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Despite positive first reactions, Masters of the Universe presales don't look promising, and the movie is tracking to flop on opening weekend
The first live-action Masters of the Universe movie in almost 40 years is predicted to bomb
N64-To-PC Porting Team 'Harbour Masters' Is Expanding Its Scope To Include GameCube Titles
And it's already announced its first project. Harbour Masters 64, the group of creators renowned for their incredible PC ports of Nintendo 64 games, has announced it is upgrading the technology it uses to work with Nintendo GameCube games, as spotted by SteamDeckHQ . This means we could eventually see more Nintendo GameCube-to-PC ports in the future. The announcement was made on the group's Discord channel on May 31st, 2026, where it was revealed that the "organisation" will soon be dropping "64" from its name and upgrading "the Libultraship (LUS) translation layer to support GameCube era games." Read the full article on timeextension.com
Review: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Switch 2 Performance Boosted Over Demo, But Xbox 60fps Mode Still Disappoints
Oh I guess I will pay / for these new games 'til doomsday. Following a promising yet imperfect demo last month , the final release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Switch 2 and Xbox Series consoles is here - and we were keen to discover if the issues we raised last time out had been fixed in the retail code. Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net
You haven't heard of MarsRhino yet, but the world needs to know about its excellent gaming chairs and tilting standing desk
I might have found my next favorite gaming chair brand at Computex, but it could use your help getting picked up by the US and EU markets.
Guild Wars 3 rumors swirl after cryptic ArenaNet posts: "Big things in the games industry are brewing"
Guild Wars developer ArenaNet shared a mysterious post across its social channels, and says “big things in the games industry are brewing.”
The Baldur's Gate remakes should scrap the original combat system and fully embrace superior turn-based fights
I have picked my hill to die on.
Corsair's new 'Nightsword' gaming mouse has a dedicated Stream Deck button, and I'm deciding if I'd accidentally press it too much
And it's cheaper than the last two Stream Deck Peripherals.
Fallout 76's latest Infestations update will be 'one of the easiest ways to get a four star' legendary as new type of hostile encounter spreads through Appalachia
You won't want to go at this alone.
New Final Fantasy 14 patch finally lets players devour a taco, and all I need you to know is that means a lot to the MMO's community
Patch 7.51 lets us channel our inner G'raha Tia
Overwatch devs make major changes to Anniversary event following fan criticism
Blizzard has cut the number of challenges and extended Overwatch's anniversary event through the end of the season following complaints.
Crimson Desert's forgettable story will undergo tweaks to "strengthen the narrative flow" in the coming months, as Pearl Abyss tease proper DLC
Crimson Desert developers Pearl Abyss have outlined the tweaks they plan to make to their very wide open world game between June and September, as part of continued and relentless efforts to morph it into a shape which can please everybody. Notably, they say they'll be acting on feedback about Red Pudding's rather forgettable story with some changes designed to "strengthen the narrative flow" and stop people falling asleep mid-cutscene. They've also teased some more substantial DLC coming further down the line. Read more
Gabe Newell reportedly snapped 'What the f*** do I pay you for if that's your opinion?' at Valve lawyer pushing for more content moderation on Steam
So I guess we know where Gabe stands.
Legendary Retro Gaming Store BEEP Sets Grand Re-opening Date
💌 Like retro gaming news? Join our free newsletter to receive a weekly round-up from our team of nerds. BEEP isn't just a store - it's an institution. Brandon visited the shop's old location on his last trip to Akihabara, though after some issues
Forza Horizon 6: How to sell cars in the Auction House
How to sell your cars in Forza Horizon 6 and get the best prices in the Auction House.
Epilogue's Retrace App Now Lets You Check If Your SNES Carts Are Legit
iOS and Android app gets a host of other improvements, too. Epilogue's Retrace app allows you to check the authenticity of your Game Boy cartridges when used in conjunction with the GB Operator , and it has now been updated to support the company's new SN Operator device. "Retrace works with SN Operator now," says the company . "Plug it in over USB-C, drop in a SNES cartridge, and you get the same identification, pricing and authenticity flow you already had on the Game Boy side. SNES detection still carries a beta tag. The database is getting better with every release as we gather data from real cartridges, and a small number of less common titles won’t have a confident match yet. If yours is one of them, the unrecognised-cartridge form in the result panel goes straight to us." Read the full article on timeextension.com
Next-gen GPUs aren't around at Computex, but MSI's got a taste of what they might look like
The next-gen cooling prototype is a crowd-pleaser, a real diamond geezer.
Riot hires another World of Warcraft veteran to get its League of Legends MMO over the line as we approach 6 years since its initial announcement
Brian Holinka was once WoW's combat lead at Blizzard
Sega’s Streets of Rage movie is now being written by the duo behind the Sonic the Hedgehog films
The film also has a new BAFTA award-winning director
Intel targets India for a new $3.3 billion factory that will make the base substrates for its next generation of chips
Glass more than half full.
Sophie Turner says she’ll be playing Lara Croft for years
“‘Tomb Raider’ will be [my focus] for a while to come” The post Sophie Turner says she’ll be playing Lara Croft for years appeared first on NME .
Subnautica 2's no-killing policy isn't because it's 'a game about pacifism', says design lead, but because players would 'master the crappy combat' over anything else
"They'll be mad at you, and they'll sit there and take time to learn it."
The best gaming tech we've reviewed in May 2026
May gave us plenty of gaming tech to get to grips with, from retro must-sees to the controllers everyone's talking about.
Streets of Rage movie moves forward with Sonic writers and the director behind one of Netflix's most underappreciated westerns
Jeymes Samuel gets back on the saddle for Streets of Rage
Resident Evil Requiem producer suggests the legendary horror series could finally visit Japan in the future - "I think every member [of the team] has given it some thought"
Despite coming from a Japanese studio, the Resident Evil series has never dipped its toe into Japan, at least in terms of a game's setting. However, Resident Evil Requiem's producer thinks every member of Capcom's development team has at the very least considered the idea, and the series could well go there in the future. Read more