Video Game News 5/12/2026

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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"

Shift Up says it plans to self-publish Stellar Blade 2

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

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 might not be a PS5 exclusive at launch

Stellar Blade studio Shift Up breaks from publishing partner Sony for "high-quality self-publishing"

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

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

Directive 8020 review

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

Directive 8020 Review

#BreakingBads
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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 Joins Fallout Season 3, But We Don't Know Who He's Playing

Fallout TV show season three casts Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, so of course everyone wants him to play a scientist

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

#MayPlaygroundGames
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Forza Horizon 6 leaking early was "not the result of a pre-load issue", developers Playground say, while threatening "franchise-wide and hardware bans"

Forza Horizon 6 studio threatens ‘franchise-wide and hardware bans’ for anyone playing its pirated leaked build

Forza Horizon 6 Modders and Pirates Are Already Getting Banned

When Does Early Access for Forza Horizon 6 Start?

Forza Horizon 6 Full Game Leaked Online

Playground Games threatens hardware bans following Forza Horizon 6 leak

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

Forza Horizon 6 full track list – every song you will reportedly hear in the game

Forza Horizon 6 - Everything To Know

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

#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 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 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’

#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

#Sega
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Sega has canceled development of its ‘super game’, as it pivots away from live service games

SEGA Cancels Super Game Project and Moves Away from Live Service

Sega's Super Game is canceled

Don't Worry, Sega Is Still Reviving Multiple Legacy Franchises

Sega Has Officially Cancelled Its "Super Game"

Sega reports $31.6m net loss during FY26, cancels 'Super Game' project amid strategic pivot

#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

#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 release window potentially hinted at by AAA TripleMania sponsorship

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

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

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

My Nintendo Store Does The Social Network Meme With Name Change

Nintendo Is Changing Store Name To Something Worse

#Subnautica
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The most wishlisted game on Steam - Subnautica 2 gets an Early Access trailer, pre-purchase and pre-loads

Subnautica 2 Open For Pre-Purchase and Pre-Loading Ahead of Early Access Launch

Subnautica 2 does a first, offering pre-orders and pre-loads on an early access game

#TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTh
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Mineru Construct amiibo release date finally revealed

The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 'Mineru's Construct' amiibo Is Finally Getting Released

Mineru’s Construct amiibo launches 17th September

#APs5ProToPlay007
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007 First Light Gameplay Showcased on PS5 Pro, Beats the “007 FPS” Allegations

You Need a PS5 Pro to Play 007 First Light at Its Best on Console

007 First Light Will Run at 60fps on PS5 Pro

#CallOfTheSea
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Call of the Elder Gods Review

Call of the Elder Gods Review

Call of the Elder Gods Review

#LegoBatman
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Xbox Cock Up Makes LEGO Batman Playable a Week Before Release

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

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

#Mixtape
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Mixtape soundtrack

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

Mixtape review

#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

#SteamMachine
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Valve might be making 512GB and 2TB versions of its new Steam Machine, despite AI-driven memory shortages

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

#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

#May
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Daily free Monopoly Go dice links (May 2026)

Monopoly Go Free Rolls – May 2026 Links

#BattleWavesMobile
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Battle Waves: Mobile is an upcoming, deck-building auto-battler, promising endless combinations

Battle Waves: Mobile Opens Pre-Registration on Android with Tons of Card Tactics!

#TheImmenseEngine
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Former Epic tech director announces The Immense Engine, his AI-heavy "European alternative" to Unreal

Guerrilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee announces plans to build European-based games engine

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

New Ghost In The Shell Anime Finally Has A Streaming Date

#InvincibleVs
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Invincible VS Review

Invincible VS Hits 1M Total Players