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Would you believe there was a time where Human Fall Flat didn’t have its staple online multiplayer? With 58 million copies sold and counting, the physics-based platformer-puzzler is gaming’s go-to example of a slow-burn. With its tenth anniversary around the corner, what better way to celebrate than with a Nintendo Switch 2 update—primed to attract new fans like yours truly, who somehow had never heard of this game up until just last week. (For those concerned, the rock I li

There's nothing inherently impressive about a crossover at this point. Everyone does them now, and arguably everyone does them way too much. If you're going to do a crossover, it needs to be able to stand on more than just the concept. Shinobi seems to understand this. Always the trendsetter, Shinobi did crossovers before they were cool (or legal). Now in the age of crossover saturation, Shinobi does crossovers where the crossover itself barely matters.  The SEGA Villains Sta

Players of the Division 2 will be happy to know that a bunch of new content has been released for a new season titled Rise Up. This season will seemingly push the limits of The Division agents power, offering things like a new rarity level, new gear, new rewards, and the return of Classified Assignments. For a full list of additions, check out the article on the Ubisoft website. For players interested in the grind, there are plenty of new Twitch Drops and seasonal content to dive into. According

For the long weekend, all Xbox players can now hop into the Animus for free from April 2nd to April 6th in the following Assassin's Creed titles: Assassins Creed Valhalla, Assassins Creed Unity, Assassins Creed Odyssey, Assassins Creed Origins, and Assassins Creed Syndicate. Assassin's Creed Mirage is free for all Xbox members with a 2 hour trial. All these titles will also be up to 85% off for the duration of the Free Play Days, and are available through Game Pass.How to start playing

Welcome to On The Beat, a segment where I try to catch everyone up with news that they might've missed.Warframe news from PAX East!If you're not playing Warframe, you should really give it a try. It is one of two free-to-play games that I can highly recommend. BOSTON – March 30, 2026 – Digital Extremes made the next stop in its world tour to meet players in person at Boston, Massachusetts, to present a live Devstream for PAX East’s Main Theater to re

Grave Seasons presents a brilliant concept—A supernatural murder mystery farming sim. It seems like every game in the farming sim genre is cozy or wholesome, with any darker plotlines being relegated to bits of side lore. Grave Seasons flips the script and serves you the bloody guts of your comfort character haphazardly strewn about the ground. You can save everyone, but will you? Consider this sentence a spoiler warning for a story moment that happens, but if you’ve seen any

If you’re like me, you’ve been looking for a new FPS game to sink your teeth into. Battlefield was my go-to, but the most recent entry left me disappointed. It seems like most of the FPS games dropping on Steam aren’t my kind of genre, either. That’s why I was so excited when I ran into Gallipoli at Pax East, the latest installment of the WWI game series by BlackMill Games. I was drawn in by the large banner depicting the Ottoman front, and I stayed for the compelling

Forget Groundhog Day, the true measure of the end of winter should be the deluge of crowdfunding campaigns that hit the last two Tuesdays of March. So many launches, big and small (and even a few medium); no matter how hard I try to keep myself from Kickstarter, Gamefound and Backerkit, the siren’s call of some of these campaigns were just too much for me to bear. Apologies in advance for the dent this newsletter may make on your wallet, here are several campaigns that we consider notable

2026 Editor's Choice Award Winner I'm writing this review during the crowd funding campaign for the 3rd printing and latest expansion to the game. So, spoiler: the game is pretty good and clearly in demand. However, if we rewind a few years to when I backed the 1st edition of the game, I was very skeptical that a relatively unknown publisher, Bad Crow Games, could deliver on a tabletop experience that did the PC game justice. I'm happy to say they did indeed deliver, continued to

In a world where metal and flesh have become one and the same, cybernetic enhancements become a necessity. Granting new abilities and upgrades, the Going Metal (Universal Full Body Conversion 1) adds even more variation to your Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone games. Six new miniatures and cards are included in this set to introduce cybernetic augmentations to the battle for Night City!Combat Zone: Going Metal (Universal Full Body Conversion 1)In the neon-soaked streets of Night City, where cybernetic

Today, Konami and ZDT released Darwin's Paradox! for Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, an PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store at $24.99 USD.Dive into the world of Darwin, an extraordinary octopus torn from his natural habitat and thrust into a chaotic world infiltrated by UFOOD INC. where a devious plan for world domination is beginning to unfold. Guided by curiosity, adaptability, and a few unexpected tricks, Darwin must navigate dynamic environments while overcoming obs

What a month. April is already here and ID@Xbox has you covered with a bunch of killer content. The indies they've designated as this months "Selects" are quite the bunch, with a lot of variation between them. Take a look at all the great intel from the team at Xbox Wire below, and grab the ones you fancy!Indie Selects for April 2026: Big on Building, Strategy, and Action - Xbox WireFrom side-scrolling chaos, to cloud-bound city building, to stealth-driven WWII missions, April&#x2

Season 3 is live and the RICOCHET Anti-Cheat team has their own content for this go around. While all systems get constant attention, the focus in this season has turned to modification devices – mainly Cronus accessories and their near-kin. More details are below, check it out as you ready for battle.Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone Season 03 arrives today, and while players drop in, #TeamRICOCHET is hard at work making sure every match is fair and

Today, Dark Horse Books and Square Enix announced that the Octopath Traveler TRPG Rulebook will be officially published in English for the first time. Fans new and old can travel the land of Orsterra with detailed instructions, game sheets, lore, and the theater of the mind. The game uses a 2D6 system and arrives in bookstores this October.Gather a team of adventurers to explore, battle, and build relationships within an engaging, lore-rich setting that takes place in the official Octopath

Asmodee has announced plans to publish a new Zombicide title, the company's first since acquiring the IP last year. A preview page for Fantasy Zombicide: Dead Men Tales went up on Gamefound today, teasing the first plans for Zombicide since Asmodee purchased the board game franchise from CMON back in 2025. The new game is designed by Jean-Baptiste Lullien and Nicolas Raoult and will be published by Asmodee's Fantasy Flight Games studio. The crowdfunding campaign will launch this month.

Bandai Namco just dropped a release date for Little Nightmares II Enhanced Edition on the Switch 2. It's coming May 29, 2026! The upgraded version promises better resolution and sharper visuals over what the original Switch could handle.For anyone unfamiliar, the game follows a kid named Mono navigating a creepy, warped world alongside Six, the iconic girl in the yellow raincoat. The two work together to unravel what's going on with a mysterious Signal Tower that's basically twist

Pirate Borg launched as maybe the best implementation of the Mork Borg engine; I stand by my abject praise of the game, which took Borg and added some well-needed meat to its bones, filling out the mechanics with extra depth and a horrific, varied setting to explore. With shades of a certain Pirates franchise, this game's presentation of the Dark Carribean brought plenty of new ideas to the fore, like the fluctuating economy of its magical undead Ash, and the encroachment of eldritch things

The summer shows are heating up! We already knew the Xbox showcase was coming back to Los Angeles in double feature form, but the team is going harder. Xbox FanFest has not only been announced, but will go on tour throughout the year! It's an exciting time, and you can keep an eye on the FanFest website in order to score an invite. Take a look at the details below from Xbox Wire!Xbox FanFest: Going on Tour for a 25th Anniversary Celebration - Xbox WireXbox FanFest is going on tour –

Get those shells shined, it's time to swing your weapon of choice as a turtle. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City has been a most anticipated game at GamingTrend, and soon we'll be hands-on – this month actually! With an April 30th release date in sight, it's time to get your pre-orders in. Check out the announcement below, along with the trailer.STOCKHOLM —  April 2, 2026 — Shell up, players, because it’s finally time to be a

Today, Bethesda and Xbox announced that three Starfield Colony War Action Figures, inspired by the in-game collectibles coming via the Free Lanes update next week, are now available for pre-order on the Official Bethesda Gear Store powered by DPI Merch.The action figures include Commander Sarah Morgan, from her time in the UC, featuring stylized proportions, 14 points of articulation, a Solstice laser pistol, and beret accessories; a 3.75" UC Marine figure with a full set of armor, a sword,