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I was so excited to see the news on the Xbox website today! They’re actually lowering the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate! It’s going down from $29.99 to $22.99 a month, which is a huge relief. PC Game Pass is also getting cheaper, dropping from $16.49 to $13.99. It’s still a little more than the old $19.99 price for Ultimate that we had until 2025, but way better than the recent $30 a month! This makes getting access to all those games much more affordable.

Before the recent revival, the 2025 thriller American Sweatshop, directed by Uta Briesewitz, already tackled similar ideas. Though initially released quietly in September 2025, it quickly became one of the most popular movies on HBOMax by April 2026. Be warned, though – this is a very intense and disturbing film. American Sweatshop features Lili Reinhart, known from Riverdale, as Daisy, a content moderator who becomes deeply affected by a particularly shocking video and feels driven to find the person who made it.

According to a report from Insider Gaming on April 21st, Ubisoft has cancelled the game Alterra. This is the seventh game Ubisoft has cancelled this year, following an earlier announcement in January that six projects were scrapped. The reason for the cancellation isn’t currently known, but it means one fewer game like Animal Crossing will be released.

Microsoft has immediately lowered the monthly price for both Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

According to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft is working on at least one more remake of an Assassin’s Creed game, beyond the already announced project. They may create even more remakes after that, but that will depend on how successful the upcoming remake of Black Flag, called Black Flag Resynced, is when it’s released.

Capcom recently announced it’s turning its attention to Onimusha: Way of the Sword. After launching three major games this year – Resident Evil Requiem, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and Pragmata – Capcom confirmed it still has more planned for 2026, with Onimusha: Way of the Sword being the next big release.

If you’d like to discover these for yourself, be warned, as we’ll be posting some below.

Later this year, from July to August, Japan will host a live-action stage play called Chainsaw Man The Stage: Reze Arc. The play follows the story of Reze, the Bomb Devil, as she tries to steal the powers of the Chainsaw Devil, all while a tragic romance unfolds. Yui Soma will play Reze, and several actors from the first Chainsaw Man stage production are reprising their roles, including Naotake Tsuchiya as Denji, Mizuki Umezu as Aki Hayakawa, Mahiru Koda as Power, and Aya Hirano as Makima. You can watch the trailer below.