After a year and a half, there's finally another DLC expansion available in Starfield. The Terran Armada expansion costs $10 for all non-Premium Edition players, and it comes alongside the Free Lanes Update, which delivers a slew of additional content to the Settled Systems.

Of course, if you own the Terran Armada expansion, you likely want to hop straight into that after downloading the new update. Unfortunately, the expansion isn't automatically added to your mission log in Starfield, as you need to manually start the first quest before you're able to begin fighting the Terran Armada. Below, you can see exactly what you need to do to start the Terran Armada DLC.

How to start the Terran Armada expansion in Starfield

For starters, Starfield recommends players be level 50 or higher to start the Terran Armada DLC. While you can certainly stretch that level requirement and only be around level 35-40, you'll want to be fairly far along in the main story before attempting the expansion.

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Starfield's long-awaited arrival on PlayStation 5 is finally here, and it's brought with it a new "Free Lanes" game update (on all platforms) in addition to the new Terran Armada DLC, and we've got all the details on Starfield's latest DLC and the 1.16.236 patch notes.

In a recent blog post detailing the game's new content, Bethesda described the Free Lanes update as a "game-wide evolution, touching everything from space travel and late game content and progression to gear and ship customization and outpost building," with "countless improvements in between." In addition to the Free Lanes update (which, true to its name, is available free of charge), players can also take the game's new DLC, Terran Armada, for a spin. Terran Armada is--according to Bethesda--"a new story packed with repeatable content and tons to discover."

So what exactly is the Free Lanes update?

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Marathon's latest update brings its mighty knife down a few pegs, with developer Bungie reducing its lunge distance and majorly nerfing the amount of bonus damage granted by the Melee Damage stat.

Though it might not seem like it at first glance, Marathon's knife, a weapon every runner comes equipped with automatically, is among the most powerful weapons in Bungie's extraction shooter. Since launch, it's featured a Halo Energy Sword-esque lunge and enough damage to bring down even well-geared hostile runners in a single blow with the right upgrades.

As of update 1.0.5.3, that is no longer the case. The knife's lunge distance has been trimmed by 10% along with a 20% reduction in its targeting angle. But that's not all that Bungie has changed. The Melee Damage stat also received an overhaul, reducing the maximum amount of bonus damage against Runners granted by the stat from 100% to 50%. Bonus melee damage against enemy NPCs is unchanged.

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After the PS5 Pro launched, many players wanted a Cyberpunk 2077 update, but CD Projekt Red originally said it had no plans to use the console’s extra power. Now, in 2026, that has changed thanks to a major upgrade to the PS5 Pro's PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution upscaling technology. This update arrives on April 8, and CDPR has shared details about the new features players will see when they revisit Night City.

The first big change is that Cyberpunk 2077 will now have 4K visuals and advanced ray tracing. Kuba Knapik, CDPR's VP global art director, said the studio added BVH8--or 8-way Bounding Volume Hierarchy--to bring more advanced ray-traced lighting, shadows, and reflections to the game. This helps bring the team's original artistic vision to life.

Players will have three graphics modes to pick from. Ray Tracing Pro turns on all ray tracing features. Performance mode focuses on the highest frame rate. Ray Tracing mode offers a balance between performance and quality, with some ray tracing effects and a target of 60 frames per second.

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Fans of retro-inspired games got a treat to cap off 2026 with Marvel Cosmic Invasion. A love letter to the beat-'em-ups of the '90s, the game features a stacked roster of Marvel heroes taking on Annihilus and the armies of the Negative Zone, and if you enjoyed that nostalgic throwback to coin-munching arcade games, you'll want to check out this new deluxe art book that goes behind the scenes on it. Priced at $30, preorders for Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Art of the Game will be available soon at Amazon and Barnes and Noble before its release on August 4.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion: The Art of the Game$30 | Releases August 4

This 120-page volume is packed with a comprehensive gallery of concept art, sprites, and other illustrations, as well as explorations of the game's level designs and commentary from artists and developers. It features hardcover binding and measures 8.5 by 11 inches, making it a great coffee table book. As mentioned above, preorders go live soon at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and local bookstores. We'll update this post once those links are live.

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It's almost that time of year again, when every corporate entity temporarily gives its logo a rainbow makeover and publicly reaffirms its commitment to inclusivity. But before we get to Pride Month, we have to get through 4/20, which Call of Duty is celebrating with a pair of skins depicting Thurgood Jenkins, the fictional character from 1998's Half Baked, played by comedian and noted transphobe Dave Chappelle.

"There's something going on at Frankencense & Burr Pharmaceutical, and Thurgood Jenkins is right in the middle of it," reads a recent Activision blog post announcing the upcoming collaboration. "The master of custodial arts takes his chance to have some fun and save a friend, memorialized in this Bundle inspired by the 1998 hit comedy, Half Baked."

I'm old enough to remember the days when Chappelle was known for being funny rather than being a bigot. I grew up watching Chappelle's Show, and like many comedy fans, genuinely enjoyed the guy's work until he started making unfunny jokes about the LGBTQ+ community, with a large amount of vitriol aimed at the trans community and female sexual assault victims specifically.

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Players who enjoy rule-bending chaos rejoice: Game Changer is becoming a board game. The cult-favorite series from Dropout--hosted by Sam Reich (was he here the whole time?)--has built a strong following online thanks to its deceptively simple premise: Players don't know the rules until the game is already underway. That unpredictability (and a steady stream of viral clips) has helped turn it into one of Dropout's breakout hits, and now it's getting a tabletop adaptation called Game Changer: Home Edition.

Dropout has dabbled in this space before with the Um, Actually game, which translated its nitpicky trivia format into something surprisingly party-friendly. Game Changer is a very different beast. Instead of testing knowledge, it thrives on pulling the rug out from under players. So expect shifting rules, weird prompts, and the kind of escalating absurdity that makes you question whether winning was ever the goal, so very much in vein with the show that's racked up millions of views across social media.

The game is launching on Kickstarter on May 5, 2026, and yeah--this could probably just go straight to stores, but the crowdfunding route gives the team room to adjust things based on fan response and avoid over- or under-printing what's easily their most chaotic concept yet. It also fits a show that's always thrived on audience energy and surprise.

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EVs, natures, abilities, priority, secondary effects, damage rolls! Learning competitive Pokemon can be overwhelming. Pokemon Champions is the next phase of serious competitive play, and the free-to-play release on Switch and mobile will be used for competitive events going forward. While the core of Pokemon is meant to be approachable for all ages, competitive Pokemon has quite a bit going on under the hood for serious Pokemon masters. This will serve as a primer for getting into the serious competitive scene to take your Pokemon training to the next level.

Making A Monster Team

Competitive Pokemon can be divided into two phases: Team building and battling. Team building is primarily defined by optimizing your Pokemon's base stats. Every Pokemon has six stats: HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. By looking at a Pokemon’s base stats you can get an idea of how they are played. For example, Charizard’s two highest stats are Speed and Special Attack, while Annihilape has high HP and Attack. Generally speaking, this means Charizard is a fast special attacker and Annihilape is a bulky attacker. Of course, players have found many other uses for these Pokemon, but for simplicity we’re going to treat them as such.

So what’s the difference between an Attacker and Special Attacker? It largely comes down to its move pool. Moves that deal damage in Pokemon are split into two attack types: Physical and Special. Physical Attacks calculate the users attack stat against the opponent’s Defense Stat. Special attacks calculate the users special attack stat against the opponent's special defense. There is a lot of math that happens here, but the general rule of thumb is that Pokemon with a high attack should only be using physical attacks and a Pokemon with high special attack should only use special attacks. This is denoted by symbols next to the move name. Ideally when team building you’d want to have a mix of attackers and special attackers to cover your bases.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is in theaters now, and it's putting up big numbers at the box office. It's also been discovered that the film ends with a disclaimer about AI.

The movie's credit sequences includes a line about how the movie "may not be used to train AI."

This wasn't specific to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The movie's distributor, Universal, started attaching this warning to the credits of its movies with June 2025's How to Train Your Dragon, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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PlayStation has announced a new contest called The Playerbase, and it will allow winners to have their likenesses scanned to appear in PlayStation games.

This begins with Gran Turismo 7, but PlayStation said it will expand the program to include other titles from PlayStation Studios.

Here's how it works: You can visit the Playerbase website where you'll need to submit comments on why PlayStation is important to you. "Make it something from the heart," Sony said. The company will then review applications and choose a "limited" number of people for video interviews.

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The debut title from Just Cause developer Christofer Sundberg's new studio Liquid Swords launches this week, and the launch trailer has arrived. The game is called Samson: A Tyndalston Story, and at a glance, it looks like Grand Theft Auto without guns.

The $25 game has players taking on the role of Samson, a man who "learned violence before he learned mercy." The game has a debt system where Samson must pay off mobsters after a heist goes badly, and his sister is being held for collateral. Players have a payment quota, and deadlines to meet, with the debt interest growing if missions are unsuccessful.

Samson can earn more than 25 upgrades to improve his brawling and driving skills. The game does not give Samson any guns, but he can drive weaponized cars to get jobs done. The game has multiple open-world districts and NPCs that remember your past behavior.

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Sony WH-1000XMS5 Noise-Canceling Headphones

$248 (was $400)

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If you're in need of a high-quality pair of over-the-ear headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM5 premium noise-canceling headphones are currently available on Amazon for $248 (was $400) for a limited time. The deal applies to all four color options: Black, Midnight Blue, Smoky Pink, and Silver. Regardless of which colorway you pick, these are an excellent choice for noise-canceling headphones even at full price, and are practically a no-brainer at this discount. And they're also marketed as the "official headphones of the NFL", whatever that means.

Sony WH-1000XMS5 Noise-Canceling Headphones $248 (was $400)

This set of noise-canceling headphones comes with plenty of other quality-of-life features to set them apart from others. On top of full over-the-ear noise cancellation, here are some other perks you can expect:

• 30 Hours of Battery Life
• Alex Voice Control
• Compatibility With the Sony Sound Connect App
• Multi-Device Pairing

Along with the headphones, the box also includes a carrying case and a USB-C charging cable.

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Crimson Desert is one of those games where, if you see it, you can likely go to it, living up to the Bethesda-ism that Skyrim was built on. Unfortunately, with great freedom comes great regret, as players warn that you could break quests by exploring too soon.

Fans took to the game's official subreddit to decry the dilemma. Specifically, Great-Remove-844 posted on April 6 that, after taking the Fruit of Life key item during the Passage of Malice Abyss puzzle, the corresponding Fragment of Life mission breaks. Because the mission sends you to collect the Fruit of Life, if you already have it in your inventory, the game registers it as unusable, essentially softlocking you from completing this questline. This has been a contentious point for days, with Redditors posting about the Fragment of Life mission breaking since at least March 29.

This isn't the only questline that can break if you collect or sell certain items before their intended use. In the comments of Great-Remove-844's post, user No-Goal-3634 explained that, after selling a specific flower basket before the Surprise Gift mission, the questline was no longer completable. Elsewhere in the comments, Redditor grindgrindwilli said that collecting a certain note before turning in a bounty will brick a treasure hunt quest tied to that bounty. There's an order of operations, it seems.

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The best World of Warcraft players in the world are locked in a neck-and-neck race to bring down Midnight Season 1's final boss on Mythic difficulty, and just when it looked like one guild had done it, a secret boss phase flipped the script.

Team Liquid and Team Echo have been locked in a tight race to bring down L'ura, the final boss of the March on Quel'Danas raid, with each guild just a few health percentage points away from bringing the dark naaru down. Liquid looked to have secured the win on April 4, bringing L'ura down to 0 HP, only for the naaru to secretly have a fourth phase. In an Easter surprise, the boss healed to her full 1 billion health and began overwhelming the arena in darkness, quickly killing the last remaining raiders.

Getting back to that phase has been tricky for both teams, with each having only done it a handful of times. However, each time a team has reached the secret phase, they've been able to glean more information about it. The good news is that with more intel, it looks like the phase itself is relatively simple (though still extremely challenging). Players need to stick close together in a light bubble while avoiding L'ura's lasers and voidlings, as well as be able to heal through massive damage from a raid-wide attack. The even better news is that L'ura takes significant extra damage during this phase. If each team can get to the final phase with most of the raid alive, the boss should go down relatively quickly.

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Since it first launched in 2023, Starfield has received numerous expansions and upgrades, and this month is a big one for Bethesda's sci-fi adventure game. Not only is it coming to PS5 consoles, but Starfield is also getting two updates--Free Lanes and Terran Armada. Both of these will be launching on April 7. If you're looking to jump into the new content--or you're planning to get Starfield for PS5--here's when it unlocks around the world:

Starfield Free Lanes and Terran Armada launch times

USA

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Undead Labs' studio head Philip Holt has explained the six-year gap between when State of Decay 3 was announced and its re-reveal this past week.

Holt told Sunny Games that State of Decay 3's announcement trailer from 2020 was not actually of the game. "There really wasn't a game or game team when we were working on that trailer, like, it was so early," he said, adding that only about four or five people were working on the game then.

"The game was in a Word document," he added, as reported by GamesRadar.

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Legendary movie director Steven Spielberg has heaped praise on Zach Cregger, the director of the upcoming Resident Evil video game movie based on Capcom's iconic gaming franchise.

Speaking to Empire, the E.T. and Jurassic Park director said he hasn't made a horror movie before and he may never, in part because Cregger's horror movie Weapons was so good.

"I haven't directed a horror film yet, and I've always wanted to, and someday I may. But there have been some great horror films out already that satisfy that itch. When I see a great horror film like Weapons, I don't have an itch I need to scratch," he said. "I see Weapons, and it doesn't make me want to make a horror film that's as scary or scarier than Weapons. It satisfies me so completely, it actually arrests my desire to someday make a really, really scary movie."

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Crimson Desert has received another patch that brings several important and welcome changes to the open-world action-adventure RPG. This includes addressing the game's biggest headache: storage space. However, there's a caveat this time.

As part of Patch Version 1.02.00, which is available now on all platforms (with the Mac App Store version currently "in progress"), South Korean developer Pearl Abyss has expanded the number of storage slots you have access to in Crimson Desert. These storage slots, though, are found in Kliff's private storage chest in the Greymane's camp, which you unlock at the start of Chapter 3. You previously started with 240 slots in this lockbox, but now, depending on how much you build upon the camp, you can increase the number of storage slots to a maximum of 1,000.

Greymanes, Patch Version 1.02.00 is rolling out.
This patch adds the Headgear Visibility option, private storage capacity increase of up to 1000 slots depending on the Greymane camp expansion level, and more.
The patch is available on Steam and EGS. PlayStation, Xbox, and Mac… pic.twitter.com/b4SbaHeE80

— Crimson Desert (@CrimsonDesert_) April 4, 2026

This is a welcome addition, particularly considering how frustrating storage has been since the game's March 19 launch on consoles and PC. Across reviews, including GameSpot's 7/10 Crimson Desert review, the common refrain has been that inventory management is "aggravating" and "tedious" due to item abundance and space limitations. Pearl Abyss released a patch on March 29 that increased the number of storage slots on Kliff, but players still found the inventory-management system irksome. While this patch doesn't add more slots to Kliff's personal bag, the additional space to his private chest should help assuage some of the concerns regarding the amount of storage you have access to.

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Nintendo has announced a new limited-time Switch 2 deal. Anyone who purchases the console can save $20 on the physical or digital version of Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 when bought together, and the special runs April 12 through May 9. Participating retailers include Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart. Normally $70, both games will cost just $50 with this offer.

Arriving in the wake of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie--which is taking the global box office by storm--Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 includes both of the classic Wii games in one package. Considered to be two of the best 3D Mario games ever made, these interstellar adventures have also received a big update for Switch 2. In addition to an enhanced 4K resolution and improved user interface, players can also jump into extra storybook chapters, and a new Assist Mode makes them more accessible.

The first Super Mario Galaxy game followed Mario on a journey across the cosmos to recover the stolen Power Stars from Bowser, and it introduced the fan-favorite character Rosalina. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, the adventure expanded to the distant reaches of space, and Yoshi joined Mario on his quest.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie put up some impressive figures at the box office this weekend, and one beneficiary of that success in the movie theater chain AMC. The company reported today that the April 1-5 five-day period was the best Easter weekend in the company's 106-year history in terms of revenue for combined ticket sales and food and beverage.

More than 6 million people went to an AMC theater in the US or ODEON Cinema location internationally between April 1-5, and that was the highest global attendance for a Wednesday through Sunday period so far in 2026 at AMC locations.

Merchandise was also a huge hit for AMC this past weekend, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's merch now ranking No. 2 all time for sales and grosses, only behind merch for the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie in October 2023.

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