Remon, Shian, Murasaki, and Koron - a group of four close friends who were considered "oddballs" back in middle school. Over time, they drifted apart, each leading their own high school lives. In the summer of their third year in high school, Korone - the lively mood maker who brought the oddballs together - reaches out after a long time. Looking forward to their reunion, they all arrive at the meeting place... or so they thought. When they regain consciousness, they find themselves in a small room with no exit. The room is decorated as if themed after Alice in Wonderland. In each corner of the square room, there is a chair and a table for each girl, as well as a lovely tea set. And also, long chains that extend from each chair, connected to the collars around the girls’ necks... The "reunion" has become a death game - a battle of life and death to settle the past...!

As I take the field in Vanderbilt's iconic gold, I know the pressure is on. Scouts are watching, and this is my shot to fly up their draft boards. I take my place at third base, locked in and ready. There’s a runner on first, one away, as the pitcher deals from the mound. The batter jumps on the first-pitch fastball; the loud ping of his metal bat pierces the air. The ball rockets up the third-base line, far too fast for me to get a glove on. As the left-fielder chases the ball in the corner, the runner from first is passing second. I take my position, lined up between the left-fielder and catcher. The runner rounds third as the outfielder launches the ball. I cut it off, turn, and take aim at the catcher's glove just past the runner and fire...

It’s these high drama moments that stood out when GameSpot was invited to visit Sony’s San Diego studio to meet with the team behind MLB The Show 25. While there, we were treated to a deep dive and hands-on time with all the new additions coming to the latest iteration of the long-running baseball sim. With fresh gameplay wrinkles, new single- and multiplayer options for Diamond Dynasty, revamped free agency, and more, there’s a lot happening on and off the field. Let’s play ball.

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This year’s updates begin on the field. Ambush hitting brings yet another real-world strategic element to batting. As Chris Gill--Gameplay Director at Sony Diego and a former pro ball player in the Cincinnati Reds' system--describes, good hitters take advantage of scouting and observing tendencies, adjusting to sit on certain pitches. In game, that translates to optionally focusing on pitches inside or outside of the center of the plate. The side you focus on gets a bump to the size of both your good contact area and timing window, while the side you don’t choose is shrunk. That means a pitcher with a go-to finisher (like my favorite, a fastball up and in) may want to try another strategy against a hitter who has experienced their MO. Conversely, if a pitcher has been pounding the inside of the plate, they might be able to surprise the batter with an unexpected pitch away. It’s the sort of cat-and-mouse game that makes an at-bat feel like a contest of strategy as much as stick skill.

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Silent Hill f, the next installment in the long-running survival horror series, was first revealed by Konami in 2022. It's been over two years since fans had any concrete update on the project, but during today's Silent Hill Transmission, Konami finally shared more news on the game and a new cinematic trailer, which brings the series' signature small-town horror to Japan in the '60s.

This is the first Silent Hill game set in Japan, and it will be independent from the other titles in the series with all-new monsters. However, there will be Easter eggs for players who experienced the earlier games. Silent Hill f unfolds in the '60s and it places a young student, Shimizu Hinako, at the forefront of the story as she suddenly finds herself in a twisted reflection of her hometown, Ebisugaoka.

To survive, Hinako will have to follow in the footsteps of the previous protagonists and fight horrific creatures, solve puzzles, and unravel the mystery of what happened to her town. The game will ultimately build towards "a beautiful yet terrifying choice" that Hinako will have to make.

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Velan Studios' Midnight Murder Club is now in early access on PC and PS5.. And as part of the pitch to gamers, only one player has to actually has to actually own Midnight Murder Club in order to invite up to five others playing via the game's Guest Pass Edition.

Unlike some other PvP shooters, Midnight Murder Club drops 1-6 players into a large estate called Wormwood Manor without the benefit of lights. Players will have to rely on their own flashlights, proximity chat, or the flash of gunfire to come out on top. That leads to a very lethal game of hide-and-seek.

Velan Studios recently unveiled Midnight Murder Club's Wildcards mode, which gives players the ability to rewrite reality thanks to some special cards. When players pick cards from their collection, they can be given special abilities like super speed or the power to self-detonate upon death. Some of those powers will extend to the other players in the match as well. At the end of each round, players are given new cards to experiment with, and they won't necessarily get the same powers again.

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Chrono Trigger celebrated its 30-year anniversary this week, on March 11, 2025. Below, we look back at how it continues to endure and what continues to make it a powerful, relevant classic.

After 30 years, I still often find myself thinking about Fiona's Forest in Chrono Trigger, and one of the scenes that captures what makes the game so enduring for me.

It's a late-game moment after you complete one of Chrono Trigger's few but meaningful side quests. In it, you meet a woman named Fiona, who has dedicated herself to planting a forest around her small cottage. Her husband has gone away to war as the local kingdom, Guardia, takes on a powerful magician known as the Fiendlord and his army of demi-human creatures. When you find her, Fiona worries over his safety and laments that while the couple had hoped to grow the grove together, she can't tend it on her own.

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Anora: The Criterion Collection (4K Blu-ray)

$35 (was $50) | Releases April 29

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The Oscar-winning film Anora is getting a Criterion Collection release on April 29. Anora will be available on 4K and standard Blu-ray formats, and preorders for both are discounted at Amazon. You can preorder the 4K edition for $35 (was $50) and the standard Blu-ray version for $28 (was $40). A DVD edition is up for preorder for $21.

Anora had a historic night at the 2025 Academy Awards, taking home Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actress (Mikey Madison), Best Director (Sean Baker), Best Original Screenplay (Baker), and Best Editing (Baker). Director and writer Sean Baker became the first person to win four Academy Awards for the same movie.

Anora: The Criterion Collection (4K Blu-ray) $35 (was $50) | Releases April 29

Anora is a comedic drama starring Mikey Madison as Anora, a New York sex worker who falls for Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a powerful Russian oligarch. Their romance is threatened when Ivan's family learns of Anora's past. Along with winning numerous awards, the film was lauded by critics and audiences for its examinations of class, sex work, and contemporary romance.

The Anora Criterion Collection 4K edition includes a new 4K mastering of the film with HDR and Dolby DTS 5.1 support. Both Blu-ray editions have a long list of special features, which we've outlined below.

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• Two audio commentaries: one featuring Baker, Coco, producer Samantha Quan, and cinematographer Drew Daniels, and the other featuring Baker and actors Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian, Mikey Madison, and Vache Tovmasyan
• New making-of documentary
• New interviews with Baker and Madison
• Cannes Film Festival press conference
• Q&A with Madison and actor-stripper Lindsey Normington
• Deleted scenes
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
• Essays by film critic Dennis Lim and author Kier-La Janisse

If you're interested in catching up on the other 2025 Academy Awards Best Picture nominees, we've compiled all their 4K Blu-ray releases into the list below. The Criterion Collection is also adding Flow, the winner of this year's Best Animated Feature, to its prestigious library. Preorders for Flow on 4K Blu-ray are available for a discounted price, too.

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