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Warhammer
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War is free to keep on Steam for a limited time during Warhammer Skulls. Players who claim it before the offer ends keep the 4X strategy game in their library.
Fortnite
Fortnite has returned to Apple's App Store in most countries, with Australia still excluded. Epic Games says the move comes as its legal fight over Apple fees enters what it calls a final phase.
Forza
Forza Horizon 6 has climbed into Steam's top 15 most-played games after its full launch. The Japan-set racer had more than 247,000 players in-game in Gamers Now's latest chart reading.
Steam
Quantic Dream is discontinuing Spellcasters Chronicles after a short early access run, with servers set to close on June 19 and refunds available on request.
Marathon
Marathon Update 1.0.9 gives Season 1 a louder sendoff with Warden Hunt, guaranteed zone events, a 50% XP boost and more Cryo Archive access before the June 2 reset.
Dungeons & Dragons
Hasbro has canceled Giant Skull's Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure game, less than a year after announcing the project with the studio founded by Stig Asmussen. Giant Skull remains operational, while Wizards of the Coast still has other games in development.
Marvel's Wolverine
PlayStation's next State of Play airs June 2 with more than 60 minutes of updates, announcements and gameplay reveals. Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine will kick off the showcase with new combat footage and details.
Industry
Embracer says it will more actively look for external partners around Saints Row, Deus Ex, TimeSplitters and other older series as it pushes ahead with its Fellowship Entertainment spin-off. The company also wants the new business to release at least two AAA games per year starting in FY 2027/28.
Assassin's Creed
Ubisoft has outlined more of what is changing in Black Flag Resynced, including new story arcs, updated visuals, reworked combat, freer stealth and ship pets.
Lords of the Fallen
CI Games has ended the Epic Games publishing term sheet that would have made Lords of the Fallen 2 an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC. The sequel is still planned for 2026, but its PC storefront plans are now less restricted.
Steam
Valve has filed a motion to dismiss New York's lawsuit over loot boxes in Counter-Strike, Team Fortress 2 and Dota 2. The company argues its mystery boxes do not meet the state's gambling-law standard.
Rainbow Six
Rainbow Six Siege's next season launches June 2 with a Dokkaebi remaster, the new Calypso Casino map, Ranked 3.0 and console mouse-and-keyboard support coming mid-season.
