Developer Pearl Abyss continues to work diligently on its open-world action-adventure game Crimson Desert, with the South Korean studio releasing a new update for consoles and PC that addresses many of the game's issues. This includes reducing the stamina cost of certain movement abilities and decreasing loading times for fast travel, making it far less time-consuming than before.

The studio took to X on March 29 to announce that patch version 1.01.00 would start rolling out on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S over the weekend. With it hitting just about every platform--except for the Epic Games and Mac App stores, as those are still in development--Pearl Abyss thoroughly detailed everything found within Crimson Desert's latest update. There are five new mounts--including boss mounts like the Icicle Edge Alpine Ibex and Rock Tusk Warthog, and legendary animals such as the Silver Fang and White Bear--to tame and ride, as well as improvements to the UX so you can do things like decide when to use keys on locked doors or cook meals at once instead of selecting ingredients individually. These are good QOL changes.

Pywell is a huge map, one that can take up to two hours to cross in its entirety on horseback. There are fast travel-points, but activating them takes forever as you watch protagonist Kliff--or the two other playable characters, Damiane and Oongka--slowly saunter through an Abyss portal for at least 15 seconds as if they're strolling for a coffee. This update reduces the loading times for fast traveling (as well as reviving, which is another welcome change); however, Pearl Abyss didn't specify exactly how much quicker fast traveling is now, but in our testing, the loading time has been cut down to about 10 seconds. Speeding this action up will let you get back into the action faster and traverse more of Pywell without putting your controller down and watching a short walking sim film.

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The Walt Disney Company's new CEO, Josh D'Amaro, is a big fan of video games, and one former Disney executive believes D'Amaro would be smart to do even more in gaming going forward. This could include a buyout of a gaming company like Epic Games.

In an interview with CNBC, Kevin Mayer--a former Disney and TikTok executive who now runs Candle Media--said D'Amaro will need to take "bold steps" to help Disney make more money and grow its stock price. One part of this could be doing more in gaming, he said.

Mayer called out how D'Amaro championed the $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games for a Fortnite project, saying it was a "great move." However, Mayer said D'Amaro needs to "figure out" how to turn gaming overall at Disney into a growth driver. One way he could do that is by opening the checkbook and buying a gaming company, Mayer said.

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The original God of War celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025, but Sony waited until early in 2026 to reveal that the long-requested remake of the first trilogy is finally on its way.

God of War Trilogy Remake will tackle God of War, God of War 2, and God of War 3. Aside from the third game, they haven’t appeared on a console since the PlayStation 3 era. The very first thing that Sony revealed about this remake trilogy is that TC Carson, the first voice of Kratos, will reprise his role for the first time since God of War: Ascension in 2013. Christopher Judge replaced Carson for the 2018 God of War and its 2022 sequel, God of War: Ragnarok.

There haven’t been many details shared about the God of War Trilogy Remake, aside from Carson’s return and the news that the studio behind the mainline games in the series, Sony Santa Monica, is working on it. As new information rolls in, GameSpot is building our guide for everything we know about the God of War Trilogy Remake so far.

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Microsoft has confirmed the date for its annual Xbox Games Showcase, where it'll show off several games. Kicking off on Sunday, June 7, at 10 AM PT / 1 PM PT, the Showcase will be followed by a deep dive on Gears of War: E-Day. If you're interested in watching, the livestream will be broadcast across the official Xbox YouTube and Twitch channels.

Microsoft says that the livestream will feature first gameplay looks and news on games from its first-party studios, as well as several reveals from its third-party partners. Immediately following Showcase, Gears of War: E-Day developer The Coalition will reveal new details and gameplay for its upcoming title, which is set at the start of the catastrophic start of Emergence Day in Gears of War lore. Xbox FanFest will also return during the Showcase, with this year's event looking back at 25 years of Xbox and the future of the brand.

Details on Gears of War: E-Day have been very sparse since the game was first announced during the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase. The game features Gears icons Marcus Fenix and Dom taking on the Locust for the very first time, and earlier this year, creative director Matt Searcy commented on how The Coalition is aiming to recreate the spooky vibes of the original Gears of War.

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The layoffs at Epic Games recently included a developer with terminal brain cancer, and after this became public, Epic's CEO promised to "solve the insurance" for the affected family.

Mike Prinke, a former programmer at Epic, was among the 1,000+ people who lost their jobs recently as part of downsizing at the Fortnite studio. His wife, Jenni Griffin, posted on Facebook to say Prinke is fighting terminal brain cancer and that due to the layoff, "We didn't just lose income--we lost his life insurance."

"And because his condition is now considered a pre-existing condition, he can't get new coverage. So now, as I face the reality of losing my husband… I'm also facing the reality of what type of funeral/burial I can afford. How I will keep a roof over our heads. How I will protect our son and the life we built together. What will happen to our dogs," Griffin wrote.

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The Tomb Raider TV series for Prime Video has suspended production after series star Sophie Turner, who plays Lara Croft, suffered a "minor injury."

A spokesperson for Amazon MGM Studios said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly that Turner "experienced a minor injury," and as a precaution, production has "briefly paused" to give Turner time to recover. Production is expected to resume "as soon as possible."

The nature of Turner's injury is unknown. Production on the Tomb Raider series began in mid-January 2026, and videos leaked from set showed Turner in action kicking ass.

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Darwin's Paradox takes the 2D puzzle-platforming sensibilities of a game like Limbo or Inside and makes it distinctly less creepy and unsettling. Whereas those games presented elements of light body horror and spooky high-contrast compositions, Darwin's Paradox evokes classic cartoons starring goofball protagonists in vibrant, colorful settings. The result is a pleasant little gem of a game with loads of variety that makes the most out of its relatively short playtime.

There's a core comedic premise to Darwin's Paradox that begins subtly and then slowly becomes more obvious as time goes on. Your eponymous little octopus, Darwin, just wants to get back home to the ocean. But on his journey he haplessly bumbles his way through what is clearly a full-scale alien invasion of Earth. In most games, the hero would steel their resolve to take on the alien menace, but Darwin is just an octopus. For all he knows, this is normal among land-dwellers, and he doesn't really seem to care either way. So he's less of a hero and more of a Mr. Magoo, with his own perception limited to the threats around him as he gets flung around a hostile world and just tries his best to survive. We as the (human) viewers understand what's happening in a different context than he does, and that makes the story work on two levels at once.

Though he's not a hero, Darwin certainly has an expansive move set, which makes the game's platforming feel natural and fluid. They all trace back to the behaviors and adaptations of real-life octopi, like suckers to stick to walls, shooting ink to escape predators, and camouflage to blend in with their environment. And like a real octopus, he's most mobile underwater, where you have full 360-degree freedom of movement. Though traversing your way through land environments feels good, going underwater is immediately more natural. It really accentuates the feeling that you're a fish out of water the rest of the time.

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A Byte War is a real time strategy game where you lead a race of block-based machines against a machine threat from another dimension. Build your base up from blocks, form patterns and construct buildings to cover your needs: resource harvesting, unit spawning, influence spreading and more. Find your own path in missions that allow for various endings, from conquering the enemy, expanding your influence to conquer the map or stand your ground and don't allow the enemy to breach your defenses.