The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is coming to theaters in April, and it's expected to have a massive opening weekend. Early tracking data suggests the movie could earn $160 million in the US alone for its first weekend, though this includes a five-day period covering the Easter weekend.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie releases on April 1, so the five-day tracking period covers Wednesday through Sunday of that week. The numbers were supplied by Deadline.

2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for comparison, made $204.6 million over its first five days and $146.3 million for its Friday-Sunday three-day window. That movie also released over the Easter weekend, and it was the second-best Easter-weekend opening in the US for any movie, only trailing 2016's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice ($166 million).

Want to know when the next Genshin Impact update is? Sticking with a regular six-week schedule, we rarely need to wait for the next livestream to know when a new version is releasing, but livestreams give us more than just a release date, as they're also a great source of official banner and event information.

Each new update for Genshin Impact brings new banners to pull on, events to take part in, and there's usually a main storyline or character quest to sink hours of our time into as well. Not to mention all the updates we get for Miliastra Wonderland, Genius Invokation TCG, and more. The current update is version 6.4 (Luna V), the next will be version 6.5 (Luna VI), and this page explains everything we know about both the current and next updates in Genshin Impact.

• When is the next Genshin Impact update?

The next Genshin Impact update will be on Wednesday, April 8 if it sticks with the usual six-week update schedule. This will be version 6.5 (Luna VI). Although this date is technically guesswork for now, it's highly likely Genshin will update on this day, as not much gets in the way of its regular updates. However, for official confirmation, we'll just have to wait until the version 6.5 livestream.

The new season of Netflix's live-action One Piece series has just sailed into town, dropping anchor and delivering a new take on the acclaimed manga. Like the season before it, this new batch of episodes only covers a tiny portion of the manga series that has been running for 28 years, and if you're looking to see where the series is headed next, then you might want to grab the source material for some entertaining reading--or better yet, some cool merchandise that isn't buried on a faraway island. Fortunately, you can save quite a bit on these paperbacks and collectibles, as the Crunchyroll Store is offering big discounts on One Piece manga, merch, and more--but only until March 15, at 11:59 PT. There are quite a few items eligible for Crunchyroll's sale, so to help you find the best discounts, we've rounded up dozens of our favorites in the lists below. And if you're looking for even more deals, be sure to check out Crunchyroll's big manga sale, which is also happening this weekend, and sees most in-stock manga releases discounted by 30%.

Looking for some stylish One Piece clothing? The Crunchyroll Store has several T-shirts and long-sleeve tops available, or for something flashier, you can check out this stylish jacket inspired by the Strawhats visit to Egghead Island.

• Black Beard short sleeve T-shirt -- $15 ($30)
• Devil Fruit Athletic long-sleeve shirt -- $17.48 ($35)
• Jolly Roger cap -- $17.49 ($25)
• Kikunojo Kimono Symbol Crew -- $30 ($60)
• Luffy Straw hat -- $17.49 ($25)
• Nico Robin Checker hoodie -- $27.48 ($55)
• One Piece x Dim Mak - Luffy Egghead Jacket -- $136.49 ($195)
• One Piece x Dim Mak - Sanji Egghead Button Down Shirt -- $56 ($80)
• One Piece x Dim Mak - Luffy Hoodie -- $45 ($75)
• Zoro+Sanji+Luffy T-shirt -- $24 ($30)

You can also add some great collectibles to your shelf, ranging from action figures to attention-grabbing diorama pieces.

Crunchyroll is hosting a big sale on thousands of manga titles, giving fans a chance to save 30% on popular series and rising stars in the print scene. You won't want to dawdle on this promotion either, as it ends March 15 at 11:59 PT. While plenty of traditional manga paperbacks have gotten big price reductions, it's the deluxe editions and box sets where the discounts shave a substantial amount off the regular price for these collector's editions. Crunchyroll is also offering free shipping in the continental US for orders of $75 or more.

Some of the best deals in Crunchyroll's sale are for Deluxe Edition manga releases. While every publisher has their own standard for what qualifies as a "deluxe" release, generally, these are far better than your average paperback. While standard edition paperback manga offers a pocket-friendly format, the books also use lower-grade paper and print quality, and often include no extras. Deluxe Editions, on the other hand, offer a larger format so you can better see the art, as well as higher-quality paper and hardcover binding for a more premium look and feel. Many also include extras, such as interviews with series creators, bonus illustrations, and more.

As Xbox has continued to stumble in recent years, the future of the console has been in question. Most recently thanks to the "This is an Xbox" campaign, which tried to paint just about every piece of consumer electronics with a screen as a potential Xbox, despite there being two actual, dedicated Xbox consoles that we imagine Microsoft would be interested in selling. Whether or not Microsoft would even make a successor to the Xbox Series consoles was in doubt until newly-anointed Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma confirmed via X that the system is indeed in development, as well as offering up its code name--Project Helix. She also confirmed that it will play both Xbox and PC games and "will lead in performance." Even with this announcement, though, the future of Microsoft hardware is still in doubt.

In this post, we're rounding up everything we know about the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, and what that console might look like. Keep checking back for more as we update this post as new information comes to light the closer we get to an eventual release date--sooner rather than later, we hope.

• Project Helix Release Date Speculation

Microsoft hasn't revealed an expected price range or release date for Project Helix, but we can make some guesses given the current market situation and some things Microsoft higher-ups have said. We're right in the middle of a huge shortage of RAM and SSD storage, and memory prices have doubled and worse across the market. This will affect both when Microsoft can release the console and what price point they can release at.

Season 2 Reloaded is live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, bringing the brand-new Paradox Junction map to Zombies mode. Paradox Junction is set on Treyarch's iconic Nuketown map, and it features the Blundergat Wonder Weapon originally introduced with Black Ops 2's Mob of the Dead map. In this guide, we'll show you how to gather the barrel, sealant, stock, and hammer parts needed to build the Blundergat Wonder Weapon, as well as how to upgrade it to the Sundergat.

• How to find all parts for the Blundergat Wonder Weapon

The Blundergat is a craftable shotgun Wonder Weapon in Paradox Junction, and the weapon parts can be obtained in any order. You can skip around this guide and collect them however you choose, but we'll be explaining this in our recommended order.

The four parts are as follows:

The Regent is one of the two new characters in Slay the Spire 2, and while their power is undeniable, the character can also be pretty confusing to use. In addition to the regular gameplay mechanics in Slay the Spire 2, The Regent offers some new mechanics that change up your entire run. This can make building out your deck and choosing Relics more complicated than you're used to.

Whether you're struggling with The Regent or you just want some advice on how to build out the character in Slay the Spire 2, you're in the right place. Below, we'll go through the best deck, Relics, and strategies to use with The Regent.

A majority of the best builds for The Regent revolve around the Stars mechanic. This is unique to the character, and it encompasses most of what The Regent has to offer in Slay the Spire 2.

The winter snows are melting, the smell of spring is in the air, and that means it's time for Fanatical's annual Spring Sale event once again. From now through April 1, you can save on over 10,000 PC games, including classics like Age of Empires II, multi-game collections like the Resident Evil Remake Trilogy bundle, and recent releases like Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Along with the regular discounts, each day of the sale will also include multiple limited-time Flash Deals offering even bigger discounts on select titles. To top it all off, if you spend $15 or more on a single order, you'll unlock an additional free game key or coupon code.

If you're looking to save on something new, Fanatical's sale includes plenty of the latest PC releases, inclduing Resident Evil Requiem, the newest entry in Capcom's iconic survival horror series, which is down to $57.39 (was $70). Bungie's new multiplayer extraction shooter reboot of the classic Marathon series is down to a $34.39 (was $40), while the Monster Hunter Wilds - Premium Deluxe Edition is on sale for $51.14 (was $110), and includes dozens of exclusive cosmetics and armor.

Fanatical's Spring Sale offers a ton RPGs on sale, like Atlus' Persona 5 Royal at $16.49 (was $60) or Metaphor: ReFantazio for $31.84 (was $70), which was GameSpot's Game of the Year in 2024. For something with more real-time action, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is on sale for $19.49 (was $60) as well. Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered is a gorgeous Studio Ghibli-inspired adventure that any JRPG fan should experience. Pick it up for $9.24 (was $50) during the sale.

Peak was such a breakout hit that Aggro Crab’s Game Developers Conference talk was packed 30 minutes before it was scheduled to begin. Aggro Crab studio head Nick Kaman took that time to answer questions from a crowd eager to learn more about the biggest friendslop game of 2026.

One of the first things brought up was, why BBNO$? The artist behind Lalala and edamame made an unexpected appearance on the base of the mountain for a concert last year.

"We wanted to have a parody of a Fortnite concert, but what if it was bad?" Kaman said jokingly.