Microsoft has announced the next Xbox game headed to PlayStation, and it's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. The game will come to PS5 at some point this summer.

Microsoft said the game will be optimized for PS5 and PS5 Pro, while a free update for all systems (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC) will arrive alongside the game's PS5 debut, adding new features. Developer Ninja Theory didn't say what these new features are, however.

The original Hellblade game launched on PS4 in 2017, and it was exclusive on console to Sony's system until it came to Xbox in 2018 and then Switch in 2019.

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Cyberpunk 2077 will celebrate its fifth anniversary later this year, and the currently untitled sequel may still be years away. While fans will eventually get to revisit Night City, Mike Pondsmith--the creator of the Cyberpunk franchise--has hinted that the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will include a second city.

Pondsmith appeared at Digital Dragons 2025 (Via VGC) and indicated that he's not heavily involved with the Cyberpunk 2077 follow-up. But he has been shown the scripts and he's been kept in the loop about some fresh additions to the game's universe, including a new city.

"I spent a lot of time talking to one of the environment guys, and he was explaining how the new place… because there's another city that we visit," said Pondsmith. "And I'm not telling you anymore than that. But there's another city that we visit. Night City is still there."

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The Last of Us Season 2 is coming to a close with the season finale this Sunday, May 25, but the show is already renewed for a third season and the team wants a fourth. Kaitlyn Dever's character, Abby, appeared at the beginning of Season 2 but hasn't been a focus after certain dramatic events unfolded. Anyone who wants more Abby will get more Abby in Season 3.

Catherine O'Hara, who plays Gail on The Last of Us, told Variety that Season 3 is "the Abby story," so fans can expect to see more of her in the next run of episodes. That makes sense, of course, given that the show adapts the events of The Last of Us: Part II, chronicling Ellie's mission to hunt down Abby.

Gail, however, is not coming back in Season 3. She said showrunner Craig Mazin informed her that Gail is "definitely" not going to be in Season 3, but that she might return later on. O'Hara said she imagines that the writers invented her character to "serve Joel and Ellie" in Season 2, and now that's run its course.

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Bethesda has announced that Doom: The Dark Ages has become developer id Software's "biggest launch" in the company's 34-year history dating back to 1991.

The game reached 3 million players, and did so seven times faster than Doom Eternal. Bethesda did not share any sales numbers, however, nor do we know how much was spent on development, marketing, and other expenses. Developers are known to closely guard these kinds of details, which makes it challenging to unpack the overall success of a given game.

Another key thing to consider here is that Doom: The Dark Ages launched on Game Pass, whereas the previous games in the trilogy, Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal (2020) did not. According to Ampere Analysis, of the 3 million total players for Doom: The Dark Ages, 2 million came from Game Pass.

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The second series of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us has been critically acclaimed since it debuted on HBO Max earlier this year, and with the TV adaptation earning rave reviews, fans are wondering if this could result in a third game being made. The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann says that he'd be keen to revisit the post-apocalyptic series, provided that certain conditions are met.

One of the primary requirements for Druckmann is that he'd want the threequel to have a story that's "worthy" of being set in The Last of Us series. The creator says that he aims for quality over quantity, an artistic vision that has extended to other projects he has worked on.

"While I am the caretaker of this franchise, whatever the title is that Sony has entrusted me with, it's important for me that everything is of high quality. I don't want to just make a lot of it. I want to just be very thoughtful about everything that we make," Druckmann said in an interview with Sacred Symbols.

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The next Battlefield game is currently in development, having undergone very limited playtesting so far. Developer DICE has now announced an invite-only pre-alpha test which begins on May 23 and lasts for just 72 hours.

In a post on the BattlefieldComm X page, the developer writes, "As part of our ongoing efforts to test the future of Battlefield, starting May 23, we will run a one-time 72-hour Pre-Alpha Server Performance Test in Europe, North America, and select areas of Asia."

The developer explains the playtest's purpose is to "verify server performance and stability with increased player counts" during the weekend's testing period. There will be a "select group" of maps and modes available to play.

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Helldivers 2 player numbers are looking pretty healthy following the release of its latest update, Heart of Democracy, reaching peaks the game hasn't seen since its initial post-release rush. Despite a rocky first year of release, the higher player numbers show Arrowhead's efforts to turn the game around are working.

Helldivers 2's creative director Johan Pilestedt posted a screenshot to X showing almost 198,000 concurrent players online, calling it potentially "the largest simultaneous return of players for Helldivers," adding that the "team did a MEGA job on the update!" He later added that there are "around 2.5 million Helldivers playing the game every week," and anticipated seeing more players join following the most recent update.

Since then, Arrowhead Game Studios has worked hard to improve the game and regain player trust, with CEO Shams Jorjani acknowledging how the swing from "it's so over" to "we're so back" had become a meme among the game's fanbase. In less than a year, Helldivers 2 managed to recover from review bombing to return to a "very positive" review rating on Steam, and now that is starting to be reflected in the game's player numbers.

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Gone are the days where a new console generation is expected to bring a game-changing amount of new technical capabilities, according to Akio Sakamoto, chief technical officer at Kojima Productions. The developer said the difference between the PS4 and PS5 "isn't so great" but at least makes development "more efficient."

In an interview with Edge Magazine about Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, which will be released on PS5 in June, Sakamoto compared the experience of developing for the two latest PlayStation generations. Where current-generation consoles used to bring major upgrades--just look at the difference between the original PlayStation and the PS2--the latest generational upgrade doesn't have as much impact on what developers can achieve.

"The most obvious improvement from a technological point of view is the reduction in loading times, but to be honest, the difference between the two hardware systems isn't so great," Sakamoto says. "It's more a case that on PS5 there are more efficient ways of arriving at similar goals."

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for PS5

$40 (was $70)

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Amazon has dropped the price of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for PS5 to only $40. The PS5 physical edition had been out of print for years, which led to some rather ridiculous prices on the reseller market. Earlier this year, Square Enix finally printed a fresh batch of the sought-after edition that bundles the base game and the Intermission DLC. Multiple retailers sold out of the reprinted copies months ago, while others still regularly sell it for its full $70 list price.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade for PS5 $40 (was $70)

Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a gorgeous reboot of the classic 1997 game it's based on. Set primarily within the early Midgar chapters of Final Fantasy 7, the remake gives Cloud Strife and the rest of the Avalanche crew a massive graphical glow-up as they fight to stop Shinra Inc. from turning the planet's life essence into a power source. Ghosts from the past threaten Cloud and his friends, and toward the end of the game, there are major changes to the storyline that shake up the status quo.

The Intermission expansion focuses on Yuffie Kisaragi and her partner Sonon Kusakabe as they work to steal a powerful artifact from Shinra. This is a short but fun add-on to the main campaign of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which also saw various technical and graphical improvements added to the game. It's a fairly linear game overall--with some annoying padding--but if you're looking to revisit the cyberpunk world of Square Enix's beloved sci-fantasy game, Final Fantasy 7 Remake won't disappoint.

It's also worth noting that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is getting a Nintendo Switch 2 port. Though it's not available to preorder yet and no release date has been set, we'd expect it to receive a physical edition, too.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus

$25 (was $40)

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You should also check out the official Material Ultimania book focused on the PS5 version of FF7 Remake. Published in November, Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania Plus takes fans behind the scenes for a look at the creation of the heralded RPG. Normally $40, the hardcover edition of the new book is on sale for $25 at Amazon. You can also save $15 on the first Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Material Ultimania book, which drops the price to $25. This 336-page hardcover focuses on FF7 Remake's original PS4 version.

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Fanatical's May Madness sale is now live, offering big discounts on hundreds of PC games until June 1. There are some big deals to take advantage of, like the Star Wars Collection that bundles 14 classic Star Wars games--including Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, Republic Commando, the Jedi Knight series, among many others--for just $20.49, saving you almost 80% compared to its normal $100 price. As part of the sale, Fanatical is also offering a special Spin to Win promotion that gets you a chance to win bonus games and coupon codes when you spend $15 or more on a single order. All orders also include a 5%-off discount code to use on a future full-priced Fanatical purchase.

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Some other notable deals include Alien: Isolation - The Collection, which includes the acclaimed sci-fi horror game and seven DLC packs for $11.31 (was $50). You can also grab the popular online co-op shooter Helldivers 2 for just $27.49 (was $40), post-apocalyptic city manager Frostpunk 2 for $22.49 (was $45), and the turn-based RPG Persona 3 Reload for $31.49 (was $70).

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When two things rub together, they create friction, and friction slows things down and creates wear. That includes not just things like analog sticks, but the keyswitches in our keyboards, too. Cherry, the German company that sets the standard for keyswitch quality and consistency, is offering their own answer to those problems with some of their latest keyswitches, announced this at this year's Computex computing convention, held yearly in Taipei, Taiwan.

One of the most common (and annoying) ways we see frictional wear as gamers analog stick drift, which occurs when the potentiometers beneath your analog sticks begin to wear out or get debris caught in them. Cherry has two of their own switches that look to prevent this issue, the MK and IK switches. Cherry name is so synonymous with their MX switches that you might think the company's name is Cherry MX, but these two switches help prove otherwise.

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Fortnite has returned to iOS after nearly five years away from the platform in the US. A lengthy legal drama between Fortnite developer Epic Games and Apple saw the two sides pitted against each other over Apple's digital storefront business practices. A recent ruling by a judge forced Apple to let Fortnite back on the platform, though soon after, Apple had blocked Epic's app submission on one last technicality that kept the game from reappearing on iOS last week.

But now, it's downloadable. It won't appear in search quite yet, but you can download Fortnite on iOS here.

Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the U.S. on iPhones and iPads... and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the E.U! It’ll show up in Search soon!
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The Epic versus Apple saga began when Epic tried offering a more direct payment method for players to make in-game purchases, complete with a cheaper price tag attached to them, thereby circumventing Apple's payment system and thus the tech giant's 30% cut of any and all transactions. For this, Apple removed the game from the App Store and the two sides fought it out in court for the next several years. If you're curious, here's the timeline of events:

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Sailor Moon: Naoko Takeuchi Collection - Manga Box Set 1 (6 Volumes)

$59.72 (was $78)

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Sailor Moon: Naoko Takeuchi Collection - Manga Box Set 2 (6 Volumes)

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Sailor Moon fans can save on the stunning Naoko Takeuchi Collection Manga Box Set at Amazon. The six-volume collection is up for grabs for $59.72 (was $78) for a limited time. Published by Kodansha Comics last November, this collectible edition of the beloved manga is bundled with exclusive art cards and packaged in a premium display case.

While picking up this deal, you'll also want to consider preordering the second set that completes the Naoko Takeuchi Collection ahead of its November 11 release. On the anime side, fans can save 50% or more on all three Sailor Moon Crystal Set Limited Edition releases.

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Nintendo is billing Switch 2's upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment as "the story leading into The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom," giving players the chance to participate in the Imprisoning War that occurred during Hyrule's ancient past. According to developer Koei Tecmo, the game will also delve further into the lore and characters from this mysterious time period.

"This game takes place during the Imprisoning War, which is shown in fragments in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom," Koei Tecmo's Yosuke Hayashi said during Nintendo's latest Creator's Voice video. "In this Hyrule Warriors game, you'll see how the people of Hyrule contended with the threat of the original Ganondorf."

Though the war is the focal point of the story, Age of Imprisonment will also offer a deeper look at Hyrule itself. "As a story that you can only fully experience here, it doesn't just depict the battles of the Imprisoning War via a Warriors game. It also shows life in the kingdom of Hyrule after Princess Zelda is sent back in time," Koei Tecmo producer Ryota Matsushita explained.

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Avowed game director Carrie Patel has announced that she's left developer Obsidian to become a game director at Oxenfree developer Night Dive, which is owned by Netflix.

Avowed launched in February for Xbox and PC, and it was a critical success. Microsoft, which owns Obsidian, never announced any stats about the game's commercial success, though.

After launch, Patel said she would like to see Obsidian spend more time in the Avowed world, with many taking that to mean a sequel. "Now that we've built this wonderful world, and also built this team strength and muscle memory around the content and gameplay in this world, I'd love to see us do more with it," she said.

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The Murderbot Diaries Four-Book Collection (Hardcover)

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The new sci-fi series, Murderbot, premiered this month on Apple TV+ to strong critical reviews--which isn't surprising given the show's source material. Like many popular streaming series, Murderbot is not an all-new IP, but is instead an adaptation of a book series by Martha Wells called The Murderbot Diaries. The first book, a novella titled All Systems Red, was a big hit when it was published in 2017 and won several prestigious awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards for that year's best novella. Its six sequels have garnered strong reviews and honors as well. If you're interested in checking out the source material, the full series is available in several formats at Amazon--including hardcover, Kindle ebook, and Audible audiobooks.

The Murderbot Diaries Four-Book Collection (Hardcover) $44 (was $80)

The books and Apple TV+ series follow a security cyborg, which calls itself "Murderbot" (played by Alexander Skarsgard in the show), who becomes conscious and must hide its self-awareness by completing the dangerous--and often deadly--missions it's programmed for, despite wanting to hang out and watch TV instead.

While there are seven books in the series, one of the best ways to start is The Murderbot Diaries Four-Book Collection, which--as you can probably guess from the title--includes hardcover editions of the first four novellas in the series: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy. The collection is on sale for $44, saving you nearly 50% compared to its normal $80 price tag.

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The Murderbot Diaries Four-Book Collection will keep you busy for a bit, but it's not the full series, and you'll need to pick up Books 5-7 to complete the saga. Conveniently, all three are available now--in fact, all seven Murderbot Diaries books are available in standalone versions if you want to forego the four-book collection. Each volume has a hardcover edition, while a few have paperback editions available as well.

Network Effect (Book 5) and System Collapse (Book 7) are full-length novels, and Fugitive Telemetry (Book 6) is a standalone novella. All of the novellas are quick reads (160-176 pages), while Book 5 is twice as long as any other entry, and Book 7 is roughly 250 pages.

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Crafting games like Minecraft aside, the vast majority of video games seem to embrace destruction over creation. Saber Interactive's new title, RoadCraft, takes a different approach. This game puts players in control of sites that have already been devastated by natural disasters and lets them choose how they want to rebuild the area around them.

RoadCraft is now out on Steam, and currently at No. 35 on the platform's most-played titles with just under 34,000 concurrent players. That's a very good start for a game considering the AAA titles it's competing with.

To a certain extent, RoadCraft is a crafting game, except it stays close to reality. Players can't simply take short cuts and skip past the clean up stage. Once the debris has been taken away, the rebuilding process begins. Laying down new roads is a part of that, but not the end. RoadCraft is designed to let the players decide where everything should go, and how they want to put it there.

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According to leakers and data miners, code for double jumping and wall-running has been added to Call of Duty with the latest update, but it remains unclear if this will be used for Black Ops 6 or Call of Duty 2025, if used at all.

Several reliable Call of Duty accounts on X: CharlieIntel, AndrewVN, and COD Warfare, all shared a look at the code in the new update, as well as video of it in action. It's important to note that the double jump and wall-running are not live in the actual game but instead are being demonstrated by someone who activated the code that was added. The movement looks similar to the movement in Black Ops 3, which originally introduced the controversial wall-running mechanic. It's been confirmed that a Black Ops 3 map, Fringe, is being remade for Black Ops 6 as part of Season 4. The map may not work without wall-running or significant changes, providing a possible reason for these being added.

As for what exactly this is being planned for, if it's going to be used at all, is unclear. It could be leftover code; it could be for a special mode in Black Ops 6 or used in this year's Call of Duty. While unannounced, it is rumored that Call of Duty 2025 is Black Ops 7 and a sequel to Black Ops 2. Black Ops 2 had a near future sci-fi setting, but with the sequel coming out the same year the game was set, it would likely get bumped to a farther out date. It would make sense that the futuristic Call of Duty game brought back the futuristic mechanics of wall-running and double jumps.

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Lego Super Mario: Prince Florian & Castle Bowser (1,251 pieces)

$100 | Releases August 1

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Lego Super Mario: Lego Super Mario: Party at Toad’s House (276 pieces)

$30 | Releases August 1

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Lego Super Mario: Captain Toad’s Camp (159 pieces)

$15 | Releases August 1

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Lego Mario Kart: Interactive Mario & Standard Kart (278 pieces)

$55 | Releases August 1

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Lego Mario Kart: Bowser’s Castle (1,068 pieces)

$100 | Releases August 1

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Lego Mario Kart: Wario & King Boo (512 pieces)

$55 | Releases August 1

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Lego has announced six new Super Mario-themed Lego sets launching later this year. Three of the new releases are Super Mario playsets based on recent entries in the video game series like Super Mario Wonder and Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker, including a 1,251-piece playset based on the Castle Bowser boss fight from Super Mario Wonder. The other three are part of the Lego Mario Kart line and feature new racers like Wario and King Boo, new locations like Bowser's Castle, and more. All six new Lego Mario and Mario Kart sets launch on August 1, and we've got the full details on each one below. Preorders are not yet available, but they're all listed on Lego's online store, and you can wishlist them to be notified when they're available.

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The largest of the new Lego Mario sets launching August 1, this playset builds into the large floating Bowser Head boss players face off against in Super Mario Wonder. The set comes with figures of Prince Florian, Bowser Jr., and Pink Yoshi. It features interactive elements that are compatible with the interactive Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach Lego figures (not included).

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The Party at Toad's House lets you build a cozy mushroom home, two toad figures, and a tiny party scene with a birthday cake, balloons, and a record player.

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This playset features figures of Captain Toad, a Goomba, and a Turnip. It lets you build a simple camping scene with a tent and campfire, plus a section of ancient ruins with a movable bridge. You can also build Captain Toad's backpack and headlamp accessories. The set features interactive stage elements that can be added to other Lego Super Mario playsets.

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If you're looking to start your Lego Mario Kart collection, this starter set gets you the interactive Mario figure and a buildable kart for him to drive, plus gameplay pieces you can use to create your own race courses. The Mario figure is compatible with other interactive Lego Super Mario and Mario Kart playsets.

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The scene is based on the many Bowser's Castle race courses seen in the Mario Kart series. It comes with figures of Bowser and Yoshi and buildable go-kart vehicles for them to drive. The centerpiece of the scene is a giant spiky gate with a flaming ramp and movable Thwomp enemy. It also includes other gameplay pieces and fiery obstacles you can use to customize your own race course.

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If you want to fill out your roster of Lego Mario Kart racers, this pack adds Wario and King Boo to your collection. You'll get both characters and their personalized vehicles, plus gameplay pieces like turtle shells and safety cones.

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Lego launched the new Mario Kart line earlier this year with a selection of racers, including Donkey Kong, Blue Yoshi, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, Baby Princess Peach, and Toad. The electronic Mario figure that comes with the Interactive Mario & Standard Kart starter set will be compatible with all of the existing sets. All of the Lego Mario Kart playsets are also compatible with the Adventures with Mario, Luigi, and Peach starter sets.

Check the list below for a look at all the Lego Mario Kart playsets released so far, and read our review of the first Mario Kart Lego display model for adults, which released on May 15. Head over to Lego's online store to see the full lineup of in-stock and upcoming Mario-themed kits.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone are set to expand in a big way this week with the arrival of Season 4. In this post, we're running through everything that's announced and rumored so far, including new weapons, more maps, a possible wall-running feature, and more. The full blog post covering everything that's new in Season 4 will be released on May 21, but for now, here's everything we know.

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• Season 4 release date
• Season 4 story trailer

Season 4 release date

Season 4 for Black Ops 6 and Warzone will launch on May 29.

Season 4 story trailer

Each new Call of Duty season continues the ongoing narrative, and that's no different for Season 4. In the new season, players can expect the return of a popular character--Stitch.

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