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Diablo 4’s massive Lord of Hatred expansion just launched overnight with two new classes and an entire new region, Don’t Nod’s sci-fi survival game Aphelion lands on Game Pass TODAY, and we’ve got a packed week of releases ahead. Let’s dive in.</p><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><h3 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.375em;"><strong>Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Is Here—And It’s the Biggest Expansion Yet</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Blizzard’s </span><strong>Lord of Hatred</strong><span> expansion for Diablo 4 went live last night (April 27 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT) and is already live worldwide as of this morning. This is the </span><strong>second major expansion</strong><span> for Diablo 4 after Vessel of Hatred, and it’s bringing some of the biggest changes the game has ever seen.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container-static" style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style="width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class="image-wrapper" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" data-component-name="Image2ToDOMStatic" style="mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="content" align="left" width="1456" style="text-align: center;"><a class="image-link" target="_blank" href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/640f2f11-f7de-47f4-9398-7b1623949210?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="position: relative;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;padding: 0;width: auto;height: auto;border: none;text-decoration: none;display: block;margin: 0;"><img class="wide-image" data-attrs="{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/60012b2d-6a87-4386-bc8a-5da572150319_3200x1800.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":819,"width":1456,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"Stand Against Mephisto: Pre-Purchase Lord of Hatred — Diablo IV — Blizzard News","title":null,"type":null,"href":null,"belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" alt="Stand Against Mephisto: Pre-Purchase Lord of Hatred — Diablo IV — Blizzard News" title="Stand Against Mephisto: Pre-Purchase Lord of Hatred — Diablo IV — Blizzard News" width="550" height="309.375" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vQTb!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60012b2d-6a87-4386-bc8a-5da572150319_3200x1800.jpeg" style="border: none !important;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">What’s new (the massive stuff)</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Two new classes:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Paladin</strong><span> (already playable if you pre-ordered)</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Warlock</strong><span> (launches with the expansion TODAY)</span></p></li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>New region: Skovos</strong><span> - An entirely new area to explore with unique enemies, bosses, and environments</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>New campaign:</strong><span> Face Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred himself, in a darker storyline than anything Diablo 4 has done before</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Increased level cap</strong><span> - Players can now push their characters even further</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Massive skill tree overhaul</strong><span> - Every class got sweeping changes and improvements</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>New difficulty system</strong><span> - Progression completely redesigned</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Season of Reckoning</strong><span> - Launched 30 minutes after the expansion (7:30pm ET last night) with new Season Rank rewards, Tower challenges, and Leaderboards Beta returning April 30</span></p><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">The collaboration nobody expected</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>The metal band </span><strong>Spiritbox</strong><span> created an exclusive track titled “Reward the Scars” for the expansion. The official music video premiered yesterday at 7pm BST on YouTube—because nothing says “fight demons from Hell” like crushing guitar riffs.</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>There’s also a </span><strong>Jackson Kelly Diablo IV - Lord of Hatred Limited Edition guitar</strong><span> featuring Mephisto’s face on the front and blood-red binding. Yes, really.</span></p><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">The price</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Standard Edition:</strong><span> $39.99 (includes previous Vessel of Hatred expansion if you don’t own it) </span><strong>Deluxe Edition:</strong><span> $59.99 (adds premium battle pass + exclusive cosmetics) </span><strong>Ultimate Edition:</strong><span> Higher tier with even more cosmetics, armor sets, mounts, and 3,000 premium currency</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">If you already own Diablo 4, you can jump in RIGHT NOW.</p><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">Early player reaction</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Metacritic shows “generally favorable” reviews so far. PC Gamer praised the darker tone and new Warlock class mechanics. Players on Reddit are loving the skill tree changes but noting some early server hiccups (typical for a Blizzard expansion launch).</p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/a25c4298-472b-4cd4-af58-2d6c1bbd74d7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Download Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred now →</a></strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Read our Lord of Hatred expansion guide at thegamerscene.news →</a></strong></p><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><h3 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.375em;"><strong>Aphelion Lands on Game Pass TODAY—Don’t Nod’s Frozen Planet Survival Game</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Aphelion</strong><span>, the sci-fi action-adventure from Don’t Nod (</span><em>Life is Strange</em><span>, </span><em>Jusant</em><span>), launches </span><strong>TODAY on Game Pass</strong><span> as a day-one title. It’s available RIGHT NOW on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container-static" style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style="width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class="image-wrapper" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" data-component-name="Image2ToDOMStatic" style="mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="content" align="left" width="1456" style="text-align: center;"><a class="image-link" target="_blank" href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/7025f3fe-330a-431f-b4ee-37a76bb17ab6?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="position: relative;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;padding: 0;width: auto;height: auto;border: none;text-decoration: none;display: block;margin: 0;"><img class="wide-image" data-attrs="{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/11d74943-2338-46ae-b57e-480044e48b96_1920x1080.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":819,"width":1456,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"Aphelion Review | TheXboxHub","title":null,"type":null,"href":null,"belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" alt="Aphelion Review | TheXboxHub" title="Aphelion Review | TheXboxHub" width="550" height="309.375" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7AR-!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11d74943-2338-46ae-b57e-480044e48b96_1920x1080.jpeg" style="border: none !important;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">What it is</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Set in 2060, Earth is dying. The European Space Agency discovers </span><strong>Persephone</strong><span>, a frozen ninth planet at the edge of our solar system—humanity’s last hope. You play as </span><strong>two ESA astronauts</strong><span>:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Ariane Montclair</strong><span> - Focused on parkour-style traversal, exploration, and cinematic action</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Thomas Cross</strong><span> - Injured after the crash, relies on investigation, puzzles, and survival</span></p></li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Their ship crash-lands, separating them across the planet. You switch between both characters to reunite and complete the mission.</p><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">Why it matters</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>This was made </span><strong>in collaboration with the European Space Agency</strong><span>—the real-world science and physics are legit. Persephone is designed as a believable ninth planet with accurate planetary conditions, gravity mechanics, and survival challenges.</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Don’t Nod is calling it their most “physical” game yet—less narrative walking simulator, more survival action with stealth, environmental hazards, and reality-bending anomalies.</p><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">Where to play</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Now:</strong><span> Xbox Series X/S, PC (Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass) - </span><strong>FREE with subscription</strong><span> </span><strong>Now:</strong><span> PlayStation 5 - $34.99 ($31.49 with PS Plus discount) </span><strong>Now:</strong><span> Steam - $34.99</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Day-One Edition</strong><span> includes exclusive cosmetics if you buy it outright, but Game Pass subscribers get the standard version.</span></p><h4 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.125em;">The catch</h4><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>This is Don’t Nod’s </span><strong>third Game Pass day-one launch in six months</strong><span> after </span><em>Lost Records: Bloom and Rage</em><span> and </span><em>Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden</em><span>. Xbox is clearly betting big on narrative-driven games.</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Early impressions are positive—TheXboxHub calls it “exactly the kind of narrative-driven experience that benefits from instant Game Pass accessibility.”</p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/cdddbc0a-4d3e-4443-a650-08df5bc9ae68?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Download Aphelion on Game Pass →</a></strong></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Read our Aphelion launch guide at thegamerscene.news →</a></strong></p><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><h3 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.375em;"><strong>This Week’s Game Pass Additions (5 More Coming)</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>April isn’t done yet. </span><strong>Five more Game Pass titles launch this week</strong><span>:</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Tomorrow (April 29):</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><em>Trepang2</em><span> - Hardcore FPS described as </span><em>F.E.A.R.</em><span> meets </span><em>John Wick</em></p></li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Wednesday (April 30):</strong></p><ul style="margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><em>Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era</em><span> (Early Access) - Classic turn-based strategy returns</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><em>Sledding Game</em><span> (Early Access) - Multiplayer snow-sports hangout with proximity voice chat and ragdoll physics</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><em>TerraTech Legion</em><span> - Vehicle-building Bullet Heaven</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><em>Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories</em><span> - Narrative-driven convenience store simulator</span></p></li></ul><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">See the full Game Pass April lineup at thegamerscene.news →</a></strong></p><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><h3 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.375em;"><strong>Quick Hits</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>🔥 </span><strong>Diablo 4 servers stabilizing</strong><span> after overnight launch—some players experienced login queues but Blizzard reports 95% uptime now</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>🎮 </span><strong>Final Fantasy V hits Game Pass May 5</strong><span> —classic JRPG coming next week</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>📊 </span><strong>Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 NOT leaving Game Pass</strong><span> on April 30 (Xbox corrected earlier announcement)</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>🎨 </span><strong>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City launches April 30</strong><span> (Quest, PC VR) - VR beat-’em-up</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>🕹️ </span><strong>Invincible Vs. launches April 30</strong><span> (PC, Xbox, PS5) - 3v3 fighting game from Killer Instinct vets</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Read all Quick Hits at thegamerscene.news →</a></strong></p><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><h3 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.375em;"><strong>What to Play This Week</strong></h3><ul style="margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Now:</strong><span> </span><em>Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred</em><span> (all platforms) - $39.99, massive expansion with 2 new classes</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Now:</strong><span> </span><em>Aphelion</em><span> (Xbox, PC, PS5) - Free on Game Pass, $34.99 standalone</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Tomorrow:</strong><span> </span><em>Trepang2</em><span> (Game Pass) - Hardcore shooter</span></p></li><li style="margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style="color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;"><strong>Wednesday:</strong><span> 4 more Game Pass additions</span></p></li></ul><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><h3 class="header-anchor-post" style="position: relative;font-family: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol';font-weight: bold;-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing: antialiased;-webkit-appearance: optimizelegibility;-moz-appearance: optimizelegibility;appearance: optimizelegibility;margin: 1em 0 0.625em 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 1.16em;font-size: 1.375em;"><strong>More on The Gamer Scene</strong></h3><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred: Complete Class Guide →</a></strong><br><span>Paladin and Warlock builds, skills, and strategies</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Aphelion Review: Is Don’t Nod’s Sci-Fi Game Worth Playing? →</a></strong><br><span>Our full verdict on the frozen planet survival adventure</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Game Pass April 2026: Every Game Ranked →</a></strong><br><span>Complete guide to this month’s 13 new additions</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Steam Controller at $99: Full Breakdown →</a></strong><br><span>Features, comparisons, and our verdict</span></p><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong><a href="https://link.sbstck.com/redirect/6c66b25f-e1f8-4a58-84ba-fcdd816f01f7?j=eyJ1IjoiN3A2MWozIn0.YRN2YwNG0HqFxemR3daCLb-UZMXA4tOgW1oRDnkbq00" style="color: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Visit thegamerscene.news →</a></strong></p><div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style="margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><em>Playing Diablo 4 or Aphelion today? 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