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| 007 First Light and Forza Horizon 6 highlight a massive month of gaming on GeForce NOW. |
By Jon Scarr
April ends with a massive boost for the cloud. This week's GFN Thursday update brings NVIDIA Blackwell RTX architecture to nearly the entire library. 16 games join the cloud in May, including major additions like Forza Horizon 6 and 007 First Light.
Ultimate Membership Gains RTX 5080 Strength
GeForce NOW Ultimate members get a significant update today. The power of RTX 5080 expands beyond a specific list of optimized titles. Now, across almost the entire library, members see higher frame rates and more responsive gameplay by default.
Streaming at up to 5K and 120 frames per second or 1080p at 360 fps is now the standard for the Ultimate tier. These virtual rigs include DLSS 4 for sharper image quality and NVIDIA Reflex for reduced latency. It is next-generation performance that works on almost any supported device.
Forza Horizon 6 and James Bond Highlight May
The month ahead is packed with 16 games arriving on their launch dates. Highlighting the group is Forza Horizon 6 from Playground Games, arriving May 19. This time, the festival heads to Japan. The map stretches from the streets of Tokyo City to the snowy Japanese Alps, creating the most vertical world in the series yet. It is ready for Xbox and PC Game Pass members on day one.
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| Forza Horizon 6 brings the festival to Japan with an open world stretching from Tokyo to the snowy Japanese Alps. |
On May 27, IO Interactive brings 007 First Light to the cloud. This modern James Bond origin story focuses on stealth and creative action. Players find a mix of stealth and improvisation using a "breathing" gameplay loop to define their own style. If you missed it, check out our details on the 007 First Light DualSense Controller ahead of the launch.
30 Years of Firaxis Strategy
GeForce NOW is also celebrating three decades of Firaxis Games. The studio behind Civilization and XCOM is seeing a growing lineup of classics join the cloud. Throughout May, titles like Civilization: Beyond Earth, Sid Meier's Railroads!, and XCOM 2 arrive as Install-to-Play titles.
This adds to the momentum of the franchise following the Civilization VII Apple Arcade news earlier this year. Steam is also running a celebration sale with discounts up to 90% on these strategy hits.
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| Sid Meier's Civilization V is part of the legendary Firaxis catalog celebrated this month on GeForce NOW. |
New Games on GeForce NOW This Week
Six new games arrive today to close out April:
- Global Rescue (Steam, April 27)
- s&box (Steam, April 28)
- Far Far West (Steam, April 28)
- INDUSTRIA 2 (Steam, April 29)
- Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era (Steam and Xbox, on PC Game Pass, April 30)
- Bus Bound (Steam, April 30)
Coming Throughout May
The library expands with these titles arriving later this month:
- Conan Exiles (Steam and Epic Games Store, May 5)
- Dead as Disco (Steam, May 5)
- HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME (Steam, May 7)
- Outbound (Steam, May 14)
- Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core (Steam, May 18)
- Forza Horizon 6 (Steam and Xbox, on PC Game Pass, May 19)
- Luna Abyss (Steam, May 21)
- ZERO PARADES (Steam, May 21)
- 007 First Light (Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox, May 27)
- Starminer (Steam, May 27)
- Hotel Architect (Steam)
- Kiln (Steam and Xbox, on PC Game Pass)
- Sintopia (Steam)
- Nuclear Option (Steam)
- Sudden Strike 5 (Steam)
- Super Battle Golf (Steam)
Wrapping Up This Week on GeForce NOW
Between the arrival of Forza Horizon 6 news and the massive RTX 5080 expansion, GeForce NOW is hitting a new gear this month. Our recent look at the PC Game Pass Discovery Labels showed how the interface is evolving alongside the performance.
Whether you are building an empire in the Firaxis collection or waiting for the James Bond origin story, the library is growing fast. I'll be back next week to break down the first wave of May additions. What are you planning to play this weekend? Let us know in the comments below!
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