Phoenixx and GYAAR Studio announce free-to-play titles BOOMEROAD, NOTTOLOT, and DORONKO WANKO for PC

Sega will shed 240 staff across its European studios, and sell off Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment as part of a cost-cutting drive.

Bandai Namco has released three new games on Steam, all of which are completely free.

Fortnite is packed with cosmetics which can be acquired through the in-game store or by progressing through the battle pass. However, it’s not often that Epic Games give away a harvesting tool as stylish as the Midnight Scythe Pickaxe as a bonus for buying V-Bucks.

The sun is out and shining in my part of the world, with a lovely spring day coinciding with the end of this year’s Six Nations. It feels like a foregone conclusion that Ireland will wrap things up against Scotland, but maybe I’m just trying to jinx them for a surprise final day turnaround that sees Scotland, France or England win it instead? Imagine the drama!

Palworld developers Pocketpair have announced a new Palworld Testing program that asks players of the wildly popular monster-catching survival game to help test future updates and provide feedback on the game, ahead of new content drops being released to the general public. Players can sign-up via a Google Form now if they wish, though Pocketpair stress that "the testing branch is not intended for free play or experiencing new content early, so we hope that only those of you genuinely interested in bug hunting and testing will apply." And presumably, those genuinely interested in also not being paid for their free QA support.

Apple has announced five titles coming to the Apple Arcade service in April, including two spatial games for the Vision Pro Headset. New games Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Super Monsters Ate My Condo+, and Sago Mini Trips+ will be available on April 4 across Apple devices. Meanwhile, Apple Vision Pro users will get Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories on April 25. The Vision Pro mixed reality headset launched last month and boasts over a dozen spatial gaming experiences.

Four years since the Grandia HD Collection was released for Switch and PC, the game is finally arriving on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The Grandia HD Collection includes the first two titles in the franchise, Grandia 1 and Grandia 2, with revamped graphics, widescreen, and support for new languages.

Capcom has announced that its recently-revealed remaster of the original Monster Hunter Stories is coming to PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on June 14. The announcement was made with a new trailer, which provides details about the game’s story. Check it out below.

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth – Fulland of Water and Light is an “action RPG that traces the trails and truths of heroes,” and will be available for Switch, publisher Bushiroad Games announced. It will only be available in Japanese.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door will launch for Switch on May 23, Nintendo announced.

Publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka have shared new information and footage for the Granblue Fantasy: Relink version 1.1.0 update due out on March 14, as well as announced that Sandalphon will join the roster of playable characters as part of the version 1.3.0 update in May, and shared first footage of April-due playable characters Seofon and Tweyen.

TOHO animation has announced a P.A. Works-produced anime adaptation of the Edelweiss-developed farming action game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. It will air in 2024.