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Bad news: Westworld, the futuristic show about lifelike robots finding their humanity, is no longer available to stream on Max, despite that service encompassing HBO, where Westworld originally aired. There's good news too, though: You can currently grab Westworld: The Complete Series on Blu-ray from Amazon at a deep discount.

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The box set includes all four seasons of Westworld, comprising 36 episodes. It's currently available for $57, which is half off from the list price of $113. Alternatively, if you have a 4K TV and device that can play it--such as an Xbox Series X or PS5--you can grab the 4K Blu-ray box set for $71. This particular edition is an import from the UK, but it is region free, so US media players can still read the discs.

Westworld begins in a theme park created for rich people to live out their fantasies as cowboys, playing both heroes and villains. The park is populated by lifelike robots who play the roles of bandits, damsels, and everything in between, and since they're not alive, the human guests who frequent the park can do whatever they want to them--including some pretty horrific stuff. Of course, things get intense from there in the sci-fi series. It's based on the 1973 movie of the same name, written and directed by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton.

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NetEase Games, the publisher behind the upcoming hero shooter Marvel Rivals, has shared a video showcasing what the god of mischief, Loki, can do in an arena. In true Loki fashion, many of his moves will be based on confusing players as much as possible.

In this new trailer, we can see his efficient long-range attacks, but that's not all he has up his sleeve. If players get too close to him, he can leave his body and move somewhere safe. He'll also have the power to teleport to nearby areas, similar to Reaper's ability in Overwatch 2. What's most notable about Loki is that his ultimate move allows him to become another character, and in doing so, he gains all of their abilities.

As of now, Marvel Rivals doesn't have a release date, but it'll be free-to-play when it launches on PC. However, those who want to try it soon can sign up for its alpha test, which is scheduled for next month in May. It is worth mentioning that the test will only be available for PC players, but they'll be able to play various Marvel characters such as Black Panther, Spider-Man, Magneto, and Scarlet Witch.

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There's another new face coming to Nevermore Academy. Variety is reporting that Thandiwe Newton has signed on to appear in Wednesday Season 2. No details were included about Newton's character, who could be a friend or foe to Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams.

Newton is an Emmy-winner for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role as Maeve Millay on HBO's Westworld. Her other television credits include Rogue, The Slap, Big Mouth, and Human Resources. Newton has also had starring or co-starring roles in Mission: Impossible 2, Crash, The Chronicles of Riddick, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

So far, only two of the new cast members for Wednesday Season 2 have reportedly been revealed. Earlier this month, Variety also broke the story that Steve Buscemi was joining the cast, potentially as the new principal of Nevermore Academy. The previous principal, Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie), was murdered in the first season finale.

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Sea of Thieves Season 12 is scheduled to launch next week on April 30. Ahead of its launch, Rare decided to share some information on what changes players can expect in the upcoming season, including the use of throwing knives, new ways to board ships, and the ability to summon skeletons to help in a fight.

In a video shared on the official Sea of Thieves YouTube channel, the studio explained that an update on April 25 will allow players "to get straight into the new features" when Season 12 launches on April 30. Players who recently participated in the game's closed beta for PS5 will have a few cosmetic rewards waiting for them when they jump into the game. These Dauntless Adventurer Sails are "an homage to the Vanguard Sails" Rare gave out to Xbox and PC beta players in 2017.

Rare also explained that servers are returning to allow for as many as six ships and 18 players per server following some updates that stabilized this part of the game.

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While Sony has released two PlayStation VR headsets, Microsoft has stayed out of the wearable tech market when it comes to gaming (though it has the business-focused HoloLens 2). But now, the Xbox brand will appear on an upcoming Meta Quest VR headset.

Spotted by The Verge, Meta revealed the collaboration with Xbox as part of the VR company's "next step toward our vision for a more open computing platform for the metaverse." The partnership seems pretty straightforward, with Meta saying it's developing "a limited-edition Meta Quest, inspired by Xbox."

This isn't the first time the two companies have worked together. Last year, Xbox Cloud Gaming arrived on Meta Quest 3, letting you play games like Halo Infinite on the VR headset. On Instagram, Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased an Xbox edition of Meta Quest that came with an Xbox controller and Xbox Game Pass.

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The latest Nintendo Switch firmware update has arrived, but don't expect anything too substantial in terms of improvements or new features.

This newest update, which brings the system up to version 18.0.1, fixes an issue pertaining to wireless access points. Specifically, these wireless access points could sometimes fail to be recognized when setting up a new wireless network, but that should be fixed now.

Anyone who cannot update to version 18.0.1 because of this issue should temporarily change their settings of their network to use WPA2 (AES), which will allow them to connect and download the update. After that, you can go back and revert to the earlier settings.

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Take-Two Interactive has won a case regarding its depiction of LeBron James' tattoos in NBA 2K. While James himself was not involved in the case, his tattoo artist, Jimmy Hayden, was.

Hayden sued Take-Two by alleging that the use of James' tattoos in NBA 2K violated his rights as he was not compensated despite being the one who inked them onto the basketball star. However, an Ohio federal jury rejected those allegations. Since Take-Two had an agreement to use James' likeness in the game, the studio also had an implied license to also depict those tattoos onto his character.

As a result, the jury determined that Hayden's rights were not violated. Take-Two's attorney, Dale Cendali of law firm Kirkland & Ellis, praised the decision. He told Reuters that it was an important decision for the entertainment industry and "anyone who has ever gotten a tattoo and might have otherwise worried about their freedom to share their bodies with their tattoos."

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Halo Infinite will finally restore one of the franchise's classic weapons to its former glory come its next free update, making it so the Plasma Pistol will once again disable vehicles with a fully-charged shot.

When Halo Infinite's multiplayer launched in November 2021, players were dismayed to see that the Plasma Pistol's EMP effect had been stripped away. Instead, developer 343 Industries gave the Plasma Pistol's original functionality to the game's new electricity-based weapons, the Disruptor and the Shock Rifle. That left the Plasma Pistol without much utility aside from its normal shield-depleting charge shot, much to the sadness of old-school Halo fans.

It may have taken two and a half years, but the Plasma Pistol will once again be useful come Halo Infinite's Banished Honor update on April 30.

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The video game industry has been beset with layoffs and canceled projects in 2024, and one company in particular, Embracer, has received a wave of criticism for laying off staff, closing studios, and cancelling games after a huge hiring spree and growth period years earlier.

Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors said in a new interview that, as the CEO, he deserves criticism. But he says there is a job to be done, and he's plodding ahead to try to "always maximize shareholder value in any given situation."

"It's been painful," he told GI.biz. "But I still believe in what we do, I believe in my teams and the vision we set out. I also believe the public markets, if we do it right, are a fantastic place to finance your business and tap into both investors and the debt market.

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2K Sports released a new NFL video game today as part of the company's deal with the NFL that covers non-simulation games. The card battler mobile game NFL 2K Playmakers is out now on iOS and Android as a free game supported by microtransactions and developed by Cat Daddy Games.

NFL 2K Playmakers has players putting together NFL player cards with the aim of making the strongest roster overall, covering offense, defense, and special teams. The game's two main modes are Red Zone Drive and Seasons. In Red Zone Drive, players have to leverage their football know-how to call plays strategically and hope their players execute. In Seasons mode, players build a team and take them through an entire NFL season, culminating in the Super Bowl if they can make it that far.

NFL 2K Playmakers has real player likenesses, as the game was produced in partnership with the NFL Players Association. Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud is the cover athlete.

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To celebrate the recent debut of the X-Men TV series, X-Men '97, Microsoft and Marvel have teamed up for a special-edition X-Men Xbox Series X.

The console, which is not for sale but can be won via a giveaway, comes wrapped with a comic inspired by the series. Marvel writer Rich Douek and artist Paco Diaz created the two-page story. This comic features Cyclops taking the X-Men into battle against Sentinels and Master Mold.

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This is the first time an Xbox Series X has been wrapped by a comic book, Microsoft said. The bundle also comes with a set of controllers themed around the colors of X-Men characters, including Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Morph, Magneto, Jubilee, Gambit, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Beast, and Bishop.

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Atlus has been on fire lately with its Persona games and various other entries in the JRPG genre, and its next title, Metaphor: ReFantazio, has an official release date of October 11 locked in. With development being led by several Persona veterans--including director Katsura Hashino, who has led the Persona franchise through its most successful era so far--this could be the start of a major new franchise for Atlus and its publisher, Sega. If you're looking to get in on the ground floor, preorders for Metaphor: ReFantazio are live for PS5 and Xbox Series X, and there's a handsome collector's edition up for grabs that may interest longtime Atlus fans.

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Metaphor: Refantazio preorders come with multiple pieces of in-game content: the Archetype EXP Chest Set and the Adventurer's Journey Pack.

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The standard $70 launch edition is available to preorder now at GameStop for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Amazon has listings for Metaphor: ReFantazio on its storefront, but preorders haven't been made available yet. We'll update this article once Amazon unlocks preorders and other retailers start offering reservations, too.

It's worth pointing out that Metaphor: ReFantazio has very cool cover art to make it stand out on your shelf.

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The $150 Metaphor: ReFantazio Collector's Edition is available to preorder at GameStop includes the base game, the preorder DLC, and a whole lot more. Here's what you'll get in this package:

• Steelbook
• Soundtrack
• Art book
• Homo Tenta metallic pins
• Sticker sheet
• Kingdom of Euchronia Cloth Map
• Costume and battle background music set DLC voucher
• Atlus 35th anniversary digital history book
• Atlus 35th anniversary digital all-time best soundtrack

The Atlus 35th anniversary digital history book and soundtrack are particular standouts for dedicated fans of Atlus games. Once again, Amazon's listings are up, but orders haven't been made available just yet.

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In case you missed the trailers, Metaphor: ReFantazio is a fantasy game in which you attempt to seize the throne after the kingdom's previous ruler is assassinated. In this land, anyone of any social class can become the next king so long as they get the people's support. Players will be able to master Archetypes, powerful abilities that transform characters into one of several classes with unique skills to use in battle, and the game uses a mix of real-time action and turn-based combat.

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Amazon Prime Video's Fallout show seems hotter than a nuclear bomb. In fact, the TV series has now led to such a strong interest in the video game franchise that a popular modding website has had to issue a statement about "heavily degraded" performance.

Spotted by Eurogamer, Nexus Mods revealed that downloads have more than doubled since the Fallout series debuted earlier this month. "Fallout 4 and Fallout: New Vegas have seen big spikes on the site, contributing to peaks of 24 million total file downloads per day, compared to a norm of 10 million daily downloads," community team lead Demorphic said.

On Sunday, April 21, those two games alone were responsible for over 12 million downloads. Nexus Mods believes there is another "big weekend ahead and will do whatever we can to keep the site running as smoothly as possible." If you're curious, GameSpot has rounded up 50 of the best Fallout 4 mods.

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Another season of Fortnite Festival has brought us a new Festival Pass and a new Icon skin with Billie Eilish, but the biggest bit of news at the start of Season 3 may be that Fortnite Festival now supports guitar controllers.

With Eilish as this season's headliner, the Festival pass has undergone some significant changes to structure it more like the event passes, like the current Avatar Elements pass. That means in this season (and presumably those in the future), buying the premium Festival Pass for 1800 V-Bucks will instantly unlock a skin for the related artist--in this case the Green Roots Billie skin--and you can earn an additional, exclusive style at the end of the pass.

That bonus style is another change to the way the Festival Pass works. Epic has placed a disclaimer on these passes, reserving the right to sell the cosmetics from the pass in the item shop in the future, but here we have an exception: the Ultraviolet style of the Green Roots Billie skin will only ever be obtainable from the Season 3 Festival Pass.

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After starring in the live-action Dora the Explorer movie and Madame Web, actress Isabela Merced is set to star as Dina in the upcoming second season of HBO's The Last of Us. Speaking to Collider about the show, Merced said discussed her familiarity with the games, her chemistry with Ellie actress Bella Ramsey, and how she came to be attached to the show in the first place.

Merced said she hadn't played The Last of Us: Part II, which is the basis for the sophomore season, until after she was cast. She said it was "such an experience." She said the game is "so well made," and even though the story is sad and violent, it's an "amazing experience."

"I consider anything that makes my heart rate go up to be a fun experience, so I enjoyed it. Great work from Neil Druckmann."

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Yesterday, the iOS App Store seemingly slipped and revealed the release date for Zenless Zone Zero, the next online action-RPG from Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse. Today, the company has officially opened pre-registrations for it on all platforms, though none of the official announcement details mention that "leaked" launch date.

Players on iOS and Android mobile devices can go to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store respectively to pre-register now, which will automatically download Zenless Zone Zero to their device on launch day. Those who plan to play on a PlayStation console or on PC via the Epic Games Store can add the game to their wishlist or pre-register on the official ZZZ website with an active Hoyoverse account.

Players can pre-register for ZZZ now.

The official ZZZ website also details the in-game rewards players can receive based on the number of pre-registrations before launch. The rewards will be sent to each player via in-game mail at launch, and the offerings are as follows:

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