Video Game News 4/1/2026

Video Game News 4/1/2026

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#2026Release
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The discourse machine whirs to life as Zero Parades: For Dead Spies gets a May release date

Disco Elysium's Controversial Successor Commits to 2026 Release on PS5

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Launches May 2026

Disco Elysium developer Studio ZA/UM launches Zero Parades: For Dead Spies in May 2026

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is the first Disco Elysium successor to get a release date, will finally be playable this summer

ZA/UM Attempts to Move Past Disco Elysium Drama With New Release

Zero Parades, the spy game from Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM, is coming in May

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Release Date Sneaks Up on May

#ItsGamesUnbound
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Stellar Blade dev Shift Up has acquired Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami’s new studio

Stellar Blade Dev Acquires Shinji Mikami's New Studio, Will Publish Its Games

Wait, Is Capcom Icon Shinji Mikami Partnering with Stellar Blade Dev?

Shift Up Acquires Shinji Mikami’s Unbound Studio

Stellar Blade developer acquires Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's new studio, Unbound

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's new studio

Shift Up has acquired Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's new studio

Stellar Blade Developer Shift Up Buys Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami's New Studio: 'For the First Time in a While, I'll Be Fully Involved On-Site to Work on a Fairly Large Game'

#TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie
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Miyamoto indicates Super Smash Bros. movie won’t be happening any time soon

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie reviews roundup

Miyamoto Isn't So Sure About A Smash Bros. Style Movie

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Unsurprisingly, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Looks Set To Be A Huge Success

Nintendo Switch Online section gets a Super Mario Galaxy-themed makeover

Miyamoto implies that Smash Bros movie won’t happen any time soon

Super Mario Galaxy Movie is currently 37 on Metacritic and 45% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review

Despite plenty of cameos in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, an Avengers-style Super Smash Bros. film isn't likely right now

No Smash Bros. Movie In The Works, Despite Mario Galaxy’s Surprise Crossovers

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's credits scenes, explained

Donald Glover reveals how he landed the Yoshi role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Shigeru Miyamoto Shuts Down Smash Bros. Movie

Super Mario Galaxy Movie reviews are in and, surprise: it's execrable churn

Pikmin Bloom Celebrates The Super Mario Galaxy Movie in Its Latest Collab

Don’t Expect A Super Smash Bros. Movie Any Time Soon, Says Miyamoto

Mario Galaxy Movie Reviews Say It’s Full Of Crowd-Pleasing Fan Service And Not Much Else

#PokémonPokopiaWithInflata
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Capcom Embraces 'Pragmata Is Secretly Mega Man' Conspiracy with Brilliant April Fool Gag

IKEA Japan Will Have Real-Life Pokopia Event

Pokémon Pokopia's New Mystery Gift Distribution Is Now Live

April Fool's Comes To 'Pokémon Pokopia' With Inflatable Sudowoodo Event

Pokémon Pokopia Teams Up With IKEA For Charming Collaboration

All Pokemon Pokopia Mystery Gift Codes And Rewards

Pokémon Pokopia event schedule

Pokémon Pokopia Download Code Gives Players Chansey Plant

Pokémon Pokopia IKEA Crossover Island Is On The Way

Pokémon Go Has a Brilliant April Fool's Day Surprise — And The Best Part is It's Not a Joke

There's an IKEA Crossover Coming to Pokémon Pokopia

#TombRaider
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The Lord of the Rings RPG is Being Developed by Crystal Dynamics, Not Warhorse – Rumor

New Lord of the Rings Game Comes from Tomb Raider Dev, It's Claimed

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 translator claims they have been "replaced with AI"; Warhorse says they "deeply value the people who shape our work"

Following rumours of Warhorse Studios visiting Middle-earth, Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics is now said to be working on a Lord of the Rings game too

Rumours point to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios working on a big Lord of the Rings game

Warhorse Studios Reportedly Moves From Kingdom Come to New Lord of the Rings Project

#TheCrew
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French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir sues Ubisoft over The Crew shutdown

Ubisoft sued for shutting down The Crew's servers by major French consumer group backed by Stop Killing Games

France's leading consumer association has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over The Crew's online shutdown

France's 'leading consumer association,' backed by Stop Killing Games, sues Ubisoft over The Crew shutdown

#HereAreTheBestGamingGags
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PUBG introduces a classic game mode for April Fools' Day

Round Up: It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2026)

The Best April Fools' Day Gaming Jokes Of 2026 (So Far)

April Fools' Day 2026 Gaming Roundup

#RecRoom
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VR multiplayer sandbox Rec Room is shutting down on June 1

Rec Room shutting down nearly 10 years after launch

Rec Room is shutting down on June 1 after 10 years

Rec Room Shutting Down After 10 Years And 150 Million Players Because It Never Became ‘Profitable’

#AprilFools
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MindsEye's new mission will feature "evidence of the sabotage" the studio have faced, CEO claims - I double-checked and the quotes came before April Fools

MindsEye is adding a new mission which will ‘share some of the evidence’ of alleged studio sabotage, CEO says

New MindsEye Mission Will Reveal 'Evidence' the Game Was 'Sabotaged', Claims CEO

#SwitchLite
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Blaze announces Evercade Nexus handheld, including enhanced versions of Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie

New Evercade Nexus Gaming Handheld Launches in October

Evercade unveils its next-gen retro gaming handheld Nexus, with analogue sticks and Banjo-Kazooie 1&2 bundled in

#Playstation5
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South of Midnight (PS5) Review: Deep South Action Game Is Gorgeous

South of Midnight is Now Available for PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2

Review: South of Midnight (PS5) - The Most Beautiful Simple Game

#PolyarcGames
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Moss Developer Polyarc Games Announces Layoffs

VR developer Polyarc Games facing layoffs

Moss developer Polyarc is laying off staff

#SuperMeatBoy
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Super Meat Boy 3D is Out Now, Action-Packed Trailer Released

Super Meat Boy 3D launch trailer – tough-as-nails 3D platformer comes to Nintendo Switch 2

Super Meat Boy 3D Launches Day One On Game Pass – And Yes, It’s Still Brutal!

#AccessibleOnAssassinsCree
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Receives Upgraded PSSR Support on April 7th

PS5 Pro New PSSR Upscaler is now Accessible on Assassin’s Creed Shadows!

'A Significant Visual Boost': Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Soon Support PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro

#TomodachiLifeLivingTheDre
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream FAQ details 70 Mii limit, Nintendo Switch 2 improvements, and more

Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream 'Welcome Version' Bug Causes Demo To Crash

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Welcome Version 1.0.1 available (patch notes)

#CrimsonDesert
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PS5 Hit Crimson Desert Might Have Divided Opinion, But It's Cracked 4 Million Sales in Two Weeks

Crimson Desert smashes another sales milestone, less than two weeks since its release

Crimson Desert's less than ideal launch is a distant memory as it hits the 4 million sales milestone

#TheSwitch2
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NieR Series April Fools’ ‘Teaser’ Is NieR: Cosmic Horror

Square Enix Is Once Again Taunting Us With a Nier-Related Tease, This Time on April Fool's Day

A Tease For A Nier Cosmic Horror Project On April Fools’ Day Is Making Fans Lose It

#DarkHorse
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There's A New Zelda Art Book Coming Out, And It Looks Awesome

Dark Horse reveals Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Secrets of the Zonai art book

Dark Horse Reveals The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom—Secrets of the Zonai Art Book

#TheGameMarathonCracksDown
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Marathon patch notes nerf Thief’s slide cancelling as it ‘is ultimately unhealthy’

Bungie nerfs Marathon's slide cancel movement tech, says no movement freaks allowed: 'Unbounded movement, while expressive and clip-worthy, is ultimately unhealthy for the pace of play'

Marathon Cracks Down On Viral Movement Exploits That Are ‘Ultimately Unhealthy’ For The Game

#Skyrim
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Is a blizzardy Skyrim return persuading me to retry Elder Scrolls Online? Not really, but naval combat and underwater exploration might

Everything we know about Elder Scrolls Online’s Season Zero, plus future seasons and a return to Skyrim

The first Elder Scrolls Online season is upon us, but I'm already more excited for the second

The Elder Scrolls Online's Upcoming Seasons Brings Challenge Difficulty System, While ZOS Is Teasing Naval Combat In Future Updates

The Elder Scrolls Online Details Rewards For First Tamriel Tome, 'Tome of Dawn and Dusk'

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert’s Hidden Story on the Greymanes Explained

Where to find Satintail Root in Crimson Desert - Village of the Sick

How to get the Chillfallen Sword in Crimson Desert

The new Crimson Desert patches are grand and all, but the Ray Reconstruction performance and lighting options are still all kind of b0rked on my machine

How to get the Shadow Armor in Crimson Desert

The consensus is that Crimson Desert has terrible storytelling—it's not true

Crimson Desert's waterskiing shoes are my favorite silly gadget the game has produced so far

#Dragonwilds
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RuneScape Dragonwilds’ Dowdun Reach is live today with new quest content and dedicated servers

RuneScape: Dragonwilds adds Dowdun Reach, Mithril gear, and higher skill caps

RuneScape: Dragonwilds Dowdun Reach Update Adds New Region, a Foreboding Castle, Mythril Weapons & More

#WantaFanta
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Fanta and Xbox are teaming up for a special campaign including a new Fanta Crimson flavour

Fanta And Xbox Go Big – “Wanta Fanta?” Becomes A Global Gaming Challenge

#MortalKombatMobile
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Mortal Kombat Mobile marks 11 years with new Diamond fighters and Klassic content

Score This Mortal Kombat II Arcade1Up Cabinet for $399

#XboxSeriesXs
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Pragmata Has Gone Gold Ahead of April 17th Launch

Capcom reveals Pragmata has gone gold