Pokémon & Nintendo

• The live-action Legend of Zelda movie just got a surprise release date shuffle! Nintendo announced via the mobile app Nintendo Today! that the film is moving from May to a new worldwide release date of April 2027, alongside fresh casting rumors making the rounds online.
• If you're looking for a retro throwback, Nintendo has expanded the Switch Online + Expansion Pack service by adding five classic Virtual Boy titles, including the maze game Jack Bros. In hot opinions, BioShock creator Ken Levine noted that the Switch 2's power proves we are hitting "diminishing returns" with bleeding-edge graphics tech.
• In the world of Pocket Monsters, The Pokémon Company has released the absolutely gorgeous main theme for the upcoming generation, Pokémon Winds & Waves. In other Pokémon news, a Deluxe Character Guide featuring over 300 pages of franchise history is on the way, and Ultra Beasts like Xurkitree have returned to Pokémon Go Raids until May 19.
• Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe has confirmed that his next title, Haunted Chocolatier, is "way bigger" than his farming debut. Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea was also announced for both Switch 1 and Switch 2, launching this September.
• Finally, Yacht Club Games' upcoming action title Mina the Hollower is drawing glowing comparisons to classic Zelda and Soulsborne games in its final previews before launch!

Fortnite

• Fortnite is giving the Zero Build mode a massive makeover on May 14 as the last major update for Chapter 7 Season 2 rolls out, bringing fresh utility items and map changes.
• In a brand new mega-collaboration, Overwatch heroes D.Va, Tracer, Genji, and Mercy are officially dropping into the battle royale. While the crossover is exciting, some journalists are already expressing fatigue with Epic's crossover "slop" dominating the game's narrative.

Call of Duty

• Former Call of Duty: Black Ops veteran David Vonderhaar is working on a new shooter that he describes as "if David Lynch made shooters." The project is backed by the GreaterThan Group and is explicitly not aiming to be a "Call of Duty killer."

Arc Raiders

• Embark Studios has announced a massive change to the update cadence for Arc Raiders, moving away from monthly drops to delivering major updates only twice a year. The next big update is set for October and will introduce the shooter's largest map yet, a change the studio says is necessary to avoid the "pressure of a monthly cycle," though many players are currently furious about the long wait.

Indie Games

• The highly anticipated underwater survival game Subnautica 2 is almost ready for its early access launch, with developers promising it is bigger and more polished than any of their previous early access titles. However, Unknown Worlds has warned that "unofficial builds" of the game are currently circulating online just days before the official release.
• In racing news, Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Games has confirmed the global release times and preload details for its early access and full launch periods.

Steam & PC

• Valve's newly revealed Steam Controller apparently screams if you drop it from a great enough height—perfect for those high-tier rage-quit moments! In other hardware news, the German government has cut a $1.5 million cheque to Steam Deck desktop developers to help push Linux gaming and end "insecure spyware-riddled software."
• Facepunch Studios is cracking down on low-effort content in S&box, with a new update aiming to punish AI-generated thumbnails. Garry's Mod creator Garry Newman acknowledged the struggle, stating, "It's a UGC platform, there is always going to be dog s*."

Gaming Roundup

• GTA 6 fans are back in a frenzy amid rumors of a potential leaked Best Buy pre-order date and whispers of a third trailer dropping soon.
• If you're looking to upgrade your rig, Lenovo's most powerful Legion Tower 7i Gen 10 gaming PC packing an RTX 5090 has just dropped to a record-low price, making it the cheapest 5090 prebuilt on the market right now.