18 May 2026
Platform & Hardware
- Sony won't be bringing any more single-player games to PC, says PlayStation Studios boss 11
- Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers "due to ongoing market conditions" 10
- Time to re-Kinect? Sell-out family console Nex Playground is about to release in the UK and Ireland 5
- XBOX Player Voice Will Make Sharing Feedback ‘Simpler’ 4
- 'This game is extremely broken': The dev of VKD3D-Proton, software for running Direct3D 12 games on Linux, isn't enjoying Forza Horizon 6 very much
- 'Xbox Presents' Was The Most-Viewed Livestream Ever On Xbox's YouTube Channel, And By Some Distance
- "You'll get good performance with the OmniBook X Flip no matter what:" HP's 2-in-1 laptop is cheaper before Memorial Day
- Acemagic Retro X5 review
- Advanced Shader Delivery banishes long loads and shader stutter on first time launch, but only for certain games and there are a number of other caveats too
- ASUS Shows Off One-Of-A-Kind ROG Xbox Ally X Based On Cyberpunk 2077
- Feature: 'It Should Be Free to Play Online Games': PS Plus Price Squeeze Taken to Task by PS5 Owners
- Feature: 25+ PS5, PS4 Games to Buy in PS Store's Next Level Savings Sale (North America/Europe)
- Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late May 2026
- It's official: Steam decrees 'bullet heaven' the name of the Vampire Survivors genre
- Microsoft admits Windows 11's dedicated Copilot key breaks certain workflows: Confirms plans to let users restore "Right Ctrl" or "Context menu" key later this year
- No Gravity Games Is Giving Away 6 Free Switch Games This Month
- Overclockers squeeze a record-topping 9.2 GHz out of a 14900KF, just 800 MHz shy of the ten gigs that Intel promised us all those years ago
- Poll: Sony's Killing Its PS5 PC Ports - But Do You Agree with Its Decision?
- Rumour: Watch Out PS2, Switch May Soon Get A Big Boost In India
- The first true MacBook Neo rivals are here, packing double the RAM and storage of Apple's budget laptop
- This 'very distracting' PC has been filled with screens displaying 15,000 animated gifs in a glorious, migraine-inducing 13 hour+ loop
- This "punchy" 4K 27-inch PC gaming monitor switches to 1080p and 320Hz for esports, and it's even better with this price drop
- This Surface owner lost their limited 50th Anniversary edition after a repair swap, and fans are rightly upset
- Welcome to the new GameSpot
- Xbox Fans Share Their Top 10 Requests After Day One Of Player Voice Feedback
- Your new Steam Controller will not work with the Xbox app and PC Game Pass unless you use third-party software on Windows
Publishers, Studios & Industry
- Obituary: Veteran voice actor Tom Kane has passed away at 64 5
- Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi praises AI-generated FF6 remake teaser, is promptly told "please stop" by SaGa's Akitoshi Kawazu 3
- Nintendo denied touchscreen-specific patent as the legal battle against Palworld developer Pocketpair continues 2
- Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Offered Employees Massive Baby Bonuses, And It Paid Off 2
- 'I understand that fear': Ex-Google CEO loudly booed by stadium full of students after talking about AI
- 'The company’s current business model is unsustainable': CEO of Bitcoin ATM operator blames increasing regulation for bankruptcy
- 'The continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable': Linus Torvalds laments how people are wasting the Linux team's time with LLMs
- "Predatory as hell" Subnautica 2 EULA sets $50 max damage payout limit, bans VPN use, and has fans very concerned
- "That lore terrifies me": Ex-Valve writer Chet Faliszek isn't interested in writing a Half-Life 3, as he wouldn't touch a sequel "with with a 10-foot pole"
- Adventure Time: Side Quests to debut on Disney Plus this June
- Arc Raiders tops 16 million sales and could be heading to China
- As the Stop Killing Games initiative advances, blocky racing game Lego 2K Drive is being delisted tomorrow
- Black Flag's Edward Kenway Reacts to Pirate Jokes
- CD Projekt Red has enlisted Destiny 2: The Final Shape's narrative lead for The Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius
- Chuck Tingle explains his turn from erotica to zombie-filled Fabulous Bodies
- Cinematic from cancelled Star Wars KOTOR remake leaks online
- Dropout CEO Sam Reich explains the 'paradox' of Game Changer's s8 premiere
- Ghost of Yotei: Legends has received its last major update according to Sucker Punch
- GTA 6 Release Date About 18 Months Behind Original Target, Take-Two Boss Reveals, Suggesting Spring 2025 Was Once the Goal Internally
- Harry Potter season 2 to recast key actor following HBO series exit
- Jobs digest: moves at Roblox, Scopely, Supercell, Playtika, King, Miniclip and more
- Ken Levine says he had to leave Bioshock behind because 'things can own you if you hold them too tightly'
- KPop Demon Hunters creator reveals shocking original concept
- Latest PS5 Lawsuit Claims Sony Could 'Double Dip' on Trump's Tariffs
- Microsoft's head of AI says white‑collar jobs could vanish "within the next 12 to 18 months" — as automation bots replace you
- Namco's Caught The Suika Game Fever In This Upcoming Puzzler
- PlayStation Console Owners Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Against Sony Over Tariff Refunds
- Prominent PS5 Podcaster's Account Hacked, Social Engineering Concerns Amplified
- Sektori's solo developer can finally pay themselves a salary after Nintendo Switch 2 success
- Take-Two's CEO says AI's not in the business of making hits, 'datasets by their very nature are backward looking', but that doesn't mean AI can't be 'super helpful'
- Took too long now your case is gone: Elon Musk loses trial against Sam Altman and OpenAI
Game Coverage
- Zero Parades: For Dead Spies review 9
- Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight review 7
- Those GTA 6 Preorder Rumors Appear To Be Another False Alarm 6
- Adventures Of Elliot Shows How Flexible HD-2D Can Be 5
- The Subnautica 2 fish self-defence debate rages on, as the game’s non-violent themes clash with player desire to fend off underwater threats 5
- Before landing the lead role in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, star Matt Ryan actually thought he was auditioning for a pirate TV show 3
- Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight feels like an Arkham game because Rocksteady co-developed it 3
- Nintendo to launch new photo-based game Pictonico on May 28 3
- Call Of Duty's Anti-Cheat Took A Cheater's Guns Away Mid-Match 2
- Forza Horizon 6 early access release is a huge hit and could change how games are sold 2
- GTA 6 Originally Meant to Launch 18 Months Ago, But We're Still Waiting for Trailer 3 and Pre-Orders 2
- Here's Why Switch 2 GameChat Actually Boosts Performance in Pragmata 2
- How to build a Metal Farm in Subnautica 2 2
- How to get Atacamite in Subnautica 2 2
- How to get Axum Bacterial Culture in Subnautica 2 2
- How to get Conduit Crystal in Subnautica 2 2
- How to get Troilite in Subnautica 2 2
- How to reach the Alien Ruins in Subnautica 2, and what you need to do afterwards 2
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC Adds Two New Fighters Today 2
- The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Just Got A New Demo Ahead Of Launch 2
- This Subnautica 2 mod lets you kill all the fish you want 2
- What is The Fastest Car in Forza Horizon 6? 2
- Where To Find Gold In Subnautica 2 2
- All active Far Far West codes
- All car meet locations in Forza Horizon 6
- All Forza Horizon 6 Wheelspin Exclusive Cars, Listed
- All Will Rise devs 'definitely expect some pushback from Western audiences' over its depiction of violent resistance and ecoterrorism
- Cancelled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake's voiced protagonist and naked robo-person bums bared in this reportedly leaked cinematic
- CODE EXIT Gameplay Trailer Ahead Of Demo Release—Insider Access
- Complete LEGO Batman: The Dark Knight Trophy List—How To Get All Trophies & Achievements
- Confused Retailers Receive Mysterious Shipments Containing One of the PS4's Rarest Games, Poop Slinger
- D&D becomes a true space opera with Neon Odyssey
- Diablo 4 has fixed its controversial shop problem by giving me a violent knife-wielding crab
- Did NAVI Beat the Allegations at IEM Atlanta 2026?
- Don't Worry, PS5 RPG Dawnwalker's Got a Range of Difficulty Options Despite Its Hardcore Design
- Exodus is going all-out with its bizarre interstellar physics, and you can learn more during the Future Games Show Summer Showcase and the PC Gaming Show
- Extraction shooter spinoff EVE Vanguard will let you salvage ships destroyed in EVE Online, then flog the parts back to their owners
- Far Far West is shooting up the Steam charts
- Forza Horizon 6 'New Zealand' Trick Is Going Viral For The Full Xbox Launch
- Forza Horizon 6 Dev Explains Why Shrines, Temples, and Cherry Blossom Trees Are Indestructible
- Forza Horizon 6 Features a Cheeky Pokémon Easter Egg
- Forza Horizon 6 Global Release Times and Preload Details Confirmed
- Forza Horizon 6 interactive map
- Forza Horizon 6: Best Credit and Skill Point farm Share Codes
- Genshin Impact version 'Luna 7' (6.6) release time in your time zone
- Gravity Rush 2 Fans Find a Way to Play Sony's Neglected PS4 Classic at 4K, 60fps
- Guide: These 24+ New PS5 and PS Plus Games Are Coming Out This Week (18th-24th May)
- How to get the Bioscanner in Subnautica 2
- How to get the Feedback Resonator upgrade in Subnautica 2
- LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Early Access and Full Release Times Confirmed
- NYT Connections Hints Today (#1073)—Answers for Tuesday, May 19
- NYT Strands #806 Hints and Answers for Today, May 18, 2026
- Poll: What Do You Think Of Subnautica 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
- PS5 Fans Vote Jak & Daxter As Their Most Wanted PlayStation Revival
- Review: Coffee Talk Tokyo (Switch) - An Enjoyable, Bittersweet Third Blend
- Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight
- Skyrim now runs on Fallout 4's Pip-Boy and computer terminals, as modder delivers the one port Bethesda haven't thought of yet
- Slaying 2,401 treasure goblins is too many treasure goblins for Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred to handle, says bloodthirsty player who lost all their loot
- Street Fighter 6's Next Update Is Adding New Game Modes
- Sure, a new GTA 6 trailer would be nice, but it doesn't have a hope of matching the cultural significance of GTA 4's second reveal
- Take-Two Boss Says Borderlands' Last-Minute Art Style Change Cost $50 Million, but Without It the Game Would Have Flopped
- Team Heretics Score First Domestic Title in VCT EMEA Classic
- Terraria Marks 15 Years and 70 Million Players With a Promise to Continue Updates Beyond 1.4.6 and Crossplay Patch
- The Adventures of Elliot’s development team has quietly been mastering the modern minigame, and its latest action-RPG once again shows us how it’s done
- The Best PC Games To Play In 2026
- The problem with bodycam shooters
- The time to replace your current Xbox / PC game with 'REPLACED' is now | All sci-fi fans get on deck for this stunning experience.
- The Witcher 3's secret cows guardian is still surprising players 11 years later
- This week in PC games: Tokyo-drifting in Forza Horizon 6, communist grifting in Disco Elysium follow-up Zero Parades, or dystopia tifting in puzzle game Phonopolis
- Umezawa’s Jitte is finally legal in MTG's Modern format
- Warhammer 40,000 Confirms Ready-Painted Terrain for 11th Edition, but Games Workshop Rules Out Ready-Painted Miniatures
- You can thank a bad Dungeons & Dragons DM for one of Shin Megami Tensei's coolest mechanics
- ZERO Sievert 2 Hits 100,000 Wishlists in Two Weeks
Other
- Stranger Things Creators Promise They'll Reveal Eleven's Fate in 20 Years 3
- Doom Just Received One Of The Highest Cultural Honors In The US 2
- Nintendo Confirms Presence at Gamescom 2026 2
- "Atrocious implementation": Microsoft's unremovable Copilot button is driving Excel users crazy with forced AI in spreadsheets
- Apple nominates Inkle, Devolver, FuturLab, Toppluva and more in annual design awards
- Check Out McFarlane Toys’ New Mortal Kombat Klassic Sub-Zero And Reptile Figures
- Cyclops is finally cool thanks to X-Men '97, Cosmic Invasion, and Marvel Rivals
- Fanatical’s May Madness Sale Has Discounts On Dozens Of Brand New PC Games
- Feature: Xbox Invited Us To A Real Forza Horizon Festival, And There's Another One This Weekend
- How to Watch Insider Gaming Showcase—Start Date, Times & What Games to Expect
- PGL Astana Delivers Plethora of Storylines for IEM Cologne Build-up
- Spider-Noir Star Nicolas Cage Hopes the Show Will Inspire Teens to Seek Out the Great Black and White Films of American Cinema
- Summer Games Done Quick Returns In July, Full Schedule Released
- The creator of OpenClaw used $1,300,000+ of OpenAI tokens in 30 days, which is a hell of a perk
- The Hunt for Ben Solo Fan Campaign Takes the Fight to The Mandalorian and Grogu Premiere in Hollywood
- X-Files: I Want to Believe's never-seen cut streaming on Hulu in June
- Zeus, Faker, Gumayusi, Keria, Zeka and Canyon Selected for Asian Games as Oner & Chovy Snubbed