Microsoft cut Game Pass Ultimate from $29.99 to $22.99 and PC Game Pass from $16.49 to $13.99 on April 21. In exchange, future Call of Duty releases will no longer land on either plan at launch and will instead arrive around the following holiday season.
Ubisoft's April 22 update expands The Crew 2's Hybrid Mode with offline livery creation, online-to-offline livery export, pilot and vehicle stat imports, and a new 'Back to login' option for faster online/offline switching.
Housemarque's April 23 launch trailer update sets Saros for April 30 on PS5 and PS5 Pro. The studio also outlined protection and trial modifiers, color-blind and remapping features, and a $79.99 Digital Deluxe edition with 48-hour early access.
Ubisoft's April 23 reveal locks Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced to July 9 on PS5, while Steam pre-purchase has gone live at $59.99 for Standard and $69.99 for Deluxe. Ubisoft is pitching freer stealth, reworked combat, new story scenes, and additional Jackdaw officers rather than a visual remaster alone.
Heroic Games Launcher 2.21.0 "Loki" shipped on April 22 with a new joystick-first fullscreen mode, a GOG deals page, GOG achievements on game pages, SteamGridDB cover picking, and a native Windows Arm64 build. The release also refreshes the Wine manager and updates Electron to 41.1.1.
Crimson Desert update 1.04.00 went live on Steam PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Epic Games Store on April 23. The patch adds Easy/Normal/Hard modes, wardrobe storage, new pets, input presets, and accessibility options including Colorblind and Photosensitive modes, while Mac versions remain in progress.
Ubisoft's April 22 Hybrid Mode update lets The Crew 2 players create offline liveries, export saved designs from online play, and carry pilot and vehicle statistics into offline saves. The patch also adds a faster return-to-login option as Ubisoft continues its post-shutdown preservation push for the series.
Turkey approved new rules on April 23 for Steam, Epic Games Store, and other game platforms used by more than 100,000 daily residents. The law requires age ratings, parental controls, and a local representative, with penalties rising to TRY 30 million and possible 30-50% throttling for non-compliance.
Warhorse Studios is donating $1 for every Kingdom Come: Deliverance copy sold on Steam this week to Pirkštejn Castle. GamesRadar reports the castle is tied to the real-world history behind Henry's home in the RPG.
Behaviour Interactive has laid off an undisclosed number of employees. Game Developer reports the cuts hit external development roles after mobile and casual partnership demand declined, less than a month after Behaviour acquired The Fun Pimps.
Kiki Wolfkill has left Microsoft after 28 years. Windows Central reports her last role centered on Xbox Film/TV and transmedia work, following earlier Halo leadership at 343 Industries.
Ecco the Dolphin: Complete will include all versions of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time, plus a new contemporary Ecco game. VGC reports the project is led by creator Ed Annunziata at A&R Atelier with original team members.