The summer season of gaming showcases and announcements is fast approaching, and Geoff Keighley has kicked the proceedings off with a little hype trailer for the annual Summer Game Fest showcase.

To the tune of In the Stars by The Rolling Stones, he recounts the 2026 game releases so far and teases what's to come. While being part of the trailer doesn't mean there'll be reveals for those titles during the show, Keighley highlights games like Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, and Control Resonant.

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Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has had some pretty fascinating things to say about the world of influencers, and how it’s changing the way players form opinions about games.

It’s important to note that the industry veteran – who recently rejoined Obsidian, where he’s working on an unannounced project – was not necessarily being critical of YouTubers and streamers, and more reflecting his observations on the Internet at large.

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Frame rate drops are always frowned upon, but when it comes to larger-than-life kaiju games like the upcoming BeastLink, we take an exception.

Fans of the Earth Defense Force franchise (EDF! EDF!) will know that dev Sandlot hasn’t done its job properly if the gameplay doesn’t plunge to 10fps, and we feel similarly about Grove Street Games’ just-announced online effort.

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Invincible VS alpha male Rex Splode is now available as DLC with no clothes.

The character’s ‘Towel Skin’ will set you back $9.99/£7.99, and includes four colour variations as well as some player profile accoutrements.

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Liverpool footballer Virgil van Dijk may not be having a vintage season on the field – but he’s sure enjoying his time off it.

The Dutch defender has been snapped several times recently carrying a Neon Orange PS Vita console, which he’s been playing GTA Vice City Stories on.

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So, I finally played Starfield. For 85 hours, no less. And honestly, just about everything I had read or heard about the game prior to playing turned out to be true.

I think Starfield is both an evolution of Bethesda's core game design and a significant downgrade from the studio's established open world structure. In short, I think it's a bit of a mess — but it's a mess that's kept me coming back for weeks on end.

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We distinctly remember writing about Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's commitment to a second year of updates, and how impressed we were with developer Saber Interactive's efforts... and now the team's just casually confirmed a third year of support.

As it turns out, Space Marine 2 is doing extremely well for itself. It just reached 12 million players (which isn't sales, but realistically, it can't be far off), and its year two roadmap has been updated.

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Ubisoft has published a big ol' deep dive into Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced and its numerous gameplay improvements.

The article covers parkour, stealth, and combat, with all three elements having received a rather dramatic overhaul when compared to the original Black Flag.

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We already kinda knew this was happening, but it's now official. Developer Cyan Worlds has announced its remakes of Myst and Riven are coming very soon to PS5.

This pair of stone cold classics will be available from 19th May 2026, and you can wishlist them now on PS Store.

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NIS America will be porting both Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure to PS5 later this year, in the autumn / fall.

You'll be able to buy them separately or as a bundle, but no pricing has been revealed yet.

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The Bank of America has called on Rockstar to make GTA 6 an $80 game so other developers can feel justified raising the prices of their own games beyond $70 too.

Speaking at a Las Vegas conference, executives claimed that if GTA 6 comes out at $70, then other studios will struggle justifying going beyond that, as the Rockstar title represents what will be the biggest entertainment launch in history.

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Saros has just received a new game update, taking the PS5 action shooter to version 1.004.000.

Weighing in at 1.3 GB, the patch makes a few tweaks and improvements to the game in various departments.

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Horizon Hunters Gathering may not be the post-apocalyptic escapade many of you want, but Guerrilla’s far too deep into development to be pulling the plug on it now.

The Dutch dev’s announced the game’s second playtest, scheduled to get underway from 22nd May through 25th May. You’ll be able to participate across both PS5 and PC, and registrations will be accepted exclusively through the PlayStation Beta Program.

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TT Games has been going considerably bigger and substantially better with its latest LEGO titles, and the work is paying off in a new Batman effort reminiscent of the Arkham classics.

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight doesn't adapt any single film or series involving Bruce Wayne. Rather, it's a celebration of Batman that pulls from every piece of media the character has ever starred in — movies, comic books, and video games included.

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In the days following its release, Saros players are reaching the conclusion of the PS5 exclusive action game, and not everyone is pleased with how things pan out.

Obviously, everyone is entitled to their opinion on the game and the story it tells, but sadly, there are some individuals spreading fabricated imagery and inaccurate plot details, seemingly in an attempt to drag the game down.

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CI Games has revealed a selection of female armour designs for the upcoming Lords of the Fallen 2, and what it has to offer looks like it's stuck 100 years in the past.

The armour sets look like they've been ripped from the most generic of mobile game adverts, and they've all come from the following mantra, apparently inspired by the developer's community: "You wanted fierce. You wanted beautiful. You wanted provocative."

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This month's selection of three PS Plus Essential games on PS5 and PS4 are available to download now in the UK and Europe, with the USA gaining availability later in the day. As long as you redeem the following games to your account by 2nd June 2026, you'll always have access to them while you maintain a subscription:

• EA FC 26 (PS5, PS4) | Review
• Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (PS5) | Review
• Nine Sols (PS5, PS4) | Review

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Free-to-play gacha game NTE is tipped to have made back approximately one-third of its development budget in just one day.

The urban open world – which launched as a PS5 console exclusive last week, alongside PC and mobile – generated CN¥100 million (~$14.6 million) across all platforms on launch day, according to a Q&A released by publisher Perfect World to investors.

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After 13 games on the PS4, publisher Activision has confirmed this year's Call of Duty release won't be launching on the last-gen system. That means last year's Black Ops 7 was its last, as one of the last remaining consistent franchises for the console stops its support in 2026.

There was a rumour over the weekend that this year's Call of Duty game actually was in development for PS4, but the franchise's official social media channels have denied that claim. "Not sure where this one started, but it’s not true," it said. "The next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4."

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans, pay attention: bodacious roguelike TMNT: Splintered Fate is at its lowest price ever on the PS Store, with a radical 90% off.

That means through 6th May, this game can be yours for just $2.99/£2.39. It’s the cheapest the game has ever been by some margin, with its last largest discount sitting around $7.99/£7.49.

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As a free-to-play game, eFootball has incentive to faff with its formula in order to attract the attention of potential new players.

And one solution it’s found is to go full Captain Tsubasa with a new Naruto crossover that’s attracting a strong reaction from fans.

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Following its appearance at EVO Japan this weekend, dev Arc System Works has confirmed Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is entering the “final stages of development”.

This follows confirmation of The Incredible Hulk and Shuri’s Black Panther, who will round out the Fighting Avengers squad alongside the already announced Captain America and Iron Man.

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Sony seems to have secured a marketing deal for GTA 6, if a new Bloomberg article from journalist Jason Schreier is to be believed.

In an interview with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, the executive is quizzed on the decision to initially launch GTA 6 on just PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, assumedly leaving a PC version for later. According to Schreier, "Zelnick said the window of console exclusivity was not related to the company’s marketing deal with PlayStation maker Sony Group Corp".

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Bad news for players not charismatic enough to embody protagonist James Bond: the upcoming 007 First Light will last around 20 hours on a first playthrough, although there’ll be plenty of replay value beyond that.

Word comes by way of JorRaptor, who got the playthrough estimate confirmed by the gameplay director at a recent hands-on event in London, which we were also lucky enough to attend.

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A while ago, Nvidia unveiled its DLSS 5 upscaling technology, and reactions to the examples provided were very strong.

Many took issue with the significant changes the AI tool made to a game's visuals, particularly characters, whose faces appeared to change dramatically.

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