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This tactical co-op top-down shooter is 50% off on Steam for a limited time

Deal | Phantom Squad, the debut tactical co-op top-down shooter from Ctrl Freak and Super Rare Originals, emphasizes tightly coordinated three-player teamwork, environmental tactics, and a large gadget kit, earning a “Very Positive” Steam rating based on 350+ reviews.

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This Kickstarter is a time machine: Hyper Sentinel Fusion revives physical PC gaming with a floppy-style collector box

Hyper Sentinel Fusion, the retro-styled arcade shooter from Andrew and Rob Hewson, has launched a Kickstarter for a special edition that packages a DRM-free PC/Mac build on a floppy-disk-inspired USB drive, with the game targeting a summer 2026 release across PC, consoles, and collector formats.

Invite-only Valve shooter Deadlock hits 125,000 concurrent players after “Old Gods, New Blood” update

Valve’s invite-only, unreleased MOBA shooter Deadlock surged to 125,000 concurrent players on 22 February 2026, briefly rivaling Marvel Rivals and nearing Overwatch 2’s peak despite lacking a public release and any marketing push.

Stop Killing Games launches EU and US watchdog NGOs as Ross Scott says "I think we're going to win this"

Stop Killing Games founder Ross Scott says the campaign to prevent publishers from making purchased games unplayable is gaining momentum, after the EU Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Destroying Videogames” cleared 1.3 million valid signatures and is now headed for a European Commission response by 27 July.

Saints Row may be dead as original design director says Embracer “ghosted” 1970s prequel pitch

Saints Row design director Chris Stockman says he believes the franchise is effectively “dead,” claiming Embracer Group and its label PLAION asked him for a reboot pitch and then “ghosted” him, leaving the IP dormant after Volition’s 2023 closure.

Secret of Mana Reborn update restores two lost areas cut from the 1993 SNES classic after 33 years

Secret of Mana: Reborn version 2.5 resurrects two long-cut locations from the 1993 SNES classic, letting players traverse the original Water Palace-to-Neko route and an early Moogle Village reconstructed from pre-release magazine screenshots.

Path of Exile co-creator defends Diablo 2: Resurrected’s $25 Reign of the Warlock DLC paywall

Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson has defended Blizzard’s $25 Reign of the Warlock DLC for Diablo II: Resurrected, arguing that paywalling certain quality-of-life updates reflects an effort to preserve the original game as a “museum-piece baseline,” rather than a push for extra revenue.

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