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Video Game News 3/31/2026
Video Game News 3/31/2026
Video Game News 3/30/2026
Video Game News 3/29/2026

#EidosMontreal
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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
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
Eidos Montreal studio head departs as it lays off another 124 employees 'across production and support teams'
Embracer Group has laid off 124 employees at Eidos Montreal
Deus Ex Dev Eidos-Montréal Announces Mass Layoffs Alongside Departure of Head of Stuido David Anfossi
Eidos Montreal Lays Off Over 100 Employees, Studio Head Leaves

#MarioKartWorld
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Mario Kart World Update 1.6.0 Adds Bob-omb Blast, Tweaks Items, and Fixes Dozens of Bugs
Mario Kart World update adds Bob-omb Blast Battle mode plus around 50 balancing tweaks and bug fixes
Bob-omb Blast Joins Mario Kart World Battle Mode via Patch
Mario Kart World update 1.6.0 patch notes
New Mario Kart World update adds much-loved Battle mode, but nerfs Boomerangs
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
Nintendo's Changing Mario Kart World Again, Rebalancing Items and Adding Bob-omb Blast Battle Mode
The New Mode Isn’t The Most Important Thing In Mario Kart World’s New Patch

#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 is getting an IKEA collaboration inspired by Pikachu and Snorlax, and you can grab the new items starting tomorrow
Pokémon Pokopia Teams Up With IKEA For Charming Collaboration
IKEA Island coming to Pokemon Pokopia from 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

#SustainablyProfitableVrHi
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Rec Room shutting down nearly 10 years after launch
Virtual hangout game Rec Room is shutting down in June
VR multiplayer sandbox Rec Room is shutting down on June 1
Rec Room is shutting down on June 1 after 10 years
Rec Room shutting down after failing to become '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'
VR Hit Rec Room Shutting Down Because It's Not "Sustainably Profitable"
Rec Room Shutting Down After 10 Years And 150 Million Players Because It Never Became ‘Profitable’

#May
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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 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

#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 Reportedly Wants To Acquire Epic Games
Disney could be interested in buying Fortnite maker Epic Games, but not everyone's on board with the idea
Disney has previously considered buying Epic Games & Fortnite
Disney Reportedly Keen on Buying Fortnite Developer Epic Games, But Waiting for Right Moment

#KingdomComeDeliverance2
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The Lord of the Rings RPG is Being Developed by Crystal Dynamics, Not Warhorse – Rumor
The Lord of the Rings RPG is Being Made at Warhorse Studios – Rumor
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 translator claims they have been "replaced with AI"; Warhorse says they "deeply value the people who shape our work"
Rumours point to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios working on a big Lord of the Rings game
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio allegedly fires "obsolete" translator to replace them with AI
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?

#TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTh
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Secrets of the Zonai art book revealed
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
Tears of the Kingdom: Secrets of the Zonai book gets an English version this fall
Dark Horse Reveals The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom—Secrets of the Zonai Art Book

#Vaporizer
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The Flashpoint update for ARC Raiders has lots of the good stuff
ARC Raiders’ Flashpoint Update Out Now, Brings New Weapons, Map Condition Type
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 Clamoring For Attention Quest Guide
Arc Raiders Outstanding Balance Quest Guide
Arc Raiders 'Last Entry' quest walkthrough
Vaporizer swarms are wiping out squads en masse as Arc Raiders diehards finally get the tougher Arc they were asking for
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
Arc Raiders Flashpoint Update Brings New Arc Operation and More

#PremiumTier1
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WWE 2K26 Patch 1.07 Available, Ringside Pass Gets Much Needed Update
WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Season 2 & Patch 1.07 prep for the Road to WrestleMania 42
WWE 2K26 Ringside Pass Update: RXP Boosts & DLC Unlock
WWE 2K26 Makes Ringside Pass U-Turn Following Widespread Criticism, New Patch Out Now

#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
Evercade Nexus Handheld Announced, Includes Enhanced Banjo-Kazooie Games

#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

#SwitchLegacyOfKain
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Legacy of Kain: Ascendance launch trailer – fast-paced 2D action platformer lands on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch
Legacy Of Kain: Ascendance Awakens – A Classic World Reimagined In 2D
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance review

#LifeIsStrangeReunion
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Life is Strange: Reunion Review – Not the Reunion They Deserved
Life Is Strange Reunion review: so bad it makes Double Exposure look good
Life is Strange: Reunion Review

#GearsOfWar
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'I Really Hope They Do a Same Day Launch': PS5 Fans Itching for Gears of War: E-Day Confirmation
Xbox June Showcase Announced, Followed By Gears of War: E-Day Direct
Could the new Gears of War game arrive on PlayStation at the same time as Xbox?

#PropHunt
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PUBG introduces a classic game mode for April Fools' Day
The Best April Fools' Day Gaming Jokes Of 2026 (So Far)
Pokémon Pokopia April Fools' Day event guide

#TheLongDark
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The Long Dark comes to an end today, except it's not "the end" only "an end"
Several years later The Long Dark story is finally complete, but "this isn't the end of meaningful development", Hinterland says

#Ubisoft
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Major French consumer group sue Ubisoft over always-online game shutdowns with the backing of Stop Killing Games
French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir sues Ubisoft over The Crew shutdown

#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

#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

#CrypticStudiosNeverwinter
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Neverwinter, Star Trek Online and Champions Online veterans have rejoined Cryptic Studios
Project Hail Mary Writer Apologizes For Calling Star Trek Shows ‘Shit’

#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

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