
Crimson Desert's Hearths Have A Ton Of Free Food If You Look Properly
Crimson Desert treats food as a health mechanic, requiring players to gather ingredients and cook meals. When a character dies, they respawn at a Hearth, which not only offers basic supplies but also hides a chest containing up to 12 cooked dishes. Reddit user PorkRinds416 revealed that opening this chest can instantly replenish a player’s food stock, cutting down on repetitive cooking. The tip has quickly spread among the community, turning a previously overlooked feature into a valuable time‑saving strategy.
Where to Find Wandering Trader in Far Far West and What She Does
The Wandering Trader is an NPC that appears on Normal‑difficulty and higher missions in the Far Far West map. She can be located via the Chad Joker item, which marks her on the map and provides a 20% discount, or by tossing...

Rust Mobile Eyes China Launch This July 2026 Across PC and Mobile
Facepunch Studios’ Rust Mobile is slated for a July 2026 launch in China, with a later global rollout still unannounced. The action‑survival game will support cross‑platform play across PC, Android, iOS, HarmonyOS and tablets, aiming to deliver the full Rust experience...

Xbox Game Pass Added 13 Title Updates This Week that You Might Have Missed
Xbox Game Pass delivered a busy week of title updates on May 4, 2026, spanning major releases such as Diablo IV, Dead by Daylight, and Age of Empires IV. The patches introduced new DLC‑linked features, balance tweaks, quality‑of‑life improvements, and cosmetic additions across both...

Kakao Games Hosts PUBG Offline Event 'Campus Chicken Drop VOL.2'
Kakao Games is launching the second edition of its offline PUBG event, "Campus Chicken Drop VOL.2," at Seoul University (May 19‑20) and Yonsei University (May 28‑29). The festival‑season activation targets Gen Z gamers with experiential booths, mission‑based challenges, and tangible rewards such as Kakao...

Borderlands 4's Randy Pitchford Is Getting Roasted For A Strange AI Selfie
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford posted an AI‑generated selfie on social media, prompting a wave of criticism from Borderlands 4 fans. The image, filled with studio merch, was meant as a playful experiment but raised concerns about the studio’s stance on generative...

Best Ways to Board Ships in Windrose
Windrose requires players to unlock the Ketch and construct a Wharf and Shipwright's Workshop before they can board enemy vessels. Crafting the initial Boarding Party Gear—7 copper ingots, 7 rough hides, and 7 coarse fabric—equips the ship for boarding actions....

Wargaming Launches PC Version of 'World of Warships: Legends'
Wargaming has released the PC version of its naval‑combat MMO World of Warships: Legends on Steam and the Xbox PC platform. The launch adds cross‑progression, letting players sync accounts between consoles and PC, and grants exclusive perks to Xbox Game...
Roblox Blames Age-Verification Rollout for Lowered Growth. Stock Tumbles 22%
Roblox announced that mandatory age‑verification for chat, introduced in January, has slowed user growth and forced the company to cut its full‑year 2026 bookings forecast by about $900 million. Daily active users rose 35% year‑over‑year to 132 million but fell short of...

Wemade Connect Opens Pre-Registration for New Subculture Title 'Make Drama: MAD'
Wemade Connect, a subsidiary of Wemade Max, has opened pre‑registration for its upcoming mobile subculture RPG, “Make Drama: MAD,” developed by Fluffy Duck. The title, illustrated by renowned artist Snowball, blends real‑time combat with deep character‑interaction mechanics and will launch...

Stepper Retro to Participate in PlayX4 2026 and BitSummit 2026 Simultaneously
Team Tetrapod’s supernatural mystery adventure "Stepper Retro" will be showcased at both PlayX4 2026 in South Korea and BitSummit 2026 in Japan, running parallel demos and crowdfunding drives. The demo, featuring Japanese voice‑overs for Act 1, launches on Steam on May 7, while the...

Hanwha Life Esports Takes Sole Possession of First Place After Handing KT Rolster Their First Loss
Hanwha Life Esports seized sole first place in Week 5 of the 2026 LCK regular season, improving to a 9‑2 record after defeating the previously unbeaten KT Rolster. The loss snapped KT Rolster’s eight‑game winning streak, dropping them to second behind Hanwha Life....

Dungeons & Damper Is a New Indigenous-Led D&D Experience Set for Vivid 2026
Dungeons & Damper: Inside the D20, an Indigenous‑led Dungeons & Dragons experience, will debut at Vivid 2026 in Sydney. Created by Wonnarua sisters Maddison and George Coles with Studio Gilay and Brooke Collard, the game blends fantasy mechanics with First Nations storytelling and environmental themes. Development involved extensive consultation...

Steam Week in Review: Another Online Shooter Winds Down Weeks After Launch, as Robot Cowboys Take Over
Steam’s weekly data shows the indie cooperative shooter Far Far West, from eight‑person French studio Evil Raptor, vaulted to the third‑highest revenue title on Steam with about 47,300 concurrent players. By contrast, the 5v5 shooter Last Flag has slipped to a mere 35 players,...
Riot Games Opens Pre-Registration for Wild Rift 'Kai'Sa's Pit Stop' Pop-Up Store
Riot Games announced today that pre‑registration is open for the first standalone Wild Rift pop‑up store, “Kai'Sa's Pit Stop,” in Seoul’s Knotted Lotte World Mall. The ten‑day event runs May 8‑17 and celebrates a new Porsche partnership featuring the exclusive “Prestige...

Marvel Once Caused a Problem for Capcom by Insisting 'Juggernaut Can't Jump'
Marvel’s early 1990s licensing partnership with Capcom imposed strict character behavior rules, famously prohibiting Juggernaut from jumping while developing X‑Men: Children of the Atom. Capcom localisation lead Takuya Shiraiwa negotiated the change, arguing that vertical movement was essential for a...
Jobs Digest: Big Moves at Jam City, Scopely, Niantic, Netflix, Activision, Supercell and More
The mobile gaming sector saw a wave of senior hires and departures this week. Jam City’s co‑founder Joshua Yguado exits after 16 years, with Kabam chief Chul‑min Sim assuming the CEO role while retaining his Kabam duties. Scopely bolstered its...

Every Pokemon Game in Pre-Production and Full Production Explained
The next mainline titles, Pokemon Winds and Waves, have been officially announced for a late‑2027 launch, extending the interval since Scarlet and Violet to roughly five years. A recent leak from Centro Leaks lists four games in full production—including a...

Call of Duty 2026 Reportedly Coming to a Surprising Platform
Activision and Infinity Ward are reportedly testing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on PlayStation 4, indicating a 2026 launch that could span both last‑generation and current consoles. Leaks suggest the game will revisit the Korean peninsula, continue the Modern Warfare 3 storyline,...

Half-Life Meets Resident Evil Requiem With New Early Access Fan Mod
The FlamingosPeak Workshop has launched “Requiem for Ravenholm,” a fan‑made mod that fuses Valve’s Half‑Life protagonists with Capcom’s Resident Evil 9 universe. Available in Early Access on NexusMods, the mod swaps characters, enemies, weapons and environmental props to create a hybrid...

Former Elder Scrolls Online Boss Was Told in 2001 that 'There's Already Enough MMOs Out There, No One Is Ever...
Matt Firor, founder of ZeniMax Online Studios, recalled that at E3 2001 four publishers told him the MMO market was saturated and a new title would never find players. Vivendi bucked that sentiment, publishing Dark Age of Camelot, which proved...

How to Use the Atomkraft Core in Totenreich (Black Ops 7 Zombies)
Activision’s Black Ops 7 Zombies map Totenreich introduces the Atomkraft Core, a pivotal Main Quest item required to power the giant robot Tyr. Players must first gather three Uranium pieces and solve the Claw Machine puzzle before retrieving the core from...

Should You Play Returnal Before Playing Saros?
Housemarque’s latest roguelite, Saros, launches as a brand‑new IP distinct from its 2021 hit Returnal. While both share a sci‑fi aesthetic and fast‑paced combat, Saros pivots toward a narrative‑driven experience centered on Arjun Devraj’s search for a lost loved one....

Neverness to Everness: Why NTE Will Give The HoYoVerse A Run For Its Money
Hotta Studio’s new free‑to‑play RPG *Neverness to Everness* (NTE) is positioning itself as a serious challenger to miHoYo’s HoYoVerse franchise. The game matches the action‑RPG combat of *Genshin Impact* while allowing a four‑character party and on‑the‑fly swaps. NTE adds deeper...

NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Monday, May 4 (Game #1058)
The New York Times released hints and answers for Connections puzzle #1058 on May 4. Connections is a word‑grouping game with four difficulty tiers—green, yellow, blue, purple—requiring players to find four‑item sets. The game allows up to four mistakes and can...

10 Action Games Where Exploration Gives Rewards
DualShockers’ Shayna Josi highlights ten action titles that turn exploration into a core reward loop. The list spans classics like Shadow of Mordor and newer releases such as Marvel’s Spider‑Man 2, emphasizing mechanics that tie discovery to combat upgrades, collectibles, or...

Dragon Nest M: Classic Coupon Codes and How to Use Them (May 2026)
Dragon Nest M: Classic, the mobile adaptation of the 3D action MMORPG by 7road International, offers players a series of time‑limited coupon codes that grant in‑game rewards. The guide details the step‑by‑step redemption process via the Bonus Menu and explains...
ZywOo: "For Once, I'll Say I Robbed [My Teammates of the MVP]"
French CS:GO star Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut claimed the MVP award at BLAST Rivals despite calling the event his “shittiest tournament” individually. He joked that he “robbed” teammates ropz and flameZ of the honor, after they each took MVP at previous...
ZywOo Claims BLAST Rivals MVP
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut captured his 32nd MVP award at BLAST Rivals 2026 Season 1, leading Team Vitality to a fifth consecutive tournament title. He posted a 1.27 rating, highlighted by a 2.18‑rated Dust 2 performance in the grand‑final against Natus Vincere. ZywOo out‑performed teammates...

Pragmata: Every Hacking Mode, Ranked
Capcom’s new shooter Pragmata, released on April 17, 2026, introduces Mode Chips that modify hacking abilities during combat. The game ranks five hacking modes—Hybrid, Strike, Offense, Boost, and Combust—based on their impact on damage and enemy control. Combust Mode, which...

Super Smash Bros. 64 Decomp Project Uses AI
A developer has released an AI‑assisted decompilation of Super Smash Bros. 64 that runs on PC, but the build crashes at the Master Hand boss and features inaccurate sound. The code is open‑source under an MIT license, and the creator acknowledges...

Walmart Is Selling Multiple Nintendo Switch 2 Games At Steep Discount
Walmart is offering several first‑party Nintendo Switch 2 titles for $40 or less, a price cut usually reserved for major sales events. Discounted games include Donkey Kong Banana, Pokémon Legends: Z‑A, and the Switch 2 edition of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo...

Bryan, Dragunov and Law Saw the Most Representation During the Top 64 of Evo Japan 2026's Tekken 8 Tournament
Evo Japan 2026’s Tekken 8 tournament featured 880 entrants, making it the second‑largest fighting‑game event after Street Fighter 6. Within the top 64 players, Bryan, Dragunov and Law each appeared in five line‑ups, establishing them as the dominant meta picks. A Kazuya player...

The Steam Deck OLED Beats Every Rival because of One Thing No Windows Handheld Can Match
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED, released late 2023, stands out with a 7.4‑inch 720p OLED panel that reaches 1,000 nits and runs at 90 Hz, delivering vivid HDR performance. Its Linux‑based SteamOS, bolstered by the Proton compatibility layer, runs thousands of Windows...
Vitality Sweep NAVI to Win Their Fifth Title in a Row at BLAST Rivals S1
Team Vitality cemented its dominance in early 2026 by sweeping Natus Vincere 3‑0 in the BLAST Rivals Season 1 grand final. The French squad extended its playoff map win streak to 27 consecutive maps and now boasts 15 straight grand‑final map victories....

Call Of Duty 2026 Is Reportedly Being Tested On Last-Gen Consoles
Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is reportedly being play‑tested on the PlayStation 4, indicating a potential 2026 launch on last‑generation hardware. The title is expected in October 2026, positioning it ahead of Grand Theft Auto 6 and after a brief franchise...

No Matter How Well Campaign Evolved Does, Halo Is Still Getting Another Two Remakes
Halo Studios has confirmed that remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3 are in active development and will launch on the Unreal Engine, regardless of how the upcoming Halo: Campaign Evolved performs. The two remakes are slated for release later this year,...

UFL – Football Game 2026 Free Codes and How to Redeem Them (May 2026)
UFL – Football Game 2026, developed by Strikerz Inc. and published by XTEN LIMITED, has launched quietly on Android in select regions and expanded to PC and consoles. The game emphasizes a skill‑first, pay‑to‑win‑free experience and currently offers no active...

Legends Never Die: Next Call of Duty Game Will Also Target PlayStation 4 Release, Leaker Claims
Activision’s upcoming Call of Duty title, likely Modern Warfare 4, is reportedly being play‑tested on the PlayStation 4, according to veteran leaker Alaix. The claim suggests the publisher may still support the aging console alongside Xbox One, despite the series’ recent graphical upgrades....

Arknights: Endfield Free Redeem Codes and How to Use Them (May 2026)
Arknights: Endfield launches as a 3D real‑time RPG that blends strategy with the franchise’s signature universe. The developers have begun issuing free redeem codes that grant in‑game resources, though no active codes are listed at the time of writing. The...

The Quinfall Announces a Pity System - But Is It Enough?
Vawraek Technology announced that The Quinfall will receive a pity system for its enchantment upgrades within the next two to three days. The feature, posted on the game’s Discord, is a direct response to player complaints about high‑risk upgrades that...

Nekopara Sekai Connect Reroll Guide and Tips
Nekopara Sekai Connect lets players reset their game data to reroll gacha pulls, avoiding a full reinstall. The guide details a step‑by‑step process for Android and iOS, showing how to delete player data after the tutorial and repeat until a...

Nintendo's Highest-Selling Game Ever Almost Never Existed
Nintendo’s Wii Sports, bundled free with the 2006 Wii console, has sold almost 83 million copies, making it the company’s best‑selling game. Despite its massive success, internal debate arose as Shigeru Miyamoto objected to giving away the title, fearing it devalued...

Nintendo Pre-Order Updates – May 3, 2026
Nintendo has released an extensive pre‑order schedule for its upcoming Switch 2 and current Switch consoles across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The list includes more than 30 titles for Switch 2, ranging from new entries like Indiana Jones...

'Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' Quietly Teases Carnage for the Roster
Bandai Namco and PlayStation announced two new fighters for the upcoming 4v4 tag‑fighter Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls – the Hulk and Shuri’s Black Panther – expanding the Fighting Avengers lineup. The trailer’s closing green flash revealed a Spider‑Man face‑scratch and the...

How to Complete the Belko Challenge in BitLife
BitLife has revived its Belko challenge, a multi-step quest that hasn’t appeared in over five years. Players must be born in Colombia, secure a corporate job, climb to an executive role, and murder both a coworker and a supervisor. The...

Temtem: Pioneers Shows Off A Flexible Housing System In Latest Kickstarter Update
Temtem: Pioneers, the upcoming survival adventure from the Temtem franchise, revealed its housing system in the latest Kickstarter update. The system supports multi‑story builds that can extend over terrain features like rivers, and it automatically snaps walls, stairs, and roofs...

Marathon’s Story Has a Plan “Over The Next Few Years”, But Bungie Wants Players to “Help Shape It”
Bungie's new extraction shooter Marathon logged roughly 2.2 million players in its launch month, but its 24‑hour Steam peak of 16,258 concurrent users was modest for a flagship title. Creative director Julia Nardin says the studio has a multi‑year narrative plan...
Archetype Entertainment Shares Gameplay for Exodus Showcasing Conversations, Stealth, and Explorable Locales
Archetype Entertainment released five new gameplay clips for its upcoming title Exodus, highlighting conversation choices, stealth encounters, and diverse environments such as a sprawling city, molten ruins, and a frozen alien world. The footage shows Jun Aslan interacting with companions,...

Assassin’s Creed Invictus Could Be Delayed Out of 2026 or Cancelled After “Really Awful” Playtests
Ubisoft's long‑awaited Assassin’s Creed Invictus, a multiplayer‑focused spin‑off, received scathing internal playtest feedback in late April, described as “really awful.” The development team’s negative reaction raises the likelihood of a delay beyond the planned 2026 year‑end launch, or even cancellation....