The latest stories from the gaming world
Nintendo Switch 2 firmware 22.1.0 shipped on April 6 with the usual one-line patch notes, but the timing tells you what's really going on: two major launches are right around the corner, and Nintendo is making sure the pipes are clean.
Riot has revealed Pandemonium, League of Legends' Season 2 Act 1 for 2026. It drops April 29 with Patch 26.09, runs only six patches, adds WASD movement to Ranked, and centers Vayne's hunt for demons on the outskirts of Demacia.
INDIE Live Expo is back on April 25 with more than 200 games on the broadcast, the return of the 160-game INDIE Waves rapid-fire segment, and a featured slot for Sukeban Games' long-awaited .45 Parabellum Bloodhound.
Annulus launched on iOS, Android, and Steam on April 8 as a free-to-play, Unreal-powered tactical RPG with Baldur's Gate 3 ambition and Dark Souls atmosphere. A week in, it deserves your attention.
Nubby's Number Factory, the acclaimed plinko-style roguelike from MogDogBlog Productions, launches on iOS and Android on April 15 as Nubby Mobile. Available as a free lite version or $4.99 paid version.
Last Flag, a 5v5 third-person capture-the-flag shooter from Night Street Games (founded by Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds), launches today on PC with console versions coming this summer.
Fumi Games' hand-drawn 1930s cartoon noir FPS launches April 16 on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, and PC. Troy Baker stars as hardboiled mouse detective Jack Pepper in a rubberhose-style first-person shooter.
Hades II launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S today with 120fps performance and DualSense features. Supergiant Games’ sequel to the best-reviewed game of 2025 brings Melinoë’s mythological adventure to console players at last.
Netmarble's anticipated free-to-play monster-taming action RPG Mongil: Star Dive lands on iOS, Android, and PC on April 15, promising Unreal Engine 5 visuals, three-character tag combat, and a sprawling monster collection system.
Raven and Treyarch's April 10 update for Black Ops 7 Season 3 closes exploits on Cliff Town and Beacon, corrects a Ranked Play Overload scoring bug, patches the Aether Blade charge issue in Endgame, and ships new Ricochet anti-cheat measures.
Ubisoft's Title Update 1.1.10 for Assassin's Creed Shadows brings PSSR 2.0 upscaling to PS5 Pro, full mouse and keyboard support for Nintendo Switch 2, and a new non-legendary Bo weapon from the Claws of Awaji DLC.
After seven years since Metro Exodus, 4A Games has confirmed a digital presentation on April 16 for the fourth mainline Metro game, Metro 2039, continuing Artyom's story with a darker, anti-war tone.