Dune: Prophecy - Season 1 on 4K Blu-ray

$26 (was $40)

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Dune: Prophecy - Season 1 on Blu-ray

$19.86 (was $30)

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After a longer-than-expected wait, Dune: Prophecy arrived on 4K and 1080p Blu-ray in May. Dune fans who haven't picked up the 4K release, which includes an exclusive featurette, can grab it for only $26 (was $40) at Amazon. The standard Blu-ray edition is on sale for $20 (was $30). But you can actually pay even less this week during Amazon's Buy 1, Get 1 50% off Blu-ray and book sale. Both the 4K and 1080p editions of Dune: Prophecy are included in the promotion. Of course, unless you want two copies, you'll need to find another Blu-ray (or book) to pair it with. Thankfully, there are plenty of great options in our Amazon BOGO sale roundups for books and movies/TV shows, including the Special Edition of David Lynch's Dune adaptation on 4K Blu-ray.

But you clicked on this because you like Dune, so we created a hub on Amazon filled with Dune Blu-rays and books that are B1G1 50% off. If you want to read about some of the other eligible Dune products, we've included some of the highlights below the Dune: Prophecy Blu-rays. There are a lot of Dune books in that hub, so if you're simply interested in reading the series for the first time, this smaller hub has all six of Frank Herbert's original novels. If you add them all to your cart, you can get the full original series for only $34.45.

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Nintendo has rolled out a fresh update for Splatoon 3. On top of visual improvements on Switch 2, the ver. 10.0.0 patch introduces a wealth of new content to the game, along with some weapon balance tweaks and other gameplay adjustments.

According to the official patch notes, Splatoon 3 now looks and runs better when played on Switch 2. Moving around hub areas like Splatsville and the Grand Festival Grounds is now smoother, and the visuals overall are more detailed. Nintendo says it has also "smoothed animations" for jellyfish and other characters around the game.

The update also adds a range of new weapons as part of the "Splatlands Collection." 30 weapons in total are now available in the Ammo Knights shop. The classic Splatoon 1 stage Urchin Underpass has been added as well, bringing the total number of multiplayer maps to 25.

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After a decade of anticipation from Dragon Age fans, the most-recent sequel, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, arrived last fall and was promptly labeled a disappointment by EA. Despite Dragon Age: Inquisition winning several game of the year awards 10 years earlier, The Veilguard simply wasn't as well-received among fans. Now, a new report is shedding light on The Veilguard's troubled development and why it failed.

Bloomberg has offered a comprehensive look back at Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but perhaps the most surprising thing is how much of the story was already known. One of the most common refrains in the report is that BioWare was hamstrung by the initial plans to make The Veilguard a live-service title. Even switching back to a single-player game didn't allow the team to recapture the fully-realized stories and options that the previous titles had.

The report also appears to confirm the account of former Dragon Age series lead writer David Gaider, who previously spoke about tension between the Dragon Age and Mass Effect teams at BioWare. Even when the two teams were brought together for The Veilguard, the tribalism remained.

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Amazon Movie & TV Sale (June 2025)

Buy One, Get One 50% Off 4K Blu-rays

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Amazon's latest Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off Sale includes a lot of movies and TV show box sets on 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD. As usual, you simply need to add two eligible movies or TV shows to your cart, and you'll receive a discount equal to half the cost of the lower-priced item at checkout. Like other Amazon BOGO promotions, this is a mix-and-match sale, so you can combine 4K Blu-rays with books as well as select board games and toys. It's not always easy to find eligible items using the search function on Amazon's sale hub, so if you're looking for a specific item, we'd recommend using Amazon's regular search bar to find the direct listing.

There are a lot of movies and shows in this promotion that were featured in Amazon's last B1G1 50% movie sale in March, but a bunch of notable recent releases have been added, too. The list of new releases in the promotion includes Disney's recent 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Editions of Captain America: Brave New World, Moana 2, and Mufasa: The Lion King. You'll also find the original Lilo & Stitch animated film on 4K Blu-ray, which launched last month, and a pair of new Star Trek Blu-ray box sets: Star Trek: Lower Decks - The Complete Series and Star Trek 10-Movie Collection, a 12-disc re-release of the original 10 Star Trek movies along with digital copies of each.

Multiple recent HBO series are B1G1 50% off, including Dune Prophecy: Season 1 on 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray. The Dune series just released on Blu-ray a few weeks ago. You could pair it with Penguin: Season 1, the gritty Batman series focused on the legendary DC villain.

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After the 2019 release of Code Vein, Bandai Namco staked its claim in a genre it helped popularize as the publisher of games like Dark Souls. Code Vein married that Souls gameplay with its penchant for anime aesthetics to manifest a world of vampires and tough-as-nails action. Now, years later, the team behind that freshman effort is returning with an expanded sequel that will give fans of the sleek anime souls-like more to chew on.

Keita Iizuka, producer of Code Vein and its sequel, acknowledges that the genre has changed since Code Vein released, but sees it as a challenge to rise to. “Yes, games like Elden Ring are very praised,” Iizuka starts with a glint in his eye, “But I like to consider those games our rivals.”

While Code Vein 2 started development just after the first game wrapped, it is clear that the developers have tried to anticipate where souls-likes might go. While the first title was a bit like souls-likes at the time in structure--which is to say, the non-linear freedom to get lost but not much choice in where to go--Code Vein II looks to rectify this. This time around, the game is expanding around the edges, letting players look for bosses and dungeons in an open environment. The player-character, once again custom-made, even has a slick motorcycle to help facilitate exploration.

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Epic Games is planning a big Father's Day collaboration with Fox this year that will bring characters from three of the network's most popular animated sitcoms to Fortnite as skins. The specific skins, which will all land in the item shop on Friday, June 13, include Hank Hill from King of the Hill, Cleveland Brown from Family Guy, and Bob Belcher from Bob's Burgers. No, there's no Homer Simpson in this batch, but there may be a very good reason for it that we'll discuss further down.

According to content creators who got the heads-up from Epic about the skins, Hank, Cleveland, and Bob will each be accompanied by a back bling, a pickaxe, and an emote, while Hank Hill and Bob Belcher will also get wraps. Each of the skins will cost 1500 V-Bucks, and they'll all have bundles that cost 2000. What there won't be is one large bundle that includes all three skins, so getting all this stuff will run you 6000 V-Bucks.

That's not going to be the only thing to blow your digital currency on in Fortnite this Father's Day. The item shop will also have a new "Dad Essentials" bundle that includes the existing lawn mower emote and new Nike Air Monarch IV kicks. So you can go all the way with that dad look if you really want to.

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The Skyrim Library: Volumes 1-3 Box Set

$50.38 with coupon (was $110)

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The world of Skyrim felt alive when players first ventured into it, and a mountain of discoverable texts helped add to its immersion. Normally, you'd have to travel all over the province to find every piece of parchment, but if you don't have that much time to do so, then you can sit back with The Skyrim Library Box Set for some quality reading. This compiles all of the collected texts into a trio beautifully illustrated hardcover books. The Skyrim Library is available at Amazon for a massive discount right now. Normally $110, it's on sale for $50.38 when you click the coupon on the store page.

The Skyrim Library: Volumes 1-3 Box Set $50.38 with coupon (was $110)

Released back in 2017, this is a collection of three hardcover books with every piece of text from the game. The lore and historical texts are enhanced by beautiful illustrations, so if you ever wanted to have the full story on the game's factions, landscapes, and creatures, then this is a must-have for a Skyrim fan.

The other nice thing about this collection is the presentation, as the slipcase cover is designed to mimic one of the dusty old books found in a forgotten corner of Skyrim. It has a foldout cover with a giant mural of Alduin, the ferocious dragon who serves as the main villain in the game.

See at Amazon Elder Scrolls Book Deals (B1G1 50% Off)Elders Scrolls: Tales of Tamriel and Survival Guide

• The Elder Scrolls: The Official Survival Guide to Tamriel -- $22 ($40)
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Tales of Tamriel - Volumes 1 and 2 -- $54 ($70)
• The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook Vol. 2 -- $19 ($35)

To add to your Elder Scrolls collection, you can also grab a few more books inspired by the games. These are all eligible for Amazon's Buy One, Get One 50% Off promotion, so there are some big savings to take advantage of here. You can pick two items from the list, and the cheapest one will have the discount applied to it.

If you're worried that you might find yourself Isekai'd into the game series, then you'll want to read through The Official Survival Guide to Tamriel for tips on how to avoid becoming dinner for a dragon. This deluxe hardcover book was only released last year and its full of handy tips and tricks for surviving perilous encounters in that land.

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After reaching a tentative agreement with video game companies to end the 11-month video game actor strike, SAG-AFTRA has now officially confirmed that the strike ends today, June 11, at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET.

All SAG-AFTRA members are now cleared to go back to work, including promotional work. The union said it will convene a special meeting on June 12 to "consider the tentative agreement." If approved, the agreement will then be sent for ratification by the union's members. This is also when the full terms of the agreement will be published.

The video game companies released a statement regarding the strike coming to an end, with spokesperson Audrey Cooling saying the companies are "pleased to have reached a tentative contract agreement that reflects the important contributions of SAG-AFTRA-represented performers in video games."

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