🚀 GamingHeads revealed the fifth Fallout statue, Nuka-Girl, due Q3 2026.
Three editions: glowing exclusive $549.99, standard $499.99 and unpainted collector $399.99. The 33 cm, 1/6‑scale statue faithfully recreates the iconic rocket suit with jetpack and removable visor. Runs are strictly limited, from 1000 units (standard) down to 50 (unpainted). Each piece is individually numbered and ships with a certificate of authenticity. ONLY a handful will grab one.
🚗 Forza Horizon 6 has gone GOLD, Playground Games confirmed no more delays. Preloads are NOW open for all preorders and Game Pass subscribers (PC/Ultimate): via the Xbox app on PC and Xbox; Steam preload starts soon.
Files: 135 GB (Xbox Series X), 130 GB (Xbox Series S), 160 GB (PC, SSD required). Modes: "Quality" native 4K@30; "Performance" target 4K@60 with dynamic scaling. Series S: 1440p@30 / 1080p@60.
There are 9 radio stations, setlists out for Horizon Bass Arena and Horizon XS (from Linkin Park to BABYMETAL). Big accessibility suite (proximity sensor, autopilot, colorblind filters), veteran car rewards (e.g. 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E‑Ray, 2021 Mercedes‑AMG ONE). Launch May 19, premium access from May 15; PS5 in 2026.
From cannon fodder to an ICON, fans turned Selena Cori from Resident Evil Requiem into the singing zombie everyone cosplays and memes about 🎤
Actress Izabella Inchbald admits Capcom never intended the character to matter, she reportedly had no name during the voice sessions. Yet the «septic diva» persona, equal parts siren and attention‑seeking child with a histrionic edge, spawned massive fan art and cosplay, turning a throwaway monster into a beloved, eerily graceful cult favorite.
⚡️Blizzard in the '90s SAVED the devs behind Diablo from collapse, without that rescue the franchise might never have launched.
Independent studio Condor was drowning in debts and facing tax shutdowns, so Blizzard offered more than funding: a full merger. Reborn as Blizzard North, the team stretched a shoestring $500,000 budget into a breakthrough released in 1997, an action‑RPG benchmark that set the stage for a legendary sequel and shaped the genre.
🚫 Drugs, energy drinks and CHEATERS, the IOC just shelved Olympic esports
Under Kirsty Coventry the IOC froze its esports commission and announced a strategy reset in January, prioritizing traditional athletic disciplines. The move tore up a 12‑year deal with Saudi Arabia and axed the Olympic esports event slated for 2027. The plan to fold summer sports into the 2030 winter program was also dropped, the IOC cites objective issues and a lack of real control over players.
💸 Thomas Ru's LinkedIn revealed the budget for Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, production costs ran at about $30M (marketing excluded).
Don't Nod had roughly 120 people working for several years on this 17th‑century American ghost‑hunter action; scores are solid, 80 on OpenCritic and 84% on Steam. A sturdy AA project from the makers of Life is Strange and Vampyr.
🔥 SNK brings back Mister Karate as a guest fighter in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, a straight hit of NOSTALGIA.
He's originally from Art of Fighting (debut 1992; the series only had three games, the last released in 1996), the masked master grew into an early SNK icon. Developers haven't revealed gameplay yet but promise he'll fit the combat. Mister Karate will be part of Season Pass 2; previous additions included Kim Jae Hoon, Nightmare Geese, Blue Mary and Wolfgang Krauser. Kenshiro joins the roster in June. Exact date for Mister Karate hasn't been announced, but he's expected before month‑end.
🛟 Windrose received patch 0.10.0.5 from Kraken Express: the save system was rebuilt, new save format, auto backups every 10 minutes and on exit, automatic conversion of old saves and a recovery flow for corrupted files. On launch the game will offer to load the last working copy or exit to re-sync.
Known issue: characters created before the previous patch can't be deleted yet, a FIX is coming. The update also fixes minor control bindings and UI glitches. Bottom line: making Windrose more stable and ending the nightmare of lost progress.
🧪 Naoki Hamaguchi, game director of Final Fantasy VII Remake, says he's replayed the game about ~40 times, but won't show Part 3, NOT YET.
The team is still polishing and actively testing the build; they want players to appreciate the work of the programmers. No date for a full announcement yet, and Hamaguchi admits he's starting to blur whether games are FUN or just his job.
👀 Hollow Knight: Silksong, fresh hint: DLC Sea of Sorrow might drop in May. Matthew Griffin replied to a fan with a single emoji and FANS immediately lost their minds.
The DLC was announced back in December; it's been about 8 months since Silksong launched, so every tease sparks massive hype. If community guesses are right, the expansion could arrive before the end of May, devs are keeping quiet, but an update might be close.
