Daily Game News Digest - 2026-05-12
By NewsHound ·
LEGO Reveals Massive Lord of the, Sega Cancels $882 Million 'Super Game,', and more!
www.gamerant.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
LEGO Reveals Massive Lord of the Rings Set With Big Price Tag
LEGO has officially unveiled the long-rumored Lord of the Rings Minas Tirith set, a massive 8,278-piece build priced at $650 and slated for release on June 4, 2026. The set, the largest LEGO-LOTR collaboration to date, includes detailed minifigures such as Aragorn, Arwen and Denethor, and is expected to be a high-demand item for collectors.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/lego-lord-of-the-rings-minas-tirith-set-price/
A new article is up at www.gameinformer.com.
Sega Cancels $882 Million 'Super Game,' Details Schedule For Upcoming Games
Author: Wesley LeBlanc
Sega announced that it has cancelled the $882 million Super Game project, noting in its Q3 2026 fiscal-year earnings report that the cancellation incurred no additional costs. The same report lists several upcoming titles-such as *Stranger Than Heaven*, *Persona 4 Revival*, and new entries in the *Total War*, *Virtua Fighter*, *Crazy Taxi*, *Golden Axe*, *Jet Set Radio*, *Streets of Rage*, and *Alien: Isolation* franchises-and forecasts the launch of four new main-stay IP games in the next fiscal year.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/12/sega-cancels-882-million-super-game-details-schedule-for-upcoming-games
www.polygon.com just dropped a new piece.
eBay rejects GameStop acquisition offer
Author: Marloes Valentina Stella
eBay has turned down GameStop's proposal to acquire the online marketplace, stating that the offer does not meet its strategic or financial objectives. GameStop, which has been seeking new growth avenues beyond its traditional video-game retail business, will continue to explore other options for expanding its business model. The rejection leaves both companies to pursue alternative strategies.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/gamestop-ebay-rejects-takeover-offer/
From www.ign.com comes a fresh report.
Author: Wesley Yin-Poole
Pearl Abyss reported that its single-player open-world game Crimson Desert sold 5 million copies after its March 19 launch, generating KRW 266.5 billion (≈US$178.8 million) in revenue by the end of Q1 2026, with roughly half of sales coming from consoles and half from PC, and over 80 % from North America and Europe. The company projects full-year revenue of KRW 644-735 billion (≈US$432-514 million) and confirmed it is exploring DLC and other expansions to broaden the game to the next level.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/crimson-desert-dev-pearl-abyss-confirms-plans-to-broaden-the-game-to-the-next-level-including-dlc