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Ball x Pit's free Shadow Update launches today with two new characters, 11 time-bending ball types, a Guildhall building for re-rolling upgrades, and four new passives across PS5 and Switch platforms.
Capcom’s Pragmata arrives on Switch 2 with the full sci-fi experience intact, earning excellent reviews and showcasing Nintendo’s new hardware with a free demo across all platforms.
Don’t Nod’s Aphelion launches April 28 as a day-one Game Pass title, sending astronaut Ariane to the frozen planet Persephone in a sci-fi adventure blending exploration, stealth, and shifting realities.
Sega launches the transmedia Sega Universe initiative to revive classic franchises including OutRun, NiGHTS, Streets of Rage, and Sakura Wars — expanding them into games, film, music, and fashion.
Helldivers 2's Exo Experts Warbond drops April 28 with the first-ever purchasable mech stratagems, two new exosuits, and a fresh weapon arsenal.
Grinding Gear Games teases Return of the Ancients, Path of Exile 2's biggest expansion yet, with a May 29 launch and full reveal livestream on May 7.
The first-ever TMNT VR game launches April 30 with first-person combat, four-player cross-platform co-op, and a story penned by IDW comics writer Tom Waltz.
A cozy 90s Japan convenience store sim arrives April 30 on all platforms, launching day one on Xbox Game Pass at $24.99.
Square Enix dropped FFXIV's next expansion at Fan Fest 2026: Evercold launches January 2027, kicking off the Godless Realms Saga with a full combat overhaul, two original jobs, a Switch 2 version this August, and a Neon Genesis Evangelion alliance raid called Ghosts of Desire. Patch 7.5 ships April 28.
Nintendo confirmed Splatoon Raiders launches July 23, 2026 on Switch 2 for $50 digital, $60 physical. The single-player spin-off teams a freelance mechanic with Deep Cut to raid the Spirhalite Islands, with weapon upgrades, customization, and three-player online co-op.
Marvel Rivals' April 23 patch debuts Blood Hunt — a three-month PvE mode pitting players against Dracula's vampire invasion of NYC — alongside Hellfire Gala 2026, free Emma Frost skins, and overdue stability fixes. NetEase's biggest event of the year so far.
Rogue Duck Interactive's Vending Machine Co. launches on Steam today, April 25 — a Japan-inspired cozy management sim where you stock, repair, and optimize vending machines across a stylized city. Each neighborhood has its own demographic and best-sellers.