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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II Goes Live at Skulls 2026
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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II Goes Live at Skulls 2026

Bulwark Studios' Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II launched today on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S for $39.99, anchoring the 10th-anniversary Warhammer Skulls 2026 broadcast hosted by Alanah Pearce. Both the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Necrons are fully playable this time, four distinct leaders shape each faction, and early PC reviews call out a locked 60 FPS at 4K with no patch-day fires - rare for a 2026 Warhammer 40K launch.

Clockfall's Gameplay Trailer Lands
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Clockfall's Gameplay Trailer Lands

The clearest look yet at Clockfall, the Rever Games / Radical Theory roguelite where every action in the dungeon costs ticks on a global clock that is also draining your village's wave-defense timer above. The Gameplay Reveal Trailer plays up melee chains, parry windows, an elemental spell layer, and a multi-phase boss; the village layer gets a shorter cut but lands the time-pressure thesis. Steam playtest is open now, Early Access is still on the books for 2026, and the full PS5 / Xbox / PC launch is targeted for 2027.

Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 2 Loads 13 More Titles
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Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 2 Loads 13 More Titles

Microsoft's second Game Pass drop of the month adds 13 titles between May 20 and June 2 across Ultimate, Premium, and PC tiers. Day-one additions include Luna Abyss (May 21), Echo Generation 2 (May 27), and the Crashout Crew / Kabuto Park double on May 28. The standout finishers are Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, both landing on June 2 and both available on the family-friendly Premium tier - a tonal pivot from April's action-heavy calendar.

Thick as Thieves Goes Live on Steam Today
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Thick as Thieves Goes Live on Steam Today

OtherSide Entertainment's long-gestating immersive-sim heist game arrives on Steam for $4.99 today, six months after the studio dropped its planned PvPvE direction for solo and two-player co-op infiltration runs through alternate-1910s Kilcairn. The launch package: 16 contracts, two replayable maps, six gear pieces, dynamic stealth in the Thief/Deus Ex tradition, and a deliberately small entry price that the studio plans to grow with future content drops rather than a single $70 box.

R-Type Dimensions III Goes Live
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R-Type Dimensions III Goes Live

ININ Games launched R-Type Dimensions III digitally on May 19, 2026 across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, and PC. The Tozai / Irem co-developed remake of R-Type III: The Third Lightning offers a one-button live toggle between the 1993 visuals and a full 2026 rebuild, with the physical edition pushed to August 11 and the Wētā Workshop Collector's Edition slipping to winter 2026.

The Adventures of Elliot's Prologue Demo Is Live Now
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The Adventures of Elliot's Prologue Demo Is Live Now

Square Enix's Team Asano dropped the Prologue Demo for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales on May 19, 2026 across Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The free demo features faster movement, a new difficulty tier, seven weapon types with magicite customisation, and save data that carries into the June 18 full launch.

World of Tanks: HEAT Locks In May 26
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World of Tanks: HEAT Locks In May 26

Wargaming's hero-driven free-to-play tank spin-off World of Tanks: HEAT launches May 26, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, with full crossplay, cross-progression, ability-led Agent gameplay, and Closed Beta progress carrying forward into the live game.

GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live, Priced at $79.99
news5 months ago

GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live, Priced at $79.99

Best Buy, GameStop, Showgame, and a wave of European retailers opened GTA 6 physical pre-orders on May 19, 2026, with the standard edition landing at $79.99 / £74.99 / €69.99 ahead of Take-Two's May 21 earnings call and the November 19, 2026 release date.

Star Fox's Free Switch 2 Demo Drops on the eShop Tomorrow
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Star Fox's Free Switch 2 Demo Drops on the eShop Tomorrow

Nintendo's Switch 2 Star Fox remake gets a free playable demo on the eShop on Wednesday, May 20, featuring the new James McCloud Prologue mission, Joy-Con 2 mouse aiming, a Battle Mode tutorial, and save data that carries pre-order Fox skins straight into the June 25 launch.

Forza Horizon 6 Goes Wide Today
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Forza Horizon 6 Goes Wide Today

Forza Horizon 6 launched worldwide on May 19 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass. Playground Games' Japan-set racer arrives with a 92 Metacritic, 100 percent OpenCritic recommend rate, and the title of 2026's best-reviewed game already secured. The PS5 version still has no firm date beyond a fall 2026 window.

Star Wars Outlaws and RDR2 Headline PS Plus in MayPS Plus
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Star Wars Outlaws and RDR2 Headline PS Plus in May

Sony's May 19 PlayStation Plus Game Catalog refresh is live, headlined by Star Wars Outlaws and Red Dead Redemption 2 returning to the cloud library for Extra and Premium subscribers. Eight titles total, with Premium also getting a fully remastered Time Crisis with gyro aiming on PS4 and PS5.

Sony Just Reversed Six Years of PlayStation PC Ports
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Sony Just Reversed Six Years of PlayStation PC Ports

PlayStation Studios CEO Hermen Hulst reportedly told staff in a Monday town hall that narrative single-player games will no longer be ported to PC. Ghost of Yotei, Marvel's Wolverine, Saros, and Intergalactic are locked to PS5; live-service titles like Marathon and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls remain on PC. Existing PC ports stay for sale and supported.