Gaming News — 2026-05-27#

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CD Projekt Red dropped an absolute bombshell today: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a massive third expansion titled Songs of the Past, slated for release in 2027. Twelve years after the legendary RPG originally launched, players will return as Geralt of Rivia for a brand new adventure co-developed alongside the veterans at Fool’s Theory.

News & Reviews#

Valve Hikes Steam Deck OLED Prices In a painful blow to portable PC gamers, Valve has drastically increased the price of new Steam Deck OLED models due to rising component costs, with the premium 1TB model jumping from $649 up to a staggering $949. This massive hike makes the beloved handheld a much harder sell, though budget-conscious players can still grab the refurbished LCD versions at their original low prices.

Dragon Quest 12 Restarted and Renamed Square Enix revealed that Dragon Quest 12 has been completely restarted from scratch and rebranded from The Flames of Fate to Beyond Dreams. Promising a “bright and exciting future” that ditches its originally planned darker tone, this pivot aims to evolve the classic RPG formula into something unprecedented while still featuring the late Akira Toriyama’s character designs.

Mina the Hollower Review: A Zelda/Castlevania Masterpiece Yacht Club Games’ Mina the Hollower is a retro revelation that brilliantly blends The Legend of Zelda’s open-world structure with Castlevania’s gothic horror and Bloodborne-esque progression. Earning incredible praise for its rich combat systems and unmatched puzzle-solving, this demanding top-down action-RPG is a delightfully weird adventure you shouldn’t miss.

Destiny 2 Fans Plot Server Crash Protest Furious over Bungie’s decision to end content updates for the long-running shooter in favor of Marathon, Destiny 2 players are organizing a mass login protest for June 9 to intentionally crash the servers. It’s a desperate final hurrah meant to prove to Sony that the Destiny franchise still has a massive player base worth investing in.

Take-Two Shuts Down GTA 5’s RAGE:MP Mod Platform Take-Two Interactive is cracking down, forcing the popular GTA 5 multiplayer modding platform RAGE:MP to cease operations by August 31, 2026. Rockstar is mandating that all server owners migrate to FiveM, the mod platform they officially acquired last year, tightening their absolute grip on the game’s modding ecosystem.

No Man’s Sky Unleashes The Swarm Hello Games continues to deliver the goods with “The Swarm” update, plunging players into a massive 8-week community war against a “Death Star like construct” called the Hive of Glass. Get ready for huge space battles against robotic drone swarms in what Sean Murray calls their most epic encounters yet.

Free Games & Deals#

The massive PlayStation Days of Play 2026 Sale has officially kicked off, offering some of the best PS5 discounts we’ve seen all year. Standout game deals include the stellar Ghost of Yōtei dropping to $49.98, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach hitting a brand new all-time low of $39.99, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 plummeting to $29.99. Hardware hunters can also snatch up a $100 discount on the PSVR2 and save $20 on various DualSense controllers.

If you game on PC, you can score Capcom’s sci-fi shooter Pragmata for just $47.99 at Newegg using promo code SSF68988. Finally, don’t forget to claim the free Resident Evil Requiem Demo, which is available to download right now across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2.

Also Worth Knowing#

Warhorse’s Lord of the Rings RPG Teased: The Kingdom Come developers are hard at work on a “deeply immersive” open-world Middle-earth RPG, describing it as a character-driven passion project for the studio.
EA Sports FC 26 World Cup Update: “The World’s Game” free update drops May 28, adding a massive 48-team international tournament mode featuring 53 fully licensed national squads.
Planet Zoo 2 All But Confirmed: Frontier Developments slyly updated their official YouTube channel graphics with a “2”, heavily hinting that Planet Zoo 2 is imminent.
Marathon Season 2 Cinematic Drops: Bungie released a spooky, horror-infused teaser for Marathon’s upcoming second season, which is set to launch on June 2.
Blizzard Open to Overwatch Series: General Manager Walter Kong stated he “would not rule out” a future Overwatch animated series, acknowledging the massive fan demand for story content.