Saudi investor Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) AGAIN boosted its stake in Capcom, bought over 500k shares (about +1%).
It now holds 6.04% and ranks 4th among shareholders; MarketScreener reports EGDC has allocated roughly $617M to Capcom. Founded in 2020 by the crown prince, EGDC earlier took over more than 96% of SNK. Another notable holder is Ayar First Investment. 💸
⚡️ Soulmask: Campfire Studio turns flying bases into true combat fortresses, starter ballistas and turrets scale into EMP area guns, auto "Guardian" turrets and heavy bow weapons on flagships that can swing a fight.
Antigrav power will be split between offense and defense, and shields consume resources, you'll be forced to choose between aggressive plays and survival. The main set-piece is the world boss Sandstorm of Death, a desert colossus that flings rocks and spawns deadly vortices, ship combat is mandatory. The update also adds blueprints, an unlimited build mode and sharing via Steam Workshop. MAD.
Sean Murray of Hello Games has stirred No Man's Sky fans again with a single stadium emoji 🏟️
It's a known pattern, emojis tend to foreshadow updates: bone → Relics, bacon → Beacon, both dropped midweek. The last big expansion, Remnant, arrived in February 2026, and months later players are HYPED, guessing at arenas, a combat overhaul and faction-style modes possibly tied into the Anomaly.
Young Russian team IGR Studio unveiled their debut, VASKA 😺
A meditative puzzle‑platformer about a ginger cat lost in a mystical forest that warps reality: childhood folk figures (Kolobok, the Frog Princess) have been twisted into unsettling incarnations. The tale isn't told with dialogue but through environment, lighting and piercing sound design; you rely on feline agility and intuition to overcome obstacles and unravel surreal mysteries. Release next year. TRIPPY
👀 Jolina Andersen teased a "secret mission" for 2026, saying an NDA stops her from sharing details and dropping the line "I don't want to end up like Ben".
Fans immediately linked the hint to a return of Ada Wong and started betting on a new DLC or other Resident Evil project, maybe tied to Resident Evil Requiem. The voice drama around the RE4 remake (Lily Gao's Ada) fuels hopes Capcom might bring back the RE2 voice.
State of Decay 3 update: almost 6 years after the reveal, still no release date, but closed tests are starting and you can get into ALPHA by invite. 🧟♂️
Philip Holt's interview: the game is set years into the outbreak, the threat has evolved and the focus shifted from lone survival to building and upgrading bases. Crafting is deeper for bases and weapons, combat is tighter and more responsive, there's on-site permadeath, and the team mixes sandbox freedom with authored characters. Co-op supports up to 4 players on dedicated servers; May alpha signups are on the official site. Undead Labs worked with The Coalition and Obsidian, and Holt confirmed the reveal trailer was mostly concept, not all ideas (no zombie-deer) will ship.
⚡️ Commandos: Origins is getting the DLC No Man Left Behind, it launches on 28 April 2026, announced by Kalypso Media and Claymore Game Studios.
The DLC is a prequel set in occupied France (a mountain base in Auvergne): after a botched informer evac the Green Beret is captured, and the squad must pull a BALLSY extraction-and-demolition raid to free him and destroy a secret German prototype weapon.
😳 Glenn Israel, the art director who left Halo Studios, says that between Jan 2024, Jun 2025 he witnessed or endured fraud, blacklists, NEPOTISM and targeted bullying aimed at forcing people out.
He filed complaints to Microsoft (June and Sep 2025) and says he was threatened instead of investigated; in July 2025 senior staff allegedly bullied him for four days, and in Aug 2025 he was sidelined from a remake, what he calls retaliation. Microsoft declined to comment on individual cases but says it takes claims seriously.
Witchbrook, NOT A CLONE of Stardew Valley, the decade-in-the-making pixel magic-academy from Chucklefish, is finally moving toward release in 2026. ⚡️
COO Donna Orlovski says rocky 2019 concepts forced a total mechanical overhaul: the team pivoted away from farm-first comparisons to build a distinct student-life sim, magical businesses, a romance system and four-player co-op, aiming to stand alongside, not mimic, Hogwarts Legacy.
Officially announced: My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL from gumi and KLabGames, a FREE online tie‑in aiming for 2026 release on PC and mobile (Android/iOS).
The game was first revealed in 2022; now we've got key art and a short teaser with comments disabled, but no genre details. The devs are known for churning out quick licensed projects and sunsetting them after cashing in, so be hyped... cautiously. 🎮
