Video Game News 4/8/2026

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#NoMansSkys
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Pokemon battles with space cows, dinosaurs and gaseous blobs are the premise of No Man's Sky's latest update, dubbed Xeno Arena

No Man’s Sky gets a new update adding Xeno Arena, a Pokémon style turn-based battle mode

No Man’s Sky’s Xeno Arena update mashes Pokemon into Star Wars holochess

No Man’s Sky 6.3 “Xeno Arena” update announced, patch notes – turn-based creature battles added

No Man’s Sky Xeno Arena Update Adds Turn-Based Creature Battles

No Man’s Sky Adds Turn-Based Creature Battles With Xeno Arena Update

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena update patch notes bring creature collecting & battling

New No Man's Sky Xeno Arena update adds a full-fledged Fight Club for your alien pets

Creature Battles, the No Man's Sky Way, Arrive in the Big, Fun Xeno Arena Update

No Man's Sky Goes Full Pokémon In New Creature-Catching 'Xeno Arena' Update

No Man's Sky goes full-on Pokémon in new creature-battling update - "This is an entire multiplayer game all of its own"

No Man's Sky Is Adding Pokemon-Style Battles In Xeno Arena

No Man’s Sky latest Update is Xeno Arena, adding in battles with alien creatures

No Man's Sky's latest update is a whole new Pokémon-style creature-collection and battle system that's 'an entire multiplayer game all of its own'

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Wants You to Catch 'em All

No Man's Sky Xeno Arena Update Channels Pokémon, Lets You Raise, Train and Battle the Alien Creatures Found Across the Universe

#LaterThisSummer
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The Switch 2 version of 007 First Light has been delayed until this summer

Rumor: 007 First Light delayed indefinitely on Nintendo Switch 2 [update: summer delay]

007 First Light’s Switch 2 Version Delayed to “Later This Summer”

007: First Light Switch 2 Version Delayed

007 First Light delays Switch 2 launch to summer 2026

007 First Light Shaken By Delay On Switch 2, Now Releasing After Other Consoles

007 First Light on Nintendo Switch 2 delayed and due later this summer

James Bond game 007: First Light delayed a bit on Nintendo Switch 2

007 First Light Delayed For Switch 2

007 First Light Faces Another Major Delay For Nintendo Players

007 First Light Switch 2 Version Delayed to "Later This Summer"

James Bond Game 007 First Light Delayed on Nintendo Switch Until 'Later This Summer'

James Bond Is The Latest Major Switch 2 Port To Get Delayed

#NewFeaturesEarlyForzaHori
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Forza Horizon 6's full map has finally been revealed, and while Tokyo doesn't engulf half of it, I'm still seeing plenty of appealing asphalt spaghetti

Early Forza Horizon 6 Reactions Praise Massive Tokyo Map and New Features

Forza Horizon 6 Finally Reveals Its Map, And It’s Massive

Forza Horizon 6 Releases Full Render Of Japan Map

Forza Horizon 6 Preview — We’re in Japan!

Round Up: 'The Map Is a Showstopper': Forza Horizon 6 Previews Heap Praise on Open World Racer

Forza Horizon 6 Japan Map Revealed as New Gamplay Drops

I am in love with Forza Horizon 6's Nissan Silvia

Forza Horizon 6 Hands-On Preview

Forza Horizon 6 And Its Japanese Setting Elevate Great, But Familiar, Racing

Forza Horizon 6 Tokyo Setting Disappoints Despite New Map Features

Forza Horizon 6's Japan map is the series' best yet

Forza Horizon 6 Is Every Japanese Driving Fantasy Rolled into One: Hands-On Preview

Forza Horizon 6 Releases Zoomed Out Image of Full Japan Map — and Fans Are Trying to Work Out Just How Big It Is

Forza Horizon 6 Is On Track To Be The Best One Yet

#Hazelight
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Split Fiction Has Sold 7 Million Copies, It Takes Two Hits 30 Million Sales

Hazelight Studios' games have sold 50 million copies

Split Fiction developer Hazelight celebrates 50 million games sales, but it's not its newest game that dominates the pie chart

It Takes Two, Split Fiction studio tops 50 million sales | News-in-brief

Hazelight Studios Celebrates 50 Million Game Sales Milestone

It Takes Two Crosses 30m Sales, Split Fiction Now Over 7m

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077’s PS5 Pro Update is Live, New Trailer Highlights Improvements

Long-Awaited Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update Finally Gone Live

Most Anticipated PS5 Pro Update for Hit RPG Finally Revealed

Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update Available Now

Cyberpunk 2077's Acclaimed PS5 Pro Update Is Out Now

'CDPR Deserves a Lot of Credit': Tech Experts Praise Cyberpunk 2077's Anticipated PS5 Pro Mode

Cyberpunk 2077 gets a free PS5 Pro upgrade today that brings PSSR and better ray tracing options

Cyberpunk 2077 Is Getting A Major Makeover on PS5 Pro Tomorrow

A PS5 Pro Patch Is About To Cyberpunk 2077 To Another Level On Console

#FeelsLikeAFleshedOutBetaF
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Pokémon Champions: Best Starter Pokémon and Teams to Use

Pokémon Champions is Out Now for Switch

"Feels Like A Fleshed Out Beta" - Fans Are Unhappy With Pokémon Champions At Launch

PSA: You Can Now Download Pokémon Champions On Switch

How the battle pass works in Pokémon Champions

How to use Pokémon from Home in Pokémon Champions

All available Pokémon in Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions nerfs sleep and paralysis, and fans are thrilled

Pokémon Champions Is Running Gen 1 Giveaway

'This Really Feels Like a Beta Test' — Fans Criticize Free-to-Play Pokémon Champions, With Complaints Over Missing Features, Switch 2 Performance Issues and Its Limited Roster

Pokémon Champions Has An Unexpected Trans Icon

The Week In Games: Pokémon Champions And Starfield’s Second Chance

#New007
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Forza Horizon 6 is reportedly getting its own limited edition Xbox wireless controller and headset

New 007 PS5 DualSense Controller Looks Striking

First look at the 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller

007 First Light Is Getting Its Own Limited Edition DualSense PS5 Controller

#NickelodeonExtremeTennisN
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Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis Next announced for Nintendo Switch [update: trailer]

Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis: Next! Brings SpongeBob, Aang, and More to the Court

In the Absence of Virtua Tennis, Nickelodeon's Wacky Arcade Alternative Steps Up

Nickelodeon's All-Star Cast Returns To The Tennis Court Next Month

#ATyndalstonStory
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Samson: A Tyndalston Story – Rough Diamond

Samson: A Tyndalston Story Review — Streets of Age

Samson: A Tyndalston Story Out Now on PC

Hard-Hitting Samson: A Tyndalston Story Now Available

#CallOfTheSea
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Call of the Elder Gods Launches In May

Call of the Elder Gods, a Sequel to Call of the Sea, Hits PS5 Next Month

Call of the Elder Gods Launches May 12 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2

Call of the Sea sequel Call of the Elder Gods gets a close-at-hand release date

#Leaker
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Leaker claims Nintendo is looking to pitch a Luigi’s Mansion movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Rockets Past Sonic 2 And Uncharted On The All-Time Video Game Movie Charts

Super Mario Galaxy Movie becomes highest grossing debut of 2026 in the US

Super Mario Galaxy Movie Bath Bomb Is Scaring Away Customers

#CrimsonDesert
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Just Cause studio's canned dragon-riding fantasy romp AionGuard "would have been Crimson Desert", reckons former Avalanche creative head

'We Had Everything from Crimson Desert': Just Cause Dev Recalls Cancelled Fantasy Game

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios had a Crimson Desert-like game in the works but "every publisher just shut the door"

#Switch2AssassinsCreedShad
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows update adds PSSR 2 upscaling for PS5 Pro, plus keyboard and mouse support on Switch 2

AC Shadows Update Brings Mouse Support to Nintendo Switch 2

Assassins Creed Shadows Update Adds Mouse and Keyboard Support to Switch 2

#Supercell
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Supercell CEO and co-founder Ilkka Paananen is to be honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship

BAFTA to honour Supercell CEO with fellowship

Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen to receive BAFTA Fellowship

#NextPlaystationStateOfPla
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Next State of Play Could Be “Well Before” June – Rumor

Next PlayStation State of Play Is Soon, Could Feature Wolverine – Report

State of Play with Third-Party PS5 Reveals Tipped for Next Week, According to Notorious Snoop

#AssassinsCreedBlackFlagRe
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake Announcement Reportedly Planned for Next Week

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Touted to Anchor PS5's Summer, Reveal Next Week

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake reveal seemingly set for 16th April

#HaloCombatEvolved
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Halo: Campaign Evolved Release Date Seemingly Leaked

Halo: Campaign Evolved Release Date Leaked

Halo: Campaign Evolved Release Date Seemingly Leaked By Dataminer In Cryptic Math Problem

#ReleaseUnseenMiquellaScen
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Unseen Miquella Scene Unearthed in Elden Ring Datamine Years After Release

Elden Ring Dataminer Uncovers Unused Cutscene That May Shed New Light on the Lore

There’s A Newly Discovered Elden Ring Cutscene Players Have Never Seen Before

#Rpg
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People of Note Review – Great Music, Strong Combat, Weak Story

People of Note is an Endearingly Silly Musical RPG Mashup

People of Note Review

#Marathon
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Bungie promises "zero tolerance" for Marathon cheaters with new reporting tools

"We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating" - Bungie targets Marathon cheaters as it unveils new plans to combat them

As frustration with Marathon cheaters intensifies, Bungie says improvements to its 'zero-tolerance policy around cheating' are underway: 'This is an area that we will continue to invest in'

#TriggerNades
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New Arc Raiders patch takes another swing at Stella floor exploits, and stops you from spontaneously combusting

Stop the petition: The Rocketeer mimicking the Vaporizer's alert noise was actually a bug, and it's been fixed in Arc Raiders' latest patch

ARC Raiders Drops to a New Low Price on PC

#Mirror
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Mirror's Edge's pre-release prototype is now playable, and features a brutal arm break and horrible opening monologue

After years of 'extensive reverse engineering', you can play a janky Mirror's Edge prototype in all its glory

Painstakingly Restored Mirror’s Edge Prototype Reveals My New Favorite Video Game Quote

#XlGames
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Yet Another Live-Service Game Is Shutting Down Just Weeks After Launch

Extraction shooter The Cube, Save Us has announced it's shutting down just three weeks after it launched

The Cube, Save Us Becomes the Latest Live-Service Cautionary Tale

#TheCyberpunkRoute
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Crimson Desert female character creator mod lets you cook up your own gender-swapped Kliff, and there's a male version in the works

'I'm Still Beyond Confused Why They Didn't Go the Cyberpunk Route' — Crimson Desert Female Character Creator Mod Lets Players Unshackle Themselves From Premade Kliff

You Can Now Play Crimson Desert As A Female Character Via The Magic Of Mods

#Whispers
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Disney Dreamlight Valley Drops Cryptic ‘Whispers in the Wind’ Update Teaser

Disney Dreamlight Valley: How to Unlock Pocahontas

Whispers in the Wind Quest Guide in Disney Dreamlight Valley

How to unlock Pocahontas in Disney Dreamlight Valley