Life is Strange: Reunion is designed to be the final chapter in the story of Max Caulfield and Chloe Price, which started way back in the series' very first game in 2015. Outfitted once more with the ability to rewind time, the duo has to work together to stop a devastating event from happening at Caledon University. The game provides the emotional climax for the two protagonists while also introducing some cool new ideas to the franchise--but just how many hours will it take to experience it all? We'll fill you in below.

How long it takes you to complete Life is Strange: Reunion will depend partially on how much time you spend engaging with its many optional world interactions, chatting up various characters, and tracking down collectibles. But an average playthrough will take 10-12 hours, which is pretty much in line with previous games in the franchise.

The choice-based nature of Life is Strange: Reunion begs for replays, though, so those willing to see it through multiple times will be rewarded with new story beats and reveals, including multiple endings. You'll even get unique scenarios based on what options you choose regarding your decisions in previous Life is Strange titles, such as who you romanced or whether or not you let certain antagonists off the hook. Perhaps most notable of these asks you to confirm Chloe's fate from the first game in the series, with entirely separate endings (and achievements) tied to this initial choice.

Calvin and Hobbes is one of the most iconic comic strips of all time, and for anyone who wants to revisit the series, you're in luck. Thanks to Amazon's Spring Sale 2026, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes box set, which collects every single strip into a giant three-volume hardcover collection, is on sale for just $92--a steep discount compared to the set's normal $225 MSRP. Note that the deal is only available until April 2, and to get the discounted price, you need to click the coupon button on the box set's store page before checkout.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is underway, and if you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings, the retailer has a pretty great offer on a box set for the books. Amazon is selling the hardcover set for $38.27, which is 57% off its normal $90 price.

The box set includes The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Each book features stunning artwork by The Lord of the Rings illustrator Alan Lee. This box set was originally released in March 1988.

If you're interested in the one-value The Lord of the Rings Illustrated Edition, featuring drawings by author J.R.R. Tolkien himself, it's on sale for a great price right now as well.

The Xbox Partner Preview for March 2026 showed off a slew of new third-party games coming to Xbox over the next few months and even into 2027, and as you'd expect, many of them are bound for Xbox's Game Pass subscription service. The biggest names are sequels to beloved franchises, like Hades 2 and Super Meat Boy 3D, but there are lots of others coming as well.

Hades 2 is making its Xbox debut on April 14, and will be available on Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere. Even sooner than that you can play Super Meat Boy 3D, which launches March 31 on Game Pass. Stranger Than Heaven, the anticipated new game from RGG Studio, will also launch on Game Pass. It doesn't have a release date yet, but we do know we'll be hearing more about it as part of a presentation on May 6.

A few other standouts include Grave Seasons coming in August and The Eternal Life of Goldman with a release date to be announced. Grave Seasons is a cozy farming sim with a spooky twist, as the town appears to be hiding some macabre mysteries. The Eternal Life of Goldman is a beautiful 2D platformer with a hero that uses a modular cane that can serve as a pogo stick, grappling hook, and more.

More than a year after its release, Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is getting its first expansion. Announced during the Xbox Partner Preview today, the Cost of Hope expansion from Ukrainian developer GSC Game World is set for release this summer on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Cost of Hope is described as a "massive nonlinear expansion" featuring "dozens of hours" of new gameplay. It will introduce new stories and characters and the same level of dread that the base game has. As its name suggests, though, Cost of Hope gives players "a flicker of hope breaking through." Here's the trailer:

Like in the main game, Cost of Hope has players assuming the role of Skif as he explores two new regions, including the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the Iron Forest.

The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection is currently available on Amazon at a 53% discount. The collection normally retails for $139, but is currently available for just $65.24 as a part of the Amazon Spring Sale.

First released in September 2025 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Twilight's release, the Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection includes hardback copies of the series' four main novels: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. But the set also includes a special treat for Twilight diehards, especially those on Team Edward: a hardcover copy of Midnight Sun, a retelling of Twilight told from Edward's POV rather than the perspective of series protagonist Bella. Midnight Sun initially debuted online in 2008 via a massive, 12-chapter leak that author Stephanie Meyer ultimately uploaded to her personal blog, stating that she'd pick up writing the story again "once everyone's forgotten about it." Eventually, she finished the novel, which was first released in 2020.

The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection set includes exclusive, wraparound floral box art, while each of the five tomes feature new jacket designs and sprayed edges that create a stunning black-and-white starry sky pattern.

While not as ubiquitous as the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800 is still a retro console beloved by hardcore retro enthusiasts. If you've amassed a collection of classic Atari games but don't have the means to play them on original hardware, then the Atari 7800+ console from Plaion and Atari is worth picking up. While the Atari 7800+ Console & Wireless Controller bundle typically retails for $130, during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, you can pick it up for just $85 (was $130).

The Atari 7800 is most famous as the console Atari made in its waning years to compete with the NES. It was the first gaming console to emphasize backward compatibility, though it also had exclusive games of its own. Following the success of its Atari 2600+ throwback console, Atari and Plaion released the Atari 7800+ console in 2026 to give retro collectors a new way to play their classic game library.

This isn't one of those plug-and-play consoles where games come pre-loaded. Instead, the Atari 7800+ is a new piece of HDMI-supporting hardware that allows players to load their own Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 cartridges and play them on more modern hardware. This bundle also includes a two-button controller and a game cartridge for Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest, a sequel to the Atari arcade game Crystal Castles.

It appears Sony's dynamic pricing system is real, and the results are confounding as new reports suggest that some PlayStation 5 games could get wildly different prices on the PSN Store depending on several factors.

According to a March 25 Insider Gaming report, Sony's new dynamic pricing model is out in the wild. The site shared two screenshots of Stellar Blade, which is normally $69.99, being sold for $39.89 and $20.99 in Brazil. The reason is nebulous for now: Both Eurogamer and Insider Gaming suspect the pricing differences could be based on your gaming habits (like when you last logged in), location, PSN account details (like how old it is), and more.

Deal hunters Cheap Ass Gamer spotted dynamic pricing in North America, too. When sharing an Astro Bot discount on X on March 25, the social media account noted that some saw the game for $39.59 while they got a better price at $26.99. The game normally retails for $59.99.

The next major franchise to come to Fortnite has seemingly been revealed. ShiinaBR, an Epic-partnered Fortnite account, has revealed that characters from Disney's 1997 animated movie Hercules are coming to the battle royale game this week.

Specifically, it's reported that Hercules, Megara, and Hades are heading to Fortnite as playable characters, with an official reveal coming up on March 27. The characters will reportedly be added to the game the next day. It's expected there will be other Hercules-themed items in the crossover, and all should become clear soon.

They would be just the latest Disney characters to come to Fortnite. The game previously added a variety of Star Wars and Marvel characters, along with a roster of characters from The Simpsons.

Publisher Perfect World Games and developer Hotta Studio just announced a multiplatform release date for its upcoming supernatural open-world RPG, Neverness to Everness. Also known as NTE, the game will release on PC, Mac, PlayStation 5, iOS, and Android on April 29, 2026.

In NTE you'll take on the role of an "unlicensed" Anomaly Hunter. Across the urban world of Hethereau, you'll need to track down anomalies--supernatural threats--to uncover the city's secrets.

Ahead of the game's release, you can already begin earning rewards. The Hethereau Settlement Guide pre-launch event offers in-game items as well as real-life prizes, including PlayStation 5 consoles. By completing missions, inviting friends, and even just logging in to your account you can earn:

Sailor Moon fans will want to check out Amazon's big Spring Sale event, where the Sailor Moon Manga Box Set Vol. 7-10 Naoko Takeuchi Collection is currently on sale at a seriously magical discount. The box set--which contains volumes 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Sailor Moon manga--is now available at its lowest-ever price of $44.61, which 40% off the standard $78 sale price. This is the lowest price we've seen for the box set since it was first published in December 2025. Along with the discount, it's also part of Amazon's Buy 2 Get 1 Free promotion, which lets you pick three eligible items like books, Blu-rays, and more, and you'll pay only for the two highest-priced items in the trio. Amazon's Spring Sale discounts apply to the final price, so you stand to save quite a bit if you decide to pick up this Sailor Moon collection along with two other releases.

Dying Light: The Beast developer Techland has revealed a free update for its open-world zombie apocalypse game. Launching today, the Restored Land puts more emphasis on survival and how your choices will have a permanent effect on the world around you in this new solo experience.

Essentially, the focus is on clearing zombies from the map, once and for all. Infected enemies will no longer respawn once they have been dealt with, and people will start to filter back into zones once they start to become safer. The catch here is that supplies will be harder to come by, as items also no longer respawn, containers will provide fewer supplies, and shops will offer reduced stock at higher prices. On top of those challenges, players will also need to manage hunger and replace depleted flashlight batteries with their finite stock of resources.

Housemarque's last game, 2021's Returnal, begins with protagonist Selene Vassos waking up alone on an alien planet. She takes her first steps into the unknown and finds her own corpse, a discovery accompanied by the startling realization that she's stuck in a cycle--on planet Atropos, the finality of death has been replaced with the inevitability of a new beginning.

Housemarque's newest game, 2026's Saros, begins with protagonist Arjun Devraj waking up alone on an alien planet. He takes his first steps into the unknown and is killed. A few seconds later, he comes to the startling realization that he's stuck in a cycle--on planet Carcosa, the finality of death has been replaced with the inevitability of a new beginning.

Saros is a game built atop of strong foundations set by Returnal. To that end, the similarities between the two games are numerous and immediately apparent. Saros' premise and the way that it is realized on-screen are strikingly familiar and it often sounds, looks, and plays just like its predecessor. But those similarities are just what's on the surface. Like Carcosa itself, once you dig a little deeper, Saros' feels very different and demands to be taken on its own terms.

Following a stabbing incident that left two dead at a Pokemon store in downtown Tokyo on March 26, The Pokemon Company has commented on the situation, saying that the store would be temporarily closed and they are fully cooperating with local police.

According to the AP, a man had brandished a knife at the Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo & Pikachu Sweets in Sunshine City. The individual then suddenly turned the knife on a female employee of the store, stabbing her in the neck, before doing the same thing to himself. Video footage of the incident circulating on the internet shows other staff cautioning shoppers to flee. Tokyo police officers rushed onto the scene after receiving multiple distress calls of a rampaging man wielding a knife.

The attacker and the victim, both reportedly in their 20s, were taken to the hospital in critical condition but were later pronounced dead, police said. Police also said that while they're investigating the attack as a murder, there are no further details available.

Capcom's Street Fighter 6 has an Alex problem, but not with the character himself or anything in-game. Instead, fans have largely decried Alex's ending, which catches up with him after he marries and impregnates Patricia, his step-sister and second cousin. Now, Capcom is answering that backlash with an upcoming patch that addresses some of the criticisms lobbed against it.

Street Fighter 6 Takayuki Nakayama announced the patch online and wrote that the team is sorry "for any confusion that recent topics regarding Alex's story may have caused." Nakayama went on to note that Alex and Patricia's backstories aren't being retconned, but Capcom does "plan to revise certain text passages that may have been misleading in the near future."

We apologize for any confusion that recent topics regarding Alex's story may have caused.
While we have not changed the characters’ backstories,after internal review by the development team, we plan to revise certain text passages that may have been misleading in the near future.…

Nakayama also provided a link to a short story on Street Fighter 6's official site that reaffirms the connection between Alex and Patricia. They're still step-siblings and he still held her as a baby. The only real change it makes is that they didn't know each other well for most of her life until he came to her rescue as an adult. The story doesn't seem to definitively say whether they're still second cousins or not.

A small group of people inside esteemed developer Valve are "looking at some AI stuff," according to Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead, and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw.

He said in an interview with MinnMax that he's learned "a bunch of stuff" from experimenting with AI, but he has no worries that the implementation of the technology will take over the creative writing process. That's because, in its current form, AI is "pretty bad" at creative writing, as reported by GamesRadar.

"We've really been messing around with it. And like art, there's a lot of questions about that, but I don't think it's going to--anytime soon--be writing novels that are better than human," he said.

The rumors are true--Fox McCloud, protagonist of Nintendo's Star Fox, will be in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The film's official social media account confirmed his appearance by sharing a character poster for the anthropomorphic pilot.

It's unknown who will voice him or how prominent Fox's role will be, but the fact that he has his own poster seems to indicate that it'll be more than just a cameo. The poster also features his signature Arwing aircraft in the background. With Mario and friends being new to galaxy traversal, Fox makes a lot of sense as a cosmic guide and traveling companion.

Fox's appearance will come nearly 10 whole years after the release of the last new Star Fox game, the often-maligned Star Fox Zero for Wii U--unless you count the belated release of Star Fox 2 in 2017 for the SNES Classic microconsole. The character last showed up in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in 2018. The first Super Mario Bros. movie made a nod to the Star Fox franchise by featuring an Arwing figure in Mario's apartment. Being in the new Mario movie will certainly energize the Star Fox fanbase, who have been craving a new game in the series.

Former Call of Duty developer Jason Blundell's new studio with Sony, Dark Outlaw Games, was shuttered this week, and now more details about the team and its game have been revealed.

Blundell and the game's level designer JC Farmer discussed the project on a livestream. To begin with, Blundell said it "f**king sucks" that the 20-person studio got shut down, but he said he understands these things happen when you work for a big company like Sony.

He also stressed that it's common for games to be canceled earlier in development. He said Dark Outlaw may have gotten more attention in this regard because the studio was owned by Sony.

By our rough count, we've had several dozen video game showcases this year already, and it's not even April! Next up on the block is Microsoft, as a new Xbox livestream is kicking off today. While January's Developer Direct was focused primarily on upcoming games from Microsoft's first-party studios, today's Xbox Partner Preview is giving several other studios a chance to shine. If you're keen to see what they've been cooking up, here's when and how you can watch. [Update: The show is now live, and you can follow along with our Xbox Partner Preview March 2026 announcements roundup.]

The Xbox Partner Preview starts at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 5 PM BST on March 26.

• 10 AM PT
• 1 PM ET
• 5 PM BST
• 2 AM AEST (March 27)

You can catch the livestream through Microsoft's official Xbox YouTube and Twitch channels, or you can watch the presentation on this page, in the video embedded above.

Minecraft's latest update, Tiny Takeover, has just been released, and with it comes a complete overhaul of the baby mobs in the game. From chicks to zombies, villagers to kittens, not a single mob has been skipped for this revamp. We caught up with Minecraft's product manager, Anna Lundgren, to talk about all things tiny, as well as what may, or may not, be on the cards in the future.

The Minecraft game-drop format started a little over two years ago, and saw the annual update split into four smaller drops spread throughout the year. Tiny Takeover came around, Anna says, because the mob artist hadn't been "super happy" with the game's babies for a while now. "We just wanted to make them cuter, more lovable, and have more unique personalities," she explains. "I think after having done Chase the Skies, Copper Age, and Mounts of Mayhem, they all leaned into very different aspects of the game than this drop does. It felt like it could be good timing to lean into the more adorable and cutesy side of Minecraft, even though some of them are still very hostile."

This, of course, brings up the question of player morality. If a tiny hostile mob is this much cuter, how are we supposed to face off against them? "I think you feel that way as a player stepping out into the night and seeing a baby zombie coming--it's really cute! But as soon as it gets close enough and attacks you, I think you'll be able to throw that moral doubt away," Anna laughs. Minecraft has always had dark and scary aspects to it, with the more dangerous mobs coming out at night, the deadly Warden that lurks beneath the surface, and Creepers that could blow your entire build to smithereens with barely a second's notice. It's also been a place for bright, fun, and even cute interactions. As Anna notes, it's easy to enjoy the game without making it too intimidating, which is why hostile mobs got the cute treatment, too. "It should have scares in there, but also you need the cuteness! It's so important, because it opens up avenues for so many different ways to experience Minecraft," she explains.