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Sea of Thieves
Rare has retired the Sea of Thieves Boatswain role after online allegations against a former community ambassador. The studio says it will review how members are onboarded and evaluated across its community programs.
Overwatch
Blizzard is increasing rewards for Overwatch's 10th Anniversary event after players criticized the celebration. Weeks 2 and 3 will now offer more community loot boxes, while Week 3 adds a loot box with four guaranteed Legendary skins.
Steam
Lenovo Gaming is bringing back its Heavy Rain Steam key giveaway on May 27, offering 5,000 PC codes through a limited queue-based drop.
Subnautica
Subnautica 2 has sold 2 million copies within 12 hours of entering early access. Unknown Worlds' sequel also topped 651,000 peak concurrent players across Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox.
Moss
Moss: The Forgotten Relic brings Quill's acclaimed VR adventures together as a single non-VR game for PC and consoles. Polyarc is targeting a summer 2026 release.
Forza
Playground Games has detailed the first Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist rewards, including the 2008 Mazda Furai, four early Car Pass cars and the Time Attack Car Pack. The update covers the game's first four weeks after launch.
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KADOKAWA's latest financial report still lists The Duskbloods and Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, keeping both FromSoftware releases on this year's slate.
LEGO
LEGO 2K Drive will no longer be available for purchase after May 19, 2026. Players who already own it will have until May 31, 2027 before its multiplayer servers shut down.
Star Wars
Former BioWare designer James Ohlen says the studio once planned a Star Wars: The Old Republic reboot that would have moved the MMO closer to Knights of the Old Republic. EA's board ultimately rejected the project after the original game's huge budget.
Ghost of Yōtei
Ghost of Yōtei’s Legends Raid closes out the Yōtei Six storyline in the PS5 game’s multiplayer mode. Sucker Punch says the raid was designed as tougher four-player endgame content without repeating the accessibility issues of Ghost of Tsushima’s longest raid chapters.
Subnautica
Subnautica 2 has passed 467,000 concurrent players on Steam within hours of entering early access. The survival sequel launched May 14 on PC storefronts and Xbox Game Preview, with Game Pass support on day one.
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Blades of Fire Version 2.0 is now live across platforms, adding New Game Plus, Titanium difficulty and Boss Revival Mode. The update also arrives with the game's Steam launch.
