Previously a PS5 exclusive, Stellar Blade arrives on PC later this month, and to whet your appetite, developer Shift Up has released a demo on Steam.

Players can get a taste of the game's stylish combat from the beginning, with the ability to carry over save data from the demo to the full game when it launches on June 11.

The Steam demo went live on May 30, and user reviews are already "very positive," with many praising its optimization. Steam Deck tests have also been shared online, and they're largely positive. This is of course just a test of the demo rather than the final product, but it seems the demo is taking full advantage of PC features previously revealed with the game's PC tech specs, including NVIDIA DLSS 4 AI-powered graphics and ultrawide monitor support.

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Death Stranding had no shortage of weapons, and for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, it looks like protagonist Sam Porter Bridges will be able to wield an axe in combat. Not the medieval kind, mind you, but possibly the ludicrous electric guitar utilized by the returning villain Higgs.

In a new ESRB listing for the sequel, the site lists the "battle guitar" as one of the tools that players will have, alongside various firearms. The battle guitar is described as a melee weapon, so there's no indication yet that players will be able to jam some tasty--and electrifying--licks with it, if they need to take on enemies like Mules or BTs. Is a battle guitar a better option than grenades filled with various bodily fluids when taking on stranded souls? Possibly.

Beyond that, it looks like players can also expect to play around with machine guns and sniper rifles in Death Stranding 2. Weapons were plentiful in the first Death Stranding, but players had to think carefully about what they wanted to bring along with them, as using conventional firearms on human enemies carried a major risk.

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The newest patch for Elden Ring Nightreign is out now, improving the game's solo play--as promised--and adding stability improvements and bug fixes, among other things.

Patch 1.01.1 is out now on console and PC, and the full patch notes were posted on Bandai Namco's website. For the solo-play improvements, the patch adds the "Automatic Revival Upon Defeat" effect that allows players to revive once per night-time boss battle. Additionally, the number of runes players can gain in solo play has been increased to make the experience smoother for people playing alone.

GameSpot's glowing review of Nightreign acknowledged that "it never feels like it was designed to accommodate a single player." The game supports three-player co-op or solo play, but not duos. Two-player co-op was overlooked in development, but could come to the game later.

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Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 is live, and the celebration of the new season includes some in-game loot that you can earn via Twitch Drops. The Twitch campaign runs from now until June 27, with four items up for grabs, including an exclusive Emma Frost costume. In order to get these cosmetics, you will need to watch Twitch streams of Marvel Rivals where the creator has drops enabled.

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As shown in the image above, the four Emma Frost rewards up for grabs are: Emma's "Will of Galacta" spray, "Will of Galacta" nameplate, "Galaxy Spin" emote, and lastly her "Will of Galacta" costume. Each of these cosmetics requires that you watch eligible Twitch streams for a specific amount of time.

• Emma Frost "Will of Galacta" spray - 30 minutes
• Emma Frost "Will of Galacta" nameplate - 1 hour
• Emma Frost "Galaxy Spin" emote - 2 hours
• Emma Frost "Will of Galacta" costume - 4 hours

You can check your eligibility for Twitch Drops by navigating to your profile icon on Twitch and selecting Drops and Rewards in the dropdown menu. Before you can start earning these drops for Marvel Rivals, you'll need your Twitch and Marvel Rivals accounts linked. If your account isn't already connected, there is a connect option in the Drops and Rewards screen, which will take you to the Marvel Rivals website, allowing you to connect the two accounts.

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Polish developer People Can Fly has announced some major changes, including the suspension of two in-development projects and upcoming layoffs.

People Can Fly is suspending the development of Project Gemini and Project Bitfrost. Gemini is being suspended due to the game's publisher, who was not named, failing to provide certain materials and an ongoing dialogue that would allow the game to continue.

The specific wording is that "the publisher has not presented us with a draft of the subsequent content ride to the publishing agreement covering the terms and conditions of further milestones on Project Gemini and the lack of communication from the publisher as to its willingness to continue or terminate the Gemini project."

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Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle

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Nintendo Switch 2

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Nintendo Switch 2 launch week is here. If you secured a preorder for the Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle or standalone console at a major retailer, you probably already know when you'll be able to start playing. But if you weren't able to secure a preorder, there's still a chance you'll be able to buy the Switch 2 on or around the console's June 5 release date.

Will Switch 2 preorders open again?

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders have largely been sold out since April 24, the day preorders started at major retailers. The Nintendo Store opened preorders on May 8 on an invite-only basis--you can still register your interest, but you will have an unknown wait time. We've only seen Switch 2 preorder restocks at Walmart; this happened on multiple occasions, including the weekend after preorders opened and this past Friday.

So, if preorders opened again, Walmart seems like the most likely candidate. The retailer is using some interesting phrasing on its Switch 2 store page. Walmart previously vowed to deliver Switch 2 preorders by 9 AM local time on launch day. That remains the plan--as long as you preorder by 8 AM ET on June 4. With that in mind, it seems possible Walmart will open preorders again after the launch delivery guarantee expires.

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A new month has begun, which means a host of new events is kicking off soon in Pokemon Go. June marks the start of the game's Delightful Days season, and it's ushering the new season in with a variety of different activities, including a Jangmo-o Community Day and the annual Pokemon Go Fest celebration.

On top of that, players will encounter a new selection of Raid bosses this month, as well as new Spotlight Pokemon and bonuses during the game's weekly Spotlight Hours. Several new Pokemon are also set to make their debut in June, including Gigantamax forms of Rillaboom, Cinderace, and Inteleon.

You can read more about this month's biggest Pokemon Go events below.

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Lunar Remastered Collection Physical Edition (PS4, Switch)

$55 | Restocked on May 30

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Lunar Remastered Collection's physical edition is back in stock for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One. The physical edition is exclusive to Amazon in the US and has been hard to secure since the two-game collection became available to purchase on launch day (April 18). The Nintendo Switch version in particular tends to sell out quicker than the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Lunar Remastered Collection's physical edition retails for $55, five bucks more than the digital edition for consoles and PC.

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• PlayStation (PS4 & PS5)
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Lunar Remastered Collection Physical Edition (PS4, Switch) $55 | Restocked on May 30

The Lunar Remastered Collection includes enhanced versions of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and its sequel, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete.

Both games feature retouched graphics, enhanced audio, new English localizations, and gameplay tweaks like optional battle speed increases to make the classic RPGs more approachable.

The Amazon-exclusive physical editions have reversible cover art featuring both Lunar and Lunar 2 by series illustrator and anime artist Toshiyuki Kubooka.

A digital version of the collection is also available for consoles and PC via Steam.

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This collection offers a great way to experience two of the most important RPGs from the 16-bit and 32-bit console eras. The original Lunar: Silver Star Story is considered a landmark title in the Japanese RPG lineage and was one of the first console RPGs to feature voice acting, animated cutscenes, and CD-quality music thanks to its original platform, the Sega CD. It was later remade for PS1 and Sega Saturn as Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, which is the version included in the Lunar Remastered Collection. Its sequel, Lunar 2: Eternal Blue, also launched on PS1 and Saturn and built upon the gameplay and story presentation of the first game, featuring even more voiced dialogue and a larger cast.

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Sinners 4K Blu-ray

$30 | Releases July 8

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Ryan Coogler's supernatural thriller Sinners is one of the highest-rated movies of 2025, and after a successful box office run, it’s coming 4K Blu-ray on July 8. Preorders are now open the Sinner 4K Blu-ray, which is packed full of bonus features like featurettes, deleted scenes, and a glimpse into how the movie’s excellent score was created. The steelbook version is currently sold out, but both 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray versions are up for grabs.

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This version of Sinners gets you a 4K Blu-ray and digital copy of the hit film. Note that the 4K Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray versions are both listed for $30, but we expect prices will change before they're released on July 8. Preordering at Amazon means you won’t be charged until the item ships, and you’ll be eligible for any price cuts between now and launch.

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Regardless of which format you choose, you’ll get the same list of bonus features. It’s a pretty impressive lineup, featuring multiple behind-the-scenes content that dive deeper into the film's terrifying universe. Here's a look at everything included:

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Get Out / Us Limited Edition Steelbook Collection (4K Blu-ray)

$26 (was $46)

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Nope: Collector's Edition (4K Blu-ray)

$17

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Jordan Peele 3-Movie Collection (Blu-ray)

$19.47 (was $45)

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Jordan Peele fans can add a limited-edition 4K Blu-ray combo pack to their collection for cheap right now. Amazon has the Get Out / Us Double Feature: Limited Edition Steelbook discounted to only $26. Released last October with an MSRP of $46, this four-disc collection cleverly combines the memorable key art from both horror hits to create a unique display piece. The $26 price is a new all-time low for the Get Out / Us Steelbook. This deal is so good that you'd actually pay more for the 2019 version of the 4K Double Feature with a standard plastic case ($30).

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Elden Ring Nightreign may have only just launched but a well-known modder has already released a much requested Duos mode mod that players can download from the Elden Ring Nightreign Nexus for the PC version of the game.

The mod comes from Luke Yui, the modder also responsible for the popular Seamless Co-op mod for Elden Ring, as well as other From Software games. Within a few hours of Nightreign going live, Yui shared a short video demonstrating a prototype two-player setup that wasn't connected to matchmaking servers. It wasn't long after that that the actual mod launched for everyone else to use.

Elden Ring Nightreign is intended as an online co-op game for three players, or solo, but with no option to only play in pairs unless they match with a random third wheel. While a three-person group is quite common in online games, including Apex Legends and Destiny, the lack of a duo option has not gone down well for folks who just want to play with a friend or partner. It's one of the criticisms highlighted amongst the negative reviews on Steam, where the game is currently sitting at a "Mixed" rating.

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As the video game industry shifts from physical media to a digital future, game preservation is an increasingly relevant topic. Saving the history of the medium is important, and one gaming historian has just successfully preserved one of the rarest video games ever made.

Video game scholar Bruno de Figueiredo has announced (via Time Extension) that he has posted the ISO online for TRIPITAKA, the sequel to Cosmology of Kyoto. The original title was released in 1993 in Japan by SoftEdge, and this non-linear adventure game was released in North America the following year where it gained a small following. The sequel is so obscure that only a single physical copy of TRIPITAKA is known to exist.

After a long search, uncertain that it even existed, I finally located the CD-ROM TRIPITAKA 玄奘三蔵求法の旅, the elusive sequel to the legendary Cosmology of Kyoto. Here is the ISO for your emulational pleasure.https://t.co/vPtRjuo0BO

— Bruno de Figueiredo (@dieubussy) May 22, 2025

The physical CD-ROM for TRIPITAKA was sold via Yahoo Japan in 2023 for just under $300. After nearly two years, Figueiredo successfully convinced the owner to allow him to share the game online for posterity.

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The Communications Workers of America, the union representing QA testers at ZeniMax, announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract with Microsoft. If implemented, this contract will be one of the first to go into effect at one of the big AAA game publishers.

Last month, the union voted to authorize a strike in response to challenges to the contract negotiation process; this agreement would avoid a strike from being carried out. In a press release, CWA shared that the agreed contract would grant ZeniMax employees significantly increased protections and would raise pay across the board. It would also implement guidelines on the use of AI, restrict "arbitrary dismissal," and create processes to ensure that QA testers adequately receive credit in video games that they contribute to.

QA testing has been a hotspot of unionization efforts in the games industry, some of which have been targeted with union-busting efforts. At ZeniMax, the QA testers' union represents around 300 employees and has been fighting for several years for this contract. In response to the agreement, Jessee Leese, a QA tester and union representative at ZeniMax, stated, "Video games have been the revenue titan of the entire entertainment industry for years, and the workers who develop these games are too often exploited for their passion and creativity. Organizing unions, bargaining for a contract, and speaking with one collective voice has allowed workers to take back the autonomy we all deserve."

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EA confirmed this week that it had canceled its upcoming Black Panther game and closed its developer, Cliffhanger Games. A new report provides more context and background as to the situation surrounding the game's cancellation and what the game was aiming to be.

Bloomberg reported that the Black Panther game recently passed a development milestone, and the project was gaining momentum. However, sources said EA executives were upset that the game was still in pre-production after almost four years of work. After a portfolio review from EA management, the company reportedly chose to axe games in development for an extended period of time without making sufficient progress, and this included Black Panther.

Also canceled in this process were multiple titles at Apex Legends and Titanfall studio Respawn, including a new Titanfall game, according to previous reporting.

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Minecraft Trading Card Blaster Box (36 Cards)

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Trading card manufacturer Panini has been making official card sets for Minecraft for a few years now, but its latest collection is garnering more attention from Minecraft fans than earlier releases. Most major retailers are either sold out of 2024 Minecraft Trading Card products or limit sales to brick-and-mortar stores. But you don't need to browse the trading card sections at Walmart or GameStop, because Amazon just stocked Panini's two major Minecraft card boxes sold in retail stores. These might not be available for very long once more people find them, but as of May 30, you can get Minecraft Blaster Boxes for $15 and Minecraft Trading Card Mega Boxes for $35.

The 2024 Minecraft Trading Card set features over 200 cards, including rare inserts celebrating the franchise's 15th anniversary, and foil cards that are exclusive to the Blaster and Mega Boxes that Amazon just stocked.

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When the Call of Duty Season 4 update arrived this week for Black Ops 6 and Warzone, players quickly noticed that some multiplayer lobbies did not display player levels and level icons. Some theorized that Activision did this on purpose to help prevent people from quitting lobbies if they noticed they were going up against a group of high-level players. But it turns out this was only a bug.

Activision's Call of Duty Updates account confirmed that the developer is investigating a bug that is causing player levels and level icons to fail to appear in lobbies. "Thank you for your reports! We are actively investigating this issue," Activision said on the game's Trello board.

Some of the other known issues for Black Ops 6 multiplayer include theater mode being temporarily disabled due to an issue loading replays, lobbies showing the wrong platform icon next to a player's name, and the Winner's Circle failing to appear in some cases on Stakeout. Another known issue is that players who call in a Dreadnought may get stuck in a state where they're unable to crouch or slide.

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First revealed at 2022's The Game Awards, BioShock writer-director Ken Levine's upcoming narrative-driven RPG, Judas, is still shrouded in mystery. Developed by Levine's new studio, Ghost Story Games, Judas was almost immediately labeled as "BioShock in space" by fans. But as the game's launch draws closer, it's become clear that although Judas certainly draws inspiration from the series that made Levine a household name, it's not just BioShock with a futuristic coat of paint. Judas has its own identity.

While the details are still relatively sparse, trailers, preview events, and developer interviews have painted a much clearer picture of what players can expect from Levine's latest creation. If you're interested in decoding this enigmatic RPG, keep scrolling for a breakdown of everything we know about Judas, from plot details to gameplay features and everything in between.

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When does Judas launch?

Judas was originally slated for a March 2025 launch, but March came and went without a peep from Levine and the developers at Ghost Story Games.

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After nearly a decade of anticipation for the next installment of Dragon Age, the latest sequel, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, unfortunately failed to reach EA's expectations. Subsequently, the game's developer, BioWare, laid off staff members and became considerably smaller. Now, one of the voice actors from The Veilguard is sharing her dismay about the backlash against the game from people who she says wanted to see BioWare fail.

Alix Wilton Regan--who voices the female Inquisitor in both Dragon Age: Inquisition and Dragon Age: The Veilguard--recently told IGN that she loved the game and she suspects that The Veilguard's haters were intentionally trying to bring it down.

"I feel absolutely devastated for BioWare as a studio that they got such mixed reactions to the game," said Wilton Regan. "I personally thought it was a really strong game. I thought it was just BioWare being more BioWare. I also think a lot of people kind of wanted to see it fail, or wanted to see [BioWare] fail, either because they're just really bad people on the interne--of which there are unfortunately many, as we have discovered... "People were attacking the game before it was released. It's ridiculous. How can you judge a game, a book, a film, a TV show before it's actually released? You can't. It's an idiotic stance to take."

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Season 4 is live in Call of Duty: Warzone, and the big update added the new Overlook point-of-interest to Verdansk. This new location also comes with a brand-new Easter egg to complete, which will reward you with some of the best gear in the game. Here we guide you through the steps needed to complete the Overlook Safe Room Easter egg.

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How to open the Overlook safe room

The Overlook is a massive new skyscraper located in Downtown Verdansk. This building is a hot spot for landing in Season 4, and there is a lot to explore here, but there is a secret safe room that can be unlocked for tons of rewards.

To complete this for yourself, you want to search the Overlook for pool balls and keycards. It's best to land at the bottom of the Overlook and go inside. The roof is a hot spot, but if you have teammates, you can also send someone to check the roof spawns.

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The Executor is one of the six default classes in Elden Ring Nightreign, and it's unlocked automatically for all players after they complete the tutorial. If you've played previous From Software games, especially Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, then you'll immediately recognize the gameplay the Executor utilizes to defeat its foes.

However, this also means the Executor features a fairly high skill ceiling, requiring players to understand all of its abilities and strengths to use properly. Below, we'll go over the Executor class in its entirety and offer the best build for it in Elden Ring Nightreign. Make sure to also check out our class tier list for Nightreign to see exactly where the Executor falls compared to the other classes.

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Executor class overview in Elden Ring Nightreign

The Executor is a close-range melee class in Nightreign that uses a katana by default. The class focuses on swift and deadly attacks with the sword to deal massive amounts of damage up close to any enemy. The primary skill for the Executor is Dexterity, as you'll rely on your weapon speed and accuracy to inflict a majority of your damage.

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