The Nintendo Switch 2 was supposed to be available for preorder this week, but current events surrounding tariffs caused Nintendo of America to announce an indefinite delay in preorders while it evaluates the situation. At first, that delay only included the US, but today Nintendo of Canada has announced that preorders in Canada will also be pushed back from their original April 9 date.

A statement from Nintendo of Canada was sent to multiple press and retailers confirming the move, stating that the delay was to "align with the timing of preorders to be determined in the US." The statement also confirms that the announced June 5 launch date for the console is "unchanged."

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The preorder delays come after US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs to be implemented against nearly every other country in the world. Cambodia and Vietnam--two countries where Nintendo manufactures Switch consoles--were among the most-affected countries, with new tariffs set at 49% and 46% respectively.

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A Minecraft Movie opened in theaters this past weekend and made more than $300 million worldwide, exceeding expectations and even outperforming The Super Mario Bros. Movie in some ways. Hollywood loves sequels, and now the first word on a potential A Minecraft Movie 2 has emerged.

Director Jared Hess told Deadline that making a sequel would be "so much fun," adding that the world of Minecraft is "expansive" and leaves open plenty of possibilities for more stories.

"There were so many things that we didn't tap into that we wanted to," he said. "I would have a blast doing the sequel, and it seems like there's already talk about it happening, so I'm super excited. It'll be so much fun to go back into the world. The fans are just having such a good time. We teased it in the end credits, and the fans seem to be going wild for it."

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There is still time to defend Midport Village from an onslaught of piglins. Developer Mojang has decided to extend Minecraft's live event that's based on A Minecraft Movie. Originally, the limited-time experience was going to end April 7, but now it will run until 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET on April 14.

On X, the official Minecraft account announced the extension because of "unprecedented demand and yearning for the mines." Basically, A Minecraft Movie blasted off with the biggest box-office opening ever for a video game film, even topping The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The blockbuster film--starring Jack Black as Steve--earned $163 million domestically and more than $300 million worldwide. A Minecraft Movie debuted in theaters on April 4, so letting more people play the in-game event makes sense after such monumental success.

EXTENDED! Due to unprecedented demand and yearning for the mines, A Minecraft Movie Live Event has been extended and will now end April 14th 2pm PT.
Defend Midport Village in three mini games and complete all the challenges to earn the cape! https://t.co/XeTa4mty52 pic.twitter.com/jr3JrUouyq

— Minecraft (@Minecraft) April 7, 2025

The in-game live event for A Minecraft Movie started on March 25 and features character models based off their film counterparts. That means there's a blocky version of Jack Black's Steve, as well as versions of Jason Momoa ("The Garbage Man"), Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen. There are three minigames and completing challenges can lead players to earning the Yearn cape.

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One of 2024's most disturbing horror flicks is getting a new 4K Blu-ray release with the Longlegs 4K Steelbook. The new steelbook edition is available to preorder fo $50 at Amazon ahead of its June 24 release. These sorts of steelbooks are typically quite popular, so if you’d like to add the new Longlegs 4K Steelbook Edition to your home theater collection, consider locking in a preorder soon. Amazon won’t charge you until the item ships, and you’ll be eligible for any price drops between now and release.

Longlegs 4K Steelbook Edition $50 | Releases June 24

This 4K Blu-ray comes with a creepy steelbook featuring Nicolas Cage’s character on the cover. The steelbook's inner lining is designed to look like a countertop with a smattering of papers and other knickknacks seen in the film. Beyond the striking 4K Blu-ray and steelbook, this edition is packed with exclusive bonus features.

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A ton of bonus features are packed into the Longlegs 4K Steelbook. Here’s a look at what you’ll get:

• Feature commentary with Osgood Perkins
• On-set interviews
• Never-before-seen featurettes
• Osgood Perkins and Theo James in conversation
• Meeting Longlegs: Maika Monroe’s heartbeat
• Clues and evidence
• The Rorschach Test
• Andres Arochi’s on-set diary
• Fire Fire Fire, Hiss
• Teasers and trailers
• Additional content

That’s an extensive list of bonus features, and it seems to offer content not found on last year’s Longlegs 4K Blu-ray. So if you’re looking for a way to dive deeper into its development, this new steelbook is worth a closer look. If you haven’t yet seen the movie, this Longlegs 4K Steelbook is shaping up to be the best home video version of the film. That said, if you're looking to add the movie to your collection now (or save some money), you can grab the previously released 4K Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray versions of Longlegs at Amazon. You'll be missing out on the steelbook case and a few special features, but these are available now and available for quite a bit less.

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Prior to the Switch 2's official unveiling, one of the biggest unanswered questions about the console was what the heck the C button was for. Now we know it's for the console's new GameChat feature. We recently had a chance to ask Nintendo senior director Takuhiro Dohta a question about the button, and we've also learned what happens when you press it and don't have a Nintendo Switch Online membership.

Since the C button is used to connect to an online service, we asked Dohta what happens if you press the button and your console is not connected to the internet. He didn't tell us exactly what happens, but he confirmed it won't do anything... bad.

"Sorry, I can't get into the details of what exactly pops up or shows up when you press the button [when you're not online], but just rest assured nothing bad's going to happen," he said.

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With Switch 2's $450 price tag, some have expressed that it's unaffordable. Well, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser agrees, saying that those who can't afford it can still play the original Switch. Due to the recent Trump tariffs, it's also possible that Switch 2 could become more expensive in the US.

"We recognize there are some people that may not be able to afford [the Switch 2's] price point," Bowser explained in an interview with CBC. That's why we wanted to make the other Switch platforms available, so [people] still have an opportunity to come into our gaming universe, be a part of these characters in these worlds, and see value, if you will, in whatever rung of the platform they come in."

Nintendo has defended Switch 2's price point, saying that the cost of everything goes up, and also that its new features justified it. Nintendo has also previously stated that Trump's tariffs were not factored into the price itself. Preorders of Switch 2 were delayed in the US as Nintendo reconsiders tariffs and market conditions, so some have theorized that the system might actually end up becoming more expensive.

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Star Wars Revenge of the Sith: Deluxe Edition Novel

$60 | Releases October 14

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, and if you're looking to celebrate, you can grab the film's novelization in a new and deluxe package. The book is currently priced at $60 ahead of its October 14 release, but it's possible this price will come down before then. As a reminder, Amazon offers a preorder price guarantee, so you'll only be charged for the book when it actually ships out. If the price does come down--which often happens with Amazon preorders--then you'll pay the lower amount. For now, think of this preorder as booking your spot in line, just in case the book sells out.

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith: Deluxe Edition Novel $60 | Releases October 14

The Star Wars Revenge of the Sith: Deluxe Edition Novel features new hardcover binding with an illustrated wrap-around cover, an acetate jacket featuring a foil-stamped silhouette of Darth Vader, and a red satin ribbon bookmark. The pages feature foiled and ink-stamped edges that create an iconic quote from the film when the book is closed. Within the book, you'll find a new introduction by author Matthew Stover, over 170 annotations with insights on how this adaptation was written, and two illustrated endpapers depicting two of the most pivotal scenes from the story.

Widely considered to be one of the best Star Wars novelizations, the literary adaptation of Revenge of the Sith improves on the feature film's story by diving into each character's internal thoughts, providing more insight into their motivations and actions. The added context makes for a holistic version of the plot and adds a Shakespearian quality to the story, mixing tragedy with a painful lesson about always having the upper hand.

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If you're curious about the other Star Wars novelizations, all eleven Star Wars feature films--including Episodes 1-9, Rogue One, and Solo--have received official book adaptations, and the Prequel Trilogy novels are particularly of note. Not only are they all considered elevated versions of their film source material, but all three are written by acclaimed sci-fi and fantasy writers. As mentioned above, Revenge of the Sith is written by Matt Stover, who has also written a long list of other official Star Wars extended universe books, while The Phantom Menage was written by Sword of Shannara creator Terry Brooks, and Attack of the Clones was written by R.A. Salvatore, best known for the Legend of Drizzt series of fantasy novels. If you want to check out all three, you can pick up the Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy Novelization for $18 at Amazon (was $25). The rest of the Star Wars novelization series is also available at Amazon.

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Sean Connery is often cited as the best actor to ever step into the shoes of James Bond. However, his films have never been released on 4K Blu-ray--only Daniel Craig's turn as Bond has received the 4K treatment. That's about to change, as the 007: James Bond Sean Connery 6-Film Collection (4K Blu-ray) is officially up for preorder ahead of its June 10 release date. If you're looking for a premium way to store and display the collection, a Limited Edition Steelbook Box Set is also launching the same day for $140. The collection comes with a giant steelbook box containing six steelbook cases.

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Sean Connery 6-Film Limited Edition Steelbook Collection

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One research company has lowered its sales forecast for the Switch 2, due in part to "pricing" concerns surrounding the impact of tariffs. DFC Intelligence is downgraded its global Switch 2 sales forecast for 2025 from 17 million to 15 million units. Even at 15 million in 2025, the Switch 2 would be the "fastest-selling console system ever," DFC said.

The original Switch, along with the Wii and the PS4, took a year or more to reach 15 million in sales. DFC is predicting the Switch 2 will reach that mark from the June 5 launch to the end of 2025, or about 7 months.

DFC said its downgraded forecast is tied to "supply and pricing."

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Season 2 of HBO's The Last of Us premieres this weekend, with fans bracing for the worst heartache and emotional trauma. Season 1 changed bits of the narrative to sprinkle in even more disaster for Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), and it looks like Season 2 will be no different, as one of the scripts actually had Ramsey crying.

Talking to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, the actor was asked how they react to scripts that they know are going to be "juicy," as Fallon put it. Ramsey confessed that there was a moment during script reads when they broke down crying.

"I actually cried reading one of the scripts this season. I've never cried reading a piece of writing before, but I did. And, yeah, I'm excited for those scenes. Those are the ones, like, I'm thrilled about. Whenever there's something dark and intense, I'm into it," they said. They even joked that they don't cry a lot outside of work in their normal life and that's "probably unhealthy."

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While it's cuter than the official Nintendo accessory, the Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 won't offer the same image quality. The peripheral from Hori will only offer 480p resolution, according to Nintendo UK's website. That's not even true HD.

Meanwhile, VGC points out that the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera boasts the capability for 1080p resolution on Nintendo UK's website. That could be one major reason for the cost difference, at least in the UK market. Hori's Piranha Plant camera is retailing for £34, while the Nintendo camera will cost £50. Both will be available at launch on June 5 for Switch 2.

The Piranha Plant camera for Switch 2 does have some other things going for it, however. For instance, instead of looking like a run-of-the-mill peripheral, the accessory resembles its Super Mario Bros. enemy namesake. Additionally, it can fit inside the warp pipe or not, as well as close the mouth over the camera to block it when not in use.

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After Microsoft revealed how its AI Copilot can help players beat games, the tech giant released a demo of a Quake II level that was created entirely by AI. The response among fans has ranged from disdain to anger, but the demonstration had a prominent defender: John Carmack, one of the programmers and co-creators of the original Quake.

The Game Awards' Geoff Keighley shared the demo on X, largely to negative responses. Carmack then came to the defense of the demo. He went on to argue that "AI tools will allow the best to reach even greater heights, while enabling smaller teams to accomplish more, and bring in some completely new creator demographics. Yes, we will get to a world where you can get an interactive game (or novel, or movie) out of a prompt, but there will be far better exemplars of the medium still created by dedicated teams of passionate developers. The world will be vastly wealthier in terms of the content available at any given cost."

Microsoft has created an AI-generated replica of Quake II that you can play in browser.
"Every frame is created on the fly by an AI world model."
Play it here:https://t.co/WGQymDOmsj pic.twitter.com/35MX5aHPbF

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) April 5, 2025

I think you are misunderstanding what this tech demo actually is, but I will engage with what I think your gripe is — AI tooling trivializing the skillsets of programmers, artists, and designers.
My first games involved hand assembling machine code and turning graph paper…

— John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) April 7, 2025

Carmack acknowledged that AI may lead to fewer jobs for game developers before suggesting "it could go the way of farming, where labor-saving technology allow a tiny fraction of the previous workforce to satisfy everyone." He went to address anti-AI sentiment by stating that "'don't use power tools because they take people’s jobs' is not a winning strategy."

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One of the games revealed during the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct was Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a paid game that introduces players to the new features of the system through minigames, tutorials, and quizzes. To many, it felt like it should be a free pack-in game. However, it's $10.

Nintendo's Bill Trinen told IGN that Welcome Tour is an "interesting product" from his perspective, going on to call the game "a pretty robust piece of software."

"For some people, I think there are people who are particularly interested in the tech and the specs of the system and things like that, for them I think it's going to be a great product," he said. "It's really for people that want more information about the system rather than necessarily a quick intro to everything it does."

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One day, a girl is suddenly robbed of everything. Her hometown, her father... And what she got instead was "power". The sword she grabbed to protect herself and her loved ones was a "cursed magic sword" that contained her great power. A girl who has obtained "power" that could shake the state of the nation, she has no choice but to make the battlefield a place to live. She will be placed in the supranational military school Nirvana. There is a unique school where boys and girls who are good at fighting gather and compete for their skills, regardless of nation or race. She meets various people there and deepens their bonds. And she finds her own place that she should have lost. The story of such a girl. And the story of the "talking magic sword" that was with her.