Video Game News 4/2/2026

#ResidentEvil
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Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami partners with Stellar Blade devs Shift Up to make "smaller, experimental titles alongside a large-scale flagship"

Stellar Blade dev Shift Up has acquired Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami’s new studio

SHIFT UP Acquires Shinji Mikami Studio UNBOUND

Stellar Blade Dev Acquires Shinji Mikami's New Studio, Will Publish Its Games

Stellar Blade developer SHIFT UP partners with Shinji Mikami’s new studio to release a new creative character action game

Stellar Blade developer acquires Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's new studio, Unbound

Stellar Blade developer Shift Up acquires Shinji Mikami's new studio

Shift Up has acquired Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's new studio

Resident Evil creator's new studio teases first game

Stellar Blade's Shift Up Buys Shinji Mikami's New Studio Unbound

Resident Evil Creator’s New Studio Teams Up With The Maker Of Stellar Blade

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert Has Generated Over $200 Million in Revenue Since Launch – Rumor

Crimson Desert’s Epic Comeback: 250K Players and a Rating Resurrection

PS5 Hit Crimson Desert Might Have Divided Opinion, But It's Cracked 4 Million Sales in Two Weeks

Crimson Desert sails past four million sales, and I'm thrilled to watch its comeback arc

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

Crimson Desert Has Passed 4 Million Copies Sold

Crimson Desert smashes another sales milestone, less than two weeks since its release

'Contradiction' quest walkthrough in Crimson Desert

How to get the Fallen Kingdom armor in Crimson Desert

Billy the pickpocket is the unluckiest man in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert's less than ideal launch is a distant memory as it hits the 4 million sales milestone

Crimson Desert Sales Pass 4m in Less Than Two Weeks

Crimson Desert Estimated to Have Made Over $200 Million Already — and PS5 Is a Big Contributor

#PlaystationPlus
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April’s PlayStation Plus ‘free’ Essential monthly games have been confirmed

PS Plus Essential April Free Games Bring Bad News for PS4 Owners

Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, and More Coming to PS Plus Essential on April 7

PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for April: Lords of the Fallen, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream

PS Plus Essential Games for April 2026 Announced

Here Are Your Free PlayStation Plus Essential Monthly Games For April, 2026

Here are our PS Plus monthly games for April

Sony Confirms PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for April 2026

PS Plus Subscribers Get Five PS5 Games This Month, Including A Lot Of Tomb Raider

#SummonCharacterToFightPat
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Nintendo's legal fight with Palworld suffers a reversal as the USPTO reject their patent on character-summoning battle mechanics

US patent office revokes Nintendo’s patent on summoning characters to make them battle

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

USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s summon character and let it fight Pokemon patent

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

USPTO Rejects Nintendo's Controversial 'Summon Character and Let It Fight' Pokémon Patent in Non-Final Ruling, as Palworld Legal Battle Rumbles On

Nintendo Loses Yet Another Battle In Its Pokémon Patent Trolling

#HereAreTheBestGamingGags
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Celebrate April Fools' Day 2026 Across the MMO Landscape

Round Up: It's April Fools' Day, Here Are The Best Gaming Gags We've Seen (2026)

The best April Fools' Day 2026 jokes from gaming companies

April Fools' Day 2026 Gaming Roundup

April Fools’ Day 2026: All of This Year's Best Video Game Jokes

All This Year’s Best Video Game April Fools’ Day Jokes

#MagicOldenEra
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The first new Heroes of Might and Magic strategy game in over 10 years will launch this month

Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era will finally enter early access on April 30, 2026

Hereos of Might and Magic: Older Era release date revealed for Early Access testing

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era finally gets a release date, as it launches into Early Access later this month

New Heroes of Might and Magic Game Set for Real Release in April

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Release Date Revealed

#GoingOffTheDeepEndWithIng
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MindsEye's new mission will feature "evidence of the sabotage" the studio have faced, CEO claims - I double-checked and the quotes came before April Fools

MindsEye is adding a new mission which will ‘share some of the evidence’ of alleged studio sabotage, CEO says

MindsEye Going Off the Deep End with In-Game Mission Revealing 'Evidence' of 'Sabotage'

"We know we had, without doubt, the worst launch in history" admits MindsEye boss as he says studio will share "evidence of sabotage" in-game

#ResidentEvil
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Original Resident Evil Trilogy Now on Steam

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

After Resident Evil Requiem's massive success, director Zach Cregger jokes fans may "crucify" him if his movie reboot fails to crack the Resi code

Resident Evil fans have adopted a Love & Deepspace character as the son of Leon S. Kennedy and one of his potential spouses

#AprilFoolsSurpriseIsReal
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Pokemon Home 4.0.0 update released, support for Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Pokemon Champions added – patch notes

Pokemon Pokopia April Fools’ Day Adds Inflatable Sudowoodo

Pokemon Home will have Pokemon Legends Z-A support tomorrow

Pokemon Go's April Fool's Surprise Is Real, And Fans Are Loving It

#TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has best opening day of the year at the box office, best opening Wednesday in April ever

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits $34 million at domestic box office

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie effect and AI bubble trouble - Game Trader Live with Asif Khan

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Already Breaking Box Office Records

Guide: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Is There A Post-Credits Scene?

Movie Review: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - A Faithful But Overstuffed Sequel

Miyamoto Expected "Significant Resistance Internally" To Fox In The Mario Galaxy Movie

Miyamoto reveals how Fox McCloud came to be in Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Miyamoto implies that Smash Bros movie won’t happen any time soon

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review

Despite plenty of cameos in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, an Avengers-style Super Smash Bros. film isn't likely right now

The Incredible And Unlikely Story Of How Glen Powell Became Fox In The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Either A Triumph Or A Trainwreck, Depending On Who You Ask

Shigeru Miyamoto Says Nintendo Had a 'Vague Idea' of Peach and Rosalina's Relationship in Super Mario Galaxy, to Which the Movie Finally Gives 'Some Meat'

Everything You Need To Know About Super Mario Galaxy’s Post-Credits Scenes

Don’t Expect A Super Smash Bros. Movie Any Time Soon, Says Miyamoto

#MortalShell2
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Mortal Shell 2 Showcases Three Shells, Brutal Combat and Open World in New Gameplay Reveal

First Look at Mortal Shell 2 Gameplay, Launching In 2026

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

#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'

#ReuniteInTheStarseaSavorT
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More Petit Planet Characters Introduced in April Fools’ Day Video

Hoyoverse Announces Next Petit Planet Stardrift Test

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

#AssessorMatrix
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Arc Raiders patch protects your precious custom loadouts by lowering the odds of spawning late in a server full of freeloaders

ARC Raiders Production Director Asserts That “Players Shouldn’t Feel Safe”

Arc Raiders blueprint list - updated for Flashpoint

If you're sick of spawning in midway through an Arc Raiders game, Flashpoint's made it easier to get into fresh lobbies

How to get the Assessor Matrix in ARC Raiders

How to complete Clamoring for Attention in ARC Raiders

How to complete Dust on the Wires in ARC Raiders

How to get the Canto blueprint in Arc Raiders

How to get Arc Flex Rubber in Arc Raiders

How to get Assessor Matrix in Arc Raiders

How to complete Fragmented Logs in Arc Raiders

#SwitchOnlineSuperMarioBro
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Nintendo Switch Online now has icons for using GameChat

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition icons live on Switch Online

Nintendo Switch Online section gets a Super Mario Galaxy-themed makeover

Review – Mario Wonder + Meet Up In Bellabel Park, Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2)

#GamesAndGrandOpenings
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure introduces Games and Grand Openings on Apple Arcade

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Games and Grand Openings Update Now Available on Apple Arcade

#Starcrafty
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Starcrafty strategy game Stormgate is about to lose its multiplayer modes, due to an AI company buying up Frost Giant's server provider

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

#Skyrim
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Is a blizzardy Skyrim return persuading me to retry Elder Scrolls Online? Not really, but naval combat and underwater exploration might

The Elder Scrolls Online maps out 2026 seasons, with Night Market in April and naval combat later this year

#Playstation5
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Starfield Gets One More Free Lanes Overview Ahead of the Update’s Release

Bethesda Shares Starfield Free Lanes Deep Dive, Included in PS5 Version

#TheHundredLine
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The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy 1.2.0 update announced, patch notes – start from Hundred Line 2, colorblind support, more

'The Hundred Line' Update 1.2.0 Announced, Here's What's Included

#TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTh
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Secrets of the Zonai art book revealed [update: pre-orders live]

The Hero's Edition of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Secrets of the Zonai Launches on Amazon at a Discount

#TheFirstBerserker
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The First Berserker: Khazan Celebrates 1st Anniversary With In-Game Armour

The First Berserker: Khazan Adds Immortal Fury Set to Celebrate Anniversary

#XboxSeriesX
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Content Warning Goes Viral On Xbox And Play Anywhere

Content Warning Console Versions Shadowdrop

#MarioGalaxyMovieExistsBec
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Mario Galaxy Movie Exists Because Console Growth Is Tapped Out

Nintendo Pushed Mario Into Movies Because Console Growth Is Tapped Out

#TheSakuraWarsSeries
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Classic SEGA Series Sakura Wars Turns 30 This Year, Sparking Hope for a New Game

Sakura Wars 30th Anniversary Celebration and Merchandise Confirmed