Ashley Erickson

The latest update for V Rising introduced a number of quality of life features, but the ability to craft from storage was not one of them, despite players' pleas to add it. Being able to store materials and have them automatically used without them being in the inventory is a highly requested feature in the survival crafting sub-genre. With multiple types of resources and storage containers, players were hopeful that it'd be added in V Rising's full launch update.

Vampire-themed survival game V Rising has fully launched with the completely new area Ruins of Mortium, new bosses, new mechanics, and more in update 1.0. After a 24-hour maintenance period, the update went live, and patch notes were released. The notes detail the new features, as well as quality of life changes to V Rising.

The newest update for No Man's Sky, Orbitals patch 4.65, addresses multiple bugs ranging from incorrectly sized Multi-tools to progression blocking missions for Specialist Polo. The update is the fifth in a string of bug fixing patches since the Orbital update released for No Man's Sky.

Remedy Entertainment, the developer of Alan Wake 2, released a financial report showing that Q1 2024 profits are still below the title's budget even though sales have done well. The report shows more than just Alan Wake 2 earnings, with a full breakdown of the developer's financial situation.

The latest update for asymmetrical horror game TheTexas Chain Saw Massacre game is here, featuring a range of perk adjustments, including nerfs and fixes. The balance changes affect a number of perks, as well as issues with the new Victim in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Minecraft's Realms and Realms Plus recently received an update that added new features to Realm Stories, an enhanced render distance, and access to cosmetic items. The changes are meant to increase communication across the realm for all players, as well as jazz up everyone's characters. Minecraft Realms are only available for the Bedrock edition of the title.

Gun Interactive has revealed new cosmetics coming to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on April 30 will be free to level 99 players. The cosmetics are a thank you to the community for devoting so many hours to the title. Additional content for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will be available through the regular patch released at the same time.

PC players that have been inflicted with a strobing light glitch in Dead by Daylightcan look forward to a tentative fix with update 7.7.0A. Affected players would see strobing or flashing white lights in their game, causing discomfort, or worse symptoms, while playing Dead by Daylight.

GSC Game World released a new trailer for STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl focusing on the environment of The Zone. The area surrounding the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant is the main setting for the sequel. With improved graphics, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl enhances the foundation laid down by previous franchise entries.

The latest update for Minecraftis live with a cute new critter, the Armadillo, along with eight wolf skin variations and the new Wolf Armor item. Available for the Java and Bedrock versions of the game, players will be able to find the Armadillo and new wolves as soon as Minecraft is brought up to date.

Nightingalehas received a new update focused on crafting improvements, new content, and various bug fixes across all areas of the game. The second major update to the open world survival game is aimed at new players, as well as experienced Faewild veterans of Nightingale.

Grounded, a survival game by Obsidian, has gotten its last new content patch with the Fully Yoked Update 1.4 and a release for PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. The Fully Yoked update includes bug fixes, balance changes, and quality of life revisions as well as new features. Players new and old will be interested in what Grounded has to offer with this final update.

The Outlast Trials has received its first content update across all platforms since fully releasing in March, introducing the limited-time event Toxic Shock and two additional missions. An untitled release, it also includes multiple bug fixes and balance changes. This is the first step in an extensive roadmap for The Outlast Trials.

One creative Palworld player defeated Bellanoir Libero Ultra using a strategy centered on a simple campfire. As an extremely difficult enemy, players find it hard to defeat with conventional methods. Thankfully, creative strategies are often rewarded in Palworld.

Dying Light 2 is getting an additional way to play with Nightmare Mode. The system features new mechanics and gameplay changes similar to the Nightmare Mode of the original Dying Light. The increased difficulty comes with its own reward for players wanting a challenge in Dying Light 2.

One lucky Palworldplayer just starting out in the game came across a rare Huge Rocky Egg right near the first spawn point in solo mode. Coveted by players at any level, Huge Eggs are a rare find regardless of the element. It can take hours of hunting to find one hidden on the islands of Palworld.

A new game has been added to the mix as Pathless Woods launched into early access to multiple positive reviews. The game is touted as a mix of survival game Valheim and farming life sim Stardew Valley. Players can link up with friends in co-op mode to make surviving easier, or play solo to explore the game at their own pace.

Update 0.1.3 brings multiple bug fixes to Nightingale, but the biggest change is dying will no longer create a death chest. The mechanic has been utilized throughout a number of survival games, but the player community found it tedious, and sometimes impossible, to collect the dropped items after reviving. Looking to set Nightingale apart from others in the genre, a new mechanic has taken the place of death chests.

Another player has ended up with a giant Pal in Palworld, specifically an enormous Anubis. One of the series' iconic Pals, the creature in question isn't an Alpha or Lucky Pal. The cause of its giant stature is a mystery, most likely caused by a random glitch in Palworld.

TinyBuild Games picked the one day when people question information on the Internet to announce its new game, Duckside,and its upcoming Closed Beta. Announced on April Fool's Day, it's an addition to the survival genre. Instead of playing as a humanoid character looking to stay alive in the wilderness, players are ducks wearing hats. This spawned rumors that Duckside was a joke to celebrate the holiday.

Finding the best schematics in Palworld can be a matter of chance, as one lucky player learned when they obtained the extremely rare Legendary Assault Rifle 4 schematic. After posting about the find, they received many comments regarding the rarity of schematic drops in Palworld.

When loading into Palworld, one player discovered their world had turned pink thanks to an unknown glitch. Since the game is an early access title, it's not unusual to run into a bug or two. Though it's not a game breaking glitch, having a pink tinted world is distracting to the player experience of Palworld.

A Palworld player showed off their unique combat strategy comprised of 40 rocket launchers in a battle against Frostallion. Starting with an inventory filled with a lot of firepower, this player showed off how to take out the boss easily when solo in Palworld.

A new update for the survival crafting game Enshrouded that includes new content, as well as quality of life improvements and bug fixes, has gone live. The update is part of Enshrouded's recently unveiled roadmap for the Early Access phase.

Palworld is known to have myriad treasure chests throughout its map, leading to a newly discovered, completely unusual chest location. Filled with a variety of loot, including potentially rare schematics, treasure chest hunting is one way to boost inventory stockpiles in Palworld.

Shinji Mikami, one of the original creators of Resident Evil, has recently founded a new company under the name Kamuy Inc. Mikami gained notoriety as the director of Resident Evil, which went on to create and popularize the survival horror genre. Recently, he was part of Tango Gameworks, which he left in 2023. He's currently working with Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. on Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered.