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After a fairly short spring season, Fortnite is trying something new with battle royale: a shortened, five-week season that's all about Star Wars. Unfortunately for us, there's just one little thing getting in the way of us diving into all the new stuff: Fortnite servers are down for maintenance while Epic deploys the new season update. Below, you'll find a rundown on when Fortnite servers should be back online.

Despite the short length, Season 2 has been pretty eventful, introducing the amazing new Kneecapper and Rocket Drill items, and also adding Sabrina Carpenter as the latest Festival headliner just a few weeks ago. But now Season 2 is done, and the Kneecapper is a thing of the past--but you still can't play just yet. There are many fun activities you can try while you wait, like going outside or sleeping, but that's not what we're here to talk about right now. Let's go ahead and cut to the chase.

Fortnite's Star Wars Season start time

When Fortnite goes offline to deploy a patch, it usually takes about three or four hours, but a new season launch is much more of a thing than your average update is. For a new season, Fortnite typically goes offline for four hours at minimum, and often longer. Sometimes much longer--Fortnite was offline for 18 hours ahead of the start of Chapter 5 Season 2 last year. If all goes well, you can expect Fortnite to come back online, at the earliest, around 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

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If you're looking to pick up a few new games or upgrade your PC gaming setup, you'll want to check out Amazon's Gaming Week Sale, which runs until May 4 and features big discounts on select console games, accessories, laptops, and more. There are quite a few deals on offer, so we've rounded up our favorites into the lists below. Just remember that these deals are only available through May 4, and in some cases they could sell out ahead of time, so be sure to grab any that catch your eye while you can.

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Some of the best Amazon Game Week deals are, unsurprisingly, for physical copies of games, and there are deals on Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox titles. Many of the deals apply to games available on multiple platforms, like Sonic X Shadow Generations for $34 on PS5 and Switch (was $50), Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection for $27 on PS4 and Switch, (was $50), Dead Rising: Deluxe Remaster on PS5 and Xbox for $27 (was $50), and Dragon's Dogma 2 on PS5 and Xbox for $28 (was $36). There are also a handful of console-specific deals like Monster Hunter Stories on Switch for $28 (was $36.78) and Resident Evil 7 Biohazard: Gold Edition on PS5 for $20 (was $30). While most of the deals are for console games, you can also grab a digital code for the Steam version of Civilization VI Anthology for just $30, which is a huge discount from its standard $100 price tag. Check the list below for even more video games on sale at Amazon this week.

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has surpassed 2 million players, Ubisoft said in a brief announcement. The news comes roughly 15 months after The Lost Crown's release in January 2024, and Ubisoft appears to be teasing a bright future for the series.

"Well over 2M players by now," Ubisoft said on the Prince of Persia's official X account." You’ve revived the legend. The Prince is back, and believe us--he's just warming up."

Well over 2M players by now.
You’ve revived the legend. The Prince is back, and believe us — he's just warming up. pic.twitter.com/hsWpQUgFVz

— Prince of Persia™ (@princeofpersia) April 30, 2025

What Ubisoft has in store for The Prince of Persia is anyone's guess, though. The company disbanded The Lost Crown's development team in October 2024 on account of lower-than-forecasted sales, though those who worked on the game were shuffled around to different parts of Ubisoft and not laid off. It's worth noting that 2 million players isn't the same as 2 million sales. The Lost Crown was available on Ubisoft+, Ubisoft's subscription service, and has also been part of the PS Plus Extra and Premium.

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Blizzard has revealed the roadmap for Overwatch 2 Stadium, just a few weeks after the new mode's launch. The roadmap includes information about heroes being added to the Stadium roster, new maps and modes within Stadium, and some stats from players' time with the mode already.

The newest damage hero Freja will be added to Stadium's limited roster as part of the midseason update for the current season, which Blizzard said is expected to launch on May 20. That will be followed by Season 17 in June, which will see the addition of Sigma, Junkrat, and Zenyatta to the roster. The Stadium roster started with only 17 heroes, as the new mode feature items and powers that you can use to make a build in the mode. These require additional balancing, so Blizzard is slowly adding the full Overwatch roster to the mode. That update will also include two more maps, Esperanca and Samoa, along with the ability to save custom builds and share them. Season 17 will also include cross-play, which hasn't been available in the mode since console and PC players don't share competitive lobbies.

Freja will be the next hero to join the Stadium roster.

Season 18 kicks off in August with Winston, Sojourn, and Brigitte joining the roster, along with a new game mode, Payload Race. Payload Race will come with two Payload maps, Route 66 and London, although Blizzard didn't share any details on how the mode will differ from regular payload matches. The roadmap stops at Season 19, simply stating that more maps and heroes will continue to be added to the mode, along with new items.

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Mattel has officially revealed the new Brick Shop lineup of Hot Wheels building sets designed to give fans a new way to enjoy Hot Wheels vehicles. Similar to Lego and Mega Bloks, you’ll be snapping together hundreds of pieces as you build your own version of vehicles like the Maserati MC20, Corvette Grand Sport, and Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and they’re currently available to preorder at most major retailers ahead of their release this summer.

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Nex Playground

$179 (was $200)

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Amazon Gaming Week has brought deals on a wide variety of games and accessories for Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC users. But the sale also features discounts on other interesting gadgets, including the Nex Playground game console. Prominently featured in one of the top slots on Amazon's sale hub, the Nex Playground is a family-friendly system centered around motion controls. It's reminiscent of Microsoft's Kinect camera for Xbox 360, except its design could be described as Apple-esque. Normally $200, the Nex Playground is on sale for $179 through May 4. Alternatively, you can bundle the console with a travel case for $204.

The console has proven to be surprisingly popular since its launch in September 2024. At the time of writing, the Nex Playground holds a 4.7/5 user average based on nearly 1,400 Amazon customer reviews. Amazon says it has sold more than 5,000 units in the past month.

Nex Playground $179 (was $200)

The Nex Playground uses a sensor to track your movements, allowing you to partake in a variety of dance, sports, and fitness games. You’ll find five starter games included with your purchase:

• Whack A Mole Deluxe: Smack the pesky moles as they pop up on your screen.
• Party Fowl: Compete in a variety of minigames.
• Fruit Ninja: Slice through fruit that’s thrown onto the screen.
• Starri: A rhythm game that has you moving to the beat.
• Go Keeper: Play as a goalkeeper in this arcade-style soccer game.

Along with the console and five games, the Nex Playground comes with an HDMI cable, power cord, a removable camera cover, and a remote that's used for navigating menu systems. Up to four players can use the system simultaneously, making it a fun party activity.

The $179 deal is also available at Walmart and Target.

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Microsoft just joined Nintendo in announcing that some of its games will sell for $80, and this new rate will seemingly apply to both physical and digital games. The price hike is inspiring a lot of debate and discussion, with some wondering why the price of digital games is going up. Many might be able to understand why a disc-based product might go up in price due to tariffs and other market factors, but why would digital games get more expensive, too?

Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad said it's true there is no "direct" tariff impact on digital games, but publishers may choose to raise prices anyway for a variety of reasons. To begin with, raising the price of a digital product could help offset rising costs in other departments, he said. Second, a publisher might raise the price of a digital game to bring it in line with its physical counterpart.

Other factors could be that a game's price is going up to reflect the increased cost to develop a particular game, along with a belief that people will, in general, accept the price increase. Lastly, a publisher might decide to charge more for a digital game "because they can," Ahmad said.

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World of Warcraft: The War Within's next patch is bringing with it a little something for everyone, including a new, story-focused way to level characters and even recolored variants of the MMORPG's most iconic tier sets.

Blizzard detailed what all will be new in the 11.1.7 patch in a blog post, and it includes a new story campaign that will explore rising tensions between the Horde and Alliance in the Arathi Highlands with "branching viewpoints," according to Blizzard. While new main story campaign quests are expected, the patch has more than a few surprises in store, too.

One of them is a new way to level characters that sounds like a more story-driven version of Chromie Time. By speaking to Lorewalker Cho in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, or Dornogal starting in patch 11.1.7, players can complete three repeatable quest chains containing both old and new quests from previous expansions but that share a common story thread. One quest chain, for example, dives into the history of iconic Warcraft villain Arthas, where players will be able to battle through Strathholme during the culling before jumping to the game's Wrath of the Lich King expansion and stepping into the shoes of Arthas himself. Another questline dives into the history of current main villain Xal'atath, as players experience her origins in Legion, how she regained her physical form in Battle for Azeroth, and a past confrontation between her and the Old Gods.

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