One of the main social media accounts for the Fable reboot is no longer telling fans they can look forward to playing the game in 2026. This development came after a report said the game had been delayed internally and might not release this year as expected.

Since the Fable reboot had its proper unveiling in January, the game's X account had been engaging with fans on a regular basis, usually signing off with something like, "We're excited to welcome you to Albion in Autumn 2026!"

Those kinds of messages stopped after April 13, however. The last message from the Fable X account to include mention of a 2026 release came on the morning of Monday, April 13.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Hades 2 has made its way to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and this week has also seen a major post-launch patch released for the roguelite game. While the patch notes detail numerous game improvements and tweaks, the biggest addition to Hades 2 is barely mentioned. Developer Supergiant Games secretly added a new game mode, giving players the option to embark on a different series of clashes compared to the usual runs through the Underworld and Olympus.

Called Dream Drives (and spotted by PCGamesN), this mode is described as "a breezy alternative to your regular nightly routine," and it's designed to keep players guessing about what's next. Each Dream Dive run consists of a series of stages from four arenas, and there's no set pattern to which areas you'll jump into. Enemies are also tougher, but for each region you clear, you'll be rewarded with Shiny Stars. These can be exchanged for rewards once you finish your run.

To start a Dream Dive, you'll need to have first completed the quest to wake up Hypnos. Once that's done, head to the Training Grounds in the Crossroads and look for the new "dreamy bed" found there. Interact with it, and you'll start your first Dream Drive.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

There are over 70 bosses for you to fight in Crimson Desert, and many of them will serve you a beating. One in particular has been terrorizing the community for a while now, igniting a conversation around boss design in Pearl Abyss' hottest action-adventure RPG. The consensus seems mixed, but the root appears to be the same: Maybe it's not the bosses, but the combat itself.

Kliff battles a mechanical fire-spewing Beyblade called Storm Crusher in Chapter 11. This spinning tank deals extremely serious damage at close range, often killing you in one hit by ramming its mechabody into you. And it targets you at long range with homing projectiles that can stunlock you. It's a nuisance of a boss, according to a number of players frustrated by the fight.

Now that millions of players have begun exploring Pywell across consoles and PC, new players are encountering the Storm Crusher, too, and they're getting crushed.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

It's that time of the month once again, as PlayStation has revealed the April lineup of games coming to the Game Catalog for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers. All of these games will be available to play starting April 21:

• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (PS5, PS4)
• The Crew Motorfest (PS5, PS4)
• Football Manager 26 Console (PS5)
• Warriors Abyss (PS5, PS4)
• Squirrel With a Gun (PS5)
• The Casting of Frank Stone (PS5)
• Monster Train (PS5)
• Wild Arms 4 (PS5, PS4) | PS Plus Premium required

This month has several high-profile releases, starting with Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. The first entry in the series from developer Guerrilla Games, this version of the open-world adventure is a massive technical upgrade that brings it on par with its sequel, Horizon Forbidden West. One thing to note is that PS5 owners will get the remastered edition, while PS4 owners can download the Complete Edition.

While Forza Horizon 6 won't be coming to PS5 on launch day next month, The Crew Motorfest is a decent alternative. Set in Hawaii, Honolulu, the game features hundreds of fast cars and plenty of events to race them in. Football Manager 26 will let you savor the glory of running your dream soccer team, while Koei Tecmo's action roguelite, Warriors: Abyss, features over 100 heroes to choose from and endless hordes of monsters to battle.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Police had to get involved at a Costco in Mississauga, Ontario after a chaotic scene unfolded following an early morning release of highly anticipated Pokemon cards.

As IGN reported, an Instagram video posted by PokeStreetz showed a crowd of people groaning over soiled and trampled Pokemon cards on April 10. Local news outlet 905Hub shared the video on X on April 13, detailing the messy situation as police intervened.

"A crowd of 30–40 people had lined up for a Prismatic Evolutions drop around 6:45 a.m. when someone threw coffee on a cart full of boxes, a car struck the cart sending packs flying, then drove over them before speeding off," according to 905Hub. "Police were already on site and reportedly towed the vehicle."

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Pokemon Pokopia offers special events to allow you to interact with various Pokemon in the world and earn limited-time rewards. Pokopia's latest event is themed around Bulbasaur, and this guide will explain how to participate in Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest and all known event rewards.

Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest details

Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest is live from April 19 - 26, and the event will start and end at 5 AM for your local time.

You might've already played a few games of jump rope with Bulbasaur, but the rewards are improved for this limited-time event. If you haven't played yet and are just starting out, make sure you progress far enough in the game to befriend Bulbasaur and rebuild the first Pokemon Center as part of the "Yawn up a Storm" important request for Withered Wastelands.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Sony Pictures recently announced an R-rated Bloodborne movie, with YouTuber and gamer Seán McLoughlin, who goes by the name JackSepticEye, is on board as a producer. He's now discussed more of his involvement in the project and this enthusiasm for it, saying he will "put everything I have" into making it the best film it can be.

In a video, JackSepticEye said working on the Bloodborne animated movie with Sony and Lyrical Animation has "literally a dream come true for me."

"I live and breathe FromSoftware games, but Bloodborne specifically is my top tier, highest echelon of game. I have a tattoo of the Hunter's Mark on my body," he added (via IGN). "Bloodborne is like the thing that I wake up and play video games for. It is the top of the top."

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Delisted is the final frontier unfortunately for Star Trek: Resurgence. The adventure title from former Telltale Games employees is no longer available to purchase digitally on Steam or Xbox, though it is still up on the Epic Games Store, Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store at the time of publication.

On Steam, a new message appeared from publisher Bruner House and developer Dramatic Labs stating that Star Trek: Resurgence would "no longer be offered for sale." Licensing rights were cited as the reason behind delisting the narrative-focused game. However, anyone who has purchased the title can still access it through their store libraries, according to the post.

Star Trek: Resurgence isn't even three years old, releasing originally May 23, 2023, on the Epic Games Store. The game arrived exactly a year later on Steam, followed by PlayStation in late 2024 and only hit Nintendo Switch in August 2025.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection (4K Blu-ray box set)

$200 | Releases June 9

Preorder at Amazon

Check any list for the greatest movie directors of all time, and there's a good chance that Steven Spielberg's name will be on it. The legendary filmmaker behind several of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, Spielberg's filmography includes landmark sci-fi adventures and gripping wartime dramas. That career is being celebrated in a new, Amazon-exclusive 4K Blu-ray box set collection of eight feature-packed movies bundled inside a display-worthy library case. You can preorder it now for $200 ahead of its release on June 9--just do so soon, as Amazon is only producing 5,700 copies.

Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection (4K Blu-ray box set)

$200 | Releases June 9

Preorder at Amazon

Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection includes 4K Blu-ray editions the following eight movies:

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Allbirds, the struggling footwear company that has seen its stock price slide by about 50% over the past year, announced a dramatic shift in its business today centered around AI and GPUs. The company's share value jumped by more than 100% after Allbirds made the announcement today.

As part of the plan, Allbirds has sold its Allbirds brand and footwear assets to American Exchange Group, while the previous iteration of Allbirds--going forward to be known as NewBird AI--will "pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure." The company said its long-term vision is to become a "fully integrated GPU-as-a-service and AI-native cloud solutions provider."

What makes a former shoe company believe it can compete in the AI space? That isn't clear, but the company has secured millions of dollars in funding to help make it happen.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

The Switch 2 edition of Overwatch--the recently rebranded version of Overwatch 2--launched this week alongside the launch of Season 2: Summit, but as players have discovered, the game leaves a lot to be desired on Nintendo hardware. Blizzard originally pitched this updated version of the hero shooter as having improved visuals and up to 60fps in both docked and handheld mode, but there are numerous complaints online claiming that the game is running in a less-than-optimal state currently, with the janky frame rate being a particularly sore point for players.

Blizzard has acknowledged Overwatch's Switch 2 issues, and it says a hotfix is on the way. "We are aware of an issue with the FPS limit on the Nintendo Switch 2 being lower than intended. We are working on a patch to resolve this issue," Blizzard wrote in a forum post.

As noted on the Overwatch subreddit, many feel that the game currently handles worse than the original Switch version, which is surprising given that the Switch 2 is capable of running fairly demanding titles on its modest hardware. Several recent Capcom releases like Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata offer a stable level of performance, in comparison.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

The PlayStation 5 had a strong sales week recently, with weekly sales of Sony's platform reaching new heights for the year so far. What caused the uptick in PS5 sales for the week that ended April 4?

The growth in sales no doubt was attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Sony raised the price of the PS5 on April 2, so it seems people were motivated to buy a console before prices went up.

Circana's Mat Piscatella shared this information, saying the surge in sales for the PS5 came "as price increases loomed." The increased spending on PS5 help drive weekly hardware sales overall in the US--covering all platforms--to double compared to the same week a year ago.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Conan the Barbarian Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$32 | Now available

See at Amazon See at Walmart

Fantasy movies were a dominant force throughout the '80s, largely thanks to one film in particular: Conan the Barbarian. The 1982 blockbuster kicked off a new swords and sorcery boom that decade, and if you're looking to revisit it, a new steelbook edition is on the way from Arrow Video. Now available through Amazon and Walmart, you can pick up this classic fantasy movie for just $32.

Conan the Barbarian Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$32 | Now available

See at Amazon See at Walmart

The steelbook cover keeps things simple with Renato Casaro's original movie poster illustration on the front. The rear contains a screenshot of the film's villain, Thulsa Doom, and it comes with a double-sided foldout poster. Arrow Video had originally released this new edition of Conan the Barbarian in 2024, and this new steelbook edition offers the same 4K restoration of the film. This version features the usual mix of Dolby Vision, HDR10, and Dolby Atmos support, and for audio, it has a newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround sound.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

In a pirate game like Windrose, your character's life revolves around your ship. It's the primary way you navigate the world, allows you to engage in naval combat for rare loot, and serves as a constant form of progression. However, at the start of Windrose, you're a captain who's left without a ship, forcing you to survive without one for some time.

As you might expect, the game's story involves you acquiring a ship, but it doesn't happen automatically. Find out more about how to get your first ship and start upgrading it in Windrose in the guide below.

How to get the first pirate ship in Windrose

Technically, you can actually get your first ship fairly early on in the main story. After you complete the tutorial mission, you'll find Dr. Galen, whom you met in the opening minutes of the game, at your base. He survived the boarding of your previous ship and found his way back to you in the hopes of getting a crew together to go after the pirates who shot you.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

A new update arrived for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on April 14 for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. With this game patch, Nintendo is celebrating the franchise's 25th anniversary and providing a few bug fixes as well. Players who download the update will receive an anniversary gift and special letter from Nintendo.

Downloading the version 3.0.2 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons gifts players with a new item called the Leaf Statue. This statue is designed as Animal Crossing's iconic leaf icon. In terms of size, this is a villager-size decorative item, and it even lights up. Players will just need to check their in-game mailbox to receive the Leaf Statue, and there's even a thank-you note from Nintendo.

The letter thanks players for 25 years of the franchise. The design of the in-game letter also pays homage to the very first game with a stamp of the Nintendo 64 logo, which is the platform of the very first Animal Crossing game released on April 14, 2001.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Crimson Desert is, in many ways, exactly the type of game I've been waiting for.

It's got the enormous, sprawling setting of, say, an Assassin's Creed title, minus the laundry list of quests that often cause me to burn out on Ubisoft's massive open-world games. It encourages freedom and experimentation much in the same way as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but with a more consistent narrative drip-feed that keeps me coming back for more. Sure, it starts off a bit slow, but so far, it's largely been a fun ride. In fact, Crimson Desert is probably the best game I've played so far in 2026. Or it would be, if it weren't for the little twinge of doubt in the back of my mind that tingles every time I load up the game and leaves me wondering, "Is this AI?"

A large part of the discourse surrounding Crimson Desert has been a fairly black-and-white discussion about whether the game is "good." If all gaming discourse took place in a vacuum, I'd say it's a pretty solid 7/10 RPG. But we don't live in a vacuum. We live in a world where studios are increasingly outsourcing their work to generative AI and refusing to disclose it. Developer Pearl Abyss did just that with Crimson Desert, releasing the game on March 19, despite the fact that it was unpolished and featured a frustrating storage system, a bizarre control setup, and blurry graphics on PlayStation 5. Oh, and a load of AI-generated "placeholder" art that was "unintentionally" left in the game.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

Windrose is a new pirate survival game that allows you to tackle the pirate world as a lone captain or with a crew of your friends in online co-op. Multiplayer is fully supported, but there are some rules and restrictions that you'll want to know about before you attempt to play with your friends.

Below, we'll go into everything you need to know about co-op multiplayer in Windrose.

Co-op multiplayer explained in Windrose

For starters, Windrose only supports online co-op, meaning that there is no option for local split-screen co-op. You can only invite players to a world if they join on a different PC and they're connected to the internet.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

The Metro game series has never shied away from dark, disturbing subject matter, with warring factions fighting for control over what's left of a devastated post-nuclear-apocalypse Moscow. Despite this, series author Dmitry Glukhovsky says Metro 2039 is shaping up to be even darker.

Writing on Twitter (via PC Gamer), Glukhovsky made a very bold statement: "This Metro game will be darker than anything you've seen before."

This Metro game will be darker than anything you’ve seen before

— Дмитрий Глуховский (@glukhovsky) April 14, 2026

This is a series that has seen the absolute plight of humanity, as well as the mysterious Dark Ones, all while enormous, mutated animal creatures reign supreme above the metro station. It's a series where you're often given two choices, both of which are dark and disturbing, and must determine which one is the least horrible. Death is just around the corner for nearly any character, and there is very slim hope for the future. If Glukhovsky is this confident about 2039, then it might be best to alternate with something a little more cheerful when it eventually releases.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

An Elden Ring movie from A24 and acclaimed filmmaker Alex Garland is on the way, and if the movie keeps up with the popular popcorn bucket trend, fans believe they've worked out the perfect idea for it.

A post by FromSoftCentral (via GamesRadar) offers up the suggestion that Iron Fist Alexander should be the official popcorn bucket for the Elden Ring movie. Indeed, it's not difficult to imagine the jar being filled with buttery popcorn that moviegoers inevitably devour before the film even starts.

Iron Fist Alexander being the popcorn bucket would also be kinda weird because he is a living jar with ambition to become a mighty warrior, so eating popcorn out of his body means he is probably dead.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

One of the hallmarks of any Lego Batman game is the Caped Crusader's wardrobe. GameSpot can exclusively reveal that in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the hero will be suiting up in the shinobi threads that he donned for the 2018 anime movie Batman Ninja.

While Batman started his adventure in feudal Japan equipped with his modern-day crimefighting outfit, it wasn't long before the battles took a toll on his equipment and he decided to embrace his new role as the Bat Clan's prophesied hero. It's a weird film, but one that did give us a Batman dressed for war in a suit of custom-made samurai armor and a Kabuto cowl shaped like his signature cowl. The suit itself would change once more, taking on a ninja-inspired look for Batman's climactic battle against the Joker.

According to the Wayne-Tech stats, the Batman Ninja outfit is average when it comes to nostalgia--the anime film isn't even 10 years old yet--but in the fields of aura-farming and intimidation? It scores really high.

Continue Reading at GameSpot