Latest gaming announcements, leaks, and stories
PS PlusSony confirmed a third PS Plus Essential price hike since 2022, lifting monthly to $10.99 (from $9.99) and 3-month to $27.99 (from $24.99) effective May 20 for new subscribers. PS Plus Extra, Premium, and the 12-month Essential plan are unchanged. India and Turkey catch the hike on every renewal regardless of subscription tenure.
Dotemu and Tribute Games shadow-launched the first paid DLC for MARVEL Cosmic Invasion today, adding Cyclops and The Thing for $3.99 across PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Switch, and Switch 2. The drop coincides with the brawler crossing 1.5 million players, with a second DLC and a new game mode confirmed for Fall 2026.
Ubisoft revealed Rainbow Six Siege Year 11 Season 2 - Operation System Override - on May 17 at the BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City finals, with a CGI trailer showing the new Dokkaebi Jegeo Payload, the Calypso Casino map rebuilt from Rainbow Six Vegas, and Ranked 3.0 killing off hidden MMR. Test Server opens May 18 with full launch on June 2, 2026.
Forza Horizon 6 hit a peak of 172,093 concurrent Steam players during its $120 Premium Edition advanced access, more than doubling Forza Horizon 5's all-time peak of 81,096 before the worldwide launch even arrives on May 19.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book lands exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on May 21 for $59.99 digital / $69.99 physical, with three trailers shipped in two weeks and a hands-on preview consensus that calls it deceptively challenging and the system's most eye-catching 2D platformer.
Ubisoft and Unsolved Hunts have buried a real chest in the Caribbean to mark the July 9 launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Gold & Crystal opens November 9, packs 15 puzzles and an encrypted bottle behind a $39.99 entry, and is designed to take two to five years for someone to crack.
Annapurna Interactive shut down rumors that Mixtape would be delisted over expiring music rights, confirming all 28 licensed tracks are paid in perpetuity. Creative director Johnny Galvatron told Kotaku the team paid extra at signing so the soundtrack - Joy Division, Iggy Pop, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Cure, and more - can never lapse.
Xbox Game Pass's May 2026 first wave is fully playable: Mixtape, Outbound, Black Jacket, Call of the Elder Gods, Elite Dangerous, and Subnautica 2 are all in the library now, with Forza Horizon 6 dropping Day One on May 19. A breakdown of every game, who made it, and where it fits.
Nintendo has locked the long-promised Mineru's Construct amiibo from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to a September 17, 2026 release for $34.99, featuring fully articulated posable arms and a new glow-in-the-dark paraglider fabric unlock. Pre-orders are already live at every major retailer.
2K Games has confirmed LEGO 2K Drive will be delisted from every digital storefront on May 19, 2026 - exactly three years after launch - with multiplayer servers locked to shut down on May 31, 2027. Visual Concepts' open-world LEGO racer joins a growing list of mid-decade live-service casualties as its three-year license window expires.
NetEase's Marvel Rivals Season 8 went live on May 15, 2026 with Devil Dinosaur as the first prehistoric Vanguard, a Sins of Alchemax storyline, a Cyclops tease for later in the season, and Twitch Drops for a Rogue costume running through June 12.
After months of leaks, the Fortnite x Overwatch crossover is finally live with Chapter 7 Season 2 Act III: Answer the Call. The Play Now gameplay trailer confirms four Overwatch heroes - Tracer, Mercy, Genji, and D.Va - playable in Fortnite with hero-inspired abilities and weapons, plus new POIs, NPCs, quests, and a Porsche Cayenne with Overwatch livery. Epic dropped the 40.40 update on May 14 and the trailer immediately after.