Video Game News 4/9/2026

#RhythmHeavenGroove
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Nintendo confirms a summer release date for Rhythm Heaven / Paradise Groove

Rhythm Heaven Groove Launches on July 2nd for Nintendo Switch

Nintendo announces Rhythm Heaven Groove release date

Rhythm Heaven Groove Launches July 2

Rhythm Heaven Groove Drums Up Switch Release Date

Rhythm Paradise Groove comes to Nintendo Switch in July

Nintendo reveals Switch game Rhythm Heaven Groove release date

Nintendo Switch Exclusive Rhythm Heaven Groove Gets Summer Release Date, Seemingly Backing Up Major Leak

Rhythm Heaven Groove Release Date Cued In for July

#TheTowerOfDruaga
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Three Namco-published NES games, including Pokémon studio Game Freak’s first ever game, join Switch Online

Guide: Every Nintendo Switch Online NES Game Ranked

Nintendo Expands Switch Online's NES Library With Three More Games

3 NES games added to Switch Online

April's Nintendo Switch Online games include Pac-Man & Game Freak's debut

Nintendo Switch Online April Additions Include 3 NES Classics

Nintendo Switch Online April 2026 NES Haul Brings Three More Retro Classics

#District9
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District 9 director's studio Gunzilla accused by former staff of not paying employees "for many months"

Neill Blomkamp’s blockchain studio Gunzilla Games hasn’t paid some staff ‘for many months’, employees allege

Off The Grid developer Gunzilla accused of failing to pay employees

Studio Behind NFT Battle Royale Game Accused Of Not Paying Staff For Months

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

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

Forza Horizon 6’s map preview has arrived, and there’s some real-world inspiration on it

Forza Horizon 6 map reveals real-world circuits and Initial D touge routes

#Switch2
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Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Pre-Orders Appear on Amazon for $79.99

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Costs $79.99 And Will Launch On A Game-Key Card

Looks Like 'Elden Ring' Will Be A Pricey Game-Key Card Release On Switch 2

Amazon lists Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for $80 and it’s a Game-Key Card

#Switch2
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Pokemon Pokopia 1.0.3 update out now, patch notes

Pokemon Pokopia update 1.0.3 patch notes

Pokémon Pokopia Updated To Version 1.0.3, Includes Improvements & Fixes

Pokemon Pokopia updated to Version 1.0.3

#Hazelight
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It Takes Two Dev Hazelight Studios Celebrates 50 Million Sales Across All Its PS5, PS4 Co-Op Games

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

Split Fiction studio Hazelight celebrates selling 50 million games in under 10 years

#Overwatch
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Overwatch Sierra abilities guide

The next new Overwatch hero is Sierra, and we've been given a brief look at what she can do

Overwatch's Next Hero Comes With A Badass Grappling Hook (And Juicy Lore Opportunities)

Overwatch's new hero Sierra has an ability that could mean she's destined to dethrone Jetpack Cat as the most banned hero in ranked

#PokemonChampions
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Pokemon Company reveals fixes coming to Pokemon Champions in first patch

Can you get Shiny Pokemon in Pokemon Champions?

Pokemon Champions developer apologies for issues and says fixes are on way

Pokemon Champions visual glitch discovered

Pokemon Champions Has No 6v6 Battles, Is Always Online

#YearsAndYears
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Road to Vostok's hot start on Steam has "secured the entire production budget" the Finnish survival shooter needs for "years to come", dev says

Road to Vostok sales have funded the game’s production for ‘years and years’ to come, says dev

Road to Vostok Has Already Secured Its Production Budget for "Years and Years"

#GetThemAllPokémonChampion
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All Pokémon Champions Mega Stones And How To Get Them

How To Equip And Use Mega Stones In Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions is Out. Is it the Pokémon Stadium Sequel We've Been Waiting For?

How to Link Pokémon Champions to Pokémon Home

Pokémon Champions: Best Starter Pokémon and Teams to Use

"The gender of some Pokémon in the tutorial is incorrect" - Pokémon Champions bug fixes to tackle mega evolution issues and more

Pokémon Champions Bug-Squashing Update Is In The Works, Here's What's Being Targeted

How to get shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions Developer 'Sincerely Apologizes' For Launch Issues, Details List of Bugs to be Fixed

Pokémon Champions Turned One Mega Evolution Into An Instant Win Button

Pokémon Champions Rushes To Address Buggy Launch: ‘We Sincerely Apologize’

The Drip In Pokémon Champions Is Sauceless

#Warframe
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Warframe adds Voruna Prime as the first quadripedal frame

All Perigale Prime Relics in Warframe

Warframe Releases Voruna Prime, the Wolven Queen Ready for the Hunt

#OpeningItsDoorsForALimite
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World of Tanks: HEAT is Opening Its Doors For A Limited Closed Beta Run Next Week

World of Tanks: Heat Closed Beta Begins April 16 Across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam Deck

World of Tanks: HEAT Closed Beta Test Beginning April 16

#FirstLightPs5
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New 007 PS5 DualSense Controller Looks Striking

(For Southeast Asia) First look at the 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller

"Stop getting Bond wrong!" - Does the design of the 007: First Light PS5 controller look off to you?

#NateTheHate
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The Next State of Play May Happen Next Week

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

Next Sony State Of Play Coming April 16 - Report

#TheDefinitiveEdition
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Mortal Kombat 1 Sales Surpass 8 Million Units

Mortal Kombat 1 Still Has Some Fight As It Reveals New Sales Milestone

Mortal Kombat 1 Sales Pass 8m, Netherrealm Confirms

#XboxAchievements
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Xbox Achievements Are Getting A Visual Overhaul And Other Welcome Changes

Xbox Achievements are getting some major changes, including the option to hide embarrassing games that you don't want to show off

Xbox Achievements Are Getting A Long-Overdue Update

#NewCrimsonDesert
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New Crimson Desert mod brings female character creator & a male version is coming

Crimson Desert now has a detailed female character creator mod so you no longer have to play as "Temu Jon Snow"

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

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

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

No Man’s Sky Meets Pokemon with the Xeno Arena Update

#Mothership
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PUBG: Battlegrounds' new PvE mode is all about fighting off an alien invasion, and/or hiding in a big man-made dirt hole

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Update 41.1 Live

#Konami
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Konami’s eFootball celebrates 1 billion downloads by bringing back a limited-time take on PES Master League

'You Destroyed the Best Game Mode': Konami Cocks Up Master League's Return to eFootball on PS5, PS4

#TheJamesBond
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The James Bond IP owner has opposed an attempt to trademark ’90s parody video game character James Pond

How James Bond Could Have Prevented Call of Duty From Ever Existing

#VirtuaTennis
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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

#SecondLife
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OneState looks to offer something for roleplayers and life-simulationists alike as it hits global launch

Social RP Title OneState Sees Global Launch

#RpgAnnulus
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Annulus is a graphically lush tactical RPG that's out now on iOS and Android

Annulus Out Now on Steam, iOS, and Android