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  1. Adam Smasher Still Hasn’t Landed in Fortnite, and the Timing Is Murky

    Adam Smasher Still Hasn’t Landed in Fortnite, and the Timing Is Murky

    Fortnite’s Cyberpunk 2077 crossover has already brought in Johnny Silverhand, but Adam Smasher was supposed to follow and did not show up in the March 24 shop update. Leaks point to an April 2026 window, though even that is far from certain.

    3 min read
  2. How to beat Beloth the Darksworn in Crimson Desert

    How to beat Beloth the Darksworn in Crimson Desert

    Beloth is one of Crimson Desert’s nastier optional bosses, with heavy ice damage, periodic freezing and a few attacks that can end the fight in one hit. The upside is that the right prep turns the encounter into a much more manageable duel, and the reward is the full Shadow Armor set, including Beloth’s ice-breathing helmet.

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  3. Rare says Sea of Thieves' content plan 'isn't working' and will open Custom Seas to all players

    Rare says Sea of Thieves' content plan 'isn't working' and will open Custom Seas to all players

    Rare says Sea of Thieves' current release model has failed to meet player expectations, and the studio is preparing a broad reshuffle that includes giving its Custom Seas ruleset to everyone in Season 20.

    2 min read
  4. Modern Warfare Gets a Surprise 13 GB Update, and Activision Has Said Nothing

    Modern Warfare Gets a Surprise 13 GB Update, and Activision Has Said Nothing

    The 2019 reboot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has quietly landed a hefty new patch, but with no patch notes and no explanation, players are left doing what they always do: reverse-engineering the mystery themselves.

    4 min read
  5. Marvel Rivals Drops a Season 8 Tease, and It Looks a Lot Like The Hood

    Marvel Rivals Drops a Season 8 Tease, and It Looks a Lot Like The Hood

    With Season 7 still underway, Marvel Rivals has already started looking ahead to Season 8 by teasing a familiar supervillain during its latest Lower Manhattan map reveal.

    4 min read
  6. Nexon’s latest briefing teases more Dungeon & Fighter, a China push, and an AI tool for dev teams

    Nexon’s latest briefing teases more Dungeon & Fighter, a China push, and an AI tool for dev teams

    Nexon used its capital markets briefing to outline a busy pipeline for Dungeon & Fighter, note progress on several other games, and unveil Mono Lake, an AI system meant to feed player data back to developers.

    4 min read
  7. Diablo 4 turns April Fool’s Day into a giant chicken boss fight

    Diablo 4 turns April Fool’s Day into a giant chicken boss fight

    Blizzard’s latest Diablo 4 gag swaps the usual reward pile for a feathered world boss named Chik’han, complete with absurd loot like the Cluckonomicon and Eggcecutioner.

    4 min read
  8. Blizzard job listing points to an Unreal Engine open-world shooter, and StarCraft fans are already doing the math

    Blizzard job listing points to an Unreal Engine open-world shooter, and StarCraft fans are already doing the math

    A new Blizzard hiring post describes an unannounced AAA open-world shooter and appears to point toward Unreal Engine, which has naturally set off speculation about a possible new StarCraft project. That said, Blizzard has also recently canceled a long-running game, so the road from job listing to finished release remains, as ever, annoyingly uncertain.

    4 min read
  9. ARC Raiders’ Flashpoint update brings a new map condition, fresh enemies, and more weapons

    ARC Raiders’ Flashpoint update brings a new map condition, fresh enemies, and more weapons

    Nexon and Embark have rolled out ARC Raiders’ Flashpoint Update, adding a new high-risk map condition, two new ARC threats, fresh weapons, and a simpler crafting system.

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  10. Overwatch launches a new Webtoon comic and sets April 8 for its next hero reveal

    Overwatch launches a new Webtoon comic and sets April 8 for its next hero reveal

    Overwatch is back with another comic series, Overwatch: Undivided, on Webtoon, while Blizzard also says a new hero trailer will arrive on April 8 at noon EDT.

    2 min read
  11. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Turns April Fool’s Day Into a Tiny Nightmare

    Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Turns April Fool’s Day Into a Tiny Nightmare

    Treyarch marked April Fool’s Day with a new Black Ops 7 playlist called GRWM, which drops players into what may be the franchise’s smallest map yet: a bedroom-sized free-for-all built for chaos, not dignity.

    3 min read