Already claimed the free PlayStation Plus Essential games for January and looking to try something new? You're in luck, as Sony has announced the next collection of games headed to the PlayStation Plus game catalog later this month.

Starting on January 16, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members will gain access to Tiny Tina's Wonderlands: Next Level Edition, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Lego City Undercover, Just Cause 3, Session: Skate Sim, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, and Surviving the Aftermath. PlayStation Plus Premium members will also be given a new collection of Classic titles, including Rally Cross, Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace, Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection, Legend of Mana, and Secret of Mana.

Released in 2022, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands combines the chaotic world of Borderlands with the fantastical (yet also chaotic) world of Dungeons and Dragons. Similar to other Borderlands titles, Wonderlands is all about grinding out the best loot, upgrading your character stats, and partying up with friends, making it a solid choice for those looking for fast-paced fun or a new game to play with friends.

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The fifth novel in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series, Wind and Truth, will release on December 6. Publisher Tor Books recently announced the epic fantasy novel's release date on its official Twitter account, and while it doesn't release until the end of 2024, fans can preorder the Wind and Truth hardcover edition for $36 at Amazon and $40 at Barnes and Noble.

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The benefit to locking in your preorder early at Amazon is that you'll get the lowest price offered between the time you order and release. At the time of writing, you can save 10% on the book at Amazon. It's worth noting you won't be charged for your order until it ships.

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The Warriors limited-edition two-disc 4K Blu-ray set is currently on sale for $30 (down from $60) at Amazon. This 50% discount is surprising considering the special edition was only released last month, making this its lowest price yet.

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The Warriors limited edition two-disc set includes 4K remasters of the 1979 theatrical cut in its original aspect ratio and the Alternate Version that was first released back in 2005, and this release is the first time either version has been available in 4K. Both versions are presented with Dolby Vision and HDR10, as well as multiple audio options for either film including Dolby Atmos for the theatrical cut and 5.1 surround for the Alternate Version. There are also numerous special features like behind-the-scenes featurettes on the costume design and musical score, interviews and commentaries with various members of the production and cast, and more.

The Warriors Limited Edition 2-Disc 4K Blu-ray set

The Warriors two-disc set comes in a special-edition box featuring new comic book-styled cover art and collectible extras like a 100-page book featuring archival material, a double-sided fold-out poster, six art cards, and stickers of the various logos for the fictional gangs that appear in the movie.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Season 1 Reloaded update includes a new crossover with The Boys TV series, bringing more operator bundles, limited-time event challenges, and a Supe-themed multiplayer mode.

The latest Call of Duty blog post reveals the details for MW3's upcoming Supe'd Up multiplayer mode. This new limited-time mode is described as Kill Confirmed with a twist. In Supe'd Up, fallen operators drop doses of Temp V, which is named after the super serum used in The Boys, giving players temporary power boosts like Heat Vision.

Additionally, players can complete The Boys: Super Siege event challenges to earn rewards themed around the show. The challenges are as follows:

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AMC debuted the first trailer for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live which sees Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira once again reprise their roles as Rick Grimes and Michonne as they search for each other in a whole new world.

Premiering on February 25 on AMC and AMC+, The Ones Who Live will see Rick and Michonne searching for one another. Rick was thought to be dead after Season 9 of the original Walking Dead show. Meanwhile, Michonne left in Season 10 to search for her lover. Check out the new footage below.

"The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live presents an epic love story of two characters changed by a changed world. Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead... And ultimately, a war against the living," the official show synopsis reads.

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Surviving until you're the last player or team standing in Call of Duty: Warzone is no longer the only way to win a match of the popular battle royale game.

With the upcoming Season 1 Reloaded update, Warzone is introducing the ability to perform a "covert exfil." Players can purchase these from buy stations before the gulag closes, and there are only five available per match. Purchasing a covert exfil calls in a helicopter that will fly you out of the battlefield and into safety.

Warzone will also add a leaderboard that tracks who has the most successful covert exfils. These do not count as a traditional "win," however, and they won't count toward Champion's Quest progress. More information will be announced soon, Raven Software said.

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For the first time ever, Blizzard is letting the World of Warcraft community vote not only on what its powerful endgame class tier sets will look like, but what kind of build-changing set bonuses the sets will offer.

WoW's current expansion, Dragonflight, will receive one final season this spring ahead of the MMO's next expansion, The War Within, later this year. Dragonflight Season 4 will be a "remix" of sorts, featuring retooled raids from earlier in the expansion with upgraded loot to boot. That loot will include upgraded class tier sets, which made a big comeback in Dragonflight after being absent for WoW's previous two expansions.

However, the tier sets on offer for Season 4 won't be entirely new. Instead, they will be voted on by the game's community, with players of each class and specialization having the option to mix and match tier set appearances and set bonuses from Dragonflight Seasons 1-3.

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For the past eight years, Will Ospreay has performed with New Japan Pro Wrestling, becoming one of its biggest stars and even one of its former World Champions. Early in his New Japan tenure, the performer appeared under the moniker the "Aerial Assassin," complete with gear inspired by Assassin's Creed protagonist Ezio. Now, as he wraps up his time in NJPW, Ospreay revisited his former personality recently with a new elaborate costume inspired by Assassin's Creed Syndicate's Jacob Frye during his marquee match at Wrestle Kingdom.

The outfit was complete with a top hat and hidden blade on display. It was more than that, though, as even the game's theme music blasted through Japan's iconic Tokyo Dome, before switching to Ospreay's traditional theme "Elevate."

Talking to GameSpot, Ospreay--soon to be an AEW wrestler once his contract ends in New Japan--revealed that the collaboration was the work of New Japan publicist Farbod Esnaashari and Ubisoft's Chris Navalta. For Ospreay, it was a lifelong dream come true.

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Madden 24 players can now play Franchise mode with cross-play, included for all current-gen platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For the first time in the series, the game launched with cross-play last August, but the team at EA Tiburon noted that the feature wouldn't be there at launch for Franchise mode, though players in other modes like Head to Head and Ultimate Team were able to use it. After some internal testing, the feature launches for all players on those aforementioned platforms today. But there's a catch.

Franchise cross-play launches in beta, so EA has warned players that they may want to make a new league to use with cross-play, even though existing leagues do work with it right away. That's because, should EA later need to pull the feature temporarily while it's still being optimized, leagues already utilizing cross-play would be unavailable for that time, as noted on the game's blog.

"Please note that this feature is in live beta and can be implemented in any league," the blog reads. "However, please note we strongly recommend that you start a new Franchise file for Crossplay in the event our team would need to temporarily disable the feature during the live beta."

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Though meals can refill your energy or feed critters, cooking is also often a vital component of progressing quests in Disney Dreamlight Valley. If a valley resident is seeking a meal, you'll need to know exactly how to make it so you can move forward. That being said, if you've found yourself working through EVE's friendship level 7 quest "Directive: Plant," you'll want to know the Gourmet Grubs recipe. Here's how to make it.

How to make Gourmet Grubs in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Gourmet Grubs can be eaten, should you choose to do so--but you're most likely to need this slimy dish as you're advancing EVE's friendship quest. As such, you'll want to be sure you can get it together for her using these ingredients:

This looks delicious, doesn't it?

• Sea Snail
• Sand Worm
• Scorpion

You can fish up Sea Snails from blue ripples at The Docks, while Sand Worms and Scorpions can only be fished up from biomes within The Glittering Dunes. The former is found in golden ripples, while the latter can be snagged from blue pools. Combine all of these creatures into Gourmet Grubs and then look on in shock when you realize the meal is largely represented as bugs. We don't get it either--but enjoy!

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If you've been playing Disney Dreamlight Valley for a while, you're likely quite familiar with cooking to complete quests and keep your energy meter filled. However, in some cases, you'll also need to cook up something to feed animals you'd like to add to your companion collection, such as a Banana Split, which is the favorite food of monkeys on Eternity Isle. Here's how to make a Banana Split.

How to make a Banana Split in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Eating a Banana Split can help replenish any energy you've used up, or you can feed them to monkeys to improve your chances of winning one over as a companion. With all of that in mind, when you're ready to make a Banana Split, you'll need to combine the following ingredients:

• Banana
• Slush Ice
• Milk
• Sugarcane
• Any Sweet

Banana Splits are the favorite food of monkeys on Eternity Isle.

Bananas can be harvested from banana trees in your valley, while Milk and Slush Ice can be purchased at Chez Remy. Sugarcane must be harvested by planting seeds you purchase from Goofy's Stall on Dazzle Beach. Lastly, sweets include Sugarcane, so you can just pop in another one of those to round out your dish. Whether it's to fill your energy meter or feed a monkey, now you'll be all set with a Banana Split.

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SteelSeries announced a new version of its Arctis Nova 7 wireless gaming headset featuring an exclusive color scheme themed after the Year of the Dragon, which is the Zodiac sign for the Chinese calendar's upcoming Lunar New Year.

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SteelSeries' Arctis Nova line are some of the best gaming headsets available for PC and console, and the Arctis Dragon Nova 7 should be no different. The new version comes with all the features of the standard Nova 7 model, including support for 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth wireless pairing or wired USB-C connections on PC, Mac, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. The headset can even connect and play two audio sources simultaneously--one via 2.4 GHz and the other over Bluetooth. For example, the headset could play gameplay audio from your PC while streaming a podcast from your phone.

The Arctis Nova 7 also sports SteelSeries's "Nova Acoustic System," which combines high-fidelity speakers, 360-Degree Spatial Audio for surround sound, and a ClearCast Gen 2 noise-canceling microphone for voice chat or phone calls. The mic also retracts seamlessly into the earcup when you aren't using it or want to wear the headset like a pair of headphones. PC users can also use the free SteelSeries Sonar Audio Suite desktop app to adjust the audio mix and program their own EQ presets.

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As with the original biomes in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you'll need to remove a variety of obstacles on Eternity Isle when playing the A Rift in Time expansion. Some of these show up in the form of strange evil plants that spawn in the Wild Tangle biomes, and you'll need to do some upgrading to your watering can before you can remove them. Here's how to make that happen.

How to remove evil plants in Disney Dreamlight Valley

There are two types of evil plants in the Wild Tangle: small and large. Below, we'll tell you how to remove both types.

How to get rid of small evil plants

To clear away small evil plants, you'll need to advance the A Rift in Time questline to the point where Merlin grants you a quest called "Village Project: Timeless Trash." During this quest, you'll need to obtain the following materials:

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As with the original biomes in Disney Dreamlight Valley, the A Rift in Time expansion features a variety of obstacles that stand between you and where you'd like to go--such as the multi-sized copper rocks you'll notice all across the world. These will require you to upgrade your Royal Pickaxe before you can clear them, so let's walk through how to do so.

How to get rid of copper rocks in Disney Dreamlight Valley

There are two types of copper rocks to clear out on Eternity Isle: small and large. We'll cover how to remove both separately.

How to get rid of small copper rocks

To begin removing small copper rocks, you'll first need to advance to Jafar's "The Flying Metal Nuisance" quest, which occurs fairly early on in A Rift in Time's main story questline. As you move forward in this quest, Jafar will eventually upgrade your Royal Pickaxe to allow you to mine the small copper rocks scattered across Eternity Isle.

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Preorder Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Standard Edition

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It's been a long wait, but Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is almost here. Launching on January 18 for PC and consoles, the metroidvania offers a stylish 2.5D aesthetic along with tense platforming sequences, challenging combat segments, and myriad of cool ways to upgrade your character. The side-scrolling adventure comes from Ubisoft Montpelier, the studio behind other side-scrolling masterpieces like Rayman Legends and Valiant Hearts, as well as the excellent Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. As noted in our recent hands-on preview, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has a lot of potential, and we're eager to play the completed game.

Fans can preorder Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown right now for all platforms, including a Deluxe edition that includes extra content and lets you play the game three days early, along with other preorder bonuses. Here's all the preorder info for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown preorder bonuses

Fans who preorder Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown earn a unique in-game skin based on the Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within. The bonus skin is included with all physical and digital preorders on all platforms.

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Preorder Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Standard Edition

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The latest game in the Yakuza series, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, arrives on January 26. You'll play as both Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu in a sprawling adventure set in Japan and Hawaii. It looks every bit as wild as fans have come to expect and offers a retooled turn-based combat system. Plus, it's really exciting to see longtime protagonist Kazuma and Ichiban, the beloved protagonist of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, starring in the same game.

Its official launch is just around the corner, but preordering a copy ahead of time will get you some cool bonuses. The standard edition is the only version getting a physical release, though you can snag the Deluxe and Ultimate editions on Steam, the PlayStation Store, or the Xbox Store. The Deluxe edition gets you a bonus dungeon and a few other cosmetics, while the Ultimate edition gets you even more cosmetics--along with unique boosters and classic karaoke tracks.

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Following the announcement that Kaitlyn Dever will play Abby in The Last of Us Season 2, HBO has now confirmed another piece of casting news.

Actor Young Mazino (Netflix's Beef) will play Jesse in the second season. Naughty Dog said, "We're so excited for Young Mazino to step into the shoes of Jesse."

Fans of The Last of Us: Part II know that Jesse is a character introduced in the sequel who teams up with Ellie on her quest for revenge.

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Preorder Tekken 8 Standard Edition

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We're just weeks away from the launch of Tekken 8 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The iconic fighting series makes its long-awaited return on January 26. The new installment will feature some big changes, including a single-player Arcade Quest mode and reworked character designs. Fans of the series have a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks, and preordering the game ahead of time isn’t a bad idea, as it comes with a few exclusive goodies.

Here’s a look at Tekken 8 preorders, including all available versions and preorder bonuses. Also, note that all versions of the game (minus the Collector’s edition) are currently on sale at Fanatical, so if you’re thinking about playing on PC, reserving a copy ahead of time will save you some cash.

Tekken 8 Preorder Bonuses

Preorder Tekken 8 on any platform and you’ll get the Paul Phoenix Arcade Quest Costume. This is composed of five unique items, and it’s a great way to kickstart your fighting career. If you preorder through the PlayStation Store, you’ll get additional Tetsujin and Mokujin avatar skins. Preordering for PS5 at Amazon will get you the Jin's Jacket Controller Skin, while purchasing at Best Buy gets you a cool Tekken 8 Metal Plate .

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Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have explained why they walked away from the series after the main show ended, despite having an opportunity to make money off of the franchise for life. Since Benioff and Weiss are credited with creating the Game of Thrones TV show, they would contractually received producer credits on future spinoffs, beginning with House of the Dragon and extending through whatever HBO might make next. But Weiss and Benioff turned it down, much to the shock of HBO's lawyers.

"HBO was kind of confused," Benioff told The Hollywood Reporter. "I remember their lawyer saying, 'But it's just money, we're just going to pay you.'"

For his part, Weiss said there is no such thing as free money. Even if Weiss and Benioff wouldn't have to make any more Game of Thrones shows to receive the royalties, their name would still be stamped on the series, and they didn't want that.

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Mojang is backing away from Minecraft Legends. The developer announced today that it will not release any new content for the game as the studio takes "a step back from development" on the project.

The existing Lost Legends challenges will stay online for free, and players can continue to earn their related rewards. Additionally, technical support for Minecraft Legends will continue to be available, and all features and functionality will stay online. This includes support for PvP and co-op staying online and functional.

Minecraft Legends launched in April 2023 and is available across Xbox and PlayStation consoles, as well as Nintendo Switch and PC. The real-time action strategy game set in Minecraft's Overworld was developed by Mojang and Blackbird Interactive.

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