The next big video game movie is Mortal Kombat 2, and it comes out on May 8. But how much money is it expected to bring in? The studio behind the movie, Warner Bros. Discovery, is projecting $35 million from North America, but that's likely a conservative estimate.

Tracking data unaffiliated with Warner Bros. projects Mortal Kombat 2 will bring in $40 million to $45 million during its opening weekend in North America where it's being shown in 3,400 theaters.

Mortal Kombat 2's main competition this weekend is The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is expected to earn between $38 million and $42 million for its second weekend. Exhibition sources told Variety that Mortal Kombat 2 and The Devil Wears Prada 2 could push higher, closer to $50 million each. That could happen for Mortal Kombat 2 if word of mouth is strong and if Mother's Day has the expected impact for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the report said.

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Amid rising industry costs and a declining stock price, Nintendo may face shareholder pressure to increase the price of the Switch 2 console.

A Bloomberg report notes that Nintendo's upcoming financial earnings release--scheduled for May 8--comes at a challenging time. While the company's shares have declined for several months, its first-party game releases, theme park attractions, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie have all performed well. However, the Switch 2 console is being sold at a loss globally.

The Switch 2 is priced at $450 in the US and $318 for the region-locked Japanese version. While sales have been strong overall--despite a lukewarm Christmas period--investors believe Nintendo should reduce losses or achieve profitability per unit. This may prompt Nintendo to follow Microsoft and Sony by raising the Switch 2 price by at least $50. Unlike the original Switch, which launched at a profit, Nintendo has opted to absorb costs on the Switch 2 and focus on profits from games and accessories.

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GTA 6 is marking another milestone, as today, May 6, marks the one-year anniversary of when the game's second trailer was released in 2025. This was the latest sad milestone for GTA 6 this year, as February 4 represented the fourth anniversary of the game's original unveiling in 2022. It's sad because fans were hoping to have seen or learned more about GTA 6 in the past year, but almost nothing came.

Trailer 2 for GTA 6 (re-watch it below) provided the best look yet at Rockstar's hugely anticipated open-world action game, showcasing more of the environments that Jason and Lucia will explore in Vice City. The trailer also revealed that Rockstar and Sony were working together on the game, as DualSense-like controllers and a PS5-looking console were spotted in the trailer, which was captured on PS5.

It was also in May 2025 that Rockstar published a GTA 6 website featuring lots of images and new details about the game.

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Next week, your Xbox Series X|S will be a little different when booting up the Microsoft home console. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has revealed a new intro sequence for the system on X, with the new green Xbox logo featured front and center. The sound effect also seems slightly altered from the original animation that launched in 2020 with the console.

Sharma stated that the new boot-up should arrive May 13 for Xbox Series X|S owners. The green logo replaces the white-on-black animation, and it goes textless when previously "Xbox" was written out on screen. There was a soft hint of green on the original sequence, but this new one doesn't hold back from the color associated with the Xbox brand.

New boot up coming next Wednesday. Sound on! pic.twitter.com/9HHrZHwjpH

— Asha (@asha_shar) May 6, 2026

This comes just a day after Sharma announced that the AI assistant named Copilot won't be coming to Xbox after all. Though, coincidentally, Sharma has just brought on a handful of her former CoreAI colleagues to help lead Xbox going forward.

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Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has offered a tease for the future of the game series and revealed that he wants to see a character from Street Fighter come to Mortal Kombat some day.

Speaking to Collider, Boon was asked to tease whatever NetherRealm has coming up next, whether that be the rumored Injustice 3, a new Mortal Kombat, or anything else. He said he would "probably get in trouble" if he did so, but he said, "We're definitely pursuing another Mortal Kombat game."

Beyond a new entry in the storied series, Boon said there are new things brewing "with other forms of media and whatnot" for the Mortal Kombat franchise. "So, we've got a lot of great announcements that are coming," he said.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's new World Update 21: Australia has arrived, and in addition to adding more cities, airports, and three-dozen new points of interest, the update includes a new mission meant to honor the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS). This is the largest fire service in the world, made up of nearly 70,000 volunteers, and it's a big job in the country where bushfires are an ongoing threat. Devastating fires in the country in 2019/2020 made international news, with millions of acres burned, more than 30 human deaths, and more than 1.5 billion animals losing their lives due to the blazes.

One technique that firefighters use to put out fires in Australia is aerial firefighting, which is where the MS Flight Simulator crossover comes in. The game is adding a mission where players will use a water-bombing technique to put out a fire in the state of New South Wales, home to Sydney. This involves piloting a specialized aircraft and dumping a huge amount of water on a fire to help put it out.

In the game, players are called to put out a fire near Coffs Harbour. The mission involves players piloting an aircraft to a body of water where they scoop it up and then fly to the fire to help put it out.

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The Walt Disney Company released its latest earnings report today, and included in the announcement was an update on the games business. In particular, Disney said it sees gaming as an area of growth, saying gaming is an area of the business that doesn't deliver "significant revenue" yet but is "strategically important" to the company overall as it looks to the future.

CEO Josh D'Amaro said Disney's $1.5 billion investment into Epic Games and Fortnite speaks to Disney's eagerness to do more in gaming.

"Interactive platforms are an increasingly relevant medium for younger audiences to engage with characters and stories, and our collaboration with Epic Games is central to our efforts in this space," he said. "Our characters are among the most popular across the Fortnite universe."

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Patience usually pays off when it comes to new games, as a few months after launch, a steep discount isn't uncommon. Nintendo is one of the few exceptions to that rule, as, apart from a rare sale, prices for its first-party titles largely remain the same for years on end. Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé recently commented on this strategy, comparing the games to "Kyoto craftsmanship" that are designed to offer a complete and crafted experience from day one.

"The Nintendo mentality is, we're shipping a game complete," Fils-Aimé said in an NYU Game Center lecture. "It's ready to play. There's no day one update that's going to take three hours, and part of it is, it's a different mentality. That is their [Nintendo's] thinking. I liken this to the idea of Kyoto craftsmanship. The company is headquartered in Kyoto. A city known for its fine craftsmanship: linen, china, pottery, that is Kyoto. I'm convinced that Nintendo, as a company, has that same type of mentality. We are going to build the best games, we are going to send them out feature complete, and as a result--this is where sometimes customers push back--we don't discount our games."

Fils-Aimé would then reference how The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild never received a permanent price discount from the day it launched. A quick look at the eShop listing for Breath of the Wild confirms this, as Nintendo is still selling it for $60 almost a decade after it first came out, and dozens of the company's other first-party games are still listed at their launch price.

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Star Wars Galactic Racer Standard Edition

$50 | Releases October 6

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$80 | Releases October 6

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Star Wars is known for its lightsaber duels and intergalactic dogfights, but later this year, the franchise's love for high-speed anti-gravity racing will also be back in the spotlight. Star Wars Galactic Racer reignites a need for speed in a galaxy far, far, away on October 6, and preorders are now live for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC versions of the game. There are multiple physical and digital versions up for grabs, including the $50 Standard Edition, $80 Deluxe Edition, and a giant Collector's Edition. Each version also includes a few unique in-game cosmetic items as preorder bonuses if you purchase a copy ahead of launch.

Star Wars Galactic Racer Preorder Bonuses

All preorders for Star Wars Galactic Racer include an exclusive livery for your speeders and a player banner for multiplayer. PS5 owners will get a blue and white livery that looks like it was inspired by everyone's favorite astromech droid, R2-D2, while Xbox owners get a speeder skin that features the same design but in green.

Star Wars Galactic Racer Standard Edition $50 | Releases October 6

The base physical game, Star Wars Galactic Racer features a story-driven campaign, plenty of speeders to collect, and dangerous circuits to race them on across the infamous Outer Rim. As mentioned above, preordering the game will unlock the exclusive speeder livery and multiplayer banner.

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Star Wars fans looking to spoil themselves can upgrade to the Deluxe Edition, which includes the base game, preorder bonuses, and plenty of extras. This edition includes a stylish steelbook case with the game logo, a slip cover of the Galactic Racer key art, several exclusive speeders, a unique livery and player banner, a digital art book, and unique arcade events to compete in

• Star Wars Galactic Racer base game
• Steelbook case
• Deluxe Edition slipcase cover
• Three exclusive Repulsorcraft speeders
• Deluxe Edition livery and player banner
• Digital art book
• Three unique arcade events
• Preorder bonuses

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At first glance, Neverness to Everness has everything that a gacha game fan wants and needs--cute character models, a supernatural open world, and even realistic cars to drive around in. However, just a few days after launch, some players have begun to spot assets suspected to have been created with generative AI. As a result, popular streamers and even a voice actor that worked on the game have started refusing to work with Neverness to Everness and its developer, Hotta Studio.

In one video, many are pointing out "artifacting"--unintended distortions that occur as a result of using AI to generate an asset. At one point, the character's entire outfit design appears to change after his hand blocks a portion of it.

In another part of the game, players claim that Neverness to Everness features a billboard with scenes from the anime Weathering With You that appear to have an AI filter over them or have been potentially fed into a generative AI tool to create the advertisement. A third observation claims that there is "an 18-minute generative AI anime short film in the theater" in Neverness to Everness.

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1000 hidden snails is a hidden object game in a surreal setting. Black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Can you find 1000 snails? Just click on the snail! Good Luck!

Step into a dreamlike sci-fi adventure where your choices shape an ever-evolving universe. Choose real-time action or turn-based strategy, on ground or in space, building solar systems transformed by the powers of light & gravity. What role will you take? Dive into Warped Universe, an extraordinary single-player and co-op universe-building game that pushes the boundaries of the sci-fi genre. Crafted in Unreal Engine 5, Warped Universe offers a mesmerizing experience where the choices you make shape the environment around you, creating a unique and dynamic gameplay experience every time.