Bloober Team listened to feedback and announced Temporal Diver Mode, an easier difficulty coming to Cronos The New Dawn in early 2026 that doubles player health while cutting enemy strength in half.

Bandai Namco just revealed Episode Pack 2: GAKU-RAN for January 2026, bringing school delinquent themed Bancho Digimon and a story focused on Hiroko Sagisaka to the hit RPG.

French-Bread’s anime fighter quietly reached 600,000 units sold four years after launch, proving that generous free DLC and deep discounts can build a sustainable niche fighting game.

Indie developer Oni Craft just announced Walled Haven, an open-world action game mixing Shenmue vibes with beat ’em up combat in a dystopian Kowloon Walled City setting where Kung Fu decides everything.

Studio head Scott Amos reveals the team puts more pressure on themselves than anyone else when remaking the 1996 classic, balancing fan expectations with modern gaming standards.

The legal battle over cancelled KOTOR 2 Switch DLC saw some bizarre twists, including expert testimony claiming a beloved fan mod was worthless, accusations of demonic possession, and hip-hop lyrics used as legal arguments.

Sandfall Interactive’s 33-person team made gaming history with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, winning nine Game Awards including GOTY. Then they lost their Indie Game Awards within days after AI-generated textures were discovered in the launch build.

Studio Wildcard announced ARK 2 in December 2020 with Vin Diesel’s star power behind it. Now, after missing release windows in 2023, 2024, and 2027, the dinosaur survival sequel won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest, and Diesel’s actual involvement remains unclear.

Japanese streamer Yoshinama spent his life savings developing Mamon King despite having no game development background. His gamble paid off spectacularly when the monster-raising game became an instant hit on Steam and Nintendo Switch.

Maxence Cazorla, the motion capture performer behind Clair Obscur’s Gustave, argues that game awards should celebrate characters as collaborative achievements rather than isolating individual performers who only contribute one piece of the puzzle.