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Microsoft Teases Project Helix Codename Ahead of GDC, Promises Xbox-PC Performance
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Microsoft Teases Project Helix Codename Ahead of GDC, Promises Xbox-PC Performance

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma teased Project Helix, the codename for a next‑gen Xbox, saying it "will lead in performance and play your Xbox and PC games" ahead of her first GDC.

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National Videogame Museum in Frisco Acquires MSF-1 Nintendo PlayStation Prototype
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National Videogame Museum in Frisco Acquires MSF-1 Nintendo PlayStation Prototype

The National Videogame Museum in Frisco announced it has acquired a Sony MSF-1, which it calls the oldest and "ONLY known unit" of the mythical Nintendo PlayStation prototype.

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March 4 CS2 Patch Overhauls Inferno, Tightens Trading Rules, Adds Map Tools
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March 4 CS2 Patch Overhauls Inferno, Tightens Trading Rules, Adds Map Tools

Valve's March 4, 2026 CS2 patch extends Inferno's A balcony, closes A graveyard, changes Steam Market listing behavior, and adds several scripting and weapon API calls for mappers.

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Trump Administration Debates Tencent's US Gaming Stakes Ahead of Xi Meeting
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Trump Administration Debates Tencent's US Gaming Stakes Ahead of Xi Meeting

The Financial Times says the White House is debating whether to let Tencent keep stakes in Epic, Riot and Supercell as President Trump prepares to meet Xi Jinping in April.

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Google and Epic settle, Play Store commissions cut to 20%
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Google and Epic settle, Play Store commissions cut to 20%

Google and Epic announced an early March 2026 settlement that cuts Play Store in-app purchase fees to 20% and introduces a 5% Google Play Billing charge, subject to court approval.

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Nintendo Sues U.S., Seeks Refunds After Supreme Court Voids IEEPA Tariffs
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Nintendo Sues U.S., Seeks Refunds After Supreme Court Voids IEEPA Tariffs

Nintendo of America filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade on March 6–7, 2026 seeking refunds, with interest, for tariffs paid under Trump’s IEEPA program after the Supreme Court voided the duties.

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Barcelona-based Cheer Games raises $4.5M pre-seed to build franchise-oriented mobile puzzles
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Barcelona-based Cheer Games raises $4.5M pre-seed to build franchise-oriented mobile puzzles

Barcelona-based Cheer Games has raised $4.5 million in a pre-seed round on March 5 to scale a team of 11 and build franchise-oriented mobile puzzle games.

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Bandai Namco Teases New RPG Reveal March 5 on YouTube
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Bandai Namco Teases New RPG Reveal March 5 on YouTube

Bandai Namco will reveal a new RPG on March 5 with a YouTube stream; Gematsu and Insider peg the time at 3:00 p.m. PT / 6:00 p.m. ET and the teaser reads, “A serenity soon to be disturbed.”

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Fatal Frame II Remake Demo Live on Switch 2, Launches March 11-12
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Fatal Frame II Remake Demo Live on Switch 2, Launches March 11-12

The demo for FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is live on Nintendo Switch 2 via the eShop, with Koei Tecmo having announced a cross‑platform demo for 5 March and the full remake arriving 12 March 2026.

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VALORANT Patch 12.04 tweaks Killjoy turret placement, adds PC UI polish
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VALORANT Patch 12.04 tweaks Killjoy turret placement, adds PC UI polish

Killjoy’s turret can now be rotated during placement with ALT-FIRE and ACTIVATE swaps direction; Patch 12.04 went live March 4, 2026 on all platforms and adds PC-only end-of-game UI polish.

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Velan Studios Opens Toronto Office, Announces Hiring to Fuel Self-Publishing Ambitions
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Velan Studios Opens Toronto Office, Announces Hiring to Fuel Self-Publishing Ambitions

Velan opens a Downtown Toronto office and is hiring hybrid (three days in-studio) and onsite roles in Toronto and Troy, NY to build upcoming self-published titles and external partnerships.

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Marathon launch details revealed: editions, pre-loads, hardware, global timings
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Marathon launch details revealed: editions, pre-loads, hardware, global timings

Bungie's Marathon goes live worldwide March 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, with pre-loads available and Server Slam rewards rolling out during launch day.

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Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Final Fantasy III Join Game Pass March 3
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Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Final Fantasy III Join Game Pass March 3

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Final Fantasy III arrived on Xbox Game Pass March 3, 2026, on Cloud, Xbox Series X|S and PC and were reported across Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and PC Game Pass.

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Blizzard Details CATACLYSM Community Events, Pre-Release Brawl, Balance Changes
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Blizzard Details CATACLYSM Community Events, Pre-Release Brawl, Balance Changes

Players can play a rented Deathwing and open CATACLYSM packs early in the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl from March 10–17, with Community Days offering up to 8 free packs and Theorycrafting drops on March 5–6.

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EA SPORTS FC 26 Title Update v1.5.0 Overhauls Passing, PlayStyles, Shooting, Clubs
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EA SPORTS FC 26 Title Update v1.5.0 Overhauls Passing, PlayStyles, Shooting, Clubs

EA SPORTS FC 26 Title Update v1.5.0 (builds 1.18 / 1.000.017) began rolling out March 4–5 and reworks passing, shooting and PlayStyles while Clubs raise archetype caps to 90.

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Diablo IV Season of Slaughter launches March 11; early download March 9
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Diablo IV Season of Slaughter launches March 11; early download March 9

Patch 2.6.0 is available for early download March 9 at 10:00 AM PT on Battle.net, Xbox and PlayStation; Diablo IV Season of Slaughter, letting you become The Butcher, launches March 11 at 10:00 AM PT.

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Valve Rewords Year In Review, Confirms Steam Machine, Frame, Controller Shipping 2026
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Valve Rewords Year In Review, Confirms Steam Machine, Frame, Controller Shipping 2026

Valve reworded its developer-facing "Steam Year in Review 2025" and, despite "challenges with memory and storage shortages," a community-quoted line says "we will be shipping all three products this year," read as 2026.

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Apex Legends x Gundam Crossover Launches March 10 With Buster Rifle, Gunpla
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Apex Legends x Gundam Crossover Launches March 10 With Buster Rifle, Gunpla

Respawn and EA launch the Apex Legends x Gundam "Gundam Takeover" on March 10, adding the Buster Rifle, Bit Staves, map changes on Broken Moon, and three limited Real Grade Gunpla kits.

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EA launches Sims 4 Marketplace March 17 with Moola and 30% split
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EA launches Sims 4 Marketplace March 17 with Moola and 30% split

EA will open The Sims Maker Program applications March 5 and launch the in‑game Sims 4 Marketplace on PC and Mac March 17, selling Maker Packs for Moola with creators earning a 30% cut.

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Slay the Spire 2 launches March 5 with 4-player co-op
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Slay the Spire 2 launches March 5 with 4-player co-op

Mega Crit confirmed Slay the Spire 2 will hit Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026, and launch with a 2–4 player co-op mode, new characters, cards, relics, and more.

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Wildlight's Highguard Shuts Down After 45 Days, Servers Close March 12
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Wildlight's Highguard Shuts Down After 45 Days, Servers Close March 12

Wildlight announced Highguard will permanently shut down and take servers offline March 12, 45 days after its January 26 launch, citing an unsustainable player base.

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Christoffer Bodegård's Esoteric Ebb isometric CRPG launches on Steam March 3 2026
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Christoffer Bodegård's Esoteric Ebb isometric CRPG launches on Steam March 3 2026

Esoteric Ebb, Christoffer Bodegård’s single-player isometric CRPG, launched on Steam March 3, 2026, with demo save carryover and a Critical Hit Edition at release.

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GDC Rebrands as GDC Festival of Gaming, March 9-13 in San Francisco
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GDC Rebrands as GDC Festival of Gaming, March 9-13 in San Francisco

GDC has rebranded to the GDC Festival of Gaming and opens registration for a five-day festival March 9-13, 2026 at Moscone Center, San Francisco with partner programming from Arm and Epic.

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Valve Shows Steam Deck OLED+ Prototype With Vapor Chamber Cooling, Ergonomic Upgrades
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Valve Shows Steam Deck OLED+ Prototype With Vapor Chamber Cooling, Ergonomic Upgrades

Valve showed an internal Steam Deck OLED+ prototype with vapor chamber cooling and controller tweaks, promising quieter sustained performance and better input precision.

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Antihero Studios Raises $4.5M from a16z Speedrun and Laton, Misfitz Alpha Soon
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Antihero Studios Raises $4.5M from a16z Speedrun and Laton, Misfitz Alpha Soon

Antihero Studios raised $4.5 million from a16z Speedrun and Laton Ventures to push Misfitz into an open alpha later this year, after more than 70,000 players joined pre-alpha tests.

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Bulb Boy 2 Launches on Switch eShop March 5, Priced $14.99
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Bulb Boy 2 Launches on Switch eShop March 5, Priced $14.99

Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair launched on the Nintendo Switch eShop on March 5, 2026, sold digitally for $14.99 (UK price shown £13.49), developed and published by Bulbware.

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Steam Deck OLED Price Hike Confirmed for Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
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Steam Deck OLED Price Hike Confirmed for Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

Buy before March 6 to lock in current Steam Deck OLED pricing in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan; KOMODO confirmed regional hikes taking effect March 6, 2026.

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Pitchify launches Pitch Direct publisher-matching service to simplify developer pitches
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Pitchify launches Pitch Direct publisher-matching service to simplify developer pitches

Pitchify launches Pitch Direct to simplify developer pitches, going live March 5, 2026, with 15 open submissions from nine participating publishers.

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Overwatch Rebrands, Launches Season 1 The Reign of Talon with Five Heroes
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Overwatch Rebrands, Launches Season 1 The Reign of Talon with Five Heroes

Blizzard retitled Overwatch and launched Season 1, The Reign of Talon, on Feb 10; SteamDB recorded an overnight peak of 165,651 concurrent Steam players, more than double the 2023 peak.

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