Video Game News 5/11/2026

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#BroadGlobalAudience
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Shift Up says it will publish Stellar Blade 2 instead of Sony, wants to ‘reach a broad global audience from day one’

Expect Shift Up Stellar Blade and Project Spirits Games News in 2026

Shift Up Plans To Reveal Stellar Blade and Project Spirits Details This Year

Stellar Blade 2 PS5 Reveal This Year, But Sony Won't Publish It

Shift Up says Stellar Blade 2 news is on the way this year, and it could be a day-one PC launch

Shift Up Will Self-Publish The Stellar Blade Sequel To Reach A "Broad Global Audience"

The next Stellar Blade probably won't be PS5 exclusive, as developer Shift Up reveals intention to self-publish and reach a broader audience

Stellar Blade 2 Isn't Being Published By Sony, And That's Great News For PC Gamers

Stellar Blade 2 might not be a PS5 exclusive at launch

Stellar Blade 2 Won't Be Published by Sony, Potentially Hinting at Multiplatform Launch

#TheDarkPicturesAnthology
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Directive 8020 Review: Dark Pictures Returns With Scariest Game Yet

Directive 8020 Review — Scared Space

Directive 8020 Review

Review: Directive 8020 (PS5) - Dull Sci-Fi Thriller Is a Supermassive Letdown

Directive 8020 Review – Strong Sci-Fi Horror Dragged Down by Weak Stealth

Directive 8020 review

The Dark Pictures Anthology Has Never Been More Adrift | Directive 8020 Review

Directive 8020 review: One giant leap for sci-fi body horror

Directive 8020 Review

#Fallout4ForFreeWithGamePa
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Discord Nitro now includes a ‘starter edition’ of Xbox Game Pass with more than 50 games

Xbox Game Pass And Discord Nitro Partnership Integrate For Better

Discord Nitro subscriptions now come with a 'starter edition' of Xbox Game Pass

Discord Nitro Now Comes With Game Pass “Starter Edition”

Xbox Game Pass "starter edition" now officially bundled with Discord Nitro memberships, with more benefits coming soon

Xbox Game Pass Price, Day-One Games, And Tiers In 2026 Explained

Discord Nitro Subscribers Now Get Game Pass Included

Xbox and Discord Team Up For Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition and Perks

Discord Nitro Subscribers Can Now Play Stardew Valley And Fallout 4 For Free With Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’

#FalloutSeason
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Amazon’s Fallout TV Show Adds Aaron Paul in Season 3

Fallout Season 3 Will See Aaron Paul Join The Amazon Prime Live Action Adaptation

Aaron Paul will join the cast of Fallout Season 3

Aaron Paul Joins Fallout Season 3, But We Don't Know Who He's Playing

Fallout season 3 adds Aaron Paul as mysterious new character

Fallout Officially Announces Aaron Paul for Its Next Season

16 years after attending a Fallout: New Vegas launch event, Aaron Paul gets cast in Fallout Season 3

#LegoBatman
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Several Xbox users managed to download Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, 10 days early

Xbox Cock Up Makes LEGO Batman Playable a Week Before Release

LEGO Batman accidentally went live on Xbox two weeks before release

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight goes live early for some Xbox players as the PC version gets Denuvo DRM

Fans Are Bracing Themselves for Spoilers After Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Walmart Codes Became Playable on Xbox

Xbox Owners Accidentally Get Lego Batman Early As PC Players Bemoan Surprise Denuvo DRM

#ExpensesPlaysideGames
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire Has Sold 730,000 Units Since Launch, Recoups Publisher’s Expenses

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Is an Official Indie Hit, Sells Better Than Expected

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Is Selling Well And Bringing In The Cheese

Mouse P.I. For Hire sold so well its publisher has made all invested money back

Vintage Disney-like shooter Mouse P.I. For Hire has sold so well its publisher has made all invested money back

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Sales Update

#Nintendo
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Nintendo is changing the name of My Nintendo Store later this month

My Nintendo Store Is Changing Its Name This Month

My Nintendo Store will change its name to Nintendo Store in various regions

My Nintendo Store Does The Social Network Meme With Name Change

Nintendo Is Changing Store Name To Something Worse

#MayPlaygroundGames
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Forza Horizon 6 Modders and Pirates Are Already Getting Banned

Playground Games threatens hardware bans following Forza Horizon 6 leak

Forza Horizon 6 is being played early, though would-be pirates are getting their accounts slammed with bans

The Forza Horizon 6 ban reminds us that Playground Games hates modding

[UPDATE] Forza Horizon 6 Dev Issues Statement Following Leak, Confirms It's Issuing Franchise-Wide and Hardware Bans to Pirates

#TheLegendOfZelda
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WWE champ Cody Rhodes says Nintendo sent him a cease and desist for wearing a Zelda Triforce on his boots

Even WWE's Biggest Star Wasn't Safe From Nintendo's Lawyers

Nintendo Sent a Cease and Desist to WWE Champion Cody Rhodes

Nintendo Lawyers Sent WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes A Cease And Desist Over His Boots

#XboxGamesShowcase2026
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Gears of War E-Day is sponsoring an upcoming WWE event, shedding light on a potential release window

Gears of War: E-Day's release window might have been revealed through a WWE Triplemania advert

Gears of War E-Day release window potentially hinted at by AAA TripleMania sponsorship

WWE Teaser Might Have Revealed the Gears of War: E-Day Release Date

#BattlestarGalacticaScatte
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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes review - an iffy take on the sci-fi series that had me contending with Cylons, sabotage, and STDs

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Review – Brutal Fleet Survival Done Right

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Launch Trailer Released

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes Review

#Mixtape
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Mixtape Mondays: Road Rash Rail

Mixtape soundtrack

Mixtape Interview: "Where do you set your fantasy stories? You set them in places like California."

Mixtape review

#TheatricalReleaseWithMovi
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Mortal Kombat 1 Celebrates Mortal Kombat 2’s Theatrical Release With Movie-Based Skins

Mortal Kombat is at its best when Johnny Cage is Earthrealm's mightiest hero

Mortal Kombat Movie Writer Reveals The One Franchise He Wants To Work On Above All Others

Mortal Kombat 3 Not Confirmed Yet, But Writer Is Nearly Done With Its Script

Mortal Kombat 2 Writer Reveals A Character Who Got Cut From The Script

Mortal Kombat 2 redeems itself by fixing the worst thing about the first movie

Mortal Kombat II Star Max Huang Wants a Kung Lao and Liu Kang Shaolin Monks Spinoff Movie

#SteamMachine
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SteamOS 3.7.24 released along with a stable Steam Client update with more Steam Controller fixes

New Steam update hints at four separate Steam Machine models and a reservation system

Leak Suggests There Will Be Four Different Ways To Buy A Steam Machine, Along With Scalper Protection

#CrimsonDesert
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Crimson Desert Patch 1.06.00 Adds Special Mounts, Gear Extraction, Combat Upgrades and More

Crimson Desert PS5 Update Streak Continues in Patch 1.06, Out Now on PS5

New Crimson Desert patch 1.06 adds special mounts and gear extraction

#NewTheGhost
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New The Ghost in the Shell Anime Trailer Teases July Debut

Ghost in the Shell 2026 release date revealed in new trailer for the Science Saru anime

New Ghost In The Shell Anime Finally Has A Streaming Date

#NewCrimsonDesert
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New Crimson Desert update lets you permanently tame loads more animals, and I'm going straight for the lion

The latest Crimson Desert update lets you mount iguanas, mountain goats, tigers, lions and other fantastic beasts

Crimson Desert Update Lets You Tame Special Mounts

#TodayShow
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Wordle is being adapted into a television game show featuring Savannah Guthrie as host

Wordle Is Becoming A TV Show, With Savannah Guthrie Hosting

Wordle Game Show Hosted by Savannah Guthrie Gets the Green Light at NBC

#Psychonauts
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Double Fine petitions to unionize

Double Fine Productions is the latest Microsoft subsidiary to unionise

I Helped Double Fine’s Tim Schafer Conduct A Donut-Based Psyop In Kiln, And Had A Smashing Good Time

#DuneAwakenings
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Dune Awakening provides server names, details, and instructions for merges happening May 26

Dune: Awakening Announces Server Migrations and List of Servers Closing Later This Month

Dune Awakening server merges are set for May 20

#ForzaHorizon
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Forza Horizon 6 appears to have leaked online

Forza Horizon 6 Full Game Leaked Online

#His
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"His voice and delivery was human": Darkest Dungeon developers will "never, ever" use genAI to replace narrator Wayne June

'His Voice and Delivery Was Human' — Darkest Dungeon Dev Says Red Hook Will Never Use AI to Replicate the Voice of Late Narrator Wayne June

#StarFox
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Star Fox and Donkey Kong Bananza reveal new plushies [update: pre-orders live]

Star Fox is BACK! Pure Nintendo Podcast E161

#TomodachiLife
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UK software sales chart for the week ending May 9, 2026 – Tomodachi Life, Pokemon Pokopia in the top three

UK Charts: Tomodachi Life Stands Strong As Pragmata Falls Off A Cliff

#TokyoGameShow
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Tokyo Game Show Teases A Big Announcement For May 12th

Tokyo Game Show 2026 teaser sparks Kingdom Hearts 4 showcase speculation