Video Game News 5/19/2026

#EpicGames
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Fortnite is back on the Apple App Store in most regions as the protracted legal battle goes on

Fortnite makes grand return to iOS App Store and promises showdown with Apple

After six years, Fortnite finally returns to Apple's App Store in most countries, but the legal battle continues

Fortnite returns to the App Store worldwide as 'the final battle approaches'

"We see this as the beginning of the end of the Apple Tax worldwide" - Fortnite returns to the App Store globally as Epic prepares for "the final battle"

Fortnite returns to the App Store worldwide, but not in Australia

Fortnite returns to the App Store everywhere except Australia

Fortnite returns to iOS worldwide, excluding Australia, as Epic prepares for "final battle" over App Store fees

Fortnite Is Back on the App Store Across the World

#MysteriousBook
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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book developer finally revealed

Nintendo releases Yoshi and the Mysterious Book opening with Bowser Jr.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book reviews roundup

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book’s Opening Cinematic Teases Bowser Jr’s Involvement

Review: Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Encourages Experimentation and Exploration

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Review — Take A Look, It’s In A Book

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book review

Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Yoshi And The Mysterious Book

Shock, The Developer For Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Is Exactly Who You Think

Review: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book (Switch 2) - Charming Enough, But Ultimately Lacklustre

Good Feel is the developer of Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book opening cinematic

Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Video Review

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Review

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Review

Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Reviews Make It Sound Perfect For People Going Into It With The Right Level Of Curiosity

#Playstation
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Sony to no longer bring PlayStation narrative single-player games to PC

Sony Confirms Narrative Single-Player PlayStation 5 Titles Will Remain Console Exclusives

Sony reportedly confirms it's ditching PC versions of its single-player PS5 games

Sony Reportedly Making Single Player Games Exclusive To PlayStation Again

PC Gamers React to Sony Making Its Narrative Single-Player Games PlayStation Exclusive

Sony Is Done Putting Single-Player Games on Steam

#BringingANewTakeOnItsIcon
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World of Tanks HEAT officially launches May 26 with crossprogression and crossplay

World of Tanks: Heat Launches May 26 on PC and Consoles

World of Tanks: HEAT Is Launching On May 26th, Bringing A New Take On Its Iconic Tank Warfare

World Of Tanks Heat Announces Official World Of Tanks: HEAT Launch Date

Wargaming will launch World of Tanks: HEAT next week

#TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyo
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Forza Horizon 6: All Treasure Car Locations

Forza Horizon 6: How to Fix "Invalid Gaming Services Detected" Error

Forza Horizon 6 Performance Comparison: Xbox Series X/S vs PC

Forza Horizon 6 Guide – The 5 Best Starter Cars To Use Early

Forza Horizon 6 Review

Forza Horizon 6 has already tripled the series' peak player count on Steam

All car pass cars in Forza Horizon 6

Forza Horizon 6 custom garage recreates Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift

Forza Horizon 6 Features a Cheeky Pokémon Easter Egg

#RandomMatchesModesStreetF
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Street Fighter 6 is Introducing Random Avatar Matches Alongside Ingrid On May 28

Street Fighter 6 Gets Avatar Arcade and Random Matches Modes

Finally, I Have a Reason to Play as My Street Fighter 6 Avatar on PS5, PS4 Again

Street Fighter 6's Next Update Is Adding New Avatar Game Modes

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Beloved PS4 Action Game’s Upgrade Is Free on Xbox But Not PS5

Free on Xbox, PS5 Owners Made to Pay $10 for New Darksiders Upgrade

New Darksiders: Warmastered Update Is Free On Xbox, But PlayStation Has To Pay

Darksiders Warmastered Charges PS5 Players For An Upgrade Xbox Already Gives Away For Free

#TheAdventuresOfElliot
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The Adventures of Elliot Prologue Demo on Switch, PS5, Xbox, PC Now

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Prologue Demo Just Landed

The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales New 'Prologue Demo' Released

The Adventures of Elliot gets new demo and gameplay trailer

#EpicGames
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Lords of the Fallen 2 set to potentially release on Steam as developer CI Games and Epic terminate PC exclusivity deal

CI Games reveals it is ending its Epic Games PC exclusivity agreement for Lords of the Fallen 2

CI Games and Epic Games terminate Lords of the Fallen II publishing deal

Steam Players Rejoice As Lords Of The Fallen 2 Exclusivity Deal With Epic Games Store Goes In The Trash [Update]

#ArcRaiders
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Arc Raiders turns to Denuvo Anti-Cheat in hopes of curbing foul play, Embark say they're "working to ensure minimal impact on performance"

ARC Raiders gets Denuvo Anti-Cheat, a new trader, a new weapon and more

ARC Raiders’ latest patch adds a new vendor NPC and Denuvo anti-cheat – without the DRM

ARC Raiders Is Introducing A Controversial Feature To Combat Cheaters

#WinnerXboxGamePassPlayers
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Xbox Game Pass titles for the rest of May have been revealed

Here's our next batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for May

Xbox Game Pass Players Lose Five More Games In May 2026, Including A GOTY Winner

#AssassinsCreedBlackFlag
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AC Black Flag Resynced actor Matt Ryan ‘would love’ to play Edward Kenway in live-action

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced’s New Scenes “Add Depth” to Edward Kenway, Says Actor

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag star Matt Ryan says the term 'voice actor' is outdated: 'You see the performances in the eyes, it blows me away'

#GiantBombcast
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Rumor: Nintendo Direct happening by mid-June

Nintendo Direct Potentially Set for Mid-June – Rumor

Jeff Grubb says he’s heard there will be a Nintendo Direct by mid-June

#City
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Kusan: City of Wolves gets Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer

PS5's Kusan: City of Wolves Is Basically Hotline Miami But Somehow Even More Extreme

High Octane Top-Down Shooter Kusan: City of Wolves Launching July 30

#AYearOfWaiting
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Dragonite and the Special Delivery Pokemon Anime Episode Debuts in English

Pokémon's Exceptional Dragonite Anime Short Has Finally Been Dubbed

After A Year Of Waiting, Pokémon Has Finally Released One Of Its Best Anime Episodes In English

#PlaystationPlus
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Sony confirms PlayStation Plus price increase for new subscribers starting May 20

Sony announces PlayStation Plus price rises "due to ongoing market conditions"

PlayStation Plus Is Getting More Expensive Again

#Dungeons
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Star Wars Jedi Veteran's Dungeons & Dragons Game Has Been Canceled

Hasbro cancelled a D&D game from the Jedi: Fallen Order director

Hasbro Kills Star Wars Jedi Director’s Dungeons & Dragons Game Just One Year After Announcing It

#FinalFantasy6
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Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi praises AI slop trailer for a FF6 remake, earns himself a light ribbing from battle designer on the first 2 games

Final Fantasy Creator Hironobu Sakaguchi Addresses Backlash for Sharing AI Final Fantasy 6 Remake Video

Hironobu Sakaguchi Shares His Surprise At Everyone Hating On Final Fantasy 6 Remake AI Slop

#TheLegacyOfTheDarkKnight
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Guide: LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Guide: 100% Collectibles Walkthrough

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight cracked within hours, as its Denuvo DRM bypassed soon after launch

The ultimate list of LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Achievements and trophies, and the fastest way to Plat it

How to get all the LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Twitch drops

How Batman Games Endured The Dark Knight’s Toughest Era

Lego Batman: The Legacy Of The Dark Knight: The Kotaku Review

#FarFarWest
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As Steam early access sensation Far Far West sells over 1 million copies in three weeks, publisher Fireshine Games rejects generative AI

How Fireshine Games backed a winner with Far Far West

Far Far West publisher says "We don't work with partners that are relying on generative AI"

Far Far West Publisher: "We don't work with partners that are relying on generative AI"

#Civilization7TestOfTime
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The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here, bringing a huge suite of changes with it

Civilization 7 Is A Completely Different Game Following The Test Of Time Update

#BulletHeavenEspionage
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Steam's NSFW and Mature tags ditched by Valve in favour of "more descriptive" ones like Sexual Content and Gore, as part of wider revamp

Steam overhauls tags, removing 'NSFW' & 'Mature' for being too general

#Cyberpunk2
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"It was chaos": How The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 are learning from decades of CD Projekt's documentation mistakes

The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 Studio “Learned Our Lesson” From Previously Poor Documentation

#Nintendo
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Nintendo announces Pictonico, a new mobile game that turns your photos into mini-games

Nintendo Announces Pictonico, a New Mobile Game That Turns Photos Into Mini-Games

#VampireSurvivors
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Valve make adjustments to Steam tags, and they settled the Vampire Survivor-like argument with Bullet Heaven

At last, the Bullet Heaven genre - popularised by hits like Vampire Survivors - has been sanctioned by Steam