After an official reveal at Star Wars Celebration Japan, new details on Star Wars: Zero Company have been revealed. One of the interesting things about the game is its setting, as the events of Zero Company will unfold during the Clone Wars. While the galactic civil war has been explored in detail, Zero Company will focus on the hidden stories of that conflict and the covert operations that took place. Thematically, the game draws upon Star Wars stories like the Clone Wars animated series, Rogue One, and its prequel series Andor, as well as classic World War II movies like the Dirty Dozen.

"The Clone Wars offers us a lot of the tools we need mechanically for the game, which is great," Bit Reactor creative director Greg Foertsch explained in an interview with GameSpot. "But it's also interesting, we haven't seen that kind of zoom level in the Clone Wars, and so it's a pretty unique spot to land that also offered a lot of great options for us from a game design perspective, to tell a really great story with some great mechanics added to it. That really opened the door for us to do a lot of things."

LucasFilm Games producers Orion Kellogg and Kelsey Sharpe added that the Clone Wars era allowed for "all sorts of places in that zone" where original stories could be told. The nuanced storytelling of the Clone Wars was a big influence on Zero Company, alongside the boots-on-the-ground atmosphere of Rogue One. Films like the Dirty Dozen also inspired the idea of how the Zero Company squad comes together, but as Sharpe noted, the first Star Wars film still stands as the guiding light for the game.

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After being teased earlier this week, Star Wars: Zero Company was officially revealed at Star Wars Celebration Japan on Saturday. The cinematic trailer for the game introduced the primary cast of Zero Company: a group of covert specialists who players will control in this turn-based tactics game. Developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games, Star Wars: Zero Company will launch for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2026.

Set during the twilight of the Clone Wars, players will step into the shoes of former Republic officer Hawks, who leads a motley crew of specialists behind enemy lines. Some of the characters here include a Clonetrooper, a Jedi Knight, and a Mandalorian, all of whom are original characters created for the game. Bit Reactor says that players will embark on a campaign of tactical operations and investigations in Zero Company, and between missions, they can develop a base of operations and gather intelligence through their network of informants.

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In Dragons Legacy: Monsters Lair, you become a powerful dragon, embarking on an epic quest to defeat monstrous foes and unlock the keys to new realms. As you explore vast, dangerous landscapes, you’ll face fierce monsters determined to defend the keys you need to escape. Take control of multiple dragons, each possessing unique abilities, and unleash your wrath on all who stand in your way. Soar through treacherous skies, unleash fiery attacks, and battle your way to victory in a world filled with danger, mystery, and boundless adventure.

Grab your cue and get ready for the most exciting pool experience! Pool With Me lets you play 8-ball pool in both 3D and 2D modes - whether you want realistic physics or fast-paced arcade action. Perfect for quick matches, parties, or intense tournaments - Pool With Me delivers fun for everyone! Are you ready to rule the table?

Experience the thrill of bowling like never before! Step into the ultimate bowling arena designed for endless fun with friends and family. Enjoy local multiplayer action with up to 4 players, creating unforgettable moments and friendly competition. Play single matches for quick fun or compete in exciting tournaments to prove your bowling mastery. Challenge your friends directly or take on the device with 3 distinct AI difficulty levels - ideal for both beginners and experienced bowlers. Immerse yourself in an authentic bowling atmosphere, with this true-physics simuation featuring realistic sound effects recorded in genuine bowling alleys, bringing each throw vividly to life. Marvel at astonishing graphics, intricately detailed lanes, and dynamic visuals that elevate every round. Whether you're competing fiercely or enjoying casual play, it's the perfect way to share laughs and excitement with your favorite people.

Hit Back is an intense sword-fighting showdown where precision and timing are the keys to victory. Grab your sword, step into the arena, and prepare for battle! Strike the ball with perfect timing to send it hurtling toward your opponent - but stay sharp, because it’s coming right back! As the rally speeds up, land perfect hits to unleash even more power and overwhelm your enemy. Compete in thrilling tournaments, starting from the quarterfinals and fighting your way to the ultimate championship. Earn wins and collect coins to rank up and unlock a collection of 50 unique swords. Do you have what it takes to become the Hit Back King?

Solo Leveling: Season One Limited Edition

$90 | Releases July 22

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Solo Leveling: Season One Standard Edition

$70 | Releases July 22

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Anime shows inspired by video games aren't exactly in short supply, but if there's one series that best captures the power fantasy of an MMORPG, it's Solo Leveling. For fans looking to own the show's first set of episodes, Solo Leveling: Season One is getting a Blu-ray release on July 22, and preorders are available now exclusively at Crunchyroll, with a $70 standard edition and a $90 Limited Edition up for grabs.

Solo Leveling: Season One Limited Edition $90 | Releases July 22

The Solo Leveling: Season One Limited Edition comes in a deluxe slipcase that contains all 12 episodes from the first season, a selection of bonus materials, a 68-page art book, four art cards, and a sticker sheet.

Preorder at Crunchyroll Store Solo Leveling: Season One Standard Edition $70 | Releases July 22

Solo Leveling: Season One is also available in a standard edition that includes Blu-ray and DVD copies of the anime's first 12 episodes. While you're miss out on the Limited Edition's physical collectibles, the on-disc bonus material is the same.

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The Limited Edition and standard edition releases both offer the same on-disc bonus features. Here's what's included:

• Clean opening and closing sequences
• Interviews with the show's cast and crew
• A documentary on Solo Leveling
• Promotional videos
• Character highlight videos
• Episode previews

Solo Leveling is an action-fantasy anime based on the Korean manhwa series and light novel series of the same name. It's set in a fictional version of our world where inter-dimensional monsters invade Earth through mysterious portals that connect to dangerous dungeons, and these creatures can only be stopped by super-powered humans called Hunters. Hunters are divided into ranks, ranging from lowly E-class fighters and up to the elite S-class combatants who wield terrifying powers. The catch here is that a class cannot be improved upon, so if someone were to awaken as an E-class, they'd be stuck at that ranking for the rest of their life.

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Minecraft Ultimate Movie Pack (8 Figures)

$75 | Releases July 1

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The Minecraft movie has only been in theaters for a few weeks, but it's already the second-highest-grossing video game movie of all time. It's also spawned a trove of merchandise, including the upcoming Minecraft Ultimate Movie Pack, which bundles eight figures based on various characters from A Minecraft Movie, including Jack Black's Steve and the rest of the main cast, as well as a few Minecraft monsters like the Creeper, Skeleton, and more. The bundle launches July 1, but preorders are available for $75 at Amazon. Preordering the pack soon is probably a wise move, since other Minecraft Movie merch has sold out quickly.

Minecraft Ultimate Movie Pack (8 Figures) $75 | Releases July 1

The Minecraft Ultimate Movie Pack has eight 4-inch scale figures, including:

• Steve
• Creeper
• Garrett
• Henry
• Dawn
• Natalie
• Dennis the wolf
• Skeleton

Each figure features multiple points of articulation and comes with a signature accessory. For example, Steve comes with his sword and bag, Garett comes with buckchuckets, and the Skeleton has a bow and arrow. Oh, and the Creeper figure glows in the dark, which is pretty neat.

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If you're on the hunt for more Minecraft Movie toys and merch, be sure to check Mattel's Minecraft page on Amazon, which has action figures, plushies, play sets, and more.

For those who are already looking to preorder the Minecraft Movie on Blu-ray, multiple editions of the film are up at Amazon and Walmart. This includes a $38 limited 4K steelbook edition, a $35 Walmart-exclusive Collector's Crafting Table Edition that features a foldable box that turns into the Minecraft Crafting Table item, and standard edition versions of the movie on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD. There's no release date announced for any of these Minecraft Movie Blu-rays, but securing your copy now locks you in for the low-price guarantees at Amazon and Walmart, meaning you'll only pay the lowest amount if the price changes between now and launch.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Alduin Collector Building Set (619 Pieces)

$50

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Fallout T-60 Power Armor Collection - 5 Micro Action Figures (327 Pieces)

$30.67 (was $32.39) | Amazon Exclusive

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Fallout: Red Rocket Truck Stop Building Set (824 pieces)

$80

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The first officially licensed brick-building for the The Elder Scrolls franchise is back in stock at Amazon. Created by Mega Bloks and originally released last November, the Skyrim-themed collector set lets fans build an posable display model of Alduin The World Eater. The 627-piece kit is affordably priced at just $50, which likely contributed to its popularity at launch.

This is one of three Mega Bloks sets based on Bethesda's role-playing games that hit store shelves in November. The other two building kits are themed around Fallout and were similarly challenging to find in stock over the holidays and earlier this year.

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Sunderfolk feels at its best when you're playing together with friends on the couch during what would have otherwise been an uneventful weekend afternoon. The game embodies two of my favorite aspects of tabletop RPGs: strategic teamwork and memorable anecdotes. It does struggle to be fun when you're playing solo, but that feels like it's clearly the wrong way to play the tabletop-inspired, turn-based tactical RPG, which really only comes together when different minds are working together to coordinate their respective perks and customized deck of card-based abilities to strategically accomplish the task at hand.

In Sunderfolk, each player takes control of one of six anthropomorphic heroes: an arcanist crow, a pyromancer axolotl, a ranger goat, a bard bat, a berserker polar bear, or a rogue weasel. After proving themselves capable bouncers in a tavern, the heroes band together to protect their home village, Arden, from a series of escalating threats and try to find a way to prevent the growing corruption of the magical tree that keeps everyone safe from the coming darkness. It's your typical run-of-the-mill fantasy setup, with would-be heroes rising to heed the call of adventure when no one else will, and for the first few hours, Sunderfolk doesn't do much to differentiate itself from contemporary stories.

You can play as the spellcasting arcanist, supportive bard, high-damaging ranger, bulky berserker, sneaky rogue, or explosive pyromancer.

But then you get to really know the NPCs, and Sunderfolk's story starts to make its mark with its varied cast of characters, all of whom are voiced by actor Anjali Bhimani to replicate the experience of playing a tabletop adventure with a Game Master who is portraying all the non-hero characters. Bhimani does an incredible job adjusting the pitch, tone, accent, and speed of her voice to add a distinct flavor to every character, injecting a feeling of life into the narrative that makes it easy to love the heroes' allies and effortless to hate the villains. My friends and I were far more invested in saving the village and discovering what was going on upon meeting an adorable, one-armed penguin orphan named Amaia who was doing her best to keep Arden's mines running, especially once her cruel and lying uncle was introduced. We vowed to do everything to save the little bird (and desperately hoped her uncle would be revealed as the true big bad so that we'd have a chance to destroy him), and much of that emotional investment, as well as our feelings about the other characters, was derived from Bhimani's portrayal.

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Epic Games has teased a special Fortnite announcement will be made at the Star Wars Celebration in Japan on Saturday, April 19. Fans can tune into a livestream to catch the Fortnite announcement, which is rumored to be a Star Wars-themed season of content.

To watch this special reveal live, fans will want to visit the Star Wars Celebration livestream on April 19 beginning around 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. This livestream can be viewed on either the official Star Wars homepage or YouTube channel.

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Remember the '90s? Epic Games sure does, and the company channeled that totally radical decade with a new ad promoting the new Slurp Rush map for Fortnite Reload. Featuring the talents of Eric Andre and Kyle Mooney, the ad is an homage to those commercials from the 1990s that were trying to sell disgusting sugary beverages and snacks to kids.

The defunct soft drink Surge, which was advertised in the late '90s with the tagline "Feed the Rush," is a specific target of parody here, but this type of ad was very common throughout that whole decade for pretty much anything that was aimed at kids, including those sugar-filled drinks and candy (like Gushers), as well as toys.

The reason for this ad's existence is to promote Fortnite's Reload mode, a battle royale mode which allows players to respawn automatically as long as one member of their team is alive, and takes place on relatively small islands that are based on past chapters of the main Fortnite battle royale. Earlier this week, Reload launched its third map, Slurp Rush, which is based on the Chapter 2 island. To celebrate the launch, Slurp Rush is the only Reload map you can play on right now, but after this period of exclusivity ends it will rotate every half-hour along with the existing two maps.

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So, you've found your clients with specific preferences in Schedule 1 and want to know how to cater to them? We've got you covered with our full list of Schedule 1 recipes, mixing combinations, and other tips to ensure a happy client base at all times.

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Schedule I mixing and recipes guide

To start, you'll need to unlock the Mixing Station. This happens automatically when you reach the rank of Hoodlum 1, or when you begin the Mixing Mania questline. You'll need to purchase the $500 Mixing Table from Dan's Hardware, and then install it in whichever property you're currently using as your manufacturing base.

From there, you add one product with one ingredient to produce a new blend. The properties of the strain of product and the ingredients used will have an impact on the effects of the new blend. There are base products in the game, but the names of the new blends they create when added to a Mixing Table are randomized. The original items and their properties are:

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If you're looking to play Schedule 1 with your friends, you might be wondering how to get them into your game. We've got instructions on how to join other players, as well as all you need to know about hosting a co-op game.

How to play Schedule 1 co-op

In both Schedule 1 and the free demo version of the game, your lobby can have a maximum of four players, meaning up to three friends can join you. To get your friends involved, you'll first need to ensure you've added them as Steam friends.

Add friends to your lobby from the main menu.

Then, after launching the game but before starting or continuing a saved file, look to the top right corner of the screen, where you'll see the current lobby. Press the plus (+) button and select your friend from your Steam friends list. You can send one invitation at a time, so repeat this for however many people you'd like to play with.

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The latest game sweeping the Steam charts is the drug-empire-building simulator, Schedule 1. Early in the game, your Uncle Nelson will give you just a few small tips, and a minimal amount of money. From there, you'll be expected to grow your totally legal business from the ground up. It's understandable, then, that you might be looking for some cheats or console commands to help you along the way. We have a full list of all Schedule 1 cheats, along with instructions on how to use them.

All Schedule 1 cheats and console commands

Here are all of the cheats and their effects for Schedule 1:

CheatEffectfreecamToggles free cam mode on or offsaveSaves the gamesettime <hhmm>Set time of day to a specific 24-hour timegive <item> <quantity>Gives a specified item and quantityclearinventoryClears inventorychangecashChanges cash balance by the specified amountchangebalanceChanges online balance by the specified amountaddxpAdds the specified amount of experience pointsspawnvehicleSpawns a vehicleset movespeedChanges move speed multipliersetjumpforceChanges jump power multiplierteleport <placename>Teleport to a named locationsetowned <property>Sets specific property or business as your ownpackageproduct <item>Packages the item in your hand in the specified packagingsetstaminareserveSets stamina reserve to a specified amountraisewantedRaise wanted levellowerwantedLower wanted levelclearwantedClear wanted levelsethealthSets health to specified amountsettimescaleSets the time scalesetvar <variable> <value>Sets state of specified variablesetqueststate <questname> <state>Sets state of named questsetquestentrystateSets state of named quest entrysetemotionSets facial expressiolnsetunlockedUnlocks a named NPCsetrelationshipSet a relationship with given NPC from 1-5addemployeeAdds employee to your propertysetdiscoveredSets product as discoveredgrowplantsGrows all plants in the worldsetlawintensitySets intensity of law enforcement activitysetqualitySets quality of equipped productbindBinds key to specific commandunbindRemoves a bindclearbindsClears all bindshideuiHides all UIdisableDisables specific objectenableEnables specific objectendtutorialEnds the tutorialdisablenpcassetDisables asset under all NPCsshowfpsShows current FPShidefpsHides FPScleartrashRemoves all litter from the worldHow to use Schedule 1 console commands

In Schedule 1's Early Access phase, you no longer need to download external programs to use console commands or cheats. Instead, navigate to the in-game settings menu by pressing the Esc key. From there, click Settings.

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Every year has that one sleeper game that people can't stop talking about, and in 2025, it's Blue Prince that's dominating video game discussions. If you've been looking to try out this roguelike puzzle game for yourself on PC, you can get a nice discount on it through Fanatical, but you'll want to move fast. Normally $30, this brand-new game is on sale for $25.49 until April 20, 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET.

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A combination of mystery, architecture, and roguelike elements, Blue Prince will appeal to anyone who has a fondness for intricate details and elegant design. The core gameplay loop sounds deceptively simple, as you'll start each day in a mansion that the protagonist is hoping to inherit by finding the elusive Room 46 inside of it, and you'll have several choices to make as you "draft" your way to the other side. The end result is a game that marries video game influences with tabletop inspiration, creating a stately experience.

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Nintendo Switch 2 game cards for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will also work on the original Switch, according to publisher Marvelous Games.

In the FAQ section of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma website, Marvelous Games explained that the Switch 2 version of the game is a red 64GB game card that includes the full game and the upgrade pack. However, the publisher also said that the Switch 2 card can also be inserted into the original Switch. Regardless of which system the card is inserted in, the correct version will launch automatically.

It's unclear whether Switch 2 Editions of game cards of other games can be inserted in the original Switch or if this is a specific case just for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma. Nintendo has already confirmed that players can continue the original Switch versions of Switch Editions will still be available after upgrading.

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Final Fantasy IX is one of the best games in the franchise. It’s often overshadowed by other in the series, but its cast of memorable characters, emotional storyline, and fantastic combat earned it universal acclaim when it hit PlayStation in 2000. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, you can now preorder the Final Fantasy IX Soundtrack Vinyl ahead of its July 18 release. These sorts of items tend to sell out fast--the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Vinyl is being resold for a staggering $83--so consider reserving a unit before it’s difficult to find at a reasonable price.

Final Fantasy IX Game Soundtrack (25th Anniversary) $59 | Releases July 18

This imported vinyl from Japan includes a collection of tracks from the original game, plus new versions of certain tracks like Melodies of Life (the game’s theme song). Along with all the music, this 25th Anniversary collection features a gorgeous new cover illustration from Final Fantasxy IX character designer Toshiyuki Itahana, and notes from the soundtrack’s composer, Nobuo Uematsu. As a bonus, an MP3 download code is included with your purchase so you can listen to the soundtrack while away from your record player.

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Preordering at Amazon means you won’t be charged until the item ships. You’ll also become eligible for any price cuts between now and release. Need a record player for the vinyl? You’ll find a bunch at Amazon, spanning affordable models like the Amazon Basics Turntable for $54 to the premium Audio-Technica AT-LP70X for $219.

Several other Final Fantasy soundtracks are up for grabs, though the selection isn’t quite as robust as you’d expect. Many of these go out of stock fast, and the only way to pick them up is through resellers with inflated prices. However, there are still a few available at reasonable prices. Here’s a look at some other Final Fantasy soundtracks you can add to your collection.

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