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SUNSOFT‘s Amazing Hebereke, IREM’s SUPER R-TYPE, and Nintendo‘s Wrecking Crew ’98 are now available as part of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online lineup, Nintendo announced.

Everybody’s Golf series and Easy Come Easy Golf developer Clap Hanz has announced Ultimate Swing Golf for Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest Pro. It will launch on May 16 for $29.99 / 2,990 yen with support for up to four players online.

It has been released that EA has reportedly shut down its Apex Legends UK QA team, this is now affecting about 50 other workers, which is quite sad to see. The gaming industry has been struggling this year when it comes to layoffs and job losses.

SUNSOFT‘s Amazing Hebereke, IREM’s SUPER R-TYPE, and Nintendo‘s Wrecking Ball ’98 are now available as part of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online lineup, Nintendo announced.

The BAFTA Games Awards 2024 winners have been revealed, with this year's big victor — perhaps unsurprisingly — being Larian Studios' hugely acclaimed Baldur's Gate 3.

The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards have come and gone but didn’t leave without another round of wins for Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dungeons and Dragons RPG rolled away from the show with five wins (including Best Game) while other highlights saw solid wins for projects like Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Viewfinder.

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Amazon has subscribed Prime members with free access to some of the most critically acclaimed and universally beloved Fallout games ever made, including Fallout: New Vegas. However, the offer comes with a catch in that it's tied to the company's cloud gaming service, meaning only Fallout fans from a select few countries will get to take advantage of it.

Hikaru Utada recently recorded a new version of the legendary Kingdom Hearts theme song “Hikari” as part of her latest album. While she was already a prolific pop singer, songwriter, and producer in Japan, Utada is likely most well-known around the world for her work on the Kingdom Hearts series, in which she wrote and performed the theme songs for the main three entries.

Hot on the heels of the release of the well-received Fallout TV show, Bethesda has finally announced a release date for the long-awaited Fallout 4 next-gen update.

Bethesda is restocking the most expensive edition of , which could be hinting at some major news that could rejuvenate interest in the title, like the arrival of its previously announced DLC. The $300 Constellation Edition was one of three different versions of the game available upon its launch in September 2023, with the other two being the Standard and Premium Editions.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has stealth dropped new ship upgrades alongside the new Premium Warbond, Democratic Detonation.

The highly anticipated Nosferatu remake has had its first trailer unveiled behind closed doors at CinemaCon, and it sounds as though it’s just as terrifying as the original. 

A seller of hacked Pokemon has been arrested in Japan after selling custom save files for up to $90.

After a decade of story, the Destiny franchise heads into uncharted waters after the launch of this year's The Final Shape expansion. But both Bungie and a prominent leaker have teased what will come next — and when we will hear about it.

The legally distinct Cheerios in Tiny Tires, the upcoming miniature racing game that looks to be a loving homage to Micro Machines, have their own physics. This delights me. So does the milk, actually, leaving trails on the checked linoleum tablecloth as the infinitely minute driver tries to compensate for its skidding effect on those titular Tiny Tires. There’s pool balls, too! And floppy disk ramps! Floppy disks were probably still useful the last time anyone thought about Micro Machines, but now I’m reminded of it, I’m suddenly very excited again!

US Standard EditionPS5 — $69.99 at Best Buy| XSX — $69.99 at Best Buy

Microsoft is limiting Xbox Game Pass subscription extensions in certain countries to deter players from stacking their membership at a cheaper rate.

New movie Civil War may be an action-packed war film, but its star Kirsten Dunst thinks it shares a surprising similarity with a much quieter flick: Paris, Texas. 

Miniclip has bought UK developer FuturLab for an undisclosed sum.

Command & Conquer games flooded the European charts in March after EA put out a bundle of games on Steam.

SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on April 18 in Japan for 1,980 yen, SUNSOFT announced. The PC version be available worldwide, but it will only be available in Japanese. An English release is also planned.

The rumored Dead Space 2 remake has been canceled, an established industry insider has claimed. The project has reportedly been shelved over disappointing sales of the first Dead Space remake.

The latest Destiny update is here, with Destiny 2: Into the Light bringing about new Crucible maps, a new three-player mode and a whole host of new weapons to unlock.

SEGA has released a new trailer for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble dubbed the “Adventure” trailer, as well as new information and screenshots on the game’s assist features and worlds.

Sega has officially declared 2024 the Year of Shadow in honour of the ultimate lifeform. Sorry Luigi.

Helldivers 2 is an absolute gaming giant right now, with consistent updates for the live-service shooter, and plenty to be excited about for the future, there's never been a better time to pick up the game and join the fight to spread managed democracy! If you're looking for the best deal on the game for PS5 in the UK, we've saved you some time and found it for you.

Wccftech recently met with the developers at Shiny Shoe at GDC 2024 to check out their upcoming roguelike, Inkbound. What makes this title so unique is approaching a roguelike dungeon together with friends in turn-based combat, something that’s been attempted in numerous action roguelikes but turn-based combat is still a rarity in the growing genre. Sitting alongside a couple of the core developers on the project, Wccftech got an advanced look at Inkbound ahead of the 1.0 launch that just went live on Steam.

Sega has announced Fearless: Year of Shadow, a promotional campaign celebrating Shadow the Hedgehog.

miHoYo has announced that a Zenless Zone Zero PS5 technical test is on the way, with registrations now open for the studio’s latest ARPG for a limited time.

miHoYo has announced a “Technical Test” for the PlayStation 5 version of free-to-play urban fantasy action RPG Zenless Zone Zero. Sign-ups are available now via the official website until April 17 at 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.

2023 is a tough act to follow. IGN awarded 83 games a review score of 8 or higher last year, including five 10s — among which were two generational greats in Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. A year later, the release calendar looks comparatively light, with Switch all but certainly in its final year as Nintendo’s primary console and Sony not releasing "any new major existing franchise titles" until 2025.

As the delayed June launch of Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion inches ever-closer, developer Bungie has aired a fresh gameplay showcase, this time offering a closer look at the new Prismatic subclass, new Exotic class items, and the new Dread enemy faction.

Sega is declaring 2024 the Year of Shadow, with a plethora of events and content planned in honor of the edgy anti-hero of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Shadow the Hedgehog was first introduced in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2 as an evil doppelganger of the Blue Blur who plotted to destroy the world. In later games, he would evolve into a heroic yet dark figure who assists Sonic and his friends in times of need and is still considered to be one of the most popular Sonic the Hedgehog characters.

GAME staff have reportedly been told to expect a wave of redundancies as employees are moved to zero hours contracts.

The Fallout TV show will start streaming even earlier that previously announced. The new stream date and time for the eight episode first season of Fallout is April 10th at 6PM PDT – that’s 11th April at 2AM BST in the UK.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released update 01.000.202 for Helldivers 2 on PC and PS5, which targets game stability and mission-crashing bugs.

Developer Arrowhead Game Studios has released Helldivers 2 patch 01.000.202, ushering in a wave of improvements and fixes aimed at enhancing the overall gaming experience for players. This update, focusing on stability, gameplay adjustments, and crash fixes, aims to address critical issues reported by the Helldivers 2community.

Some of the best adventures released for Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition can be found in Wizards of the Coast’s popular anthologies, including Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, Keys from the Golden Vault, and my personal favorite, Candlekeep Mysteries. But D&D’s decade-long renaissance has also given us loads of classic adventures revised for new audiences, including the legendary Tomb of Horrors. This summer, fans will be given access to another new set of historic modules called Quests from the Infinite Staircase, which is full to bursting with some of the seminal role-playing game’s weirdest encounters.

Staff at UK video game retailer GAME have reportedly been told to expect layoffs as they've been moved to zero-hours contracts.

AI roundup: With preference for online exams growing, an online assessment solutions company announced its AI-powered remote proctored exam platform to eliminate the chances of cheating. In other news, South Korea is planning to invest over $7 billion in AI to retain its name as a leading semiconductor chip provider. Know about more such AI news from today, April 9,  in our roundup. 

Each year, the organisers of London Games Festival showcase the work of Black, Asian, and underrepresented games professionals working in the UK through the Ensemble initiative.

Eight games professionals to be featured in the 2024 Ensemble Exhibition have been unveiled by the organisers of London Games Festival.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 launched with some technical and monetization-related issues, but the open world action RPG has enjoyed widespread critical and commercial success in the immediate aftermath of its release nonetheless. Capcom has, meanwhile, also been working on ironing out its technical issues, having released a patch a couple of weeks ago that added a 30 FPS cap option, toggles for ray tracing and motion blur, and more.

Amazon's upcoming Fallout TV adaptation has had a surprise release date change.

It's truly the end of an era for Nintendo fans, as online services for 3DS and Wii U have finally shut down. With it, we say goodbye to online multiplayer for the likes of Splatoon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pokemon X and Y, and Xenoblade Chronicles X, with everything shutting off for good at 5pm PT/8pm ET yesterday (or 1am GMT this morning for UK folks). 

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released update 01.000.202 and via the patch notes confirmed it addresses general game stability and crashes. But as the Helldivers 2 community anxiously awaits what’s next for the game following the apparent eradication of the Automatons, players are wondering what secrets the update may hold.

Caroline Marchal will deliver a keynote at this year's Develop:Brighton conference, its organisers have announced.

Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 continues to sell at an incredible rate. The latest report from GSD (reported by GamesIndustry) reveals that the game was once again the top-selling title when considering both digital and physical channels across the United Kingdom.

The has been confirmed by the anime streaming platform and Aniplex of America.

Today’s AAA games require a lot of storage, and typically, they only get bigger post-launch as addition content and updates are applied. So, it’s somewhat surprising to report that Forza Motorsport – which launched at a very-meaty 130-GB-plus -- is actually shrinking in size with its latest patch. Forza Motorsport Update 7 will see the game’s file size reduced by around 25 GB on Xbox Series X and 29 GB on PC.

Helldivers 2 sales are soaring and outselling Marvel's Spider-Man 2 in the United Kingdom, according to newly published sales data. Post-launch updates and strong community support appear to be key factors for the continued success of Helldivers 2, nearly two months after the game's launch for PlayStation 5 and PC.

If you want Blue Archive free rewards, then I have got some great news for you. Starting April 7th, 2024, you can log in to the game and snag lots of freebies every Sunday across all versions of the game. Why? To celebrate the launch of Blue Archive The Animation!

UK retailer Game is reportedly cutting an unspecified number of jobs.

The winners of the Pokémon European International Championships have been crowned.

Turn 10 Studios has released Forza Motorsport Update 7, adding Brands Hatch in both its Grand Prix and Indy layouts, as well as the latest batch of Spotlight Cars, Career events, and Multiplayer events.

Staff members at UK high street video game giant GAME have been told to expect redundancies, Eurogamer undertands, as the company moves most employees to zero hours contracts.

Upon its launch in February, Helldivers 2 got off to a better start than almost anyone could have expected, attracting players on both PS5 and PC in droves and selling at a faster pace than even Sony would have anticipated. Two months on from its release, the co-op shooter is continuing to maintain momentum in impressive fashion.

Helldivers 2 has maintained impressive momentum where its sales and player numbers are concerned since its release two months ago, to the extent that it was the UK’s best-selling game for the month of March, making it the region’s best-seller for the second consecutive month (via GamesIndustry).

Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin has received an accolades trailer despite receiving above-average praise from critics. You can check out our review, where we awarded it a 6 out of 10, or see what others had to say below.

Hit anime movie Cowboy Bebop is now streaming for free on YouTube. Fans had better be cool with English-language dubs if they plan on watching it, though, as that's currently the only version available on the platform.

I get an itch to put on my gardening gloves and get planting when spring comes around. While practicing patience for the right weather, I’ll read up on books and try to learn new techniques – but this year, Botany Manor has helped satiate my excitement. It’s a cozy, first-person puzzle game that puts a blank herbarium book in your hand and asks you to grow different plants until the pages are full. Botany Manor is a short and sweet story that safely sits surface-level, but its witty mysteries engaging enough to keep me happily digging for more.

3.65 million PC and console games were sold across the UK during March, an impressive rise of 26% over the same period in 2023.

Helldivers 2 was the UK’s best-selling game for the second consecutive month in March.

LONDON-  Microsoft has has announced plans for a new artificial intelligence (AI) hub in London, focused on product development and research.

A total solar eclipse is slated to take place today when the Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking out the Sun's light.

Frostpunk fans have been waiting for a sequel to the post-apocalyptic city builder for a while, and it’s finally almost here. Developer 11 bit studios announced last month that Frostpunk 2 would be releasing for PC in July, and now, the dates for its pre-launch beta have also been confirmed.

An official Pokemon account has put together a video promoting the Nintendo 3DS, just hours before the servers are taken down. The video makes no mention of this, simply showing off a Pokemon-themed 3DS at an event this weekend, as if it isn't about to lose access to all of its online functionality.

This War of Mine developer 11 bit studios has revealed Frostpunk 2's beta will be live from 15th April until 22nd April, 2024.

We have the solution to Wordle on April 7, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We’ve placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don’t ruin the surprise before you’ve had a chance to work through the clues. So let’s dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday’s answer.

Bungie is ready to give us another glimpse at Destiny 2's next expansion, The Final Shape.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has an easy-to-miss voice line if you choose to visit Jessie's portrait without any other party members in Chapter 8.

Chilly survival citybuilder Frostpunk 2 is due to release on July 25th, but you technically don't have to wait that long to get your fingers cold. There's a beta coming later this month, playable between April 15th and the 22nd, if only you're willing to pre-order the digital deluxe edition.

To celebrate the 20th BAFTA Games Awards, which will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London next Thursday (April 11) and will be streamed live starting at 19.00 BST / 14.00 ET / 11.00 PT, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced that Lara Croft is the most iconic video game character ever made, according to a recent poll of theirs.

Roblox developer Roblox Studio has released an official statement responding to previous allegations of the company using child labor with connection to its user-created games. Since its debut in 2006, the sandbox game platform has become one of the most popular games within the online space. Alongside the wealth of games available through the platform, the game offers a variety of creation tools allowing users to code and develop their own games, with larger games able to monetize their Roblox creations. Now, the developer is responding to some serious accusations.

Let’s face it: not all good movies are made for everyone. Sometimes, a good movie requires a good mind to appreciate it. Sometimes, people are too lazy to appreciate a masterpiece. Sometimes smart movies are made for smart people only.

April 7’s answer will be quite hard to guess as the word isn’t originally from the English language but is ubiquitous enough to be recognized after a few hints. The answer is hard to guess because it contains three vowels, which can be quite challenging to discover without any hints. But if you don’t want to waste your attempts on random guesses trying to find the vowels, it would be better to use a different mode.

French developer Ankama relaunched the mobile MMORPG Dofus Touch on Wednesday. Available on iOS and Android, it now features a brand-new English server, an improved early game experience, and a reworked user interface.

Microsoft has kicked off Xbox’s Spring Sale.

Pokémon EUIC 2024 is taking place in London this weekend, with a Pokémon Center pop-up shop being one of the main attractions.