Gaming News — 2026-04-10#

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Epic Games is reportedly developing a brand-new extraction shooter featuring a slate of Disney characters, which is currently targeting a November 2026 release. The title stems from Disney’s massive $1.5 billion investment in the Fortnite developer, though internal sources say there is some concern over unoriginal game mechanics.

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Pokémon Champions Review So Far · IGN The new “free-to-start” Pokémon Champions strips out exploration to focus entirely on classic PVP battling, but its launch state leaves a lot to be desired. Plagued by a lackluster roster of only 186 monsters and missing crucial held items for competitive play, the game leans way too heavily into mobile-style gacha mechanics.

Gaming News — Week of 2026-04-04 to 2026-04-10#

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Pokémon Champions is shaping up to be a textbook example of a botched launch. The highly anticipated free-to-play hub meant to replace Scarlet and Violet as the definitive competitive platform launched globally this week to immediate fan backlash. Players are furious over missing features like local wireless, a pitiful launch roster of only 185 Pokémon, and brutal mobile-style gacha mechanics that gatekeep crucial competitive items. To make matters worse, a bizarre bug is forcing Switch 2 players to physically undock and redock their consoles just to escape a halved 1080p resolution, leaving the title feeling like an unfinished beta rather than the future of the franchise.