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mobile3 months ago

Nintendo's New Mobile Game Pictonico! Turns Your Photos Into Minigames on May 28 - Intelligent Systems Co-developed Photo Party App Ships Free-to-Start on iOS and Android With 80 Minigames Across Two Paid Volumes ($5.99 and $7.99), Photos Stay On Device, and No Ads or Gacha

Nintendo's first internally-published mobile launch since 2022 arrives May 28. Pictonico! - co-developed with WarioWare studio Intelligent Systems - turns your camera-roll photos into minigames. The model is free-to-start with two paid content volumes ($5.99 and $7.99) covering roughly 80 minigames in total, and Nintendo confirms photos never leave the device.

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Xbox Game Pass May 2026 Wave 2 Loads 13 More Titles - Remnant II, Luna Abyss, Echo Generation 2, Crashout Crew, and Kabuto Park Headline a Day-One Slate, While June 2 Closes the Wave With Frontier's Jurassic World Evolution 3 and the Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Landing in Ultimate and Premium on the Same Day

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.

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Thick as Thieves Goes Live on Steam Today - Warren Spector and Paul Neurath's OtherSide Ships Its Co-op Stealth-Heist Debut for $4.99 With 16 Contracts, Two Maps, and Six Pieces of Gear, an Introductory Campaign Designed to Grow Over Time Rather Than Hold Back for a $70 Release Window

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.

news3 months ago

R-Type Dimensions III Goes Live - ININ Games' Ground-Up Remake of R-Type III: The Third Lightning Hits PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch, and PC With a One-Button Toggle Between the 1993 Pixels and the 2026 Rebuild

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.

news3 months ago

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo Is Live - Team Asano's First Action RPG Hands Out a Free Save-Carrying Prologue Today on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, One Month Before the June 18 Full Launch

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.

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World of Tanks: HEAT Locks In May 26 - Wargaming Drops the Release Date Announcement Trailer for Its Hero-Driven, Free-to-Play Tank Action Spin-Off, With Crossplay and Cross-Progression Confirmed Across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam at Launch

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.

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GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live - Physical Listings Hit Best Buy, GameStop, Showgame, and European Amazon Storefronts on May 19, Pricing Lands at $79.99 / £74.99 / €69.99, and Take-Two's May 21 Earnings Call Now Sits 48 Hours Away From the Trailer 3 Window Rockstar Has Not Yet Confirmed

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.

mobile3 months ago

Fortnite Just Walked Back Into Apple's Global App Store - Epic Pushes Tim Sweeney's 'Final Battle' Move Live on May 19 With iOS Builds Available in Every Country Except Australia, a 20 Percent Epic Direct Pay V-Bucks Bonus, and a Direct Shot at the 'Apple Tax Worldwide'

Epic Games has pushed Fortnite back onto the Apple App Store in every country except Australia on May 19, 2026. Tim Sweeney called the global return the start of the 'final battle' over Apple's 30 percent commission, with Epic Direct Pay offering 20 percent bonus V-Bucks on the iOS build.

news3 months ago

Star Fox's Free Switch 2 Demo Drops on the eShop Tomorrow - Nintendo Hands Every Switch 2 Owner Arwing Controls, Joy-Con 2 Mouse Aiming, and a Hands-On James McCloud Prologue Mission Eleven Days Before the June 25 Launch, With Pre-Order Skins Locked to May 31

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.

mobile3 months ago

Farming Simulator 26 Drops on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch Today - GIANTS Software's Pocket Sequel Brings 120-Plus Authentic Machines, Two All-New Maps, a Challenge System, and Full Touchscreen GPS Guidance to Mobile in a Single Tuesday Worldwide Launch

Farming Simulator 26 launched worldwide on iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2 on May 19. GIANTS Software's mobile-first sequel includes 120+ authentic licensed machines, 15 crops, two brand-new European and American maps, and a new Challenge System layered over the sandbox. Premium purchase, no microtransactions.

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Forza Horizon 6 Goes Wide Today - Playground Games' Japan-Set Racer Rolls Onto Xbox Series, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass at Midnight Local With a 92 Metacritic, 100 Percent Recommend on OpenCritic, and the Best-Reviewed Game of 2026 Tag Already Locked Down

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.

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Star Wars Outlaws and Red Dead Redemption 2 Headline the PlayStation Plus May Game Catalog Drop - Sony's Tuesday Refresh Adds Eight Titles for Extra and Premium, Brings Back Rockstar's Open-World Epic, and Hands Premium Subscribers the PS1 Time Crisis Remaster With Gyro Aiming

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.