In Europe and Asia, Xbox has long since lost its significance, while in the US, the competition between Sony and Microsoft remains fierce. However, new data shows that PlayStation is gradually strengthening its advantage in Microsoft's home market, increasing the gap in the number of active players to 10 million.
Pocketpair has officially confirmed that some of the updates to Palworld were made as a result of legal disputes with Nintendo related to alleged patent infringement. According to IGN, the studio released a statement saying that patch 0.3.11, released in November 2024, which changed the mechanics of calling Pals - they now accompany the player statically - was a direct result of these lawsuits.
The new trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 has become a real phenomenon: it was viewed 475 million times on various platforms in the first day. This is five times more than the first GTA 6 trailer, which had 93 million views. It also made one song popular.
The UK Air Ministry has officially issued a military type certificate (MTC) to the Royal Air Force's Protector RG Mk1 unmanned aerial vehicle, also known as the MQ-9B.
The new import tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration in 2025 could lead to a significant increase in the price of game consoles and other electronics, which would hit gamers and the entire industry hard. According to analysts, the cost of consoles could rise by almost 70%, and overall consumer spending in the US could fall by $69 billion.
US Army infantry officer Captain Braden Trent has criticised the new XM7 assault rifle. The weapon was selected along with the XM250 light machine gun as the Army's Next Generation Service Weapon (NGSW) to replace the M4 automatic rifle.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 set new records for the number of players on launch day and increased Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, but long-term engagement in the game is declining. Despite a good start and sales growth on PlayStation and Steam, it is becoming increasingly difficult to retain players.
11 bit studios has announced a major update for Frostpunk 2, which is already available on PC. One of the main novelties is a new map for the Utopia Builder mode - The Pit, which allows players to build a city around the place where the generator was once supposed to be built.
Since the end of 2023, Romania has been trying to select a replacement for the outdated MIM-23 Hawk anti-aircraft missile systems, but the announced tender risks ending in failure. The fact is that there is only one participant left in the competition with a proposal that does not meet the requirements.
The Russian holding company Vysokopotrechnye Komplexy handed over another batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles with Nakida kits to the Russian Armed Forces.
On 7 May, a Pakistani Chengdu J-10C fighter jet shot down at least two Indian military aircraft during an air battle.
Konami has recently released an updated version of its corporate profile, in which key statistics have been revised. As noted by ResetEra user MauroNL, the new profile includes the addition of the Silent Hill series to the list of the company's most iconic franchises. In addition, the profile reveals that since the last update, the Metal Gear franchise has added another 500 thousand copies sold, bringing the total to 62.9 million since the first game was released in July 1987.
Six years after the release of Outer Wilds, a space adventure game that won the hearts of critics and players alike, Mobius Digital quietly announced that they were working on a new project. They did this in the notes to the latest Outer Wilds patch, which came as a surprise to the entire gaming community.
After almost a two-month break, Arrowhead Game Studios has announced a new Warbond for Helldivers 2 called Masters of Ceremony. It will be available on 15 May at 10:00 EEC and will bring players a range of festive but combat-oriented equipment.
