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#ThePhantasmoonGames
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Honkai: Star Rail introduces version 4.2 and a whopping new set of story twists
Version 4.2 Honkai: Star Rail Includes 3rd Anniversary Events
Honkai: Star Rail Hands Out More Than 30 Free Pulls for Anniversary, All the Redemption Codes Here
PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail Is Getting a MAPPA Anime, Starring Best Girl Kafka
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 Brings Us Lightsaber, Nun-chuck, Drummer Trailblazer And One Emanator Of Elation
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 Launching April 22
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 Celebrates the RPG's Anniversary Later This Month
Honkai: Star Rail players are eating good, with Version 4.2 and third anniversary celebrations kicking off later this month

#Rpg
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Crimson Desert has more endgame busywork coming with boss rematches and enemy reinforcements, plus Pearl Abyss are making Pywel's distant towers even sexier
Huge Crimson Desert Updates Teased as Dev Plans Boss Fight Replays and Difficulty Settings
Pearl Abyss Announces What's Next for Crimson Desert, From Player Experience Improvements to New Challenges
Crimson Desert is getting boss rematches, difficulty settings, and extra skills in upcoming updates
Crimson Desert Will Let You Choose Your Punishment
Boss Rematches and Difficulty Settings Coming to Crimson Desert

#2026Launch
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Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Release Window Bumped to Late 2026
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Releases New Trailer Re-confirming 2026 Launch, PC and PS5 Versions Announced
New Professor Layton Trailer Is Our Best Look Yet At The Upcoming Adventure
Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Is Coming To PC And PS5
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam gets a release window and adds PS5 and PC versions
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Adds PC and PS5 Release to 2026 Global Simultaneous Launch — but There’s No Xbox Version

#TheGooglePlayStore
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Doki Doki Literature Club pulled from Google Play for allegedly violating terms of service
Google removes Doki Doki Literature Club from Play Store
Doki Doki Literature Club removed from Google Play over depiction of sensitive themes
Doki Doki Literature Club Suddenly Removed From Google Play Store
Doki Doki Literature Club Removed from the Google Play Store Four Months After Its Launch

#FinalDestinationBloodline
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After 20 years in pre-production limbo, a Metal Gear Solid movie may finally be on the way
A Metal Gear Solid Film Has Been Greenlit By Sony
Sony Pictures' Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation is resurrected, with the directors of last year's Final Destination: Bloodlines at the helm
Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation finds new directors
Sony is Prepping a Metal Gear Solid Movie

#PhantomBladeZero
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Phantom Blade Zero Team Rejects All AI Development as It Finishes Making One of PS5's Most Anticipated Games
Phantom Blade Zero isn't using AI: "Human artistry is the value itself"
Phantom Blade Zero developer rejects gen-AI and promises "every single piece of content in our game has been crafted by the hands of real artists"
Phantom Blade Zero Devs Reject Visual AI Tools for 2026 Release
Phantom Blade Zero Dev Comes Out Against AI Slopface That Could ‘Alter Our Artists’ Original Creative Intent’ After DLSS 5 Drama

#EpicGames
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Bloomberg says Epic Games is working on multiple Disney games
Fortnite Adding An Arc Raiders-Style Game With Disney Characters - Report
Fortnite maker Epic Games working on a Disney extraction shooter
Disney Extraction Shooter Reportedly in Development at Epic Games
Epic Is Reportedly Making A Disney-Themed Extraction Shooter

#AmazonLuna
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Amazon Luna has stopped offering individual games and subscriptions from third-party stores
Amazon Luna Purchased Games Will Be Unplayable After June 2026
Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service is ending support for game purchases and subscriptions from third-party stores, and users will lose streaming access to purchased third-party games in June
Amazon Luna Drops Game Purchases, Stores, and Third-Party Subscriptions

#Switch2
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Snack World Reloaded Remake Heading to Switch 2, PS5, and PC
Snack World: Reloaded Announced, Launching on PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2
Level-5's Snack World Remake Drops Nintendo Exclusivity, Coming to PS5
Level-5's 'Snack World' RPG Is Getting A Full-Blown Remake On Switch 2

#Tracer
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Ex-Overwatch Director Says Tracer's Butt Was Never "Nerfed"
'It stayed exactly the same': Jeff Kaplan takes us back to 2016 by confirming that Blizzard did not change the size of Tracer's butt
'We Actually Didn't Nerf Tracer's Butt' — 10 Years On, Former Overwatch Boss is Still Being Asked About That Pose Change
Overwatch Director Debunks 10-Year-Old Fan Conspiracy About Nerfing Tracer’s Butt

#TheEpicGamesStore
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Swashbuckling co-op survivor Windrose sets sail into early access next week, which means it's time to battle Blackbeard and a big flower
Co-Op Pirate Survival Game Windrose Swings Into Early Access Next Week
Windrose Enters PC Early Access on April 14

#PartsTheGuardiansOfTheGal
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Switch 2 Rating Spotted Online
The Guardians of the Galaxy: A Team of Misfits Greater than the Sum of its’ Parts
Marvel Guardians of The Galaxy rated for Nintendo Switch 2

#InvincibleVs
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Kiln Open Beta is Now Available on Steam
ShackStream: Invincible VS open beta labbing & matches
FMV Digitized Obey the Insect God Now Available on Steam

#MeetTheCastTrailerRelease
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Trailer Reveals Cast, Including Troy Baker as Jack Pepper
Meet The Cast of Mouse: P.I. For Hire
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire “Meet the Cast” Trailer Released

#The
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The FAA Wants To Recruit Gamers For Careers In Air Traffic Control
US government wants gamers to become air traffic controllers
Trump And The FAA Targeting Gamers To Help Solve Air Traffic Controller Shortage

#EverquestLegends
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EverQuest Legends officially enters a ‘strict NDA’ closed beta on April 24
EverQuest Legends Closed Beta Will Begin This Month
EverQuest Legends closed beta starts April 24 ahead of July launch

#Cats
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Cats & Soup welcomes Sanrio characters in new exclusive collaboration
Cats & Soup Rolls Out a Sanrio Collab with a Super Cute New Story!

#DevsAnswerPlayerQuestions
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Mongil: Star Dive's online showcase unveils exciting new details ahead of upcoming launch
MONGIL: Star Dive’s Devs Answer Player Questions In Surprise Livestream

#Royale
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Rust 2 isn't in development, Facepunch boss confirms after suspicious Steam page sparks speculation
'You Saw Nothing' — Facepunch Founder Garry Newman Denies Rust 2 in Development After Steam Listing Raises Eyebrows

#OffTheGrid
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"There is a new narrative from haters," Off the Grid studio boss says of accusations Gunzilla haven't paid workers on time, claims full-timers' salaries "have never been delayed by more than a week"
Gunzilla CEO says ‘haters’ are building the narrative that it doesn’t pay its contractors, apologises anyway

#NewSlay
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Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit
New Slay the Spire 2 patch notes help you survive the early game, and rein in Acrobatics

#ToughLaunch
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Samson Roadmap Revealed, Next Update Focuses on Stability, Polish and Feedback
After Tough Launch, Samson Dev Promises More Polish And Refinements This Month

#PlaystationAndGamePassTin
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Tiny Bookshop (PS5) Review: Charming Business Sim With Heart
Tiny Bookshop Opens Its Doors On Xbox, PlayStation And Game Pass

#Titan
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Wit Studio Will Remove Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime AI Scenes
Attack On Titan Studio Confirms Generative AI Was Used In The Opening Of Its Latest Anime

#FantasyLife
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Fantasy Life i Android and iOS Mobile Ports Confirmed
After selling over 1.5m copies and stealing most of my summer, Fantasy Life i is coming to mobile with cross-save