5 May 2026
Platform & Hardware
- "We're Working on Getting More in Stock": Valve's Steam Controller Sold Out in Minutes but More Units Are Coming 12
- Copilot Is Kaput On Xbox Consoles 8
- It's Going To Be Impossible To Decide Which Game Pass Day-One Releases To Play This Month 7
- Next Call of Duty will drop PS4, ending 12 years of support on the platform 5
- New Xbox CEO Taps More AI Veterans To Help Lead Xbox 4
- Hitman Dev Talks GTA 6 Delay, First Light For Switch 2, And What's Up With Its Fantasy Game 3
- GTA 6 lands PlayStation 5 marketing deal, as Take-Two head implies PC is not Rockstar's "core" audience 2
- Xbox Reveals List Of 28 Titles With New Improvements For The ROG Xbox Ally 2
- “There is simply nothing else like it” becomes even more true now that this premium multi‑system headset is 25 percent cheaper
- Epic and Disney launch largest IP toolset to date, allowing devs to create Star Wars games in Fortnite
- Ex-Nintendo Boss Reggie Fils-Aimé Blames Wii U Failure on Slow Launch of Exclusives, Plus Xbox and PlayStation Pressure
- Feature: "This was the crucial factor": How Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Arrived on Switch 2
- I just built a $70,000 digital PC and visualized its terrible airflow in 3D with this neat part-picking website
- I saw the Windows 10 users holding out in Steam and wondered: Is this by choice, or are you priced out of PC gaming upgrades?
- Incredible RPGs Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure Announced for 4K, 120fps PS5 Release This Fall
- Is Valve Finally Getting Ready To Launch The Steam Machine?
- Linux century marches on as Discord brings updater parity with Windows and easy installs for more distros
- May 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now
- Myst, Riven Remakes Officially Confirmed for PS5, with Full PSVR2 Support
- N‑Studio brings a full screen recorder and editor to the Microsoft Store with a generous free tier
- Planet of Lana is worth playing before it leaves Xbox Game Pass
- Sit down, relax, and see how a magnetic keyboard switch is made with Wooting's CEO
- Steam Deck verification criteria continues to confuse as Masters of Albion is marked Unsupported, despite devs considering it 'fully optimised for handheld'
- The Arctis Nova Pro Omni is here and SteelSeries is making a bigger play than just another headset refresh
- The same group that tried to ransom Rockstar over GTA 6 says it has breached user data from Armenian GeForce Now servers
- There's a website to competitively guess gaming mouse shapes, and it's a better use of my time than doomscrolling
- This tactile gaming keyboard "nailed the basics at an attractive price point" when it launched — and it's even better today
- THQ Nordic Announces Open-World APRG 'Gothic III Classic' For Switch 2
- Two 'Trails' Games Are Getting Switch 2 Releases This Fall
- Video: Nintendo Showcases Its Biggest Switch 2 Games In New Ad
- Xbox Game Pass Players Lose Five More Games In May 2026
- Xbox Series X's 4K Mode Gets Resolution Increase For Gamerpics & Other Artwork
- YouTuber makes the most of the unused space beneath their monitors with custom desktop aquarium with actual fish in it
Publishers, Studios & Industry
- Remedy says Control has now sold over 6 million lifetime copies and reaffirms Control Resonant is still "on track" for a 2026 release 6
- Video Game Industry Would Have Difficulty Selling Games for $80 if GTA 6 Cost $70, Bank of America Says 5
- Wizards of the Coast declines to voluntarily recognize game worker union 3
- Aliens 3D Version a Possibility, Says Director James Cameron 2
- Baldur's Gate 3 cast 'changed the game' for videogame actors, says Dragon Age: Inquisition lead: 'We too deserve to stand up and be counted' 2
- GameStop tables $55.5 billion takeover bid for eBay 2
- Metacore restructuring to the tune of 'up to 160' redundancies 2
- MindsEye Dev Reportedly Laid Off 170 Of 250 Employees 2
- 'I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old': New report details the effects of the Online Safety Act thus far
- 'In China we have now dropped to zero': CEO Jensen Huang bemoans Nvidia's market share and calls for US to export AI 'like crazy'
- "We want to ensure gamers are part of those conversations": Stop Killing Games launch player advocacy group to lobby the UK government
- “We need to evolve”: Xbox CEO overhauls leadership as Xbox's hardware future looks increasingly bleak
- Battlefield Movie - Everything We Know, Including Who Could Star And Direct
- D&D sci-fi book trilogy Neon Odyssey raises $3.7 million in hours on Kickstarter
- Dropout's first board game has already hit $1 million on Kickstarter
- Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI 'Freeman' because 'it reminds me of the scientist protagonist in Half-Life'
- Fallout Co-Creator Thinks Gamers Are Letting Influencers Tell Them What to Think
- From Cyberpunk 2077 to The Witcher 3: Why videogame music matters, told by some of the best composers in the indsutry
- Heroic Withdraw from Dota 2 Scene Citing “Unsustainable” Finances
- Highlander Set Photos Reveal First Look at Henry Cavill and Karen Gillan Filming 16th-Century Flashback Scenes in Scotland
- Hokum director Damian McCarthy reveals how he's remake his first movie today
- How Much Did GTA 6 Cost To Make? Here's What Take-Two's CEO Had To Say
- How The Team Behind Sniper Elite Uses A Few "Stupid" Tricks To Stand Out On Steam
- IGN Entertainment releases internal data as public report, developed by Kantar and UC Berkeley
- IO Interactive "Can't Wait" to Return to Hitman Series
- Kinforge dev Seeker Entertainment is furloughing staff
- Layoffs at Marvel Snap maker Second Dinner, but work on new game continues
- Nintendo Games Don't Get Discounted as They Launch at a Fair Price and Are 'The Best,' Reggie Fils-Aimé Says
- No, China hasn't made it illegal to fire humans and replace them with AI—but yes it's made it much more expensive for companies to do so
- Pearl Abyss sells CCP back to its CEO for less than half what it paid, plus $20 million in crypto
- Random: Liverpool Footballer Virgil van Dijk Prefers PS Vita to Steam Deck, Switch 2
- Sniper Elite Studio Has No Plans To Use Generative AI In Games, But The Conversation "Should Be More Nuanced," Says CEO
- Sony expected to pay US customers $7.8m in PlayStation Store settlement
- Talking Point: Do You Prefer Big Directs Or A Steady Flow Of News From Nintendo Today?
- The Expanse creators unveiled Han Solo as no one else ever wrote him
- The Paranormasight games exist thanks to high-profile indies, Square Enix says
- Xbox creator becomes first console designer to bake bread using wild yeast illicitly collected from Microsoft campus
Game Coverage
- Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight feels like Arkham for kids in the best way 8
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Plenty of Blood After All — and a Gameplay Mechanic Borrowed From Assassin's Creed Shadows 5
- Horizon Hunters Gathering sets second PS5 and PC playtest for late May with new hunters, narrative episode, and region 5
- Can You Play Subnautica 2 Early Access Before Launch? Xbox Game Pass Status, Explained 4
- Diablo 4's Cow Level Found At Last, And It Rewards The Most Ludicrous Item In Diablo History 3
- EA Sports UFC 6 Revealed With Debut Trailer and Release Date 3
- Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The Latest Surprise XGP Release, Motorslice 2
- Lords of the Fallen 2 makes a desperate plea for relevance with horny armor 2
- New Kaiju Game Beastlink for PC and Console Announced 2
- Resident Evil Requiem's director admits they needed to raise the bar for their zombies to 'keep having that thrilling experience' 2
- Space Marine 2 has done so well, it's getting a third year of post-launch support 2
- Surprise: The studio making Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is full of former BioWare devs 2
- Top 10 Best-Selling Star Wars Games In The US Revealed 2
- 'Choose Your Path' Timed Research bonuses and steps in Pokémon Go
- 'The team has weathered a lot': Subnautica 2 design lead says the community kept the dev team going 'when it was at its hardest'
- 'There's Nothing Micro About This Transaction': Invincible VS Adds $10 Towel Skin for Rex Splode
- “Halo Infinite is not done yet”: A surprise update dropped out of nowhere and it raises new questions about the game’s future
- 007 First Light Game Pass & Early Access Status, Explained
- 007 First Light Release Date & All Platforms, Explained
- A New Saros PS5 Update Is Available to Download Now
- After DLSS 5 furore, Resident Evil Requiem director says fan criticism of Grace Ashcroft's AI-powered makeover means team 'got her design right'
- All 007 First Light Pre-Order Bonuses, Editions & Prices, Explained
- All Far Far West Desert grave locations
- Apex Legends rolls out fix for Ryzen X3D CPUs being too fast
- ARC Raiders Datamine Uncovers New Map, Trading, Events, and More
- Battlefield 6 Season 3 Adds Biggest Map Yet
- Dead as Disco is out in early access to fill the Hi-Fi Rush and, weirdly, Batman: Arkham series shaped hole in your heart
- Devolver's 'Dark Scrolls' Mixes Roguelike Fantasy And Shmup Chaos On Switch This Month
- Diablo 4 interactive map
- Donkey Kong Bananza's Latest DLC Event Kicks Off Next Week
- Eerie visual novel Schrödinger's Call explores the pain and joy of relationships via phone calls to purgatory
- Fake Saros PS5 Story Details Are Circulating Online - Here's What Actually Happens
- Feature: Lifelong Bethesda Fan Finally Answers: Does Starfield Actually Suck?
- Feature: Reviving Kanto - My Mental Health Journey Through Pokémon Pokopia
- Five Pokémon That Would Shake Up the Pokémon Champions Meta
- Forbidden Solitaire review: Steam's best solitaire game goes horror
- Halo 2 And Halo 3 Remakes Are Coming, Report Says
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era beginner's tips and tricks
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era factions list
- How to tame the Iron Eagle in Crimson Desert
- I love the thought of geysers in Minecraft, but hate the fact I know just how my friends will use them
- I'm sorry to say that Conan Exiles' todgers have been enlarged as part of its just-released Unreal Engine 5 makeover
- League of Legends Patch 26.10 Preview: Gluttonous Greaves Nerfs
- LoL EWC Korea (LCK) Qualifiers Schedule and How To Watch
- NBA 2K26 Locker Codes: All Active Codes For May 2026
- Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto defends The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's fast pacing
- NYT Connections Hints Today (#1059)—Answers for Tuesday, May 5
- Old School RuneScape coal has outperformed one of the world's most popular cryptocurrencies
- Outfits and how to unlock them in Pokémon Pokopia
- People are buying New York pizza they'll never eat for an Invincible Vs cosmetic
- Phasmophobia's latest update is live now, taking the horror out of the character models and leaving it in the ghosts
- Pokémon Go 'Sparkle and Shine' shiny Diancie Masterwork Research quest steps
- R-Type Dimensions III Switch 1 & 2 Physical Release Hit With Delay
- Ravnica changed Magic: The Gathering forever 20 years ago
- RE4 Remake: Ashley Grandfather Clock puzzle solution
- Reality Fracture’s wild new Commander deck is one-of-a-kind, MTG designer says
- Resident Evil 4 Remake: Wrench location
- Review: Pragmata PC Review: Path Tracing Is A Game Changer - And Surprisingly Scalable
- RuneScape Dragonwilds: how to get a mount
- RuneScape Dragonwilds: Restless Ghosts guide – where to find all four ghosts
- Shigeru Miyamoto felt Zelda 2 "was sort of a failure", and Nintendo actually considered A Link to the Past as the "real" Zelda sequel
- Sledding Game, Steam's new friendslop hit, is a much chiller SSX
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 player numbers climb again as excitement builds around returning Resurgence Day community event
- Star Wars: X-Wing and MechWarrior veterans release In The Black, a "serious" space combat sim with Newtonian physics
- The Best Friendslop Games To Play With Buddies In 2026
- The Critical Role Campaign 4 Dol-Makjar map exists – Critters just haven't seen it yet
- The Sims 4 Is Getting A Massive (And Desperately Needed) Overhaul
- This is Chort, a Final Fantasy 14 dungeon boss of absolutely no real significance, but a hero to us all
- Today’s Contexto: Hints & Answer For May 5, 2026
- Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 5)
- Video: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch 2, Xbox Series S, PS5)
- What colour car would James Bond never drive? IO had to have multiple meetings just to figure it out for 007 First Light while huge plot decisions went down easy
- When Is The Forza Horizon 6 Review Embargo Date? Forza Horizon 6 Review Countdown
- Windrose should no longer threaten to significantly reduce your SSD's lifespan thanks to a fresh patch
- You can start Forza Horizon 6 with some MUCH better cars — so long as you played a previous Forza game
- Zombies, Run! is officially back from the dead
Other
- FaZe Still Has Something to Play For This Season: frozen 2
- Jnyxzi LoL Streamer Tournament To Feature Mr Beast, CaseOh and More 2
- Microsoft Edge saves passwords in cleartext 'by design' and researchers argue 'this turns into a credential harvest' on shared PCs 2
- The Boys Series Finale to Hit Theaters in 4DX 2
- The Next Assassin's Creed Sure Isn't What We Expected 2
- The Official Kingdom Come Perfume Is Now Available For Purchase 2
- 'A single 732-byte Python script can be used to obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017': Time to update your kernel
- "This could cost people their jobs": VS Code added Copilot as co-author without permission or notice
- 10 best Chinese anime (Donghua) ranked
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Director Reacts to Box Office Flop Amid Part 3 Radio Silence
- 30 years later, Nicolas Winding Refn is still chasing the high of Pusher
- After Resident Evil Movie Trailer Sparks Complaints, Loremaster Calls for Calm
- Attack on Titan's finale gets new 4K theatrical release in North America
- Catch up on this terrific manga mystery before the official anime version
- Daredevil Born Again season 3 plot, cast, release date window and everything else we know
- Exclusive: The Hazbin Hotel Bar Book teaches us how to cook Egg Boiz
- Forget Space Balls, this forgotten Star Wars parody nails the worst thing about Luke Skywalker
- GTA 6 Fan Spends 3 Months Charting the Planetary Positions for Every Rockstar Trailer Drop Since 2007 to Predict Trailer 3 Release Date
- Guide: Summer Game Fest 2026: Times, Dates, Events & How To Watch
- King of the Hill Season 15 Release Date, Poster, Official Synopsis, and Cast Revealed
- Microsoft wants to retire Edge’s Sidebar, but users are fighting back with a petition: "I am literally only on Edge for that very reason"
- Mission: Impossible III introduced an unforgettable villain — and saved the franchise
- Nobody remembers Space Ark, the most underrated Star Wars parody of the '80s
- Pokémon's Latest Collaboration Will Battle The English Weather This Summer
- Target workers are fighting Pokémon scalpers over the displays now
- The Mario Galaxy Movie's Digital Release Date May Be A Little Later Than We First Thought
- The New Murderbot Book Is Out Today as Author Martha Wells Signals the End of the Series