11th May 2026
BIG NEWS: Next Stellar Blade Will Be Self-Published by Shift Up!
No external publisher — Shift Up is taking full control of publishing & marketing to stay true to the game’s identity. They aim to beat the success of the original 💪
🚨 XBOX GAME PASS STARTER NOW AVAILABLE!
Xbox and Discord have officially teamed up!
Discord Nitro subscribers now get Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition included.
Game Pass users will also receive Nitro perks soon. Plus, a new “Play” button lets you instantly join friends’ games straight from Discord.
Big win for gamers!
🚨 Crimson Desert Update 1.06.00 is now live!
🔸Tons of new Special Mounts: Bears, Wolves, Lions, Tigers, Raptors, Boars, Camels & more! 🐻🐺🦁
🔸New Extraction system to recover refinement materials
🔸Pet dogs can now attack enemies with “Sigil of Valor”
🔸Sword sheaths, new unarmed skills for Oongka, claw machine mini-game & Night Tone Mode added
🔸Lots of QoL improvements & bug fixes
Rockstar Games servers are acting weird right now…
Their main website database just went down (search function showing rare MySQL errors), and they intentionally restarted both the Rockstar Launcher and GTA V at 10:00 AM UTC.
Maintenance… or is something big cooking? 👀
No official statement from Rockstar yet — mostly speculation.
UNCHARTED 2 TRUCK SCENE INSPIRED BY RESIDENT EVIL 5
◾️Ex-Naughty Dog dev Benson Russell reveals: Neil Druckmann played RE5 during Uncharted 2’s development
◾️Borrowed the idea directly for Uncharted 2
◾️He saw RE5’s truck chase and said: “This is so f*ing awesome”
◾️RE5 (March 2009) → Uncharted 2 (Oct 2009) — just 7 months apart
◾️Lesson: RE5’s “worst part” inspired one of gaming’s most iconic action sequences
🎮 XBOX MODE ROLLING OUT TO ALL WINDOWS 11 PCS
Microsoft’s console-like gaming interface is now officially available .
Features:
▪️ Fullscreen, controller-friendly UI
▪️ Improves FPS & 1% lows (MSI tests show +6-9% FPS in Cyberpunk)
▪️ Kills desktop & unnecessary background tasks
▪️ Reduces controller latency
▪️ Launch games from Steam, Epic, etc.
How to enable:
Settings > Windows Update > toggle “Get latest updates as soon as they’re available”
Then go to Settings > Gaming > Xbox Mode
Navigate with Xbox controller. Switch to desktop anytime with Win+F11
BREAKING: FORZA HORIZON 6 LEAKED
Unencrypted PC version mistakenly pushed to Steam pre-load. 155GB fully playable.
Microsoft issuing lifetime bans to those playing early.
Official launch still May 15 (Premium) / May 19 (Standard).
7th May – 8th May 2026
📢 SONY: NO PS6 DECISION YET
PS6 launch timing & price “not yet decided.” RAM shortages & high prices are key factors.
(via: charlieINTEL)
🧟 RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM TITLE UPDATE IS LIVE
The new patch is now available across all platforms and includes:
▪️ New game mode: Leon Must Die Forever
▪️ Stability fix – resolved an issue that made the game unplayable under certain circumstances
🎮 Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish | New Details & Dev Diary
▪️ Developed by Teyon (RoboCop: Rogue City, Terminator: Resistance)
▪️ Summer 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC
▪️ First-person action RPG set in the World of Darkness universe
▪️ Play as a powerless human — monsters can tear you apart
▪️ Custom character creator (attributes, skills, playstyles)
▪️ Investigate open areas — gather clues, talk to NPCs
▪️ Stealth or combat — guns, melee weapons
▪️ Companions provide insight, firepower, special quests, and romance
🎮 Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Officially Announced!
The co-op shooter is back, and it’s bringing more marines and more xenos.
What’s New:
✅ 4-Player Co-Op (up from 3)
✅ Specialist Class – mix & match abilities from all classes
✅ New Xenomorph types
✅ Horde Mode at launch (escalating waves & rewards)
✅ New weapons, gear & abilities
✅ Full cross-play support
📅 Releasing this Summer on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S
📉 PLAYSTATION REPORTS $765M BUNGIE IMPAIRMENT
Sony cites “underperformance” by the Destiny 2 studio.
(via: geoffkeighley/X)
⚔️ STRANGER THAN HEAVEN – NEW DETAILS REVEALED
The upcoming brawler from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio (Yakuza/Like a Dragon) reveals its epic story of revenge, music, and martial arts in 20th-century Japan.
📖 Plot Snapshot:
In 1915, Makoto Daito (mixed-heritage son of a Japanese mother and American father) flees tragedy in America for Japan. He’s taken under the wing of a mysterious smuggler named Orpheus (“Snoop”). Over 50 years, Makoto rises from gritty docks to the glittering entertainment world of Kamurocho — facing the Italian mafia, the Japanese government, and his own past.
📍 Key Eras & Locations:
1915 – Kokura, Fukuoka
1929 – Kure, Hiroshima
1943 – Sotenbori, Osaka
1951 – Atami, Shizuoka
1965 – Kamurocho, Shinjuku
⚔️ Combat System:
Control left/right side independently – guard with one, counter with the other
Tackle (LT+RT), mount & ground pound
Various weapons — upgrade at blacksmith
🎹 Music as a Mechanic:
Discover environmental sounds to create original compositions
Manage a cabaret club — rearrange your band, scout talent
Features real-world singers: Satoshi Fujihara & Tori Kelly (main theme)
🎭 Protagonist: Makoto is morally gray — far from a hero.
His lifelong friend/rival: Yu Shinjo.
📅 Winter 2026 (Dec–Mar)
🎮 PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass day one
PRAGMATA HITS 2 MILLION SOLD!
Capcom’s new sci-fi IP reaches the milestone after launch (April 17).