Video Game News 5/6/2026

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#RocketBoy
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MindsEye studio Build a Rocket Boy reportedly lay off around two thirds of 250 remaining staff following release of sabotage mission

MindsEye studio reportedly lays off 170 employees, following update parodying alleged attacks

MindsEye studio Build A Rocket Boy reportedly lays off around 170 more employees following story campaign update inspired by alleged sabotage

Build a Rocket Boy reportedly hit with more layoffs

MindsEye Dev Reportedly Laid Off 170 Of 250 Employees

MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy lays off even more people

MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy Hit by Yet More Layoffs

More Layoffs Reportedly Hit MindsEye Developer Build a Rocket Boy

#SteamController
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"Steam Controller ran out faster than we anticipated" Valve say, surprising no one, promising to get more stock in

Steam Controller more popular than Valve expected - they're working on stock issues

Steam Controller took "easily hundreds" of attempts to get its layout right, but did Valve nail it?

Steam Controller Sells Out Almost Instantly, Valve States They Will Have A Restock Update 'Soon'

Steam Controller "ran out faster than we anticipated", says Valve as it pledges more stock

Valve to restock Steam Controller after it sells out in a day

Valve says Steam Controller sold out 'faster than we anticipated' but previously told us it has knobs it can turn to get more

#CopilotAiXbox
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Xbox has scrapped its Copilot AI companion on consoles, Asha Sharma says

Xbox scraps Microsoft Copilot in yet another win for new CEO Asha Sharma

Asha Sharma admits "Xbox needs to move faster", as new CEO begins "winding down Copilot on mobile" and ceases its development on consoles

Xbox appoints new internal leaders and ditches Copilot AI

Microsoft ends Copilot AI on Xbox to help 'get the business back on track,' as new CEO simultaneously welcomes AI executives into the fold

Microsoft Kills The Copilot AI For Xbox Nobody Wanted

#TrailerConanExilesEnhance
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Conan Exiles Enhanced is out - a free upgrade for everyone with Steam Deck improvements

Conan Exiles Enhanced is officially live for Steam gamers today with an engine upgrade and boosted graphics

Conan Exiles Enhanced – Launch Trailer

Conan Exiles Enahanced Is Live, Bringing Unreal Engine Upgrade, Huge Map Merge And More

Conan Exiles Enhanced Preview: A Love Letter to fans

Conan Exiles Enhanced is live on Steam with a free Unreal Engine 5 upgrade

I'm sorry to say that Conan Exiles' todgers have been enlarged as part of its just-released Unreal Engine 5 makeover

Conan Exiles Enhanced Now Available

#HorizonHuntersGatheringSe
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Horizon Hunters Gathering lines up a second playtest for this month with better onboarding and tougher challenges

Horizon Hunters Gathering Second Closed Test Date Announced

Horizon Hunters Gathering is Hosting a Second Playtest on May 22-25 With New Hunters, Content, Region, and More

Sony's Not Pulling the Plug on Horizon Hunters Gathering, New PS5 and PC Beta Test Announced

Horizon Hunters Gathering sets second PS5 and PC playtest for late May with new hunters, narrative episode, and region

#TangoGameworks
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Dead as Disco is out in early access to fill the Hi-Fi Rush and, weirdly, Batman: Arkham series shaped hole in your heart

Dead as Disco early access preview

Dead As Disco Early Access Review — You Paid With Your Soul For One More Night

Dead as Disco's musical brawling hits the right notes in early access

Dead as Disco Early Access Review

#Switch2
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Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure Coming to Switch 2 and PS5 in Fall 2026

The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero & Trails To Azure Coming To PS5 and Switch 2 This Year

Incredible RPGs Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure Announced for 4K, 120fps PS5 Release This Fall

Trails from Zero and to Azure Crossbell Become Switch 2 and PS5 Games

Two 'Trails' Games Are Getting Switch 2 Releases This Fall

#Playstation5
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Multiplayer kaiju action game BeastLink looks like it has potential

Multiplayer kaiju action game BeastLink announced

BeastLink Announced as New Multiplayer Kaiju Destruction Game

New Kaiju Game Beastlink for PC and Console Announced

#AssassinsCreedBlackFlagRe
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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced Promises 'More Demanding' Combat in New Gameplay Deep Dive

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Details Parkour, Stealth, and Combat Updates

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced combat will be 'more demanding' than the original

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Plenty of Blood After All — and a Gameplay Mechanic Borrowed From Assassin's Creed Shadows

#CrimsonDesert
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CCP Games Secures $120 Million for Independent Management Buyout

Pearl Abyss sells CCP back to its CEO for less than half what it paid, plus $20 million in crypto

Crimson Desert Dev Has Traded EVE Online Back for a Boatload of Cash and Game Crypto

CCP Games Spun Off, Rebrands Fenris Creations

#GamePassAddsForzaHorizon
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Game Pass Adds Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2, WUCHANG, And More

Every Forza Horizon Game Ranked: From Colorado to Mexico and Beyond

Forza Horizon 6 pre-order and editions guide

Forza Horizon 6’s Xbox Series X|S Quality and Performance Modes Explained

This Forza Horizon 6 Bundle Is the Best Xbox Series X Deal Around Right Now

#Creed
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‘Nice try’: Ubisoft responds to leaked Assassin’s Creed multiplayer game screenshot

Assassin's Creed Calls Out AI-Edited Leak as Misinformation Spreads

Assassin's Creed Multiplayer Leak Criticized by Ubisoft, After Fan Admits Editing Image Using AI

#DarkScrollsMixesRoguelike
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Action-roguelite platformer Dark Scrolls launches this month

Devolver's 'Dark Scrolls' Mixes Roguelike Fantasy And Shmup Chaos On Switch This Month

Retro-Styled Dark Scrolls Launching May 28

#Playstation5
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Myst and Riven remakes coming to PS5, Riven remake also coming to Xbox

Myst and Riven Remakes launch on PS5 and PS VR2 May 19

Myst, Riven Remakes Officially Confirmed for PS5, with Full PSVR2 Support

#InvincibleVs
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Invincible VS Review – Combos A Go

'There's Nothing Micro About This Transaction': Invincible VS Adds $10 Towel Skin for Rex Splode

People are buying New York pizza they'll never eat for an Invincible Vs cosmetic

#GameFest2026
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Summer Game Fest 2026 Hype Starts One Month Out from Livestream

Guide: Summer Game Fest 2026: Times, Dates, Events & How To Watch

Summer Game Fest 2026 streaming live starting 5th June

#TheOnlyWay
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The Visions Of Eternity Story Continues In Guild Wars 2 Next Week

'The Only Way', Second Update for Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity, is Coming Next Week

Guild Wars 2’s The Only Way update adds Eternity’s Garden on May 12

#Is
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NetherRealm Is "Actively Pursuing" A New Mortal Kombat Game

As Injustice 3 rumours heat up, NetherRealm boss Ed Boon says the studio is "actively pursuing" a new Mortal Kombat

Ed Boon Confirms Another Mortal Kombat Game and More Are in the Works, Amid Injustice 3 Rumors

#RpgStarWars
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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Devs Come With Mass Effect and KOTOR Baggage

Surprise: The studio making Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is full of former BioWare devs

The Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Team Is Full Of Mass Effect Veterans

#2026Patrol2
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DC Universe Online starts its second patrol for the 2026 campaign today

DC Universe Online's Second Patrol of 2026, Fearful Day, is Live

DC Universe Online kicks off Campaign 2026 Patrol 2 with new Mogo event

#HeroesJourney
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Former EverQuest emu devs have begun a Kickstarter for their new MMORPG, Hollowed Oath

Kickstarter Opens For MMORPG Hollowed Oath, from Former Heroes Journey Devs, Which Lets You Mix Up To Three Classes

Former Heroes Journey devs launch Kickstarter for MMORPG Hollowed Oath

#Valve
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Valve release the Steam Controller's CAD files, so you can channel your inner Archie from Balamory and design mods or accessories for it

Valve released the new Steam Controller and Puck CAD files for modders

#MedalHunter
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Medal Hunter enters technical release as Ten Square Games shifts towards shooters

Medal Hunter Is a New Mobile PvP Shooter from the Creators of Fishing Clash and Trophy Hunter

#Gamescom
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Gamescom LatAm 2026 previews roundup: The best releases at the Abragames booth

Gamescom Latam attendance up by 17.5% in 2026

#Nintendo
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Nintendo doesn’t want dirty jokes in the Mario movies, but Wario could appear in future films

Shigeru Miyamoto Doesn't Rule Out Wario Appearing In A Future Mario Movie