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Astroneer
Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions will launch in Early Access on June 11 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. The standalone Astroneer game is priced at $29.99 and has a public playtest set for June 4.
Warhammer
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader's third story expansion, The Infinite Museion, now has a June 11 release date on Steam. The DLC brings Trazyn the Infinite, Necron vaults, augmentations and a new companion into Owlcat's CRPG.
Roundup
Ubisoft has told investors it expects a much stronger release pipeline across Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon over its 2027-28 and 2028-29 financial years. The company also says it is accelerating work on generative AI projects including Teammates.
Industry
Kickstarter has withdrawn its new mature content guidelines after criticism from creators. The platform says it is returning to its older rules while it keeps negotiating with Stripe over campaign suspensions.
Poppy Playtime
Poppy Playtime Chapter 5 is set to reach consoles on May 27 after launching first on PC. The new trailer puts Mob Entertainment's toy-factory horror series back in front of PlayStation, Xbox and Switch players.
The Lord of the RingsKingdom Come: Deliverance
Warhorse Studios has confirmed two new projects: an open-world RPG set in Middle-earth and another Kingdom Come adventure. The studio has not announced platforms, release timing or whether the Kingdom Come project is a sequel or spin-off.
Steam
Fanatical is offering Tower of Time as a free Steam key until May 23. The promotion is limited to 100,000 keys and requires a linked eligible Steam account.
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.
