Video Game News 5/13/2026

Video Game News 5/13/2026

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#EasterEgg
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The Steam Controller is actually a scream controller, because Valve couldn't resist making it cry out in memey pain when you drop it

The Steam Controller has a hidden easter egg: It screams if you drop it

If you drop (or throw) your new Steam Controller it will scream at you

Your Steam Controller screams when you drop it

Yes, Valve's new Steam Controller screams if you drop it from a great enough height

The Steam Controller Features A Very Familar-Sounding Easter Egg

Steam Controller’s Easter egg makes it scream when dropped, which is different from your scream when you can’t buy one

Valve snuck a Wilhelm scream Easter egg into the new Steam Controller

Valve’s New Steam Controller Screams When You Drop It

#VsStudio
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Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada has joined SNK

SNK launches VS Studio led by Katsuhiro Harada

What a Twist! Ex-Tekken Boss Harada Opens New Studio Under Fatal Fury's SNK

Former Tekken Boss Establishes New Studio Under SNK Corporation

Tekken legend Katsuhiro Harada joins SNK’s new studio

SNK announces new studio lead by Tekken veteran Katsuhiro Harada

Ex-Tekken boss starts new studio with former rivals SNK

Former Tekken Lead Katsuhiro Harada Sets Up Own Company, VS Studio

#FateOfTheOldRepublic
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"I just find AI to be creatively soulless": Casey Hudson on the controversial tech and Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic boss thinks AI is "creatively soulless"

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic secures large investment as director Casey Hudson seems to reject the use of gen-AI

Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Boss Says AI Is "Creatively Soulless"

Former NetEase exec's new investment group is funding Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic because 'everyone wins' if you 'give the best creator the opportunity to work on a dream project'

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Developer Teases Game's Length and Development Time

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Director Casey Hudson Says It Won’t Take 200 Hours To Finish Or Use ‘Creatively Soulless’ GenAI

#NintendoLive2024
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A Japanese man has been arrested for threatening to blow up Nintendo’s headquarters

Arrest made after man threatens to blow up Nintendo’s headquarters

A man has been arrested after threatening to blow up Nintendo's Kyoto Headquarters

Man Arrested After Reportedly Threatening To Blow Up Nintendo's HQ

Japan: 27-year-old man arrested after threatening to bomb Nintendo headquarters

Man Apprehended For Alleged Bomb Threats Toward Nintendo: "I'm Going To Blow You All Up"

Police Arrest Man Who Threatened To Blow Up Nintendo Headquarters

#WorldFighters
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Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters shares Nintendo Switch release date, story trailer

Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Launches August 28

Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Launches In August

Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Reveals August 2026 Kick-Off For Switch

Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Launching on Consoles August 27, with Steam Release the Following Day

Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Launching for PC and Consoles August 28

#AdventureContinues
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Mini MMO Palia’s Royal Highlands expansion is live today with ridable, breedable horses and a whole new zone

Palia Royal Highlands Expansion Available Now

Palia’s Adventure Continues In The Royal Highlands With Today’s Update

Palia's Royal Highlands Expansion is Out Now, Adding Mounts and a Big New Region

Palia’s Royal Highlands expansion is live now

#JetSetRadioAndCrazyTaxi
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Hark! Sega's mysterious and vague "Super Game" is dead, though its Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi reboots live on

Sega GaaS, Online Super Game Canceled (Update)

Sega Explains Why Exactly It Cancelled Its "Super Game"

Sega Cancels Super Game, But New Crazy Taxi And Jet Set Radio Are Still Coming

#BlackDesertMobile
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Black Desert Mobile gets new Boss Blitz battle mode in its latest action-packed update

Black Desert Mobile Introduces Boss Blitz Mode, New Events, and More on the Martial God Competition

Black Desert Mobile adds Boss Blitz mode as Martial God Championship finals near

Black Desert Mobile Adds Boss Blitz

#TheGameAwards
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Gang of Dragon Studio’s Website Has Been Taken Offline

Gang of Dragon Studio Website Goes Offline

Gang Of Dragon Developer's Website Gets Whacked

Gang of Dragon studio website disappears without notice as NetEase funding dries up

#SilentHill
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Surpasses 6 Million Players

Silent Hill f Crosses 2 Million Shipments Worldwide

Silent Hill f Sales Surpass 2 Million, Silent Hill 2 Remake Surpasses Six Million Players

Konami Successfully Revives Silent Hill with Strong Sales for 2 Remake, F

Silent Hill 2 Remake Reaches 6 Million Players as Silent Hill f Hits New Sales Milestone

#CallOfDuty
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"If David Lynch made shooters" is Black Ops veteran David Vondehaar's catchphrase for his new game that isn't a "Call of Duty killer"

CoD Veteran's New Shooter Is "Not A Call Of Duty Killer," Inspired By David Lynch

Ex-Call of Duty: Black Ops Design Director David Vonderhaar Teases New Original FPS: 'If David Lynch Made Shooters'

#Steam
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Valve's next Steam UI target is the Community Market, with more details and, yes, a wider layout

Steam trading just got a huge upgrade, thanks to Valve's new Community Market

Valve made more than 27 million unique images for Counter-Strike listings as part of its new 'major update' to Steam's Community Market

#NearingTheFinishLine
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"It's expensive and it doesn't age": Why Ken Levine didn't aim for realistic graphics in BioShock, and won't for Judas either

Ken Levine Says Judas Is Nearing the Finish Line and Will Be Far More Reactive Than BioShock

Ken Levine On Why He Quit Making BioShock Games--"Scary And Risky And Crazy"

#HarvestMoon
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New PS5 Game in Beloved RPG Series Gets Release Date, Pre-Order Bonus

Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea Release Date and Pre-order Plush Revealed

Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea Arrives In September

#M16a4
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Battlefield 6 Kicks Off Season 3 With Warlords: Supremacy Update

Season 3 is Here in Battlefield 6, With Reimagined Classic Maps and Modes, New REDSEC Content, and Challenges

How to unlock the M16A4 in Battlefield 6

#MarvelRivalsSeason
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Marvel Rivals Season 8 Begins on May 15th With Devil Dinosaur; Cyclops Set for Mid-Season

Marvel Rivals Season 8 will add Devil Dinosaur and Cyclops

Marvel Rivals Season 8 Says "To Me, My X-Men" With Cyclops Reveal

#The2023Worlds
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Pokemon Winds and Waves get official behind the scenes main theme recording video

Pokémon Winds & Waves' Main Theme Sounds Absolutely Gorgeous

NHK Symphony Orchestra have recorded main theme for Pokemon Winds & Waves

#Switch2
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Nintendo Switch 2 Choose Your Game Bundle Has Pokemon Pokopia Option

Nintendo Switch 2 ‘Choose Your Game’ Bundle Announced

Nintendo Switch 2 Choose Your Game Bundle Announced, Launching This June, Includes Digital Versions of Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia

#ADifficultAndPainfulSitua
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"A Difficult And Painful Situation" - Metroid Dread Developer MercurySteam Suffers Layoffs

Metroid Dread developer MercurySteam is latest to announce layoffs

Metroid Dread developer MercurySteam conducts layoffs

#TheElderScrollsOnline
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Elder Scrolls Online teases U50’s Golden Pursuit-esque newbie onboarding path and guild mail system

New Transmutation Stations And Guild Mail Arrive in The Elder Scrolls Online Update 50

Elder Scrolls Online sets June 1 preview for Update 50 and its new overland challenge mode

#FinalFantasy
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Final Fantasy XIV asks for player help solving the case of the vanishing furnishing items

Final Fantasy XIV's Team Needs Help Figuring Out Why Your House's Items Are Disappearing

Final Fantasy XIV housing bug is hiding some indoor furnishings after the item cap increase

#UnknownWorlds
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"Unofficial builds of Subnautica 2 are currently circulating online," Unknown Worlds confirm, just days before the ocean survival game's early access release

Unknown Worlds confirms early Subnautica 2 leak, but warns it's an "incomplete" build

#Rockstar
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UK MPs claim GTA 6 studio Rockstar "refused to properly engage with staff" during legal wranglings over dev firings

UK Politicians Say GTA 6 Developer Rockstar 'Refused to Properly Engage' With Appeal Processes After Firing Staff Last Year

#LukewarmStartWithAround30
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Saros had a “lukewarm start” with 300,000+ sold in 2 weeks, analytics firm estimates

PS5 Exclusive Saros Gets Off to 'Lukewarm' Start With Around 300,000 Copies Sold, According to Analyst Data

#MinecraftJavaEdition
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Minecraft Java finally gets a Friends List and Peer-to-Peer multiplayer

Minecraft Java Edition will finally let you party up with your pals, without the need for mods