https://alwaysscheming.com Gaming industry intelligence, real-time. en-us Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:18:49 GMT https://mobilegamer.biz/new-game-digest-borderlands-plants-vs-zombies-3-dicero-game-of-thrones-more/ There's also Netflix Playground, Jetpack Joyride Racing, Jackbox, Supercent's latest soft launch, new Apple Arcade releases plus a real-world tag-like game and more games from Yahoo. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:09:39 GMT acc9bfa0-87e8-4e58-b44d-d2d293ea291a MobileGamer.biz https://www.gamefile.news/p/swords-brains-farms-blood-previews Some short previews for you Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:11:30 GMT ceb89035-37bd-42fb-b1ed-f7cb2bc55dff Game File https://www.eurogamer.net/dont-starve-is-back-for-more-darkly-whimsical-co-op-survival-in-dont-starve-elsewhere-and-this-time-theres-hills Klei Entertainment has unveiled a brand-new multiplayer instalment of its gloomily amusing survival series, Don't Starve. As revealed during the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase, it's called Don't Starve Elsewhere and it promises adventure in a "strange and unforgiving new world filled with magic, monsters and mystery" as players take on their greatest opponent yet: hills. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:12:00 GMT 3af3f6ba-a97b-4572-b895-2043325bda8a Eurogamer https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/1000xresist-creator-the-game-industry-needs-a-universal-codec-for-fmv-games 'We're having to use some nasty codecs sometimes to make sure all platforms are supported.' Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT 6368218c-e439-4ae9-921a-2ea335346434 Game Developer https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/split-fiction-dev-hazelight-studios-accrues-50m-total-sales It Takes Two is responsible for 30 million of those sales. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:37:57 GMT 9f65e43e-31b9-44c7-ace4-7776400a621e Game Developer https://www.eurogamer.net/palworld-temtem-survival-creature-collector-spin-off-temtem-pioneers It's the battle of the Pokémon-likes! Sort of. Developer Crema has unveiled Temtem: Pioneers, a new spin-off for its 2022 creature-collecting adventure Temtem that - based on the limited information revealed so far, at least - looks like it's aiming squarely for Palworld. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:37 GMT 406cab4e-75e1-44e6-a92c-63d92ec733a0 Eurogamer https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/black-tabby-games-slinks-into-game-publishing-with-1000xresist-creator-s-next-game Black Tabby Games will now be publishing games under the Black Tabby Publishing label. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:29:52 GMT bcf6fb32-fb04-4ab4-854d-c4bbdc89c8df Game Developer https://www.eurogamer.net/over-the-hill-alpha-playtest-new-trailer Over the Hill, the off-roading exploration game from the studio behind Art of Rally, has received a new trailer during the latest indie-focused Triple-i Initiative showcase. Not only does it reveal a lovely looking new area to explore, it brings news of an upcoming closed alpha playtest you can sign up to now. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:20:42 GMT 3bf2405c-5ae5-4a01-965a-30a9c114a267 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/pirate-survival-game-windrose-lands-a-release-date Enormously promising pirate survival game Windrose finally has a release date, and - as announced during the latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase - it's hoisting anchor and sailing into Steam early access next Tuesday, 14th April. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:19:44 GMT f1f75791-ba1b-48d1-b044-a901ff0ce742 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/11-bit-studios-cursed-farming-game-crop The publishing arm of Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios, which has built a reputation for releasing interesting games - such as Indika, Thaumaturge, and Death Howl - has unveiled a new farming sim-slash-narrative thriller called Crop. It's being made by small Norwegian team Carbonara Games and aims to blend a Stardew Valley farming experience with the eeriness and mysteriousness of iconic David Lynch show Twin Peaks. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:19:03 GMT 8441d3f3-2f8c-41b2-8499-c1faf824e669 Eurogamer https://www.pocketgamer.biz/zynga-launches-borderlands-mobile-on-the-app-store/ Zynga has quietly launched a brand new free-to-play Borderlands Mobile on the App Store without any announcement from the companies involved. The title is described as an action-packed loot shooter that brings the franchise’s signature chaos, art style and gun-slinging adventure to mobile for the first time. Players join other vault hunters to find loot and power up their abilities. ... [MORE] Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:14:00 GMT 77ab37c3-39b8-4151-a5dc-f57dd67d4c1d PocketGamer.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/thick-of-thieves-ditches-pvp-for-solo-and-co-op-as-may-release-revealed Perhaps you have fond memories of Deus Ex designer Warren Spector's legendary stealth game Thief: A Dark Project, or perhaps your sneaker of choice is Arkane Studios' more recent immersive sim Dishonored. Either way, you might be intrigued to hear Spector's latest effort, Thick as Thieves - which has been reimagined as solo and co-op game following its original PvPvE reveal - is launching on 20th May. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:12:20 GMT 706a3372-6fa3-41bf-81b2-865db50b1bc7 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/climbing-hit-cairn-on-the-trail-free-dlc-this-summer Just when you thought you might get a moment to give your arms a rest, developer The Game Bakers has unveiled On the Trail, a series of free DLC releases for climbing hit Cairn that's set to begin this "summer". Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:09:25 GMT 416826db-467c-4c40-b437-06a3aece1a87 Eurogamer https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/one-of-the-worlds-biggest-game-makers “Everyone is focused on building better AI, and not on how to use it,” says Keywords Studios Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:06:54 GMT f90ed5a3-0689-431f-947d-b9620df102d5 The Game Business https://www.eurogamer.net/galaxies-spring-showcase-how-to-watch-and-what-to-expect The Galaxies Spring Showcase 2026 is set to take place later this month and will feature announcements and updates for over 50 games, including seven world premieres from some of the biggest publishers, studios, and developers in the games industry. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:01:57 GMT 047cc06c-cf1a-4adc-8e8f-50e30538a36f Eurogamer https://www.gamesindustry.biz/off-the-grid-maker-and-game-informer-owner-gunzilla-games-accused-of-missing-staff-salary-payments Former and current staff at Gunzilla Games, publisher/developer of blockchain game Off The Grid and owner of US games publication Game Informer, say that the company has not been paying salaries for months. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:33:04 GMT 9cc988a8-a7d2-4716-8814-662029e7591f GamesIndustry.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/crimson-desert-female-player-character-customisation-mod Divisive yet successful open-world fantasy game Crimson Desert notably does not come with a character creator. The game casts you as male hero Kliff and that's mostly who you are, besides some shorter stints as the characters Damiane and Oongka. You can change Kliff's hair and beard and tattoos later in the game, but you can't change his appearance structurally, or his gender. Until now, that is. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:29:29 GMT 93f99795-dadd-4083-850c-f9156f65ce46 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/efootball-one-billion-downloads-in-game-event-and-manga Despite a shaky start in 2021, Konami's live service successor to football series Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), the online game eFootball, has now been downloaded an incredible number of times. Officially, it's surpassed more than one billion downloads worldwide, Konami has said, and it's having something of a celebration in its honour. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:23:13 GMT 3c0185b5-2c06-4e53-bdc9-033a296d909d Eurogamer https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/konami-s-efootball-tops-1-billion-downloads The free-to-play PES rebrand launched back in late 2021. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:45:21 GMT ecc3f27a-c404-4363-a00d-238d8beeb765 Game Developer https://www.pocketgamer.biz/selfless-spending-linked-accounts-and-how-developers-get-the-most-out-of-discord/ Social platform Discord has long been popular with gamers as a place to message, call and communicate mid-gaming session. The platform has leaned into this with updates like a cosmetics wishlist, Discord Activities and its Social SDK, the latter enabling integration of Discord’s voice and messaging features directly into games. As it’s evolved, the platform has claimed to have advanced beyond a community server into a useful tool for developers, including mobile devs. ... [MORE] Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT 42495f38-7f13-4109-8ad1-d658aef25860 PocketGamer.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/pubg-fortnite-battle-royale-future-taeseok-jang-interview "When we first started, there was a shooter genre, and there was a subgenre within that which was battle royale," says Taeseok Jang, Krafton's head of the PUBG IP franchise group, as we talk on an upper floor of one of the Korean publisher's many gleaming offices in Seoul. "But now it's become its own genre - and there's a shooter genre that's kind of a subgenre to battle royale." Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT cbb5cfc4-217b-4ebe-a96f-368abc701613 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/007-first-light-ps5-controller-design This is a strange thing to write but does the design of the limited edition 007: First Light DualSense PS5 controller look off to you? As in, wrong? Not wrong in the sense that someone made a mistake, but wrong in the sense the design doesn't capture one of the most iconic James Bond motifs there is: the swirly inside of the barrel of a gun [known as rifling - thanks, comments!]. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:22:24 GMT a2b1724c-6295-4b40-99a2-76349e20dbb8 Eurogamer https://www.pocketgamer.biz/afk-arena-celebrates-seventh-anniversary-and-over-15bn-in-lifetime-earnings/ Lilith Games' idle RPG AFK Arena is celebrating its seventh anniversary today after surpassing $1.5 billion in lifetime player spending, according to AppMagic estimates. The mobile game launched globally on April 9th, 2019 to immediate success, from $12.1 million in its first month to $469.8m in its first year. ... [MORE] Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:03:00 GMT d7f693c5-3991-496e-a808-e0b116d8ffc4 PocketGamer.biz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/exel-gaming-accelerator-reopens-with-up-to-300000-in-funding-for-third-cohort/ Applications are now open for the Exel Gaming Accelerator’s third cohort, with up to $300,000 in funding on the table. Selected startups will see up to $150,000 in cash and $150,000 in strategic in‑kind support. Weekly mentorships with games industry and tech veterans will also be available. ... [MORE] Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:02:00 GMT 61821a1f-4d23-477c-a955-b58bbccffc91 PocketGamer.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/five-studios-form-developer-led-holding-nova-assembly A group of five independent studios have established Nova Assembly, a developer-led alliance focused on sharing resources and expertise. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT f0795a9e-afee-460a-a59e-a36886ca95c1 GamesIndustry.biz https://mobilegamer.biz/critics-week-the-simple-low-intensity-pleasures-of-nyt-games/ After ploughing untold hours into Candy Crush Saga, Grindstone, Super Mario Run and Pokémon Go, Lewis Gordon doesn't play mobile games anymore, apart from one: NYT Games. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:42:40 GMT a0d068c1-d070-4683-9e1e-8b4a6e8a8915 MobileGamer.biz https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/off-the-grid-developer-gunzilla-accused-of-failing-to-pay-employees One worker who claimed to be impacted described the issue as 'systemic' and said Gunzilla leadership were aware of the problem but failed to act. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:14:29 GMT 40338a31-261d-4d9d-ae46-95f756e4b327 Game Developer https://www.eurogamer.net/horror-home-safety-hotline-being-turned-into-a-movie Home Safety Hotline, the wonderful analogue call centre horror from developer Night Signal Entertainment, is getting the movie adaptation treatment from Love and Monsters director Michael Matthews. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:42 GMT cc12a3d8-43fe-4e33-bb54-fb33946ab28c Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-is-overhauling-achievements-hide-embarrassing-games Xbox is making some major changes to its Achievements, for Xbox Insiders to test out ahead of a wider release. These include customisation options for Achievement pop ups, the ability to highlight certain 100 percent completions you're especially proud of, and the ability to hide other games you're not keen to boast about. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:05:33 GMT 64b7168e-ad95-4c7d-8a61-f3af1c4e6166 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/overwatch-hero-sierra-revealed Blizzard has announced 51st Overwatch hero Sierra, a damage-role character, who'll be added to the game when Season 2 of Reign of Talon launches next Tuesday, 14th April. She's the first of five new heroes still to come to the competitive shooter this year. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:59:42 GMT 5c3c6e6d-83f4-427c-bbe2-dde230fae002 Eurogamer https://www.pocketgamer.biz/game-of-thrones-dragonfire-opens-pre-registrations-with-10m-target/ After almost a full year in soft launch, Game of Thrones: Dragonfire is heating up for global release. Pre-registrations are open now via the App Store, Google Play and the game’s website, with exclusive in-game rewards promised at launch for those who register ahead of time. ... [MORE] Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:15:00 GMT afb1d571-fab0-4a65-bd35-cb7061f43308 PocketGamer.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-champions-bug-fixes-announced Pokémon Champions will be receiving some substantial bug fixes in upcoming patches, developer The Pokemon Works has announced. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:02:20 GMT 0f5d5d71-13c9-48f7-8f5b-8b0c1d73836d Eurogamer https://www.gamesindustry.biz/games-london-reveals-ensemble-2026-cohort London Games Festival organisers have announced this year's Ensemble exhibition cohort, spotlighting Black, Asian, and other underrepresented ethnic creatives in the UK games industry. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT 4adbf957-5c8e-4022-b24d-808bcd136edb GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rockfish-games-lands-8m-grant-as-germany-boosts-game-industry-support Rocketfish Games has been awarded €8 million from the German government's newly-expanded €125 million games fund to support the development of the next game in the Everspace shooter franchise. Launched in 2020, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) funding program offers grants covering up to 50% of game production and prototype development costs. Grants range from €300,000 to €8 million per project, depending on size. Read more Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT ac6c354c-a0f4-4410-8a31-28113cafd3bb GamesIndustry.biz https://elitegamedevelopers.substack.com/p/launch-day-my-sleep-book-for-entrepreneurs Sharing the behind-the-scenes on how I utilized Claude Code to publish the book. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:01:14 GMT b6d28ac7-8cb8-4c0c-9375-7b40167f629b Elite Game Developers https://www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-virtual-controller-chart-topper In a surprising spike, it briefly dethroned Chat GPT, Claude and Temu as America’s most-downloaded free app for iPhones and iPads. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:39:48 GMT 8322829c-d762-43e6-868e-f3a5b8a45d61 Game File https://www.gamesindustry.biz/papers-please-return-of-the-obra-dinn-dev-lucas-pope-wont-talk-about-current-game-in-case-it-gets-slurped-up-by-ai Papers, Please and Return of the Obra Dinn developer Lucas Pope is reluctant to talk about his current game for fear it'll "get slurped up by AI." Read more Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:44:20 GMT b0c4c9db-5702-4f38-a964-6114c5a77191 GamesIndustry.biz https://www.gamesindustry.biz/it-takes-two-split-fiction-studio-tops-50-million-sales-news-in-brief Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:31:16 GMT 970edfa8-01a7-4294-874d-eb5ffdebb569 GamesIndustry.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/split-fiction-developer-hazelight-celebrates-50-million-units-sold Hazelight Studios - the developer behind local co-op delights A Way Out, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction - has announced it has passed a surprisingly large sales milestone: more than 50 million sales. Read more Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:16:53 GMT 83b2206f-438e-4778-a856-0401d54aec70 Eurogamer https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/peak-co-developer-landfall-might-finance-your-next-indie-game The studio's new publishing label, Evil Landfall, is looking to sink cash into silly titles with short development cycles. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:28:17 GMT b6398b2b-64e2-480c-9234-de02e71e37f8 Game Developer https://www.eurogamer.net/early-tomb-raider-legend-gameplay-footage-unearthed After years of relative silence, Tomb Raider's immediate future is looking busy with Legacy of Atlantis - a remake of the original game - arriving in 2026, and Catalyst following in 2027. Today, however, we're briefly revisiting its past. Read more Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:21:07 GMT 87b619e3-739f-4d92-a8b9-3ecf8ea30459 Eurogamer https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pocketgamerbiz-podcast-skillz-beamable-and-the-live-ops-shift/ Recorded live on-site at GDC, PocketGamer.biz Podcast hosts Peggy Anne Salz and Craig Chapple sit down with Skillz head of new content Robert Burnett and Beamable CPO Jon Radoff to unpack the recent acquisition of the latter company. Skillz is expanding out from its competitive gaming focus and wants to expand its own offerings to help teams build, operate and monetise their games. ... [MORE] Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:10:00 GMT 902996b1-fee7-4653-8492-fa6f5b135eeb PocketGamer.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-champions-reception-performance-woes-competitive-changes Pokémon Champions has been released, a battling focused competitive game hoping to capture the hearts of the series' dedicated players. However, some performance limitations and gameplay choices have a slice of the community feeling disappointed. Read more Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:38:30 GMT 01cf6b08-db3c-4f06-b8f6-01ff3e46ac80 Eurogamer https://www.pocketgamer.biz/supercell-ceo-ilkka-paananen-on-a-25-year-career-in-mobile-gaming/ Ilkka Paananen has built an illustrious career in gaming. He’s most famous as the CEO of Supercell, whose teams have built globally successful games from Clash of Clans, Hay Day and Boom Beach to Clash Royale and Brawl Stars. He’s now being awarded the BAFTA Fellowship, an accolade that celebrates individuals for achievements across their career in the screen arts. ... [MORE] Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:35:00 GMT 69927c71-90ec-4a82-88f2-52981492bc4c PocketGamer.biz https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-centre-of-the-game-industry-isnt-moving-from-west-to-east-its-dissolving-entirely-the-mobile-mavens-on-gamings-global-power-shift/ The global games industry has long been shaped by Western development, but momentum across Eastern markets has been growing.  Strong engagement, as well as rising revenues and increased M&A across these regions have prompted debate over whether industry power is shifting East. Some urge that the change reflects not a replacement of one region by another but a more interconnected market.  ... [MORE] Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:25:00 GMT 28b51f61-578c-42ce-9ca1-7e8d96edb190 PocketGamer.biz https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/finding-inspiration-and-a-bit-of-hope-in-corgispace Making 'small games with short legs' is helping me feel alive again. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:23:53 GMT 106f48c6-1a29-4dae-872e-07418f5e5824 Game Developer https://www.eurogamer.net/007-first-light-delayed-nintendo-switch-2 007: First Light is a May release we've been playing close attention to for a long time, yet we now won't get every version at once: the Nintendo Switch 2 version has been delayed. Read more Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:07:34 GMT 789df245-488c-442b-8922-6674695295c1 Eurogamer https://mobilegamer.biz/critics-week-pocket-card-jockeys-inevitable-hurtle-towards-the-abyss/ Chris Scullion's love for rearing digital steeds is equalled by his fear that this Apple Arcade game will disappear one day. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:16:08 GMT 18157559-a10d-442f-b193-727b5b7f1821 MobileGamer.biz https://www.eurogamer.net/no-mans-sky-goes-pokemon-in-new-xeno-arena-update With No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary hurtling ever closer, developer Hello Games has returned with another update for its sprawling exploratory space sim, and the big addition this time around is, well, it's basically Pokémon. Read more Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT adc44077-5d4a-4c91-bb91-0fe7db622243 Eurogamer https://www.eurogamer.net/forza-horizon-6-preview-hands-on-nissan-silvia-ridge-racer Forza Horizon 6 has learned at least one neat trick from Ridge Racer. It's learned that for a certain kind of racing game, something that's dreamy yet exactingly arcadey by turn, it's quite nice to ghost around a corner every now and then and find something dramatic happening overhead. In Ridge Racer this something was often a jumbo taking off. In Horizon 6, it could be one of those chunky helicopters with two sets of propellors, or even a group of jet fighters flying in formation. But games are… Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT 38d4fb7c-f842-4e91-a7c9-491154b48665 Eurogamer