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A PC Steam demo for Brigandine: Abyss is now live, featuring the first two chapters from both story modes (Gran Dragnica and Scarlet Will). Save data from the demo cannot be transferred to the full game, which is scheduled to release on August 26 for PC, with PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2 versions arriving on August 27.
Gematsu highlights a busy week of Japanese game releases across PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC, led by 007 First Light and Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered, with titles like Mina the Hollower, Schrodinger’s Call, and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar appearing in various editions and regional versions.
Nine Dots Studio announced Outward 2 will launch in Early Access on July 7 for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG, with a closed beta starting May 26. The sequel expands exploration, character progression, and storytelling in Aurai, adds ritual spellcasting and a larger toolset, emphasizes intentional inventory management, and supports two-player split-screen and online co-op.
Sony Interactive Entertainment chief Hermen Hulst confirmed at a company town hall that SIE will stop releasing its major single-player titles on PC, though some external publishing deals like Kena: Scars of Kosmora will remain PC-accessible; upcoming titles such as God of War Trilogy Remake are expected to stay console-exclusive, while online games like Marathon and MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls will still release on PC.
Sony is reportedly ending PC releases for its biggest first-party, single-player PS5 games, starting with Ghost of Yōtei and Saros; PlayStation chief Hermen Hulst told staff that future single-player narrative titles will be PlayStation-exclusive, a shift away from recent PC ports like Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War.
BeXide, in cooperation with Bandai Namco, announced NAMCO LEGENDARY Mountains, a 3D voxel puzzle for Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam), launching this summer with a BitSummit PUNCH demo in Kyoto. The game reimagines classic Namco arcade titles as voxel-based puzzles where players toss, stack, and merge voxels to high scores. It features dedicated stages from classic titles like DIG DUG and PAC-MAN, more than 100 voxels to collect, a customizable gallery, and online score rankings.
Netease released a free High/Low-Resolution Resource Pack for Marvel Rivals on PC, with the HD pack downloaded by default and weighing about 36 GB. Players can switch between high- and low-resolution packs via Steam; those who already had the game must enable the DLC to download the additional resources. Season 8 introduces Vanguard and Devil Dinosaur. The packs are PC-only, while consoles use the base pack.
Xbox PC App now mirrors console-style achievements with a new UI and dynamic Gamerscore badges, plus the option to hide games from your achievement history (without removing their points from total). The update also brings performance fixes and is rolling out first to Xbox Insiders in the PC Gaming preview on May 13, 2026, with a broader release planned.
PLAYISM and LydiaBluebell announced Midnight Train: New Moon, a 2D horror-adventure remake of the 2020 RPG Maker title, coming to PC via Steam in 2027 with revamped graphics, redesigned puzzles, four chapters, multiple endings, and multilingual support (English, Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese).
PLAYISM and developer .iris announced A Passing in the Night, a 3D psychological horror adventure for PC (Steam) arriving in 2026. The story follows Kai as he wanders a surreal nocturnal town, where a demon offers one hour to trade his most precious memory for freedom from worldly pain, posing a tension between retaining memory and escaping reality, with English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese language support.
Publisher PLAYISM and developer Alphawing announced Samurai Bringer: Rampage, a new entry in the Bringer series that blends deckbuilding with autobattler mechanics. Set in the Sengoku era, players pick samurai generals, form formations based on weapons and abilities to trigger synergies, and fight auto-resolved battles against global formations. The game preserves the voxel-style humor of the original while introducing a fresh system and will launch on PC via Steam in 2026 with English, Japanese, and Chinese language support, including an announcement trailer.
Xbox lists a blockbuster week with 30 new games across consoles and Windows, including four Day-1 Game Pass launches (Outbound, Black Jacket, Call of the Elder Gods, Directive 8020) and Subnautica 2 via Game Preview on May 14, as titles roll out May 11–15.
Grove Street Games revealed BeastLink, a multiplayer kaiju action game for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC that launches in Early Access this summer; a PC closed beta begins May 8. Players fight as humans and Beasts across destructible cities using vehicles and a serum-based Link mechanic, featuring large-scale 32-player battles and a 'SuperDestruction' system that reshapes maps.
Guerrilla Games confirms Horizon Hunters Gathering is still in development and will run a second closed beta for PS5 and PC (May 22–25) via the PlayStation Beta Program. The test adds two new Hunters, an Episode narrative, and expanded difficulty for key modes, while players can try the new content in single-player with NPC Hunters as the studio uses early playtests to refine the core experience based on feedback from the first test.
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says Rockstar is prioritizing console players as the core audience, with GTA 6 launching on consoles first before PC; the decision is not tied to a PlayStation deal, and PC sales for major titles have grown dramatically in the past, while GTA 6’s price and any product placement plans remain undecided, inviting public commentary.