Video Game News 4/18/2026

#TheBaftaGamesAwards
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Clair Obscur and Dispatch lead 2026 BAFTA Games Awards Winners

BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Winners: Full Results and Biggest Moments

Expedition 33, Dispatch the Two Big Winners at the BAFTA Game Awards

The BAFTA Games Awards pulls indie game's trailer at the last minute, citing "the wellbeing of all guests"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 voice actor Charlie Cox has finally played "a bit" of the game that landed him a Best Performance nomination, though he says he isn't very good at it

BAFTA Games Awards 2026 winners

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Best Game at the BAFTAs, but this time some other games got to win awards, too

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins Best Game at the BAFTA Games Awards 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Becomes Second Game To Win Every Major GOTY Award

#SlayTheSpire2
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The first major update for Slay the Spire 2 is out now

Slay The Spire 2 Gets Major Update With Balancing Changes, Bug Fixes, And New Relics

The new Slay the Spire 2 roadmap has no dates: "Exacting deadlines produce sloppy, uninspired work"

Slay the Spire 2 roadmap suggests we won't get matchmaking but does promise "whimsy" – here's what's new

Slay the Spire 2 dev avoids putting dates on first roadmap

Slay The Spire 2 is Getting a Card That Will Directly Heal You

Slay the Spire 2 dev rejects the concept of deadlines: 'I don't want Sloppy Spire 2'

Slay the Spire 2 Review-Bombing

#IronGalaxyStudiosAnnounce
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Iron Galaxy Studios Announces New Round of Layoffs

Iron Galaxy Studios announce layoffs and restructuring

Video Game Industry Woes Continue With More Mass Layoffs At Iron Galaxy

Iron Galaxy Studios lays off 'a number' of workers as it reduces company size

Iron Galaxy lays off more people, says it still had too many employees even after 2025's 'last resort' cuts

The Studio Behind Last Year’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remasters Hit With More Mass Layoffs As It Tries To Adapt To The Video Game Industry’s New Normal

#PitchPerfectTitleSequence
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007 First Light releases theme song performed by Lana Del Rey [update: title sequence]

007 First Light Gets an Old-Fashioned Title Sequence, Complete With Lana Del Rey’s Theme

Random: Lana Del Rey Papped Buying a PS5 Ahead of Her 007 First Light Appearance

007 First Light's Pitch Perfect Title Sequence Suggests James Bond Is in Safe Hands

Lana Del Rey Releases 007 First Light Official Theme Song

Exude Your Inner James Bond With The Limited Edition 007 First Light Controller

007 First Light Title Sequence Released

#Wawaps
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What are we all playing this weekend?

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 629

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (18th April)

#Mercenaries
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Rumor: New Resident Evil Requiem music found in datamine, Mercenaries could be on the way

Share of the Week: Resident Evil Requiem – Leon

Resident Evil Requiem Datamine Has Fans Of Mercenaries Mode Excited

#ChapterReleaseDate
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Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Release Date Announced

Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter Launches on September 17th

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake Arrives in September

#RosterNextWeek
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is Adding Wolfgang Krauser to Its Roster Next Week

Krauser Joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Big Anniversary Update Teased

Wolfgang Krauser Coming to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves April 24

#StopKillingGames
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“Stop Killing Games” Reaches European Parliament as Lawmakers Consider Action

Stop Killing Games Movement Hits European Parliament – And This Time, It’s Serious

Stop Killing Games delivers 'absolutely incredible' hearing in European Parliament: 'There was no [parliament member] that wasn't responding positively'

#MonarchOfTheGlen
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The actor who portrayed Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher series of games has died

Alexander Morton, Voice Actor for Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher 3, Passes Away at 81

Alexander Morton, the voice of Geralt's pal Zoltan in The Witcher games, has died

#TomodachiLifeLivingTheDre
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Nintendo Switch eShop charts – April 18, 2026 – Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launches on top

Nintendo releases a number of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream tracks on Nintendo Music

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream players are making their pets Pokemon

PSA: You Definitely Don't Want To Time Travel In Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

#Playstation3
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PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 can now auto-configure games for you

Review – Starfield (PlayStation 5)

#KingdomComeDeliverance2
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director "really proud" the gay romance he pushed for, which is somehow totally different to "woke" games' representation, is up for awards

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Director Says It Did Gay Romance "Right" By Not Going "Woke"

#FortunesRun
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"It's been an interesting year": the jailed creator of Fortune's Run has passed parole and is back working on her Deus Ex-style FPS

Steam Cult Hit Fortune’s Run Might Finally Get Finished Now That Its Developer Is Out Of Prison

#April
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (April 2026)

Free Monopoly Go dice links April 2026

#OpusPrismPeak
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Opus: Prism Peak launch trailer – photo adventure game lands on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

ICYMI: OPUS: Prism Peak Is Out Now On Switch 1 & 2, And The Critical Reception Is Glowing

#Rpg
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Dosa Divas launch trailer – spicy narrative turn-based RPG for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch

Review: Dosa Divas Disappoints

#GranblueFantasy
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok Open Beta Announced for April 24th to 27th

Granblue Fantasy Relink: Endless Ragnarok Open Beta Starts Next Week

#LiquidSwords
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Samson Launches for Consoles This Fall, New Content Coming in May and June

Samson Coming To Consoles This Fall

#RightingTheShip
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Gears of War: E-Day Developer is “Righting the Ship” for the Franchise, Says Former Designer

Gears of War film director insists "that movie will happen"

#Batman
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Showcases the Batcave in Latest Dev Diary

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Video Reveals the Batcave Ahead of Launch

#TheEarthAppreciationFesti
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Hela: Of Mice & Magic Revealed With New Deep Dive Trailer

Enchanting 3D Co-Op Title Rebranded as Hela: Of Mice & Magic

#TorchlightInfinites
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Torchlight Infinite's new season is the high-speed ARPG's most popular yet

Torchlight: Infinite Celebrates Its Third Anniversary As SS12 Lunaria Launches Today

#TheTimeToRescueAemeathHas
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The Time To Rescue Aemeath Has Come In Wuthering Waves’ Version 3.3 Update

Wuthering Waves 3.3 Revealed, With New Quests, a New Region, and Motorbike Collab for the Second Anniversary

#ThePerfectWayToEndSeason2
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The Pitt: The Video Game parody will brighten up your weekend

This PS2 Game Parody Of The Pitt Is The Perfect Way To End Season 2