A Bumpy Ride is Cosmoporium Games' breakout title! In this train-driving exploration game, you'll be tasked with managing a small railroad all alone. Drive the train, hire your crew, and take passengers where they want to go! Explore and reveal new areas on your map, spurred on by passengers' requests to go to places you might not recognize.

The world famous meme debuts in his first video game. Play as Question Hound in a retro adventure platformer, traversing perilous pits and enraged enemies to overcome the manifestations of his anxieties! In This Is Fine - Maximum Cope your worries aren't just in your head anymore, they've taken physical form, transforming your neighbourhood into several surreal, anxiety-themed realms. Each featuring as exciting areas to explore and conquer, linked together in an interconnected map. As you navigate these worlds, you'll encounter a variety of enemies, each an embodiment of everyday worries. Fight off these enemies and traverse hazardous environments, with a toolbox of special abilities such as dog breath and heli-chops. Do you have the courage to face the perils of your own subconscious? Will you ever finally enjoy another cup of coffee in peace?

World of Warcraft continues to expand its real money shop offers, with developer Blizzard now selling home exteriors for $40.

Housing is WoW's latest and greatest new feature, having arrived in full with the MMO's recent Midnight expansion (though players who preordered Midnight got early access to parts of housing late last year). Blizzard first started selling housing items for real money back in February, with a shockingly-low-priced set of plushies that could be used for home decorating.

Those low prices didn't last long, however, because in March, Blizzard began selling individual trees for 750 Hearthsteel (or $7.50) alongside an expensive bundle. Somewhat predictably, player outrage saw Blizzard quickly cut prices.

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I began playing Slay the Spire 2 shortly after my colleague wrote up a piece on how its phenomenal multiplayer makes it an early game of the year contender. Within an hour of starting it, I, too, was utterly hooked. In the time since, I have poured a whopping 40 hours into Slay the Spire 2, yet even after sinking that much time into the game, I can't get over it. I adore how fast-paced, strategic, and immensely satisfying it is, regardless of if you're playing solo or with friends. And that first time I hit the Spire and became aware of the greater gimmick at play? That's definitely one of my favorite gaming moments of 2026 thus far.

However, my positive experience with the game and my colleague's glowing words fail to reflect how Slay the Spire 2 is being received on Steam right now. Though we (and thousands upon thousands of others) are thrilled with Mega Crit's latest deck-builder, the game's Steam listing states its reviews are "Mostly Negative." So, what's going on here?

For the past month, Slay the Spire 2 has been subject to relentless review-bombing. Whereas the game sat at an "Overwhelming Positive" rating back in mid-March, with 97% of players recommending it to others, it is now listed as "Mostly Negative," with 39% of its roughly 55,000 reviews in the last 30 days being unfavorable. Yet things get more intriguing when you look at where these negative reviews come from.

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If you take away the title card from the teaser trailer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, it's easy to mistake it as an original horror property. There's no RPD Station, Nemesis, or Wesker to be found, with only a single green herb spotted in the background.

Already, some fans are complaining (as they do) about the movie's apparent lack of connection to the games, lamenting that it isn't a more overt adaptation of the adventures of Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, et al. What those folks seem to forget is that some popular games in the franchise have occupied that territory before.

In fact, Resident Evil can be at its best when it strays from its own familiar trappings.

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Subnautica 2 finally has a release date, and given that it's Steam's No. 1 most-wishlisted game currently, it's expected to command a lot of attention upon release on May 14. One developer, Square Glade Games, is getting out the game's way for its own upcoming release, Outbound.

Outbound was previously set to launch on May 14, but Square Glade Games opted to move up Outbound's release date to May 11 to avoid a clash.

"Even though we are very hyped for their game and big fans of the franchise, we think that it is best to not compete with such an highly anticipated title on that day," the studio said. "We need to dodge the Leviathan, which means that you can start your road trip on earlier."

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Any competitive gamer will tell you that while skill is a huge part of the winning equation, using responsive hardware is equally important. But you don't have to be an esports champion to have a rig that delivers precision input--and thanks to Asus' sale running during Amazon Gaming Week, which runs through May 4, now is a great time to upgrade your setup. The sale includes numerous Asus laptops, monitors, PC gaming accessories, and other hardware in case you're looking to upgrade your setup. We've rounded up some of the best Asus accessory deals in the lists below but be sure to also check out Amazon's full Gaming Week Sale for even more price cuts on PC hardware, consoles, games, and more--including big savings on select Nintendo Switch digital games.

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While there's only a handful of Asus laptops in Amazon's sale--and the discounts are admittedly modest--you can still save a few hundred dollars on several models. Some of the biggest discounts include the Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2025) model, which sports the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, Intel Core i5 13450HX CPU, 16GB DDR5, and 512GB of storage for $900 (down from $1,300). For a more powerful option, there's this Asus V16 configuration that's equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, Intel Core i7 240H CPU, 16GB DDR5, and 1TB of storage space for $1,300 (was $1,600). Here's a look at a few more discounted options:

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Darker and Darker can continue development and move forward with "full legal certainty," developer Ironmace announced, following a South Korean Supreme Court ruling that upheld a lower court's copyright-dispute ruling and dismissed appeals from both Ironmace and Nexon in what has been a years-long legal battle.

Ironmace was founded by former Nexon employees, who Nexon accused of stealing trade secrets related to a canceled Nexon project codenamed "P3" in order to make Dark and Darker. Ironmace stated it never used stolen Nexon assets or code to create its game.

As reported by The Korea Times, last year, a court ruled Ironmace did infringe on Nexon trade secrets when Ironmace CEO Choi Ju-hyun stored Nexon data on a personal server before establishing the independent studio. The developer was ordered to pay damages, though, importantly, the court also found Ironmace not guilty of copyright infringement. An appellate court later concurred with the first court's ruling, but lowered the amount to be paid to Nexon to 5.7 billion won, or nearly $4 million dollars. South Korea's Supreme Court has now upheld that ruling, seemingly putting an end to issues stemming from Dark and Darker's copyright status.

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Naughty Dog's next game is the new, original game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and it will show a "different side" of the developer, according to the game's lead actor.

Tati Gabrielle, who plays the game's protagonist Jordan A. Mun, told IGN that Intergalactic represents "such a different side of Naughty Dog that I think people are going to get really excited for."

Gabrielle did not elaborate further on this, but added, "It seems that they've even challenged themselves in ways of world building. I'm super stoked."

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A lot of the news surrounding Subnautica 2 has been focused on the behind-the-scenes drama, but it's now been confirmed that the game will have its early-access release on May 14 for PC and Xbox. But when exactly can you start playing the survival game? Developer Unknown Worlds has now published the official times.

Subnautica 2 unlocks on May 14 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, and you can see more times below. The game has been confirmed for PC and Xbox Series X|S, but not any other platforms.

Subnautica 2 early access launch times

May 14

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Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred and its subsequent 3.0 update have been live for a few days now, and if there is one thing the community can't seem to agree on, it's whether Blizzard's second attempt at class skill trees is a roaring success or a downgrade from what came before.

Blizzard shocked more than a few Diablo 4 players when it announced in the leadup to Lord of Hatred's release that the expansion would herald the arrival of all-new skill trees for each class, and that those trees would no longer feature any passive skills. Prior to Lord of Hatred, a large amount of player power came directly from damage-boosting passive skills, making their removal controversial.

Instead, players would have more options to customize their active skills, as well as the ability to invest more points into key skills in order to make them even more powerful. The idea was to make it so the power of a character largely came from gear and the endgame paragon system, rather than selecting the right passive skills in the skill tree.

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Thanks to the ongoing trial pitting billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman against each other, it's come to light that Valve founder Gabe Newell--the third billionaire in this story--emailed Musk to ask if Hideo Kojima could get a tour of SpaceX.

In an email from October 2018, Newell wrote to Musk telling him that Kojima really wants to go to space. Newell thought Musk--who runs SpaceX--might be a good person to talk to. "He'd love to get a SpaceX tour," Newell wrote to Musk, according to PC Gamer.

Musk wrote back to Newell, saying, "Sure, it would be great to meet Hideo Kojima and he's welcome to see the rocket factory." Whether or not Kojima actually got this tour is unknown, however.

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The first trailer for director Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie is here, and it gives fans just a taste at what this new adaptation of Capcom's legendary survival-horror series will look like. It's less zombie movie and more monster flick, and includes a creature that looks ripped straight out of the recent Dune films (before you get too excited, no, it's not a sandworm).

About a minute into the trailer, the film's hero Bryan, in true Resident Evil fashion, drops into a sewer. He's then confronted with a massive, pale-looking man sitting directly in his path--one that bears a striking resemblance to Baron Harkonnen, the main villain of author Frank Herbert's early Dune books.

The similarities to Cregger's monster and the Baron, particularly director Denis Villeneuve's interpretation of the character seen in 2021's Dune Part One and 2024's Dune Part 2, are hard to ignore. Both characters are giant, pale, seemingly hairless men. In Baron Harkonnen's case, he's so massive he uses anti-gravity technology to float around. Despite the two looking nearly identical, Cregger in a trailer breakdown with IGN actually revealed a different literary inspiration behind the giant man in the sewer.

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is marching toward Doomsday, its upcoming Avengers sequel, and Marvel Rivals is starting the countdown with a new Avengers mode alongside a free skin for Loki.

Subscribers to Disney Plus can claim their free Loki skin by visiting the website and scrolling to their Disney Plus perks, but the skin won't be around forever. Players only have between May 1 and July 30 to add the outfit to their in-game wardrobe. The Loki skin is said to be styled with "Disney Plus colors," or, for the uninitiated, that bluish-green color you see below.

Loki is getting the special attention because he's the star of the game's new limited-time Avengers mode. In it, one player takes on the role of the trickster god himself, while a team of six others works together to try to defeat him. The asymmetrical PvP mode is the first of several updates planned between now and the end of the year. As a roadmap, it's collectively called the Path to Doomsday, as it all leads to the release of Avengers: Doomsday on December 18.

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For over 30 years, Mark Rosewater has been leading design teams for some of Magic: the Gathering's biggest sets, and continues to do so with his role as lead designer on the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes expansion. However, while he's been exploring the Magic multiverse, he's been developing his own game on the side, with the hopes of one day sharing that side game with the world. Today, on the official Magic: the Gathering Secret Lair website, Rosewater has finally unveiled that game, Mood Swings, and players will be able to order it soon.

Mood Swings is a game played with a single 45-card deck, though there will be over 100 cards available for the game at launch. Each card is named after a mood--Patience, Hostility, Cheer, Bashfulness, etc.--and comes with a corresponding power and point value. Each player in the two-to-four-player game will play one mood from their hand per turn, and once all of the powers resolve, the player whose board has the most points wins the round, and first to three rounds wins the whole game.

Rosewater released a blog on the MTG website, as well as a tutorial video on the official Wizards of the Coast YouTube, diving deeper into the game's rules and some of the cards players will find in their decks. "About 28 years ago, I came up with an idea for a more accessible trading card game called Mood Swings," Rosewater says in the blog. "The idea behind it is simple. Trading card games are a lot of fun, but Magic, while amazing, can be complicated. Mood Swings is my attempt to make something simpler."

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Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has shared a story about passing on making a sequel to one of the company's legacy franchises because the developer pitching the game wasn't all that jazzed about it. Which franchise was it? Frustratingly, Zelnick didn't say, but he shared the story as a means to speak to why Take-Two doesn't make every game it could and is instead more selective.

"We had a greenlight meeting years ago, and it was about a sequel to one of our franchises. There was something in the room, some vibe in the room I wasn't comfortable with," Zelnick said at the iicon event this week, as reported by Variety. "So I said to the producer, 'Listen, let's pause. How excited are you about working on this title?' And he said, 'Well, I know we're making this sequel and I feel good about making the sequel.' I said, 'You're not answering the question. And how excited are you?' And he said, 'Well, candidly, I'm not all that excited about working on it.' I said, 'Well, let's end the meeting right here. We're just not doing that.'"

He said this amid a wider conversation about making sequels to Take-Two's legacy franchises, including L.A. Noire. On the subject of another L.A. Noire game, Zelnick said Take-Two is looking at making new installments in all of its franchises, but isn't committing to anything unless the people behind those pitches are passionate.

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