Video Game News 3/31/2026

Video Game News 3/31/2026

Video Game News 3/30/2026

Video Game News 3/29/2026

#TheMakingRumourMassEidosM
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided developers Eidos Montreal lay off 124 staff, as well as "parting ways" with long-time studio head

Eidos-Montréal announces mass layoffs for the third year in a row, as studio head leaves

Eidos Montreal Lays Off 124 Staff As Studio Head Departs

Eidos Montreal Hit By Layoffs, 124 Employees Losing Their Jobs And Head of Studio Leaves

Rumour: Mass Eidos Montreal Layoffs Caused by Cancellation of Key Project 'Years' in the Making

Eidos Montreal announces layoffs, departure of studio head David Anfossi

Deus Ex developer Eidos Montréal announces mass job cuts, alongside departure of studio head David Anfossi

Eidos-Montréal announces 124 job cuts; studio head David Anfossi departs after 19 years at developer

Embracer Group has laid off 124 employees at Eidos Montreal

Eidos Montreal studio head departs as it lays off another 124 employees 'across production and support teams'

Eidos Montreal Lays Off Over 100 Employees, Studio Head Leaves

Deus Ex Dev Eidos-Montréal Announces Mass Layoffs Alongside Departure of Head of Stuido David Anfossi

#MarioKartWorld
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Mario Kart World update adds Bob-omb Blast Battle mode plus around 50 balancing tweaks and bug fixes

Mario Kart World Update 1.6.0 Adds Bob-omb Blast, Tweaks Items, and Fixes Dozens of Bugs

Mario Kart World 1.6.0 update out now, patch notes – Bob-omb Blast and much more

Mario Kart World Gets Bob-omb Blast Game Mode in Latest Update

Bob-omb Blast Joins Mario Kart World Battle Mode via Patch

Mario Kart World update 1.6.0 patch notes

Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.6.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Mario Kart World Version 1.6.0 adds Bob-omb Blast

New Mario Kart World update adds much-loved Battle mode, but nerfs Boomerangs

Explosive Update For Mario Kart World Adds A Fan-Favorite Mode And Nerfs A Pesky Item

Nintendo's Changing Mario Kart World Again, Rebalancing Items and Adding Bob-omb Blast Battle Mode

#TheWayPokémonPokopiaIkeaC
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Pokémon Pokopia is getting an official Ikea island

Pokemon Pokopia x Ikea collaboration goes live tomorrow featuring a special cloud island

IKEA Japan Will Have Real-Life Pokopia Event

Pokémon Pokopia Teams Up With IKEA For Charming Collaboration

IKEA Island coming to Pokemon Pokopia from tomorrow

Pokémon Pokopia is getting an IKEA collaboration inspired by Pikachu and Snorlax, and you can grab the new items starting tomorrow

Pokemon And Ikea Collab To Make Pokopia Even More Adorable

Pokémon Pokopia IKEA Crossover Island Is On The Way

There's an IKEA Crossover Coming to Pokémon Pokopia

#PremiumTier1
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WWE 2K26 makes widespread changes to its Ringside Pass and stamina systems following player criticism

WWE 2K26 Patch 1.07 Available, Ringside Pass Gets Much Needed Update

WWE 2K26’s Future Ringside Passes Will Unlock DLC Characters on Tier 1 With Latest Update

WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Season 2 & Patch 1.07 prep for the Road to WrestleMania 42

WWE 2K26 Makes Ringside Pass U-Turn Following Widespread Criticism, New Patch Out Now

WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Update: RXP Boosts & DLC Unlock

#SustainablyProfitableVrHi
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Virtual hangout game Rec Room is shutting down in June

VR multiplayer sandbox Rec Room is shutting down on June 1

Rec Room shutting down after failing to become 'sustainably profitable'

VR Hit Rec Room Shutting Down Because It's Not "Sustainably Profitable"

VR Social Game Rec Room Is Shutting Down on its 10th Anniversary: 'Our Costs Always Ended Up Overwhelming the Revenue We Brought In'

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

#EpicGames
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Disney may be interested in acquiring Epic Games at some point, it’s claimed

Rumor: Disney is considering fully buying out Epic Games and taking ownership of Fortnite

Disney has previously considered buying Epic Games & Fortnite

Disney could be interested in buying Fortnite maker Epic Games, but not everyone's on board with the idea

Disney Reportedly Keen on Buying Fortnite Developer Epic Games, But Waiting for Right Moment

#EpicGames
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The Lord of the Rings RPG is Being Made at Warhorse Studios – Rumor

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

Who Will Make The First Great Open-World Lord Of The Rings RPG?

#TheLast
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Is That a The Last of Us 3 Tease in Neil Druckmann's Latest Social Post?

The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann teases a "few stops" left for Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic series

Fans Think Neil Druckmann Just Teased The Last of Us Part 3, While Mentioning The Series' Upcoming 'Road Ahead'

Neil Druckmann Won’t Stop Teasing The Last Of Us Part 3

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

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Launches on May 21st for PC as New Trailer Teases Intrigue

ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies Release Date Trailer

Disco Elysium Studio's Zero Parades: For Dead Spies Launches This May

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

#CrimsonDeserts
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Crimson Desert's Kliff was originally so Scottish he was named after a MacBeth character, and his actor pushed Pearl Abyss to make him less "stoic"

Crimson Desert voice actor says he had to keep pushing to get a cohesive story for Kliff

'I Don't Want to Say They Started Panicking…' — Actor Behind Crimson Desert's Kliff Reveals 'Bridge Point' Where Pearl Abyss Realized the Story and Characters Needed to Change

#TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTh
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Secrets of the Zonai art book revealed

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

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

Super Meat Boy 3D has no vibe

The Week In Games: South Of Midnight, Super Meat Boy 3D, And I Am Jesus Christ

#35thAnniversaryApproaches
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As Sonic's 35th Anniversary Approaches, Voice Actor Teases 'Exciting Stuff' Is Coming

"There's Exciting Stuff Coming" - Sonic's Voice Actor Teases 35th Anniversary Celebrations

Roger Craig Smith teases a Sonic project to be unveiled at IGN live this summer

#Dolabra
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The Flashpoint update for ARC Raiders has lots of the good stuff

ARC Raiders: Where to Find and Defeat Vaporizer

ARC Raiders Flashpoint Update (Patch 1.22.0) is Here

The new Arc Raiders Flashpoint update brings back that early-game fear

ARC Raiders Flashpoint patch notes – every change included in the big, new content drop

ARC Raiders Flashpoint update adds Wasp Hunter bundle and new seasonal cosmetics – here’s how to get everything

Nightholme developer interview: Arc Raiders 'validated' many assumptions

Nightholme preview: Arc Raiders, Dead by Daylight, and LoL combined for 'extraction horror'

Arc Raiders 'Furtive Meetings' quest walkthrough

Arc Raiders 'Fragmented Logs' quest walkthrough

Arc Raiders 'Waking the Grid' quest walkthrough

How to get Vaporizer Regulators in Arc Raiders

How to get the Dolabra blueprint in Arc Raiders

Arc Raiders Close Scrutiny and Assessors explained

How to complete Outstanding Balance in Arc Raiders

How to complete Waking the Grid in Arc Raiders

How to complete Clamoring for Attention in Arc Raiders

How to complete the Dust on the Wires quest in Arc Raiders

Arc Raiders Flashpoint Update Brings New Arc Operation and More

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

So, Will You Be Watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is set to stomp the global box office this week with the biggest debut of 2026 so far, say analysts

10 Things We Learned From Mario Galaxy Movie’s Star-Studded Press Tour

#Steam
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Turn your Steam library into a cosy room of physical games with a special shelf for dodgy sale purchases in Boxroom, which has a demo out

Boxroom is a home designer game that turns your actual Steam library into physical game boxes

#Mastercard
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Adult games may be an unintended beneficiary as FTC pressure payment providers like Visa and Mastercard not to debank Trump supporters, but I doubt it

Remember when Mastercard pressured Steam to remove a bunch of NSFW games? The FTC says that's not cool—sort of

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

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

#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

#GameRepublicNewHorizons20
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‘Father of PlayStation’ Ken Kutaragi to make rare public appearance at UK’s Game Republic event

Ken Kutaragi announced as first keynote speaker at Game Republic New Horizons 2026

#TrophyTitans
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All EA FC 26 Trophy Titans Team 1 Players (Leaks, Predictions, and Release Date)

FC 26 Trophy Titans: Release Date, Leaked Players, and Everything We Know

#TheBestPlayersForTheMomen
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The Best Players For The Momentum Shift Evolution In EA FC 26

FC 26 The Bullet Man Evolution: Best Players & Chain Guide

#TheShow
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All Sidearm And Submarine Pitchers in MLB The Show 26

MLB The Show 26 Controls: The Ultimate Guide to Hitting, Pitching, and Fielding

#TheElderScrollsBladesForM
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Elder Scrolls: Blades set to shutter as it's delisted on multiple storefronts

It's Going to Be A Big April in The Elder Scrolls Online

#PokemonPokopia
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Pokemon Pokopia leads to 154% Nintendo Switch 2 sales boost in the UK

UK: Nintendo Switch 2 sales jumped 154% in March month-on-month following Pokemon Pokopia