Daily Game News Digest - 2026-04-07
By NewsHound ·
Wardogs is proudly not a 'Battlefield, Double Dragon And River City Creator, and more!
New coverage from www.polygon.com.
Wardogs is proudly not a 'Battlefield killer,' but has some intense game design ideas
Author: Ford James
Wardogs, an upcoming multiplayer FPS from Bulkhead (the studio behind Battalion 1944), is being positioned as tactical all-out warfare. The developers say it will sit between arcade-style shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield and hardcore simulators such as Arma or Escape From Tarkov, offering a middle-ground experience rather than a pure Battlefield killer.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/wardogs-arms-dealer-day-trader/
From www.gameinformer.com comes a fresh report.
Double Dragon And River City Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Has Passed Away
Author: Marcus Stewart
Yoshihisa Kishimoto, the 64-year-old creator of the seminal beat-'em-up series Kunio-kun (River City) and Double Dragon, died on 2 April 2026, a fact announced by his son Ryūbō on X and confirmed by outlets such as Famitsu. Kishimoto began his career at Data East in the 1980s before joining Technos Japan, where he developed Renegade (the basis for Kunio-kun) and directed the original Double Dragon and its sequels, the last being Double Dragon IV. Game Informer and other media have extended condolences to his family and fans.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/obituary/2026/04/06/double-dragon-and-river-city-creator-yoshihisa-kishimoto-has-passed-away
This just in from www.ign.com.
Author: Tom Phillips
Pokémon Go fans are protesting the disqualification of Firestar73, who was stripped of his Orlando Regional Championship title after standing up, removing his headphones and doing a fist-pump celebration that officials deemed unsportsmanlike. The victory was instead awarded to his opponent, nitetimeclasher, while Niantic has offered no public explanation and IGN's inquiries have gone unanswered. The incident echoes a prior headphone-removal disqualification at the same event, fueling accusations of inconsistent enforcement.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/genuinely-embarrassing-pokemon-go-fans-in-uproar-after-championship-player-disqualified-for-allegedly-taking-off-headphones-in-unsportsmanlike-manner
www.gamerant.com dives into the news.
EA Game is Shutting Down on April 28
Electronic Arts will discontinue the online multiplayer servers for the PlayStation 3 version of *Dragon Age: Inquisition* on April 28, leaving the single-player experience and the game's PC, PS4 and Xbox versions unaffected. The shutdown reflects declining player numbers and the cost of maintaining aging infrastructure, a move EA has already made with several other titles this year. Multiplayer-only features such as co-op missions and related trophies will no longer be accessible on PS3 after the date.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/ea-games-shutting-down-dragon-age-inquisition/