Today in Gaming News – May 5, 2025

The gaming industry has delivered some more gaming news today, including a new Genshin Impact character and a relevant update for Assetto Corsa EVO.

Here at Simulation Daily, we publish roundups with more gaming news that couldn’t be covered in individual articles to keep you up to date with the work and games from a wider variety of developers than we otherwise could.

Before we get into the news, here are handy links to gaming news that did get its own separate coverage.

• Battleship Command Is a Promising World War II Naval Simulator
• EA Sports FC Mobile Will Broadcast Select Upcoming MLS Matches Live
• Vein Update 0.018 Adds Tutorial, Clothing Decomposition, & More
• Fujimi Kaido Returns to Forza Motorsport With Update 20
• Gears of War Debuts on PS5 With Gears of War: Reloaded
• VR Vet/Grooming Sim Pets and Stuff Coming Later This Month
• Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Teases First Look at Player’s Potential Children

You can check out all the news below. Incidentally, if you’re interested specifically in flight simulation news, we have a dedicated roundup.

Assetto Corsa EVO Details Update 0.2 Releasing on May 7

Assetto Corsa EVO is getting a big update on May 7, and it’s going to be version 0.2 of its early access. You can see some of its content in the trailer above and read a list in the infographic below.

As for the new cars, we’ll get the Maserati GT2, the Lotus Exige V6 Cup, the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, the Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione, the Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6, the Mazda MX-5 (NA), and the Honda NSX-R.

The update will hit at 2:00 PM UTC.

Genshin Impact Introduces New Character Escoffier

HoYoverse released a new trailer of Genshin Impact introducing Escoffier, the five-star Cryo polearm character, releasing on May 7 with version 5.6.

Above, you can check out the trailer in English; the version with Japanese voice-overs can be found on the official YouTube channel.

RoadCraft Pulls the Heartstrings with Sandbox Memories Trailer

Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive released a live-action trailer for RoadCraft, the upcoming heavy machinery simulator. Interestingly, it plays on the fond memory of playing with construction toys in the sandbox.

We also learn that this is the penultimate trailer planned before RoadCraft releases on May 20, 2025, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.