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#Enigma
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Original Resident Evil trilogy with GOG's fresh coat of paint is finally on Steam, but you will have to put up with Enigma DRM

GOG’s optimised ports of the original PC Resident Evil trilogy are now on Steam too

Breath of Fire IV plus classic Resident Evil 1-3 from GOG arrive on Steam - but with DRM

Original Resident Evil Trilogy Now on Steam

The OG Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3 Are Now Available on Steam With a Heavy Discount (and DRM)

3 Resident Evil Games Now Less Than $5 on PS Store

Grab These Resident Evil PSN Avatars for Free This Month

Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 & Resident Evil 3 get surprise Steam release

Capcom brings the OG Resident Evil trilogy to Steam, but their DRM could be a sticking point

The Original Resident Evil is Finally Available on Steam

Capcom Adds All 3 OG Resident Evil Games to Steam, But There's a Catch

Capcom Just Cannot Stop Deliberately Breaking Its Games With DRM

#PetitPlanetStardriftClose
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Petit Planet, MiHoYo's upcoming cosy life-sim, announces its latest closed beta this month

Petit Planet Stardrift Closed Beta Test Starts in April

Hoyoverse Announces Next Petit Planet Stardrift Test

Petit Planet: Stardrift opens sign-ups for April 21 beta test

The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert is now a survival game, thanks to this mod based on an alleged secret "food consequences" system

Crimson Desert Sales Surpass Four Million Units

Don’t Make These Mistakes In Crimson Desert

Has Crimson Desert Impacted Interest In Black Desert Online At All?

How to activate the Pillar of Radiance in Crimson Desert - Secret at the Church

How to pickpocket in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert's commitment to cleaning up its clunky controls shines the brightest in how satisfying it feels to fly around Pywel now

How to get the Beehive Club in Crimson Desert

How to beat Beloth the Darksworn in Crimson Desert

#SummonCharacterToFightPat
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The US Patent Office have rejected a Nintendo Pokemon patent for summoning subcharacters

Nintendo's 'Summon Character To Fight' Patent Rejected By US Patent Office

US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent

US Patent Office revokes Nintendo's controversial Pokémon battling patent in nonfinal decision

#SuperMarioGalaxyMovie
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Super Mario Galaxy Movie has a better opening day than the first film, is expected to finish behind for the weekend

PSA: The Super Mario Galaxy amiibo Are Finally Out Now

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Already Breaking Box Office Records

Super Mario Galaxy Movie has released with a $34M opening day

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie breaks records with $34m opening despite "unfavourable" reviews

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Was Never Framed As A Sequel

We Build LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart – Luigi & Mach 8

The Original Super Mario Bros. Is Still Hiding Secrets 40 Years Later

Breaking Down The 12 Biggest Super Mario Galaxy Movie Cameos And References

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is A Sugary Barrage Of References And Not Much Else

Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s Charlie Day Ranks Luigi Mangione As His 2nd Favorite Luigi

Super Mario Bros. Speedrunner Claims He’s Being Sabotaged

#SteamHardwareSurvey
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Linux has gotten a 3% usage bump in a month, latest Steam hardware survey suggests - though, it's still miles off Windows

Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

Linux installs jump to over 5% of gamers on the latest Steam Hardware Survey while the RTX 5070 reverts to the norm

#Steam
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Steam store "refresh" is out in beta now, enwidening images and adding infinite scrollage to the homepage

Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix

The Steam Store Is Getting a Refresh With New Sections and More

#Switch2
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Switch 2 price is ‘going to have to go up’ eventually, former Nintendo sales lead says

Former Nintendo Sales Lead Says Switch 2 Price Increase Is ‘Inevitable’

Former Nintendo Sales Lead Thinks Switch 2 Price Increase Is "Inevitable"

#EnhancedEdition
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Little Nightmares 2 Enhanced Edition announced for Nintendo Switch 2

Little Nightmares 2 Enhanced Edition Coming To Switch 2 This May

Little Nightmares II Is Getting An 'Enhanced Edition' On Switch 2

#StormgateAddingOfflineMod
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Stormgate Adding Offline Mode After Server Provider Ditches It For AI

Stormgate rushing offline mode after losing server access to an AI company

Always-Online RTS Has To Quickly Patch In Offline Mode After Server Provider Ditches Them For AI

#Portal2
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Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because everyone kept agreeing with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas"

Why Gabe Newell Quit Making Games (It’s Weirder Than You Think)

Gabe Newell stepped back from game design during Portal 2's development, because 'he always wanted to be part of the team, but being Gabe and being in his position, that never really worked'

#Fortune
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Raven Software co-founder Brian Raffel retires after 36 years

Co-Founder Of Call Of Duty Studio Raven Retires After 36 Years And 42 Games Released

Raven Software Cofounder Retires After 36 Years, Reminding People Of All The Cool Stuff It Used To Make Before Call Of Duty

#Switch2
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Nintendo Really Wants You To Press Switch 2's GameChat Button

You can unlock Platinum Points for starting GameChat

Nintendo Wants To Bribe You To Use GameChat On Switch 2

#Switch2DownloadDarwins
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Nintendo Download – April 2, 2026 (North America) – Darwin’s Paradox, People of Note, more

Nintendo Download – April 2, 2026 (Europe)

Nintendo Download: 2nd April (North America)

US: Nintendo Download for 2nd April, 2026

#DarkestDungeonAscendersBe
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Pride precipitates a dizzying fall in Ascenders, a climbing game spin on Darkest Dungeon

This new climbing game is a bit like Darkest Dungeon on a mountain: Sometimes you have to cut the rope, and not everyone on the team is going to take it well when you do

#TakingAimAtBubbleShieldsK
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Marathon's upcoming balance patches take aim at godlike knives, strong snipers and ubiquitous shields, while adding some SECRET items

Marathon is Taking Aim at Bubble Shields, Knives, Snipers and More in Upcoming Balance Patches

#TodayWhereWindsMeets
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Where Winds Meet's Hexi expansion's second chapter launches today

Where Winds Meet Liangzhou Update Now Live, Introducing the Legendary Heng Blade to the Snow-Swept Frontier

#MonsterHunterOutlanders
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Monster Hunter Outlanders to open pre-registration for its second closed beta test

Monster Hunter Outlanders 2nd Closed Beta Sign-ups Open

#EpicGames
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Amazon Prime’s 12 ‘free’ games for April include XCOM: Enemy Unknown Complete Pack

Amazon Prime Members Can Get These 20 Games For Free In April

#Switch2
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Pokémon has opened a Pokopia-themed ‘immersive space’ in London

A Lovely Little Pokémon-Themed Garden Has Opened Up In London, UK

#Geo
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Famitsu sales (3/23/26 – 3/29/26) – first week sales for Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, more

Review: Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection Preserves More Classics

#BasesLoaded
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Bases Loaded 2: Second Season and Goal Two released for Nintendo Switch

Rock It Games Releases Jaleco Sports: Goal! 2 and Bases Loaded II on PS5, Switch

#UsOnlines
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The Last of Us Online’s Director Says It Was “80% Complete” Before Being Cancelled

The Last of Us multiplayer game was roughly 80% complete when it was cancelled, claims former director

#Soulslike
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Mortal Shell II Gameplay Reveal Gets New Trailer

We Hope You're Not Sick of Soulslikes, Because Mortal Shell 2 Just Got a Massive Gameplay Trailer

#StreamingAnimeSeries
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More Crunchyroll Spring 2026 Streaming Anime Series Confirmed

All the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Award nominations