A new Game Pass Starter Edition tier has been spotted in Xbox's codebase by reverse engineer @redphx, codenamed 'Triton/Duet.' It includes 15+ first-party titles like Fallout 4, Gears 5, Halo 5: Guardians, and Fable Anniversary, plus Xbox Cloud Gaming with monthly time limits. No price has been confirmed, but it appears to sit below the current $9.99 Game Pass Essentials tier and looks aimed at TV and cloud gaming customers.
Starfield topped the US weekly sales chart for the week ending April 11th, with 95% of full-price sales coming from the new PS5 version, which launched April 7th. Per Circana data, it finished above MLB The Show 26 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, marking the first time the game has led weekly sales since its original 2023 release. Alinea Analytics had estimated softer worldwide sales of around 140k units, though competition was thin that week.
Microsoft just announced a Game Pass price cut, dropping Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99 per month and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99. The trade-off is Call of Duty: future releases won't hit the service on day one, arriving about a year after launch during the following holiday season. Existing CoD titles stay on the service.
Tom's Hardware just reviewed the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, AMD's first CPU with 3D V-Cache on both CCDs. The verdict is equal parts impressed and brutal.
Memory makers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027, per Nikkei Asia. The SK Group chairman has said the shortage could stretch to 2030. Most new production capacity is being built for high-bandwidth memory used in AI data centers, not consumer DRAM. For gamers building or upgrading, this is worth tracking.
The PS2 had JRPGs that swung harder than most games manage today. This list covers ten of the boldest, including Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, Drakengard, and Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter. Some aged well. Some are still baffling. All of them took real swings.
PC Gamer gave Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War a 40 out of 100. The licensed FPS was called 'dull, uninspired, and devoid of the series' characteristic wit.' Enemy density is low, the bugs don't swarm anything like in the film, and the whole thing fails to find its footing. Fans of the movies deserve better.
The Keychron Q1 Ultra 8K ($229.99) and V5 Ultra 8K ($119.99) bring 8K polling rate, improved sound, and notably longer battery life to two of the most recommended boards in the lineup. The Q1 is a 75-percent aluminum build; the V5 is a near-full-size plastic layout. The Verge calls both straight upgrades over their predecessors.
Not all horror games are short. This list covers ten that give you real hours, from Resident Evil 4 Remake to Phasmophobia to 7 Days to Die. If you want a horror game that sticks around past the weekend, these are the ones to reach for.
The Xbox April 2026 update is now live for everyone, about a month after it first hit Insider builds. Per-game Quick Resume control is now available: you can disable it on individual titles that fight against it. The update also raises the pinnable Home screen group limit from 2 to 10, adds profile color customization, a Play History tab in My Games & Apps, and a save file indicator in Game Hubs.
Valve just pushed a Steam Link beta to Apple Vision Pro via TestFlight. The app lets Vision Pro users stream PC games wirelessly in up to 4K, but VR game support isn't included yet. When it does arrive, you'll need a compatible motion controller like the PS Sense.
DICE dropped an extended Battlefield 6 roadmap for 2026, and Wake Island is the headline. The classic BF1942 map arrives in Season 4 complete with aircraft carriers and functional flight decks. Altogether, seven new maps are coming between May and the end of the year.
Xbox Project Helix has Microsoft's hardware and software teams working together from the beginning. Chief content officer Matt Booty said both divisions got involved early to map out the vision and technical specs. Alpha units reach developers in 2027, and analysts are already calling a $900+ price tag.
PC Gamer gives the Minisforum AtomMan G1 Pro an 86/100. This compact mini PC packs solid gaming and productivity performance at a reasonable price. It runs hot under load and you'll need a USB hub, but as a gaming desktop or console replacement, it gets the job done.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 10 kicks off April 23 at 6am UTC and runs through May 14. No new Mega Stone this time, but all previous ones return as rank-up bonuses — Greninjite, Blazikenite, Sceptilite, and more. One week left to finish Season 9.
Game Freak's new PS5 action RPG Beast of Reincarnation is reportedly priced at $60 standard and $70 Deluxe, per leaker BillBil-Kun. The one-person, one-dog RPG set in post-apocalyptic Japan launches August 4, 2026. Pre-orders go live today.
Capcom's Pragmata earns an 87/100 from PC Gamer. The third-person shooter pairs Hugh, a stranded astronaut, with Diana, an AI android child, as they fight through a hostile lunar base. A hacking system layered on top of tight gunplay makes it one of the most satisfying action games in recent memory. Short at under 10 hours, but hard to put down.
A physical disc version of Red Dead Redemption on PS5 has leaked ahead of an official announcement. Dealabs' BillBil-Kun confirmed the release for May 7, priced at €34.99 in Europe.
Pokemon Champions review is out from Game Informer. The turn-based battles that made the franchise famous are intact and satisfying. The rest of the package is another story. Out now on Switch 2, iOS, and Android.
Mouse: PI for Hire review is in from PCGamer, and it's glowing. The reviewer calls it the best shooter they've played in a long time. The noir-style, rubberhose animation FPS brings together a set of elements that shouldn't work — and they do.
He-Man: Dragon Pearl of Destruction has been delayed. Bitmap Bureau's beat 'em up was less than two weeks from its original release date when Limited Run Games pushed it to summer 2026. No new date has been confirmed yet.
Hades II Switch patch notes are out. Supergiant's roguelike just got a bonus content update on both Switch 1 and Switch 2, dropping the same day as the game's PS5 and Xbox console debut. The full notes are in.
Surface Hub is discontinued. Microsoft is ending production of the Surface Hub 3 and killing plans for a Surface Hub 4. The 50-inch and 85-inch collaborative touchscreen displays won't have a successor.
The Netgear router ban is over, at least for now. The FCC granted Netgear conditional approval to keep selling its routers despite the US ban on Chinese-made networking hardware. No explanation was given for the decision.
The LG G6 OLED review is out after three weeks of testing by TechRadar. Picture quality scores 5/5 — the big jump is reflection handling, which now beats the Samsung S95F in bright-room conditions. Gaming specs are solid too: 4K at 165Hz across four HDMI 2.1 ports, and a measured input lag of 8.9ms. The 65-inch starts at $3,399.
LG OLED power cycling is becoming a real problem — more users are reporting their TVs shutting off during bright screen flashes, and it's not just older panels. If you game on an LG OLED, this is worth paying attention to.
Microsoft Surface prices just jumped $500 due to the global RAM shortage — and it hits the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 hardest. If you were waiting to buy, that window just closed.
GTA 6 has been hacked — Rockstar's data is being held ransom. What does this mean for the most anticipated game in history?
Pearl Abyss just dropped a major Crimson Desert update roadmap packed with quality-of-life changes based on player feedback. New features are rolling out between now and June — and there's a lot to look forward to.
PlayStation Studios announces The Playerbase, a new community program that lets fans become in-game characters.
