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May 2012

10 May
Industry
The Secret World Open Beta Starts Friday

Funcom starts the first of its Secret World beta weekends on Friday, May 11th, open to pre-order customers, ahead of the June 19th launch.

07 May
Industry
Fatshark Wants Your Help Naming KRATER’s Weapons

Fatshark asks the community to help name three weapons in its squad-based RPG KRATER after a designer mix-up left them nameless.

05 May
New Release
Stronghold 3 Patch 1.10 Coming Next Week

Stronghold 3's Patch 1.10 lands May 11th with gameplay tweaks and a new multiplayer Coronation mode where players climb from Village Idiot to King of Kings.

03 May
New Release
Three Pagani Sports Cars to Feature in Project CARS

Slightly Mad Studios partners with Pagani to bring three of the manufacturer's exotic sports cars to its racing sim Project CARS.

03 May
Industry Browser
The Secret War Heats Up With 200k Players

Funcom's browser-based The Secret War tie-in hits 200,000 players ahead of The Secret World MMO's June 19th launch.

03 May
New Release PC Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
SEGA Announces Mega Drive Classics Collection 5 for PC

SEGA announces the Mega Drive Classics Collection 5 for PC, another batch of golden-era Mega Drive games with modern in-game saves.

03 May
New Release
Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Screenshots

Battlefield 3's first DLC, Back to Karkand, rebuilds four classic Battlefield 2 maps on Frostbite 2, with returning BF2 vehicles, weapons and a new mode.

01 May
New Release PlayStation 3
Sony Announces God of War: Ascension

Sony announces God of War: Ascension, a PS3-exclusive prequel from Santa Monica Studio taking Kratos back before the original trilogy.

01 May
Industry Mac PlayStation 3
Free Realms Celebrates Its 3rd Birthday

Sony Online Entertainment's free-to-play family MMO Free Realms turns three with birthday quests, daily rewards and an in-game world event.

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