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April 2022

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30 April 2022

Dead Space 2 Free: Survival Horror Returns to Fans

Dead Space 2 and other games will be available for free on Prime Gaming during May 2022, Nintendo eShop is having a Spring Sale with more than 1000 games on sale, and a Skull and Bones gameplay leak and resulted in Ubisoft releasing their own teaser for the game.

29 April 2022

Final Fantasy 16 Update: Saga's Progress Revealed

Naoki Yoshida had an interview with UT Magazine where he gave an update on the development of Final Fantasy 16, the EA Creator Network has launched, and Xbox and Bethesda will have a showcase in June 2022.

28 April 2022

Kingdom Hearts 4 Famitsu Interview: Dev Insights

Tetsuya Nomura has an interview with Famitsu about Kingdom Hearts 4, you can now migrate your Bethesda Launcher games to Steam, and Naoki Yoshida has given an update about the FFXIV Housing Lottery System.

27 April 2022

A Plague Tale Requiem Gameplay Demo: Dark Adventures

A gameplay demo for A Plague Tale Requiem will be available during the Tribeca Festival, GTA 6 will use the in house engine RAGE9 said to be beyond its time, and Dying Light 2 Patch 1.3 has been released introducing New Game Plus and many other fixes.

26 April 2022

PS Plus May 2022 Free Games: Gaming Bonanza Awaits

According to Dealabs, the PS Plus Free Games for May 2022 will be FIFA 22, Curse of the Dead Gods, and Tribes of Midgard, and there is a PvP Beta for Overwatch 2.

25 April 2022

$11,500 FF6 Statue: Collector's Dream Unveiled

Square Enix is selling a FF6 Statue of a Magitek for $11,500, PlayStation is recruiting a Senior Director to work on their PC Planning and Strategy, and Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection is releasing on PC on 20 Jun 2022.

24 April 2022

Koei Tecmo Staff Pay Raise: Employee Compensation

Koei Tecmo is increasing the basic pay of all staff by an average of 23%, Borderlands 3 will have full crossplay support later this spring and Ubisoft Project Q has been announced.

23 April 2022

Ubisoft Buyout Report: Industry Acquisition Insights

There is speculation that Ubisoft is in takeover talks according a report on Bloomberg, Cory Barlog has released an update about God of War Ragnarok, and Techland have revealed impressive Dying Light 2 sales.

22 April 2022

Baldur's Gate 3 Release: Epic RPG Adventure Begins

Baldur's Gate 3 has been confirmed to be released during 2023, the motion capture for the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine has started, and LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga has been the biggest LEGO Star Wars launch so far.

21 April 2022

TERA MMO Shutting Down: Final Days Approach for Players

MMORPG TERA is closing down on 30 Jun 2022, Among Us VR, Ghostbusters VR and other games are announced during the Meta Quest Showcase 2022, and Xbox and PlayStation are testing functionality to add in-game ads to free to play games.

20 April 2022

Warcraft Expansion Announced: Azeroth's New Chapter

The ninth expansion for World of Warcraft called Dragonflight has been announced, the release date for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been announced, and Shenmue 4 might be announced soon.

19 April 2022

Streets of Rage Movie: Beat 'em Up Adaptation in Development

According to a report on Deadline, Streets of Rage will have a movie made, Blizzard denies reports of NFTs, and according to a report on Bloomberg, Crazy Taxi is getting a high budget reboot.

18 April 2022

FFXIV Housing Lottery Issues: Player Challenges

There are currently issues with the FFXIV Housing Lottery System that are being addressed, Shin Megami Tensei V has sold more than 1 million copies, and No More Heroes 3 is releasing this fall.

17 April 2022

Xbox PC Game Pass Expansion: PC Gaming Access Expanded

Xbox PC Game Pass will be free for 3 months to new members who played Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5 or Age of Empires IV before 28 Feb 2022, Ghost of Tsushima Patch 2.18 has been released, and the ESRB Rating for GTA V PC Remaster has been updated.

16 April 2022

Amnesia Rebirth Goes Free: Survival Horror Gift

Amnesia Rebirth will be available for free on the Epic Games Store between 21 and 28 Apr 2022, a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Steelrising has been released, and The Elder Scrolls Online is free to play until 26 Apr 2022.

15 April 2022

Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Teased: Night City's Evolution

Cyberpunk 2077 will get its first expansion next year, Kojima Productions remains an independent studio, and 11 bit Studios are bringing South of the Circle to consoles and PC.

14 April 2022

PlayStation's Kojima Acquisition Speculation Grows

PlayStation might be in the process of acquiring Kojima Productions, The Witcher 3 next gen has been delayed for further polish, and Road 96 is now available on PlayStation.

13 April 2022

Warcraft Expansion Unveiled: Azeroth's Future Beckons

The next expansion for World of Warcraft will be revealed on the 19 Apr 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK have concluded their investigation into the Gaming Industry, and Ghost of Tsushima is having a live action movie created.

12 April 2022

Kingdom Hearts 4 Utilizes UE5: Graphics Leap Forward

Kingdom Hearts 4 will be created in Unreal Engine 5, Nintendo HQ is expanding, Sony and KIRBI invest in Epic Games.

11 April 2022

Star Wars Enters Kingdom Hearts 4: Epic Crossover

Star Wars is suspected to be coming to Kingdom Hearts 4, the next expansion for Warframe called Angels of the Zariman on 27 Apr 2022, and a manga series is coming to Watch Dogs called Watch Dogs Tokyo.

10 April 2022

Kingdom Hearts 4 Revealed: Beloved Series Continues

Kingdom Hearts 4 was officially announced during the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary, Horizon 3 has potentially been leaked, and Valve has now verified over 2000 games for use with the Steam Deck.

9 April 2022

New Subnautica Game: Underwater Adventure Expands

A new Subnautica game is apparently in development, Need for Speed 2022 will come out in Nov 2022 and on next-gen only, and XCOM 2 will be free on the Epic Games Store.

8 April 2022

BAFTA Games Awards 2022 Winners: Honoring Excellence

The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 was broadcast last night with Returnal taking home 5 awards, IGN have uploaded the first 30 minutes of gameplay for the upcoming game The Quarry, and the latest patch for Life Is Strange The Remastered collection adds 60 FPS mode to PS5 and other enhancements.

7 April 2022

Max Payne Remake Announced: Noir Classic Revived

Remedy Entertainment have announced in partnership with Rockstar Games they are remaking Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2, Two Point Campus has been delayed 3 months, and a new image from The Last of Us TV Show has potentially leaked.

6 April 2022

Tomb Raider Unreal Engine 5: Iconic Series Enhanced

Crystal Dynamics have announced the next Tomb Raider game in Unreal Engine 5, Techland are working on the next patch for Dying Light 2 which will introduce new game plus, and Ubisoft have announced that no further updates will be coming to Ghost Recon Breakpoint.

5 April 2022

The Witcher Season 3 in Production: Geralt's Return

The Witcher Season 3 has started filming by Netflix, Return to Monkey Island has been announced, and concept art for FF7 Remake is being posted online.

4 April 2022

PSVR 2 Showcase Rumor: VR Innovation Hints Teased

PSVR 2 might have a showcase soon, Rivio Classic Angry Birds is launching with no micro transactions or in-app purchases, and LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga releases tomorrow.

3 April 2022

Future PlayStation Acquisitions Teased: Industry Moves

PlayStation are working on more studio acquisitions, a family plan for Xbox Game Pass is in the works, and Distortion2 is a content creator you should check out!

2 April 2022

MLB The Show 22 Early Access: Baseball Anticipation

MLB The Show 22 is now available through Early Access to those who have the Digital Deluxe or higher, thank you to PlayStation for providing me a free copy for review, Unreal Engine will have a State of Unreal Stream on 05 Apr 2022, and Escape from Tarkov Lighthouse expansion has been announced.

1 April 2022

FFXIV Live Letter LXX Summary: Community Updates

FFXIV Letter from the Producer Live LXX (70) summarises a lot of updates coming in Patch 6.1 and beyond.