Thursday, 2 April 2026
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 2 April 2026.
General5 stories
VR platform Rec Room to shut down in June 2026. "We never quite figured out how to make Rec Room a sustainably profitable business," says developer
ProbablyMonsters is betting on an Xbox 360-esque bonanza of single-player AA kookiness. Chief marketing officer David Reid explains why diligent use of marketing spend is the secret to targeting the now much-reduced AA sector
Original Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, and Breath of Fire IV now available via Steam
Nvidia App adds 'Auto Shader Compilation' for faster load times in games. The Beta feature automatically recompiles shaders in the background after every driver update
Free Games / Subscription1 story
Business2 stories