With rumors swirling that 2026's Call of Duty is a new Modern Warfare game from Infinity Ward, one of the franchise's most popular characters, Ghost, has now appeared in a new soda advertisement.

As part of the Xbox/Fanta partnership, Microsoft released a new video showing Ghost out on a mission when he gets distracted by the sound of a Fanta getting cracked open. He then stares longingly at the soda as a human back home pours it into a glass.

Some have theorized that this could be stealth marketing for the new Call of Duty game coming this year, which is rumored to be Modern Warfare 4 from developer Infinity Ward. But it might just be Xbox using one of Call of Duty's most recognizable characters to sell a product.

An international ratings board accidentally leaked story spoilers for several upcoming games, including the James Bond title 007 First Light, which releases at the end of May. This story does not mention any of those leaked story details, so you can safely read on.

VGC reports that the Indonesian Game Rating System (IGRS) database somehow allowed people to see game footage submitted for ratings purposes that was never meant to be made public. More than one hour of footage from First Light was included in the leak, showing what looks like the game's ending.

The leak also included footage from Bandai Namco's July release Echoes of Aincrad, and again, some story details were included. If you're especially keen on avoiding spoilers for either title, be sure to exercise caution in the weeks leading up to both games' releases.

The Warhammer video games--both the fantasy series and 40,000--are numerous, to put it mildly, but a large number of them have either never appeared on Steam or were later removed. Games Workshop and publisher SNEG want to make sure the past is not forgotten through the new Warhammer Classics publishing label, which brings more than 20 Warhammer games to Steam in "an accessible, future-proofed form."

Available now on Steam, and with a limited-time discount, the Warhammer Classics label features the following games, complete with new updates to ensure they'll work on modern systems as well as they did on older PCs from when they first launched:

• Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat
• Final Liberation: Warhammer Epic 40,000
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate
• Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War
• Warhammer: Dark Omen
• Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior
• Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Gold Edition
• Space Hulk
• Space Hulk: Ascension
• Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon
• Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach
• Talisman: Horus Heresy
• Talisman: Digital Classic Edition
• Talisman: Origins
• Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles
• Warhammer Quest 2: The End Times
• Legacy of Dorn: Herald of Oblivion
• Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Edition
• Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition
• Dawn of War 2 - Anniversary Edition
• Chainsaw Warrior
• Chainsaw Warrior: Lords of Night
• Dark Future: Blood Red States
• Space Hulk: Tactics
• Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
• Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition
• Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition

Of the listed games, seven are available on Steam for the very first time, with the other games having been removed at some point in the past.

One of World of Warcraft's most ambitious, and highly visible, private servers looks to be no more, as Blizzard and the creators of Turtle WoW have reached a confidential settlement in the wake of a judge ruling in Blizzard's favor.

Blizzard sued the creators behind the popular Turtle WoW private server for copyright infringement in August of last year. At the time, Blizzard argued the private server, a fan-run version of 2006-era WoW that features multiple fan-made expansions and additional content, was essentially a business built on "large-scale, egregious, and ongoing copyright infringement of Blizzard's intellectual property."

In documents filed April 10, a judge proposed a cease and desist against those behind Turtle WoW, one that declares any involved in the creation and operation of the private server to immediately and permanently stop developing, distributing, and operating any private or emulated servers based on Blizzard's intellectual property. The ruling also calls for an immediate end to soliciting donations and prohibits the transferring of Turtle WoW's data and marketing materials to a third party for the purpose of facilitating a "successor." Additionally, the ruling extends to any future projects made by the defendants, provided they use Blizzard's intellectual property.

Fanatical has offered its fair share of great game bundles over the years, spanning pretty much every genre you can think of. The BundleFest 2026 edition of the Build Your Own Fanatical Favorites Bundle features 20 great games from some of Fanatical's previous bundle deals. Like other bundles, you decide from a curated list of games and decide how many you want. The more games you pick, the more you'll save. This time around, the bundle savings start at 2 games for $7, or $3.50 per game. If you want 3 or more games, it's $3.33 per. Then for 5+ games, you'll get them all for just $3. If you want everything this bundle, it'll run you $54, saving you a whopping 88% off the bundle's $466 value.

It doesn't come up very often, but Fanatical bundles are Steam keys with limited stock. With this bundle, two games are unfortunately already sold out--Isonzo and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 Complete Edition. Not to fret, though, as numerous entries included here are double-packs or collections of games, so you could potentially get well over the advertised 20 games. The Cook Series Bundle is one of these, which is a 4-in-1 collection of all the Cook, Serve, Delicious! titles. Then there's the Monument Valley Double-Pack, a duology of both games in the popular puzzle game series. And if you're a racing game fan, the Retrowave Bundle is a 9-item collection of the Retrowave games and their expansions.

Amnesia: The Bunker is one of the biggest hitters here. The WWI-era survival horror game became an instant classic when it launched in 2023, with minimal combat and plenty of scares. It's had a couple of big content updates since launch, with two new modes and a ton of customization options. Martha is Dead is another psychological thriller game that would be great bundled with Amnesia. It takes place in the gorgeous Italian countryside, but its dark themes and haunting gameplay are the real draw.

Pickmon developer PocketGame has announced that it'll be changing the name of the game by swapping one consonant out for another. Now titled "Pickmos," the studio claims this was done to "better align" with its brand identity, and not because the project bears a striking resemblance to Pokemon and Palworld.

"Since the beginning of development, we have been dedicated to building a unique and profound ecological world. To better align with our brand identity and lore, our title is officially changing--Pickmon to Pickmos," PocketGame wrote in a social media post. "What does 'mos' represent? A complete ecosystem. A grand cosmos! This name carries a more powerful presence, acting as a better vessel for the fantasy adventure we are building for you."

Curiously, creatures in Pickmos are still referred to as Pickmon, which might still land the game in Nintendo's legal crosshairs. While the idea of collecting creatures and sending them out to battle isn't the sole intellectual property of Nintendo and The Pokemon Company, there's no getting around just how blatant some of the Pickmon look when compared to Pokemon. A quick glance at the menagerie reveals creatures that look similar to well-known Pokemon like the series mascot Pikachu and other critters like Charizard, Lucario, and Xerneas. Pickmos has also been accused of using stolen Pokemon fanart by multiple "fakemon" fan artists.

There are a lot of abilities in Crimson Desert--maybe too many, actually. One of the early ones you'd want to unlock, though, is the double jump, which is great for getting some extra airtime while traversing Pywell. However, getting the skill to trigger is an exercise in frustration, but it might actually be your (and partly the game's) fault that you're bad at double jumping.

As spotted by PC Gamer, the description for the double jump ability is difficult to understand. "Press [Jump] twice in mid-air before landing on the ground to perform an extra jump." You'd be remiss for thinking you're supposed to press the jump button twice in the air to do a second jump, but the operative word here is "before." Read it again: "Before landing on the ground." That's the part that you're probably missing when it comes to executing the double jump. Kliff must be close to or pretty much touching the ground to jump again.

It doesn't help that the double jump and the glide ability--both found within Kliff's Spirit skill tree--are tied to the same button. So, when you go to double jump, you're likely gliding instead and vice versa. At least, I can say that's always been my experience.

Bethesda veteran Pete Hines left the Elder Scrolls and Fallout studio in 2023 after more than 24 years with the company. He's now retired, and in a recent interview, Hines talked about leaving Bethesda and had some harsh words for what the company has become today. To be sure, Hines did not say Microsoft one time in the interview, and did not single out any specific person or event in his comments.

Speaking to Kirk McKeand for his Firezide Chat series, Hines said one of the reasons he decided to retire in 2023 was because he came to realize he "could not spend the rest of my life doing something that wasn't for me."

"I was staying there because this place still needs me. I just hit a point of, 'Yes, it needs me, and I am powerless to do what I think needs to be done to run this place properly, to protect these people, to maintain what we worked so hard to create, which is an incredibly efficient, well-run video game developer and publisher,'" he said.