Gaming

r/Games is circulating reports that The Elder Scrolls: Blades has been delisted and will shut down on June 30, 2026, with store items reduced to one unit of currency until service ends.

A heavily upvoted r/Games post amplified Insider Gaming's report that one laid-off Epic employee battling terminal brain cancer lost employer-provided life insurance. Tim Sweeney later said Epic is in contact with the family and will solve the issue.

In an official March 21, 2026 message highlighted by r/Games, Pearl Abyss said it is preparing a patch for Crimson Desert after launch feedback focused on control discomfort and an unsatisfactory keyboard-and-mouse experience.

A March 25, 2026 GameSpot report amplified by r/Games says Epic Games' 1,000-person layoff round included Vitaliy Naymushin, the artist behind Jonesy and several foundational Fortnite characters, underscoring how deeply the cuts reach into the live-service giant's original creative team.

A VGC report citing a shareholder meeting covered by Yonhap says Pearl Abyss CEO Heo Jin-young is interested in a Switch 2 version of Crimson Desert, has begun internal research and development despite expected compromises, and is prioritizing free updates over paid DLC for now.

Supergiant Games says Hades II comes to Xbox Series X|S + Game Pass and PlayStation 5 on April 14, 2026, with 120 frames per second support on Xbox Series X and PS5 plus a same-day patch carrying bonus content and quality-of-life improvements.

Little Orbit says APB Reloaded's Legends update goes live March 27, 2026 with a higher rank cap, new Financial District contacts, new weapons and mods, and several balance and inventory changes.

In a March 27 interview, Brenda and John Romero said Romero Games never closed after a funding cut, but staff fell from around 110 people to nine and the unrevealed co-op project had to shrink in scope.

Ivy Road says it will close on March 31, 2026 after Engine Angel failed to secure funding, while Wanderstop will remain on sale and Annapurna Interactive will handle future support and a still-unannounced surprise.

Valve says Steam refreshed its pricing conversion data and added Exchange Rate and Purchasing Power options alongside its existing Multi-variable model for pricing across 35 currencies and 4 region groups.

Capcom says a new Resident Evil Requiem patch is live with Photo Mode, bug fixes, localization fixes, scene expression tweaks, and PC-specific crash and GPU driver fixes.

Pearl Abyss says the main Crimson Desert team has shifted to DokeV after release, giving one of the clearest public signals yet about how the studio is reallocating people, engine work, and timeline attention.