Video Game News 3/24/2026

#EpicGames
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‘I’m sorry we’re here again’: Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees due to ‘Fortnite downturn’

Epic Games is Laying Off 1000+ Employees, Blames Fortnite Downturn and “Industry-Wide Challenges”

After Raising the Price on V-Bucks, Epic Games is Laying Off Over 1000 Employees

'We're Spending Significantly More than We're Making': Fortnite Publisher Epic Games Lays Off Over 1,000 Staff

Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees, citing 'downturn in Fortnite engagement'

Epic Games is killing three popular Fortnite game modes after laying off 1,000 employees

Epic Games Cuts Over 1,000 Jobs Weeks After Raising Fortnite V-Bucks Prices

Fortnite developer Epic Games is cutting over 1,000 jobs

Epic Games lays off over 1,000 employees following "downturn in Fortnite engagement"

Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 employees: 'We're spending significantly more than we're making,' CEO Tim Sweeney says

Epic Axes 1000 Employees and Three Fortnite Game Modes

Fortnite Developer Epic Games Lays Off 1,000 Employees, Blaming 'Downturn in Engagement'

Epic Lays Off Over 1000 Employees Due to "Downturn in Fortnite Engagement"

Fortnite Removing Game Modes As Epic Desperately Seeks To Cut Costs

Epic Games Laying Off Over 1,000 Employees, Blames Drop In Fortnite Engagement

#Switch2
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Nintendo is reportedly cutting Switch 2 production this quarter as US demand dips

Rumor: Nintendo Switch 2 production to be cut by over 30% due to weak US sales

Switch 2 demand appears to be flagging as Nintendo reportedly lowers production

Nintendo's Apparently Cutting US Switch 2 Output After Lower Than Expected Holiday Sales

Bloomberg: Nintendo to cut Switch 2 production to 4 million this quarter on weaker US sales

Bloomberg report says Nintendo is cutting Switch 2 production after softer holiday sales

Nintendo Reducing Switch 2 Production After Weaker-Than-Expected Holiday - Report

Report: Nintendo slashes Switch 2 production by a third due to weak U.S. sales

Nintendo reportedly adjusting Switch 2 production after weak holiday sales

Report: Nintendo Is Slashing Switch 2 Production By A Third After Poor U.S. Sales

#Rpg
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Hello Kitty Island Adventure invites players to a colorful metropolis with its April 16 DLC

Hello Kitty Island Adventure unveils major City Town DLC

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Usahana City Town DLC Heads to Consoles

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Is Getting Brand-New DLC Next Month

Hello Kitty: Island Adventure's Next DLC Focuses Less On Coziness, More On Fun

Hello Kitty Island Adventure City Town DLC Launching April 16

Hello Kitty Island Adventure has announced its second DLC, adding one of Sanrio's most colourful characters, a customisable cafe, and over 90 quests

Hello Kitty Island Adventure City Town DLC Finally Set for April

#NewGameplayDetails
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Pokemon Champions announces Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

Pokemon Champions Arrives in April With Free Switch 2 Update

Pokemon Champions launches on April 8, Switch 2 update announced

Pokemon Champions April 8 Release Date And New Gameplay Details Revealed

Pokemon Champions Release Date Set for Early April

#TomodachiLifeLivingTheDre
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream preview: our last look at the Nintendo Switch game before launch

Preview: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Seems to Prioritize Customization

First Impressions: The Diary Of A First-Time 'Tomodachi Life' Player - Am I Living The Dream?

Get Silly in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

#Capcom
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Capcom Draws Hard Line on AI: No Generated Art, Yes to Dev Tools

Capcom says it won’t use AI-generated assets in its games

Capcom says it "will not implement any generative AI assets" into its games

Capcom says it 'will not implement assets generated by AI into our game content,' but still plans to use AI to 'enhance efficiency and boost productivity' in game development

#Everquest
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EverQuest Legends is the 1999 MMO you know and love born again with more respect for your time

GDC 2026: EverQuest Legends Aims To Recreate Classic EverQuest, But More Approachable For New Players

EverQuest Legends is classic EverQuest, but for people who don't have time for MMOs anymore

#HorizonChaseTurboBeingDel
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Following Epic's mass layoffs, a bunch of Fortnite modes are going offline and arcade racer Horizon Chase Turbo's downloads will be pulled

Horizon Chase Turbo to be delisted from the Nintendo eShop

Acclaimed Arcade Racer 'Horizon Chase Turbo' Being Delisted From Switch eShop

#Switch2
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Pokémon Champions gets confirmed release date and Switch 2 launch update

Pokémon Champions Launching This April On Switch, Switch 2

Pokémon Champions Nails Down Switch Release Date, And It's Only Two Weeks Away

#Days
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Behaviour Interactive have acquired 7 Days to Die developers The Fun Pimps

"7 Days has come far but it's still not where we want it to be" - 7 Days to Die studio announces sale to Dead by Daylight studio Behaviour

Dead by Daylight maker Behaviour has bought the studio behind 7 Days to Die to create "a portfolio of horror IP"

#DissidiaDuellumFinalFanta
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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is out now for a PvPvE take on the hit RPG franchise

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Is Fine But It Has An Uphill Battle To Success

DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY Preview – Familiar Heroes Reunite in Modern Tokyo!

#SuperMarioGalaxyMovie
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s BBFC Rating May Have Just Spoiled a Long-Awaited Plot Twist

Super Mario Galaxy Movie age-rating accidentally confirms a 20-year-old fan theory

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's Rating May Have Confirmed A Decades-Old Fan Theory

#Switch1
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Mouse: P.I. for Hire physical release revealed for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch 1 version further delayed

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Locks In Launch Plans, Editions And Xbox Play Anywhere Support

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Physical and Digital Editions Revealed

#Playstation4
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Popular PS4 Shooter Shutting Down This Summer, Delisted on PS Store Soon

PS4 Police Game Battlefield Hardline to Be Delisted from PS Store in May

Battlefield Hardline delisted and servers taken offline, but PC players are okay for now

#Marathon
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Marathon's Cryo Archive Locks Out a Lot of Players, But Bungie Is Listening to Feedback

How to increase Security Clearance Level - Marathon

There is nothing like Marathon's Cryo Archive map

#Post
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Science Confirms RPG Players Hit Hardest by Post-Game Depression

Study Finds RPGs Trigger Strongest Post-Game Depression

New Scientific Study Concludes 'Post-Game Depression' Is Real, and It's RPGs That Have the Biggest Effect on Us

#Payday
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Payday: Aces High is an upcoming VR adaptation of the co-op heist franchise

The Newest Payday Game Is Unexpected, And I Hope It's Better Than Payday 3

Payday: Aces High Is a New 4-Player Co-op VR Game Coming to Steam and Meta Where You Can 'Pull Off Daring Jobs in VR Using Black-Market Tech'

#BloodBowl
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Cyanide, Spiders, And Kylotonn File For Insolvency As Nacon Troubles Deepen

French studios Spiders, Kylotonn, and Cyanide have filed for insolvency

GreedFall and Blood Bowl Developers File for Insolvency Alongside Nacon

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert Gets Controversial 6/10 From IGN, Fans React

How to Dispatch the Howling Hill Expansion Mission in Crimson Desert

How to Get Hwando Katana in Crimson Desert

How to Get a Gold Bar Early in Crimson Desert

How to complete the Blix Bounty in Crimson Desert

Where to find all pieces of the Shadow Set in Crimson Desert

How to get and unlock Crimson Desert Companions

How to solve the Bluemont Manor strongbox puzzles in Crimson Desert

Trembling Woods puzzle walkthrough in Crimson Desert

'The Unreachable Village' quest walkthrough in Crimson Desert

How to beat Marni's Excavatron in Crimson Desert

How to get Darkbringer in Crimson Desert

How to solve the Root's End puzzle in Crimson Desert

How to complete the Toward the Nest puzzle in Crimson Desert

How to solve the Arboria Castle puzzle in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert legendary horse locations

How to get the Soul Spear in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert players demand bear domestication

Crimson Desert Comes Alive When You Ignore the Main Quest and Climb the Nearest Tower

Crimson Desert Player Uses a Poor Raccoon to Show… Well… This May Be NSFW

#ElderScrollsOnline
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Elder Scrolls Online details Update 50’s werewolf changes, class mastery passives, and overworld challenge features

The Elder Scrolls Online Team Will Outline Update 50's Player Experience Improvements This Week

Elder Scrolls Online outlines werewolf rework, class mastery changes, and overland difficulty for Update 50

#Update
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NHL 26 Update 1.6 Arrives Tomorrow - Patch Notes

Nintendo Switch Parental Controls 2.4.0 update out now, patch notes

#Masters
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Masters of Albion is getting a closed beta test so you can tell Peter Molyneux if he's full of it again

You can play Peter Molyneux's new god game, Masters of Albion, before it launches in early access

#As
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"A decline of unprecedented scale and speed" is hitting UK game development, trade association report finds

As UK game development suffers its ‘sharpest recorded decline’, trade association calls on UK Government to act

#ItHasMyFace
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It Has My Face, my favourite sci-fi assassination sim about being stalked by a clone of yourself, has a 1.0 release date

Kill your clone in It Has My Face with the expanded 1.0 release in April

#StopKillingGames
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"The thing we are trying to stop keeps happening": Highguard and other high-profile demises keep making the argument for Stop Killing Games

"It's all of us against apathy, entropy, and loss of art" - Stop Killing Games has reached the EU Parliament, but what happens now?