Kliff, while...
I Was Using V-Sync Wrong for Too Long — Then I Made This One Game-Changing Switch
The author discovered that enabling Nvidia's V‑Sync was throttling game performance and switched to Fast Sync, which preserves tear‑free visuals while cutting input lag. Fast Sync renders frames as fast as possible but only displays the most recent one, eliminating...
Pokémon Champions’ First Tournament Confirmed Everyone’s Worst Fear
Pokémon Champions held its inaugural tournament on launch day, April 8, drawing over 500 players and a $500 prize pool. Incineroar dominated the field, appearing on 53.76% of teams and securing the top usage spot, while Sneasler posted a higher win...
Snack World Reloaded Remake Heading to Switch 2, PS5, and PC
Japanese developer Level‑5 announced that its former 3DS title Snack World will return as Snack World Reloaded, a remake for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and PC. The remake builds on the Japan‑only Trejarers update and adds a new mode where the...
‘Crimson Desert’ Is Set to Get Easier with New Update
Pearl Abyss announced a series of updates for the open‑world RPG Crimson Desert that will roll out through June. Players will soon choose from easy, normal or hard difficulty settings, giving newcomers and veterans alike a tailored challenge. The patch...
Amazon Luna Has Stopped Offering Individual Games and Subscriptions From Third-Party Stores
Amazon Luna announced it will no longer sell individual games or third‑party subscriptions through its cloud platform, ending support for EA, Ubisoft and GOG storefronts. The change takes effect on April 10, and users can continue streaming previously linked titles only...
G2 Esports Selects Skin.Club as CS2 Skin Partner
G2 Esports announced a partnership with Skin.Club, making the platform its official Counter‑Strike 2 skin partner. The deal places the Skin.Club logo on G2’s CS2 jerseys and adds joint content and live‑experience initiatives. Skin.Club already works with other CS2 entities such...
Swashbuckling Co-Op Survivor Windrose Sets Sail Into Early Access Next Week, Which Means It's Time to Battle Blackbeard and a...
Windrose, a co‑op pirate survival title from Windrose Crew, is entering early access on April 14, 2024 with publishing support from Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld. The new trailer showcases ship‑to‑ship combat, base‑building, and surreal PvE encounters, including a showdown with...
Multi-Million Dollar Blockbusters Miss the Mark: $270M 'Marathon' In Trouble
Bungie’s live‑service shooter Marathon, built on an estimated $250 M USD development budget, is seeing a dramatic 68% drop in Steam concurrent users within a month, falling from a peak of 144,000 to just over 20,000. Revenue estimates suggest the game...
Multi-Million Dollar Blockbusters Miss the Mark: 'Marathon' Faces Crisis
Bungie’s live‑service shooter Marathon, built on a roughly $250 million budget, saw its Steam concurrent users tumble 68% within a month, falling from a peak of 143,621 to just over 20,000. Despite selling 1.2 million copies and generating about $48 million in revenue,...
Why the Exact Same Things Make Starfield Brilliant to Some and Boring to Others
Bethesda’s *Starfield* continues to polarize gamers three years after launch, earning a perfect score on PC but a slightly lower rating on PS5 due to lingering UI and performance quirks. The game’s galaxy‑spanning scale and deep player agency are praised...
Nippon Ichi Titles Are Now Included at Gamemide Steam Key Store in Japan
Nippon Ichi Software has joined the Gamemide digital‑key store, allowing Japanese gamers to buy Steam activation codes for titles such as Disgaea 7, Classic Dungeon X3 and Yomawari 3. Each game is priced between ¥4,378 and ¥7,920 (approximately $29‑$53) and comes with...
Project Hail Mary Goes to Mixed Reality with a New Andy Weir Story
Andy Weir’s sci‑fi bestseller Project Hail Mary is expanding beyond the novel and upcoming Ryan Gosling film with a mixed‑reality experience. The new title, Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars, blends augmented and virtual reality to place players inside...
Head Coach Park Jun-Seok: "Our Team Synergy Slipped, There Were Arguments... We're Working Through It"
BNK FEARX dropped a 1‑2 series to Hanwha Life Esports in the opening round of the 2026 LCK regular season. Head coach Park Jun‑seok admitted the team’s once‑solid synergy has deteriorated, leading to internal friction and mis‑steps in crucial moments. Players,...
DecaPolice Platforms Changed to Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam
Level‑5 announced that its crime‑suspense RPG DecaPolice will launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, dropping the original Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 targets revealed in 2023. The update was posted on the Vision 2026 website shortly after a brief...
Reviewing the BNK FEARX Match with 'Zeus'
Hanwha Life Esports edged BNK FEARX 2‑1 in the opening round of the 2026 LCK regular season at LoL PARK. Mid laner Choi “Zeus” Woo‑je delivered pivotal plays on Jayce in Game 1 and Gnar in Game 3, shaping the team’s lane dominance. The...
'The Series S Version Can't Be Readily Recommended' - Digital Foundry Reviews Crimson Desert On Xbox
Digital Foundry’s technical review finds Crimson Desert on Xbox Series S severely compromised, with ray‑tracing removed, textures cut to PC low settings, and a native 720p resolution that looks like a Switch port. The Series X version performs better, matching the base...
Deja Damnation: A Psychological Horror Visual Novel
Moire X Studio released "Deja Damnation," a psychological‑horror visual novel built on the Phaser HTML5 engine. Players assume the role of a new hire trapped in a looping corporate training simulation, where choices shape a hidden profile of Compliance, Resistance...
Kiln Open Beta Lets You Check Out the Xbox Game Pass Game on Steam Before Launch
Double Fine has opened an open beta for its upcoming multiplayer pottery title Kiln on Steam, allowing PC players to test the game ahead of its official launch. The beta follows a closed Xbox test and runs through April 12,...
Holy Horror Mansion Has a New Gameplay Footage at Level-5 Vision 2026 Craftmanship Stream
Level‑5 released new gameplay footage for Holy Horror Mansion during the 2026 Vision “Craftmanship” stream, marking the first concrete look after multiple presentation delays. The clip showcases town exploration where players hunt a hidden Mononoke, identified by a purple ring...
Inazuma Eleven Re Is Also Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in Addition to PS5, Switch, and Steam
Level‑5 announced Inazuma Eleven Re, a modern remake of its debut soccer RPG, will launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, the original Switch, and PC via Steam. The title drops support for PlayStation 4 and will ship later this year with multilingual options...
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Gets PC and PS5 Ports, Late 2026 Release
Level‑5 announced that Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will launch in late 2026 on Nintendo Switch, the upcoming Switch 2, PC via Steam, and PlayStation 5. The title expands the beloved puzzle‑adventure series with a fresh cast of characters set in...
Inazuma Eleven RE and DECAPOLICE Confirm New Release Platforms
Level‑5 used today’s showcase to confirm that both Inazuma Eleven RE and DECAPOLICE remain on track for a 2026 launch. The Inazuma Eleven RE remake will release on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, with the previously planned PS4 version...
Inazuma Eleven: Cross Reveals Summer Launch and Pre-Registration
Level‑5 and its studio Aiming announced that Inazuma Eleven: Cross will launch in June on iOS and Android in Japan, with pre‑registration now open. The title is the newest installment of the long‑running soccer‑anime franchise that blends RPG mechanics with...
Holy Horror Mansion Gets New 2026 Trailer
Level‑5 has dropped a fresh trailer for its upcoming title *Holy Horror Mansion*, a ghost‑craft RPG that mixes horror with a heartfelt family narrative. The teaser showcases a young protagonist discovering a camera, a locked room, and a lingering spirit...
Snack World: Reloaded Announced
Level‑5 announced Snack World: Reloaded, a full‑scale remake of the 2014 title Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold. The game will launch on Windows PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5, though a launch window remains undisclosed. Enhanced graphics...
Fantasy Life I: The Girl Who Steals Time Coming to Smartphones
Japanese developer Level-5 announced that its life‑sim RPG Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time will launch on iOS and Android this summer. The title, already available on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, PS4 and PS5, will be...
Proton Experimental Brings Fixes for Classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and More
Valve released the April 10 Proton Experimental update, a staging branch of its Windows‑to‑Linux compatibility layer. The build adds native launch support for classic titles such as Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil 2 (1998), Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2, eliminating the need...
Rust 2 Isn't in Development, Facepunch Boss Confirms After Suspicious Steam Page Sparks Speculation
Facepunch founder Garry Newman has publicly denied that a sequel, Rust 2, is in development after a mysterious Steam listing sparked speculation. The SteamDB team flagged the page as suspicious, warning users it could be malicious or an impersonation. Newman previously...
SteamVR Beta Brings a Number of Fixes for Linux Gamers
Valve has released SteamVR Beta version 2.16.1, followed by 2.16.2, delivering a suite of fixes for Linux users. The updates address display shimmering, AMD memory leaks, VR streaming stability, and introduce timeline‑semaphore GPU synchronization. Linux‑specific improvements include preventing crashes, fixing...
New Arc Raiders Update Sees yet Another Duplication Glitch Bite the Dust
Embark Studios rolled out hotfix 1.23.1 for its extraction shooter Arc Raiders, targeting a long‑standing item duplication glitch. The fix follows community reports of hardware‑spoofing methods that let players clone top‑tier weapons and resources. Earlier this month, patch 1.23.0 addressed...
Recruitment Support Cap Reduced to 70: What Is the Real-World Impact?
The popular gacha mechanic known as Recruitment Support has reduced its hard pity cap from 80 to 70 pulls, and the probability boost now begins at pull 60 instead of 64. Under the new system, the SSR rate climbs to...
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[Event News] New Game Plus Returns Next Week with 100 Playable Games, Industry Talks, International Showcases, and Much More
London Games Festival’s New Game Plus returns on April 16‑17 at Exhibition White City, offering a two‑day public showcase. The event will host 100 new playable games, featuring titles from the LGF Official Selection and international partners such as BitSummit...
Phantom Blade Zero Isn't Using AI: "Human Artistry Is the Value Itself"
Phantom Blade Zero, an action‑RPG slated for September 9, 2026, is being developed entirely by human artists despite industry push toward generative AI. S‑Game’s CEO Soulframe reiterated that every visual, map and motion‑capture asset is handcrafted, even the game’s Chinese‑brush maps created...
Exoria Codes April 2026
Roblox’s Blue Exorcist‑themed game Exoria has released ten new promotional codes, each granting five free rolls that unlock premium abilities. The codes—such as NEWMILESTONE and LUCKOVERDRIVE—are part of developer HADEZ_STUDIO’s strategy to reward active players and celebrate recent updates. Redemption...
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Could Be Making Its Way to Nintendo Switch 2
A rating entry filed by Taiwan’s Digital Game Rating Committee suggests a native Nintendo Switch 2 version of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is in development. The action‑adventure title, originally released by Square Enix and Eidos Montreal in 2021, only appeared on...
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[Industry News] Enter Evolvania: A Twisted, Evolution-Driven Metroidvania Coming to PC via Steam
Indie publisher IV Productions and solo developer Elan Manuguerra have launched a Steam demo for Evolvania, a 2D metroidvania set inside a dying organic creature. The game blends classic exploration with an evolution mechanic that lets players fuse over 100...
Bazzite Linux Gets some Major Upgrades for the April 2026 Update
Bazzite Linux, the Fedora‑based gaming distro for handhelds, announced its April 2026 update. The release ships with the 6.19.10 OGC kernel, Mesa 26.0.4, and a suite of security features such as SBOM‑powered changelogs, build attestation, and signed ISOs. Image sizes shrink by...
Crimson Desert Is Fixing Its Biggest Long-Term Problem, and That's Just the Start of a Packed New Roadmap
Pearl Abyss unveiled a two‑month roadmap for Crimson Desert, with all items slated for release by June. The headline fix re‑populates the open world with hostile remnants and adds boss rematches to counter late‑game emptiness. New difficulty tiers (easy, normal,...
Overwatch Sierra Abilities Guide
Blizzard unveiled Sierra, the newest DPS Recon hero, in the Summit Breach trailer ahead of Overwatch Season 2’s April 14 launch. She wields a helix‑pattern plasma rifle and a versatile bird‑like drone that provides grappling, tracking and bomb‑dropping capabilities. The trailer detailed...
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[Industry News] Eyebolls Unveils Magic: The Gathering’s New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Launch Trailer
Eyebolls announced a new live‑action and hand‑drawn animation trailer that places the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles inside the Magic: The Gathering universe, created in partnership with Wizards of the Coast. The 30‑second spot, directed by Phil Hawkins with animation direction...
Machine Party Is Buckshot Roulette’s More Violent Co-Op Successor
Machine Party, the latest title from the creators of Buckshot Roulette, was unveiled at the Triple‑i Initiative 2026 showcase. The game expands the brutal co‑op formula with 2‑4 player "illegal" party mini‑games that punish losers with shotgun blasts and other...