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News•Mar 2, 2026
Tekken and Pac-Man Owners Bandai Namco Announce Major Restructure with Investment From Sony
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 restructuring includes senior‑level personnel shifts and department renamings, while the company has already trimmed over 100 jobs since April 2024. No additional layoffs were disclosed in the latest announcement.
By Rock Paper Shotgun
News•Mar 2, 2026
Hooded Horse's Terrific 4X Strategy Game Old World Is Getting Another Big DLC Expansion Set in South Asia
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...
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News•Feb 28, 2026
I Still Can't Tell You What's Going on in Hypnos but Its Demo's Scenic Megastructure World Is One I Want...
Redlock Studio’s upcoming title Hypnos delivered a demo that immerses players in a surreal, white‑washed megastructure world perched on the holy mountain Kadath. The experience leans heavily on atmospheric exploration, offering minimal mechanics, occasional dialogue choices, and brief combat moments...
By Rock Paper Shotgun
News•Feb 28, 2026
One Former Highguard Level Designer Thinks It's Struggled because Wildlight "Leaned Too Far Into the Competitive Scene"
Former senior designer Alex Graner says Wildlight’s Highguard faltered because development over‑emphasized a competitive 3v3 mode, creating a steep skill floor that alienated casual players. The game launched amid Apex Legends’ dominance, offering tougher‑to‑learn mechanics and high team‑communication demands. Graner...
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News•Feb 28, 2026
While You Wait for a Release Date Announcement, Have a Gander at Nivalis' Opening Moments
Ion Lands released a brief teaser of Nivalis, its upcoming cyber‑punk voxel‑styled restaurant simulator. The clip shows the protagonist waking up, receiving a warning from an AI voice named Ava about a serial killer, and beginning to arrange tables and...
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News•Feb 27, 2026
Teardown's Multiplayer Update Rolls Out Next Month, so Start Packing a Voxel Lorry with Mates and Explosives
Teardown, the voxel‑destruction sandbox from Tuxedo Labs, is adding full multiplayer on March 12. The update brings cooperative campaign play, sandbox hijinks, and several new multiplayer modes, extending the game beyond its solo roots. Developers also hinted at a multiplayer racing...
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News•Feb 27, 2026
The Steam Deck Is an Adequate Vessel for Resident Evil Requiem, Despite Missing Desktop-Grade Smoothness
Resident Evil Requiem runs adequately on Valve’s Steam Deck when paired with the Low graphics preset and AMD’s FSR 3.1 upscaling, delivering 30‑45 fps in most sections and occasional peaks near 60 fps. The handheld’s 1280×720 output leaves black bars on its 800p...
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News•Feb 27, 2026
New Frostrail Video Delivers More Survival Train Horror Shooting Plus Weird Underground Tomb Raider Temples
Frostrail, the upcoming first‑person co‑op horror survival game from the Barotrauma team, released a new gameplay trailer showcasing underground, Tomb‑Raider‑inspired catacombs and more elaborate horror set pieces. The video adds layers of mystique to the train‑based premise, featuring abandoned churches...
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News•Feb 27, 2026
A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Multiplayer Mod Is in the Works, and You Can Try an Experimental Version Already
A group of Polish modders has released an experimental multiplayer mod for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, now available on GitHub. The early build lets two players join a server and appear as synchronized NPCs, with recent updates adding armor, weapons, and proper...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
What Went Wrong with Highguard? The "Hubris" Of Its Developer's Leadership, Say Former Staff in a New Report
Wildlight Entertainment, founded by ex‑Respawn developers and backed by Tencent, released Highguard after reshaping a stalled project in early 2024. Leadership pursued a surprise launch despite internal warnings that the game relied heavily on voice chat and lacked solo appeal....
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Thwack, Debt-Driven Driveabrawler Samson's Just Clocked Us with an Early April Release Date-Laced Punch
Swedish studio Liquid Swords announced that its debt‑driven action brawler Samson will launch on April 8, 2026. The game follows a leather‑jacketed protagonist who must brawl and crash cars through a gritty metropolis to stay ahead of mounting debts. Developers emphasize...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU's Next Venture Is an Extraction Platformer Fusion of Lethal Company and Garry's Mod Called FixForce
Surgent Studios announced FixForce, an extraction‑platformer that fuses the tense co‑op scavenging of Lethal Company with the sandbox physics of Garry's Mod, plus a dash of Ratchet & Clank flair. Players control robots in a flooded, post‑apocalyptic city, using a gravity‑gun‑like...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Put some FEAR in Your STALKER 2 with the Debris-Flinging CinematicFX Mod
The CinematicFX mod for STALKER 2 injects dramatic dust, smoke, and debris whenever bullets strike surfaces, turning previously muted impacts into visually striking events. Developed by Cazanu and available on Nexus Mods, the mod tailors particle effects to the material hit,...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Four Years After the Last One, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2's Enhanced Editions Have a New Patch Out in Steam...
Beamdog has released patch 2.7 for the Enhanced Editions of Baldur’s Gate 1, Baldur’s Gate 2, Icewind Dale and Siege of Dragonspear, currently available in the Steam beta and slated for GOG later. The update, the first since 2021, adds native Apple...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Blood-Drunk Shooter Ultrakill Is Back with a Whole Hellworld Full of Lies, Portals and Non-Euclidean Spaces
Ultrakill's long‑awaited Fraud update introduces the eighth layer of Hell, a non‑Euclidean environment filled with deceptive portals and illusionary design. The patch, delayed months due to the technical difficulty of rendering portal physics and enemy behavior, finally arrived with a...
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