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Thursday, April 16, 2026

🎮 GAMING INDUSTRY INTSUM Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 Sources processed: 6 feeds Total relevant items: 101

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  1. Shameless Palworld imitator Pickmos removed from Steam after publisher 'officially intervenes' in development: 'We will be supervising the Pickmos team' Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/shameless-palworld-imitator-pickmos-removed-from-steam-after-publisher-officially-intervenes-in-development-we-will-be-supervising-the-pickmos-team/ Summary: Apparently changing a letter in the title wasn't enough to cool things down. Games: Palworld

  2. Arc Raiders Hits A ‘Dead Game’ Spiral Other Live Shooters Would Kill For Source: Kotaku Link: https://kotaku.com/arc-raiders-hits-a-dead-game-spiral-other-live-shooters-would-kill-for-2000688321 Summary: Also: the Call Of Duty movie will be out in summer 2028 and aims to be 'authentic' Games: Arc Raiders

  3. If you're still battling to get your Arc B-series graphics card to play nicely with Crimson Desert, Intel's new drivers might help a little Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/if-youre-still-battling-to-get-your-arc-b-series-graphics-card-to-play-nicely-with-crimson-desert-intels-new-drivers-might-help-a-little/ Summary: Sadly, there's no progress yet for A-series GPUs. Games: Crimson Desert

  4. Slay The Spire 2 Is Getting Review-Bombed All Over Again After Its Latest Update Source: Kotaku Link: https://kotaku.com/slay-spire-2-steam-review-bomb-china-update-2000688520 Summary: Steam reviewers, predominantly in China, have once again decided to review bomb Slay the Spire 2 following today's update

  5. Chinese Esports Host Accused Of Blackface Following On-Stream Stunt Source: Kotaku Link: https://kotaku.com/naraka-bladepoint-esports-host-blackface-china-zha-zha-2000688216 Summary: Naraka: Bladepoint eSports commentator Zha Zha covered herself in black body paint for a recent stream during the 2026 NBPL Spring Tournament

  6. Fortune's Run resumes development following creator's prison release: 'The parole board reviewed my case and instantly kicked my ass out of jail' Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/fortunes-run-resumes-development-following-creators-prison-release-the-parole-board-reviewed-my-case-and-instantly-kicked-my-ass-out-of-jail/ Summary: The solo developer known as Dizzie hopes to push a new update in between six to 12 months.

  7. Surprise Steam Hit Windrose Is The Black Flag Successor Ubisoft Tried (And Failed) To Make Source: Kotaku Link: https://kotaku.com/surprise-steam-hit-windrose-is-the-black-flag-successor-ubisoft-tried-and-failed-to-make-2000688214 Summary: This pirate-themed new open-world RPG is what I wish Skull & Bones had been, but be prepared for a slow intro

  8. Metro 2039 Looks Stunning In First Gameplay, Launching Later This Year Source: Kotaku Link: https://kotaku.com/metro-2039-looks-stunning-in-first-gameplay-launching-later-this-year-2000688279 Summary: 4A also explained what it has been like developing the game while living through Russian's invasion of Ukraine

  9. Epic’s Head Of HR Is Out Less Than A Month After 1,000+ Layoffs Source: Kotaku Link: https://kotaku.com/epics-head-of-hr-is-out-less-than-a-month-after-1000-layoffs-2000688217 Summary: Monika Fahlbusch joined the Fortnite maker five years ago

  10. Valve's latest Proton 11 beta has been quietly released in an even more beta Arm64 flavour and you can thank the Steam Frame for that Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/vr/valves-latest-proton-11-beta-has-been-quietly-released-in-an-even-more-beta-arm64-flavour-and-you-can-thank-the-steam-frame-for-that/ Summary: Arming PC gamers with all the tools they need.

  11. Meta is raising the price of the Quest 3 and Quest 3S due to memory price rises made worse by Meta Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/meta-is-raising-the-price-of-the-quest-3-and-quest-3s-due-to-memory-price-rises-made-worse-by-meta/ Summary: "We’re making this change because the cost of building high-performance VR hardware has risen significantly."

  12. Intel launches Wildcat Lake Core Series 3 processors: Kitten-sized chips for the business and budget markets only Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/intel-launches-wildcat-lake-core-series-3-processors-kitten-sized-chips-for-the-business-and-budget-markets-only/ Summary: Wildcat Lake has all of Panther Lake's goodies, except for its big iGPU.

  13. Hello Kitty Island Adventure's City Town DLC makes the Wheatflour Wonderland expansion seem like a dress rehearsal Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/hello-kitty-island-adventures-city-town-dlc-makes-the-wheatflour-wonderland-expansion-seem-like-a-dress-rehearsal/ Summary: That's all thanks to one thing: a trip to the city.

  14. Pirate survival Windrose sees 500,000 mateys buy the game as Steam reviews are 'Very Positive' Source: PC Gamer Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/pirate-survival-windrose-sees-500-000-mateys-buy-the-game-as-steam-reviews-are-mostly-positive/

  15. The release date for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake, Resynced, seems to have leaked, and it's reportedly not very far away Source: Eurogamer Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-remake-release-date-leak Summary: The release date for the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake seems to have leaked, and the game is reportedly setting sail this summer. Read more

  16. Metro 2039, out this winter, explores the "cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom" amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine Source: Eurogamer Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/metro-2039-much-darker-out-this-winter Summary: Developer 4A Games has shared first details of Metro 2039, the latest entry in its gritty post-apocalyptic horror shooter series, which is scheduled to release this "winter" on PlayStation 5, Xbox ser...

  17. New Starfield hotfix takes aim at those PS5 crashes that happened when players were using Enhanced settings Source: Eurogamer Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/new-starfield-hotfix-ps5-crashes-enhanced-settings Summary: Bethesda has released a promised hotfix for Starfield on PS5, which will address some of the game's crashing issues. Read more

  18. "I wish artists would take notice that this is a great time to learn some form of AI" - Dead Space creator Glen Schofield doesn't think controversial tech will replace human talent, but still believes it has its place Source: Eurogamer Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/dead-space-creator-glen-schofield-ai Summary: Game developer and studio founder Glen Schofield has shared his thoughts on AI, and while he doesn't believe it will replace human labour any time soon, he thinks artists should take the time to learn...

  19. After a month of haggling with players, Mega Crit make Slay the Spire 2's beta patches official, with big character reworks alongside new art and scoring systems Source: Rock Paper Shotgun Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-a-month-of-haggling-with-players-mega-crit-make-slay-the-spire-2s-beta-patches-official-with-big-character-reworks-alongside-new-art-and-scoring-systems Summary: Slay the Spire 2 has received a major update that rolls all of the additions, tweaks and fixes from recent beta updates into the main branch of the game - though developers Mega Crit are at pains to r...

  20. Phasmophobia is getting an Alan Wake 2 crossover event next month, which would be cool if it wasn't one time only Source: Rock Paper Shotgun Link: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/phasmophobia-is-getting-an-alan-wake-2-crossover-event-next-month-which-would-be-cool-if-it-wasnt-one-time-only Summary: To be a live service game, in any shape or form, is to seemingly make some kind of agreement to eventually make some kind of licensing deal. And it is happening again. This time with Phasmophobia and,...

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