Video Game News 5/2/2024

#Steam
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Launching A $60+ Game Seems Like A Bad Idea Right Now

Realistic Extraction Shooter Blowing Up On Steam, 400k Copies Sold In 48 Hours

There’s A Reason Why Sex Games Are Everywhere These Days

Escape From Tarkov Rival Receives First Hotfix Updates Following Early Access Launch

9 Best Gaming Laptop Deals During Amazon Gaming Week

Sins of a Solar Empire 2 Publisher Explains Epic Games Store Stealth Launch: 'Only One Shot' at a Steam Release

Escape From Tarkov Rival Gray Zone Warfare Sells 400,000 in 2 Days

Starfield’s May Update Lets Players Turn Off Bethesda’s Trademark NPC Zoom

All three remastered Mass Effect games and their DLC are 90% off on Steam

Balatro's first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd

Top rated zombie horror shooter unleashes post launch roadmap

The best Star Wars game is less than $3 right now in huge Steam sale

Paradox’s free-form answer to Satisfactory has entered early access

New Steam sandbox game is a fusion of Stardew Valley and Terraria

Gothic 1 remake, Titan Quest 2 headlining THQ Nordic's August showcase

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth fourth top-selling US game this year, but reportedly remains far behind Remake

Review: Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya Is a Delightfully Cozy Switch Game

Manor Lords Has Already Sold Over 1 Million Units

Epic Store Users Have Been Waiting on a Common Feature for 2 Years

Gray Zone Warfare Gaining Traction Thanks to Disgruntled Tarkov Players

Gray Zone Warfare Sells 400,000 Copies in 2 Days

Grab the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection for 20% Off on Steam

Nordic Ashes Character Guide

THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2024 Announced for August 2nd

#Helldivers2
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Helldivers 2 Is Putting On A Clinic When It Comes To Games As A Service

Freeze, Helldivers 2's next Warbond is dropping soon, and the new guns and gear in it look pretty cool

Helldivers 2's latest hotfix is just a little fella, but it should get rid of some new-ish issues and crashes

Starship Troopers' Casper Van Dien Reacts to Helldivers 2: 'I Feel Like I'm Already Part of It'

Halo Infinite Getting Its Very Own Helldivers 2 Forge Tribute Called Helljumpers

Helldivers 2's next premium warbond arrives next week with new weapons, armour and winter weather capes

Helldivers 2 players are asking a reasonable question: Why has a whole planet turned green?

Latest Helldivers 2 Warbond is preparing us for a cold reception

Ice Your Enemies with Helldivers 2's Latest Premium Warbond, Polar Patriots

Helldivers 2 Is Already One of Sony's Best-Ever Sellers in the US

Arrowhead to Patch Eruptor as Helldivers 2 Community Reveals Ricochet Issue

Helldivers 2 Polar Patriots Warbond Begins Next Week

Helldivers 2 Update Nerfs Burn Damage, Buffs Adjudicator

Helldivers 2 May Update Adds Polar Patriots, Premium Warbond Detailed

Helldivers 2 Sales Make Strong Case for Sony’s Day-and-Date PC Launches

#May
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Fallout 3 And All Its DLC Will Be Free For Amazon Prime Members

The Fall Guy is an uncomplicated, old-fashioned movie magic centred on some of today's hottest stars

A real-life version of Up's floating house sounds like a terrible idea, but Airbnb is offering exactly that

Free Play Days – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Headbangers: Rhythm Royale

BloodStained's final two Kickstarter stretch goals arrive next week, five years after release

Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant gets release date after numerous delays

Fallout 3 leads Amazon Prime Gaming monthly games for May

Ubisoft's Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Drops on PS5 This Month

The Star Wars Force Will Be Strong with Fortnite This May 4th

Getting Every Fortnite x Star Wars Cosmetic Costs a Ridiculous Amount

White Dwarf #500 Previewed By Games Workshop

World of Tanks shares its calendar of events for May and closes out its replay video series after 10 years

PSA: Elder Scrolls Online is handing out a free house and crown crates this month

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Receives Gorgeous New Screenshot

Dead by Daylight May 2024 roadmap shared

Free May 2024 Pikmin 4 calendar wallpaper available

Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Is Getting PvP And 'Chaos' Modes

Nintendo Download: 2nd May (North America)

'Please Fix The Road' Is The Perfect Puzzler For Anyone With A Pothole Problem

Endless Ocean Splashes Onto Switch Today With NSO Icons And New Tetris 99 Event

Next Splatoon Splatfest announced

Star Wars Day 2024: five ways to celebrate in Los Angeles

#DLC
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Elden Ring's fate sealed as Shadow of the Erdtree confirmed as sole DLC by FromSoftware boss

Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree Is "First And Last DLC," No Other Content Planned

No more Elden Ring DLC after Shadow Of The Erdtree, says Souls boss Miyazaki

Shadow of the Erdtree is Elden Ring's sole DLC, but may not be the series' end

Feature: Final Fantasy 16 Expansion Pass Review: Is It Worth Buying?

Final Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Update Adds Chaos and VS Modes

Tekken 8 Roadmap Updated as Second DLC Character Revealed

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Will Be Only DLC, Director Teases Answers to Long-Running Questions

#May2
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Take-Two Closes Rollerdrome And Kerbal Space Program 2 Studios While Majority Of Private Division Laid Off

Strongman Simulator codes May 2024

Slap Battles codes May 2024

Shindo Life codes May 2024

Peroxide codes May 2024

Murder Mystery 2 codes May 2024

King Legacy codes May 2024

Grimoires Era codes May 2024

GPO codes May 2024

Fruit Battlegrounds codes May 2024

Elemental Dungeons codes May 2024

Doors codes May 2024

Death Ball codes May 2024

Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.74 Patch Notes For Y9S1.3 Today (May 2)

Baldur’s Gate 3 Deluxe Edition Update Address Delay

Today's Coin Master free spins & coins links - updated daily (May 2024)

Nintendo Download – May 2, 2024 (Europe)

Monthly Video Game Releases: May 2nd to 31st

#Nintendo
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Nintendo Goes After 8,535 Switch Emulator Backups In Mass Takedown

Nintendo's latest DMCA takedown notice eliminates 8,535 Yuzu emulator copies in one go

Endless Ocean Luminous launch trailer

Switch 2 Screen Reportedly Upgraded To 1080p

Nintendo takes down over 8k Switch emulators and clones

Feature: Best Underwater Levels On Nintendo Switch

Splatoon 3's Next Splatfest Is All About The End Of The World

Video: Nintendo Shows Off The World Of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Princess Peach: Showtime! Was The Best-Selling Switch Game Of March 2024 (US)

Nintendo issues DMCA to GitHub for hosting 8,500+ Yuzu clones

Video: Introducing Super Nintendo World at Universal Epic Universe

Pyoro teases something related to the Nintendo World Championship

US: Nintendo Download for 2nd May, 2024

Nintendo of Europe posts more Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door footage

#XDefiant
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Ubisoft's Call Of Duty Competitor XDefiant Launches On May 21

Ubisoft’s Call of Duty Rival XDefiant Finally Has a Release Date

Ubisoft's Free-To-Play FPS XDefiant Finally Gets Release Date And It's This Month

XDefiant, Ubisoft’s F2P arena shooter, finally launches this month

XDefiant Launches This Month Upcoming Content Detailed

#RPG
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Starfield's New Maps Are Great, But Boy Those Cities Are Tiny

Claim Cat Quest 2 and Orcs Must Die 3 free on the Epic Games Store now through May 9

Magic The Gathering’s ‘Universes Beyond’ tie-ins are synergistic gaming perfection

Rise of the Ronin may have come and gone, but Koei Tecmo says it's selling faster than Nioh and Nioh 2

Our RPG roundtable returns with developers from Baldur's Gate 3, Avowed, Cyberpunk 2077, In Stars and Time, and The Elder Scrolls

Fallout Shelter rakes in ten times the cash with the release of the Fallout TV show

Quick-Time Event Master is an upcoming action RPG revolving around QTEs

Blue Archive releases new storyline in collaboration with popular anime series A Certain Scientific Railgun T

No Rest for the Wicked Trailer Highlights Positive Impressions

#Switch
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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Preorders Are Officially Live

The Arzopa 15" 1080p USB Type-C Monitor Is $60.79 for Amazon Prime Members (Switch and Steam Deck Compatible)

Bustafellows Season 2 English Release Teased Again

Eiyuden Chronicle Switch Cooking Battle Fixed

Fast-paced action game Musashi vs Cthulhu hitting Switch this month

Grounded update out now (version 1.4.1), patch notes

MotoGP 24 launch trailer

Guild of Darksteel planned for Switch physical release

Time-Travelling Hack 'N' Slash 'Lysfanga' Lands On Switch Later This Month

#GeForce
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GeForce Now expands Steam Deck support alongside 24 new games joining the May library including Hellblade, MotoGP24, and more

GeForce NOW Delivers 24 A-May-zing Games This Month

NVIDIA make it easier to get GeForce NOW on Steam Deck

Getting Nvidia GeForce Now Up and Running on Steam Deck is Now Simpler

#Take-Two
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Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program 2 studios to be shut down by Take-Two as part of mass layoffs

Goodbye Roll7, you deserved so much better

It Looks Like Kerbal Space Program 2 Dev Intercept Games Has Been Shut Down

OlliOlli and Kerbal Space Program Devs Shutting Down – Report

Take-Two is reportedly shutting down 2 studios

#ManorLords
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The Manor Lords dev has the "ideal" approach to early access, says Hooded Horse: "It's not like, vote on the next feature"

Manor Lords Ox vs Horse: Which One to Use

How to Trade in Manor Lords: Trade Rules Explained

Manor Lords Publisher's Kingdom Sim Norland Delayed to Summer

Manor Lords Sales Cross 1 Million as City-Builder Breaks Steam Records

Manor Lords Price Finally Revealed as Steam Player Count Soars Past 100k

Manor Lords: How to Get a Blacksmith’s Shop to Make Weapons

Manor Lords: How to Increase Influence

Manor Lords: How to Get Vegetables

Manor Lords: How to Get Eggs

Strategy Session: Manor Lords Early Access Review

#NintendoSwitch
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night – Final Update Arrives May 9th for PS4, Xbox One and PC

Review: Mediterranea Inferno (Nintendo Switch)

Review: Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (Nintendo Switch)

Endless Ocean Luminous joins Tetris 99 next week

New Free-To-Play Third-Person Competitive Arena Combat Game Star Wars: Hunters Announced

#MotoGP24
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Get racing with MotoGP 24

MotoGP 24 Now Available

#PlayStation
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Players’ Choice: Vote for April’s best new game

Crow Country: retro original PlayStation-era gameplay stylings meet modern horror

Horizon: Call of the Mountain PSVR2 Director Made Redundant by Dev Firesprite

Special PlayStation Consoles Found in the Garbage

Halo Among Xbox Exclusives Headed to PlayStation, Says Known Insider

#YouTube
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YouTube creator Chris Stuckmann's horror movie Shelby Oaks gets extra boost from genre maestro Mike Flanagan

Fallout's Jonathan Nolan Is Up For Writing More Batman Movies

Bluey's 'Dad Baby' Episode Uploaded to YouTube After Being 'Banned' From Disney Plus

Embracing The Bizarre Temptation Of Indika | New Gameplay Today

Mafia City brings back their collaboration with hit series Yakuza

Hello Kitty Island Adventure Celebrates the Month of Meh with egg-themed event