Capcom has found some players are cheating in certain Monster Hunter Wilds quests by modifying the game to output higher rewards, and has warned players against joining modified quests. Players who join these quests, even if they aren't the ones instigating the modifications, run the risk of corrupting their games, or being picked up by Capcom's anti-cheat measures.

"Modified data can interfere with normal gameplay and even render the game unplayable," Capcom warned in a post on the Monster Hunter X account (via Eurogamer). "If you suspect a quest has been modified, please do not play it, or stop playing it immediately."

❗Unauthorized Data Modification Warning❗
We have confirmed the unauthorized modification of game data in Monster Hunter Wilds for High Rank environment Investigations, Field Surveys, and more.
Modified data can interfere with normal gameplay and even render the game… pic.twitter.com/Z9HZuigQQZ

— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) April 18, 2025

The warning is accompanied by an image showing what players should look for to identify if a quest is legit, or has been modified. The image explains that legitimate quests will only ever have 1-2 target monsters, with a max of five rewards per monster, for example.

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Nintendo has added another classic title to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The acclaimed strategy RPG Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is now available to play through the service's Game Boy Advance library.

Originally released in 2005, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones marked the second Fire Emblem game to be localized and released outside of Japan. The game follows royal twins Eirika and Ephraim as they each set out across the continent of Magvel on a quest to halt the militant Grado Empire.

As previously mentioned, the Game Boy Advance library is available exclusively as part of the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack plan. This premium tier offers all of the features of the base Switch Online plan along with additional perks, including access to select DLC, as well as classic Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack

$94 (was $136)

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack Collector's Edition

$125 (was $194)

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Collector's Edition soundtrack is back in stock at Amazon in limited quantities. Originally listed last year for $194 (ouch), it's now up for grabs for a less painful--but still pricey--$125. The standard edition soundtrack is also available for a reduced price, though you won't get the cool collectibles. Both versions of the Tears of the Kingdom soundtrack released last August. The Collector's Edition ships directly from Amazon Japan for free, while the standard edition is shipped from a reseller in the US.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Original Soundtrack $94 (was $136)

The Tears of the Kingdom original soundtrack includes over 200 tracks across nine discs. Each disc features gorgeous Zelda iconography and comes with a large, decorative storage case.

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Step up to the Collector's Edition and you'll get the same nine discs as the standard edition as well as a stylish Master Sword USB Player with 15 additional tracks. You'll also get a case with an exclusive design, giving you an easy way to store the volume when not in use.

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Tears of the Kingdom is undoubtedly one of the best Switch games of all time. Weaving an engaging narrative with inventive gameplay mechanics and a sprawling world to explore, the successor to Breath of the Wild quickly proved it was far more than just an asset flip. Fantastic gameplay and exploration is bolstered by a powerful and stirring score helps bring the diverse world of Hyrule to life--and now you can own Tears of the Kingdom's soundtrack in physical format (CDs).

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After a brief tease, Star Wars Zero Company was officially unveiled and fans of the IP got a closer look at its XCOM-inspired action. It has been years since we last got a Star Wars strategy game, but Zero Company looks like a fine return to the cerebral side of intergalactic warfare. In production at Bit Reactor--a studio that includes former Firaxis developers--Zero Company won't be out for a while, but there is plenty of information on the game currently, regarding its release window, characters, and more. Here's everything that we know about Zero Company so far.

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When will Star Wars Zero Company be released?

Star Wars Zero Company will be released in 2026, but an exact date hasn't been nailed down yet.

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Physical editions of Star Wars Zero Company aren't available yet, but if you're planning to play the game on PC, both Steam and the Epic Games Store have pages up where you can wishlist it.

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Spoilers: The Switch 2 will be more powerful than Switch. One way that's being showcased from the jump is Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition coming to the upcoming system, especially considering the RPG's newly-included DLC never even arrived on PS4 and Xbox One. It's now the first confirmed game to support Nvidia's DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) on the system, according to Eurogamer.

Nvidia previously stated that Switch 2 would support DLSS in a blog post earlier this month. The "AI-driven" feature was specifically noted to assist in "boosting resolution for sharper details without sacrificing image quality" on Nintendo's upcoming console. However, no Switch 2 game had highlighted tapping into this tech yet until CD Projekt Red confirmed Cyberpunk 2077 is utilizing it.

"We're using a version of DLSS available for Nintendo Switch 2 hardware, powered by Nvidia's Tensor cores," the developer told Eurogamer. "The game utilises DLSS in all four modes: in handheld and docked, and the performance and quality variations of each."

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No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files

$50 | Releases July 25

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A new entry in the AI Somnium Files series, No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files, is launching for PC, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2 on July 25. The hybrid visual novel and puzzle-solving game once again stars detective Kaname Date as he investigates the mysterious disappearance of an internet Idol in a futuristic version of Tokyo. Preorders are available now for the budget-friendly physical edition for Nintendo Switch 2 or Switch. The launch edition comes with a pair of holographic stickers.

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files $50 | Releases July 25

Physical editions of No Sleep For Kaname Date are $50 for Nintendo Switch 2 or the original Switch. This makes it one of the rare Switch 2 games thus far that isn't $10 more expensive than the Switch version.

That said, the physical edition is indeed more expensive than the digital version, which is up for preorder on the eShop for $40.

Like other AI Somnium Games, No Sleep For Kaname Date has a pretty weird plot. This one revolves around the internet idol Iris after she's abducted by aliens, and players will have to infiltrate a UFO to rescue her. Kaname Date, the Psyncer extraordinaire, is back in action, and players will conduct investigations and help solve escape game puzzles by "Psyncing" into the dreams of potential suspects for clues.

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Similar to the previous two games in the series, No Sleep For Kaname Date features a mix of visual novel-style story presentation, puzzle, and detective work. The games are set in a future version of Japan, with Date starring as a detective who solves crimes by diving into the dreams of victims--and this time, he's searching for a missing internet idol. He's aided by Aiba, an AI companion who lives inside of his cybernetic eye, and together the duo dive into dreams and reassemble memories to help track down culprits.

If you're curious about Kaname Date's previous adventures, you can also pick up the first two games in the The first game, AI: The Somnium Files, introduced audiences to Date as he tracked down an elusive serial killer. Its first sequel, Nirvana Initiative, saw new characters tackle the mysterious and bizarre Half-Body serial killings plaguing their city. Physical editions

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Call of Duty Mobile Season 4: Infinity Realm launches on April 23. The big update introduces the Specialist operators from Black Ops 4, and it adds in a new Chase map that features jetpacks. The game's battle royale mode also gets jump pads.

Season 4: Infinity Realm starts on April 23 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. This new season includes a brand-new battle pass with both free and premium items. The Infinity Realm battle pass features items with sci-fi aesthetics, including futuristic operator skins and weapon blueprints.

Vargo-S assault rifle

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Amazon has kicked off its latest 3 for $33 4K Blu-ray sale, one of the retailer's most popular and budget-friendly movie promotions. It's been about three months since the last 3 for $33 sale, so it's worth reminding collectors that the most popular movies and recent releases tend to sell out during these sales. This isn't much of a surprise, as you're essentially getting 4K Blu-rays such as The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Godzilla Minus One, and Battlestar Galactica for $11 each. We've put together a list of highlights from the sale--there are a lot of good 4K movies in the catalog--to make it easy for you to find the movies you want.

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Get popular movies on 4K for only $11 each while supplies last.

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When Diablo 4 Season 8 arrives on April 29, it will dramatically overhaul one core aspect of Diablo 4's endgame: the boss ladder.

Some of Diablo 4's best seasons have been ones that, in many ways, aren't seasons at all. Instead, they bring major, permanent changes to core aspects of Blizzard's ARPG. Blizzard knows this all too well, as its recent 2025 Diablo 4 roadmap shows that each of the game's three seasons for the remainder of the year will look to improve various aspects of the core game experience.

That is definitely the case for the boss-focused Season 8: Belial's Return. It not only brings new bosses into the endgame, including the return of the fan-favorite Belial from Diablo 3, but also makes changes to existing bosses to make them more challenging. It overhauls how to access (and gain loot from) endgame bosses, as well as a few other flourishes to make the whole endgame boss loop more interesting, and rewarding, than before. The icing on top is that defeating each boss will let players harness some of their most-iconic abilities in the form of new seasonal powers that can be incorporated into builds for game-changing combinations.

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Diablo 4 Season 8 launches April 29 and, in addition to overhauling the game's endgame boss system, will also completely rework its battle pass to give players more control over which rewards interest them the most.

The new battle pass system is called The Reliquary, and it breaks down rewards that would typically be in the battle pass into a number of different categories. The core seasonal Reliquary will actually be free, and at least for Season 8, will include a new Town Portal cosmetic, a weapon cosmetic, mount cosmetics, and some of the game's premium currency, Platinum. Meanwhile, separate Reliquaries for cosmetic armor, weapons, and "beasts" (aka pets and mounts) will also be available to unlock with Platinum.

A look at what all is new in Diablo 4 Season 8.

Each reward in each Reliquary can be unlocked in any order using a new currency called Favor Tokens that are earned from slaying monsters and completing quests. Claiming all of the rewards from a particular Reliquary will then grant a bonus reward that doesn't require a Favor Token to unlock. Players will be able to hold 99 Favor Tokens at one time, with items costing anywhere from two Favor Token to 10.

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The latest episode of HBO's The Last of Us, in which Pedro Pascal's Joel was brutally murdered by Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), ended with a beautiful rendition of Shawn James' "Through the Valley."

If the voice singing the song sounded familiar, that's because it was the pipes of none other than Ashley Johnson, who played Ellie in the video game series.

As Ellie (Bella Ramsey), Jesse (Young Mazino), and Dina (Isabela Merced) are towing Joel's dead body back to Jackson, the song begins to play. Johnson originally recorded her version of "Through the Valley" for a promotional teaser for The Last of Us: Part II in 2016.

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Sometimes, you must go back to go forward. Nintendo apparently took that to heart when promoting the upcoming Switch 2, as the company has brought back Ant-Man star Paul Rudd for a new commercial for the hybrid system. Rudd originally appeared in a 1991 TV ad for SNES before he was a household name and Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero.

Nintendo shared the Switch 2 launch commercial--called Now You're Playing Together--on YouTube. It's a riff on the 1991 SNES commercial starring Rudd that ended with, "Now you're playing with power. Super Power." In fact, GameSpot has highlighted how Nintendo has, in a way, remastered the SNES ad for Switch 2, which can be seen below from Instagram.

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Rudd sports the same outfit in the new Switch 2 ad, which spurs actor Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Wet Hot American Summer) to ask: "Why are you dressed like you're in a boy band?" The commercial puts a major focus on GameChat, the system's social hub that allows for voice and video chat.

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Marvel's roster of Fortnite skins is enormous, but it's had a Bucky Barnes-shaped hole squarely in the center for years now. Fortunately for fans of Captain America's BFF, the Winter Soldier finally arrives in the Fortnite item shop on April 30, and he's bringing one of his fellow Thunderbolts, the White Widow aka Yelena Belova, with him. But you'll be able to earn the White Widow skin for free by placing well in a tournament.

The Winter Soldier and White Widow are the newest cel-shaded Marvel skins.

The two skins are the latest to make use of the "Pen & Ink" style that gives the characters a cel-shaded, comic book-esque look, like last summer's Deadpool and Wolverine skins. Naturally, the two will each have their own set of accompanying cosmetics. The Winter Soldier will have a back bling, a pickaxe, and a wrap--and the pickaxe includes a built-in emote that will summon the pickaxe even if you don't have it equipped. The White Widow set is similar, with a back bling, pickaxe, wrap, and a standalone emote. There was no mention of bundles or pricing in the announcement.

If you want a chance at earning the White Widow skin for free--and perhaps earn a discount on a hypothetical bundle with the Winter Soldier--you should compete in the Thunderbolts Cup, for battle royale duos (build mode only). Top performers in each region will earn the White Widow outfit, but there are other free goodies too that are easier to get. You'll unlock the Winter Soldier wrap by earning eight tournament points, and the White Widow wrap for 40. Both of point totals can be easily earned by simply placing highly during a match or two while hiding in bushes the whole time, if tournament play sounds more sweaty than you'd like.

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Halo celebrated its 20th anniversary a few years ago with a slew of accessories and collectibles. This included a collaboration with Mega, which saw Master Chief and other familiar faces turned into adorable micro action figures. It was quite expensive (and popular) when it launched, but Amazon is now offering a limited-time deal for the Mega Halo Action Figure Set that brings its price to just $40 (was $54). That’s just a few bucks shy of its best price ever, though quantities are limited and selling out fast.

Mega Halo Action Figure Set (20 Figures) $40 (was $54)

This collection includes 20 action figures with multiple points of articulation, swappable accessories, and display stands. Inside the pack, you’ll find iconic characters like Master Chief, Arbiter, Atriox, Spartan Locke, and Cortana, among others. There’s even a set of five golden, collectible figurines. At this new price, you’re essentially getting each action figure for just $2.

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Keep in mind that this is a limited-time deal at Amazon. Once inventory runs out, the deal will end. Considering the lowest price ever for the set was $36, this current offer at $40 is mighty enticing. Prime members get free two-day shipping, though some locations are eligible for free overnight delivery.

This Halo Action Figure Set isn’t the only Mega Halo product on sale right now. In fact, you’ll find another limited-time deal for the Halo Warthog Set. The the 462-piece model features a working suspension system, and the set includes five posable Mega Bloks figures, including the Halo TV series versions of Master Chief, Cortana, and three Spartans. At $27 (was $40), it’s a great companion for the Halo Action Figure Set.

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Amid a flurry of leaks and rumors, Bethesda has now announced that it will make some kind of announcement on April 22 pertaining to "IV." Combined with an image of a character with a shielded face, many are taking this to be a reference to the heavily rumored The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster. This seems like a pretty safe bet, especially considering images and details about an apparent Oblivion remaster recently leaked on developer Virtuos' website.

Whatever it is, we'll find out on April 22 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET.

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— Bethesda (@bethesda) April 21, 2025

A remake of Oblivion has been rumored for years, dating back to when it was first mentioned in the court documents that came out of the FTC vs. Microsoft case. It was initially rumored that an Oblivion remaster could have a shadowdrop on April 21, but that's apparently not going to happen.

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EA Sports has announced a partnership with the legendary band Metallica. The "For Whom The Band Tolls Competition," as it's called, will see EA Sports and Metallica come together to give one collegiate marching band the chance to record the CFB theme song and a Metallica song for a future CFB title.

The existence of this competition is pretty much all we know so far. The announcement stated that the winning marching band will get to record a Metallica song for a future version of CFB, and given that this is only just being announced in late April, it would seem the song wouldn't be ready until the inevitable CFB 27 in 2026.

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For CFB 25, EA's Torsten Staley recorded every team's fight song in Nashville with a group of musicians made up of students and alumni from schools like Oklahoma, North Texas, Vanderbilt, USC, Auburn, and Tennessee. The CFB theme song was also recorded in Nashville with a house band--check out a recording below.

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Video games and wrestling are two great tastes that go great together. From The New Day repping Final Fantasy 14, to Speedball Mike Bailey paying homage to Chrono Trigger, it's been a years-long trend that refuses to slow down. At the biggest stage of professional wrestling this past weekend, former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre donned Doom: The Dark Ages-inspired gear for his match against Damian Priest.

McIntyre's feud with former world champion Priest has been building since last year's Wrestlemania when Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase on the Scottish Warrior and took his newly won World Heavyweight Championship. The two were billed for a Sin City Street Fight with Drew getting the win.

McIntyre donned a scaled cloak with spiked pauldrons and armored gauntlets, along with his traditional kilt. He even had the Doom Slayer, as well as his shield and helmet, at the entrance, as part of his video graphics.

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A 4-pack of collectible figures based on the Fallout TV series is on sale for over 50% off at Amazon. Manufactured by McFarlane Toys and released in November, this collection of 6-inch figures normally costs $75, but you can snag the set for only $34 while supplies last. The collection includes 6-inch replicas of Lucy, Maximus, the Ghoul, and the Vault Boy mascot.

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McFarlane Toys - Fallout TV Series Figures Box Set

$34 ($75)

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Doom: The Dark Ages looks like it'll be one of the biggest games of May 2025, and there's a new trailer to show off how you'll reduce the armies of hell to single-digit numbers in it. The trailer also shows off some of the story for the game, which serves as a prequel to 2016's Doom.

One of the fascinating things about Doom is that its protagonist has remained the same throughout the original trilogy of Doom games through to the 2016 game and its sequel, Doom Eternal, but there is a period of his history that has remained unexplored. Doom: The Dark Ages looks like it'll fill in the gaps, as the trailer provides a glimpse of Argent D'Nur and how the Doom Slayer--who was enslaved by the Maykrs after his trip to Hell--becomes a living legend on that world.

There's also a tease of a one-sided showdown between the Doom Slayer and Hell's would-be king, a quick look at the Doom Slayer's new arsenal of medieval-themed weapons, and an Atlan mech sequence where players will take on skyscraper-sized demons.

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Warner Bros. movie boss Jesse Ehrman has discussed A Minecraft Movie, saying he didn't expect the "chicken jockey" phenomenon to kick off as it has, while also saying the company would be silly to not make a sequel.

Speaking to Financial Times, Ehrman said, "I'd be lying if I said I knew that [chicken jockey] would be a thing, but it was something that we talked about."

The executive added: "You can't account for the emergent behavior and the things that people connect with. You just want to create a movie that feels fun and authentic to people's engagement and experience with the game. And if you're rigorous about that, then these things can happen."

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