⚠️ Multiplayer servers for the PS3 version of Dragon Age: Inquisition will be turned off on April 28.
This affects only the 4‑player co‑op, the multiplayer that ran for 12 years; the single‑player campaign and DLC will remain playable. Only PS3 is impacted, PC, PS4 and Xbox escape this fate. The status of Dragon Age Keep (custom‑world import) is unconfirmed, so FANS should export backups. EA has already shut servers for five projects, including Anthem.
⚡️ Gray Zone Warfare, 0.4 (Spearhead) and a SALE.
The survival shooter took a while to find its stride, but after the major update its monthly peak players surged by over 1000%. Spearhead clearly delivered a massive bump, perfect moment to grab it discounted and see what's changed.
⚡ Digital Foundry ran Capcom's sci‑fi action Pragmata across current consoles and concludes the PS5 Pro offers the best mix of visuals and smoothness.
On PS5 and Xbox Series X the game renders at native 1080p with noticeable TAA flicker; Performance mode drops ray‑traced reflections but holds a steady 60 FPS (PS5 Quality falls to ~30-50). The Pro model renders internally at 864p and upscales to 4K via PSSR, flicker disappears and performance is nearly flawless. Series S suffers the biggest cuts: 720p, no RT, low‑res textures. Bottom line, the Pro is the clear BEST pick.
⚡️Patch 1.0.4.5 for Escape from Tarkov, performance tweaks and PvE quest‑progress protection.
If the game crashes during a local PvE raid, quest progress no longer disappears: it rolls back to the state at raid start. Reworked geometry on Streets of Tarkov, added player culling on Lighthouse, Shore, Woods and Epicenter, improved animations and the audio engine, sped up post‑raid processing and added a manual FPS cap. The patch also adjusts weapon balance, tweaks for AK, AKM, HK416, SCAR, AUG and SIG MCX plus barrels, handguards and muzzle devices.
🔥 Tomb Raider is getting a flat makeover, Axel «Delca» Hatté and Trxye announced a FAN-MADE rework: Tomb Raider: Side-Scroller Edition, turning the first three games into a 2D side‑scroller with 11 remade original levels.
Due May 2026, the project will be free on TRCustoms. Also worth noting: PS Plus subscribers can currently grab the remaster of the first three entries for free.
💀 Dark Souls II: years after launch fans reconstructed a cut, HUGE sewer megazone that was swapped out in the final build for The Gutter.
A mid-production reboot gutted items, bosses and whole areas, so this level stayed hidden even from dataminers. YouTuber Doneda rebuilt the layout and uploaded a detailed video, by scale and architecture it's clear the original design was far more ambitious.
⚡️Granblue Fantasy: Relink open-beta for the Endless Ragnarok expansion runs April 24-27, anyone can join for FREE.
Beta highlights: the summon system (colossal beings dealing crushing blows), early access to Beatrice ahead of her official July 9 debut, four missions (1 tutorial + 3 carried from past tests) and full progress carryover. Watch Lyria's "Primordial Burst", it can flip even a fight vs Beelzebub.
📈 Koei Tecmo has raised its 2026 forecast after a strong start, recent releases, most notably Nioh 3, outperformed expectations and kicked the year off on a high.
According to the firm, both net sales and operating profit beat previous guidance, so management now expects to finish the fiscal year with materially stronger results after revising the outlook upward. BOOM
🏴☠️ Sharpen your cutlasses and stock up on RUM, Ubisoft will officially reveal Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced on 23 April 2026
The YouTube stream kicks off at 19:00 MSK. There's a short teaser art for now; Ubisoft has already semi-confirmed the project, and PEGI slapped an 18+ rating about six months ago for violence, swearing and in-game purchases. Original title, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013).
🤨 Shuhei Yoshida says he didn't leave the Sony studios presidency by choice, the decision came from Jim Ryan, and Yoshida believes he was FIRED.
After more than 30 years at Sony, he led SIE Worldwide Studios from 2008-2019; Hermen Hulst replaced him and Yoshida moved to an indie role. At Alt:Games he explained he refused some management demands he deemed unreasonable, which he believes prompted the removal; he also suggests that opposing the company's push toward live‑service games might have played a part. Even so, he says working with indie developers proved important and rewarding.
