Video Game News 4/3/2026

#Enigma
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Original Resident Evil trilogy with GOG's fresh coat of paint is finally on Steam, but you will have to put up with Enigma DRM

Breath of Fire IV plus classic Resident Evil 1-3 from GOG arrive on Steam - but with DRM

GOG’s optimised ports of the original PC Resident Evil trilogy are now on Steam too

Original Resident Evil Trilogy Now on Steam

First 3 Resident Evil Games and Breath of Fire IV Head to Steam With DRM

Capcom brings the OG Resident Evil trilogy to Steam, but their DRM could be a sticking point

The Original Resident Evil is Finally Available on Steam

Capcom Adds All 3 OG Resident Evil Games to Steam, but There's a Catch

#Hoyoverse
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Petit Planet, MiHoYo's upcoming cosy life-sim, announces its latest closed beta this month

Petit Planet Stardrift Closed Beta Test Starts in April

Hoyoverse Announces Next Petit Planet Stardrift Test

Petit Planet: Stardrift opens sign-ups for April 21 beta test

HoYoverse announce new beta test for Petit Planet, testing neighbors and voyage systems

HoYoverse’s Cosmic Life Sim Petit Planet Stardrift Test Beginning April 21

The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite

#SuperMarioGalaxyMovie
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Super Mario Galaxy Movie has a better opening day than the first film, is expected to finish behind for the weekend

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Earns $34 Million on Opening Day, Beating Its Predecessor

Global figures are in for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, more records broken

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie saved Star Fox

PSA: The Super Mario Galaxy amiibo Are Finally Out Now

Poll: What Review Score Would You Give The Super Mario Galaxy Movie?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is Already Breaking Box Office Records

Super Mario Galaxy Movie has released with a $34M opening day

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie breaks records with $34m opening despite "unfavourable" reviews

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens Huge, But Not Expected To Beat The 2023 Movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie As Reviewed By A Four-Year-Old

The Rumored New Star Fox Game Needs This One Big Change If It's Going To Succeed

Breaking Down The 12 Biggest Super Mario Galaxy Movie Cameos And References

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is A Sugary Barrage Of References And Not Much Else

#UsMultiplayer
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The Last of Us Multiplayer Was 80% Complete Before Cancellation, Spent 7 Years in Development

Former Game Director Says The Last of Us' Multiplayer Spinoff Was About 80% Complete When Sony Canceled It

Former Naughty Dog Lead Reignites The Last Of Us: Part 3 Questions

The Last of Us Online was around '80%' complete when Naughty Dog canceled it

'It Killed Me That People Couldn't Play It' — Director of The Last of Us Online Only Found Out It Was Canceled 24 Hours Before the Public, Says It Was 80% Complete

#Nintendo
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The US Patent Office have rejected a Nintendo Pokemon patent for summoning subcharacters

Nintendo US patent on summoning characters to fight revoked in re-examination

USPTO rejects Nintendo patent tied to “summon-in-battle” mechanic, for now

US Patent Office rejects Nintendo's 'summon subcharacter and let it fight' patent

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert is now a survival game, thanks to this mod based on an alleged secret "food consequences" system

Crimson Desert Sales Surpass Four Million Units

Don’t Make These Mistakes In Crimson Desert

How to activate the Pillar of Radiance in Crimson Desert - Secret at the Church

How to get the Righteous Verdict sword in Crimson Desert

How to get the Silver Fang mount in Crimson Desert

How to pickpocket in Crimson Desert

Crimson Desert's commitment to cleaning up its clunky controls shines the brightest in how satisfying it feels to fly around Pywel now

How to get the Beehive Club in Crimson Desert

How to beat Beloth the Darksworn in Crimson Desert

#SteamHardwareSurvey
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Linux has gotten a 3% usage bump in a month, latest Steam hardware survey suggests - though, it's still miles off Windows

Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

Linux installs jump to over 5% of gamers on the latest Steam Hardware Survey while the RTX 5070 reverts to the norm

#Steam
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Steam store "refresh" is out in beta now, enwidening images and adding infinite scrollage to the homepage

Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix

The Steam Store Is Getting a Refresh With New Sections and More

#Switch2
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Switch 2 price is ‘going to have to go up’ eventually, former Nintendo sales lead says

Former Nintendo Sales Lead Says Switch 2 Price Increase Is ‘Inevitable’

Former Nintendo Sales Lead Thinks Switch 2 Price Increase Is "Inevitable"

#AGamePass
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indie.io Announces Indie Pass Subscription Platform

A Game Pass for indie games: meet Indie Pass, a $6.99-a-month subscription launching with 70 titles

Indie Pass Is a Brand New Subscription Service Just for Indies

#SonyInteractiveEntertainm
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Sony Interactive Entertainment Purchases Cinemersive Labs

PlayStation Acquires Machine Learning Specialist to Achieve 'New Levels' of Game Visuals

Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires UK-based Cinemersive Labs

#Online
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GTA Online Gets A Law Enforcement Overhaul With Neighborhood Watch Event

GTA Online brings back Neighborhood Watch event alongside new law enforcement vehicles

Neighborhood Watch Event Returning to GTA Online

#MassivePs5GameplayDemoSho
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Echoes of Aincrad Is a Totally New Take on Sword Art Online, as Massive PS5 Gameplay Demo Shows

Echoes of Aincrad Gets New Story Trailer Ahead of July 10 Launch

Sword Art Online Action RPG Echoes of Aincrad Story Trailer Released

#Switch2DownloadDarwins
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Nintendo Download – April 2, 2026 (North America) – Darwin’s Paradox, People of Note, more

Nintendo Download: 2nd April (North America)

US: Nintendo Download for 2nd April, 2026

#ThickAsThieves
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Warren Spector's Thick as Thieves gets a bit less interesting as it ditches PvPvE for solo and co-op play

New Warren Spector stealth game Thick as Thieves drops PvPvE design

#TomakSaveTheEarthRegenera
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Raise up the decapitated head of the goddess of love in a flower pot in the charmingly silly Tomak: Save the Earth Regeneration

Tomak: Save the Earth Regeneration Temporarily Free

#DarkestDungeonAscendersBe
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Pride precipitates a dizzying fall in Ascenders, a climbing game spin on Darkest Dungeon

This new climbing game is a bit like Darkest Dungeon on a mountain: Sometimes you have to cut the rope, and not everyone on the team is going to take it well when you do

#TakingAimAtBubbleShieldsK
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Marathon's upcoming balance patches take aim at godlike knives, strong snipers and ubiquitous shields, while adding some SECRET items

Marathon is Taking Aim at Bubble Shields, Knives, Snipers and More in Upcoming Balance Patches

#EpicGames
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Amazon Prime’s 12 ‘free’ games for April include XCOM: Enemy Unknown Complete Pack

Amazon Prime Members Can Get These 20 Games For Free In April

#MonsterHunterOutlanders
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Monster Hunter Outlanders to open pre-registration for its second closed beta test

Monster Hunter Outlanders 2nd Closed Beta Sign-ups Open

#ThirdTimes
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Jason Blundell Starts Yet Another Studio Magic Fractal, Says “Third Time’s The Charm”

Call of Duty Veteran Jason Blundell Returns With Another New Studio

#Playstation4
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Claim Resident Evil 30th Anniversary PS5, PS4 Freebies for PSN

Grab These Resident Evil PSN Avatars for Free This Month

#LifeIsStrangeReunion
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Life is Strange: Reunion Review

Life is Strange: Reunion does its best to give Max and Chloe fans what they want at the expense of almost every other character in the game

#WorldTour
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Street Fighter 6 Goes Batsh*t Crazy with Wild Ingrid World Tour Trailer

Street Fighter 6 receives Year 3 character reveal trailer [update: Ingrid teaser]

#StormgateAddingOfflineMod
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Stormgate Adding Offline Mode After Server Provider Ditches It For AI

Stormgate rushing offline mode after losing server access to an AI company