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Hearts of Iron IV
Hearts of Iron IV is drawing a bigger Steam crowd after Paradox released Thunder at our Gates, the game's first theater pack. The lift lands alongside Patch 1.19, an 80% base-game discount and a free weekend.
Battlefield
Battlefield 6's latest Season 3 update has introduced several bugs alongside Cairo Bazaar, Obliteration and the PP-19. Battlefield Studios has already fixed one weapon unlock issue, but Strikepoint is now disabled while the team investigates broken mode logic.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Xbox is reportedly preparing major layoffs after CEO Asha Sharma told staff the business needs a reset. The exact scale of the cuts is still unclear.
Crazy Taxi
Sega's Summer Game Fest demo for Crazy Taxi: World Tour showed story mode, multiplayer, a surprise fishing activity and new comments on how the game reflects modern rideshare culture. Sega also said generative AI supported background asset development.
Xbox Series X|SXbox Game Pass
Xbox has published an internal reset memo that points to rising hardware costs, weak margins, Game Pass recovery and a fresh look at content priorities.
Industry
Ubisoft is reportedly closing its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios as part of another restructuring round. The changes could affect up to 380 roles across studio and publishing teams.
Conan Exiles
Conan Exiles Enhanced has returned to Steam's top 100 most-played games while Funcom rolls out Patch 1.2.0. The June update adds chest-sorting improvements, server performance work and several fixes for the upgraded survival game.
State of Decay
Undead Labs has shown the first gameplay for State of Decay 3, with shared world co-op, Plague Nests, a larger map and a 2027 launch window. The survival sequel is also confirmed for Xbox Series X|S, PC, cloud, Game Pass, Steam and PlayStation 5.
God of War
Santa Monica Studio says Kratos still has a future in God of War after Laufey shifts the PS5 series to Faye. Cory Barlog did not announce the next Kratos-led game, but he made clear the studio is not moving on from him.
PlayStation 5
Sony has dated and priced its PlayStation 27-inch Gaming Monitor, a QHD desktop display made for PS5, PS5 Pro and PC setups. Pre-orders open June 5 before an August launch in the U.S. and Japan.
Steam
Steam users have three free-to-keep games available right now, including Winexy, Gravity Circuit and Tell Me Why. The first of the current giveaways ends on June 5.
PlayStation 5
Phantom Blade Zero has moved from September 9 to October 29, 2026. S-GAME says the 50-day delay will give the team time to finish targeted polish work before launch.
