Osamu Tezuka: The Ablaze Collection Box Set

$53 | Releases July 8

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Manga legend Osamu Tezuka is famous for his work on Astro Boy, but the mangaka was responsible for numerous other works during his long career. Famously referred to as the "godfather of manga," Tezuka also illustrated shorter series, and several of these are being reprinted as part of a deluxe box set. Osamu Tezuka: The Ablaze Collection will be released soon on July 8, but there's still time to preorder it.

Osamu Tezuka: The Ablaze Collection Box Set $53 | Releases July 8

The Osamu Tezuka: The Ablaze Collection contains four volumes showcasing Tezuka's other work, such as One Hundred Tales, which follows an ordinary accountant falsely accused of a crime and ordered to commit ritual suicide, but is interrupted by the sudden appearance of a witch. The second volume, Shakespeare Manga Theater, adapts several of Shakespeare's plays into manga form with familiar characters playing key roles. The third volume, Tomorrow the Birds, tells the story of super-intelligent birds overthrowing humanity, and the fourth volume, Neo Faust, follows a professor who strikes a deal with the sorceress Mephisto to live a fulfilling life in exchange for his soul.

It's worth noting that all of these stories are available as individual trade paperbacks as well, so if you don't want to wait until July, you can grab them all now--though you'll pay a bit more buying them a la cart compared to the box set.

• One Hundred Tales -- $12 ($15)
• Neo Faust -- $20
• Tomorrow the Birds -- $14 ($15)
• Shakespeare Manga Theater -- $13 ($15)

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As mentioned above, Tezuka's most well-known work is Astro Boy, which follows a robotic boy with human emotions and an arsenal of super weapons who defends Earth from evil robots and powerful imperialist governments. The sci-fi manga series originally ran from 1952 to 1968, and thanks to its strong art and storytelling, it remains highly regarded by manga fans. It also served as the inspiration for many other popular manga, anime, and video game series, including Capcom's Mega Man. If you're looking to grab the original Astro Boy manga, the series is available in several paperback omnibus editions.

Astro Boy Manga Omnibus Editions

• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 1 -- $17.89 ($25)
• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 2 -- $25
• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 3 -- $29.90
• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 4 -- $17.68 ($25)
• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 5 -- $20 ($25)
• Astro Boy Omnibus Vol. 6 -- $23.13 ($25)

Finally, you can bring Astro Boy to your desktop with this adorable new Nendoroid figure. Manufactured by Good Smile Company, this is a cute recreation of the atomic-powered hero, and it comes with swap-out face plates, rocket legs, and other accessories that can be used to make him strike a pose.

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2025 is looking to be a very interesting year for video games, as the current-gen PlayStation and Xbox systems are well into their lifespans while Nintendo is releasing the Nintendo Switch's successor, the Switch 2. And let's not forget all the exclusives we're sure to see across PC and mobile platforms--there are games coming out for just about everyone.

Keeping track of all your anticipated games' release dates is a futile task without a little help, so GameSpot has broken down all the games planned for release in 2025. This includes games that have concrete dates, as well as those given a 2025 release window--for the latter, you'll find them grouped together at the end. We'll continue to update this post as more games are announced, and check here for all the games released in 2024.

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Ninja Gaiden 4 standard edition

$70 | Releases October 20

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Ninja Gaiden 4 Deluxe Edition

$90 | Releases October 20

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Ninja Gaiden 4 launches on October 20 for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PC, and Game Pass. The fourth entry in the long-running action game series is developed in collaboration with Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja and Platinum Games, best known for titles like Bayonetta and Nier: Automata. The game will follow long-time Ninja Gaiden protagonist Ryu Hayabusa and a new character, Yakumo--who is a member of the Hayabusa Clan's rivals, the Raven Clan. The duo will battle against the forces of the Dark Dragon, who has plunged Tokyo into a permanent storm known as the Rain of Rot. If you're eager to get your hands on Ninja Gaiden 4, a $70 standard edition and a $90 Deluxe Edition are both up for preorder at multiple online retailers. Securing a copy early also gets you a special in-game costume as a preorder bonus.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Preorder BonusNinja Gaiden 4 preorder bonus

All Ninja Gaiden 4 preorders include the Dark Dragon Descendant skin for Yakumo as an exclusive extra. The skin will be available at launch. Physical and digital preorders are both eligible for the preorder bonus.

Ninja Gaiden 4 standard edition $70 | Releases October 20

The Ninja Giaden 4 standard edition includes the base game on your platform of choice, plus the Dark Dragon Descendant Yakumo skin if you preorder ahead of launch.

Physical preorders are available at Best Buy and Walmart--however, the specific format differs based on the platform you're buying for. The PS5 version includes a game disc in the box, while the Xbox version is a code in a box. There are also preorders for a "physical" PC version that are just a code voucher for the Windows version. It's worth noting that Xbox or Windows versions support Xbox Play Anywhere, meaning you're actually getting both Xbox and Windows versions, plus the ability to play on mobile via cloud streaming.

Digital preorders are also available on all platforms, including a Steam version--but this is different from the Windows Store version, and only includes a key to play on Steam.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Standard Edition Physical Preorders:

• PS5 -- $70 | Also at Walmart
• Xbox -- $70
• Windows -- $70

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Preordering the $90 Ninja Gaiden 4 Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the Dark Dragon Descendant Yakumo Skin preorder bonus, and a long list of extra in-game content. Here's a look at everything you get:

• Base Game
• Immediate access to any future gameplay content once its released
• Traditional Dark Blue and Legendary Black Falcon Ryu Skins
• Blade of the Archfiend Ryu Weapon Skin
• Divine Chimera and Raven Master Yakumo Skins
• Divine Chimera Yakumo Weapon Set
• 50,000 Bonus NinjaCoin
• Additional In-Game Items

Physical preorders are once again available at Best Buy and Walmart. Just like the standard edition, Ninja Gaiden 4 Deluxe Edition includes a game disc on PS5, while the Xbox and Windows versions are Play Anywhere Codes that unlock access to both Xbox and Windows versions.

Ninja Gaiden 4 Standard Edition Physical Preorders:

• PS5 -- $90 | Also at Walmart
• Xbox -- $90
• Windows -- $90

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PC and Xbox players will also be able to play Ninja Gaiden 4 at launch via Game Pass as part of their membership. Xbox players will need to be a member of Game Pass Ultimate ($20/month), while Windows-only players can access the game via the PC Game Pass membership ($12/month).

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Sony has laid off about 30% of the staff at Bend Studio, the first-party developer of the PlayStation 4 open-world game Days Gone. The publisher confirmed the layoffs in a statement to GameSpot.

According to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, about 40 people were laid off from the studio.

In its statement, Sony also confirmed that Bend Studio had been working on a live-service game earlier in the year, but that game has been canceled and the studio is moving on to a new, unnamed project.

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One of the 2025 Xbox Showcase's most shocking reveals was Invincible VS, a new three-on-three tag fighter from Skybound and a new startup studio called Quarter Up Games. Don't let the "new startup" descriptor fool you, however; this is a team steeped in fighting game experience, as it was responsible for bringing back a cult classic to a legion of appreciative fans over a decade ago.

This time, Quarter Up and Skybound are set on breathing new life not into just a franchise, but a concept--Invincible VS invokes the highly-praised Marvel vs. Capcom style of 2D fighting games that use a tag-team system to swap between multiple characters, which is a tall task to try replicating. Based on our hands-on gameplay during a recent visit to Skybound in Los Angeles, it seems that Quarter Up is well on its way to answering the call.

A Killer origin story

In 2013, developer Double Helix brought Rare's Killer Instinct series back to the masses on Xbox One. The 2013 installment's gritty, impactful fighting system made it an instant fan favorite, but soon after it launched, the studio was snapped up by Amazon Games. Many of KI 2013's key developers went on to other projects, but Mike Willette--KI 2013 producer and the voice behind the iconic "c-c-c-combo breaker!" sound effect in the reboot--wasn't done with fighting games yet. He wanted to get the band back together.

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Given the events of The Last of Us Season 2, it shouldn't be a surprise that next season will be very different. Catherine O'Hara has already described Season 3 as Abby's story, but now, The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have confirmed that Kaitlyn Dever's character is taking the lead role.

Mazin and Druckmann made the announcement during a Last of Us FYC Emmy event in New York, via THR. Dever participated in the panel remotely and jokingly acted surprised at the news. Druckmann went on to express his surprise that HBO didn't push back on Season 3's shift in perspective.

"I was sure that they wouldn't let us do this when we started adapting this," said Druckmann. "But they've leaned into what makes, I believe, the story special. And allowed us not only the time, but the creative freedom to be able to take these swings, and I think the audience really appreciates that."

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Hello Kitty Island Adventure: Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch

$50 (was $60)

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Hello Kitty Island Adventure's Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch is on sale for its biggest discount yet at Amazon and a few other major retailers. Normally $60, the lone physical edition for the open-world life simulation is down to $50. Released at the end of March, the Deluxe Edition comes with three in-game content packs featuring a wide range of items to help you start your journey.

Island Adventure originally launched as an Apple Arcade exclusive in July 2023. It quickly became one of the most popular and highest-rated games on the service. The life sim was ported to Nintendo Switch and PC earlier this year and will make the jump to PlayStation 5 later this year. If you're a fan of Hello Kitty or life sims in general, Island Adventure is worth checking out.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure: Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch $50 (was $60)

The Deluxe Edition of Hello Kitty Island Adventure comes with three content packs featuring hundreds of in-game items, crafting materials, and legacy cosmetics as well clothes featured in limited-time events back when Island Adventure was still exclusive to Apple Arcade.

• Deluxe Event Bundle:
  • 300-plus items and rewards
  • One year's worth of Legacy Event Clothing, Furniture, and Cosmetics
• Deluxe Starter Bundle:
  • 10 Friendship Blossoms
  • 3 Friendship Bouquets
  • 10 Island Bouquets
  • 50 Strawberry Crates
• Deluxe Crafting Bundle:
  • 50 of each Dye color
  • 100 Sticks
  • 45 Iron Ore
  • 50 Rubber

If Amazon sells out, Switch players can get this deal at Walmart, Target, or Best Buy, too.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is an expansive life sim that's something of a blend between Animal Crossing and Disney Dreamlight Valley. The game lets players create and personalize their own avatar the use in the games solo and online co-op modes. The game features eight explorable regions full of puzzles to solve, creatures to catch, and gardens and homes to decorate. The island's seasons change as you play, and with each season featuring its own unique quests and activities, Island Adventure offers more than 80 hours of content (at the moment)

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Just like the physical Deluxe edition, Hello Kitty Island Adventure costs $60 on the Switch eShop and Steam for PC. However, it's worth noting that the base game is $40 for Switch and PC, but it's only available in digital format and you miss out on all of the extra content listed above.

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There were more souls-likes than I could muster the interest in at Summer Game Fest 2025. I've never been one to enjoy the genre in most cases anyway, and seeing how many games were leaning into gameplay loops of dodge-roll showdowns with gigantic, spongey bosses had me checked out at times during the various showcases over the past week. But I played one game that borrows from the genre and didn't turn me away. End of Abyss takes a few touchstones from games like Dark Souls, ties it in with a Little-Nightmares-in-space aesthetic, and brings it all together in a cleverly creepy twin-stick shooter.

End of Abyss comes from Section 9 Interactive, a new studio created in part by former Tarsier Studio developers, the team behind Little Nightmares and its sequel. The Little Nightmares influence can definitely be felt in End of Abyss. Though the enemy and world design are much different, trading the stuff of childhood night terrors for coldly blue-tinted isolation akin to a sci-fi horror story, there's something about it that feels familiar. Maybe it's the nameless, voiceless character being chased by fleshy monsters. Or maybe it's their brightly colored jacket--here a lime green as opposed to Little Nightmare's yellow raincoat.

Luckily, the protagonist in End of Abyss can defend themselves, unlike those in Tarsier's games. Using a pistol with unlimited ammo, or other found weapons like a shotgun I discovered in my play session, the game's twin-stick shooting felt well-implemented. It wasn't very sticky, which I liked, as it gave it an anxiety-inducing effect. Missing shots meant the enemies were able to close the distance and caused me to dodge them, either out of the room so I could create a bottleneck in a doorway, or just catch my breath. Some enemies grew long, giraffe-like necks, which they swung at me with sneakily far reach. Others came in packs of several small bugs that would jump on me, causing me to shake them off and book it, or try to knife them on their approach.

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Everybody likes free games, and GOG.com is offering Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War for free, but only for a limited time. Usually priced at $40, the offer expires on June 18, so if you want to dive into some Warhammer fun for free, grab it before it's too late.

On top of that, GOG is offering several DLC packs on sale for 25-76% off, with prices ranging from $1.67-$11.24. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews, with most of the praise centered around the polished combat improvements from previous installments.

Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War

"Gladius Prime was known to Imperial scholars as a planet of archeological interest. During its colonization, ancient relics were found, revealing hints of a shrouded past," the official synopsis reads. "But it was more than relics. Something awakened, an unspeakable horror from an ancient past, and the citizens of Gladius found themselves trapped in a terrible war for survival. Gladius Prime was once a planet of peace. Now there is only war."

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Funcom's Dune: Awakening is finally out on PC, but you might be wondering if it's also headed to consoles. Now that the game has launched on PC, Funcom re-affirmed that Awakening is, indeed, headed to console platforms, but not until 2026.

There is no specific 2026 release date, however, nor is there a set of confirmed console platforms, but Xbox and PlayStation systems seem like a safe bet. Whether or not Switch 2 may be in the mix, too, is unknown.

Awakening blasted off on Steam to big results, as the $50 game is currently the No. 1 best-selling game and is inside Steam's top 10 most-played games, clocking more than 135,000 concurrent players.

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Most of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4's content will be included in the Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake, developer Iron Galaxy has confirmed. Many of the fourth game's unique activities will be playable as post-game content, unlocked after players complete an initial set of 10 goals.

While the first three Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games are structured quite similarly, the fourth entry in the series introduced a bunch of unusual and unconventional missions. As Iron Galaxy has said that it is trying to standardize gameplay in the remake, many fans assumed that these more unusual missions would not make the cut. However, the studio revealed to Video Games Chronicle that most of these are included as "Pro Goals."

While VGC reported that Pro Skater 4's minigames like tennis will not be part of the remake, the Pro Goals will encompass a substantial amount of the game's original content. The studio stated that Pro Skater 4 posed a challenge because of the widely varying structure of the original missions; many of them did not fit into the two-minute format that is being uniformly applied across games in the remake. While we don't know the full scope of what's included in the Pro Goals, this will come as welcome news to Pro Skater 4 fans.

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IO Interactive has announced "key partners" for its upcoming James Bond game 007: First Light, and they include a series of well-known global brands. In a statement on social media, the studio said it's partnered with Aston Martin, Coca-Cola, Orlebar Brown, HermanMillerGaming, Jaguar, Range Rover Defender, Omega, Nvidia, and Leica.

The James Bond movie series is known for its product placement, and 007: First Light will have some, too. The reveal trailer showed an Aston Martin DBS and some flashy Omega watches. A Triumph motorcycle was in the trailer, too, but Triumph is not listed as a partner. A Range Rover Defender was in the trailer, too. Walther, the gun company that makes Bond's iconic PPK, is not listed as a partner.

We are thrilled to be working closely with our key partners to build a brand new James Bond game experience.#007FirstLight #EarnTheNumber pic.twitter.com/DFbkGAduLI

— 007 First Light (@007GameIOI) June 10, 2025

The financial terms of the deals to include these brands in First Light are unknown. Revenue from product placement in the Bond movies is substantial, coming in at reported millions of dollars.

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If there are two things that have been missing from the modern slate of racing games, it's a focus on drifting and Japanese settings. Yes, arcade racers like Forza Horizon have travelled across the world, from Australia to Mexico and everything in between, but have yet to visit the bustling streets of Tokyo or the rich countryside across Kyoto. That series also doesn't dabble in the kind of street-racing culture popularised by games like Need for Speed or films such as the earlier Fast and the Furious entries, sticking closely to flashy but strictly stock configurations of popular cars. With that said, it's easy to see the gap JDM: Japanese Drift Master is trying to fill, carving out its own niche with a driving model heavily tuned towards challenging and satisfying drifting, set against a condensed and well-realised slice of Japan. It's such a shame then that the sum of all of its disparate parts don't come together in a cohesive way.

Drifting is primarily what Japanese Drift Master is all about, and it's easily the strongest aspect of the game. Whipping a rear-wheel-drive, torque-filled machine into a controlled slide is simple, but it's maintaining a good angle and adequate speed that make it engaging. A balance meter, similar to one you'd find during a grind in Tony Hawk Pro Skater, helps you gauge the angle of your drift and deftly balance it, steering into the direction the back of your car is facing while gently applying the accelerator to power through the slide. It feels good to figure out how to expertly control a drift, and even better when you can use the handbrake to quickly change angles or drop the clutch to provide a little more torque through a corner.

Drift events let you showcase your understanding of Japanese Drift Master's driving model the best, but they're also some of the easiest events the game has to offer. Racking up a high enough score to pass was rarely an issue for me in most events, but also came down to some frustrating luck in some instances. The longer and more aggressively you drift, the higher your score multiplier climbs, resetting if you spin out or suffer a collision. The issue isn't that this happens at all, but rather how inconsistently it does. Japanese Drift Master feels overly punishing with the angle at which it judges a spin, sometimes resetting your score unfairly if you enter a drift at an angle it isn't anticipating. Similarly, it isn't clear which collisions reset your multiplier and which don't. I had instances where I hit road barriers hard without seeing my score disappear, and others where the lightest touch by traffic would end a particularly long one. Without being able to depend on knowing the limitations of what I could get away with in a drift, it became frustrating trying to find the absolute limit that I could push myself without wasting time in the process.

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Pokemon Crocs

$55 - $70

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A new collaboration between Crocs and Pokemon has kicked off, and while there are a few returning shoes here, the event also has some stylish new kicks to check out.

Pokemon Crocs $55 - $70

These will be available at several retailers in addition to the main Crocs store--Foot Locker, Journeys, and Champs--and there are some really eye-catching designs here for fans of the Classic Clog Crocs.

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One of the really cool ones here is the $75 Pokemon Classic Clog, which features an all-encompassing silhouette print and exclusive Jibbitz charms of the three Kanto starter Pokemon: Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Charmander. Another good-looking pair here are the $70 Pokemon Versus Clogs, which harken back to the classic rivalry between Charizard and Blastoise. The right shoe has an orange print and Jibbitz charms referencing the Fire-type Pokemon, and the left shoe repeats that design but with a Water-type twist. There's also a Pokemon logo on the backstrap, for that added touch.

Pokemon Classic and Versus Clogs

• Crocs Classic Clog Pokemon -- $70
• Crocs Classic Clog Pokemon (Boys, grade-school) -- $55
• Crocs Classic Clog Pokemon (Boys, preschool) -- $55
• Crocs Pokemon Classic Clogs Charizard + Blastoise -- $70
• Crocs Pokemon Classic Clogs Charizard + Blastoise (Boys, grade-school) -- $55
• Crocs Pokemon Classic Clogs Charizard + Blastoise (Boys, preschool) -- $55

Footlocker exclusivesFootlocker's exclusive line of Pokemon Classic Clogs

Meanwhile, Footlocker has a trio of exclusive Crocs. These are available in adult sizes only, and they include a beautiful Snorlax pair with soft blue swirls, a singing Jigglypuff that won't put you to sleep unless delicate pink patterns have a relaxing effect on you, and a fiery Charizard design full of energetic flame patterns. It's worth noting that these aren't new releases, but if you if missed them the first time they were out, then you can find them at Foot Locker right now.

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