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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.
Square Enix restored Final Fantasy XIV's Online Store gifting feature on April 2, 2026, after four years of restrictions. Mounts, minions, emotes, and four other categories can now be gifted to friends, with a new three-day friends-list cooldown to prevent fraud.
Halfbrick has launched Jetpack Joyride Racing on iOS and Android, a free six-player multiplayer kart racer with no ads, dynamic zone-based track mechanics, Discord voice chat integration, and an optional Halfbrick+ subscription.
Multiple insiders including NateTheHate claim Nintendo will announce a new Star Fox game for Switch 2 before the end of April 2026, with a Summer release window, classic-style branching campaign, and online multiplayer.
Klei Entertainment has announced Don't Starve Elsewhere, the first new mainline Don't Starve game since 2016. Revealed at the Triple-i Initiative 2026 showcase, it adds magic, a jump button, and a multi-layered vertical world to the studio's signature dark survival formula.
Hotta Studio's massive supernatural open-world RPG launches April 29 across iOS, Android, PS5, and PC — free to play, with 25 million pre-registrations and full cross-platform support from day one.
Nintendo's long-awaited social sim sequel brings Mii island life to Switch on April 16 with same-sex relationship options, full island customization, player-controlled Mii interactions, and a free demo already live.
Amazon has pivoted Luna to a subscription-only model, removing all third-party stores and permanently killing access to previously purchased games on June 10 with no refunds offered.
The Returnal developers are back with another PS5 exclusive launching April 30 — and Saros looks set to push the hardware to its limits while softening the brutal reset loop that divided Returnal fans.
Warhorse Studios has fired members of its localization team for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, replacing them with AI translation tools in a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the games industry.
Insiders point to an upcoming PlayStation State of Play in April 2026, with potential reveals for first-party titles and third-party announcements.