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Eagle eyes around the world have noticed that Blizzard Entertainment is hiring for an unannounced new game, and it seems to be quite a serious role. A recent lead developer role went live, which has caught the eyes of many in the social space, but it turns out this is a project they’ve been hiring for since February. The most recent bit of evidence comes from Blizzard’s career page, where Blizzard is looking to hire a Lead Designer and innovator with 15+ years’ experience wo

HoYoverse’s cozy galactic life sim Petit Planet is opening up a new round of closed beta testing. The Stardrift Test will invite players to explore new neighbors, enhanced voyage experiences, and expanded activities across PC, iOS, and Android platforms starting April 21. How to get into the Petit Planet closed beta The Stardrift Test begins on April 21, 2026, and sign-ups are now open on the official Petit Planet website. Players who complete the sign-up survey will be considered fo

Okay. How have I never seen this before? You know, when you are in that space where games just come at you all the time, you can never hope to see everything. Well, somehow Caromble has slipped from the view of my radar, even though it has been on Steam in Early Access for over a decade. First appearing in 2015, Caromble has now reached the stage where it is getting a full release, and I would have been none the wiser had the dev not reached out to me to take a look. Maybe it’s

Like many silly gamers yesterday, April Fools ‘ Day came and offered players many memes. Discord was not about to miss out on that feature and dropped a sort of browser-like MMO game within the Discord client itself. By the looks of things, it has been rolling out since around 6 PM GMT yesterday, with more and more users seeing the pop-up in the top right of their Discord clients. By and large, this is an April Fools’ event lasting a month. If you manage to actually take part and

The Satisfactory devs, and Coffee Stain in general, are known for being a playful bunch, which, when mixed with April Fool’s Day, is always a recipe for mayhem – spoiler, I hate April Fool’s – having to rhythmically sort through every game’s press release to see which is a “joke” or not is tiresome, but the Satisfactory team used the event as an opportunity to poke a little fun at one corner of its playerbase, and to understand why, we need a smidge of

It has been a week since the new World of Warcraft Season 1 began, getting players into the new raid. The RWF is still on, players are grinding M+, and PvP players are scrapping. But for the casuals, the storyline was held off for a bit. However, with the new weekly reset, we got to see the new spoiler video from the new raid. Not the main raid, the mini one that offers some more story content to the expansion. The new trailer reveals the spoilers for the end of the mini raid, so be car

Okay, I know this is sus, but this is not an April Fools’ joke. It turns out that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era’s early access release date is set for April 30th. No kidding. What to expect from the Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era EA release date The long-awaited franchise Kickstarter will soon be in players’ hands, albeit in the form of early access. The game will launch on Steam Early Access, alongside Game Preview mode on Xbox too, with it available f

You probably heard that Google announced a rather promising AI algorithm update, which will make AI and RAM bottlenecks much less of a pain. Naturally, it led to some markets crashing a little, with the likes of Micron, Samsung, and Western Digital all dropping their stock prices consistently over the last few trading days. Has the RAM bubble finally popped? One would think so, especially with OpenAI backing out of its intent to purchase deals clogging 40% of RAM supply for themselves. Yet, cons

SHIFT UP, the  South Korean developer studio behind Stellar Blade and GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE,  has announced a publishing partnership with UNBOUND Inc. UNBOUND Inc is a Tokyo-based studio led by Shinji Mikami. Mikami previously directed Resident Evil and produced Devil May Cry, alongside a three-decade career-defining action games. The announcement reveals SHIFT UP will publish UNBOUND’s titles, supporting the team with its global publishing for the new games it has in the works.

Dark fantasy RPG Sultan’s Game, the brutal dark fantasy game you have never heard of but has over a million players, has hit its first anniversary. To celbrate it is rolling out with what developer Doublecross Studio is calling its biggest update yet. Dubbed The Battle of Ascension, the free update lands alongside a limited-time 20% discount running through until April 6 on Steam, giving both returning players and curious newcomers a decent excuse to dive into its particular brand of intrigue

Pragmatic Play is keeping the content train moving with Jelly Express, a brightly coloured new slot that leans into candy-coated chaos and feature-heavy gameplay. Set across a 6×5 grid, the game uses a cluster pays system, rewarding players for landing 8 or more matching symbols anywhere on the reels. Base game wins can reach up to 50x, but the real draw comes from its stacked modifiers, particularly candy train wilds that can apply multipliers of up to 100x. The core loop builds arou

Greentube has unveiled its latest slot title, Rumble Riches Haulin’ Gold, leaning hard into a trucking theme packed with layered mechanics and escalating win potential. Set on the open road, the game sticks to a familiar 5×3 reel layout with 50 fixed paylines, but builds its identity around coin collection and feature stacking. Players need to land at least six coin symbols to trigger payouts, while simultaneously growing a coin stash on the truck itself for larger rewards down the line.

It’s almost at the point of the year we start to think about the next Call of Duty game and everything that will bring to the table, but there is life in the old dog yet with Black Ops 7 and Warzone about to get their Season 3 content and new Battle Pass. So, as we move into the end-of-life cycle this time around, what’s new, what’s coming, and how many of you are actually still playing? Let’s jump in. When does Black Ops 7 Season 3 start? Once we have the

Bungie has released the Marathon patch notes for March 31, adding in a small, yet meaningful set of balance changes and fixes. The biggest feature of it is that it patched a major movement exploit, targeting slide cancel animations that allowed players to maintain momentum when using equipment or Thief’s Grapple Device ability. The fix addresses community complaints about Thief’s dominant mobility advantage in matches. Marathon’s latest patch nerfs Thief’s movement abuse The de

Retro hardware outfit Blaze Entertainment has unveiled its next handheld, the Evercade Nexus, and it’s shaping up to be the company’s most ambitious device yet. Launching in October 2026 with pre-orders opening April 1 (yes, we know that is April Fools’ Day – always seems weird when companies do that), the Nexus looks to push Evercade further into the “modern retro” space while still leaning heavily on its bespoke cartridge-based ecosystem. Priced at £169.99 in the UK, the Evercad

The Indie Stone has announced that Build 42.16 Unstable is dropping this week for Project Zomboid, and it’s bringing some massive balance changes to the character creator. The biggest news? Your starting occupation is finally going to feel like you’re actually good at your job, rather than being a complete rookie. Build 42.16 Unstable changes Note: To access the branch, make sure to update to the latest unstable version. Be aware that the changes made in this patch will affect

Lords of the Fallen 2 is probably the hottest Souls-like due to release this year, with the game running its marketing over the last few months. From its detailed Umbral videos on YouTube to a greatly refined weapon and combat system. It’s showing what the devs have learned from LOTF1, and showing why players should care about LOTF 2. Of course, the gradual marketing ramp-up is also a telling sign that the game is due to release in the near future. We already knew it was in 2026, but th

Yay,it’s ARC Raiders Flashpoint day everybody. We have been waiting for this big drop since Shrouded Sky a little over five weeks ago. We already know what it’s bringing with it, and we went into some detail about that in yesterday’s coverage. You can catch up on that here. The Flashpoint 1.22 update quietly reshapes ARC Raiders in ways that matter more long-term than short-term spectacle. Better loot in locked rooms and improved crafting systems make progression feel a l

Riot Games said there would be no bans until after the early Set 2 regionals had finished up. And they held true to that word. But with April’s big events on the way and the soon-to-be launch of the third set in China, it means it’s time to reassess the bashing going on over the last three months. The result is that Draven has statistically dominated the world over, and throw in purple being extremely strong too, Riot has dropped a 7-card ban list for Riftbound, which is now live.

It’s sale time, folks – again. As one door closes on one digital retailer’s seasonal sale, so another opens. Rinse and repeat. For eternity. I have long since gone past the point where I even consider buying a game for full price if it’s not brand new, and I want it. Anything I fancy picking up after the event, I will always wait for as it will inevitably be on constant sale somewhere if you cycle through the sites. Now it is the turn of Epic Games Store’s Spr