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Pearl Abyss's 190-fix Crimson Desert update introduces Memory Fragment boss rematches across all 69 campaign bosses and a Reblockade system that lets 13 enemy factions try to reclaim cleared strongholds — a direct fix for late-game emptiness.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches on Switch 2 May 12, 2026, with full ray-traced global illumination intact, DLSS 3 upscaling, 30 fps docked and handheld, full-data cartridges instead of Game-Key cards, and the September 2025 Order of Giants expansion available via a $19.99 deluxe upgrade.
On May 27 the original Outer Worlds is delisted from Steam, GOG, Epic, and the Microsoft Store. Obsidian is patching the much-hated Spacer's Choice Edition into the definitive version and pushing it to existing owners for free, with grenades, DLSS 3, and a corrected lighting pass arriving the same day.
Sony's 007 First Light Limited Edition DualSense Wireless Controller launches May 27 alongside IO Interactive's James Bond debut. We break down the gold-on-black design (which the game's art director says is NOT actually inspired by the gun barrel sequence), the $84.99 price tag, and how it compares to other premium DualSense editions.
Blizzard has temporarily disabled the Limitless Rage barbarian aspect in Diablo 4 after players combined it with Melted Heart of Selig and Endurant Faith to deal quadrillions of damage in a single hit. The community manager's response was unusually fast — and surprisingly forgiving.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 will feature heavy destructible terrain, with forests, walls, and fortifications all destroyable via bombardment. Battle product owner Dave Petry walked through the system on the May 1 Show & Tell stream — and explained why cover-cracking ordnance changes the rhythm of every battle in the 40K universe.
Eight-person French indie studio Evil Raptor has sold 250,000 copies of co-op cowboy shooter Far Far West in just 48 hours, climbing to No. 1 on Steam's top sellers and racking up an Overwhelmingly Positive review score. We break down the gameplay, the server hiccups, and the chances this hot streak holds.
Project Helix vs PS6, updated for September 2026. Xbox's Magnus SoC is on the record at 3nm with an 11-core hybrid CPU and 68 RDNA 5 compute units. The PS6's bill of materials has climbed near $1,000, killing the $750 rumour, and a Canis handheld has joined the line-up. Full spec table inside.
Gearbox ships Borderlands 4 update 1.6 on April 30 with major Mad Ellie DLC fixes, then doubles down with a May 28 Raid Boss 2 update featuring Subjugator and Thol the Invincible.
Kinetic Games confirms Phasmophobia's Player Character Update for May 5, 2026, adding 12 customizable investigators with no microtransactions, removing the death room, and ushering in an Alan Wake crossover starting May 12.
Respawn confirms Apex Legends: Overclocked launches May 5, 2026, with new Skirmisher Axle, Deathbox Respawns, Chain Healing, and meaningful buffs to Vantage and Conduit.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book arrives May 21 as one of the Switch 2’s first true exclusives, bringing a hand-drawn platformer built around curiosity, creature interactions, and a storybook art style.