Later this year, Amazon will release a limited Steelbook Edition 4K Blu-ray of director Mamoru Hosada's beloved anime film Wolf Children, giving fans a great way to add the film to their collection. The Amazon-exclusive Wolf Children Limited Edition Steelbook launches on August 16 for $27, and preorders are available now.

Wolf Children Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray, Amazon Exclusive) $27.10 | Releases August 16

First released in 2012, Wolf Children is a weird but surprisingly heartfelt tale about motherhood, loss, and family. The film tells the story of Hana, who falls in love with a werewolf, and eventually gives birth to two half-wolf children--but after her husband is tragically killed during a hunt, she moves from the busy city to an old house in the countryside to raise the children on her own.

Special features for this new Limited Edition Steelbook release have not yet been revealed, but if it inherits the bonus materials from the previous release, you can expect a commentary track from the cast and crew alongside promotional materials.

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Believe it or not, a staggering 32 Halo novels have been published over the past several decades, and that list will grow even longer on February 18 with the release of Halo: Empty Throne. The novel will cover events set before the most recent game in the franchise, Halo Infinite, as the UNSC military prepares to attack Zeta Halo. Preorders for Halo: Empty Throne are now available for $20 at Amazon, and it's worth picking up if you’re interested in learning more about this chapter of the Halo universe.

Halo: Empty Throne (Paperback) $20 | Releases February 18

Written by Jeremy Patenaude, Halo: Empty Throne is a 512-page novel set before the events of Halo: Infinite that picks up as the UNSC flagship Infinity is prepping to attack Zeta Halo, which is now under the control of the rogue AI--and Master Chief's previous partner--Cortana. She has amassed an arsenal of Forerunner weapons to assist with her authoritarian takeover, and the UNSC is determined to stop her from deploying them. Unfortunately--and unsurprisingly--the Banished show up, adding a third faction to the conflict and complicating both the UNSC’s and Cortana’s plans.

The book is available in paperback for $20 or on Kindle for $15. Additionally, you can snag it on audible for one Credit. There’s also an audio CD for $50, though that price is a bit steep and we’d recommend sticking with one of the other formats.

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Patenaude has contributed to other Halo books, including the official Halo Encyclopedia that released in 2022. The 488-page hardcover volume covers the "many characters, worlds, and technologies" of the Halo series, along with hundreds of illustrations, including never-before-seen artwork from throughout the series. If you're interested in checking it out, you can grab the standard edition for $28 (was $50), or the Deluxe Edition with special Forerunner-spired packaging, a unique cover, and exclusive lithograph print for $49.12 (was $100).

As for those who want to read more stories set within the universe, you'll want to check out the many official Halo novels that are available. As mentioned above, there are now 33 entries in the Halo book series. Some are part of larger subseries or trilogies like Halo: The Original Series or the Forerunner Saga, while others are standalone novels that can be enjoyed on their own, such as Contact Harvest and Outcasts. Best of all, many are on sale at Amazon, making this an excellent time to fill up your bookcase with a few Halo stories.

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After over three years, MercurySteam seems ready to share more about its dark-fantasy action-RPG with the working title Project Iron. The developer released a short clip on social media, teasing that more will be revealed at IGN Fan Fest (an event running from February 24-28).

On X, the Project Iron account shared a 15-second video focusing on a hammer resting on top of what appears to be a stone table. There's an orangish glow coming from the bottom-left corner, with embers floating through the air. One of the hashtags further teases what to expect, sharing a possible tagline for the game: Forge Your Legend.

⚒️@mercurysteam x @505_Games#ForgeYourLegend #IGNFanFest pic.twitter.com/G1mGvL0ihv

— Project Iron (@ProjectIronGame) February 6, 2025

In 2021, publisher 505 Games announced it was teaming up with MercurySteam on Project Iron. Little is known about the title. It's an action-RPG with a third-person perspective in a dark-fantasy setting. In 2023, MercurySteam co-founder Enric Alvarez told Gamereactor that Project Iron is a single-player experience built in the Mercury Engine.

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Focus Entertainment has released a new major update for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 titled the Datavault update. It contains more free content, a new difficulty, and a new map, as well as new quality-of-life features.

The main draw of the new update is the Datavault, where players can fulfill Ordeals and collect enemy research data to trade in for Requisition Points, cosmetics, and armor. The Eternal War mode now has a new Necron-themed map called Tomb, and operations players can encounter a new enemy called the Tyranid Biovore, which can inflict damage from both close and long range.

There's also a sixth and final difficulty setting added called Absolute, along with a bevy of new settings. Players can choose whether to engage in cross-play during PvP matches and exchange their Armory Data for Requisition Points. PC players can even change their FOV with a new slider.

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Despite a decade of anticipation from Dragon Age fans, EA confirmed that Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet the company's financial expectations during a recent earnings call. EA CEO Andrew Wilson said that The Veilguard's underperformance is a reflection of the "evolving industry landscape." EA's CFO Stuart Canfield went one step further and seemed to suggest that The Veilguard would have performed better if it was a live-service game. Now, a former Dragon Age developer has shared his response to EA.

Ex-Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw posted his thoughts on Bluesky, where he facetiously asked "Who'd be silly enough to demand something like that? ...Twice." At one point during its development, The Veilguard was going to be a live-service title before the decision was made to reverse course and go back to a single-player experience.

"Look, I'm not a fancy CEO guy," wrote Laidlaw. "But if someone said to me 'The key to this successful single-player IP's success is to make it purely a multiplayer game. No, not a spin-off: fundamentally change the DNA of what people loved about the core game,' to me, I'd probably, like, quit that job or something."

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The final Destiny 2 Episode, Heresy, is now live, bringing with it plenty of new additions. There have been tweaks to the subclasses, meaning that crafting the best Destiny 2 builds has changed all over again. What use is a great build without some fun new weapons to wield alongside it, though? We’ve got a full list of all of the new guns added to Destiny 2 for Heresy.

Destiny 2 Heresy ExoticsLodestar Exotic trace rifleLodestar

This Arc Exotic Trace Rifle fires a low-intensity Starlight Beam and boasts enhanced stability and accuracy. Dealing Arc damage from any source will align the weapon’s battery coils. When alignment is complete, press your alternate weapon action button to disengage the safety. This will enable a hip-fired Starlight Beam to apply Jolt to any targets damaged for a short time. You can slow the rate at which the battery drains by aiming down the weapon’s sights. This new Exotic can be obtained in the season pass, and its Arc energy means it’s a perfect pairing for the Arc adjustments that have been made for all classes.

Finality’s Auger

This Solar Linear Fusion Rifle is the Exotic you can get from completing the Sundered Doctrine dungeon. Its Ruinscribe’s Forge perk allows you to hold your alternate weapon action button to fire a special projectile that will deploy a Ruinscribe Turret. This costs three ammo to fire, and can be aimed towards the sky to provide the best and clearest sightlines for the turret. When deployed, the turret will automatically shoot at nearby enemies. While the turret is deployed, Finality’s Auger can paint targets with its laser projectiles, making the turret prioritize those painted targets, firing more powerful rounds at them. You can use the alternate weapon action button to trigger the laser fire mode on or off. While this weapon isn't yet viewable in-game, you can expect to see it following the first completion of the new dungeon.

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Thanks to high-speed internet and other cultural shifts, in-person LAN parties are largely a thing of the past beyond special occasions. However, there's a LAN Party app heading to Steam that's combining a virtual experience with modern streaming technology.

LAN Party Technologies, Inc. has announced that its LAN Party app will be coming soon to Steam Early Access. The app includes the ability to create personalized avatars and gaming spaces in a virtual 3D environment. In some ways, it seems like The Sims or the metaverse that Facebook--sorry, Meta--has been trying to create for years. One of the gaming-room options demonstrated on LAN Party's Steam page included Mortal Kombat arcade cabinets, not unlike the ones produced by Arcade1Up. But it's unclear if those are playable games or simply decorative.

It doesn't appear that LAN Party is meant to replace traditional gaming streams. Instead, it allows users to include streams from outside sources in the virtual room where they appear on their avatars' computer screens. Players aren't limited to a single game, and they can all pick their own titles to enjoy while sharing the experience through the app.

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In the recent video game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the role of Indiana Jones was played by Troy Baker, not Harrison Ford. The esteemed and veteran actor has reflected on the game, saying Baker did a "brilliant" job bringing his character to life, and it didn't require AI.

"You don't need artificial intelligence to steal my soul. You can already do it for nickels and dimes with good ideas and talent," he told The Wall Street Journal. "[Baker] did a brilliant job, and it didn't take AI to do it."

AI was used, however, to de-age Ford in the movie Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny with striking results. The movie didn't score well with critics, and Ford reflected bluntly, "Shit happens," going on to say he believed the story was worth telling and he was happy he made the movie.

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A new listing on the PlayStation Network has revealed the apparent release date for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. According to the official page for the game, the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake will be out on August 28, 2025.

The Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater listing on the PlayStation Store.

It's worth noting that Konami and Sony have yet to confirm the validity of this store listing, as the game previously had a nebulous 2024 release window that came and went. At the end of October 2024, a Konami financial document had the release date listed as "TBD." A spokesperson for Konami told GameSpot, "Right now there's nothing new we can share at the moment."

Whether this is a placeholder date or the actual launch date remains to be seen, but with rumors of a February PlayStation State of Play livestream doing the rounds, it wouldn't be surprising to see updates on the game given its appearances in previous PlayStation broadcasts.

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Capcom has announced that it will shut down the servers for Resident Evil Re:Verse on June 29, and it will be removed from digital storefronts on March 3, along with its DLC.

"Resident Evil Re:Verse was developed in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Resident Evil series, and your overwhelming support for the game has far exceeded our expectations since the time of its release," Capcom said in a statement. "Now that we've reached a new turning point for the series, we feel that Resident Evil Re:Verse has served its original, celebratory purpose admirably."

The game came packaged with any purchase of Resident Evil Village, but can be bought separately for $40. Those who've already purchased RP Boosters or the Premium Pass will have access to the content until the service ends.

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World of Warcraft will finally receive player housing alongside its Midnight expansion, and Blizzard has now revealed the first real details on what players can expect from the highly anticipated feature more than 20 years in the making.

For starters, Blizzard made clear in a blog post diving into the feature that everyone who wants a house in Azeroth will be able to obtain one. There won't be hefty gold requirements, limited plots of land for which players compete via a lottery system, or taxes to pay. Players who let their subscription lapse or skip an expansion or two won't log on one day to find someone else living in their former home.

"As part of our focus on wide adoption, we wanted to ensure that housing is available to everyone," Blizzard said. "If you want a house, you can have a house."

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Team up with your friends online with this MMO, Massively Multiplayer version of Backrooms. You heard me right. This is Backrooms Hide and Seek. Hide, be sneaky and beat the other players online. This game features up to 100 online players around the world. Play as Monsters or Humans. Realistic graphics, minimal user interfaces, and dreary ambience will ensure an immersive experience.