Nintendo's new Zelda Notes app includes a way to fix your damaged equipment in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom for Switch 2--if you're lucky. The weapon-degradation fix is tied to the free app's daily bonus feature, which gives you a random item or effect once each day.

Nintendo highlighted the feature during one of its lengthy Treehouse Live segments following the Switch 2 Direct, and the bonus roulette included things such as meal effects, energy-cell restoration, and stamina recovery. However, Zelda YouTuber Zeltik spotted two additional bonuses during a hands-on with Breath of the Wild's and Tears of the Kingdom's Switch 2 versions--equipment repair and bow repair.

The roulette didn't land on either for Zeltik during their demo, so it's unclear how the repair bonus actually works. "Bow repair" is self-explanatory in that it'll repair a bow, of course, though "equipment repair" is a little more vague. Link's other, non-bow equipment in both games includes shields and breakable weapons, but there's no indication yet as to which category that repair might apply to.

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GoldenEye 007 is one of the most iconic and beloved games ever, but it's never gotten a proper remaster. That's not for a lack of trying, though. Stephen Kick, the head of Nightdive Studios, said in an interview that the company tried to make it happen--but Nintendo apparently shut it down.

Nightdive is known for bring back old games for modern consoles, with some of the titles under its belt including Turok, Doom 64, and Quake II, among many others.

Kick told VGC that it was "a real heartbreak" for the GoldenEye remaster to fail to come together. Kick said Nightdive put "a lot of effort" into pitching the game and assembling a "dream team" to make it happen. He said the MGM/Eon side of the equation was on board, but things fell apart when it came to Nintendo.

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Lego Wednesday Addams Figure (702 pieces)

$30 (was $50) | $27 with coupon

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Lego Wednesday and Enid's dorm room playset (750 pieces)

$63 (was $90) | $53.54 with coupon

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Fans of Netflix's Addams Family TV series Wednesday can take advantage of terrific deals on the pair of Wednesday Lego sets that launched last fall. One of the deals slashes the price of a 702-piece Lego set to just $30, while the other reduces a $90 set to only $63. Depending on where you live in the US, you can possibly save even more on both of the Lego Wednesday sets by clicking the coupon boxes on the store pages.

Lego Wednesday Addams Figure (702 pieces) $30 (was $50) | $27 with coupon

First off, there's the Wednesday Addams figure for only $30 (was $50). Shoppers who live in the Midwest can get an additional 10% off, dropping the price to only $27.

Based on the incarnation of the character played by Jenna Ortega, this is a cute replica that reimagines her as a cartoon-like character on a stylish display base. This brick-built version of Wednesday comes with two face and outfit options, Thing, and two secret lockable drawers containing various accessories. Once fully built, the 702-piece set stands nearly 13 inches tall.

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The second set, Wednesday and Enid's Dorm Room, is geared toward younger fans and is a faithful recreation of the academy location. Normally $90, it's discounted to $63 for all customers as part of a limited-time deal at Amazon. Once again, shoppers in the Midwest can save more by clicking the 15%-off coupon box, dropping the price all the way down to $53.54.

This is a 750-piece set that includes a buildable dorm room with a spiderweb window that opens, a base with buttons that open secret drawers, and a balcony with four gargoyles. It also comes with four minifigures--two versions of Wednesday and Enid--alongside different outfits, wigs, and facial expressions for them.

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Looking for more deals on classic film and TV franchises turned Lego sets? You can save $40 on the Lego Icons Back to the Future Time Machine at Amazon. The 1,872-piece building set lets you build one of the three different designs of the DeLorean car from the film trilogy.

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Studio Chaf has announced that it is shutting down its debut game, Velev, days after it launched into Steam Early Access on April 9.

"As some of you may have already noticed, we weren't able to reach the point we needed to continue supporting and servicing Velev," the development team said in a statement. "Despite our best efforts, we couldn't secure the investment we needed from VCs or larger partners. With limited options, we made the decision to launch in Early Access, hoping for the best."

Chalf added that the studio understood that Velev wasn't in the best state when it launched as a paid early access title on Steam. However, it was the only viable path forward in order to continue development. Unfortunately, Chaf is stepping away from development and bringing Velev to a close.

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Respawn Entertainment and Bit Reactor have announced the official name of their Star Wars turn-based tactics game, which is Star Wars Zero Company. It will release for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

While they didn't provide any other info for the game aside from confirming that it's single-player, they did show a piece of key art and said that the first look at the game will take place at Star Wars Celebration on April 9.

The key art shows a variety of different people, including Jedi, Droids, Mandalorians, and more, indicating that these could be possible playable classes in Star Wars Zero Company.

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Call of Duty developer Pete Actipis, who is the game director on CoD: Warzone at Raven Software, has teased Activision's plans for the OG map, Verdansk, which just recently returned to the game.

As many may recall, Warzone's original battle royale map was featured in the game from launch in March 2020 to December 2021. It was gone for years until its return earlier this month. Actipis told IGN that Activision "brought Verdansk back for a reason."

"It wasn't just to bring it back for a season and kind of say goodbye to it again. A lot of effort went into it," Actipis said. "So for the time being Verdansk is sticking around and this is just the beginning of the Verdansk 2025 journey, and then we'll see how things go from there."

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When it comes to PC games, nothing is odder than the Oddworld series, and you can get every game--barring that one Game Boy Color spin-off--in the series for just a $1 right now through Fanatical. This includes six games and two pieces of DLC, and once purchased, you'll receive codes that can be redeemed on your Steam account.

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• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (Steam Deck Playable)
• Oddworld: New 'n Tasty (Steam Deck Playable)
• Oddworld: New 'n Tasty Alf's Escape DLC
• Oddworld: New 'n Tasty Scrub Abe costume
• Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (Steam Deck Playable)
• Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
• Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition (Steam Deck Playable)
• Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD (Steam Deck Playable)

In case you've never played it, the Oddworld series kicked off in 1997 with Abe's Oddysee, a platforming game with impressive visuals for the time and unforgiving gameplay. As Abe, a Mudokon slave who discovers that his downtrodden people are about to be slaughtered and turned into a new product. Abe sets out on a quest to escape the factory he's imprisoned in and rescue as many of his fellow Mudokons as he can. The game had a fairly steep learning curve, but it was still praised for its imaginative design and clever platforming segments.

Abe's Oddysee would receive several direct sequels over the years, starting with Abe's Exoddus in 1998 and continuing through 2001's Munch's Oddysee, and 2005's Stranger's Wrath. Each one of those games added new twists to the Oddworld formula, and in 2014, Abe's Oddysee was remade and was released to positive reviews. The last game in the series, Soulstorm, was released in 2021 and it was a remake of Abe's Exoddus. Reception to the game was mixed at best, but it is worth noting that "Enhanced Edition" tweaked Soulstorm and it includes two bonus levels that were previously exclusive to the Xbox Series X|s and Xbox One versions.

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Sonic Prime: The Complete Series Steelbook (Blu-ray)

$50 | Releases June 24

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Multiverses are the in-thing when it comes to cinema these days, and even Sonic the Hedgehog has hopped onto that trend with its animated show on Netflix. Following the conclusion of its three-season run, Sonic Prime is now getting a fancy Blu-ray box set with a steelbook case. Sonic Prime: The Complete Series Steelbook is up for preorder for $50 at Amazon ahead of its June 24 release.

Sonic Prime: The Complete Series Steelbook (Blu-ray) $50 | Releases June 24

This set includes three 1080p Blu-ray discs featuring all 23 episodes from Sonic Prime's three-season story arc. It comes with a few extras to make it quite display-worthy. There's the eye-catching steelbook case with custom artwork on the front, back, and interior. You'll also get a protective cardboard sleeve and a transparent sleeve, which is admittedly a bit peculiar.

For the extras, there aren't any listed for this release, which isn't too surprising given that the previous Blu-rays for the first two seasons of Sonic Prime didn't contain any bonus material. On the plus side, this is over nine hours of Sonic content, so you--or younger members of the family--will have plenty to watch.

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Like all catastrophes, Sonic Prime kicks off with the universe being shattered because the titular hedgehog didn't heed the advice of his friends when he was facing off against Dr. Eggman. With the multiverse in peril, Sonic has to travel to distant worlds to fix his mistake, and along the way, he encounters new and strange versions of his allies who are the key to helping him on his quest.

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To celebrate the 15 year anniversary of the Metro first-person shooter franchise, Metro 2033 Redux is available entirely for free on PC for the next 48 hours.

From today until April 16, players will be able to claim Metro 2033 Redux for free on both Steam and GOG. It's also Steam Deck verified. The game takes place in the year 2033 where the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event 20 years prior. The event destroyed almost all of humankind, subsequently turning Earth's surface into an uninhabitable and poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors sought shelter in Moscow's underground and civilization entered a new Dark Age.

Metro 2033 Redux is a rebuilt version of the original game in the 4A Engine. All gameplay improvements and features from Metro: Last Light have been applied to Metro 2033 Redux.

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Want to watch a cute kitty paw at a taskbar and earn hats? Then Bongo Cat should be right up your alley. In fact, the free-to-play game has clearly struck a chord with a wide swath of people, as over 125,000 people are playing it right now (at time of publication), per Steam.

Bongo Cat is a clicker game that sees a feline patting a taskbar with its paws as a player types or clicks a mouse. That increases your points and treasure chests will eventually appear, too, containing different types of hats. There are 20 exclusive items tied to an event this month that runs through April 22. That same announcement on March 31 noted that Bongo Cat has seen over 500,000 different players. It was also one of the most popular demos from Steam Next Fest in February.

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The SteamDB chart shows that Bongo Cat was averaging about 40,000 concurrent players for the second half of March before exploding at the beginning of this month. The clicker game hit a peak of 134,411 players yesterday but has been pretty close to topping that number today. It's not quite as popular as Banana from last year, but Bongo Cat seems to scratch a similar itch. The game is seeing "overwhelmingly positive" reviews so far on Steam.

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The Advance Wars lookalike tactics game Warside, developed by Lavabird and published by First Break Labs, is out now on PC. However, fans have pointed out that it's buggy and seemingly unfinished, reflecting its Mostly Negative reception so far.

Warside looks eerily similar, if not almost identical, to Advance Wars. The maps, buildings, battles, and troops look very much like the ones in Nintendo's tactics franchise. The biggest differentiator is that the Commanders in Warside have a more realistic pixel art as opposed to Advance Wars' anime art style.

According to the Steam reviews section, there are several features and gameplay mechanics that are missing. One player said that Warside feels like an early access release, with multiplayer lobbies and local multiplayer functionality nowhere to be found, even though both features were advertised as available.

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Lego Animal Crossing: K.K.'s Concert at the Plaza (550 Pieces)

$44 (was $80)

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Animal Crossing fans can save on just about every Lego playset featuring characters from Nintendo's popular town simulation franchise. Most notably, Amazon and Target have a terrific deal on the largest--and normally most expensive--Lego Animal Crossing set. K.K.'s Concert at the Plaza is on sale for only $44, down from $80. The nearly 50% discount is by far the best yet for this adorable playset featuring the talented canine musician. The K.K. Slider set released last August, but you can also get deals on a couple products that launched earlier this year, including Leif's Caravan & Garden Shop.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$35.69 (was $45) | Releases April 15

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition Shadow Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$45 | Releases April 15, Amazon Exclusive

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Standard Edition (4K Blu-ray)

$36 | Releases April 15

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 dashes onto 4K Blu-ray tomorrow, April 15, with two different steelbook case designs. Ahead of its release, Amazon has restocked its exclusive Shadow the Hedgehog Limited Edition Steelbook on 4K Blu-ray. The Shadow-themed steelbook has been hard to find since preorders opened. If you'd rather have a case featuring the Blue Blur, Amazon and Walmart are offering a nice discount on the Sonic the Hedgehog Steelbook, dropping the price to $35.69 (was $45).

To complete your Sonic movie steelbook collection, you can buy Sonic the Hedgehog Bonus Stage Steelbook Edition for $30.46 and Sonic 2's Steelbook Edition for $18.45 (was $29).

Complete your Sonic the Hedgehog Steelbook Collection:

• Sonic the Hedgehog - Bonus Stage Steelbook Edition (4K) -- $30.46
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Steelbook Edition (4K) -- 18.45 ($29)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Sonic Steelbook Edition (4K) -- $35.69 ($45)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Shadow Steelbook Edition (4K) -- $45

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray) $35.69 (was $45) | Releases April 15

Sonic the Hedgehog 3's first Limited Edition Steelbook features the Blue Blur doing what he does best. This edition comes with 4K Blu-ray, standard 1080p Blu-ray, and digital versions of Sonic 3. You also get a bunch of bonus featurettes.

Preorders for the Sonic variant of the Limited Edition Steelbook are available at Amazon and Walmart for $35.69 (was $45). This is the first preorder discount for Sonic 3.

Amazon and Walmart both offer preorder price guarantees. You won't be charged until your order ships, and you will only pay the lowest price offered between the time you preorder and release.

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Sonic 3's Limited Edition Steelbook featuring Shadow is exclusive to Amazon and available to preorder for $45. Unsurprisingly, this edition has been harder to find in stock than the Sonic variant. Amazon sold out of its first batch of preorders fast when preorders opened in January. The Shadow Steelbook was unavailable for nearly all of February and March, but it's back in stock as of April 14.

The Shadow variant complements the Sonic edition by offering the same art design, just with red streaks instead of blue.

Like the Sonic variant, the Shadow version costs $45 and comes with 4K Blu-ray, standard 1080p Blu-ray, and digital versions of Sonic 3. You'll also get the same bonus features. The only difference between the two releases is the steelbook.

Preorder at Amazon Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Standard Edition (4K Blu-ray) $36 | Releases April 15

If you don't have any interest in steelbook cases, the 4K release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is up for preorder for $36 at Amazon and Walmart. Amazon preorders for the standard 4K edition should reopen soon.

Preorders for the DVD release are available for $21 at Amazon. Sonic 3 won't receive a standalone 1080p Blu-ray edition, at least not at launch. As such, even if you don't have a 4K media player, you'll still need to get the 4K edition to watch Sonic 3 on standard Blu-ray.

Alternatively, you can rent or buy Sonic 3 from Prime Video or stream it on Paramount+.

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Here's the full list of special features for Sonic the Hedgehog 3:

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Even after a reveal showcase over the weekend, there was confusion about one crucial aspect regarding Marathon: the game's price point. Developer Bungie has clarified that the extraction shooter won't be "a full-priced title." However, the entry cost still hasn't been detailed, with that info apparently arriving in the summer.

Originally, GameSpot's Marathon preview noted that the game would be full priced since Bungie has referred to the shooter as "a premium title." On X, Wario64 shared those details before the official Marathon account stepped in to spell out the current pricing situation for Marathon. Yes, it's described as a premium experience, but it won't carry a premium price tag (think $70). What the entry cost will ultimately be for the game will have to wait for a few months, though.

Marathon will be a premium title. Marathon will not be a ‘full-priced’ title.
We’ll announce details this Summer. https://t.co/mbK1vfFLKo

— Marathon (@MarathonTheGame) April 12, 2025

Last September, it was reported that Marathon would cost $40. There were no plans to transition to a free-to-play model at the time, and apparently the shooter was too far along in development to even make that change. Previously, Sony (which now owns Bungie) has released similar live-service games at the $40 price point: Helldivers 2 and Concord. Obviously, the results from those couldn't be more different, but there is clear precedent for that entry fee.

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Boss fights in Death Stranding were relatively easy, and for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, players will be able to skip them entirely. In a new interview, game director Hideo Kojima spoke about a new feature in the game that will allow players to remove boss fights from the game if they get too tough and read about them instead.

According to a translation by Genki_JPN on X (via Dexerto), Kojima explained on the Koji10 radio show that "there will be an extra option on the game over screen below the 'continue' option," that players can select to skip past these sections and read about the showdown instead.

As mentioned above, boss fights in Death Stranding weren't too challenging if you had the right loadout. Protagonist Sam Porter Bridges amassed an impressive arsenal of weapons to use against the BT entities--which weaponized his blood and other bodily fluids to harm them--and near the end of the game, you would gain access to a rocket launcher that could be used to take down kaiju-sized BTs.

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Sony has announced that it has raised prices for the Digital and Standard editions of the PS5 console in select regions, but not the US. However, Sony has also decreased the price of the PS5 disc drive attachment. The price changes are now in effect. In a statement, Sony said it was a "tough decision" to raise prices, and it's not the first time--Sony first raised prices in 2022.

"With a backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates, SIE has made the tough decision to raise the recommended retail price of the PlayStation 5 console in select markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Australia and New Zealand," Sony said in a statement.

The changes are as follows:

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Kaitlyn Dever stars in Season 2 of HBO's The Last of Us as Abby, and anyone who's played the game or is aware of the story understands just how significant a character she is. Abby the character generated a lot of debate, discussion, and discourse when The Last of Us: Part II came out in 2020, and many are expecting the same to be true for the TV show.

Dever told Collider that she is aware of the conversation surrounding Abby, but she did not focus too much on it when performing her part.

"Obviously, I know about the conversation surrounding Abby, obviously, but in order to do my job in the best way possible, I had to just be aware of it but then just not put all my focus on it," she said. "If I was too worried about what was being said about this character online, I think it would have taken away from the performance. At the end of the day, that's the most important thing."

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HBO has released a new trailer for The Last of Us Season 2, spotlighting what's to come in future episodes of the post-apocalyptic series. This video is naturally full of spoilers for what's on tap.

In the trailer, we get a glimpse of when Joel (Pedro Pascal) gives Ellie (Bella Ramsey) her famous guitar, more scenes between Joel and his therapist Gail (Catherine O'Hara), and a window into what Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) is up to as she tries to hunt down Joel and get her revenge. The video also shows off Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) having a tense conversation, as well as scenes with lots and lots of infected.

Presumably some of what's on display in the trailer is from Episode 2, but the video is titled "Weeks Ahead," so it might also contain footage from other episodes as well. As announced previously, there are seven episodes in total for The Last of Us Season 2.

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HBO's The Last of Us has returned for its second season, and series star Bella Ramsey believes the season's ending will leave viewers angry and emotionally traumatized.

Speaking to Collider, Ramsey said by the end of the season, viewers will "feel like they've been on a pretty intense roller coaster."

"I just hope that people keep their seatbelts on the whole time because it's pretty mad. I think that people will hopefully feel really satisfied by the journey of it. I hope people are slightly emotionally traumatized because it's supposed to make you feel it a lot," Ramsey said.

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Before it made a name for itself in the gaming industry with titles like Halo: Combat Evolved or Oni, Bungie's big video game series was Marathon, a grand sci-fi saga that was originally released for Mac. In many ways, Marathon was ahead of its time thanks to its rich lore, groundbreaking gameplay elements, and ideas that would help shape Bungie's work on Halo and Destiny. After decades of dormancy, Marathon returns later this year, this time as a multiplayer-focused extraction shooter that combine's Bungie's signature gunplay with a vibrant art direction.

Ahead of its launch in September, we've gathered up all the pertinent information on the game and you can read up to see how Marathon is shaping up.

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