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Civ 7 Scraps Its Most Hated Feature in Test of Time
Firaxis has finally backed down on Civilization 7's most controversial mechanic. The Test of Time update lets you stick with one civ across all three ages.
Civilization 73 min read
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Hotel Barcelona's Brutal DLC Drops Tomorrow on Console
White Owls Inc.'s Late Check-Out DLC brings two new environments, 17 enemy types, and two boss fights to Hotel Barcelona on PS5 and Xbox Series starting May 21.
Hotel Barcelona2 min read
Patch Notes
World of Warcraft Hotfixes Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Blizzard drops a round of WoW hotfixes that pull the cap off upgrade Crests and Conquest, and take a scalpel to Mythic Midnight Falls tuning.
World of Warcraft3 min read
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Far Far West Publisher Bans Gen-AI Art From All Partners
Fireshine Games, riding the momentum of Far Far West's million-copy breakout, has publicly declared it won't partner with any studio using generative AI art in game development.
Far Far West4 min read
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One Reviewer Gave Yoshi's New Game a 10. Another Gave a 6.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book launches on Switch 2 this week with a Metacritic score of 80, but individual reviews range wildly from a perfect 10 to a flat 6.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book2 min read
Patch Notes
Diablo 4 HOTFIX 1 - - 3.0.2 Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Blizzard has pushed out a hotfix for Diablo 4 today, targeting issues introduced in the 3.0.2 update. Here's what's been addressed.
Diablo 41 min read
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Far Far West Crushes 1M Sales Without a Drop of Gen-AI
Fireshine Games' cyberpunk cowboy co-op shooter hit a million units in Early Access, and the publisher says it won't work with devs who rely on gen-AI art.
Far Far West4 min read
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A GTX 750 Ti Can Run Outward 2, Says a Potato
Nine Dots Studio revealed Outward 2's early access date and system requirements via a talking potato, confirming the survival RPG will run on hardware from 2014.
Outward 23 min read
Patch Notes
Hunt: Showdown 1896 2.7.1.2 Deploying on 20th May, (19th May 2026)
Crytek is testing zero-downtime client updates with Hunt: Showdown 1896's 2.7.1.2 patch, deploying tomorrow at 09:00 CEST.
Hunt: Showdown 18962 min read
Patch Notes
Hearthstone 35.4.2 Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Blizzard's latest Hearthstone patch buffs underperforming Class Set cards and overhauls Battlegrounds with minion, spell, and trinket changes across the board.
Hearthstone12 min read
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Game Pass Dumps Its 2024 GOTY to Make Room for 13 New Titles
Metaphor: ReFantazio, GameSpot's 2024 Game of the Year, is leaving Xbox Game Pass on May 31 alongside Persona 4 Golden. Meanwhile, 13 new games are rolling in, headlined by Jurassic World Evolution 3 and Remnant II.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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6 Years Later, Fortnite Is Back on iPhones Worldwide
Epic Games has restored Fortnite to the Apple App Store in nearly every country, calling it "the beginning of the end of the Apple Tax worldwide" as the legal fight heads to the Supreme Court.
Fortnite2 min read
Patch Notes
The Outlast Trials New Update | Prime Time Notes (19th May 2026)
The Outlast Trials' Prime Time event kicks off today, bringing new MK-Challenges, a limited-time catalog, and a batch of Invasion fixes.
The Outlast Trials5 min read
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Conan Exiles Enhanced May Update Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Conan Exiles Enhanced receives its first patch, finally adding saddle colour dyeing alongside server browser improvements and exploit fixes.
Conan Exiles2 min read
Patch Notes
Marathon Update 1.0.9 Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Marathon's latest patch kicks off Warden Hunt, hands Rook some meaningful buffs, and kills a one-shot exploit that had no business being in the game.
Marathon6 min read
Patch Notes
Satisfactory 1.2 Experimental Hotfix v1.2.2.2 Notes (19th May 2026)
Another small hotfix for Satisfactory's 1.2 Experimental branch, targeting blocked inputs, Custom Colors, and a handful of controller and Creative Mode bugs.
Satisfactory3 min read
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Dune: Awakening 1.4 Live Now! Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Update 1.4 brings two new locations, a scalable boss fight, and self-hosting to Dune: Awakening, plus the Water Wars DLC launches today.
Dune: Awakening4 min read
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Payday 3 3.5 Changelog Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Payday 3's Update 3.5 reworks Turbid Station for loud play, overhauls every Overkill weapon, and drops a free PUBG collab unlockable through Contracts.
Payday 35 min read
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NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Update Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
A new limited-time spaceship mode, six fresh Curios, and an important infinite combo fix headline NARAKA: BLADEPOINT's May update.
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT12 min read
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Phasmophobia Hotfix v0.17.1.3 Patch Notes (19th May 2026)
Kinetic Games drops another targeted hotfix for Phasmophobia, this time squashing a crash on event maps that's been hitting players across all platforms.
Phasmophobia1 min read
Patch Notes
Vermintide 2 Weapon balance update! Patch 6.11.0 Notes (19th May 2026)
Fatshark's latest update focuses on bringing underperforming weapons up to speed, with one-handed weapons and axe-type weapons getting the most attention.
Vermintide 223 min read
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3 Free Minigames, 77 Paywalled in Nintendo's Pictonico
Nintendo's new WarioWare-style mobile game Pictonico launches May 28, but its free demo includes just three minigames out of 80. The rest cost $13.98 across two paid volumes.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Xbox Asked Fans What They Want. 6,319 Said Exclusives.
Microsoft opened a feedback channel expecting constructive suggestions, but fans turned it into a referendum on the multiplatform strategy.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Nintendo's New Mobile Game Is $14 and Plays Offline
Nintendo's surprise mobile announcement Pictonico has actual pricing now: $5.99 and $7.99 for two volumes totalling 80 minigames. And it works offline.
Pictonico3 min read