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Project Helix vs PS6 — every leak compared. Helix targets RTX 5080-class raster as a true PC platform with the Steam store, Epic, GOG, and the MS Store at $1,000+. PS6 chases triple PS5 power at a rumored $750, not before 2028. Full hardware comparison table inside.
Giant Game's Tomb Busters launches globally on iOS and Android on May 27, 2026 — a co-op horror game that shifts genre based on squad size, from solo dread to four-player comedy.
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.
NetEase and Codemasters take Racing Master global on May 8, bringing a polished free-to-play racer with licensed cars, real-world tracks, and online multiplayer.
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.
TT Games moves LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight up to May 22, featuring open-world Gotham, Arkham-inspired combat, and seven playable characters across Bruce Wayne’s full origin story.
Annapurna Interactive’s narrative adventure Mixtape launches May 7 on all platforms and day one on Game Pass, following three friends through one last night of 90s high school nostalgia.
Forza Horizon 5 has reportedly pulled in over $300M and 5M+ copies on PS5, but Microsoft's other multiplatform ports are quietly underperforming — and combined with a 33% hardware revenue collapse, it's pushing Xbox to actively reconsider exclusivity ahead of the May 7 Project Helix reveal.
Forza Horizon 6 launches May 19 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and Playground Games has used the final stretch to detail Tokyo City, the Snowy Alps, the new 540-degree steering model, the Bracelet progression system, and seamless races. Here's the full breakdown of what's confirmed two weeks out.
Toge Productions' cozy late-night cafe series returns May 21 with a new Tokyo setting, a 20-character cast, cold drinks, latte-art stencils, and a Tomodachill social-feed system that feeds back into dialogue. Andrew Jeremy is back on soundtrack duty, leaning into city pop.