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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