Road to the Show is one of the most popular game modes in MLB The Show 25. The mode allows you to create your own player and ascend the ranks of Major League Baseball to eventually reach the big leagues and make a true name for yourself. There are plenty of different factors that go into making it to the Show, and your player's batting stance can be one of them.

While it might not sound like a major factor, some players die on the hill that your batting stance can make a huge difference at the plate. Whether it's due to timing, the look of the swing, or the starting position of the bat, a particular batting stance can be considered "better" than others.

To help you narrow down your choices from the hundreds of batting stances in MLB The Show 25, we've listed our top seven stances and why you should use them. The list is in no particular order.

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Retro Atari fans can get a nice discount on a collectible edition of the recently released Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Expanded Steelbook Edition. Released last October exclusively for Nintendo Switch, the Steelbook Edition of the massive compilation is on sale for $40 (was $50) at Amazon and Walmart. With the current deal, you'll pay the same price for the Steelbook Edition as you would for the standard edition on Switch.

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Along with the fancy case, the Expanded Steelbook Edition comes with the following collectibles shown in the image below:

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Meta Quest 3 Batman Bundle + $50 Gift Card

$500 | Valued at $624

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There's a pretty great Meta Quest 3 promotion running at Amazon and Best Buy this week. Meta's flagship VR headset comes with a $50 store gift card for a limited time. Though you won't receive an outright discount, the $50 credit to Amazon or Best Buy still makes this one of the best Meta Quest 3 deals of the year so far.

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Dead by Daylight codes are a way for players to earn freebies in Behavior Interactive's killer-versus-survivors game. You might grab a few bonus Bloodpoints, some cool new in-game cosmetics, or perhaps one of the player badges has caught your eye. We've got all of the latest DBD codes, regularly tested to ensure they're still active.

New DBD codes

The currently active Dead by Daylight codes are:

• CARNANEVOA25 - 300,000 Bloodpoints, 30 Rift Fragments, Hanging Umbrellas Banner, Confetti Mask Badge
• IFLOOKSCOULDCHILL - Frosty Eyes Killer Cosmetic
• REDDIT1MIL - 8-Bit Crow Badge
• BDG2S - Two-spirit Badge
• BDGAG - Agender Badge
• BDGAR - Aromantic Badge
• BDGB - Bisexual Badge
• BDGDM - Demiromantic Badge
• BDGGF - Genderfluid Badge
• BDGGQ - Genderqueer Badge
• BDGIS - Intersex Badge
• BDGL - WLW Badge
• BDGM - MLM Badge
• BDGNB - Non-binary Badge
• BDGP - Pansexual Badge
• BDGPA - Polyamory Badge
• BDGPRIDE - Pride Badge
• BDGPRG - Progress Pride Badge
• BDGT - Trans Badge
• AROMFLAG - Aromantic Flag Charm
• DEMISFLAG - Demisexual Flag Charm
• POLYFLAG - Polyamory Flag Charm
• TWOSFLAG - Two-spirit Flag Charm
• FLAGL - WLW Flag Charm
• MFLAG - MLM Flag Charm
• FLAGB - Bisexual Flag Charm
• FLAGP - Pansexual Flag Charm
• ISFLAG - Intersex Flag Charm
• AFLAGG - Agender Flag Charm
• GFLAGF - Genderfluid Flag Charm
• NBFLAG - Non-binary Flag Charm
• GFLAGQ - Genderqueer Flag Charm
• KINDRD - Glance of Pride Flag Charm
• CAWCAW - Feathers of Pride Flag Charm
• AFLAGS - Asexual Flag Charm
• PRIDE - Rainbow Flag Charm
• PRIDE2022 - Progress Pride Flag Charm
• LETSROLL - Dwight Miniature Flag Charm
• WARRIORPUPPERS - Warrior Puppers Flag Charm

Redeeming a code in Dead by DaylightHow to redeem DBD codes

To redeem Dead By Daylight codes, follow these steps:

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After paying college athletes $600 to appear in College Football 25, EA will pay players more than double that for this year's CFB 26. EA Sports confirmed to FBS players in an email today, obtained by The Athletic, stating that players will get $1,500 if they opt in to appear in this year's game. This is no surprise, as this information leaked earlier this year.

Additionally, players will receive a Deluxe Edition copy of the game--this was also offered in 2025. EA will pay some athletes more for appearing as brand ambassadors, just like last year.

A spokesperson for EA said, "College sports are growing and changing, and our focus at EA Sports is on continuing to put athletes first as we bring them in the game in College Football 26 and beyond."

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It felt good to see Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonist Naoe's face nearly healed after the 50-hour journey through 16th-century Japan. The wound that had once marred her face was mostly gone, with only a thin, barely discernible scar left behind. Naoe's face slowly heals over the course of Shadows' story and the changing of the in-game seasons, providing a visual metaphor for the game's thematic journey through the ugliness of revenge, the healing process of forgiveness and moving beyond tragedy with enough time and support. It's a story that has incredible moments between Naoe and fellow protagonist Yasuke but largely feels listless during its muddled second act. And although Naoe's shinobi fantasy is the best Assassin's Creed has been in ages and remains fun to play for the entire game, it makes Yasuke's samurai gameplay feel subpar in comparison.

Naoe feels like the intended protagonist of Shadows. Save for a brief hour as Yasuke, the first 12 or so hours are spent solely playing as the shinobi. Even once Yasuke returns to the story, it's in service to Naoe's goal to kill a dozen masked individuals and steal back a mysterious box that she has to recover.

Shadows is Naoe's story. Yasuke is just here for the ride.

But even ignoring his narrative shortcomings as a secondary protagonist, Yasuke is not fun to play. Assassin's Creed has never been a series where its individual gameplay components have surpassed those in other games. Its combat has never been as good as what's available in other action games, other titles have stronger parkour mechanics, and the series always feels a step behind when it comes to stealth. The best part about Assassin's Creed has always been that it brings those three styles of gameplay together in one cohesive package--a combination you don't often see at the level of quality Ubisoft has managed to achieve with Assassin's Creed. Naoe perfectly embodies that trifecta, even possessing new mechanics that make the stealth part of Assassin's Creed a lot better than recent entries. Yasuke, on the other hand, doesn't. Though he's able to fight, Yasuke cannot use parkour, nor can he really rely on stealth. He's only one-third of Assassin's Creed. Although the idea of making an Assassin's Creed protagonist who solely specializes in open warfare sounds cool, in practice it feels awful because that aspect of the franchise is still not up to snuff with dedicated action games.

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Retro hardware manufacturer Analogue has delayed its modernized Nintendo 64 to July 2025. Originally planned for a Q1 2025 release, the highly anticipated $250 console has been sold out since October when preorders opened. The Analogue 3D is an FPGA device designed to provide an authentic N64 gameplay experience in 4K resolution on modern displays.

It even supports all of the original accessories. It doesn't come with a controller, but if you want to ditch your old three-prong N64 controllers, Analogue collaborated with 8BitDo on a new-style controller that looks quite lovely. Unlike the console, the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller is still available to preorder at Amazon. Amazon currently lists the release date as June 30, though it's possible this is a placeholder and the controller will launch alongside the console in July.

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8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller (White)

$40 | Releases June 30

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8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller (Black)

$40 | Releases June 30

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The Analogue 3D is designed to offer the "the essence of CRT" on a 4K TV. You can cycle through various display modes made to reproduce the effect of an old-school television set.

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Call of Duty is gearing up for Season 3 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone. The big update will bring the return of Verdansk to battle royale on April 3, and now Activision has issued a major warning to cheaters.

The official Call of Duty Updates account on Twitter has posted a reminder that account reselling is a violation of the Call of Duty terms of use, and that any account that has been knowingly sold will be permanently banned.

"Selling of accounts threatens the integrity of our community and our games," Activision says.

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In 2024, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company sued Palworld developer Pocketpair on patent infringement claims, and now Palworld's community manager has revealed more details on how it all went down.

Appearing at GDC 2025 this week, community manager John Buckley said Pocketpair did "legal checks" prior to Palworld's release to try to mitigate a lawsuit risk in Japan, PC Gamer reported. Given that, Buckley said the team was confused when Nintendo and The Pokemon Company sued Pocketpair in Japan.

"When the lawsuit was announced we were like, 'What?' And we went back to the lawyers, and the lawyers contacted the courts and asked, 'What's going on?' and that's when we realized it was patents they were going for,'" Buckley said.

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Lego has produced multiple sets based on famous video game franchises over the years, and in 2025, it's tackling one of the biggest IP of all time in the form of Pokemon. For now, Lego is only teasing a single kit to kick off its new Pokemon line, but it looks like it'll be focusing on the Pokemon franchise's mascot Pikachu with this kit. Here's a look at the teaser image for it:

Lego Pokemon

There's not much to go on here, but the image does show off a collection of Lego blocks assembled to form Pikachu's tail. More pricing details, a release date, and a closer look at what Lego is working on will be revealed at a later date. Beyond that, Lego also recently revealed two new sets inspired by Nintendo. First up, there's the 1,972-piece replica of Mario and his kart, making this one of the largest Super Mario Lego sets out there. Priced at $170, this will be exclusive to the Lego Store when it launches on May 15 and it'll be available through other shops later in the year.

The other set Lego has teased is a Nintendo Game Boy, but for now, there's not much to go on regarding price or an official release date. One reliable leaker has claimed that the Lego Game Boy will go on sale starting October 1, will be priced at $60, and contains 421 pieces.

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Microsoft will soon expand the roster of titles in the Game Pass Core library, something it rarely does. The cheapest Game Pass tier ($10/month) will add three more games on March 26.

These include three celebrated games: Batman: Arkham Knight, Monster Sanctuary, and Tunic.

An evolution of Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass Core grants subscribers access to dozens of games on console, as well as online multiplayer access and member-exclusive discounts. As mentioned, Game Pass Core's game library doesn't get updated very often, making this a notable event.

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Peaky Blinders is no stranger to video games--we've already had VR and puzzle adventures based on the TV series--but for its next appearance, the crime series is joining forces with World of Tanks for some mechanized warfare. Developer Wargaming Group has announced a new battle pass that'll be available for a limited time, and this one will deliver a variety of Peaky Blinders-themed rewards to players, as well as Tommy Shelby himself and several members of his family.

The Peaky Blinders battle pass will be available starting March 20 through March 31, and it'll include five characters to unlock. Each character will be fully voiced, but it hasn't been confirmed if the original actors are involved in this crossover.

Here's the full list of characters you can unlock via the new battle pass:

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The death of single-player video games has been a hot topic for several years now--one that Larian Studios founder and Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke weighed in on recently. Posting on his X account, Vincke explained how he doesn't believe that traditional single-player experiences aren't dead yet.

"That time of the year again when big single-player games are declared dead," Vincke posted. "Use your imagination. They're not. They just have to be good."

This lines up with previous comments made by Vincke, as in an interview with GameSpot, he revealed his thoughts on how other studios could replicate the success of Baldur's Gate 3. At The Game Awards last year, Vincke also gave a speech on how the winning formula for a game was "stupidly simple" but somehow kept getting lost.

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33 Immortals launches in early access today, March 18, and developer Thunder Lotus has provided some details about game, including cross-play functionality.

33 Immortals is a roguelike action multiplayer game that supports up to 33 players in its raid missions. The game has cross-play between PC and Xbox players. Right now, the developer said that it is focusing on creating a finished product, so no other platforms or storefronts have been announced like PlayStation, Switch, or Steam.

33 Immortals is not a free-to-play game, but it will be available for Game Pass subscribers. There will also be optional cosmetics in the game. Those who participated in the game's alpha and beta tests will receive a unique halo item during the early-access period.

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If you fondly remember the old days of Counter-Strike before newfangled inventions like the Source engine, we've got good news for you. The mod team behind CSPromod has announced CS: Legacy, a standalone remake of Counter-Strike 1.6 built entirely in Valve's Source SDK.

As you can see from the above announcement trailer, the project features classic maps like de_nuke, all gussied up with 4K textures. It even has the static falling-over death animation that Counter-Strike 1.6 players remember well. According to the trailer, the project is coming to Steam Early Access in 2025.

Posts on the project's Discord suggest that the initial release will include the classic maps Dust2, Nuke, Train, Poolday, and Aim_map. The small team behind CS: Legacy previously worked together on CSPromod back in the 2000s, which was an attempt to bring CS 1.6-style gameplay to the Source engine. The original Counter-Strike released in 2000, and was replaced with Counter-Strike: Source in 2004, a change that was considered controversial in the community at the time.

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Apparently it's possible to be guilty of a "hate crime to parkour." Unfortunately for Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonist Yasuke, he is culpable in this department, according to a couple of experts in navigating urban obstacles.

PC Gamer rounded up two parkour athletes, Benj and Toby from Storror Parkour Pro, to discuss what is actually realistic in Assassin's Creed Shadows and what's nigh impossible. The pair took issue with Yasuke using his knee to ascend a ledge, laughing while addressing the problem. "You'll be canceled out of any parkour community around the world," said Benj. Toby added salt to the wound by saying, "That's a hate crime to parkour that climb up there. Yeah, that's brutal." Yasuke is one of two playable characters in the game, with Naoe serving as the more agile option.

Basically, the duo explained that parkour should never include utilizing your knees to climb up somewhere. The same is true for your elbows, since those actions are terrible for your joints. Intriguingly, the franchise's iconic leap of faith is actually realistic--from certain distances. They argue jumping off from shorter distances, say no more than seven stories, could be possible with a good amount of hay. But when Assassin's Creed heroes dive off from 30-plus stories, that's a no-go.

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Hazelight just released Split Fiction, and the game is getting rave reviews and has sold more than 2 million copies so far. Everyone always wants to know what's next, and now director Josef Fares has confirmed Hazelight is already at work on its next project. Fares also discussed Hazelight's partnership with EA, saying the company is a good, respectful partner.

"Split Fiction is the best-received game we have done, everybody is super happy, but I'm so fully focused and excited on the next thing," he said on the Friends Per Second podcast (via Culture Crave). "We've already started." He also confirmed work began about a month ago.

Fares didn't share any concrete information on Hazelight's next project--which is "quite early" in development--but he said the mood at the studio right now is very positive and staffers are amped for what's coming next. He said the team is feeling like they can do "way better" with the next game, whatever it turns out to be.

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33 Immortals is a co-op action-roguelike for 33 players. Play a damned soul, and rebel against God's final judgment. Pick-up and raid, cooperate to survive hordes of monsters, defeat massive bosses, and face the wrath of God in a fight for your eternal life. Jump start your rebellion - dive straight into epic co-op battles with instant matchmaking. Fight through a lean, mean distillation of the MMO raid experience.