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Steam
In The Black launches May 5 in Steam Early Access after more than a decade of development. Impeller Studios' hard-science space combat sim is aimed at players who miss cockpit dogfighting with real weight behind it.
Prey
Prey launched nine years ago today, sending players into Talos I and turning Arkane's sci-fi horror into a cult immersive-sim favorite.
Huntdown
This week's most interesting new releases lean into personality, from a cozy-punk record shop and a chainsaw parkour game to Shiro's co-op RPG, a dice city builder and a crab evolution roguelite. Here are the games worth keeping on your radar from May 4 to May 10, 2026.
Marvel's Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine now has a September 15, 2026 release date for PlayStation 5, with preorders live and Insomniac framing Logan's solo game as a brutal linear action-adventure about Team X, captured mutants and Bolivar Trask's Reavers.
World of Warships: Legends
World of Warships: Legends fully launches on PC on May 4 through Steam and Xbox on PC. Wargaming is also adding cross-progression support and Xbox Game Pass benefits around the same update.
Mount & Blade
Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword launched for PC 15 years ago today, turning TaleWorlds' medieval sandbox toward gunpowder, political intrigue and messier battlefield choices.
Roundup
Steam's latest weekly most-played chart is quiet at the very top, but Wuthering Waves made the biggest climb and Diablo IV, Far Far West and Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era all entered the top 100.
Mega Man
Mega Man Zero 2 launched 23 years ago today, proving Capcom and Inti Creates could turn Zero's brutal GBA debut into a fuller action series.
Roundup
This week's new trailer run brings Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to PS VR2, sets up Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks for consoles and gives NBA The Run, Aphelion, Dungeon Clawler and more room to show what they are actually selling.
The Elder Scrolls
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind launched for Windows in North America 24 years ago today, building an open-world RPG legacy around mystery, friction and a world that trusted players to get lost.
The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo has officially revealed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2, moving years of remake rumors into confirmed territory. The remake is due in 2026, but the exact release date, developer and gameplay scope are still under wraps.
PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|SNintendo Switch
Constance launches May 1 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch after arriving on PC last year. The hand-drawn Metroidvania uses paintbrush movement, mental-health imagery and a studio history worth knowing.
