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Palworld update 1.0.1 fixes dangerous save data issues

11 hours ago AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Palworld update 1.0.1 fixes save issues, campfire bugs and console freezes following the game’s full 1.0 release.

Palworld has officially left Early Access, but Pocketpair is already back at the workbench with update 1.0.1, the game’s first hotfix following its massive full release. It may not introduce a new island, a collection of mysterious Pals or another terrifying tower boss, but this compact update tackles something far more important: keeping your hard-earned progress safe. The biggest fix addresses an issue that could cause save data to be unintentionally discarded after performing certain operations. Pocketpair has not revealed...

The Crimson Maid proves two developers can build a big mystery

12 hours ago AlexP Gaming News

The Crimson Maid blends gothic mystery, romance and family secrets in a compact adventure crafted by two indie developers.

The Crimson Maid is the kind of indie game that immediately makes you wonder how such a small team managed to build something this ambitious. Developed largely by a two-person team, this compact gothic adventure blends first-person exploration, visual-novel-style conversations and a dark family mystery into one surprisingly polished package. Players step into the shoes of Marius Rosenthal, a young man studying to become a priest who returns to his family’s mansion after learning that his father is seriously ill. Unfortunately,...

Agent 64 offers an old-school alternative to 007 First Light

15-Jul-2026, 8:50 am AlexP Gaming News

Agent 64 launches on August 11 with retro spy action, co-op missions, multiplayer chaos, and plenty of replayable action.

Agent 64: Spies Never Die finally has a launch date, and retro FPS fans should mark August 11, 2026, on their calendars. Developer and publisher Replicant D6 will release the spy-themed shooter for PC through Steam, bringing its long-awaited mixture of secret missions, chunky visuals and split-screen chaos to players after several years in development. ...

Blizzard repairs one of Diablo 4 Season 14’s biggest problems

15-Jul-2026, 8:34 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Diablo 4 patch 3.1.1 fixes Season 14's broken Mythic loot chase, easing the grind but the endgame still needs more work.

Diablo 4 Season 14 did not exactly charge out of the gate with the confidence of a world boss. Season of Death Awakening introduced a fresh Mythic Unique chase, new seasonal activities, and another reason to dive back into Sanctuary, but many players quickly felt that the rewards were not matching the effort. The grind was slow, Iconic Mythics seemed almost impossible to find, and some of the season’s biggest activities struggled to feel worthwhile. Blizzard has now responded with patch...

GTA Online’s new art heist is the perfect distraction before GTA 6

14-Jul-2026, 10:07 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

GTA Online's big new update turns fans into art thieves with fresh missions, big rewards and chaos before GTA 6 arrives.

GTA Online is giving players another reason to return to Los Santos with The Kortz Center Heist, a major new update. This time, Rockstar is swapping bank vaults and heavily guarded islands for the glamorous world of fine art, allowing players to become professional thieves targeting priceless paintings. It sounds sophisticated, but this is still GTA, so expect carefully prepared plans to collapse into explosions, police chases and at least one friend crashing the getaway car. ...

Black Ops’ nostalgic return was nearly ruined by exploiters

14-Jul-2026, 9:26 am AlexP Gaming News Gameplay

Black Ops returns with nostalgic excitement, but exploit-filled lobbies nearly ruin its big multiplayer reunion weekend.

Call of Duty fans were ready for a proper reunion when the original Black Ops returned on modern PlayStation consoles. Thousands of players rushed back to revisit Nuketown, fire up classic killstreaks and remember a time when unlocking a new weapon attachment felt like the biggest achievement of the week. Unfortunately, the celebration did not stay peaceful for very long. Before the game had even completed its first weekend, multiplayer lobbies were reportedly filling up with players abusing old XP exploits....

Battlefield 6 adds a new security layer to fight PC cheaters

13-Jul-2026, 8:14 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Battlefield 6 strengthens its anti-cheat system with TPM 2.0 as EA fights cheaters and protects fair players.

Battlefield 6 is adding another shield to its anti-cheat loadout, and this one goes deeper than simply swinging the ban hammer. EA has started showing TPM 2.0 compliance warnings to PC players whose systems do not meet the game’s security requirements. The warning can currently be dismissed, but EA plans to make TPM 2.0 compliance mandatory in a future update. ...

Diablo 4 Season 14 has a clear winner, and it is the rogue

13-Jul-2026, 7:58 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Diablo 4 Season 14 crowns Rogue as its top class, but Blizzard’s July 14 update could still reshape the meta.

Diablo 4 Season 14 has been live long enough for the dust, demons, and absurd damage numbers to settle, and once again the season appears to have a clear winner. This time, the crown belongs to the Rogue, a class that is slicing, shooting, and teleporting its way through Sanctuary at ridiculous speed. Rogue currently stands out because it does almost everything well. It levels quickly, flies through farming activities, melts bosses, and has several powerful endgame options instead of relying...

Buckshot Roulette is cheap, clever and impossible to ignore

11-Jul-2026, 12:29 pm AlexP Gaming News Gameplay

Buckshot Roulette proves one developer, one shotgun, and a clever idea can become an eight-million-copy indie sensation.

Some games need giant worlds, enormous teams and years of development to get noticed. Buckshot Roulette needed one developer, one shotgun and one deeply unsettling opponent sitting across the table. Created by solo developer Mike Klubnika, this small horror game has grown into one of the biggest indie success stories of recent years. The core idea is wonderfully simple and completely unhinged. Buckshot Roulette takes the rules of Russian roulette and swaps the revolver for a 12-gauge shotgun. You sit opposite...

Why Dimhaven – The Lost Source deserves more attention

10-Jul-2026, 9:17 am AlexP Gaming News

Dimhaven – The Lost Source is an overlooked 2026 puzzle gem packed with mystery, clever clues and rewarding exploration.

Some games hand you glowing markers, a detailed objective list and an NPC who repeats the solution until there is no mystery left. Dimhaven – The Lost Source goes in the opposite direction. It gives you a strange island, a camera and just enough information to start asking questions. Released in June 2026, Dimhaven is a first-person puzzle adventure from Zadbox Entertainment. Players take control of Emily Ravenstone, who travels to the isolated island of Dimhaven while searching for her missing...

Subnautica 2’s first major patch makes survival feel fairer

09-Jul-2026, 9:22 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Subnautica 2’s first big update improves exploration, creature encounters and sets up better co-op features.

Subnautica 2 has officially taken its first big Early Access step forward, and honestly, it feels like the game is starting to shake off the messy launch bubbles and swim toward something much stronger. The new Early Access update, Adaptive Measures, is not just a small “we fixed three rocks and a fish blinked wrong” patch. It is a proper community-driven improvement pass that tackles player feedback, smooths out exploration, and makes the alien ocean feel a little less like...

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is becoming much bigger before 1.0

09-Jul-2026, 9:00 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

RuneScape: Dragonwilds grows beyond survival crafting with Umbral Sands, smoother combat, and a big raid before 1.0.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is starting to look like much more than just a survival crafting spin-off with a familiar name slapped on the front. With its latest updates, Jagex seems to be pushing the game toward something bigger, bolder, and much more RuneScape-flavored. The bones are still there: chopping trees, mining rocks, building bases, crafting better gear, and trying not to get absolutely bullied by the wilderness. But now, Dragonwilds is beginning to feel like a proper adventure with real danger,...

Why Abyssus deserves more recognition from shooter fans

08-Jul-2026, 5:58 pm AlexP Gaming News Gameplay

Abyssus delivers fast co-op shooter chaos, roguelite upgrades, and replayable fun that deserves more recognition today!

Sometimes a game comes along and immediately makes you think, “Yep, this is exactly what I wanted.” For me, Abyssus is one of those shooters. It is fast, punchy, chaotic in the best way, and built around that dangerous little sentence every roguelite fan knows too well: “Just one more run.” Abyssus throws players into a strange underwater world filled with ancient ruins, creepy enemies, powerful weapons, and a whole lot of brinepunk style. You can play solo or team up...

ARC Raiders gets smarter matchmaking in its new live update

08-Jul-2026, 9:47 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

ARC Raiders update adds smarter matchmaking, new Trials rewards, Expedition bonuses, and fair play improvements for all.

ARC Raiders has rolled out its latest Live Update 1.36.0, and this one is more than a tiny “we moved one rock and fixed a hat” patch. Embark has packed in matchmaking changes, fresh progression goals, Expedition rewards, bug fixes, and another step toward cleaner raids. Solo, duo, and trio runs finally get...

Palworld devs say starting fresh for 1.0 is the better move

07-Jul-2026, 9:23 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Palworld 1.0 launches July 10 with new Pals, regions, and a dev tip to start fresh for the best adventure yet in-game.

Grab your spheres, feed your Pals, and maybe apologize to the ones still working at the stone pit, because Palworld is finally getting ready for its full 1.0 release. Pocketpair has confirmed that Palworld will leave Early Access on July 10, 2026, marking a huge milestone for one of the wildest survival games of the last few years. The 1.0 update is not just a tiny “congrats, we changed the number” patch either. Pocketpair’s reveal teased new Pals, new regions,...

Bethesda layoffs raise concerns for The Elder Scrolls Online and beyond

07-Jul-2026, 9:02 am AlexP Gaming News Industry

Bethesda layoffs raise concerns for The Elder Scrolls Online, Doom, and other major games under Xbox’s restructure.

Bethesda Game Studios and the wider Bethesda/ZeniMax family have been affected by Microsoft’s latest Xbox layoffs, and the news has worried many players across the gaming world. While Microsoft has not shared a clear number for Bethesda Game Studios alone, the cuts are part of a much larger restructuring across Xbox and its studios. ...

Meccha Chameleon hits 15 million sales as new star collab teased

06-Jul-2026, 9:39 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Meccha Chameleon hits 15 million sales, teases a star collab, and keeps players hooked with new updates and modes.

Meccha Chameleon has officially become one of the biggest indie success stories of 2026. The viral hide-and-seek game has now passed 15 million copies sold, an impressive milestone for a title that only recently exploded onto Steam. What started as a funny camouflage game about painting yourself to blend into the environment has quickly turned into a massive multiplayer hit. The most impressive part is how fast the game has grown. Meccha Chameleon did not slowly build its audience over years....

Crimson Desert patch 1.13.00 adds more content and player freedom

06-Jul-2026, 9:18 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

Crimson Desert Patch 1.13.00 adds Abyss access for more characters, new gear, QoL features, and key gameplay fixes.

Crimson Desert has not been sitting quietly in the corner gathering digital dust. Pearl Abyss has been rolling out constant updates, fixes, and improvements, showing that the studio is clearly paying attention to the game after launch. That matters a lot, because big open-world adventures live or die by how well they are supported once players start breaking things, finding weird bugs, and asking for more reasons to jump back in. ...

Persona 6 story details confirm a fresh start for the series

03-Jul-2026, 10:05 am AlexP Gaming News

Persona 6 confirms a fresh standalone story, new cast, modern Japan setting, and familiar supernatural mystery ahead.

Persona 6 has officially been announced, and while ATLUS is still keeping many details secret, the confirmed information already gives fans a good idea of what to expect from the next mainline entry in the series. SEGA has confirmed that Persona 6 is being developed by ATLUS’ P-Studio and is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows, Steam, and Xbox Game Pass. The game does not have a release date yet, with its launch still listed as to be determined....

World of Warcraft Patch 12.1 finally fixes a tiny alt-lover nightmare

03-Jul-2026, 9:26 am AlexP Gaming News Updates & Patches

WoW Patch 12.1 brings account-wide Auto Loot, smart QoL fixes, and fresh Midnight content.

World of Warcraft players are used to fighting dragons, void monsters, angry trolls, cosmic horror, and the true final boss of Azeroth: tiny settings that refuse to behave. Thankfully, Patch 12.1, also known as Curse of Ula’tek, looks like Blizzard is marching down the quality-of-life path with a big broom and zero patience. The funniest-but-actually-important change is simple: Auto Loot is becoming account-wide. Yes, that little checkbox alt-lovers have been clicking again and again for years is finally getting promoted from...

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