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Social RPG Book of Travels Goes Single-Player, Ends Active Development

Social RPG Book of Travels Goes Single-Player, Ends Active Development

Book of Travels' MMO experiment is over, as developer Might and Delight has announced the game will be transitioning to a single-player model.

TechRaptor / Joseph Allen / 23m ago
Euro Truck Simulator 2's rumbling into the heart of Turkey with the freshly announced Soul of Anatolia expansion

Euro Truck Simulator 2's rumbling into the heart of Turkey with the freshly announced Soul of Anatolia expansion

Just as SCS Software step into to make it easier for me to recover from my reckless rig road rage, they've decided to pull the cover off another upcoming addition to Euro Truck Simulator 2's ever-expanding map. This freshly revealed DLC's dubbed Soul of Anatolia, and it'll let you drive on past the Balkans and much further into Turkey than you previously could.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren / 40m ago
Here are our PS Plus Premium and Extra games for April

Here are our PS Plus Premium and Extra games for April

Sony has lifted the lid on its PS Plus Premium and Extra game offerings for April.

Eurogamer / Victoria Phillips Kennedy / 45m ago
Star Trek Fans, Buy This PS5, PS4 Game Now Before It's Delisted

Star Trek Fans, Buy This PS5, PS4 Game Now Before It's Delisted

Get a move on. If you’re a Star Trek fan and you have even a passing interest in the Telltale-inspired Star Trek: Resurgence, we’d recommend you drop everything and buy the game for your PS5 or PS4 right now. You can do so through here. Despite only releasing in 2023, the narrative-driven adventure has just been axed from Steam, mere hours after publisher Bruner House notified players its distribution license was ending. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square / 46m ago
Star Trek Fans, Buy This PS5, PS4 Game Before It's Delisted Now

Star Trek Fans, Buy This PS5, PS4 Game Before It's Delisted Now

Get a move on. If you’re a Star Trek fan and you have even a passing interest in the Telltale-inspired Star Trek: Resurgence, we’d recommend you drop everything and buy the game for your PS5 or PS4 right now. You can do so through here. Despite only releasing in 2023, the narrative-driven adventure has just been axed from Steam, mere hours after publisher Bruner House notified players its distribution license was ending. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square / 46m ago
Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Seems To Be Teasing Something

Yooka-Laylee Dev Playtonic Seems To Be Teasing Something

What could it be? Playtonic Games, the developer behind Yooka-Laylee and its Switch 2 reimagining Yooka-Replaylee, appears to be teasing something over on Bluesky. Starting from last Saturday, the company has begun posting cryptic messages on social media relating to the number '60'. Then, earlier today, it posted an amusing riddle that references performance that "didn't take flight", but will soon "soar, silky-smooth like never before".

Nintendo Life / 46m ago
Nvidia Is Making Laptops Now: N1/N1X Leak Shows a 128GB Monster Derived From Their DGX Spark Desktop AI Workhorse

Nvidia Is Making Laptops Now: N1/N1X Leak Shows a 128GB Monster Derived From Their DGX Spark Desktop AI Workhorse

A weapon to surpass Metal Gear won't come cheap. Nvidia may not be announcing its next-generation desktop graphics cards any time soon, but convincing leaks over the past few days suggest that new hardware is still very much on the way. Images have surfaced on a Chinese equivalent to Facebook Marketplace, Goofish, showing an engineering motherboard thought to be the basis of a high-end laptop design that could offer an alternative to the traditional x86 processors found in most Windows laptops

Digital Foundry / 46m ago
 It's been a month since release and I'm still not sure if Pearl Abyss knows what it wants Crimson Desert to be

It's been a month since release and I'm still not sure if Pearl Abyss knows what it wants Crimson Desert to be

The playerbase says jump, and Pearl Abyss says how high.

PC Gamer / Mollie Taylor / 54m ago
First-person survival horror Total Chaos is getting a Switch 2 port later this month

First-person survival horror Total Chaos is getting a Switch 2 port later this month

After making a decent splash last year, Total Chaos has found a new platform to terrorize in Nintendo Switch 2, and the best news is we won't have to wait long to return to Fort Oasis.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz / 1h ago
Report: Xbox new chief says Game Pass 'has become too expensive'

Report: Xbox new chief says Game Pass 'has become too expensive'

Asha Sharma reportedly said the subscription service needs 'a better value equation' in an internal memo.

Game Developer / Diego Argüello / 1h ago
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup for April 2026 announced

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Classics Catalog lineup for April 2026 announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the April 2026 Game Catalog lineup for Extra and Premium … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano / 1h ago
PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for April: The Crew Motorfest, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Football Manager 26 Console, Warriors: Abyss and more

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for April: The Crew Motorfest, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, Football Manager 26 Console, Warriors: Abyss and more

This month, burn rubber across Hawaii in The Crew Motorfest, step into a far-future world of machines and mystery in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, lead your club to victory in Football Manager 26 Console or battle through the merciless trials of hell in Warriors: Abyss. All these titles and more are available in April’s PlayStation […]

PlayStation Blog / Adam Michel / 1h ago
8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026 Announced

8 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for April 2026 Announced

A trio of titles revealed. Sony is due to make its official announcement about additions to the PS Plus Extra and Premium catalogues later today, 15th April 2026, but as is usually the case, a selection of those games have been leaked early. The ever-reliable Billbil-kun reports on Dealabs about three of the games heading into PS Plus Extra's game catalogue. According to the report, they are: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

Push Square / 1h ago
'Hytale' Dev Seeks Legal Action Against Knock-Off Switch eShop Game

'Hytale' Dev Seeks Legal Action Against Knock-Off Switch eShop Game

Hytale it outta here, you cheeky git. Hytale dev Hypixel Studios has confirmed it is seeking legal action against a new Switch eShop game that's blatantly misleading potential customers into thinking they're purchasing the real deal (thanks, Automaton). Hytale: Sandbox RPG is available now at a discounted price of £4.99 on the Switch eShop, but this isn't the same game that's currently in early access on PC. Instead, this is a blatant rip-off from developer RoVi Ninen; one that copies both the t

Nintendo Life / 1h ago
Old School RuneScape's latest League is out now, pushing thousands of players to cry at kids and get haircuts for the devil

Old School RuneScape's latest League is out now, pushing thousands of players to cry at kids and get haircuts for the devil

Old School RuneScape has just launched its sixth ever limited-time league event, allowing MMO lovers to dive into a selection of new servers to experience the world under the thumb of the hellish Yama. Called Demonic Pacts, over 150,000 people are playing the game as of writing, mere hours since its release.

Eurogamer / Connor Makar / 1h ago
Xbox Live 1.0 Continues To Live On, Despite Being Officially Shut Down 16 Years Ago

Xbox Live 1.0 Continues To Live On, Despite Being Officially Shut Down 16 Years Ago

Exactly 16 years to the day, in fact. Today marks an important anniversary in the history of Xbox — it was exactly 16 years ago (on April 15th, 2010) that Microsoft turned off the original Xbox Live 1.0 servers, making original Xbox games impossible to play online. The original announcement for this no longer exists on the Xbox website, but thanks to its archived version, we can see exactly what was said by former Xbox employee Major Nelson at the time: Read the full article on purexbox.com

Pure Xbox / 1h ago
Shinigami Hime to Ishokan no Kaibutsu demo now available in Japan

Shinigami Hime to Ishokan no Kaibutsu demo now available in Japan

A demo for fairy tale-destroying adventure game Shinigami Hime to Ishokan no Kaibutsu is now … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano / 1h ago
 Tiny MMO Book of Travels is ending development after 5 troubled years

Tiny MMO Book of Travels is ending development after 5 troubled years

Developer Might and Delight has added an offline mode so the game will remain playable, and has also dropped the price.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk / 1h ago
The Gameplay of Gacha

The Gameplay of Gacha

Why Gacha games still show no signs of stopping

SUPERJUMP / Josh Bycer / 1h ago
Top Hat Studios Presents: Spring Showcase 2026 set for April 21

Top Hat Studios Presents: Spring Showcase 2026 set for April 21

Top Hat Studio will host “Top Hat Studios Presents: Spring Showcase 2026” on April 21 … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano / 1h ago
NITRO GEN OMEGA launches May 12 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC

NITRO GEN OMEGA launches May 12 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC

NITRO GEN OMEGA, a “spaghetti anime” tactical RPG blending cinematic mech battles, team management, and … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano / 1h ago
Red Dead Redemption Appears to Be Getting a PS5 Physical Edition

Red Dead Redemption Appears to Be Getting a PS5 Physical Edition

First game's PS5 version on a disc. It looks like the PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption will be released on a disc in physical form next month, according to a new retailer listing from Spanish store Wakkap. Portal Viciados picked up and reported on the store page, sharing a release date of 7th May 2026 for the boxed version and a €32.90 (~$38) price point. Rockstar Games has yet to officially confirm a physical edition for the PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption, and no other retailer worldwide

Push Square / 1h ago
N64 Classic 'Zelda: Majora's Mask' Gets Unofficial Port For The PS Vita

N64 Classic 'Zelda: Majora's Mask' Gets Unofficial Port For The PS Vita

'2ship2harkinian' has landed on the PlayStation handheld. 2ship2harkinian, the unofficial native PC source port of the classic N64 game The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, is now playable on the PlayStation Vita, thanks to the developer, Rinnegatamante. The PS Vita port of the game was released in 1.0 earlier this week on April 12th, 2026, but launched with some noticeable control issues, leading several users to voice complaints about the button mapping and the shoulder buttons not working. Re

Time Extension / 1h ago
Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream

A dream or a nightmare? Nintendo's next big release, and perhaps-penultimate Switch 1 title, is almost here. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream lands on Nintendo's older hybrid tomorrow, 16th April, and critic reviews have dropped ahead of the game's launch. That includes our own, written by the very person putting together this article. The Nintendo Life verdict calls the follow-up to the 3DS cult hit "the strangest thing you’ll play from Nintendo, bringing with it laughs and creativity in abunda

Nintendo Life / 1h ago
Hades 2's second post-launch update secretly adds a new game mode

Hades 2's second post-launch update secretly adds a new game mode

Hades 2 is pretty great, but as we all know, developer Supergiant Games rarely steps away from its hits right after dropping a killer 1.0 launch. Now, alongside yesterday's PS5 and Xbox release, the second post-launch patch has arrived.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz / 2h ago
Xbox Now Has Three Games Scheduled For Game Pass On The Final Day Of April

Xbox Now Has Three Games Scheduled For Game Pass On The Final Day Of April

Another one just got announced. Anyone else finding it hard to keep up with all the Xbox Game Pass announcements this month?! There are now 26 games (!) on our list of all Xbox Game Pass titles coming in April 2026, and some of them have very much gone under the radar in recent weeks — including all three of the games that have been announced for the final day of April. Before we get there, you should know that there's still a lot to come in the weeks ahead, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfar

Pure Xbox / 2h ago
 Supergiant drops a Hades 2 patch with a bunch of new dialogue, better romances, and buffs to the game's weakest god

Supergiant drops a Hades 2 patch with a bunch of new dialogue, better romances, and buffs to the game's weakest god

Good gods.

PC Gamer / Harvey Randall / 2h ago
Pokémon Pokopia's Next Event Is All About Jump Rope

Pokémon Pokopia's Next Event Is All About Jump Rope

*Mario Odyssey flashbacks*. The next Pokémon Pokopia event is coming this weekend, but be wary, as it'll require dextrous timing and button pressing on your part. Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Challenge is coming to the game on 19th April. The event will kick off 5am local time and will run for a week until 26th April. And all you need to have done is completed the very first Main Quest in Withered Wasteland, called Yawn Up a Storm.

Nintendo Life / 2h ago
Feature: Nintendo Could Make a Switch 2 Home Console – But Should They?

Feature: Nintendo Could Make a Switch 2 Home Console – But Should They?

And does a "PlayStation 6 S" make sense? The Switch and Switch 2 are, famously, convertible consoles that work well as both handhelds and living room consoles hooked up to a TV. However, the Switch 2 is a much better home console than its predecessor, as its more powerful internals and DLSS upscaling allow it to actually deliver a picture more suitable for 4K TVs - something the original Switch struggled to do. We previously saw Nintendo deliver a Switch Lite that went all-in on the handheld si

Digital Foundry / 2h ago
A Konami 'Road Fighter' Successor & Koei's Famicom Sim 'Ishin no Arashi' Are Heading To Modern Consoles

A Konami 'Road Fighter' Successor & Koei's Famicom Sim 'Ishin no Arashi' Are Heading To Modern Consoles

"THE SPIRIT OF CHAMPIONS RACES ON!!". Another week has passed, which can only mean one thing. That's right, another pair of retro releases will soon be hitting modern consoles, courtesy of Hamster, the company behind Arcade Archives and Console Archives. Read the full article on timeextension.com

Time Extension / 2h ago