Publisher Tells Fans To Get Hyped 24 Hours After Killing Studio

Nacon is trying to hype everyone up less than a day after closing game studio Spiders. Xbox announces more updates and showcases. And Tales of Eternia is coming back. It’s your daily Checkpoint roundup for April 30, 2026, where everyone is sharing their favorite meal prep tips. Mine is currently Greek salads with sardine toast. Yes, I saw it on Instagram. No, I can’t find it again.

Nacon charges ahead with its showcase after shuttering RPG studio Spiders

The publisher, currently facing insolvency, previously delayed its gaming showcase due to, well, all of the legal issues it’s currently navigating. Now, barely 24 hours after GreedFall maker Spiders officially confirmed it is shutting down, Nacon has revealed its showcase will now air on May 7.

A union representing Spiders employees has blamed Nacon for running the studio into the ground and has called on players not to give it any more of their money. “We refuse to see the group responsible for Spiders’ abrupt end pillaging the still-warm body of our jobs. Although we hope that our games will still be enjoyed, we would like players to avoid giving their money to Nacon, as it would reward the group for its actions,” SJTV wrote in a statement.

The French labor group continues, “Despite the industry’s deafening silence on the collapse of the second biggest video games employer in France, the fight will continue after Spiders’ death. We will do everything in our power to ensure Spiders’ and Nacon’s malice and mismanagement, which appear to be premeditated, from going unpunished.”

British Fallout is getting a TV adaptation

Atomfall, a very neat post-apocalyptic open-world RPG, is the latest video game to get the TV treatment. Deadline reports that Two Brothers Pictures, the production company behind hit shows like Fleabag and The Assassin, will be leading the production, with the Atomfall studio heads producing.

“Atomfall has such a distinctive British tone and setting, and it’s been a real joy developing it alongside the Rebellion team,” Two Brothers Pictures cofounders Harry and Jack Williams said. “Especially as two brothers working alongside two brothers. There’s something very exciting about expanding this strange, unsettling story for television.”

‘Zelda meets Tomb Raider‘ Japanese PS1 game finally gets translated by fans

Tiny Bullets was released back in 2000 and never made it out of Japan. It follows a young boy trying to fight his way out of a tower run by a powerful demon. It was one of the last Sony-published games to come out on PS1, arriving after the PS2 had already shipped. Fans have now made it playable for the first time in English (via Time Extension).

Prepare to learn a bunch more about Stranger Than Heaven

Our new Xbox Presents format, showcasing the world/story/characters of Stranger Than Heaven, is the most stylish production I’ve ever done in my career. Can’t wait for you all to watch on May 6! pic.twitter.com/kWdBI57VRs

— Tina Amini (@TinaAmini) April 30, 2026

The latest era-spanning action game from Yakuza maker Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is getting a 30-minute Xbox showcase all to itself on May 6.

Star Wars Galactic Racer release date confirmed

It’s October 6, which leaked over the weekend. Fuse Games has now made it official with an announcement on full pre-order details, including the $160 Collector’s Edition. Another nice surprise is that it’s only $60 and not $70.

Auto upscaling comes to the Xbox Ally

AutoSR, which I saw demoed at GDC last month, is Microsoft’s way of leveraging AI to improve the trade-offs between performance and visual fidelity. It’s now available for Xbox Insiders to experiment with. A bunch of other features that were in testing for Xbox console users have also rolled out to everyone else today.

Meet the YouTuber hunting down obscure game footage shown in TV and movies

Rogue Site reports that Lunchb0xGamez posts videos trying to answer questions like, “What game is Leech playing in his padded cell prison in X-Men: The Last Stand?” The answer? Pitfall: The Lost Expedition.

Tales of Eternia Remastered has been rated for Nintendo Switch

That’s the third game in Bandai Namco’s long-running JRPG series. It was originally released on PS1 back in 2000 and came west as Tales of Destiny 2 in 2001.