Video Game News 5/21/2026

#SpellcastersChroniclesQua
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French union accuses Quantic Dream of ‘catastrophic project management’ over Spellcasters Chronicles shut down

Spellcasters Chronicles Took 8 Years to Make, Quantic Dream Could Layoff Up to 95 Employees – Rumor

After Months in Early Access, Quantic Dream is Shutting Down Spellcasters Chronicles, Laying Off Staff

Quantic Dream cancels first multiplayer title Spellcasters Chronicles

Quantic Dream Layoffs Hitting Up to 95 Jobs Following Game Closure

Union Blasts Quantic Dream Leadership Over Live-Service Failure And The Potential For Up To 95 Layoffs: ‘Incompetence Led Us Here’

Quantic Dream cutting jobs after scrapping Spellcasters Chronicles

#PawsomeEdition
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Bubsy 4D review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

Unrailed 2 shares Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch release date, new trailer

Review: Bubsy 4D (PS5) - The Best of a Bad Bunch

Bubsy 4D Review – Born-Again Bubsy

Gallery: We Unbox The 'Pawsome Edition' Of Bubsy 4D On Switch 2

Review: Bubsy 4D (Switch 2) - A Maligned Mascot Finally Gets A Good Game

Review: Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection (Nintendo Switch)

Review: Blue Prince (Nintendo Switch 2)

Review: ChainStaff (Nintendo Switch)

Bubsy 4D Review

I’m Surprised At How Bad Bubsy 4D Feels To Play

Bubsy 4D Review — What Could Possibly Go Right?

#Skaven
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster announced for Nintendo Switch 2

Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Deathmaster Brings Sneaky Assassinations To PC And Consoles Next Year

Warhammer Age of Sigmar returns with new Skaven stealth game

Playing a murderous ratman in this newly-announced Warhammer platformer is my penance for bisecting thousands of Skaven over the years

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Deathmaster Announced At Warhammer Skulls Showcase

#RollingSoon
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Nintendo and LEGO announce LEGO Donkey Kong set

Nintendo confirms new LEGO Donkey Kong set is on the way

Nintendo Teases LEGO Donkey Kong, "Rolling Soon"

Nintendo teams up with LEGO for LEGO Donkey Kong

Lego Donkey Kong coming soon, Nintendo reveals

#TheEpicGamesStore
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Luna Abyss Review – Abyss Watcher

Review: Luna Abyss (PS5) - Don't Skip This AA DOOM-Like Shooter

Luna Abyss Drops Into Game Pass – A Fever Dream In Space?

Luna Abyss Out Now on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Game Pass

FPS Action-Adventure Luna Abyss Now Available for PC and Consoles

#FarCry2
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Splinter Cell veteran says realistic modern lighting has screwed up stealth games: "it gets very hard to tell what’s light, what’s shadow, what’s dark, what’s safe"

Former Splinter Cell Director Thinks Modern Graphics Are Hurting Stealth Games

Former Splinter Cell Creative Director Says Realistic Graphics Are Causing Problems for Modern Stealth Games

Splinter Cell designer says modern lighting has made stealth games harder to read

#OwlcatGames
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is Recasting Its Male Lead Following Closed Beta Feedback

PS5 Sci-Fi RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Recasts Its Main Character Following Brutal Fan Feedback

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn devs are replacing the voice actors and reworking combat after beta feedback

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Is Recasting its Protagonist After Negative Fan Feedback

#PlaystationPlus
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PS Plus Price Increases Also Hit Extra, Premium Tiers - Here Are All the New Prices

PlayStation Plus Price Hike Effects All Tiers, Not Just Essential

It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too

Sony Forgot To Tell You The Other PlayStation + Tiers Are Going Up In Price

#TheBestBondGameEver
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007 First Light Wants To Surpass GoldenEye And Become “The Best Bond Game Ever”

License to Stream: ‘007 First Light’ Coming to GeForce NOW With an Ultimate Bundle

007 First Light release times confirmed as IO kills the New Zealand trick

Here's What Time You Can Play 007 First Light

#AssassinsCreed
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After months of leaks and building expectations, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a surprisingly clumsy remake, with bugs and parkour missteps marring my three-hour preview

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Hands-On: This Is Looking Good

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is the game you remember, but it's even better

Black Flag Resynced is the shonkiest Assassin's Creed in years, but therein, I think, lies its charm

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced director has teased more on cut modern-day sections - and it got me thinking

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Might Be Adding As Many Problems As It's Fixing

Sorry, Black Flag fans: the new Assassin's Creed remake isn't adding any more legendary ship battles

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a textbook remaster

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Devs Explain The Difference Between A Remake Vs. A Remaster: ‘You Go Back Into The Guts, And You Start To Rebuild’

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Isn’t An RPG, But The Series Isn’t Moving Away From RPG Sequels Any Time Soon

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Devs Explain Why Freedom Cry Isn’t Included, But Promise Adewale Has A Bigger Role In The Remake

The Black Flag Remake Might Be The Weirdest Thing Yet To Happen To The Assassin’s Creed Canon

I Played 4 Hours Of The Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake And It’s Exactly What I Want

#Boltgun
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 Preview – Bigger, Faster, and More Brutal

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Boom Comes To Mobile This Year, Boltgun 2 Demo Out Now On PC

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 preview

Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Closed Beta Beginning Today

Skitarii Class Coming to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide June 23

#TheLongDark
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Former Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and The Long Dark devs form Studio Reset

Dragon Age: Inquisition's lead narrative designer is making an adventure game world "where the ordinary starts to feel like it is hiding something"

"Don't build a studio that requires a massive hit to survive" – Veteran BioWare devs form Studio Reset

#VirtuaFighter
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Virtua Fighter 6 gameplay trailer appears to leak on bilibili

New Virtua Fighter PS5 Footage Leaks, And It's Blowing My Mind

Virtua Fighter 6 Leak Reveals New Character, Old Favorite, And A Fresh Title

#TalesOfArise
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Nintendo Download – May 21, 2026 (North America) – Bubsy 4D, Tales of Arise, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, more

Nintendo Download: 21st May (North America)

US: Nintendo Download for 21st May, 2026

#Subnautica
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Subnautica 2 Has Sold Over 4 Million Copies in Five Days of Early Access

Subnautica 2 tops 4 million sales 1 week after the launch

Bad news for Krafton: Subnautica 2 broke 4 million copies sold in less than a week

#Pvp
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NieR: Automata Skins Appear in Killer Inn

Killer Inn Free Trial Launches Alongside NieR:Automata Collaboration

Asymmetrical Team Action Shooter KILLER INN Free Trial Live

#Bluey
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Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen Review

Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen Review – Great for Kids, Limited for Adults

Review: Bluey's Quest For The Gold Pen (Switch 2) - An Enjoyable Collectathon That Kids Will Love

#ClassicBulletgrazingShoot
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Psyvariar 3 Revives The Classic Bullet-Grazing Shooter Series

A Deep Dive Review : Psyvariar 3 – A Long Lost IP Returns

Psyvariar 3 Review

#Destiny
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Destiny 2 will get final content update on June 9, 2026

Destiny 2 Is Getting Last Content Update Soon As Bungie Moves Onto Its Next Big Game

Destiny 2 is officially over: 'Live service content updates' end in June as Bungie moves on to new projects

#CompanyConsidersUsingGove
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Pokémon Company Considers Using Government ID To Tackle TCG Scalping

The Pokémon Company Considers Government ID Check to Combat Trading Card Scalping in Japan

The Pokémon Company In Japan Fights Scalpers By Demanding Government ID Checks To Buy Cards

#Hoyoverse
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Rumour: Genshin Impact's 'HoYoverse' Account System Supposedly Adds Switch Support

Genshin Impact gets Nintendo Switch account Login Manager prompting Switch 2 speculation

After Six Years Of Waiting, Genshin Impact Fans Might Finally Be Getting Its Promised Switch Port

#WarhammerSkulls2026
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Every announcement from the Warhammer Skulls 2026 showcase

How to watch Warhammer Skulls 2026

Warhammer Skulls 2026 Live Updates: All the Biggest Game Reveals

#LegoBatman
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Award-winning Scottish comedian Limmy reacts to his tribute in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight: ‘That’s made my day’

48 Brilliant Details in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

#AssassinsCreed
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Ubisoft working on new Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Ghost Recon, and ‘first playable’ gen-AI experience

New Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon games will release by early 2029 say Ubisoft, who're also dumping cash into a "first playable generative AI experience"

#Squabble
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Squabble over Disco Elysium's legacy continues as Hopetown studio recruit another ex-ZA/UM dev while dropping a new trailer on Zero Parades' release day

Review: Zero Parades Understands the Assignment