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The new game releases in May are some of the experiences we\u2019ve been waiting to have for too long. Not only is Elden Ring Nightreign<\/a><\/em> coming out, but so is Doom: The Dark Ages<\/em>. Of course, there are plenty of smaller games too, like to a T<\/a><\/em> from the creator of Katamari Damacy<\/em> and \u2014 because it slides in just at the end of April \u2014 comedic stealth action game Skin Deep<\/em>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been waiting to sink our teeth into these games, and luckily, they\u2019re not all coming out in the same week. There\u2019s time to slay demons in action RPG Conquest Dark<\/em> before ripping and tearing in The Dark Ages<\/em>. And some of the biggest games aren\u2019t arriving until the end of the month, like F1 25<\/em>. So, whether you\u2019re still trying to crack open Blue Prince<\/a><\/em> or counting down the days to Nightreign<\/em>, you\u2019ve got a healthy amount of games to jump into in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

Here are our most anticipated game releases for May.<\/p>\n

[Ed. note:<\/strong> Some of the prices haven\u2019t been announced yet. We will update this story when they have.]<\/p>\n

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The new game releases in May are some of the experiences we\u2019ve been waiting to have for too long. Not only is Elden Ring Nightreign coming out, but so is Doom: The Dark Ages. Of course, there are plenty of smaller games too, like to a T from the creator of Katamari Damacy and \u2014 because it slides in just at the end of April \u2014 comedic stealth action game Skin Deep. We\u2019ve been waiting to sink our teeth into these games, and luckily, they\u2019re not all coming out in the same week. There\u2019s time to slay demons in action RPG Conquest Dark before ripping and tearing in The Dark Ages. And some of the biggest games aren\u2019t arriving until the end of the month,…<\/p>\n

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