Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss has released this week’s update as promised, and it adds what it said it would add. But it also adds a whole lot more, including a surprise claw machine mini-game that gives unique rewards.
Update 1.06.00, rolling out across all platforms now, adds the extraction feature that lets players recover materials used in refinement. We knew this was coming, but we…
Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown TCG Set Hands-On Preview: Toy Story, The Incredibles & More
May 11, 2026
Disney Lorcana finally includes fan favorites with their latest booster set expansion, Wilds Unknown. The wildly popular Pixar makes its debut in the card game with the likes of Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, The Incredibles family, and Princess Merida from Brave…
There is no shortage of fantastic Pokemon merchandise to collect, including all the incredible number of cards in the Pokemon TCG. In continuing our celebration of Pokemon’s 30th anniversary, we asked the IGN staff to share the rarest and coolest Pokemon merch and favorite…
Path of Exile 2 Reveals Return of the Ancients, the Final Major Update Before 1.0 Launch Later in 2026
May 11, 2026
Path of Exile 2 is “redefining” its endgame with an all-new update coming later this month.
Return of the Ancients, dropping on May 29, introduces a staggering 50+ hours of “new endgame content,” including a new challenge system, a host of powerful unique items, expanded crafting systems, and a completely reimagined Atlas Tree. We’re also getting two new Ascendancy classes — the…
Mixtape Review
May 8, 2026
True nostalgia isn’t the replication of a specific place or time, but of a feeling. It’s those flashes of emotion that transport us back into memories that have long sat dormant. I was born too late to be a teenager in the ’90s. I grew up thousands of miles away from…
18 Pokemon You Probably Forgot Exist
May 8, 2026
Thirty years and nine generations later, Pokemon has amassed over a thousand Pokemon, and yet most promotional material outside Japan still goes to the original 151. The launch of the US and UK Pokemon Centers have done a commendable job getting a variety of Pokemon more…
150 bug fixes and new features are on the way to The Sims 4 later this month.
With “an incredible range of content and experiences” released since The Sims 4 launched way back in 2014, the team said it is now committed to “making that content even better by delivering improvements to the gameplay that matters most to Simmers.”
To help achieve this, the team has outlined a “Laundry…
Ubisoft has announced Heredis, a “spectacular new stage experience” set within the world of Assassin’s Creed, that’s set to debut later this year.
The two-hour show will feature circus artists, acrobats and dancers from Les 7 Doights (The 7 Fingers) company in a…
Grand Theft Auto VI May Cost $1.5 Billion
May 7, 2026
GTA 6 may well be the most expensive video game ever made, with parent company Take-Two estimated to have spent $1 billion to $1.5 billion so far.
Business Insider suggested the eye-watering budget based on industry analyst estimations as part of an interview with Take-Two…
UPDATE: A statement from the IWGB workers’ union to Rock, Paper, Shotgun has clarified earlier reporting on further staff members leaving MindsEye maker Build a Rocket Boy this week.
According to the union and its own sources within the studio, these latest departures are part of the same wave of layoffs previously announced back in March. Rather than these being further job losses, then, these…
