🎮 Xbox just hit a new monthly active users record, Microsoft said during its Q3 earnings call. The twist: despite the bump in players, the company's revenue fell, user growth hasn't yet translated into stronger financials, leaving a weird mismatch between engagement and money that investors will be watching.
⚠️ Nacon Connect isn't canceled, the showcase is now set for May 7 on YouTube and Twitch, after being pushed from early March due to financial trouble.
The publisher filed for insolvency when main shareholder Bigben Interactive failed to cover part of a bond payment; restructuring talks are underway. Studio Spiders has been liquidated and its team ceased work, though a planned DLC will still be released. Nacon insists the scheduled games will ship on time and says it can handle the MESS 😶
Pass-ception: Battlefield 6 opened preorders for the Season 3 Battle Pass, launch on May 12 🤨
Three tiers: free, Premium $10 and an Elite Battlefield Pro for $25, the latter is basically a "pass within a pass" with instant level unlocks and extra perks. Preorders grant exclusive cosmetics; the season brings remakes of Grand Bazaar and Golmud Railway, a solo BR, ranked matches and the M16A3. Steam users already nicknamed it a "pay-toy matryoshka." WTF
🦖 Wilderdark, a first‑person stealth‑horror from Team Junkfish with survival mechanics. It's set on a mysterious island where strange ectoparasites take over dinosaurs and even plants; you play an agent sent by an organization chasing immortality, investigating vanished expeditions, including your parents'.
The game launches this year; a demo drops on May 7 and it's exclusive to PC on Steam. Expect stealth, careful exploration, sample collecting, photographing finds and crafting, you start almost unarmed, so one mistake can mean running into apex predators or unpredictable parasites. WILD
👀 LinkedIn leak CONFIRMS: Injustice 3 is in development.
The title appeared in a Warner artist's LinkedIn profile under Warner Bros. Games, next to the Hogwarts Legacy sequel. Earlier hints came from NetherRealm job listings and Superman's voice actor. No official reveal yet, since Injustice 2 in 2017 the team shipped two Mortal Kombat projects, and with rumours about winding down MK1 support they look set to return to superhero brawls. Fans want a trailer ALREADY.
⛵ Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sailed into one million wishlists across Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft Store, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store in just a week.
Players are INSANE about Edward Kenway as voiced by Matt Ryan, the pirate action‑RPG remake is priced at $59.99, pre-orders are live, release is set for July 9, 2026. Time to sail.
🌊 Subnautica 2 drops into early access on May 14, live at 18:00 MSK. The cinematic trailer teases a tense chase with a pinch of dark humour.
Unknown Worlds, co-publishing with Krafton, sends you to a new alien underwater world: singleplayer or CO-OP for up to 4. Launch platforms are PC & Xbox Series (Steam, Epic, Microsoft Store) and it'll hit Game Pass; launch price, $30. Russian text available.
🚀 Star Wars: Galactic Racer officially lands on October 6, trailer is out NOW after release date and preorder leaks, and Secret Mode with Fuse Games have confirmed the details.
Fast-paced repulsor racing set after the Empire's fall. Three preorder tiers: standard $60 (16,500 KZT), deluxe $80 (22,000 KZT), collector $160. All preorders grant a vehicle paint and multiplayer banner; deluxe adds 3 exclusive Kor Sarun vehicles (Ciza T, Darc X, Rak S), a Nabu N-1, inspired skin, 3 arcade events tailored for the Kor Sarun ship, a digital artbook and a steelbook in console physical editions. Collector includes the deluxe bonuses plus a Darc X model, champion banner, two pilot patches and a printed artbook. Launching on PC (Steam, Epic), PS5 & Xbox Series. No Russian localization.
The first teaser for Resident Evil from director Zach Cregger has dropped, released by Columbia Pictures and Constantin Film. The film follows courier Brian (played by Austin Abrams), a meds delivery guy who finds himself trapped in horrific chaos; Cregger says this is not a straight game adaptation but an authorial, «thrilling and soul-chilling reimagining» of the franchise: no familiar heroes or classic monsters like Nemesis, yet plenty of callbacks are promised. The story sits in the same timeline as the second game, that legendary night in Raccoon City. Premiere in overseas cinemas is set for 18 September 2026. 🎬 WILD
⚠️ Sony confirmed a one‑time online licence check for PlayStation purchases, you don't have to reconnect every 30 days, one verification is enough.
The 13.20 update for PS5 added a 30‑day timer to games bought after mid‑April 2026. If the console stays offline or the internal CMOS battery dies, the licence can drop and won't run until you verify online. Sony didn't explain why; players point to PIRACY countermeasures and fixes for refund exploits that previously let pirates obtain permanent licences.
