Heads up: Titan Quest II gets new summons in April, from shadow clones to elemental automatons ⚡
Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic dropped a teaser showing a unique summon for each mastery: Storm (lightning sprites), War (a battle standard that heals/buffs allies and weakens foes), Forge (elemental automaton), Earth (core golem) and Shadow (a shadow clone with your weapon and teleport). Devs tuned both passive minion behaviour and active control via skills and buffs.
⚡️ Rockhounds got its fifth update: a new mission type, reworked progression and a bunch of QoL fixes. The aim is simple, make soloing high‑risk contracts EASIER by introducing gentler entry missions and more varied content.
This patch brings revamped low‑risk runs with a mining rig, short target‑destroy jobs for quicker, more varied sorties, clearer auto‑unlock rewards, an updated drop screen to preview loadouts, tuned enemy spawns and AI, reduced network usage and improved multiplayer stability, rebalanced and increased ammo drops, and the ability for everyone to use a multi‑tool to repair turrets (engineers still repair faster). 🔧
⚠️ The Occultist from Daedalic Entertainment (dev DALOAR) hit Steam and consoles, but it FIZZLED: Steam peak was only 212 players and it barely registered on the charts. You play paranormal investigator Alan Rebels, arriving on foggy Godstone to find your missing father in lands once owned by a cult and now full of hostile ghosts. Reviews are scarce, yet 80% of players who did try it recommend it. 👻
🔥 Hunt: Showdown 1896 dropped the trailer for Inferno.
"Devil's Path" takes a nasty turn: hunts are faster, meaner and far riskier. The trailer leans into a scorching, near-hell aesthetic that keeps pressure on the player. Inferno is the event's second chapter and teases fresh, punishing challenges, brace for INTENSE encounters.
😤 Crimson Desert from Pearl Abyss lets you swap between three heroes, Cliff, Damiana and Unka, but players are getting annoyed.
Damiana shows up early and fits the fast-paced combat, while Unka unlocks much later, is slow and starts with a tiny skillset. After dozens of hours people have to relearn their playstyle, and mandatory story segments force you to fight as Unka against teleporting bosses like One‑Armed Ludwig, which amplifies frustration and leaves the impression that WHO CARES about Unka.
🤨 XL GAMES says ArcheAge Chronicles passed internal testing, yet people are already recalling THE CUBE, SAVE US and fearing another FLOP.
The studio posted that the team is pleased with the build, many gameplay moments landed well with testers, development is on track, and a series of announcements plus a creator-collab program are coming soon. Still, the fact that glowing internal tests didn't stop THE CUBE, SAVE US from becoming irrelevant after launch keeps expectations cautious.
⚡️ Stellaris is getting a war-diplomacy overhaul, a new trade term, Join War, lets you ask leaders to join a conflict mid-fight.
You can recruit allies during a war, but they'll usually demand compensation; AI will weigh common enemies, claims and geographic distance before committing. There's also a diplomatic exit option (probably for a price), though ex-allies will be pissed and relations will suffer. Bottom line: politics get deeper and war becomes more flexible. 🪖
❄️ Saikono is delaying the rebuild of the visual novel «Zaychik»: edits have turned into a SNOWBALL, so the release keeps getting pushed.
The devs are expanding the lore and polishing side characters, Baba Tamara is now a plot pivot and her new sprites are already out. The full overhaul was greenlit in February 2026 after mixed fan reaction to the ending; expect a darker take on Anton and his 90s taiga village.
GFA GAMES replied to the leak about a CRISIS at PIONER: payroll delays in Russia are acknowledged but framed as temporary, tightened bureaucracy, being handled as a top priority by investors. 🤨
Internal disagreements are described as normal creative debate; the latest update was a community patch that fixed progress rollbacks and improved map loading. Roadmap: tech fixes, optimization, polish, then new content.
🎮 SCOOP: State of Play may land on April 16, according to leaker NateTheHate.
He claims the show will be dedicated entirely to third‑party games; Nate has a solid track record but stresses the date isn't confirmed, wait for an official announcement. Meanwhile, Tom Henderson says Ubisoft plans a full remake reveal the same day, so the debut trailer could well premiere during State of Play. The last broadcast was mid‑February.
