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After mass layoffs at Epic Games, Fortnite is retiring three longtime game modes. Two will go away on April 16, 2026, while Rocket Racing sticks around until October 2026.
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Crimson Desert trips over its own story and systems, but its open world is a delight if you treat it like a medieval life sim. I spent hours teaching Kliff how to cook, collect bugs, and be a very silly hero.
Epic Games is letting go of over 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement declines and the company pursues more than $500 million in cost savings. CEO Tim Sweeney says the move is needed to stabilize finances and focus on Fortnite, mobile, and Unreal Engine work.
NetEase is launching Deadpool-themed team bundles for Marvel Rivals to support 12 partner esports organizations. Bundles drop March 26 and include a Deadpool skin plus sprays, avatars, and more. Revenue from sales will be shared with the teams.
BLG took the First Stand 2026 title over G2, handing the LPL a welcome international win. Here are the key takeaways for every team, the standouts, and which champions dominated the patch.
Kalos gave us Mega Evolution, fairy types, and a roster of trainers who know how to put on a show and win a match. Here are seven of the toughest faces you will meet around Lumiose City and beyond.
Crimson Desert launched big but stumbled on PC for Intel Arc users. Pearl Abyss now says it is working on compatibility and will replace some AI-created art. No firm release date yet, but the studio says fixes are coming.
Players loved the trailers showing Kliff riding bears, dinos, and dragons. At launch they found most exotic mounts are only temporary, and the community is not happy.
Respawn's mid-season update gives Gibraltar, Wraith, and Wattson meaningful upgrades, reworks the Hemlok, adjusts footsteps audio, and moves a POI on Olympus.
Embark Studios pushed Update 1.21.0 to ARC Raiders on March 24, adding a few new cosmetics and several stability and exploit fixes. The Flashpoint expansion lands March 31.
Reports say Nintendo has reduced Switch 2 manufacturing plans by roughly one third after the console did not meet holiday sales targets. The move suggests a quick readjustment to demand and could affect supply and retailer orders in the months ahead.
Embark Studios lets developers experiment off the clock. One unasked-for rework of Arc Raiders' reload system survived multiple reboots and ended up in the game, along with other solo fixes that shaped weapons and monsters.