Forza Horizon 6's 'Gundam' Race Celebrates an Important Part of Japan's Culture
Forza Horizon 6 introduces a mandatory "Mech My Day" race that pits a 2022 Acura NSX against a 100‑foot‑tall robot called Chaser Zero. The sequence weaves references to Gundam, Akira, and classic tokusatsu, while framing the race amid iconic Japanese landmarks like Mount Fuji and a Shinkansen. Playground Games uses the spectacle to highlight Japan’s blend of cutting‑edge technology and pop‑culture nostalgia. The article argues the race transforms a whimsical stunt into a meaningful cultural homage that deepens immersion for players worldwide.
Clash of Clans Hints at Bringing Global Chat-Like Feature as Social Features Get More Emphasis
Clash of Clans general manager Sabrina revealed that Supercell is developing a new global‑chat‑like feature to reconnect players worldwide. The tease came during the Inside the Builder’s Hut Episode 4, where she emphasized stronger clan and social interactions. Supercell also outlined...
Annapurna Interactive: Mixtape Won't Be Delisted Due To Music Lisences Expiring
Annapurna Interactive confirmed that its narrative‑driven game Mixtape will not be delisted because the publisher paid for perpetual music licenses. Creative director Johnny Galvatron told Kotaku the soundtrack rights have no expiration, avoiding the fate of titles like Rock Band...
Forza Horizon 6 Neglects 1 Major Car Brand and Fans Aren't Happy
Forza Horizon 6 launches on May 19 for Xbox Series X/S and PC, with early access for Premium Edition buyers starting May 15. The game’s opening roster boasts over 550 cars but includes only a single Volvo model—the 1983 242 Turbo Evolution—down from three...
Forza Horizon 6 Won't Let Players Smash Important Cultural Elements of Japan
Forza Horizon 6 will not allow players to destroy cherry‑blossom trees or other culturally significant structures in its Japan‑inspired map. The decision follows criticism of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows for letting players demolish shrine artifacts. Playground Games consulted cultural expert Kyoko Yamashita...
S0tF1k on Future with Spirit's Main Team: "We Will See After Astana"
Spirit clinched a dominant semi‑final win at PGL Astana, losing only five rounds to MOUZ and earning a second straight grand‑final berth after its IEM Rio title‑decider run. Interim academy coach Dmitry “S0tF1k” Forostyanko, filling in for head coach Sergey...
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Do You Even Forklift, a Physics-Driven Arcade Game, Announced for Nintendo Switch [Update: Release Date]
Do You Even Forklift, a physics‑driven arcade game from Take It Studio and Garage 5, is set for a Nintendo Switch launch on May 28, 2026 at $7.99. The Switch version adds expanded levels, polished controls, and new challenges beyond the original PC...
Outfit7 Announces Theatrical Debut for Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super Across UK and Europe
Outfit7 announced that its Talking Tom Heroes: Suddenly Super will debut in cinemas across the UK in July 2026, delivering a 60‑minute experience that mixes series highlights with exclusive theater‑only content. The rollout is being executed with AliLeo Media and includes...
Roblox Idle Defense Codes
Roblox’s Idle Defense, a casual tower‑defense experience, has released two active promo codes—RANDOMDARKAURACODE25 and LONELYTREE25—each granting 25 Dark Auras to boost early‑game progression. The guide details how to redeem these codes via the in‑game coupon button and lists several expired...
Fresh Horror From Supermassive, a Battlestar Galactica Roguelite and Other New Indie Games Worth Checking Out
Supermassive Games released Directive 8020, a sci‑fi survival‑horror title that adds the Turning Points mechanic for revisiting narrative choices. Alt Shift’s Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, a tactical roguelite set in the classic TV universe, is discounted to $20 through May 18. Additional indie...
EFootball 2026 Show Time Mohamed Salah Pack: Review, Best Progression Builds, and Skills
Konami released the eFootball 2026 Show Time Mohamed Salah pack, the second dedicated Salah version in three months. The 50‑player pack swaps the previous Momentum Dribbling skill for Acceleration Burst while retaining the popular Blitz Curler. The card keeps Salah’s hallmark...
Roco Kingdom First Impression: MoreFun Studios Might Have Created the Cutest Pet RPG Yet
Roco Kingdom: World, Tencent's new mobile MMORPG, launched in China after six years of development, blends Pokémon‑style pet collecting with Genshin‑like open‑world exploration. The game features 376 elemental pets, turn‑based combat, weather‑responsive behavior, and a monetization model focused on cosmetics...
Where Winds Meet Showcases Second Major Expansion "Imperial Palace" Coming Soon with 1.7
NetEase Games and Everstone Studio announced the second major expansion, “Imperial Palace,” for the open‑world Wuxia ARPG Where Winds Meet, slated for late May. The roadmap also includes a limited‑time Panda cosmetic priced at $0.99, a new Gauntlets weapon, Homesteads...
What Cary Mastery Skills to Upgrade in Forza Horizon 6
Forza Horizon 6 introduces a Car Mastery system that assigns unique skill upgrades to each of its 500+ vehicles. Players are advised to prioritize the second‑row upgrades, which amplify Skill Score across drafting, drifting, and wreckage actions, before moving to third‑...
Call of the Elder Gods Launch Trailer – Call of the Sea Sequel on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch
Kwalee and Out of the Blue Games released the launch trailer for Call of the Elder Gods, the long‑awaited sequel to 2020’s Call of the Sea. The adventure is now available on both Nintendo Switch and the new Switch 2 via...
The Confusing Discrepancies of Rosalina’s Backstory
The Super Mario Galaxy movie rewrites Rosalina’s origin, portraying her as Princess Peach’s stardust sister, a stark departure from the game’s lore where she befriends a Luma and becomes a caretaker after losing her mother. Nintendo reinforced the original narrative by issuing...
Living the Tropical Automation Life with Factory Town 2 Release Date Micro-Trailer
Factory Town 2: Paradise, the sequel to the 2019 automation town‑builder, is slated for an Early Access launch on July 14, with a Steam Next Fest demo arriving June 15. The game expands the original’s blend of resource gathering, worker‑managed production and logistics...
EA Sports UFC 6 Deep Dive Trailer Details Signature Movements, Combat Styles, and More
EA Sports released a deep‑dive trailer for UFC 6, showcasing upgraded visuals, lifelike character models, and new animation systems. Player stats now directly affect in‑ring performance, with selectable combat styles such as Evasive and Balanced shaping movement. The game introduces a...
Far Far West: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Far Far West, an online co‑op FPS with a western twist, launched on April 28, 2026, from developer Evil Raptor and publisher Fireshine Games. The game mixes extraction‑shooter mechanics with magic, offering five spell categories and a diverse arsenal of...
How to Unlock and Use a Processor in Subnautica 2
The Subnautica 2 guide explains how to locate the Processor blueprint, which is hidden in a broken laboratory roughly 290 meters from the lifepod and marked by a 0‑30° compass heading. Players must scan a pre‑built processor to unlock the crafting recipe,...
Best Elden Ring DLC Weapons in Shadow of the Erdtree
The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC adds over 100 new weapons to Elden Ring, with ten standout choices highlighted for their damage, unique weapon arts, and scaling. Items like the Backhand Blade, Dragon‑Hunter's Great Katana, and Rellana's Twin Blades offer...
Camelot Unchained Weekend Session Is Open, With XP Gain Boosts, Ability Reworks, and the Return of Global Chat
Camelot Unchained’s early‑access weekend servers reopened for backers, running until Monday 1 p.m. ET. The latest patch delivers major balance tweaks, including ability reworks for several classes and a three‑fold XP boost to Artificing and Gemcutting. Crafting professions such as Armorsmithing,...
Next Week, Broken Ranks Releases Its Hardest Challenge in New Endgame Update, In Cold Blood
Broken Ranks will launch its most demanding end‑game update, “In Cold Blood,” on May 19. The patch introduces a level‑140 boss instance featuring Volkhard, described by Whitemoon Games as the hardest challenge they’ve built. Players must navigate the haunted Monastery of the Order...
Overwatch's Lackluster 10th Anniversary Event Will Have Its Rewards Improved Next Week, with More Free Stuff Planned for Later This...
Blizzard acknowledged fan disappointment with Overwatch's 10th‑anniversary event, which offered limited loot boxes and required extensive grinding. Game director Aaron Keller announced reward tweaks that will cut required matches to 60 and double then triple loot‑box payouts over the next...
EVE Online's Cradle of War Expansion Wants to Make the Space MMO More Welcoming to New Players, Before Killing Them...
Fenris Creations announced the "Cradle of War" expansion for EVE Online, launching June 9. The update introduces Exordium, a PvP‑free starter region designed to ease new players into ship piloting, trade and PvE combat. It also adds eight new ships—including Navy...
Thatgamecompany Turns 20, Adds Themed Accessories to Sky: Children of the Light, and Talks Future Projects
thatgamecompany marks its 20th anniversary, celebrating a legacy that includes *flOw*, *Flower*, *Journey* and the live‑service hit *Sky: Children of the Light*. To commemorate, the studio launched a themed accessory bundle— a flOw‑inspired cape and a Flower‑styled hair piece—available as...
Mixtape: Hardest Achievements/Trophies and How to Get Them
Mixtape, the recent indie action‑adventure, packs a dense set of trophies and achievements that range from straightforward challenges to deliberately missable tasks. Notable examples include the Grunge Metal Alchemist trophy, which requires a recipe only revealed in a later chapter,...
Where to Find Creature Enamel in Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2 players can harvest creature enamel—a rare crafting material—for reinforced glass and depth‑module upgrades. The guide pinpoints enamel deposits near Ruby’s second blackbox, roughly 250 meters south‑southeast of the Alien Ruins, and explains how to collect them with a charged sonic...
GamesRadar Has Decamped to Kyoto to Bring You some Killer World Premieres and Trailers Straight Out of BitSummit Punch 2026
GamesRadar+ has set up a live showcase from Japan’s BitSummit Punch 2026, branding it the BitSummit Punch Mixtape. The 60‑minute program, scheduled for May 26 at 9 am PT, will stream on the outlet’s website, YouTube and Twitch, featuring world‑premiere trailers, interviews and a...
Summer Games Done Quick Returns This July, Schedule Out Now
Summer Games Done Quick returns July 5‑11, 2026 in Minneapolis, livestreamed on Twitch and YouTube. The week‑long marathon will feature a mix of classic and new speedruns, including titles like Kirby Air Riders, Don’t Stop Girlypop, and the quirky Drywall Eating...
Monochrome Mobius Summary Manga Published Ahead of Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered's Release
Aquaplus has posted a 33‑page manga chapter on its Japanese site that recaps the pre‑game storyline of Monochrome Mobius, serving as a narrative bridge to the upcoming title Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered. The comic is currently only available in...
EDGE Review Scores for Issue #424
EDGE magazine’s May 2026 issue #424 released its latest review scores, covering 15 games with a focus on Nintendo Switch titles. Three Switch games—Mixtape, Saros and Titanium Court—earned the highest rating of 9, while Tomodachi Life: LTD, Mouse: PI For Hire and Dosa Divas received middling 5s. The lowest...
Imperial Palace, the Second Expansion, Is Coming to Wuxia Open-World ARPG Where Winds Meet This Month
Everstone announced the second expansion, Imperial Palace, for the open‑world Wuxia ARPG Where Winds Meet, arriving in late May. The half‑anniversary celebration adds a limited‑time Poised Panda cosmetic for $0.99 and three free premium outfits. Imperial Palace introduces a million‑square‑meter...
'Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes' Is a Relentlessly Oppressive Roguelite Inspired by FTL
Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, developed by Alt Shift and published by Dotemu, launches on PC via Steam and GOG. The game blends menu‑driven crew and resource management with real‑time, pause‑able space battles, creating a harsh roguelite experience. Inspired by FTL...
The Analogue 3D Is Finally Getting Save States
Analogue released firmware 1.3.0 for its 4K N64‑compatible Analogue 3D, adding the Memories save‑state feature that lets players capture progress at any moment. The update also follows earlier firmware improvements for multi‑title flash carts and HDR emulation. Meanwhile, Tether unveiled its...
Where to Farm Lead in Subnautica 2
Lead is the toughest mineral to locate in Subnautica 2, especially in the opening biome, yet it’s required to craft the Sonic Resonator and other advanced items. The game’s developers have identified a high‑yield lead deposit roughly 300 meters northeast of the...
Roguelike 2D Platformer Pit Panic Announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC
Flying Rat Studio announced its roguelike 2D platformer Pit Panic, slated for a July launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic, and GOG. The game centers on an archaeologist navigating handcrafted levels using a physics‑driven hook...
EVE Frontier's Cycle 6 Announced, Brings Full Server Wipe To Founder's Access
Fenris Creations announced that EVE Frontier’s Cycle 6: Sanctuary will launch on June 25, resetting the entire galaxy for all Founder‑access players. The update brings a full server wipe, modular ship upgrades, and a host of new environmental hazards. New “Feral” enemies...
Fenris Creations Announces Updates for Eve Online, Eve Frontier, and Eve Vanguard
Fenris Creations unveiled three major updates across the Eve franchise. Cycle 6: Sanctuary for the in‑development Eve Frontier launches June 25 with a full server reset, modular ship construction and new environmental status effects that turn space itself into a hazard. Eve...
Xbox 'Investigating' Issue With Passwords Not Working On Consoles
Microsoft’s Xbox division announced it is investigating a login glitch that prevents correct passwords from being accepted on some consoles. The problem surfaced this week, with multiple users posting reports on the Xbox Support subreddit. Xbox Support has posted a...
How Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's New Caster Robe Designs Led to the Team Reworking How They Made Armor
Visionary Realms announced new caster robe designs for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, admitting the original robes suffered visual flaws and frequent clipping during movement. To fix this, the studio overhauled its entire armor creation pipeline, adopting overlapping mesh components...
EVE Fanfest 2026: EVE Vanguard's Operation Avalon Alpha Kicks Off July 7th, Sets Stage for Its 24/7 Alpha Release In...
EVE Vanguard’s Operation Avalon playtest launches July 7‑20 on Steam and the EVE Online launcher, marking the biggest test yet for the MMO‑FPS. The event introduces rebuilt combat, new weapons, expanded enemies, and the Warbarge hub for crafting and regrouping. Feedback...
EFootball 2026 Epic Didier Drogba Pack: Review, Best Progression Builds, and Skills
Konami’s eFootball 2026 celebrates its ninth anniversary with an Epic Didier Drogba pack, offering a 50‑player box and up to 18 free attempts through the campaign. The card features the classic Fox in the Box striker profile, highlighted by the...
Puppet Combo Unveils New Xbox Achievements for Backrooms Horror Game
Puppet Combo released a new set of Xbox achievements for its Backrooms horror game on May 14, 2026, covering both Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. The achievement list includes 11 items worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore, with three...
Plans for 25,000-Seat London Colosseum to Host Esports Events
A consortium has unveiled plans for a 25,000‑seat London Colosseum at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, designed to host major esports finals, world‑championship boxing, and a European‑based NBA franchise. The mixed‑use development will incorporate a hotel, residential units and community...
On Its 20th Birthday, I Look Back on New Super Mario Bros' Legacy as the Defining Nintendo DS Title and...
New Super Mario Bros. celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 15, 2026, marking two decades since its U.S. launch. The handheld platformer remains the best‑selling Nintendo DS game, with roughly 30 million copies sold worldwide. It launched the “New Super Mario”...
Diaphone Releases First Invincible VS Tier List Covering the Most Busted Characters in the Game and the 2 at the...
Diaphone, a top‑ranked Invincible VS player, released his first tier list after two weeks of competitive play. He places Atom Eve and Cecil in S‑tier, highlighting their assist strength despite neutral weaknesses, and crowns Invincible as the premier point character thanks to...
Forza Horizon 6 Will Unleash the Wankel-Powered Furai to Kick Off Its Festival Playlist Car Additions
Playground Games is launching Forza Horizon 6’s Festival Playlist on May 21, kicking off with the 2008 Mazda Furai—a rare rotary‑engine concept car—available after earning 80 points in the “Welcome to Japan” series. The event runs through June 18 and also features the...
Best Overwatch Aim Training Custom Game Codes
The article provides an updated list of the most effective Overwatch custom‑game codes for aim training, including VAXTAJPYHG, 6CJXR1, JEENZ, TXCXX, and PYDEY. Each map targets a specific skill—basic aim, aerial targeting, flicking, 1v1 duels, and Widowmaker sniping—while offering adjustable...
Warhammer Skulls Showcase Returns Next Week for Tenth Anniversary
The Warhammer Skulls showcase returns on May 21, 2026, celebrating its tenth anniversary. The live event will stream at 9 am PT/12 pm ET on YouTube and Twitch, featuring discounts on several Warhammer titles via the Xbox Store. A robust lineup—including Space Marine 2, Darktide,...