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Marvel Maximum Collection Delivers Arcade Classics With Respect for the Originals

Limited Run Games has assembled six beloved Marvel arcade and console titles into a single collection that manages the tricky balance between preservation and accessibility. The Marvel Maximum Coll...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Bungie Buffs Struggling Recon Character Ahead of Marathon Mid-Season Update

Bungie is rolling out meaningful improvements to Recon, one of Marathon's less popular character classes, in the sci-fi extraction shooter's patch 1.0.6 arriving April 14. The changes address long-...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Dead by Daylight Will Never Get a Sequel, Developer Says

Behaviour Interactive has definitively ruled out creating a Dead by Daylight sequel, with studio leaders explaining that such a move would betray the millions who have invested years and money into...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Pokémon Pokopia Player Drains Entire Ocean in Epic 25-Hour Project

One Pokémon Pokopia player has discovered the game's limits—and promptly started demolishing them. A Reddit user named Mindycane has spent over 25 hours systematically draining Bleak Beach's entire...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Peak Developer Pushes Back on Update Criticism: 'We're Not a Live Service Studio'

Landfall Games found itself in a public spat with players this week over expectations for ongoing content updates to its breakout hit Peak, reminding the community that indie developers operate und...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Amazon Cuts Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Prices 25% Within a Week of Launch

Amazon has slashed prices on the newly released Pokémon Trading Card Game Perfect Order expansion, offering Booster Display Boxes at $210.90—a sharp 25% discount from the standard retail price of $...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Diablo 4's Second Expansion Teases New Alliance in Exclusive Cutscene

Blizzard has released an exclusive first look at gameplay cinematics from Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the upcoming second expansion arriving April 28, 2026.The cutscene centers on Queen Adreona and A...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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The 10 Most Valuable Cards in Pokémon TCG's Perfect Order Set

Pokémon's Perfect Order expansion has arrived with a modest collection of 120 unique cards—a smaller roster that's tempered collector enthusiasm. Yet within this set lies genuine value for hunters ...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Marvel's Avengers: Armageddon Launches With Exclusive Magic: The Gathering Card Bundle

Marvel is sweetening the deal for readers of its upcoming Avengers: Armageddon crossover event by bundling an exclusive Magic: The Gathering card with every copy of the first issue. The card, title...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Brian Raffel Steps Down After 36 Years Leading Raven Software Through Gaming's Biggest Franchises

Brian Raffel, who co-founded Raven Software in 1990 and has served as co-studio head throughout the studio's existence, is retiring after more than three decades steering the developer through some...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Songs of Glimmerwick Blends Stardew Valley's Rhythms With Wizard-School Wonder

There's something magnetic about a game that can hold your attention for an entire weekend while you're busy negotiating with a sentient bush and second-guessing your spring vegetable budget. Songs...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Grand Theft Auto 5 Exits Xbox Game Pass After One-Year Run

Grand Theft Auto 5 is among five games departing Xbox Game Pass this month, with both the Enhanced and Legacy versions of Rockstar's open-world title set to leave on April 15, 2026. The removal mar...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Capcom Brings Original Resident Evil Trilogy to Steam—With a DRM Controversy

Capcom has released the first three Resident Evil games on Steam, making the classic horror trilogy more accessible to PC players. All three titles—the 1996 original, 1998's Resident Evil 2, and 19...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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The Video Game Industry's Paradox: Record Revenue Masks a Deepening Crisis

The video game industry reported $195.6 billion in global sales in 2025, a solid 5% increase year-over-year. Yet beneath this headline figure lies a troubling contradiction: major studios are closi...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Rockstar Takes Down Rare GTA 4 Dev Kit Build After Brief Online Availability

A vintage Xbox 360 development kit containing an early build of Grand Theft Auto 4 has been removed from the internet following what appears to be a DMCA takedown notice, cutting short a window dur...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Miyamoto Reveals Nintendo's Vague Galaxy Plan for Peach and Rosalina Finally Takes Shape in New Movie

Shigeru Miyamoto has opened up about Nintendo's long-standing uncertainty over the connection between Princess Peach and Rosalina, a mystery that the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie is now prepar...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Baby Steps Players Convinced the Game Is a Secret Uncharted Sequel—and the Evidence Is Everywhere

A year after its release, the deliberately punishing walking simulator Baby Steps has spawned an elaborate fan theory: its protagonist might be Nathan Drake's son, cast as a total failure. And the ...

Emily Chen April 2, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Secrets of Strixhaven Returns to Magic: The Gathering With Bold New Prismari Deck

Magic: The Gathering is heading back to Strixhaven next month, bringing players to the magical university for the first time since 2021. The new set, Secrets of Strixhaven, will include regular boo...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Drops to $30 at Walmart for Nintendo Switch 2

Walmart is currently offering Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for Nintendo Switch 2 at $29.99, a significant discount on the RPG remake. The deal is available for in-store pickup only, making it ...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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The First Berserker: Khazan Marks One Year With Free Anniversary Gear

The First Berserker: Khazan is rewarding its players for a year of support with a commemorative armor and weapon set. The Immortal Fury collection includes three pieces—the Greatsword of Chronicles...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Super Meat Boy 3D Review: A Respectable Leap Into the Third Dimension

Super Meat Boy 3D is a puzzle that nearly breaks itself trying to solve an impossible problem. The original 2010 platformer demanded surgical precision in two dimensions—landing on platforms the si...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Pokopia Players Have Found a New Obsession: Hunting Rare Furniture Variants

Pokémon fans are used to chasing shiny variants—rare, discolored versions of creatures that take patience and countless resets to obtain. Pokopia, the cozy building sim starring a Ditto protagonist...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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LEGO's Luigi Kart Set Delivers Style Over Innovation

LEGO has released its second adult-targeted Mario Kart set, and it's a technically accomplished build that looks fantastic on display—even if it plays things a bit safe compared to what came before...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Dark Horse Releases Premium Art Book for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with Early Discount

Dark Horse has opened preorders for a deluxe edition art book dedicated to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The hardcover Hero's Edition is available now on Amazon for $107.64, a discount...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Crimson Desert Has Already Generated Over $200 Million, With PlayStation 5 Leading the Charge

Crimson Desert's explosive launch continues to reshape expectations for single-player action games. According to market analysis from Alinea Analytics, Pearl Abyss' open-world adventure has pulled ...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Gaming's April Fools' Day 2026: The Year's Wildest Industry Pranks

The video game industry showed up in force for April Fools' Day 2026, flooding social media with pranks that ranged from genuinely clever to downright absurd. Whether developers were reimagining be...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Cyberpunk TCG Breaks Records on Kickstarter—But Long-Term Success Remains Uncertain

WeirdCo's Cyberpunk Trading Card Game has shattered fundraising records in the trading card space. Launched on Kickstarter in March, the game—officially licensed by CD Projekt RED—hit $1 million in...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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PlayStation Plus April 2026 Lineup Revealed: Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider Remaster, and Sword Art Online

Sony has unveiled its PlayStation Plus monthly offerings for April, confirming a roster that partially aligned with earlier leaks while delivering at least one unexpected addition.Starting April 7 ...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Modders Uncover Hidden Food System in Crimson Desert That Developer Never Enabled

Two weeks after launch, Crimson Desert is revealing its buried code. A modder has discovered and restored what appears to be a fully functional food consequence system that developer Pearl Abyss de...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Fortnite Launches Absurd 24-Hour April Fool's Event With Finger Guns, Big Heads, and Player Stacking

Fortnite rolled out its first substantial update since Epic Games laid off more than 1,000 employees last month, and the studio chose April Fool's Day to go decidedly silly with it. The limited-tim...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Japanese Ramen Shop Becomes Official Warhammer Retailer in Unlikely Partnership

A ramen restaurant in Chiba Prefecture, just east of Tokyo, has officially partnered with Games Workshop to sell Warhammer miniatures, paints, and tools—making what the owner believes to be a world...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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U.S. Patent Office Rejects Nintendo's 'Summon and Fight' Pokémon Patent in Blow to Palworld Lawsuit

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a core patent at the heart of Nintendo's legal campaign against Palworld, dealing a potential setback to the gaming giant's ongoing dispute with de...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Crimson Desert's NPCs Actually Work in Real Time, and Players Can't Stop Watching

One of Crimson Desert's most engaging surprises isn't explained in the game itself—it's the realization that when you send NPCs to work, they genuinely go there and do the job while you watch. Pear...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Pokémon Go Finally Adds Mimikyu After Years of Fan Requests

Pokémon Go's April Fool's Day surprise turned out to be genuine: Mimikyu, the long-awaited ghost-type Pokémon, launched today in the mobile game.The creature's arrival marks a significant moment fo...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Shift Up Acquires Shinji Mikami's Unbound Studio, Plans Major Original Game

Shift Up, the South Korean developer behind the successful action title Stellar Blade, has acquired Unbound, the independent studio founded by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. The deal includes...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Crimson Desert Reaches 4 Million Sales Two Weeks After Launch, Continues Strong Momentum

Pearl Abyss' open world action game Crimson Desert has sold 4 million copies in just over two weeks, sustaining the remarkable pace it set during its March 19 launch. The game shipped 2 million cop...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Inside Love and Deepspace: How a Chinese Studio Built a Global Romance Phenomenon on Science

With 80 million players worldwide, Love and Deepspace has become a rare success story for a romance game that transcends cultural boundaries. The mobile title, developed by the woman-led team at In...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Free Rewards Await in Dress to Impress: All Active March 2026 Codes

Dress to Impress players looking to unlock free cosmetics should check out the full roster of working codes for March 2026. Two new codes just landed as of the end of the month, bringing fresh outf...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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WWE 2K26 Overhauls Battle Pass System After Player Backlash

2K has reversed course on its Ringside Pass monetization strategy for WWE 2K26, responding to mounting criticism from players who objected to the grind required to unlock premium roster additions.T...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Dark Horse to Publish Tears of the Kingdom Art Book With Developer Interviews

Dark Horse Books is preparing to release a comprehensive art book devoted to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, capitalizing on the publisher's track record with the franchise. The 472-page...

Emily Chen April 1, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Neil Druckmann's Latest Comments Have Last of Us Fans Convinced Part 3 Is Coming

Neil Druckmann's throwback Instagram post about the origins of The Last of Us has ignited speculation among fans that a third installment is in development at Naughty Dog.The creative director shar...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Nintendo's Physical-Digital Price Split Creates Confusion—and Strategic Debate Among Analysts

Nintendo is charging $69.99 for physical copies of upcoming games while pricing digital versions at $59.99—a move that has left the gaming community and industry observers fundamentally at odds ove...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Backyard Baseball's Comeback Targets the Millennials Who Never Stopped Loving It

The original Backyard Baseball arrived at a specific moment in gaming history—when baseball games could be simple, fun, and actually fun to play. Now, nearly three decades later, developer Mega Cat...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Fourth Wing Board Game Joins Monopoly's Catalog of Licensed Editions

Rebecca Yarros' Empyrean series has become a cultural phenomenon in recent years, and the franchise is rapidly expanding beyond the page. With a television adaptation in development and the latest ...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Arcade1Up's Mortal Kombat II Cabinet Drops to $399 at Walmart

Arcade1Up's Mortal Kombat II cabinet is now available at Walmart for $399, offering a compact way to bring classic arcade gaming into your home without the hassle of hunting down or restoring origi...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Call of Duty's Dave Chappelle Bundle Sparks Backlash Over Tonal Shift

Activision's announcement of a Dave Chappelle-themed cosmetic pack for Black Ops 7 has ignited frustration among players who see it as a contradiction of the studio's stated direction for the franc...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Street Fighter 6 Amiibo Hit 75% Discount at Best Buy—Now $9.99

Best Buy is currently offering Luke and Jamie amiibo from Street Fighter 6 at $9.99 each, a significant markdown from their typical $39.99 price tag. The deal represents a rare 75% discount on Nint...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Square Enix Teases Another Nier Project—But Fans Aren't Buying It

Square Enix and series director Yoko Taro have developed a reputation for a particular kind of cruelty: announcing Nier projects with just enough fanfare to get hearts racing, only to reveal they'r...

Emily Chen March 31, 2026 0 comments 5 min read