Video Game News 4/11/2026

#Rpg
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Crimson Desert has more endgame busywork coming with boss rematches and enemy reinforcements, plus Pearl Abyss are making Pywel's distant towers even sexier

Huge Crimson Desert Updates Teased as Dev Plans Boss Fight Replays and Difficulty Settings

Pearl Abyss Announces What's Next for Crimson Desert, From Player Experience Improvements to New Challenges

Crimson Desert is getting boss rematches, difficulty settings, and extra skills in upcoming updates

Crimson Desert Will Let You Choose Your Punishment

Boss Rematches and Difficulty Settings Coming to Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert Dev Confirms Boss Rematches, Hard Difficulty, Enemy Territory Recapture, and a Whole Lot More Is Coming Soon

#2026Launch
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Professor Layton and the New World of Steam coming at the end of 2026, new trailer

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Release Window Bumped to Late 2026

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Releases New Trailer Re-confirming 2026 Launch, PC and PS5 Versions Announced

New Professor Layton Trailer Is Our Best Look Yet At The Upcoming Adventure

Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam Is Coming To PC And PS5

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam gets a release window and adds PS5 and PC versions

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Adds PC and PS5 Release to 2026 Global Simultaneous Launch — but There’s No Xbox Version

#ThePhantasmoonGames
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Honkai: Star Rail introduces version 4.2 and a whopping new set of story twists

Version 4.2 Honkai: Star Rail Includes 3rd Anniversary Events

Honkai: Star Rail Hands Out More Than 30 Free Pulls for Anniversary, All the Redemption Codes Here

PS5 RPG Honkai: Star Rail Is Getting a MAPPA Anime, Starring Best Girl Kafka

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 Brings Us Lightsaber, Nun-chuck, Drummer Trailblazer And One Emanator Of Elation

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 Launching April 22

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 Celebrates the RPG's Anniversary Later This Month

Honkai: Star Rail players are eating good, with Version 4.2 and third anniversary celebrations kicking off later this month

#TheGooglePlayStore
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Doki Doki Literature Club pulled from Google Play for allegedly violating terms of service

Doki Doki Literature Club removed from Google Play over depiction of sensitive themes

Google removes Doki Doki Literature Club from Play Store

Doki Doki Literature Club Suddenly Removed From Google Play Store

Doki Doki Literature Club Removed from the Google Play Store Four Months After Its Launch

#FinalDestinationBloodline
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After 20 years in pre-production limbo, a Metal Gear Solid movie may finally be on the way

A Metal Gear Solid Film Has Been Greenlit By Sony

Sony Pictures' Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation is resurrected, with the directors of last year's Final Destination: Bloodlines at the helm

Metal Gear Solid movie adaptation finds new directors

Sony is Prepping a Metal Gear Solid Movie

#TheDungeonCrawlGold
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Level-5 announces Snack World: Reloaded for Nintendo Switch 2

Snack World Reloaded Remake Heading to Switch 2, PS5, and PC

Snack World: Reloaded Announced, Launching on PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2

Level-5's Snack World Remake Drops Nintendo Exclusivity, Coming to PS5

Level-5's 'Snack World' RPG Is Getting A Full-Blown Remake On Switch 2

#PhantomBladeZero
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Phantom Blade Zero Team Rejects All AI Development as It Finishes Making One of PS5's Most Anticipated Games

Phantom Blade Zero isn't using AI: "Human artistry is the value itself"

Phantom Blade Zero developer rejects gen-AI and promises "every single piece of content in our game has been crafted by the hands of real artists"

Phantom Blade Zero Devs Reject Visual AI Tools for 2026 Release

Phantom Blade Zero Dev Comes Out Against AI Slopface That Could ‘Alter Our Artists’ Original Creative Intent’ After DLSS 5 Drama

#EpicGames
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Bloomberg says Epic Games is working on multiple Disney games

Fortnite Adding An Arc Raiders-Style Game With Disney Characters - Report

Fortnite maker Epic Games working on a Disney extraction shooter

Disney Extraction Shooter Reportedly in Development at Epic Games

Epic Is Reportedly Making A Disney-Themed Extraction Shooter

#AmazonLuna
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Amazon Luna has stopped offering individual games and subscriptions from third-party stores

Amazon Luna Purchased Games Will Be Unplayable After June 2026

Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service is ending support for game purchases and subscriptions from third-party stores, and users will lose streaming access to purchased third-party games in June

Amazon Luna Drops Game Purchases, Stores, and Third-Party Subscriptions

#Tracer
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Ex-Overwatch Director Says Tracer's Butt Was Never "Nerfed"

'It stayed exactly the same': Jeff Kaplan takes us back to 2016 by confirming that Blizzard did not change the size of Tracer's butt

'We Actually Didn't Nerf Tracer's Butt' — 10 Years On, Former Overwatch Boss is Still Being Asked About That Pose Change

Overwatch Director Debunks 10-Year-Old Fan Conspiracy About Nerfing Tracer’s Butt

#TheEpicGamesStore
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Swashbuckling co-op survivor Windrose sets sail into early access next week, which means it's time to battle Blackbeard and a big flower

Co-Op Pirate Survival Game Windrose Swings Into Early Access Next Week

Windrose Enters PC Early Access on April 14

#MeetTheCastTrailerRelease
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Trailer Reveals Cast, Including Troy Baker as Jack Pepper

Meet The Cast of Mouse: P.I. For Hire

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire “Meet the Cast” Trailer Released

#PartsTheGuardiansOfTheGal
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Switch 2 Rating Spotted Online

The Guardians of the Galaxy: A Team of Misfits Greater than the Sum of its’ Parts

Marvel Guardians of The Galaxy rated for Nintendo Switch 2

#TheFirstBerserker
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The First Berserker: Khazan studio Neople announces restructure, clarifies no layoffs

Nexon says The First Berserker: Khazan team was reorganized, not laid off

The First Berserker: Khazan studio Neople announces restructure of dev teams

#The
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The FAA Wants To Recruit Gamers For Careers In Air Traffic Control

US government wants gamers to become air traffic controllers

Trump And The FAA Targeting Gamers To Help Solve Air Traffic Controller Shortage

#DockedModeOnSwitch2
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Pokémon Champions: Best Doubles Teams Tier List

Pokémon Champions: Best Singles Teams

Review: Pokémon Champions (Switch) – The Most Accessible & Flawed Competitive Pokémon Has Ever Been

Fear Not, Pokémon Champions' Naff Switch 2 TV Resolution Is Fixable

Pokémon Champions Review So Far

Pokémon Champions May Have The Hardest Shiny Hunting In The Series

Pokémon Champions’ First Tournament Confirmed Everyone’s Worst Fear

#EverquestLegends
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EverQuest Legends officially enters a ‘strict NDA’ closed beta on April 24

EverQuest Legends Closed Beta Will Begin This Month

EverQuest Legends closed beta starts April 24 ahead of July launch

#DevsAnswerPlayerQuestions
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Mongil: Star Dive's online showcase unveils exciting new details ahead of upcoming launch

MONGIL: Star Dive’s Devs Answer Player Questions In Surprise Livestream

#April
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Bingo Blitz free credits daily links (April 2026)

Free Bingo Blitz credits April 2026

#NewSlay
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Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit

New Slay the Spire 2 patch notes help you survive the early game, and rein in Acrobatics

#OffTheGrid
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Gunzilla CEO says ‘haters’ are building the narrative that it doesn’t pay its contractors, apologises anyway

"There is a new narrative from haters," Off the Grid studio boss says of accusations Gunzilla haven't paid workers on time, claims full-timers' salaries "have never been delayed by more than a week"

#Royale
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Rust 2 isn't in development, Facepunch boss confirms after suspicious Steam page sparks speculation

'You Saw Nothing' — Facepunch Founder Garry Newman Denies Rust 2 in Development After Steam Listing Raises Eyebrows

#NintendoSwitch2
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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road getting Nintendo Switch 2 physical release in Japan

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Gets Physical Switch 2 Release in This June, But Only in Japan

#InvincibleVs
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Kiln Open Beta is Now Available on Steam

ShackStream: Invincible VS open beta labbing & matches

#ToughLaunch
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Samson Roadmap Revealed, Next Update Focuses on Stability, Polish and Feedback

After Tough Launch, Samson Dev Promises More Polish And Refinements This Month