Crimson Desert is finally out, and the internet is at odds with how to feel about the game...and well… how to play it. Insomniac wants to give you even more reason to pre-order Wolverine later this spring, and Stranger than Heaven will headline Xbox’s Partner Preview this Week!....

Gaming News

• Crimson Desert Patch 1.00.03 Makes The Game Easier and Fixes Huge Concerns | Insider Gaming
  • Sold 2 million copies in 24 hours
  • Steam reviews are leaning toward positive after the patch
  • Pearl Abyss Addresses Crimson Desert AI Art Scandal: 'We Apologize For These Oversights' - Insider Gaming
• Insomniac 'Wants To Show More' Wolverine Before Opening Pre-Orders - Insider Gaming
• Sega’s Stranger Than Heaven will headline an Xbox Partner event this week | VGC
• Minecraft Dungeons is getting a sequel this year, and it’s coming to PS5 and Switch 2 | VGC
• Ubisoft announces layoffs and the cease of game development at Red Storm Entertainment | GamesIndustry.biz
• Saudi Arabia Just Spent Over $6 Billion Buying Up More Of The Video Game Industry | Kotaku

Quick Hits

• Slay the Spire 2: One of the best indie Steam launches of all time | Alinea Analytics
• Microsoft Reportedly Offering Up to 50% Off Xbox Series X/S to Select Xbox One Users | Twisted Voxel
• Sony Removes Over 1,000 Low-Quality Games From PlayStation Store | MP1st

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• Sean - Yakuza 3 Kiwami: Dark Ties side story
• Dj -Crimson Desert, Pokemon Pokopia

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NVIDIA is throwing AI filters on your favorite games, Xbox is installing AI Clippy 2.0 on your console, and PC will overtake consoles in 2 years! So sound the alarm bells!

Gaming News:

Gaming News

• Nvidia Announces DLSS 5, Injecting Even More AI Into Games - IGN Gaming Copilot coming to current-gen Xbox consoles in 2026 | GamesIndustry.biz
• PC will overtake console revenue by 2028, says Newzoo | GamesIndustry.biz
• Pokopia is already one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-offs, after just four days | VGC
• Crimson Desert Estimated to Have Already Reached $20M in Pre-Order Revenue With Nearly 400K Copies Sold on Steam Alone
• Arc Raiders Has Started Replacing AI Voices With Human Ones Which CEO Admits Are Better
• Arc Raiders, The Finals Dev Embark Studios Parts Ways With Co-founder Following Misconduct Allegations - IGN

Quick Hits

• The Neowsletter - March 2026 | Mega Crit Games
• Marathon has likely sold close to 2 million copies in the first week | Reddit
• Marathon is rolling out an "experimental duo queue" | Eurogamer
• Saudi Arabia Buys Another 5 Percent Of Capcom As Resident Evil Requiem Sells 6 Million Copies | Kotaku

What We Been Playing:

• Sean - Yakuza 3 Kiwami, Ghost of Yotei Legends
• Dj -Ghost of Yotei Legends, Pokemon Pokopia

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We got all the details on Ghost of Yotei’s Multiplayer mode dropping tomorrow, the internet was wrong about Marathon, Slay the Spire 2 has been slaying Steam, and Sony is done with PC support… well kinda!

Gaming News:

• Ghost of Yōtei Legends: everything you need to know about the online co-op multiplayer mode | Playstation Blog
• Marathon is already the top-selling new game on Steam, dethroning Resident Evil Requiem | Games Radar
  • Bungie Responds Quickly to Marathon Microtransactions Backlash, First Patch Will Make the Game Slightly Easier | IGN
  • Marathon Steam Charts | SteamDB
• Slay The Spire 2 Already Has 97% Positive Reviews As It Explodes | Kotaku
  • Slay the Spire 2 dev "totally blown away" as the roguelike enters Steam's top 20 most-played games ever with over 573,000 concurrent players: "We'll getcha one day Silksong" | Games Radar
• PlayStation is reportedly moving away from PC ports | The Verge
  • Sony has made at least $2.3 billion selling first-party games on PC and Xbox | Tweaktown
  • 'Sony Finally Understands': Over 70% of PS5 Fans Agree with Decision to Scrap PC Ports | Push Square
• Sony's PlayStation Store has been testing dynamic pricing on games | Polygon
• Xbox Project Helix could cost $999 to $1,200, report suggests | VGC
• Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, after NetEase ‘pulls Gang of Dragon funding’ | VGC

Quick Hits:

• GTA 6 Pre-Orders and Price Could Surface Soon Based on New PlayStation Data - Insider Gaming
• New Gran Turismo In Development - Insider Gaming
• An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem, written by a fake 'iGaming and sports betting analyst', briefly hit Metacritic

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• Sean - Yakuza 3 Kiwami
• Dj - Pokemon Pokopia

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