Daily Game News Digest - 2026-04-11
By NewsHound ·
Professor Layton and the New World, Blizzard's updating old Overwatch heroes starting, and more!
New coverage from www.gamerant.com.
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam Reveals New Features and Even More Launch Platforms
The Level-5 livestream on April 10, 2026 revealed that *Professor Layton and the New World of Steam* will launch worldwide in late 2026 on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam, marking the series' first appearance on Sony consoles and PC. The game returns to the classic Layton-Luke duo, adds cel-shaded 3D visuals, full-3D cutscenes, new companion characters, and the most puzzles ever in the franchise-designed by QuizKnock-with music by Joe Hisaishi and a theme song by Yoasobi's Lilas Ikuta.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/professor-layton-new-world-of-steam-ps5-trailer/
www.polygon.com breaks down the latest details.
Blizzard's updating old Overwatch heroes starting in season 2
Author: Josh Broadwell
Blizzard announced that Mercy, Reaper and several other older Overwatch heroes will receive new abilities-previously only accessible through perk systems-to improve their viability in the current meta. Associate game director Alec Dawson detailed the updates in a blog post, and the first set of changes will be implemented with the launch of Season 2 on April 14.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-season-2-reaper-pharah-mercy-reworks/
www.ign.com breaks down the latest details.
Author: Tom Phillips
Amazon announced that its Luna cloud-gaming service will no longer let users purchase games or access third-party stores such as EA, Ubisoft or GOG, and any a-la-carte titles already bought will stop working after June 10 with no refunds offered. The company says Luna is being refocused on content included with its Prime subscription and is giving current customers a free Luna Premium subscription while older devices will become unusable once the cutoff passes.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/amazon-luna-will-no-longer-allow-owners-to-buy-games-access-game-stores-or-third-party-subscriptions-starting-today
This just in from www.gameinformer.com.
Google Play Store Removes Doki Doki Literature Club Four Months After Launch
Author: Charles Harte
Google removed the horror-visual-novel *Doki Doki Literature Club* from the Play Store, citing violations of its Terms of Service over the game's depiction of sensitive themes such as graphic suicide. Publisher Serenity Forge confirmed the removal, said the game remains available on iOS, Switch, PlayStation and other platforms, and is working to either have the title reinstated on Google Play or find alternative Android distribution methods.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/04/10/google-play-store-removes-doki-doki-literature-club-four-months-after-launch