Video Game News 4/8/2026

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

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

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 Xeno Arena Update Adds Turn-Based Creature Battles

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

No Man's Sky Becomes Pokémon in Latest Free Game-Changing Update on PS5, PS4

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

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

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 latest Update is Xeno Arena, adding in battles with alien creatures

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

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 Switch 2 Version Delayed

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

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

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

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’s Aftermarket Cars Are “Subtle Suggestions” for Players to Switch Things Up

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

Forza Horizon 6 Releases Full Render Of Japan Map

Forza Horizon 6 Preview — We’re Finally In Japan

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

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

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

Forza Horizon 6 Tokyo Setting Disappoints Despite New Map Features

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

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

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

Hazelight Studios Celebrates 50 Million Game Sales Milestone

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

#PokemonChampions
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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

Pokemon Champions is off to a rough start – here’s why

Players report issues transferring Pokemon from Home to Pokemon Champions

Pokemon Champions Mystery Gift codes list

Pokemon Champions Pokemon list, everyone that’s confirmed

Pokemon Champions Has No 6v6 Battles, Is Always Online

ShackStream: Pokemon Champions launch day!

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

PSA: You Can Now Download Pokémon Champions On Switch

Pokemon Champions has apparently had a bit of a rocky launch

Pokemon Champions now available to download

Pokemon Champions Players Say Content From Trailers Isn't In Game

Pokemon Champions Bug Has Made Some Players Lose Access To Their Precious Monsters

All active Pokémon Champions Mystery Gift codes

How to unlock more Pokémon in Pokémon Champions

How to get Mega Stones in Pokémon Champions

How the battle pass works in Pokémon Champions

Pokémon Champions Is Running Gen 1 Giveaway

The Drip In Pokémon Champions Is Sauceless

Pokémon Champions Has An Unexpected Trans Icon

Every Ability The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Evolutions Have In Champions

#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

#StateOfPlay
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Could Finally Be Revealed on April 16th – Rumor

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

#NextPlaystationStateOfPla
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State of Play Potentially Happening on April 16, Possibly “Third-Party Focused” – 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

Next Sony State Of Play Coming April 16 - Report

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

Call of the Elder Gods Launches In May

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

#Switch2TheSuperMarioGalax
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This Week in Switch 2 - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office numbers, Monolith talks Zelda & more

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

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

Super Mario Galaxy Movie Bath Bomb Is Scaring Away Customers

#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

#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"

#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

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

#ATyndalstonStory
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Samson: A Tyndalston Story Review — Streets of Age

Samson: A Tyndalston Story Out Now on PC

Hard-Hitting Samson: A Tyndalston Story Now Available

#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

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

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

#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

#Cyberpunk2077
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Long-Awaited Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update Finally Gone Live

Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update Available Now

Hands On: Cyberpunk 2077 Is Now Utterly Essential on PS5 Pro

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

#WhispersOfTheWind
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Disney Dreamlight Valley announces “Whispers of the Wind” update [update: trailer]]

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

#DemonHunters
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CookieRun: Kingdom's KPop Demon Hunters collaboration is now live

KPop Demon Hunters x CookieRun: Kingdom Collaboration Live

#WinterSkys
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Blue Archive goes red with the new Winter Sky's Renaissance update

Blue Archive Adds Winter Sky’s Renaissance Update With New Story and Student Recruitments

#ForHireShowcasesItsChaoti
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Showcases Its Chaotic Fun With New Launch Trailer

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Launch Trailer Released

#InvincibleVsOpenBetaGetsA
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Invincible VS Open Beta Gets An Explosively Stylish New Trailer Before Its Launch

Invincible VS Open Beta Kicking Off Tomorrow

#PawPatrolDinoWorld
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Paw Patrol: Dino World announced for Nintendo Switch

PAW Patrol: Dino World Revealed – Roars Onto Consoles And PC This July