Gaming News
A Haunted Book Keeps Killing Crimson Desert Players
Crimson Desert's Equipment Manual has become the game's most feared enemy, hijacking boss fights and forcing players to flip through its pages while they die.
Crimson Desert2 min read
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Gaming News
Ubisoft Axes Animal Crossing Rival After 3 Years
Alterra, Ubisoft Montreal's unannounced Animal Crossing and Minecraft-inspired life sim, has been cancelled after nearly three years of development. Staff were sent home and reassigned to other projects.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Patch Notes
Farlight 84 New Season Update: Shadow Academy Notes (23rd April 2026)
Farlight 84's Shadow Academy season is live, bringing sweeping hero and weapon rebalances alongside a full cosmetic refresh.
Farlight 846 min read
Patch Notes
Crimson Desert Patch Notes 1.04.00 (23rd April 2026)
Difficulty settings, bird pets, and a massive housing storage overhaul headline Crimson Desert's latest update.
Crimson Desert16 min read
Gaming News
Netflix, WoW, Fortnite Crew: Game Pass Add-On Plans Leak
Back-end API leaks have surfaced codenames for modular Game Pass packages, and the list of potential add-ons goes way beyond games.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Gaming News
Game Pass's $7 Price Cut Was Just the First Step
Microsoft slashed Game Pass prices and pulled Call of Duty from day-one launches. Reports now suggest a 'pick your own plan' model is in the works, and it could reshape the entire subscription.
Nathan Lees4 min read
Gaming News
Xbox's Film and TV Boss Walks After 28 Years at Microsoft
Kiki Wolfkill, who oversaw Xbox's film and TV division and helped shepherd the Halo series and Fallout TV adaptation, has departed Microsoft after 28 years.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
CS2 Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (22nd April 2026)
A small but focused CS2 update lands, tidying up ledge movement, viewmodel animations, and trade offer limits.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Gaming News
007 First Light Steals Hitman's Best Mode
IO Interactive isn't hiding its Hitman influence. 007 First Light's new Tac-Sim mode is Escalation Contracts with a tuxedo on, and I'm completely fine with that.
007 First Light3 min read
Gaming News
Ecco the Dolphin Resurfaces With Remasters and a New Game
The original Ecco the Dolphin creator and development team have reunited after 30 years to deliver remasters of the first two games alongside a completely new entry in the series.
Ecco the Dolphin4 min read
Gaming News
Finally, a Worthy Mass Effect Successor? Previews Say Yes
Owlcat Games' The Expanse: Osiris Reborn just entered closed beta, and hands-on previews are drawing strong Mass Effect comparisons across the board. After years of failed spiritual successors, this one might actually stick.
The Expanse Osiris Reborn3 min read
Patch Notes
iRacing 2026 Season 2 Patch 3 Notes (22nd April 2026)
Balance of Performance tweaks hit nearly every GT class, the Nissan GTP ZXT gets a significant physics rework, and a handful of annoying UI bugs finally get the axe.
iRacing6 min read
Gaming News
Gamers Sue Nintendo to Block a Double Tariff Payday
Two Nintendo customers have filed a class action lawsuit claiming Nintendo stands to collect tariff costs twice: once from consumers through price hikes, and again from the U.S. government through refunds.
Nathan Lees2 min read
Gaming News
From Solo Dev to 15 Games: Poncle's Wild Expansion
Vampire Survivors has hit 27 million players, and developer Poncle is reinvesting that success into 15 new projects, two new studios, and a licensing engine for IP collaborations.
Vampire Survivors3 min read
Gaming News
Yoshi's First Game in 7 Years Ditches Finish Lines
Seven years since Crafted World, Yoshi's Switch 2 debut drops the run-to-the-right formula entirely in favour of creature discovery and systemic puzzles.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book3 min read
Patch Notes
Marvel Rivals Patch Notes (22nd April 2026)
Dracula's loose in New York and there's a free Emma Frost costume on the table, Marvel Rivals' April 23rd patch has a bit of everything.
Marvel Rivals3 min read
Patch Notes
PEAK Patch Notes 1.61.b (22nd April 2026)
PEAK's latest patch tackles a rope performance issue that was causing hitching, restores cold nights to Ascent 5+, and cleans up a handful of badge and achievement bugs.
PEAK2 min read
Patch Notes
Last Epoch Patch 1.4.5 Notes (22nd April 2026)
Last Epoch's latest patch fixes minion targeting, doubles down on Weaver Idol values, and reins in a few bosses that were either too lethal or not lethal enough.
Last Epoch6 min read
Patch Notes
Cities: Skylines II Updates for Paradox Mods Notes (22nd April 2026)
Paradox Mods is adding playset sharing and parallel downloads in its first dev diary update for Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II8 min read
Gaming News
Just Bought a Studio? Behaviour Lays Off Staff Again
Behaviour Interactive has cut more jobs, with at least one senior Dead by Daylight animator confirming they were affected. This comes just weeks after the studio spent money acquiring The Fun Pimps.
Dead by Daylight3 min read
Gaming News
Tifa in Street Fighter 6? Leaker With Perfect Record Says Ye
The same Reddit user who nailed Terry Bogard and Mai Shiranui's SF6 appearances now claims Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart is part of the Year 4 roster. Multiple sources appear to back it up.
Street Fighter 64 min read
Patch Notes
CS2 Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (21st April 2026)
Valve has pushed a CS2 update focused on recoil camera feel and aim punch consistency, with the changes explicitly targeting CS:GO parity.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Patch Notes
Counter-Strike 2 Update Patch Notes (21st April 2026)
Valve has pushed a small but meaningful CS2 update, bringing recoil camera behaviour closer to CS:GO while fixing several Animgraph 2 animation issues.
Counter-Strike 22 min read
Patch Notes
FragPunk Patch Notes (22nd April 2026)
FragPunk's April 22nd update is live, kicking off a food-themed event week with login rewards, limited-time modes, and new weapon skins dropping April 23rd.
FragPunk3 min read