Witcher 3 Expansion, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4, Bungie Shifts Focus + more!

Duration: 06:48

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:09 Witcher 3 Expansion

1:23 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4

2:36 Bungie Shifts Focus

3:38 QUICK BITS INTRO

3:45 Star Citizen Funding Crosses $1 Billion

4:10 No Man’s Sky Update

4:55 Dragon Quest Announcements

5:29 Unreal Engine 6 Teaser

6:00 Forza Horizon 6’s New Villain

NEWS SOURCES:

MAINS

THE WITCH IS BACK

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a new expansion titled Songs of the Past, launching in 2027 on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Playstation 5. Which is shocking, because the last time I played Witcher 3, I was still holding onto the naive hope that my 980 Ti would last forever.

https://www.engadget.com/2181898/new-witcher-3-expansion-songs-of-the-past/

https://x.com/thewitcher/status/2059560461872373812?s=20

The expansion is co-developed with Fools Theory, a studio that helped on Baldur’s Gate 3 and is handling the Witcher 1 remake - so at least we know the people making it actually like RPGs.

https://foolstheory.com/about-us/

CD Project Red is explicitly calling this a "proper expansion," not a DLC, and promising a "major" release with "lots of hours of gameplay" with more TBA by late summer.

https://x.com/veryfishysushi/status/2059562125580738743

To prepare for the expansion, CDPR have updated the minimum PC requirements for The Witcher 3. Windows 11 is now mandatory, HDDs are no longer supported, and DirectX 12 is your only option.

https://support.cdprojektred.com/en/witcher-3/pc/sp-technical/issue/2973/upcoming-changes-to-minimum-requirements-for-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt

You do have the ability to revert the game to an earlier version, but reverting the game also reverts your social life back to 2015, which honestly, might be the best feature they’ve added.

https://support.cdprojektred.com/en/witcher-3/pc/sp-technical/issue/2339/i-want-to-revert-to-an-earlier-version-of-the-game

HA! YOU SAID DOODY!

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Revealed With DMZ

https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-revealed-with-dmz-release-date-and-nintendo-switch-2-version-confirmed

Release date:

https://lmg.gg/0FmxY

Reveal trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLbst85USN8

Some changes are coming

https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-is-making-some-exciting-changes-to-the-formula-but-it-might-not-be-enough-2000699884

It’s in Korea this time

https://lmg.gg/3ZsbH

There’s changes to movement coming

https://lmg.gg/4oxk2

Bodycam style camera

https://lmg.gg/k8Tn4

Modern Warfare 4 will be the Switch 2's first Call of Duty

https://www.polygon.com/call-of-duty-switch-2-modern-warfare-4-release-date/

https://www.engadget.com/2183023/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-is-official-and-its-coming-to-switch-2/

Last one was on Wii U

https://lmg.gg/ecOso

Jackson Pollock

https://cdn.britannica.com/24/38524-050-C90B3D2A/Jackson-Pollock-painting-studio-Long-Island-New-1950.jpg

MARATHON, TH-THON, THON, THON

Bungie Kept Most Destiny 2 Devs in the Dark About Sunsetting While Moving Resources to Marathon

https://www.techpowerup.com/349334/bungie-kept-most-destiny-2-devs-in-the-dark-about-sunsetting-while-moving-resources-to-marathon

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/most-of-bungies-staff-were-reportedly-unaware-of-the-decision-to-end-active-development-on-destiny-2-until-it-went-public

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/05/23/more-details-about-the-end-of-destiny-2-from-inside-bungie/

Left certain, in-the-know teams feeling isolated

https://lmg.gg/idmHw

Forbes actually sort of reported on this more than a month ago

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/04/22/more-bungie-devs-are-working-on-marathon-than-destiny-2-now/

Destiny 3 petition grows after Bungie ends Destiny 2

https://www.eurogamer.net/destiny-3-online-petition

https://www.change.org/p/petition-sony-to-develop-destiny-3

Destiny 2 Fans Plan Mass Protest to 'Crash the Servers' and Beat Marathon's All-Time Player Record

https://www.ign.com/articles/destiny-2-fans-plan-mass-protest-to-crash-the-servers-and-beat-marathons-all-time-player-record

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/destiny/destiny-2-devs-confident-the-servers-wont-crash-for-its-final-update-though-the-players-planning-a-huge-rally-to-say-goodbye-to-the-mmo-might-have-other-plans/

Bungie is trying to save Marathon's dwindling player count with a free-to-play trial

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/with-destiny-2-dead-bungie-is-trying-to-save-marathons-dwindling-player-count-with-a-free-to-play-trial

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marathon-is-going-free-to-play-but-not-for-long/

QUICK BITS

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND-BUDGET

Star Citizen has officially crossed $1 billion in funding, proving that if you sell people a dream for long enough, you can spend nine years in early access and still have a more loyal fanbase than most fully released games.

https://www.engadget.com/2180552/star-citizen-has-raised-1-billion-remains-in-early-access-after-nine-years/

Which is exactly what CEO Chris Roberts told Variety, traditional publishers simply lack the "time and patience" to let a development cycle outlast a couple of US presidencies.

https://lmg.gg/adreamstarcitizen

To be fair, space is really big and game development is hard. To be less fair, for a billion they could’ve built a real space program, https://payloadspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/All-rocket-development-1-1896x1187.png

WE GOT DEATH STAR! WE GOT DEATH STAR!

No Man's Sky now has its own Death Star with a laser so big it can 'destroy space station sized objects'

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/no-mans-sky-now-has-its-own-death-star-with-a-laser-so-big-it-can-destroy-space-station-sized-objects/

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/05/27/no-mans-sky-the-swarm-update-launches-today/

https://www.nomanssky.com/swarm-update/

Trailer + Death Star lookin’ thing

https://youtu.be/2NomizORoqU?si=bUlDPlH4cB2YX6fS&t=64

IS JCVD IN THIS QUEST?

Two Major Announcements Revealed At Dragon Quest's 40th Anniversary Showcase (DQ12)

https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/05/two-major-announcements-revealed-at-dragon-quests-40th-anniversary-showcase

Restarted development:

https://lmg.gg/idmHw

https://press.na.square-enix.com/DRAGON-QUEST-XII-BEYOND-DREAMS-REVEALED-AS-DRAGON-QUEST-CELEBRATES-ITS

https://bleedingcool.com/games/dragon-quest-xii-beyond-dreams-announced-on-40th-anniversary/

Dragon Quest XII footage

https://youtu.be/QsYz_CVdowA?si=pKv7GAXH1YEV5Qf7&t=271

DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World - Announcement Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1bxybh9Dy

UNREAL EXPECTATIONS

Epic Games revealed Unreal Engine 6 to a standing ovation at the Rocket League Championship Series in Paris.

https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/26/epic-reveals-unreal-engine-6-with-rocket-league-teaser

Sure, the soccer-with-cars demo looks incredible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ifIN2VWrmU

But considering plenty of devs still swear by Unreal Engine 4 because UE5 is a bloated, heavy mess built more for film production than actual games - UE6 should have a better tagline.

https://www.reddit.com/r/unrealengine/comments/1sml1sa/still_on_ue4_in_2026_whats_keeping_you_there/

BOWIE KNIFE99 STRIKES AGAIN

Forza Horizon 6 launched May 19th, and already has its own boogeyman named Bowie Knife 99.

https://www.ign.com/articles/forza-horizon-6-has-its-own-boogeyman-and-players-are-terrified

A Drivatar - an AI ghost built from a real player's driving habits, who has gone viral for relentlessly ramming opponents at the worst possible moments.

https://x.com/PatrickMaka/status/2058617274735665255

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fbowie-knife-99-is-the-herobrine-of-forza-horizon-6-v0-7hblsl5qbf3h1.png%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D7245d305d09f11f936309a3f458f740cc8901d18

The memes spread so far, even having the official XBOX UK account tweeting "Happy Bank Holiday Monday to everyone except bowie knife99."

https://x.com/xboxuk/status/2058841122500219058

The real bowie knife99 is probably a 47 year old divorced accountant named Derek and for that, ….