8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller - G Classic

$49.31 (was $70)

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8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller - Gray

$60 (was $70)

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8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller - Purple

$60 (was $70)

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The 8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller, compatible with Switch 1 and Switch 2 consoles, SteamOS, Windows PCs, Apple products, and Android devices, is currently available in a variety of colors at a significant discount as part of Amazon's Spring Sale. We're big fans of 8BitDo's controllers in general, and the Pro 3 is an excellent option, especially for retro gaming. Not only is its button layout ideal for returning to classic Nintendo and PlayStation games, but it also comes in three colors inspired by vintage hardware like the Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and GameCube. All three models are discounted to below their standard $70 price tags, though the specific price cuts differ between them.

8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller - G Classic $49.31 (was $70)

The 8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller is compatible with Switch 1 & Switch 2, Windows PC, Steam Deck, Apple devices, and Android devices. It features swappable Magnetic ABXY buttons that can swap between Switch and Xbox button layouts with the included button-puller tool. It also uses parallel, PlayStation-style thumbsticks with Hall Effect sensors, adjustable trigger sensitivity, two additional back paddle buttons, and the ability to program up to three custom button mapping profiles. The box also includes a charging dock.

As mentioned above, there are three colorways on sale. This one, the G Classic, is inspired by the Super Nintendo's original gamepad. It also seeing the biggest discount to $49.31 (was $70).

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The Pro 3 Gray model sports all the same features as the G Classic, but is designed to resemble the original PS1 DualShock controller. It's on sale for $40 (was $70).

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Finally, we have the 8BitDo Pro 3 Purple model, which looks like the iconic GameCube controller, complete with dark purple chassis, red B button, green A button, and light gray thumbsticks, D-pad, and triggers. Aside from the difference is looks, it has all the same features and accessories as the other two discounted options. It's on sale for $50 (was $70).

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Antony Starr--best known for his role as the manipulative, nefarious Homelander in The Boys--is apparently the ideal actor to play series antagonist Albert Wesker in a film adaptation of Resident Evil… according to fans, anyway. But Starr seems rather bewildered by the notion.

To be fair, Starr sort of brought this on himself. At a recent convention, a fan reportedly told him he'd make a great Wesker, and Starr apparently expressed interest in the role. But in a recent interview ahead of the fifth and final season of The Boys, Starr dialed back the enthusiasm.

"I don't even know what it is, man," Starr said of the Wesker role in a recent interview with ComicBook.com.

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A new Resident Evil Requiem patch has gone live, and it's a big one. Alongside several gameplay improvements and changes to in-game facial expressions, the Resident Evil Requiem update adds a brand-new photo mode to the game, allowing you to easily snap images of your gameplay or set up the co-protagonists for a more action-packed shot--but we all know that the Leon S. Kennedy fandom is the real target market for this update.

Capcom had previously announced that new content--including the photo mode--was on the way after it celebrated a massive sales milestone for Resident Evil Requiem. The photo mode is fairly comprehensive, allowing you to pan around a character, change their pose and facial expression, apply filters, and add stickers to your composition. To activate it from the console, all you have to do is pause your gameplay and hit Square or X on your controller to open the mode up.

Capcom also noted that character expressions in several cutscenes have "been adjusted to better convey emotion." This is unrelated to the so-called "yassify filter" that Nvidia's DLSS 5 was recently demonstrated using games like Requiem. The exact implementation of that feature has yet to be confirmed, and DLSS 5 itself won't launch until later this year.

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Actor Chris Pratt, who voices Mario in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, has revealed what he says is the correct way to pronounce the iconic character's name.

Appearing on The Tonight Show, Pratt said, "I can confirm, as the guy, it's maa·ree·ow." He added: "But don't feel bad if you have used 'marry-o'; a lot of people do that."

Pratt went on to say that Benny Safdie, who voices Bowser Jr., repeatedly pronounced Mario's name incorrectly while doing press for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and handlers had to step in to correct him.

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The Academy Awards will take place in a new venue beginning in 2029, and that venue is the same one that hosts The Game Awards in Los Angeles.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a multi-year deal with live entertainment company AEG to relocate the Oscars from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to the venue currently known as the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. This will begin with the 101st Oscars in 2029 and run through 2039.

Summer Game Fest, meanwhile, is shifting venues for 2026 from the YouTube Theater in Inglewood to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The upcoming 99th and 100th Academy Awards will also take place at the Dolby Theatre.

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Sony has announced that the price of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation portal consoles will be increasing globally, citing the "global economic landscape" as the reason for the higher price.

"With continued pressures in the global economic landscape, we've made the decision to increase the prices of PS5, PS5 Pro, and PlayStation Portal remote player globally," VP of global marketing, Isabelle Tomatis said in a blog post. "We know that price changes impact our community, and after careful evaluation, we found this was a necessary step to ensure we can continue delivering innovative, high-quality gaming experiences to players worldwide."

These new prices will come into effect starting April 2, 2026:

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The Nintendo 3DS is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, March 27, 2025. Below, we look back at its design philosophy and how it differs from modern-day handheld counterparts like the Switch and Steam Deck.

Portable consoles are big now. The Steam Deck and its wave of competing devices are just PCs that you can slip into a suitcase. In and of itself, this can make the Steam Deck feel like the best possible version of the portable console. If you're willing to tinker and/or emulate, you can play almost anything on it. If you've already got a massive library of games on Steam? All the better. The Nintendo Switch, which anticipated the Steam Deck's form, went bigger for its sequel. All this size and expansiveness has me longing for a truly handheld device: pocket-sized rather than merely portable. Though some op-eds opined that the 3DS was a serious departure from the minimalist design philosophy that defined the early Nintendo handheld, what has endured is its relatively narrow focus. The 3DS outlasted its own extra-dimensional gimmick and in the process became one of the very best ways to play.

Strangely enough, the portable shift towards maximalism may have started with the 3DS. The original Game Boy, though large and cumbersome in its own right, was made cheaply. Designer Gunpei Yokai advocated for using mature technology that could be obtained easily. The philosophy paid off. The Game Boy, fueled with the lean efficiency of Tetris, was a cascading success. Over two decades later, the 3DS took a new approach. It was not exactly cutting edge, but it boasted a high-tech gimmick of its own (3D effects without glasses) and bright, colorful graphics in those dimensions. It had augmented-reality features and wireless, cross-device communication. Some of the early titles, like Resident Evil: The Mercenaries and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, boasted console-quality gaming on the go. But its competition was the Vita, an even larger and more maximalist portable console (which, in a funny twist of fate, became better for playing visual novels and old JRPGs than any big-budget Sony games). The 3DS was cheaper and appealed to a significantly broader audience. It helped a lot that it was a successor to the already resoundingly popular DS.

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The Star Wars franchise hasn't been afraid to pull the trigger and send several fan-favorite characters to an early grave, and that's a tradition that'll continue in Star Wars: Zero Company. While the game is drawing many parallels to XCOM, it looks like it also has a few Fire Emblem influences, as a permadeath mode will make almost every single character one with the Force if you bungle your battlefield tactics.

Speaking to PC Gamer (via GamesRadar), narrative lead Aaron Contreras--who was also lead writer on the Star Wars Jedi games at Respawn--revealed that permadeath had been added deep into the development of the game. The gameplay system that developer Bit Reactor came up won't see a character removed from the board if their health drops to zero. Instead, these defeats will count as battlefield injuries, and after they accumulate three of them, they'll be out of the game. The game's protagonist, Hawks, is the only character who permadeath doesn't apply to, due to his central role in the game.

"It was a challenge that we embraced midway through production," Contreras said. "About 13 months ago I lost an argument about permadeath, and it was good that I did, it was the right decision for the game. Star Wars is about loss. I mean, four years old, watching Obi Wan Kenobi die, right? It's about loss, and then also, as a developer, wanting people to not save-scum, but to push through the loss, to what's on the other side of the experience, to feel it."

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Victrix Pro BFG Controller (PS5, PS4, PC)

$170 (was $210)

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Gaming controllers come in a variety of shapes and designs, but if you're looking for an all-in-one peripheral you can customize on the fly, check out this deal on the Turtle Beach Victrix Pro BFG controller. On sale for $170 (was $210), the Victrix Pro BFG is not just a wireless controller with a premium finish. It is a highly customizable piece of hardware that can be modified for better performance across different game genres. You can pick it up in white or black during the Amazon Spring Sale.

Victrix Pro BFG Controller (PS5, PS4, PC) $170 (was $210)

This model is compatible with PC, PS5, and PS4. It comes with faceplates to alter the control layout, and the module on the right side can be swapped for the six-button fight pad. Four thumbstick caps, four stick grates, three D-pad styles, and a carrying case are included. It also has a touchpad like the standard DualSense controller and supports Tempest 3D Audio. The thumbsticks feature anti-drift Hall Effect technology.

The Pro BFG's trigger locks for R2/L2 or RT/LT have five different stopping points, and the four built-in back buttons can be remapped on the fly. You can also save up to three custom profiles using the Victrix Control Hub app on PC. This lets you fine-tune aspects of the device like stick and trigger sensitivity, analog stick dead zones, and sound profile adjustments.

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Build, manage and grow your farm in a unique way: Solving puzzles with traditional minesweeper mechanics and managing your business finances in a relaxing game with great replay factor. Select locations on your terrain to do your planting or rearing animals. Clear the ground of weeds or disease by solving minesweeper puzzles. Harvest and sell the produce to earn money to expand your farm. Use part of your money to improve your farm or buy new lands to expand your business.