Gaming News — 2026-05-22#

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Bungie is reportedly planning “significant” layoffs and officially winding down support for Destiny 2 this June, effectively ending a 12-year era to focus entirely on their upcoming extraction shooter, Marathon. This sudden pivot has sparked a bitter review-bombing war on the Marathon Steam page between disgruntled Destiny veterans and hopeful Bungie defenders.

News & Reviews#

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced Promises Seamless Piracy Ubisoft Singapore is overhauling its beloved 2013 pirate adventure to deliver a seamless open world without loading screens and vastly expanded underwater exploration. While the Resynced remake brings back Matt Ryan as Edward Kenway and introduces revamped combat and stealth, technical constraints mean DLCs like Freedom Cry won’t be returning.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Embraces Four-Player Chaos Dropping this summer, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 upgrades the co-op formula by finally letting four players squad up against smarter, deadlier Xenomorphs. A brand new a la carte “Specialist” class lets you mix and match unlocked weapons and abilities, giving you more creative ways to survive horrifying new threats like the six-armed, player-pinning Harbinger.

Crimson Desert Drops Massive Quality-of-Life Update Pearl Abyss is keeping the momentum going for Crimson Desert with Update 1.08.00, introducing a pond for your camp, a baby Wyvern pet, and firearms for Kliff. Best of all, they finally added a feature allowing you to silence tied-up outlaws, putting a merciful end to the incessant yapping that formerly ruined bounty hunting missions.

Final Fantasy 11 Exploring New Expansions 24 Years Later A highly successful Final Fantasy 14 crossover event has completely revitalized Square Enix’s 2002 MMORPG, stabilizing its player count far above development expectations. Thanks to this unexpected population boom, director Yoji Fujito revealed the team is actively investigating how to free up server IDs to potentially add brand new areas and storylines to Vana’diel.

Riot Games Denies Vanguard Anti-Cheat is Bricking PCs After a tongue-in-cheek tweet sparked widespread rumors, Riot Games officially clarified that their Vanguard anti-cheat does not and cannot “brick” normal player PCs. While their latest updates render physical Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating hardware into useless paperweights, standard PC components and software remain completely unharmed.

Total War and Dawn of War IV Devs Call a Truce With Dawn of War IV arriving on September 17, 2026, developer King Art Games says they don’t see Creative Assembly’s upcoming Total War: Warhammer 40,000 as direct competition. Instead, they believe “a rising tide lifts all boats,” noting their upcoming RTS hits a manageable middle-ground in combat scale that differs greatly from Total War’s massive grand strategy formula.

Free Games & Deals#

It’s a fantastic week to play without opening your wallet: the ENDIX digital gaming expo is now live for free on Steam and the Epic Games Store through May 24, letting you dive into over 50 playable demos—including the Gothic 1 Remake and Wreckfest 2—directly from a virtual booth. If you’re hunting for incredible discounts, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on PC has plummeted to an all-time low of $17.99 (or $16.19 for Humble Choice members). Racing fans can also snag the newly released, masterpiece-rated Forza Horizon 6 for 15% off at Newegg, pairing perfectly with a massive 48% discount on Logitech’s G29/G920 racing wheels for the ultimate immersive experience.

Also Worth Knowing#

Spider-Noir Delivers the Best Marvel Show in Years: Nicolas Cage brings a brilliant, Bogart-meets-Bugs Bunny energy to Ben Reilly in the highly entertaining, 1930s-set Spider-Noir series dropping on MGM+ and Prime Video this week.
Vought Rising Takes The Boys to the 1950s: Prime Video unveiled the first bloody teaser for its prequel series starring Soldier Boy and Stormfront, set to explore the corrupted origins of the sinister superhero corporation in 2027.
Physical LEGO Sets Now Unlock Digital DLC: Purchasing specific physical LEGO Batman display sets will now unlock exclusive gold variants of iconic Batmobiles in the newly released LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight video game.
Rick and Morty Season 9 Premieres Sunday: The hit sci-fi comedy returns to Adult Swim on May 24 with a remarkably strong start, continuing the chaotic saga of the Smith family with a 10-episode run.