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Friday, 17 April 2026

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 17 April 2026.

General3 stories

Fortnite's Save the World mode is now available free-to-play. Peak concurrent player count in the past 24 hours exceeded 100k

fortnite.com

Metro 2039 announced. Releasing on PS5, Xbox Series S/X and PC this winter

VGC

Phasmophobia x Alan Wake collaboration announced. Free limited time event starting May 12th

YouTube
Business3 stories

Microsoft's Matt Booty details cross-studio collaborations (Blizzard assisting with Fable's cienmatics, Sea of Thieves team helping with Kiln .etc)

Eurogamer

Roblox to pay over $12m to state of Nevada in child safety settlement. Additional protections to be implemented nationwide, including enhanced age verification for all users

GamesIndustry.biz

Windrose has sold 500,000 copies in 48 hours

Steam
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