It's been kind of a long time since we had a proper new Batman action game–more than a decade, in fact, since 2015's Arkham Knight was the most recent one. But that's going to change on May 22, when Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight hits digital storefronts. I had the chance recently to get about two hours of hands-on time with the newest Lego Batman epic, and it feels as much like a new Arkham game as it does a new Lego Batman game.

It didn't take long for the parallels to become obvious. My session began with a battle against Carmine Falcone's thugs at the Iceberg Lounge, and I felt immediately at home with the familiar control scheme--square to attack, triangle to counter, X to evade or jump over an enemy's head. As you play, you'll unlock gadgets and additional moves that will make each brawl more dynamic and fun, though the battles certainly aren't as difficult as they were in the Arkham games--Lego games are not generally intended to be challenging in that way, after all.

The feeling of familiarity didn't fade once I got out into the open world of Gotham City, gliding around and using Batman's grappler to zip all over the place with ease, or drifting around corners in a Lego version of Robert Pattinson's Batmobile. But it's not the aesthetic similarities between Rocksteady's games and this new Lego Batman that matter, since it's not as though there are a lot of different ways for Gotham City to look. What really matters is that Legacy of the Dark Knight sports the same sort of smooth gameplay that the Arkham games had. If you played any of the Arkham games, Legacy of the Dark Knight will fit you like a glove.

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We've had a lot of Batman stories over the past century or so, whether it be in comic books, theatrical serials, TV shows, movies, video games, or any other method people use to tell stories. It doesn't matter the form--Batman has been all over it. So when Jonathan Smith, head of production at TT Games, said that Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will feature the "definitive Batman story," my ears definitely perked up a little bit.

Smith made that comment at the start of a press event in Los Angeles for the newest Lego Batman game, where those of us in attendance had the chance to play Legacy of the Dark Knight for about two hours. We sampled several main story missions, including one that came straight from the big screen--Robin's origin story from Batman & Robin--and also had some time to explore the open world of Gotham City. It seems as though this game will be enormous, because it's drawing on so many different things from the sprawling source material.

But this kind of thing isn't new for the folks at TT Games, which has been making Lego games for two decades, going all the way back to the original Lego Star Wars in 2005. Their most recent big game, for example, was Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which included nine movies' worth of plot. Even so, Batman has way more material than that to wade through, since the character's nine feature-length theatrical movies are just the tip of the iceberg--Batman's also got years of comics and piles of other notable adaptations to draw from.

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The next playtest for the upcoming Horizon multiplayer game Horizon Hunters Gathering is coming up pretty soon, and the test is technically open to anyone, though you have to get lucky to actually get in.

The second closed playtest runs May 22-25, and just like the first test in February, this will be playable on PS5 and PC via Steam. You can sign up for the test on the PlayStation Beta Program website and then cross your fingers and hope you get chosen.

The second test features more content than the first one, including two new characters--Ensa and Shadow. Characters from the first test--Rem, Sun, and Axle--are in the second test as well. What's more, players can look forward to a "playable episode" in the second test. This is the narrative part of the multiplayer game where players will learn new story details as they fight the machines.

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Journey through a handcrafted, non-linear story of reunion, revenge, and redemption. For the first time in 10 years, the living members of the legendary band, Dead as Disco, are reuniting -- for a concert honoring their dead drummer, Charlie Disco. You are Charlie Disco, and for one night only, you can have your revenge. Confront your ex-bandmates, now the larger-than-life Idols, and uncover the secrets of the past to find out the truth of who really killed Disco.

Over the last few days, rumors have circulated about the next Call of Duty game being play tested and ultimately set to release on the PlayStation 4, but Activision has now denied the claim. Call of Duty looks to be leaving the last-gen platforms in the dust.

"Not sure where this one started, but it’s not true," Call of Duty posted on May 4. "The next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4."

Not sure where this one started, but it’s not true. The next Call of Duty is not being developed for PS4.

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) May 4, 2026

For the first time since 2013's Call of Duty: Ghosts, the franchise will skip the PlayStation 4 console. This social media response from the official Call of Duty account only confirms it won't release the upcoming game on PlayStation 4, but presumably this means the Xbox One console generation is also getting left behind.

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Grand Theft Auto VI is coming this November to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and while history suggests it will eventually come to PC, it won't be there alongside the console editions at launch. Why is that?

Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick told Bloomberg that Rockstar Games is known to launch GTA games first on console before PC, and that is because, "I think with regard to a release like that you're judged by serving the core [audience]."

"Like really serving the core consumer. If your core consumer isn't there, if they're not served first and best, you kind of don't hit your other consumers," he said.

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