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Hades II Launches on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on April 14, Arriving Day One on Game Pass
Supergiant Games brings its acclaimed roguelite sequel to PlayStation and Xbox with all post-launch updates, bonus content, and day-one Game Pass inclusion after a seven-month console exclusivity window on Nintendo Switch.
Apple Vision Pro Gains NVIDIA CloudXR Streaming and Steam Link Beta as visionOS 26.4 Targets Gaming and Enterprise
visionOS 26.4 brings NVIDIA CloudXR 6.0 for RTX-powered enterprise and gaming apps, while Valve launches a native Steam Link beta for PC game streaming on Vision Pro.
Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group Acquires Mobile Legends Developer Moonton From ByteDance for $6 Billion
The deal ranks among the largest gaming acquisitions ever, giving the Saudi sovereign wealth fund's gaming arm control of one of mobile esports' most popular titles and extending its reach across publishing, mobile, PC, and esports infrastructure.
Unity 6.4 Ships With ECS as a Core Package, DirectStorage on Windows, and a New Platform Toolkit for Multi-Platform Launches
Unity 6.4 integrates the Entity Component System directly into the editor, adds Microsoft DirectStorage for faster asset loading, and debuts a Platform Toolkit that reduces multi-platform deployment to a single line of C# code.
MLB's Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System Overturns 94 Calls in First 48 Games as Robot Umpires Reshape Baseball
Major League Baseball's Hawk-Eye-powered ABS Challenge System debuted on Opening Night, giving batters, pitchers, and catchers the ability to contest ball-and-strike calls for the first time in the sport's 150-year history.
PGL Bucharest 2026 Opens With FaZe Clan Forfeit and Reload Overhaul as 16 Teams Chase $625,000 and Major Qualification Points
The CS2 Swiss-format tournament in Bucharest kicked off on April 4 with FaZe Clan forfeiting their opening match to prioritize IEM Cologne Major qualification at a rival LAN, while a recent reload mechanic overhaul reshapes competitive strategy across the field.
Sony Raises PS5 Prices Up to $150 Worldwide as Memory Chip Shortage and Tariffs Squeeze the Console Market
Sony's second PlayStation 5 price increase in under a year took effect on April 2, pushing the PS5 Pro to $900 and the standard console to $650 as AI-driven memory demand and trade tariffs compress margins across the gaming hardware industry.
Starfield Lands on PlayStation 5 on April 7, Marking the Biggest Xbox Exclusive to Cross Platform Lines
Bethesda's space RPG arrives on PS5 with two DLC expansions and the Free Lanes overhaul, as Microsoft's multiplatform strategy reaches its most significant title yet.
Epic Games Cuts Over 1,000 Jobs as Fortnite Engagement Decline Forces Second Major Layoff Round in Three Years
Epic Games lays off roughly 20 percent of its workforce, citing a Fortnite engagement downturn that began in 2025 and over $500 million in targeted cost savings.
Crimson Desert Sells Three Million Copies in Five Days but Undisclosed AI Art and Mixed Reviews Send Pearl Abyss Stock Down 30 Percent
Crimson Desert sold three million copies in five days, but Pearl Abyss's stock fell 30 percent after mixed reviews, and undisclosed AI-generated artwork forced an apology and Steam policy violation disclosure.
Game Engines Converge on Neural Rendering as GDC 2026 Reveals an Industry in Architectural Transition
GDC 2026 revealed a game engine industry converging on neural rendering: Microsoft added ML to DirectX shaders, Unreal shipped production Nanite foliage, Unity previewed unified GI, and Godot battled AI-generated pull request spam.
Poncle Launches Vampire Crawlers Demo as the Vampire Survivors Studio Prepares Its First Spin-Off for an April Release Across Six Platforms
Poncle's card-based turn-based spin-off Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard has a playable demo on Steam ahead of its April 21 launch at $9.99 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile.