If you’ve been meaning to revisit some of your favorite Final Fantasy games, GOG has a new sale you should check out. The online retailer is discounting several PC versions of some fan-favorite entries in the series by as much as 60%, and you can grab all five for $34. Not to mention, because they’re GOG releases, they’re DRM-free.

The PlayStation Era Final Fantasy games are well represented in this sale, including the original version of Final Fantasy VII, for those who just want to fully sink into one of the best games ever made. Join Cloud, Tifa, Barrett, and the rest of the AVALANCHE crew as they try to stop Sephiroth from crashing out so hard that he summons the devil, who is also a rock from space. For an extra dose of nostalgia, hook up a CRT to your PC and play it the way we played it back in 1997.

A less well-known entry that’s included in this sale is the Final Fantasy IV 3D Remake. This is the game that laid the groundwork for the modern Final Fantasy games like VII, VIII, and IX. You can see so much of the entire series’ DNA here. There’s a robust job system built into the story, so your characters will evolve as the game goes on, you’ll see your main character start as a Dark Knight and eventually become a Paladin with an entirely new model and moveset. If you want a taste of where the most well-known entries in the series got their inspiration, check out Final Fantasy VI; it’s impossible to play without stopping every few minutes to notice characters, worldbuilding details, or themes that become foundational details in future games.

Battlefield Redsec, the battle royale spin-off of Battlefield 6, is getting a new Solos playlist for everyone to try very soon. Fans had been asking for it since launch, and it's finally coming, albeit in an early "experimental" form, and only for a limited time.

Redsec Solos will be available during the March 6-9 weekend as a Battlefield Labs test, but, unlike other previous Labs tests, this one is open to everyone in the live version of the game.

"The goal of the test is to gather feedback and assess how Redsec's pacing, balance, and tension hold up in a true one-versus-everyone format. This mode is experimental and subject to change," Battlefield Studios said.

It's the end of the road for Highguard, which is set to go offline on March 12, a little over a month after its notoriously rocky launch. But the skeleton crew of Wildlight Entertainment developers still working on the game are releasing one final update--and it looks to be the biggest one yet, introducing account progression, a skill tree, a new weapon, and a new playable Warden, all set to arrive tonight at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET.

"For our final patch, we'd like to thank everyone who has played and is still playing Highguard," Wildlight shared in an article posted to X. "Even though we are shutting the game down, we are excited to give our remaining players one last big update to keep you entertained over the weekend. Thanks again for playing with us. Enjoy!"

When an X user responded to the post wondering why the update is being released now, rather than during the game's launch, Wildlight founder, studio head, and game director Chad Grenier replied with a bit of insight.

Since 2020, Google and Epic Games were entangled in a legal feud that kept Fortnite off of Google's platforms. The two companies signaled that they had reached terms for a settlement late in 2025, and now, the legal battle is over and the path is clear for Fortnite to return to Google Play.

In a statement shared on Epic's site, the company stated that it will "be investing robustly in serving developers and gamers with the Epic Games Store for Android, and will also be bringing Fortnite back to the Google Play Store worldwide." The statement also noted that Epic and Google have jointly asked the US District Court to accept their proposal to end the lawsuit.

One of the main obstacles that led to this lawsuit was Google's refusal to let apps accept payment without going through Google Play Billing. Google has announced that it will now allow third-party billing on its platforms, but the change will be rolled out in the following stages.

During most recent State of Play, Konami revealed that the Castlevania is ending its long slumber with a new game, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. This new 2D action platformer is being developed by Motion Twin and Evil Empire--the studios behind roguelite titles Dead Cells and The Rogue Prince of Persia. Despite the studios' history, Konami has let fans know that Belmont's Curse isn't going to be a roguelite game as well.

"Castlevania Belmont's Curse is a 2D action-exploration game where players can freely explore vast, elaborately crafted maps," Konami's Tommy Williams told The Verge. "It is not a roguelike or roguelite game."

Konami hasn't disclosed many details about Belmont's Curse yet. Aside from confirming that the playable character is Trevor Belmont's successor, the only thing we know about him is that he's using the holy whip to take out the undead and various monsters standing in his way. The game is set in Paris in the year 1499, as the city comes under siege by darkness. The currently unnamed Belmont descendant will have multiple weapons at his disposal, including a sword.

In one of Esoteric Ebb's chambers lies a chest. Above it, a sign: "Not a mimic." Snell, your goblin companion, deduces the most obvious outcome: The sign is the work of some prankster who's hoping to get one over on whichever unsuspecting rube decides to saunter into this secreted away room, ignore the sign, and loot the chest. Mimics are often "chest-shaped" like this--the game's joke, not mine--and seeing as how they are a trick as old as fantasy itself, it doesn't take a genius to piece together how such an encounter might end.

Esoteric Ebb is a lot like the mimic in this scene. It looks and sounds like things it takes the shape of--some more obvious than others--but delights in playing with expectations one might have of it. Just when you think you might have it figured out, it contentedly throws another wrench in your understanding of its tone and aspirations. It's a fun ride. It does not veer wildly off course in the process, but it is a stylistic and colorful detour that is nonetheless a riot worth your time.

In Esoteric Ebb, you are the Cleric, a bumbling idiot and magical savant sent by the magistrate to investigate the absolute hornet's nest that is an explosion of a tea shop in Norvik. The timing couldn't be any worse, since Norvik's constituency is voting on a referendum. Should it stick by the Urth-worshipping Nationalists who've governed and shepherded the city through its founding decades, consequently hardening the attitudes and beliefs that have called its rule into question at this very moment? Should it instead ally itself with the deep-pocketed Freestriders who are clearly strong-arming their way to a victory? Or should the city consider other policies, like the dwarven-born egalitarian platform of Azgalism?

The opening scene of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze illustrates one of the things that's so fun about the movie. After the first TMNT film in 1990, parents reportedly pushed back against the heroes' use of weapons like katana, sais, and nunchuks. As a result, when the sequel rolled around in 1991, the titular turtles spent the whole movie not using their signature gear.

It's a restraint that's pretty dumb in hindsight, undercutting a major element of what makes the turtles cool, but it did lead the movie to find some creative solutions. In the opening fight when the turtles break up a robbery in a mall, they use anything they can find that's not a conventional weapon to beat on the giant group of thieves. That includes toys, such as yo-yos. At one point, Michelangelo grabs some sausage links and uses them as nunchuks--"Combat cold cuts!"

Jumping into the day-long preview of the new TMNT set in Magic: The Gathering Arena, one of the things I liked most about the new cards is how they capture the vibe of that scene. There are a lot of inspirations for the turtles, ranging from the movies to the comics to the video games, and the cards can be dark and lethal. But they can also be goofy in a way that feels quintessentially turtles, not just in their concepts and art, but in the way they interact.

Season 2 Reloaded arrives in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone next week, and Activision has revealed all the details for this midseason update. Season 2 Reloaded is packed with more guns to unlock, additional multiplayer maps, a new Zombies map, and Warzone's Black Ops battle royale.

• Call of Duty Season 2 Reloaded start times
• Events and new weapons

The Season 2 Reloaded update arrives to Black Ops 7 and Warzone on March 11. This update will go live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST across all platforms. It's worth noting that Warzone's Black Ops Royale mode will be released separately from the Season 2 Reloaded update. This battle royale experience goes live on Thursday, March 12 at 9 PM PT / Friday, March 13 at 12 AM ET.

There will be new seasonal events with reward tracks that offer cosmetic items as well as the two final weapons for the season.

Apple has revealed the MacBook Neo, a cheaper new laptop launching at a time when PC hardware has been getting more expensive.

The Neo follows the general design of Apple's popular MacBook laptops, featuring a 13-inch liquid Retina display, Magic Keyboard, multi-touch trackpad, 16 hours of battery life, Tahoe macOS, and a built-in 1080p camera. It's powered by Apple's A18 Pro chip, which Apple says offers faster web browsing and on-device AI processing than Intel Core Ultra 5 laptops.

Most impressively, the standard retail price for the 256GB model is $600, with students being able to pick it up for $500. The low price point feels particularly impressive, considering how technology has gotten more expensive over the past year. Due to the United States' recent tariffs and a RAM and chip shortage caused by the current AI boom, tech prices have been going up.

New data is suggesting that Americans just aren't spending as much money on physical video games as they used to, with Circana stating that the rate fell 11% from 2024 to 2025.

Industry analyst Mat Piscatella shared the figure in a Bluesky post (via Kotaku) on March 2. Piscatella confirmed that when looking at the data between 2024 and 2025, last year saw an 11% decline in spending on physical video games in the US. Although that sounds like a terrible number, it's less drastic than 2024's figure, which was -28%. The decline, according to Piscatella, slowed because we're "nearing the bottom" (presumably of this console generation), and the Nintendo Switch 2's launch last year helped "stabilize" the numbers a bit.

Piscatella also noted that 2025 saw Americans spend $1.5 billion on physical video games, which is an all-time low since this data began being tracked in 1995. While the peak was in 2008 at $11.6 billion, Piscatella clarified that this figure has declined every year since. The most pronounced drop, however, was still 2024's -28%.

Last weekend, Bungie held an open beta for its long-awaited live-service extraction shooter, Marathon. Known as the Marathon Server Slam, the beta test armed Bungie with valuable player data containing useful info that can be used to improve the game, but some of it is downright hilarious. Case in point: During the open beta, Marathon players extracted 384,866 drinkable cheeseburgers, as revealed by a recent X post in which Bungie shared various stats from the Server Slam.

Known as the NuCaloric Drinkable Cheeseburger, this unappetizing fictional food can't actually be consumed in-game. Instead, it's meant to be extracted by players during matches and later sold as a valuable for 1,100 Credits (which can then be used to buy gear like weapons and oxygen canisters).

Marathon features a number of other gag-inducing processed space-foods for players to extract during matches, including Premium Tick Milk, which is exactly what it sounds like. But so far, the Drinkable Cheeseburger seems to be holding onto its title as the most-extracted food item in the game, likely due in part to its comical design--this extremely cursed fast-food item is described in-game as, "Drinkable, shareable, shelf-stable!" It comes in a plastic tub similar to one you might find full of cream cheese or yogurt at your local grocery store. The container has two straws sticking out of its lid, with one labeled, "Mouth," and the other labeled, "Friend mouth," implying the liquified burger is meant to be shared with a buddy.

Dippin' Dots is blasting off into Mario Day with a limited-time Galaxy Pop mystery flavor and exclusive movie-themed collectibles celebrating all things Mario and the upcoming release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Starting today, the new flavor of the brand’s signature beaded ice cream is available nationwide.

On MAR10 Day, more than 120 participating franchise and shopping-center locations will hand out free souvenir collectible cups and limited-edition spoons featuring three themed designs inspired by the new movie. The Galaxy Pop flavor will be available through April 30 at malls and movie theaters, with collectible spoons sticking around through April as well.

"We wanted this to feel playful and a little unexpected," said Kimmra Hingher, Dippin' Dots vice president of marketing, in a statement. "The mystery behind Galaxy Pop, along with the collectibles, gives fans something new to discover, whether they're stopping by a Dippin' Dots location for Mario Day or heading to theaters for the new The Super Mario Galaxy Movie."

Ubisoft has published a "brand update" for the Assassin's Creed series, covering the latest developments on the multiple upcoming games and the live-action TV show for Netflix. Included in the breakdown was an image for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced, and it's basically confirmation that a remaster/remake of Black Flag is happening, as has been rumored.

This is coming not long after Ubisoft installed new leadership for the Assassin's Creed franchise at Vantage Studios, and after we learned that Ubisoft veteran Clint Hocking had left Ubisoft and is no longer the top boss on one of the most anticipated upcoming Assassin's Creed games, Hexe.

Ubisoft's Jean Guesdon, the head of content for Assassin's Creed, delivered the updates today. Here's all the key info you need to know about each game and project in the works.

A Crimson Desert rep has responded to players on X and Reddit after being accused of hiding console footage of the game.

Will Powers is the PR and marketing director at Pearl Abyss, Crimson Desert's developer and publisher. While the company has shared quite a bit about the upcoming action-adventure game, most of the footage has been of the PC version. After X user J's Gaming World responded to a post by GermanStrands saying that Pearl Abyss was "hiding all console footage," Powers argued Pearl Abyss wasn't trying to hide it.

"We're not hiding anything, and I'm sick of having to repeat myself," Power said on X. "I've repeated 100s of times that we'll reveal things ahead of launch to give people adequate time to still preorder the game for themselves. We're saying this openly... Let us cook? Please and thank you. /rant."

Bungie's big new shooter Marathon launches on March 5, and the developer has now warned fans that there may be server queues upon release if demand is high enough.

In a FAQ, Bungie said, "Launch days are busy," and as such, players may encounter "brief queues." Bungie also said it may push new updates live for maintenance, and if that's the case, the developer will release those details on the its Server Status pages on X and BlueSky.

When a big game launches, it's also pretty normal for there to be issues, and Bungie said players can visit the Help pages and forums on Bungie.net to find solutions to known issues. Additionally, players can join the official Marathon Discord and follow the MarathonDevTeam account for the latest information.

The big new Resident Evil game, Requiem, features a terrifyingly realistic spider boss that's sending shivers down everyone's spine. Arachnophobes are definitely shaking in their boots, but so, too, is rapper Ice-T, who had some very simple words for a very ugly enemy.

Ice-T took to X on March 3 to share his thoughts on the boss. In a post late that evening, he said eight simple words: "Gamer Stuff: Resident Evil 9… F*** that Spider."

Those eight words were directed toward Requiem's eight-legged spider menace, the Titan Spinner. A relatively early boss encounter in the NF Building in East Raccoon City, this hairy arachnid is the size of a Hummer and is just as unstoppable. Running away? You almost certainly can't escape since it cornered you in a building. Pumping it with lead? It just shrieks, shrugs the bullets off, and keeps charging you anyway. Trying to hide? Well, you can't because it knows where you are, always. It's not unkillable--nothing is--but it requires patience and persistence to defeat. Get greedy, and you're dead.

While Leon's appearance in Resident Evil Requiem might have been one the worst-kept secrets, the revelation he was sporting what looks like a wedding ring caught fans off guard. You can see the ring on his finger in a couple of Resident Evil Requiem's cutscenes, but it's also displayed on some concept art for his character model.

Talking with PC Gamer, Leon Kennedy's voice actor Nick Apostolides revealed that he's ready for Leon to take a vacation and settle down properly. After all he deserves it.

"I would love to see him kind of settle down for once, maybe open an ice cream parlour. I think he deserves a little break, a little vacation, and maybe fight zombies once in a while." However, what he didn't admit to was whether Leon should be with Ada Wong, or Claire Redfield--much less confirm if Leon is in fact married to either of them.

The ever-popular Marvel Rivals is building up to Avengers: Doomsday throughout 2026, starting with a Loki-centered limited-time mode in April. At the Marvel Rivals Assemble in-person event, the development team unveiled the game's next roadmap, which is pretty much just an image of every MCU Avengers movie logo.

In April, June, August, and October, Marvel Rivals will feature "special events" and new modes tying in with the films The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, respectively. The April event is a 1v6 asymmetrical mode, where one player controls an Infinity Stone-powered Loki and fights six other heroes.

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Naturally, the event will be full of references to the 2012 Avengers film, with Loki donning a skin based on his movie costume and utilizing mind-control and illusion abilities. The opposing heroes also have the opportunity to recreate scenes from the movie itself by summoning the Hulk.

Nintendo has revealed that three new classic games will be added to Switch Online + Expansion Pack on March 10--also known as Mario Day. The most surprising addition might be Mario Vs. Donkey Kong on Game Boy Advance, considering the puzzle-platformer received a Switch remake a couple of years ago.

The other two titles starring everyone's favorite mustached plumber are Virtual Boy games: Mario Clash and Mario's Tennis. The former is a remake of sorts of the original arcade Mario Bros., not to be confused with Super Mario Bros. The latter is actually the first-ever entry in the Mario Tennis franchise and arguably one of the best games released on Virtual Boy. The sports series just saw Mario Tennis Fever come out as a Switch 2 exclusive last month.

Sony is reportedly stopping its plans to release PS5 games on PC, ending an experiment that started a few years ago. The company will still consider multiplatform releases for online games like Marathon, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and Horizon: Hunter's Gathering, while single-player games like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and the upcoming Kena: Scars of Kosmora are still coming to PC. However, apart from those titles, no other PS5 single-player games are reportedly planned for a PC release.

According to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, last year's plans for a Ghost of Yotei PC port were recently scrapped and the upcoming action game Saros will also remain exclusive to PS5. Sources intimate with Sony's strategy did mention that plans could change in the future.

Schreier added that several recent PlayStation games have not sold well on PC--partly due to Sony having an inconsistent release schedule for its games--and the company is looking to pivot back toward console exclusives. Schreier noted that Sony hasn't been launching its AAA titles day-and-date with PC, and as a result of that unpredictable cadence, it won't suffer many consequences if it pulls back on its PC releases.