The PlayStation 5 had a strong sales week recently, with weekly sales of Sony's platform reaching new heights for the year so far. What caused the uptick in PS5 sales for the week that ended April 4?

The growth in sales no doubt was attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Sony raised the price of the PS5 on April 2, so it seems people were motivated to buy a console before prices went up.

Circana's Mat Piscatella shared this information, saying the surge in sales for the PS5 came "as price increases loomed." The increased spending on PS5 help drive weekly hardware sales overall in the US--covering all platforms--to double compared to the same week a year ago.

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Conan the Barbarian Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

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Fantasy movies were a dominant force throughout the '80s, largely thanks to one film in particular: Conan the Barbarian. The 1982 blockbuster kicked off a new swords and sorcery boom that decade, and if you're looking to revisit it, a new steelbook edition is on the way from Arrow Video. Now available through Amazon and Walmart, you can pick up this classic fantasy movie for just $32.

Conan the Barbarian Limited Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

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The steelbook cover keeps things simple with Renato Casaro's original movie poster illustration on the front. The rear contains a screenshot of the film's villain, Thulsa Doom, and it comes with a double-sided foldout poster. Arrow Video had originally released this new edition of Conan the Barbarian in 2024, and this new steelbook edition offers the same 4K restoration of the film. This version features the usual mix of Dolby Vision, HDR10, and Dolby Atmos support, and for audio, it has a newly restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround sound.

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In a pirate game like Windrose, your character's life revolves around your ship. It's the primary way you navigate the world, allows you to engage in naval combat for rare loot, and serves as a constant form of progression. However, at the start of Windrose, you're a captain who's left without a ship, forcing you to survive without one for some time.

As you might expect, the game's story involves you acquiring a ship, but it doesn't happen automatically. Find out more about how to get your first ship and start upgrading it in Windrose in the guide below.

How to get the first pirate ship in Windrose

Technically, you can actually get your first ship fairly early on in the main story. After you complete the tutorial mission, you'll find Dr. Galen, whom you met in the opening minutes of the game, at your base. He survived the boarding of your previous ship and found his way back to you in the hopes of getting a crew together to go after the pirates who shot you.

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Years after the events of the prequel INDUSTRIA, Nora is stuck in a parallel dimension, far away from home. Surviving alone on a peaceful island, an empty apartment building in a vast sea of hostile solitude, she constructs a machine to return to her home dimension: 1989 East Berlin. Just before she completes the year-long project, a chain of unforeseen consequences pulls her back into the pulsating heart of the artificial intelligence ATLAS. Nora soon comes to the realization that she cannot evade her past and must face the haunting responsibility that lies within it - her involvement in the creation of the uncontrollable A.I.

MONGIL: STAR DIVE follows the lively journey of protagonists Verna and Cloud. Players can enjoy the unique narrative as they undertake various guild missions alongside Cloud and Verna, who each have a special destiny. Throughout these missions, players can explore the game’s distinctive universe and encounter charming Adventurers, adding to the thrill of the adventure. Battles in MONGIL: STAR DIVE focuses on “simple action,” allowing players to enjoy exhilarating and dynamic battles with easy controls. Players can form their party based on character traits and experience spectacular action sequences through tag play. Players can tame Monsters using the abilities of Nyanners, the game’s mascot character shrouded in mystery. Tamed Monsters will receive special powers, which can be used strategically in battles or crafted into ‘Monster-ring’ that players can equip on and customize their characters.

A new update arrived for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on April 14 for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. With this game patch, Nintendo is celebrating the franchise's 25th anniversary and providing a few bug fixes as well. Players who download the update will receive an anniversary gift and special letter from Nintendo.

Downloading the version 3.0.2 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons gifts players with a new item called the Leaf Statue. This statue is designed as Animal Crossing's iconic leaf icon. In terms of size, this is a villager-size decorative item, and it even lights up. Players will just need to check their in-game mailbox to receive the Leaf Statue, and there's even a thank-you note from Nintendo.

The letter thanks players for 25 years of the franchise. The design of the in-game letter also pays homage to the very first game with a stamp of the Nintendo 64 logo, which is the platform of the very first Animal Crossing game released on April 14, 2001.

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Crimson Desert is, in many ways, exactly the type of game I've been waiting for.

It's got the enormous, sprawling setting of, say, an Assassin's Creed title, minus the laundry list of quests that often cause me to burn out on Ubisoft's massive open-world games. It encourages freedom and experimentation much in the same way as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but with a more consistent narrative drip-feed that keeps me coming back for more. Sure, it starts off a bit slow, but so far, it's largely been a fun ride. In fact, Crimson Desert is probably the best game I've played so far in 2026. Or it would be, if it weren't for the little twinge of doubt in the back of my mind that tingles every time I load up the game and leaves me wondering, "Is this AI?"

A large part of the discourse surrounding Crimson Desert has been a fairly black-and-white discussion about whether the game is "good." If all gaming discourse took place in a vacuum, I'd say it's a pretty solid 7/10 RPG. But we don't live in a vacuum. We live in a world where studios are increasingly outsourcing their work to generative AI and refusing to disclose it. Developer Pearl Abyss did just that with Crimson Desert, releasing the game on March 19, despite the fact that it was unpolished and featured a frustrating storage system, a bizarre control setup, and blurry graphics on PlayStation 5. Oh, and a load of AI-generated "placeholder" art that was "unintentionally" left in the game.

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