Capcom raised FY2026 net profit guidance from ¥51,000 million to ¥54,500 million on April 27, a 6.9% increase. The company credited Resident Evil Requiem and stronger catalog sales, and it also lifted the full-year dividend forecast to ¥45 per share.
Valve confirmed to IGN that the new Steam Controller will launch on May 4, 2026 for $99 in the U.S. Regional pricing climbs to $149 CAD in Canada, €99 in Europe, and £85 in the U.K.
GameSpot reported on April 28 that PlayStation users are seeing 30-day online validation windows on digital purchases made after March 2026. Sony had not clarified whether the behavior is intentional or a bug at publication time.
Square Enix said the FINAL FANTASY XIV free trial will include Shadowbringers starting April 28, 2026, when Patch 7.5 launches. The change also applies to accounts that already registered A Realm Reborn.
French outlet Origami reported on April 28 that Spiders is expected to enter liquidation after parent company Nacon failed to find a buyer. The report says a court filing is due on Wednesday, putting the GreedFall studio at the edge of shutdown.
On April 23, Xbox told staff it is changing the Microsoft Gaming team name back to Xbox, making daily active players its new core metric and putting Project Helix, PC growth, cloud, and sustainable Game Pass pricing at the center of the next plan.
shapez 2 left Early Access on April 23, 2026 and is on a 20% introductory discount through May 7. Its Steam page shows 7,984 user reviews at 97% positive overall.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launches July 9, 2026 across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Steam Deck, Ubisoft+, and cloud platforms. Standard edition pricing starts at $59.99.
Behaviour Interactive has laid off part of its external development team after demand for mobile and casual partner work weakened. The Dead by Daylight studio said the number of affected employees is undisclosed.
Control Ultimate Edition is live on iPhone and iPad for $4.99. Remedy's App Store listing adds touch controls, controller support, MetalFX, and hardware ray tracing on qualifying devices.
Zenless Zone Zero now has an official Steam page with a Q2 2026 release window. The listing also requires a HoYoverse account link and sets PC storage at 75 GB.
The team behind Project: Eden's Garden said on April 26 that production is over. The game will stop here, but the Unity codebase known as DREditor is still being prepared for open-source release.