Frost Giant says Hathora, Stormgate's server orchestration partner, was acquired by an AI company and is winding down service at the end of April, forcing a multiplayer outage while the studio prepares an offline patch.
Tom's Hardware says Nvidia's RTX Neural Texture Compression can cut texture memory by around 85% in its sample scene, but the lowest-VRAM mode adds a measurable performance cost and looks best with anti-aliasing such as DLSS.
Nicalis has released a major Cave Story+ update on Steam that adds two-player co-op, mod support, enhanced visuals, widescreen support, and a long list of console-era additions to the PC version.
EA has listed Dragon Age: Inquisition for PlayStation 3 on its service-updates page for April 28, 2026, with current reporting indicating the shutdown affects that version's multiplayer features.
CPUID says a compromised backend component redirected some HWMonitor and CPU-Z download links to malware for roughly six hours between April 9 and April 10, 2026.
Rockstar says a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in a third-party breach, while broader claims about what was taken remain unverified as of April 11, 2026.
S-GAME says Phantom Blade Zero is in the final stage of development and is still keeping art, maps, weapons, and motion work anchored to human creators rather than gen-AI replacement.
In an April 8, 2026 Xbox Wire post, Microsoft said select Xbox Insiders can start testing refreshed Achievement notifications, profile controls for hiding games, and new highlights for 100% completed titles. The company plans to expand the rollout to more Insiders over time before broader availability for all players.
Amazon says that starting April 10, 2026, Amazon Luna will no longer offer game stores, individual game purchases, or third-party subscriptions. Previously purchased titles and Bring Your Own Library access remain available only through June 10, 2026, while Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games subscriptions sold through Luna are also being discontinued.
Pearl Abyss published Crimson Desert Patch Notes Version 1.03.00 on April 11, 2026, adding Weapon Display settings, broader Abyss Nexus teleportation, new character skills, clearer map icons, and fresh PC graphics features such as Intel XeSS 3.0 and AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2. The patch is already live on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Epic Games Store, with Mac versions still in progress.
Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild have put Graveyard Keeper 2 on Steam, confirming the sequel while leaving the release date to be announced. The store pitch suggests a broader design built around town restoration, heavier automation, and undead-army combat rather than graveyard management alone.
Pearl Abyss has detailed the first major Crimson Desert post-launch roadmap in its April 9, 2026 Dev Update. Boss Rematches, Re-blockading, easy/normal/hard difficulty settings, character skill changes, and broad storage and control improvements are set to roll out between April and June.