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Mystic Messenger's most loyal players are getting banned in droves for seemingly playing the game too much
https://www.vg247.com/mystic-messenger-ban-wave-thousands-of-hourglasses-anniversary

There is this idea that, for a long-running series to remain as consistently popular as Forza Horizon has been, it needs to diminish itself somewhat with each new entry, gradually losing more and more of its edge in a bid to appeal to the widest possible audience. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-review)

Forza Horizon 6 review - The driving game for everyone still can’t seem to escape its car-collecting legacy
https://www.vg247.com/forza-horizon-6-review

HoYoverse just wrapped up a new Genshin Impact ( https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact) Special Program, where the developer revealed everything there is to know about the game’s next major update. Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana, or as its friends call it, Luna 7, was unveiled as part of the showcase. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-version-luna-7-nicole-new-quest-details)

Genshin Impact Luna 7 brings us the first playable Hexenzirkel as things take a turn in Sumeru
https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-version-luna-7-nicole-new-quest-details

This isn't a complaint, but I can't help but feel like every new game I pick up at the moment is Animal Crossing ( https://www.vg247.com/video-game-franchises/animal-crossing). Heartopia ( https://www.vg247.com/games/heartopia)? Animal Crossing. Pokopia ( https://www.vg247.com/games/pokemon-pokopia)? Animal Crossing. Tomodachi Life ( https://www.vg247.com/games/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream)? You guessed it, Animal Crossing! I am unashamedly one of those people who thinks the gaming landscape of the 2020s peaked early when New Horizons ( https://www.vg247.com/games/animal-crossing-new-horizons) gently shepherded us all through lockdown, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that – now that we're well past the midpoint of the decade, I hate to remind you – a bunch of studios have come to the same conclusion, and either spun up their own take on the idea, or repurposed an existing IP to include more Animal Crossing-like elements. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/petit-planet-preview-hoyoverses-first-foray-into-family-friendly-games-is-very-careful-to-colour-within-the-lines)

Blizzard will talk about Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred one last time before the expansion's launch next week
https://www.vg247.com/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-last-pre-launch-developer-update-schedule

The Metro series is finally, officially back with a new installment. 4A Games has just unveiled Metro 2039 to the world, the follow-up to the outstanding Metro Exodus ( https://www.vg247.com/games/metro-exodus), released all the way back in 2019. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/metro-2039-reveal-early-details)

Metro 2039 goes back to its Metro underground roots, with a story shaped by the war in Ukraine and the people who suffer it
https://www.vg247.com/metro-2039-reveal-early-details

Animal Crossing: New Horizons ( https://www.vg247.com/games/animal-crossing-new-horizons) has received a surprise patch today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the life sim series. The update, version 3.0.2, is available across the Switch and Switch 2 versions of the game. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-new-update-series-anniversary)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets a new item to celebrate 25 years of the series
https://www.vg247.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-new-update-series-anniversary

HoYoverse just wrapped up a stacked Honkai: Star Rail ( https://www.vg247.com/games/honkai-star-rail) Special Program, delivering the one-two punch of revealing the game’s next major update, and detailing what you can expect from its third anniversary celebrations. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/honkai-star-rail-version-4-2-anniversary-celebration)

The Petit Planet beta is coming back with new updates, but you still need to hope for an invite
https://www.vg247.com/petit-planet-stardrift-test-details

In an intersection of my particular interests that I most certainly didn't have on my 2026 bingo card, fans of the Resident Evil ( https://www.vg247.com/games/resident-evil) franchise – and in particular its recently-released ninth main entry, Resident Evil Requiem ( https://www.vg247.com/games/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows) – have suddenly become obsessed with a very different favourite of mine: sci-fi otome gacha mobile game Love and Deepspace ( https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace). Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/resident-evil-fans-have-adopted-a-love-and-deepspace-character-as-the-son-of-leon-s-kennedy-and-one-of-his-potential-spouses)

Resident Evil fans have adopted a Love & Deepspace character as the son of Leon S. Kennedy and one of his potential spouses
https://www.vg247.com/resident-evil-fans-have-adopted-a-love-and-deepspace-character-as-the-son-of-leon-s-kennedy-and-one-of-his-potential-spouses

Love and Deepspace ( https://www.vg247.com/games/love-and-deepspace)’s latest update is here, adding a new Memory Pair for Caleb. The event is dubbed Ghosts' Final March, and it’s available now as part of a new Limited Wish Pool, as it has always worked. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-caleb-third-myth)

Caleb's third Myth has finally arrived in Love and Deepspace, and it's good news for all the husbandbro fans out there
https://www.vg247.com/love-and-deepspace-caleb-third-myth

Today’s Genshin Impact ( https://www.vg247.com/games/genshin-impact) Special Program has wrapped up, and it’s brought us some big news about the next major update. Luna 6 is the next phase in the action RPG’s story, titled Song of the Welkin Moon: Rondo - Augured Homecoming. Read more ( https://www.vg247.com/genshin-impact-luna-6-new-mondstadt-area)