Despite the legal drama playing out between developer Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton, Subnautica 2 will soon see an early-access release. The game arrives on May 14 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.

The announcement was made alongside a price--$30--though it's not clear if that price will then rise in the future. Those who purchase the game during the early-access period will, of course, maintain access to the game forever, including updates and content released following its 1.0 launch, whenever that happens to be.

"We have plenty more in store for you all as we count down to early access on May 14," the development team said in the announcement.

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After almost a decade without a new entry, the Injustice series might be returning from NetherRealm Studios. MP1st reports a Warner Bros. Games artist listed Injustice 3 on their resume, alongside Hogwarts Legacy 2 and two unannounced projects. This comes almost a year after a dataminer strongly hinted that Injustice 3 was in the works.

It's been almost exactly nine years since Injustice 2 launched in May 2017. To put that in perspective, the original Nintendo Switch had only been out two months and Justice League hadn't even been released in theaters yet. In fact, director Zack Snyder hadn't even stepped away from that DC film quite yet--a domino that led to the Snyder Cut movement. Fast forward to today, and James Gunn is now co-leading DC Studios, with Supergirl set to premiere in June.

Last year, Gunn and his co-chief Peter Safran noted that they had met with NetherRealm and Rocksteady about video games in the new incarnation of the DC Universe. NetherRealm has been consistently crafting fight games over the past 15 years. Mortal Kombat 1 was its latest release, coming out in 2023. Before that, the developer launched Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019, with Injustice 2 preceding that in 2017.

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Destruction AllStars and Onrush were deeply underappreciated games that deserved way more players than they each got, and I have held fast that the continued lack of the "hero" formula in racing/derby games is a crime. So you can imagine my anguish when Apex Legends Season 29, titled Overclocked, teased its next playable character with a cinematic trailer that reveals her racing origins before reiterating that she's being added to a battle royale, not a battle racer.

Now, I know that Apex Legends has always been and will always be a shooter. Respawn is not going to make a brand-new mode in an entirely different style of game just because of one character's backstory or my wish to see Apex Legends' universe expanded in more gaming genres. But dammit, there's just such a huge narrative and gameplay draw to what's otherwise some throwaway clips in a short cinematic trailer. The glimpse of this battle race is brief, but it is memorable--I want to play as unique racers who speed through obstacles in the Mad Max-looking world of Salvo! Hell, why wasn't that the mobile spin-off?

My selfish dreams aside, Overclocked's new racer-turned-legend, who goes by the codename of Axle, looks like a very cool and awesome addition to the game. As an Octane main, Axle's need for speed is immediately appealing--I haven't been this excited about a new playable legend since Season 9's Valkyrie, who was also all about movement but specifically through the skies. So you're off the hook Respawn (for now), but I'm watching y'all--you can't expect to tease me with the idea of a hero battle racer in the Titanfall/Apex Legends universe and then just expect me to forget about how amazing an idea that is.

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James Bond is no stranger to video games, but has only lived up to the prestige of his films once with GoldenEye 64, a game beloved for its pioneering first-person-shooter design, generation-defining multiplayer, and absurdly good soundtrack.

Although the Bond games that followed it never received the same level of acclaim, they still enjoyed some success. In a medium fixated on coming up with new ways to make firing guns and employing gadgets fun, it's no surprise that Bond games sustained interest through multiple eras. The fantasy of being a secret agent--James Bond in particular--is enduring, and the wish-fulfillment opportunities video games present are unmatched.

GoldenEye 64 aside, Bond games haven't been where innovations happen in the spy game genre. However, the effectiveness with which they realize the fantasy of being a globe-trotting, gun-toting, silver-tongued cop in a tuxedo has often offered good markers of how the action genre's design and tastes around it have evolved. After 2004's Everything or Nothing, however, Bond games became mediocre tie-ins, nostalgia bait, or both.

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While Take-Two's NBA 2K franchise is known to feature real-world brands--and even Jake from State Farm himself--don't expect the company's biggest franchise, GTA, to follow suit.

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said at iicon this week in Las Vegas that fans should not expect product placement or brand integration deals in GTA 6.

"We need to be true to the underlying intellectual property and we need to be true to our consumers," he said, as reported by Variety. "It's a fictional world and everything in it is fictional. So we're not even at risk of doing brand partnerships because all the brands are made up. And I think that keeps us pure."

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We're just a little more than five months away from the official launch of Star Wars: Galactic Racer. The game featuring landspeeders and podracers is set to release October 6 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

A new Star Wars: Galactic Racer trailer on YouTube (and seen below) revealed the release date, as well as a couple of preorder bonuses for the title. You can grab a player banner for multiplayer and "a bonus Livery for your repulsorcraft, which can be used on landspeeders, speeder bikes, and skim speeders." There are also two premium options to purchase: a Digital Deluxe Edition and Collector's Edition.

Skim speeders are a totally new type of vehicle in a galaxy far, far away. Fuse Games founder and CEO Matt Webster previously stated that Lucasfilm helped them craft the racing machine, while also discussing how the racing genre is "crying out" for new ideas. The team at Fuse Games has veterans who previously worked on the Need for Speed and Burnout franchises.

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Fortnite is celebrating the May the 4th Star Wars holiday in a big way, and that includes the game hosting a special screening of the upcoming Star Wars movie The Mandalorian and Grogu.

On May 19, players can visit The Mandalorian and Grogu Watch Party Island to catch a "special message" from director Jon Favreau and see 10 minutes of footage from the film ahead of its theatrical release on May 22. This isn't the first time Fortnite is hosting a movie, and it may not be the last, as Disney's new CEO said Fortnite could play host to more movie showings in the future.

Additionally, players can take on a special Mandalorian-themed mission on Nevarro where they will play as a deputy who collects bounties and defends the city from waves of enemies with the goal of finding Grogu. Players who log at least 20 minutes of time will get the Mandalorian Sanctuary loading screen.

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2025's action-survival game Atomfall, known by some as "British Fallout," is getting a TV show. Two Brothers Pictures has announced that it's secured the rights to make a TV adaptation of the Rebellion game, which just won Best British Game at the BAFTAs. Rebellion will be involved, too.

The game is inspired by the real-world Windscale nuclear disaster of 1957, with the action taking place inside a walled-in quarantine zone in the aftermath of the nuclear incident. In the game, players awake in the quarantine zone with no recollection of how they got there, with players seeking to find answers and ultimately a way out.

Atomfall reached more than 3.7 million players globally, a number that was no doubt assisted by the game's inclusion on Xbox Game Pass. The TV show will "expand on the game's mythology while remaining faithful to its tone, themes, and British roots," according to a press release.

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Season 3 Reloaded goes live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone on April 30, and the midseason patch notes reveal major changes for both games. This includes weapon tuning across multiplayer and Warzone, changes to scorestreaks, and fixes for Zombies maps. Warzone's standard Black Ops Royale is also temporarily removed for a new limited-time mode.

In terms of content, Season 3 Reloaded brings two more weapons to unlock, the new Totenreich Zombies map, limited-time modes for Warzone, and a new set of operator missions for Endgame. Players can also expect the midseason update to include new events packed with cosmetic rewards, including a RoboCop crossover event with free and paid event passes.

Upcoming anti-cheat updates

The midseason patch notes detail an upcoming security requirement for PC players. These changes are not included with Season 3 Reloaded, but they will be implemented with Season 4 to help Call of Duty's Ricochet anti-cheat better combat cheating.

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Microsoft has released its latest earnings report, and while the company overall posted huge gains for revenue and profit, the Xbox division continued to show downward, negative trends. The tough times at Xbox are expected to continue as well, as Microsoft forecast further declines to come. The Xbox business has been slumping for some time, so this was just the latest quarter of declines for the gaming unit at Microsoft.

Xbox is part of Microsoft's "More Personal Computing" division, and gaming revenue decreased by $380 million, or 7%. The decline was driven by lower content on Xbox content and services, and hardware results coming in softer. Xbox content and services dipped by 5%, while Xbox hardware revenue slumped by 33% due to fewer consoles sold.

Gross margin for the entire More Personal Computing division increased by 6%, driven by Microsoft's advertising and gaming businesses, the company said. Additionally, a benefit to selling fewer consoles meant that cost of revenue decreased by 10%, falling to $584 million. That's not entirely attributable to lower Xbox sales, though, as Microsoft offers a variety of other hardware platforms.

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The first Resident Evil trailer has arrived, and as previous previews of the movie hinted at, director Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) is putting a fresh spin on the longrunning survival-horror video game series. Starring Austin Abrams (Euphoria, The Walking Dead) as a medical courier who has chosen the worst possible time to visit Raccoon City, the film looks like a major departure from the campy live-action adaptations that began with Paul W.S. Anderson's 2002 movies.

Resident Evil also stars Zach Cherry, Johnno Wilson, Paul Walter Hauser, and Kali Reis. Cregger has spoken about his love for the games and how the movie is a passion project, but at the same time, he doesn't want to be tied down by their narrative.

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One of the ways that Fortnite is celebrating May the Fourth, Star Wars Day, in 2026 is by unleashing a pile of new user-created modes and ushering in the Star Wars era for the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. Ahead of the launch of these maps, Epic Games gave us hands-on time with several of them, including a pretty compelling-looking Battlefront-style mode, a survival-horror mode in which you're hunted by Darth Vader, and a droid-themed tycoon map.

Epic Games has been gradually adding items and assets from various franchises, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Squid Game, and The Walking Dead, for use in custom Fortnite islands for a couple of years now. Star Wars, however, is the biggest and most famous property to join the party so far. Creators have had access to these Star Wars assets for a little while, and they'll be able to unleash their creations starting May 1. You should expect a flood of Star Wars-themed modes right from the start–Epic says there will be hundreds.

We won't presume to guess what all is in store for us from UEFN's many developers, since there's likely to be plenty of surprises on the way. But we'll take you through what we've already played, which should give you a pretty good idea of the kinds of islands that Epic believes will do well. We'll start with the one we're most excited about.

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Following the huge box-office success of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo snuck in a small update to Super Mario Galaxy 2 on Nintendo Switch that adds a bit more story.

The update gives Rosalina's Storybook, which depicts the tale of twin Lumas, a proper epilogue. You can unlock this new chapter simply by completing any galaxy and nabbing a Power Star, assuming you've unlocked all of the previous storybook chapters already.

While you might guess that this epilogue codifies the new canon established by the Super Mario Galaxy Movie--something Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto seemed keen to honor in the games--that isn't the case with this storybook update. There's still a bit of Rosalina in this epilogue, though, and this last chapter should prove to be emotional for anyone invested in Galaxy's storybook subplot.

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Disney Lorcana - Quest Of Wonders: An Illumineer's Lorebook

Releases September 1, 2026

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Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide Sets 9-13

Releases November 1, 2026

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Since 2023, Ravensburger's Disney Lorcana trading card game has mixed a new and lore-rich world with the characters and locations of Disney's iconic movies, and soon, fans will be able to explore this unique spin on the Disney universe with the upcoming art book, Disney Lorcana - Quest Of Wonders: An Illumineer's Lorebook, which releases on September 1. Lorcana publisher Ravensburger announced the new book today, along with a new volume of the Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide Sets 9-13, which is set to launch two months after Quest of Wonders on November 1. Preorders for both books should be available soon, and we'll update this post once they're live. For now, you can check out more details about each book below.

Disney Lorcana - Quest Of Wonders: An Illumineer's Lorebook Releases September 1, 2026

Disney Lorcana - Quest Of Wonders: An Illumineer's Lorebook follows Shanzay, one of Lorcana's in-universe Illumineers, as she finds an ancient lorebook in her travels. The book tells of a story involving a search for the character known as Archazia--the namesake of the recent Lorcana set Archazia's Island--with written notes by Shanzay left in the fringes of the book's pages as she read the tome herself.

Lorcana fans can expect a deep dive into parts of Lorcana's lore with the Lorebook, including "dramatic story about the search for the mentor Archazia, a sinister conspiracy, and a tragic betrayal." Also, those who purchase the book will receive a limited-edition promo card, though the specific card has not been revealed at the time of writing.

Preorder at Amazon Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide Sets 9-13 Releases November 1, 2026

While Quest of Wonders will give fans an inside look to Disney Lorcana's worldbuilding, those looking for a guide to collecting the expansive TCG will also want to check out the new volume of the official Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide launching November 1. The new volumewill feature artwork and information for five Lorcana sets, including the three most recent sets: Fabled, Whispers in the Well, and Winterspell--as well as the two upcoming expansions Wilds Unknown and Attack of the Vine. The guide will include high-resolution pictures of every card in each set, as well as checklists help players and collectors alike keep track of the cards they need.

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If you're looking to catch up on the Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide series before this new volume drops, you can pick up the previous books at Amazon. The first volume covers sets 1-4 while volume two includes sets 5-8. Both are available for $20.

Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide Sets 1-4

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Disney Lorcana Collector's Guide Sets 5-9

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As for the game itself, Disney Lorcana is available now at local game stores and big box retailers. You'll find all the latest releases at Amazon and Best Buy. The next expansion, Wilds Unknown, launches May 15, while Attack of the Vine is slated for a Q3 2026 release.

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Whether you're working on the Avian Alarm project, or simply looking to break it down for Seeds, you may be searching for fertilizer. And if so, you've probably realized that it's not quite as common as many other materials in Arc Raiders. Indeed, there are only a handful of spots in the game that have a high probability of providing some fertilizer to you, so you'll need to be pretty particular about where you do your farming. Luckily, we've got the best fertilizer farming spots for you down below.

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• Where to get fertilizer in Arc Raiders
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  Where to get fertilizer in Arc Raiders

  Finding fertilizer in Arc Raiders typically requires finding planters in specific areas of a map. While these planters have static locations, there's not always a guarantee that you'll find fertilizer within them, so it may take some time to farm up what you need. Also, you can find fertilizer in areas other than those listed below, but these are the spots with the highest concentration of planters, making them the best choices for farming this item.

  Dam Battlegrounds - Hydroponic Dome Complex

  The best place to find fertilizer in Arc Raiders is likely to be within one of the three domes in the Hydroponic Dome Complex on Dam Battlegrounds.

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The Lord of the Rings and The Boys actor Karl Urban plays the role of Johnny Cage in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 film, and now he's revealed some very blunt advice his children gave him after he agreed to sign on for the movie.

Speaking to IGN, Urban said he "definitely felt the pressure" to nail it as Cage, in part because he wanted to impress his boys. "I remember when I got cast, I said to my two sons--who I actually played the game with, which was my first introduction to the world of Mortal Kombat--and I said, 'Hey guys, I'm going to be Johnny Cage.' And they were like, 'Oof … Big fan base. Don't f**k it up,'" Urban said.

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There are countless reasons as to why we play video games. For some of us, video games are a means to connect with others--a way through which we can participate in a community, or carve out time specifically reserved for nurturing our friendships. Some use games as means of escaping reality, while others appreciate the hobby's competitive, skill-based nature. However, far too few of us are using games for one of their most compelling purposes: to experience suffering.

Much like Black Tabby Games co-founder Tony Arias-Howard, whom I interviewed about this very topic, "I'm only half-kidding" when I say this. I recognize that, for many of us, times are hard and the very notion of playing something to suffer sounds unappealing, to say the least. And yet, as I recollect on all my favorite games and stories, it's the ones that challenged me emotionally--that led me through hell and towards catharsis--that occupy the largest recesses of my mind.

Through games, film, and various other forms of art, we are offered a relatively risk-free space to suffer--to delve deep in our feelings and reflect on loss, trauma, and perhaps even the parts of ourselves we'd rather turn away from. So why do we--and game developers, for that matter--all too often shy away from suffering despite knowing what rewards it reaps?

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While fans wait for The Division 3, Ubisoft has just released a new The Division game on PC, and it's completely free. Following its release on mobile, The Division Resurgence is out now on PC in early access, and you can grab it now from Ubisoft Connect (it's not on Steam, however).

The RPG looter-shooter is set in New York City, the same setting as the first The Division game. Ubisoft said it opted for the early-access model to help do "technical testing" ahead of the 1.0 launch in August. The game supports cross-saves and cross-progression between the PC and mobile editions.

Resurgence features the franchise's PvPvE open-world Dark Zone area, while there is also a PvE campaign that Ubisoft says sheds more light on the events surrounding The Division 1 and 2.

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Microsoft's decision to release more of its games on the PlayStation 5 has apparently led to a big windfall for the company, as a new report said Xbox games on PlayStation have made more than $650 million in gross revenue so far. This report from Alinea Analytics came out not long after new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said she and her leadership team, including chief content officer Matt Booty, would consider changes to the company's controversial multiplatform strategy.

The report said Forza Horizon 5, which came to PS5 in 2025, made up $323 million in gross revenue alone after selling more than 5.8 million copies on Sony's console. Sea of Thieves ranked second in terms of copies sold on PS5, reaching 2.7 million units and around $100 million in revenue. Oblivion Remastered was third, selling a reported 1.2 million copies on PS5 and generating $58 million in revenue.

Those were the only three Xbox games to clear 1 million in sales on PS5, according to the report, but Grounded ranked No. 4 with 770,000 copies sold and $24 million in revenue. The report did not include Call of Duty games, which are now owned by Microsoft following its buyout of Activision Blizzard.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remains in theaters and continues to rake in money, but when will it be available to buy, rent, and stream from the comfort of your couch? We don't know for sure, but a new report, combined with historical precedent, suggests fans won't have to wait much longer.

According to When to Stream, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will come to premium video-on-demand (PVOD) on May 5, with a streaming date to follow sometime after as is customary. Universal Pictures has not confirmed the May 5 date as of yet, but it wouldn't be too surprising.

2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was released on April 5 that year, was released on PVOD on May 16, which was six weekends after the movie hit theaters. Six weekends after The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's release on April 1 would be around the same time. Earlier this year, Universal Pictures announced a new policy whereby its 2026 film slate would stay in theaters for at least five weekends.

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