A Court of Thorns and Roses Book Six

$22 | Releases October 27

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Book Seven

$27 | Releases January 12, 2027

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Five-Book Boxed Set (Books 1-5)

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Author Sara J. Maas’ wildly popular fantasy romance saga, A Court of Thorns and Roses, is getting two new entries this upcoming fall and winter--and you can already pre-order them. The as-yet-untitled Book Six launches October 27 and is available to preorder for $22, while Book Seven (which is also awaiting its final title reveal) drops January 12, 2027, and you can preorder it for $27. Note that final cover arts for both books have not yet been revealed either. Alongside the two new entries, you can also score the full A Court of Thorns and Roses Books 1-5 boxed set at a reduced price from Amazon, perfect for getting caught up on the steamy story so far.

A Court of Thorns and Roses Book Six $22 | Releases October 27

The next installment in the ACOTAR series, Book 5, is still a bit of a mystery. We don’t actually have an official title just yet, and for plot details, you’ll have to dig into fan wikis and Reddit threads for hints (which could be completely wrong!) that fans have teased out or put together since the release of Book 5: A Court of Silver Flames.

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We know even less about Book Seven than we do about Book Six, but we can confidently say it’ll continue the sprawling and delightfully steamy romantasy saga that started with Feyre Acheron’s journey into the fae world of Prythian. Things you can definitely expect to see: politics, court intrigue, and at least a little bit of bodice-ripping romance.

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With two more entries in the series on the horizon, now is the time to get yourself (and your friends) caught up on the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. This boxed set includes books one through five – A Court of Thorns and Roses, all the way through A Court of Silver Flame.

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The series began with A Court of Thorns and Roses, which hit store shelves in 2015 but gained massive popularity on TikTok during the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. The series blends romance with high fantasy and court drama, weaving together a story of ancient magic, rival fae courts, ever-shifting alliances, and soulmates bound together by powerful magic. It also gets pretty hot and heavy.

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Co-op games hold a special place in my heart, they’re some of the most fun, collaborative, and memorable games on the market but they’re sadly few and far between. Thankfully, Green Man Gaming has a new bundle of six co-op-focused PC games like Cat Quest II, Moving Out 2, and more. You can pick up the Better Together Bundle for just $12, which saves you a whooping 90% off the $125 the combined suggested retail prices if you bought the games separately.

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Included in the bundle is Moving Out 2, the sequel to the chaotic couch co-op classic. It’s a lot more fun than helping your friends move, and comes with considerably less back pain. The game is physics-based, and you work with your teammates to navigate obstacles without breaking anything (yourselves included).

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The initial contracts you receive in Marathon are mostly fetch quests that don't require a ton of effort on your part. These contracts are either for CyberAcme, or they're the Liaison Contracts for new factions that you can join once you complete the "Welcome to Tau Ceti" contracts. However, after you've dipped your toes in some of the new factions, you'll start to get more challenging contracts.

One of these contracts is called Data Reconstruction, and it's required to progress the NuCaloric faction in Marathon. While Data Reconstruction sounds simple enough on paper, it's not as easy as you might think. There are three separate objectives, and you'll need to visit specific locations on a couple of maps. If you're struggling with Data Reconstruction or want to get it done quickly in Marathon, take a look at the full contract walkthrough below.

All objectives in Data Reconstruction

Data Reconstruction is divided into three separate parts, each featuring its own objectivesrt45. The first part of the contract takes place entirely on the Perimeter map and has three different steps.

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It's been 13 years since 2K Sports took over the WWE license, starting with the release of WWE 2K14 back when we were all still playing wrestling games on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In the time since, the franchise has evolved, crashed and burned, and risen from the ashes. Now, with WWE 2K26, the franchise is at a crossroads; that's bound to happen with any annual title.

While there are some years that see huge leaps forward graphically, there are also those other years that have iterative installments where the advancements are minimal. Last year's WWE 2K25 was one of those years, with the underdeveloped The Island as the marquee addition.

While WWE 2K26 might not have a major new addition like 2K23's War Games match, there is a lot to love about this latest entry, as its developers have addressed a long list of ongoing issues that have plagued fans in recent years.

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In early February, Valve confirmed that Steam Machine's launch was pushed out of its early 2026 release window due to the ongoing RAM shortages. At the time, Valve expressed confidence that a 2026 release was still on the table. But the latest word from Valve seems a little less confident that it's going to drop this year.

Valve has shared it's Year In Review 2025 report, and addressed the arrival of Steam Machine, the new Steam Controller, and Steam Frame with the following statement:

"We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us. We'll share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!"

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Square Enix has yet to unveil Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, which will conclude the remake trilogy that began in 2020 with Final Fantasy 7 Remake. However, director Naoki Hamaguchi has shared some specifics about which locations will be featured in the finale, including at least one that wasn't in the last game.

While speaking with Bloomberg, Hamaguchi strongly hinted that Rocket Town will be in FF7 Remake Part 3 after being excluded in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. With Rocket Town on the way, Hamaguchi broadly teased that a trip to space will also be in the cards. He also went on to stress the importance of including Yuffie's homeland.

"[Wutai is] one of the main locations," said Hamaguchi. "Yuffie's made a very prominent appearance, stating her case about her homeland. So if Wutai's not featured, I think the fans are going to yell at me."

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A major part of the gameplay loop in Marathon is interacting with the various factions that make up a large part of the game's lore. There are six total factions in Marathon, and each one offers unique upgrades, Armory purchases, and contracts that you can take on for extra loot and credits.

By default, you only have one faction unlocked, with the other five remaining locked and inaccessible. If you want to unlock those other factions so you can start taking on more contracts and unlocking better upgrades in Marathon, take a look at the guide below.

Unlocking all factions in Marathon

The six factions in Marathon are: CyberAcme, NuCaloric, Traxus, MIDA, Arachne, and Sekiguchi. When you start Marathon, you'll immediately have the CyberAcme faction unlocked, and it serves as your introduction to the entire system. You'll learn how contracts work, which upgrades you have access to, and where to spend your credits.

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When you're playing an extraction shooter, your inventory is one of the most important elements that you need to manage. The main goal of most drops is to acquire as much loot as possible, and if you have a small inventory, then you can't take a ton of loot with you when you go to extract from the map. The same is true in Marathon, and the default backpack you're given to start the game doesn't hold an overwhelming number of inventory slots.

So, sooner rather than later, you're going to want to increase the overall size of your backpack's inventory. However, that's easier said than done in Marathon, as it all comes down to good, old RNG. Below, we'll walk you through how to upgrade your backpack and increase your inventory capacity in Marathon.

How to increase inventory slots in Marathon

While it might sound a little counterintuitive, the only way to increase your inventory size in Marathon is to equip a backpack. By default, your loadout comes with a standard backpack that's able to hold eight inventory slots. This default backpack is equipped on your loadout at all times, even if you die, so you'll always have at least eight slots in your inventory.

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Pokemon Pokopia is all about building habitats and discovering new Pokemon. After completing the starting area called Withered Wastelands, you'll be able to advance through a gate and explore Bleak Beach. In this guide, we'll walk you through all the objectives for Bleak Beach, which asks you to "Brighten Things Up" and restore the lighting around the beach and rebuild the Pokemon Center.

Here are all the steps you need to know to complete the "Brighten Things Up" questline in Pokemon Pokopia.

• Help Professor Tangrowth by building a bridge to the Pokemon Center.
• Use blocks around the fountain to block water flow and stop flooding.
• Finish the questline to improve Meowth's home:
  • Requires Torchic and Piplup
• Fix other flooded areas.
• Build more habitats and attract new Pokemon:
  • Mareep
  • Trubbish
  • Pawmi
  • Makuhita
  • Gloom
• Speak with Professor Tangrowth, and you'll be instructed to build a home. I'd recommend choosing the Sand Den because the materials are readily available.
• Complete Trubbish's electricity tutorial request.
  • Restore lighting using an electric Pokemon such as Pawmi to power up street lamps.
• Continue restoring power to the beach. This will help you reach your current goal and some later steps as well.
  • Return water to the watermill and add missing power poles to the tower above it.
  • Replace power poles at the windmill.
  • Connect the electric oven to the right of the windmill and add fuel. Lumber works well here.

You can usually tell which blocks need a power pole. There is a darker circle at the center where the original pole once was, as shown in the image above. You don't have to place the poles here, but it will be the easiest placement and avoid objects blocking the wires. It also ensures you have them placed at the right distance to provide connection.

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Grand Theft Auto 6 doesn't arrive until this November, but Jogo Games has announced a GTA-like game that you can play very soon in Fortnite. The game is obviously riffing on GTA 6, as evidenced by the key art showing two characters sitting on a car like the official GTA 6 art depicting Jason and Lucia.

Grand Heist City, as it's called, launches on March 14. Andre "Typical Gamer" Rebelo's Jogo Games developed the game with the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). He told Variety that Grand Heist City is his "most ambitious" game so far, featuring what he says is the "chaotic energy" of GTA. The game will allow players to explore an open map and do whatever they want, while they can also take on missions and heists. There is multiplayer support as well.

Grand Heist City was funded in part by an Epic Mega Grant. The cinematic announcement trailer (see below) is full of GTA-inspired action, including car chases and explosions. We haven't seen any actual gameplay yet, however.

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Fate and destiny are prominent themes throughout the twisting, time-hopping story of Legacy of Kain. And in that sense, it felt like protagonists Raziel and Kain were destined to remain absent from our lives forever--it's been 22 years since the release of the last game in the series, after all. It feels weird, then, to be able to say that a brand-new game in the vampiric series is coming out later this month, with Legacy of Kain: Ascendance launching on March 31. A small-scale side-scrolling platform-action game might not be what we were all expecting, but it's something.

Before then, however, Crystal Dynamics has teamed up with PlayEveryWare to remaster 2003's Legacy of Kain: Defiance. After making Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, tackling Defiance was the logical next step, as it serves as the climactic final chapter in Raziel and Kain's theatrical tale, catching people up on what is going on in time for the release of Ascendance. And while this is a fantastic remaster, the flaws of the original game still shine through.

Defiance might be the third entry in the Soul Reaver story, but it's also the first and only game in the series to feature both Legacy of Kain protagonists as playable characters. From one level to the next, the perspective shifts between the despotic vampire lord Kain, and his former lieutenant turned vengeful wraith, Raziel. The story picks up right where Soul Reaver 2 left off, sending both characters hurtling into the past following a time paradox that altered Nosgoth's history for the worse.

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Streaming services might offer convenience, but when it comes to reliability and instant access, you can't beat having a physical copy of your favorite film on hand. If you're looking to build your library of movies, then you'll want to check out the March Madness sale happening at Gruv right now. The retailer has hundreds of Blu-rays in stock, and it's offering a killer discount on them. You can pick up three 4K Blu-rays for just $39, or if you're fine with a lower resolution, you can grab three standard Blu-rays for just $20. Beyond the bundle deals, Gruv is also offering deep discounts on plenty of other Blu-rays and DVDs across a wide variety of categories, like BBC shows, DC Universe animated series, and more.

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4K Blu-rays -- 3 for $39

Gruv's sale is pretty comprehensive, and for fans of 4K, there are several great movies to choose from. Films like The Batman, The Matrix, and Watchmen look great in ultra-high definition, and you can also pick up quite a few classics in this section. Shaun of the Dead is still one of the greatest zombie movies ever made--and the first chapter in Edgar Wright's legendary Cornetto Trilogy--Zack Snyder's Justice League reimagines the heroes of the DC Universe as mythic figures, and Goodfellas is a highly rewatchable gangster movie.

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South of Midnight will be the latest Xbox game to come to a rival system when it lands on PS5 and Switch 2 on March 31. The release date was confirmed today, following the previous announcement that South of Midnight was headed to PS5 and Switch 2 in Spring 2026.

Developed by the Microsoft-owned Compulsion Games, South of Midnight launched in April 2025 for PC and Xbox Series X|S. The game is set in the American Deep South and follows the character Hazel, who, along with her mother, is preparing for a huge hurricane.

Numerous other Xbox games have landed on rival platforms before this, and one of the next big ones is Halo: Campaign Evolved later this year. It will mark the mainline Halo franchise's debut on a platform other than Xbox or PC.

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World of Warcraft's new Midnight expansion is in full swing along with its long-awaited player-housing system, and it didn't take long for Blizzard to begin selling some pricey microtransactions related to the feature.

It was just a few weeks ago that the only decor available for purchase using WoW's new Hearthsteel premium currency were two plushies for 100 Hearthsteel (or roughly $1) each. Flash forward to now, and there's a number of new decor items available on the shop, including two $25 item bundles that have raised some eyebrows. The new decor items even got their own trailer.

The limited-time bundles available until April 23 include a variety of spring-themed and garden-decor items, all of which can also be purchased separately. Some of those items, like the Spring Blossom Tree, are giving players some serious sticker shock.

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