Top Gun is marking its 40th anniversary this year, and to celebrate the iconic 1980s action flick, a new 40th Anniversary 4K Steelbook edition Blu-ray is releasing on May 5. The two-disc set comes with a premium Steelbook case featuring art from the movie on both the exterior and interior, along with a selection of special features. You can reserve your copy for $30 from Amazon.

Top Gun 40th Anniversary 4K Steelbook Blu-ray$30 | Releases May 5

If you're unfamiliar, Top Gun, originally released in 1986, follows Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise), a young, cocky, but talented Navy pilot, invited to the elite Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School, where he must learn to work with the rest of his new wing mates. Top Gun is considered one of the quintessential action movies of the 1980's, with multiple scenes and lines that have become enduring parts of pop culture. This new Steelbook Edition includes 4K UHD and standard Blu-ray versions of the original film. The Blu-ray disc also includes plenty of special features that take you behind the scenes of the movie's production and its 40-year legacy.

Top Gun 40th Anniversary Special Features

• The Legacy of Top Gun featurette
• On Your Six - Thirty Years of Top Gun featurette
• Danger Zone 6-Part Making of Documentary
• Interviews with Tom Cruise
• Multi-Angle Storyboards
• Best of the Best: Inside the Real Top Gun featurette
• Behind-the-Scenes featurette
• Survival Training featurette

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If Top Gun isn't quite your bag, there are a handful of other upcoming Steelbook edition 4K Blu-rays to check out, including the upcoming 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Collector's Edition, which features incredible cover art. There's no release date yet, but you can preorder it from Amazon now for $55. For another classic, Carlito's Way 4K SteelBook is available to preorder on Amazon for $30 (was $35), before it comes out on April 7, and includes a handful of special features and new cover art. Check out a few more Steelbook Edition 4K Blu-rays in the list below.

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Humble’s Owlcat and Beamdog bundle is a love letter to new and classic CRPGs. Digging deep into the games made by Owlcat Studios and Beamdog, this collection packs 12 PC games, including heavy-hitters like Planescape: Torment, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition. Like all Humble Bundles, the pricing is a little tricky. You can choose how much to pay, and the more you pay, the more games you get and the more money goes to charity--in this case, DonorsChoose, which helps provide materials and facilities for classrooms across America. The bundle starts at $5 for four games, or you can pick up the entire 12-item bundle, which includes $296 worth of games, for just $23.

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It’s impossible to talk about this bundle without talking about Planescape: Torment. This is one of the most influential and ahead-of-its-time CRPGs ever made. It was a pioneer for the way it leaned heavily into dialogue and player choice, making your decisions have real weight and consequences. It’s a truly timeless experience, and if you’ve never played it or have been meaning to revisit it, this bundle is a good excuse.

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A cluster of lab-grown human brain cells has apparently made the leap to successfully playing a very rudimentary video game without the benefit of eyes, ears, or any kind of sensory input. It's a far cry from playing something more complex, but it represents a major step forward for research.

According to UC Santa Cruz researchers (via Gadget Review), researchers successfully coached their brain organoids to solve a "cart-pole" problem, which is a lot like balancing a digital broomstick. AI systems are tested on the same basis, but the brain cells' success rate is said to have jumped from 4.5% to 46% after training them to perform using electronic signals as punishments when incorrect and rewards when the input was used correctly.

That may not sound like much compared to what AI can do, but it's considered a breakthrough that demonstrates the brain power that even these tiny organoids possess. This could potentially be harnessed in the future for even more complex tasks.

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If your Steam backlog is looking a little shooter-heavy and needs a few more pitfalls and double-jumps, it’s a good time to check out Fanatical’s 3D Platformer Build Your Own Bundle. This collection includes platformers of all stripes, from indie darlings to big-name titles, and each one of them is proof that the best way to solve any problem is to jump right over it. The 3D Platformer Bundle includes 18 games to choose from--the more you add to your bundle, the bigger the discount you’ll see at checkout. For instance, if you add all 18 of these titles to your bundle, you’re snagging $339 of games for just $26.

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One of the games included in this bundle is indie darling Anodyne 2. It’s an inventive hybrid 2D-3D game that drops you into a world infected by deadly nano particles, and it’s your job to shrink down into infected bodies and clear out the Nano Dust. It’s delightfully weird. While you’re exploring cities, wastelands, and the overworld, you run around in 3D. But when you jump inside people to clear out the Nano Dust, the game switches to a 2D adventure that differs from person to person based on their internal struggles.

Another game included in the bundle is Victorian-inspired Tin Hearts. Made by some of the people who brought you the first Fable game, Tin Hearts sees you guiding a small army of toy soldiers through elaborate environments inspired by the intricate visual language of the Victorian era. You’ll guide your toy soldiers through environments as simple as a drawing room, or as complex and perilous as a Rube Goldberg-like toy factory, full of hazards to reduce your adorable little guys into scrap metal.

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World of Warcraft's latest expansion is just now rolling out globally after an early-access period for Epic Edition owners, but players think they've already found where Blizzard's MMORPG will go next.

Major WoW patch updates always add a new zone, and it seems one of Midnight's future patch areas, possibly for patch 12.1, is already in-game. As pointed out by user Aggnicia_MightyGnome on the WoW subreddit, players can briefly access an island shrouded in fog off the coast of the new Zul'Aman zone before being automatically teleported away. The zone is named Atal'Utek and even appears to have its own general chat channel, adding more evidence that it is indeed a full-fledged zone in waiting.

It's not the first mention of Atal'Utek. As reported by Icy Veins last year, datamined files from the Midnight alpha hinted at raid rewards from something titled "Ulatek." Atal'Utek and Ulatek are similar in nature, with some players believing Ulatek to be the raid from the new zone. In WoW lore, Ula'Tek is a serpent goddess worshiped by the Amani trolls, one that may possibly have some connection to the Void or the Old Gods. Screenshots taken from investigative players show the island to be home to various pools of poison and decay, something that could line up with a snake or serpent-themed deity.

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The continued concern over RAM availability and its impact on component prices has led one research firm to predict that the entry-level PC market will disappear in as little as two years.

Gartner has suggested in its latest report that the ongoing RAM shortage due to AI data center demands is going to have a big impact on consumer electronics, with the firm predicting a 17% increase in PC prices and a 13% increase in smartphone prices compared to 2025. Given the low margins on many entry-level offerings, the firms predicts that by 2028 the sub-$500 PC will no longer exist.

The surge of RAM and DRAM pricing is predicted to increase further, peaking at 130% by the end of 2026. This will ultimately lead to consumers holding onto aging PCs for longer, with Gartner predicting that this could increase by nearly 20% for consumers that already have a modern system. This comes with concerns around security vulnerabilities over time, but is supported by the increasing cost of older DDR4 RAM as supply of DDR5 continues to dry up.

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The fourth Sonic the Hedgehog movie is now in production, Oscar-nominated director Jeff Fowler has announced with a photo from the movie's set. The photo shows Fowler holding a hammer, and this appears to be reference to the character Amy Rose, who will be voiced by Kristen Bell.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is set for release in March 2027, so fans still have to wait a while to see it. Fowler directed the previous three Sonic movies and is coming back for the fourth.

The cast for Sonic 4 features Ben Schwartz returning to play Sonic, with Bell coming aboard as Rose. Dr. Robotnik actor Jim Carrey stated that he's "definitely open" to returning for another sequel, but it remains to be seen if he'll actually be in it. No other casting or story details are available.

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Video games might look more impressive than ever, but retro-inspired titles with low-polygon counts and pixel-art aesthetics still have their charm. If you're a connoisseur of the classics, you'll want to check out this new Humble Bundle deal. The Cartridge Chaos bundle celebrates indie PC games with a retro feel, and for just $22 or more, you can grab a highlight reel of titles and support charity. All of these games can be redeemed on your Steam account.

Humble's deal offers four games from its curated list for just $10.35 if you want a smaller sample of games with an old-school feel. Proceeds from the sale go to NPower, a non-profit focused on empowering people through skills training and real-world experience.

Highlights include Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, a brawler featuring Angel Grove's teenagers with attitude. With hand-drawn art, DinoZords, and plenty of Putty Squad troopers to knock out, it's a fun beat-'em-up, while Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is another side-scrolling action title that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit games. Corn Kidz 64 looks like it would fit right in on the N64 console with its blocky design, and there's even a Shantae game on the list for some charming platforming fun.

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Actor Ryan Hurst, who plays Kratos in the upcoming God of War TV show for Prime Video, has reacted to the response to the release of the first image from the series.

For anyone just catching up, the first image shows Hurst and actor Callum Vinson in costume as Kratos and Atreus, respectively. The image was mocked online for how odd it looked, with some saying it makes the actors look like cosplayers.

He said on his Instagram story (via Culture Crave), "Don't believe everything you see on the internet, kids."

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GTA 6 is the biggest game of the year--or maybe the decade--and people want to know everything there is to know about it. It's now come to light that someone had allegedly leaked footage of the game on their phone for the past four years and is only just sharing it now, while telling everyone please don't DM them for any more information.

The Instagram user vice.city.alligator posted footage of a bridge that a friend reportedly sent them over four years ago. The Instagram user says the video looks so bad because it was sent by email and had to be compressed. The person also never expected to even post it because it is a "nothingburger."

vice.city.alligator said the footage came from a friend who worked at Rockstar Games, but since they no longer work there, "figured I'd drop it," they said (via Kotaku).

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World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion is live now for Epic Edition owners and soon to be available to everyone else, and if there's one thing the community appears to be in agreement on, it's that Blizzard nailed its revamp of Silvermoon City and the Blood Elf lands of Eversong.

Those who opted to spend more on the Epic Edition have been able to put the expansion's new zones and story through its paces over the weekend. A quick glance at the WoW subreddit or other WoW community sites shows there are, of course, a wide variety of opinions on Midnight's story, characters, and voice acting.

There is, however, one aspect of the expansion the community seems to have found some consensus on: the new Silvermoon City is a hit. Blizzard completely reimagined the Blood Elf capital city of Silvermoon and its surrounding lands, first introduced in 2007 as part of the game's first expansion, for Midnight. The results have players feeling some serious nostalgia, and wanting more where that came from.

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The 10th generation of the mega-popular Pokemon franchise was revealed just days ago. Nintendo and The Pokemon Company unveiled Pokemon Waves and Winds--which are Switch 2 exclusives not arriving until 2027. That's a bit of a Pikachu shock considering it will be the longest wait ever for mainline games in the series. But it's also surprising because it raises a big question for Switch 2 this year: What exclusive game will anchor the holiday season?

With the original Switch, Nintendo loaded the system's first three holiday seasons with huge heavy hitters. In 2017, Super Mario Odyssey served as the main event, while 2018 saw a Cerebus-like approach with Super Mario Party, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Then, in 2019, Nintendo put the spotlight on Luigi's Mansion 3 along with Pokemon Sword and Shield.

As for Switch 2, the system's first holiday season months ago only included one true exclusive in Kirby Air Riders. That's an odd choice considering the previous title was a cult-classic GameCube title. Sure, Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond also assisted late last year, but they're both cross-generational titles available on the original Switch, too.

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Pokemon has a long and storied videogame history, but the most critically-acclaimed yet is no longer from the mainline role-playing games as you might have expected.

Instead, Pokemon Pokopia, the latest adaptation that replaces battles with building, is now the highest-rated Pokemon game currently on Metacritic. Reviews are still being published, but Pokemon Pokopia currently sits at an average of 89 after 53 reviews at the time of writing. That puts it a single point ahead of the next on on the list, Pokemon X / Y, and ahead of fan favorites like Pokemon Black and White, Pokemon Sun and Moon, and well ahead of the series latest game, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which sits at an average of 78.

Considering Pokemon's latest mainline entry, Pokemon Winds and Waves, is only set to launch in 2027, Pokemon Pokopia could be the best way to get your Pokemon fix and melt the time away. GameSpot's 9/10 Pokemon Pokopia review praised the game's combination of Animal Crossing and Dragon Quest Builders, saying "Pokemon Pokopia gives you a massive amount to do and a story that propels you forward, while also letting you enjoy the simple pleasure of living among your Pokemon friends and building your perfect community."

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Warzone's Season 2 Reloaded update will add a new mode inspired by Call of Duty's original Blackout battle royale. This new mashup is called Black Ops Royale, and it will be played on Black Ops 7's massive Avalon map. Here we highlight all the details about this new Warzone experience, including major weapon, attachment, and perk changes.

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• Black Ops Royale Start Times
• What is Black Ops Royale?

Black Ops Royale Start Times

Black Ops Royale won't launch at the normal start time for Call of Duty's seasonal updates. This battle royale experience goes live on Thursday, March 12 at 9 PM PT/Friday, March 13 at 12 AM ET.

What is Black Ops Royale?

This is an original battle royale mode inspired by Black Ops 4's Blackout. Black Ops Royale strips away several of Warzone's features, including custom loadouts, the Gulag, the cash system, and Buy Stations. Instead, players will start the match with a pistol and need to scavenge everything for the fight.

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It's the final month of Pokemon Go's Precious Paths season, and the mobile game is wrapping it up with a variety of big events over the next few weeks. In addition to new Raid bosses and Spotlight Hours, the game is hosting a Community Day starring both Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix, while the Paldean Pokemon Flamigo is set to make its debut as part of a Carnival of Flamigo event.

That's not all that's happening in the mobile game this month. Pokemon Go's annual Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year celebrations also return, and the game is closing out the season with the global Pokemon Go Tour: Kalos event. You can read more about all of this month's biggest events below.

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• February Raid Schedule

February Raid Schedule

A new slate of legendary and Mega Pokemon are coming to Raids in February.

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Christofer Sundberg, who is known for his hot takes, has made another bold statement about the state of gaming. In an interview, Sundberg said he's observing things in the games industry today that he hasn't seen in his 30+ years making games.

"I've been making games for over three decades and never experienced such a desperate, cowardly (they call it 'risk averse'), and confused state of the business," Sundberg told wccftech. "After the acquisition / over-investing party during '21-'23, we are dealing with the hangover and it's been going on for three years."

Sundberg is referring to the video game boom from the pandemic, and how it seemingly has not paid off the way investors imagined. The result of this has been mass layoffs, game cancellations, and investors not spending as much on new projects.

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The Phantom (4K Blu-ray)

$45 | Releases April 14

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The Phantom (Blu-ray)

$45 | Releases April 14

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Superhero movies of the '90s were completely different to the blockbusters of today, and only a handful of them were hits at the box office. Sadly, 1996's The Phantom wasn't one of them, but you can revisit the pulp-classic adventure movie with a new 4K Blu-ray release. Starring Billy Zane as the legendary hero, The Phantom is priced at $45--or $25 for the standard Blu-ray--and it'll be released on April 14.

The Phantom (4K Blu-ray) $45 | Releases April 14

This new edition of The Phantom is a 4K restoration that uses the original camera negatives. The updated version was approved by the film's director, Simon Wincer, and the Blu-ray comes with reversible cover art and an O-card slipcase protective cover.

The first Blu-ray cover is based on the film's theatrical release poster art, featuring the hero delivering a knockout blow--and a nasty skull-shaped scar--to any villains on the receiving end of his fist. The second cover is based on the teaser poster, an atmospheric shot of Zane's character seated on his throne inside of his jungle lair.

There aren't many special features listed for this release, but several are brand-new. Wincer is joined by filmmaker Douglas Hosdale for an audio commentary track, there's a lengthy interview with Zane about the making of the movie, and composer David Newman talks about the film's score. The original theatrical trailer for The Phantom rounds out the selection of bonus materials.

The Phantom special features

• Limited-edition reversible art and O-card slipcase
• Audio Commentary by director Simon Wincer and filmmaker Douglas Hosdale (new)
• Kismet in the Jungle: Interview with Star Billy Zane (new)
• Slam Evil - Scoring The Phantom: Interview with composer David Newman (new)
• Theatrical trailer

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The standard Blu-ray edition of The Phantom has the same cover art and includes the same special features as the 4K version.

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Plans to bring The Phantom to the big screen had been in the works for years, with Gremlins director Joe Dante aiming to bring the comic strip character to life in a cheeky manner on the silver screen. After he was fired from the project, Wincer took over, and the project took on a more serious--yet still self-aware--tone, with Zane landing the lead role. The movie loosely adapts story arcs from the original 30s strips, but it does retain the core mythology of the source material.

Zane stars as Kit Walker, the latest in a long line of masked avengers known as the Phantom. Regarded as an immortal hero and known as the "ghost who walks," Walker fights evil in the jungles of Africa and travels to New York City to stop a criminal genius from harnessing the power of three magical skulls. Unlike other superhero movies of the decade, The Phantom wears its inspiration on its sleeve and is unashamedly pulpy at times, echoing the two-fisted adventures of classic radio serials.

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After years of speculation, Starfield will reportedly finally make its way to PS5 next month. Reliable leaker Dealabs states that the sci-fi RPG is slated to launch April 7 on Sony's system, with preorders possibly beginning March 17 or 18.

This echoes a report from last month that mentioned Starfield arriving April 7 on PS5 with two editions. The only difference is that Dealabs claims these differing options are named standard and premium, instead of standard and deluxe. Dealabs also added pricing, with standard supposedly costing €49.99 and premium going for €69.99. It'll be intriguing to see whether these prices are similar in the US or possibly converted to $60/$80.

Starfield is set to get new story DLC, though game director Todd Howard has tempered expectations regarding Starfield 2.0 claims. "I think it's the kinda thing where if you like Starfield, we think you're going to love this," the Bethesda boss told Kinda Funny last month. There's no release date yet for the expansion, though releasing with the PS5 version would make sense.

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Just one day after launch, Resident Evil Requiem has already surpassed the player counts of both Resident Evil 4 Remake and Resident Evil Village on Steam, making it the most popular entry in the series to date.

As reported by GamesIndustry, Requiem's all-time peak on Steam was 344,214 on February 28, according to player tracker SteamDB, just one day after it arrived on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Eurogamer noted that this peak was double that of Resident Evil 4 Remake (168,191) and triple that of Resident Evil Village (106,631), making Requiem the biggest launch in the franchise's history thus far.

Of course, Requiem is available on other platforms as well--including the Epic Games Store--so the true player count could be significantly higher than what is reported. However, with just Steam data alone, Requiem saw more players than RE4 Remake and RE Village combined. And thanks to Requiem's release, GI.Biz noted that RE4 Remake and RE Village saw a gradual increase in player counts since February 15, likely in anticipation of Requiem since it serves as a sequel to RE Village.

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Keen-eyed observers have noted that title IDs for Grand Theft Auto 6 have now been added to the PlayStation database, leading some to speculate that Rockstar is preparing to start preorders for the title.

X account PlayStation Game Size, which often reports on backend information for games on PlayStation, posted that two title IDs for GTA 6 have recently been added to the PlayStation database. Title IDs are a unique code assigned to each game on PlayStation, and their appearance in the system will often be a precursor to preorder sales, or other changes on a game's store page. PlayStation Game Size adds that they "expect we’ll see something about the game soon, probably the start of preorders."

Oddly enough, Grand Theft Auto 6 has two title IDs, while most games usually only require one. While reports suggest that GTA 6 will have three editions on release, PlayStation Game Size says that different editions of a game will still use the same title ID, leaving the second ID a mystery. Some have speculated that the second ID may instead be for a standalone GTA 6 Online app, but we'll have to wait for more news from Rockstar to be certain.

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