Capcom Reverses Course on Resident Evil 4 DRM After Fan Backlash
Capcom has stripped the Enigma DRM from Resident Evil 4 Remake after the software cut CPU performance by up to 40%, drawing widespread criticism from players.
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Mitchell Tan 
Wake Up, Samurai: Cyberpunk 2077 Is Heading to Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass has all but confirmed Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to the service, dropping a tease packed with references only Night City residents would catch.
Jake Nguyen 
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Are Back on Switch — With Some Surprises
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen hit the Nintendo eShop for AU$30 each, drawing price complaints — but a 22-year-old bug fix and event ticket inclusions tell a more interesting story.
Jake Nguyen 
Space Marine 2's 'No Nickel-and-Dime' Promise Meets Its First Real Test
Saber Interactive's chief creative officer says Space Marine 2 isn't a live service game. A controversy-hit $5 voice pack is complicating that claim.
Yuki Tamura 
Capcom Lines Up a Busy March with Five-Game Spotlight Showcase
Capcom's latest Spotlight showcase airs Thursday, March 5, with Monster Hunter Stories 3, Pragmata, Street Fighter 6, and two Mega Man titles all on the agenda.
Mitchell Tan 
Why the Man Who Built Fallout Says Bigger Games Are Breaking the Industry
Fallout co-creator Tim Cain argues that overambition is quietly killing game quality, and history — including his own — backs him up.
Daniel Kovac 
Bungie Eyes Duos Mode and TTK Tweaks After Marathon Server Slam
Bungie has published a post-server slam feedback recap for Marathon, flagging dedicated duo lobbies, time-to-kill adjustments, and UI improvements as priorities.
Aisha Khoury 
Retro Gaming Handhelds Get Pricier as Tariffs and Memory Costs Bite
The Analogue Pocket is back in stock but now costs $240, while rival AYN is raising prices on its Thor and Odin 3 handhelds — a sign of broader cost pressures hitting gaming hardware.
Aisha Khoury 
WoW: Midnight Just Launched and Players Are Already Hunting Its Next Secret Zone
World of Warcraft: Midnight launched on March 2, but players have already spotted a locked-off island that looks like Blizzard's next big content drop.
Jake Nguyen 
Pokémon Pokopia Arrives as the Franchise's Best-Reviewed Game Ever
Pokémon Pokopia launches March 5 with a Metacritic score of 89, making it the highest-rated Pokémon game ever released, beating 30 years of mainline titles.
Kate Morrison 
Pokemon's 2027 Delay Leaves Switch 2 Hunting for a Holiday Hit
Pokemon Winds and Waves won't arrive until 2027, leaving Nintendo's Switch 2 without its most bankable franchise for the holiday season — and Western sales are already soft.
Darren Ong 
WoW: Midnight's Silvermoon Glow-Up Has the Community Asking for More
WoW: Midnight is live, and the Silvermoon City remake has players emotional. Now they want Blizzard to redo every old capital.
Jake Nguyen 
Sonic 4 Is Rolling: Amy's Hammer Signals the Franchise's Next Big Bet
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is officially filming, with director Jeff Fowler teasing Amy Rose's iconic Piko Piko Hammer ahead of the film's March 2027 release.
Jake Nguyen 
Warzone Goes Back to Its Roots With Black Ops Royale Mode
Warzone's Season 2 Reloaded update brings Black Ops Royale — a stripped-back battle royale mode inspired by Black Ops 4's Blackout — launching March 12.
Patrick Donnelly 
Warframe Finally Lands on Nintendo Switch 2 on 25 March
Warframe hits Nintendo Switch 2 on 25 March with 1080p/60fps, Joy-Con mouse support, and a major update featuring a new asymmetric multiplayer mode.
Tom Whitfield 
A Gaming Relic Destroyed at the Border: The Floppy Disk That Made the World Angry
A collector's $16,000 floppy disk, one of just 50 ever made, was allegedly destroyed by U.S. Customs inspectors, raising urgent questions about accountability and cultural heritage protection.
James Callahan 
Capcom's 'Unsolvable' Puzzle Cracked by Brute Force as RE Requiem Sets Steam Record
Resident Evil Requiem's sprawling 'Final Puzzle' has been completed via datamining days after launch, but the intended solution still eludes fans worldwide.
Yuki Tamura 
Resident Evil Requiem's Black Blobs Are Killing the Horror for Japanese Players
Japanese players of Resident Evil Requiem say Capcom's black-shader censorship is more immersion-breaking than ever, even as the game sets Steam records globally.
James Callahan 
Just Cause Creator Calls Out Gaming's 'Desperate, Cowardly' Moment
The creator of Just Cause has a bleak read on gaming's post-pandemic hangover, as his studio ships a lean $25 crime game with half its team gone.
Jake Nguyen 
Resident Evil Requiem Smashes Franchise Records on Steam
Resident Evil Requiem hit a Steam peak of 344,214 concurrent players on its first weekend, more than doubling the record set by RE4 Remake in 2023.
Jake Nguyen