Therefore, the Echoing Nightmare will become a permanent feature in Diablo III. Creating challenging, new, and exciting end-game experiences is always top of mind for us, so we’re excited to be keeping this experience around for good. This experience will be available for year-round play. If you have not had the opportunity to try the Echoing Nightmare out yet, get a taste of what it entails from our Season 26 blog.

The reward for hunting down some of Sanctuary’s most wanted just got a little sweeter! All bounties will be doubled from now until Season 26 ends. Here’s a breakdown of how you’ll have the chance to score more Legendary loot, such as the coveted Ring of Royal Grandeur.

Paradox Interactive, a developer and publisher of games for all star systems, today announced the release of Overlord, a full expansion for Stellaris centered around new empire management features. The new expansion adds a series of new mechanics to Stellaris which grant players unprecedented levels of control over their galactic domains, from powerful new megastructures to deeper interactions with vassal systems.

Combining the best of survival and simulation, Tin Can offers an incredible amount of detail. It features micromanagement of your vital escape-pod systems, a realistic simulation of resources, and a procedural generation of events and failures, making each gameplay session unique. Lost in space in a fragile pod where only its thin hull separates you from the space void, your life depends on your ability to discover ways to mend and repair your pod’s broken systems while staying sane and healthy until rescue can be called if they answer at all… Alone, trapped in space, with nothing more than your heavy breathing, rising panic, and oncoming terror, how do you prevail and overcome asteroid fields and nebulas. You are solely responsible for every component and system on the pod. Dismantle, swap, fix broken items, and study the detailed onboard manuals for guidance.

Cantata is a character-driven tactical strategy game that puts you in the middle of a spiritual, pragmatic war for survival. Play as a commanding officer from one of three factions - Machines, Humans or Aliens - and leverage your faction’s unique powers and abilities to slowly expand your hold on this alien world.

Each game you'll start with a small base and a couple of units and it is up to you to build up your base, giving you the ability to build more complex unit types. But watch out! Your base is also your supply network. If a crucial building gets destroyed, it may take down your whole supply chain and force you to rebuild to adapt to the new circumstances.

• Fallen Order’s sequel is called ‘Star Wars Jedi- Survivor’, it’s claimed.

• Phil Spencer Responds To Starfield and Redfall Delay: "We Hear the Feedback."

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• Yu-Gi-Oh drives record year for Konami with profits up 25% to $626m.
• Starbreeze Q1 losses increased 471% to $2.4m.
• Gaming's mergers and acquisitions boom is thanks to industry growth.
• Report: Top 10 companies made 65% of global games market in 2021.

• Alan Wake TV Show In Development at AMC.

• DEATHLOOP – Game Update 3 Full Patch Notes.
• Steam Client Update, May 12.

• APICO Release Date Trailer.
• Content Of The Week - 12 May - For Honor.
• Madshot - Early Access Announcement Trailer.
• SILT - Release Date Trailer.
• Wolfguard Squad Teaser - Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• AMD FSR 2.0 vs Nvidia DLSS, Deathloop Image Quality and Benchmarks. Thanks Simon.
• 10 Video Game Sequels That Got Dark.

• Ukrainian Game Developers Persevere - IGN.

• Update to the Street Fighter V Community License Agreement.
• This Week at Bungie - 5-12-2022.

• Rainbow Six Extraction - Nightmare Fog event begins.
• How The Division 2 Bounced Back With New Content for Season 9, Out Now.

• Overwatch 2 PvP Beta: Week 2 Developer Blog.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator May 12th, 2022 Development Update.
• Diablo Immortal — Zone Preview: Realm of Damnation.

• PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan’s ‘abortion rights comments’ allegedly upset staff, according to report.
• Rogue Lords Is Now Available For Xbox One And Xbox Series X-S.

• So, I just spent my day playing Valheim through these weird-ass prototype XR glasses. Thanks The Flying Penguin.

• Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal fires two top executives, freezes hiring.

• HWiNFO 7.24. Thanks DSLReports via Ant.
• DVDFab version 12.0.7.2 and StreamFab version 5.0.3.3. Thanks Console General.

• Intel emits raft of firmware patches for security flaws.
• Five Eyes highlight MSPs as potential weak links in supply. Thanks DSLReports.
• Yahoo! Japan wants universal passwordless login. Thanks DSLReports.

• “Radical” ruling lets Texas ban social media moderation based on “viewpoint.”

• Hulu and PC Game Pass: Friends with Benefits…

Also revealed today in the Dead Space livestream, the team at Motive showcased an early look at how the remake visually evolves and updates the original with in-game props, tools, environments and more being reconstructed to a level of polish and details fit for the next generation of hardware and PCs. Moreover, by combining enhancements like dynamic, volumetric lighting with atmospheric and environmental VFX rendered in full-HDR, Dead Space allows players to confront the frighteningly tight corridors and shadowed hallways of the USG Ishimura with unprecedented levels of immersion for the beloved franchise.

Will Isaac live to unravel the dreadful mystery of what happened to the slaughtered crew and ship, or be forever lost to the cold vacuum of space? Find out when Dead Space officially launches worldwide on January 27, 2023 for PlayStationⓇ5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong.

Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!

NEXT GENERATION AG RACING IS HERE! Redout is a tribute to the classic racing monsters. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.

We've made the decision to delay the launches of Redfall and Starfield to the first half of 2023.

The teams at Arkane Austin (Redfall) and Bethesda Game Studios (Starfield) have incredible ambitions for their games, and we want to ensure that you received the best, most polished versions of them.

We can confirm Criterion Games and the development team at Codemasters Cheshire are officially coming together to create the future of @NeedforSpeed, forming one Criterion studio with two location hubs.

This integration builds off the close partnership the two studios have developed over the past few months.

Sharing common values and similar cultures, we strongly believe unifying the huge wealth of expertise across both teams will help us to deliver the best racing experiences we can for our players.

Dear Pilgrims, your feedback always has the highest priority for us, and we want to be honest and transparent with you. We will still need a bit more time to develop the first story DLC. It is now planned to be released in September.

Game Ready Drivers include optimizations, enhancements, and more, to support the latest releases and newest title updates. The new Game Ready Driver for Evil Dead: The Game also includes Day-0 support for Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, launching May 19th, as well as Dolmen, launching May 20.

In Killer in the Cabin, play as a member of a group of survivors from a bus crash in the desolate Norwegian mountains, where in order to survive you must work and communicate together in order to gather supplies, discover shelter and share food as you wait for help to arrive. Stick together and you’ll make it out alive, but danger looms. In each match of Killer in the Cabin, one killer is chosen who must eliminate every other party member while avoiding detection. If allocated as the killer, use the sandbox environment to get creative as you terminate your fellow survivors. When the party begins to suspect who the killer is, they can vote and kill the elected suspect, whether they are guilty of the crimes or not. With 15 minute long game sessions and multiplayer play with up to 8 players, Killer in the Cabin puts players’ communication, deception and truth-telling skills to the ultimate test.

Leading video game publisher 505 Games proudly announces the debut of its first ever digital product showcase, an hour-long glimpse into as-yet announced titles, a deeper dive into forthcoming products, and a chance to know key developers behind each game a little more personally.

Hosted by MTV Presenter Patrice Bouédibéla, the showcase will give gamers the latest insight into a range of upcoming titles that 505 is proud to publish, offering never-before-seen content, a brand new reveal from a cult developer, plus in-depth interviews with some of the development teams responsible.

Mastering magic is no small task, especially when a wicked Necromancer returns from an otherworldly prison to threaten all who stand in his way. Guided by the wise Great Oak, a young spellcaster must rise to the occasion and learn to harness their innate magical aptitude to fight back against the Necromancer's skeletal legions and banish the evil forces from the realm.

Amass an army of evolving elemental creatures to stand against enemy forces in strategic, real-time showdowns. Discover an arsenal of over 40 spells, elemental evolutions, and combat combos while battling against fearsome Skeletal Berserkers, shambling Executioners, and rattling Bone Launchers to name a few, before facing off against bosses like a scythe-wielding Reaper.

Publisher Modus Games today showcased an explosive new gameplay video for the upcoming action title Soulstice, which is now available to pre-order from select retailers ahead of its release this fall. The new combat-focused video demonstrates how sisters Briar and Lute work in unison, using an array of destructive weapons and otherworldly powers to overcome their enemies and save the city of Ilden.

Pre-orders for the physical Deluxe Edition of Soulstice open today. The Deluxe Edition includes an extensive digital artbook, a riveting digital soundtrack, and the Ashen Blade Item Pack, which is filled with powerful consumables and currency to equip Briar and Lute with valuable resources for the dangerous journey they face.

• Nexon Releases Earnings for First Quarter 2022.
• Invitation to presentation of Embracer Group’s Q4 and Year end report.
• As Roe v. Wade repeal looms, video game industry stays mostly silent (may require registration or subscription).

• Resident Evil - Official Teaser - Netflix.
• Resident Evil - Official Teaser #2 - Netflix.

• DEATHLOOP’s Game Update 3 Includes Photo Mode, New Accessibility Options & More.
• Euro Truck Simulator 2- 1.44 Update Release.
• Steam Client Beta.
• Steam Deck Client Update: Per-game perf profiles, keyboard updates, and more.
• Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Title Update 15: Patch Notes.
• World of Warcraft Hotfixes: May 11, 2022.

↑ Official patches. ↓ Unofficial games, patches, and mods.

• This 40GB Texture Pack for Fallout 76 overhauls virtually every texture.

• Charon's Staircase - Teaser Trailer.
• Crossfire- Legion - New Units Roster.
• Kao the Kangaroo - Friends & Family.
• Two Point Campus - Spy School Reveal Trailer.

↑ Official trailers. ↓ Content creator videos.

• Unreal Engine 5 demo is nearly indistinguishable from reality. Thanks Max.

• Apex Legends: Saviors - The Big Roundtable Interview - AusGamers.com.
• 10 Awesome Video Game Mechanics Introduced WAY Too Late.

• Vanguard players furious with Warzone-exclusive Godzilla vs Kong event.

• Tips for surviving and slaying in Evil Dead- The Game, out tomorrow.

• Nintendo says the transition to its next console is ‘a major concern for us.’
• Infinite Links Is Now Available For PC, Xbox One, And Xbox Series X-S.
• Tourist Bus Simulator Is Now Available For Xbox Series X-S.
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha (2206.220509-2200).
• Xbox Insider Release Notes - Alpha Skip-Ahead (2208.220509-2200).
• Free Play Days – WRC 10 and Lawn Mowing Simulator - Xbox Wire.

• Exclusive: Facebook-owner Meta tells hardware staffers to prepare for cutbacks.
• Crypto crash: Stablecoin collapse sends tokens tumbling.
• El Salvador buys more bitcoin after ratings agency downgrades its debt. Thanks RedEye9.
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Series Premiere - Full Episode - Paramount+. Thanks Kxmode.
• Jack Dorsey says he’ll never be the CEO of Twitter again. To paraphrase Thomas Wolfe, you can't go to your toxic home again.
• Disney+ Subscribers Surge In Q1 2022.
• Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Is The Voice Of Sonos' New Alexa-Style Assistant. Gus Fring joins sketchy spokesperson club pioneered by Don Draper and Walter White.

• NVIDIA Transitioning To Official, Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Driver. Thanks Ant.
• AMD Prepares New "Raise The Game" Bundle - Rushing to Counter Falling Card Prices.
• AMD graphics driver preview delivers up to 17% better performance for DirectX11 games. Thanks Simon.
• AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 - preview - FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0.
• I bought this gaming PC instead of building my own — and it's the best decision I've ever made. $4K to check email and write Google docs. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Even Microsoft thinks you should uninstall the latest Windows 11 update.
• Apple loses position as most valuable firm amid tech sell-off.
• Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 Release Notes.
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25115.
• Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22621.

• DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal.
• The stakes 'could not be any higher'- CISA chief talks about the tech challenges ahead.
• Beware of state actors stepping up attacks on managed service providers: Cyber agencies.
• The Hidden Race to Protect the US Bioeconomy From Hacker Threats (may require registration or subscription). When there's "economy" involved, it becomes a race.

• Canadian Advisory panel calls for Liberals’ online hate law to cover Airbnb, video games.

• Hover Attack 3671 - Christ Centered Gamer.

• Graphics Card: MSI Radeon RX 6750 XT GAMING X TRIO Review - TweakTown.
• Graphics Card: Radeon RX 6600 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT Gaming Performance - The FPS Review.
• Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 6650 XT Nitro+ review - Guru3D.
• Laptop: Alienware x17 R2 laptop review- Peak 175 W GeForce RTX 3080 Ti performance - NotebookCheck.net Reviews. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Mouse: Razer Viper V2 Pro Wireless Mouse Review - AusGamers.com.
• Router: Synology RT6600ax Wireless Router Review - TechPowerUp.
• SSD: Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q 2TB TB 3 - USB 3.2 External SSD - Mad Shrimps.
• SSD: WD_BLACK SN770 NVMe SSD Review - AusGamers.com.

Lucky Round-up
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Breakfast Link

• The Strange Afterlife of George Carlin (may require registration or subscription). Thanks j.c.f.
• Lego built an $170 Transformers Optimus Prime that actually transforms.

Stories

• ‘People say they want me arrested’: the owners putting their pets on vegan diets (may require registration or subscription). Thanks Max.
• What are nurdles? The petrochemical product is infiltrating the environment. Thanks RedEye9.
• F.D.A. Authorizes Underwear to Protect Against S.T.I.s During Oral Sex (may require registration or subscription).

Science
Thanks Max.

• 'Mind-boggling' scrambled genome found in octopus and squid. It could explain their smarts.
• Taiwan's crust is moving at 'extreme' speed.
• Blocking Inflammation May Lead To Chronic Pain.

Media

• Spider-Man- No Way Home - Nostalgia Critic.

Follow-ups

• Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown. Thanks Acleacius.
• China's rover makes surprising water discovery at Mars landing site.
• Naomi Judd died of self-inflicted firearm wound, Ashley Judd reveals.