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Xbox's Biggest Week of 2026? 30+ Games Drop Apr 20
Xbox's week of April 20-24 is stacked with over 30 new releases, from Double Fine's Kiln to the long-awaited console launch of Albion Online.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Sims 4's Paid Mod Store Hits Consoles as EA Backtracks on PC
Console Sims players just got the Marketplace and its Moola currency, while EA quietly walks back the same system on PC. The contradiction is hard to ignore.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Fable's Cutscenes Are Being Built by the Diablo Team
Playground Games is getting cinematic backup from the team behind Diablo and Overwatch's legendary cutscenes. For a studio making its first RPG, that's a smart call.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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A 1930s Cartoon Noir Shooter Just Dropped on Every Platform
Mouse P.I. For Hire launched yesterday across every major platform, bringing a hand-drawn 1930s noir FPS with boomer shooter DNA to PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, and PC.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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The First Descendant Hotfix 1.3.25b Patch Notes (17th April 2026)
A small hotfix lands the day after Update 1.3.25, bringing two new cosmetic bundles to the Shop.
Nathan Lees1 min read
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Mid-Price Games Doubled Revenue on PlayStation Since 2022
New analyst data shows mid-price games between $30 and $50 nearly doubled their revenue on PlayStation since 2022, with Arc Raiders and Expedition 33 at the top of the pack.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Built Under Rocket Attacks, Metro 2039 Hits This Winter
4A Games has unveiled Metro 2039, a darker return to the Moscow tunnels built while the Ukrainian studio endured Russia's ongoing invasion. It launches this winter on PS5, PC, and Xbox.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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"Are You High?" Xbox Co-Creator Picks Nintendo Over Helix
Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley publicly dismissed Project Helix in a new interview, saying he's far more interested in Steam and whatever Nintendo builds next.
Nathan Lees2 min read
Patch Notes
The First Descendant Update 1.3.25 Patch Notes (16th April 2026)
Update 1.3.25 brings Onslaught Mode to The First Descendant in beta, along with a Viessa rework and a new Colossus to fight.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Not Even 3 Years Old, Star Trek: Resurgence Axed
Star Trek: Resurgence has been yanked from digital storefronts after its distribution license expired, barely giving the game time to reach all its platforms before disappearing.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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TerraTech Legion Storms Game Pass on April 30
Payload Studios' block-based bullet heaven builder arrives on Game Pass day one, and for a niche genre mash-up like this, that's exactly the lifeline it needs.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Hades II Finally Lands on Xbox With a Massive Update
Supergiant's roguelike sequel has finally made the jump to Xbox, and it didn't show up empty-handed. A massive April 2026 update drops new content across every platform.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Expired License Kills Star Trek: Resurgence Overnight
Dramatic Labs' well-reviewed Star Trek narrative game has been yanked from multiple storefronts overnight after its distribution license expired, with barely a sentence of explanation.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Icarus Finally Stops Playing Hard to Get in Hades 2
Supergiant's second post-launch patch for Hades 2 arrives alongside the game's console debut, and the most crowd-pleasing change might be that Icarus is finally willing to get in the hot tub.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Krafton's Name Pulled From Subnautica 2 Weeks Before Launch
With Subnautica 2's Early Access launch weeks away, Krafton's name has been quietly stripped from the game's store pages on Steam and Xbox, replaced by Unknown Worlds as sole publisher.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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'Very Big Discussions' on Exclusives Rock Xbox Internally
Windows Central's Jez Corden says Xbox is having 'very, very big discussions' about returning to console exclusives under new CEO Asha Sharma, raising questions about the future of the multiplatform strategy.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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$90 for All Three? Gothic Trilogy Skips the Bundle
THQ Nordic is releasing Gothic Classic, Gothic II, and Gothic 3 individually across three separate months at $29.99 each, with no trilogy bundle in sight.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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20-Year PC Exclusive Gothic 3 Finally Hits Consoles
THQ Nordic has dated all three Gothic Classic games for PlayStation and Xbox, with Gothic 3 finally breaking its two-decade PC exclusivity this November.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Xbox CEO Admits Game Pass Is Too Expensive
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma acknowledged in a leaked internal memo that Game Pass "has become too expensive for players," promising to evolve the service into something more flexible.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Game Pass Doubled to $30 in a Year. Xbox Says Oops
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told staff in a leaked memo that Game Pass "has become too expensive for players" and that changes are coming. The admission follows a year of aggressive price hikes that doubled the cost of the top tier.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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7 Years Later, Metro Is Back With a New Xbox Reveal
Microsoft has confirmed Metro 2039 will get its first official reveal at a dedicated Xbox First Look showcase this Thursday, marking the franchise's return after seven years away.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Anthem Died in 2 Years. Inquisition's PS3 Lasted 11.
EA is closing Dragon Age: Inquisition's PS3 servers on April 28, more than 11 years after launch, quietly outlasting BioWare's ambitious live-service bet by nearly a decade.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Game Pass Drops 5 Games April 15, Adds Forza 6
Five games are leaving Xbox Game Pass in three days, and if you haven't touched them yet, the clock is ticking. The good news is what's coming in May.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Black Ops 6 Cost Xbox $300M, Next CoD May Leave Pass
A $300 million loss in potential sales from Black Ops 6 is reportedly forcing Microsoft to rethink whether Call of Duty belongs on Game Pass at launch.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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FAA Says Fortnite Players Could Be Air Traffic Controllers
The FAA is running a recruitment campaign aimed directly at video game players, arguing that hours spent in Fortnite and Rocket League translate to real skills in the cockpit tower.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
The First Descendant Hotfix 1.3.24b Patch Notes (9th April 2026)
Nexon has pushed Hotfix 1.3.24b for The First Descendant, tightening up boundary values across weapons, reactors, and modules, and fixing a display bug that was hiding equipment options for some players.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Game Pass Lands Hades 2 Day One, Loses GTA V
Microsoft's April Game Pass lineup is impressive, headlined by Hades 2 landing day one on April 14. The catch: GTA V is gone the very next day.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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State of Decay 3 Was a Word Doc When It Was Revealed
The 2020 State of Decay 3 reveal trailer was pre-rendered concept work made by an external studio, with only four or five people at Undead Labs and no actual game in development. Studio head Philip Holt has now confirmed it on camera, and yes, that means no zombie deer.
Nathan Lees3 min read
Patch Notes
ARC Raiders Hotfix 1.22.1 Patch Notes (1st April 2026)
ARC Raiders hotfix 1.22.1 is live today, deploying a targeted crash fix for affected players, with an Xbox patch still to follow.
Nathan Lees1 min read
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Bethesda to Finally Announce Starfield on PS5
Bethesda has confirmed Starfield news is coming next week, and with a rumoured PS5 launch date of April 7 already circulating, the announcement almost writes itself.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Bravely Default HD Just Shadow-Dropped on PC and Xbox
Square Enix just dropped Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster on PC and Xbox with no announcement, no countdown, no warning. One less reason to buy a Switch 2.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Microsoft CEO Fires Back at Xbox Shutdown Rumors
Satya Nadella joined new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma for an internal Q&A and told staff Microsoft will 'always' invest in gaming. The timing is deliberate.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Project Helix Is Xbox's Next Console and It Runs PC Games
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma has officially named Xbox's next-gen console: Project Helix. It plays PC games, and that changes everything about what an Xbox actually is.
Nathan Lees3 min read