Steam Deck Price Increases Come to Asia in March! Doom DLC Is Massive as a Full Sequel, Today's Top 5 Gaming Headlines

Today's gaming news is hitting hard across the board — from wallets to tech stacks, everything is under pressure. Let's break it down one by one.

FF7 Rebirth Part 3 Sticks with Unreal Engine 4: Stability Wins Over Cutting-Edge Tech

Final Fantasy VII Remake project director Naoki Hamaguchi addressed the media directly on why Part 3 won't be upgrading to Unreal Engine 5. The reasoning is clear: being tightly coupled to UE5's update cycle means any engine-side delays would directly impact the project schedule. Staying on UE4 allows the team to maximize reuse of the development assets built up during Rebirth, freeing up all their energy for content polish. "By continuing to refine within a development environment we've already mastered, we will deliver a superior final chapter for players." — those are Hamaguchi's own words. A conservative play, but the logic holds.

Steam Deck Gets a Price Hike in Asia, Effective March 6

KOMODO posted an official announcement today: due to rising logistics costs and exchange rate fluctuations, Steam Deck OLED models will see price adjustments in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan starting March 6, 2026. The relatively good news is that Hong Kong is less affected, with local prices staying in the range of approximately RMB 4,000–4,800. Players planning to pick one up should keep an eye on that window.

Tales of Berseria Remaster Launches Today — No Denuvo

The remaster of Tales of Berseria — widely regarded as the emotional peak of the Tales series — officially launches today on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Notably, this release does not use Denuvo DRM. Pre-launch reviews have been rolling in and the reception is strong, with many outlets calling the original a benchmark title for the JRPG genre. The remaster carries that reputation forward.

Overwatch Chat Crash Bug Has Been Fixed

A pretty absurd exploit surfaced in Overwatch recently: players could crash an entire lobby simply by typing a large number of "<" characters in the chat box. Blizzard responded by temporarily disabling global chat. A fix went live roughly five hours later, restoring text chat to normal — though Blizzard also noted that crashes may still occur under certain conditions and advised players not to actively test it. Response time on this one was reasonably quick.

DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Is "Almost a Sequel" in Scale

id Software game director Hugo Martin has been dropping details about the DOOM: The Dark Ages expansion, and in his own words, it's "almost a sequel" in terms of scope. Content-wise, there's a substantial amount of endgame content to explore after the main story. On the mechanical side, it introduces a special rapid weapon-switching technique and a new spear that supports either charging or teleporting — both are designs that fundamentally alter gameplay. It's clearly aimed at hardcore players, with a high skill ceiling and serious challenge. The narrative direction also shifts, placing greater emphasis on "experiencing the story through the environment," pulling back on cutscenes while significantly boosting the value of lore collectibles.