- Rockstar angered GTA VI fans with an unexpected post about Red Dead Online. Some players wrote that the studio "is playing with their feelings so much that it's no longer funny."
- AAAA-game for $3. Ubisoft is selling off Skull and Bones. The project was developed for many years, changed direction several times, and was supposed to be one of the company's key premieres.
- Sony revealed its PS Plus strategy. AAA games will not be released on day one. This was stated by Kris Svensson, who is responsible for third-party content at Sony.
- Revolution in the Counter-Strike 2 item market — Valve released a major update to the Steam marketplace. The changes are not just cosmetic: search, filter system, and display of requests have been improved.
- After 6 years, the full version of the space colony simulator was released on Steam. Many players praised the developers of Space Haven.
- Russian-speaking gamers criticized the developers of Outbound — soon after, they removed the Russian language from the list of supported languages. Without explanation.
- Sony unveiled the list of games that will appear in the expanded PlayStation Plus subscription in May. Star Wars Outlaws, RDR 2, and other games will be added to the service catalog.
- eBay called GameStop's $55 billion offer "absurd" and rejected the deal. It is important to note that GameStop did not even have that much money.
- Microsoft found a way to increase FPS in Windows 11 — an increase of up to 25%. According to the Ancient Gameplays channel, a particularly noticeable increase was seen in Counter-Strike 2.
- Players suddenly started defending failed EA games years later. Anthem became one of the main examples
Outbound developers inexplicably removed Russian localization, Rockstar angered GTA VI fans - the most interesting news for May 13
A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry worldwide over the last day.