Developer Warhorse Studios is "beyond grateful" after Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has seen a stellar start since launching yesterday. The open-world RPG has already surpassed a million copies sold across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

The impressive sales milestone for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II was announced by Warhorse Studios on X. It's led to the developer calling the game a "triumph," especially after the RPG's enormous start on Steam as well. The game has already had over 155,000 concurrent players on Valve's service, and this obviously doesn't consider people playing on consoles.

Over a million of you have stepped into our world. We're beyond grateful for your support - thank you for making #KCD2 a triumph! pic.twitter.com/2YDmcDx3mn

— Warhorse Studios (@WarhorseStudios) February 5, 2025

Since getting into the hands of players, they've sniffed out a pretty funny feature for the RPG. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has an odor system that can cause issues for stealth mode, as foes can literally smell protagonist Harry if he's too stinky, even without seeing him. Looking ahead, Warhorse has a post-launch roadmap for the sequel, including a new hardcore mode and a Brushes With Death quest coming in the summer.

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Virtual reality was all the rage in films from the '90s, and at long last, one of the wildest dives into that cyberpunk genre is about to be released on 4K Blu-ray. Virtuosity, the 1995 film starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, is getting a new ultra-high-definition release and it's now available to preorder for $50 ahead of its release on February 25.

Virtuosity (4K) $50

This version of Virtuosity is a brand-new remaster scanned from the original 35mm film negatives and restored in 4K. The new release also comes with plenty of special features, including commentary tracks from the cast and crew behind the movie, as well as several documentaries detailing how the film was made. Here's the full list of what you can expect from this release:

• 4K UHD version of Virtuosity presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Commentary track with Virtuosity director Brett Leonard and Cinematic Void's Jim Branscome
• Commentary track with writer and film historian Walter Chaw
• Democratizing Virtual Reality interview with director Brett Leonard on the making of Virtuosity
• Ahead of its Time interview with producer Gary Lucchesi on the development and legacy of Virtuosity
• A Virtual Reunion featurette with Brett Leonard, Kelly Durkin, and Georg Berger
• God Complex interview with author Eric Bernt on writing Virtuosity
• Character First featurette on assembling the cast of Virtuosity,
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve artwork

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Set in the far future, Virtuosity follows Parker Barnes (Washington), a former cop imprisoned for murder who volunteers to take part in tests for a high-tech training simulator, where he regularly spars against SID 6.7 (Crowe), a cybernetic collective being comprised of 183 of the most dangerous killers in human history in virtual reality scenarios. SID eventually escapes from his VR prison and takes over an android body, and Barnes is recruited to track him down. Virtuosity was sadly a critical and commercial flop when it was first released, but in the decades since then, the film has developed a cult following, and this new 4K Blu-ray release looks to be a great way to experience it.

For more Blu-ray deals, you can check out the very strange Terrifier 3 collector's edition, get the complete Batman Beyond animated series for just $25, and save big on all 15 seasons of Supernatural.

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Resident Evil and Dead by Daylight have so much common ground that Capcom's iconic survival-horror series has already had two collaborations with Behaviour Interactive's asymmetric multiplayer game. Now, a third Dead by Daylight and Resident Evil crossover is just days away, and it's going to pit players against two of RE's most famous villains.

Dead by Daylight's latest 2v8 mode will bring Resident Evil 3's Nemesis and The Mastermind--aka longtime RE villain Albert Wesker--together as they hunt down Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy, Ada Wong, and Rebecca Chambers. All of these characters have appeared in at least one of the previous Resident Evil collaborations with this title. Dead by Daylight's original monster, The Legion, will also be a part of this event.

In an amusing touch, this collaboration is even including Resident Evil's green and yellow herbs, which have been a staple of the franchise from the beginning. At the start of each match, green and yellow herbs will spawn in random locations and survivors can use them for healing. However, if either Nemesis or Wesker get to the herbs first, they can destroy them and get a brief increase in their speed.

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Jurassic World Rebirth is the next installment in the long-running dinosaur series, and it’s expected to hit theaters this July. If you're looking to catch up on the rest of the films in the series before the new entry, consider checking out the massive Jurassic World Ultimate Collection 4K Blu-ray, which is currently on sale at Amazon for just $70 (was $100). This bundles together all six Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies and is loaded with bonus features that explore the behind-the-scenes production, making this a worthwhile collection even if you’ve seen all the movies a million times already.

Jurassic World Ultimate Collection 4K Blu-Ray $70 (was $100)

This massive bundle pulls together 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray, and digital copies of the following movies:

• Jurassic Park
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• Jurassic Park 3
• Jurassic World
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
• Jurassic World: Dominion

You’ll also benefit from a variety of bonus features spread throughout the 8-disc collection, including deleted scenes, featurettes, and interviews with the cast.

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The full list of bonus features is absolutely staggering, as each of the six films has a full list of content. However, here’s a closer look at the bonus content for Jurassic Park to give you an idea of what you can expect to find through the entire bundle.

• Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era
• Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory
• Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution
• The Making of Jurassic Park
• Original Featurette on the Making of the Film
• Steven Spielberg Directs Jurassic Park
• Hurricane in Kauai Featurette
• Early Pre-Production Meetings
• Location Scouting
• Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen
• Animatics: T-Rex Attack
• ILM And Jurassic Park: Before and After the Visual Effects
• Foley Artists
• Storyboards
• Production Archives: Photographs, Design Sketches and Conceptual Paintings
• Jurassic Park: Making the Game
• Trailer

For more prehistoric thrills, check out the original novels by Michael Crichton. You’ll find paperback versions of Jurassic Park and The Lost World for cheap on Amazon, or you can pick up a gorgeous hardcover volume that combines both tales for $40 at Barnes & Noble. For something truly unique, check out The Jurassic Park Collection from the Folio Society, which features wonderful illustrations to help bring the novels to life,

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Nostalgic Atari fans can add the Atari 400 Mini to their collection for only $97.19 for a limited time. This is the lowest price yet for the recreation of the 1979 8-bit home computer that emulates all games from Atari 400 through the Atari 800XL as well as the Atari 5200.

Atari 400 Mini $97.19 (was $120)

The Atari 400 Mini is more than just a modern revival of old Atari consoles. Along with access to a bunch of built-in games, you can plug in a USB drive to access 8-bit Atari ROMs you own and expand its library. You'll also get four save state slots per game, making it easier than ever to explore these retro titles. The 400 Mini also has the ability to rewind gameplay, offers an optional CRT filter, and supports 720p output.

Along with the console, you'll get the CXStick, a modernized version of the iconic Atari CX40 joystick.

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Here's a look at all the preinstalled games on the Atari 400 Mini:

The Atari 400 Mini Game List

• Airball
• Asteroids
• Basketball
• Battlezone
• Berzerk
• Boulder Dash
• Bristles
• Capture the Flag
• Centipede
• Crystal Castles
• Elektra Glide
• Encounter!
• Flip and Flop
• Henry’s House
• Hover Bovver
• Lee (Bruce Lee)
• MULE
• Millipede
• Miner 2049er
• Missile Command
• O’Riley’s Mine
• Star Raiders II
• The Seven Cities of Gold
• Wavy Navy
• Yoomp

More Retro Atari Hardware

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Steam has added a new warning to the Steam pages of early-access games that have not been updated in a long time.

SteamDB spotted this addition to the early-access widget on Steam pages. Steam has historically denoted that early access games "are not complete and may or may not change further," but it's now getting more specific as to when a game was previously updated, regardless of what the developers wrote in their early access widget. Specifically, it seems to kick in if the publicly available build of an early-access title has not seen an update in over 12 months.

Take Atlas, a pirate open-world game from the same publisher as Ark: Survival Ascended that was released in early access in 2018 but has not gotten an update since May 2023. A message on its Steam page now reads, "Note: The last update made by the developers was over 20 months ago. The information and timeline described by the developers here may no longer be up to date." Similar messages can be found on the Steam pages for games like Pirate Software's Heartbound, Hi-Rez Studios' Realm Royale Reforged, and League of Geeks' Jumplight Odyssey.

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Netflix has confirmed that it will not go ahead with six games it previously planned to release. A spokesperson for the streaming giant said the six games, including the Lord of the Rings game Tales of the Shire, are no longer coming out for Netflix Games due to a change in strategy.

The spokesperson told What's On Netflix they aren't being released as part of "adjusting our portfolio as we learn more about what our members like."

The six games include:

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Apex Legends Season 24 kicks off on February 11, one week after the game's sixth birthday. The new season doesn't add a new playable legend, map, weapon, or support item, but does make some major changes to the Assault class to make it more lethal, buffs every single firearm, nerfs armor, and introduces Arsenals--new kiosk-like contraptions on every map that can build the gun and attachments you want to make it easier for players to acquire their preferred loadout. These additions all seem to be in service of making the time-to-kill in Apex Legends substantially shorter.

I'll reserve full judgment for the start of the season, but I'm not a huge fan of that direction. A big part of why I like Apex Legends is because the time-to-kill is much slower than other competitive shooters, like Call of Duty or PUBG. In Apex Legends, you have to pump quite a few shots into an opponent to put them out of the fight--it's very forgiving, especially if you've been playing the game for years and know how to best rotate around each map to quickly move between cover and heal on the move. The Respawn team feels confident that changing this formula is the right direction for the game, noting that the faster time-to-kill shouldn't be too drastic, as these changes will be countered by buffs to healing.

"There's no way around it--increased damage, lowering [the] max level [of body shields] from red down to purple... these are absolutely affecting the time-to-kill in Apex," lead battle royale designer Eric Canavese told me. "We've done some things on the other side to accommodate for that [like making] healing a little bit faster--the cells and the syringes, you'll be able to pop faster, so there's a little less down time, [and] you [can] stack a bit more of them [per slot] in your inventory... We improved the knockdown state [as well] so that you can crawl to your friends a little bit faster."

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Following the successful launch of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, another big RPG--Obsidian's Avowed--launches on February 18. If you're planning to play the game as part of your Game Pass membership but want to play early and get additional bonuses, you can upgrade to the Premium edition at a discount.

The Premium edition sells for $90 and includes five-day early access to the game, two skin packs, and the Avowed digital artbook and soundtrack. Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members can purchase the $25 Premium upgrade for a $2.50 discount, bringing it down to $22.50.

The existence of the upgrade option isn't new, and some past Xbox games have offered a similar upgrade option as well. But with Avowed launching very soon, it's an important thing to know if you're considering possibly upgrading to the Premium edition.

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Preorders for the Lego Ideas: Evolution of STEM Set are now open ahead of its March 1 release. The creative set is a celebration of all things science, allowing you to piece together a collectible display featuring some of the most important breakthroughs in biology, chemistry, engineering, and math. Like all new Lego releases, we’re expecting this one to be popular--so if you want to guarantee you have it in your home this March, preordering today is a good choice.

Lego Ideas: The Evolution of STEM (879 pieces) $80 | Releases on March 1

This 879-piece set lets you build an abstract scene comprised of various breakthroughs in the science world. The base is designed to look like an open book, out of which springs a DNA strand, a carbon atom, the NASA Voyager Probe, and an early version of the home computer. You’ll also get three minifigures for Marie Curie, Sir Isaac Newton, and George Washington Carver.

Once you’ve completed the set, you can turn a dial to make the 3D carbon atom float upwards and rotate the DNA strand. That gives it a bit more interactivity than your typical Lego display, making it an excellent gift for just about any science geek. The display is quite large too, clocking in at over 10.5 inches tall and 9 inches wide.

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If you preorder before February 7, Lego will give you a free Field Flowers Set with your purchase. Typically priced at $5, the small 77-piece set is a nice bonus and works well as another centerpiece for your home.

The Lego Ideas lineup is filled with popular models, many of which have gone out of stock. However, a handful are still available, and you’ll find all our favorites below. This includes The Insect Collection for $80, which lets you snap together three unique creatures--the Hercules Beetle, Blue Morpho Butterfly, and Chinese Mantis. The Botanical Garden is another excellent choice, as the build features a staggering 3,792 pieces. You’ll get to create not only a wonderful “glass” panel building, but also fill it with stunning plants that bring the space to life.

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Mega Pokemon Kanto Region Pokedex

$18.39 (was $35)

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Pokemon fans can save big on Mega Bloks' charming Pokedex brick set at Amazon. The 322-piece Kanto Region Pokedex released in 2024 for $35, but right now you can pick it up for only $18.39. This is the best deal yet for one of Mega's coolest Pokemon kits. The Pokedex lights up and comes bundled with five lenticular cards.

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Last year saw Destiny 2 wrap up a decade-long saga, and as the live-service game prepares to enter a new storyline later this year, Humble is offering a pretty great deal on the saga so far. For just $30, you can get every available Destiny 2 expansion on PC, as well as a few content packs to help you beef up your arsenal.

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If you've never played it, Destiny takes place in a distant future where humanity is a step away from extinction. Following a glorious golden age after the discovery of the Traveler--a god-like entity that resembles a giant golf ball--humanity was almost wiped out by an enigmatic entity known as the Witness. The Traveler intervened at the 11th hour, but the damage was done and a new dark age began. During this time, Guardians rose to become the protectors of our species, and centuries later, a new order was established.

That's where newcomers start in Destiny 2, as you'll be cast as a freshly resurrected Guardian tasked with keeping humanity safe. That's easier said than done, as with numerous hostile alien species wandering the solar system, you'll have your work cut out for you. You can choose to grab a three-item bundle for just $5, six items for $10, and the full bundle for $20.

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We're just two months away from Season 2 of HBO's The Last of Us premiere and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are getting geared up for the release without giving too much away. We know the timeline going forward won't match up with the game's, but the season will also include material originally cut from the game itself.

Talking to Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming season, Mazin and Druckmann discuss the overarching story, what's being moved around, and what's being added. Some of the additional material was once considered for the game.

["It's] pretty brutal, but I'm very excited for people to see it," Druckmann teased. Season 1 added a lot of never-before-seen material such as Ellie's birth--with a cameo by original Ellie Ashley Johnson, and Bill and Frank's last days. There was a time when Ellie's mom could have had her own spin-off game.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is out now on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, and it's off to an enormous start. It's also been discovered that the game has an odor system where NPCs can literally sniff you out in stealth sequences if you're too stinky.

Clips of this have made their way across the internet following the game's launch this week. Senior game designer Ondřej Bittner shared some insight on the mechanic in an interview with GamesRadar.

Bittner said, "Basically, if you get the debuff that, you know, your body odor, you smell, there's like a circle around you. If this happens, you're basically 'broadcasting' your presence due to your smell.

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Nintendo has added a small but important detail about the Switch 2 Direct on April 2: It will begin at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET. The streaming event will be focused on the recently revealed system and promises "a closer look at Nintendo Switch 2."

On X, Nintendo revealed the specific starting time for the Nintendo Direct in April. The event was previously unveiled when the company officially pulled back the curtain on Switch 2 last month with a reveal trailer. So far, Nintendo has confirmed the name for the system and what it looks like, but a lot of information is still missing. For instance, there is no release date, price, or launch lineup for Switch 2--particulars that should be addressed at the Direct in April.

Join us on April 2nd at 6am PT for #NintendoDirect: Nintendo Switch 2 – 4.2.2025, where we will share a closer look at #NintendoSwitch2.
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— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 5, 2025

What we do know is that Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with Switch games--with some caveats. Super Mario Bros. Wonder was showcased as a game that will work on both consoles. We know that the Joy-Cons are bigger and attach via a magnetic system, instead of sliding onto the tablet with rails. We also know that Nintendo is strongly teasing a new Mario Kart game for the system.

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More details on the Switch 2 are set to be revealed in an April livestream, and one of the key selling points--quite literally--will be its official price. With recent geopolitical events and several other economic factors to consider, industry analysts have offered insight into how much the Switch 2 might cost.

Speaking to CNBC, MST Financial senior research analyst David Gibson predicted a $400 price point based on Nintendo securing a better supply chain for the console and strong third-party support. Dr. Serkan Toto of Kantan Games Inc. (via IGN) also believes that $400 will be the right price for the Switch 2, and Circana's analysts Mat Piscatella and Piers Harding-Rolls explained to IGN that they also have that price in their projections.

Both Harding-Rolls and Piscatella suggested that Nintendo could sell the Switch 2 for $500, noting that early adopters would be willing to pay that much for the console and that Nintendo could always lower the price in the future.

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Electronic Arts has said that it might move around Battlefield 6's release window depending on which other games get released around the same time, presumably referring to GTA 6.

According to a recent investors call, CEO Andrew Wilson said, "I do believe that this year might be a nuance to year relative to competition. There may be some things happening in the year that may cause us to think differently about our launch timing." While he didn't explicitly name any games that could impact Battlefield 6's release date, it's obvious that GTA 6 is one of them. GTA 6 is currently set to release in Fall 2025, but it's always possible that it could be delayed.

Yesterday, EA revealed that Battlefield 6 is due out during its 2026 fiscal year, meaning that it'll release sometime between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Battlefield games traditionally launch during fall, with the current rumor being an October 2025 release. However, if GTA 6 launches close to that time, EA is certainly willing to pivot.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to reach EA's expectations, but why did the game--the newest entry in a storied, beloved RPG series from an esteemed developer in BioWare--come up short? Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said during the company's latest earnings call that The Veilguard's underperformance is a reflection of the "evolving industry landscape."

"Historically, blockbuster storytelling has been the primary way our industry bought beloved IP to players," he said. "The game's financial performance highlights the evolving industry landscape and reinforces the importance of our actions to reallocate resources towards our most significant and highest potential opportunities."

Reading between the lines here, it sounds like the Dragon Age franchise is not going to be a centerpiece or focus of EA's business focus going forward.

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Are you ready for some football on Switch 2? After skipping the entire Switch generation, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has hinted that the Madden NFL series could return to Nintendo for the upcoming console. The last time an entry in the sports franchise released on a Nintendo platform was Madden NFL 13 on Wii and Wii U in 2012.

Wilson was found name-dropping the Madden and EA Sports FC franchises for Switch 2 during an earnings call earlier this week. "... Any time a new console comes into the marketplace, that's of a benefit to us," said Wilson. "It gives us the ability to access and acquire new players. Typically, we've had franchises perform very well on Nintendo platforms. Certainly, our expectation is that products like [EA Sports] FC and Madden and others might find real energy on the platform as they have done in the past."

The EA Sports FC franchise--formerly bearing the FIFA title--has been a mainstay on Switch. The latest release was EA Sports FC 25 this past September. However, the soccer games released on Switch have been heavily criticized. Meanwhile, Madden has been a complete no-show. Overall, EA has been selective with support for Switch, with games like My Sims: Cozy Bundle, It Takes Two, and Apex Legends coming to the console over the years. Looking ahead, EA just teased the next entry in the Battlefield series while also introducing the community-testing program Battlefield Labs. There's been no mention of a Switch 2 release for it, though.

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Humble has revealed its February 2025 Humble Choice lineup of PC games, giving subscribers a selection of classic and recently released titles to check out. If you're unfamiliar with it, Humble Choice is a $12 monthly subscription service that offers a monthly batch of PC games that are yours to keep forever, even if you cancel your membership. You'll also get several other benefits, like exclusive discounts at the Humble store and access to the Humble Vault--an additional rotating library of games exclusive to members.

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• Immortals of Aveum
• Trepang 2
• Total War: Pharoah Dynasties
• Fabledom
• Griftlands
• Tales and Tactics
• Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master
• My Little Universe

Immortals of Aveum is the big draw this month, as this first-person fantasy game is a fun combo of magic and action. Sadly, it didn't set the world on fire when it was first released, but if you're looking for a AAA single-player shooter that offers exciting challenges, tons of lore to explore, and breathtaking visuals, then you'll want to check out this underrated gem.

Another fun--and gory--FPS game available through Humble Choice this month is Trepang 2. It's a fast-paced shooter that lets you unleash an arsenal of powers against enemies, as you can utilize super-speed, intangibility, and super-strength to bulldoze your way through anything standing in your way. For something a little bit more cerebral, you can command ancient armies in Total War: Pharoah Dynasties, and Fabletown is a relaxing game where you can build the fairy-tale kingdom of your dreams.

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