Five independent game studios – including the developers of the upcoming Replaced and the team behind the upcoming Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era – have joined forces in a sort-of co-op in order to support each other with development and marketing, with an aim to eventually create their own co-owned publishing label.
Sad Cat Studios (Replaced), Unfrozen (Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era), Weappy (This Is the Police), VEA Games (Nikoderiko: The Magical World), and Game Garden (Farmdale) aren't merging; they will each remain independent studios. However, the goal of Nova Assembly is intended to be a backstop against layoffs and increasing development and publishing uncertainty in the gaming space by sharing resources in mutually...
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A year on from the release of The First Berserker: Khazan, the action RPG set in the Dungeon Fighter Online universe, Nexon has reportedly reassigned a large portion of its production staff due to alleged poor performance.
That's according to Yonhap News, which reports that a Nexon official has revealed that despite hitting a Steam concurrent peak of just shy of 33,000 players at launch, sales "declined and fell short of market expectations." This, coupled with licensing delays in getting the game out in China, has resulted in around 100 members of Khazan's team being told yesterday, April 8, that they have now been moved to the "R Team," a reassignment division at Neople (thanks, GamesRadar).
It's true that player numbers have fallen...
The Nintendo Switch Online classic games catalog has today been updated with three more titles, including arcade favorite Pac-Man.
Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can access the three new (or rather, old) titles via the Nintendo Classics NES app now, and play Pac-Man, Mendel Palace and The Tower of Druaga.
Pac-Man needs little introduction, as this is the classic experience from the yellow hero's arcade days. Chomp pellets, avoid ghosts, and gobble up Power Pellets to turn the tide. Should you risk getting all the fruit too? Yes, yes, you should.
Mendel Palace, meanwhile, is a puzzle game originally released in 1989 by a small team known as Game Freak — yes, the same developer that would later go on to make Pokémon, a franchise...
The creative director of Samson has promised the team is "committed to the future" of the game despite launching to a 'Mixed' reception on Steam amid complaints about performance, gameplay, optimization, and more.
Samson released just yesterday, April 8, and is currently the third-lowest-rated game of 2026 according to Metacritic, with a score a full 15 points lower than the beleaguered Highguard, which was taken offline just six weeks after launch.
Steam reviews complain of broken car chases, input delays, issues with animation, and poor optimization, with one writing: "The combat is 9/10, but the optimization is a 4/10. Samson has amazing bones and the dynamic mechanics are a blast, but it's currently crying out for patches. Once...
Hone your skills, dominate the leaderboard, and survive the impossible with the Nacon Collection. Whether you’re chasing the perfect line, mastering brutal soulslike combat, or micromanaging your way to the top, this bundle is built for players who love a challenge.
With the Nacon Collection, you can pick up a selection of high-stakes titles starting from just $1. Boost your library with Nacon classics while supporting SpecialEffect, a charity dedicated to helping people with physical disabilities experience the joy of video games through customised technology. By conquering these digital challenges, you’re helping make gaming more inclusive for players everywhere.
Nine Games. Endless Challenges.
The Nacon Collection brings together...
In a new interview, development veteran and Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey (Dead Space, Call of Duty: WWII) has detailed how a decision on a development partner to handle the PC port of 2002’s 007 Nightfire could have had huge ramifications on the actual existence of the Call of Duty franchise as we know it today. Condrey discussed the matter with writer Cade Onder during the production of a documentary the latter has produced on the making of 2011’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Back around the early 2000s, Condrey spent eight years working at EA on a number of James Bond games – as a producer on The World Is Not Enough, Agent Under Fire, and Nightfire, and later in a development director role on Everything or Nothing...
If you're looking for a high-capacity, high-output power bank for an absolute steal, then you have to check out this deal. For a limited time, Amazon is offering the Baseus Enerfill 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank for just $39.99 with free shipping after you apply coupon code "EXEW2K3D". This power bank offers some great quality of life features like dual USB cables that can be combined to form a lanyard, a discrete digital display, and simultaneous charging for up to four devices.
Save 50% Off the Baseus 20,000mAh 100W Power Bank
The Baseus Enerfill is a slim bar style power bank with a total of four outputs: two built-in 100W USB-C cables, an additional 100W USB-C port, and a 22W USB-A port The 100W outputs are powerful enough to charge...
Extend the battery life on your Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, or Apple iPhone 17 for less than $10. Amazon is currently offering the Aaoyun 10,000mAh 22.5W Power Bank for just $9.99 with no coupon code or Amazon Prime membership required. This is an excellent price for a 10,000mAh power bank, especially since it's equipped with quality of life features like a solid metal casing, LED battery meter, and built-in USB cable.
Aaoyun 10,000mAh 22.5W Power Bank for Less Than $10
I'm not familiar with the Aaoyun brand name, but this power bank has a fair number of positive reviews on Amazon (well over 1,000 at last count). It features a 10,000mAh (37Wh) battery capacity. If you factor in 80% power efficiency, here are the approximate number...
Heads-up, PC players: Steam codes for ARC Raiders are on sale at Fanatical for $26.79. That’s a 33% discount from the typical $39.99 price. The beloved extraction shooter was a breakout hit late last year, earning a 9/10 in our review. The sale ends tomorrow (assuming codes don’t sell out), so grab it sooner than later if you want it.
ARC Raiders on Sale
Until ARC Raiders came out, I’d been intrigued by the idea of the extraction shooter, but was hesitant to try one out. They seemed more cutthroat and high-stakes than I was looking for in a game. I didn’t want to lose my entire loadout if I died. I didn’t want to get blasted to bits by other players, as I’d heard happened all the time in these dog-eat-dog worlds.
But when our review...
One Crimson Desert fan has secured its Platinum trophy after spending 305 hours since the game came out — leaving fans of the game shocked and concerned.
A Platinum trophy is awarded to PlayStation users who obtain all other trophies in a game. TioZer0, who has a number of Platinum trophies under their belt already, has been explaining how and why they did this after posting a screenshot of their achievement on reddit, which subsequently went viral.
As TioZer0’s achievement made its way to social media, Pearl Abyss PR and marketing chief Will Powers expressed his disbelief, pointing out that Crimson Desert had only been out for 428 hours when TioZer0 nabbed the Platinum.
As one redditor worked out, Crimson Desert came out 18 days...
Spring sales have come and gone, but Humble still has a little somethin’ special for Humble Choice members this month: a brand new lineup of PC games has officially been revealed for April, and it’s filled with some fun picks.
Leading the charge this month is Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which has 151 hours of content if you're the completist type, followed by Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, and five more PC games. On top of that, there’s also the regular free month of IGN Plus included. For just $14.99, they can all be yours when you sign up for a Humble Choice membership. H
ave a look at the full lineup below and head to the link to sign up and claim them for your library.
Humble Choice April...
We got the opportunity to take a first, very early look at Koshmar: The Last Reverie, a dark fantasy action game by Purple Ray Studios. Formerly known only as Project: Nightmare, its haunted world and fast-paced action combat suggests a sort of straightforward action-adventure, but some time with the studio revealed that they are aiming high to exceed expectations.
“We wanted to do something completely different,” said Kornelia Blazynska, Co-founder of Purple Ray and Creative Director of Koshmar, in reference to the complete tonal shift from their last game, the upbeat 3D platformer Boti: Byteland Overclocked. Trading in sunlight and cheery gothic steampunk architecture with that sort of hand-painted visual feel, it wears its Lies of P...
IO Interactive has delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 version of its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light.
In a statement released via social media today, IO reconfirmed the game's previously-delayed launch date for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (May 27, a date once held by GTA 6) before going on to note that the Switch 2 version was now set for "later this summer."
The original plan had been for 007 First Light to arrive on all platforms at the same time (and originally on March 27). IO delayed the game back in December for all platforms, though had maintained its plan was to still launch the game simultaneously across all consoles.
Exactly why the Switch 2 version will now arrive months later than on other formats is...
No Man’s Sky’s latest update, Xeno Arena, is doing its best Pokémon impression by letting you raise, train and battle the alien creatures found across the universe.
“Most of the planets you’ve visited in your travels have always been teeming with wildlife,” developer Hello Games said, “and now, for the first time, those creatures are not just your companions, but your squad and maybe your champions!”
The update adds turn-based creature battles to the veteran space game for the first time. The idea is you explore the universe, assemble a team of creature companions, perfect their genetic makeup, and test their mettle at simulated combat arenas. There are hundreds of unique battle abilities, and you get to challenge new alien...
There is something magical about being unleashed upon a Forza Horizon map for the first time. I’m restricted from showing you the first few minutes of my hands-on with Forza Horizon 6 in the video above, and I think that’s more than fair enough. I’m hesitant to even describe it, since the carefully curated opening drive of a Horizon game is really something best experienced for yourself, without any spoilers.
I can, however, safely cover anything and everything I did after I’d passed the prologue – and I’ve been doing plenty. Alongside establishing that the preview build was locked to the 30 FPS “Quality” mode – and that the 60 FPS “Performance” mode will be available in the full game at launch – the preview documentation Playground...
GTA 5 has three playable characters. Nice one. Lego City Undercover has over 300. Look, my tongue is firmly within my cheek here; I don’t actually believe that Rockstar’s much-heralded efforts were surpassed by this once Wii U exclusive Lego game that came out just months before Michael, Franklin, and Trevor’s story. But while Undercover is by no means a masterpiece, there are some areas where it genuinely shows ambition beyond Rockstar’s. Please stick with me. I haven’t gone mad.
Yes, we’re all clinging on through this multifaceted apocalyptic present to make it to GTA 6, and you’ll no doubt have several recommendations about what to play in its place over the months preceding its launch. Red Dead 2 is my favourite game ever, but...
As players start revving up for Forza Horizon 6 next month, developer Playground Games has shared our best look yet at its full Japanese map.
Forza Horizon 6 takes the Horizon Festival to "scenic and breathtaking" Japan from May 19 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and S. While we've seen plenty of snippets of the game and a handful of the 550 real-world cars you'll be using, this is the first time Playground has shared the full map, showing how we'll shift gears from the urban city sprawl out into the lush green countryside.
"This is Horizon Japan! From the iconic downtown streets of Tokyo City all the way to the snowy Japanese Alps, Forza Horizon 6 introduces our most dense and vertical map yet," the team teased on social...
One of the major criticisms of Crimson Desert I’ve seen since launch is that it does not let you create your own character. Instead, you’re locked into playing as Kliff, who himself has been criticized for a lack of personality, and two other even less fleshed out playable characters. Well, now, like so many other things with Pearl Abyss’ open world action adventure, there’s a mod for that.
The simply titled Character Creator - Female mod, from Khione95, lets you build your own character by using the barber function in the game. It includes 98 face presets and 159 hair styles. A male version of the mod should be out soon.
With this mod installed, you’re able to play Crimson Desert as a custom female character using the female human...
A dataminer has uncovered what they believe is a pivotal but unused cutscene hidden in Elden Ring's files — and it could shed new light on the game's lore.
Lance McDonald, a content creator and dataminer famed for his behind-the-scenes work on the likes of P.T., Bloodborne, and Elden Ring, has discovered a secret scene thought to have been cut from the final version of the game.
Warning! Spoilers for Elden Ring follow:
"This is a look at a never-before-seen map file where a cutscene was filmed for Elden Ring, which showed Miquella planting the Haligtree, as well as the process through which, during earlier development and testing, this cutscene was intended to have been played," McDonald explained in the video description. "Finally...
With the prices on imported goods continuing to rise, I don't see as many 20,000mAh power banks under $25 anymore. Fortunately, there's one such deal today, although I don't expect it to last very long. Amazon is currently offering the Iniu 20,000mAh 22.5W Power Bank for just $20.34 after an automatic 45% coupon is applied. Better yet, you don't need to be an Amazon Prime member to get in on the discount.
Iniu 20,000mAh 22.5W USB Power Bank for $20.34
This Iniu power bank boasts a generous 20,000mAh, or 74Whr battery capacity. If you factor in 80% power efficiency, here are the approximate number of times you can fully recharge each gaming handheld:
Nintendo Switch (16Whr) about 3.7 times
Nintendo Switch 2 (19Whr) about 3.1 times...
Bethesda Game Studios has published Starfield update 1.16.236 patch notes as it attempts to pull players back in with the Free Lanes update, Terran Armada DLC, and a PlayStation 5 (PS5) version.
Details about the planet-sized content drop were published in a blog post on the publisher’s official website today. The list shows additions large and small as players gain access to quality-of-life features they’ve hoped to see for years as Starfield approaches its third anniversary.
Free Lanes is the true headline of an already big day for Bethesda, as the company calls it its "biggest update yet." The previously promised free update adds major changes, such as the ability to travel freely between planets and a Cruise Mode, for players on...
Just last month, Sony announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would be getting a PSSR 2 update, but now CD Projekt Red has followed up with a huge PS5 Pro update that'll drop on April 8.
Cyberpunk 2077 famously had a problematic launch when it released on consoles in 2020, and even after it got patched up, it's been far behind the PC version. But since the PS5 Pro came out back in 2024, it's been a question of when, not if, CDPR would launch an update that'd bring the game closer to the PC version.
Tomorrow's update will give PS5 Pro players access to three performance profiles: Ray Tracing Pro, Ray Tracing, and Performance. The Ray Tracing Pro mode is where you'll find most of the visual updates made specifically for the PS5 Pro, targeting...
Valve already collects a lot of data about your gaming PC, typically to release its hardware survey every month. But it looks like Steam will soon use frame rate data gathered by its millions of users to estimate how well a game will actually run on your rig.
This all started about a month ago, when a SteamOS beta started collecting performance information. But now, a user on ResetEra (via PC Gamer) has spotted a string in the latest Steam update that would use that data to estimate how well the game will run on your hardware. It does not seem like this performance estimate is visible on any actual game pages quite yet, but Steam wouldn't be the first digital PC games store to give its users this kind of estimate.
Love it or hate it...
Get a look at the first dozen minutes of gameplay – driven by a Paladin, and concluding in a boss fight – from Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred, the upcoming second expansion to Blizzard's popular action-RPG sequel. This gameplay shows the beginning of the journey to Skovos, the new region joining Sanctuary with Lord of Hatred. Watch it above.
This is the second content drop in our month-long exclusive coverage of Lord of Hatred through our IGN First editorial program. Look for more exclusives as April rolls along and we get closer to Lord of Hatred's April 29 release date.
Our first Lord of Hatred exclusive was "The Queen and the Saint" in-game cutscene we debuted last week, which you can watch directly above. And if you're interested in...
While The Elder Scrolls and The Witcher are often seen as the benchmark of Western role-playing games, the Gothic series from former developer Piranha Bytes is also worthy of recognition within the upper echelon of the subgenre. The original Gothic and its sequels became cult classics for the scale of player choice and freeform, open-ended exploration within their dark-fantasy setting, which has even inspired developers at CD Projekt Red and Warhorse Studios in their RPGs.
With the upcoming remake of Gothic 1, developer Alkimia Interactive is giving the original game a reappraisal not only to showcase its lasting strengths but also to expand the world and its community of characters to create a more satisfying, consequence-driven...
April 2026 is shaping up to be a big month for Xbox Game Pass, with a number of high-profile games hitting Microsoft’s subscription service.
As detailed on Xbox Wire, the PC version of DayZ kicks things off on April 8, joining Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential, PC Game Pass. On the same day, Endless Legend 2 (Game Preview) (PC) joins Game Pass Premium (it’s already in Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass). Also on April 8, Remedy’s FBC: Firebreak (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Premium (again, this one is already in Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass).
A day later, on April 9, Frontier’s Planet Coaster 2 (Cloud, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) joins Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, and PC Game...
Cyberpunk 2077 may be approaching its sixth birthday and CD Projekt itself has ruled out further content, but modders are very much keeping the game alive — and this latest effort hit me right in my 80s fan feels.
TapePunk, from Tulired, emulates a VHS aesthetic that “provides a gritty, analog-inspired look for Cyberpunk 1977, avoiding over-the-top effects.” It’s described as “a simple tool for those seeking a cinematic, nostalgic atmosphere based on real-world media study and our memories.”
Tulired said they spent "countless" hours over the last few months learning about VHS and camcorders in order to update the mod, having released a demo video that “seemed to trigger something nostalgic in many of us.”
“One comment in particular...
Space simulator Kerbal Space Program has seen a resurgence as players celebrate the launch of the world's first manned mission to the Moon, Artemis II, in decades.
The Artemis II crew are heading home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before, with a splashdown back on Earth scheduled for April 10. This mission is a giant step toward a return to the moon and future missions to Mars, and it also marks the first time humanity has flown to the Moon in over 50 years.
It has also seemingly reignited our fascination with space, with thousands of players jumping into the 11-year-old simulator game, Kerbal Space Program. While it usually bobs around on a very respectable 3-4,000 peak concurrent players on Steam, since Artemis...
State of Decay 3 was announced back in 2020 with an eye-catching debut trailer that showed a zombie deer eating the remains of a wolf. It got fans of the survival series excited that they would not only have to context with your typical zombie menace when the game eventually came out, but zombie animals, too. Unfortunately, State of Decay 3 will launch without zombie animals of any kind, and that trailer was little more than a “concept” built at a time when there was essentially no game to speak of.
Six years after State of Decay 3’s announcement, developer Undead Labs is readying the game for an alpha test. It is finally ready, then, for the public to give it a shot, having come a long way since that trailer helped get Xbox fans for...
Overwatch has unveiled an updated look for one of its newest heroes, Anran, following criticism of how her face previously looked in-game.
The redesign has happened following an initial backlash from the community and the voice actor who portrays the fire fan-wielding damage dealer, Fareeha, who claimed that “this was a hill worth dying on” after it was suggested that Anran was yet another victim of Overwatch’s “Same Face Syndrome”.
This syndrome is the suggestion that many of the female heroes in Overwatch suffer from the fact that they all have basically the exact same facial features, whether that be the Swedish Brigitte, British Tracer, Japanese Kiriko, Martian Juno, or, up until now, Chinese Anran.
Back in February, Blizzard...