Back-to-back Black Ops game releases are somewhat worrying from a fatigue perspective for Call of Duty developer Treyarch. Black Ops 7 is set to launch November 14, just a little more than a year after Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.

Speaking with CharlieIntel, Treyarch senior director of production Yale Miller discussed whether launching Black Ops 7 right after Black Ops 6 was a concern for the team. "I think the honest answer is yes. I worry about that," said Miller via Dexerto. "Obviously, there was a plan with the two [Modern Warfare] games and then this. We'll see what the franchise does in the future."

Miller pointed out that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 followed a similar pattern in 2022 and 2023, respectively. To combat possible Black Ops fatigue, Miller laid out Treyarch's strategy with Black Ops 7.

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Code Vein II Standard Edition

$70 | Releases January 30

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Code Vein II Deluxe Edition

$90 | Releases January 27

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Code Vein II Ultimate Edition

$100 | Releases January 27

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Code Vein II Collector’s Edition

$180 | Releases January 27

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Code Vein, the anime Souls-like from 2019, is finally getting a sequel when Code Vein II launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on January 7. Early gameplay footage looks promising, showing off a post-apocalyptic world filled with deadly enemies players will face off against in a frantic, Dark Souls-inspired combat system. Preorders for the game are live now--so if you're planning to start the new year with the game, consider reserving a copy ahead of time. There are multiple versions available--including a $70 standard edition, $90 Digital Deluxe Edition, $100 Ultimate Edition, and a giant $180 Collector's Edition. Preordering even gets you a few exclusive preorder bonuses, and a few editions also let you play the game 72 hours early.

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Preorder any version of Code Vein II, and you’ll unlock the Stylized Forma Set. This DLC includes two in-game pieces of gear: the Twin Fangs of the Lone Wolf weapon and Forma Face Paint.

Additionally, the Digital Deluxe Edition, Ultimate Edition, and Collector's Edition all offer up to 72-hour early access to the full game, starting January 27.

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As part of Konami's Tokyo Game Show briefing today, the company announced that Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater's Fox Hunt multiplayer mode will launch on October 30.

Fox Hunt, which was previously announced, is an evolution of Metal Gear Online. The mode puts players into "cat-and-mouse encounters" as players must sneak around and survive.

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Fox Hunt supports online matches with up to 12 players, and there will be two modes. The first of these is called Survival Capture, and it's described as a "tense, multi-phase mission" where players must capture Kerotan frogs. The number of frogs decreases as the match continues.

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During Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2025 broadcast, the company officially announced the next Forza Horizon game, Forza Horizon 6. As suspected, it's set in Japan and will launch in 2026 for Xbox Series X|S and PC, with a PlayStation 5 release to come later. It's still relatively early days for the next Forza Horizon game, but for now, here's everything we know about the game.

When will Forza Horizon 6 be released?

Forza Horizon 6 is coming in 2026. A more specific date has not been announced, but fans can wishlist the game now.

Forza Horizon 6 platforms

Forza Horizon 6 is in development for Xbox Series X|S and PC, with a PlayStation 5 release to follow sometime post-launch. Microsoft also recently announced Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for PS5, and these releases are part of Microsoft's strategy of launching its own games on rival platforms to bring in more money. In fact, a report said Microsoft may bring all of its big games to PS5.

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There are three certainties in life: Death, taxes, and Ninja Gaiden games kicking your butt. Long before souls-like games were the focal point for discussions on video game difficulty, Ninja Gaiden was testing the reflexes of players with its signature fast-paced action. For Ninja Gaiden 4, you can expect the game to keep you on your toes, but if you'd rather have a more leisurely hack-and-slash experience, you'll be catered to as well. For those of you who want the complete opposite, you might want to stock up on spare controllers if you decide to play the game on its highest difficulty settings, as a single mistake can spell the end of your run.

Ninja Gaiden 4 will allow players to choose from three core difficulties--Hero, Normal, and Hard. Hero Mode can be customized through menu settings, and when active, protagonists Ryu Hayabusa and Yakumo can focus purely on fighting as the mode enables automatic blocking, evasion, healing, and movement features. Each setting can be toggled on or off at any time during the campaign, and it's designed to help familiarize you with the intense action of Ninja Gaiden 4.

Once the campaign has been cleared for the first time, the Master Ninja difficulty mode will be unlocked. This increases the challenge, as even a single hit could mean death. Tougher enemy-types will appear sooner in the campaign, they'll strike from beyond your view, and they'll hit harder than ever before. To make things even more difficult, soldiers wielding rocket launchers will be positioned before each checkpoint, so you'll need to be on high alert constantly. This difficulty option cannot be changed during the campaign, so once you select it, you're locked in for a painful experience.

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The upcoming James Bond game 007 First Light has added another big name to its celebrity cast. British actress Gemma Chan--known for her roles in Transformers: The Last Knight, Crazy Rich Asians, and Captain Marvel--will appear in First Light as the character Selina Tan.

She's described as a "brilliant and passionate academic with a background in psychology and game theory." The character, who works at MI6, played a "critical role" in helping James Bond earn his 00 status.

This is not Chan's first video game role, as she also portrayed Erys in Diablo IV. Chan lent her voice and likeness to 007 First Light--check out the new trailer below.

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On the opening night of Gamescom last month, Capcom and Square Enix revealed a Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy 14 collaboration that will touch the worlds of both games. Now, Capcom has revealed that its side of the crossover is starting Monday, September 29 with the arrival of its Free Title Update 3. That news came with a fresh trailer that shows off what happens when the worlds of Monster Hunter Wilds and Final Fantasy 14 collide.

As seen in the trailer, FF14's Omega Planetes has found a way into the Monster Hunter world, and it's going to take some teamwork to defeat this mechanical monstrosity. To combat Omega Planetes, two new FF14 jobs are being introduced in Wilds: Dark Knight and Pictomancer. The former gives players Dark Knight-themed armor that can create damage-absorbing barriers and push back against heavy attacks. Pictomancers essentially create images that unleash powerful spells against their enemies.

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A new Elusive Target mission will go live soon in Hitman: World of Assassination, and this time, Agent 47 will be teaming up with the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee to take down his mark. The Infiltrator Elusive Target mission will activate on September 25 and it runs through November 20.

This event will see Agent 47 infiltrate a secretive martial arts tournament run by a criminal syndicate at the Himmapan Hotel in Bangkok. Bruce Lee stars as Agent Lee, an operative aiming to win the entire tournament and uncover the identity of the Concord Union's supreme leader. While Lee is busy throwing hands and feet, Agent 47 will be tasked with identifying and neutralizing any threats targeting his ally.

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Honkai: Nexus Anima is the next chapter in the HoYoverse, and we've recently gotten more details about what the game is going to be about. The Honkai franchise has always been known for its anime-style graphics, quick and fluid combat, and addictive gameplay that keeps players coming back for more with every new installment. While Honkai: Nexus Anima is keeping many of those same elements, the developers are also changing up the core gameplay loop in some significant ways. Of course, you can still expect a similar feeling as the four previous games, but Nexus Anima is breathing some fresh ideas into the franchise.

While we don't know everything about the new Honkai title, we've seen plenty of gameplay and heard enough details to get a good idea of what it has in store for the community. Below, you can see everything that we currently know about Honkai: Nexus Anima, including its release date, trailers, gameplay, and all other details in between.

When will Honkai: Nexus Anima be released?

At the time of writing, a release date for Honkai: Nexus Anima has not been announced by the developers at miHoYo. The game was only just recently formally announced on August 28, 2025, with some official screenshots, trailers, and information coming with that announcement.

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Forza Horizon 6 has been officially revealed, and as rumors indicated, the next chapter in the racing series will see the Horizon Festival move to Japan. Officially unveiled in an Instagram teaser video ahead of the Xbox showcase at Tokyo Game Show, the game launches in 2026 and it will be available on Xbox Game Pass.

Rumors of a new Forza Horizon game began picking up earlier this year following leaks from reliable sources. After an Australian car import company uploaded an Instagram post that showed a rare compact Japanese car being scanned by a Playground Games employee. This is also the first new Forza Horizon game in quite some time, as the last entry was Forza Horizon 5 in 2021.

Since then, there have been big changes at Microsoft as it adopted a multiplatform release strategy, bringing several of its titles to PlayStation 5. Forza Horizon 5 was the best-selling game on PS5 this year, per gaming analyst Alinea, and across its lifetime, the game reached 50 million players across all platforms.

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HoYoverse is known for its excellent gacha offerings, with Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail drawing in millions of dedicated players. For its next game, Petit Planet, it's headed in an entirely different--and cozy--direction.

Fans of Animal Crossing will immediately be drawn to Petit Planet's gameplay loop, where you're tasked with nurturing a planet of your own before expanding to form a galaxy by connecting with other nearby planets. You'll start your adventure on your own planet before linking up with others. Luca, the name for the vitality of a planet, will shape and adjust each one with a different landscape.

You can take part in the usual life sim activities--planting, fishing, beachcombing, mining, cooking, crafting, and more. There are exotic crops to discover, new ecosystems to unearth, and unique neighbors to meet. Thankfully, Tom Nook is nowhere to be seen.

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Now that the PlayStation State of Play has ended, Nintendo has stepped in with some surprise news of its own. The company, completely by surprise, has released a new Fire Emblem game for mobile devices called Fire Emblem Shadows, and it’s an unlikely blend of strategy and social deduction.

Fire Emblem Shadows gives players control of a party of warriors, and asks them to choose between Light and Shadow. As the team progresses through dungeons, the player must determine which of his allies is a traitor, and act accordingly before it’s too late.

Battles play out in a strategy format that doesn’t quite follow the usual Fire Emblem way, but does contain some elements of it. Instead of turn-based action, battles take place in real time, though players can designate certain parts of the arena for each character to focus on.

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Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth

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Amazon has a terrific deal on The Dark Crystal Collector's Edition. Released last year for $100, the limited-edition 4K box set of Jim Henson's beloved dark fantasy film is on sale for only $50. Fans of The Muppets creator's 1982 classic can also snag this deal at Walmart. The similar Collector's Edition of Henson's 1986 film Labyrinth isn't on sale for quite as cheap, but you can get this one for around $77 at Walmart or Amazon. But before you buy either of these deals, you should know that last year's sold-out Steelbook Editions of both films are being rereleased on October 7.

Originally exclusive to Walmart, the reprints of The Dark Crystal 4K Steelbook and Labyrinth 4K Steelbook are available to preorder at Amazon for $29 and $33, respectively. Walmart is also taking preorders on The Dark Crystal's Steelbook, but Labyrinth is sold out.

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Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective

$46.49 (was $50) | Releases October 28

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Ahead of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's release this December, fans of the iconic Nintendo series can revisit the original Prime Trilogy in written form. On October 28, an official Metroid Prime Trilogy retrospective will be published by Piggyback, the strategy guide publisher best known for its excellent Legend of Zelda guidebooks. Preorders for Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective are available now at Amazon for $46.49 (was $50).

With Amazon's preorder price guarantee, you'll automatically get any price cuts offered between the time you order and launch.

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Silent Hill f may be a tense and scary experience, but its pre-order and Deluxe Edition items can help ease your fears just a bit with some interesting costumes and helpful items. If you've started the game and aren't quite sure how to access any of this yet, we'll fill you in on what the items are and where you can get them.

What are the Silent Hill f pre-order and Deluxe Edition items?

If you pre-order any version of Silent Hill f, you'll obtain the following:

• White Sailor School Uniform - This costume can be worn by the main character.
• Omamori [Peony] - This accessory grants slight health restoration when picking up food items while equipped.
• Item Box - This includes two restorative items and one offering item, which is traded for a special currency known as Faith.

If you buy the Deluxe Edition, you'll obtain the following:

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As you explore the school section of Silent Hill f, you'll eventually come across an objective that asks you to open a locker. You'll soon find out, though, that there are actually three lockers you can open across the two rooms on the bottom floor of the school. One of the school lockers contains an important item required for advancing the story, while the other two are optional. However, you'll want to unlock all three, as doing so leads to an item that grants extra inventory space.

Below, we'll fill you in on how to open every school locker in Silent Hill f.

How to open all of the school lockers in Silent Hill f

The students in the school have created a secret code with letters and numbers, and it just so happens to have a direct effect on their locker combinations. By exploring the school, you can uncover various additional hints that flesh out how to use the secret code. But the basic explanation is that the code assigns numbers to letters, and any letters in a name that aren't assigned a number are ignored.

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Silent Hill f is out now, and the series' first foray into Japan features many of its classic staples. This is noticeable early on during the altar puzzle, the game's first puzzle sequence you'll encounter. If this early puzzle has you stumped, don't worry, we have the solution right here to help you. Here's how to solve the Silent Hill f altar puzzle.

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This first puzzle won't be as tricky as some of those you'll encounter later, like the shrine vault puzzle or the Silent Hill f locker codes, but it may still stump you if you've not noticed a key detail that reveals the answer.

When you reach the altar, you'll find five stands and five items, or "offerings," before you on plates. It may be immediately apparent that you must place the items in a specific order, but the related poem sure leaves you guessing. The five offerings include a vase, a paper fan, and three dead animals, each of them dressed in some kind of ceremonial wrappings, including a bird, mouse, and fish.

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ROG Xbox Ally X Gaming Handheld

Price TBA | Releases October 16

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ROG Xbox Ally Gaming Handheld

Price TBA | Releases October 16

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The ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X launch in less than a month, but as with many new tech products this year, there's some uncertainty on the price of the first Xbox-branded handhelds. Official price points have yet to be confirmed by Microsoft or Asus. As such, it's unclear when preorders will be available ahead of the ROG Xbox Ally's October 16 launch. Clarity on these questions could come very soon, though.

With Xbox hosting a livestream at the Tokyo Game Show this week, we wouldn't be surprised if more details are revealed during the event. The Xbox presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 25, at 3 AM PT / 6 AM ET. Xbox has also said Tokyo Game Show attendees will be able to try the new handhelds on the show floor.

The internet has been rife with rumors about the price of the handhelds, which Xbox co-developed with Asus. Listings for both handhelds have appeared on Amazon and Best Buy. While Amazon has removed its store pages, Best Buy still has both handhelds on its site. At one point, the ROG Xbox Ally was listed at $550, while the ROG Xbox Ally X was $850. The prices were quickly removed, so it's possible the final price points will differ. As we've come to expect, the ongoing tariff situation in the US is playing a major role here. Just last week, Microsoft announced price increases for the Xbox Series X|S in the US; the new prices take effect October 3. With this in mind, the $550/$850 price points are likely the best case scenario.

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I recently got to play around 20 minutes of the newest Hyrule Warriors game, Age of Imprisonment, and there's a lot for fans of Zelda and Musou games to be interested in. For the former, it'll come as exciting news that Age of Imprisonment is canon. While Age of Calamity was pretty wishy-washy with alternate timeline ideas, Nintendo is going all-in for its follow-up and making everything you see in Age of Imprisonment true to the mainline story. We all know what happens in the end with Ganondorf, but there are, of course, a lot of questions about what happened before and after.

From a gameplay standpoint, Age of Imprisonment will let players get their hands on a good variety of characters from the canon and, given what I saw from just Zelda, Rauru, and Mineru, this is a very good roster filled with very exciting prospects.

During my time with Age of Imprisonment, we got to head underground with Rauru, Mineru, and Zelda, the latter of whom mentions that it is her first time in the depths and that she didn't know it existed. Mineru explains that the depths have multiple sites of sacred power and that she's been collecting constructs for her research. She wasn't able to investigate the depths on her own until Zelda and her powers of light came along to give them the ole' beatdown.

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Complete Official Guide

$19.70 (was $25)

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Metal Gear fans are likely busy working their way through the recent Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater remake, but those looking to add a unique piece to their Metal Gear merch collection back at Mother Base should take a quick detour to procure the official Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain strategy guide. Not only is it--surprisingly--still available at Amazon nearly a decade after it first launched, it's also discounted to $19.70 (was $25).

This a cool piece of official merch for the final game in the Metal Gear series--though if you haven't played the game it's based on yet, you can also grab The Phantom Pain and its standalone prequel chapter, Ground Zeroes, for just $23 on PlayStation or PC with the Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience.

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This paperback guide sits at 368 pages, offering an in-depth look at everything you’d ever need to know about The Phantom Pain. From detailed mission walkthroughs to diagrams and analysis of the game’s many systems, the guide leaves no stone unturned. It also comes with a story recap--so even if you’ve lost track of what’s happening in the convoluted MGS universe, you should be able to dive into MGS V without any trouble.

As an added bonus, it comes with a poster that offers a detailed look at the world map.

The guide was published by Piggback, a company that's published guides for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Cyberpunk 2077, and other high-profile games. It’s also from the same team that previously worked on guides for other Metal Gear Solid titles--so it’s all but guaranteed to offer an accurate, in-depth look at MGS V.

A Collector’s Edition of the guide was also released, but is out of print. This version includes a few exclusive goodies like a lithograph by Yoji Shinkawa and an art gallery. It's hard to come by, but new and used copies occasionally surface from third-party resellers on Amazon.

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Of course, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is the title stealing the spotlight right now. Our review gave it a superb 9/10, as it does a wonderful job of remastering one of the best PS2 games for modern audiences. If you’re interested in picking it up, the Tactical Edition is available for $68 at multiple online retailers (was $70). This is essentially the standard physical edition of the game, but it includes some extra DLC. PC players can also purchase the Steam version for just $52.38 (was $70) at Fanatical. Die-hard fans can also grab the $200 physical Collector's Edition, which is still in stock at Amazon. It includes the base game, bonus DLC content, and a selection of collectibles like a diorama display of Snake sneaking through the forest, embroidered patches, and an exclusive metal case for the game.

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