Video Game News 3/25/2026

#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 killing three popular Fortnite game modes after laying off 1,000 employees

Epic Games Announces Layoffs Of More Than 1000 Employees, Citing “Downturn In Fortnite Engagement”

Epic Lays Off 1,000 Following Fortnite Dropoff

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 developer Epic Games is cutting over 1,000 jobs

Fortnite Removing Game Modes As Epic Desperately Seeks To Cut Costs

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

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

#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

#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

Pokémon Champions Launches Next Month With Paid Upgrade Pack to 'Support Early Progression'

Pokémon Champions Is Coming Out Real Soon, And It Seems Kind Of Complicated

#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

No Time Or Friends For An MMO? EverQuest Legends Has A Solution

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

#Switch1
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is Getting A Post-Launch Expansion, Physical Mouseburg Edition Revealed

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

#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

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Spin Master’s Hatchin’ Yoshi Toy Available at Walmart

#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

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

PAYDAY: Aces High Launching This Year

There's a new Payday game coming later this year, and it's VR

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'

#StarTrek
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Star Trek Online celebrates Enterprise’s anniversary with a docu-trailer and period starships

Star Trek MMO Documentary Explores Federation’s Origins

Star Trek Online Drops Mini-Documentary On The Origins Of The Federation To Celebrate 16th Anniversary

Star Trek Online Releases Documentary-Style Video and Four Ships From Star Trek: Enterprise

#Xbox
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Albion Online’s Xbox X|S launch is coming April 21 with full PC and mobile crossplay

Albion Online Confirmed For Xbox Series X|S With April Release Date

Albion Online Coming To Xbox In April

Albion Online is Launching on Xbox in April, With Expanded Controller Support and Full Cross-Progression

#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

#MarvelRivals
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Marvel Rivals confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2

Marvel Rivals is coming to Nintendo Switch 2

'We Will Do It' — Marvel Rivals Dev Confirms Nintendo Switch 2 Version in the Works

#OnlineCompetitions
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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 Release Date Set for Early April

#FirstWeekRed
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Dev Pledges to Make Crimson Desert 'Even More Enjoyable' as It Sells Over 3 Million Copies in First Week

Crimson Desert Hits 3 Million Copies Sold Through As Developers Continue To Patch Pain Points

Crimson Desert Sells 3 Million in Just 5 Days

#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

#CapcomDrawsHardLine
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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

#Switch2
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Nintendo's Apparently Cutting US Switch 2 Output After Lower Than Expected Holiday Sales

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

Nintendo reportedly adjusting Switch 2 production after weak holiday sales

#Switch2
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Nintendo Slashes Switch 2 Production Numbers

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

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

#TheViperV4Pro
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Razer Unveils Viper V4 Pro and Gigantus V2 Pro – Pro-Level Gaming Gear

Razer's worst kept secret of recent times is over, as the Viper V4 Pro is now official

Razer's web-based gaming mouse and keyboard software is finally leaving beta, just in time for the Viper V4 Pro

Razer's new Viper V4 Pro could be as big of a deal for competitive gamers as the Logitech Superstrike, even without those haptic clicks

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

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

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

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

#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

#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?

#Nvidia
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"I can see where they’re coming from, because I don’t love AI slop myself": Nvidia boss plays DLSS 5 good cop after criticism

'I don't love AI slop myself' says Nvidia chief Jensen Huang: 'I'm empathetic towards what [gamers] are thinking. That's just not what DLSS 5 is trying to do'